Armand's plan is to first use the fast Ottoman large galleon that can use crosswind sails and also be blessed by the oars, and then use its huge size to attract them to get closer. Because there are many warships on their side, they can slowly surround them.

The second ladder is the Ottoman Garen ship with only sail power. Although they are not as big as sailboats, they are maneuverable and flexible. They can penetrate into the battlefield and then wait for an opportunity to launch a fatal blow to the enemy ship.

The three battleships of his own are the third stairs. If the two battleships in the first two groups of warships work, there will not be too many remaining Truqin warships. At that time, under the bombardment of a large number of artillery on the side of his side, they will be safe.

Just as Armand formulated the tactics, Deng Yi also started to think about it.

"The enemy has been dispatched. It seems that the enemy's idea is to let the Ottoman warships be cannon fodder, and then the French warships are making the final blow to themselves. Not to mention the Ottoman warships, according to the Intelligence Agency, the French warships' bottom cannons are all thirty-two pounds, twenty-four pounds, and the middle cannons are also twelve pounds. There are more than thirty cannons on each side in total"

"There are real large-caliber cannons weighing thousands of pounds, and their power cannot be underestimated. In addition, their ship gangs are oak boards that are more than one foot thick and are not easy to penetrate. Fortunately..."

He also issued an order soon.

"The cargo ship with him immediately leaves the battlefield and sails to the depths of the sea"

The reason he issued this order instead of heading north along the east coast was because if he headed north, the enemy ships could still catch up. Without the blessing of sails, the speed of the Truqin battleship was not superior to the steam power alone.

And in the depths of the sea to the west, it is against the wind, although it is okay for the enemy ship to keep up, it either wants to walk in the wind or just use paddles. In that case, it is almost impossible to catch up with your own ship.

"Two Clippers Cruise Outside"

This is also the usual practice of all navies at this time. Cruising is to grasp the situation of the battle and to send new orders back and forth. Otherwise, once the war begins, the battlefield will inevitably be dragged down very much. It is not reliable to change the orders by just looking at the hands on the main mast and observing the flags.

"The remaining five main battleships are in a single shape to meet them!"

The navy were a little confused.

There are at least twenty large galleys sailing at high speed opposite. How easy is it to hit them sideways with shuttle tactics?

What's more, once it passes, there are the same number of Garen ships behind it!

But Deng Yi first insisted on issuing the order.

When the next battleship took the lead, one battleship followed Deng Yi's flagship in the center, and the other two battleships were dragged behind. The distance between them was about twenty meters, and they rushed towards the enemy ship at the highest speed!

At the end, Armand couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he learned through the lookout hand on the main mast that the Truqin battleship did not escape, but came over.

He is a veteran sailor. He knows that if the enemy ship turns around and flees at this time, his warship will definitely not be able to catch up. If he runs deep into the sea, he can only sigh.

"Brief General"

He was standing under the main mast at this time, and his looking hands were watching while shouting loudly in the face of the howling wind.

"The enemy ships had three large ships with no gun positions sailing into the depths of the sea. Two fast ships were cruising outside the sea. The remaining five were obviously the main ships and had already rushed towards the Ottoman warships"

Unlike the Truchens, at this time, European maritime powers did not have special cargo ships, but instead recruited merchant ships during wartime. Armand was a little confused at first when he heard this, but he quickly realized it.

"According to the Ottomans, a squadron of Truchens had ten ships, three of which were accompanying cargo ships. They were smart and did not turn around and run north"

....

The wind is getting stronger, which allows the Ottoman large galleys to take advantage of more crosswinds. With the blessing of the oars, their speed is completely beyond the Truqin battleship!

In the bottom warehouse of the galley, Ottomans wearing white robes holding headscarves and wearing white robes were constantly whipping black and white slaves who were paddling with whips, so that they could speed up the frequency of paddling.

There are also big drums on the ship. As the old empire that has been traversing the Mediterranean for hundreds of years, although it is now rotten, it obviously has its own way of survival. They know that if the frequency of slave paddlers is not consistent, it will be counterproductive.

Therefore, as the frequency of slave drummers becomes more and more frequent, the frequency of slave paddlers paddlings becomes faster and faster, and maintains roughly the same amplitude.

Before the Garen warship appeared, the bows and sterns of European warships were all tall ships, and the stability and steering of the ships were poor. They did not have much advantage in facing a sailboat that could turn at any time. Therefore, only Barbary pirates could dominate the Mediterranean for hundreds of years.

However, with the emergence of the Garen ship and its improved version of the large battleship, the pirates' advantages were not obvious, and they were even somewhat weak. However, at this time, the galleys were still a must-have battleship for the navy of various Mediterranean forces.

The distance between the two sides quickly narrowed to about 500 meters. Deng Yi's eyes were firm, and he still let the fleet move forward straight.

At this time, since there is a marine steam engine, there must be control over power. For warships, the steam engine on the ship has three gears. The lowest gear is naturally used when the ship leaves the port and enters the port, and the mid-range is used when cruising and sailing.

This is the gear that Deng Yi has used now.

As for high-end products, they are used in war.

Three hundred meters!

At this distance, both warships can be bombarded with bow guns. It is too late to make a temporary turn at this distance, otherwise they will only become living targets for the enemy.

Two hundred meters!

At this time, the sailing ship team had completely dispersed. They were very afraid that the enemy ship was trying to die with their own side.

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"Gear: high! Turn left rudder! Heading: west!"

Deng Yi issued a new order.

Bottom position.

With the issuance of this order, the steam engine was responsible for adding coal to the machine. There were two more sailors wearing only a pair of shorts. The three of them used a large shovel to add coal to it!

"Rumbling..."

The sound of the steam engine was much louder than before, and more black smoke came out of the big chimney next to the main mast of the bow deck!

I saw the Truchen-Yi Ship fleet turning a large scale two hundred meters away from the enemy ship!

At first they drove straight south, and they all completed ninety degrees of steering in less than a minute!

At this time, the distance between the two sides has been narrowed to 100 meters!

However, the side guns of the Truqin battleship also aimed at the bow of the sailboat at the same time!

"Boom..."

The side guns of Truqin battleship blew without hesitation, and there were six in front of the sailboat, and this time they hit three at once!

In this critical scene, Deng Yi obviously issued an order to use all howitzers to the gunman early in the morning.

In this naval battle, as the warships became stronger and stronger, it would take at least one day to destroy a large ship with solid bullets. The Truchens obviously did not want to see this situation.

Therefore, the main shell used by the 100-pound cannon specially used for warships is grenade. The conical armor-piercing part and the combat part add up to fifteen kilograms. The armor-piercing part can instantly enter a ship gang that is as thick as one foot.

Due to the effect of the striker, it will explode after it drills into the ship gang, which is much better than a solid bomb.

Of course, the power of black gunpowder still cannot reach the huge energy of explosives in later generations, but it is still enough for dealing with wooden ships.

The grenade is best when it encounters a thinner (thickly unmovable) sailboat. The armor-piercing part often flies for a distance before it explodes. Although the armor-piercing process is the same as that of passing through thick oak boards, it is completed in less than a second, the damage caused is not the same.

The so-called high-end one means that the boat speed can quickly increase from 30 miles to 40 miles!

So, when all the gallops rushed to the original place of the Yizi fleet, there was only a looming trajectory left!

This scene was also captured by Armand behind him. When he learned about this from his mouth, he couldn't help but take a breath of air.

However, he thought about it next.

"What exactly do the Truqin barbarians want to do? Are they going to run away?"

It is not easy for those sailboats to turn the bow and follow. They must adjust the sail to a position that is exactly the same as the wind direction (the wind is almost zero at this time), and then use the oar and the rudder to turn slowly.

This step takes at least ten minutes for them, and after completing the steering, they have to face new problems - in the face of headwinds, the role of oars and sails will be greatly reduced.

Because since it is a westerly wind belt that is constantly changing all year round, the waves must be roughly flowing from west to east. Although it may not necessarily form ocean currents, it must be like this in local areas.

By then, let alone catching up with enemy ships, it is not easy to see their backs.

But the Sultan had previously issued the highest order to "do everything according to the orders of Your Excellency Armand." They did not dare to change their course at will without obtaining Armand's new order.

But there was no enemy in front of you, and it was obviously a waste to continue using the oars. So, in an instant, almost all the oars issued an order to stop rowing, and the sails were all adjusted to the wind level, and then the boat slowly stopped.

But Armand was also a little confused, because the five Truqin warships left the battlefield and drove straight into the depths of the sea, and soon disappeared!

After about half an hour, Armand, who was dragged about ten miles behind the sailboat, finally caught the news of the Truqin battleship again.

"Brief General, you have discovered the enemy ship"

"Speak quickly"
Chapter completed!