The time goes back to the early morning of April 23, the third year of Tiande.
The twelve cargo ships from Frankie retreated to the rear, and through Bai Yulian's telescope, he saw the twenty warships on the opposite side begin to assemble.
"Send the message..."
This was the first time that the navy led by Bai Yulian fought at sea, and he didn't feel confident at all!
If it were on land, Bai Yulian would probably pounce on the other party and eat it in one bite.
"All ships ready for battle!"
Flag signals were sent from flagship No. 1, and the other five warships formed a line.
Count Pizarro on Franky's flagship, the Corsair, was also holding a telescope, his swarthy old face furrowed between his brows.
After traveling across the ocean, encountering countless setbacks and with half of the ships destroyed, they finally arrived in the mysterious East.
It took him more than a month to conquer the Kingdom of Ryukyu, and now he finally arrived at the legendary Eastern Kingdom of Gods.
I heard this place is very rich!
Those exquisite and luxurious silks are produced here, as are tea, porcelain, jade, gold jewelry, etc.
There are beautiful women here and a culture that has been passed down for thousands of years.
If this territory could be conquered - Count Pizarro's heart suddenly became excited, his family would possess unimaginable wealth, and his status in France would soar!
That Archduke Philip who obstructed his voyage...When I return in triumph, that will be the day of your death!
Her Majesty the Queen will personally confer the honor on me, and this Earl will definitely be able to obtain the title of Grand Duke!
But the warship on the opposite side is so big, why doesn’t it have a mast?
Battleships have an advantage in that they are equipped with more naval guns. The opposing ships do have more naval guns than their own invincible warships.
But being big also has disadvantages. It is clumsy and not conducive to faster turning of the ship to open fire.
Faced with this fleet of only six warships, Count Pizarro was also nervous. After all, this was the first time his fleet had encountered a real enemy along the way.
The standoff has lasted for three days, and the other side doesn't dare to launch an attack, which means they are just a paper tiger.
They were still stuck in the age of manpower-powered rowing. What good was a large warship like this? What good were its numerous cannons? Facing their own invincible fleet, they would likely be annihilated in a single attack!
With twenty invincible warships against the enemy's six, Count Pizarro thought that there was no suspense in this battle.
He also gave an order at this moment, and the order was simple: "Start the war!"
The soldiers on the Invincible Battleship had already been jealous. After looting everything along the way, the twelve cargo ships behind were already full.
The Earl said that after we conquer the Eastern Divine Kingdom, all the contents of those twelve cargo ships will be divided among them!
What the Earl wants is the Eastern Kingdom of God and everything in this Kingdom of God!
Then quickly eliminate the enemy, find the landing port, and kill all the way!
Twenty warships came sailing through the wind and waves. Bai Yulian looked through the telescope and issued another order:
"All forces, prepare, half power, deploy in a fan-shaped pattern, turn the bow, and attack freely if the enemy is within range!"
Black smoke billowed out of the chimney of the Dreadnought-class battleship, and the huge hull began to move. Count Pizarro was slightly surprised when he saw it - what was going on?
Why is there smoke before I even start shooting?
He couldn't understand it, and after a moment he was shocked again. The opponent's warship seemed to be moving faster than he imagined.
The wind is favorable on our side, so they must have used a lot of rowers, and there are probably not many combat troops on the warship, which is beneficial to us.
Thinking of this, he felt at ease, put down the telescope, and picked up a cup of coffee and took a sip.
In half a cup of tea, the warships of the two armies were eighty feet apart. A moment later, the enemy ships at a distance of fifty feet were within the shooting range of the Invincible Armada.
But at this moment, the captain of the battleship Dreadnought II, Butcher, a veteran under Bai Yulian, gave the order to attack: "The enemy ship is within range, adjust the ship and aim!"
Battleship No. 2 slowly turned, and the two rows of dark gun muzzles adjusted their positions, aiming at the two enemy ships rushing towards them.
"Fire!" With the butcher's roar, all ten guns of battleship No. 2 fired at the same time. The deafening roar scared Count Pizarro so much that the coffee cup in his hand fell to the ground with a bang and shattered into pieces.
He hurriedly raised his telescope. He was still not within range, but the enemy's shells...
Then he widened his eyes in shock, and he clearly saw that three of the enemy's shells had landed on his warship.
“Boom boom boom…!”
Amid the sound of gunfire, a violent explosion sounded, and a raging fire broke out on the battleship that was hit, with billowing black smoke rising - it was blown in half by the three shells!
"Boom boom boom..." The remaining shells fell into the sea, creating a water column several feet high. In the water column, the battleship slowly sank.
"Hit, prepare for the second round of artillery fire!"
The butcher roared with joy, and with a wave of the command flag, the cannon in the second-floor cabin extended its dark muzzle and aimed at another enemy ship.
At the same time, the other five dreadnought-class battleships adjusted their hulls, and the gun muzzles on the sides were all extended.
At a distance of eighty feet, hundreds of cannons fired at the same time, and there was a deafening sound. Some enemy ships were hit and burned. The sea surface seemed to be boiling, with water columns standing up and splashing everywhere.
Count Pizarro broke out in a cold sweat - the enemy's artillery range was a full thirty feet farther than his own!
This is fatal!
Fortunately, there were only six enemy ships. After one round of shooting, they had to adjust the rigging on the other side, which took a long time, enough for their fleet to get within fifty feet.
This was indeed the case. The other side launched two rounds of salvos and destroyed six invincible battleships.
The Dreadnought-class battleship began to turn around, and the remaining fourteen invincible battleships moved forward desperately, entering a distance of fifty feet.
Count Pizarro did not order an attack; he needed to get closer.
Artillery fire is more accurate at a distance of thirty feet.
When the six dreadnought-class ships adjusted their side bows, the fourteen invincible battleships came into the thirty-foot shooting range.
Count Pizarro fiercely waved his banner and said, "Destroy them!"
The fourteen warships adjusted their directions on the spot and began bombardment a little earlier than the dreadnought-class battleships.
“Boom boom boom…”
Countless shells poured down, battleship No. 3 was hit by four shells, the deck exploded, and the fire was burning, but... it did not sink!
"One brigade is putting out the fire, two brigade is shooting, three brigade, the boat is taking on water, go and plug it!"
It was the first naval battle for this new army and they lacked much experience. Bai Yulian frowned deeply while standing on the flagship.
So far, he has made two mistakes!
One was that no battleship was left behind to protect the turning of the remaining battleships.
The second is that the accuracy of the artillery fire is too low.
The enemy only fired when they were within thirty feet of the range, which means that the enemy's shooting range was much shorter than ours.
But this round of enemy bombardment hit four of their own battleships. If it weren't for the large amount of steel used in the Dreadnought-class battleships, they would have lost in this round of attack.
"Aim! Shoot!"
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