To be fair, Zheng Jing's performance in the great battle of Kinmen Bay was basically like a blind cat meeting a dead mouse. If it weren't for the fact that he had several times more troops on hand and eight clipper clippers as a melee weapon, this naval battle would probably be the end of his career!
But Zheng Jing's performance in the Great Battle of Kinmen Bay was not without merit. He just made the right decision - "close the door and attack the ship" and close the only exit of the Kinmen Strait!
Now the number of the two sides in Kinmen Bay is about 300 to 50. Zheng Jing has an overwhelming advantage, and the bay has become a mess. There is no formation of troops, it is just a melee. Therefore, the problem of chaotic command of the Toyo Fleet no longer exists... Just use more to fight against fewer, and six or seven ships can surround one to fight.
There is no generation difference between the ships of the two sides. The Ming army's ships may be stronger and newer! The training levels of the two sides are also similar. The level of the Ming Dynasty navy is basically a little lower. With its numerical advantage, it can still annihilate its opponent.
With such a huge advantage in hand, of course he had to close the door and fight... As the nephew of the most favored concubine Zheng in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Jing knew very well how the history of the Ming Dynasty was written - as long as he could After a great victory in annihilating the enemy, he will be the "Xu Wuning on the Sea" and "Chang Zhongwu on the Sea" of the Ming Dynasty. In the future, who would dare to say that he is not as good as Chen Shangchuan, not as good as Shi Lang, not as good as Liu Guoxuan!
"turn right......"
Just when Zheng Jing happily decided to close the door and beat the dogs, Abraham Duquesne also made the most important decision in his life.
"Lieutenant General, we should keep moving forward and rush out of the Golden Gate Strait!" Tourville on the side reminded loudly.
"We can't get out!" Abraham Duquesne shook his head repeatedly. "The Chinese clippers are already ahead of us... Their speed is too fast and they will definitely get out of the strait before us. Form an artillery column. In this way, they will occupy the T-shaped position. Then we will be a living target!
And there are many 12-pound cannons on the Kinmen Fortress! The fire on the Lorraine cannot be extinguished now. Even if we can rush into the strait, we will become a living target again! "
The artillery on the Kinmen Fortress is a shore artillery, and its accuracy is not comparable to that of naval artillery. Moreover, the strait guarded is very narrow, less than one nautical mile wide. If the Lorraine passes through the middle of the strait, it will be less than 1,000 meters away from the fortress fort, which can be said to be right under the muzzle of the fortress.
If the Lorraine hadn't been set alight, I wouldn't be afraid, but now the Lorraine is just a floating torch! If it fails to hit again, then the artillery of the United States will be blind.
The local tyrant king's management ability is still very strong, and he is also a professional officer. Under his management, the capabilities of the United States Army Artillery are not weak! More than a dozen 12-pound cannons on the Golden Gate Fortress opened fire at the same time. After several rounds, they were able to hit two or three of the Lorraine. Coupled with those clippers blocking the door... the Lorraine would have been a heavy damage if it hadn't been sunk, and it would definitely not have been able to escape.
What's even more troublesome is that the Lorraine took several more 12-pound shells during the firefight with the "Clipper Wolf Pack"!
One of them hit the gun cabin again, and also exploded two explosive shells and a lot of propellant, turning the No. 16 gun cabin into a furnace... Jean Barr led the damage control team to rush After several attempts, they couldn't get in. Now they had to evacuate the five gun cabins around the No. 16 gun cabin, throw all the ammunition inside into the sea, and use sandbags to block several passages near the No. 16 gun cabin.
In other words, the big bang can happen at any time!
Although French battleship designers have long considered this problem, they have limited the amount of ammunition and gunpowder stored in each gun bay so that a big explosion in a single gun bay will not paralyze the entire battleship.
But the battleship will still be severely damaged by the bomb bay explosion, and it will also cause a bigger fire...
After some analysis, the experienced Abraham Duquesne could no longer break out of the Lorraine. The only way to hold on for a while is to rush into the North Bay of Kinmen and join the Dutch fleet.
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When Abraham Duquesne commanded the Lorraine towards the entrance to the North Bay of Kinmen, the 4 Dutch Provincial-class battleships and 4 Hague-class clipper battleships he had sent in before were running towards the entrance to the North Bay!
They rushed into the North Bay of Kinmen after chasing the eight "Fu" type battleships of the United States. After entering the North Bay, the eight Dutch warships fought with the eight "Fu" type battleships.
Although the "Mansion" type of the United States is slightly weaker than the Dutch Provincial type, its firepower is much stronger than the Hague-class clipper!
So the two sides were going back and forth, and the fight was quite lively. Before the Dutch discovered the "trap", eight Dutch warships still had a slight upper hand, and three more "Mansion" type ships were turned into "fire ships". However, there were only one Dutch Provincial class and one Hague class fire ship on the Dutch side. If it is red, it will look "prosperous" at first glance.
Just when the Dutch were preparing to fight to avenge the Battle of the Straits of Malacca, a large group of Ming Dynasty warships suddenly emerged from behind them!
These Dutch people all wondered if they were in the wrong place? Is this not Kinmen Bay, but Guangzhou Bay or Sasebo?
But why is the Ming Navy here?
Knowing that they could not beat them, the Dutch had to run away quickly, but the battleships of the United States Navy that they had just suppressed and beat them stopped fighting again. Five battleships that were not seriously injured chased the Dutch and gave them a hard hammer on their butts. However, the Dutch's boat was fast and they gradually opened the distance between them and their pursuers.
When the sky got a little brighter, the Dutch fleet finally pushed the pursuers a little far away, and almost reached the exit of the bay (the interface between the North Bay and the Middle Bay). At this time, the Dutch saw the burning Luo The Lin number is coming towards you!
The Lorraine is the flagship and the battleship of France's big brother. David Jones, commander of the Dutch Navy Expeditionary Fleet, saw that the Lorraine looked like it was about to be destroyed, and quickly commanded the Dutch Provincial to approach it for rescue. As a result, when it was still hundreds of yards away, the Lorraine made a loud noise, and a huge fireball suddenly rose on the port side near the amidships!
But it startled Davy Jones - luckily it was far enough away, otherwise the Holland Province would also have been affected by the big explosion of the Lorraine!
Davy Jones, who broke out in a cold sweat, shouted quickly: "Quick, quick, full right rudder... We have to stay away from the Lorraine, it may explode again!"
But his chief of staff suddenly shouted: "General, the Lorraine is bringing us closer... The commander wants to move the flagship!"
What? Such a huge explosion did not kill Lieutenant General Duquesne? His life is really big!
"Then, then get closer...and send a boat to pick up the Lieutenant General!"
Since Lieutenant General Duquesne is still alive, David Jones cannot ignore death! He is a commander after all...and it looks like he will soon devote himself to the cause of God. He should be allowed to write a suicide note or something.
Of course, David Jones did not intend to die in the line of duty like the French naval commander... He did not really believe in God, and he was very familiar with the people in the Ming army. Even if he was a prisoner, It can also continue to play a role in the interests of the Federal Republic of the Netherlands.
After about half an hour, Abraham Duquesne boarded the Dutch Provincial Ship dejectedly. When he saw David Jones, he immediately said: "David, how are you doing here? Have you been ambushed by the damn Chinese?" "
"No...fortunately, there are only 8 battleships, 3 of them were seriously damaged, and the remaining 5 just followed from a distance and did not dare to come closer."
"That's good!" Lieutenant General Duquesne breathed a sigh of relief, and turned his head to look at the middle bay of Kinmen. The battle there was still going on. The rumbling sound of artillery was still coming in waves, and a gun could be seen in the distance. Plumes of smoke rose straight into the sky.
"Commander, what should we do now?" David Jones looked at Duquesne, "We can't get out? Can we?"
"Yes!" Duquesne looked very calm. "The strait has been blocked. There are too many of them and we can't rush out... However, our combined fleet has done its duty. , brought glory to France, the Netherlands and Spain, and let the enemy know our determination! Now..."
He paused suddenly and his face looked extremely tragic.
Davy Jones looked a little scared, and his heart was pounding. Don't talk about fighting to the death!
Duquesne said word for word: "Now we will destroy the battleship and then surrender to them honorably and honorably!"
