Chapter 2727: No break

The French ship on the upwind port approached the enemy on the port side. Due to the waves, the hull tilted to the left, and some of the lowermost muzzles could not be opened.

The shells fired from the opened muzzle mostly hit the hull of the Nanhua battleship, that is, "fist to flesh", which was very enjoyable.

It was the first time for the French to fully enjoy such a good round, and the more they played, the more energetic they became. After all, beating is fun, and it is always fun to beating.

Even the Nanhua Fleet had no choice but to fight until about 3:30 that afternoon, seeing that the wind direction was not favorable to their own side and unable to take down the French fleet, the commander of the Nanhua Fleet, Yan Donglai, reluctantly ordered a temporary truce.

The South China Army has worked very hard, but unfortunately they were unlucky. Because they were in the downwind, many shells hit the planes and missed a lot of attacks.

As a veteran of naval warfare, the morale of the South China Army was not low when faced with a downwind wind. The problem was not only that the body was tense and fired for a long time and the physical strength decreased, but also that the artillery could not stand it.

Although the armies of both China and Europe have carried out technological breakthroughs, the cast copper and iron cannons are easily damaged. After firing the copper cannon 600 times, the iron cannon is not very useful after firing 1,200 times. Take the South China Army as an example. , after long-term testing, the military factory recommends that cannons (above 12 pounds) fire up to 100 times a day, that is, 10 or 12 times an hour, and shoot ten hours a day. The recommended mode is to fire only 100 shots per day per cannon times, equal to 8 times an hour, firing 12 or 13 hours a day, all guns should be cooled for at least one hour after firing 40 times.

It is a pity that it is impossible to do it at all. Once a war starts, the way of rapid fire is to shoot once a minute, which may last for 10 minutes or even 20 minutes, before stopping to take a breath. It must be burnt black when put on it.

The South China Navy has an advantage over the French Navy in that the South China Navy uses iron cannons as always, and the firing time is longer, ranking first among the white men in Europe.

At first, the British were good at making iron cannons. There was coal and iron in their borders, but copper was scarce. Therefore, the British firmly walked on the road of casting iron cannons and passed them on to the Chinese. And thicker iron cannons, beat the British and even all European white skins to the ground!

When the Chinese ceased fighting and withdrew the battleship formation from the battlefield, the French also breathed a sigh of relief.

The Chinese were furious, but they didn't know that the French were also terrified. They fought hard and seemed to have the upper hand in the wind and fighting, but they couldn't even sink a Chinese battleship. There were some Chinese battleships. It was hit by a shell at the waterline, but it still did not sink, and the firepower of the counterattack was not weak at all.

Due to the excellent damage control technology, even if the hull close to the waterline is cracked, the Chinese sailors still keep the battleship as stable as Mount Tai.

Sufficient medical strength --- Each battleship has professional surgeons and a large amount of Yunnan Baiyao, as well as steel helmets and iron vests for everyone, which makes Chinese sailors far more comfortable than the French.

Everyone took a break to give their crews some time to rest and repair the damage to the ship caused in the battle, busy filling the breach with tools and materials.

During the ceasefire, the French sent a cruiser to tow the severely damaged first-class battleship "France" to leave the battlefield ahead of time, and the commander Earl Ernie moved to the second-class battleship "Henry".

The writer de Nasser Billy continued in his military book: "The first phase of the attack was over. At four o'clock in the afternoon, Vice-Admiral Abraham Duquena came up with a new strategy. He sent two light ships The battleship escorted the "Anne Calais" arsonist ship, hoping to burn the Chinese's terrible "Thor" battleship."

The crew of the "Thor" battleship has a double morale halo-one is from the emperor, and the other is from the ship's "Dark Warrior" Admiral Siresma, so the "Thor" battleship is fierce in combat Incomparable, charged forward, inflicted heavy losses on the French fleet, and made the French hate them to the bone.

Due to the fierce fighting, the "Thor" battleship was not lightly damaged, and they refused to withdraw from the battle, but for the approach of three enemy light warships, the "Thor" battleship showed powerlessness, its rotation was not flexible, especially its tail It is even more dangerous.

Seeing that the French ship was about to succeed, fortunately a Zhonghua-class battleship "Kunlun Mountain" arrived in time. This is a cutting-edge battleship with quick movements and well-trained crew.

The battleships of the Nanhua Empire used a large number of Chinese cities and place names to show that they did not forget the fundamentals. The "intensive firepower" of more than 50 shells cooperated with the "Thor" to sink the unlucky arsonist ship neatly.

Colonel Gu Yongdong was well aware of the importance of the "Thunder" battleship. In the subsequent battles, he did not seek to kill the enemy, but only kept the "Kunlun Mountain" at the stern of the "Thor" to ensure that the enemy ship would not attack from the side. or other ("Thor") weak defenses to approach and attack.

According to Siresma's post-war memoirs, the situation at that time was "urgent", and the Frenchman's arson ship had been completely ignited. If they were allowed to get close to the "Thor", it would be Mei Zhouyu burning Chibi or Zhuge Liang The ending of Burning Rattan Armor!

Therefore, the "Raytheon" released a small boat according to the order of the captain, Colonel Gao Zhiguo. The most brave officers and soldiers of the "Thor" were planted on the boat. The small boat approached and rammed the arsonist ship escorted by 2 French battleships.

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The Nanhua officers and soldiers on the small boat were fearless, and still resisted the arsonist ship to prevent them from approaching the battleship.

The French noticed what they were doing, and fired at the boat, sending water jets into the sky.

Under such circumstances, the "Raytheon" was finally able to fire shells from the stern of the ship. At that time, the shells it fired were half a range away from the arson ship. Successfully sank the French arson ship.

Unfortunately, however, the small boat that was lowered from the "Thor" also sank in the chaos, and none of the officers and soldiers on board survived. Their feats will always be recorded in military history!

Non-commissioned officer Xu Yongzhong was posthumously awarded the Special Medal for Melee Assault, and Colonel Gao Zhiguo, the captain of the "Kunlun Mountain", although he did not sink or seriously damage the enemy ship, was also awarded a first-class combat merit medal, which will help him to be promoted to general in the future. The official is good.

After the intermission, the two sides fought again, this time the persevering Chinese had the upper hand, so the Chinese laughed grinningly, punched the liver, and beat the Frenchman until his face was covered in blood, turning him into a painted cat! 2084/10149274