"Prince is promoted, wrnll!"
When he heard the roar of heavy artillery from behind, Xu Dongyun was furious.
It was agreed that you would hold off the enemy and buy time for the third detachment, but you directly used heavy artillery.
You are trying to take the credit!
"What should we do now?"
Seeing what the fourth detachment did, military and political officer Gao Huaide was also full of lawsuits.
Chief of Staff Tuhai reacted very quickly and immediately suggested: "Now it is best for the whole army to go north and cover the rear of the Spaniards. We can achieve full success in one battle."
Xu Dongyun kept beating the railing angrily.
"That's all I can do. When I go back, I have to break off his front teeth."
On the flagship at the rear, Shang Kexi laughed as he watched the two detachments fighting each other, as if they were watching a show.
"Hahaha, these guys are more cunning than the last."
Xu Jianzhong was a little gloomy.
"We have to teach them a lesson later. How can we plot against each other on the battlefield?"
Shang Kexi quickly stopped him.
"It's not a big problem, it's just some small thoughts. Look, the third detachment still went north. They have the overall situation in mind, and this kind of fighting can also train their adaptability."
Ocean warfare requires high quality of generals, and there are many situations that need to be dealt with.
The commanders of the two detachments were able to adapt to changes and play tricks on each other. In Shang Kexi's view, this was a sign of progress.
Only in this way can we rest assured that they are on their own.
Wang Zisheng didn't know that Xu Dongyun was greeting his family, and he didn't care even if he knew.
"Order the Sixth Squadron to go to the entrance of the strait to lay mines, and the other units will step up their firepower."
The Spaniards are still in a state of confusion.
After all, I have never been attacked by an enemy from such a long distance!
Is this really artillery?
Not an artifact of God?
Before the Spaniards could react, three minutes later, the fourth team's second salvo came.
With the first round of correction, the accuracy of the second round improved a lot, and at least 80% of the shells fell into the Spanish fleet's formation.
The power of heavy artillery shells determines that as long as they explode near the Spanish warship, it will inevitably cause devastating damage.
More Spanish battleships were either shattered into pieces by direct hits, or were riddled with holes by nearby explosions. There were blazing fires and Spanish wails everywhere.
"Spread out, everyone spread out, outflank and move forward!"
Juan Jose finally came to his senses and hurriedly gave the correct order.
The Spaniards had long been afraid, and they hurriedly changed from gathering together to being scattered across the ocean, trying to approach the fourth detachment from more directions.
In their eyes, this may be their only chance to win.
Although the essence of the Spanish navy has disappeared in the history, the foundation of its long-term dominance of the oceans remains. Even if they encounter the incomprehensible artillery of the Empire, they are only afraid, but they do not collapse.
Only such an opponent can inspire the combat enthusiasm of the officers and soldiers of the ocean-going fleet.
"Order each squadron to fight on its own, be sure not to be surrounded by the enemy, and give full play to mobility."
The Spaniards chose to disperse their assault, and Wang Zisheng also decided to disperse his forces.
Although the fourth detachment's artillery has a very long range, its hit rate after the enemies disperse is very impressive. If a hundred artillery shells can hit ten, it is a big win.
Therefore, they can only use skirmishers to fight skirmishers, and use the Imperial Navy's superior maneuverability to tease the enemy.
For a time, there was no order on the entire ocean. Viewed from the air, it looked like a scattered galaxy.
The artillery hit rate of the fourth detachment plummeted, but the Spaniards also had to pursue feebly across the wide sea.
With the performance of their warships, it is really difficult to get close to the warships of the fourth detachment.
When have the Spaniards ever encountered this kind of battle where they can only take a beating but cannot fight back?
Even if the artillery hit rate of the fourth detachment is low, Spanish warships will always be hit.
And as long as one hit, it means that a battleship has been blown up.
Unlike previous naval battles, if you were hit by hundreds of large iron balls, they would just turn into honeycombs and still float on the sea.
In the melee, the Spanish warship finally caught up within a thousand meters.
This gave them hope, and they felt that as long as they worked harder, they would be within range.
Unfortunately, it was the light artillery of the fourth detachment that entered the firing range first.
The firepower intensity of each battleship of the fourth detachment suddenly increased significantly, forming a barrage like a heavy rain directly on the sea.
Although the light artillery cannot fire one battleship at a time, it still uses explosive shells, which can not only cause serious damage to Spanish battleships, but also cause fires.
In addition to light artillery, rocket launchers can finally join the battle.
The dispersion of the Spaniards was not a complete dispersal.
They dare not.
If they were completely dispersed, their command would immediately be disrupted and the battle would not need to be fought.
It's just that they changed from a large group to a small team, and each small team also has more than a hundred warships to give full play to certain cluster strike advantages.
This kind of target is the rocket launcher's favorite.
As orange-red flames filled the sky, the Spaniards saw a sight they would never forget.
A relatively large detachment was completely enveloped by rockets, and the sea area was instantly enveloped in thick smoke, explosions, and waves, as if a volcano had erupted.
When the smoke cleared, all that was left were the rolling flames and the dying cries of countless Spaniards.
Although the hit rate of the rocket launcher is very low, its coverage is huge!
And the sea is different from the land.
As long as there is no place on land directly hit by a rocket launcher, there is a high probability of survival.
But the rocket launchers used by the Navy are filled with fuel.
Even if the explosion cannot destroy the warship, the random splashing and burning of oil has become a nightmare for wooden warships.
In particular, this kind of oil will still burn even if it is spilled into the sea, forming a large dead area.
None of the Spanish warships in this area were able to escape and watched helplessly as the fire spread throughout the ship. No matter how much water was poured on it, the flames only grew stronger and stronger.
[That day, the evil dragon from the East returned to Europe with a terrifying curse, far more terrifying than the Mongolian cavalry. Everyone understood that Europe seemed to be falling. 】
The Spaniards who survived the battle wrote this passage in their diaries and witnessed the beginning of a history.
But in the fierce battle, neither the ocean fleet nor the Spanish fleet could consider such far-reaching issues for the time being.
As the Spanish fleet drew closer, the ocean-going fleet began to bring out more and more desperate weapons.
"To the northeast, forty-eight enemy ships are approaching to 500 meters!"
After receiving the lookout's report, Hanzhong Captain Shen Baiyun immediately gave the order.
"Release the torpedoes!"
On the side of the Hanzhong, five large tubes were opened and several huge bombs were launched into the water.
Then fierce waves rolled out of the water, pushing the bombs towards the approaching Spanish fleet.
The Spanish did not focus on the water, they were still excited to get closer to the ocean fleet!
