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Volume 3 The Stairs in Front of the Throne Chapter 280 The Battle of Far Island (Part 1)

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    Chapter 280: The Battle of Far Island

    The evacuation of the Menxing attracted the pursuit of Florence's Far Island Fleet.  Device: No ads, full text, more Major General Holland immediately realized something. Although he only considered it from the aspect of escaping, evacuation had to be said to be a good choice: turn around and return to Hong Kong, and then rely on the damaged ones.  Most of them are shore defense equipment defenses that still retain a certain degree of combat effectiveness.  As long as the progress of the war can be slowed down, or this attack by the Liverpool people can be withstood, the Thorn Fleet will arrive in less than a few hours.  If nothing else is said then, the super battleship named Bauhinia Hu¨¡ with a displacement of 27,000 tons will be enough to destroy almost the entire Flag fleet!

    However, General Holland¡¯s decision-making was still too slow.  Just as Florence's battleship was turning around and preparing to return to port, the red and white phoenix flag appeared in sight. This is the flag of the Principality of Liverpool!

    "These Liverpool people are so cunning!" Holland roared in his heart. Indeed, in the hearts of Florentines, those red warships are indeed thieves.  More than 20 warships, I don¡¯t know when, have slipped behind Yuantu Island.  With the help of the high mountains on the island, the perspective of Florentines was successfully blocked.  At this time, Holland also remembered why the Menxing had bombed a fort before leaving - that fort was probably the only one on the Far Island that could observe the Liverpool warship from a height.  place, blowing up the observation tower, whether it is to provoke the Florentines to move forward, or to knock out the eyes of the Florentines, is indispensable.

    In naval battles, formation is a very important factor for victory or defeat, especially since this naval battle still relies on the strength of ships and artillery, and the outcome is determined by tonnage and artillery fire, then formation is even more important.  The main gun mounted on the bow of the ship is powerful, and the guns in the side gun bays are large in number and fire fast. How to use the power of these guns to inflict a more severe blow to the opponent while reducing the area where one's own side is bombarded by artillery, this is  Various naval battle formations should have meaning.

    And the current formation of Florence is a standard T-shape.  It stands to reason that the T-shape is the most powerful naval battle method. The opponents come in a row, and only the main gun on the bow of the ship in the arrow can exert its power.  However, our own side was able to fully utilize its side artillery advantage and saw one enemy ship sink another.  But the current situation is different. Florence is at the critical moment of turning around. Not to mention the main gun on the bow, even the side can't threaten the opponent. Instead, it exposes its own butt.  However, the Liverpool people were not in a simple marching formation. Instead, they felt a bit like a flying geese formation. What's more, they used it from one side of the island. When they came out, all the side artillery was aimed at the Florentine people.

    So, the result is already obvious.  Regardless of whether the Florentines want to escape or fight, they will have to wait another minute or two to turn their heads, and this time is enough for the Liverpool warships to fire one or two rounds of bombardment!

    The first ones are the two newly commissioned ships of the Flag fleet: the White Sail and the Menxing, two big ships with a displacement of 7,000 tons!  Although the displacement of 7,000 tons is not a giant battleship, it is already the largest battleship in this naval battle.  The only seven-thousand-ton flagship of the Florentine's Far Island Fleet is General Holland's flagship.

    The artillery equipment and displacement of the two ships Baifan and Menxing are almost identical.  There are seven 127mm alchemical cannons on each side of the ship, and the ship is equipped with one 342mm main gun.  The secondary guns and main guns on the right side of the two battleships, a total of sixteen meters of artillery, together with the gunfire of other battleships, all let out a thunderous roar at the first time, venting all the resentment of the people of Liverpool at sea to the Forbidden City.  On top of the old battleship of the Lorenzo people.

    Excluding some of the shells that missed, huge splashes of water were thrown on the sea.  All other artillery fire hit the Florentine flagship.  This is the plan Ferdinand made before the war: destroy the opponent's flagship and completely lose the ability to command!

    This round of shelling seriously damaged Holland's flagship, especially the main guns of the two men Baifan and Menxing. Fortunately, they all hit the flagship, causing Holland to explode in the command room.  He fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.

    There was no time to rub his butt that was about to turn purple, so he jumped up quickly, threw the crooked hat aside, and then stared at a magic alarm in the command room.  This alarm will monitor the extent of damage to the ship in real time and then provide prompts.  And now, the color of this magic alarm light has changed from the original green to a red alarm, and looking at the extent of the damage, it is already extremely serious!  I'm afraid if the main gun of the Menxing is hit again, it will be on the verge of sinking!

    ?In fact, Holland should pray to the gods now, he is so lucky.  The Liverpool people probably fired no less than a hundred artillery pieces in this round of shelling. Excluding some that missed the target, there were not too many that hit his ship. But in this way, the flagship of the Far Island Fleet  It hasn¡¯t sunk yet!  It can only be said that the people of Liverpool were not very lucky, or that the people of Florence were very lucky and did not hit the fatal point of the ship.

    "Florence is indeed a long-established maritime power. Its shipbuilding technology is very good, and it has not been destroyed" Ferdinand sighed on his ship, and Gattuso's voice came from the magic transmitter:

    "Brother Ferdinand, stop feeling sad and attack quickly to let those arrogant Florentines know how powerful we are! I have been roaming the sea all my life. Even when I was a pirate, no one dared to ask me to eat dirt on land.  ! Damn it, you want me to eat dirt on land? I¡¯ll send you to the bottom of the sea to chew sand first!¡±

    Ferdinand curled his lips. To be honest, he was a little helpless towards the old guy who was obviously not young anymore but was still so arrogant: "Yes, yes, senior Gattuso. All ships in Flagg's fleet obey orders, target  : The enemy's flagship! Don't stop the fire attack until you sink the opponent!"

    From the magic sound transmission device, Ferdinand heard a noisy reply.  Immediately afterwards, the side guns and main guns of each ship began to be reloaded in preparation for the next round of attack.  But at this time, something happened that made all the Liverpool naval soldiers stunned!

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