Chapter 611 The Arrival of the Iron Armor Era 4

One warship after another showed their tall and towering bodies on the sea level. The white canvas sang in the wind, like a war flag flying on one side. The head of the ship cut through the blue waves, and the rising white waves surged to both sides of the bow. The waves made the original blue sea like a pot of boiling water. .

Zhang Xingba turned his head and looked around. On the sea near Chiloe Island, countless Chinese imperial warships had already been ready for the enemy. The flag sails of the blood-red empire are fluttering in the wind, and the golden dragon in the east seems to break the flag at any time and soar above the nine heavens.

"Tell the brothers to prepare to fight." Zhang Xingba took a deep breath, put down the telescope, clenched his hands into fists, and his eyes were full of eager light. The face that had already made the scorching sun a little tired was as cold and hard as iron, like steel.

With the order of Zhang Xingba, the warships quickly moved, and the gun windows on the side of the ship opened one after another, revealing dark and solid barrel. The stern mouths were as deep as the entrance of hell, as if they were looking forward to absorbing the fearful undead.

On the deck, a large number of armed men and sailors have focused on it. The sailors shuttled between the cables and masts, splashing seawater on the dry cables and piles of flammable materials.

And those armored combatants are checking the guns and sharp blades in their hands in order to kill the enemy with the weapons in their hands in a possible portar battle.

Just after the warships of the Chinese Empire entered the combat state, the fleets of the United States of America had also found that their opponents had been set up, and soon reacted. The warships began to set up a standard battle line, and the guns originally hidden in the side of the warships poked their heads out of the side of the ship. , showing their ferocious appearance.

Just as the fleet of the United States of America approached the warships of the Chinese Empire cautiously and resolutely, a fierce battle of death was about to begin. At this moment, on the peak of an unknown island next to Chiloé, several Spaniards dressed as ordinary businessmen were standing there, holding binoculars to observe the two sides that were about to fight.

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On the beach not far away, there is a small fast ship, which is their ship. As an ally of the Chinese Empire, the Governor-General of Spain and Chile is not optimistic that these Orientals will win the final victory in this war. However, he still appointed his governor's adviser Castilla and that Brigadier General Yero, the commander of the Spanish Chilean colonial fleet, went to watch the battle.

Although their request was approved by the commander of the Eastern Fleet, the guy was unwilling to get too close to the Spaniards on the grounds of security, which is in line with the wishes of these Spaniards. After all, now, Spain and the United States are in a period of peace, and Spain is not If they are willing to offend the United States of America at this time, they prefer to hide in the rear and watch the colonial forces of the new continent of the Chinese Empire and the two sides of the United States. It is better to lose both sides. In this way, it is easier for Spain to profit from it.

So, their observation team came to this nameless island on the edge of the field in an armed fastboat. On the one hand, they wanted to see the combat effectiveness of the navies of the two countries, and on the other hand, they naturally had the mentality of watching the play, but now, the warships on both sides are about to When it began to enter the shelling range, the behavior of the Orientals puzzled the excellent naval officer Brigadier General Yero. Is the commander of the Chinese Imperial Fleet an idiot? Could it be that he didn't know that his fleet was in a downwind position at this moment, but it was still motionless. Does he want to use these warships as turrets by number?

"Doesn't the commander of the Eastern Fleet think that the guns on his warships are fortresses?" Castile, the governor's adviser, curled his lips contemptuously. Although Spain has declined, it is still a Western maritime power, especially their officials who work in colonial life. They also know a lot about maritime military, which also proves that he is at least not a stupid adviser.

Before the words fell, the Eastern Fleet, which had arranged the sideboard guns in place, had opened fire. Although it was a few miles away from the battlefield, the dense roar of artillery still made people's scalp numb, but in an instant, the gunpowder smoke from the barrel almost enveloped the Eastern warships.

"Damn it, is this the fleet that scared the colonists of the whole of Europe in the East?" Brigadier General Yero couldn't help shaking his head with a disappointed face. If it goes on like this, they don't even have a chance to open their eyes. In the downwind, after the warship opens fire, the choking smoke will be blown back, covering up the sight of the combators on the warship. Although the fleet of the Eastern Empire is an oblique zigzag formation and not completely in the downwind, compared with the beauty that has completely occupied the upper wind. As far as the fleet of the United States of America is concerned, it has lost its opportunity.

This is a naval battle. In the naval battle, the right time and place can best show the level of the warship commander and the quality of the naval soldiers. The small fleet occupying a favorable situation can even destroy several times the enemy.

As the second-class battleships Purple Shark, the third-class battleship Tiger Shark and the third-class battleship Blue Shark at the forefront of the battle fleet, they have become the main targets of the United States of America's fleet. Solid shells roared towards the two tall and strong warships, and every hit, let The hulls of the two warships shuddered slightly, but after all, they were the most outstanding wooden warships of this era. Although the shells smashed one shallow pit after another on the hull, or cracked holes, they could not make them incapacitated in a short time.

Zhai Qing, the captain of the purple shark, roared loudly and quickly conveyed one order after another, and the artillery in the three-layer gun deck of the front of the warship was alternately spewing pipe flames and gunpowder smoke at the fastest speed.

Grape bullets fly across the hull like raindrops, killing all the living forces on the warship's deck with the largest coverage, while solid shells are mainly spewed out in the barrel of the second third-layer artillery deck for the purpose of destroying the structure of the hull.

In just a few minutes, the deck of the Purple Shark can almost be described as a corpse. If it hadn't been prepared long ago, all the sail leaves would have been bundled up, and a large amount of seawater would have been spilled on the deck and the sail leaves. It is likely that the deck has become A hell of blood and fire.

However, there are still soldiers rushing out of the cabin, howling, holding the weapons in their hands, and opening fire on the obliquely rushing enemy ship.

With the helmet of a ferocious crack wiped out by grape bullets, the first mate rushed to the captain and roared, hoping that the captain Zhai Qing could follow his advice and turn around to prevent the giant ship from falling into a heavy siege.

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However, Zhai Qing was not moved at all. He continued to keep the direction and fight back with all his strength. Although his expression and voice seemed extremely resolute, his heart was already very anxious. You know, there was only one second-class battleship of the New World Fleet, and the Purple Shark was the only one. And it has always been used as the flagship of the commander of the New World Fleet, but now it has become a pawn. Yes, it actually uses three main warships with very strong firepower and defense as bait to attract the main force of the fleet of the United States of America. If it hadn't trusted Zhang Xingba's excellent naval level. Zhai Qing is also a hardcore confidant who was born and died many times in Nanyang. Maybe he would not agree with Zhang Xingba's almost crazy plan at all.

Zhai Qingtie's face turned pale and watched the servants exchange fire with fire on the deck with the soldiers on the enemy warships who were gradually approaching the shooting range. His heart was like eighteen buckets of water.

The battleships on both sides of the enemy are like two boxers, and the movement of the battleships is like showing the trajectory of their respective punches. And the Chinese Imperial Fleet quickly turned into the core of Tangyuan with the three giant ships, because the captains of the United States of America who had experienced many battles were like a group of vicious dogs seeing three huge, steaming fleshy bones.

"Mr. Major General, the captains of the warships in front did not follow the order and turned forward. Instead, they were watching the other side's three capital ships." With the deputy's report, Brigadier General Hall, who had been observing the battle ahead with a telescope, looked a little helpless. Those idiots, don't they understand that we are now the country's navy, not a clinging private fleet?

"Major General, you can't let these people who are used to this mode of combat correct it in a short time. However, I don't think you need to be so nervous. We have completely occupied the upper hand. Several main warships of the other side have fallen into our encirclement, as long as we get rid of him. Guys, soon, we can insert into their warship formation and separate them. Next to him, a Brigadier General smiled reservedly.

The corners of Major General Hall's mouth tilted slightly, but then restrained, and his expression was still very serious: "Tell Captain Robert to lead the squadron to bypass those damn fools, rush forward, and disrupt the opponent's formation... After this battle is over, I will definitely let those fools understand what military discipline is. "."

"What you want, Major General!" His order will be conveyed soon. At this time, the scouts on the watchtower shouted loudly. Pointing to the sea on the right side of the fleet, he shouted loudly, but the gunfire in front of him was so dense that it was difficult for the people standing on the deck to hear what the scout was saying.

"I think he should be talking about smoking, and the smoking warship is coming this way." A smart subordinate took a lot of effort to finally translate the scout's words.

(to be continued)