Chapter 266: The Soul of the Royal Navy - Lord Nelson
"Do you think they'll be able to see us?" Han Xing propped the upper half (shēn) on the guardrail of the ship's side, looked at the British battleship in the distance in a casual and comfortable posture, and smiled.
"If we can see them, I think they can see us!" Napoleon leaned his body forward, and the upper half of the body leaned on the guardrail of the ship's side with a wry smile.
"For the first time, I wish the fog didn't clear so quickly! I mean, I hated the feeling of not being able to see anything, the whole world being white, and I loved the feeling that I was in control! But now, I miss that feeling a little bit~ Maybe as you said, the fog is actually good for us, at least it can cover the eyes of the British! ”
"What's next?" Han Xing held his cheek raiser, stroked his short beard, and said in contemplation.
"Don't ask me, you're the captain! Only you have sailing experience, not to mention that I don't know naval warfare! And I'm also severely seasick, this time I'll entrust my (xìng) life to you! I think my cabin is pretty much cleaned too! Napoleon shook his head with a wry smile and turned (shēn) to go to the cabin.
"You're shaking, Hanschel! Please, how can I feel at ease with your appearance? As Napoleon was about to enter the cabin, his afterglow was keenly swept to Han Xing's legs, which were rising and falling.
Han Xing tried hard to calm himself down, but his legs shook involuntarily. The distance between the British warship and his own side seemed to be shortening even further, and the huge ship (shēn) gradually enlarged in Han Xing's line of sight. As it gradually approached, the dense black hole cannon muzzle above it gave Han Xing a sense of oppression as if he had a weighing stone on his heart.
"Well, I think the most important issue at hand is to prevent the Brits from discovering our other ships!" Shivering was just an uncontrollable spontaneous behavior of the (shēn) body, and it didn't fully represent Han Xing's poor psychological quality, so he took two deep breaths and forced himself to calm down and think about it.
"I don't think the British have discovered our other ships yet! So, I decided that we should rush over and use the speed of the ship to divert them and buy time for the evacuation of the large army! Han Xing waved his fist and said in an impassioned tone.
"If that's your final decision, I'll support you unconditionally, Captain!" After speaking, Napoleon gave Han Xing a military salute, nodded slightly and walked into the cabin.
"Turn the rudder left and get ready for battle! Let's rush forward! Han Xing immediately took over the command of the Dongfang and gave orders.
But what should be used to attract the attention of the British army? The British are not fools, or Holashaw Nelson is definitely not an idiot!
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On the battleship with the flag of the British Navy, if you look around the stern, you will see the word "Victory" inscribed on the stern.
"Sir, we have found an unknown (shēn) ship on the starboard side!" A thick, deep male voice rang out outside the door with a hurried knock.
It wasn't until the male voice repeated this passage twice that a sonorous middle-aged man's voice came from inside: "Come in!" ”
A young man in a British sailor's uniform pushed open the door and walked in with standard steps. He held his head high, stared straight ahead, bowed his head slightly (shēn) when he entered, and gave a standard military salute to the middle-aged man who was on the boat.
The sight was a radiant middle-aged man, one of his eyes was a hideous and terrifying depression, but the other was intact with a resolute, serious gaze, and he wore a white wig and a plain black boat-shaped general's hat on his head. At this point, he was sitting on a chuáng, trying to put on the general's uniform with his remaining left hand, but trying to dress himself with one hand was obviously a terrible mistake. He was tired and sweaty, grinning, and his face was flushed.
"Soldier, you have to forgive me! I don't have very good hearing, and once a cannonball almost flew against it! Ha, at least I didn't lose it forever, did I? The sonorous man sneered and pointed to his left ear canal.
"Sir, do you want me to help you?" The British soldier seemed to be unable to stand it, and he asked, his eyes fluttering.
"No, soldier, take care of yourself! I'm perfectly capable of getting dressed myself, it's just... It just takes a little time! Nelson gripped the placket with his teeth as he desperately shoved his left hand into the sleeve.
This is the pain of only one hand! Is a one-armed hero so easy to be? He's not Yang Guo! Even if it's Yang Guo, do you remember the god question that once circulated on the Internet?
"How do you cut your nails?" I foolishly thought that most of the nails were directly rubbed off on the stone when the nails did not grow········
See, (shēn) is a one-armed person, there will be N kinds of inconveniences in life, if there is no one to take care of daily life, even such a small thing as wearing clothes can be difficult to kill a person!
"Sir, let me help you!" The British sailor couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help. Nelson was his hero, and who wouldn't want to come to his aid when he saw his own poor hero?
"Soldier, why didn't you button your collar properly? How long has it been since your uniform has been washed? Look at the stains on your shirt inside! And your leather boots, what's on them? Oh, my God! It smells like something is dead on it! Didn't you wipe it every day, as prescribed? Nelson asked sharply, as if because of his excitement, but this time he had successfully put on his uniform by mistake.
"Yes, sir!" The British sailor hurriedly straightened up, and then buttoned his collar.
"How many times have I said that! You are soldiers of the British Royal Navy, representing the image of the Emperor of Great Britain! And how to cultivate a good image? Attention to personal hygiene and details, of course! Changing clothes, wiping your shoes every day, showering and shaving regularly, these are the details! Do you think you're a pirate? At least you smell like one of them! Take care of your own business first! Nelson's tone softened a little, and he began to button his mouth one by one.
"By the way, what did you just say, there are unknown (shēn) enemy ships on the starboard side?" Nelson straightened his hat and clothes in front of the mirror, then asked.
"Yes, sir!"
"Quick, get on deck and notify the whole ship to enter combat readiness!" So saying, Lord Nelson hurried to the deck in three steps and two steps.
"Sir, that's a French ship!" A British officer pointed to the Orient Horn in the distance and handed Nelson the monocular. Like most British officers, he has a stern demeanor, a smooth chin, and a powdered, meticulously groomed wig on his head, topped by a blue, silver-rimmed three-cornered hat, like a typical British gentleman, such as Brigadier General Norrington in Pirates of the Caribbean.
"French! I finally found them, last time we pounced in Sicily, this time finally let me catch their tails! Lord Nelson took the monoculars and surveyed the Oriental Trumpet, which was approaching him.
"Captain Warren, they have a few boats!"
"Sir, because the fog obscures our view, we have only spotted this enemy ship so far!"
"One? No way! The French fleet is definitely more than one warship, and the reason why it is coming towards us must be to attract our attention and win a chance for the main force of the French army and the transport ships to retreat! I conclude that the main fleet of the French army is behind the fog! ”
Frankly speaking, Han Xing's plan was as weak as a blank sheet of paper in front of Nelson, who was worthy of a generation of famous admirals, and easily saw through Han Xing's pitifully naïve plan.
"So, sir, let's shoot it down?" Captain Warren asked in an inquiring tone.
"Of course, but not now, I'm going to make them think we didn't see through their plans! Flag the clippers behind them and ask them to change course and go in the right direction to pursue the French transports! Let's stay here and play this game with him! Commander Nelson smiled confidently.
The Vostok slashed through the waves like an arrow from a string, and rushed towards the Victory. The distance between the two sides is constantly shortening, and by this time it has been shortened to within two hundred meters.
"Gunner, get ready to fire!" With his left hand, Nelson pulled out the ornate command ship path on his waist.
But just as Nelson finished speaking, a sudden change occurred, and a bright light lit up from the Vostok, brilliant and brilliant as the noonday flame (rì), and the degree of dazzling was no less than a small sun. This light dispelled the fog and illuminated the sea within hundreds of meters.
"What the hell is this? I can't see anything! The blinding light made Captain Warren unable to open his eyes at all, and he squinted his palms in front of him.
Not far away on the Vostok.
"Hahaha, didn't expect that, right? Blind your eyes! Even Nelson wouldn't have thought I had such an artifact, would he? Han Xing triumphantly held high the Eye of Horus, from which the dazzling, scorching (rè) summer (rì) midday sun came from.
"Sir! We can't see anything anymore! We can't find a target, we can't fire at all! Captain Warren gasped.
This is the new use of the Eye of Horus, which Han Xing accidentally thought of in his hurry. Indeed, the Eye of Horus's passive skill [Blessing of the Pulling God] has an effective range of 100 meters, and the other two functions have been sealed, which is basically a "large flashlight" at first glance.
But normal people know the truth: light will extend, otherwise there will be no so-called speed of light! Therefore, the strong light emitted by the Eye of Horus is not exempt, although this "large flashlight" cannot cause damage to the British army, but the strong light can affect the eyesight of the British army for a short time.
In the dim fog at (shēn), the pupils of a person will dilate, and the flickering light and darkness will cause the pupils to not be able to adjust in time. Therefore, some people who stay in the dark for a long time will even become blind if they are thrown into the sun in an instant! It takes at least one or two minutes to adjust to this kind of bright light, and this short one or two minutes is enough to turn the tide on both sides on a rapidly changing battlefield.
While the Victory was paralyzed because the crew could not open their eyes, the Vostok had already occupied a favorable angle from the port side to the bow of the Victory, and was ready to shell the bow of the Victory.