About five European Combined Fleet warships were hit.

The wooden hull, under the power of the 250 mm caliber shells of the Daming Iron and Steel Battleship, even if it was only one shot, was enough to cause the entire hull to be severely damaged.

At this time, the distance between the fleets of the two sides had just been shortened to less than 7,000 meters, and at least 2,000 meters would be needed before the so-called 5,000-meter-range 'super' warships of the European Combined Fleet could reach their own range.

This means that the European Combined Fleet will have to withstand the unilateral bombardment of the Daming steel battleship at a distance of at least two thousand meters.

"Damn it! Damn the Ming Empire! "The Supreme Commander of the Combined Fleet, Duke Peter Bird, has a grim face.

The commanders of the fleets of the other countries also turned blue with anger, and Archbishop Spaport was equally angry.

However, their anger had no effect, in exchange for another round of shelling of the Daming steel battleship.

"Boom! Rumble! -----In just a few dozen or twenty seconds, the main guns of the Daming Iron and Steel Battleship completed the replacement of shells and continued to fire at the European Combined Fleet warship group, and in this round, more than 20 Daming Iron and Steel Battleships have reached the firing range and participated in the salvo.

"Bang! Boom! Bang ----" huge pillars of sea water were blown up one after another, and at the same time, the warships of the European Combined Fleet sailing at the forefront were constantly hit, and the flames covered half of the hull.

A large number of soldiers of various countries on the battleships of the Combined Fleet who were hit were swept into the sea by the blazing waves of shells.

The corpses floated on the surface of the sea, while those who did not die struggled on the surface, but they were quickly swept to the bottom of the ocean by the waves.

A large amount of blood from the corpse stained the sea red, and the smell of blood seemed to be luring sharks.

"Boom! Rumble! In the third round -----of bombardment, nearly 30 Daming steel battleships have reached the range and participated in the salvo.

At the same time, the warships of the combined European fleet were finally hit by multiple shells and began to sink.

"Boom!" This was an unlucky European Combined Fleet battleship, which was hit by the 250-millimeter main gun shells of three Daming steel battleships, not only most of the hull was blown up, but the keel was also directly blown off, and the entire battleship was broken into two pieces and sank quickly.

"Boom! Rumble! Boom ---- "More and more Daming steel battleships are participating in the salvo, and in the same way, more and more warships of the European Combined Fleet are sunk, and the corpses of the soldiers of the Combined Fleet floating on the sea, as well as the soldiers of the Combined Fleet who are not dead and struggling in the sea are also increasing.

When the distance between the two fleets was shortened to 6,000 meters, the ninety-six Ming steel warships reached the range and participated in the salvo. Every moment a column of sea water is blown up, or a battleship of the combined European fleet is hit.

At this very moment, more than three dozen warships of the combined European fleet have already been sunk.

"Damn it!" The supreme commander of the combined fleet, Duke Peter Bird, gritted his teeth, and so did the commanders of the fleets of various countries.

Originally, they deployed the five-thousand-meter super battleship at the front of the fleet, hoping to rely on the ultra-long range of the five-thousand-meter class to sink all the Ming battleships before the Ming fleet battleships approached, but now that they have not reached the range, their own battleships were sunk by the Ming fleet more than thirty first, and there will inevitably be more in the future.

The commanders of the fleets of various countries, especially the commanders of the fleets of Britain and the Netherlands, account for more than half of the number of 5,000-meter super warships, and almost all of the losses are the warships of their two countries. You know, the construction cost of a 5,000-meter super ship is more than twice that of an ordinary 3,000-meter class.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "With another round of shelling of the ninety-six Daming steel warships, because many of the warships of the United Fleet were hit and severely damaged in front, plus all the ninety-six Daming steel battleships fired in a salvo, so the number of European Combined Fleet warships sunk in this round of salvo is the most, and there are enough thirteen warships of the Combined Fleet that have been sunk, and more United Fleet warships have been heavily damaged.

The number of sunken battleships of the combined fleet has already reached fifty.

Aggrieved! Extremely aggrieved!

Unable to fight back after being beaten, and watching their own warships sink one after another, the commanders of the United Fleet did not know how uncomfortable they were.

"Wait a minute, we will also reach the range, we must pay a heavy price for these damn Ming Empire warships and send them all to hell!" Archbishop Spaport said through gritted teeth.

Although none of the warships of the European Combined Fleet belong to their Holy See, but Archbishop Spaport has always felt that the Holy See is the core of Europe, this time he was ordered by the Pope to follow the Combined Fleet on the expedition, and he regarded himself as one of the top generals of the Combined Fleet, and now so many warships of the Combined Fleet have been sunk, but the opposing Ming Fleet has not yet sunk a battleship, and he feels that his face has been struck.

Not only Archbishop Spaport thought so, but Duke Peter Bird and other commanders-in-chief thought so.

At present, the distance between the two fleets has been shortened to less than six thousand meters, and soon their super warships will be able to reach the range, and when the time comes, with more warships and more cannons, they will definitely be able to retaliate back in an instant.

However, under the anger of Archbishop Spaport and the commanders of various countries, they ignored a problem, that is, the two fleets had only just narrowed the distance of a thousand meters, and the warships of the Ming fleet had obviously only fired a salvo of all warships in the second round, and fifty warships of the European Combined Fleet had been sunk, and many more warships had been hit by bullets.

Now there is still a 1,000-meter range left, and the 5,000-meter-class super battleship with the longest range of the European Combined Fleet can fire, and at this distance of 1,000 meters, how many 5,000-level super battleships are left, which originally numbered only 200?

Relying on the absolute number of counterattacks against the Ming fleet in front of them, the distance between the two fleets should be at least shortened to less than three thousand meters, and during this time, how many warships will be sunk by the steel battleships of the Ming Dynasty is still unknown.

"Boom! Rumble! Boom -----"

The sea trembled because of the bombardment of a large number of shells, and after the European Combined Fleet warships were blown up and sunk, a large number of broken wooden planks and the corpses of a large number of Combined Fleet soldiers were floating on the sea, all indicating the tragic situation of the Combined Fleet.

As the distance continued to get closer, and as the 96 steel battleships of the Ming Dynasty continued to fire, one by one the battleships of the European Combined Fleet were sunk.

The eyes of the commanders of various countries such as Archbishop Spabot and Duke Peter Bird are also constantly red, looking at the fact that before they reach the range, their own warships have been sunk so much, they are all holding back a breath of anger in their hearts, they have become numb, no longer pay attention to how many warships have been sunk on their side, they only have one thought in their hearts, then hurry up and reach the range of their super battleships with a maximum range of five thousand meters, so that they will no longer be unilaterally bombarded by the Ming fleet, so that they can retaliate against the damn Ming fleet.

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