"Good! Bless the Dragon King! Lao Tzu has great luck today, water dragon array! Pull away and fire freely from the ship's secondary guns! ”

Looking at the collapsed mast in the distance, Yang Fuliang couldn't help but shout, the first round of test firing in the naval battle can hit the mast and command platform of the enemy ship, it is undoubtedly a shit luck, this scene can be said to be a hundred years of encounter!

Yang Fuliang knows very well how powerful the flowering shell of the deck auxiliary gun is, if there is no rescue, this battleship can only wait to become prey, and the destruction of the main sail means that the battleship is forced to withdraw from the battle, which can be regarded as destroyed.

After Yang Fuliang's fleet turned sideways, the captains of the British side also discovered the clue that these ten Qing warships were not sail warships at all, but ironclad ships, and the problem was much bigger, I am afraid that they would not be able to run away this time.

With the help of the steam engine, there should be no problem for the first-class battleship to run past the third-class battleship, and the counterattack artillery fire of the English battleship all fell into the sea, and at this time, Yang Fuliang's ten ironclad ships also dropped their sails, revealing the big chimney that symbolizes the hideous ironclad ship.

The sideways of the Qing fleet gave the entire English fleet a noticeable pause, and some of the English battleships took the opportunity to open fire, while the other part of the English battleships did not fire.

"Good! Keep playing! Don't let them out of range of the secondary guns! ”

The enemy ship was in chaos, which was a great thing for Yang Fuliang, and compared with the sail battleship, another advantage of the ironclad ship was also shown, which could be used in the march, with multiple guns fired at once.

But Yang Fuliang's next luck was not so good. It was in the middle of the English captains who communicated. Five rounds of shelling yielded no results. It seems that there is no certain amount of time, and it is also an extravagant hope to bury the remaining nineteen warships!

After finishing his work in one battle, Yang Fuliang thought very much, but it could only be just thought, naval warfare, technology is king!

What Yang Fuliang didn't expect was the order to continue the attack while he was on the march. also helped the captains of the British to make a decision, five rounds of salvo, the British side can clearly see in the telescope that on the deck of the Qing warship, there is a heavy gun that did not fire, and the reason for not firing is also very simple, the range is too far.

Once the fleet begins to retreat, I am afraid that it will be easily pursued and annihilated by the Qing fleet, and it is true that the ironclad ship has an advantage in speed and solidity, but the ironclad ship also has an absolute disadvantage. That is, the range is limited, as long as it can be towed until the ironclad runs out of fuel. If you want to kill or chop, it's not the power of the party that has the final say?

Although the ironclad ships of the Qing Kingdom were also equipped with sails, the captains of the English knew that such a sail configuration was not enough to support the high-speed sailing of the first-class warships.

The battle situation began to enter a stalemate stage, and the pursuit of the enemy ship was expected by Yang Fuliang, but after running for two hours and damaging an enemy ship again, Yang Fuliang also found something wrong, it seemed that the British and French forces wanted to consume his ironclad ship!

"Holy shit, it's beautiful! Returning to their back, Lao Tzu wanted to see how good the British and French fleet was! When approaching, use a gunwalstick! ”

The power of the ironclad gives the battleship a very high speed and flexibility, which makes the British sailors, who have gathered a hundred years of shipmanship advantages in vain, in terms of flexibility, the ironclad ship with independent power, even if it is controlled by a group of novices, its flexibility at sea is far greater than that of the British fleet.

Roundabout back to the rear of the English fleet, giving the two sides the opportunity to exchange fire, extremely short staggered by, so that Yang Fuliang paid the price of four warships slightly injured, Yang Fuliang's flagship, the blow was not small, copying the European flag, flag order, so that the English fleet can easily distinguish which is the flagship of the Qing State.

Yang Fuliang's flagship, one of the two battleships with pure iron hull, has no internal wood buffer, and the English naval guns also opened a few undecent holes in the side of the ironclad ship, while the other three ironclad ships with wooden hull lining are not as miserable as Yang Fuliang's flagship, the large shells were bounced off, and many small shells were embedded in the side of the ship.

"! I thought Lao Tzu's iron-hulled ship was the best, but it turned out that the defense of the wooden hull was higher! Make a note of this!

Injured four ships, replaced by one sinking and six wounded, not bad! ”

Pay the price, there is a gain, the guns of the ironclad ship, although they are all rear-loading guns, but the columnar shells, the rifling wire, give the deck guns and broadside guns, longer range and higher accuracy, Yang Fuliang's fleet is close to the maximum range of the British fleet, the firing range is farther, so that Yang Fuliang took a big advantage.

In the ensuing naval battle, Yang Fuliang, who was a wolf and had been a pirate, also made full use of the advantages of the fast and flexible ironclad ships, and put the English warships in the sea one by one.

From the morning to the afternoon, from the afternoon to the evening, Yang Fuliang at night is also very lucky, on the sixteenth day of the lunar calendar, he was rewarded with a bright moon, in the first half of the night, by the reflection of the moonlight, the cover of the night, Yang Fuliang sank and damaged seven British warships in one night.

The battle of one day and one night overloaded the deck auxiliary guns, and the English battleships that fought with Yang Fuliang's fleet were also reduced from the initial twenty to thirteen.

"Distance, with the main gun!"

The night gave the ironclad ship a good cover, but the enemy's sail was the best target, attacking with the main gun was also one of the purposes of Yang Fuliang's experiment, and the secondary gun could support a day and night of battle at most, and it would take a certain break to get longer.

The power of the main guns was extremely great, and at night, the English battleships were very easy to aim, but in the early hours of the morning, Yang Fuliang's result was only to sink an enemy ship, and the scarce number of main guns, scattered shooting, it was difficult to achieve results.

"Ten main guns aimed at one target, continue!"

After a day and a night, Yang Fuliang's eyes were bloodshot, but these bloodshots could not hide the excitement in his eyes, two days and one night, he should be able to cripple the fleet of the British and French forces, if he returned with a fleet without serious injuries, the third master would definitely have a commendation.

By the morning light, by the fear and exhaustion of the English fleet, from sunrise to sunset in the middle of the heavens. Yang Fuliang achieved greater results. Sink five English battleships in a direct manner. The remaining eight English battleships decisively chose to escape, and if they fought for another day, I am afraid that the fleet would be completely annihilated, and the endless entanglement of ironclad ships had almost become a nightmare for the British fleet.

A warship that can freely cruise in the sea is too threatening! The Qing fleet showed a new tactic to the captains of the English Navy. I'm afraid that entanglement combat is the biggest advantage of ironclad ships, right?

"Pursue at full speed, the main and auxiliary guns fire at the same time! Be sure to take this fleet! ”

As soon as he saw that the enemy ship was about to slip away, Yang Fuliang's eyes lit up, in his opinion, the biggest advantage of the ironclad ship was to pursue, and escaping in front of the deck guns of the ironclad ship was almost a dead end.

Sure enough, the speed of the sail battleship was almost constant, and aiming at the fleeing enemy ship was simple for the gunner of the ironclad. To flee in a straight line is to seek death. After several rounds of shelling, two enemy ships were badly wounded, and it was only a matter of time before they sank.

"Chase! Chase! ”

The remaining six warships, Yang Fuliang wants to capture, in this way, his own merits will be even greater, plus the few enemy ships damaged before, maybe he can capture ten enemy ships!

The fruits of victory were in sight, but bad luck suddenly came, and an ironclad ship not far from Yang Fuliang's flagship exploded, followed by a white mist that could envelop the entire fleet.

"What's going on? Did you hit a mine? ”

Dispersed the mist in front of him, Yang Fuliang's face was also extremely ugly, listening to the sound, I'm afraid it's not good, I'm afraid it's a good battle situation, I'm afraid it's ruined!

"General, it was the steam engine that exploded, and I'm afraid the ship won't be able to save it!"

The herald's face was also a little flustered, in the cold of winter, the mist produced by the explosion of the steam engine was extraordinarily thick, which also invisibly increased the fear of the crew, and the sound of the explosion of the steam engine was much more than that of artillery.

"Leave a battleship to clean up the mess, let's continue the pursuit!"

The explosion of the steam engine, which was also expected by the Guangzhou shipyard, was just an accident for Yang Fuliang, and now it was his task to destroy the warships of the British and French forces.

But it backfired, it seemed that the same problem had occurred, and in the course of the pursuit in less than an hour, two more battleships exploded in succession, and the steam engine exploded, and the limit of the ironclad ship was reached.

"Stop the boat! Flameout! Raise the sails! ”

After the successive explosions of the steam engine, Yang Fuliang's face was also pale, and now what he had to face was not the problem of the steam engine, but the British and French warships that turned their heads and pounced.

The first two battleships exploded the steam engine, Yang Fuliang left two battleships to rescue, and now his fleet only has five powered warships, and the steam engine has also reached the limit, I am afraid that the next naval battle can only rely on sails to power.

The condition of Yang Fuliang's fleet was also discovered by the captains of the British ships, the white fog that broke out on the sea was the best gospel for them, the steam engine exploded, which was not an uncommon thing for them, and the successive explosions showed that the Qing ironclad ships had reached the limit, and the disadvantages of the steam warships were shown.

"! Energetic follow Lao Tzu to pounce on the gunwale! ”

On the line of life and death, the steam engine of the ironclad ship is not ready, this is the same as a war horse, the horsepower is gone, and the rest can only be hand-to-hand combat.

Looking at the English battleship that turned around, Yang Fuliang was also ruthless, in this situation, I am afraid that I can't run away, so I might as well rush up to fight for my life!

The defense of the ironclad ship is stronger than that of the wooden-hulled sail battleship, and in the Crimean War, there are examples of ironclad ships crashing and sinking sail warships, this time it is nothing more than a test, even if the losses are too large, presumably the third master will not be too harsh.

Between life and death, Yang Fuliang understood this truth, the third master wants to see the performance of the ironclad ship, not his Yang Fuliang's command ability, since it is a test, the broadside battle is also a kind of naval battle, how to know the superiority of the ironclad ship without trying?

It took some time for the steam engine to turn, but this time gave the English fleet a chance to rush over, and when Yang Fuliang's five ironclads were restarted, both sides were within range of each other.

The impact of the ironclad ship was something that the British battleship could not dodge, the speed of the ironclad ship was too fast in a small range, and Yang Fuliang, who was almost crazy, commanded five ironclad ships to collide while firing their guns, and the two English battleships were directly smashed into two, and the remaining four were also entangled with the ironclad ship, and the most brutal broadside battle in the naval battle began.

At the beginning of the battle, the artillery and bombs on the English side continued, and Yang Fuliang also put barrels of fire on his side. The medicine ignited and was thrown on top of the English battleship.

Sea of fire, explosions, hand-to-hand combat, two of the five ironclad ships that rushed up were shot through the bottom of the ship and slowly sank into the sea, and the remaining three were also scarred, and finally Yang Fuliang had the last laugh, but the price paid was not small.

Ten ironclad ships, in the final broadside battle, two were sunk, one because of the boiler explosion, tore open the bottom deck and sank, the remaining seven, three were heavily damaged, two steam engines exploded, and the two ships that could run normally were also scarred, killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 themselves, and they were alive!

Although Yang Fuliang captured six English third-class warships, but three of the ten ironclad ships sank, three were severely damaged, and two steam engines were broken, and only two were left that could be used. will tear Yang Fuliang raw as a snack. (To be continued......)