1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 326
The "Yangming" sailed out of Jianye Port in the early morning.

In addition to the trainees and teachers of the sea training, the ship also carried a newly formed army company with 130 five soldiers.They were transported to Xinxiangbao, and with the cooperation of the local soldiers there, they expanded to the west of Timor Island.

All marines are equipped with 1639-1 muskets, which can be equipped with front bayonets.There are still ten grenadiers in the company formation, still using pottery bombs, but the dose and some iron scraps are added to them, mixed with gravel, and after being ignited and thrown, there will be more fragments and more lethality.

Before noon, the "Yang Ming" approached an island (Bathurst Island) not far from the mainland of Hanzhou, and put several subordinates of the Agricultural Affairs Office investigating the geographical environment and dozens of Hanzhou natives on the island. The sparsely forested coast, unloading supplies that can last for 20 days, and then sailed to Timor Island.

Because there was no urgent transportation task, and the naval students on board had to simulate and practice various sea navigation scenarios, the "Yang Ming" was not traveling fast, maintaining a speed of three to four knots.

Xu Hongxiang, the company commander of the new Fourth Marine Corps, and many soldiers lazily leaned against the side of the boat, blowing the sea breeze comfortably.Think back to those days when I sat in a cabin crowded with a group of hungry people from Shandong, traveled across the ocean, traveled thousands of miles, and came to the mainland of Hanzhou.Opening up wasteland, farming, training for local soldiers, joining the Marine Corps, and finally relying on bravery in fighting, and learning to read and write, gradually rose from the small captain to the platoon leader, and now the company commander.In New Huai'an City, I have a house, a field, a wife and two children.

Needless to say, from a starving man with a life as cheap as a dog to a commander of the army now, with property and career, even if I die for Hanzhou, it is worth it.Xu Hongxiang stood up, leaned on the side of the boat, looked at the endless sea, but thought so in his heart.

To clean up the natives on Timor Island, the fighting intensity should not be great.The meaning of the Commander's Office is to let them use battle as a substitute for training to adapt to the jungle combat environment.For the Hanzhou Marine Corps to gradually attack Nanyang islands in the future, and explore adaptive tactics.

"Boom..." There was a muffled thunder in the distance.Looking at the sky, the fiery red sun is still hanging in the sky, and there is not a trace of dark clouds above the sky.Where did the thunder come from?
Mir also heard the rumbling sound, and he looked suspiciously at his companion, Yu Maolin, the trainee gunner of the "Yang Ming".

"It's artillery!" Yu Maolin said with certainty.He is a small captain transferred from the Jianye Port Coastal Defense Team. He has been working with artillery all year round, and he has an unusually keen sense of the roar of artillery.

"Dutch?" Mir's face was eager to try.

"Everyone is on combat readiness!" Yao Wu, the captain of the Yangming, shouted loudly, "It's not a drill! It's not a drill!...I'm about to meet the enemy! All are on combat readiness!"

"Guo Xiaoer, are you fucking sleeping?... Did you find anything?" Yao Wu raised his head and yelled at the watchman on the mast.

"...There are a few ships that wind our northwest wind." The watchman replied loudly: "There are two ships, one in front and one behind.... No, it is three ships!"

Although the officers, students, and sailors on the "Yang Ming" were a little flustered, under the instructions of several former Portuguese officers, they could still follow the drills and know what to do next.

"Commander Yao, how about we turn around and return to Jianye City." A shipyard craftsman walked up to Yao Wu and said, "Our ships are fast, and the enemy can't catch up with us."

"No!" Yao Wu held up the binoculars and observed the situation in the northwest direction, while categorically refusing: "Obviously, the two separated ships behind are chasing the one in front. ... That ship may belong to us."

"Boom! Boom!" The Dutch armed merchant ship behind it fired two more shots, and one of the projectiles landed 20 meters to the right of the "Yangbo", which shocked everyone on board.

"Push down another ten wild buffaloes!" Qi Tian gritted his teeth and said.There is still some time before dark.However, relying on their skillful handling skills, the two Dutch armed merchant ships headed towards the "Yangbo" on the left and right sides, forcing it to change directions constantly to avoid their encirclement.Once again it was necessary to lighten the hull and increase the speed of the ship so as not to be blocked by one of the ships.

"There is a ship in the southeast!" The watchman shouted hoarsely: "It is coming towards us!"

Major Conrad Costa, the temporary captain of the "Yangbo", heard the warning signal from the watchman and looked to the southeast, his face suddenly became very ugly.God, we have a first-rate captain, a second-rate ship, but only equipped with low-level sailors, by the way, there is also a civil affairs chief who is not willing to give up money.Now that the situation of being blocked by the Dutch on three sides has formed again, do I have to be captured by the Dutch again?
"Turn southwest!" Major Conrad Costa yelled loudly, fearing that some Hanzhou people would not understand, he waved his hand vigorously to several sailors in the southwest direction.They had to complete their turn to the southwest before the southeast ship approached, and avoid its interception.

Two Dutch armed merchant ships also spotted a ship coming from the southeast. The sailors on board couldn't help but be overjoyed. It should be a warship from the other two squadrons arriving. Then they will form a situation of three-sided siege, maybe they can Capture the tenacious Hanzhou merchant ship before dark.

"Huh?" Major Curtis Behrman found the ship coming from the southeast through the binoculars. It didn't seem like the armed merchant ship of their Dutch East India Company. It was slender and slightly smaller. .So, is it reinforcements from Hanzhou, or a passing merchant ship?
"Attention! The ship ahead is the Yangbo!" The captain Yao Wu shouted at the bow of the battleship Yangming: "It's our Yangbo!... Let's rush over!"

"Yangbo?" Li Baixiang, an instructor at the Naval Academy beside him, changed his face, "The chief executive must be on that ship!"

"Huh?" Captain Yao Wu's eyes widened, and then he grinned, "Lao Li, it's time for your naval cadets' graduation assessment! Damn, brothers, go and have a hard time with me at the door of our Hanzhou house! Go beat the Dutchman!"

Many officers and trainees on the ship agreed loudly, and some of them clumsily followed the Portuguese officers and old sailors, struggling to steer the ship, and went straight to the slant of the "Yangbo".

"Send a signal to the Gray Hart." On the Dutch armed merchant ship, Major Curtis Behrman ordered loudly: "The ship coming from the southeast has obvious intentions to attack. Order the Gray Hart to attack freely!"

The "Yang Bo", which was turning southwest, also seemed to find that the oncoming ship was a Hanzhou warship. After bursting into cheers, it continued to turn southwest, preparing to turn around in a circle, and join the Hanzhou warship to counterattack the Netherlands. Armed merchant ships.

On the vast sea, two Hanzhou warships and two Dutch warships started a fight at sea.The sound of rumbling artillery continued to ring out.But the battle lasted less than half an hour, and the two warships of Hanzhou were at an absolute disadvantage.Although the warships he drives are not inferior to the Dutch ships, especially the "Yang Ming" not only has a fast speed, powerful artillery, and flexible maneuvering, but it is still at a comprehensive disadvantage in the face of the Dutch navy, which is more skilled in naval warfare.

What was even worse was the "Yangbo", which was shot in many places in the midship and stern of the ship, and eight or nine sailors were also injured or injured.Major Conrad Costa poured a large bucket of cold water on his face, and then began to cry secretly.If the fighting continued, maybe the two Hanzhou warships would be sunk or captured by the Dutch.Now it's just their bad luck, the shells have never hit the masts or sails of the Hanzhou ships.

Also feeling aggrieved and helpless are the officers and sailors of the "Yangming". We are newly built professional warships at the Jianye Shipyard, and we are beaten so helplessly by a non-professional armed merchant ship.The pride and confidence he had when he first went to sea was immediately lost by the Dutch.

On board the Dutch armed merchant ship "Warrior", Major Curtis Behrman showed a smug smile on his face.The Dutch East India Company may have nothing to do with you when the Hanzhou people fight on land, but you are too young to fight at sea!Especially in one-on-one fights, the Hanzhou warship is only tortured.

"Turn around! Lean in again, lean in behind them!" Major Curtis Behrman ordered loudly.The slender warship in front on the right is actually very powerful, equipped with at least twenty cannons.But their boat handling skills are clumsy and jerky, as if they were operated by a group of amateur sailors.

The "Warrior" drew a beautiful arc and quickly approached from the side and rear of the "Yang Ming", but the other party did not show any weakness, and was also adjusting the sails, trying to align its side with the Dutch ship.

Naturally, the "Warrior" would not give it a chance. It quickly approached the stern of the "Yangming". The stern approached to a distance of more than 40 meters, and then prepared to bombard the Hanzhou ships again with numerous broadside guns.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Several shells flew towards the stern of the "Yangming", three shells fell into the sea, and two shells hit the poop part of the ship, smashing a corner of it.

"Are you ready?" Mir leaned on the side of the boat and asked loudly.

"Ready!" Seven or eight sailors put several fire crows on the rear of the ship, aimed at the Dutch warship that had approached 30 meters away, and kept holding the matchlocks, ready to ignite.

"Launch!" Mir took the lead in lighting the fuse of the Shenhuo Crow, and then hid aside with his head in his arms.

"Shh! Shh! Shh!..." After the fuses of the six divine fire crows were ignited, they flew straight towards the Dutch warship with streaks of flames.

"Oh, God, what is that!" Several Dutch sailors on the battleship Warrior watched in astonishment as six flames flew towards the ship, then plunged into the ship, and then exploded with a "bump". come out.

"Rocket?!" The Dutch sailor exclaimed, "...quickly put out the fire!"

Several sailors flew over, took off their clothes, and kept beating the burst flames.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." A few more fire crows flew to the Dutch warships, and some of them aimed specifically at their sails. A few sparks turned into big flames in less than a while. And under the blowing of breeze, other sail parts are quickly ignited.

The Dutch sailors on the "Warrior" suddenly panicked, and the sails were ignited, which is the most deadly at sea, which means that you will lose power and become a static living target.

"Sail down! Sail down!..." the boatswain of the Warrior shouted hoarsely. He hoped that by quickly lowering the sails, he could extinguish the flames above, or lower the burning sails, and then put out the fire with water.

"Boom!" Suddenly there was a loud noise from the right side of the deck, and a few sparks brought by the flying crow detonated the gunpowder barrel on the deck, instantly overturning the nearby gun emplacement, and the thick gun barrel fell heavily from the air. It then began rolling sideways, knocking down several avoiding sailors.

"Wow!" Mir on the Yangming opened his mouth wide in surprise, this Dutch warship is over!With the help of the wind, several huge sails were ignited one after another, and a fire was also ignited at the place where the explosion was just now, and began to sweep to both sides.Some Dutch sailors have already jumped ship to escape. Such a fire cannot be extinguished with a few buckets of water.

The violent explosion and fire of the "Warrior" not only shocked the other Dutch armed merchant ship, but also stunned Qi Tian on the "Yangbo".When did our Hanzhou Navy be so sharp that we could complete the anti-killing of the Dutch warships when the level of technical warfare was completely behind!

"What are you doing in a daze! Why don't you turn around and fight the lone Dutch warship with our warship!" Qi Tian patted Major Conrad Costa, the interim captain of the "Yangbo" who was in a daze, "It is advisable to chase the poor with the remaining courage!"

(End of this chapter)