Chapter 2721: Everyone work hard

Both sides spent a lot of money on their respective giant ships, which carried the expectations of both sides, hoping that they would be able to defeat the enemy.

The flagship of the Nanhua Fleet "Supreme" had a brief bombardment with the flagship of the French Fleet "Emperor". Although the Chinese were fierce, the officers and soldiers assembled on the "Emperor" were also good hands. have equal shares.

Admiral Jean d'Esterre, who was complained about by his own officers and soldiers in private, performed well. He stood on the open deck and yelled loudly, walking back and forth to encourage morale, which made the French admire him.

Of course, Admiral Yan Donglai of the South China Army also behaved in the same way. His appearance on the deck would naturally boost the morale of the army. Here comes the danger.

The Nanhua Navy regulations stipulated: "The deck of a battleship is the battle position of senior officers (mainly referring to the fleet commander, deputy commander, captain, deputy captain, etc.). Senior officers cannot hide and must stand!"

Although officers are paid far more than soldiers, soldiers can shrink their heads to avoid bullets, soldiers can be shirtless on warships (officers must dress as required), soldiers can sit on the deck regardless of etiquette, but officers cannot!

Especially senior officers, due to the hull structure of sailing warships, captains and fleet commanders are the most vulnerable people on board, and their lives are most threatened. ).

The battle positions of the leaders were on the open decks of the battleships, from amidships to stern. There leaders can see the enemy, their own fleet, and most of their own warships, and issue battle orders.

The exposed decks were exposed, not only directly under the enemy's cannon fire, but also by the musketeers on the upper deck and flag mast of the enemy ship. In particular, the leaders are dressed like dogs in military uniforms. When fighting, they pay special attention to well-dressed clothes. They are very recognizable from a distance, but they are even more clear when viewed up close. If the musketeers don’t beat them, why do they still beat them shirtless and wearing trousers? The bitterness of serving tea and water?

The two admirals acted as "bullet magnets". They attracted each other's gunners and gunners to shoot at them on the deck.

Everyone wanted to kill the other's commander, so they shot at them desperately, and in order to protect their own commander, both sides also worked hard.

The first is to clear the field --- when all the enemies are killed, the boss is safe.

Therefore, the gunners of both sides fired cannonballs to sweep across the opponent's warships. In addition to the cannonballs fired by the cannons, the one-pound cannons equipped on the open deck should not be ignored. Although their power is small, it is enough for the opponent to shoot a barrel at the target.

The sniper opened his eyes wide and tried his best to shoot down the enemies he saw.

Everyone knows that if you kill the enemy, your leaders and yourself will be safer.

Leaving aside artillery, in the field of firearms in the past, Baipi lost a lot. Firearms are not as good as people, and marksmanship is not as good as people.

The South China Army began to shoot with pointed bullets very early, pointing to where to hit, and it was lead bullets!

So when the battle started, those white skins who wanted to be condescending on the sails were shot down like dumplings.

The white skin on the deck, as long as it shows its head, it may be headshot.

The round-head bullets fired by the white leather muskets are especially vulnerable to the sea wind on the sea surface, and they also shoot less live ammunition projectiles, so the hit rate is gratifying.

Now that the "Luffoir-style front-loading flintlock rifle" is installed, and pointed lead bullets are also fired, coupled with live ammunition shooting training regardless of cost, the French's firearms and gun skills have finally caught up.

War is indeed the best catalyst for technology. In fact, the Chinese have a lot of black technology that they dare not reveal. They are afraid that the white skins will learn from it. For example, the Chinese have already had rockets, but due to the occupation of Yu has been useless.

Although the firearms of the Chinese are sharp, the level of firearms of the French has also been greatly improved, which makes the battle between the two sides more cruel, especially the "meat shields" of the commanders on both sides suffered heavy losses!

Since everyone is trying their best to kill the opponent's commander, in order to protect the commander at all costs, everyone habitually arranges a squad (ten people) to serve as the commander's meat shield, follow the commander, and block In front of the commander, when the bullets came, they used their armored flesh and blood to resist, and they had to be the first to knock them down before it was the commander's turn.

The day's fighting was intense, and Admiral Jean d'Estret lost more than two squads in front of him, but he remained unscathed.

The number of people who fell in front of Admiral Yan Donglai was slightly less than the second class, but unfortunately he was hit by shrapnel or fragments on his skin, bleeding all over his face, and he looked very terrifying!

In an instant, his subordinates were stunned, their hearts beating violently.

If Yan Donglai dies, not only his life will be lost, but the entire fleet may even be defeated!

However, Yan Donglai touched it with his hand and found that it was just a scratch, so he called the medical soldiers to come up, bandaged the wound and continued to stand on the deck.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. A new batch of meat shields stood in front of Yan Donglai. Due to the gradual shortage of personnel, there were only eight meat shields this time. Him, Yan Donglai patted him on the shoulder and said, "Captain Wen, are you trying to steal my limelight?"

The literary soldier laughed embarrassedly, and Yan Donglai said angrily: "Go away, don't let the enemy catch them all!"

Wen Wenbing had no choice but to go away, and sent his guards to Yan Donglai too!

The battle was so fierce that all the French ships fought against the Chinese one by one. In the battle, the French third-class battleship "Laurel" was bombarded by three first-class battleships of the Nanhua Ship. How can the body withstand this kind of "favor~www.wuxiaspot.com~ There were 680 officers and soldiers on board, and more than 600 people were killed or injured, including all the senior officers on board. A warship with the largest loss of personnel in a naval battle!

The attack caused the ship to catch fire, and the fire lasted for about half an hour. When it was hopeless, the French cruiser "Pamier" on the periphery bravely approached the "Laurel", with a total of 150 people on board. Under the leadership of the captain, Major Michel Roland, the officers and men climbed from the rope net to the "Laurel" and took over the battleship.

Under the command of Major Roland, they put out the fire and fought on.

After the war, Admiral Jean d'Estret wrote in the battle report: "The firepower of the heretics is powerful and has caused serious damage to us. The 'Laurel' commanded by the Viscount La Porte was shot and burned for half an hour. The Viscount died for his country, the cruiser "Pamier" Major Roland took over the "Laurel", put out the fire, and was still fighting the enemy in the line of battle. Since he commanded this battleship, I declare him promoted. Colonel, become the captain of the battleship!"

In order to boost morale, Louis XIV not only knighted Major Roland, but also asked the royal literati to write a new chapter of "The Song of Roland" for him, praising his fearless and heroic spirit.

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