Lord of Ming Dynasty

While they were chasing quickly, the British reinforcements arrived. Fifteen ironclad ships came to join them, followed by twenty auxiliary ships. They arrived late and took seven to eight hours to complete the journey. The journey was originally expected to be six hours.

Chapter 460 Collision

John Bing was very happy to see that his reinforcements arrived one step ahead of the enemy, and he didn't mind that they were two hours late. In this kind of sea without telegrams, they were able to arrive on time as agreed, and only had two hours to eat. Hours, which is considered very punctual for them.

After all, the sea is capricious.

It is normal to be late, and some may never come. Who knows the color of the sea hundreds of nautical miles away, what kind of weather, maybe where the waves are high and the wind is strong, a big wave hits, even a huge warship can't bear it, and a palm is crushed. When the big waves hit the sea, no one can tell for sure.

Seeing that there were not only fifteen ironclad ships, but also twenty auxiliary warships with supplies, John Bean was very happy, and immediately ordered the fleet to resupply, bombarded the two islands, and roamed the sea for half a month. At that time, the supply fleet of their fleet was wiped out by the New Qin Empire. When they withdrew, they lost many prisoners to the New Qin Empire. Some equipment and ammunition were almost consumed.

So they stopped to resupply, and the resupply continued until dark. At this time, Wu Nan and the others had joined the reconnaissance fleet, and they had determined the specific location of John Bing and the others.

The difference between the two sides was about 45 nautical miles, and they couldn't see each other, but they almost knew the relative position of the other side. After resting for an hour, Wunan and the others continued to catch up while the sky was not completely dark.

With such a large smoke column, even though the sky was almost dark, it still allowed the opponent to discover his fleet.

The British ran at a loose speed at first, but then they started to slow down and extinguished all the lights on the ship. Wunan and the others were still able to follow at first, but when it got darker and darker, they had to slow down.

So they quickly lost track of the British, and continued sailing for ten hours. After that, Wu Nan and the others couldn't decide whether the British were going to Port of Heroes, or to the Grande Ribery Island, because this direction was obviously going to the Grande Ribery Island. direction.

They were obviously very close to the enemy, and could even hear the sound of the steam engine, but they didn't meet the enemy, so they could only choose a direction to continue chasing.

The next morning, while Wu Nan was still sleeping, he heard the ringing of bells outside. It was the sound of battle.

how could be?

Wu Nan and the others rushed to the deck, ignoring the conning tower, and asked the sailors next to them to pass through the binoculars and began to observe.

"Where are you now?" He asked the adjutant who hurried over and was on duty all night.

"Port of Heroes, 130 nautical miles to the east. We sailed at least 21 nautical miles last night, but we didn't find any trace of the British fleet. Just now, the watchman reported that the enemy suddenly appeared from the north-southwest direction. They are heroes. In the direction of Hong Kong, did the British run to Heroes Harbor last night?"

As the adjutant said, he raised his binoculars to check, and after a while, he said to Wu Nan: "No, this is not the fleet we are chasing after, this is the British super fleet, a new fleet equipped with new ironclad ships, obediently! , Look at the plume of smoke, there are a total of sixty ships. If they were all ironclad ships, we would be in danger. We only have 35 Type IV ironclad ships in total, plus the six old ships of the scouting fleet, there are only more than 40 ships, plus the The battleships in the auxiliary fleet, we only have 57 battleships in total, but although our number is about the same, in terms of combat power, we are not as good as the enemy, how do we fight this battle?"

Wu Nan put down the binoculars, his face was serious, he didn't know where the enemy's main fleet went, if the enemy suddenly appeared during the battle, his side would be at a complete disadvantage, yesterday the enemy's main fleet had at least [-] warships, the main armored ships If the number is about the same as here, then I will face more than [-] enemy main warships.

This battle of minds and wits is really tiring. For the first time, Wu Nan felt that the British have become smarter. They are no longer the kind of British who are overwhelmed by strength and arrogant. They also understand all kinds of new Qin Empire and A trick that only the Chinese Empire can play.

The British had already lined up for battle, and they were ready to fight. Wunan had no choice but to fight. The British were aggressive, and they might have met them without knowing why. The two sides were separated by about ten nautical miles, which is an hour's journey. Haicheng's seas are approaching each other. If Wu Nan wants to escape, it is still possible, but he knows that if he does not destroy them, or does not fight once, just go back and chase the fleet for more than 20 days, the morale will drop. At least one of the enemy's battleships should be severely damaged before leaving.

Wu Nan and the others rushed to the deck, ignoring the conning tower, and asked the sailors next to them to pass through the binoculars and began to observe.

"Where are you now?" He asked the adjutant who hurried over and was on duty all night.

"Port of Heroes, 130 nautical miles to the east. We sailed at least 21 nautical miles last night, but we didn't find any trace of the British fleet. Just now, the watchman reported that the enemy suddenly appeared from the north-southwest direction. They are heroes. In the direction of Hong Kong, did the British run to Heroes Harbor last night?"

As the adjutant said, he raised his binoculars to check, and after a while, he said to Wu Nan: "No, this is not the fleet we are chasing after, this is the British super fleet, a new fleet equipped with new ironclad ships, obediently! , Look at the plume of smoke, there are a total of sixty ships. If they were all ironclad ships, we would be in danger. We only have 35 Type IV ironclad ships in total, plus the six old ships of the scouting fleet, there are only more than 40 ships, plus the The battleships in the auxiliary fleet, we only have 57 battleships in total, but although our number is about the same, in terms of combat power, we are not as good as the enemy, how do we fight this battle?"

Wu Nan put down the binoculars, his face was serious, he didn't know where the enemy's main fleet went, if the enemy suddenly appeared during the battle, his side would be at a complete disadvantage, yesterday the enemy's main fleet had at least [-] warships, the main armored ships If the number is about the same as here, then I will face more than [-] enemy main warships.

This battle of minds and wits is really tiring. For the first time, Wu Nan felt that the British have become smarter. They are no longer the kind of British who are overwhelmed by strength and arrogant. They also understand all kinds of new Qin Empire and A trick that only the Chinese Empire can play.

The British had already lined up for battle, and they were ready to fight. Wunan had no choice but to fight. The British were aggressive, and they might have met them without knowing why. The two sides were separated by about ten nautical miles, which is an hour's journey. Haicheng's seas are approaching each other. If Wu Nan wants to escape, it is still possible, but he knows that if he does not destroy them, or does not fight once, just go back and chase the fleet for more than 20 days, the morale will drop. At least one of the enemy's battleships should be severely damaged before leaving.

The first thousand and 460 chapters still can't beat

At 500 meters, the cannons on both sides began to roar.

The first to rush out were the enemy's fifteen ironclad ships.

The British ironclad ship still inherits the previous model of battleship, sailing ship, and clipper ship, but it is relatively large in size, about 60 meters long and 10 meters wide, with a ratio of about 1:[-]. However, they are not as slender as the New Qin Empire and the Huaxia Empire, and their wave breaking ability is not as good as the warships imitated and developed by the New Qin Empire.

The main gun is a 90mm cannon newly developed by the British, but they do not have dual-mounted artillery technology. Maybe the Chinese Empire has implemented the technology of dual-mounted artillery, and it has been three to forty years. It has not developed much, and the technical level has almost stagnated and been eliminated, but the British and Europeans have not understood it, or have not paid attention to such a technology. They still like the stacking technology of so many artillery like battleships.

No matter how the double installation is installed, there are only six guns in the front, rear, and middle positions. With the 75mm cannons deployed diagonally in a diamond shape, the total number does not exceed 56. The British see that there are so many cannons on such a ship. It was simply too low-level, so they made a mess, regardless of the tonnage was also reduced, but the tonnage of 128 tons has accumulated [-] artillery pieces, and the [-]mm artillery has piled up [-] pieces. The output firepower on one side reached eight, which is two more than the six dual-mounted [-]mm artillery of the New Qin Empire.

The British are very proud. See if I have more artillery than you, it’s only if you can’t kill you.

One nautical mile, the British 90mm artillery also fired. There were at least four [-]mm artillery placed in front of a full fifteen warships firing, and there were a total of [-] artillery pieces.

The momentum still looks great.

The range of the [-]mm cannon is also quite good. When a round of artillery came down, at least four of the fifteen warships that almost rushed to the front were shrouded in the spray formed by the straddle. Sweating out of shock, the enemy fired two rounds of artillery fire, forming a straddle shot, which shows that the British's accuracy has improved.

This is no longer the British fleet that could not surpass the new Qin Empire in accuracy and range.

But compared to the rate of fire, it is not good. It took three rounds here and hit an enemy ship, which was still beyond the range. It took two rounds there, causing a straddle shot.

Just as the enemy was reloading, a round and a half had already been fired, another straddle shot was formed, and a near-missed bomb caused the tail rudder of the last battleship rushing to the front of the fifteen enemy ships to be hit. It was rotten, the tail was injured, it stopped in place and spun, and thick black smoke came out of the tail.

Now they are all steam engines, and at the rear are coal bunkers and boilers, as well as ship rudders, engine rooms, and storage places for various oil materials.

After being hit, it caused a fire, burning engine oil and fuel, and igniting the coal reserves in the coal bunker behind. The raging fire and thick smoke enveloped the entire stern of the ship and were spreading to the middle.

When this side was preparing for another round of shooting, the opposite side was also shot, but it was the side of the hull, which caused damage to one side of the ship, and a piece of armor plate fell off, exposing the hull deck behind, and the sunken hull deck was torn off. Cracked the rear teak board, causing minor injuries to one damage control officer.

The British are very proud. See if I have more artillery than you, it’s only if you can’t kill you.

One nautical mile, the British 90mm artillery also fired. There were at least four [-]mm artillery placed in front of a full fifteen warships firing, and there were a total of [-] artillery pieces.

The momentum still looks great.

The range of the [-]mm cannon is also quite good. When a round of artillery came down, at least four of the fifteen warships that almost rushed to the front were shrouded in the spray formed by the straddle. Sweating out of shock, the enemy fired two rounds of artillery fire, forming a straddle shot, which shows that the British's accuracy has improved.

This is no longer the British fleet that could not surpass the new Qin Empire in accuracy and range.

But compared to the rate of fire, it is not good. It took three rounds here and hit an enemy ship, which was still beyond the range. It took two rounds there, causing a straddle shot.

Just as the enemy was reloading, a round and a half had already been fired, another straddle shot was formed, and a near-missed bomb caused the tail rudder of the last battleship rushing to the front of the fifteen enemy ships to be hit. It was rotten, the tail was injured, it stopped in place and spun, and thick black smoke came out of the tail.

Now they are all steam engines, and at the rear are coal bunkers and boilers, as well as ship rudders, engine rooms, and storage places for various oil materials.

After being hit, it caused a fire, burning engine oil and fuel, and igniting the coal reserves in the coal bunker behind. The raging fire and thick smoke enveloped the entire stern of the ship and were spreading to the middle.

When this side was preparing for another round of shooting, the opposite side was also shot, but it was the side of the hull, which caused damage to one side of the ship, and a piece of armor plate fell off, exposing the hull deck behind, and the sunken hull deck was torn off. Cracked the rear teak board, causing minor injuries to one damage control officer.

The British are very proud. See if I have more artillery than you, it’s only if you can’t kill you.

One nautical mile, the British 90mm artillery also fired. There were at least four [-]mm artillery placed in front of a full fifteen warships firing, and there were a total of [-] artillery pieces.

The momentum still looks great.

The range of the [-]mm cannon is also quite good. When a round of artillery came down, at least four of the fifteen warships that almost rushed to the front were shrouded in the spray formed by the straddle. Sweating out of shock, the enemy fired two rounds of artillery fire, forming a straddle shot, which shows that the British's accuracy has improved.

This is no longer the British fleet that could not surpass the new Qin Empire in accuracy and range.

But compared to the rate of fire, it is not good. It took three rounds here and hit an enemy ship, which was still beyond the range. It took two rounds there, causing a straddle shot.