107 It's time for them to go around
On the southern sea, a fleet sailed through the wind and waves, white sails hung high on the masts, and bright green flags fluttered in the wind.
The ships were carved with patterns depicting myths and legends, and each ship was filled with heavily armed soldiers. And on the opposite side of this fleet, three warships that did not look strong were scattering.
On one of the largest ships, a commander with a monocular was looking straight ahead, he lowered the binoculars and said to his first mate: "Go ahead at full speed, surround them before they escape, and destroy them!" β
It seems that the other party should not want to fight, and they plan to disperse and escape, which was the judgment of Jacob, the admiral of the Arante Empire at the beginning.
The ship he was on was the flagship of the Arrant Imperial Navy fleet, the Endless, which was named after the Endless Sea, and it is said that when the battleship was launched, it once wanted to be named the Invincible, which is enough to prove the status of this battleship in the Arrant Imperial Navy.
This battleship is huge, and it is equipped with 4 ballistae that can rotate in the direction, and most battleships can only be equipped with three such ballistas, while the original battleship in Ferry City is only equipped with two ballistas.
It can be said that it is the most powerful warship in the Arrant Navy, and if you count the hundreds of soldiers on board, the combat effectiveness of this battleship is quite amazing. On the other side of this huge sailing ship were scattered boats.
General Jacob's first mate glanced at the huge fleet around him, smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry, general, the opponent is only three small boats, and they are scattering, they are going to run away, it is impossible to be our opponent at all!" β
"The wind is in our favor!" The soldiers on the ship reported loudly.
"Full speed ahead! What is the purpose of tightening the formation and the other side coming closer to us against the wind? Be careful before figuring it out! Feeling that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and with a hint of vigilance in his heart, General Jacob ordered.
At first, he thought that the other party's warships were separated to disperse and escape, but the other party was still moving fast against the wind, and it was obviously meant to come up. The fact that the three battleships actually looked like they were going to surround his fleet was a bit creepy.
Even if the commander of the other party is a little bigger, he shouldn't give such a strange order, right? In the face of dozens of warships, he actually ordered three warships to meet him, and he had to surround the opponent? It's no wonder that someone is willing to carry out this order.
In his surprised eyes, the opposing battleship had already cut into the perimeter of his battleship, and then began to adjust its course in a very strange position, and finally all three battleships aimed their side at the Arrant Empire's fleet, and then the gun windows on the hull were all picked open.
"What?" Looking at the other party's battleship, General Jacob's brows furrowed, and he looked at the enemy ship on the sea with some nervousness, and muttered a sentence in his mouth.
At the same time, on the flagship of the Iran Hill naval fleet flying the black golden eagle flag, Lawrence pressed his command knife and gave the order to prepare for the attack: "Load the shells!" Get ready to fire! β
A non-commissioned officer walked up to Lawrnes's side and reported to him: "Report to the general, our fleet has dispersed, and the No. 3 flag asks if you can attack!" In addition, our ship is now in the north, heading southwest, and the wind direction is favorable to the enemy. β
Picking up the binoculars again and looking at the Arrant Empire warships in the distance, Lawrence snorted coldly and ordered: "Fire when you're ready, don't wait for my orders!" Don't let a battleship go! Do you understand? β
"Yes!" The non-commissioned officer gave an old-fashioned military salute and reported with his right hand clenched into a fist on his chest. When they left Ferry City, they had not yet changed their military salute. Now Iran Hill has been turned upside down, and they haven't changed their etiquette.
"We're going to war." When all the cannons were loaded, Lawrence grinned and ordered.
"Hahaha!" The first mates laughed, their expressions of contempt as if to say that the enemy navy opposite them was nothing more than a few fishing boats.
A loud bang pierced the sky, and the flames from the flat-fire guns of the Iran Hill Navy startled all the people on the opposite ship. Jacob, the Admiral of the Arrant Empire, who was standing in the command position, almost fell to the deck, it was the first time he had heard such an eerie sound.
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What was even more devastating was that then there were explosions on the sea on his side, and the white water columns were one after the other, higher than the sails on the ship. This huge destructive power was clear at a glance, and Jacob involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva......
Finally, such an explosion spread to the warships of the Arrant Empire. The battleship "Maricha" was hit by a shell, a large hole was punched in the hull, and then the explosion threw the entire side of the battleship into the air.
The destructive force was so great that all the already sturdy planks were shattered. The sturdy keels are as fragile as tofu. The ship's mast snapped in an instant, and the sails collapsed with a creaking sound, smashing into the flesh-covered deck.
The catastrophe had just begun, with a slight white smoke and dazzling fire constantly spewing out from the gun windows on the side of the boat opposite, and then every once in a short time, such a strange attack by the navy of Iran Hill brought the warships of the Arrant Empire to ruin.
With each attack, a battleship fell apart and disintegrated on the battlefield. Such a battle could not be called a one-sided battle situation at all, with ships exploding and catching fire, soldiers wailing for wounded, and in a short time the outermost ships of the entire fleet began to sink.
"Quick! Turn! Fall back! Fall back! In desperation, General Jacob let out a hysterical cry. His fleet was being wiped out before his eyes, and he had to do something now to save his poor men.
Just as he was shouting, another round of artillery strikes, and one of the friendly ships in front of his ship exploded, and the debris from the broken wood flew onto the Endless battleship he was on.
The debris hit where General Jacob stood, wounding his arm unaware. Because he finally figured out the reason for the other party's dispersion: the commander of the Elanhill Navy did not intend to escape, but really planned to completely annihilate his fleet!
And what about poor him? His fleet was passively beaten when there was no way to fight back, and just now a battleship tried to escape from his fleet, but because of the speed of the voyage, it was broken to pieces by shells before it could break through.
The encirclement has been formed, and none of these encircled ships can escape. The three ships of Ellan Hill would spin in circles like millstones until they sank all the enemy ships in the encirclement......
"Cover each other to break out! You can't sit back like this! Let the Infinity and the Ocean take the lead! Jacob had almost seen the end of his fleet, and he had no will to fight, and he only thought about breaking through and escaping.
It's a pity that Ellan Hill's battleship didn't give him any chance, and on one of the battleships opposite, the gunwales fired another volley, and dense shells flew around the Endless. One cannonball broke the mast of the Endless, and the other exploded directly near the waterline, opening a huge hole in the Endless.
The sound of sea water rushing into the cabin and the keel breaking was eerie. General Jacob, who had fallen from the violent tremors, barely stood up on his side railing. He looked at the blood-soaked soldiers around him, and he saw his lieutenant fall in two at his feet.
He could feel the ship tilting rapidly beneath his feet, his ears buzzing, and he couldn't hear the shouts of his men. He saw the ballista collapse and the deck break, and he felt the fear of death.
This is Iran Hill's Navy? Squinting his eyes and looking at the black Golden Eagle King flag fluttering on the Iran Hill battleship rampaging across the sea in the distance, General Jacob's heart was full of unwillingness.
That's not what naval battles look like! He had been floating on the sea all his life, and he had never seen such a battle! He really wanted to shout at the battleship on the other side, it was like fighting a naval battle with me that I was familiar with!
Unfortunately, the opposing warships obviously would not listen to his cries, those black guns were still spewing deadly flames, and the battleships of the Arrant Empire were still broken silent in the cannon fire, and the sea was full of shards of wood and sails that had fallen into the water.
The huge green banner of the Arrant Empire slowly fell in flames, obscuring Jacob's vision. Another round of shells hit, and the battleship Endless, which stubbornly held on to the sea, finally capsized in the flames of battle.
The naval battle ended completely after three hours, and the naval fleet of the Arrant Empire was completely destroyed, and none of the more than thirty warships were spared. And the Iran Hill Navy, who sank these ships, marched away in a song of victory, leaving behind their own legend.
The mighty Arrant Imperial Navy was slaughtered like fat on a board, and the entire fleet did not organize even a decent counterattack during the five-hour naval battle. They didn't even have time to hoist the white flag before they were sunk by Lawrence.
"I think our fleet can stick to the coastline." The adjutant stood on the deck, looked at the wreckage of the ship floating on the sea, and spoke with triumphant joy to suggest.
"Yes, in the future, we don't have to go around the naval warships of the Arrant Empire." Lawrence pressed the command knife, as if reminiscing about the battle just now: "It's time for them to go around." β