On February 26, at 2:00 p.m., the Battle of Luzon Island officially broke out, and the Ceylon battleship Han Signal was the first to open fire, opening the prelude to this epic naval battle. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the Han signal battleship, the captain looked at the No. 1 main gun in the bow that was smoking, and he was unspeakably worried. He was the decoy ship's foremost battleship, and his fate was indeed worth worrying about.

Behind him, the second battleship, Li Guang, also opened fire at the same time, firing the first shell he used for ranging.

Because on the floating sea, the battleships shelled each other, and in ninety percent of cases, they could not hit each other first.

Everyone can only rely on constant testing, relying little by little on experience to narrow the distance between the bullet point and the target.

More than 30 battleships participated in this naval battle, which was already larger than all previous battleship naval battles. Its victory or defeat is also related to the outcome of a war and the fate of many countries.

Throughout the battlefield, the fleets of Ceylon and the British fleet formed a concave encirclement, with a dozen battleships of the main fleet on one side, three of the newest British battleships on the bottom, and Ceylon's decoy fleet on the other.

The Ming Empire is not a column, but a two-column battle formation, on one side is the sub-fleet that drags the enemy's decoy fleet, and on the other side is the main fleet that meets the enemy's main fleet.

For the warships of the Ming Empire, the most lethal threat is the three new British battleships that have seized the T-shaped position by taking advantage of their higher speed, and they will use their advantages in artillery and speed to attack the fleet of the Ming Empire.

"Your Excellency, General! It's better to let the battleships of the first squadron also cut to the side, eat the opponent's decoy fleet first, and then make plans! The combat staff officer, who was standing beside Chu He, opened his mouth and put forward his own suggestions.

Chu He glanced at his chief of staff, with a faint smile on his face. He, the chief of staff, was even more radical than him, and he was still planning to destroy Ceylon together.

"Good! Speed up the First Fleet! Break away from the main fleet and join the second fleet to the east! Keep an eye on the enemy's eastern fleet and fight to the death! Chu He was not a good-natured person, and agreed with his staff officer's suggestion.

Don't look at Chu He is sixty-one years old, he is as calm as Mount Tai on weekdays. But this general was still a little ruthless when he went to sea to fight.

The old man Mi Jian is talking about an old man like Chu He, he can be in the same era as the stinky and hard Ge Tianzhang, and naturally he has a bit of a temper.

Originally, because of the separation of two battleships, the total number of battleships in the main fleet of the Ming Empire's navy was reduced to 12.

Now Chu gritted his teeth and divided 5 more battleships to trouble the Ceylon decoy fleet, and he had 7 battleships left in his hands.

And these 7 battleships have to face a total of 15 battleships of various classes in the coalition, including 3 of the latest battleships!

In order to achieve a slight advantage in other directions, Chu He's main fleet had to face more than twice as many enemy forces, and this was the path that the old general himself chose!

At the critical moment, he used his flagship and his own formation as bait, and placed them in front of the main fleet of the coalition forces openly, just waiting for the other party to come forward and eat!

It can be said that Ceylon's decoy fleet is a decoy, and the main fleet of Chu with it, in fact, is also a decoy. It's just that this bait is bigger, tastier and harder to eat.

Standing on the bridge, Chu He calmly looked at the sea in the distance, still with a faint smile on his face. In his heart, since he has chosen this path, he will definitely go on peacefully.

He still remembers the scene in Hainan, outside the base of the fleet, when he said goodbye to his wife. His wife is fifty-seven years old, but she is still as beautiful.

The wife of the commander of the fleet of the Imperial Navy, just stood there, watching her husband say goodbye, watching her husband turn around, watching her husband's battleship leave the anchorage.

Even though both of them knew that this was likely to be the last time they met, the two still didn't say anything. Just like usual, exactly the same as when Chu and He went to sea with the fleet.

A cannonball landed on the sea behind the First Squadron in the distance, stirring up a column of water tens of meters high, and a huge explosion summoned Chu He back to reality.

Whether you want to be willing or unwilling, this naval battle has already begun, and when it will end is not something that one side can decide.

"Your Excellency, General! Enemy ships are firing at me! Directions to the East! It's the enemy decoy fleet! An officer reported loudly.

"Keep course! Aim your artillery at the enemy's main fleet! Get ready to fire! At this time, the black smoke billowing out of the chimney of Ceylon's main fleet was already clearly visible at sea level.

Both fleets discovered each other, and they were both ready to open fire, so Chu He did not have the slightest politeness and ordered: "Fire!" ”

At the same time, as if agreed, on the bridge of the battleship Magnificent of the British Navy, Balek? Admiral Lem likewise gave the order to fight: "Aim at the enemy battleship!" Fire! ”

"Boom!" The cannons on both sides erupted dazzling flames almost at the same time, and the black smoke from the projectile spread through the muzzles, pushing the shells twenty kilometers away.

Each of the battleships of the Ming Empire was firing, and in just a moment, more than 70 main guns on 7 battleships fired their own shells in turn.

One after the other, the shells flew into the distance and landed in front of the coalition fleet, splashing column after column of water.

At the same time, the allied battleships also fired out the spare ammunition in the barrels. The 120 main guns on the 12 battleships fired in turn, which was enough to destroy a small city's shells in an instant, and in this way, they crossed the distance and landed near the battleship fleet of the Ming Empire.

A dense column of water rose, and one after another shells fell, the most recent one was 500 meters or more away from the warships of the Ming Empire.

Because of the distance, the accuracy of both sides needs to be improved, and neither of them can create a miracle to hit the opponent's battleship in the first round of shooting.

At 2:12, the battleships on both sides fired their own shells, and the sea was rough and full of explosions.

On the sea far away from the battlefield of naval battles, the two battleships of the Ming Empire, Qingcheng Mountain and Tianzhu Mountain, as the strange soldiers of Chu and He, are advancing rapidly, and the bow is facing the direction away from the battlefield......

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Long Ling's physical examination was normal, but the fatty liver was a little more serious, and there was a false alarm...... Resume the update, thank you all for your understanding and support!