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The origin of the name corvette dates back to the Middle Ages.

At that time, in order to avoid being intercepted by enemy countries or being tracked by spies, diplomatic envoys would take a kind of speedboat called Fogate to quickly go to the place where they wanted to negotiate to carry out diplomatic missions.

In order to carry out this special and time-sensitive task, the Vergate ship was built to be slender and streamlined, so that it had excellent sailing ability and agility to escape the pursuit of all pirates or enemy navies.

So, when Major James saw the arrival of the cruiser, he knew that it was the arrival of the messenger of the French.

"Say, what's your mission!" Major James asked with a straight face, not majestic.

"Your Excellency, General Ferdy asked me to tell you that it's still too late to surrender!"

The messenger was a little stunned in the face of James, who was a little embarrassed, and his tone was very fast.

"Huh! Tell your generals that it's too late for you to surrender, or else you will bear the consequences! ”

Major James sneered, and then drove the messenger in front of him away, and his eyes followed the returning cruiser, slowly reaching the huge lineup on the opposite side.

The cold and cold deck was full of Venetian sailors, who, unlike the English, were not only archers and musketeers, but also spear-wielding soldiers and machete-clinging soldiers.

The deck was filled with bows and arrows, black oil and grenades, and even shooting guns and nets for fishing.

The soldiers all had hideous expressions and strong bodies, and they did not look like the navy, but like the army.

Three huge Galen ships walked ahead, their tall and cold sides like spears from hell, heading straight for the English navy.

After that, a dozen small Galen ships, as well as the large Karak ships and the slow Kirk ships, followed by various sloops and small Kirk ships, and the patrol ships swam around, bringing great shock to James and his party on the opposite side.

On the English side, there are only two thousand-ton "Sea Monarchs" and "Henry VII", and the main combat ships are not comparable in size to various small Galen ships and Karak ships, not to mention that most of them are conscripted merchant ships, which can not be frightened compared with the uniformly Venetians?

The cold sea breeze rattled the sails, and the air had a characteristic salty smell that poured into his nostrils, bringing James back to his senses.

"What are you afraid of, we are fighting at home, they are in unfamiliar waters, they should be afraid of us!"

James saw his ship's first mate's eyelids jump, his feet trembled a little, and the whole person looked terrified.

Turning his head again, he saw that most of the sailors on the ship were the same, with fear on their faces, and a look of retreat in their eyes.

Immediately, Major James stomped on the deck and said sharply.

"Yes, sir!" was taken aback by Major James, the beard on the face of the first mate next to him trembled, and he reacted directly and immediately agreed.

"Hurry up and prepare, cannonballs, prepare to accelerate, the sails will be retracted ......a little," the first mate was reminded, and immediately began to work, shouting at the sailors who were also stunned.

Major James was at the forefront, the flagship of the Sea Monarch, commanding the navy behind.

As the Sea Monarch slowly moved forward, the various merchant ships and the navies of England and Scotland slowly followed.

Soon, the distance to the French fleet was less than three miles, and the dense figures on the deck could be faintly seen.

And on the other side of the Venice general, Reinado. Ferdy, as the commander of the French army, also saw the slowly approaching English navy.

"Full speed ahead, tell the whole army, join as much as you can, and when you get closer to the English, board the ship directly, and destroy the English in one fell swoop!"

Reinado, who had been keeping his eyes on the front, couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw the England Navy slowly moving forward, and commanded in a loud voice.

"England, you barbarians, I want to show you what the Venetian Navy is!"

Looking at the ships of the English in front of him, Reinado smiled and his eyes became sharper and sharper.

The Venetian navy, like the navy of this era, fought on board ships, both in the West and in the East.

The ship was just a castle on the sea for them, and their purpose was to board the enemy ship and then pile it up to death in order to achieve victory.

And for the smaller number of the English Navy, it was indeed difficult to win.

But who called Edward a time-traveler? In order to increase the power of the artillery, that is, not to give the French a chance to get closer, Edward directly granulated the gunpowder of the British army.

The so-called granulation, that is, mixing water, then pressing it into cakes, and then breaking it with a wooden stick and sprinkling some charcoal, just do it.

For example, at present, the British ships are equipped with light artillery, and the firing range is about 2,500 yards, that is, more than 2,200 meters.

In addition, the British army had a lot more artillery than the French army, so that the French army could not get close.

According to the arrangement, all the English navy did not go up together in a chaotic manner as usual, but stopped in unison when they were two kilometers away from the French army.

Then all the ships were set out in unison, and the ships crossed over so that the other side was directly facing the French, and all the light guns and guns were concentrated on one side of the ship, waiting for Major James to fire them together.

Such a battle plan is also very risky, if the French army survives the death of two thousand meters, then, the English army will not be able to organize an escape, plus the French army has the advantage of numbers, so that it will be dead.

This is the last battle, and the test is actually the will of the Venetians and the love for their ships.

In fact, such behavior is inappropriate at present, first, the artillery is not very powerful, and the damage is not high.

Second, the sea ship could not withstand the recoil of multiple artillery salvos.

It was only at the end of the 17th century, when the Spanish galleons were improved and became sail battleships, that is, after the birth of battleships, that such a volley of guns could be realized.

In order to solve the recoil problem, Major James not only temporarily reinforced the ship, but also fixed the guns on the deck, precisely to defeat the greatest enemy of the English navy of all time.

On the other hand, seeing the opposite England Navy put on such a posture, this made Admiral Reinado, who had commanded the Navy for decades, scratch his head.

"Isn't that a death sentence? What are the English people doing? What a purpose! ”

What he saw made the Venetian general suspicious.

He looked up and saw that the warship behind him had fully raised its sails and turned on the maximum acceleration mode, and it was too late to stop it.

"So be it! I don't believe that you can turn the tables in such a situation, unless God forbid! ”

With a sneer, Reinado directly commanded his flagship to pounce.