Chapter 730: This is a fart

"George, is the reaction of the Ming Empire fleet so strange?" Black, the commander of the British naval fleet, put down his telescope, had a very strange expression. This maritime operation has been planned for almost a year. Since the fleet left the Ming Dynasty, the British have been preparing for this piracy operation. And with the re-dividing of Asian interests as an introduction, they have successfully impressed other major navigators outside the Netherlands. France, Portugal and Spain have also been involved. France during this period was not a powerful navigator, but also had a navy of initial size.

This was an adventure and a huge action that was successfully harvested. According to the British intelligence, after crossing the Cape of Good Hope, the fleet of the Ming Empire was not a fast clipper, with only 40 warships and five armed merchant ships. In order to complete this operation, the British dispatched a total of 66 warships in this area, and the other three countries invested a total of 73 warships. In other waters, the entire English Channel, there were no less than 200 sail warships waiting and looking for the emergence of this fleet.

The British supported the battle on one side and launched an attack in the early stage. It was not because they had a higher style, but because they were not proactive. The other three countries would definitely be on the wait-and-see attitude.

"Yes, your Excellency, their fleet reacted inconsistently. I think it was to sacrifice the ten warships before the sudden outbreak to ensure the smooth escape of other warships and cargoes. As long as they persist until dark, their chances will come. It is nine o'clock in the morning, and we have nearly eight hours left. If everything goes well, we can completely eliminate this fleet of the Ming Empire in at most two days." Adjutant George's answer was full of confidence. His judgment was correct and wrong. Correct was based on the understanding of the strength of the European navy. As the strongest navy in Europe, the quality of the British navy is definitely the top today. It is not difficult to make a common sense judgment, but they still don't have much knowledge of the combat effectiveness of the Ming navy. The intelligence was from a few years ago.

"Strange, the backward Ming Empire warships did not mean to escape, but went to face the three-country joint fleet in the east." When Bleka exclaimed, George couldn't help but exclaim: "What are they going to do? They started to seize the t-head at such a long distance? Can their naval guns hit 1,500 meters? Even if they can hit so far, how can they guarantee their hit rate?"

As soon as the words were finished, the Ming fleet, about 1,800 meters, opened fire, and dull sounds of cannons sounded on the sea. White smoke could be seen in the telescope, and there was little surprise, and the breeze dissipated as soon as it blew.

"Look!" He raised his hand and pointed, the shell had landed on the sea surface fifty meters away. After two bangs, huge water columns rose up on the sea surface, which was not the effect that solid bullets could produce.

The impact of the explosion caused a violent shaking on Black's flagship. He shook his body a few times and stood on the railing.

After the two exchanged glances, they both showed horror. The fire was fired at such a long distance and it was almost missing.

When Black and George were shocked, Knight's horror was even stronger. He could see clearly that the Ming Navy's cannon was loading too fast. It was not a solid bullet, but an integrated bullet. It did not light the lead wire with a torch, but directly pulled a rope and the second round of shelling began.

Ten warships equipped with new naval guns followed Li Heng's flagship and made a horizontal move. This process was called seizing the t-head. After completion, each ship fired one after another, and used the main gun at the head of the ship to bombard the British fleet's sudden warships. The first round of artillery bombings did not capture any results. All were lost, but this was the first actual naval battle of the new naval gun. All members, including Li Heng, had no hope of the results of this artillery bombardment. The key was that the distance was a little farther. Whether the target could be hit depends on God's intention. The way to make up for the hit rate was not a targeting system, but by increasing the firepower density.

"Tsk!" Li Heng was still rude. The effect of the first round of artillery was too poor, but he still did not understand naval warfare enough, or he did not expect that the near-burning bomb was still quite lethal to the wooden warship. Well, as the founder of the navy, Chen Xie didn't know that this near-burning bomb could cause pressure and cause a lot of damage to the hull.

Wow, the splashing water drops fell like raindrops, which was the result of a grenade that exploded ten meters away. Black was soaked and had no chance to hide. The crunching sound was in his ears and his teeth were sore. What was this happening?

The second round of artillery was much better. After the adjustment, the fleet fired at an extremely fast speed again. Forty 105-caliber cannons fired in sequence. The launching medicine was nitrogen, cotton, and the loading was nitrogen, acid, sweet, and oil. The power was not something that Europeans today could understand. Therefore, Knight could no longer believe everything he saw.

"Reset! Load! Fire the gun!" Subconsciously approached a little, and heard the hoarse command in the cannon position. Although it was to withdraw the cannon, it was far ahead of this era, whether it was power or fire speed.

"I hit it!" Zhang Guangde shouted excitedly. Li Heng was still standing very straight and pretending to be calm without expression. In fact, he was the most nervous. The main force of the fleet was ten warships equipped with new naval guns. If it weren't for the insufficient production in Liaodong, the fleet was set off in a hurry, and they should have all been equipped with new naval guns. The other thirty warships sent flag words, Zhou Gandang, the deputy commander of the fleet, commanded the squadron, to face the "pirates" from the west, and the armed merchant ships loaded with cargo, slowed down and landed a little behind to avoid being affected by the battle. Although these five merchant ships had not many guns, each of which was only about thirty, the 12-pound rifled gun of Yishui was not the firepower that ordinary European warships could withstand.

The fire rising from the telescope was extremely conspicuous. A British warship was hit and exploded. After the grenade exploded, the entire warship trembled violently, and half of the hull was blown up. The flying wood chips were everywhere in the sky, just like it was raining.

At this time, the British had not yet reacted, and that was nonsense. Black had already shown panic, but as the commander of the fleet, he could not be too nervous. This time, they were the protagonists of the maritime operation. If they retreated, the whole operation would be a trivial matter, and the attack on the prestige of the British Navy was an immeasurable consequence.

After looking at the explosive battleship, Black continued to calmly raise the telescope: "We have a six-fold advantage, lean on it and destroy them with dense firepower. Tell each ship that Britain needs all the members of the fleet to do their duty!" George immediately calmed down when he heard the order, ran quickly, and let the messenger utter the flag.

When Li Heng saw the z-shaped flag hanging by the British, he sneered a few times and said to Zhang Guangde: "Hang the flying eagle flag!"

The Flying Eagle Flag has a special significance in the Ming Dynasty. On land, the Flying Eagle Cavalry is a cavalry that makes foreign enemies frightened. In the navy, the Flying Eagle Flag is a heritage and a symbol of Chen Xie. As long as this flag is hung, the entire navy must defend the honor of this flag at all costs. Sure enough, when the only Flying Eagle Flag in the entire fleet was hung on the flagship, cheers were heard on the sea, and there were neat shouts: "Fight to the death! Fight to the death! There is an enemy but no one!"

The Flying Eagle Banner Navy was given another meaning, that is, no living mouth. This move was used by Chen Xie when he was shocking Jiannu in Liaodong. The navy took it over and used it. Once the Flying Eagle Banner was hung, it means to completely eliminate any place that dares to provoke actively. The symbol of defending the Flying Eagle Banner to the death - Chen Xie, the founder of the Ming Navy!

Both sides were constantly approaching their opponents. A thousand meters away, the entire main fleet in front of them hit a total of four unlucky warships. Other warships suffered more than ten leaks in the cabin due to the pressure of sea water. This result surprised the British. Warships kept withdrawing from the battle. It took only a while, less than ten minutes. The artillery fire on the opposite side was as fast as raindrops, but it was extremely powerful, far beyond the British's cognition.

"Is this action a mistake?" Black shook his faith in his heart, but with a strong will, he quickly shook his head and said to himself: "Britain will not lose, nor can he lose!"

After Zhou Gandang discovered the flying eagle flag, he immediately hung up the flag and notified the ships. During this period, the entire fleet immediately cheered, which was to let go of the killing. There was no military discipline to restrict them from killing and setting fire. These naval officers and soldiers had been holding on the sea for too long and finally had the goal to vent. As for failure, no one thought about this problem. How could the navy built by Xinghai Gong lose?

At this time, the three-country joint fleet was far away, and it was still two nautical miles away. Seeing the thirty warships killing each other in a fierce manner, it was as if they were celebrating the festival. I really couldn't understand what was going on with these people. Haven't you seen at least twice the enemy fleet? Do you like to die so much?

"Fire!" At one thousand meters, the 75 guns also fired, and the number of more 75 runs. They are not fired in sequence, but directly fired volleys. The large-caliber cannons dare not fire volleys because the deck can't bear it, so the 75 guns have no concerns. The Xinghai fired a warship with one volley.

After another T-character passed, when the fleet that completed a turn appeared again on the T-character horizontal head, the British fleet opposite had already begun to turn the bow and ran away. There was no way to escape. The T-character 75 guns fully utilized the advantage of fast firing speed. They could throw out six shells in a minute. Although there were six warships, they shot out the effect of a sea of ​​fire, which directly caused the losses of thirteen warships to the British fleet.

This is a big fuck! The fool knows something is wrong! Not to mention, Black's flagship also leaked due to near-burning loss. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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