After opening the new breech block, the loader of the Datang Group navy soldier in the turret calmly pushed a shell into the breech, and then pushed the propellant in as well.
After closing the breech, he raised his arm. A few seconds later, the cannon suddenly sat back. After retreating a distance of more than two feet, it quickly returned to its original position.
The not too thick armored steel plate of the turret blocked the noise of artillery firing. The soldiers in the turret only heard a muffled sound, and then continued to load.
Anyway, they couldn't see the results of their battle, but they could only hear the noncommissioned officer responsible for aiming beside them loudly reporting the results of the bombardment.
For these sailors, naval battles are basically no more than playing games. They only need to repeat their work, and victory will come soon.
Anyway, they could still more or less feel the tension of the battlefield. The coal-burning workers on duty in the hull, as well as soldiers such as chartists and cooks, didn't even feel that the battle had broken out.
"Boom!" The front main gun of the Bunas-class battleship immediately behind the Wolf 1 battleship sprayed out two balls of flame.
The two shells hit the target almost at the same time. The hit sailboat broke directly. The front half was still pulled forward by the sail, and the rear half had overturned and flooded.
The Tarun Kingdom's squadron, which was originally preparing to outflank the Tang fleet, finally understood the gap between the two warships, and several warships began to turn around in panic.
As a result, before they could turn around, they were hit by incoming shells and soon returned to the embrace of the God of the Sea.
The remaining warships tried to intimidate Datang's warships by firing cannons, but soon they were waiting for the second round of attacks from Wolf-class warships.
The dense artillery shells flew directly into the array of the Talon Kingdom fleet, and then there was a real flurry of fire.
It was indeed a moment of turmoil - the mast of a warship in Talon's fleet fell down in the explosion, and the huge mast crashed directly into the sea water. The helm king's flag floated on the sea, looking so embarrassed. .
The Talon battleships, which were originally lined up in a row, ready to show off their densely packed cannons to their opponents, finally realized how childish and ridiculous they were.
Before they could fire a shot, they were hit by the shells and turned into burning and exploding pits.
With the sound of cannons one after another, General Talon, who was in charge of commanding the squadron, suddenly realized a serious problem.
He, or the battleship he was in, seemed to be getting closer and closer to the enemy's battleship.
Almost all the warships sailing in front of him had been destroyed or completely sunk in front of him.
Now, it's finally his turn.
He wanted to turn around and run away, but before he could move, he suddenly remembered that he was at sea now, and he must not be able to escape the enemy's fire.
In fact, it was not much different from what he guessed - just when he was hesitating whether to jump into the sea and escape, a cannonball struck, completely destroying his idea of escape. Because he is already dead...
The Tang Group's naval fleet, equipped with tube-retracting cannons and explosive shells, was simply conducting a boring, dimensionally reducing attack when facing the Talon Kingdom's sailing ships and muzzle-loading cannons.
"What is that! What is that?" On the other side of the battlefield, General Wallen, who was listening to the roar of cannons and watching the explosions and flames, pulled the adjutant's collar and asked loudly.
He hasn't figured out what happened yet. After all, he can't see the battlefield on the other side clearly, so he can only guess based on thin air.
It's a pity that even if he made a bold guess, he couldn't guess that more than half of the 21 warships he had sent out were already gone at this moment.
"Press over! Press over! Share the pressure on the fleet on the other side! Don't let them escape!" Valen shouted through gritted teeth, fearing that his squadron would suffer losses.
In his opinion, the other party must be trying to make a desperate move and is preparing to abandon the port and break out and escape. Therefore, he made the decision to press forward across the board, hoping to annihilate the opponent's fleet before the opponent could break through.
"Press up! Get rid of all the enemy ships on the starboard side! Then speed up! Prepare to attack the enemy warships on the other side!" Bernard, who did not relax at all, also issued a new order at this moment.
He saw that the enemy fleet on his flank was unable to fight anymore and had almost withdrawn from the battle, so he decided to pursue the victory and eat this squadron first.
Anyway, Datang Group's warships have a speed advantage. Using this advantage, he can do whatever he wants. He can do whatever he wants.
With the weapons of generation difference, it is natural to easily crush the opponent. As the distance continues to shorten, the 75mm caliber side cannon of Datang Group joins the battle.
These artillery made up for the gap in the number of artillery pieces on the Datang Group's battleships. They completely stunned the sailors of the Talon Kingdom on the opposite side as soon as they joined the battle.
The soldiers of the Talon Kingdom had never seen such ferocious firepower. They didn't even have time to scream before they were stunned by the explosive bombs.
After they finally figured out the situation, they were surprised to find that they had become drowned people floating on the sea.
The battle was still going on, with four steel battleships lined up in a row, isolating the battlefield and beating up the Talon fleet on the flanks.
Waren, the general of the Tarun Kingdom, is still planning to encircle and annihilate the Datang Group fleet even now.
However, the cruelty of this war greatly exceeded his expectations. He didn't even know that at this moment, the fleet on the other side of him, a total of 21 warships, had been sunk or damaged, and almost all of them were wiped out.
The naval warships of the Datang Group arranged in a battle line fully explained what it means to kill people as soon as they pass by. They sank all the enemy ships as they passed by the opposing fleet.
"Turn! Left rudder! Bite the tail of the enemy fleet! Sink them all!" After gaining the advantage, Bernard continued to issue the order.
After the two sides fought for 20 minutes, the Datang Group's fleet turned again. This time, the enemy's figure-of-eight pincer formation had been completely defeated, leaving only the one in the middle.
At this time, due to the previous maneuvers and turns, the fleet of the Talon Kingdom formed a roughly ""One Step to Become an Immortal""
At this moment, Wallen realized that this naval battle had completely lost control: all the arrangements he had made before the battle were ineffective!
The tactical arrangement of flanking attack drawn up before the war has now completely failed. The 21 warships of the fleet responsible for the flanking attack were severely damaged by the enemy and completely withdrew from the battle.
The main force of the fleet he led was in disarray due to the pursuit, and even had its tail bitten by the opponent.
He could only rely on shouting and flags to command the fleet, but he was actually unable to reverse the defeat.
"Sir! The situation is not good!" Looking at the black smoke on the sea that had bitten the tail of his fleet in the distance, the adjutant said to Warren with some fear.
At this time, General Warren also felt that sitting still and waiting might ruin the entire fleet. So he immediately issued an order and shouted to the adjutant: "Turn around immediately! Order all nearby warships to turn around! Go get the tail of our fleet!"
He felt that as long as he turned around and drove away the enemy's fleet, at least half of the warships could be saved.
After stabilizing their position, they can then take advantage of their large number of warships and engage in a stalemate with the opponent for a period of time. At night, the two sides can distance themselves.
"Turn around! Turn around!" The adjutant immediately went to convey General Wallen's order. With the execution of this order, the main formation of the entire Talon Kingdom's naval fleet became even more messy.
On a flat surface, the fleet of the Kingdom of Talon now seems to be in the shape of a vertical hook, and the distance between the warships is uneven, and even the muzzles of each other are blocked, making it basically impossible to fire.
The battlefield was in chaos, with warships turning or avoiding being everywhere. At the outermost edge of the chaos, four Datang Group warships had already set their sights on the target and started a new round of attacks.
Accompanied by the sound of cannons, the warships of the Talon Kingdom began to explode and sink again. One after another, the battleships were hit, damaged, forced to slow down, and eventually sunk.
There was no time to care about those companions who fell into the water, no time to fire back, these captains and commanders who watched the enemy catch up with them and then opened fire to sink their own Talon Kingdom could only give orders randomly with crying voices.
Some battleships hoisted white flags, and some chose to escape from the fleet, but they soon discovered that none of these choices seemed to change their fate of being sunk...
