The Fourth Fleet was also involved in the pursuit. 【Reading.com】

Chen Zhan's flagship, when the wind is downwind, is extremely fast.

As a deck dignitary, Xu Canxu's favorite thing is the feeling of flying with the wind.

That's right, it's flying. A literal feeling of flying. In general, the speed of a large battleship in excess of fifteen knots is already remarkable. However, Chen Zhan's flagship uses a large number of four-cornered sails, so that its speed can exceed 20 knots. Of course, this can only be achieved when the wind is very strong.

The current wind power just allows Chen Zhan's flagship to give full play to its speed, but there is no danger of capsizing. Under the blowing of the sea breeze, the sea area that was originally at war has long been left far behind. In a few moments, Madeira was gone. In its place, there is an endless ocean. They entered the Atlantic belly.

There is a fixed route from the Las Palmas Islands to ports such as Kaone in the Atlantic. Merchant ships traveling between Africa and South America generally take this route. However, battleships and merchant ships are different. A battleship in a combat state needs to adjust its course according to the enemy's situation, wind direction, and ocean currents at all times, and needs to frequently dodge and evade actions. Therefore, the routes of warships are not fixed and often deviate far from the normal course.

Chen Zhan's flagship was firmly behind the three Dutch warships. The three Dutch warships sensed something was wrong and decided to disperse and flee. Chen Zhan's flagship, biting the largest Dutch battleship, continued to chase fiercely. No matter what moves the Dutch battleship made, Chen Zhan's flagship was in hot pursuit. The two sides chased after me, and before you knew it, they sailed hundreds of nautical miles.

At this time, Chen Zhan's flagship, relying on the downwind power of the quadrangular sail, had already surpassed the Dutch battleship. The captain ordered a left full rudder, which was right in front of the Dutch battleship, with a black hole in the muzzle, against the Dutch battleship. The Dutch warship realized that something was wrong and hurriedly adjusted its course and rushed to the side, trying to regain the distance.

Chen Zhan's flagship posture was obviously to open fire to intercept. If the Dutch ship had continued to rush forward, it would have been subjected to heavy artillery fire. With the power of the guns of the White Navy, if a single shell was hit, the Dutch battleship would be dead. Therefore, this Dutch battleship only took a big turn and was ready to fight to the death.

It is very dangerous to make large turns at high speeds. Once there is a mistake in the control, the entire battleship will capsize on the sea. The habitual surname of large warships on the sea is no joke. Fortunately, the sailors of this Dutch battleship are indeed highly skilled, and the cooperation between various positions is also quite skilled. Under their control, the Dutch battleship successfully evaded artillery fire.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Chen Zhan's flagship opened fire without hesitation.

One shell after another whizzed away and landed behind the Dutch battleship, blowing up a large column of water.

If the Dutch battleship hadn't made a big turn, shells would have landed on it. The gunner of Chen Zhan's flagship is quite strong in artillery fighting. The Dutch, relying on their adventurous spirit, narrowly avoided the first danger. If they were hit by the shells of the white-coat army, what awaited them would be the serious consequences of the shipwreck.

However, the Dutch were not completely out of danger, and the second attack of Chen Zhan's flagship came. This time, Chen Zhan ordered to stop the shelling and crashed directly into the Dutch battleship. He was going to capture the Dutch warship alive. Because, when the other party took a big turn just now, Chen Zhan had already discovered that this was Derek's flagship! No wonder the other party's ship control skills are so superb, it turned out to be Derek's flagship!

"White Blade Battle!"

"Hand-to-hand combat!"

"Capture Derek alive!"

Chen Zhan quickly gave the order.

The officers and men of the white-clothed navy on the flagship immediately boiled.

This is the first time that the navy of the White Army has taken the initiative to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the other side! Obviously, the white-clothed navy is sure to win! Trying to capture the opponent alive through hand-to-hand combat is just to expand the results! Derek, whether he lives or dies, can't escape the palm of the white-coated navy.

"Hand-to-hand combat?"

Xu Canxu was slightly stunned, and then reacted.

The forwards of hand-to-hand combat seem to be the key members of their deck!

After a burst of excitement, Xu Canxu hurriedly returned to the cabin and received the weapon for hand-to-hand combat. As a deck dignitary, Xu Canxu could receive quite a lot of hand-to-hand combat weapons. The main weapon, of course, is the twenty-shot barge gun. The shell gun, which can hold twenty rounds, is definitely a weapon for hand-to-hand combat. At a distance of fifty meters, it refers to who hits whom.

In addition to the shell gun, if Xu Canxu wishes, he can also receive a fully automatic assault rifle. This fully automatic assault rifle, which can hold thirty rounds, can be fired in bursts and in bursts. Within four hundred meters, swept across. If you encounter a large number of enemies, pick up a fully automatic rifle and shoot a burst of fire, and you will definitely be covered with corpses and rivers of blood.

However, the range of a fully automatic assault rifle is too long, and the bullet spread area is too large, resulting in considerable side effects. On a rocking battleship, use a fully automatic rifle to strafe and hit your own people if you are not careful. Therefore, it is generally not used in large quantities. It will only be used in large quantities when the two ships have just come into contact and to clear the obstacles to advance.

Xu Canxu himself has his own self-defense dagger, so there is no need to receive another self-defense weapon. Therefore, Xu Canxu only received two shell guns in the end, each with two magazines, for a total of 80 rounds. Such a configuration is enough for hand-to-hand combat. Once the two battleships are close together, the firing distance of the barge guns will not exceed thirty meters at all. Eighty rounds of ammunition can kill a lot of enemies.

In fact, for Xu Canxu, as long as he can kill more than five enemies, he can be regarded as a successful completion of the task. Because, there are many people involved in hand-to-hand combat, and weapons are also very abundant. It's hard to say whether he Xu Canxu can catch the enemy or not. On Chen Zhan's flagship, there were more than 300 crew members. He, Xu Canxu, was just an ordinary soldier among them. Perhaps, there are many people who are better than him in hand-to-hand combat.

"The White Coats want hand-to-hand combat?"

"Good! The whole ship is ready! Hand-to-hand combat! Hand-to-hand combat! ”

Derek excitedly ordered, as if he were a drowning man, and grabbed a life-saving straw.

What was caught by Chen Zhan's flagship was indeed the flagship of Dutch Admiral Derek. Speaking of which, Derek and Chen Zhan are really close to each other. Derek didn't expect that he would be caught by the enemy's flagship on the way to escape. This is a very unfortunate thing from any point of view. Not only is it unlucky, but it is also desperate. Because, in a one-on-one heads-up, his flagship, in terms of artillery fire, is not the opponent of Chen Zhan's flagship at all.

When he was in despair and despair, Chen Zhanji made an astonishing move. They are ready for hand-to-hand combat with the Dutch! In an instant, Derek's heart suddenly became active. Hand-to-hand combat, who were the Dutch afraid of! The Dutch didn't know how much they were looking forward to hand-to-hand combat! Derek had a hundred reasons to believe that in hand-to-hand combat, he would be able to teach the White Navy a lesson to himself.

"Hand-to-hand combat!"

"Hand-to-hand combat! Kill them! ”

Dutch sailors took up arms and prepared for hand-to-hand combat.

Their weapons can be described as varied, muskets, knives and axes, everything.

The tacit understanding before hand-to-hand combat was that both sides would no longer fire their guns, but let the two warships firmly close together. When the sides of the two warships collide with each other, and one by one the cymbals are thrown over, hooking the opponent's battleship, and hand-to-hand combat begins. And before that, the personnel on both sides could clearly see the expressions of the other party's personnel.

Why is hand-to-hand combat more brutal than artillery combat? Because, hand-to-hand combat is definitely the most demanding test for people's nerves. In the face-to-face battle, the stumps and arms are broken, the flesh and blood are flying, the sea of blood is floating, the flesh and blood are blurred, which is extremely stimulating to people's nerves. People who have a slightly lower mental endurance may not even have the strength to lift their weapons.

In the process of the two flagships approaching, Xu Canxu's heart has been beating rapidly. At one point, he felt like he was suffocating. Hand-to-hand combat, he'd never experienced before. He didn't expect that at this time, he would encounter hand-to-hand combat. According to his father, there is no need to train in hand-to-hand combat in the white-coat navy.

There is no doubt that Xu Canxu is indeed a little nervous. Although, in front of him, there are more companions, they will rush ahead of him and preemptively take out the enemy. And the enemy will also kill them first, and then it will be Xu Canxu's turn. Although, in his hands, he carried two barge guns. With just one bullet, you can take out an enemy. Although, behind him, there are many more companions. They will rush in front of Xu Canxu and board the enemy ship. If the enemy wants to counterattack, they will be the first to bear the losses.

"Calm down! Calm down! Calm down! ”

"Xu Canxu, you can do it! Xu Canxu, you can do it! ”

Xu Canxu kept taking deep breaths, trying to calm himself down slowly.

A naval lieutenant next to him noticed Xu Canxu's nervousness. He smiled at Xu Canxu, revealing his white teeth. He gently patted Xu Canxu's shoulder and said gently, "It's okay, don't be nervous, just follow me." ”

Xu Canxu asked a little nervously, "Sir...... Have you ever participated in hand-to-hand combat before? ”

The Lieutenant Admiral said casually, "No." However, I was once a soldier of the Leopard Cavalry, and fought against the Mongols led by Lin Dan Khan. ”

Xu Canxu was in awe, and the uneasiness in his heart slowly dissipated.

With veterans of the Leopard Cavalry leading the team, he really didn't need to be nervous. So many years ago, the white-clothed army relied on the rudimentary front-loading guns to repel the fierce Mongols, and now, the equipment of the white-clothed army has long been changed, I don't know how many times more advanced than the enemy, what else is there to fear?

(To be continued)