The Fourth Fleet also participated in the pursuit.
Chen Zhan¡¯s flagship is extremely fast when there is a tailwind.
As a deck officer, Xu Canxu likes the feeling of flying with the wind the most.
That¡¯s right, it¡¯s flying. A real feeling of flying. Under normal circumstances, the speed of a large battleship exceeding fifteen knots is already remarkable. However, Chen Zhan's flagship uses a large number of square sails, allowing its speed to exceed twenty knots. Of course, this can only be achieved when the wind is very strong.
The current wind force just allows Chen Zhan¡¯s flagship to maximize its speed without the danger of capsizing. Driven by the sea breeze, the sea area where the battle was originally fought has long been left far behind. In a short time, Madeira Islands had disappeared. Instead, there is an endless ocean. They entered the belly of the Atlantic Ocean.
There are fixed routes from Las Palmas Islands to ports such as Carne on the Atlantic Ocean. Merchant ships traveling to and from Africa and South America generally take this route. However, battleships are different from merchant ships. Warships in a combat state need to adjust their course according to the enemy's situation, wind direction, and ocean currents at all times, and they need to frequently perform dodge and evasive actions. Therefore, the routes of battleships are not fixed and often deviate far from the normal route.
Chen Zhan¡¯s flagship followed closely behind the three Dutch warships. The three Dutch warships realized that something was wrong and decided to disperse and escape. Chen Zhan's flagship grabbed the largest Dutch warship and continued to pursue it.
No matter what moves the Dutch warship makes, Chen Zhan¡¯s flagship is always chasing after it. Both sides chased each other and sailed hundreds of nautical miles without realizing it.
At this time, Chen Zhan¡¯s flagship, relying on the downwind power of the four-cornered sail, had surpassed the Dutch warship. The captain ordered a full port rudder, which happened to intercept the black gun muzzle in front of the Dutch warship, facing the Dutch warship. The Dutch warship realized that something was wrong and hurriedly adjusted its course and rushed to one side in an attempt to regain the distance.
The posture of Chen Zhan¡¯s flagship was obviously to intercept it with artillery fire. If this Dutch warship continues to charge forward, it will definitely be bombarded by fierce artillery fire. With the power of artillery fire from the White Navy, the Dutch warship would be dead as long as it was hit by one shell. Therefore, this Dutch warship had no choice but to take a risky turn and prepare to fight to the death.
It is very dangerous to make large turning movements while sailing at high speed. Once there is a mistake in control, the entire battleship will capsize on the sea. ./The inertia of large battleships on the sea is no joke. Fortunately, the sailors of this Dutch warship are indeed very skilled in the coordination between various positions, and they are also quite skilled. Under their control, the Dutch warship successfully avoided gunfire.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Chen Zhan¡¯s flagship fired without hesitation.
The shells roared away one after another and landed behind the Dutch warship, exploding a large amount of water jets.
If this Dutch warship had not taken the risk of making a sharp turn, there would have been shells falling on it. The gunners of Chen Zhan's flagship are quite powerful in bombardment skills. The Dutch relied on their own adventurous spirit and narrowly avoided the first danger. If they were hit by the white army's artillery shells, what awaited them would be serious consequences of shipwreck and loss of lives.
However, the Dutch were not completely out of danger, and the second attack from Chen Zhan's flagship came again. This time Chen Zhan ordered the bombardment to stop and rammed directly into the Dutch warship. He wanted 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 opponent's ship control skills are so superb, it turns out to be Derek's flagship!
"Hand-to-hand combat!"
"Hand-to-hand combat!"
"Capture Derek alive!"
Chen Zhan quickly issued the order.
The navy officers and soldiers in white clothes on the flagship immediately became excited.
This is the first time that the white army and navy take the initiative to engage in hand-to-hand combat with each other! Obviously, the white army and navy are sure to win! Trying to capture the opponent alive through hand-to-hand combat is just to expand the results! Derek, whether alive or dead, cannot escape the clutches of the White Army Navy.
"Hand-to-hand combat?"
Xu Canxu was startled for a moment, then reacted.
The vanguard of the hand-to-hand combat seems to be these deck officers!
After feeling a thrill all over his body, Xu Canxu hurriedly returned to the cabin to receive weapons for hand-to-hand combat. As a deck officer, Xu Canxu can receive quite a lot of hand-to-hand combat weapons. The most important weapon is, of course, the twenty-shot shell gun. The shell gun that can hold twenty rounds of bullets is definitely a weapon for hand-to-hand combat. On the fifthWithin a distance of ? meters, it means whoever hits whom.
In addition to the shell gun, if Xu Canxu is willing, he can also receive a fully automatic assault rifle. This fully automatic assault rifle can hold thirty rounds of ammunition and can fire bursts or bursts. Within a range of four hundred meters, it swept across the area. If you encounter a large number of enemies, pick up a fully automatic rifle and fire a burst of fire, you will definitely be littered with corpses and rivers of blood.
"However, the range of a fully automatic assault rifle is too far and the bullet dispersion area is too large, resulting in considerable side effects. On a rocking battleship, if you use a fully automatic rifle to shoot, you will hit your own people accidentally. Therefore, it is generally not used in large quantities. It will only be used in large quantities when the two ships are just coming into contact to clear obstacles to progress.
Xu Canxu has his own self-defense dagger, so there is no need to obtain additional self-defense weapons. Therefore, Xu Canxu only received two shell guns in the end, each with two magazines, a total of 80 rounds of ammunition. This configuration is enough for hand-to-hand combat. Once the two warships are close together, the firing distance of the shell guns will not exceed thirty meters at all. Eighty rounds of bullets can kill many enemies.
In fact, for Xu Canxu, as long as he can kill more than five enemies, the mission is considered to be successfully completed. Because there are many people involved in hand-to-hand combat and weapons are also very abundant. It's hard to say whether Xu Canxu can catch the enemy. There are more than 300 crew members on Chen Zhan's flagship. He, Xu Canxu, is just an ordinary soldier among them. Perhaps, there are many people who are better than him in hand-to-hand combat.
"The White Army wants to fight in hand-to-hand combat?"
"Okay! The whole ship is ready! Hand-to-hand combat! Hand-to-hand combat!"
Derek ordered excitedly, as if he was a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw.
The one caught by Chen Zhan¡¯s flagship was indeed the flagship of Dutch Admiral Derek. Speaking of which, Derek and Chen Zhan are really enemies. Derek never expected that he would be caught by the enemy's flagship on the way to escape. No matter from which perspective, this is a very unfortunate thing. Not only is he unlucky, he is also desperate. Because, in a one-on-one duel, his flagship was no match for Chen Zhan's flagship in terms of artillery fire.
When he was feeling depressed and desperate, Chen Zhan made an amazing move. They were preparing for hand-to-hand combat with the Dutch! In an instant, Derek's heart suddenly became active. In hand-to-hand combat, who are the Dutch afraid of? The Dutch don't know how much they look 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 navy in white to shame.
"Hand-to-hand combat!"
"Hand-to-hand combat! Kill them!"
The Dutch sailors took up their weapons and prepared for hand-to-hand combat.
Their weapons can be said to be of all kinds, including muskets, swords and axes.
The tacit understanding before the hand-to-hand battle was that both sides would no longer fire cannons, but instead let the two warships stay firmly together. When the sides of the two warships collided with each other, flying cymbals were thrown over and hooked the other's warship, and the hand-to-hand combat began. Before that, the personnel on both sides could clearly see the expressions of the other side's personnel.
Why is hand-to-hand combat more cruel than artillery combat? Because hand-to-hand combat is definitely the most severe test for a person's nerves. In the face-to-face fighting, limbs and arms were broken, flesh and blood flew everywhere, the sea of ??blood floated, and the flesh and blood were blurred, which extremely stimulated people's nerves. People with slightly less psychological endurance may not even have the strength to lift weapons.
As the two flagships approached, Xu Canxu's heart kept beating rapidly. At one point he felt it was difficult to breathe, as if he was suffocating. He had never experienced hand-to-hand combat. He did not expect to encounter hand-to-hand combat at this time. According to his father, there is actually no need for the White Army Navy to train in hand-to-hand combat.
There is no doubt that Xu Canxu is indeed a little nervous. Although there are more companions in front of him, they will rush in front of him and kill the enemy first. The enemy will kill them first, and then it will be Xu Canxu's turn. Although, he was holding two shell guns in his hands. Just one bullet can kill an enemy. Although, there are more companions behind him. They will get in front of Xu Canxu and board the enemy ship. If the enemy wants to counterattack, they will be the first to suffer 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 down slowly.
A naval lieutenant commander next to him noticed Xu Canxu's nervousness. He smiled slightly at Xu Canxu, showing 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 was a little nervous.He said: "Sirhave you ever participated in hand-to-hand combat before?"
The Marine Major said nonchalantly: "No. However, I was once a soldier of the Leopard Cavalry and fought with the Mongols led by Lin Dan Khan."
Xu Canxu was in awe, and the uneasiness in his heart slowly dissipated.
With a veteran of the Leopard Cavalry leading the team, he really didn¡¯t need to be nervous. So many years ago, the White Army was able to repel the mighty Mongols with their simple front-loading guns. Now, the equipment of the White Army has been changed many times and is many times more advanced than the enemy. , what else is scary?