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Lu Ping saw that the East India Fleet had begun to adjust its battle formation, so he immediately issued an order that all warships must maintain a distance from the East India Fleet, give full play to their own advantages, and take high-speed and long-distance strikes to destroy the enemy.

As the battleships of the Second Fleet continued to adjust, the battleships of the Second Fleet were scattered, and only two battle cruisers and one battleship followed to protect the flagship of Zheng He at all times.

Admiral Odysscoe saw that the commander of the Second Fleet seemed to have seen through his tactics, so he immediately ordered: "All ships are at full speed, rush forward!" ”

After the order was given, thick black smoke began to rise from the chimneys on the decks of the battleships of the entire East India Fleet. Dozens of troop carriers turned their bows and, under the protection of dozens of gunboats, headed in the other direction.

The Don Patrol with three battle cruisers and 10 destroyers had already left the main fleet and was heading around the rear of the East India Fleet at full speed.

"Fire!" The gunnery officer of the flagship Zheng He began to order a second round of test firing.

Rumble! Rumble! The eight main guns on the battleship Zheng He were once again in full swing. Then, the other warships followed suit with a second round of test launches.

After the second round of test firing, the impact point was much closer to the respective target. Columns of water bounce up on the surface of the sea, and then immediately fall down, forming a group of waterfalls for a short time.

At the beginning, the Second Fleet carried out artillery bombardment at a distance of 10,000 meters from the East India Fleet, and many officers and men of the East India Fleet thought that the Second Fleet of the Huaxia Kingdom was wasting artillery shells. But after the second round of shelling by the Second Fleet, they all changed their minds. Huaxia's Second Fleet not only has a huge number of warships, but also has super long-range strike technology.

Rumble... Rumble! After the third round of test firing of the Second Fleet, two unlucky destroyers of the East India Fleet were hit, but these two shells were only 152 mm shells, and the two shells did not cause much damage to the damaged destroyers. It could have been just an accident, or the Second Fleet's blind cat catching a dead mouse. Countless shells flew towards the East Indian fleet, and there was always a few shells that could land on the enemy's battleships.

Admiral Odysscoke saw that Huaxia's Second Fleet had increased its speed and always maintained a distance of about 10,000 meters, which made Admiral Odysscoke a little difficult.

"Your Excellency Admiral, the Huaxia monkeys are not knights at all, they don't dare to fight our fleet at all, but adopt a rogue tactic!" Adjutant Mexie said loudly with an angry face.

Odyssco's brows tightened, and two sharp gazes swept over Mexi. This adjutant is a complete fool, why would Her Majesty send such a fool to be his adjutant?

Judging from the Second Fleet's artillery technology, the Second Fleet's long-range artillery accuracy is already ahead of all countries in the world, and since the other side already has a strong long-range strike capability, it will definitely not complete hand-to-hand combat tactics with the East India Fleet.

You have to think of a way, otherwise the East India Fleet can only be in a passive situation. It may be that the entire East India Fleet has not yet approached the Second Fleet of the Huaxia Kingdom, and all the battleships have already been sunk by the other side.

The East India Fleet had to outnumber the opponent in terms of the number of warships, so that it could adopt the tactics of group fighting, with one battleship as a bait, and the other ships rushing up and approaching before firing, so as to effectively hit the opponent.

Thinking of this, Admiral Odyssco's mouth showed a rare smile, and he immediately conveyed his tactical points.

Sun Hao stood on the flagship Cambridge, and saw through the telescope that the East India Fleet was constantly making tactical adjustments, and he had to admire these old colonial empires. Although the coachmen of yesteryear have declined, the desire for a strong navy remains. The officers and men of the Navy are not only well-trained, but the commanders are quite flexible in their tactics.

"Commander-in-chief, the enemy may have to adopt the tactics of dragging and dozen!" Lu Ping stood beside Sun Hao and said.

"Well, the enemy outnumbered us in terms of warships, so you have to be careful."

"Please rest assured, the commander-in-chief, our warships are superior to the other side in terms of speed and long-range strike capabilities, and these little tricks are difficult to play in the face of absolute strength." Lu Ping said with confidence. "It's just a little regrettable that the caliber of the main guns of our cruisers and destroyers is too small, and the main cruisers facing the East India Fleet are all caliber main guns, and they suffer a little."

After Sun Hao heard this, he nodded slightly. Through the telescope, Sun Hao also saw that the main cruisers of the East India Fleet had already installed their main guns, while the cruisers and destroyers of the Second Fleet only had their main guns.

However, fortunately, the range of his battleship's main guns and the ability to strike accurately are superior to those of his opponents, otherwise he would really suffer in this naval battle. As long as the battleships of the Second Fleet kept a certain distance, it seemed that it would not be so difficult to win. As for whether the cruiser's main guns should be replaced or not, that was a matter after the war.

Boom! The Second Fleet began its third round of test firings, and the impact point was getting closer and closer to the respective targets of the Second Fleet.

At this time, the warships of the East India Fleet were advancing in the rain of countless shells, and only by breaking through this distance could the East India Fleet carry out an effective strike. So, so far, all the ships of the East India Fleet have not fired. But all the shells of the battleship were already loaded, and they waited for the commander's order.

In addition, the observation ships of Britain and the United States also rushed to this sea area. They all knew that the naval battle between the Huaxia Navy and the East India Fleet of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was larger than the previous naval battles in the Yellow Sea and the Tsushima naval battles.

The naval battle between the two sides definitely has a lot of reference significance for Britain and the United States, whether it is the rapid-fire artillery that is powerful, or the cannon giant ship that leads the development of the navy. In the Battle of the Yellow Sea and the Battle of Tsushima, rapid-fire artillery seemed to lead the main factor of victory and defeat.

But as naval warships continued to grow, the British discovered that rapid-fire guns did not seem to be the decisive factor in determining the outcome of a naval battle. Perhaps, the result can be seen from this battle.

Because the warships of the Kingdom of the Netherlands were still in the combination of main guns and rapid-fire guns, and even the number of rapid-fire guns far exceeded the number of equipment of the main guns. However, the second fleet of the Chinese Navy is equipped with warships mainly with main guns, so this is the largest naval collision since the arrival of steam warships, which can test the disputes between countries in the dispute between main guns and rapid-fire guns.

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