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Chapter 468 Captured

Li Rusong's voice could not even cover up the sound of cannons. Deng Hai didn't say anything, but the sound came into the turret through the pipe.

"Brothers, work harder! Don't let the Army look down on you!"

"Architecture parameters...!"

A roar came faintly from the pipe, and Li Rusong smiled awkwardly and closed his mouth.

Unexpectedly, Sisley shouted: "Commander! You can't fire the cannon! The recoil of that cannon is too strong, and the Qinhuang warship has moved a few meters across. If you continue to shoot, the warship will not be able to withstand it!"

Deng Hai twitched his lips when he heard this, and he did not pay attention to Sisley. If the Qinhuang-class warships were all made of wood as before, they would naturally not be able to withstand the recoil of the main gun.

But it is different to use steel keels. The steel keels and ribs provide enough strength for the Qinhuang-class warships, and the turret is fixed on the keels.

As long as the keel is not damaged, the turret will be safe and there is no need to worry about damage to the warship. It is said that the Northern Research Institute is designing a Hanwu-class ironclad ship built with all steel. Once launched, the Jingbei Navy will completely crush this era.

"boom!"

As the main gun fired for the second time, everyone's eyes fell on the English warship in the distance. In just a moment, the time seemed a bit long.

"boom!"

The English warship shook in the distance, and then a ball of fire exploded inside the warship. The entire warship bounced up on the sea and then smashed heavily.

Just one shell destroyed nearly 400 tons of warships. The warships were silent in an instant, leaving only the sound of the steam engine turning.

"Ao...!"

A moment later, cheers rang out, and the soldiers waved their arms excitedly and shouted with no doubt.

Deng Hai had a smile on his face and looked at Sisley and said, "Earl Sisley! Sorry, what did you say just now? I didn't hear it clearly!"

"Uh...! Commander, please forgive my ignorance. The Jingbei Army is the most powerful and invincible army. I am full of confidence in this Volunteer Army expedition!"

Deng Hai waved his hand and said, "I am only responsible for transporting the volunteer army to Europe. As for how to fight, that is General Li's business."

Sisley quickly smiled and said to Li Rusong: "General Li! I believe..."

"Xiaohai! There is another one? If you don't fire, they will run away!" Li Rusong ignored Sisley's words and pointed to the English warship that was turning around.

Deng Hai said confidently: "Don't worry! He can't run away!"

As the two said, the two sea dragon warships left the fleet and rushed towards the English warships that were preparing to escape.

...

"Switch the rudder, turn the rudder quickly, don't worry about the damn balance, I need time! Time!" Henry stood on the stern of the boat and shouted in anger, completely without the gentle temperament before.

Officer White said in embarrassment: "Captain! Naval Regulations stipulate that it cannot..."

"Let the damn ordinances go to hell! Haven't you seen the Lord's end? One step later, we will meet God like them, and go and execute the orders!" Henry shouted loudly before White could finish his words.

The Lord was hit by only one shell and was blown into two sections. Although the shells detonated the gunpowder in the cabin, the flowering shells that could explode inside the warship were still scared to death.

The wooden warship exploded from the inside, and even if the gunpowder was not detonated, the warship was destroyed. Henry didn't want to follow the Lord's footsteps. He wanted to escape from the battlefield as soon as possible and spread the news of the arrival of the Orient to England.

The Fearless began to turn around at sea. Because it was too fast, the entire ship was tilted on the sea. The people on the deck were fine, at least they could grab the things around them and stabilize their movements.

The sailboats on the mast were in trouble. Because the order was issued too quickly, many people did not tie safety ropes and hurriedly adjusted the sails. The warships began to tilt. They could not grasp the slippery mast and fell into the sea.

The gunners on the artillery deck were even worse. They thought they were going to fight, but they had already loosened the rope tied to the artillery. The tilting of the hull made the artillery lose its restraint and rolled around in the cabin.

At most, there were thousands of kilograms, and at least hundreds of kilograms of cannons were rampant. As long as they were rubbed, they would end up with broken bones and tendons. In a blink of an eye, several gunners were smashed, and the rest were panicked to avoid the rolling cannons.

The Fearless Row quickly turned in amid a scream and scream. The side almost wiped the sea and turned around, shaking and gradually accelerated toward the distance.

Feeling the battleship under his feet restored balance, Henry breathed a long sigh. The turn just now was really a bit risky. If he was not lucky, he would have to capsize in the sea without the Easterners.

Fortunately, he won the bet!

The arrogant Orientals only sent two warships to chase after them. Judging from the huge hull, they were definitely not good at speed. However, the English warships attached great importance to ship speed and even sacrificed a lot of seaworthiness. Now the Fearless has completed its turn, so it should not be a problem to escape.

"Full sails! Hang all the sails on them, let's leave here!" Henry's voice returned to his previous calmness, without the panic he had just now.

Just as he was about to look back, the Orientals could only watch them running away and gritted their teeth, White's voice was heard in panic: "Captain! The Orientals are catching up!"

"What?"

Henry's first reaction was that he didn't believe it, what a joke?

He ordered the turn at the first time, which was only two thousand yards away. Unless the Oriental captained his wings, it would be impossible to catch up.

Henry turned his head and looked cold, saying, "White! Calm down! How many times have you told you that to be a qualified captain, calmness is an essential quality..."

White looked like crying and pointed to the distance and said, "Captain! You might as well take a look! The Orientals are really catching up!"

Um?

Henry then turned his head and looked back, and froze after just a glance of his body.

On the sea in the distance, two huge sea boats were slicing the sea water and approaching quickly. Especially the thick smoke coming out of the ship almost concealed the entire sky. It was like two angry bulls roaring at him.

"God! What is that? How could they be so fast?

Manfan! I said Manfan, didn't you hear it?" Henry exclaimed, then shouted and looked up.

When he saw all the sails spread open, bulging and almost tearing apart, he showed a desperate expression.

He could not understand why the Oriental ships were so fast? Is it because of the black smoke that emerged?

If black smoke could make the boat run fast, he would not mind lighting a few fires on the boat. But Henry understood that this was impossible, and the Orientals must have mastered the technology they did not know, enough to decide the outcome of the war.
Chapter completed!
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