Chapter 831: Saidov, who is determined to die

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Sidorf was lucky. The white-clothed army's shells did not land directly beside him. Otherwise, he would have reported to God. Of course, his situation was not much better. The violent explosion of howitzer shocked the entire cabin and knocked Sidorf fainted on the spot. Sidorf's flagship was made of wood, so how could he withstand such a violent explosion? It was not immediately broken down and it was considered very lucky to directly sank into two pieces.

Most of the sailors in the cabin were stunned. All the supplies and debris in the cabin were shaken to pieces and messy. Some of the lighter-weight cannons were even shaken off from the cannon stand and rolled back and forth in the cabin. If someone was accidentally hit, it would definitely be a result of either death or injury. The most fatal thing was that the ammunition warehouse seemed to be damaged, which scared everyone to pale, fearing that they would immediately cause a big explosion. Fortunately, the ammunition truck was just as seawater penetrated in.

Sidorf was so shocked that he hit the wall and fainted on the spot. Fortunately, his physical fitness was quite good. After a moment of coma, he slowly woke up again. The adjutants and guards around him were very powerful and were very loyal to Sidorf. They quickly dug out Sedorf from the pile of debris and helped them to the deck outside.

At this time, the deck of the flagship was even more messy. The entire bow of the ship was destroyed and the sea water was pouring in. Although the Dutch sailors tried their best to prevent the backflow of the sea water. However, there was no doubt that their efforts could only delay the sinking of the flagship, but could not save the fate of the flagship. Seidorf's flagship was settled.

Seidorf soon received a report from his adjutant that the flagship captain had died in battle. The poor captain was inserted into the chest by a piece of wood flying from the sky and was rescued on the spot. At present, the alternate captain is directing the sailors to stop the influx of sea water.

However, the damage caused by the shells was indeed too great. The first half of the flagship had been destroyed and sea water was pouring in. No matter how the sailors of the Dutch Navy continued, they could not stop the warship from sinking. Due to the gradual inclination of the flagship, the main mast could not withstand the pull of the large area of ​​sails, and finally broke with a loud bang.

After the main mast broke, Seedorf's flagship gradually returned to balance. The reason was that the fallen sail floated in the sea water and was pulled by the sea water, which had a certain force on the flagship, which was conducive to the balance of the flagship.

The deputy captain immediately ordered to cut off the rear mast, so that the sails could be inserted deeply into the sea water, and the traction power of the sails was used to maintain the balance of the flagship as much as possible. It has to be said that this method is quite useful. Under the action of sea water, the sails of the rear mast successfully curbed the upturned state of the stern. For the time being, the flagship was saved.

Of course, the flagship returned to balance and still could not stop the influx of more sea water. It was just that the speed of the influx of sea water was slightly reduced. As time went by, the flagship would eventually sink. The adjutant strongly suggested that Seidov and immediately ordered the abandoned ship to escape. Otherwise, it would be too late. However, Seidov refused.

His original purpose was to die, how could he dive and escape? He was unwilling to fall into the hands of the White Navy in a mess. He was the commander of the Dutch Navy Fleet and the highest commander of the Dutch Navy in the Far East. If he was captured by the White Navy alive, it would be a huge loss to his reputation and the Dutch Navy's reputation. The image of the Dutch would definitely be seriously damaged.

However, Seidov did not refuse his subordinates' request for escape. He was determined to die and could not force others to take the blame. He gave everyone the opportunity to choose. As a result, some Dutch sailors jumped into the sea and swam towards the port. While the other part was willing to stay and continue to fight with Seidov.

At this time, more than 30 sampans slowly set off from the port and surrounded the flagship of Sidorf. On each sampan, there was a group of sailors wearing white army uniforms. Of course, they were the hand-to-hand combat army organized by Chen Xinhai, and the elite squads from the white army. However, they were equipped with standard Chinese rifles, which seemed to be not too far behind the hand-to-hand combat.

"Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"

Seidorf brushed out his sword.

He is still strong and wants to save face in hand-to-hand combat.

Even if you cannot save face, dying under the other party’s sword is a kind of honor.

Infected by Seidorf, the sailors on the flagship also took out their hand-to-hand combat weapons and prepared to fight to the death. The Dutch sailors who were preventing the backflow of sea water also joined the hand-to-hand combat army under the organization of the deputy captain. It is of course important to prevent the backflow of sea water. However, more importantly, they must use hand-to-hand combat to maintain their dignity.

As a large warship with a displacement of more than 1,500 tons, there are a total of more than 600 sailors on Seedorf's flagship. Just now, the howitzers of the White Army killed about fifty or sixty people, and more than 100 injured. There are about 100 sailors who dived and escaped. There are about 300 people who are willing to stay and participate in the hand-to-hand combat.

More than 300 sailors with hand-to-hand combat experience are also a very powerful combat force. It should be noted that they are not ordinary sailors. Each of them has some special skills to be a sailor on the flagship of Seedorf. They are also very strong in their psychological endurance of hand-to-hand combat. As for the approaching of the White Army Navy, all the Dutch sailors did not show any panic.

Some Dutch sailors even showed contemptuous smiles at the corners of their mouths. Obviously, they did not take the White Navy seriously at all. In fact, most of the Dutch sailors did not take the White Navy's hand-to-hand combat capabilities seriously. In their opinion, no matter how powerful the White Navy's artillery fire was, they were not their opponents in hand-to-hand combat. Which of these Dutch sailors is not a master of hand-to-hand combat who has experienced many battles?

According to the Dutch thinking, the White Navy should continue to use cannons and send them to the bottom of the sea with Seedorf's flagship. This is the most direct and crisp method. However, the White Navy did not choose such method. Instead, they chose to fight with the Dutch in hand-to-hand combat. This made the Dutch sneer in his heart. Want to defeat the Dutch in hand-to-hand combat? Dream! Even British pirates do not have this ability!

"These guys are still very proud!" Yun Qifeng said thoughtfully.

He held up his telescope and carefully observed the movements of the Dutch sailors. Yun Qifeng also heard a little about the Dutch sailors' hand-to-hand combat ability. Now that he has time, he can just study it. The Dutch sailors who appeared in his telescope are indeed very strong. Their biggest advantage is their height. Among those Dutch sailors, almost no one is less than five feet and three inches (1.8 meters), and is almost half a head taller than the Orientals.

The weapons and equipment of those Dutch sailors are also varied and dazzling. You can tell at a glance that they are not standard equipment, but that each of them is equipped with the weapons they are best at, which can effectively exert their combat power to the limit. This is very similar to pirates. The weapons of pirates are also varied and dazzling. It is not surprising that when they think of the navies and pirates of Western powers, the characters often call.

Some of them were holding long muskets, some were carrying two short muskets, some were holding swords, some were holding scimitars, some were hiding daggers, some were holding javelins, and some were carrying axes. Of course, there seemed to be some people with empty hands, and they could not see what kind of weapon they were using from the telescope.

There is no doubt that the flagship of Seidorf concentrates the hand-to-hand combat essence of the main fleet of the Dutch Navy's Far East. The deterrent power of the Dutch Navy is often manifested by them. In fact, many times, the battle between the two navy is actually a battle between the two flagships. For example, Nelson's flagship Invincible is an expert in hand-to-hand combat. Every sailor on Nelson's flagship is a good player in one of a hundred.

Sidorf has sufficient reason to believe that nouveau riche like the White Navy rises too quickly, and they must not have enough time to accumulate hand-to-hand combat experience, and not enough combat to train sailors' hand-to-hand combat capabilities.

It should be noted that the experience of hand-to-hand combat cannot be trained on the training ground, nor can it be improved by shouting a few slogans. They are all cast with blood. To be more precise, they are accumulated with human lives. Therefore, the victory of hand-to-hand combat must belong to the Dutch Navy.

It's a pity that Seidov was wrong.

The White Navy did not mean to fight with the Dutch in hand.

Chen Xinhai is very clear about the shortcomings of the White-Clothed Navy, and only idiots will use their own shortcomings to fight against the enemy's strengths. Hand-to-hand combat is indeed the weakness of the White-Clothed Navy. Face-to-face close combat, the White-Clothed Navy is indeed not the Dutch opponent. However, the White-Clothed Navy also has its own strengths, which is its equipment advantages. In the face of the Han-style rifle with great power and long range, all hand-to-hand combat experts are scumbags.

The White-clothed Navy officer in charge of commanding the front line was named Chen Jian. He was originally the captain of the Shooting Army. He performed well in the Liaodong Battle and was received by Xu Xingxia. Later, he was transferred to the Navy to form the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps he led was actually the prototype of the Marine Corps, but he had not officially issued a number.

More than 30 sampans slowly approached the flagship of Sedorf. The distance between the two sides gradually shortened to less than 150 meters. Originally, such a distance was a good opportunity for Sedorf's flagship to shoot. Unfortunately, the ammunition depot on Sedorf's flagship was soaked in sea water and could not be used.

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