"Whew! Shout! Shout! "The cannonballs pierced the air, and with a sharp whistling sound, they smashed into the battleship 'Apollo'. Earlier, the battleship 'Apollo' was hit on the bridge, and more than a dozen officers who were on the bridge, including the captain, were killed. This made it impossible for the battleship Apollo to swing its combat power for a time. Now, the commander of the battleship "Apollo" was a chief engineer.

"Boom!" The unlucky battleship 'Apollo' was hit again. This time, the shell hit the amidships, and a high chimney was cut off at the waist, and the chimney fell down, smashing the superstructure. At the same time, the rear main gun was also crushed.

Smoke rose from the battleship Apollo, because the chimney was destroyed, and the toxic gases could not be expelled and spread to the engine room. Dozens of British naval officers and sailors in the engine room were poisoned by poisonous gases. Even with it, the degree of the battleship slowed down.

At this time, there was only one main gun left of the 'Apollo', which can be regarded as a heavy loss.

"Your Excellency, the 'Apollo' has been badly damaged, and I request to withdraw from the battle!"

"Allow them to withdraw from the battle!". Now, the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet has lost two battleships, while the two battleships of the Spanish Navy are still imposing.

The battleship 'Apollo', dragging its wounded body, withdrew from the battle line in an attempt to return to the military port in Gibraltar for repairs. However, the small warships of the Spanish Navy, waiting for this moment. When the battleship Apollo was withdrawn from the battle line, the small ships immediately swarmed up. A siege was carried out on the battleship 'Apollo'.

Despite the thick armor of the battleships 'Apollo', these small battleships simply did not move. However, the superstructure of the battleship "Apollo" was hit like a storm, and a raging fire ignited. In the end, the battleship was not able to return to the military port. After holding out for more than an hour, it sank to the bottom of the sea because of the detonation of shells from the ammunition depot.

The battleship 'Apollo' was heavily damaged and withdrew from the battle line, which reduced the pressure on the Spanish Navy a lot. The two 'Qin-class' battleships, 'Madrid' and 'Valencia', were against the British Navy's 'Ajax-class' battleships 'Agamemnon' and the 'Triumph' of the 'Ravage'-class battleships, respectively. Now. After a fierce battle two disappeared, and the soldiers were already divided into exhaustion. However, everyone is still holding on.

"Hell! Could it be that the warships built by the Chinese are really so powerful? Again, it's just because the Spaniards are lucky! ”。 He prefers to believe that it is because the Spaniards have had too much luck. Of course, in fact there are both of these factors. However, it was not until the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy arrived that the British would know how powerful the battleships of the Chinese Navy were.

After another heavy damage to a battleship of the British Navy, the good fortune of the Spanish Navy seemed to run out. The battleship 'Triumph' of the British Navy, as his name suggests. In this naval battle, there will be a triumphant victory.

At 4:56 p.m., the battleship 'Triumph' fired a salvo. A 28o mm gun fired from the rear main gun accurately hit the No. 2 gun on the foredeck of the battleship 'Valencia'. The armor of the turret did not withstand this 28o mm armor-piercing shell, and the shell exploded directly inside the turret. What's even worse is that at this moment, in the barrel of the gun, there are still two shells that have not had time to shoot, as well as hundreds of kilometers of projectile. Two 28o-mm shells and projectiles. Martyrdom. The power generated is as great as a fireball. The ship of the 'Valencia' was shrouded in it.

"The Valencia is finished!" All the officers and men of the Spanish Navy who saw such a scene couldn't help but have this thought.

When the smoke clears. People see. The ship of the battleship 'Valencia' is gone. The violent explosion made the ship of the 'Valencia' look as if it had been bitten by a monster, and it had been bitten off directly.

Sea water poured in from the breach. Soon, the battleship 'Valencia' sank into the sea with its stern facing up.

'Oh God!' Valencia's sank! Admiral San Miguel, the commander of the Spanish Navy, could not help but exclaim. This is a formidable capital ship! It would be a fatal blow to the Spanish Navy.

"General, judging by the circumstances of the explosion, it must have been caused by the detonation of the ammunition. Valencia's is so unlucky! A staff officer said.

However, the Valencia had already sunk the British Navy's battleship Roar before, and now it has been sunk, so it is not a loss.

The shape of the sea became two battleships of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet besieging the flagship of the Spanish Navy, the "Madrid", which also plunged the "Madrid" into a crisis.

"Hooray! Long live the British Empire! "After sinking the battleship Valencia of the Spanish Navy, the battleship Agamemnon, the flagship of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, burst into loud cheers.

"Haha, well done!". When the battleship Apollo was badly damaged, he had the idea of giving up the battle. After all, by now, the Mediterranean Fleet of the British Navy had already lost two battleships. The remaining two and the battleships of the home fleet combined, a total of only ten. Wanting to deal with the eight battleships of the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy, it does not have an advantage. However, if the Spanish Navy is spared, once the Spanish Navy and the Chinese Navy join forces, the British Navy will have even less upper hand on the capital ships. Fortunately, the battleship "Triumph" was able to defeat the battleship "Valencia" with one shot, so that the British Navy once again had the upper hand.

"Order all ships, seize the opportunity, sink the flagship of the Spaniards, and win this naval battle once and for all!"

"Yes, General!" The battleship Valencia was sunk and swept away.

At the time of the sinking of the Valencia, the Spanish Navy's 'Eastern Zhou-class' and 'Western Zhou-class' warships were also suffering losses.

The Spanish Navy's 'Eastern Zhou-class' battleship 'Salgeisa' finally sank a British Navy's 'Nelson-class' battleship. But then he was retaliated against and hit continuously. Soon, the battleship also sank into the sea.

At this moment, the Spanish Navy has only 8 capital ships left, while the British Navy has 14 ships, almost twice as many as the Spanish Navy.

At 5:32 p.m., the 'Ourense', one of the Spanish Navy's 'Western Zhou-class' battleships, was sunk, leaving only seven of the Spanish Navy's capital ships.

At 5:54 p.m., the Spanish Navy's 'Seville' was sunk during the siege, and the Spanish Navy's capital ships were further reduced.

"Hell, we can't fight any longer, we have to retreat. Otherwise, we'll be all spelled out! Admiral Leodonna, commander of the 1st Fleet of the Spanish Navy, said dissatisfied.

At this moment, the Spanish Navy only had 1 'Qin-class' battleship, 1 'Eastern Zhou-class' battleship and four 'Western Zhou-class' battleships left, which were no match for the British in terms of quantity and quality.

Admiral Francisco, commander of the 2nd Fleet of the Spanish Navy, even bypassed Admiral San Miguel and sent a telegram directly to the Spanish Admiralty, Duke Aguilera. In the telegram, he claimed that if he continued to fight, the Spanish navy would be exhausted. After all, the flagship of his 2nd Fleet was also sunk, and if he hadn't run fast, he would have been buried at the bottom of the sea.

From the very beginning of this naval battle, the Spanish Admiralty, Duke Aguilera, had been waiting for the outcome of the naval battle. After receiving the telegram from Admiral Francisco, his eyes were even darker, and he almost fainted. The mighty Spanish Navy has now lost half of its capital ships. Of course, they also sank four capital ships of the British Navy, including two battleships, and on small battleships, they also sank six 'Pearl-class' cruisers of the British Navy.

In fact, the losses of the Spanish Navy were not large in comparison. Even the losses on both sides were equal. It's just that at this moment, the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet has firmly gained the upper hand. If the battle continues, the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet will further expand its superiority. When the time comes, the Spanish Navy will be dead.

In order to preserve the strength of the Spanish Navy, the Spanish Admiralty, Duke Aguilera, after much thought, personally flew a telegram to Admiral San Miguel. In the telegram, he demanded that Admiral San Miguel lead the Spanish fleet out of the battle and preserve the strength of the Spanish navy as much as possible. After all, the future exhibition of the Spanish Navy will depend on these seeds preserved from the war.

At this time, Admiral San Miguel also had the intention of retreating. After receiving the order of the Duke of Aguilera, he did not oppose and directly ordered the fleet to retreat.

At 6:22 p.m. on August 1, 1854, the Spanish Navy began to retreat north, preparing to withdraw from the battle. (To be continued)

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