On the thirty or so warships, some were put down with three or five, and some were one or two.
Suddenly, more than a hundred small sailboards suddenly appeared on the sea. The sails of these things were more than 2 meters long and nearly five meters long. They were not half as high as the side of a warship. When they fell on the sea, they looked like little fleas.
It's impossible to target at all!
At least, today's muskets are useless against such small sailboards in terms of accuracy and range!
The people in the Spanish fleet don't know what this small boat is used for, but it is impossible for the other party to do such useless work in such a crucial naval battle!
Therefore, anyone who sees this scene should start giving orders to the people on the ship to be more vigilant and not to let the other party get close!
But the reality is...the speed of this little thing is too fast. When the sail battleship can only reach a speed of 6-8 knots, the speed of these sailboards has almost doubled!
And the target is so small that you can't hit it!
The entire battlefield was in chaos, and the distance was no more than 300 meters. For these sailboards, it was almost a blink of an eye!
"boom!"
A sail plank collided with a Spanish battleship, and the iron cone penetrated deeply into the plank. The operator pulled out the lead wire and immediately turned around and jumped into the sea.
We had just swam less than 20 meters away, and the people on the other side's battleship didn't react hastily. They just listened...
"boom!"
There was a violent explosion, and a hole was blown in the draft of the ship's side!
Fortunately, it was just black powder, and the hole was only a little over 20 centimeters in diameter, so water didn’t enter very quickly!
Following this explosion, the entire battlefield began to hear loud noises one after another!
Almost all the ships of the entire Spanish Navy suffered suicide bombings from the sails, as many as two or three times, and at least once!
Instantly, all the ships began to leak water. Even if the speed was not very fast, it still affected the speed of the ships. And this trend will get worse as more and more water comes in!
Soon, Wang Xuan's warship began to lower a wave of sails again!
It’s just that the quantity this time is not as large as last time!
Boom boom boom!
The targets of the next two waves are those who are seriously injured. It is better to cut off one of their ten fingers than to injure them. This is why Wang Xuan deliberately divided the windsurfing boards into two groups!
If he wants to completely disrupt the opponent, he will inevitably suffer more damage at a slower speed. By then, the Spanish fleet will be completely out of touch.
Once the opponent's forces are dispersed, Wang Xuan can eat the opponent bit by bit!
The Spanish naval fleet had no expectations for Wang Xuan's new tactics. In an instant, half of the warships were seriously damaged, and all of them were damaged at the waterline!
The fleet commander was suddenly in a dilemma!
If we want to protect those warships whose speed is damaged, these slightly intact ones must sacrifice their speed advantage and form a formation with these injured ships to jointly resist the attack of Wang Xuan's fleet. However, in this way, the initiative will be lost. In the long run,
, the situation is not good.
If these severely damaged warships are abandoned, the relatively intact ones can continue to fight Wang Xuan, but then the damaged ones will fall into a passive situation of being beaten, and will be sunk in a short time!
At that time, our side will still fall into passivity!
Almost, no matter how you look at it, our side is destined to fail in this sea battle!
Thinking of the consequences of failure, the commander was already shuddering!
There is only one fleet of the same number in Spain. If all the parties are lost here...
The surrounding maritime powers will pounce on you like jackals and bite you like crazy!
By then, it won’t just be the interests around the Caribbean that will be lost!
Thinking of the future outcome, the commander suddenly broke out in cold sweat and said to his adjutant tremblingly: "Retreat as much as we can! We must bring enough warships back to Spain!"
Before coming to the Caribbean, the military's plan was perfect. Wang Xuan's victory last time was based on despicable intrigues. This time, the kingdom will attack the Caribbean with an upright army and force the opponent to fight head-on. It will definitely gain an absolute advantage.
Defeat the opponent!
Although there will be small losses, some of the remnants can still be collected and replenished, and the military strength may be increased by then!
But what a reality!
Failed again!
A serious consequence that no one thought of!
Faced with this result, the adjutant also understood the seriousness of the situation and immediately began to send semaphores to all warships!
Order: The severely damaged battleship fights on the spot and is determined not to surrender. The time has come to serve the royal family!
Order: The time has come for the moderately damaged battleship to cut off its rear, attract enemy firepower, and serve the royal family!
Order: The lightly damaged warships disperse and return immediately!
As soon as the flag signal was raised, not only the people in his own fleet knew about it, but Wang Xuan also got the news. Just kidding, there were many Spaniards on his ship!
As for why these people follow Wang Xuan and fight against their own country?
When America became independent, weren't those white people also immigrants from other European countries?
Nothing but profit!
There is no way for these people to rise in Spain, and it is already very difficult for them to survive. However, unlike Wang Xuan, once they gain international recognition and rule the entire Caribbean, they will suddenly become the masters.
!
Faced with this choice, how many people would choose to go back and starve to death instead of being loyal to the Spanish royal family?
It goes without saying, almost none!
People all need hope!
When a country cannot give its people hope, the country is not far from falling apart.
"You are the only one who can raise flags!?" Wang Xuan laughed disdainfully, "Those who raise flags and convey orders and surrender will receive preferential treatment. A quarter of our army is also from Spain!"
"The land here is rich and full of wealth. All soldiers receive a monthly salary of 10 pounds, and those who surrender are treated equally!"
"Even if you don't want to join the army, there is a lot of land here, and you can get half of it if you open up wasteland!"
Wang Xuan’s semaphore contains too much interesting information!
God is really loyal to the Spanish royal family...will he give me money?
Even if you give me money, will you have the life to spend it?
Spain’s patriotic education is not working!
Under Wang Xuan's naked temptation, these abandoned naval ships immediately broke into internal strife!
Ordinary sailors half want to surrender and half want to follow the crowd, but the captain and other senior officials are not happy!
Their families are all in the country, and even if they die, they can't discredit their families!
Obviously, at this moment, they were thinking about the family's survival rather than the Spanish royal family.
The captain ordered to continue firing, but now the crew stopped working...
So, the ship opened fire...
"Bang bang bang..."
In the end, all battleships ended with the victory of the crew. The reason why nobles are called nobles is because they are few!
On the other side, Wang Xuan did not let go of those that were relatively intact!
Since the opponent fled in all directions, he could only take down part of it in a targeted manner.
If we pursue them at a ratio of one to two, we can capture as many prisoners as we can!
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