Icy waters, this is how many people see the Atlantic Ocean after seeing the Titanic. Yan Shao had a similar opinion in the past, but then he found that the Atlantic Ocean didn't seem to be so cold—————— when he, Elaline and Caterina encountered a storm on the cruise ship.

If there is anything that is very cold, it is probably Yan Shao's body that is frightened.

It's not surprising that in the face of such high waves, I'm afraid there are few people who are not afraid.

At this moment, in the North Sea near Jutland in Denmark, a naval battle with the largest scale in European warfare and the largest number of warships in history, and the only full-scale battle of the main fleet of the warring parties in this war, is breaking out.

In this sea, which had not been of much attention in the past, the 151 ships of the British fleet of various types fought fiercely with the 99 ships of the German fleet, and shells rained down on each other's heads.

At this time, the fleet usually marched in several parallel columns, which were relatively more mobile. Several shorter columns can turn faster than a long serpent, and can also relay the signal of the flagship (usually at the head of the central column) to the entire fleet more quickly by searchlight or flag. In a long snake formation, the signal from the flagship at the head of the column often takes 10 minutes or more to be transmitted to the ship at the back of the column. In actual combat, fleets often line up in columns to meet enemy ships before exchanging fire.

However, as the battle progressed, more and more ships were shot, caught fire, exploded and even sank. Although the British and Germans tried to maintain the integrity of their formation, no matter how hard they tried, they could not compare with before the war...

"Boom!" A shell landed in the vicinity of the destroyer USS Harris, although it did not hit the destroyer's hull directly. But the column of water that was lifted still sprinkled on the hull of the destroyer.

And the shock wave caused by the explosion of the shell in the water also made the hull of the ship shake violently...

"Hell!" Wiping the seawater off his face, Wu Xuan held on to the naval gun in front of him, and then tried to aim the muzzle of the gun at the German warship in the distance. "Fire!"

A shell flew out of the chamber and landed on the head of the German army on the opposite side, but whether this shell could hit or not, Wu Xuan more or less lacked some confidence.

He can't be blamed for that. After all, the probability of hitting naval guns in this era is so low that even the best gunners cannot guarantee 100% or 80% in real naval battles. 50% or even 20% hits.

So although Wu Xuan's training is very strict, when it comes to actual combat, it actually depends more on Meng...

And then...

I don't know whether to say lucky or unlucky. First of all, the shell did not land on the target that Wu Xuan was aiming at earlier. That is, on one of the light cruisers of the Germans. Instead, it landed on top of a dreadnought, and from this point of view, this should be Wu Xuan's luck.

But from another point of view, the small caliber of Wu Xuan's destroyer's guns could not threaten the existence of German dreadnoughts at all, and he didn't even have the ability to be injured...

So although this shell can't be said to be in vain, I'm afraid the actual situation will not be too bad.

However, the people on the same team as Wu Xuan would not think so, or they would not know which one Wu Xuan wanted to fight. So I saw that the shell did hit, but it didn't seem to be able to penetrate the enemy's armor. Bakis, who was sitting beside Wu Xuan, said to Wu Xuan. "Okay, Wu, it's very accurate, but let's aim at those targets that are easier to hit first, such as those light cruisers of the Germans or something, dreadnoughts and other things, it is difficult for our naval guns to damage them, even if they hit accurately, it is useless..."

The people next to Wu Xuan obviously had the same attitude, and they all nodded in agreement.

Of course, Wu Xuan couldn't tell them at this time, in fact, he was aiming at a light cruiser, but he didn't know what happened to Lu Dao, and the shells were deflected so much, so he could only speak. "I know..."As he spoke, Wu Xuan readjusted the muzzle and aimed the muzzle at a light cruiser that was close to each other and seemed to be the best in this position at the moment...

Wu Xuan gritted his teeth, and with his movements, the cannonball flew out of the barrel again.

This time, perhaps Wu Xuan was really lucky, the cannonball neither hit other targets nor landed on the water, but steadily hit the target he had just targeted.

The 102mm shell hit the target fiercely, and soon Wu Xuan and his companions saw the flames burning on the light cruiser.

However, it is a pity that the power of the 120mm shells is still too small after all, and although it cannot be said that the light cruisers equipped by the Germans are ineffective, the effect is pitiful.

In this regard, Wu Xuan's companions were cheering, but they also looked a little dissatisfied.

"I don't know what the people above the road think, Wu, with your ability, you can go to the capital ship..."patted Wu Xuan's shoulder, Bakis couldn't help but fight for him...

"yes!" The other sailor couldn't help but say. "You've already hit two shells in a row, but the gunners on the other ships have all smashed the shells on the water, just like a warship with Germans inside, if you want me to say that you can go to the capital ship, with those two guns just now, maybe you can destroy a German capital ship, and I really don't know what the people on the road think, they actually arranged you to such a destroyer..."

"It's okay, after all, my service time is still short, and it is more reasonable to arrange me here..."Saying this, Wu Xuan's eyes still flashed a silver light.

In fact, for him, it is more in line with his mind to stay in this position.

For Wu Xuan, although many Chinese have participated in this war, it is still a war for Europeans, and they do not need to get involved too deeply, and they can even take the opportunity of the European war to weaken the strength of the Europeans, only in this way can China's security be guaranteed, and China can also take this opportunity to get the living space they want most—————— I have to say. There seem to be many Chinese who have the same idea as Yan Shao, and most of them are thinking about how to take advantage of the European war to weaken the Europeans, and then take the opportunity to develop themselves. Reclaim some of the things that were lost in the past...

Because of this, if it was on the capital ship, then it was obviously not in line with his wish to help the British defeat the Germans, and on the capital ship, it was more dangerous, after all, people wanted to hit the capital ship with shells.

Although the Germans had fewer capital ships than the British, the shells did not have long eyes. Who knows when the road will fall, such a fatal one...

So it's better to be on such a small ship, the Germans don't care much, and the safety is guaranteed. And you can also take this opportunity to use the ship's guns to practice your gunnery skills—————— there will be no such opportunity to let him fire in normal times, and the target is still real, not a target, this kind of opportunity is too difficult for Wu Xuan.

So even if the British asked him to go to the capital ship. He may not go. Moreover, it is impossible for the British to do this. And Wu Xuan still knows as much as he can about himself, and he knows very well that the two cannons he just fired may have played a role in his own ability, but it is more likely to be a matter of luck, otherwise, in terms of probability, it is too difficult to hit the target with two consecutive cannons, not to mention that one of the cannons has deviated from the target...

But Bakis didn't think so, so they were just responsible for assisting Wu Xuan, loading one cannonball after another. And then watch as those shells are fired at the Germans.

Most of these shells missed, but a very small number hit the target.

Although only a tiny part. But it is enough to celebrate for Bakis and others, after all, Wu Xuan's performance just now is already very shocking.

And after firing more than ten shots, Wu Xuan couldn't help but exhale...

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Wu Xuan is not British, which can be seen even by looking at the name.

What's more, the Chinese in this era are not as widespread as in later generations, if you see a Chinese, then his eight achievements are Chinese, not like in later generations, where people may have...

Ever since China officially joined the Entente and declared war on the Allies, the Allied Powers, especially Britain and France, have been hoping that China will send their navies to help the Allies gain maritime superiority—————— even though the Allies' maritime superiority was already large enough at that time.

Of course, the Entente countries have long been very clear about the strength of the Chinese navy, so they do not look down on the Chinese naval officers and sailors at all, and they only want ships equipped with the national defense navy.

After all, the Chinese Navy was equipped with three dreadnoughts at that time, one of which had excellent performance, and some were later salvaged, including the lead ship of the Japanese "Kongo-class" battle cruiser, "Kongo", the performance of this battle cruiser is definitely not lower than any capital ship listed by the British, which the British know very well as the builders of the Kongo...

With the help of such capital ships, Britain would have had an unprecedented advantage over the Germans at sea.

It's just that Yan Shao, who is very generous in the army, is extremely stingy in the navy.

After all, the National Defense Navy at that time was still very fragile, and the capital ships that had just arrived were almost all the capital of the navy, and Yan Shao would not have sent these things to the British no matter what, after all, Yan Shao remembered that there was a very huge naval battle between Britain and Germany in history, the Battle of Jutland...

In that battle, the British lost a lot of capital ships. Although strategically the British won, tactically they lost, because they lost much more capital ships than the Germans...

Yan Shao didn't dare to guarantee that if he provided the capital ships to the British, the British would be very careful and very cherished in using them...

The biggest possibility, I'm afraid, is to use them as cannon fodder...

Even in a war at sea, there can be cannon fodder ...

Well, how to put it, it's nothing more than to take the lead, or do some dangerous missions to attract enemy fire. Although according to the British, Yan Shao did not need to send people over, and the people on the ship were British, but the ship was not British after all, and the British could not cherish it.

But Yan Shaozhi didn't really do anything, at least he still helped a little.

Exactly. It helped both the British and themselves.

This gang is to send some naval personnel to Britain. Help the British make up for some of the troubles caused by the lack of crews—————— Historically, the Japanese Navy has sent a large number of naval personnel to Britain to help the British drive some destroyers...

How to put it, as much as Yan Shao wanted to help, the British did not seem to trust China very much, especially when it came to the navy. But at this time, China was also a relatively important ally of Britain, especially in dealing with the Germans, and the British did not want to make enemies with China because of this. So in the end, the British were still grateful to Yan Shao for this approach.

However, these officers and sailors who were sent to Britain were at most arranged on secondary ships such as destroyers, minesweepers, and supply ships, and even non-combat ships...

And even if it's arranged. Some of them are also doing some miscellaneous work, and there are very few people like Wu Xuan who can directly participate in the battle, accounting for only about 15% of the total number of people...

By the way, Yan Shao's reason for sending them there was also very simple. It is hoped that they can come back from Britain to learn some advanced experience of the navy...... There is no way, the national defense navy at this time is still too weak after all, and if you want to make rapid progress, the only way is to find foreign aid.

Either to buy new ships from abroad, or to learn from experience, etc...

And what Yan Shao chose is undoubtedly the back photo...

The problem is that Wu Xuan never expected that not long after he came to the UK, the first battle he participated in was actually so fierce. Fortunately, the ship he was on was just a very ordinary destroyer. And it's a very inconspicuous one among more than seventy destroyers, so Wu Xuanzhi doesn't need to worry about anything...

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"Boom!"

A shell landed on top of a British destroyer. There was a huge explosion that almost cut off the destroyer. And looking at the tragic situation of this destroyer, on the top of the destroyer 'Snow Wind', some British naval officers and sailors couldn't help but admire.

"Another shot..."

As the words say, another shot...

It is indeed another shot, as the destroyer with the most advanced data on paper in the current British Navy. Despite the name of the broom star on its head, the 'Snow Wind' still participated in this naval battle, and then...

All the officers and men on the 'Snow Wind' had to do, in addition to the usual maneuvers and artillery bombardment of the Germans on the opposite side, all they had to do was to stand on the deck and count the friendly ships on their side that had been hit or even sunk...

By the way, usually these ships are quite close to the Yukikaze...

The problem is that no matter how many shells fall around the Yukikaze, even if they fall less than 10 meters away from the Yukikaze, these shells still have no intention of patronizing the Yukikaze, but the ships around the Yukikaze are very unlucky...

I can only say that this is really a tragedy...

And compared to more and more people, they are beginning to believe in the name of the Yukikaze broom star...

So far, there are probably more than ten ships that have been harmed by the Snow Wind, and if it weren't for the fact that he was in a destroyer fleet, it didn't seem to hinder the relationship between other fleets, so the situation was not bad, otherwise...

It seems that the British can already raise the white flag and admit defeat, or more simply, just get a rope and strangle themselves to death...

However, Xuefeng will never give them this kind of opportunity, and will only slowly, slowly strangle them to death.

By the way, it is not surprising that there are also some officers and men of the Chinese Navy on the snow wind, after all, this is sent by China, and arranging some Chinese naval officers and sailors to go up is more or less symbolic, which probably also symbolizes the 'friendly' relationship between China and Britain?

Perhaps, who knows...

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The Battle of Jutland, known as the largest naval battle in the history of World War I, began on June 3 and lasted until June 4 (because of Yan Shao's relationship, the Battle of Jutland took place later than in history), as the largest naval battle, both the British and the Germans paid an extremely tragic price...

And perhaps because of the Yukikaze as one of them, the British paid a particularly heavy price, and the price was even higher than the price paid in history—————— fortunately, the British did not know how much they paid in history, so they did not know that this was purely because of Xuefeng. If you know the truth, I'm afraid the British should come to Yan Shao to settle accounts...

According to later statistics, the British lost one dreadnought, four battle cruisers, four armored cruisers, and a total of 17 destroyers in the Battle of Jutland, which was much higher than the price it had paid in history.

Because historically, the British lost only three battle cruisers, three armored cruisers and eight destroyers, and as for dreadnoughts, there were no dreadnoughts at all.

It can be said that such a remarkable result can be achieved by the Yukikaze's achievements in it...

The losses of the Germans were much smaller, and could even be said to be exactly the same as in history, one battle cruiser, one former dreadnought, plus four light cruisers and five torpedo boats.

This was also a big loss for the Germans, but it was clear that it was far inferior to the British...

However, this is good news for Yan Shao, because the greater the losses of the British, the smaller the gap between them...

And then... (To be continued......)