Because of the impressive moving speed of conventional sail battleships.

It was not until 9:12 in the morning that the Alliance battle line with more agile ships took the upper hand and faced the left wing of the Silius Crescent Formation across the sea.

And taking advantage of its more sophisticated ship-based artillery (better air tightness and longer effective range), it took the lead in launching artillery attacks.

"Every artillery crew is ready to fire three rounds of solid ammunition rapidly!"

The gunners of each battleship repeated the commander's orders and greeted each other according to the traditional battlefield etiquette of the Old World.

Under the skilled artillery operation, the two heavy guns on the Tulip battleship can deal heavy blows to enemy ships: the 32-pound gun and the 24-pound gun, with a rate of fire of 2 rounds/minute and 3 rounds/minute respectively.

This is a speed that the Silius people cannot match.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

For a moment, the blazing gunfire turned into a sea of ​​fire, the light blue gunpowder smoke filled the air into clouds, and even the entire ocean let out an overwhelmed and suppressed moan.

While the Cyrus soldiers on the opposite side showed no signs of weakness and fought back vigorously, at this distance, the Steel Knight's head, which looked very restless and dead, was also clearly visible to them.

As the deputy commander of the fleet, Steel Knight Kungan Taita is almost everyone in the entire Hilius fleet who does not know him.

Seeing the head hanging on the mast that kept shaking, most of the left wing of the Crescent Formation was in an uproar. The soldiers were hit even more severely than that round of rapid-fire artillery fire, and even the sound of the artillery fire during the counterattack was obviously messy.

A few points.

The decisive battle is still in the warm-up stage, and the deputy commander of our fleet has actually been killed by the enemy. If he was still alive, he would be the third most powerful figure after Army Commander Rickard and Navy Commander Griffiths.

Aboard the third-class ship "San Juan" that Cyrus serves as the flagship.

"Your Excellency, Commander?"

The adjutant couldn't help but ask the gray-haired supreme commander of the fleet next to him.

Ricard's face was equally ugly, but it was not because of the death of the Steel Knight, but because of the negative impact he had on this battle. Even as a royalist, the words spoken by this general were merciless:

"Why can't this bastard Kun Gang die farther away? Order, the San Juan leaves the team and sails on its own!"

"But"

"Execute the order!"

In order to facilitate the commander's command, the "San Juan" has been patrolling back and forth along the entire crescent formation composed of forty battleships. If it is replaced by a large fleet composed of hundreds of battleships, it will usually be led by several deputy officers in the fleet.

The commander and commander each patrolled a section.

The third-class ship "San Juan", which serves as the commander's ship, is the largest among the third-class battleships in the entire fleet. What's more, it also carries the fleet commander's flag, which is really conspicuous.

However, after leaving the team and sailing on its own, it lost the fleet cover and was directly exposed in front of the alliance battle line.

In the history of naval battles between various countries, there has never been a precedent for a ship being surrounded by enemy forces without being boarded and occupied. For the party with local superiority in combat power, when the target is of great value, boarding battles

It is the only way to ensure that the loot remains intact.

Rickard believed that it would be weird if the Alliance army could resist the bait of him and not come closer.

At that time, as long as you can hook an enemy ship with a hook and pull it into a boarding battle, you can independently support it until reinforcements arrive. Finally, drag the enemy fleet into a big melee, which is the "sea siege" that Silius is best at.

war".

Then the battle will be over.

However, since they are both Nemanstrians and must have similar innate talents, why are the combat capabilities of the Cylians naturally superior to others?

In addition to the advanced training methods and management concepts, the most important reason is to search for resources from all over the world to support your own troops. During the apprentice knight stage, the growth of physical fitness comes more from the intake of nutrients, supplemented by the knight's breathing

Dharma and sword practice.

With sufficient resource supply, even if Silius' own population base is not dominant, it can continue to cultivate extraordinary people of all levels that far exceed the number of other families.

In terms of soldier combat power? There is indeed an overall gap between Tulip and Overlord Silius.

Did Lieutenant General Elvis have an insight into Rickard's plan? He was under heavy pressure in this war, and being able to knock out the enemy's command system was of course a huge temptation for him.

However, the current balance of strength between the two sides does not allow him to make a single mistake. The dominant Hilius people can be more aggressive, and the alliance may be completely defeated with just one oversight.

"At the end of the formation, the Maywind, Albatross, and Oak are facing each other? The other ships maintain their formation and continue to move forward."

He resisted his desire for that sweet fruit and did not encircle them. Instead, he separated a squadron from a battle line composed of 33 battleships.

Don’t seek merit but seek no fault!

Under the horrified eyes of the Cyrus people, the movements of the battleships in the battle line were like flowing water.

Every battleship knows what it should do at a certain moment. Some turn to leave the team, and some automatically take over? The extremely difficult battleship formation changes at sea seem to have been practiced countless times in advance.

"This level of naval command technology"

Lieutenant General Rikard's seemingly old but extremely sharp eyes narrowed slightly. Even he had to be shocked by Tulip's skills.

These warships are far more flexible than the "city wall" of Cyrus, with excellent maneuverability, and an invisible commander who can calmly dispatch them. Because he has not found signal flags, cannons or anything else that can command them.

The three fourth-level ships did not move forward. Following the current, they maintained a distance of about three hundred meters to maintain the wind direction advantage and flexibility. They only used long-range artillery to engage in a fierce battle with the flagship.

"Change with the wind and let's go to leeward to stop it!"

The "Maywind" at the top of the formation did its job to change course and blocked the "San Juan"'s retreat path.

Geer and Elant, who had already changed into brigadier uniforms, were among them.

The remaining thirty warships continued to move forward and exchanged fierce fire with the left wing of the Crescent Formation.

Continuous artillery fire roared.

Another third-level ship in the Hilius fleet raised the command flag and temporarily took over the command.

The key to battle line tactics is to obey orders and fight bravely. The key to success or failure lies in persistence. Whoever can't bear to be separated from the "chain" first? Whoever loses the possibility of a comeback.

And with the current attack power of artillery? This process may take a long time.

at the same time.

A group of sailors armed with rifled Kentucky rifles quietly climbed onto the mainmast of their respective battleships and quietly aimed their crosshairs at the opposite side.

The main features of the Kentucky style gun are its long body, small caliber, light weight, and high accuracy. Although it also has shortcomings such as slow loading and high cost, it is a rare weapon in the hands of the right person.

Just like this group of sharpshooters who were re-recruited after undergoing training in the forest wilderness of the New World.

The distance may not be as good as that of a sniper musketeer, but when the battle line is bombarded, you can use cold guns. You don't need to kill an enemy with every bullet. As long as you can kill an enemy officer, you will make a lot of money.

Extraordinary people can dodge bullets at the muzzle of a gun, but they will still have to kneel down if they are hit by an inadvertent stray bullet on a battlefield where shells are flying.

Bang

The war completely broke out.

Perhaps the outcome of this battle will not only determine the position of Cyrus and Tulip on the sea, but also determine the development trend of future naval warfare equipment and tactics.

Whose route is more correct? You will know after trying it

Thousands of cannons fired together, as if the sea would be shattered.

“Spectacular!”

On the quasi-legendary battleship "Storm Horn", which was responsible for peripheral maneuver operations, it was the first time in their lives for Alvin, Olivia and most of the officers to witness an offensive and defensive battle of this level of battleship fleet.

Among them, the tempering of tactics, command capabilities, equipment application, etc. is even more difficult to describe.

The spiritual network built by the seagulls will faithfully record every bit of what happened on the battlefield, and can be reviewed and studied by Alvin after the war, turning it into precious experience for him.

After seeing the "May Wind" joining the siege of the "San Juan", Ivan gave an order to Olivia beside him:

"Hercy, pay attention to support!"

"clear!"

The heroic female officer has already set up the "electromagnetic gun" on the poop, which can support any corner of the battlefield at any time. Geer and Elante's side has even higher priority than the commander.

At the same time.

Hua Hua Hua

The "Stormy Horn", which had once launched the "Storm Horn", had already dragged a long white line and rushed over quickly.

The battle for the "Storm Horn" begins here

The battlefield is located in the northern part of the Gulf of Benin, in Lagos, the largest port in Nigeria, a colony of Falatis.

Almost at the same time the battle started.

"The Lord's Holy Grace!"

"All things return to the Lord!"

"Ula"

Groups of dark-skinned indigenous warriors roared onto the port in small boats. Obviously, this was the reason why the Kingdom of Dahomey, which had completely resembled Silius, did not even appear on the battlefield.

The Alliance has deployed almost all its main warships to the battlefield, leaving only a handful of offshore cruisers standing guard. It is impossible to stop this group of dark natives.

This was Hillius's conspiracy. No one said that the frontal fleet battle and the backside attack could not be carried out at the same time. No matter whether the alliance's reconnaissance system discovered an abnormality or not, it was impossible to withdraw from the battlefield and go back to defend the home.

For the Cylians, there is nothing they cannot do in order to win.

Even if they were attacked by the alchemical artillery that they were extremely afraid of, the lives lost would not be the lives of the Silius people.
To be continued...