More than twenty top-level warships drew an arc on the sea, slowly aiming their flanks at the port, and all their gun windows were opened.
In this scene, any fool knows what to do.
In the port, the shrill bells ring all the time.
All the British people ran out as fast as they could and rushed to their posts.
It is the instinct of every colonist to resist and fight back when attacked.
This has been the case for more than a hundred years.
The process of colonization was accompanied by bloodshed and killing, without mercy or morality.
If you don't resist, you will be killed.
This is an iron rule that every colonist should keep in mind.
As for whether to fight or not...
You won't know until you fight it.
In other words, even if you can't fight, there will only be one who can run away.
Therefore, the British ran desperately to their own ships, trying to get the warships to leave the port before the enemy approached.
A warship that is stationary at the shore is just a target to be beaten.
Fortunately, as a rising star in the Age of Discovery, the British strived to catch up in order to surpass other countries, and those who fought on the sea developed good habits.
Even when the warship docked, the sails were not lowered and there were enough people on board to keep watch.
In this way, you can respond as quickly as possible.
The enemy is still far away, so it should be too late.
"The red flags on the sun and the moon are the battleships of the empire! The flag of the dragon treading the sea is the regular army of the empire!"
The British are naturally no strangers to empire.
British merchants had long gone to the coast of the empire to do business and passed information back.
Until there is no conflict of interest, the empire treats Britain and other countries no differently.
Seeing the approaching imperial fleet at this time, Peter Charles was going crazy.
He couldn't understand why the empire did this?
There is no conflict between the two parties!
Even though we know that the Empire, Portugal and the Netherlands are allies, there is no need to go to war with Britain for these two countries, right?
After all, Portugal and the Netherlands were close to the empire's territory, while Britain only operated near Tianzhu.
Fortunately, Peter Charles laughed when he saw that the imperial battleship was still far away and began to turn inexplicably.
"As expected, the Orientals are not good at navigation. At this time, when the warship turns, their cannonballs can only fall into the sea. After our warship takes off, we will definitely give them the cruelest lesson."
In his opinion, the distance at which the Imperial warship turned to reveal its flank was simply too far.
This distance is completely beyond the range of naval guns.
European countries have long reached a consensus that the optimal distance for artillery engagement at sea is actually 100 to 500 meters.
Beyond this distance, it is almost difficult for artillery shells to destroy the sides of the battleship.
But now the warships of the Imperial Navy actually start to turn at such a distance. This is obviously due to unskilled operation.
As he laughed, the third detachment opened fire.
The sound of the cannons was very different from the beginning, and the smoke rising was very different.
Peter Charles' laughter stopped abruptly when he saw the cannonballs smashing into the British warships across thousands of meters of sea.
When did the navy's naval guns become capable of firing so far?
This is only possible with fortress artillery on land!
Even after hitting him so far, the power of the shells made him lose his blood instantly.
I saw that some shells hit the warship, and what was presented was not a scene of flying sawdust, but a terrifying shock wave of explosion accompanied by billowing black and red smoke.
They saw that the Galenic sailing ship, which could carry 500 tons of cargo, was blown to pieces. Wood and human bodies were scattered everywhere, and even the sea water boiled.
Some shells did not hit directly, but fell into the water.
But the cannonballs that landed in the water also exploded, still opening a big hole in the warship.
The sea water poured in crazily, causing the battleship to begin to tilt at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was only a matter of time before it sank.
It's not like Peter Charles has never seen exploding artillery shells. Explosive shells are the standard equipment of Western armies.
But the explosion of the explosive bomb was completely different from the explosion he was seeing now.
He immediately realized that the artillery mounted on the Imperial Navy warship in front of him was an unrivaled and powerful weapon.
This kind of weapon is enough to change the rules of naval warfare.
"Let them escape, escape immediately, as many as they can escape!"
Originally, Peter Charles planned to board the battleship and take command, but now he was desperate.
There is no possibility of winning this battle.
What needs to be done at this time is that someone must be able to run away and report the situation here to the governor in Tianzhu.
Otherwise, it would not be their death, but the catastrophe of the entire East India Company.
Therefore, time is pressing, and someone must rush out and inform the governor of the situation here.
The British warships who were preparing to fight saw the order. Although they didn't understand why for a while, they carried it out faithfully.
They no longer formed a formation of tenacious resistance, but quickly dispersed.
It has to be said that the hit rate of artillery in naval battles is really low.
Even with the power of the Imperial Navy's artillery, it was impossible to destroy all the British with one salvo.
Therefore, as the beacon fire spread across the sea, the British began to flee.
Seeing this scene, Xu Xizhong was helpless.
"Spread out and chase in all directions. The sixth team is responsible for landing and attacking the castle."
The third detachment also spread out, each locked onto the enemy, and gathered all the sails to pursue them.
However, both sides were Galenic ships, and the British ship was smaller and lightly loaded, so it was quite difficult to pursue them.
During the fierce battle, three warships finally bypassed the blockade and headed west.
The third detachment couldn't be willing to do anything, so they insisted on holding on.
On the vast sea, the pursuit and escape continued. In order to win and survive, both sides used their utmost strength.
Just watching the British ship getting further and further away, everyone in the third detachment was gnashing their teeth, but there was nothing they could do.
However, just when they were about to give up, a plume of black smoke suddenly rose from the British formation in front, and a ship was shattered on the spot.
The remaining two ships were also affected and their speed was greatly reduced.
The third team was so curious that they had no idea what was going on.
But the British lowered their speed, which was of course good news for them. So they immediately got inspired and outflanked them.
When we got closer, we could hear the familiar rumble of cannons destroying the British.
Soon, another ship was destroyed.
The last ship's stern was also hit by a shot, and it was left lying on the sea unable to move, so the white flag had to be raised.
To the west of the British, three imperial battleships were slowly approaching.
These boats looked weather-beaten and seemed to have made an arduous journey.
"I am Xu Erjue, deputy envoy of the Imperial European Mission. Which department are you from?"
The two sides met, and the other side's report surprised everyone in the third detachment.
Someone from the empire's envoy team to Europa finally returned.