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The battle was still going on, and a wounded fourth-class battleship of the enemy over there finally severely damaged a [-]-ton sailing warship of the New Qin Empire, but they were also shot two or three times. After the sinking, they also entered the countdown. Even if a [-]-ton steam engine warship of the enemy came to rescue, it was destroyed by the other four [-]-ton New Qin Empire sail warships.

Then the four battled with a [-]-ton steam engine warship of the enemy, and a sail warship sank one after another with the enemy.

Eleven steam engine battleships, four [-]-ton steam engine battleships, two fourth-class battleships, four third-class battleships, two second-class battleships, and four [-]-ton steam engine battleships were attacked successively. Shen, a [-]-ton steam engine battleship was seriously injured, another escaped with minor injuries, and withdrew from the battle line, the enemy lost two fourth-class battleships, one third-class battleship, and seriously injured a [-]-ton steam engine battleship.

It can be said that the New Qin Empire suffers a bit here, but that side is king against king, Mo Lin's ironclad warship changed its formation during the third round trip, and then crippled the enemy's firepower on the other side. The flagship of Major Admiral Carter, which was mainly attacked by the five sailing warships, the front artillery was destroyed by the concentrated fire of the five sailing warships, and the front artillery of the first-class battleship following them was destroyed. The ship was destroyed with two 75mm guns in the bow and an eighteen-pound gun in the lower tier.

It can be said that when the battle was approaching, the five sailing warships still achieved great results against the four first-class battleships. This time, Morin and the others were heavily damaged on the enemy's bow, stern, and gun corridors. Once a fire looting was carried out, these four first-class battleships were almost tigers whose teeth had been pulled out. They were only mighty and not much of a threat. , the target is big, and the artillery on the upper and lower decks was basically slapped in the face, and 30.00% of the enemy's firepower was knocked out. Now about 60.00% of the enemy's five firepower is gone.

It can be said that after losing 20.00% of its own firepower, 2000% of its defense, and nearly 60.00 combatants, the iron-clad ship directly knocked out nearly [-] enemy personnel and [-]% of its five firepower through an hour and a half of fighting. I didn't have much damage, except for mobility, I didn't have much loss.

The loss in other places is not small, but the twelve ironclad ships did not lose much. Major General Carter is very anxious. Don't look at them, they seem to be powerful. Now that they fight, they know that this battle will not be good. The twelve ships on this side The battleship was almost crippled. If the enemy entangled them, they would have no ability to attack the enemy except to escape.

The fight on the other side was uneven, you hit me one, I hit you one, until three [-]-ton sail warships rushed up to support, the situation was stabilized, and the enemy's road to defeat began. After two hours, another After the loss of a [-]-ton sailing warship, the enemy's two fourth-class battleships were lost, and only one third-class battleship was left with a white flag because it could not escape.

A second-class battleship was captured by the remaining [-]-ton sailing battleship. After fighting on the deck for a while, the enemy was forced to surrender.

At this time, nine ships were lost here, two enemy ships were captured, and twelve enemy warships were completely wiped out.

Of all fifteen warships, only six battleships remained, two severely wounded and one lightly wounded.

Then the four battleships that were not seriously injured rushed over and attacked the two fourth-class battleships at the rear of the enemy's team. The enemy's formation was now in chaos. In less than a quarter of an hour, the two fourth-class battleships hoisted the white flag .

Rear Admiral Carter disbanded the formation and issued an order to disperse and escape. He knew that he was done for this time. Although he did not know the record of the auxiliary fleet, he lost most of the main force of a fleet this time. Even if he completed the task, he would not There may be another future.

The formation was disbanded, scattered and fled, twelve ironclad ships, plus four wounded steam engines and sail ships, two or three ships chased one, and Morin's flagship chased in the direction of the reinforcement fleet, while chasing two ships The enemy's first-class battleship fleeing in that direction, while going to see what happened to the reinforcement fleet fell to the ground, he was also anxious.

The reinforcement fleet had disappeared on the sea for two hours. There was a gap of nearly fifteen nautical miles before, but now it must have traveled forty to fifty nautical miles after two hours.

It is true that the reinforcement fleet has already traveled 45 nautical miles and disappeared below the horizon. A white cloud drifted past, and the sight was somewhat obstructed. The steam engine battleship is not like a sail warship with a mast of ten or twenty meters high, at most eleven or twelve The meter-high mast is impossible to see farther when the weather is cloudy and the sea is not so good.

In fact, he doesn't have to worry at all, because the sixty personnel and equipment transport ships of the reinforcement fleet, escorted by more than 20 combat-capable warships, have already run for an hour, and now they have run 58 nautical miles, almost reaching The battle fleet in the back did not directly fight the enemy, but always accelerated and ran behind the fleet. Because the enemy needed to block the enemy, the enemy's entanglement became tighter and tighter, so it slowly fell behind, away from the reinforcement fleet. The Grand Fleet was eleven nautical miles away.

It seems that the loss was heavy this time. In fact, it also proved that the ironclad ships of the New Qin Empire were better than the most powerful battleships of the British. At least the British believed that the battleships had more advantages. Morin has been keeping a distance from the British, fighting at long distances and gaining certain advantages.

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At the end of the battle, the British fleet was defeated. Nine steam engine battleships of more than [-] tons and six sailing warships were lost here. Only one sailing warship of [-] tons was left, and it suffered a lot of injuries. But I can still persist. The other one was seriously injured and it was difficult to start. After cleaning the battlefield, it was scuttled. In this way, only one of the six [-]-ton sailing warships remained. After simple repairs, it was loaded with prisoners and Those who fell into the water were rescued from the sea and incorporated into the supply fleet.

One of the [-]-ton steam engine warships was sunk, one was seriously injured, and the seriously injured one was also given up. There is still a long way to go. There are at least two such super fleets blocking the way. It is impossible to walk with such a seriously injured ship. .

Of the five [-]-ton steam engine supply ships, only three were intact.

There are 23 battleships assembled for escort, and the battleships of the auxiliary fleet that can fight the enemy. Thirteen ships were sunk, two were seriously injured, and the same was abandoned, and eight were slightly injured. That is to say, only the 23 battleships were left. Eight warships were lightly damaged.

The eight lightly injured warships included a [-]-ton steam engine warship, a [-]-ton steam engine battleship, three [-]-ton sail warships, and three [-]-ton sail warships.

Four of the supply ships of the [-] supply fleet sank in battle, five of the others were slightly injured, and nearly [-] ships did not make it to the ground, successfully avoiding the pursuit of the enemy auxiliary fleet.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the two sides met at [-] nautical miles off the coast of Spain, transferred the coal and material personnel on the seriously injured steam engine ship to other ships, and then dragged the captured enemy's seriously injured ship here, and emptied the materials and personnel on it together Later, they were scuttled together.

A total of 23 enemy ships were captured, of which nine were seriously injured, including five steamships of [-] to [-] tons. All the coal on the steamships was supplied to the ironclad ships of the main fleet. One thousand six hundred nautical miles.

Abandoning nine severely injured and abandoned ships, abandoning some seriously injured ships of the original fleet, and ships with damaged structures, the entire fleet has shrunk greatly, because the main fleet alone has 33 ships, and currently only [-] remain. There were three ironclad warships, three [-]-ton steam engine battleships, one [-]-ton steam engine battleship, three [-]-ton steam engine battleships, and one [-]-ton sailboat. There were twenty ships in total, and thirteen ships were lost.

This time, a total of nearly [-] soldiers and sailors from the reinforcement fleet were lost, as well as Han Chinese, mercenaries, and nearly [-] handymen and slaves.

The main fleet lost 500 people, all of whom were experienced sailors, gunners, crew, and slaves. Almost half of the elite 5000 troops brought out by Molin were lost.

And they captured the enemy's drowning personnel and crew, nearly 3000 people, killed more than 4000 people, about 2000 people, and nearly ten enemy warships escaped.

The enemy captured two first-class battleships, one second-class battleship, one third-class battleship, and three fourth-class battleships, but they were all seriously injured and had to be sunk. steamships and sailing warships.

The ocean-going communication ships lost almost all of them, and there were only two left. In order to intercept the enemy's large auxiliary fleet and prevent them from attacking ships with little combat power like the supply fleet, a dozen ships of the ocean-going fleet worked desperately. Some ships even used rams to intercept enemy ships by themselves, or took the initiative to bear the enemy's artillery attacks for the supply ships, so that the warships that escaped the enemy's siege of the supply fleet were sunk by the chasing reinforcement fleet's warships.

Two ships are obviously not enough for reconnaissance, so we can only let a relay ship bring its two escort warships out to join the supply fleet, and then send three [-]-ton steam engine ships and one [-]-ton sailing ship to join the supply fleet. Incorporated into the auxiliary fleet, seven ships plus eight lightly injured warships of the auxiliary fleet, a total of sixteen warships became the escort fleet of the supply fleet.

The contents of the three [-]-ton ships were transferred to a third-class battleship captured by the enemy, and even the people on it were transferred. At the same time, all the prisoners and wounded were thrown on board. It was blown up, or it was unusable, and they were all thrown into the sea to reduce weight. There were three floors up and down, and the personnel and some equipment after the battle were stuffed, as well as nearly [-] prisoners. On the enemy's third-class battleship, the third-class battleship became a complete transport ship, and the nearly [-]-ton ship was enough to hold so many people.

In this way, the remaining battleships of the main force fleet are twelve ironclad ships, three [-]-ton steam engine battleships, one [-]-ton steam engine battleship, two first-class battleships, one second-class battleship, and a total of eighteen ships. .

After staying at sea for five hours, some coal was resupplied from the supply ships, each ship was fully loaded, and five sailing warships of [-] tons dedicated to transporting coal were fully emptied, making these five sailing warships acceptable. Some of the wounded and slaves, as well as diverting people from other ships, relieved the pressure.

Originally, the main fleet plus the reinforcement fleet had a total of more than 110 ships. After this battle, even with the captured enemy ships, there were only 86 ships left.

In this naval battle, the two sides lost a total of nearly 50 warships, warships, and some transport ships and communication ships. Then it will disappear or become unusable.

The two sides lost a total of nearly 1 personnel, and the British obviously had to lose more, although those people may not be all British, there are also many African blacks, Mexican Indians, and other places who joined the British Mercenaries on human warships and so on.

The people in Molin were trembling, fearing in their hearts. The largest number of people on a battleship was more than 500 people, and the smallest number was only 35 people. Adding some slaves, the 6000 people they brought, not counting slaves, lost more than 2000 people. People, if there are two more naval battles, even if they go back to the New Qin Empire, they will have to start training naval personnel again. This time, there are 1000 people who have just graduated or have undergone nine months of training. More than 300 people were lost at one time.

Naval battles are really cruel. The British can fight them, but they can't. If they struggle a few more times, the [-]-[-] navy officers and soldiers of their New Qin Empire will be exhausted.

The 86 ships of the fleet were slowly driving in the dark night, heading for the exit of the Strait of Gibraltar at a speed of no more than eight knots. Molin didn't know how to face the enemy's two super fleets at the exit of the strait. When they rushed in last time, the enemy It has not been completely blocked, but they also forcibly defeated the enemy's intercepted fleet and rushed in, almost hitting the enemy's returning super fleet.

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Defeated Major General Carter's super fleet. The fleet led by Morin took more than 60 supply ships and more than 6 people. It took three days to sail nearly [-] nautical miles, an average of [-] nautical miles per day, and an average speed of [-] knots per hour. , arrived fifty nautical miles from the mouth of the Strait of Gibraltar.

Three [-]-ton supply ships and disguised Spanish sailing ships were sent to investigate. In the darkness of dawn, they waited for three hours until noon before seeing one of them return.

"Reporting sir, No. [-] has surveyed a radius of [-] nautical miles. Except for some enemy reconnaissance and patrol sailboats under [-] tons, there are no enemy fleets or ships in the strait. No. [-] went deep into the exit of the strait to investigate. No. [-] They will go to investigate fifty nautical miles outside the strait, and it is expected that the two ships will return before dark and contact us tomorrow morning."

"You continue to go out for [-] nautical miles as the leading ship of our fleet to scout. If you find any traces of the enemy, report them immediately and use the flag to report. If you can't do it, put down the boat and come back to report. At the same time, you will receive the returning ships."

After giving the order, Mo Lin thought about it, and then continued to lead the fleet forward. Two hours later, the second ship returned.

"Report, No. [-] has finished scouting the strait, and except for merchant ships from various countries, no enemy has been found."

"Continue to investigate and pay attention to the enemy's movements fifty miles away."

Maureen continued to command the fleet to advance at ten knots.

Now is not a matter of haste, now you should be careful. There is still a little room to maneuver around in the Mediterranean Sea. If you can’t win, you can run. In the strait, it is difficult to turn around. You have to guard against the enemy’s land artillery attack. Fortunately, the British did not The artillery that controls both sides of the strait is controlled by the Spaniards, and the Spaniards do not deal with the British, even if they are unfamiliar with them, or they have bad intentions.

At this time, the Spaniards did not dare to get involved. The British are too domineering. If this was a century ago, they would dare to beat the British. Now they have been defeated by the British several times. The Spaniards are hiding from the British. Unless you are in a colony, you will never pick things up with the British at your doorstep.

This is the advantage of the overlord. When you need it, you have to shut up no matter whether it is reasonable or not.

When it got too dark, the fleet entered the strait and slowly followed the ships of other countries in front of it through the strait. The fleet opened a distance of almost [-] nautical miles. In order to prevent the British from attacking pirates, every five to seven or eight ships Send a steam engine ship to escort and a sailing ship to intercept the enemy on the periphery. At the same time, the main fleet, except for twelve ironclad ships, patrols back and forth to prevent pirates from rushing into the middle of the fleet, or camouflaged ships appearing in the middle of merchant ships from other countries to attack fleet.

Night is the most dangerous time.

The speed slowed down to four or five knots.

Almost moved forward.

Outside the strait, the Wunan Fleet was dealing with two British super-fleets. The battle had been going on for three days, and this was the fourth day. They started fleeing from the [-] nautical miles from the mouth of the strait, and ran for nearly [-] nautical miles. A circle of nearly three hundred nautical miles.