Chapter 1367 Persian Gulf Naval War (first update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1367 Persian Gulf Naval War (first update, please subscribe)
Sometimes, human history is caused by countless accidents.
When something unexpected happens, no one knows what it means.
When the distance between the British escort gunboats "Destroyer" and "Norvik" started to shrink from ten nautical miles, neither side had the slightest intention of giving in.
Three nautical miles!
Two nautical miles!
…
"Sir, the British still haven't returned!"
Vasily, who was holding a telescope, frowned and then said.
"Ask them to return again. If they refuse...then warn them again!"
Warning, what is the warning?
Of course it was a blank cannon!
When the "Novik" signaled again, asking the "Destroyer" to return, Captain Chano stood on the bridge, looked at the sailors and said.
"Gentlemen, I know you must be thinking that the disparity in our strength is too great. But don't forget that we are the Royal Navy. We have never had the tradition of retreating. If we want to retreat, it will be the French. If the Russians retreat,
We are destined to die on the sea today, so before that, let us teach them a lesson..."
Captain Charno's speech made the sailors shout excitedly. Even the most ordinary British sailors would proudly puff up their chests when they mentioned the "Royal Navy", because this is their pride!
"keep going!"
In this way, following Captain Chano's order, the "Destroyer" continued to move forward fearlessly, providing escort for the merchant fleet.
"Sir, the Destroyer is still moving forward!"
Vasily nodded coldly.
Following the order, the "Novik"'s secondary guns sprayed out two plumes of black smoke, followed by two loud noises.
"The Russians fired!"
Almost at the moment when two clouds of black smoke poured out from the Russian naval guns, these British Royal Navy officers and soldiers, who were usually trained extremely strictly, responded immediately.
Just like the captain said, if they are destined to die today, then they must be taught a lesson before that!
The "Novik" has twelve 152mm main guns, while the "Destroyer" only has four 120mm main guns, which cannot match the Russian warships in terms of power and range.
So at the moment the Russian warship "fired", the British sailors fired!
It's just that the "Novik" fired empty guns, while the "Destroyer" fired live ammunition.
But in just the blink of an eye, artillery shells exploded around the cruiser "Novik" one after another, and water columns rose from the sea. One shell even directly hit the deck of the "Novik". The high-explosive shells exploded
In an instant, several Russian sailors lost their lives.
Seeing that the British warship fired back, the Russian gunners on the cruiser "Novik" showed weakness. They fired back directly, opened their arms, loaded ammunition, and fired.
For a moment, the sea was filled with the rumbling sound of artillery. More and more artillery shells were flying back and forth, and some of the artillery shells landed on the warship. Moreover, because the distance between the two sides was very close, the fairly accurate artillery shells brought great damage to both sides.
It was definitely useless. Although the high-explosive bombs were not enough of a threat to the warship, the powerful firepower of the Russians still plunged the British officers and soldiers on the "Destroyer" into despair, even though the fire ignited by the high-explosive bombs was burning on the deck.
, even though they fell into despair, they still fought tenaciously.
During the fierce battle, a 152mm shell hit the chimney of the "Destroyer", and a black-red smoke cloud rose from the place where it was hit. When the smoke covering the warship rose into the air, another shell hit
In the center, when the fire was raging, white steam spewed out from the damaged area, and the steam engine of the "Destroyer" was injured. The "Destroyer", whose hull was also seriously flooded, did not stop after losing power.
shelling.
While the fierce naval battle was going on, the officers and soldiers of the British and Indian regiments on the "Good Man Charlie" all looked at the scene in front of them in amazement. In any case, they never thought that there would be someone in this world who dared to challenge the Royal Family of the British Empire.
navy.
Although they didn't know what happened, they were certain that this naval battle was destined to change everything.
After the "Destroyer" lost power and became a target, the cruiser "Novik" approached the "Destroyer" while continuing to bombard it with fierce artillery fire. Soon, the "Destroyer"'s front and rear main guns were firing fiercely.
Under the gunfire, they were silenced one after another, and finally they could only float on the surface of the sea and be beaten.
At 14:35 in the afternoon, the "Destroyer" gunboat shrouded in gunfire suddenly had a big explosion. After the ammunition depot exploded, it took only a few minutes to completely sink to the bottom of the Persian Gulf.
Various wreckage from the sunken "Destroyer" gunboat floated on the sea. Captain Chano and most of the sailors sank into the sea with the warship, and only a dozen people escaped from the warship.
After the "Destroyer" gunboat sank, perhaps in order to prevent the merchant ships from being knocked off one by one by the Russians, the "Good Man Charlie" and other three British troop transport ships turned around and fled.
Almost at the same time as the naval battle exploded, the "Good Man Charlie" used the spark radio station invented by Marconi, an Italian on board, to send the news through wireless telegraphy. When the British merchant fleet fled in panic,
Vasily did not order the pursuit of British merchant ships.
When the sailors extinguished the flames on the warship and rescued the wounded, he just stood there quietly, staring at the wreckage floating on the sea. Thick smoke was still floating where the warship sank. Among the wreckage on the sea, the surviving British sailors were
Struggling.
When Vasily ordered the lifeboats to be lowered to rescue the British sailors, although the water in the Persian Gulf was not as cold as the Arctic Ocean, it still chilled his heart to the extreme.
Even until this moment, his mind was still filled with one question - why did the British fire in the first place?
Of course, now that he no longer thinks about this issue, Vasily knows very well that maybe he has won the naval battle, but what happens next?
What happens next?
Is it possible that the British will swallow this?
"Captain, we won..."
Facing the congratulations from his subordinates, Vasily shook his head and said.
"We haven't won yet... right now, it's just the beginning."
This battle was a battle that changed the course of history. While they won the naval battle, it also caused another war because he successfully angered a conceited empire.
The war... broke out by accident!
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