(208) The moment of the decisive battle
"Not good! It's too windy here! Oops! A whirlpool has formed ahead! The ship's navigator warned loudly: "Helmsman, get out of it!"
I saw a huge whirlpool appear on the surface of the tidal sea, and four warships on each side were fighting nearby, and they didn't care to observe the ocean at all, and they were instantly swept into the whirlpool.
Sucked into the ocean floor by the spiraling current, it was swallowed up by the sea without a trace, leaving no debris and corpses behind.
Fortunately, with proper command and timely response, the flagship of the coalition "Holy Trinity" was able to avoid the whirlpool, escape a catastrophe, and lead the capital ship to continue the colonel
Due to the impact of the storm, the capital ships of both sides have lost their original queues, and the people are struggling in the storm while firing at each other, and the scene has become extremely chaotic.
On the chaotic battlefield, countless ships are engaged in fierce broadside battles, and one of the battles is quite interesting.
The Allied command ship USS Templar is engaged in a one-on-one battle with the Valstad giant ship Trident.
Valsta people have been richly rewarded for their attention to science and technology over the years.
Their "Trident" battleship had a stronger hull structure, more advanced gun hulls and gun mounts, more scientific and systematic personnel training, and more organizational and management capabilities at the forefront of its contemporaries.
The Templar was soon on the downwind, with the sideside hull being cracked into a sieve, multiple fires on the deck and superstructure, and a large amount of water in several cabins, and the hull beginning to capsize.
With several incendiary grenades hitting again, the entire ship was enveloped in flames so fierce that not even the storm could extinguish them.
Eventually, the fire spread to the outer Ammunition Depot No. 3, and the hull was blown in two and quickly sank within a minute.
A few minutes later, the signalmen came to report:
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry I have bad news for you."
"Well, I'll listen."
"Our command ship, the USS Templar, has been sunk."
"What about the loss of personnel? Is our marshal alright? ”
"Almost none of the officers and men on board survived, and Field Marshal Collingwood, who was confirmed dead, was swept to the mast of one of our frigates by the heat wave of the explosion, and the sailors lowered his body and laid it in a makeshift coffin."
Palladia II took off his shining winged helmet, tucked it under his armpit, and said in a mournful tone:
Collingwood...... The pride of our Flandia Navy, your blood will not be shed in vain, I will carry on your legacy and avenge you! ”
The others next to him followed suit, and everyone began to take off their hats in mourning, drawing crosses on their chests.
The Signal Soldier sent the message again:
"His Majesty! Our fleet was bogged down in a bitter battle, and the commander of the Sylvinian allies, Baron Kulagin, was killed in the crossfire, and was now taken over by his lieutenant August. ”
"Well, I'm sorry to hear this, what's going on over there in the Knights Country?"
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, it's too far away to hear from them."
"Chief of Staff, what is the overall situation?"
"Your Majesty, the situation on the battlefield has become a mess, under such a fierce storm, there is no strategy and tactics anymore, every ship is desperately struggling in the storm, everyone is fighting on their own, and some ships have been overturned by the waves before they have even joined the battle."
Palladia II nodded: "Very good, this is exactly the situation I want, take advantage of the chaos to rush up and hit their flagship, how is the battle in the vicinity?"
The chief of staff replied: "There are about a dozen enemy capital ships in front of us, led by two super battleships, the Trident and the Valstadian. ”
"Hmm...... They're all tough and ruthless characters, pass my orders! Let Admiral Yabet's cruiser detachment and Sylvinia detachment come forward to meet the enemy,
Grani's frigate fleet protects the flanks, and several capital ships follow us, seeking an opportunity to engage in a decisive battle with the opposing flagship! ”
"Yes!"
Half an hour later, the sky was still obscured by dark clouds, the seas in the Banshee Fjord were fighting, the wind at the center of the storm was a little stronger, and the torrential rain turned into rain, which multiplied the effect of the incendiary bombs.
Looking down from the castle on the cliffs, the entire fjord is shrouded in a layer of orange-red fire.
The wooden hull and sails are excellent fuel, not to mention the barrels on deck filled with gunpowder, and the slightest mishandling can cause a violent explosion.
Everywhere it burned, everywhere there was a dense cloud of ash and sparks, like a swarm of fireflies flying everywhere, and the air was filled with a disgusting, pungent smell of burnt corpses.
The majestic four-deck hull of the Holy Trinity was too conspicuous for the Valstad battleships to challenge, but they were all rejected by the dutiful escort ships.
Suddenly, the lookout at the top of the mast rang the alarm bell and shouted downward:
"My lords, I see the main target! It's in front of us on the left, about a thousand meters away! ”
The chief of staff below asked, "Are you sure?"
"Sir! I can see it clearly with a telescope!
The bow of that giant ship resembles an armored knight wearing an emerald crown, the sail is painted with the night owl family crest, and there are several capital ships around it to escort it, which is the enemy flagship 'Hegemony'! I'm 100% sure, absolutely right! ”
Palladia II nodded, "Captain, you heard the lookout, go ahead!"
"Yes, Your Majesty! The helmsman listens to me! Left full rudder! ”
The "Holy Trinity" shuttled heartily in the sea area of fierce firefighting, and there were sporadic shells hitting the hull, but it had little impact on this huge ship.
"Your Majesty, there are two Sylvinian warships in front of you that are fighting the enemy, should we go up and help?"
"Don't stop! You can't fall in love here!
Our allies are fighting bloodily, and we can't let them die in vain! We must hurry to complete our strategic objectives and avoid the warships ahead! Take the opponent's flagship directly! ”
The chief of staff immediately replied: "Yes! Let's rush straight over! Sink that frigate in your way!"
After a loud "squeak", the huge hull of the "Holy Trinity" directly smashed the corvette blocking the front in two, and the escort ship followed closely behind, and the friendly troops on both sides cheered.
"Now, I saw it! Ahead is the 'Hegemony'! There are a lot of ships to escort next to it! ”
"I saw it too! Don't be afraid! We have the advantage of strength! Rush over and fight the broadside! ”
At about 16 o'clock, the battle of the Banshee Fjord ushered in the final moment,
Under the dark clouds, huge waves rushed and surged, and two powerful detachments came head-to-head.
On the northwest side is the flagship of the Royal Navy of Valstad, the Super Battleship "Hegemony", and her 5 heavy cruisers, 3 battleships, and 3 frigates.
To the southeast was the four-deck super battleship "Holy Trinity", the flagship of the coalition fleet, and next to it were escorted by 4 battleships, 7 cruisers, and 2 corvettes.
There are no tactics, no strategies, just bloody head-to-head battles.
The escort ships burst forward, staggered together and exchanged fierce fire, and after a few minutes, the two flagships collided head-on, the huge hulls of the ships passed by, and the two flagships were only less than ten meters away from each other's sides, and the gunners could see each other's faces.