Even if there is to be a decisive battle with the Ning Navy, why not assemble the Dutch East India Fleet scattered around the world first? But the problem is that now, two-thirds of the Dutch East India Company's fleet are in other places and cannot be assembled at all.

How to fight this battle?

Although in the era of sailing battleships, there was not much difference between battleships and armed merchant ships, in fact the difference was quite big. The first was speed. The purpose of battleships was to fight. Speed ​​and maneuverability were the primary goals, while armed merchant ships pursued greater capabilities.

For cargo capacity and speed, choose a more economical speed, so the speed of a warship will definitely be faster than an armed merchant ship.

They now only have six third-level warships, but they have 35 armed merchant ships. How can they fight this war?

You must know that their armed merchant ships were barely able to fight pirates, but there was no way to actually fight a naval battle.

Although De Baoer can only fight hard, in fact, it will take at least two or three hours from the sight of Ning Haijun to the time when Ning Haijun approaches. After all, there is only a speed difference of two knots in the distance of ten kilometers. If you want to catch up,

It takes three or four hours to get up.

The first battle that started actually took place in the West Port area of ​​Batavia Harbor.

"time up!"

Li Weiluan said loudly: "Attack, target fort!"

If the Ning navy attacked the port fort in Batavia, it would take more than half a day and even cost a few or a dozen warships. But the problem is that it is much easier for the army to attack the fort.

After all, the fort's artillery is aimed at the sea. If you want to turn around and attack, the dock simply cannot complete this task in a short time.

"Boom boom boom..."

Brewer was having dinner when a violent explosion came from the fort.

"what happened?"

"There was an explosion in the fort..."

Before the officer could finish speaking, Brewer's expression changed drastically. He threw off his napkin and rushed out of the Governor's Mansion. Looking towards the direction of the fort, he saw two dark smoke pillars wrapped in flames rising high, and there were still flames below the smoke pillars.

Explosions continue to occur, and the expanding flames push the two smoke columns higher, making them look even more spectacular.

He didn't need to send anyone over to check, but he knew that the two forts with sixteen powerful large-caliber cannons used to block the waterway of the Zilion Estuary in Batavia had been blown up to the sky. This was their Dutch East Indies.

The fort was built by the company with great pains!

Most of the steel bars and cement are purchased from Liaodong.

Brewer roared angrily: "Are all the guys on the fort deaf or blind? There is no response? I will hang those bastards!"

Brewer really wronged the fort defenders, who were always vigilant. However, the problem was that the elite infantry of the Tiaodang Battalion used to trap the formation had been acting as bait to attract the attention of the Dutch defenders. But the problem was that the Tiaodang Camp

Just on the pier, they used sandbags to set up a defensive line, seeming to be ready to hold on.

The Ning Navy soldiers responsible for attacking the fort were actually the reconnaissance team of the Ning Navy. They arrived in Batavia earlier than the Tiaodang Camp, but arrived in Batavia three days ago.

After arriving in Batavia, they contacted the Li family of Batavia. Although more than 300 members of the Li family were massacred, a large family like this is actually not that easy to uproot. As the saying goes

An emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, living under the eyes of the Dutch. How could these Chinese not be prepared to be exterminated?

There were actually only forty-eight of these scouts. They were disguised as laborers and were responsible for cleaning the Dutch's garbage and maintaining the sanitation of the military camp. Because of their diligence, thirteen of the scouts were left to work in the fort and were also responsible for maintaining the artillery.

Of course, it's not that the Dutch are too vigilant, but that the Chinese in Batavia have always been very timid and very easy to bully. In the eyes of the Dutch, they are just little sheep, and tigers are never afraid of little sheep.

In this way, before attacking, after receiving Li Weiluan's signal, they ignited the Dutch's gunpowder on the fort and blasted it twice, detonating a large amount of black powder stored by the Dutch inside, and the shells exploded with an earth-shattering explosion.

The firelight soaring into the sky, and the two smoke pillars rising high and dimming the sunset sky were really spectacular.

Brewer stared in the direction of the fort and saw blazing fire rising into the sky. He let out an extremely depressed roar.

Now he was certain that he had encountered a well-planned attack that was coordinated both inside and outside. Ning Haijun miraculously destroyed the fort without alerting anyone.

Without the defense of the fort, and the fleet is not in the port, the fate can be imagined.

"Damn Ming Dynasty, you are so cunning! You only know how to make sneak attacks, and you have no chivalry at all!"

Brewer angrily accused Ning Haijun of lacking chivalry in his attack, but he seemed to have forgotten that what white immigrants did when they colonized America, Africa, and Asia had nothing to do with the word "chivalry".

Somewhat similar to a demon!

Of course, as a gentleman, it is understandable to selectively forget some things. Besides, a good memory is of no use. Can it repel the menacing Ning Haijun?

"Order the army to dispatch and immediately recapture the western port and recapture the fort!"

In fact, Brewer's idea was too naive. Attacking the port defended by more than 4,000 Ning navy officers depends on whether they have enough lives to fill the gap.

The Dutch also realized that if they did not recapture the fort and drive the landing Ning navy and army out of the sea, they would be doomed.
Chapter completed!