Chapter XXVIII

Although the Hundred Beast Pirates and the Yunero Pirates have fought before, they were all small-scale battles, and this is the first time that a large-scale naval battle like this has occurred. Before this, Kaido and the others had not experienced the true power of the Battle of Yunero at all.

The Second Fleet, which had been arriving for a long time, finally joined the frontal battle line, and the battle line led by the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth fleets was lined up, and Vice Admiral Drake, the commander of the battle line, ordered: "Close the sails, turn the rudder to the right, move forward with half sails, connect the bow to the stern, form a battle line, seize the T-head, and face the enemy on the left side of the ship!"

The flag-bearers on the masts waved red and green flags, and the ships of the entire frontal fleet moved under Drake's command. In just a few minutes, the fleet in front turned sideways at Kaido's temporary omen fleet, adjusted its sails, and moved slowly against the wind.

There were only three generals on Younero's side who embraced the idea of "modern" naval warfare. Sven counts as one, but not quite a combatant now. The chief of staff, Julian, is also counted as one, but Julian is in charge of the general command of the war, and will not be specifically responsible for the battle of the fleet. As for the last one, it's Drake, who, like Sven, used to be in the same navy. As for Cavendish, Capone, and Skee, although they have certain command talents, they are not as proficient in naval warfare as Drake, and in addition to proper command, they rely more on their own strength. Of course, these people still have room for improvement in command, as for Moria and Luqi, they have almost no command talent and can only rely on their own strength to fight.

In the face of Kaido's undisciplined attack, Drake was very happy, he liked such an opponent, such a naval battle novice. The battle line was concentrated and located at the T-shaped attack site. Kaido's battleships use their bow to their battle line, only the bow gun can attack themselves, although Kaido's temporary fleet is still quite large, but Kaido's fleet with all bow guns will not pose much threat to the battle line at all. Drake would not give Kaido a chance to learn battle line tactics, and gave an order: "Open the muzzle! Reload your ammunition! Adjust your shots! Target Kaido's fleet! Prepare to shoot!"

"Bang bang!"

A gun was rolled out from the port side of the battleship, and several of the large ships on the side of Yunero were military warships modeled after the four decks of the Spanish "Santa Trinidad". He was the most famous sailing ship in Spain of the 18th century and the most spectacular of the entire sailing era. The number of guns on one of its ships reached an unprecedented 140, making it the heaviest warship in the world at that time.

At this time, nearly 70 guns were pushed out on the port side of the large battleship of the frontal fleet of Yuneru, and the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at Kaido's fleet, and the entire battle line had as many as 1,000 guns at once. The gunners filled the guns with solid shells and chains, then loaded them with powerful gunpowder and closed the chambers. A lead was gently held in my hands by the gunners, waiting for orders from above. The observers of the artillery crew measured the distance between the two sides, adjusted the firing elements of the artillery, and strived to be able to hit the first shot.

"Captain Kaido, Youror's fleet is scattered, and it looks like it's trying to encircle us from our left and right flanks!" Kaido's crew reminded Kaido.

However, Kaido didn't care, in his opinion, the division of troops in a fleet of the same size was simply to weaken his own firepower. Kaido snorted coldly, stared at the battle line commanded by Drake in front of him, and said unhurriedly: "Full sails, crash over! Let's smash the poor fleet of Yunero! The bow gun is ready to open fire, let them know what a naval battle between pirates is!"

"Yes!"

Drake held the monoculars and looked at the Kaido fleet rushing towards him from a distance, counting the distance between the two sides, "Soon! Soon! Immediately! Okay, it's already within the range of artillery!"

Seeing Kaido enter the range of the battle line's firepower, Drake immediately ordered: "Fire on the battle line!"

As the chess players on the mast gave an order, the gunners pulled the lead in their hands, and the thousands of guns on the battle line instantly roared angrily, "boom", and then the scream of cannonballs sounded in the sky.

"Woo Woo T

The thunder was rolling, and the hot cannonballs flew out of the barrels, melting the snowflakes falling in the sky, and smashed on a battleship with a "boom", and the huge energy directly blasted the battleship out of a big hole. Sawdust flew everywhere, and the crew on deck and in the cabin were covered in wounds and wailing.

One by one, the battleships of Kaido's fleet were hit in this overwhelming bombardment, and the battleships that were less lucky were directly concentrated in the ammunition depot, and the hot shells directly ignited the gunpowder in the ammunition depot, resulting in a martyrdom, and the raging flames instantly strung from the ammunition depot to the deck, and the fire was soaring for a while. The mast of the battleship, which was a little more lucky, was directly cut off by the chain bullet, lost power, stopped in place, and became a live target.

"Forward, forward!"

Kaido had no idea that Yunero's artillery had such a long range, nearly half of his range. Kaido gritted his teeth, clutched the railing of the bow with both hands, and could only rush towards it with the battleship that had not yet lost its combat effectiveness.

The death charge was tragic, and almost a fifth of Kaido's fleet was incapacitated before it came into his range, and Kaido couldn't wait to order: "Fire!

Kaido's fleet finally opened fire with embarrassment, but after all, the bow guns were less allocated, and the firepower was weaker than the battle line, and the two sides were not of the same magnitude at all. Even if a few "boom" runs are heard over the battle between the two sides, it is more from the battle line.

On the left and right flanks of Kaido's fleet, the left flank fleet composed of the Sixth Fleet and the right flank fleet composed of the Seventh Fleet were finally in place, completing the encirclement of Kaido's fleet.

After watching the two fleets in place, Drake ordered into the phone: "The left and right flank fleets are closed!

"Understood!"

The fleets on the left and right flanks also quickly formed a battle line, forming a "door" with the front battle line, locking Kaido's fleet inside. The whole scene of the naval battle instantly formed a "Yan" character, Kaido's crew looked at the two fleets that were surrounded on the left and right, and shouted: "Captain, Younero's firepower is too fierce, and the enemy forces on the left and right sides are also surrounded, and we are surrounded!"

Kaido narrowed his eyes, and for a moment thought of a countermeasure. Since Yunero could not be defeated in the naval battle, he could only find a way to recover the situation from outside the naval battle, and opened his mouth and said: "Rush over at full speed!

"Yes!"

"Gather the crew! Prepare to board with me! Kill them!"

"Roar!"

Since the naval battle could not defeat Yunero, then the cadres and elites could only be gathered, and all of them jumped across the sea and directly engaged in close-range combat.