The battle was fierce, and the French troops who were attacked were in a panic.
They never thought that Long Yanjun would adopt such a suicidal battle.
In their opinion, such behavior is no different from committing suicide.
Long Yan's sailboat is made of wood. Such close combat will cause Long Yan's army's sailboat to sink.
As for Long Yanjun's style of play, it is a pirate style that has been eliminated for a long time. Since the rise of artillery and steam engines, naval battles no longer rely on such close-range attacks.
It all depends on the strength of the ship and the power of the guns.
After the French general learned about the fighting method of Longyan Army, he directly mocked: "Those yellow-skinned monkeys are still using this backward fighting method."
"It is simply ridiculous to come up with such a battle plan despite having the most powerful troops in the world."
Although this desperate fighting method was ridiculed by the French army, it still caused them a lot of trouble.
This kind of combat method directly caused a temporary artillery vacuum on the French army's ships.
On the Long Yan Army's sailboat, there were troops several times their own. These troops attacked the French ships, and the French sailors were exhausted to resist.
They also need to attack the Dragon Flame Sailboat.
The Longyan sailboat was now beaten to pieces.
I'm afraid it won't last long and will completely collapse.
But at this time, the French fleet commander discovered something was wrong, as the number of Dragon Flame troops on the ship increased.
In the beginning, they were evenly matched with the Longyan Army, but now they have been severely suppressed.
The Long Yan Army is attacking the cabin, where the most important firepower output of the French army is.
If it falls there, the French warships will also lose control.
Realizing that something was wrong, the French commander hurriedly ordered: "Quickly, sink Long Yan's sailboat, and support it with the other two ships. We must not let Long Yan's army occupy our ship!"
The French ships wanted to adjust their direction, but at this time, they encountered a fierce attack from the Longyan Yinzhou ship. They simply did not have enough power to deal with these attacks.
A shell came over and hit the French ship directly.
There was a muffled sound on the ship, and the powerful explosion directly shook the French battleship violently.
Captain France held the console with both hands and stabilized his body. He groaned. The Longyan Army would never allow France's ships to rush over to support him at this time.
Through the telescope, he looked at the Yinzhou ship controlled by Cao Xi, which was pursuing and attacking their ship.
Cao Xi seemed to notice Captain France's gaze, turned around and sneered.
"Hit me hard. We must not let the French fleet get closer to our sailboat. We must intercept them here!"
"As you command!"
The six main guns equipped on the Yinzhou ship were bombarded as if they were free of charge!
It is bound to sink the French battleship!
The French captain was furious when he saw this. Naval warfare was the most expensive of all battles. The manufacture of shells and ships was too expensive.
But now Long Yan's Yinzhou ship has the momentum to sink them even with its cannons.
The strongest attack launched directly.
"fight back!"
"fight back!"
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The French fleet also broke out with fierce bombardment.
At this time, a French warship suddenly turned, and its artillery was already aimed at the French ship at this time.
boom!
A volley of artillery shells was fired, and the French fleet was directly blown to pieces by the sudden attack. The French captain also fell in the explosion.
He stood up and shouted coldly: "What happened again? Who can tell me what happened again!"
A soldier pointed in the direction of the cannonball, and Captain France looked in the direction of his finger.
The corners of his eyes twitched, and there was a sudden change.
The French fleet's own ships launched an attack on them.
He hurriedly took out his binoculars and looked over. On the French ship that launched the attack, there was a burly Dragon Flame veteran holding a head in his hand.
It was the captain of this battleship.
The French battleship has changed owners and become the battleship of the Long Yan Army!
Ignite the French main guns that have been aimed at them for a long time!
The French captain jumped down hastily and shouted urgently: "Attack that French battleship, quickly!"
The French soldiers were stunned and had no time to react as the huge cannonball had already blasted past.
The powerful explosion directly destroyed everything here.
One of the two French warships was captured by Long Yan's army, and the other was sunk by Long Yan's army.
The loss of these two battleships directly determined the failure of this battle.
The two remaining French battleships retreated.
This battle directly declared the victory of Long Yan Army.
Cao Xi looked at the situation on the battlefield through the telescope. Although they won this battle, they also paid a huge price.
The three Yinzhou ships were all seriously damaged.
One of the three sets of steam power of one of the Yinzhou ships was directly destroyed by artillery shells and required emergency repair.
The shells were almost beaten.
The personal injuries were even more serious.
The Dragon Flame sailboat, originally filled with supplies, was directly beaten to pieces due to the close combat with the French fleet, making it impossible to continue sailing.
But fortunately, most of the supplies on the ship were saved.
Cao Xi summoned the captains of the four ships for a meeting.
After experiencing this battle, they have realized that this battle is not as simple as they imagined.
This time the French team spent a lot of money, leaving no room for them at all.
In this battle, the injuries were very serious.
However, the harvest was quite fruitful. The operation of Long Yan Sailing Ship directly allowed them to harvest a French warship with almost no damage.
With this battleship, it will be faster for them to travel to Tasmania.
"Cao Xi, what kind of commander are you?" Old General Li of the Long Yan Sailboat said cursingly.
"You still want me to withdraw?"
"I have been fighting for half my life and I have never retreated!"
As the commander-in-chief, Cao Xi was scolded like a grandson by such an old general, but he did not dare to refute a word.
Although this old general is not a commander, his qualifications and status are there.
More importantly, without him today, it would not have been possible for them to obtain the French warships so easily.
"Mr. Li, please calm down. Isn't this so that the Longyan Army on your ship can reach the battlefield faster?"
"You also know that my mission is to escort you." Cao Xi said with a smile.
Old General Li snorted coldly and said nothing.
Cao Xi laughed twice. Although Mr. Li was disobeying orders, the other party could make a more accurate judgment.
This is something Cao Xi does not have.
But at this moment, an urgent report came from the Long Yan soldiers: "A large French fleet was discovered in the area twenty nautical miles ahead."
Cao Xi was stunned when he heard the news. The matter was not simple.
Total war between them and France is coming.
