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Chapter 174 The Battle of Jintang Island

The Ming soldiers saw the huge Zhenhai, hung up the banner and took over the command.

At the same time, the side guns of the Zhenhai were roaring and hitting a Dutch warship. More than 20 cannons flew out, half of which hit, causing the Dutch ship to shoot wood chips and the hull to break.

Many Ming army warships were originally a little panicked, but when they saw the huge Zhenhai, they hung up a big flag, and severely damaged a Red-Faoyi warship, and immediately recovered their spirits.

The navy is not a defensive branch, he should attack by nature.

Zhao Ming stood at the bow of the ship, not avoiding artillery fire, and pointed angrily, "Beat the drum, aim the whole army at the Red Mahogany, charge!"

The passionate war drums were beating, and charge flags were hung on the mast. The Jintang Island ships took the lead. Seeing that everyone was struggling to move forward, the navy on Zhoushan Island no longer hesitated. Hundreds of warships rushed towards the Dutch gunboats.

For a moment, the Dutch fell into panic and fear, and Kau also knew that the gunboat was blocked in the bay and the entire army would inevitably be destroyed.

About thirteen years ago, in the Battle of the Liaoluo Bay, the Dutch were defeated and attacked by the Chinese.

Kaowu looked at the approaching Ming army warship and loudly ordered, "Fire the gun."

The artillery bombarded the warships, and the shells fell into the sea and splashed high waves, which could not stop the Ming army from charging at all. There were too many Ming army ships.

Kau and the Dutch on the ship both felt the fear of falling into the Chinese and the vast ocean.

At this time, the Fu Ship was approaching the gunboat. The Dutch musketeers on the ship stood by the strings of the ship and fired with flintlocks. The Ming army on the Fu Ship fought back with bows and arrows, and arrows were whizzing at the gunboat.

There were many ships in the Ming army, and soldiers stood on the deck, bent their bows and shot them, and the gunship was covered by rain of arrows. The black arrows flew around like a swarm of locusts, and the boards were covered with feather arrows. However, the Dutch soldiers had excellent armor and did not cause much damage. However, most of the sailors on the ship were not wearing armor and were shot down instantly.

At this time, the Ming army was bombarded with muskets and approached the Dutch warship under the cover of bows and arrows. The Ming soldiers immediately threw out their flying hooks, boarded the ship ladder, jumped to fight. The two sides fought each other with long weapons, and then they fought each other in close combat, and the battle was fierce.

"Master, break through!" Seeing that the situation was not good, the officer stepped forward and whispered.

Kaowu saw a gunship surrounded by the Ming army, and countless Ming army bees rushed up. He felt frightened in his heart, knowing that if he was attached to the Ming army ship, the gunship would be finished.

"Break through the siege, knock the Chinese out, and fight out!" Kaowu looked at the hundreds of rushing warships, and felt that they were a group of running bisons, and immediately shouted.

The Dutch flagship hung up the flag of breaking through, and the warship turned, thinking about fighting out along the edge of the bay, where the Ming army ships were weak.

The Ming army warships naturally did not allow them. The flying locks kept throwing them towards the Dutch gunboat and hooked the gunboat with ropes, but the gunboat was huge in size and knocked away the Ming army ship in front of them and broke out.

For a moment, the Dutch giant ships on the sea were like huge mammoths, while the Ming army ships were tribal warriors, countless people surrounded the mammoths, threw javelins, fired bows and arrows, and threw stones.

Several gunships were hooked by too many ropes, and even the red-haired Yi on the ship could not be cut. The gunship was dragged by four or five lucky ships, and its speed gradually slowed down. The Ming soldiers took the opportunity to jump into the gang and boarded the Dutch warship.

For a time, five of the seven Dutch warships were entangled by Ming warships. The hull of each Dutch warship was blocked by seven or eight Ming warships and could not move. Only the flagship and another gunboat were left, which kept crashing into the Ming warships and rushed out of the harbor.

At this time, Kau's flagship hit a lucky ship and circled it in the spot, and then knocked a small boat to overturn it, and was about to rush out of the bay.

The Dutch warships were huge, like wild bisons, while the Ming army warships had no advantage in hitting goats, even chickens and ducks.

On the Zhenhai, Guo Zhong saw this and immediately shouted, "Red-haired Yi wants to run away, don't hit him head-on, throw the hook on the side, and pull it!"

The Ming army in Zhoushan did not find a way. The Dutch ships were huge in size and had an advantage in the impact. The Ming army on the front would definitely not be able to hit them. They could only first throw hooks from the side and rear, pull the Dutch warships, wait until the Dutch warships speed decreased, leaned up on the front and siege them from all sides.

When Zhao Ming saw the Dutch flagship and was about to break through, he shouted: "Target, enemy flagship, sank it!"

The navy is a group of attackers. At critical moments, we must have the courage to fight to the death and die together. The Zhenhai immediately sets its rudder and sails, and penetrates diagonally into the front of the Dutch flagship.

The Dutch flagship crashed into two sea boats, and Kau was overjoyed. Just when he thought he was about to break through the siege, a Dutch exclaimed from the deck.

The Zhenhai lifted up and broke through the waves at full speed, hitting the side of the Dutch flagship. The Dutch on the deck saw the Zhenhai crashing and scattered in horror.

With a loud bang, the bow of the Zhenhai ship was inserted into the side of the Dutch flagship, slumping the huge hull. The Dutch people on the deck, as well as artillery, powder barrels, and shells rolled down toward the strings of the ship and then fell into the sea.

On the Zhenhai, the soldiers also fell down due to the impact. When they were raised high, they almost fell on the bow of the Dutch flagship side and then got up again.

At this time, the surrounding ships quickly threw out the hook lock, holding the shaking Dutch flagship, and the Zhenhai also threw out the lock hook, pulling the two ships together.

Another gunship did not dare to stay or rescue the flagship. It knocked away the blocked sea ship and fled in a hurry.

Zhao Ming picked up the mace and roared angrily, "Kill the red-haired ghost!"

He jumped onto the boat and the exquisite armor of the Red-haired Yi was not worth mentioning in front of the mace. He beat the Dutch soldiers with one blow and their brains were broken and their bones broke.

The Ming soldiers also took blunt weapons and knocked on the Dutch's iron cans, and beat the Dutch inside the armor to death and shock them to death.

Looking down from the sky, sea ships are everywhere in the harbor, and the soldiers of the two armies fought to the death on the deck. After the Ming soldiers boarded the gunship, the Dutch lost their artillery advantage and still resisted with their excellent armor. However, the Ming army was too large, and each Dutch had to face a dozen Ming troops and was soon submerged.

There were only one of the seven gunships, and the remaining six were intercepted. Each gunship was covered with ants-like Ming soldiers, and there was no suspense in the war.

I don’t know when the drizzle stopped quietly, the sea breeze whistled, the bright flag on the Zhenhai roared, and the battle was coming to an end.

Zhao Ming was the first to eliminate the enemy soldiers on the Dutch flagship. The Ming soldiers occupied the broken flagship and crowded the deck. Zhao Ming raised the big iron rod and shouted loudly, "Wan Sheng!"

The Ming soldiers on the ship excitedly raised their weapons, "Wan Sheng!"

Even a team of Japanese mercenaries raised their hands high and cheered excitedly, "Pinglupp on board!"

For a time, there were endless cheers on the occupied Dutch gunships. All the six Dutch gunships that did not escape were captured by the Ming army. Some of the Dutch were captured, and all the rest were lost in the waters of Liegang.

The Dutch fleet was captured by the Ming army, and the soldiers died and surrendered, and the sea was covered with corpses. The Ming army suffered heavy losses, but the miserable victory was also a victory. After the Ming army captured Luowan, they once again taught the Dutch a lesson.

At this time, Zhao Ming was standing on the deck. The dark clouds in the sky were blown away by the sea breeze, and a beam of sunlight shone down on the deck, shining with golden light.
Chapter completed!
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