Lord of Ming Dynasty

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 first thousand and 460 chapters have a chance to destroy the enemy

Seeing that the enemy was severely damaged, Wu Nan was also shaken. Do you want to continue the fight? Ten steamships, eight Type [-] to Type [-] ironclad ships were lost here, and only one Type [-] ironclad ship was severely damaged, and the other eight were slightly injured. , still able to fight, but the enemy lost fifteen steam engine battleships, seven British ironclads, and three ironclads were injured, eight battleships were injured, and it seemed hopeful to win this round.

If they can win this round, then they will not suffer any more warships from the enemy. The telegram said that Song Qing's 36 warships, ironclad ships and battleships are coming soon, and they have already appeared in the sixties. Nautical miles away.

I just don't know where the British main fleet is.

This is a dangerous hidden danger, it must be nearby, maybe not far away, maybe it has already arrived, it is almost the same distance as Song Qing and the others, and they are hiding in the periphery to watch the battle.

But it doesn't matter that much now.

The adjutant's fleet is in a hard fight again, and his side is also in a hard fight, after all, the number of enemies is more than his side.

The two sides fought back and forth on the battlefield, fighting farther and farther, and the battlefield was spread out to about fifty nautical miles.

Here the New Qin Empire can still communicate by telegraph, but the British over there can't even see the signal.

One is that the smog at sea is too heavy, and the gunpowder smoke is confusing. The other is that the waves affect the distance measurement, and even the barrels of the cannons of the battleships on both sides are almost red.

The support fleet here is entangled with the enemy's remaining auxiliary supply fleet, and they are still on the original battlefield. Because there is no telegram, Wunan and the others don't know their movements, so they can only send signals one by one to inquire.

At the end, due to the influence of gunpowder smoke, the signal transmission was not good, and because the battle was too fierce, the message transmission was not good, and even Wunan's adjutant could not grasp the situation of the support fleet.

The supporting fleets are all old captured steam engine battleships, or Type I ironclad ships, Type II iron armored ships. They are not as good as ironclad ships in terms of gunfire, speed, and defense, but they can still deal with enemy steam engine battleships, auxiliary warships and sail supply ships. of.

If it weren't for the fleet supported by the Portuguese who sent ironclad ships to support it, the fight here should have been over long ago.

The two sides were red-eyed, and both began to rush to the vicinity to sweep the deck with 37mm and 45mm artillery. The casualties increased, and finally they were red-eyed, and they all fought decisively by hitting each other. , machetes, axes, and even cooks rushed onto the opponent's deck wielding kitchen knives.

Two hours later, the support fleet here lost most of the warships, and almost all the rest were injured, but they captured seven enemy steam engine warships, and a few warships that were not seriously injured cleaned up the battlefield, and then let other warships take the captured warships with them. The battleship withdrew from the battlefield and returned to Hero Port first, which was agreed upon.

After cleaning the battlefield, these five warships took the prisoners and the wounded to support the Ironclad III battleship fleet of the auxiliary fleet led by the adjutant. Because they wanted to support them, the support fleet even went to the flagship. The flagship had a telegram, After the reconciliation, while reporting the losses, they dealt with the ten ironclad ships left by the British.

The ten ironclad ships assigned by the auxiliary fleet and the British are more difficult to fight. Regardless of the adjutant, they have fifteen Type III and Type II ironclad ships, which are still in the best condition, but because of the generation gap, the firepower and armor of both sides In fact, there is a difference of one level, and the ironclad ships developed by the British are based on the three types of ironclad ships of the New Qin Empire. There is a lot of difference in firepower and defense.

Three Type [-] ironclad ships and two Type [-] ironclad ships have been lost here. The record is that one enemy was sunk, three were seriously injured, five were slightly injured, and one was only slightly injured, almost perfectly intact.

The three seriously injured ships have withdrawn from the battlefield at a distance. The five lightly injured ships and one intact armored ship are dealing with enemy warships twice as many as their own. After the arrival of five second-type iron-clad ships, the new Qin Empire It still does not occupy the top, but it shares the pressure, and the artillery fire is intensive.

Fighting for half an hour, a slightly injured British ironclad ship had just blown up a heavily injured Type II ironclad ship that came here to support, and the adjutant and their flagship seized the opportunity to hit three shots in a row. The enemy's rudder was damaged, and several of the enemy's artillery pieces were damaged. At the same time, a three-meter-wide opening was opened in the flank of the enemy's bow. The turbulent seawater poured in, making the battleship top-heavy and tilted nearly 30 degrees at once. .

Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, a shambling Ironclad II bravely rushed up, hit with a 75mm artillery, and bloodbathed all the artillery positions on the enemy's side. After that, all the artillery on the enemy's side died down, and then 600mm The rapid-fire gun ransacked the enemy's deck at a distance of 128 meters. In the end, the only [-]mm cannon hit the enemy's boiler room with one shot. The entire battleship was swept over.

The enemy crew screamed and jumped into the sea, then turned over on one side of the ship, and brought hundreds of injured crew members into the sea together. After a beautiful vortex in the sea, the enemy's ironclad ship rolled into the sea.

The three seriously injured ships have withdrawn from the battlefield at a distance. The five lightly injured ships and one intact armored ship are dealing with enemy warships twice as many as their own. After the arrival of five second-type iron-clad ships, the new Qin Empire It still does not occupy the top, but it shares the pressure, and the artillery fire is intensive.

Fighting for half an hour, a slightly injured British ironclad ship had just blown up a heavily injured Type II ironclad ship that came here to support, and the adjutant and their flagship seized the opportunity to hit three shots in a row. The enemy's rudder was damaged, and several of the enemy's artillery pieces were damaged. At the same time, a three-meter-wide opening was opened in the flank of the enemy's bow. The turbulent seawater poured in, making the battleship top-heavy and tilted nearly 30 degrees at once. .

Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, a shambling Ironclad II bravely rushed up, hit with a 75mm artillery, and bloodbathed all the artillery positions on the enemy's side. After that, all the artillery on the enemy's side died down, and then 600mm The rapid-fire gun ransacked the enemy's deck at a distance of 128 meters. In the end, the only [-]mm cannon hit the enemy's boiler room with one shot. The entire battleship was swept over.

The enemy crew screamed and jumped into the sea, then turned over on one side of the ship, and brought hundreds of injured crew members into the sea together. After a beautiful vortex in the sea, the enemy's ironclad ship rolled into the sea.

The first thousand and 460 chapters and three decisive battles in the open sea

The British were shocked. Up to now, after the decisive battle, the enemy is still alive and kicking. They have [-] main warships, but they escaped. Those who were seriously injured and unable to leave the battlefield were desperately calling for help. Most of the sunk ships were scattered all over the place. The diving crew, wrecked and smoking, struggled out to sea before sinking.

Since the start of the war, except for the heavy damage to the enemy's eight warships at the beginning, they have been wounded and wounded, but they have not damaged the enemy's strength. And the sixty ironclad ships on their side have arrived in such a long formation. Mighty, but on such a small battlefield, no more than [-] ships can be invested at once, and other warships have to go around and look for other battlefields.

Both of them have more than 50, 100 or [-] warships. On the entire sea, even if a ship is [-] meters apart, or [-] ships, they have to line up about five nautical miles, leaving places for turning and sprinting. This scene is even bigger.

Thirty ships from both sides opened up a battlefield of [-] nautical miles. The other warships could only go out to the farther seas. Where did they go to find a place for a decisive battle? This side fought for two hours, and the other side just started the battle. , the entire battlefield has a radius of fifty nautical miles.

After the remaining eight ships on Wunan's side, all the remaining 37 ships joined the battle and fought a decisive battle with the enemy's [-] ships.

After several rounds of salvo, their eight ironclad ships retreated into the two battle lines behind them, and fought the enemy in a circle within fifteen nautical miles.

There are fourteen ships on one side and 21 ships on the other side, and the remaining fourteen ships on one side and sixteen ships on the other side.

Fourteen warships of that team, a captain and captain automatically raised the fleet command flag, commanded the battle line, and after firing salvos with sixteen enemy battleships a few times, they left the battlefield and headed for Heroes Port. The side is a little closer, about [-] nautical miles away from Hero Harbor.

Within an hour and a half of the battle, the enemy, relying on their superiority in numbers and firepower, sank a wounded Type [-] ironclad ship here, and then two ships besieged a battleship at the tail of the battle line, but this battleship relied on its wounded , when almost all the gun positions were destroyed, he hit with two guns, destroying an enemy ironclad ship that was throwing fire at them.

In the end, I used the remaining two 75mm guns on the bow to damage the two ironclad ships entangled by the enemy. After leaning up to capture an enemy warship, I towed the captured warship and sent serious injuries to the commanding flagship. After losing all firepower and the signal of all combat power, rescue the crew members of both sides who have fallen into the water, and staggered to retreat towards Hero Harbor.

The remaining twelve warships were still dealing with thirteen enemy warships. After several rounds of salvos, one of the warships on this side was seriously injured again, but three warships that were already injured were seriously injured on the other side, and the one whose deck was looted was shot again. , and then detonated, but sank to the bottom of the sea after ten minutes.

The three warships seriously injured by the enemy retreated under the cover of the remaining nine warships. When they passed the main battlefield, the warships there also retreated out of the two warships that were hit and injured by Wu Nan and the others. After retreating for an hour and a half, they ran When they reached the edge of the battlefield, they were wounded, sunk, and captured by the remaining warships of the New Qin Empire's support fleet and auxiliary fleet.

In less than an hour and a half, after the loss of one of the fourteen warships here, four warships in a row were seriously injured and withdrew from the battle, and the remaining nine warships were also wounded. On the enemy side, three were sunk and captured. Three ships were seriously injured, and only eight ships remained.

The situation is tilted in favor of the New Qin Empire. The main reason is that the iron-clad ships of the New Qin Empire are fast, powerful in firepower, and high in defense. Although the enemy's defense and firepower have improved, their speed is a flaw. It only has a speed of [-] knots, and sometimes only [-] knots during the battle, which makes it possible for the New Qin Empire to use the speed to fight and leave.

The Ironclad Type IV of the New Qin Empire has a speed of 22 knots, and it can be driven at a speed of [-] knots casually, so that it can quickly occupy a good battle position, and the battlefield is determined by them.

Maybe the British artillery fire is relatively intensive, but in terms of power, it is not enough to paralyze a Type [-] ironclad ship of the New Qin Empire with a single shot.

In this case, even if it is hit twice, the armored ship can still be injured and continue to fight. With the rise of the iron-clad ship, it is no longer possible for ordinary artillery to deal with the opponent's warship with one shot, even if it is the artillery of the New Qin Empire. Facing the British ironclad ship, after hitting it, there is a high chance of killing the enemy with one shot and disintegrating the enemy ship, unless it hits the enemy's ammunition depot or detonates the boiler room.

However, the boiler room is wrapped in thick armor, and there are coal bunkers to block shells. Generally, it is impossible to be hit. It can only be said that if the explosion is violent, it can shake the pipes, causing steam to leak, causing the power to decrease and the speed to drop. But a backup pipeline can be activated, or an emergency shutdown, repair, replacement of a section of pipeline, after which power is restored.

In this way, there is not much left in the remaining British ironclad fleet. Seeing that the New Qin Empire was almost like a Xiaoqiang who could not be beaten, he immediately gave up, turned around and fled, and the remaining eight New Qin Empire fleets were poor. They kept chasing until they reached [-] nautical miles outside the battlefield, and it took three hours to catch up. The British were injured again after a round of artillery, and the remaining three of the six ships were still able to move. Surrounded by the empire's ironclad ships, it surrendered.

Two ironclad ships were assigned to guard the prisoners and clean the battlefield. The remaining six ships turned back immediately and rushed to the battlefield with all their strength.

On the way, I encountered the enemy’s fleeing steam engine warship. I fired two shots. After I missed the hit, I didn’t care. I continued to rush to the battlefield. The speed increased to [-] knots. I rushed back to the battlefield in two and a half hours. Adjutants and their fleet against fifteen ironclads of the British.

The British ironclad fleet on this battlefield is still difficult for the adjutant and their fleet. There are [-] warships in the support fleet and [-] warships in the auxiliary fleet. Only [-] warships are left after being beaten by them. They are nothing more than Three ships were sunk and two were seriously injured. In such a precarious situation, the adjutant had to call in the elite support fleet to be able to withstand it.

With the addition of six ironclad ships, the battle situation was immediately reversed. After a round of artillery fire, the enemy's ironclad ships, which were already seriously injured, were immediately routed. Three escaped from the battlefield, two were destroyed, and the remaining four surrendered.

The adjutant left three Ironclad Type II, three Ironclad Type III, and one wounded Ironclad Type IV, and took the remaining eleven warships that were still able to fight and turned back to help another fleet of Ironclad IV approaching on the main battlefield. .

The one with 21 ships against [-] enemy ships was also the one led by Wunan and the others. Wunan and the others finally merged into this fleet with four warships.

The first thousand and 460 chapters and four missed decisive battles