"In last night's battle, although we won, our losses were not small. We were sunk in total, mainly more than one hundred walking boats (small warships) and eighteen river boats, and more than four hundred soldiers were killed or injured.
People, nearly a hundred of them were injured by those falcons. We have never seen this kind of fighting method, so we suffered a big loss." Wu Hanming said.
"Well, we must take corresponding measures to defend ourselves in the future. In addition, we can also learn from this method of warfare. I have seen many people in Mojie country making eagles, but this is the first time I have seen them using eagles to fight." Dugu Lou said.
"We sent two Mengchong boats to transport the wounded back, and sent twenty walking boats to protect them. At present, there are a total of 450 walking boats left, and twenty Mengchong boats." Wu Hanming said.
What's interesting is that none of the hot air balloons were lost, and they all returned and landed smoothly. These pilots trained by Liu Fuhai himself were so awesome that everyone was impressed.
Landing on the deck of a ship with extremely small space during navigation at night when visibility is extremely low is much more difficult than it is for current aircraft pilots to land on an aircraft carrier!
He is truly worthy of being a proud man of heaven!
Although they did not directly participate in the battle, they all scored first achievements like the Water Ghost Troops and the Knight Riders. No one had any objections because they indeed played a huge role in this battle.
This encounter was actually beyond the expectations of both parties, and it was considered a meeting on a narrow road.
The victory of the Yanyun Navy was due to the bravery and precise tactics of the soldiers, Wu Hanming of Dugulou's prompt decision-making and proper command, but it must also be said that there was also some luck.
Because they reacted quickly, they were the first to take down the opponent's flagship, the Condor, which paralyzed the Ross fleet's command system.
Moreover, the Ross battleship was not familiar with night battles, but the Yanyun Navy had practiced it many times and had experienced actual combat on the Bailong River. It had certain experience and was able to achieve victory.
The cooperation between the hundreds of boats is quite tacit, and they use their own mobility and the vastness of the sea area to bring the wolf pack tactics to the extreme.
In addition, their weapons are much more advanced than the Russians. Although there is only one cannon on the bow of the ship, its power cannot be underestimated, and the shells they fire are also diverse, including solid projectiles, explosive shells, and
There are burning eggs.
In particular, the effectiveness of explosive bombs is particularly significant. Once they hit the deck, the effective killing range can reach about ten meters!
Although this type of explosive bomb could not cause any damage to the Ross armored battleship itself, it caused great psychological pressure on the Ross soldiers.
Due to current technical limitations, the new explosive bomb created by the lunatic is actually not perfect. For the sake of safety, the gunpowder loaded in it is very limited, and there are not many shrapnel, so the lethality is not very high.
Generally, Russian soldiers hit by shrapnel two meters away will not be fatal, but they will be injured, ranging from losing their combat effectiveness to requiring battlefield rescue, which consumes their strength to a large extent.
It takes at least two people to lift one wounded soldier off the deck, and forty people to carry twenty wounded soldiers off the deck. How many people are there in total on a battleship?
However, we cannot let the wounded soldiers lie aside, as this will disturb the morale of the army to a great extent, so they must be treated...
Under the cover of this precise artillery strike and the intensive firepower of bows and muskets, the Mengchong ship had the opportunity to approach the Ross battleship and forcefully board the ship.
This method of fighting is also a helpless move, because the Ross battleship is so strong that it cannot be sunk by their artillery fire alone.
Eleven of the eighteen Mengchong ships lost were rammed and sunk by Ross battleships!
If the Yanyun Navy also has such a strong iron-armored giant ship... It doesn't exist now, but it will definitely exist in the future.
In general, the Yanyun Navy can fight against the Ross armored ship relying only on its existing strength!
Although the losses in this battle were considerable, Dugulou also had a good idea of the coming battle.
It was originally planned to be a sideline, but now it can officially participate in the war as a fully-organized fleet.
The fleet supported by Ross was defeated, but they joined the battle in time, so the situation of both sides has changed dramatically.
What Dugulou needs Xiao Chen to explain now is, in what state are we participating in the war?
Should we find a way to preserve our strength, or should we devote ourselves completely and make a desperate move!
"The current situation is still very serious. We can't care about these small gains and losses. If we don't completely defeat the Ross fleet, everything will be in vain, so we must do our best and go all out!" Xiao Chen made a decision after thinking for a while.
"What the boss said is absolutely true, and we think so too." Dugulou was very happy that Xiao Chen's thoughts were consistent with his own.
"You have already thought about it and why are you asking me?" Xiao Chen said angrily, "You are the commander of this battle, not me."
"Haha, in fact, our chances of winning are already very high now. As long as Shaoyan Mingguang's Japanese navy can withstand it, after we have defeated the enemies in the southern battlefield, we will move north together and attack from both sides. The Russians will definitely be defeated! So Han and I will definitely defeat the enemy.
Ming thinks it's not a big problem even if he retains part of his strength." Dugu Lou said.
"I know what you are worried about. Don't worry. Li Wanjiang will not come to compete with me in the short term for Shunfeng Harbor, because he knows the strength of the Great Zhou Navy. If he deploys all his main forces in Shunfeng Harbor, haha, in the future
To face strong pressure from Japan... Li Wanjiang is very smart." Xiao Chen is also very smart.
He's just always confused about little things.
"There is also pressure from the Russian side." Dugulou said with a smile, "I think if Li Wanjiang is as smart as you say, boss, he will take the initiative to ask you to negotiate with the Russians."
"Well, Li Wanjiang is actually much smarter than we thought, and he will be our biggest enemy in the future." Xiao Chen sighed, knowing that he and Li Wanjiang would have a battle sooner or later.
Who will lose and who will win is still unknown.
But he hopes that this day will come as late as possible, as late as possible...
Li Shi's combined fleet finally launched a decisive battle with the Ross Third Fleet. The remaining eighteen large battleships of the Great Zhou Dynasty, more than a hundred medium-sized battleships, hundreds of small battleships, dozens of pirate ships, and even Qian Yunfei's barbarians
The state navy also participated in the war in the surrounding area as support.
This was a head-to-head battle. Both sides were red-eyed and risking their lives. The sound of gunfire and shouts of death were earth-shattering. Fires were set on dozens of warships on the blood-stained sea, but there were still countless soldiers.
Kill each other in the fire!
Although the pirates are brave, their ships are too small and too fragile compared to the Ross armored battleships. They can only rely on superb driving skills to deal with them. If they are not careful, they will be hit and sunk by the opponent!
Only the eighteen large warships of Dazhou can compete with the hard steel, but facing more than fifty Russian ironclads, they are greatly disadvantaged in terms of numbers, and can only rely on the assistance of medium-sized warships to launch an effective attack.