As the Vostok sailed several nautical miles to the southeast, the rumbling of cannon began to become clear, and such a scene appeared before the eyes. More than a dozen Royal Navy light warships flying the St. George's Cross flag are engaged in a scuffle with a dozen ships of the Mediterranean Fleet, and the white sail shadows and the spews of fire from the side guns make for an epic spectacle.

"Quick, go and support our warship!" Han Xing and Napoleon shouted almost at the same time. The Vostok's outstanding firepower and speed made it a fish in water in this melee, and the Vostok, with the cooperation of Han Xing and Napoleon, interspersed the battlefield like a white fox.

Of course, the firepower of the Vostok should not be underestimated, and the Vostok is equipped with eighteen-pounder guns. Of course, this heavy artillery is actually the concept of the army. Among the 24-pounder guns, 32-pounder, and 56-pounder naval guns, the 18-pounder cannon can only be regarded as an entry-level little brother! In front of the big guys who can make (shè) cannonballs the size of a football, the eighteen-pounder cannon is simply not enough to see!

But there's also a benefit to a small pound size, which is that it's simple, quick, and more accurate to load! After all, the larger the shell, the larger the caliber of the barrel must be, which naturally increases the difficulty and time required for cleaning. And due to the fact that the caliber has risen, but the length of the barrel has not been lengthened, the accuracy of large-caliber artillery is actually very problematic, and most of them have drifted to grandma's house!

However, naval warfare and land warfare are completely different modes, as heavy warships, due to poor maneuver (xìng) and slow speed, in order to ensure power, it is necessary to increase the number of artillery to ensure the density of firepower, and the advantage of large-caliber artillery is that it has a longer range and greater power. The target of naval warfare is a large number of ships, so the requirements for precision are not too high. And the target of the land war is a person the size of an ant, after all, ordinary artillery shells are carried out hundreds of meters away, and it is impossible to ride the face, and it is impossible in this life! From this distance, cars are like matchboxes, let alone people?

For a person, being hit by a cannonball the size of a shot put is no different from being hit by a cannonball the size of a football ball, anyway, it's all one word - death! Even a bullet the size of a peanut can kill a person, and at best, it will be a miserable death. However, in naval warfare, it is different, the large shell means that the hole is bigger, and the hole is larger, and the water will naturally enter quickly, so large-caliber artillery is favored in naval warfare.

Therefore, compared to the 24-pounder and 32-pounder guns common in naval warfare, the 18-pounder cannon is simply a speed (shè) gun! The Vostok slashed through the sidestrings of a two-masted warship like an arrow from a string, and fifty guns fired one after another.

The poor brig galleon was nothing more than a little brother, armed with less than thirty guns in total, and had to be divided equally into two strings! Where is the opponent of the Vostok, a "quasi" battleship armed to the teeth? What's more, the two sides were only a hundred meters apart, and after this round of shelling, the ship (shēn) of the small (shēn) British Royal Navy clipper ship (shēn) immediately began to tilt towards the rear, apparently penetrating the compartment below the waterline, if it could not be stopped in time to plug the hole, it was only a matter of time before it sank!

"See? Hanschel! I deliberately asked them to aim at the hull below the opponent's waterline! Napoleon looked triumphantly at his masterpiece, and pointed to the runway of the twin-masted clipper, which had already flooded the bottom of the ship.

"They surrendered!" Han Xing suddenly saw several British sailors on the bow of the two-masted clipper waving vigorously with a mop pole supporting the canvas.

And immediately there was a cheer from the French cruiser that had been facing the two-masted clipper, and Napoleon immediately had people tell them in flags: "Admiral Bonaparte is back!" "Flag language is a unique way of communication for the fleet at sea, through a variety of flags and body movements to tell the other ships of the fleet their meaning, after all, the sea is windy, and the distance between the warships is relatively large, if you rely on roaring, you are afraid that your voice will be hoarse, don't want to make your meaning clear······

The Vostok quickly began to look for its next target, and the surrendered British battleship was handed over to the friendly battleship to finish!

In front, there are two battleships in parallel, the guns of both sides are constantly roaring, spitting out deadly shells, most of the shells are destined to fall on the sea, splashing a splash, composing the glory of the last moment of their "ordinary life", and then it is like a stone sinking into the sea, gone without return, quietly waiting for the baptism of years, little by little rusted away; Only a lucky few can hit the enemy's hull and burrow into the enemy's battleship's cabin with unrivaled momentum to wreak havoc, leaving a series of blackened circular holes in the hull.

It was a British cruiser, armed with up to sixty guns, and only as fast as a two-masted clipper! Such ships are definitely the toughest and most formidable opponents in the entire Royal Navy, with their fast speed, incredible firepower, and streamlined low ships (shēn), which make them greatly less likely to be shot, and they can be called the cheetahs of the sea!

And its opponent was the same three-masted cruiser, and the battle was a tie! If there is any difference between them, it is that the French battleships are equipped with sixteen-pounder long-barreled guns, and the extension of the barrel greatly improves the accuracy and (shè) range, but unfortunately also increases the time and difficulty of cleaning the breech.

The British cruisers were equipped with twelve-pounder guns, and their caliber and range may be slightly inferior to the French, but in terms of frequency and riding face, they were much stronger than the French cruisers! So as the distance got closer, the French cruisers were gradually caught off guard by the British cruisers at this time, and they were powerless to parry!

That's where the Royal Navy comes in! They were more precise in their positioning of warships, and an efficient mixed group of light and heavy warships was formed in the entire fleet, each performing its own duties. The role of a light warship is to drag the enemy's warship, sneak attack the opponent's transport ship and other light ships, make a big detour, attack and harass, and buy time for your own heavy fleet, just like a light cavalry at sea!

Heavy warships like the Victory are the backbone of the positioning, they are thick and durable, the defense is amazing, in the naval battle as the main force to maintain the battle line, often as soon as the heavy battleship like the Victory appears, it can play a decisive role.

On the other hand, the French Mediterranean Fleet has only a dozen cruisers plus more than a dozen speedboats, as well as several troop carriers, and the largest battleship is the flagship of 80 guns, that is, a strengthened cruiser, which is at most on the same level as the Vostok. However, these crispy cruisers should be used as heavy warships, isn't this like taking Xie Mantou (M4 Sherman medium tank, the most widely used tank by the U.S. military in World War II, because the frontal armor is round, but there is little defense, so it is nicknamed "Mantou") as a Tiger tank? You've made a serious mistake, boy!

The Vostok swept to the right side of the British cruiser in a flash, and the two sides were almost close together! It was at this moment that the Vostok delivered its own gift - dozens of shot-put-sized shells that came out of the disembowel.

The British cruiser, which was riding on the face to fight the French cruiser, did not even notice that the enemy had appeared on the right side, or they could not react, their attention was focused on the French cruiser (shēn), even if the lookout on the ship found out about this, it was too late to inform the gunners below!

"It's a French ship! Quick, turn the rudder! The British captain in his forties, wearing a white wig and a blue British officer's uniform, hurriedly shouted to the helmsman after discovering this scene.

It's a pity that it's too late, the Vostok has already fired! At a distance of more than ten meters, the round of shells of the Vostok's shells were all successfully entered (shè) the hull of the British cruiser, the cruiser's ship (shēn) continued to shake violently, the "bang~pop~" sound of the cannonballs piercing the wooden planks was endless, and there was an overwhelming creak from the bottom of the battleship, if the ship was compared to a person, then he was suddenly burst by dozens of guns in an instant!

Even Han Xing and Napoleon on the Vostok at (shēn) felt that this round of close shelling was enough to blow the British cruiser into a hornet's nest! When the smoke on the port side of the Vostok cleared, the British cruiser in front of it looked full of holes and devastation, and black smoke rose from the hole.

"I'm starting to like naval battles a little bit! The experience was amazing and intuitive! The power of the cannon is so amazing! Napoleon looked at the hideous holes left by the shelling of the British cruiser and smacked his tongue.

Naval warfare is indeed the most intuitive destructive and visually impactful of the three armies, and in land warfare, only traces left by shells across the sky can be seen, and at most it is a crater. But in the naval battle, you can clearly see the hideous holes left by the shells piercing the hull of the opponent, as well as the flying wood chips, and the tremor of the opponent's battleship after being shot, all of which make the destructive power of the artillery the most vividly reflected!

"Turn the rudder right and keep your distance! Quick, keep your distance from them! Han Xing noticed that the appearance of thick smoke seemed very unusual, modern people know that thick smoke means burning, and burning basically means explosion for a warship that has hoarded a large amount of gunpowder, like a "large powder keg"!

As Han Xing expected, when the Dongfang sailed two or two hundred meters, the British battleship began to produce open flames, and after a few seconds, it directly produced a violent explosion, and the entire ship turned into a cloud of fireworks. If the Vostok is still on its (shēn) side at this time, I am afraid that it will definitely be affected!

The explosion had a positive effect, and the attention of the entire battlefield was focused here, and the French battleships were overjoyed when they realized that it was the British battleship that had been destroyed; On the contrary, the British warships were in mourning, and the agile and swift Orient took the opportunity to unite with the French warships and began to encircle and suppress the remaining more than ten warships of the British army.

However, after packing up the five battleships, the heavy battleships led by Nelson were already in view, so the French had to retreat stupidly, and the British express ships had been heavily damaged, so they were naturally unable to pursue, and the French army successfully broke away from this battle (shēn) and walked away.