More than 600 warships were pulled apart, covering the entire sea area. The wheels on both sides of the five-story treasure ship flew around, causing countless splashes, and the degree suddenly increased, dragging the pitch-black smoke from hundreds of chimneys forward.
"Boom boom boom" The sea water kept blowing up dozens of meters high. As the fleet was quickly dispersed, the gap between them was very large and the hit rate was not high. After rushing forward for more than five minutes, only two ships were hit.
The captain of the Ah Hong Island fleet stared at the sea in the distance, his eyes flashed with hatred, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. Although he was still very surprised that the Xingchen Leader's fleet appeared here, he was sure to win.
This tactic was formulated by the prince of the An family. The five-layer treasure ship was originally small in hull, and with the paddle wheel power, it was more flexible and fast. No matter how powerful the opponent's cannon was, no matter how far it was, it would be useless if it could not hit. As long as it rushed within twenty miles, the advantage of firepower would be reversed. Hundreds of ships and thousands of cannons were used to blow the opponent's fleet.
"They must have been confused when they didn't see the mighty ship. They might even think that this is not our main fleet!" Such a thought flashed through the middle-aged man's mind.
Forty miles away from them, Wang Heng stood on the observation deck and was observing with a telescope, with a serious expression.
This encounter was somewhat beyond his expectations. After receiving Jiang Xingchen's order, he bypassed Sizhou Island with the purpose of eating the ambushed fleet that the other party rushed to. But what he didn't expect was that there was no mighty ship in the other party's fleet, which made him think that his route was wrong and missed the main fleet of Ahong Island.
But thinking that there was still pink on both sides searching along the way, it was impossible to miss it, so I determined in my heart that this was the opponent's main fleet. At the same time, I also understood that the other party's methods were almost the same as my own, which was to give up the construction of large ships and renovate small ships with all their might in pursuit of faster degree and higher flexibility, and more numbers.
After reaching this conclusion, he immediately wrote a letter to Xingchen. The other party's preparations were different from expectations, so the Lord had to make corresponding adjustments.
After the letter was released, Wang Heng ordered the preparation for the battle and ordered the attack after the opponent entered the range, firing the first shot of a full-scale war between the two sides.
One hundred and thirty ships and nearly five hundred cannons bombarded in turn, and huge roars filled the entire sea.
But after only ten minutes, Wang Heng frowned. The opponent dispersed very quickly and rushed forward very quickly. Due to the influence of the natural environment, the hit rate was not high. Now the hit rate has fallen to the lowest point. After hundreds of guns, the three ships of the opponent were sunk. In this case, the shells were all shot and could not be destroyed.
"Order each ship to select targets to attack independently. You must pay attention to accuracy and save shells!" Wang Heng immediately changed his tactics. Since the opponent dispersed, covering bombardment was no longer suitable, so it would be better to let each ship choose points to attack.
"Don't you want to rush up? Then let's fly kites and see which boat is faster!" Wang Heng narrowed his eyes and showed a gloomy smile. He was very clear about the other party's thoughts, it was nothing more than approaching utilization and flexibility, and then relying on quantity to win. But soon, the other party will receive a big surprise.
The Wang family fleet is full of old sailors. After several naval battles, they are very calm. After receiving Wang Heng's order, they immediately reacted, changed direction, and aimed the bow of the ship at the Ahong Island fleet. They became a formation that could advance or retreat at any time.
"Adjust the muzzle. Adjust the direction of the muzzle at three o'clock, prepare at ten o'clock, prepare, prepare, set, set, set." The commands on each ship came one after another, and then a piece of shells fired out.
This time the attack was not dense, far from covering the attack, it had momentum, but the effect it produced was very amazing. This shot hit eight ships on the opponent.
"Beautiful!" Wang Heng clenched his fists hard. He was obviously very satisfied with the result. Just now, hundreds of shells sank the opponent's three ships. Now eight of the 130 shells have sunk, and the hit rate has increased several times.
"I hit it, haha, I hit it!" The young gunner on a ship danced with excitement.
"Speak softly, it's rare and strange. It's a new recruit!" The old sailor who was observing the data next to him curled his lips disdainfully. Isn't it just a sinking ship? As for being so excited, I seemed to be the first time I fired the fire back then, it seemed that his reaction was the same.
Each ship quickly loaded the bullets and issued a second shot under the guidance of the observer. The effect was better than the last time, and nine five-story treasure ships were sunk.
Then there was the third round, the fourth round, and the fifth round, as both sides approached, the Wang family's hit rate continued to increase, and even destroyed a seven-story treasure ship on the opponent.
The hit rate suddenly increased, and the opponent's warships were sinking one after another. The Wang family fleet was in a high mood. But the Ah Hong Island fleet on the opposite side seemed to be in the abyss. The sailors who had already eliminated their fear became nervous again. The opponent's five rounds of attacks sank more than forty ships, which was so terrifying that no one knew whether the next one was sunk.
"I inform you not to panic and continue to rush forward. The boats located on both sides of the other side surrounded the other side!" The middle-aged man calmly issued an order. Although the opponent's sudden increase in accuracy frightened him, he had only lost less than one-twentieth. They still had a large number of ships, and they could enter a twenty-mile range with just two hours. Not to mention more than 500 ships, even if there are only 300 ships left, it is enough to annihilate the other's fleet!"
"Captain, the other party moved, as if he was retreating!" The sailor from the observation deck above shouted loudly.
"Back!" The smile on the middle-aged man's face became even more obvious: "I want to back off and avoid us getting closer, it's a pity. You understand that our tactics are useless. From the moment you fired, the result was already destined. This is the advantage of degree!"
"Boom boom boom" Another shell attack came, and the ten five-layer treasure ships were beaten to pieces, and the screams of horror, roar, and cry for help were filled with ears. But the middle-aged man didn't care at all. Even if he lost a hundred more ships, it didn't matter. He could wipe out the other side's fleet immediately.
A strange scene appeared on the boundless sea surface. One of the two fleets retreated and the other pursued. But the pursuit failed, but the retreating one continued to attack.
"They are adding, and the distance between us is widening, so fast!" Just twenty minutes after the pursuit began, the sailors on the observation deck suddenly exclaimed.
"What did you say?" The captain's heart suddenly jumped, raised his head suddenly, frowned and shouted: "He has seen it carefully!"
The sailor's observation was not convinced at all. How could the other party's ship be faster than him? It was absolutely impossible.
"Captain, I read that right. It's really faster than us. The distance is being widened, it's really fast!" The sailor said loudly, his voice full of incredible.
The middle-aged man felt something was wrong this time. Where did the sailor dare to talk nonsense? Then the captain only felt his head buzzing, and he ran to the mast in two steps, which was more flexible than a monkey, and he climbed up.
Although he did not have a telescope, he could still clearly see the shadows of the ships flying backwards in the distance, and the distance was getting farther and farther.
"Impossible, Impossible, how could their ship be so fast! Black Smoke, they also have the same motivation as us!" The captain's expression was dull, and he looked a little lost. He thought the other party could not escape and was in the hope of completely annihilation of the other party. As a result, the other party's ship was faster than himself, and the gap was too big, so his thinking was a little slow for a moment.
The sound of cannons was still roaring, and the sharp sound of breaking through the air above the head made people's scalp numb. In the fleet rushing forward to Ah Hong Island, water columns were blown up continuously. Among them were the hit ships. In addition to the sunken ships, there were also thirty-five-layer treasure ships that were left behind. They needed to rescue the sailors who fell into the sea.
"Captain, we have lost 120 ships, and more than 30 ships are left behind to rescue!" The captain's adjutant ran over and reported loudly about the loss of the fleet.
"Captain, you go down first, it's dangerous!" the sailor hurriedly advised.
"Ah!" The captain woke up and immediately shouted: "Notify all ships to turn around and turn around!"
The deputy below the "what" was stupid. He wasn't he going to chase him? He wasn't he going to get close to the other party? Why did he go?
"You are so stupid, hurry up and give orders!" The captain cursed and ran down from the observation deck in a hurry. Now he has no intention of eating the fleet of Xingchen Leader, so he should run away quickly. The other party's ship is faster, which means that he can always keep a distance of more than twenty miles from him, and he is a living target.
"Currified the next door!" The captain swears violently. The other party is so sinister. No wonder he dares to cross Sizhou Island. The lover comes to destroy himself.
The deputy realized the seriousness at this time and hurriedly ordered the horn to blow the horn of the snail to let the warships evacuate from the battlefield. The sailors on the lookout also began to whisper flags.
However, they forgot that when they charge, everyone is scattered and do their own things, as long as they get close. But when they evacuated, a plate of loose sand could not convey the order at all. Hundreds of ships were more than ten miles away, and the sound of gunfires kept roaring, many ships could not hear it. Without telescopes, there was no flag verb in the distance.
Therefore, when the middle-aged man's flagship turned, Ahon Island's fleet fell into chaos.
Wang Heng in the distance saw this situation clearly, which was already within his expectations. He immediately ordered to stop retreating and rush forward. The opponent had lost his fighting spirit and the fleet was in chaos, and could not form an effective attack at all. This was the best time to expand the results of the battle. Perhaps he could still capture a few lonely prisoners. (To be continued.)
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