Originally, the Huben navy was to be formed in a single column, which could reduce the number of enemy artillery attacks. However, the number of battleships was so large that they had to be arranged in two columns. The two columns fired at each other and then switched positions, just in time for the guns to cool down.

The two sides put on such a formation, apparently trying to cripple the enemy's fleet first and then start a melee with the heaviest artillery bombardment. It can be said that this is the purest artillery-to-artillery contest! Whoever has the most fierce artillery and the most accurate artillery will be the final winner!

The warships of both sides strictly carried out the queue requirements, adopted the tightest formation, and sailed towards the depths of the battlefield. Both sides used oversized warships in front and other warships in the back to engage the enemy. Soon, the lead ship of the Zheng family's fleet was on a parallel line with the lead ship of the Huben Navy.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

The commanders of both sides, almost simultaneously, gave the order.

The two columns of the Huben Navy, the captains of the first ship, were Huang Shijun and Mao Huihui. The two saber ships they commanded, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiched the many three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family's fleet in the middle.

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

Dense cannon fire, sounded on the sea.

Clusters of fierce fires instantly illuminated the entire sea. In the light of the fire, the sun completely lost its brilliance. Many of the sailors who were caught off guard were "stung in the eyes by the sudden and fierce fire."

They subconsciously closed their eyes.

All the guns of the dragon god ship opened fire on the three-masted gunboat, and the shells were "constantly being thrown at the target." Similarly, the three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family's fleet also used broadside guns to shoot at the Tiger Navy. Because of the horns, the red-coated cannons of the three-masted gunboats could not shoot, which made the gunners of the Zheng family's fleet depressed.

Without the help of the red-coated cannon, it seems a little wrong no matter how you look at it. A three-masted gunboat without a redcoat cannon" is it still a three-masted gunboat? Of course not! There was the rumbling roar of red-coated cannons on the battlefield, but if you listen carefully, they are all artillery of the Tiger Ben Army Navy! The shells were flying towards their Zheng ship!

The distance between the two sides is basically less than 500 meters. Such a distance was carefully chosen by the Tiger Ben Navy. Because, at such a distance, the chain bullets and grape bullets thrown by the flying dragon cannon can hit the top of the enemy ship, but the chain bullets and grape bullets thrown by the enemy ship's Franc machine guns cannot hit the battleships of the Tiger Ben Navy.

It's a clever distance. At this distance, the Tiger Army Navy can attack the opponent with chain bullets and grapeshot bullets to their heart's content, but the opponent can only use solid bullets to return fire. The red-coated cannons of the Zheng family's fleet, because of the horns, could not exert their power, and were completely exploited by the Tiger Ben Navy.

Due to the difference in distance, almost all of the grapes and chain bombs fired by the Tiger Army Navy were solid bombs. One can imagine how different these different shell types "will differ in terms of range and hit."

In an instant, "the warships of the Zheng family's fleet were covered with dense marbles." A large number of marbles, falling like raindrops, constantly beat the sailors of the Zheng family's fleet, as well as the sailors on the deck, into the sea one after another. After a while, the deck of the Zheng family's fleet that was attacked was all covered in blood.

Inside the dense marbles, there are also a large number of chain bullets. They fluttered irregularly in mid-air, making a high-pitched, heart-palpitating sound, whistling past the warships of the Zheng family's fleet, hitting the sails, hitting the mast, and hitting the side sides. Some of the warships of the Zheng family's fleet had their sails torn, some had their masts smashed, some had their decks smashed, and there were also a large number of casualties.

Similarly, a large number of solid bullets were also smashed towards the battleships of the Tiger Army. These ferocious solid bullets smashed on the side of the ship, smashed on the deck, and made a bang-bang sound. Some warships were smashed through the deck by solid bullets, and the solid bullets fell all the way to the hold, causing greater losses and casualties. Some small Cangshan boats were hit by multiple solid bullets in a row, and suddenly there was a situation of ineffective handling. As for the people who were hit by solid bullets, naturally there was no way to live, and the corpses didn't know where they flew.

Thousands of cannons fired at the same time, and all the voices of everyone were drowned out by the sound of cannons. The only thing I could hear was the sound of the waves crashing against the side of the ship. The stronger the sound of the cannon, the stronger the sound of the waves crashing.

The salvo of several thousand cannons created a huge recoil. Huge recoil, which in turn creates a large number of waves. Wave after wave, superimposed on each other, becomes a raging wave. Some of the waves are more than two meters high. When two waves collide with each other, the water huā can even fly as high as three he.

The ordinary Cangshan boat, sailing in such huge waves, is like a leaf tossed in a storm, one high and one low, as if it will go into the sea at any time. Even the deck of the saber tooth ship, under the impact of such waves, is constantly shaking back and forth. The wounded on the deck, either corpses or bits and pieces of debris, shook and fell into the sea.

On the constantly surging waves, there are a lot of debris floating in Li, or corpses. These things continue to rise and fall with the waves, forming an unforgettable picture in the light of a fire. Sometimes the waves were so loud that they crashed into each other, and the bodies of the people were even thrown high and then fell heavily.

The dense marbles fired by the Tiger Ben Army, as well as the continuous chain bullets, caused great casualties to the sailors of the Zheng family's fleet. Especially those at the helm, it was simply falling piece by piece. A number of gunners were also bombarded against each other, and were directly bombarded into the sea from pure purity.

Dead sailors, drifting with the waves, have no rest for their souls. The living sailors, on the other hand, struggled desperately. In their eyes, there was nothing but a ball of fire and a loud bang. No one will notice any other details. At this time, all that remains is human instinct.

As the teams of the two sides continued to stagger, more and more warships were thrown into battle. More and more artillery was fired, and the artillery fire became more and more intense. Eventually, all the artillery that could find its target was firing.

If you look down from the sky, it looks like three fiery dragons, entangled with each other. Each dragon seemed to have gone crazy, constantly emitting clumps of flames, frantically pouring cannonballs on enemy ships.

The two sides bombarded from the front of the line to the end of the line, without any pause. During this period, there were constantly wounded warships and were forced to withdraw from the battle. Because weapons such as open huā bullets and ritual huā bullets are not used, it is more difficult for solid shells to directly sink a warship. A wounded warship, as long as it is out of battle, can avoid the fate of sinking.

By the time the three dragons disengaged, it had been a full hour. On the surface of the sea where the battle had just begun, a large number of wrecked ships, debris, wounded and corpses remained. These things, as the sea continues to surge, are like a huge garbage dump.

Neither Zhang Zhun nor Zheng Chenggong could accurately estimate the losses of their fleet. They also don't have enough time to count accurate losses. Because, the second round of column engagements is about to start again. Both sides have made the greatest determination to knock out the well, and naturally there will be no mercy on the part of their subordinates at this time.

The battleships of the Zheng family fleet were still trying to break through it, while the two fleets of the Tiger Ben Navy exchanged positions and then continued to rush towards the Zheng family fleet. Soon, the three dancing fire dragons were intertwined again.

"The ...... of the Eldest Prince"

Zheng Shouyuan said with a little hesitation.

In such a column battle, it seems that the Zheng family fleet did not have the upper hand, but in fact, it was not. Because, the Zheng family's fleet's own red-coated cannons have no chance to exert their power at all. The redcoat cannons of the three-masted gunboats can be shelled forward or backward, but not to the side. In this way, it is simply that the red-clothed cannons of the Zheng family's fleet have abandoned their martial arts.

On the contrary, on the side of the Tiger Ben Army and Navy, the red-clothed cannon is shouting happily! The six dragon god ships, a total of ninety-six red-coated cannons, fired out of the shells, basically hit the battleships of the Zheng family's fleet, and many of the battleships of the Zheng family's fleet were injured by the dragon god ships. At a distance of five hundred meters, the power of the red-coated cannon is indeed too strong.

Moreover, there is another potential hidden danger here, that is, the heating problem of the cannon. Just now, the Zheng family fleet that was sandwiched in the middle, and the artillery on both sides were shooting desperately, causing all the artillery to heat up. If the bombardment continues, I don't know how long it will last. And the fleet of the Tiger Army Navy just fired with the artillery on one side. Now, switch positions, just enough to rest the previous guns. Obviously, such an arrangement is the most reasonable.

However, it seems that it is not easy for the Zheng family fleet to change the way it engages! The fleet of the Tiger Ben Army Seagrass was pasted from the side, not giving the bow and stern of the three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family's fleet a chance to shoot. It was also impossible for the three-masted gunboat to turn specifically and fire with bow and stern guns. Because then it would be equivalent to wasting the artillery on both sides.

If the scuffle starts from now on, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Shouyuan are unwilling. Because, once a melee starts, the more than 200 Cangshan ships of the Huben Navy will bring great trouble to their main warships.

Only such a column can avoid the fate of being besieged by Cangshan ships.

What to do?

What to do?

What to do