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- The British don't care about the rules anymore
(0844)
At this moment, Rafidi finally truly felt the power of the white army navy. He finally understood why the Dutch lost all their interests in the Far East and retreated from the distant turmoil to the mainland in despair. The white-clothed army and navy really have a skill! It is indeed not easy to dismount a sea coach driver.
However, the power of the White Army Navy did not make Rafedi fearful. On the contrary, the power of the white army and navy inspired his fighting spirit! The British Navy has always been known for never giving in. They fought against the Spanish Armada and fought against the Dutch. Almost all the Western powers were once opponents of the British. British pirates targeted any ship except British merchant ships.
Most of the battles were won by the British. Therefore, the British have a great psychological advantage. The British believed that the White Army Navy, like the original Spanish Armada, could defeat any other opponent. The only thing that cannot be defeated is the British. And the only ones who can defeat the White Army Navy are the British.
Rafidi vowed to deal with the white army and navy properly! At this critical moment, the eyes of all Europe are focused on the vicinity of the Madeira Islands. All Europeans are looking forward to victory. If he can win a beautiful battle and make other people's eyes focus on him, he will definitely become the most dazzling star in the UK and even Europe. Promotion is just around the corner.
By the way, he has been dissatisfied with the gold star on his epaulette for a long time. If his record makes the whole of Europe feel excited, it is not impossible to go from one gold star to three gold stars. Europe now needs a great victory to boost everyone's morale.
As long as you win, everything is possible.
"go ahead!"
"Attack!"
Rafidi kept issuing orders, ordering the fleet to get as close as possible to the enemy ships.
At this time, the distance between the two sides has shortened to about 800 meters. At this distance, the white-coated navy's artillery shells were even more raging. The shells screamed one after another, falling around the British warship, and continuously exploded large amounts of water jets. This scene made Rafidi's nerves highly tense. He was worried about what would happen if a cannonball fell on a British warship again.
"Boom!"
¡°Crash!¡±
Just when I was worried about what was going to happen, suddenly, a loud noise came.
Rafidi subconsciously felt something bad and hurriedly raised his telescope to observe the direction of the loud noise. Sure enough, as far as the eye could see, another British warship was hit by a cannonball from the white-coated navy. The British warship did not catch fire, but the entire side of the ship was blown to pieces. The shell should have directly hit the left side of the battleship. The seawater poured in, and the British sailors on the battleship had no other choice but to abandon the ship.
The nearby British warships hurriedly moved over and rescued the British sailors who fell into the water as much as possible. Experience tells them that if their warship is hit by a cannonball from the White Army Navy, the warship will generally sink very quickly. If the sailors who jumped to escape were not rescued as soon as possible, the warship would sink in a short while, and the huge whirlpool formed would drag all nearby British sailors into the depths of the sea and drown alive.
Sure enough, the British warship did not last long before it broke into two pieces in the middle. The bow and stern of the battleship tilted high under the pull of the sea water, and then plunged into the turbid sea water. The tall mast was soon submerged by the sea water. In the end, only a huge whirlpool was left on the sea.
Fortunately, most of the British sailors who abandoned ship and escaped were rescued by other warships. Otherwise, the British losses would be even more severe. However, for this reason, the forward speed of British warships was affected to a certain extent. The warships of the White Army Navy slowly retreated and opened a little distance.
¡°Grape bombs!¡±
¡°Grape bombs!¡±
Rafidi became angry and yelled viciously.
The British were finally forced to break their rules and were forced to fire before the distance was shortened to 300 meters. After the flagman passed the order, all the British warships skillfully stopped advancing, turned around, and prepared to fight. The British artilleryman skillfully operated the cannon and quickly fired a series of shells.
In previous battleships, the cannons were arranged on both sides of the ship's side. If you want to fire, you must adjust your posture so that your side faces the enemy. In other words, the bow of the ship must be perpendicular to the enemy. That is to say, it is absolutely impossible to approach the enemy while firing. If you have to fire artillery to fight, you can't advance. If you want to move forward, you cannot fight.
It¡¯s not that Rafidi doesn¡¯t want to get closer to 300 meters, but he feels that the cost is too serious. He deeply felt that if he didn't fight back, he would never have the chance to fight back. At a distance of more than 800 meters, the British lost two large warships. If the distance continues to shorten, who knows how many more warships will be lost? You absolutely cannot use common sense to measure the combat effectiveness of the White Navy.
The closer the distance, the more intense the battle and the more severe the casualties. Rafidi can still understand this basic principle. He conservatively estimated that if the distance was shortened to less than 500 meters, the hit rate of the White Navy's artillery shells would at least double. In other words, the British battleships will be lost twice as fast as now. This is indeed terrible.
No matter what, the British must create some obstacles for the White Army Navy and cannot allow the White Army Navy to fire unscrupulously. The white-coated navy's current shooting was completely uninterrupted, just like on the shooting range. There was a reason why he chose shotgun first. Even if the shotgun can't cause effective damage to the battleships of the White Army Navy, it will still cause some psychological pressure on the personnel of the White Army Navy.
¡°Boom, boom, boom!¡±
¡°Boom, boom, boom!¡±
The large-caliber smoothbore cannon sprayed out grapeshots one after another.
It has to be said that the British large-caliber artillery is still very powerful. If they had not encountered the perverted white-coated navy, among the navies of the Western powers, the British would indeed be among the best in terms of the power of cannons. The largest solid bullet they fired weighed eighty pounds and was about the same size as a human head.
The shotgun shells fired by the large-caliber smoothbore cannon are also quite powerful. The shotguns at that time were composed of several spherical projectiles bundled together. Each spherical pellet is filled with finger-sized marbles. A bullet the size of a head can contain hundreds of marbles. Several pellets are bundled together to form hundreds of pellets. After one shot, hundreds of marbles flew away, with a density similar to that of a storm.
Sure enough, after the British opened fire, the sky above the battlefield suddenly changed color. Only grape bullets were seen scattering in mid-air, and the overwhelming marbles sputtered in all directions, covering a large area. Because the marbles are so dense, even the brilliance of the sun is blocked. The entire sea looked almost like dusk.
Dozens of British warships fired salvos of more than a thousand artillery pieces, and the number of marbles can be imagined. Densely packed marbles fell on the sea, as if a layer of hail had fallen, stirring up a lot of water splashes. There were even projectiles that collided with each other in mid-air, making a banging sound. Vaguely, sputtering sparks can also be seen.
"Gunshot!"
"Escape!"
The observation post shouted hurriedly.
Xu Canxu turned around without thinking, turned around and ran away.
He must hide in the cabin before the shotgun lands, otherwise, he is likely to be killed. Even though those marbles are only the size of a finger, they are fatal to the fragile human body. If you are accidentally hit by a marble, there will definitely be serious consequences of death or injury. Obviously, such senseless killings are completely unnecessary.
Objectively speaking, at a distance of 800 meters, the British shotguns may not necessarily hit the White Navy warships, let alone Chen Zhan's flagship. However, this is something that no one can say for sure. No one will take risks easily. What if I hit it by accident! By then, Xu Canxu's life would not be saved.
On the battlefield, the most unpredictable thing is the enemy's projectiles. Xu Canxu's father has always told him not to show off his bravery on the battlefield. Today's white army no longer needs that kind of bravery without thinking. In fact, the White Army has never lacked brave and reckless officers. What the White Army lacks has always been officers who are calm, wise, knowledgeable, and highly capable of coordination.
¡°Tuk-tuk-tuk!¡±
¡°Whoa, whoa, whoa!¡±
Sure enough, after Xu Canxu hid in the cabin, a small number of marbles did fall on the deck. The marbles fell on the deck, making bursts of thumping sounds, as if someone was banging on the hatch. A large number of marbles fell on the nearby sea, making a splashing sound, as if a hurricane was sweeping across the sea.
Fortunately, because the distance was still too far, the hit rate of the British shotguns was indeed not high, and the number of marbles that landed on the White Army Navy battleships was not large. Otherwise, the observation post of the White Army Navy will be in trouble. HeThey are all at the top of the tall mast. There is nothing around them that can resist the marbles. They can only use their own bodies and courage to meet the ferocious marbles.
Unfortunately, Wang Yunfei, who was on duty at the top of the mast, was hit in the arm by a marble, and half of his arm was disabled. Blood poured out, staining his entire body red. A large amount of blood dripped on the deck, and it was red. Afterwards, others used ropes to hang him down from the mast beam, and he was carried into the cabin and handed over to the military commander. It is estimated that it will be impossible to recover within a few months.
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