Seeing that the tactic of throwing torches and burning ships he designed was cracked, Wallace was very depressed. The French threw the torches back, so that the British ship almost caught fire as well. As a last resort, the British had no choice but to stop this tactic, which had become ineffective.

However, there was a lot of sheep fat on board, and it was wasted if it was not needed. So Wallace had an idea—he ordered his men to pour mutton fat on the chains that the French had hooked on the ships of England...... His heralds tore their throats and began to deliver orders loudly......

Sure enough, the chains that had been poured with mutton fat were extremely slippery. The French sailors desperately climbed the chains, but when they got close to the British ship, their hands suddenly slipped...... Many French sailors accidentally fell into the water......

Then, the French offensive suddenly stalled......

However, this did not work. Because, experienced French officers, after letting French sailors wrap their palms with linen, their ability to resist oil slip was greatly improved. However, although they had climbed over the chains, the French sailors felt more slippery after reattaching their scimitars. Some French sailors were slashed against English sailors when they were knocked hard by the other side, and the scimitar accidentally got out of their hands......

Of course, this is only part of the story. Moreover, the French, after hooking the British ships with several chains, would let the French ships that were traveling with them pull hard. When the distance between the two boats reaches a very close point, there is no need to climb the chain at all, but directly use the jumping one, which is the legendary jumping boat gang......

The British ship, which was hooked by the French ship, had difficulty moving and could only watch other French warships approach. Then, the French sailors jumped directly like frogs......

Wallace's flagship was in the center of the English ships, which at this time had not yet been caught by the French. But as the battle intensified, sooner or later the French would jump on Wallace's ship.

In fact, 70 French ships had an advantage over 54 English ships, but it was not particularly obvious. In order to resist a little longer, and to be outflanked by the French, Wallace surrounded the fleet, so that only the ships on the periphery were besieged by the French.

This is a turtle formation that lacks attack power. But Wallace's original intention was not to attack the French, but to stall for time. And, because he couldn't give way, he couldn't resort to the conventional tactic of gaining the upper hand and then storming the enemy ships. Because, to fight against the wind, you need the wind outlet on the motorway. One was not good, so the route was given to the French fleet. Therefore, he could only form a turtle formation in front of the French fleet and fight with the other side.

And, as agreed, reinforcements were supposed to arrive at dusk. It's already past three o'clock in the afternoon, and as long as it lasts for another hour or two, the task will be completed. Therefore, Wallace put his flagship in the middle, in fact, to protect himself. After all, if you complete the mission, you can become a baron. And if you die in battle, you won't be able to enjoy this wealth.

It would take hours for the French to break through all the ships. Wallace, on the other hand, only wanted to hold out for two or three hours and didn't need to hold out until the end. Therefore, he resorted to the turtle tactic and made the warships on the periphery desperate with the enemy.

His sinister intentions were not known to the English sailors under his command, and even if they were, they would not say anything. After all, in this era, isn't it natural for civilian soldiers to fight to the death to defend the noble lord?

Of course, Wallace is not a mediocre talent, and he also has two brushes. He found that when the English fleet was surrounded by the French, only the ships on the periphery of the English fleet would fight the French in close quarters. And the English ships in the circle, there was no fight.

"No, it's a waste!"

So, Wallace gave the order - let the English sailors in the inner ring connect the English ships in the outer ring by ropes. Then, hop on the friendly ships in the outer circle and put the battlefield on the outer circle ships......

After receiving the order, the English ships again compressed the space, and some of the ships were almost close to each other. As a result, the sailors on the warships in the inner circle came to the English warships on the periphery through ropes or directly by jumping ship......

The French had just relied on their numerical superiority to defeat the British sailors on several English ships in the outer ring. However, in the blink of an eye, the enemy came with additional troops. So, the fight continued......

Relying on a steady stream of sailors from the inner ring, the British sailors succeeded in pushing the French back. However, the price was also staggering - the deck was full of corpses, both English and French......

In fact, Wallace's tactic of bringing all the warships together was a fool's errand. If you meet the commanders of the Chinese sailors, you will definitely not hesitate to get on the fireboat.

At this time, the English warships were shrunk into a ball, and they were very close to each other. This situation is somewhat similar to Cao Jun's serial ships in the Battle of Red Cliffs. If you encounter a fleet of fireships, you will definitely not be able to escape the end of destruction.

However, the Europeans did not know why, and the fireship tactics never appeared. It was not until 1633, when the Dutch fleet was set on fire by Zheng Zhilong in the Far East, that the Dutch learned this obscene tactic. Then, in 1639, the Dutch admiral Marton. Trop, using the Eastern fireship tactics obtained from the Dutch East India Company, burned dozens of large Spanish warships in one fell swoop, winning the "Battle of the Downs". And, eventually, it won the Netherlands an independent status.

As long as you read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and see Wallace put on this turtle formation, you will definitely happily prepare the fireboat. And then the English fleet was definitely defeated. But the French are more rigid than the English, some knights are dogmatic, where do they know what fireship tactics? Not to mention the fireships, even the rockets are relatively poorly prepared. Therefore, Wallace's fleet was not in any danger of encountering the French who were idiots in naval warfare.

Seeing that the French army was driven back, the commander of the French army, Count Valgery, was very annoyed. However, seeing the tactics of the British to support the ships of the outer ring with the sailors of the inner circle, he was helpless. After all, the opponent used the tactics of local superiority, which also made the French feel a little tricky.

But soon, Valgery came up with a countermeasure - if you use the sailors of the inner ring ships to support the outer ring ships, my French fleet can do the same......

So, Count Walgery had the French ships on the outer layer docked on the ships in the inner circle that were next to the British fleet. Then, learn from the British, and send sailors from other ships to the inner circle ships that came into contact with the British. In this way, the French will not be left behind in numbers. Even, because there are more French people, they still have a numerical advantage......

At this time, the main fleets of Britain and France were surrounded by each other, next to each other. The ships were all huddled together, and the British and French sailors on board approached the ships of the British and French contacts by means of jumping boats and climbing ropes, and fought bloody battles on the decks of the ships on the periphery of England.

One group rushed up and was cut down, while the other continued to ...... Such a refueling tactic made the deck of the English warship in the outer circle become a Shura field. The deck was littered with corpses, and blood stained the deck red, as if it had painted the deck red. And the miserable howls of the sailors who were stabbed also resounded on the battlefield......

And the sailors of England and France, all red-eyed, rushed forward one by one, and fought with each other. Even, in the end, in order to make enough space to fight the enemy, they kicked the corpses of their comrades from the deck into the sea to free up space for fighting with the enemy......

In the stern of the inner circle of the English fleet, Wallace walked anxiously about, occasionally glancing at a large "pocket watch" (or more appropriately, a pocket clock) on the side. The British casualties were getting bigger and bigger, and if they continued like this, the British army, which was small in numbers, would definitely not be able to escape the doom of defeat. Now, Wallace could only pray that the reinforcement fleet would arrive on the battlefield soon. Otherwise, he would be dead......