Seventy-three Hebrew warships came towards the Chinese warships ahead. The two sides got closer and closer. When they were less than a few miles away, Delson on the opposite side was horrified to find that the warships on the opposite side were actually bigger than Their warships were more than twice as big.
Not only that, he saw through the telescope many artillery pieces installed on battleships. There are also fully armed soldiers. The weapons used by the soldiers are similar to their muskets, but different.
He was a little shocked, and he couldn't even imagine that besides the Hebrews, there were people who could make such identical weapons. How could this be possible.
After he came to his senses, he quickly ordered the battleship to speed up. He made a visual inspection and found that the distance between the two fleets was seven to eight miles, and the maximum range that their naval guns could attack was only about five miles.
Only when they get close to a certain distance can their naval guns be effective.
However, just as his order was given, suddenly, hundreds of warships in front fired a burst of artillery fire. As the flames spit out, countless cannonballs came towards them.
Seeing this scene, Delson's face changed drastically, and he quickly exclaimed and ordered the warship to avoid it. Even though he felt that the artillery on the opposite side could not hit it, he was still full of anxiety.
Unfortunately, as soon as his order was given, the cannonballs fired from the opposite direction immediately hit their battleship group. Several warships in front were hit by the cannonballs, causing sawdust to fly everywhere. Many were affected by the power of the cannonballs. Soldiers were killed and blown away.
The battle was so tragic, but it wasn't over yet. The artillery on the opposite side fired again. In the blink of an eye, the artillery shells came over again, and the subsequent artillery fire almost never stopped.
Moreover, the interval between each artillery launch was less than three breaths. This situation made Delson dumbfounded. Each time their artillery was loaded and recharged, it took about twenty breaths.
But the rate of fire of the artillery on the opposite side was nearly ten times that of their artillery. For this reason alone, there was no comparison between the two. Not to mention, the explosive power of the artillery shells falling on the battleship is several times more than their shells, and the destructive power is even more astonishing.
Less than thirty breaths after the battle started, two battleships in front of them were sunk directly. The remaining ten warships were seriously damaged.
How to fight this? Delson, who had been so high-spirited just now and thought he could inflict heavy damage on the enemy on the opposite side, now felt his scalp numb and deep fear welling up in his heart.
He shouted: "Withdraw... quickly return to the port and prepare the forts at the port to meet the enemy..."
He knew that the warships on his side were no match for them. If they tried to charge over, they probably would not have reached the range of the artillery fire yet. They would probably lose more than half of the warships on their side.
If he doesn't withdraw now, he will have to rely on the dozen or so forts at the port. After all, the artillery there has a large caliber and a range of about ten miles.
As his order was issued, the stunned warships immediately reacted and quickly tried to turn the ship's bow and leave. However, the speed of turning the ship's bow was still a bit slow. During this period, three more warships were sunk by gunfire from the opposite side. .
Delson's flagship was also hit several times by artillery shells and was extremely damaged. He was really scared. In my heart, I just hoped to turn around quickly and escape back to the port before my flagship was sunk.
What the hell, as long as you are passively beaten, there is no chance to fight back. There is no way to fight this battle.
After all the battleships turned around and two more battleships were lost, Delson's heart was bleeding and he was shaking with anger, but there was nothing he could do.
He rushed over aggressively, but in the end he was beaten and ran back in despair. This was really humiliating.
But just when he thought he could escape back to the port, he was horrified to find that after the opposite battleship increased its speed, it not only bit them tightly, but also shortened the distance a little closer.
Judging from the speed, the speed of the battleship on the opposite side is probably several times that of theirs. As long as the other side is willing, it is estimated that it will be possible to catch up with them in less than two quarters of an hour.
The reason why they always maintain a distant distance is to make their artillery useless. The opponent seemed to have calculated the range of their artillery accurately and did not give them a chance to fire the artillery.
Delson wanted to cry. He had never thought that he would have such an aggrieved day. Since they conquered the world, he had only beaten other races into disgrace. He had never seen himself beaten to disgrace.
He quickly gave the order to speed up, but no matter how fast he speeded up, the warships behind him followed him unhurriedly. The artillery never stopped.
The warships under his command were sunk one by one. Delson could only watch helplessly, and the anger in his heart reached the extreme. But more of a feeling of powerlessness.
The seaport ahead was getting closer and closer, but when they rushed to the port, they found that only more than thirty warships were lost on their side, and the remaining nearly forty warships, none of them came back, and they all sank. In the sea, there were many Japanese and Hebrew people struggling on the sea.
At the same time, the enemy warships at sea were about ten miles away from the coast. At this time, the artillery of the ten forts in the center of the sea were aimed at the enemy warships on the sea.
They are waiting to launch an attack on the enemy warships at any time. However, although the ten miles away is within the range of the artillery, the accuracy and power will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, they were waiting for the enemy warship to approach the port again, but the warship on the opposite side seemed to know the power of the fort's artillery here, and stopped directly about ten miles away and stopped moving forward.
Delson was dumbfounded. He felt as if his side was completely penetrated by the enemy on the opposite side, and he couldn't fight back if he wanted to.
Burning with anger, he quickly issued a firing order to ten forts. The ten forts quickly executed the bombardment order, and ten artillery pieces were fired. Unfortunately, the shells fell into the sea less than a hundred meters in front of the battleships. , blasting the sea water into the air.
On the Chinese army's battleship, Yue Pengju looked at the ten forts opposite, his expression as usual and his eyes slightly narrowed. He was a little worried about this battle at first.
After all, although he got the information from the prisoners, he did not believe it. But now it seems that all the information is true. This gave him a strong confidence in capturing Hejiugang in front of him.
But the most difficult thing to solve at present is the ten forts. Unless he directly attacks them regardless of the consequences, in this case, his warships will definitely lose a lot.
The power of those ten forts is extraordinary. If they are fired accurately, they may even directly sink their warships.
"Turn the muzzle of the general's cannon and knock out those ten forts." He calmly gave the order to attack. Although those forts were troublesome, he was not helpless.
Whether you can break the situation depends on the general cannon you brought. This is a large-caliber artillery with a caliber of 80, and its range can reach fifteen to twenty miles.
However, this kind of artillery can hit large-area targets, but it is still difficult to aim at small targets like forts in the sea. However, Yue Pengju has plenty of time here.
As long as those ten forts are solved, Hejiu Port in front can be captured.
There are only seven such artillery pieces brought by Yue Pengju. Except for one on his flagship, the remaining six warships are similar in size to the flagship.
Furthermore, this is the first time that this kind of artillery has been tested at sea. It is not known how many times a wooden warship can withstand such artillery fire. After all, the recoil of artillery is extremely large and will cause certain losses to the battleship itself. Yue Pengju would not fire easily unless absolutely necessary.
But in the current situation, he had to prepare to fire.
