Life in Film and Television: Starting from the Jinshui Bridge

Chapter 321

On the contrary, the warships of the Dutch are all 36 Fron machine guns, and the range and power are not comparable to Zheng Zhilong's fleet.

So, since the Dutch have such a strong combat power, why didn't they go to war against the Ming Dynasty?

That's different. If you start a war with the Ming Dynasty, you will face the resistance of the entire Ming Dynasty. The Dutch are not arrogant enough to start a war with a huge country that is not weak even though the sun has set.

But Liu Meng's Dongjiang power is different. To put it bluntly, it is just a power that is not welcomed by the court and even wants to be eliminated. Even if it is defeated, it will probably not be blamed by the Ming court.

The only worry is that the Ming court will allow them to station in Phi Island.

And Liu Meng's new warships and new artillery are things that the Dutch are eager to covet.

As long as they get these things, after a few years of development, the Dutch will have the ability to completely dominate the world's oceans, and it is not impossible to even attack the Ming Dynasty with a backhand.

Therefore, this battle can be regarded as a desperate battle for the Dutch. If they win, they will rise completely, and if they lose, they will decline.

At noon, from the distant sea horizon, the sentry in charge of the lookout had discovered the Dutch battleship group.

As soon as the whistle was blown, the sea in the distance was filled with dark ships. To be honest, the power of 150 battleships still looks very scary.

However, the Dongjiang Navy did not show the slightest fear, on the contrary, it was very excited.

Shang Kexi looked at Liu Meng, who had always looked normal, and said:
"Master..."

Sensing Shang Kexi's excitement, Liu Meng said without turning his head:

"I said, you are the commander in the naval battle, give the order!"

Hearing this, Shang Kexi glanced at Liu Meng gratefully, and then gave the order loudly:
"All ships have them. After the Dutch warships enter the mine area, they can find their targets and shoot freely!"

This time, Shang Kexi deployed the mines in the five-mile sea area in front of him, just to catch the Dutch.

The messenger heard the sound, and after repeating the order very quickly, he immediately passed the order to the sentinel on the watchtower with a semaphore.

After the order was conveyed, all the warships moved into action. Thirty warships were scattered, and every three ships formed a small group to support and assist each other.

Although there were not as many warships as the opposite, it covered the sea with a radius of five miles.

Wei Malang naturally saw the countermeasures of the opposite Phi Island warship, smiled disdainfully, and issued an order to prepare to attack.

The 150 warships were also dispersed, each of fifteen ships forming a cluster, targeting each of Liu Meng's battleship groups.

Soon, Wei Malang's vanguard warship entered the mine area.

The five warships driving at the front triggered the mines without any surprise, and a large hole was blown out of the bottom of the ship, and sea water poured into the hole instantly.

After observing this situation, Wei Malang decisively ordered the battleship to stop advancing immediately, then retreated a mile away, and sent a small boat to manually clear the mines.

Of course, this method is a stupid method, but it is also the most effective method at present.

The mine area is too wide, and Wei Malang is not worried that Liu Meng's warships will attack his own fleet.

Liu Meng, who saw this scene through the telescope, knew that Wei Malang was not easy to deal with.

I also know that this naval battle cannot end in a day or two.

Just such a large sea area of ​​mines needs to be cleared manually. When will it be cleared?

It seems that there will be no large-scale naval battle today.

In fact, this is true. The two sides are separated by seven or eight miles. In the large sea area in the middle, there are only a hundred or so small sea boats shuttling in the middle. From time to time, the crew members are tied with ropes and jump into the sea water.

And Wei Malang's method of dealing with mines is also very simple. Find a mine, remove the trigger device and floating device of the mine, and let the iron mine sink to the bottom of the water, and then a mine can be removed.

This approach made Shang Kexi very helpless. If you want to drive the battleship to the mine area, it is okay to use naval guns to overturn these small boats.

But how many shells and gunpowder will this consume?No matter how much you prepare, you can't spend it on these small boats.

Compared with the 150 Dutch warships that will be fought against later, the loss outweighs the gain.

Of course, Liu Meng will not be completely helpless, and other warships must keep shells and gunpowder.

But the Dingyuan where Liu Meng is located has no such worries at all. With the space artifact, there is no shortage of ammunition at all, as much as it needs.

Since there are so many stocks in stock, Liu Meng will naturally not let the Dutch clear mines so easily.

After giving Shang Kexi the promise of enough ammunition, Shang Kexi immediately excitedly ordered the flagship Dingyuan to launch an array, targeting the hundred or so demining boats, and started live ammunition shooting practice.

Wei Malang also saw through the binoculars the warships that appeared alone in the Ming army's array, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In his vision, only one battleship is still too small. It would be great if all thirty battleships came out.

It would be a great benefit to exchange the demining boats for the thirty warships that ran out of ammunition!

And what is the use of a battleship, even if the demining boats are lost, how much is there?
The next moment, the sound of sparse cannons rang out from time to time on the sea surface, and in the sea area around the minefield, a water column several meters high was shot out by shells from time to time.

Naturally, there were also a few unlucky demining ships that were hit by shells, or were overturned by the waves caused by shells, and those mines buried under the sea were detonated by shells, shaking the mine-clearing ships to pieces. .

Looking at the lost boat and manpower, Wei Malang would be lying if he said he wasn't angry.

It's a pity that he had no choice but to hold back his anger until the water mines were completely eliminated.

On the contrary, Shang Kexi was extremely happy. Ever since Liu Meng ordered the bombardment of the opponent's demining ship with naval guns, he had been laughing happily.

Whenever they successfully hit a demining ship, there would be a burst of laughter like howling ghosts and wolves.

When the sunset fell below the sea level, the darkness finally came, and the two sides also stopped their flags and drums, and each anchored and rested their boats to wait for the next day to continue the war.

After an afternoon of demining, only the last two miles were left in the minefield. According to the demining speed of the Dutch, the minefield could be completely cleared in a few hours.

Then, just before dusk, the two sides will have a real artillery battle and chase battle.

After a night's rest, just after dawn, Wei Malang once again dispatched the demining ship to carry out the final demining work.

Shang Kexi deployed the array as usual and bombarded these small boats with naval guns.

'Booming' Although not intense but incessant gunfire, the time came to past four o'clock in the afternoon.

After losing almost all small boats and hundreds of people, the Dutch finally cleared the minefield in front of them.

(End of this chapter)