Bian Changdi resisted the banner of the inland river faction for nearly 20 years and insisted on the fast ship and fast cannon for a long time, but today's naval battle completely reversed his thinking. In the face of a huge ship of more than 10,000 tons, it is indeed difficult to make contributions just by relying on its speed and rate of fire. When Li Gen fought against the Fusang, he was already exhausted, and today he has exposed his shortcomings. After Bian Changdi weighed left and right, he finally let Li Gen and Ding Shengping lay out the battle line, and decided the outcome of the battle in the way of a duel with the Grand Fleet.

The British army still had eight main battleships, eight second-class battleships, and fifteen armored cruisers that could come up, making a total of thirty-one battleships that could join the battle line. On the Manchurian Navy's side, there were only two brute whales and twelve sea tigers, and sea wolves and sea lions could not join the battle line. On the whole, the two sides fought on the battle lines, and the Manchurian army still suffered losses, and the number of wild whales was still too small.

"Please!" In addition to letting the sea wolves and sea lions prepare for the charge and assault, Bian Changdi also has a killer move, that is, the aviation formation.

"Deputy Commander, rest assured, our naval aviation will not let you down!" Yu Enxian, captain of the aviation formation, solemnly saluted Bian Changdi.

The naval aviation and air force of the Manchurian Army started almost simultaneously, but they always lagged far behind the air force. In this era when airships dominated the sky, ships could not carry airships, all flight equipment was land-based, and the so-called naval aviation had to be attached to land-based air forces. And because of the problems of the actual needs of the Navy, naval aviation at that time did not have combat effectiveness at all, and all of them were reconnaissance airships. The pilots of the Navy have always wanted to be like their brothers in the Air Force, and they can have the great feat of demolishing half of Tokyo Castle in one night, but unfortunately they do not have that kind of opportunity and no such ability.

After entering the era of aircraft, the spring of naval aviation has come, and Guoxinga has invested a very huge amount in naval aviation, and attaches great importance to it. All types of aircraft of the Air Force, naval aviation units are equally owned, and they can get them earlier than the Air Force, and they also have more funds for scientific research and experiments. However, Goxinga's big dream of an aircraft carrier has never been realized, and the naval aviation can only continue to participate in experiments, and there is no chance to participate in actual combat at all. Although the seaplanes carried by the sea tigers have the ability to fight, they are also mainly based on reconnaissance, and the sea tigers have never fought in actual combat, so they have no chance.

The officers and men of the naval aviation have long been impatient to watch the meritorious deeds of the fraternal units, and today they have easily had the opportunity to go to war, and of course everyone's mood is high. Yu Enxian knows very well that he will complete the first battle of the naval aviation today, and whether he will become famous in the future, or whether he will become a foil and subordinate of the air force, he will fight the whole battle today.

"No hurry! You take to the skies and wait to distract the enemy. If the battle goes well, you will pursue the enemy ships, and if the situation is not in our favor, you will strike a thunderous blow and turn the tide of life! Bian Changdi is very optimistic about the Osprey's assault ability, and the British who encounter an air raid for the first time will definitely be caught off guard, but the forty-eight Osprey fighters can only play a role, and the weapons that can play a role are only forty-eight Ospreys.

"Huh!" Yu Enxian nodded in understanding.

The Ospreys all rose into the air, which really frightened the British, and Curtis and other British generals never imagined that the Manchurian Army would still have flying weapons with ships. After years of hard work, the British also developed their own actual combat airships, and their various technologies were not weaker than Manchurian airships, so the British also had their own understanding of air raids. But the Osprey, which can take off on water, and is very small and fast, they don't understand it at all.

"They're going to attack!" When the big guys were stupid and looked up at the freshness, a first mate who was not so curious discovered the movement of the Manchurian Army. Fourteen capital ships of the Manchurian Army had formed a line and plunged straight into the left front of the British fleet at an extremely high speed.

"Ready to ......," Curtis exclaimed as he looked down, but it was much too late.

"Fire!" In the command tower of the Xiaomeng, Bian Changdi had already given the order for a general attack, and the fourteen Manchurian capital ships launched a salvo at the British army, and the Xiaomeng fired a straddle fire in the first salvo.

The so-called straddle firing is a proper noun for naval warfare. Compared with land battles, the distance between the two sides of naval battles is generally relatively long, and coupled with the influence of wind and waves on the stability of the ship's hull, the difficulty of aiming naval guns is much higher than that of land artillery guns. When a salvo of the main guns of a battleship is fired, the impact points of each shell do not overlap, but are relatively evenly dispersed in a certain area, which is called scattering. When the scattering area can cover all or most of the target ship, the enemy ship is enveloped in its own firepower, forming a straddle fire. The significance of pursuing straddle shooting is to maintain a straddle shot at the target to achieve the maximum probability of hitting.

"Negative one degree correction!" In addition to attracting the attention of the British, Yu Enxian's aviation also had an important task, which was to correct the artillery coordinates of the fleet.

Under the guidance of Osprey, the Manchurian Navy completed the first round of torture against the British, and the British battleship HMS Royal Oak, the battleship INS Courage, and the armored cruiser HMS Wales were sunk one after another. As the saying goes, the palm technique that falls from the sky is the most powerful, and the empowerment cannonball that falls from the sky is also the most powerful. The British troops, who were caught in the shroud of straddle fire, several ships were hit by shells falling from the sky, all of which were directly penetrated through the weakly defended deck, and a violent explosion occurred in the hull of the ship.

However, the high speed and high rate of fire of the Manchurian Army could not completely offset the numerical superiority of the British army, and it was the first to solve a few British ships, and then it was a hard-to-head strength duel. Curtis was not known for his military command, and he was the commander of the Far Eastern Fleet solely out of trust in his political and diplomatic judgment. However, when it came time to catch ducks on the shelves, Curtis still broke out with the qualities that a high-ranking general should have.

In the face of the surprise attack of the Manchurian Army, Curtis quickly stabilized people's hearts, and then calmly ordered the Far East Fleet to turn to the left at a small angle, and once again moved the hulls of both sides back to the horizon. When the two fleets entered the horizontal line and fired at each other, everything was a routine that the British could figure out with their eyes closed. The Manchurian Army had a faster rate of fire and a higher hit rate, but the British had more ships! After a few rounds of fire, the British sank another battleship and three armored cruisers, but the Manchurians also paid the corresponding price, the three Sea Tigers were seriously wounded and withdrew from the battle, and the main gun fire of the Ape Sound also stopped for more than fifteen minutes.

"Rush!" The sea wolf and sea lion formations of Hu Chaoxiu, Xu Hongxing, Ma Erwei and others cruised in the rear for a long time, until the battle between the two sides reached the most critical moment, and then they suddenly launched a charge.

The formation of sea wolves and sea lions launched an attack from the right rear of the Far East Fleet, causing the British battleships Resolve and Counterattack to turn to meet the enemy. However, the target of the sea wolf and sea lion was not the capital ship in the middle of the fierce battle, but a group of wounded soldiers hiding in the rear of the British army. Light cruisers and destroyers, which have lost the ability to fight back and lack their own size, have instantly become lambs to be slaughtered. The sea lion and the sea wolf ended up with seven badly wounded armored cruisers, and happily chased the fleeing light ships for a while. When the Counterattack and Resolve approached, they ran away quickly, leaving only the British giant ship with a dashing back.

Hu Chaoxiu and the others were all very happy to win the battle results, but when they looked back at the battlefield of the capital ship, none of them could laugh. The British sank five more armored cruisers, but on the Manchurian side, four more Sea Tigers withdrew from the battle, and one was already sunk. There were only four Sea Tigers left to cover, and the Xiaomeng and Ape Sound were also a little tight, and the number of capital ships of the British army had already offset the advantage they had achieved in the early stage.

"Charge!" Ma Erwei gave the order to assist the main fleet.

The sea wolf and the sea lion set out on their journey again, but this time their goal was no longer easy for them. On the way to charge, three sea wolves and two sea lions were sent to the bottom of the sea, and all the fish that had just been replenished rushed towards the enemy with anger. The Resolve and Counterattack, which had just returned to the formation, could not dodge and were hit and sunk one after another, and the Indomitable began to sink slowly, but the sea wolves and sea lions also consumed all their fish again. They can only use their weak artillery and rockets to provide support to the capital ships, but the effect has been greatly reduced.

"Osprey Strike!" Bian Changdi had been affected by the enemy's artillery fire, and blood was dripping from the corners of his eyebrows. Although the capital ship had a chance to breathe temporarily by the decisive charge of the sea wolf and the sea lion, Bian Changdi already knew that the Manchurian army had no hope of winning by relying on the fleet duel alone.

The osprey let out a sharp roar, like a fishing osprey, and rushed towards the enemy ship. The British troops, who had no empty weapons on the ship, were aware of the danger of the osprey, but they could only barely resist with weapons such as machine guns. And then jerking off is a very complicated science, and the impromptu intention naturally can't hit anything. The osprey is much faster than the sea wolf, and the angle of the fish is more tricky and the distance is closer. The British ships, which could not hit the planes, could only dodge by luck, and today their luck was very average. The Revenge, Remilis, and Hood were hit by a number of fish and sank to the bottom of the sea.

"The whole army retreats!" While the osprey was roaring, the British army also achieved great results, and the Ape Sound and Xiaomeng were shot in the waterline respectively, and both began to sink. Curtis had already inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, and his own losses were not small, so there was no need to fight with the enemy in an endless variety of enemy tricks, so he gave the order for the British army to retreat.

The two Optimus Prime of the Manchurian Army began to sink into the water, and naturally they also reached the end of the crossbow, and the British retreated and they were unable to pursue, so they could only begin to retreat slowly and disengage from the Far Eastern Fleet.

Thirteen hours of fierce fighting cost both sides dearly. The British army had seven first-class battleships, including the Empress of India, the Royal Oak, the Determination, the Counterattack, the Revenge, the Remilis, and the Hood, five Centurion-class second-class battleships, 27 armored cruisers, three light cruisers, and two destroyers, all of which were sunk, with a total loss of 43 warships and a tonnage of more than 330,000 tons. The Manchurian Army also sank 17 sea wolves, 2 sea tigers, and 7 sea lions, and lost 26 warships, with a tonnage of nearly 100,000 tons. Moreover, all the warships of the Manchurian Army participating in the war were in a state of serious injury, and all of them lost their combat effectiveness, if it were not for the close proximity to the local base and the timely repair, even the two battle cruisers of Xiaomeng and Ape Sheng could not be saved.

The Manchurian army drove out the enemy, but eighty percent of the warships on the mainland were reimbursed, and more than 3,000 officers and men were killed, and this battle was not much better than losing. If the British come back and go to war again, how will Goxinga respond?