Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

The scene of 18 artillery salvos is not too much to describe as overwhelming, and Yang Dijiao in the observation pavilion on the Silver Sparrow couldn't help but subconsciously shrink his neck when he saw the cannonballs in the sky like a swarm of bees.

This Silver Sparrow was modified from the No. 2 Fu ship, and was the largest warship in the Second Fleet except for the Golden Phoenix, with four ballistas in the front and 2 in the rear, and eight 6-pounder Furlong cannons on each side of the side; After Yang Dijiao grabbed the task of the first round of attacks, he made the Silver Sparrow the flagship of the first detachment.

Needless to say, the usefulness of the first enemy's discovery was considerable, and the angle and route of attack chosen by the first detachment were perfect—after the first attack, the enemy's flagship had no complete sails left, and even the Galen ship that followed the flagship was wounded, and the two quadrangular sails in the center of the mainmast were torn to pieces; On the other hand, the 1st detachment, 5 ships were almost unharmed and spun in front of the Dutch fleet unscathed!

But the battlefield will never be played out according to the pre-designed script, Yang Dijiao did not expect that there would be such a clever and decisive commander in the opposing fleet, and he completed the adjustment of the battle position at the most appropriate time - if the St. Paul had broken away from the battle column earlier, Yang Dijiao would have turned to attack the tail of the Dutch fleet, which could completely avoid its edge; If it had been a little later, the first detachment would have been able to turn southwest after attacking the flagship, and it would have been able to attack the bow of the São Paulo as well.

However, the São Paulo occupied the downwind when the first detachment could no longer be adjusted, and if Yang Dijiao still went straight according to the original train of thought, he would have crashed headlong into the powerful broadside fire net of the St. Paul; In desperation, Yang Dijiao could only choose to turn to the west, and this was the only direction. It was possible to dodge the St. Paul in front of him, continue to go around in circles, and launch a second round of attacks.

This was really a helpless move, because even after the renovation of the battleships of the Fuliao Army's naval division, the speed of sailing against the wind was still slightly inferior to that of the all-soft-sailed Galen ships, so it was not surprising that the first detachment was caught up and attacked by the St. Paul!

"Bang! ~~ Bang bang bang! ～～”

The 18-pounder cannon, the shell the size of a human head, crashing into the sea at high speed, made a deafening sound. The column of water was as high as the mainmast of the Silver Sparrow, and the torrential rain crackled on the deck.

Although the Silver Sparrow was not injured at all, Yang Dijiao looked at the high water columns on both sides of the ship's side, and couldn't help but feel cold in his heart - he had fought with the red-haired ghost several times, of course, he knew that this round of attacks was a school shot, and being able to hit the sea surface on both sides of the ship's side at the same time meant that the other party had completed the leapfrog shooting, that is, the shooting parameters had been determined. A rain of bullets will soon follow!

The distance between the two sides is now about two miles, which is the best range of the 18-pounder gun, and for the ballista, this distance is a little far - after many actual battles, Yang Dijiao found that the best attack distance of the ballista is 600-800 meters.

The situation is very serious for the 1st detachment!

If according to Yang Dijiao's previous thinking, the entire detachment continued to turn north in a single column, first of all, the position of the Silver Sparrow has been locked by the other party, even if it turns immediately. The 4 ships in the back will be washed by the enemy's artillery fire as they pass through this place! Even with a bit of luck, all the battleships passed this point unharmed. The other party will definitely stick to it reluctantly, take advantage of the speed advantage of sailing against the wind and go side by side with the first detachment, and finally knock out all the warships of the first detachment one by one!

What exactly is needed to get out of the current predicament?

As the commander of the first detachment, Yang Dijiao frowned deeply.

At the same moment, the St. Paul erupted in a frantic shouting and cheering, with the sailors clapping their hands and stomping their feet or tapping their blades. Celebrate passionately - the first round of shelling has made a leap, which means that the opponent's ship is dead!

Putting down the clairvoyant, Van Ooster's scarred face was filled with a cruel smile, and in his experience, the fate of the opponent's small fleet was inevitably destroyed - because the position he had chosen for the St. Paul was so wonderful. It can be said that he choked the other party's neck, no matter which direction the other party fled, he could easily catch up and tear them apart one by one!

"Well done!" In his excitement, Van Oost leaned out and shouted at the first mate on the deck, "Tell the boys on the artillery deck to fight well!" …… As long as they can send these defiant Orientals to hell as quickly as possible, the tequila in the bilge will be at their disposal! ”

The discipline of the Dutch Navy is still quite strict, and on weekdays, except for some soldiers in special positions, it is absolutely forbidden for anyone else to want to drink; And most of these guys who have been floating on the sea all year round are drunkards, so Van Auster's words immediately caused a wave of cheers that were even bigger than just now.

"Tom! ~~ Tom tom! ～～”

Another deafening round of cannon fire drowned out the cheers on the deck, and the steaming green smoke stood like a wall on the right side of the St. Paul.

Van Oost raised the clairvoyant mirror again, but instead of looking at the Ming fleet 2 miles away, he looked in the direction of the stern.

The shot shows the Decisive struggling to move forward - the lack of two quadrangular sails has affected the speed of the Decisive to a certain extent, and it can only barely follow the ass of the Akito fleet, shooting with its pitiful three bow guns three miles away, but to no avail.

"Poor fellow!" Van Oost muttered with a hint of sneer on the corner of his mouth, "But soon you will be able to make a big show and avenge the Courage by beating the Orientals with your broadside guns!" ”

The reason why Van Oerst said this was because he believed that there was only one way for the Ming fleet to go, and that was to turn north, and once the other side made this move, the decisive would be able to take a shortcut and stick it up, and strike the Ming fleet with his St. Paul on the left and right, maximizing the side firepower.

"Pass my order and hang out the banner of 'North, Flank' to the Decisive Ship!" Thinking of this, Van Oost ordered loudly, but his eyes did not take off the clairvoyant mirror for a moment.

Now he turned his attention to the Courage further away—the Dutch flagship was now miserable, with three masts and the bow beams crawling with people busy installing spare sails.

It's also useless if it's installed! Van Oost whispered in his heart, knowing that not all sails had spare parts, only a third of them, which meant that even if all the spare sails were hung up, the speed of the Spirit would be greatly reduced!

However, this is no longer a big problem, the destruction of the Ming fleet is imminent, and there is time for the Spirit to be repaired slowly.

Suddenly, Van Oost's eyes widened and he shouted.

"Nope! Never! No way! Oh my God! ”

PS.5.15 "Starting Point" is raining red envelopes! Starting at 12 noon, grab a round every hour, and a large wave of 515 red envelopes depends on luck. You all go and grab it, and the starting coins you grabbed continue to subscribe to my chapters! (To be continued.) )

PS: Crab informed the book friends before, just jumped ship, and now the company is creating, there are a lot of things, this time is especially busy, it will inevitably affect the update, sorry, sorry!

But no matter how busy you are, one a day must be guaranteed, and the crab strives to straighten out as soon as possible and restore the two watches, hoping that everyone will understand