The Chinese fleet finally moved. After disappearing from the seas of Southeast Asia for nearly half a month, the Chinese navy finally appeared in the Makassar Strait again. The mighty fleet did not stay in this strait for too long. The entire fleet

Sailing through the strait at a speed of 12 knots and entering the Java Sea. At this time, the vanguard fleet of the Chinese fleet

A Russian light cruiser was discovered patrolling near the south entrance of the Makassar Strait. This poor cruiser just wanted to get closer to observe the opponent, but was destroyed by the Longxu-class battlecruiser approaching at full speed. It only took two salvos.

, this light cruiser of more than 3,000 tons was cut in half and sank into the rough sea.

However, before the light cruiser was sunk again, it still successfully sent the telegram and informed the Dutch fleet cruising nearby of this shocking information. The Chinese Navy seemed to be tired of the fast fleet's fighting. This time it was really

The whole army attacked, and the black smoke rising from the chimneys covered the sky and the sun. Even from 25km away, the rising smoke column could be vaguely seen. (At this time, the

It was a coal-fired boiler and did not use heavy oil, otherwise the smoke column would be much smaller.) The Dutch fleet, realizing that the situation was not good, immediately divided into two groups, and several light cruisers quickly left, notifying the Chinese fleet of the situation along the way. And the two

A seven-provincial fast battleship tried to rely on its own performance to deal with the Chinese Navy. Harvey wanted to know what the Chinese Navy wanted to do when they arrived!

Facing these two ghost-like Dutch fast battleships, the Chinese fleet ignored them at all. 12 battleships and 5 armored cruisers, surrounded by a large number of light cruisers and lightning strike ships, headed south towards Pekalong.

.When the Chinese fleet with a total tonnage of up to 400,000 tons appeared outside the Pekalongan port, the Russians in the port

The Dutch officers and soldiers were completely shocked! The 12 battleships did not care about the 10-inch guns on the shore forts. After the minesweepers cleared the surrounding minefields, the 12 battleships lined up in a row. Nearly a hundred 12-inch heavy guns slowly

The muzzle of the gun was raised, and as the battleship Longxing raised its battle flag, the Chinese Navy's largest cross-shore offensive began!

At 9 a.m. on April 20, 1905, Longxing's main gun roared on the battlefield for the first time! The Chinese fleet did not need to fire at all. They had already divided the entire Pekalongan port into small grids on the map.

.At a distance of up to 12,500 meters, the Dutch

The 10-inch shore gun is simply out of reach. At this distance, the Chinese Navy does not need to attack a specific point target. It can directly cover it with high-explosive firepower. After selecting several markers for ranging, the Chinese Navy

The fleet didn't even conduct any shooting, and just opened fire!

Longxing's 12 heavy guns fired the first salvo, followed by its sister ship Longwu. Then came Longteng and Longquan from Italy. As many as 44 main guns fired the first salvo of the Chinese Navy.

Hit! The sound of the heavy artillery salvo was superimposed and amplified in the air,

A sonic boom formed like a tsunami reverberated around the fleet. A cannon flew like a meteor toward the distant port facilities. Due to friction with the air, the cannon turned red in the air, carrying waves of destruction.

The force hit the port hard![

For a few seconds, the entire port was trembling with the sound of successive explosions. A gray-brown smoke column rose into the sky, and bright yellow fireballs continued to form and burst below the smoke column. The air waves generated by the explosion swept away the debris and debris.

Everything. The solid stone houses were as if they were made of paper amidst the successive explosions. A powerful force

The shock wave can completely reduce it to a pile of rubble! Whether it is a lighthouse on the shore, a warehouse or a factory, there is only one result under such a blow, and that is to be broken into pieces. The most powerful weapon that human civilization can create

At this moment, its power was fully demonstrated. In just a few seconds, a port instantly turned into a hell!

Just after the Chinese Navy battleship fired the first salvo, the 43 main guns of the five Dreadnoughts of Ye Zusi's fast fleet fired an attack that was no less powerful than the first wave of rain. In the first bombardment

Before the dust has settled, the second wave of destruction rain has already emerged from the barrel! Their target is the berths and lanes in the port.

There are all kinds of ships on it! At this time, a large number of transport ships are crowded in the narrow berth. Since receiving the report of the discovery of the Chinese navy, all the ships scheduled to sail have been forced to stay. The Dutch naively thought that staying

They could survive in the port, but the cruel facts told them that they were wrong, and they were very wrong!

Although the Chinese Navy did not go through a shooting test, it was shooting at a fixed target this time. Moreover, the Chinese Navy had a detailed distribution map of the Pekalongan port berths, so there was no need to aim at the ship. It could just use the berths as a reference to fire!

Dense rain shreds

Everything near the berth was destroyed. The cranes and power supply rooms near the berth, as well as the ships stationed at berth, were all massacred in different ways. The violent bombardment was like a hurricane blowing through the berth. A two thousand-ton transport ship

Try to convert the above number

Hundreds of Russian soldiers were evacuated to the shore. Just as these soldiers disembarked along the rope net, two cannons focused on the poor transport ship. One cannon penetrated directly from the hull deck, then penetrated three decks and landed on the ship.

An explosion occurred at the bottom of the ship. A

The large hole with an area of ​​more than 10 square meters caused the ship to sink to the bottom of the water in just ten seconds. Another cannon directly hit the side of the hull. The fire caused by the violent picric acid charge will

Hundreds of Russian troops near the hull were burned to coke!

Just when China's Dread Fleet began to show off its power, three Ninghai-class battleships also joined the bombardment. They attacked the ancillary facilities of the port, such as nearby railway hubs, water towers and other facilities. If we talk about the port area and berths,

The losses caused Pekalongan to completely lose its function as a port, and the attack by the three Ninghai-class ships hindered the repair of port facilities. The water supply, power supply, and road hubs were destroyed, and it would be difficult for the Dutch even if they had manpower and materials.

Send it in!

Although the Chinese Navy did not fire artillery into the urban area of ​​Pekalongan, residents of various ethnic groups living in this city also experienced the terrifying power of this force! "The entire port area was destroyed in less than 2 minutes.

Within a short time, it turned into ruins and a sea of ​​​​fire. The port we spent hundreds of years building was instantly like it was built on the beach under the attack of the Chinese navy.

The fire disappeared like a sand sculpture. The fire that reached the sky continued to burn for 3 days, and it did not end until it finally burned out everything that could be burned. The fire brigade was unable to enter the fire scene in these days, because the fire was too big. They could only

A 200-meter-wide isolation zone should be built between the port area and the city to prevent the fire from spreading to the city." Afterwards, a Dutch immigrant wrote in his diary.

"The end of an era, the beginning of a new era. The dragon in the East has awakened, and when this dragon stretches its body to reveal its sharp teeth and claws, the entire Southeast Asia will crawl under his power!

The Dutch East Indies is only the first, and it will definitely not be the last!" A British businessman in Pekalongan saw the rise of a nation from the flames soaring into the sky and the powerful fleet outside the port.

The most uncomfortable thing in my heart at this time is definitely Admiral Harvey who is watching the demolition of the Chinese Navy outside the harbor. As a soldier, the battleship in his hand is a sharp weapon accumulated by the Kingdom of the Netherlands over many years. The seven-provincial fast battleship

It is definitely number one in the world.

It is a first-class warship, but facing the powerful Chinese Navy, it is no better than an armored cruiser. If Harvey dares to lead his fleet to charge hard, he is sure that his seven-provincial fast battleship will be defeated within a quarter of an hour.

Will be torn to pieces by fierce gunfire!

Looking at the port that had changed beyond recognition, Harvey felt a twinge of pain in his heart. He knew very well that the Chinese navy had destroyed not only a port, but also the foundation of Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies! Pekalongan was just the beginning.

, then Batavia, Semarang and other places will collapse sooner or later in front of the powerful ships and guns of the Chinese Navy! The Dutch have lost this battlefield, and the time it takes the Chinese Navy to destroy such a port can even be calculated in minutes! Even if the Chinese Navy

The fleet was eventually defeated by Russia

The Dutch fleet was defeated. Facing the devastated Dutch East Indies colony, the Netherlands simply could not spend enough money and manpower to rebuild it! After losing the most basic people's livelihood, the Netherlands, which was in debt, would inevitably lose control of the colony.

It has dropped sharply. Even the local indigenous people cannot suppress it. The final result is that the Dutch East Indies, which once produced a lot of wealth, has completely turned into a quagmire. Not only can it not bring benefits to the Netherlands, but it will consume a lot of the Netherlands' already bottomed out resources.

national power!

"I have to prevent this from happening." Admiral Harvey said as he looked at the Chinese fleet that had been spitting deadly flames for a long time. The Dutch government gritted its teeth and built such a fleet not to scare people, but to protect its own interests.

! And now Admiral Harvey has decided

, immediately returned to the port of Batavia. Persuasion, no, not persuasion but requesting that Makanov must go to war! If the Russians cannot take enough actions to show that they are capable of resisting the Chinese fleet, then I am afraid that domestic politicians will

Is it time for us to try Plan B?

Immediately, the two seven-provincial fast battleships made a circle on the sea and sailed towards Batavia at full speed. When Harvey left, the Chinese fleet also stopped the bombardment. The reason was simple. The smoke and fire caused by the bombardment had already stopped.

Seriously affected the observation, the Chinese navy did not even know what happened after the bombardment

What is the effect? ​​In all the telescopes, you can only see clusters of flames and rising black smoke. Although the Chinese Navy's performance is crazy this time, the commander still has confidence in his heart. If you can save some cannons, you should save some.

!And judging from the current situation, Yang Yonglin is still very satisfied with the results of the bombardment.

Just when the main force of the Chinese Navy fired the first shelling of Pekalongan, Markanov, who was sitting in the Batavia Port, also got the news, and he got more and more complete information. Now, Markanov

Nov not only knew that the Chinese Navy had attacked Pekalongan, but also knew that a squadron of the Chinese Navy had covered the Marine Corps' landing in the Machen area. China was playing a big game. But Makanov did not

Understand the ultimate goal of the Chinese Republic!

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