July 3rd update time: 0:02,

The European and Asian groups invariably put their most elite and most powerful gunboat groups at the tip of their own ship groups, and used other warships as the two wings to try to directly break through the opponent's core and tear the opponent apart. 【Reading.com】

The total number of Eurasian warships is compared with one another.

Comparison of the number of new gunboats: 1 thousand vs 2 thousand

The number of old warships is compared to 10,000 ships.

Comparison of the number of NPC soldiers: 6.2 million vs 4.8 million

Flagship: USS Lederer v Sea Soul

Crew: 2,500 people

Armament: 16 heavy ship-borne main guns with a firing range of 7 km, 32 medium ship-based main guns with a firing range of 5 km, and 64 light secondary guns with a firing range of 3 km. Shot: 1/min.

Armor: 40 mm on the side, 2 mm on the deck

Description: Large wooden combat sailboat. Six masts and twelve sails. Draught. Has pretty good offensive and defensive abilities. Capital battleship. It is now the flagship of the fleet of six European countries.

Crew: 4,000 people

Armament: 32 heavy shipborne main gun doors. The firing range is 7 km, and there are 64 medium cannons. The firing range is 5 km, and there are 128 light secondary guns. Firing range 3 km. Shot: 1/2 minute.

Armor: 60 mm on the side and 4 mm on the deck

Description: Giant wooden combat sailboat. Seven masts and fourteen sails. The draft is deeper. It has excellent offensive and defensive breakthrough ability. Capital battleship. It is now the flagship of the 23rd Asian fleet.

The sound of roaring and continuous artillery fire came from the front line.

The first line of the two ships stretched for more than 10 kilometers.

In order to enhance their own assault capabilities, the fleets of the two armies were strengthened. Almost all of them shrank their formations and broke through by means of array attacks and intensive artillery bombardment. In each round of intense artillery fire, dozens or hundreds of warships of the enemy and ours were severely damaged or even sunk.

The battle is in full swing.

The flagship of the Sea Soul, more than a dozen players hold military binoculars. Stand on the towering mainmast and observe the battle. Constantly transmit the latest battle situation of the entire battlefield to the flagship command room, so that the commander can be sure of the progress of the entire battle situation.

The main mast of the Sea Soul can be called the commanding height of the entire battlefield, and standing on it can almost achieve an unobstructed view of the sea surface for dozens of miles. Coupled with the use of military telescopes, even sailing ships dozens of miles away can see clearly.

After the commanders in the command room obtained the latest battle situation, they immediately studied the battle situation and issued combat orders for local adjustments. These orders passed through the flag-bearers standing high on the mainmast. Waving the order flag, it was conveyed to every large, medium, and small fleet within a radius of more than ten miles, and then they continued to pass on to the warships farther away. Command the entire vast fleet battle group to the fullest.

Local battle orders were given by dozens of generals and commanders on the flagship.

Sea Soul does not interfere in these local tactical matters.

He sat firmly on the captain's throne, tapping lightly on the armrest, thinking about something, and there was no expression on his face. As the commander of the Asian fleet, he knows his mission, and he only needs to make a judgment: move forward or retreat.

For the rest, it's up to your subordinates to do it. Otherwise, what is his naval fleet doing with so many generals.

An hour later.

The latest battle reports are constantly coming from the front, the gunboats of the European fleet. More than five hundred ships have already been destroyed. And the gunboats of the Asian fleet were destroyed by more than 550 units. The rest of the old battleships are countless.

Ledler was a little numb.

The number of gunboats sunk by both sides was almost the same, which made him feel a little better.

Whenever he saw the other party's flagship standing still, he felt a little anxious. Although he had known for a long time that Chinese warships were very strong, he was still shocked to see the giant ships made by Chinese players with his own eyes. With Britain's current national strength, the manufacturing technology of five-masted warships has matured, but it is still quite difficult for giant ships above the six-masted level, let alone seven-masted.

He paced back and forth in the flagship command room. He said to the adjutant on the side: "How few Chinese ground gunboats are left?" ”

The adjutant wiped his sweat and hurriedly said, "About one thousand four hundred and fifty ships." ”

"We have five hundred left."

Lederer muttered under his breath and sat down on his throne in a dejected manner. "Perhaps, this war is simply a mistake!"

The European generals in the command room looked at each other.

I didn't say it long before the war, but now that the war is halfway through, what's the use of saying this?

It was not that they were unaware of the strength of China's warships before the war, nor were they unaware that they themselves were likely to be defeated. It's just that this battle is a last resort, and they have long been driven to a dead end.

There are only two paths before them: defeat without a fight. Exit South Africa directly. Either go to war as soon as possible. There may still be a glimmer of victory.

It would be almost impossible for them to withdraw directly from South Africa. They don't have the habit of spitting out meat that reaches their mouths. The only thing left is a war, not only to fight, but also to take the initiative to start a war. The longer you mop the floor, the more disadvantageous it becomes.

Moreover, the fleets of European players have not fought against the fleets of Chinese players so far, and they are more inclined to think that their fleets are of good quality and well-trained, and have a high probability of victory, while the Chinese fleets are just a rabble with many warships, and they may not be very powerful when they really fight.

Now after an hour of fighting, it is clear that the Chinese fleet is not only well-equipped, but also has a fighting quality far higher than they imagined, at least a cut above their European fleet.

Don't look at the fact that only more than 500 European gunboats were destroyed, while more than 550 Chinese gunboats were destroyed, and in terms of numbers, Chinese gunboats were destroyed. But there is another aspect that must be seen - the class of destroyed gunboats.

The European fleet had about 600 three-masted, 400 four-masted gunboats, 10 five-masted gunboats, and one six-masted flagship. The Chinese fleet has about 1,300 three-masted gunboats, 600 four-masted gunboats, 100 five-masted gunboats, 10 six-masted gunboats, and one seven-masted flagship.

All of the Chinese fleets destroyed were three-masted gunboats of the lowest rank, while the European fleet had already destroyed nearly 100 four-masted gunboats.

The heart of the European Fleet - the flagship of the Leedler and its ten five-masted frigates. It has been exposed to the forefront of the battle and could be caught in a battle to the death at any time.

However, the flagship of the Sea Soul, the core of the Chinese fleet, was still hidden deep in the formation of the Chinese gunboat fleet and was not threatened in the slightest. I'm afraid that even if the European gunboats are completely destroyed, the Chinese flagship will not suffer any damage at all.

As the ships of the two groups continued to engulf each other, the flagship of the Ledler was only about a mile away from the frontline of the battlefield. Soon it will be attacked by shells from Asian ship groups.

"Marshal Leedler, are we going to step back some distance and let the other ships stand in the way?"

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the European Fleet, a Dutch general, said.

Lederer gave him a stern look and said, "How can the flagship retreat at will?" As soon as the flagship retreats, it will definitely shake the morale of the military. ”

The Dutch general said again: "But if the flagship sinks, it will deal a heavy blow to the morale of our fleet, and even collapse our ship group, and the result will only be worse!" Don't think that a six-masted flagship can be of any use in rushing ahead. They have at least ten warships of this class. ”

Ledler was silent. The main forces of this European fleet were the Dutch fleet and the British fleet, and the Dutch warships accounted for at least 40%. Although he was the commander-in-chief, the opinion of the deputy commander-in-chief of the Netherlands could not be disagreed.

"The flagship was withdrawn three kilometers back. The rest of the battleships remained in shock formation! ”

The flagship of the Leedler carefully and slowly retreated some distance, to the rear of the gunboat group, trying not to attract too much attention. In this way, at least until the remaining group of ground gunboats is eliminated, the flagship will be fine.

However, as the flagship, every move is under the attention of tens of thousands of warships on both sides, how can it not be noticed. Although the action was small, it had a huge impact on the ship groups of both sides. Player commanders of every warship in the six European countries. Knowing that the flagship of the Ledler was retreating, almost all of them changed color slightly. Obviously, this meant that the tide of the war was gradually turning against the European fleet. Everyone knows that the flagship is the heart of the army, and it will only move forward and not retreat, and if it is not a last resort, it is absolutely impossible to take half a step back, because that will shake the heart of the army.

Because the battlefield is too large and complex, the commanders of each battleship can only pay attention to the battle situation in front of them. It is often unclear to what extent the whole battle has been going on. They can often only look at the weather vane of the flagship to judge the battle situation. The flagships are unstoppable, and they are excited to move forward. As soon as the flagship retreated, their hearts trembled, fearing that the war would be unfavorable.

Although the movement of the flagship of the Leedler was small, it had already shaken the military morale of the fleets of the six European countries.

And the players of the Asian ship group, seeing the retreat of the flagship of the Leedler, broke out into a huge cheer, but their morale was greatly boosted. Attack harder.

The flagship of the Sea Soul.

A group of Chinese generals talked excitedly about this latest military situation.

Sea Soul smiled faintly. "The Ledler retreated three miles? Well, my Sea Soul flagship will advance three kilometers forward! ”

The generals were taken aback. "Isn't that too dangerous?"

Sea Soul stood up, looked around the generals confidently, and said in an unquestioning voice: "Now that the hearts of the European fleet are shaking, it is the best time for us to take advantage of the situation to tear apart the enemy fleet, and there is nothing dangerous to worry about now." The generals obeyed orders: the flagship of the Sea Soul, ten six-masted frigates, and one hundred five-masted battleships, advanced three kilometers as a whole, and broke through the enemy fleet strongly! ”

"Yes!"

In the command room, the generals shouted loudly.

The flagship of the Sea Soul began to increase, and all the flags on the ship continued to wave, pointing straight ahead. A huge convoy of 10 six-masted gunboats and 100 five-masted gunboats around the flagship received the signal and immediately responded, forming a majestic formation and advancing with unstoppable might.

This is the real main assault.

The sharpest sword finally came out. At a critical moment when the European ship group is unstable, stab at the heart of the enemy ship group.