Aikeli's face was extremely ugly, but he was not at a loss as he was experienced in the battlefield. He still controlled his calmness and commanded the fleet to assemble and start dispatching.
A half-moon formation was adopted, which was conducive to launching a series of horizontal artillery fire attacks.
He kept mentally constructing to himself that it might be the other party's sudden attack that caused the damage to the battleship.
That must be it!
There can be no warships in this world that are superior to them.
More than a hundred warships moved forward in a line, with Aikli's flagship in the center.
Because they were traveling with the wind, their boat speed was very fast.
In Aikli's view, this is a situation that is beneficial to him.
In naval battles of this era, the direction of the wind is crucial.
Not long after, they arrived at the sea area where the battle was taking place.
Aikli took the telescope handed over by the adjutant. He pulled it away and looked at it. He was stunned.
The two fleets that originally stayed outside on guard, with a total of more than a dozen warships, now only have two remaining.
As for these two warships, fires were burning on the decks and they were about to sink.
This meant that both fleets were completely wiped out.
In addition, enemy ships can be clearly seen in the telescope.
This was a ship he had never seen before.
A huge hull, with a long pipe protruding from the front end, and a chimney...
"What kind of ship is that?" He was stunned.
The adjutant also saw it, and he swallowed hard: "I didn't see any sails. Could it be that this boat was driven by human oars?"
But he himself didn't believe it when he said it. After all, how many people would be needed to row such a huge thing?
And they didn't see the oars either.
"Immediately spread out the two wings, and concentrate firepower on the side for a full bombardment." Although he didn't understand why, Aikli reacted quickly.
The flag signal was sent out, and the fleet under his command began to arrange its formation according to the instructions.
But...the opponent's warship came directly.
The flag flying above is... Daqian's ship!
Aikeli couldn't help but exclaimed: "Impossible, how could Daqian have such a ship?"
But the facts cannot be disputed.
"Boom, boom, boom--" The ship approaching from the front fired.
It was not an attack with concentrated firepower, but aimed at the scattered fleets of foreign countries and bombarded them one by one.
The cannons of the three-masted sailing ship were mainly on both sides of the hull, forming rows of dense bombardments.
Therefore, when they face the opponent's fleet, they need to come sideways.
But this is also very dangerous, because going sideways increases the area affected by the attack.
The captains of each fleet all believed based on experience that the other side's ships should also come across and fire their guns.
However, what surprised them was that the long tubes on the bows of those ships rotated directly, and then with a roar, cannonballs were fired!
And these cannonballs landed on their ship and caused a big explosion!
Not a solid bomb, but a bomb that explodes after landing.
"Boom, boom, boom", under a series of bombardments, more than 20 ships were blown to pieces.
"Fourth Fleet requests retreat!"
"The Eighth Fleet has suffered heavy losses and the flagship has been sunk."
"The Fifth Fleet is fighting hard, Lord Admiral, they are asking for support!"
"Sir, we are playing into each other's hands by spreading our wings. Please change your formation immediately and advance with a central breakthrough."
"The port side of our ship was damaged by the attack."
…
A cannonball landed near Aikli's flagship. The seawater exploded, and metal shrapnel directly cut off a piece of the hull.
Amid the violent shock, Aikeli's expression finally changed.
“The opponent’s range and artillery power are higher than ours,” he urgently adjusted his tactics, “Centralize the formation.
The thickly armored ships move forward, and the long-range ships move behind to provide full fire coverage and rush out by the way. "
With more than twenty years of experience in naval battles, he also realized that he had fallen into a trap!
The other party has already prepared a big net, and now it’s time to close it!
And his own ship is already a fish in the net, which can only be destroyed by the fish.
On the other side, on the Ningzhou Fleet flagship, Xu Mochen picked up a teacup.
"Your Majesty," Tang Derun said with a happy face, "The plan is progressing very smoothly, and nearly half of the opponent's fleet has been lost.
They are gathering their formation and preparing for a central breakthrough. "
"The commander is not an incompetent person," Xu Mochen said with a hint of admiration in his tone, "You can see the absolute superiority of our army and think of breaking through the blockade at all costs, which is a bit of a skill.
pity……"
It's a pity that what the other party is facing is the gap of the times.
There is an insurmountable technological gap and hundreds of years of technological differences. Even if the commander is a genius, he cannot escape the predicament.
"Send the order, our fleet will form a semi-surrounding crescent formation, and alternate firepower to strike accurately." Xu Mochen put the tea lid on, "We must annihilate them.
Leave no one behind! "
"Yes!" Tang Derun accepted the order.
Xu Mochen's fleet was not large in number, but it had already blocked the entrance to the sea and took advantage of its absolute advantage in firepower to eat up its opponents one after another.
This is like in a land battle, armored vehicles besiege infantry stormtroopers, and as many as they come will die.
On the sea, there are shipwrecks piled up everywhere, as well as some sailors, floating up and down, calling for help.
However, the war is not over yet, and no one can take care of them.
Xu Mochen is not kind, nor can he be said to be ruthless.
After all, if the status of the two sides were reversed, the foreign country would also use cruel methods to deal with the people of Daqian.
Ci does not command troops, not only talking about his own army, but also against his opponents.
On the other side, although Aikli's flagship was behind, he could clearly see that his ships in front and around him were slowly decreasing.
"Sir Admiral, more than 90% of our warships have been damaged and we cannot continue the fight."
"My lord, please surrender."
"This is not a naval battle, this is a massacre!"
The people around him finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Aikeli's face was pale and his whole body was shaking.
In this battle, not only his fleet was destroyed, but also his confidence and courage.
He is already a useless person and cannot handle any command.
The adjutants had no choice but to ignore him and prepare for the surrender on their own.
Not long after, white flags were hoisted on the remaining ships.
Xu Mochen also saw it, but he didn't comment.
There was no order to stop the bombardment, and the attack continued.
The reason he gave was very strange: “Our navy was established for the first time in the Great War, and the command system was incoherent.
Although I gave the order, it was not delivered in time, and I was very annoyed about it. "
Tang Derun was also shocked. The number of troops, ships and people from the foreign country that were killed was quite a lot.
It is inevitable that the entire Western continent will be shaken.
And he finally saw the determination of the young emperor beside him.
Anyone who offends me will be punished no matter how far away!
A shell finally landed in the command room of Aikli's flagship, exploding into a ball of fire.
The Gillian Naval War God was killed in battle.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on this sea area, which seems to be stained with blood.
In the distance, MacLeese floated in the air, quietly staring at the result.
"Emperor Daqian, what a trick!"
(End of chapter)
