When another shell fell, the Qianshan, the flagship of the Indian Ocean Naval Division Fleet of the Ming Empire, a huge flame rose from the hull. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

This shell hit the side of the battleship, penetrated the armor of the side side, and detonated the secondary shell inside.

Soaring flames churned, explosions tore a huge hole in the side of the battleship, and the sea found space to fill and began to rush towards the hole.

The destructive force of the explosion caused the entire battleship of the Thousand Mountains to tilt, and the loss of soldiers in its hull began to increase - too many to many.

The battleship Qianshan had many internal compartments, and the sea could not completely occupy these places for a while, but the battle was not over, and everything was just beginning.

The British battleship Giant took the lead at this time and began to approach the battleship Thousand Hills, because the two cruisers on the way had already been sunk, so there was no barrier between them.

Ten minutes later, as the distance between the two sides gradually approached, the explosions on the battleship Qianshan became more and more frequent.

The British battleships replaced their shells and began to replace armor-piercing shells with high-explosive ones, which were used in retaliation for the damage caused by the battleship Hercules to the battleship Qianshan.

Such an artillery bombardment allowed the battleships of the Ming Empire to withstand only superficial blows, and did not damage the internal structures and hulls.

In this way, the battleship Qianshan, which looked to have a very tragic end, could float on the surface of the sea for a long time and would not sink immediately.

It was an unwritten tradition in the British Navy to flirt with their prey, and they used it to strike at the challengers who came after them, leaving a shadow on them.

Of course, the navy of the Ming Empire is not a challenger, but a former overlord who has been surpassed. However, after a lapse of two hundred years, it would be a pleasant thing for the British Navy to teach the former overlord a lesson.

"Keep firing! Don't give the enemy any chance to fight back! In the telescope, the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Fleet, Balek Lemm, who was already burning in the distance, commanded.

His fleet was now the most powerful, if not the only battleship fleet in the Indian Ocean, which made him feel very reassured.

The warships of the Ming Empire could no longer stop him from continuing eastward and could no longer threaten the safety of his rear.

After pulling out the last nail and taking out Chittagong, the British fleet could calmly move east and join the Ceylon navy.

"Boom!" At this time, in the midst of the blazing fire, a 356 mm caliber shell rushed out, and there was a cloud of smoke behind it.

On the battleship Qianshan, which was almost invisible, the Y turret, which had been driven by manpower because of the lack of power supply in the tail, finally fired another shell.

This shell hit the battleship Giant directly, causing a lot of damage to the battleship that was close.

Although the thickness of the side armor of the battleship Giant exceeded the striking capacity of the 356 mm caliber main guns equipped by the Ming Empire, the distance between the two sides was very close.

At this time, although it did not penetrate the side armor, it left a huge deformation on it and affected the surrounding secondary guns.

The most unfortunate thing was that the shell of a secondary cannon was being loaded, and as a result, a huge shock caused the shell to fall to the ground, and the detonating shell blew off the cabin where the secondary cannon was located, killing everyone inside.

Although like the battleship Hercules, such a loss did not pose any danger to the Giant's sinking, but it did leave the Giant in a state of injury.

You know, there are no large-scale shipyards in the Indian Ocean, and the only port that can repair battleships is Chittagong, which is now submerged in smoke.

The shipyard here can repair some minor faults, but only if there are materials such as steel...... It is clear that this is not suitable for the British to repair their battleships.

Then, in order to repair the battleships Hercules and Giant, the British had to go back to the Mediterranean and find a way to do it......

However, it was clear that the British expeditionary fleet did not have this time, so Admiral Balek Lerm could only continue eastward with his wounded soldiers to support the Ceylon navy.

Seeing the Giant being struck by the enemy, Balek Rem knew that he had paid the price for his arrogance and contempt, and he was determined not to waste time on the prey he had already had.

"Armor-piercing bullets! Aim for the waterline and fire! Don't waste any more time! We have more important things to do! Balek Rem looked at the Thousand Mountains, which was no longer on the surface of the sea, but still insisted on fighting back, and opened his mouth to order.

I don't know why, he looked at the Qianshan in front of him, and suddenly felt that this time he took the fleet to the southeast peninsula to provoke the Ming Empire's navy, and it didn't seem to be as smooth as he imagined.

The British fleet, which got serious, fired 20 armor-piercing shells in one go, of which at least 14 pierced the side armor of the battleship Qianshan of the Ming Imperial Navy.

A large amount of seawater began to pour into the battleship's interior, and the entire battleship also quickly tilted with the entry of seawater.

With the sound of metal twisting, Guo Lihai, whose face was covered with blood, stood up with the chart table, the Cambridge was full of wounded soldiers, and many officers had already died in the line of duty.

He could feel his ship tilted, his feet on the floor, and he could already feel it distinctly. Looking at the messy command position, he knew that the stage that belonged to him had ended.

"And a cannon that can fire? No matter what caliber, fire! Attack enemy ships! Guo Lihai asked loudly.

"Sir! Sir...... All the main gun turrets have been destroyed, the boiler room has lost contact, and the damage management is out of control......" An officer answered Guo Lihai's question with a crying voice.

Telegram ...... Telegram! Pressing his command knife, Guo Lihai commanded in a trembling voice: "Send the prepared telegram!" ”

"After sending the telegram, let the soldiers abandon the ship...... They are the most valiant sailors of the Ming Empire, and I am proud of them! Guo Lihai looked through the broken porthole and looked at the British fleet in the distance.

"General......" the officer opened his mouth to persuade.

Guo Lihai stretched out his hand to stop the other party: "Go!" ”

"Sooner or later! I, Guo Lihai's descendants, will return here with a fleet that is more powerful than you! Someday! The warships of my Ming Empire will be counted as the account of Gibraltar! After saying this, he closed his eyes.