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Volume 3 The Stairs in Front of the Throne Chapter 281 The Battle of Far Island (Part 2)

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    Chapter 281 The Battle of Far Island

    The first round of surprise bombardment did not directly sink the flagship of the Far Island Fleet, which made both Ferdinand and Gattuso very upset.  You can only blame your own bad luck, otherwise if you directly destroy the opponent's flagship, it will be a heavy blow to the morale of the Florentines.

    But looking at the current condition of these Florence warships, I'm afraid there is no need to implement decapitation tactics.  If he could not defeat the opponent when the opponent's formation was extremely chaotic and fell into an ambush by his own side, then Ferdinand would be very sorry for Lin Tan's trust in him.

    The Liverpool fleet continued to execute pre-war orders, loaded cannonballs, and continued to target the Florentine flagship.  But at this time, a scene happened that shocked Ferdinand and all the Liverpool navy soldiers: General Holland, the flagship of the opponent's general, actually started to readjust before other ships were ready to fight back.  At that time, I turned around and ran away alone!

    At this time, the people of Florence were completely plunged into chaos.  Originally, they were at an absolute disadvantage no matter what, but at this time, their commander even escaped from the battlefield. This was definitely a serious blow to the hearts of all Florentines.  The Florentines fired their first bombardment, but the artillery fire was sparse.  The shipboard firepower on the ships of the Far Island Fleet is indeed not very strong, but the cannonballs fired by a dozen warships at the same time cannot be so sparse.  Obviously, Rear Admiral Holland's escape before the battle left many soldiers of the Far Island Fleet not knowing whether to fight or flee.

    Ferdinand almost jumped for joy.  Although Rear Admiral Holland's ship was not sunk, the current situation has achieved the goal specified before the war, and is even more favorable: escaping and dying in battle are two completely different meanings, especially for a fleet.  For the commander.  Now, Ferdinand can confirm: the Florentine fleet is finished!  Originally, he only had an 80% chance of winning, but now it has jumped to 110%!  What he needs to consider is no longer how to agree to this naval battle, but how to achieve greater results?

    This battle at sea has turned into a battle of annihilation, or a massacre!

    Ferdinand immediately ordered several Liverpool ships to start moving forward, bombarding them with their main guns, and trying to use ramming angles to attack. After getting close to a certain extent, he also allowed the commanders of each warship to decide independently whether to engage in a boarding battle.  , seize control of the enemy ship and capture the enemy warship.  Except for these ships that started to engage in melee combat, other warships continued to keep their sides pointed at the enemy, using the ferocious artillery fire from the flanks to suppress the enemy's firepower, striving to hit the opponent's head.  Can't even lift it.

    Facing the Liverpool people's aggressive offensive, the Florence people, whose command system has been completely paralyzed, have no corresponding response at all and can only passively take the beating.  Some ships deployed their secondary guns on their flanks to fight back, with an attitude of fighting to the death.  But many other captains lacked the courage to fight to the death. After two rounds of shelling, they were already timid, and the ferocity of the firepower was obviously reduced.  Even a few warships had clearly wanted to follow their commander's lead and were ready to turn around and run away.

    Ferdinand continued to issue orders to other warships, using artillery to vigorously suppress those enemy ships that still had the intention of resisting, and then urgently issued an order to those ships that were preparing for a boarding battle: no Floren was allowed to be let go.  Sarman ship!

    As soon as the order was conveyed, it was well implemented.  I saw a battleship in the pursuit fleet in Liverpool that was originally well-behaved. The moment it heard the order, it was like a bow and arrow leaving the string, galloping towards the nearest enemy ship that was preparing to turn around and escape.

    "Whose ship is that? The Red Eagle? That boy Aquilo, you are too disobedient to command!" Ferdinand saw the desperate ship on the flagship of Flag's fleet, the White Sail, and was almost angry.  jumped up.  There was no reason why he was angry. The Red Eagle's sudden advance destroyed the formation of the fleet of ships attacking forward, and included itself in the artillery attack of the Florentines.

    "Young people are always like this. I did this kind of thing a lot when I was young. Don't worry, as Florentine looks like now, can he still have the ability to sink that kid Aguero? He is also from our naval academy.  The best among the students who graduated last term.¡±

    "You, a naval sergeant instructor, know how to pamper your student. If he is sunk in a while, just wait to attend that kid's memorial service!"Then I will see where you are going to cry!  "

    "Hehe" Old Gattuso smiled leisurely. Ferdinand could even imagine how this disrespectful guy was puffing smoke on the side of Borussia Monchengladbach. "Ferdinand, do you want to make a bet with me? Just bet."  Can boy Aquilo capture one of the Florentine ships?"

    Ferdinand rolled his eyes: "I bet you" He could vividly remember a time in the past when Gattuso tricked him into drinking a whole barrel of ale!  Conscience of heaven and earth, he is not a barbarian on the Argus Plateau in the north, nor is he a group of dwarfs in the Danangin Mountains who can drink wine as water.  That shot of ale made Ferdinand lie in bed for a whole day and a night before he recovered.

    Of course, Ferdinand, who still remembers this incident, is not willing to continue to be deceived. What's more, if this bet is established, Ferdinand's winning rate is too small.  Ferdinand just said that he was afraid that Aguero's Red Eagle would be sunk, which was just talk. Even though he was cautious by nature, he did not think that those Florentines had the ability to sink the Red Eagle.  After all, the Red Eagle is a new warship that has just been launched into service, and its various functions are still at the top of its game. Coupled with the high-quality steel forging methods specially provided by Lin Tan, as well as more advanced shipbuilding technology, the displacement of this ship is only a mere  The warship of more than 3,000 tons is far more powerful than it looks.  Whether it is resisting shelling or conducting ship collisions, it has very good performance.

    It¡¯s just that Ferdinand has never liked people who are too talented and unwilling to smooth their edges to cooperate with the team. In his eyes, this is the case with Major Aguero, the commander of the Red Eagle.

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