Chu He is now facing three new British battleships. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although the actual gap between the two sides has never been so close, there is still a huge power gap between the two sides.

The warships of the Ming Empire, which did not have an advantage in the three aspects of speed, artillery and protection, could only barely cope with the battle when facing three enemy warships.

The battleship Liverpool of the British Royal Navy had already aimed its 381 mm main gun at the Kunlun Mountain, which was adjusting the direction of the main gun.

Chu He knew that his battleship could not defeat the new British battleship on the opposite side, but he had no way to avoid this battle.

In fact, he has been able to hold on until now, on the one hand, because of the previous tactics, and on the other hand, because of Balek? Admiral Lem is too warlike in a relationship.

In order to ensure that he would not let go of the seven battleships of the Ming Empire in front of him, the other party made sure that he killed five in one breath before turning to leave.

If Chu was in command, he would prefer to choose to let the three more flexible new warships go to support other directions first after sinking the opponent's three ships.

Although this may ensure that other directions receive reinforcements as soon as possible, such a choice may allow the remaining four warships of the main fleet of the Ming Empire to escape.

Can Balek? Admiral Lem left in a hurry at this time, and he left with the main battleship, although he ensured the annihilation of the main force of the Ming fleet, but he really risked heavy losses for Ceylon.

At this time, the battleship Zhongnanshan was also turning its guns at the same time, and the other Ming Empire battleship that was still floating on the sea was almost a pile of scrap metal at this time.

Chu He, who saw the Qiyunshan being beaten into a sea of fire, ordered the officers and men on the battleship Qiyunshan to abandon ship and leave a few minutes ago, but the battleship Qiyunshan did not respond.

After all, in the previous battle, the coalition fleet was too powerful, and more than a dozen warships fired around the three warships of the Ming Empire, and it was not easy for the warships of the Ming Empire to parry until now.

"Turn east, and let our fleet lean towards the British fleet." Chu and He hoped to close the distance between the two sides, so that his artillery could also exert its power.

The 381 mm caliber guns equipped on the new British warships such as Liverpool have an advantage in range, and if the Ming Empire fires at each other at a long distance, it will be a very disadvantaged thing.

However, closing the distance is not an easy task for the warships of the Ming Empire. Although Chu had plans to fight for his life, the British battleships did not mean to fight hard.

While the Ming Empire turned slightly, adjusted its course, and turned its guns, the British battleship opened fire and fired a volley.

In this round of salvo, about 10 381 mm caliber shells flew towards the battleships of the Ming Empire, and because they were aimed for a long time, one of the shells hit the Kunlun Mountain battleship where Chu was located at once

Despite the fact that the shell hit turret No. 1, which was the most heavily armoured, and did not penetrate the armor on the front of the turret. But the huge explosion still made the Kunlun Mountain battleship very uncomfortable.

The violent shaking caused everyone on the bridge of the Kunlun Mountain to fall to the ground, and Chu held on to the table for a long time before he got up from the ground.

He was already a 61-year-old man, and the sudden shock made him fall hard, but the first thing he did when he got up was to shout: "Check the battleship for damage!" Don't panic! ”

The Kunlun Mountain battleship was turning, the turret was pointing just right, and luck made this 381 mm shell not have the killing effect it should have, but it also shocked Chu He into a cold sweat.

Turret No. 1 was obviously no longer usable, after all, the shell had shattered the armor in the frontal corner of turret No. 1, causing the support of the two guns to be distorted, and the strength of the gun was inevitably affected.

The two cannons can no longer be aimed, and even if they risk firing, they will no longer be able to hit the target, and Chu He also knows that only half of the firepower in front of him is left.

The enemy's battleship was preparing for a second salvo, and Chu He, after learning that the hull was not damaged, decisively ordered the fleet to start accelerating.

He wants to interfere with the opponent's aiming, and get his own ships into the distance between them as quickly as possible. He's going to swerve when he's close, and then use all his firepower to fight the other side.

This is the best way for the Ming Empire warships to face the enemy's new warships, provided that the opponent keeps course and does not continue to hit the Ming Empire's warships.

Chu He also knew that this was just his wishful thinking, and what would happen on the battlefield was not something that his thoughts could decide.

What he can do at this moment is to take his remaining combat power and try his best to win the battle in front of him! But whether he can win or not is not something he can control.

The second round of shells fell, and sure enough, because the warships of the Ming Empire suddenly accelerated, they all fell into the sea. A huge column of water rose behind the battleship Kunlun Mountain, which looked extremely huge.

After this round of shooting, the British guerrilla fleet also discovered that the fleet of the Ming Empire was turning, and accelerated to close the distance between the two sides.

After sneering, the three captains of the guerrilla fleet made a natural decision. They let their ships turn the rudder to the right as well. Start heading east.

As a result, the three new British battleships could only use the two turrets in the stern to fire at the battleships of the Ming Empire.

However, because of the relatively fast speed of the new warships of the British Navy, the distance between the two sides has been narrowing and opening up little by little.

The tactics of the British guerrilla fleet were very simple: they wanted to use the advantage of artillery range and power, as well as high speed, to sink the two remaining Ming Empire warships from a distance unscathed.

Anyway, Chu He knew that he had met a real opponent this time. They make no mistakes, command skillfully and prudently. As the world's maritime hegemon, such an opponent is a real headache.

Unable to close the distance, and unable to get rid of the opponent's pursuit, the range and power of the artillery are inferior to the opponent's, and the battle has long been won or lost.

The two warships of the Ming Empire can only dodge now and pray that the other party will not hit them. And the function of prayer, as time goes by, will gradually lose its effect.

Of course, on the other side of the battlefield, Miao Shengye had already heard the news that the battleships of the Ming Empire had appeared at the landing site, and now this poor Ceylon speaker had been struck by reality and doubted his life.