When the state-of-the-art internal combustion engine battleship group of the Huaxia Kingdom came to the Strait of Gibraltar, the Spanish sailing fleet, which did not know whether it was alive or dead, came out to block the mantis.

At this time, the Netherlands was already an ally of the Chinese state, although there was friction in the alliance, but there was an exchange of information between the two countries, the Chinese navy wanted to enter the Mediterranean, the Dutch knew it, they got the notice of the Chinese Ministry of Rites in advance, when the huge group of Chinese battleships came to the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea - the Strait of Gibraltar, the Dutch navy had avoided this area.

For the sudden arrival of the invaders, Spain sent one hundred and fifty-six large and small warships, ready to ambush the Chinese battleship group with the support of shore guns with strong firepower.

At this time, the Spanish Armada was no longer in good shape, and after the Battle of the Dutch, their vitality was greatly damaged, and because they did not know about the new Chinese fleet, King Philip IV issued a wrong order for their Spanish navy to prevent the Chinese fleet from entering the Mediterranean.

Then, how can ants regret the tree?

Although it was the Spanish shore artillery that attacked first, their guns did not suffer any damage at all for the tens of thousands of tons of steel giants.

The Jinling-class battleship Nanchang, which was at the forefront, was followed by two frigates, which were the first to turn from the Atlantic into the Strait of Gibraltar.

Before entering the Strait of Gibraltar, the officers and men of the ship were ready for battle, and although they could not determine whether they would be blocked by the Mediterranean Fleet, they were ready to counterattack.

In the command cabin of the Nanchang, the captain Hu Dekun was holding the telescope on the sea, looked at it for a while, and said to the first mate beside him: "The situation is not right!" ”

"What's wrong?" The first mate asked.

Hu Dekun said: "It is impossible not to see a single merchant ship on the sea, and the Strait of Gibraltar is the only outlet to the sea in the Mediterranean, which is not conventional." Pass the order, don't let your guard down, and immediately sound the battle alarm! ”

The artillerymen have long been in place, and as long as there is an abnormality on the sea, all kinds of artillery can be fired directly without authorization.

Captain Hu Dekun telegraphed the situation in the Strait of Gibraltar to the flagship, the flagship of which was the battleship Great Wall, and the fleet commander Tian Qiliang ordered the warships behind to speed up and close the distance between the battleships.

"Boom! Boom! ……”

There were several cannon shots from the port side of the battleship Nanchang, and the lookout immediately reported to Hu Dekun: "The enemy's shore artillery has been found, and the target is in front of the left." ”

Hu Dekun also saw the fire of the enemy's battery in the left front, and at the same time, on the water on the left side of the Nanchang, more than a dozen water columns were set off.

"Boom, boom! ……”

The guns on the battleship adjusted their orientation and began to counterattack the shore guns, and the 660-pound high-explosive shells continued to explode on the coastal batteries, and each violent explosion made the earth tremble in horror, even on the battleship Nanchang a nautical mile away, Captain Hu Dekun could feel the earth-destroying energy from the terrifying black clouds that exploded on the coast.

At this time, Captain Hu Dekun saw that sailing ships appeared on the sea level five nautical miles ahead, and he issued a new order to the whole ship, and the battleships marched at full speed to meet the enemy ships, leaving the shore guns to the battleships behind to solve the problem.

Several gun commanders received orders at the same time, and the guns on the battleship Nanchang turned to the front at the same time, aiming at a sail battleship at the front.

This sail battleship is the Spanish San Philippe, the Spanish artillery sail warship, the pilot ship of the Invincible Armada, with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons, armed with 96 cannons, 60 meters long, 46.5 meters high, and 23.75 meters wide, making it the most advanced warship in Spain.

At the helm of the fleet was Vice Admiral Levante of Spain, who was aboard the St. Philip. He held a telescope in his hand and observed the place of the shelling in front of him, and when he heard such a fierce explosion, he thought that their shore artillery was bombarding the Huaxia fleet.

His fleet was now in a favorable tailwind position, and had set up a half-moon attack formation, and if nothing else, his fleet would wipe out the Chinese fleet at the mouth of Gibraltar.

Now that the Huaxia battleship is in a disadvantageous position against the wind, and is being hit hard by the Spanish shore guns, how long will it take to not attack at this time?

Just as Vice Admiral Levante gave the order to raise the sails and move forward at full speed, he spotted a huge battleship in Huaxia rushing towards his pilot ship, and dozens of shells suddenly flew out of the Huaxia battleship towards them.

When the sail battleships attacked the enemy ships, they all attacked sideways, but the Huaxia battleships were able to directly hit the cannonballs while they were moving, and Vice Admiral Levante was stunned.

"General Levante, the enemy ship has opened fire, hurry up and return fire!" The first mate reminded Levante's side.

Before Levante could speak, a shrill scream of a cannonball was heard flying over their heads, and this shell landed right on the stern of the St. Philip, "Boom! With a loud bang, half of the ship St. Philip was blown to pieces, and the high mast fell from the sky one by one, hitting the nose of the St. Philip, and Vice Admiral Levante was hit in the head by the mast and passed out on the deck.

The St. Philip lost half of its section, the front half of it also began to sink, and due to the wind, a fire broke out on the deck.

The first mate was also frightened and lay on the deck, and he shook Levante's head desperately to make him sober.

There was another violent explosion, and the ships around the St. Philip also began to catch fire, the first mate originally planned to wake up Levante and transfer to the warship next to him, but now there was no hope at all, he gave up shaking Levante, lying on his back and looking at the blue sky, he knew that this was the last time to see this beautiful blue sky, because the St. Philip was already in danger, the fire was spreading on the deck, and the bow of the ship would fall apart at any time.

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Gao Junshan also heard the rumbling cannon sound in front of the battleship Great Wall, and he gave an order to Tian Qiliang to let the Great Wall move forward at full speed and join the battlefield of the naval battle.

Tian Qiliang said: "Mountain Chief, this battle does not need the Great Wall to fight, we just wait for the news of victory." ”

Gao Junshan harshly criticized: "We are facing a battlefield now, can we cower because I am on the Great Wall?" I command you to go into battle now! ”

Tian Qiliang still wanted to defend, but Gao Junshan glared at him with sharp eyes; "You dare to disobey my orders? I'll get you out of the way! ”

Tian Qiliang didn't dare to argue, and immediately ordered to move forward at full speed.