California

This was originally only a major in the fleet of the Dutch colony in the Caribbean, but at this time he actually controlled sixty-three warships and became the commander.

is the so-called times make heroes, but now it is difficult to say whether he is a hero or not.

Now his goal is to ambush a fleet of the Song Empire that is heading to Cayenne, and if he can defeat this fleet, then he is bound to become a hero who will turn the tide.

Of course, the Song Empire's fleet was large in the Caribbean, but most of them remained on the side of the Spanish colonies, stationed troops in order to stabilize the situation.

Therefore, if the fleet of the Song Empire came out and invaded the Dutch colony, it would be impossible to resist it with only sixty-three warships.

California is also very aware of this.

However, according to intelligence, the fleet of the Song Empire that went to Cayenne was not that large, only 37 warships, which was not as large as its own side.

That is, their side still has a great advantage in the number of warships.

Although the Song Empire's battleships and artillery had a long range and advanced weapons, it was not impossible for them to fight with the other party.

Now the old officials in the colony are all frightened by the Song Empire, and they dare not confront the Song Empire at all.

But California doesn't think so.

He had to fight the Song Empire to the end, for the sake of his dead family, wife and children, as well as for his honor as a soldier and the interests of the country.

There were many others like him, who gathered together, seized the warship in the way of the next gram, and came to the sea 300 miles north of Cayenne, ready to fight to the death with the fleet of the Song Empire.

This was the last sea power in the Caribbean Sea in the Dutch colony.

If they fail, the Caribbean will become the territory of the Song Empire, and the Dutch will completely withdraw from this area, even if they have a chance to return here. There will be a lot of resistance when you think about it.

"I found the five-star red flag ahead, it is the fleet of the Song Empire heading to Cayenne!"

Just as their fleet was spotted by Chelsea's side, the Gallifford fleet also spotted the Song Imperial fleet.

"Rush forward! The Song Empire warships have many artillery guns, and the firing range is long, and we only have a chance to fight when we are close to the side battle! ”

California immediately ordered.

At this time, there was still an hour's flight from above, but the tension before the battle had been enveloped by both sides.

The fleet of the Song Empire had 37 warships, including 36 Dutch-style warships converted from Shanzhai, each with 72 guns, with a range of six nautical miles, and equipped with flowering and armor-piercing shells with great lethality. At the same time, the sailors also had flintlock pistols and cottage shoulder-fired rocket launchers.

With 108 guns and a strong iron plate defense, the Heavy Battleship was Chelsea's flagship.

Most importantly, in addition to the heavy battleships equipped with propellers and engines at the bottom, which greatly increased the speed and steering ability, the other modified Dutch frigates were all added to the rollers and some small processes beyond the times, which also greatly improved the speed of the battleship's rise and fall and the ability of the battleship to steer.

At the very least, the Dutch battleships were completely incomparable.

Just from the battleship analysis. In addition to being at a disadvantage due to the relatively small number, in fact, the Song Empire is not necessarily an opponent.

On the Dutch side, on the other hand, all of them were Dutch commercial and war warships, with two decks and three poles. However, this kind of warship was not as fast as the warships of the Song Empire, or had the same steering ability.

Its artillery range was three nautical miles, which was only half the range of the Song Empire's artillery.

At the same time, the maximum number of guns per ship was only thirty-six, and the minimum was only eighteen.

The number of artillery pieces alone. It is much less than the Song Empire.

At this time, naval warfare basically relied on artillery, and basically whoever had more artillery would be able to occupy the initiative.

Although the fleet of California had nearly thirty more warships than the Song Empire. But the number of artillery pieces together is not as large as the Song Empire's fleet.

This, combined with the short range, made the Galifford fleet a bit weaker.

As time went on, both sides spread their sails and advanced at maximum speed, and soon the Chelsea fleet on the Song Empire's side opened fire first.

I saw that the Chelsea fleet all turned its direction, facing the side hull of the California fleet that was rushing over, and hundreds of guns spat out tongues of fire, emitting an earth-shattering sound that fired shells out of the muzzles and bombarded them.

On the originally calm sea, columns of water were smashed out one after another.

The battle is on!

"Sir, the enemy is charging at our fleet at full speed, and it looks like he is going to engage us in close combat."

At this time, the adjutant, who had been observing the situation on the other side, put down the binoculars in his hand and said to Chelsea.

In fact, it is not necessary for the adjutant to say that Chelsea knows everything, because he has been watching with a telescope.

Hearing this, Chelsea pursed his lips and sneered: "Hmph! I'm smart, but that's not enough. Do they think that if they want to fight a broadside battle, they must meet it? Besides, there is still such a long distance, and they can rush over without seeing them. ”

The adjutant nodded and didn't speak, because what Chelsea said was the truth.

The Song Empire had a lot of artillery, and the gunners were also very accurate.

Although the sea surface is a little bumpy, this is not difficult for these genetic people gunners.

Although the fleet of the Song Empire was all sideways to the hull, in the face of the onrushing California fleet, the speed slowed down a lot.

But after all, the fleet is still on the move.

Therefore, it will take a long time for the California fleet to rush over.

Naval warfare is different from land warfare, and it is not uncommon for a battle to last for several days or even half a month.

If you encounter a run and a chase, there will often be a fight like this for a month.

At this time, the California fleet was still five nautical miles away from the Chelsea fleet of the Song Empire.

Chelsea are still out of range of the California fleet, but the opponent is already within range of their own artillery.

That's the advantage of having a long range of artillery.

As the saying goes, one inch is long and one inch is dangerous, and this truth is especially obvious in naval battles.

In the face of the cannonballs, all the warships of the California fleet rushed towards the Chelsea fleet with maximum speed.

Each of them knew what to do, and the only way to do it was to rush over and rush in front of the enemy to engage them in a broadside battle. So that you have a chance.

It's a pity that the enemy is just too cunning.

Although the speed of the other party has slowed down, they are still on the move.

And the other side turned the hull sideways, and its artillery fired non-stop, causing great losses to the charge.

Rumble! Boom!

A battleship near the California flagship burst into flames, then quickly exploded in the middle, and in a short time the entire ship broke in two in a blazing flame, and then sank to the bottom of the sea.

The ship had bad luck and was hit by a shell in the powder magazine, which then caused an explosion and a fire.

And the explosion is created from within. Fractured the keel of the battleship's hull.

It's just that this battleship is too unlucky.

California didn't bother with this matter at all.

He did not even give the order to rescue the sailors who had jumped into the sea.

Because he knew that if a rescue order was given, at least one battleship would have to stop the assault and then slow down in such a situation full of shells.

This is a very dangerous thing.

Therefore, the best way to do it at this time is to continue to rush forward!

"Sir, the enemy is not yet within range of our artillery!"

"How many nautical miles are we from the enemy!"

"Four nautical miles, sir!"

"Keep rushing!"

Bang Dang!

This time. The Galifford battleship shook, and he staggered.

Fortunately, he grabbed a nearby wooden pole and was able to stand still and not fall.

"What's going on!"

Gallifford asked aloud.

"Sir, we've been shot!"

California's eyelids twitched when he heard this.

"Ignore it. Keep moving! ”

It turned out that a solid bullet was hit on the deck of the battleship in California just now.

The solid bullet pierced the deck, creating a large hole.

Fortunately, when it landed on the second deck, it lost its power. This did not break through the bottom of the ship.

Otherwise, it will be a lot of trouble and fun.

Rao is like this, Galifford is also scared into a cold sweat.

However, the more he understood at this time. You have to be very calm and don't seem flustered.

Now his own flagship is a weather vane for other warships.

Presumably, the people on the other ships are watching him now.

And those people must have been stunned by the powerful firepower of the Song Empire now.

If you do anything here, it will definitely cause a chain reaction.

In other words, if you are brave, then others will definitely follow.

But if you run away, the others will immediately run with you.

At that time, it was defeated without a fight.

Of course, if they are sunk during the period, then these people will also immediately turn around and run.

The faces of the sailors on the flagship were pale, and some of them were already trembling, and they looked frightened.

Every time an enemy shell falls on the surface of the sea, creating a column of water, the bodies of these sailors shudder.

At the same time, more people have dull eyes, and some people have words.

California knows that the sailors are now close to collapse.

They had never seen such an intense shelling, which was very scary.

Moreover, the enemy's artillery was firing at a very fast rate, basically more than twice the rate of artillery reload and firing that he knew.

I really don't know how the artillerymen of the Song Empire trained and how they could load shells so quickly.

Of course, he didn't know that this was because the artillerymen of the Song Empire were different from his own artillerymen, and at the same time, the manufacture of their artillery was also different.

"Sir! The enemy goes into artillery range! ”

At this time, the iron-faced adjutant rushed to California and shouted loudly. (To be continued.) )