On the east side, the Ningxia led by Feng Sihai used another strategy.
Feng Sihai has a fierce fighting style and is not good at using strategies. When the Franchise's flagship Glory led the Knight and the Everlasting towards the Ningxia, Feng Sihai chose to face his opponent directly and bombarded him with artillery.
The Fran cannon on the Knight began to suppress, covering the left and right wing charges of the Knight and the Everlasting Life. The shells caused a series of explosions around the Ningxia, causing the sea water to splash and the water to churn. But Feng Sihai did not do anything.
Moved, he ordered to target the charging Knight and Everlasting.
With twenty-two Tiger Howling Cannons concentrated on the port side, he continuously planned to attack the Knight and the Ever Given. Because the closer the distance, the higher the accuracy of the attack, so Feng Sihai even ordered the ship to advance two hundred steps forward to meet the enemy.
The two enemy ships sailed away, and after closing the distance, they gave the order to fire.
Feng Sihai's boldness paid off. After three consecutive rounds of bombardment by dozens of Tiger Howling Cannons from the Ningxia, the Knight and the Everlasting were hit. The two warships emitted thick smoke and the hulls were damaged in many places.
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However, due to separate artillery attacks, the two ships were hit by several shots each, but failed to hit the vital points. As the two ships were hit, the Everlasting and the Knight had to flee to the blind corners of the shelling on both sides, with serious injuries.
Turn around and escape.
However, Feng Sihai's boldness also paid a price. The artillery fire from the Glorious flagship continued, and the Ningxia advanced hundreds of steps forward to attack the Yongsheng and the Knight. The movement was very slow and the route was too single, so it was defeated by Glorious.
The shells fired by the No. 1 hit many places.
A solid bullet was hit on the starboard bow of the ship, and two explosive shells were hit on the rear deck. The right side of the saloon was destroyed, and an oar on the port side of the ship was seriously damaged.
Although only five soldiers were injured and the injuries were not fatal, the hull was damaged, especially the left propeller mechanism, which was an extremely serious situation. It would greatly affect the Ningxia's maneuverability. The Ningxia's important maneuverability
It comes from four huge rotating propellers on each side of the deck, providing powerful propulsion and turning maneuverability. Especially in combat maneuvers, it is the main means of control.
Even so, Feng Sihai actually planned to sink two fleeing enemy warships. If the Glory hadn't intensively bombarded the Ningxia's pursuit channel in order to pick up the two injured Franco warships, Feng Sihai realized that he couldn't.
If you take too many risks, the situation may be even more unimaginable.
"Damn it, I taught them to run away, but I didn't sink them. You son of a bitch, the duck in your mouth flew away." Feng Sihai jumped to his feet and cursed, extremely angry.
The deputy general frowned and reminded: "General Feng, General Liu sent a signal from the Yansui, asking about the damage to the warship, and asking the Ningxia to retreat."
Feng Sihai was stunned and said: "What are you doing? Is Lao Liu angry? He just took a few shots. Our armored ship is not unable to withstand it. Tell him, it's okay, I can't retreat."
The deputy general said in a low voice: "General Feng, the Duke of Guo said before he left that you have to listen to General Liu's orders. The Yansui is the flagship and we are the escort ship. You'd better not do this and explain to him.
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Feng Sihai smashed his mouth, glanced at the dark figure of the Yansui not far to the west, and ordered: "Get closer."
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The attack launched by six warships was sunk in just half an hour, and two more were damaged, thus ending. The two flagships retreated out of range and waited for Alfonso's order.
Alfonso's flagship "Flower of the Sea" has arrived at the rear, and Alfonso witnessed the entire previous battle. Although his face was livid with anger, Alfonso did not blame too much. On the contrary, he received a warning from the two enemy ships.
I have learned some tricks in my fighting style.
The breakthrough point is on the Ningxia. The Ningxia would rather be bombarded than attack. This shows that the commander on the Ningxia is a straightforward person with no strategy. This may be an opportunity.
It is now dark on the sea, and the opponent's ships have implemented blackout. It is not suitable to attack at this moment, and the combat strategy must be re-formulated according to the situation.
On the opposite side of the sea, Liu Tan frowned and complained across the side of the ship to Feng Sihai on the other side.
"General Feng, how can you engage in a head-on battle and destroy the warship? You must use strategy and fight in a roundabout way, rather than forcefully like you. Didn't we agree not to be heroic? Why don't you listen?"
Feng Sihai cupped his hands and laughed and said: "Brother Liu, you are right, I know I was wrong, okay? Don't report it to the Duke, okay? I just follow your orders. Shicai is indeed a bit superior. But I originally had
I had a chance to sink two enemy ships. Alas, it’s a pity that they escaped. Brother Liu, you are so good that you killed one. Alas.”
Liu Tan was speechless and said loudly: "Brother Feng, have you forgotten what the Duke of Guo said? Our mission is not to sink many enemy ships. It is your and my duty to block them and block the Fo Langji people at the horse's door."
Nar Bay is blocked on the south side of the deep-water channel. They are not allowed to reinforce Guri Port. Once they return to Guri, the Duke and the others will face great danger. Do you understand? This is your and my responsibility. Block it for an hour.
, one day, two days, as long as it can hold up."
Feng Sihai said: "I know, I know, can't I help it? It's so satisfying to sink a few enemy ships. They all say that I, Feng Sihai, am not good. I volunteered to stay here with you this time because I want to prove myself."
Liu Tan sighed and said: "Brother Mazi, we have worked together for many years. Of course I understand you, but the overall situation is more important. Don't do this again. Otherwise you and I will not be able to explain. If you continue to be greedy for merit, I can only tell the truth to the country."
My father-in-law reported it."
Feng Sihai said with some annoyance: "That's all, I'll just listen to you. Oh, brother Liu is so arrogant now. I, Feng Mazi, have to watch your face. No more, I have to go to the east to guard. It's getting dark.
, don’t let them sneak in.”
Liu Tan frowned and hesitated to speak. He just cupped his hands and said: "Okay, we can support each other at any time. Darkness is good for us."
Feng Sihai bowed his hands and ordered the Ningxia to leave to the west.
The sky turned dark very quickly, and the night on the sea was extremely deep. The sea water was black, the sky was black, and the sky was also black. It was like falling into a pitch-black ink.
After the fierce battle, there was a brief silence on the sea. The night wind was not strong, the waves crashed softly, and everything was calm and peaceful.
All the ships of the Folangji Eastern Fleet also maintained a blackout. All the ships were floating in the sea like ghosts, and no one knew the location of each other for the time being.
The Yansui fired a flare, and the sharp fireworks illuminated the sea surface. The white light was dazzling and cold. Using the light of the flare, a wide area could be seen clearly. Liu Dam did not want to be attacked by the French warship, so he did this.
The Ningxia also fired flares to spy on the enemy. The positions of the two ships were constantly changing and moving, and they were on full alert.
There seemed to be no movement from the Fo Langji people. After they disappeared on the sea for more than an hour, suddenly, five or six warships lit up their lights and appeared on the sea several miles away.
This time, five or six warships rushed towards the Yansui on the west side in a concentrated formation, and actually ignored the Ningxia that was defending the east side.
When Liu Tan learned of the situation, he immediately ordered preparations for a battle. He ordered the Yansui to move closer to the edge of the western channel and get as close to the shallow water as possible. At the same time, he ordered all the Tiger Howling Cannons to be loaded with smoke grenades and prepared to fire, and to lift the light control and hang a battery on the ship.
String of wind lanterns.
Liu Tan thought very clearly that the other party was going to concentrate its warships to attack one of his ships and use various methods to destroy it. Facing five or six enemy ships, one ship would obviously suffer a big loss. Therefore, he lifted the light control.
, hang up wind lanterns to attract the opponent to the edge of the channel, and then use smoke bombs to block the channel. The opponent will fall into the dangerous junction of shallow water and deep water. With the opponent's dense ship formation, it will be impossible to deploy the formation, and it will cause them to be stranded.
of danger.
The opponent was indeed fooled, and the six warships tried to shift to one side of the channel. The ships were less than a hundred steps apart, and the formation was extremely dense.
"Boom, boom, boom!" A series of explosions sounded, and all the smoke bombs fell into the position between the opponent's warships. The smoke that spread after the explosion quickly enveloped the enemy's warships.
When the Fo Lang warship was caught in the smoke, explosive shells roared down from the sky, which was the second round of strikes that followed.
A large number of explosive bombs exploded between the enemy ships. In the flames and thick smoke, fragments were flying everywhere. It was like a heavy rain on the sea, full of fragments falling from the lasing. The enemy ships were gathered too densely. This dense formation
The opponent's shells don't even need to have a clear target to cause damage.
"Disperse the formation. Disperse the formation." The commander of the flagship of the Holy Cross ordered loudly.
The five surrounding warships immediately began to turn their rudders and spread out to prevent the formation from being too dense and causing unnecessary waves.
The Bull, a French warship on the westernmost side, quickly turned its rudder to one side and broke away. The Bull was on the outermost side, so the impact of the waves and smoke was limited. The soldiers on the ship could even see the enemy ships ahead from the edge of the smoke.
lights.
However, just when the Bull was about to escape the smoke and explosive bomb bombing area, the hull suddenly shook and made a dull sound. The entire ship suddenly seemed to be grabbed by a hand from the bottom of the sea and was unable to move.
"What's going on? Why don't you row?"
"Report to the commander, the ship ran aground on a rock. There was a big hole in the bottom of the ship." The soldiers reported in a hurry.
"..." Bull Commander Bill was stunned.
Liu Tan's plan worked again, and the Bull lost its combat effectiveness without even bombarding the opponent. Apart from hastily saving itself, it had no offensive power.