Chapter 2496: The Great Battle at Sea (2)

You can't escape, if you don't escape, you won't be able to escape!

The "Prince Prince" is the flagship. Its escape caused other British ships to flee. But Mr. David ordered not to chase, and immediately plunged into the battle on the other side, together with Yan Changwu to attack the other battleships of Baipi.

In this battle, the British rockets did not play a very important role. Even many British captains did not use rockets to fight. The damage control troops prepared on the South China ship were useless and had to fight soy sauce.

The supreme commander of the "Prince Prince" is Admiral George Munch. He was held accountable after the war, but he defended: "If we lose all in the Mediterranean, then we will have no battleships when the Chinese invades Britain. Yes, between the death field and the defense of my hometown, I chose to defend my hometown!"

The British Secretary of Defense, Keith, thought this was reasonable and suggested that King Charles II should not be held accountable. Charles II agreed!

Just 25 minutes after Mr. David’s column began to fight, Yan Changwu’s column also went into battle. Unlike Mr. David’s column, Yan Changwu’s column has always maintained an irregular formation, and battled with Baipi.

The battle immediately rose to the peak. Admiral Kostit of the South China Fleet was unlucky, and the helmet on his forehead was hit by a large flying shrapnel, which immediately stunned him and had to be supported by his own soldiers. Go back to the cabin to rest.

The ship's military doctor 100,000 arrived in a hurry, and after examining him, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay!"

Finding that he was safe, Kostit took a short rest and struggled to come to the bridge to observe the battle.

In contrast, the French Rear Admiral de Bruce had no luck. He was first injured in the head by shrapnel. He wiped off the blood with a handkerchief and continued to command the battle.

Soon afterwards, a shrapnel hit him; immediately afterwards, a third shell bombed his left leg, almost splitting him into two pieces.

The attendant wanted to help him back into the cabin, but was sternly rejected by the Viscount: "A French general should be killed on the deck!"

While he was still dead, Viscount Brues continued to command the resistance of the ships, and eventually died in his combat post due to excessive blood loss. A French officer who participated in the war later recalled: "The general took what he showed in the battle. That kind of calmness left the world and returned to the embrace of the Lord!"

Baipi is not lacking in courage. For example, with only 58 artillery pieces, the tonnage is not even enough for the battleship "Most Saint" to be half-sinked. The open deck is close to the sea level, so he insists on fighting and uses small artillery to bombard enemy ships .

This ship is an old ship, but it was obtained from Spain by the Knights of the Hospital of Malta. After losing the island of Malta, the Knights of the Hospital of Malta actively prepared for war and participated in joint fleet operations.

Yan Changwu’s flagship, the Great Emperor, cruised on the battlefield, observing the battle, and looking for fighters.

At first, Yan Changwu used the huge "Our Lady of Concepcion" as the flagship of the Spaniards and prepared to attack, but when the "Great" approached the ship, suddenly Yan Changwu heard someone yelling: "That It's the commander flag of the Spanish! The commander flag of the Spanish!"

The "Long Gun and Short Cannon" telescopes on the "Great" looked at the direction of the yelling person, and found a Spanish second-class battleship that was trailing the huge ship "Our Lady of Concepción" in the distance, hanging from the fleet. The general of the commander-in-chief, this is the "San Felipe".

Yan Changwu immediately commanded the "Great Emperor" and the second-tier battleship "Tuao" (98 guns) to join forces to attack the "San Felipe"!

The Spanish admiral Lilva Don Chaternefer Jr. on the "San Felipe" saw the two South China ships approaching, and only lamented that his **** would not bless him!

Poor, letting the "San Felipe" do everything possible, how could it be able to beat the combined attack of the "Great" and the "Tuao". In just 30 minutes, the ravaged and bruised Spanish flagship was hit hard. , Had to get out of the battle in a hurry, and fled all the way, while the "Tuao" was chasing and fighting!

"San Felipe" did not dare to leave the battlefield. In the high-intensity battle just now, the officers and soldiers on the ship were all killed and wounded. Even if it was one-on-one, there was no way to fight back and could only evade.

Two white-skinned battleships stepped forward to cover the flagship, but the captain of the "Tu'ao" actually used a street fight. No matter how others beat him, he just caught "San Felipe". Number hit hard!

For a time, the Baipi fleet was dragged by the "Tuao" into a chaotic battle. Seeing that its flagship was beaten into this bird shape, Baipi's morale came to a limit.

Not only "San Felipe", it is obvious that the other white battleships were beaten badly.

Seeing such a situation, the young Lierva Don Chatenefer became anxious: "Why the **** Dutchman hasn't come yet!"

The South China Fleet divided into two columns and attacked the middle and back sections of the Whiteskin battle line. The first section was the Dutch. They were not attacked. They should come to help.

The Dutch were not so unrighteous. Soon after the battle started, their battleships immediately returned to help, but when they saw the equipment of the South China Fleet through their telescopes, their faces became gloomy.

The huge ships of the South China Fleet were not enough to dispel the courage of the Dutch. They rushed to the South China Fleet quickly and were caught in an embarrassing battle. They were entangled.

The South China fleet was divided, and Admiral Cheng Yu led thirty three-tier battleships to face the Dutch. As a result, the Dutch could not win. The two sides could not win the battle. The two sides could not get the battle advantage because of their guns. The battleship is too small!

Compared with major naval countries such as South China, Britain, France, and West in the same period, it is a well-known fact that the size of the warships built by the Netherlands is too small, and this is due to the restrictions on the draft of Dutch ships. Due to geographical constraints, the Netherlands is a well-known "low country". The coastal waters are mostly shallow sandbars~www.wuxiaspot.com~ ships with deep drafts cannot pass. The Dutch can only build ships with shallow drafts from the beginning. During almost the entire sailing period, very few warships with a draft of more than 6m were launched in the Netherlands.

In addition, the Netherlands is a business man who governs the country, and businessmen are best at saving provinces!

In contrast, South China, Britain, France, and Spain are all pursuing the creation of giant cannons. The draft of all first-class battleships is close to 6m or even close to 7m when fully loaded. The draft determines the size of the warship above the waterline. This is the consistent principle of the Fengfan Age!

That is to say, the ships are capable of many artillery, even if the Dutch are careful to carry more artillery on warships with a draft of less than 5m, it is close to the limit and cannot overwhelm the third-tier battleships of the South China Fleet.

If confronted with other opponents, the Dutch can still defeat the enemy by relying on the high rate of fire and flexible ship handling, but for the South China sailors who are strictly trained and whose rate of fire and navigation are not under them, the Dutch cannot break through the interception.

Time passed by. Little Lierva Don Chatenefer looked through the autumn water, and could not expect the support of the Dutch. Instead, the column of Mr. David of the South China Fleet came over with a grin, and took him all at once. Pushed to hell!