At this time, there was basically no need for an order from the fleet commander Chen Zhan, and Zhou Jian would be able to call the shots. 【Full text reading】The beating of the water dog is everyone's favorite. Many novices in the white-clothed navy began to mature from beating the water dogs.

Having lost more than a dozen battleships in a row, the morale of the British, naturally, suffered a great blow. This led to a lot of confusion when they retreated. Originally, the British Navy was quite well trained. In terms of the level of hard training, they are second to none among all the Western powers. Strict training makes any of their combat actions as accurate as if they were clockwork, and they rarely make mistakes.

Previously, even in unfavorable combat conditions, the retreat of the British Navy was methodical and unhurried. There are very clear rules on who retreats first, who retreats later, and who is responsible for breaking the rear. But this time, there was an unusual disarray in the British Navy. Everyone scrambled to run for their lives. No one wants to be left behind. No one wants to break off.

In order to compete for the escape route, many captains don't care about other people's feelings at all, they only care about themselves. With their actions, they blocked the escape routes of other warships. In this way, it naturally provoked the anger of other captains. They should have taken evasive actions, but in a fit of rage, they didn't evade anymore and collided directly from behind.

Two large British warships, fighting for a route to retreat, collided violently. The tilted battleship made the two tall mainmasts entangled with each other and could no longer be separated. The observation post and the sailman on the mast fell like a defeat in the violent impact. Some fell straight on the deck and died on the spot. Some fell into the sea, their fate unknown.

"Oh my God!"

"I must have sinned against God!"

Lafaity curled up in pain in the corner of the cabin, muttering to himself.

He did a lot of calculations, but he still missed the most critical point. That is, the morale of the British Navy, which has fallen to the bottom. The once invincible British Navy has now become a little daughter-in-law who has been annihilated by countless men, and all that remains is panic and helplessness.

In such a situation, their retreat is simply too dangerous. A retreat is not a rout, much less a rout. However, in the immediate situation, it is clear that it is a rout, and it is clearly a rout, and it is not an organized retreat at all. All orders and military laws have completely lost their effectiveness. Driven by the thought of escape, all restraints were shattered.

Lafayette could not tell how many British warships would finally be able to get out of the combat area safely. Perhaps, there are only a few of them? In such a chaotic situation, even if the white-clothed navy is a fool, it will frantically pounce on them and bite them to death. What's more, the white-coated navy is not a fool at all.

The British Navy, this time it is dead, absolutely dead.

There is no doubt that when he returns, the military tribunal will definitely sentence him to death. Even if he had a great reason, the ministers of the Admiralty would not let him go. He has lost so many warships that it is simply impossible for him to continue to survive in this world. He has become the scapegoat of all of Europe and the object of the anger of the British. What awaits him must be the most severe punishment. There can be no other punishment than the death penalty.

"That's it, that's it, let's continue to be pirates!"

Lafaiti sighed helplessly, and ordered the flagship to turn around immediately and flee into the depths of the Atlantic.

Since there is only a dead end to go back, Lafaiti has to ask for more blessings for himself. Thankfully, continuing to be a pirate is also a good choice. Before the White Navy defeated the Western Combined Fleet, the pirates were relatively safe. If even the pirate can't do it anymore, he will take the wealth he has accumulated and run to some remote corner to spend the rest of his life in silence. No matter how great the ability of the white-clothed army is, it is impossible to chase it to the edge of the sky and kill it all, right? To be honest, there is no personal vendetta between him and the White Army and Navy!

"Be a pirate!"

"Let's go back to pirates!"

Most of Lafaydi's men were pirates. They were quite in favor of Lafaydi's decision. In the current situation, the future of being a pirate is much brighter than being a navy. The combat effectiveness of the navy of the white army is so strong, and the navy of the Western powers is not an opponent at all! If you continue to fight like this, you may end up one day.

Those who hesitated, after a moment of silence, also decided to join the army of pirates. Between saving one's own life and serving one's country, the vast majority chose the former. Actually, it's not hard to choose.

"The commander is gone!"

"The commander's flagship is going to India!"

Soon, Lafaydie's actions attracted the attention of other British battleships.

At that time, Europeans still liked to refer to the Americas as India, and the real India as the East Indies. The direction of Lafaydi's retreat happened to be the route to the Americas. Therefore, all the British sailors believed that Lafayette was ready to withdraw to the Americas. As a result, some of the British battleships followed Lafayette without thinking.

However, most of the British warships still wanted to flee back to their own country. They despised Lafaydie's retreat and were bent on court-martialing. It's a pity that they can't do this. The immediate priority is to escape as much as possible and pick up your own life.

The British ships fled in front, and the White Navy Fourth Fleet pursued behind.

To the north, it is headwind, and the speed cannot be very fast. Most of the battleships of the British were spinnakers. Compared with the square square sail, the spinnaker still has an advantage when the wind is headwind. The famous North Sea spinnaker clipper is famous for its spinnaker. It was this advantage that allowed the British battleships to dare to escape against the wind.

The warships of the White Navy are relatively balanced in terms of sails. The tip and edge of the mast are generally spinnakers. But the rest of the sails are basically quadrangular sails. Therefore, in the case of a headwind, the speed of travel is not very fast. However, the British battleship needed to turn in order to escape to the north. It's going to be a waste of time. Therefore, it was not so easy for British battleships to get rid of the battleships of the White Navy at once.

Seizing this rare opportunity, the white-coated navy warships launched an attack. Taking advantage of the fact that they did not need to turn, they approached the north and fired vigorously. Under the heavy artillery fire, sure enough, another British battleship was damaged. The morale of the British Navy had already fallen to the bottom, and at this time, it was even more frustrated.

Later, the distance between the two sides gradually widened, and the battleships of the white-clothed navy obviously couldn't catch up. As a result, all the warships of the White Army Navy extended the range of the howitzer to the farthest and continued to fire their guns. Even if they can't achieve brilliant results, they must let the courage of the British hang on their throats all the time, and they dare not relax in the slightest.

In the course of the pursuit, the Fourth Fleet sank five more British battleships. To be honest, these five British battleships, the luck was really bad. Actually, they're not the slowest runners. They run away quite quickly. It's a pity that the shells of the white-clothed navy didn't have long eyes, and they just fell on them, and they had to be finished.

It's a pity that after these five British battleships were destroyed, the other British battleships had already relied on the advantage of the spinnaker to widen the distance between them and the Fourth Fleet. It is no longer possible to aim and shoot with the naked eye.

"Stop the pursuit!"

Chen Zhan immediately ordered the pursuit to be stopped.

"Turn! Southeast! Spanish battleship! ”

Chen Zhan waved the red flag in his hand and continued to give orders.

The British ships have retreated, and the Spanish ships are near the battlefield!

According to rough statistics, in the previous battles, the Fourth Fleet sank a total of nineteen British warships, and then sank a few more Spanish warships. In one day, twenty or thirty enemy warships were sunk, which is indeed a good record. Coupled with the achievements of other fleets, it is estimated that it will not be long before the hundreds of warships of the Western Combined Fleet will be completely consumed.

The Fourth Fleet immediately turned and swooped down on the Spaniards' fleet.

At this moment, the fleet of the Spaniards happened to be entangled by the fifteenth fleet of the White Coats Navy. Their observation post clearly found the arrival of the Fourth Fleet and issued a sharp warning, but unfortunately, the entangled Spanish battleship had no way to get out. In desperation, they had to fall into the difficult realm of being attacked on their backs.

The 15th Fleet of the White Coats Navy is a relatively young fleet, which has just been formed for less than three years. Their combat experience is not very rich. Their tactics, rather dull, belong to the typical textbook series. Their fighting courage and will to fight still need to be cultivated. And the combat flexibility is even more lacking.

The commander of the fleet of the 15th Fleet is called Wu Yunfeng, and the rank is rear admiral. He was the first graduate of the Naval Academy and received a more traditional and formal education. As soon as the battle began, he set up a position and faced the Spaniards face to face. He never thought about breaking up the enemy's ranks as quickly as possible, and then outflanking them from both flanks and annihilating the enemy in one fell swoop. The Spaniards took advantage of this and fought with the Fifteenth Fleet.

It's not that Wu Yunfeng's decision was wrong. After all, the 15 th Fleet does not have much combat experience, its officers and men are relatively weak in their ability to deal with emergencies on the spot, and they have considerable deficiencies in their overall quality. However, naval warfare requires a high level of comprehensive ability for each seafarer and sailor. Everyone must constantly read the ability to deal with certain contingencies. Those who are accustomed to waiting for orders in everything, waiting for orders all the time, are absolutely not suitable for the navy.

(To be continued)