Chapter 306 Anyone who offends me will be punished no matter how far away he is.
Aikeli's face was extremely ugly, but he was not at a loss as he was experienced in the battlefield. He still controlled his calmness and commanded the fleet to assemble and start dispatching.
The half-moon formation is adopted, which is conducive to launching a series of horizontal artillery fire combos.
He kept mentally constructing to himself that it might have been a sudden attack by the opponent that caused the damage to the battleship.
It must be that way!
There can be no warships in this world that are superior to them.
More than a hundred warships are moving forward in a line, with Aikli's flagship in the middle.
Because they were traveling with the wind, their ship was very fast.
In Aikli's view, this is a situation that is beneficial to him.
In naval battles of this era, the direction of the wind is crucial.
Not long after, they arrived at the sea area where the battle was taking place.
Aikli took the telescope handed over by the adjutant, pulled it away and looked at it, and was stunned.
The two fleets that originally stayed on guard outside, with a total of more than a dozen warships, now only have two remaining.
As for these two battleships, there were fires burning on the decks and they were about to sink.
This means that both fleets were completely wiped out.
In addition, the enemy ships can be clearly seen in the telescope.
This is a ship he has never seen before.
A huge hull, a long pipe protruding from the front end, and a chimney...
"What kind of ship is that?" He was stunned.
The adjutant also saw it, and he swallowed hard: "I didn't see any sails. Could it be that this ship was driven by human oars?"
But he himself didn't believe it when he said it. After all, how many people would be needed to paddle such a huge thing?
And they didn't see the oars either.
"Immediately spread out the two wings and concentrate firepower on the side for a full bombardment." Although he didn't know why, Aikli reacted quickly.
The flag signal was sent out, and the fleet under his command began to arrange its formation according to the instructions.
But...the opponent's warships came directly over.
The flag flying above is... Daqian's ship!
Aikeli couldn't help but exclaimed: "Impossible, how could Daqian have such a ship?"
But the facts cannot be disputed.
"Boom, boom, boom—" the ship approaching from the front fired.
It was not an attack with concentrated firepower, but aimed at the scattered fleets of foreign countries and bombarded them one by one.
The cannons of the three-masted sailing ship were mainly placed on both sides of the hull, forming rows of dense bombardments.
Therefore, when they face the opponent's fleet, they need to come sideways.
But this is also very dangerous, because going sideways means increasing the area affected.
The captains of each fleet all believed based on experience that the other side's ships should also come across and fire.
However, what surprised them was that the long tubes on the bows of those ships rotated directly, and then with the roar, cannonballs were fired!
Moreover, these cannonballs landed on their ships and caused a big explosion!
It's not a solid bomb, but a bomb that explodes after landing.
Under a series of "boom, boom, boom" bombardments, more than 20 ships were blown to pieces.
"The Fourth Fleet requests a retreat!"
"The Eighth Fleet suffered heavy losses and the flagship has sunk."
"The Fifth Fleet is fighting hard, Admiral, they are asking for support!"
"Sir, we are playing into the opponent's hands by spreading our wings. Please change your formation immediately and advance with a central breakthrough."
"The port side of our ship was damaged by the attack."
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A cannonball landed near Aikli's flagship, the seawater exploded, and the metal shrapnel directly cut off a piece of the hull.
Amidst the violent shaking, Aikeli's expression finally changed.
"The opponent's range and artillery power are superior to ours," he urgently adjusted his tactics, "concentrate the formation.
The thickly armored ships move forward, and the long-range ships move behind to provide full fire coverage and rush out."
With more than twenty years of naval combat experience, he also realized that he had fallen into a trap!
The other party has already prepared a large net, and now it’s time to close it!
And your own ship is already a fish in the net, and it can only be destroyed by the net.
On the other side, on the Ningzhou Fleet flagship, Xu Mochen picked up a teacup.
"Your Majesty," Tang Derun said with a happy face, "The plan is progressing very smoothly. The opponent's fleet has lost nearly half.
They are consolidating their formation and preparing for a central breakthrough."
"The commander is not an incompetent person," Xu Mochen said with a hint of admiration in his tone, "You can see the absolute superiority of our army and think of breaking through the blockade at all costs, which is a bit of a skill.
It's a pity..."
It's a pity that what the other party is facing is the gap of the times.
There is an insurmountable technological gap and hundreds of years of technological differences. Even if the commander is a genius, he cannot escape the predicament.
"Send the order, our fleet will form a semi-surrounding crescent formation, and alternate firepower to strike accurately." Xu Mochen put the lid on the tea, "We must demand that they be annihilated.
Leave no one behind!"
"Yes!" Tang Derun accepted the order.
Xu Mochen's fleet is not large in number, but it has blocked the entrance to the sea. He uses the absolute advantage of firepower to eat up his opponents one after another.
This is like in a land battle, armored vehicles besiege infantry stormtroopers, and as many as they come will die.
On the sea, there are shipwrecks piled up everywhere, as well as some sailors, floating up and down, calling for help.
However, the war is not over yet, and no one can take care of them.
Xu Mochen is not kind, nor can he be said to be ruthless.
After all, if the status of the two sides is reversed, the foreign country will also use cruel methods to deal with the people of Daqian.
Compassion does not control the army, not only talking about one's own army, but also against the opponent.
On the other side, although Aikli's flagship is behind, he can clearly see that his ships in front and around him are slowly decreasing.
"Sir Admiral, more than 90% of our warships have been damaged and we cannot continue the fight."
"My lord, please surrender."
"This is not a naval battle, this is a massacre!"
The people around him finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Aikeli's face was pale and his whole body was shaking.
In this battle, it was not only his fleet that was destroyed, but also his self-confidence and courage.
He is already a useless person and cannot handle any command.
The adjutants had no choice but to ignore him and prepare for the surrender on their own.
Not long after, white flags were hoisted on the remaining ships.
Xu Mochen also saw it, but he didn't comment.
There was no order to stop the bombardment, and the attack continued.
The reason he gave is very strange: "The navy we established for the first time in the Great War has an incoherent command system.
Although I gave the order, it was not delivered in time, and I was very annoyed about it."
Tang Derun was also shocked. The number of troops, ships and people from the foreign country that were killed was quite large.
It is inevitable that the entire Western continent will be shaken.
And he finally saw the determination of the young emperor beside him.
Anyone who offends me will be punished no matter how far away!
A cannonball finally landed in the command room of the Aikli flagship, exploding into a ball of fire.
The God of Gillian Naval War was killed in battle.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on this sea area, seeming to be stained with blood.
In the distance, MacLeese floated in the air, quietly staring at the result.