There are no more than two naval battle tactics of the Folan robots. One is to use the advantages of firepower and speed to quickly enter the range, launch a bombardment of firearms, and attack the opponent. The other is to board the battle. Use the ship to ram the opponent, or simply rely on it.
Go up and board the ship to fight.
To deal with a large enemy fleet, the Franconians naturally focus on long-range strikes. If the opponent has more troops than our own, it would be unwise to resort to boarding combat, which is similar to hand-to-hand combat.
But the current situation clearly shows the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and ourselves. The opponent only has one large ship, but our own has six warships. We only need to get closer and attack to win.
Therefore, Fo Lang's six centipede boats raised their sails and rushed towards the big ship several miles away at full speed without any hesitation.
"Here's the order. No artillery fire is allowed without my order. This ship looks good, but don't sink it. Seize this big ship. Moreover, there may be women on board. It would be a pity to kill them." Yaxin gave the order.
The other ships received the order through semaphores, and those who were originally planning to find an angle to bombard had no choice but to endure it for the time being. The sailors and sails doubled the power, and the warships were very fast and rushed straight towards the opponent.
When it was nearly two miles away, the other party's big ship also spotted six centipede boats rushing towards it. The other party immediately began to turn around. The stern of the ship swung out a long wavy arc and began to flee towards the island. Speed
No less impressive than the Centipede Ship of the Francois.
"Want to escape? I'm afraid it won't be that easy. Escape without a fight? The Ming Dynasty soldiers on this ship must be a pustule. Send an order, warn and shoot, and block its escape route." Yaxin ordered loudly.
Soon, the cannons began to roar. A dozen tall water columns were blasted in front of the enemy ship's path. A large number of cannonballs fell on the left and right sides of the enemy ship, and the sound was very terrifying.
The opponent's ship seemed to ignore it and just burrowed into the giant pillar raised by the cannonball. Not only did the speed not slow down, but it seemed to become faster.
Yaxin estimated the opponent's speed and was a little surprised. The speed of this big ship seemed not to be lower than that of his own warship. It had already wasted a lot of time and speed even if it turned around. The closest distance to his own ship was once only
Rich.
But when it turned around and fled at full speed, the distance actually got further and further away. If it continued to chase like this, wouldn't it have to escape?
"Aim and shoot!" Yaxin ordered loudly. If the enemy escapes, it will be a failure. It is better to sink it than to let it go.
The Franco machine gun began to aim and fire, and dense shells began to fall near the enemy ship. Because it was in pursuit mode, the Franco machine gun could not adjust its angle, and used its broadside to fire at the opponent with full firepower. Only the deck could fire.
There were several cannons on board. But even so, six warships bombarded them at the same time, and the shells still fell one after another near the enemy ships.
The rapid shooting ability of the Fo Lang machine gun has been brought into play. Although the accuracy is not high, it is better because of the dense shells and the faster launch.
After three rounds of shelling, at the last moment when the enemy was out of range, two shells hit the enemy ship's stern and sides.
In the light of the fire, the explosive air waves blew up debris on the deck of the enemy ship, and smoke billowed into the sky.
"It's finished. Hahaha." Yaxin stared at one eye and laughed.
He knew the power of the shells fired by the Folan cannon. Once they hit the ship, they would definitely explode through the side of the ship. Two shells hit the side. Needless to say, the hull of the enemy ship would definitely burst. Immediately afterwards, water would enter.
Then the ship slowed down and either sank or was overtaken.
He has seen this kind of scene too many times.
However, although the enemy ship was billowing with smoke and indeed slowed down, it still tenaciously accelerated its escape and used its final speed to bypass the south side of the island and disappear from sight.
"Damn it. You still want to run away? Charge." Yaxin yelled and cursed.
"Maybe they want to go to the island and abandon the ship." Kamil reminded from the side: "We may have to prepare muskets and go ashore to kill people."
Yaxin said: "Catch up first and then talk."
Although the line of sight was blocked, the track of the opponent's large ship rushing towards the inside of the island was clearly discernible. The speed slowed down significantly. Without waiting for Yaxin's order, several centipede boats rushed towards the island at full speed.
Not long after, they saw the boat. The boat was still trying to escape to the waters between the other two islands. Yaxin burst out laughing. The boat had obviously taken on water and was already very slow. It was still delusional.
He wanted to escape. Without thinking, Yaxin ordered the ship to rush into the waters between the three islands. The other five warships also rushed in.
You know, there is an unwritten rule in Yaxin. During a war, whoever gets the spoils first gets it. Except for some important materials, treasures and women are first come, first served. If you can't catch up, you can only pick up what others have left.
. This is actually a means to boost morale and encourage soldiers to fight bravely.
However, at this moment they violated a basic principle, which is that a large number of ships should not be gathered in a narrow water area. They entered from an open area into a narrow water area of less than three or four miles between three small islands. Then
It's a taboo.
The enemy ship slowly stopped in the open water between the three small islands, and seemed to be unable to move. This further aroused the desire of the Francons to grab loot and credit. The six centipede ships did not care about any formation.
They rushed towards the location of the enemy ship one after another. The French sailors on the deck shouted excitedly. The sailors on the mast who were watching also slipped down because they did not want to miss the search and robbery of the enemy ship.
action.
No one noticed that six armored treasure ships were quickly circling from the side of Laowan Island, arriving at the waterway between the three islands at extremely fast speeds, forming a huge encirclement.
Wang Hong stood on the rear deck of the Liaodong, and smoke rose from the side. It was a pile of smoke that was deliberately lit and disguised as damage to the ship. The Liaodong did take two shots, but the iron armor perfectly withstood the attack of the explosive shells.
The side of the ship is mottled and damaged, but it is not broken at all.
The enemy ships didn't fire any more, they rushed over quickly, like a group of crocodiles about to feast on their prey in the water.
"Full the rudder to ninety degrees, prepare the artillery." Wang Hong ordered in a deep voice.
The ship slowly turned sideways, facing the water in the middle of the island. The shooting holes were opened, and the black gun barrels were aimed at the Franco warships clustered together.
Yaxin saw the ship slowly turning around, and a row of gun muzzles protruding from the hull. He suddenly realized that something was wrong.
"Stop and scatter the ship. Sink it. It will resist."
Yaxin suddenly roared loudly. He seemed to suddenly understand.
However, he woke up too late. There was no way for the six Folan warships to disperse. They were passing end to end through the narrow waterway. At this moment, they could not form an offensive formation at all. Moreover, they could not form a fire angle that did not block each other.
The other party opened fire.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Flames and thick smoke were sprayed from the muzzles on the side of the Liaodong, and shells roared in one after another, landing on the upper, lower, left and right sides of the Folang warship, exploding into clouds of smoke and dust.
The effect of flowering bullets is bursting, with the broken films and killing. The destructive power to the ship is still second. In the moment, the smoke and fire shrouded the sky, the broken film is scattered like rain, the dumpling dingling lings, the deck and the ship and the ship
Countless shrapnel were embedded in his body. On the deck of the fastest Franco fighter ship Princess, more than thirty soldiers who had gathered to board the ship to fish for oil and water staggered and fell away at the sound of explosions.
"Fight back, fight back." Yaxin yelled.
The Franco gunners began to bombard the front, but there were only two ships that could fire, and the rest were blocked behind, unable to shoot at all.
The shells fired by one of the other ships were more violent and dense than those fired by the two ships of the Franz. The flames of the explosion had already set the Princess's sail on fire.
"Charge in and spread out your formation." Yaxin yelled.
This is his most correct choice at the moment, but it is also the most unwise choice.
Braving the enemy's shelling, the French aircraft rushed into the waters between the islands. This made them completely trapped.
Three armored treasure ships have arrived at the southern water channel and the western water channel. They did not come in, but slowly turned sideways at the outer entrance of the water channel and aimed their guns inward.
"Loading is completed, shooting calculations are completed. Direction is southeast, distance is one and a half miles, radius is 100 paces, coverage and shooting preparations are completed."
A series of orders sounded. The muzzle of the gun rumbled and was adjusted, aiming at the Franco warship not far away.
"Run!"
Zhang Yanling issued the order in the cabin of the Star. In an instant, hundreds of flames were sprayed out, and the roar was deafening. The violent roar disturbed a group of fish in the water, and they flew out of the water and jumped non-stop.
Along with this violent roar, the location of the six Folang warships has been shrouded in violent explosions. Smoke filled the air and flames were everywhere. Screams and horrified shouts penetrated the smoke and dust and resounded across the sea.
When Yaxin discovered that a large number of enemy warships appeared at the entrance of the waterway, it was already too late. The opponent did not hesitate at all and opened fire with full force.
In an instant, the Diamond flagship that Yaxin was riding on fell into a cloud of smoke and dust. The cabin was shrouded in smoke and dust, and countless cannonballs roared in, exploding on the bow and stern of the deck. The mast fell down, and the burning sails were on the ship.
The boat was burning, smoke, fire and screams made Yaxin stunned.
"We've been ambushed. Lord Governor. We've been ambushed. The opponent's firepower is very strong. We are no match."
"The hull is broken and leaking. The ship is going to sink."
The soldiers shouted randomly, their voices full of fear.
"Mr. Governor, are you still alive? Run away." Camille's voice came through the smoke.
"Camille, I'm still alive. How to escape? Where to escape?" Yaxin shouted hurriedly.
"There is a lifeboat at the stern of the ship. Let's leave the ship quickly and run to the island. We can hide in the woods on any island and we may be able to survive." Camille shouted.
Yaxin quickly said yes, followed Kamil and rushed out of the ship building despite the roar and explosions all around, climbed down from the ladder and went straight to the stern of the ship.
The stern of the ship was already in flames, and in the smoke and dust, a lifeboat tied to the rear deck was clearly visible, and several sailors were untying the cables.
"Quickly, put it down, hurry up." Yaxin shouted.
Boom, a shell exploded not far away. A piece of whistling fragments scratched across Yaxin's cheek, immediately cutting a huge wound on his face. Blood gurgled down.
Yaxin cursed and wrapped his cheeks with a cloth, and rushed forward to untie the mooring rope. The boat was quickly lowered into the water, and everyone jumped on the boat and paddled straight to the nearby Lingding Mountain Island.
They were lucky. The small boat Yasin Kamil and a dozen sailors were on was not hit by any shells. They passed through the smoke and explosion air waves and washed up on the beach on the north side of Lingding Island.
Then more than a dozen people rushed into the dense mangroves on the island.
At this moment, all six Franco warships on the sea had been hit. Three of them burst into flames, and the flames soared into the sky. The Franco sailors on board jumped down like dumplings.
The battle lasted for less than half an hour. Without any decent counterattack, all the warships were destroyed. The hulls were shattered. Seawater was pouring into the two warships crazily. The two warships had already started.
tilt.
The battle was short but fierce. It seemed to be over as soon as it started.