And the preparation of the shelling on other ships was a step slower than on the flagship, because the gunners on the flagship were preparing to fire directly after receiving the order. The gunners on the other ships did not begin to prepare until they saw the flags on the flagship, so they slowed down the time for a round of firing at the flagship.

But this also had the unexpected benefit of being that everyone found out about the first round of the flagship bombardment, and they all shortened the fuse time of the flowering shell. Just as the flagship was firing the second round, the bombardments on the other battleships also opened fire. This is equivalent to a steel rain over the Dutch fleet!

The flagship Shandong fired two flowering shells. One exploded above the left side of the Dutch flagship, the Furious! The huge force of the explosion directly tore the ship's planks and ship's side fence here! As if it had been bitten by some monster, there was a wound half the size of a tabletop, and even the gun deck was exposed, and the crooked cannon on the gun deck could be seen! As for the sailors here, naturally, there is no life or death!

And another flowering bomb exploded over the bow deck as if by a miracle! Tiny iron balls and cannonball skins from the flowering bullets burst out in all directions! Tear the canvas on the foremast and mainmast to the ground! And several sailmen on the mast fell from the mast like birds shot down by hunters. Some of them may be able to escape if they fall into the sea, but those who fall on the deck will have broken bones and tendons. As for the few sailors on deck who were ready to rush to the rescue, they were killed and wounded! The deck of the ship was filled with small iron balls filled with scorching heat, like mussel shells on the sand after the sea receded.

The Tulip, which followed the flagship, also ended up very miserable! One of the shells exploded as it approached the hull because the fuse was set too short, leaving only a few holes in the sails. And another flowering bomb has built a miracle!

This flowering bomb exploded right on the bridge! This is exactly the position where the captain and other officers command, so all the officers, including the captain, as well as the sailors, are killed! Relieved of command on the Tulip at once! Now the highest rank on the whole ship is the helmsman who miraculously did not get hurt, but only opened his eyes wide in fear!

The third battleship Windmill was equally miserable! Both flowering shells exploded on the side of the battleship. Two big holes were made in the side side! The impact of the flowering projectile and the mixed projectiles swept across the artillery deck! More than half of the sailors were killed or wounded, and only a few survived. If it weren't for the Windmill, a battleship with two gun decks, his combat capability would have been almost completely eliminated!

The fourth battleship, the Glory, was blown up on the deck by two flowering shells, and the sails of the foremast and mainmast were completely torn apart and almost completely rendered useless. The deck is also a blur of flesh and blood, like a slaughterhouse! Fortunately, the chain of command of the Glory was not broken. Under the captain's command, the sailors in the cabin quickly replenished their positions, but the speed of the ship inevitably decreased.

In short, under this round of salvo, all the Dutch battleships have more or less undergone a baptism of steel rain, and the losses have been large and small. The small losses of several crew members and some sails did not affect combat effectiveness. The losses are large, like the windmill, which has almost completely lost its combat effectiveness! Had to turn the rudder to the right and break away from the battle line.

Song Ke witnessed the terrible situation on the deck, and his whole body trembled with fright! He desperately shouted: "Turn! Veer! Avoid them! This is the devil's weapon! ”

In fact, without his order, the captain had already snatched the steering wheel from the helmsman's hand, and desperately turned the rudder to the right.

After this terrible blow, half of the ships of the Dutch fleet stopped even shelling! The impact of this new type of flowering bomb is too great for them! For a while, the sound of artillery on the battlefield has weakened a lot!

Seeing that the flagship of the Dutch fleet was turning, where was Liu Pei, who had already regarded the Dutch fleet as a meal on his plate, willing to let it go so easily? He yelled, "Turn the rudder right, keep up!" The enemy's slowed down ships are left behind by the ships in the corresponding positions to continue the attack! Others keep the battle line to follow! ”

After turning the rudder to the right, the Dutch fleet did not throw off Liu Pei's fleet, and was still closely followed. And the sailors on Liu Pei's fleet are demoralized at the moment! Even the speed of reloading the cannon is a little faster! What's even more amazing is that it seems to have a morale bonus, even solid shells

's destructive power has become greater! There were cases of penetrating the side of the opponent's ship one after another!

At this time, the fleets of both sides, although the Dutch fleet desperately tried to escape, but the distance between the two sides was too close to break away quickly. The Dutch fleet was still within the range of short-barreled bombardment after several turns at sea, and the gunners' elated gunners smashed round after round of solid shells and chain shells at the opponent, so that the Dutch fleet could only parry, and had no power to fight back!

Excited and fanatical sailors operated the artillery, and actually fired a miracle speed of six rounds per minute! And this speed actually lasted for almost three minutes, and then the rate of fire of the artillery had to be reduced due to physical exhaustion.

After a few minutes of shelling, the Dutch fleet was no longer as glamorous as it had been. The warships were as if they had been bitten by monsters, the tattered sides, the sides full of large holes and small holes, and the decks covered in flesh and blood, all of which showed what kind of blow this fleet had suffered.

The gunners saw the achievements of the flowering shells, and they thundered with joy! According to the rules of the code, the bombardment should attack the deck and waterline parts of the enemy ships, respectively. Flowering shells explode on enemy decks, and there is always some success to be gained. However, attacking the waterline part of the flowering bomb may not be successful.

The Knight of the Dutch fleet was hit by a flowering bullet above the ship's side waterline, a tabletop-sized wound. But their port side is still the windward part. The sea poured in. Western ships, on the other hand, do not have watertight compartments, but have long decks equipped with keels. If there is a breach in the waterline, it must be plugged as quickly as possible. Otherwise, once there is too much water, it will only be a matter of time before it sinks.

The sailors of the Knight are not unbrave! They pounced on the gap with planks and spikes in an attempt to plug the leak. However, wave after wave of the sea crashed against the hull of the boat, making them unable to stand at all. The speed of plugging the leak is simply not fast. The captain had to reduce the speed of the ship to a minimum. But this made him a better target, attracting more shells!