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    Chapter The Battle of Elant Sea (4)

    Ponos pointed to the artificial sand table lake, took out the battleships and lined up: "Our flagship Hailan is in front, followed by 13 large ships Hailan, followed by 35 medium-sized Clipper sailing battleships. Among these 5 ships  The ships followed these 35 Kamikaze Express battleships and 12 triangular sailing fishing boats from left to right. ¡°This formation is a bit inappropriate!  The proportions of the fleet's ships are out of proportion!  "Bonodong said, pointing to the array of ship models.

    "Yes!" Lin Fenghan touched his chin and looked at the simulated ocean and said: "The proportion of battleships we discussed earlier is indeed uncoordinated, and I think our five steam ships should be lined up separately to form a small mobile fleet before the naval battle.  Scout around our fleet and gather together when you see the enemy.¡±

    "The bronze cannon battleships and ballistae battleships in our fleet have been well formed, but our kamikaze fireships have not been marked well. This is a problem because we don't know which direction the enemy will attack from the west, north, or south.  Appear on a large scale, and where is the wind direction on the battlefield?¡±

    After a pause, Lin Fenghan frowned and thought: "We left from Hailan City, and they left from Cape Hope City. We may meet in the sea northwest of Elant. If the guess is correct, they should appear from our northwest and southwest.  But our kamikaze ships must take advantage of the wind direction, so I think we will first send out our motorized ships to find their main fleet. Our main battleships have been arranged in a normal sequence for a long time, and the light fireship fleet is 1 ship in a row, 5 consecutive rows  , follow behind our main fleet, wait until our reconnaissance detects the enemy's main force. Then arrange the position of the fireship suicide squad according to the wind direction."

    "Baron, how do you plan to arrange the formation of the kamikaze fireships?" Strolla asked. Bonodong, Bonos, Helos and others also listened carefully.

    Lin Fenghan looked at the water lake model in silence for a while.  He quickly took out the boat model and put it into the water, and said seriously: "I plan to use the sea breeze to push our fire ship, so our fire ship must seize the wind direction and go upstream, and the formation of the northern warship, the position of the wind direction and the position of our fire ship  The formation of the ship attack is closely related. If the Northern Allied fleet has a dense formation, then our fireship formation must be dense. If their formation is dispersed, our formation must be dispersed."

    "Generally speaking, their fleet should be arranged horizontally. According to their direction, the fleet attacking us will be wide from north to south and short from east to west. And according to the wind direction plan, if it is east wind, then our fleet will go with the wind.  Then our fire ships will be arranged in a row, each ship is 3 meters apart, every 5 ships are in a sequence, and each sequence is 6 meters apart. Rushing forward with the wind in one go will definitely cause huge losses to them."

    "If it's a northerly wind, our fleet will lower its sails and head north after detecting the main force on the opposite side, occupying the upstream direction of the wind. According to the changes in the formation of the enemy warships, the size of the combat front, and changes in the wind direction, the fireship will move in a semicircle,  Divide into three or four echelons, and hit them with tailwinds and driving. Same thing with southerly winds."

    "If it's a west wind, then we will retreat quickly and wait until the wind direction changes to attack in the above formation." Lin Fenghan analyzed all the possibilities and took out a model of the warship to demonstrate on the lake. Many warship captains were nearby.  Study, analyze.  Extrapolate.

    At 1 o'clock on March 22nd, after calculating all possibilities and preparing all materials for the voyage, the huge Yilan naval battleship group departed from Haisha City and Hailan City in Yilanhaisha City and gathered in the middle of the strait. After the fleet was assembled, it headed north.  Head west along the Elante Islands.

    On the vast blue Elantra Ocean, three steam engines and ships are located in front of the huge fleet, more than ten nautical miles away to the south and north of the front. Among the subsequent fleets, the flagship Hailan leads the way at the forefront of the fleet, separated by  Hailan No. 1, Hailan No. 2 and others followed 7 meters away, and the medium-sized Clipper battleship followed closely behind the Hailan series of large battleships at a distance of 5 meters.  To the left and right of the main battleship, 7 meters away, 14 medium-sized two-story sailing battleships Fengyun were closely followed by the main battleship 7 meters apart from the left and right, and 7 meters apart from the front and rear. Behind Fengyun, the light battleship Kamikaze Express was also closely following.  convoy.  Behind the battleship group that stretched for five kilometers, the fire attack fleet 3 meters in front and 3 meters in left and right were following closely.

    At about 12 noon on March 22, Bonos and others sailing on the Elant Sea in the East Sea of ??Dambreth Kingdom were having a boring discussion on the flagship.

    "Baron, are you sure that the Northern United Fleet will definitely attack from the north of the Elante Islands in the East China Sea? We have been at sea for two or three hours. It is now noon and it is time to eat. Judging from the current situation, they will not show up. Why don't we let the cooks start the meal first?  Bar!"

    "Yeah! I'm hungry too." Vera agreed, touching her belly.

    "Just wait!" Lin Fenghan, wearing chainmail, looked at the western sea and frowned and said: "Once there is a naval battle, the battleships will use all their strength to fight.If there is a turbulence, then the balance on the battleship cannot be controlled at all, and the pots and bowls that are boiling water on the battleship will spill, so we will lose property.  "

    "But, man"

    Suddenly, a bright firework shot from the steamer No. 5 in front to the east horizontal direction, and everyone who saw the fireworks suddenly became nervous.

    "Report!"

    "The forward reconnaissance warship has discovered enemy aircraft and warships."

    "There is an enemy!"

    "Everyone, please hurry up and cheer up."

    ¡­¡­

    With a serious look on his face, Lin Fenghan took out his newly polished high-power telescope and ran to the upper end of the pavilion. Chapter 1 quickly returned to the battleship group. On both sides, steam engine ship No. 6 and steam engine ship No. 7 were also on their way.  After approaching the flagship, the captain of Steam Engine No. 5 quickly stopped and reached the flagship Hailan through the rope.

    He is in his forties and 1.75 meters tall.  Rofit, the thin, dark-skinned, brown short steam engine No. 5 battleship captain, came to Lin Fenghan panting, and said loudly: "Baron, our battleship has spotted enemy troops, and they are expected to be 2 to the west of us now.  Many miles and miles.¡±

    ¡°Drink some water first and speak slowly.¡± Lin Fenghan patted Luofit on the shoulder.  He picked up the water glass on the table and handed it to Luofit.

    Luo Feit drank the warm tea in one breath, spit out two or three tea leaves, wiped his mouth and said: "Baron, they came with a lot of warships this time, and they were so densely packed that they stretched as far as the eye could see! I looked carefully, from north to south,  There were estimated to be more than 1 warships in the first row with a width of more than 6 meters. I carefully observed the sails of their warships and found that there were many high-rising sail warships behind them. Calculated based on the length of the formation.  The number of warships here should be between 3 and 5."

    "What?"

    "so much?"

    ¡°It¡¯s so surprising.¡±

    ¡­¡­

    Everyone took a breath and looked at Luofit and Lin Fenghan intently.

    Lin Fenghan frowned in shock and asked seriously: "You saw some of their battleships, did they observe you?"

    "No!"

    Rofitt nodded seriously and said: "According to your previous instructions, I only hurried back after investigating part of their situation from a safe distance. At that time, our ships were 12 to 15 nautical miles away from their battleship group. They  Without a telescope, you shouldn¡¯t be able to see us.¡±

    "And when I saw their warships, their ships were sailing very slowly, and part of the canvas had been lowered. They should light a fire on the ship and have dinner! The overall sailing speed of their fleet should be between 3 and 7 knots."

    "very good!"

    Lin Fenghan nodded, pointed at the battleship group and said: "Where are the ships to the north and south of their fleet approximately, and where are we on their war front now? How many nautical miles should we advance north and south to reach the extreme point of their flanking battleships?"

    Luofit lowered his head and thought for a while, then pointed to the sea and said: "Their warship is in the west of the sea, six or seven kilometers long from north to south, and the angle between it and our linear warship is about 6 degrees. When I came back just now, I measured the wind  The instrument and direction have shifted to the north. It is estimated that it should be northwest now. Wait half an hour to two hours and the north wind should blow. Therefore, if we want to seize the wind direction, we should turn to the north. Their northern warships are expected to be at our current  3 meters away from the location.¡±

    "3 meters!"

    Lin Fenghan looked out the window and looked at the map and quickly said: "In this way, we should seize the north direction. The distance of our battleship's bronze cannon is 3 to 5 meters, and the standard effective range is 1 to 15 meters. And ours  The battleships extend a full six kilometers from front to back, so we should advance more than 5 meters to the north, surround their northern flanks with a curved linear battle formation, and conduct bombardment, and then use the north wind to release our fire ships. Through continuous battle  Defeat them."

    "kindness!"

    "good!"

    ¡°Just do it!¡±

    "good!"

    ¡­¡­

    Everyone nodded in agreement.

    Seeing this, Lin Fenghan quickly raised his head and ordered: "Show the No. 1 linear flag and have the fleet follow the flagship north now. At the same time, raise the flag to have the kamikaze fireships behind quickly advance in a double-layer formation to the left wing of the main battleship."

    "yes!"

    "yes!"

    "Um!"

    ¡­¡­

    Everyone nodded and went to convey the order.

    Lin Fenghan turned to Luofit and said: "You just wait here for a while. After the steam engine fleet gathers, you will line up and position yourself on the battlefield due east to attract the enemy's attention and bombard them at the same time. I  will put the remaining 35All Kamikaze Express battleships were mobilized to create the illusion of our main attack direction.  At the same time, I will send the old captain Faridas to your battleship. These 35 Kamikaze Express will make the final death squad charge based on the enemy's formation and the situation on the battlefield, and your mission is to fight against them.  Outside the attack range, under the condition that the covering fleet will not be intercepted, bombard, bombard, bombard until they are eliminated.  "

    "yes!"

    Rofitt saluted earnestly, and finally asked: "Baron, do you think we can really hit them and sink their warships if we fire from two kilometers away?"

    Lin Fenghan was silent for a moment, looked at Luofit seriously, and said calmly: "The shells of our 3mm bronze cannon weigh at least 2 kilograms. Such heavy copper slag and slag can fly more than 2 meters. Even if it is not a direct shot, it will hit them with a deflection."  On the battleships, small battleships were directly broken and damaged and exited the battle sequence. Large battleships could also cause casualties, smash several large holes, and affect their hulls. What's more, each of our battleships has 2 to  With more than 3 shells, as long as each of their ships can withstand 5 shells, they will be seriously damaged and lose combat effectiveness. As for accuracy? With such a huge group of battleships on the opposite side, even if we take a little aim and just fire, we can always hit an unlucky one.  Ships, I believe that as long as our 54 battleships can fire 7 shells, they will almost collapse, and even if they don¡¯t collapse, they fight hard, and we can retreat and wait for the next battle to destroy them.¡±

    "Brothers! God bless Elantes, for fairness and justice in this world, and for our great dream, move forward! Victory will definitely belong to Elantes."

    "come on!"

    "go ahead!"

    ¡­¡­

    Everyone cheered up and shouted in unison.

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