The Count of Gevodon drew a sharp red straight line on the chart.

This was the first red line in the final exercise of the Battle of Lerobel Bay, indicating the trajectory of the Andes, starting from its current position, slowly advancing in a straight line, and suppressing the strategic point of the exit of the Fifth Passage in a threatening manner.

With the action of the Andean...... The Wasp is bound to turn into a dynamic movement, and the most likely thing is to abandon the operation and seek a fourth channel out of the channel.

In this way, the Pioneer and Fortress, which were stranded in the channel, could easily enter the bay and join the Andean fleet.

Three zigzag colored lines, this is the battle situation in the Fifth Channel area.

Then there is the crucial fourth fairway.

The battered Golden Deer fled to the fourth channel first, and the Totem had already been sent to intercept it.

The British must have thought that the purpose of the Totem was to sink the Golden Deer, but in fact......

The Count of Revodon turned his wrist deftly, and the straight line immediately became zigzag.

The Totem will sail at high speed and get ahead of the fourth channel.

Although the combat firepower of the Brig type is weak, as long as the distance is appropriate, it can still be a master in the channel.

At the same time, if it were not for the purpose of fighting a decisive battle, the wingman Lucky Horseshoe, which had not been engaged in battle, would not be able to perform the tail docking tactic.

In this way, the fourth channel will be blocked, and the Golden Deer, the Wasp, and the lucky horseshoe will be locked up in the bay and forced to open a second decisive battle against the new French battle group, the fifth channel ship group with the Andean as the core.

Comparison of the strengths of the two sides......

On the west side of France are the intact fourth-class ship Andean, and the equally intact Pioneer and Fortress.

On the British side is the badly injured Golden Deer, which is accompanied by the Wasp and the Lucky Horseshoe.

The decisive battle is foolproof!

The Count of Jevodan easily drew a great cross on the outside of the Fourth Channel, smiled and dropped his quill, and looked up for his lieutenant.

"How's the Wasp doing?"

"The target distance is 2700, and the sail is being opened, and the anchor has not yet been lifted."

"Is there still a fluke?" The Earl shook his head, "What about the Pioneer's response to orders?" ”

"The fifth channel replied, [the density of shelling in the channel has increased, and there is a risk of being bombed if you continue to advance, please give more time]."

"The distance between the two sides?"

"The distance is 630, and it is difficult to travel."

"Disgusting British speed......" the Earl stroked his beard in disgust, "this is a practical difficulty, and in the narrow sea the British shelling is indeed not defective...... Permission request, ordering them to put sufficient pressure on their targets to force them to abandon their positions. ”

"Yes! Admiral! ”

"And that reckless mercenary destroyer...... Where did you flee to? ”

"The distance is 5200, the speed is 2, the Totem's pursuit is effective, the relative distance has been reduced to 1100, and it will definitely be able to seize the channel before the target."

"Didn't the captured lucky horseshoe stand in the way?"

"Luckily the horseshoe is still moving on the outside, with no signs of going into battle."

The Earl of Revodon was stunned for a moment.

"You say there are no signs of going to war?"

"Yes!"

"What do the staff officers think?"

"The staff officers suggested that the flag flying by the Lucky Horseshoe belonged to the hired chamber of commerce, and it was very likely that they would refuse to carry out the task of breaking the tail."

"Refuse to carry out a mission?"

The Count stroked his beard and pondered, and halfway through his thoughts, the deputy chief of staff of the fleet ran over, and after saluting, he could not help but stuff a new news into the adjutant's arms.

The adjutant glanced at it, and his face changed drastically.

"What? Got bad news? The Count asked curiously.

"Admiral...... The Lucky Horseshoe enters the battlefield...... Speed 12 knots, target ...... Andean. ”

"What!"

……

In the vast sea, the Lucky Horseshoe rode the wind.

Due to the differences in terrain and landforms, naval warfare is very different from land warfare.

For example, there are very few strategic places on the sea suitable for hiding troops, and there are only a few key lines of battle, such as deck vision, lookout view, navigation boundary, etc.

Moreover, the sail warships move slowly, and it is impossible to move as swiftly and swiftly as the army, and the never-ending wind and waves on the sea surface limit the firepower and arm span of the sea ships, and no matter how large the effective range of the naval guns is, the actual combat range can only reach 500 meters at most.

These restrictions changed the concept of ambush in naval warfare, which was largely based on the concealment of tactical intentions, that is, the creation or capture of various conditions that could lead to miscalculation, so that the enemy could mistakenly prejudge the whole situation of the battle and form a ship disposition in his favor. Let's search for books

Therefore, when the target of the Lucky Horseshoe was exposed and the fog of the battlefield was cleared, Lorraine basically showed his tactical intentions in front of everyone.

It is still the transposition of the king chariot that Yacharin admonished.

In the previous stalemate, due to the strategic confrontation between the lucky horseshoe and the French totem, Lorraine had to fight the Andes with the Golden Deer, so that he never found a chance to reverse the battlefield disadvantage.

Until that miraculous cannon, the alchemy ballista narwhal used its tough body to take a direct hit from a twenty-four-pound cannon.

Beneath the tragic appearance, the Golden Deer suffered almost no damage that would have denied its ability to fight.

Lorraine's opportunity finally came, the Golden Deer escaped, the Totem chased, the Andean set off to suppress the Wasp, and the idle Lucky Horseshoe stood out and replaced the Golden Deer as the opponent of the Andean.

The strategic stalemate is broken!

The timing of the lucky horseshoe's entry into the battlefield was ingenious.

On the one hand, the Wasp is not a fish belly, and even if the Andean continues to force its plan to open up the fifth shipping lane, Collingwood will be able to hold on to the confluence with Bell and form a two-on-one blockade, even if it cannot deal a decisive blow to the Andean, the fifth shipping lane will still be impassable.

On the other hand, even if the Andean abandons the plan to open the fifth channel and chooses a seemingly more secure action to merge with the Totem, the distance between the four ships is doomed to the inability of the two sides to resume cooperation, even if it is close at hand, a new game between the Golden Deer vs. the Totem and the Andean vs. the Lucky Horseshoe has indeed been formed.

Tian Ji and his friends race horses, with bad horses against good horses, defeated, good horses against good horses, good horses against bad horses, two wins, and then wins.

Although the real battlefield is not so idealistic, Lorraine finally changed the concept, and changed the conditions of victory from the decisive victory of the Golden Deer and the Andes to the speed of defeat of the totem and the lucky horseshoe.

The side that takes out the enemy in front of you first will get the privilege of being two against one!

Lorraine retook the handwheel.

"That's it, come on, and see if you sink Bell first, or if I'll make your henchmen incapacitated first...... Right full rudder! Grab the T-header! ”

The Golden Deer, which had been hesitating for a long time, suddenly regained its spirit with this battle order, and at a distance of 800 meters from the Totem, her course changed abruptly, cutting sideways into the middle of the Totem and the fourth channel mouth with a sharp arc.

"Full door chain bomb, 470 meters in front of the target, fire!"

At the same time, Bell. Judea.

In pursuit, Bell was looking forward to the Andean being able to pick a direction for the sporting artillery battle.

While this may seem like a threat to Lorraine's plans, in reality, it is the Andean in motion that is more vulnerable.

Artillery strikes have a significantly reduced accuracy rate, open sails increase the projectile surface, and the clumsiness of its hull does not properly improve its ability to dodge attacks.

However, all Bell could think of, Revodan, who was known for his steadiness and conservatism.

Without hesitation, the Andes stopped, abandoning all directions of support, lowering its sails and standing its guns, waiting for the arrival of the Lucky Horseshoe with the most powerful stationary shelling.

"Hey, sink me first, is it still your absolute advantage? Then give it a try, old thing! ”

"Target distance 920, relative speed 7.5, engage!"

Bell caught a turbulent current from north to south, the handwheel jerked to the right, and the lucky horseshoe set off a large wave and cut strongly into the bow diagonal line of the Andean.

"Saturated shelling!"

More than twenty projectiles flew out of the side of the Andes, and at a distance of more than 600 meters, Bell ignored it and pressed the handwheel to resolutely approach.

The speed of the Lucky Horseshoe has almost completely not decreased!

In the short time between the start of the shelling and the fall of the shells, she bravely cut diagonally, leaving all the shells straight behind her.

“460，400，340，280…… Saturated shelling! ”

Everyone thought that Bell would turn the rudder and leave, but Bell still didn't move!

The turbulence still maintains a north-to-south wind direction, and turning the rudder at this time will cause the Lucky Horseshoe to stall, and ...... The distance of 280 meters is not at all suitable for Brig-type shelling.

Charge!

Dense shells fell around the Lucky Horseshoe, and the waves hit the rudder and fed back into Bell's palm, and the handwheel couldn't stop shaking.

“220，180，140……”

Bell clenched his fist and plucked the handwheel, and the left rudder was ten degrees, parallel!

"Fire!"

With a roar, the Lucky Horseshoe tilted to the left at an angle of nearly ten degrees, the starboard guns were fully fired, and the rumbling cannon announced the offensive at close range!

Attack, run!

The battleship, which grasped the moment when the turbulence ended, still maintained a speed of more than 5 knots, and the projectiles that flew up flew like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers, flying all over the sea area.

"Effective deterrence!" The observer excitedly shouted, "There are three shells that leap over the target and land in the back sea, at a distance of 50, 70, 220, which is an effective deterrent!" ”

Effective deterrence means being able to make the Andean feel threatened.

Three shells landed in the back of the opponent in the shelling, which meant that with a bit of luck, the Lucky Horseshoe could throw chain or shotgun onto the deck, causing real damage to the Andean.

Bell let out a long sigh of relief, grabbed the handwheel, and shook his stiff arm hard.

"Cut off the winged sails, and fire the stern cannon. It's time to run for your life, brave gentlemen......"