Red Alert 1895 Chapter 217

"General, I saw the Chinese cruiser!" Said the watchman of the Dutch Navy.

And Cole, commander of the Dutch East India Fleet, immediately said: "Dinner!"

Soon, the Dutch also began to eat in a hurry, but they were obviously in a hurry.

Many people don't know that if the navy in this era finds an enemy, what is the first thing they do. People in later generations can't believe it at all. In this era, the first thing the navy does after discovering the enemy is to eat. This is because the range of artillery in this era is only a few kilometers, and often the watchman can use the naval military telescope on the mast to see the enemy dozens of kilometers away. And for such a large warship, the mast or watchtower used in the navy can easily see the enemy with a telescope tens of kilometers away.

But seeing the enemy does not mean starting a war. If you want to start a war, you must wait for the enemy to come within range. However, with a distance of tens of kilometers, it would take about an hour for both sides to reach each other's range, so many navies would use this time as an opportunity to eat before the battle. Because once a naval battle starts, it usually lasts for several hours to more than ten hours. Once the battle starts, there is no chance to eat, so you must try to eat as much as possible before the naval battle. In this era, there are not many automated equipment on naval warships, and many of them have to be solved by manpower. And once the battle lasts for several hours, it will last more than ten hours, and the soldiers' physical fitness will be intensively consumed. With such a high-intensity consumption, it is impossible to maintain combat without sufficient energy reserves. So many navies will let soldiers find the enemy after. Eat a meal right away, and then use it as an extra meal before the battle, and try to replenish energy as much as possible to rely on for the next battle.

And the Chinese have this tradition even more. Because to be a ghost after death is also to be a full ghost, which is more applicable to this traditional China where meals were added before the war. Therefore, when the two sides discovered each other's enemies, they also ate together by appointment, and then prepared to start fighting.

Both sides are rushing to eat, but some people are still busy, such as the watchmen.

"It was found that the Dutch had a total of 125 warships. They were all battleships with iron ribs. According to the standards of the foreign devils, they should all belong to the third-tier warships. And their artillery is still the traditional method. The artillery is deployed on both sides of the ship, and there may be more than a dozen cannons on one side, but according to intelligence, they are all traditional front-loading rifled guns." The watchman said.

About an hour later. The distance between the warships of the two sides is less than ten kilometers, and the soldiers on both sides are already ready for battle.

"Soldiers, this is the first battle of our Taiwan Navy. Don't embarrass me. If anyone loses face, jump into the sea by yourself!" Li He shouted.

"Yes!"

On the Dutch side, it was a little tragic. Each of their warships has about one hundred people, and the number of more than one hundred warships is already tens of thousands, but they have no confidence in defeating the Taiwan Navy this time. Because the gap between the two sides is too great, because they already know it. Taiwan's navy is all steel cruisers, and the artillery is all modern artillery, but they still use those front-loading rifled guns. The gap between the two sides is not a little bit. Therefore, although the Dutch navy has hundreds of warships empty, and the number of navy is almost ten times that of Taiwan, they do not consider it an opponent of the Taiwan navy at all.

"Above the sea, what we should fight is ship strength, not manpower. Yu Dayou of the Ming Dynasty made this clear. In naval battles, it is definitely not manpower. Instead, relying on the advancement and combat effectiveness of ships, in naval battles There is no need to compete for manpower above. This time we are sure to win!" Li He closed his eyes and said.

Even with his eyes closed, Li He knew that Taiwan's navy would win this time, so he was not in a hurry.

"Dutch soldiers, for the honor of our Netherlands, let's go!" Dutch Navy Commander Cole shouted.

"The Dutch have entered our firing range, should we aim and fire?" asked the gunnery chief of the cruiser detachment.

"Fire!" Li He said.

"Measure the elements!"

"Distance xxx, artillery angle xxx, get ready!"

In this era, if the artillery of a battleship wants to shoot, the first and most important thing is to measure the distance. If you can't measure the distance accurately, you can't calculate the shooting parameters of those artillery, and naturally you won't be able to shoot accurately. Therefore, Wang Guorui specially assigns the range finders of each warship to the Red Police soldiers, so that the shooting parameters of the artillery can be calculated and measured in the fastest and most accurate way, and then the artillery can be fired as soon as possible, and Hit very accurately.

"fire!"

"Papa papa..."

The five Orlando-class cruisers of the Taiwanese fleet fired 25 artillery pieces at the same time, and then the artillery fired quickly towards the Dutch.

"Papa papa..."

In front of the Dutch army, a large number of near-missed bombs fell on the leading warship of the Dutch. The Dutch warship was shaken by the explosion of the artillery, which seemed very dangerous. This time, although not a single shell hit, it made many people feel scared.

"A straddle shot in the first round of shooting?" Cole thought frightened.

The so-called straddle fire means that several shells fired together by the same warship have near misses near the target enemy ship at the same time, which means that there is no problem with the aiming parameters. Next, just aim according to this parameter, and keep going. Definitely able to hit the enemy ship. The reason why it didn't hit was just because of the slight error of the shell. Anyway, no matter how wrong it was, it would hit the enemy.

"I hope our sacrifice can bring victory for this war!" Cole said.

"Navymen of the Netherlands, for the glory of our ancestors, come with me!"

"Papa papa..."

"Crack-, crack-..."

Soon, the Dutch warships rushing to the front were hit by cannons, and then broke a big hole. And the iron-ribbed warships of the Dutch couldn't stop the current artillery at all, and they were soon crippled by the bombing. In this second round of shooting, the Dutch had three warships severely damaged, either sinking or withdrawing from the battle.

"Rush, rush to them, entangle them!" Cole yelled.

"Papa papa..."

The warships of the Dutch continued to be smashed and sunk, and Li He was also a little surprised. The Dutch seemed to have some problems.

"Captain Li, there seems to be something wrong! This Dutchman seems to be looking for death, not fighting us!" said a bridge staff officer.

Li He also felt differently. These Dutchmen did not seem to be fighting, but seemed to be courting death. Even if they knew that rushing forward was being sunk or suffering heavy losses, they still kept moving forward. This was no longer a normal battle, and they were completely sacrificing their own navy.

"What's going on with them, they seem to be dying!" Li He also felt a little surprised.

If it was any normal general, they would not choose to do this. This is completely consuming their own country's naval strength.

"Spread out and fight on your own! Which one of you can survive depends on your own luck." Cole said.

Soon, the Dutch also began to disperse. Instead of fighting together, they seemed to be fighting on their own, without command. And the Dutch suddenly came to such a move, which really made Taiwan's warships a little at a loss. Because so many Dutchmen were scattered, and Dutch warships were everywhere, it was obvious that they were not fighting at all. They fought on their own, as if they were all running away, and then Li He didn't know who to pursue.

"What the **** are these Dutch people playing? Do you think they can defeat us by doing this?" a bridge staff officer said to himself in surprise.

Although the Dutch were scattered, they seemed to be doing their own thing, and there was no neat formation. Doing so will certainly make Taiwan's warships at a loss for a while and cannot find their targets. If it is a collective action of warships, it will be regular. However, once the operations are dispersed, it will become a law of reputation and make Taiwan's warships at a loss. However, such a situation made it impossible for the Dutch to exert their combat effectiveness at all. Once dispersed, the combat effectiveness of the Dutch will not be able to be brought into play. How could they pose a threat to Taiwan's cruiser detachment?

"Papa papa..."

Taiwan's cruisers kept firing. Although some Dutch warships were sunk, the effect was very poor. Not many Dutch warships were sunk. Because the enemy's warships are too irregular, they certainly can't show their combat effectiveness~www.mtlnovel.com~ But Taiwan's army can't concentrate their firepower to attack a certain area for a while. Coupled with their chaotic formation, it is not easy to aim.

"This is playing a game of cat and mouse with us!" Li He said.

Time passed quickly in such a game of cat and mouse, and although the Taiwanese warships sank more than 20 Dutch warships, the Dutch were not classified as combat, which made it impossible for the Taiwanese warships to focus their firepower on targeting. Therefore, the losses of the Dutch were greatly reduced. However, the Dutch were unable to threaten Taiwan's warships, because their artillery did not pose any threat to Taiwan's all-steel warships.

"It's been five hours, what are these Dutch people doing?" Li He almost went crazy.

"General, the Dutch have hoisted the white flag collectively!" shouted the watchman.

"What? They surrendered?" Li He felt incredible.

And when Cole, the commander of the Dutch navy, came to Li He, after hearing Cole's explanation, Li He finally shouted: "Damn, we were ripped off by the Dutch." (To be continued)

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