Chapter 999: Collision in the darkness, competition of strength

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That's right, the Hu Ben Navy was indeed fighting with the Dutch fleet. On the sea east of Fujian, there were courage and strength. Only the Hu Ben Navy had such fierce conflicts with the Dutch fleet.

This Navy Fleet of the Hu Ben Army heading south was the first fleet led by Li Jicheng. According to Zhang Zhun's instructions, Li Jicheng led his army all the way south and came directly to the coast of Fujian. Now he has sixteen Dragon God Ships in his hand, and his strength has increased greatly. Not to mention the coast of Fujian, he will not hesitate at all even if he goes directly to the Southeast Asian Sea.

Li Jicheng led the fleet to the coast of Fujian and happened to encounter a Dutch fleet fighting with the Zheng family fleet. During the battle, the Dutch had completely gained the upper hand and did not pay special attention to the arrival of the Hu Ben Navy. The arrogant Dutch did not take the Ming people seriously. The Dutch guard ships discovered the Hu Ben Navy and did not pay enough attention to it.

"fire!"

Li Jicheng ordered without hesitation.

Even if the shelling in the darkness has no results, at least it can make the Dutch understand that our Ming people are not easy to bully. The Hu Ben Army and the Zheng Fleet are not in harmony, that is the internal affairs of the Ming people, and it is not your Dutch turn to intervene.

As a result, a series of shellings by the Hu Ben Navy successfully knocked down the Dutch's guard ship. This was also the unlucky Dutch's guard ship, and they suffered it entirely by themselves. They lacked enough understanding of the danger of the Hu Ben Navy. Other Dutch warships found that something was wrong and immediately fired. As a result, a huge war broke out on the sea.

In the battle sequence of the Hu Ben Navy, among the three major fleets, if you want to say which fleet has the strongest shelling ability, the result must be the first fleet. After all, it was the earliest fleet and had many excellent gunners. Even if they were constantly transferred to other fleets, a considerable number of excellent gunners were still preserved.

The artillery technique trained by the British Heberthomas, the First Fleet has always been the hardest training. This is related to the personality of commander Li Jicheng. Unlike the two young men, Zhou Zhengyu and Zhang Haibin, Li Jicheng is already old, has a steady personality and is slightly conservative. The First Fleet has never been discounted for the training tasks arranged by Zhang Zhun. This down-to-earth personality has created excellent artillery of the First Fleet.

The Dutch felt heavy pressure at the beginning. They found that they were not fighting against a naval fleet of an Eastern country, but fighting against the British and Spanish fleets. Such discoveries surprised the Dutch. When did such a powerful fleet exist in the Eastern country?

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The commander of the Dutch Fleet, named Bluffhead, is the youngest major general of the Dutch East India Company. His background is quite good, and his own abilities are of considerable level. The Dutch Fleet he commanded forced the Zheng family fleet into a dead end. As long as he continued to fight for several days, the Zheng family fleet would basically be destroyed.

As long as the Zheng family fleet is completely eliminated, he can lead his army north and join the Japanese war. It is said that the senior management of the East India Company still attaches great importance to this Japanese war. Major General Bluffhead believes that as long as he achieves certain military achievements in the future Japanese war, he will have the hope of becoming a new star of the East India Company and has a bright future, which is no problem.

However, the sudden sound of artillery awakened Major General Bluffhead's dream. After all, he was a major general and was very familiar with all the elements of naval battle. He immediately determined that this was not the sound of artillery from the Zheng family fleet, and that it must be the arrival of the navy of other forces. He hurriedly got up and hurriedly asked the staff officers around him: "What's going on? Who are we fighting with? When did the enemy appear?"

A staff officer responded in a hurry: "Commander, the situation has been cleared. The Hu Ben Navy is fighting with us! The ships we were guarding outside did not report the situation in time. When they wanted to report, they had been knocked out by the other party."

"It's the Hu Ben Navy again?"

"Damn it!"

Bluffhead couldn't help but get a little angry.

Why do you say it again? Because the two Dutch warships that had no news were Bluffhead's subordinates when they were pursuing the remnants of the British last time, they were Bluffhead's subordinates. He concluded at that time that his two warships must have been swallowed up by some force. However, the Dutch and the Spaniards were planning a new round of competition, and this matter was put on hold for the time being.

Later, through various channels, Bluffhead confirmed that his two warships were eaten by the Hu Ben Navy. Those damn British people were also rescued by the Hu Ben Army. Since then, Bluffhead has been very annoyed and has always wanted to trouble the Hu Ben Navy. However, his actions must obey the arrangements of the East India Company. Before that, he had no chance to avenge the Hu Ben Navy.

This time, the Dutch were determined to intervene in the Japanese battlefield and prepare to send a fleet north. Bluffhead immediately took the initiative to ask for the battle. Soon, his request was approved. So, Bluffhead led his fleet to head north excitedly. He was ready to fight with the Hu Ben Navy after completely erasing the threat from the Zheng family fleet and must destroy all the Hu Ben Navy.

Unexpectedly, the Zheng family fleet had not been completely destroyed, and these Tiger Ben Navy came to the door. The Tiger Ben Navy's initiative appeared, which surprised Bluffhead secretly. Because, judging from the sound of cannons, the Tiger Ben Navy, which came on its own initiative, seemed quite strong. He wanted to easily solve the other party's plan, but there were some twists and turns.

"How strong is the Hu Ben Navy?"

Bluffhead asked the staff officers around him while dressing.

"There are more than a dozen sixth-class ships and more than fifty other warships. However, their number of artillery is very large, not in accordance with the standard configuration. They actually installed many forty-pound cannons on the sixth-class ships, which is simply a waste of time."

The staff officer who answered this time was a veteran, and when answering questions, he was quite in place. With a short sentence, he described all the characteristics of the warships of the Hu Ben Army Navy. Small tonnage, many artillery, and large caliber are the biggest characteristics of the Hu Ben Army Navy warships.

Indeed, in terms of displacement, the Dragon God Ship should belong to a sixth-class ship, with a displacement of about five or six hundred tons. However, in terms of the number of artillery, it belongs to a four-class ship, with the number of artillery, at least fifty. Ordinary Dutch warships do not have so many artillery. Especially the forty-pound artillery, which shocked the Dutch people.

The forty-pound cannon has a caliber of 120 mm. Among the Dutch warships, only battleships with displacement of more than 1,000 tons are equipped. The Hu Ben Navy actually installed it on a warship with displacement of only 600 tons, which is indeed a waste of life. If you encounter the most powerful storm, the imbalanced weight configuration of the artillery alone can overturn the warship.

"knew."

Bluffhead said cautiously.

He walked to the front, held the Mile Mile Mile, and looked at the opponent carefully. Because it was fighting at night, the ships of both sides actually set up formations and kept firing at the opponent. Apart from that, there was no other move. Such shells were more like performances than wars in the eyes of experts. The shells were basically wasted in the sea water.

The Major General of the Army quickly concluded that the staff's inference was completely correct. The tonnage of these warships of the Hu Ben Navy were indeed not large, but the artillery fire was very fierce. Judging from the situation of the Hu Ben Navy's navy, the other party also had considerable combat experience. There is no doubt that such warships are difficult to deal with, especially in good weather conditions.

He also judged that the artillery used by the Hu Ben Navy had a little shadow of the British. It is estimated that after the British were rescued by the Hu Ben Army, they should have taught some technical information to the Hu Ben Navy. The military industry department of the Hu Ben Navy seemed to be quite good at accepting new things, and actually applied the British technology to reality so quickly.

If we talk about artillery alone, the British shelling technique was indeed second to none, even the Dutch could not compare. Most European countries must recognize this behind their backs. This quietly cast a thin shadow on the heart of the Rear Admiral. If the Tiger Ben Navy's shelling technique was as good as the British, he would have to pay a considerable price to chew the other party down.

Of course, the Rear Admiral would not be afraid at all, nor would he feel pressured. He had enough confidence in the combat effectiveness of his warships. In East Asia, or in Europe, and around the world, the Dutch fleet had never been afraid of anyone.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

In the darkness, the sound of cannons was very fierce.

The fires almost turned the night into daylight. Although the Hu Ben Navy was vigorously showing the majesty of the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch Navy was also unwilling to be outdone. The gunners of both sides were like they were in a shooting competition, desperately firing shells at the fastest speed.

However, the damage caused by the artillery bombardment of both sides is actually not great. When fighting at night, there is no point of blasting. Most of the time, the artillery bombardment of both sides is to promote the morale of their officers and soldiers and suppress the morale of each other. Anyway, whether it is the Hu Ben Navy or the Dutch fleet, there are shells and launching medicines, so there is no need to be stingy at all.

"Damn it! The Dutch artillery fire is still very fierce!"

On his flagship, Li Jicheng held a thousand-mile mirror and carefully observed the movements of the Dutch fleet. Not to mention the tonnage of the warships of the Dutch fleet for the time being, their artillery art is indeed quite fierce. In terms of the firing speed of the cannon, it is not inferior to the Hu Ben Navy at all. Sometimes, it is even faster.

There is no way. After all, the Dutch are the overlords of the ocean. The position of this overlord is not obtained by shouting slogans. It is impossible to defeat so many powerful European powers, especially Spain, without enough strength. The Dutch opponent is not easy to deal with!

"Damn it!"

On the Dutch fleet, Bluffhead was also quietly depressed.

If it weren't for seeing with my own eyes, Bluffhead wouldn't have believed that the Hu Ben Navy had such strong strength. He always thought that the Zheng family fleet was the most powerful maritime force in the Ming Dynasty. He never expected that there was such a powerful navy besides the Zheng family fleet. Moreover, in terms of professionalism, the Hu Ben Navy was much higher than the Zheng family fleet. In other words, it was much harder to deal with.

In Bluffhead's eyes, although the Zheng family fleet has a large number of warships, its combat effectiveness is not very strong. Their warships are indeed too backward. Especially the three-masted gunship, it is simply a joke. It is okay for the Zheng family fleet to bully pirates by relying on the three-masted gunship, but it is impossible to face the Western powers.

However, these warships of the Tiger Army Navy are almost exactly the same as those of the Western powers. This means that it is absolutely impossible for the Western powers to take advantage of the design of warships. Bluffhead couldn't even understand why in the Ming Dynasty, how could anyone know so deeply about Western warships?

Not to mention the British's credit. The British had only contacted the Hu Ben Navy in the past two years. Even if the Hu Ben Navy had great skills, they could not completely copy the British warship design. Therefore, it is certain that before the British arrived, the Hu Ben Navy had already had very professional warship designs.

Before he knew it, Bluffhead had already developed a strong interest in the Hu Ben Navy. The Ming Kingdom is indeed so magical. Everything it has makes people feel surprised and curious. It seems that there are endless secrets waiting for others to dig and explore.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

The shelling of both sides continued until dawn.

The senior leaders of the Zheng family fleet were watching silently from the side. At this time, the Dutch had no time to take care of them. However, the senior leaders of the Zheng family fleet were not at all uncomfortable. Because they suddenly discovered that after a few months, the Hu Ben Navy seemed to be stronger, and the number of large warships was greater.

Last time, at the estuary of the Yangtze River, the three fleets of the Hu Ben Army were together, with only a dozen Dragon God Ships. However, this time, there were only one fleet, and there were sixteen Dragon God Ships. Ten were added at once, which was simply terrifying. If the other fleets of the Hu Ben Army Navy had so many Dragon God Ships, wouldn’t the strength of the Hu Ben Army Navy be about to catch up with the Dutch? Are the large warships of the Hu Ben Army Navy all made dumplings?

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