More than 600 warships pulled apart, densely covering the entire sea area, and the wheels on both sides of the five-story treasure ship flew around, bringing countless splashes, and the speed increased sharply, dragging the pitch-black smoke from hundreds of chimneys forward.

Waves tens of meters high were constantly blowing up in the "boom boom" seawater, and due to the rapid dispersion of the fleet, there was a lot of space between them, and the hit rate was not high. After rushing forward for more than five minutes, only two ships were hit.

The captain of the Ahong Island fleet stared at the sea in the distance, his eyes flashing with hatred, and the corners of his mouth hooked up with a sneer. Although he was still amazed that the Stellar Captain was here, he was sure that he would win.

This tactic was formulated by the son of the An family, the five-story treasure ship was originally small, coupled with the power of the paddle wheel, it was more flexible and fast, no matter how powerful the opponent's cannon was, no matter how far it hit, it was useless to miss. As long as they rushed within twenty miles, the advantage of firepower was reversed, and hundreds of ships fired a thousand cannons, which could definitely bombard the opponent's fleet to pieces.

"They must be stunned if they don't see the mighty ship, and they will even think that this is not our main fleet!" Such a thought flashed through the middle-aged man's mind.

Forty miles away from them, Wang Heng was standing on the lookout platform and was holding a telescope to observe, with a serious expression.

This encounter was also a bit unexpected for him, after receiving Jiang Xingchen's order, he bypassed Sizhou Island, with the purpose of eating the ambush fleet that the other party had rushed into. But what he didn't expect was that there were no mighty ships in the other party's fleet, which once made him think that he had gone on the wrong route and missed the main fleet of Ahong Island.

But thinking that there are still pinks searching on both sides along the way, it's impossible to miss it. In his heart, he determined that this was the main fleet of the other party. At the same time, he also understood the other party's methods, almost the same as his own side. It is to abandon the construction of large ships and go all out to refit small ships. In pursuit of faster speed and greater flexibility, there are many more quantities.

After coming to this conclusion, he immediately wrote a letter to Xingchenling, the other party's preparation was different from expected, and the lord's side had to make corresponding adjustments.

After the letter was sent, Wang Heng ordered to prepare for battle, and ordered an attack after the opponent entered the firing range, firing the first shot of a full-scale war between the two sides.

One hundred and thirty ships, nearly five hundred cannons, bombarded in turn, and a huge roar filled the entire sea.

But only ten minutes passed. Wang Heng's brows furrowed. The opponent spread out very quickly, and the speed of the forward rush was very fast. Due to the influence of the natural environment, the hit rate of naval warfare was not high, but now the hit rate has fallen to the lowest point, and it took several hundred artillery to sink the opponent's three ships.

"Order each ship to choose its own target to attack independently, and you must pay attention to accuracy. Save shells!" Wang Heng immediately changed his tactics, because the opponent was scattered, covering the bombardment was no longer suitable, it was better to let the ships choose a point to strike.

"Don't you want to rush up? Let's fly a kite and see who's faster!" Wang Heng squinted his eyes and showed a grim smile. He knew the other party's thoughts very well. It's nothing more than using speed and agility to get closer, and then relying on numbers to win. But it wasn't long. The other party will receive a big surprise.

The royal fleet is full of old sailors and has experienced several naval battles. One by one, they are very calm. After receiving Wang Heng's order, he immediately reacted, turned around, and aimed the bow of the ship at the Ahong Island fleet. It has become a formation that can move forward or backward at any time.

"Muzzle adjustment, muzzle adjustment at three o'clock, ten o'clock direction, ready, ready, ready, release, release" The command from each ship came and went, and then a piece of shells was fired.

The attack was not dense, far from covering the momentum of the strike, but the effect was very amazing, and the cannon hit eight ships of the opponent.

"Beautiful!" Wang Heng clenched his fists hard, obviously satisfied with the result. It took a few hundred shells just now to sink three of the opposing boats. Now one hundred and thirty shells have sunk eight ships, and the hit rate has increased several times.

"Hit, haha, I hit!" The young gunners on a ship danced with excitement.

"Be quiet, it's rare and weird, it's a rookie egg at first glance!" The old sailor who was observing the data next to him pursed his lips disdainfully, didn't he just sink a ship, as for being so excited?

The ships quickly reloaded, and under the guidance of the observers, fired a second cannon, which was more effective than the last one, sinking nine five-story treasure ships.

Then came the third, fourth, and fifth rounds As the two sides approached, the hit rate on the Wang family's side continued to increase, and even destroyed a seven-story treasure ship on the other side.

The hit rate increased suddenly, sinking the opponent's warships one after another, and the mood of the Wang family's fleet was high. But the fleet on the opposite side of Ahong Island was like an abyss, and the sailors, who had already dispelled their fears, became nervous again. The opponent sank more than 40 ships in five rounds of attacks, which was so terrifying that no one knew if they would be sunk next.

"Tell everyone not to panic, continue to rush forward, and the ships located on both sides will surround each other's sides in a roundabout way!" The middle-aged man calmly gave the order. Although the opponent's sudden increase in accuracy frightened him, after all, it was only less than one-twentieth of the loss, and they still had a lot of ships, as long as they held on for another two hours, they could enter a range of twenty miles, not to mention that there were more than five hundred ships, even if there were only three hundred ships left, it would be enough to annihilate the opponent's fleet!"

"Captain, the other party moved, as if he was retreating!" The sailors at the lookout above shouted.

"Stand back!" The smile on the middle-aged man's face became even more obvious: "It's a pity that you want to retreat to avoid us from closing the distance, you understand that our tactics are useless, from the moment you fire, the result is already doomed, this is the advantage of speed!"

"Boom, boom, boom" Another burst of shells struck, and ten five-story treasure ships were smashed into sawdust, and the shouts of panic, roars, and cries for help filled my ears. But the middle-aged man didn't care at all, even if he lost another hundred ships, it didn't matter, he could immediately annihilate the opponent's fleet.

On the boundless sea, there was a strange scene, with the two fleets retreating and the other pursuing. But the pursuit did not fire a single shot, and those who retreated continued to attack.

"They're accelerating, and the distance between them and us is widening, so fast!" Twenty minutes after the pursuit began, the sailors on the lookout suddenly let out an exclamation.

"What did you say?" The captain's heart jumped suddenly, he raised his head suddenly, frowned and shouted, "Look carefully!"

The sailor's observation he didn't believe at all, how could the other party's ship be faster than his own, absolutely impossible.

"Captain, I'm not mistaken, the other party is indeed faster than us, the distance is widening, really fast!" The sailor shouted, his voice full of incredulity.

The middle-aged man felt that something was wrong this time, where did the sailor dare to say nonsense, so the captain only felt a buzz in his brain, and ran to the mast in two steps, more agile than a monkey, and climbed up.

Although he didn't have a telescope, he could clearly see the distant shadow of the ship rapidly retreating with black smoke, getting farther and farther away.

"Impossible, impossible, how could their ship be so fast! Black smoke, they have the same power as us!" The captain's expression was dull, and he looked a little lost. Just now, he thought that the other party couldn't run away, and he was in the hope of annihilating the other party, but as a result, the other party's boat was faster than his own, and the gap was too big, so that his thinking was a little sluggish for a while.

The sound of artillery was still whistling, and the sharp sound of breaking the sky above his head was tingling, and the fleets rushing forward on Ahong Island continued to explode columns of water. Mixed with the ships that were hit. In addition to the sunken ship, there are also thirty search and five-story treasure ships that have been left behind, and they need to rescue sailors who have fallen overboard.

"Captain, our loss of ships has reached one hundred and twenty, and there are still more than thirty left behind to rescue!" The captain's lieutenant ran over and loudly reported the damage to the fleet.

"Captain, you go down first, it's dangerous up there!" The sailor hurriedly admonished.

"Ahh The captain came to his senses and immediately shouted, "Inform the boats, turn around, turn around and go back!"

"What?" The deputy below listened stupidly, didn't he want to pursue, didn't he want to get close to the other party, how did he go back.

"You're so stupid, hurry up and give orders!" The captain cursed and ran down from the lookout in a hurry. Now where does he still have the intention of eating the fleet of the Star Leader, hurry up and run for his life. The speed of the other party's ship is faster, which means that they can keep a distance of more than 20 miles from themselves all the time, and their own side is a live target.

"Scolding the guy next door!" The captain was violent and rude, the other party was too insidious, no wonder he dared to cross Sizhou Island, and his feelings were here to destroy him.

Only then did the deputy realize the seriousness of the situation, and hurriedly ordered the horn to be sounded so that the ships could quickly evacuate from the battlefield, and the sailors on the lookout began to wave the flag.

However, they forgot that when they charged, everyone scattered and went their own way, as long as they got closer. But when it came time to evacuate, a plate of loose sand could not convey the order at all. Hundreds of ships pulled away more than ten miles, and coupled with the constant roar of cannons, many ships could not hear it at all. There are no binoculars, and there are no flags in the distance.

Therefore, when the flagship of the middle-aged man turned, the fleet of Ahong Island fell into chaos.

Wang Heng in the distance saw this situation clearly, which he had long expected. Immediately the order was given, to stop retreating, and to rush forward instead. The opponent has lost its fighting spirit, the fleet is in disarray, and it is impossible to form an effective attack, and this is the best time to expand the results of the battle, and perhaps capture a few lone prisoners. (To be continued.) )