The flagship of the Yin Fa Expeditionary Fleet, the Sovereign, is historically known as a 'former dreadnought-class battleship', with a total crew of 670 people.

It is fully double the number of crew members configured on the Dingyuan ship.

It was precisely because of this that there were now nearly two hundred and fifty or sixty sailors on the deck, about the size of two infantry companies, with Lee Maitford rifles in their hands, constantly firing into the air to defend the aircraft.

Then, a key question came, when Lao Ping, a rookie, drove a bomber and began to dive and strafe, could the firepower burst out of a single plane win so many opponents?

The answer is of course it can be beaten, or it is the one that is hanged.

Don't look at the large number of sailors in the Yin Army, the Lee Maitford rifle used, the 7.7 mm caliber is still a big deal compared to the 7.62 mm caliber of the aviation machine gun on the plane.

But don't forget one thing: the current main standard rifle of the Great Yin Empire is still like a little devil, and it still uses black powder as a propellant.

The more advanced, smokeless gunpowder Lee Enfield rifle would be two years away.

So when he swooped over, still 700 meters away from the deck of the Sovereign, the assistant on the plane operated three aviation machine guns under Lao Ping's order.

At this distance, the 7.7 mm bullets of the Yin Army below flew over, and even the wooden planks of the fuselage could not penetrate them.

Anyway, when the three tongues of fire in the nose position of the plane, they strafed towards the deck below.

The density of fire produced in an instant was much denser and more intense than the more than 200 rifles on the battleship.

When the three fiery snakes followed the bomber, like a plow, they swept all the way over.

Immediately, in the crowd on the deck, three bloody alleys of death were shot out.

It can be regarded as making the Yin Army sailors on the Sovereign clearly feel the brutality and powerlessness of the soldiers and civilians of the flower planters during World War II in the face of aircraft strafing.

For example, Jackie Fisher, the Supreme Commander of the Netherworld fleet.

In the first second, there was a small pistol wielding his own decorative role, and he kept firing into the air.

The next second later, he saw a large number of sailors in front of him, and after the blood sprawls continued to erupt on his body, they were quickly put to the ground like cutting wheat.

The reason for this is that a deadly fiery snake is spreading towards its location with terrifying speed.

He wanted to hide, but he couldn't react.

Fortunately, when he was in danger, a young sailor beside him pushed him hard; Although Jackie Fisher hit his face on the spot, he fell enough to choke.

The towering bridge of the nose was almost broken, but at least Jackie Fisher survived.

By the time the fleet commander had risen from the ground with tears and a blank on his face, intending to thank the young sailor.

When I looked back, I was directly frightened by the bloody scene in front of me.

I saw that the sailor who had just pushed him away was also lying on the ground when he rushed forward; The whole person's body has started from the waist, and has been torn in two by bullets, which can be regarded as an alternative waist cut.

And with the rich experience of the concubine in this regard, it has long been proved that people cannot die for the time being.

In fact, the young sailor was still alive at the moment, but he was screaming and struggling on the ground because of the astonishing pain.

The face that was completely distorted, plus the many stumps and broken arms that had been broken by bullets on the entire deck.

It's so strong that it smells like blood.

and the sailors who fell to the ground, wailing and screaming incessantly; Taken together, it can be said that the scene of taking a shot of a naval gun is even more bloody.

It can be regarded as making Jackie Fisher, who was born as a technocrat and has not many actual combat scenes, tremble all over his body with fright on the spot.

I remember in my head that I would like to thank the young sailor for saving his life.

However, for the commander, the bigger, more brutal blow was just beginning.

Because seeing that Lord Lao Ping, the effect of this kind of dive-type strafing was so good, and the other pilots who were hovering over the fleet, suffering from the poor bombing effect, did not immediately concoct the same method.

With a burst of energy, they began to dive with the bullets below.

In particular, the Sovereign, which was taken care of, was the first to suffer the second wave of strafing.

When a bullet flew past the corner of his left eyebrow, Lao Ping, whose left eye was blood-red no matter what he looked at, had just piloted the plane and flew over the narrow hull of the 'Sovereign'.

As soon as you pull the nose of the plane, let the plane gain altitude again, and prepare to start making a U-turn.

Behind him, there was already a bomber numbered 'Xuan 37', and it swooped down.

But in the blink of an eye, the sailors on the deck of the Sovereign were put down by as many as twenty or thirty men, many of whom had been torn apart by the force of the bullets.

Let the situation on the deck become more and more bloody.

Without waiting for the third plane, it immediately dived down.

On the deck, the sailors who had been armed with rifles for air defense in the previous time had completely collapsed under such horrific casualties.

Some threw down their rifles and ran towards the staircase that led to the lower deck; Some of them ran directly to the side of the ship and jumped headlong into the sea.

No matter how loudly Jackie Fisher tried to stop it, it didn't work at all.

Less than a quarter of the personnel were still firing into the air; It's not that they're not afraid, but they're completely stupid, and now they're left with only instinctive actions.

With such thin firepower air defense, the threat to the air is even less.

On the Yin Law Expeditionary Fleet, those so-called air defenses are naturally considered to be completely complete.

Seeing this, Jackie Fisher didn't know that a bigger disaster was coming, and under the endless sadness in his heart, he sat down on the ground with his legs weak.

There was a wail in his mouth that in the future, many generals of Uncle Sam's family used to say:

"Brother Su, have you completely abandoned your believers and sided with these Orientals in the Xuange Camp?"

In his roar full of grief and indignation, the third dive of the plane also began; Wildly strafing bullets, he beckoned to the deck of the Sovereign.

In this strafing, Jackie Fisher didn't have that much luck.

As the plane flew over their heads with a current of air that could lift their hats, two balls of blood erupted in the commander's chest.

When an officer came running from the side and picked him up from the ground, ready to take him back to the cabin for treatment.

To their horror, their commander had a large pool of blood on his chest; As soon as he touched his nose, the whole person was also angry, and it was estimated that there was no need to rescue.

Just as he was about to let go, Jackie Fisher grabbed the hem of his chest.

With blood foaming in his mouth, he explained in a somewhat vague tone: "Transmit, pass on my last order, let all the warships flee for their lives."

Especially the 'Sovereign', it is a symbol of the Imperial Navy and supremacy, and it must not be sunk here, otherwise we will be the sinners of the Great Yin Empire."

After saying that, Jackie Fisher kicked his legs and ran out of breath completely.

It was also from this moment that the Yin Fa fleet, which basically lost its air defense, was born.

is like a little widow who has been stripped naked, and can only let the strong man Xuange Ying fish and meat......

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Time: 10:17.

In the time before this, the second fat hair took the lead in launching a torpedo, and it was only more than half an hour before the battle began.

In such a far-reaching sea battle, there is no suspense about the outcome of the battle.

Grabbing the railing of the ship's side with one hand, Erfat stood on a high-speed maneuvering torpedo boat, constantly passing through the cargo ships that were sinking or had no choice but to stop because the channel ahead was blocked.

That driving is even as leisurely as buying vegetables in the vegetable market.

Suddenly, the bow of the torpedo boat collided with two infantrymen who were fluttering in the water.

So much so that the hull of the torpedo boat, which was sailing at high speed, shook noticeably.

The two unlucky ones who were hit immediately flew away; After pouring a lot of seawater into his mouth, the whole person sank towards the bottom of the sea.

It's just that in this process, the second fat eyelid didn't move.

On the one hand, now in this small sea area, there are Yin Law infantry who are floating on the water like dumplings and escaping.

They swam toward both sides of the river, trying to escape from such a body of death-filled waters.

There are so many people that you can't avoid it if you want to.

On the other hand, it was on the torpedo boat where Er Fat was, and there was only the last torpedo left; This is basically the case with other torpedo boats.

Erfat was naturally ready to find the most valuable target and hail this torpedo out.

Therefore, it was like buying groceries, directing the torpedo boat to nimbly shuttle through the transport fleet, ready to pick an unlucky egg to attack.

After all, the torpedo boat group he led had sunk and damaged a total of 278 cargo ships after nearly 50 torpedoes had been hailed out.

With the Yin method of transporting the fleet, there are more than 60 ships in total, and now it is only a small half of it.

But fortunately, don't look at the Strait of Malacca, the narrowest part is also claimed to be 37 kilometers wide; However, because many of these areas have reefs, they are not suitable for large freighters with very deep drafts.

Safe shipping lanes are also limited in number and width.

When twenty-seven or eight-eight cargo ships were sunk, or incapacitated after being damaged, and had to stop in place, the channel was completely blocked.

In addition, don't look at the six battleships that turned around and came back to support, they have already killed the transport fleet at present.

However, in the face of the torpedo boats that roamed nimbly in the gap between the many cargo ships, they did not even dare to open fire.

Because it is often a single shot, there is basically no other possibility except to kill the personnel who jumped into the water on the side, or accidentally injured the cargo ship.

Unfortunately, the last torpedo boat on the second fat ship still failed to be launched.

Just when he was wandering around, he finally found a 6,000-ton cruise ship 'Blue Tulip' that looked more suitable for his eyes, and was about to rush over to call for a torpedo.

Suddenly, on the deck of the Blue Tulip, a bearded sailor could be seen shaking a white sheet desperately.

The infantry on the side threw their rifles and bullets into the water.

In this way, it expresses their intention to surrender.

Seeing this, the second fat scolded and scolded: "What's the matter! Why did they surrender so quickly, these foreign devils didn't fight at all. ”

The main reason is the 'fear but not virtue' character of foreign devils, which modern people have long been very aware of.

Before this war, they planned to inflict astonishing casualties between the two countries under this battle, so that these powers could remember it for many years.

In the future, when I think about everything I have done today, it hurts a lot.

By the way, I don't dare to have the slightest peep into the Far East.

This is also the reason why the Xuange Battalion has not persuaded the Yin Law Expeditionary Fleet to surrender until now; In order to have enough excuses to kill more people in battle.

lest there be any uncivilized and overly brutal tongue that kills prisoners.

What I never thought was that these white-skinned men who were awesome and coaxing on weekdays were so cowardly.

The main force of their fleet was still fighting, and the transport fleet was still half a ship left; The foreign devils on the "Blue Tulip" have begun to surrender.

In order to take into account the reputation of the Xuange camp, Er Fat was eager to continue to beckon the torpedo over.

I could only press a strong impulse in my heart, and I issued an order in my mouth depressed: "Turn around and go to the next target~"

However, they did not wait for them to successfully turn around and find their next target; The surrender on the Blue Tulip has spread like a plague.

Especially after seeing the action of waving a white flag and throwing away a weapon, he actually dodged a torpedo attack.

The rest of the ships were one of them, and they all had white sheets on which they were swung vigorously, and rifles and pistols were rained down into the water.

Even the six battleships that had turned back to support only hesitated for a moment, and then lowered the banner of Yin Law and raised a white sheet.

He even raised the muzzle of the cannon high on the shore, indicating that he would not have any idea of attacking the Xuange camp.

They may not be worried about the threat of these torpedo boats, but looking at the planes still raging in the sky, they know that it is impossible to escape from the bombardment.

What else but surrender?

All of the above situations happened in three or five minutes, which made Er Fat and others a little unable to react.

It wasn't until another torpedo boat rushed to their side at high speed that one of its men shouted: "My lord, what shall we do now?"

Do you want to accept their surrender? If we accept it, what should we do next, and immediately go to the battlefield to support the main force of the fleet? ”

Hearing this, Er Fat hurriedly held the telescope and looked in the direction of the main force of the expeditionary fleet.

Shaoqing, after putting down the telescope in his hand, explained lightly in his mouth:

"On the main side of the fleet, I don't think we need our support anymore; So watch these people surrender, help treat the wounded and salvage the drowning.

The Xuange Battalion is a civilized and mighty army, and this image must be established......"

Erfat was right, when all the remaining merchant ships of the transport fleet surrendered; On the battlefield on the main side of the fleet, there was no longer a need for them to go up with the last torpedo to support.

Relying on the way of diving, strafing back and forth, after solving the anti-aircraft fire on the deck.

The ultra-low-altitude bombardment of the Yin Fa fleet by the Xuange Battalion Air Force has begun again.

After diving to a height of up to 200 meters, or even lower, they threw a 250-kilogram bomb at the battleship below.

Thanks to their close proximity, the hit rate of their bombs suddenly rose at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Bombs fired after arrows, after landing on the hull, will cause an extremely terrifying damage.

Even if it doesn't hit the critical areas such as the power compartment and the shell bay; With the power of 200 kg of TNT, as long as the power of two or three rounds, it can still destroy a warship of several thousand tons.

Even if it misses a direct hit, it falls into the sea on one side.

The huge explosive power produced by this thing can still tear open a large hole in the hull of the ship with thick armor protection, allowing a large amount of seawater to pour into it.

Although these warships have watertight compartment structures, the relevant compartments are closed so that the battleship does not sink immediately.

Inevitably, however, the hull began to tilt and the speed was greatly reduced.

In addition, on the four warships such as the 'Barong', they are now firing frantically at them, because the distance between the two sides is only one or two kilometers away.

At such a distance, the hit rate of the ship's guns was already quite good.

Especially the little brother Wolf Qing, in order to ensure the operation of the 'intelligent assistance chip' in his braincase, he didn't even care about the poisonous oath that he made in the past that he would not eat beef jerky if he was killed in the future.

While stuffing beef jerky frantically in his mouth, he swallowed it after two bites, and then poured honey with sweet to his throat to provide energy to his body.

On one side of the skull, two twin 260-mm naval guns on the 'Baron' are constantly calculating the trajectory.

Let the hit rate of the shelling be a little unscientific.

Such a 260 mm caliber naval gun is naturally inferior in power to aerial bombs, and even torpedoes.

However, the terrifying hit rate of up to 4 rounds per minute and almost 60% can often turn an enemy ship into flames in a matter of minutes, and the speed slowly decreases.

In short, when Er Fat took the telescope and looked over there, he could find 16 Yin troops and 9 French troops over there, a total of 25 warships.

Today, only 14 of them are continuing to sail in a messy way.

The other 11 ships were either in the process of sinking, or they actually raised the white flag when their speed was greatly reduced and there was no hope of escape.

And the sailors on the 14 ships did not have the slightest confidence in whether they could escape, and there was a great despair in the hearts of all of them.

They couldn't figure out why the scene was the way it was......

(End of chapter)

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