The entire sail battleship began to adjust its formation as a whole, forced to face the enemy, and began to sail.

On the sail battleship at the head of the fleet, people hurried in panic to prepare for battle—even brave men would be a little nervous in the face of an enemy they had never fought before.

On the deck of this ship, the soldiers quickly loaded small-caliber guns from the front of the guns.

Suddenly, a flash of light lit up on the enemy's battleship in the distance, and a puff of smoke and dust poured out from the bow turret!

This was followed by the growing whistling of cannonballs across the air.

The sound of a large cannonball, whistling with a Doppler effect, clung to the side of the sail battleship, and then, not far behind, exploded violently, the sound was deafening!

The people on the entire deck were in a panic.

One of the soldiers, with trembling hands and ears, fell to his knees weakly, whispering in fear: "It's terrible...... We fundamentally ...... Fundamental ......"

"Quick, hurry up and get ready for battle!" shouted one of the commanders on one side, "Muster up your courage!"

However, in the face of such an enemy, it was still difficult for the people on the ship, under such encouragement, to muster up their morale.

The enemy's artillery didn't hit the first time, but the second time, it is likely to be more accurate!

Your five sail battleships continue to sail forward, still some distance away from where your guns fire!

The people on the sail battleship have made all kinds of preparations before the battle.

Now, they waited nervously on the ship, waiting for the order to attack.

Such a wait is full of panic!

On the deck, every soldier looked nervously at the enemy in the distance - they did not know when the ironclad ships of the "cold adjudicators" would shell again.

However, it has been a while since the other side shelled just now, and the next shelling is estimated to be not far away - the tense atmosphere has become more and more intense as time goes by!

With a "boom", the other side opened fire, just as expected.

Many soldiers on the deck couldn't help but tremble with fright.

The whistling of shells is getting louder and louder.

Before the soldiers on the deck could react, suddenly, a loud explosion put an end to the terrifying whistling!

This was followed by a motley of screams mixed with screams on board.

That shell just now hit the stern of this sail battleship!

Now the entire stern of the ship is shrouded in grayish-white soot.

The smoke and dust from the explosion quickly dissipated.

"Captain, he...... Most likely......" One soldier looked to the rear, and he began to panic, while others also looked in the direction of the stern.

The entire stern part of the ship was blown off a large part - the two-story stern building was directly blown into a pile of wood chips floating on the sea behind!

It is very likely that the captain of this sail battleship, along with the lieutenant and others, was unfortunately killed in this shelling - the captain's quarters of the sail battleship are usually located in the stern of the ship, which is the place where the powerful cannonball hit just now!

However, the ship's next problem was not just the loss of its captain and lieutenant - a bigger problem arose on board!

"Mast, that mast, it feels a little loose......" A soldier on the deck, pointing to the mast behind him in panic, shouted loudly in a trembling voice.

The soldiers on the side, who had been paying attention to the rest of the ship, looked towards the towering mast.

The mast, indeed, was a little tilted, and at the same time, it began to make that dreadful "rattle" sound!

The people on the deck began to rush in a panic towards the entrance that led to the lower deck, where they were pushed together - everyone on the deck here, they knew what would happen if the mast fell next!