In the sea southeast of Acapulco, two large fleets finally meet. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

There were 1 battleship, 15 cruisers, 30 destroyers, and 110 frigates of Huiwangfu, with a total of 156 warships, a total tonnage of nearly 170,000 tons, and 38,000 soldiers.

According to the standards of the Hui Palace, Spain except for the flagship saint? Except for the destroyer class, the rest are frigate class, with a total of more than 140 ships, almost all of which are Galen ship types, with a total tonnage of about 70,000 tons and more than 14,000 soldiers.

But this time, the crushing of hard power does not explain anything, the Invincible Armada has been rampant all over the seas and has experienced countless battles and battles, this is a fleet that has grown and strengthened in the environment of fierce competition in the European seas, which is very different from the rapidly expanding Huiwangfu fleet.

Yang Changfan came here for a decisive battle with the mentality of losing three warships and sinking one.

Flagship St. Bow of the Martin, Admiral, Medina? The Duke of Sidonia personally commanded the battle, and although he was nominally the Peruvian Viceroy Adria, everyone knew that this highly decorated old duke was the true soul of the Imperial Navy.

"It looks like the Portuguese have leaked the news." Medina squinted at the fleet of the Huiwang Mansion in the distance, and her mood barely fluctuated.

"Is there a war here?" Adria asked.

"The west wind is blowing." Medina raised his hand and said, "We need to change course and take the upper hand." ”

"It's just...... Their fleet seems to be much larger. ”

"The quality of the artillery, the ability of the commander-in-chief, and the experience of each sailor are the fundamentals of victory. We will not lose to any enemy we see, Governor. ”

"Duke, do you know the cost of defeat?"

"Peru will be completely lost."

"Yes...... So I just want to make one point, if the situation is not right, please preserve the strength to the maximum. ”

"Of course, I would never let the fleet carry out a fearless death."

"Please, then, Duke." Adria said confidently, "The time has come to show the enemy how powerful the Armada is!" ”

At the bow of the Zheng He, Yang Changfan and Xu Wenchang also saw the enemy, but the enemy fleet was turning its bow and heading west against the wind, and did not mean to face the battle.

"It's a lot calmer than Furlong." Xu Wenchang sighed leisurely, "It's time to test the reverse sail." ”

The huge First Fleet of Huiwangfu made the same action as the Invincible Armada, turning to the west, all ships adjusting their sails to enhance their action against the wind, while 20 seahorse ships lowered their oars to accelerate, one step ahead of the wind.

Soon, due to its high stern, the Galen ship exposed the shortcomings of the headwind, which was difficult to maneuver, and the fleet sailed in a Z-shaped upwind in a scattered manner, and the array gradually loosened.

Medina finally showed some nervousness: "Do they have British designers in their fleet?" What kind of ship is this? ”

"It's not important, we have to decide on tactics immediately." Adria was undoubtedly more nervous, "Is it a volley of artillery bombardment or a traditional ramming hand-to-hand combat tactic?" ”

"Crash hand-to-hand combat can be applied to all fleets in this world, except for the one in front of you." Medina sighed, "I'm afraid they have more soldiers." ”

"But the infantry qualities of our army will not lose to any enemy."

"Of course. But then we will also lose a lot, and hand-to-hand combat is the last option. Medina pointed to the fleet in the distance, "Gaining the upper hand is an extremely confident tactic, and after an engagement, due to the direction of the wind, you will no longer be able to retreat, either you will win or be blown into the opposing array by the west wind." The downwind fleet, on the other hand, waited for the enemy to come into range. We have seized the upper hand not because we have any advantage in the bombardment, but just to control the initiative. ”

"Duke, is it better to have an upwind outlet or a downwind outlet?"

"Downwind, of course!" Medina looked at Adria with an expression of disbelief, "Unless you decide to rush into hand-to-hand combat, the downwind has an absolute advantage in the artillery battle!" Don't you feel the ship's swing, Governor? ”

"Sideways ......" Adria had indeed felt it, and his hand was always gripping the railing. The Martin was downwind, in the center of the half-moon shape, and the wind and waves were blowing from the west, causing the ship to tilt slightly to the east.

At such an inclination, the battleship's two rows of heavy guns could be fully opened and had a slight elevation angle.

"After the formation begins to shell, their fleet will also have a horizontal swing, the same horizontal swing to the east." Medina said contemptuously, "But their cannon is also to the east, do you know what that means?" ”

"If the pendulum is too large, the cannons on their lower level may not be able to open, and the cannons that can be opened will have to be raised to a great angle."

"Yes, and they are the attackers, they will be blown by the wind and waves to keep approaching us, and if the command is not right, they will come to death one by one."

"So the Duke, is it confidence or ignorance that they are so determined to seize the upper hand?"

"This is a play that only the British will use, and I think they have the British in their fleet. It's just that the British's style of play requires all non-commissioned officers to be British in order to be effective, and I don't think they can master it. ”

"That's ignorance."

"Soon the cannonballs will give us the answer, Governor."

By noon, the Huiwangfu fleet had successfully taken the upper hand and spread out the array, each battleship carefully controlling the sails and speed, and had to enter range at the same time, rather than lining up to go one by one.

At the bow of the Zheng He, Xu Wenchang observed the entire fleet left and right: "Every battleship is very careful, and it is even better than the performance in training." ”

"Of course, whoever dares to leave the array is sent to death alone." Yang Changfan said with a smile, "So if you want to die, you will also send it to death together." ”

"Yes, we have given up the position of the favorable shelling, and we are going to break the boat." Xu Wenchang held on to the railing, the battleship was tilted, his body was inevitably leaning forward, and he said with some concern, "But the wind and waves are bigger than we imagined, and the lower guns of many battleships cannot be opened." ”

"It doesn't matter, we can fight only half of the artillery. This battle is not about the head, but the amount of ammunition, and when it reaches the longest range, it will start fighting, and no effort will be spared. ”

Half an hour later, the two armies finally entered each other's firing range, and the Huiwang Mansion took the lead in firing the artillery, without any accuracy.

The Armada quickly fired back, and the more stable array downwind did have some advantages, and although the wind hindered some range, the Armada artillery fire was clearly more accurate and focused. (To be continued.) )