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The sky fell, and there was a tall one holding on

(0823)

Chen Zhan knew very well that Xu Xingxia didn't know why he regarded the Dutch as the main opponent of the White-Clothed Navy. The basic strategy of the entire White-Clothed Navy was to attack the Dutch. On the basis of focusing on attacking the Dutch, he also attacked other Western powers. Therefore, since the Fourth Fleet encountered the Dutch pirate fleet, it must not be let go. If these pirate fleets are killed, the Dutch Navy will lose a lot.

With the issuance of combat orders, the flag-speaking soldiers on the flagship kept waving flags of different shapes and colors to accurately convey the commander's orders. The other warships also had flag-speaking soldiers constantly feedback various information. Soon, various warships began to quickly adjust the queues and everything was ready.

The Fourth Fleet is equipped with twelve Taishan-class warships and four Wutaishan-class warships. During large-scale naval battles, the Wutaishan-class warships, which are strong and durable and fiercely artillery fire, are the main force. The Taishan-class warships are mainly auxiliary functions.

However, what the Fourth Fleet is currently facing is the pirate fleet. The tonnage and number of warships of this pirate fleet are not as good as the Fourth Fleet. Therefore, the Taishan-class warships also have the opportunity to play. Each Taishan-class warship can also be used as the main force. This is indeed a rare opportunity for the officers and soldiers on the Taishan-class warships.

Of course, Chen Zhan dared not take it lightly. He knew very well the advantages of the White-Clothed Navy and the disadvantages of the White-Clothed Navy. The Dutch were sure to have outstanding achievements in being able to travel across the sea and become a coachman at sea. As a rising star, the White-Clothed Navy still had many places to learn from the Dutch. He learned from the barbarians' strengths to control the barbarians! Therefore, he emphasized in his order that the enemy must not be underestimated.

"Fuck them to death!"

"Prepare for the battle on the board!"

Esco roared with a ferocious face.

He was already impatient to start a fight immediately.

He was determined to eat the white naval squadron in front of him.

If so many brand new warships could be captured, the fruits of the war would be too great.

The best way to capture the opponent's warship is of course a platoon battle. The platoon battle is a hand-to-hand combat. The warships of both sides are tightly entangled together, and the sailors of both sides use various methods to completely eliminate the opponent from the top. This is the most primitive and bloodiest way of fighting on the sea surface, and it is definitely a huge challenge to the sailor's courage.

Esco has a hundred reasons to believe that as long as the two armies engage in a platoon battle, they will definitely be able to defeat their opponents. Esco has enough confidence in the platoon battle ability of his subordinates. What is the platoon battle that the pirate fleet is best at? Of course, it is platoon battle. In normal times, Esco has very strict requirements on his platoon battle ability.

If you want to engage in a platoon battle, the first thing you need to do is to narrow the distance with the other side and tightly wrap the ships of both sides. Therefore, Esco ordered to quickly shorten the distance with the White Navy. Before conducting artillery, he would shorten the distance between the two sides to within 300 meters. In general naval battles, 300 meters is the most suitable artillery distance.

Obviously, the White Navy had no intention of giving in to the rapid approaching of the pirate fleet. On the contrary, the White Navy's warships were also constantly approaching the pirate warships. The distance between the two sides was constantly shortened. Soon, it was shortened to about 1,500 meters. At this distance, many details could be observed with the naked eye.

"Ship-fire freely!"

Chen Zhan quickly issued a shelling order.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

The cannons of the first battleship of the White Army Navy were the first to open fire.

One by one, the shells roared out of the cannon chamber and rushed towards the pirate fleet like lightning.

Due to recoil, the warships of the White-Clothed Navy cannot fire volleys. All cannons must be fired in a staggered manner. This has created an illusion for the pirates that the artillery fire of the White-Clothed Navy warships is actually not fierce. Many pirates think that the number of artillery in the White-Clothed Navy is not large and the power of artillery is not great.

In fact, if we only calculate the number of cannons, the entire cannons of the Fourth Fleet of the White-Clothed Army Navy is not as good as one-third of the pirate fleet. In this era when the combat effectiveness of warships is generally measured by the tonnage of warships and the number of cannons, the number of cannons equipped by the White-Clothed Army Navy is indeed a bit alternative.

If we use general standards to measure, all warships of the White-Clothed Navy can only be called armed merchant ships, but not warships. Fortunately, the White-Clothed Navy's cannons have a long range and great power, which can greatly make up for the shortage of cannons.

"Puff puff puff!"

"Boom!"

"Crash!"

The first wave of shells shot fell near the pirate fleet, stirring up a large number of water splashes, and the entire sea seemed to boil. The sea water kept surging, like an invisible big hand pushing the waves with force. As more shells fell, the entire sea surface seemed to be filled with strong winds, slowly becoming rough.

The shells fired by the White Navy can explode smoothly even in the sea water. The shells explode in the sea water, and the energy cannot be released effectively, so they can only push the surrounding sea water. Each explosion of the shell must stir up the sea. The impact caused by the explosion changes the color of the sea water.

“Huh?”

Esco frowned quietly.

He had a lot of combat experience and immediately realized something was wrong.

The shells fired by the White Navy actually landed around his pirate fleet. The ones closest to the warships were even less than fifty meters. Such hit rate was very surprising. If only some of the shells were so close, he would not have felt surprised. However, with so many shells landing so close, he felt something was wrong.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, and experts watch the tricks. Since Esco is a genius of the Dutch Navy, he naturally has outstanding features. In his eyes, the first round of artillery bombing of the White Army Navy had already read a lot of information.

"Your Excellency General, there seems to be something wrong..."

Not only did Esco see it, but his adjutant also saw it.

His adjutant was also a top student in the Dutch Navy. He had rich combat experience and good eyesight. Judging from the landing points of the shells, the artillery artillery of the White-Clothed Navy was quite clever. With so many shells, the landing points were so neat, which was really surprising. Although these did not hit the pirate fleet, the artillery skill was enough to increase their vigilance.

Everyone knows that the navy's artillery is the most difficult to train. For a gunner, it is impossible to maintain a certain hit rate without three to five years of immersion. If you want to become an excellent gunner, it will take at least ten years. Many navy gunners are older because they require a lot of time to accumulate experience.

For a powerful navy, the most important wealth is actually not warships, but excellent officers and soldiers, including seamen and sailors. If a navy does not have a group of excellent gunners, it is impossible to have strong combat power. On the other hand, if a navy has a large number of excellent gunners, it must be a powerful navy.

From this perspective, the strength of the White Navy seems to be no longer needed to be proved. Because even if the main fleet of the Dutch Navy arrived, it would not be able to shoot such accurate shells at such a long distance. The British artillery art was originally the best, but there seemed to be a big gap in front of the White Navy.

"God General, I suggest we retreat temporarily..." the adjutant said in a low voice.

The first wave of shells of the White-Clothed Navy was so close that it almost hit the pirate warship. After the error was corrected, the second wave of shells might hit directly. The adjutant's suggestion was to avoid hitting the artillery fire of the White-Clothed Navy. If the pirate fleet's own cannon range is not even enough, it is afraid that the pirate fleet's own losses will not be small.

Judging from the power of the explosion of the shells falling from the White-Clothed Navy, everything in the rumor has become a reality. The White-Clothed Navy's shells are indeed very powerful, so great that even the sea water cannot resist its power. Poor Sorum was indeed sunk directly by the White-Clothed Navy's shells. The Esco Pirate Fleet cannot repeat the same mistake.

Esco had a gloomy face, without saying a word, holding his sword tightly.

Indeed, the first round of artillery attacks of the White Army Navy gave him a big and small threat. He had to admit that the artillery attacks of the White Army Navy were indeed above them. If he ordered to continue moving forward, he would indeed suffer considerable losses. It seems that this opponent cannot be underestimated! No wonder Solum would give up his life.

He felt very strange. How did the nameless White Navy train such an excellent group of shellfishers? Esco judged based on his own experience that the shellfishers of the White Navy had at least ten years of combat experience. Maybe it had been more than twenty years. Because, without such a long period of precipitation, their shellfishing skills would not have been so powerful!

However, if the White Navy had started training gunners twenty years ago, they would not be unknown. Because the gunner training cannot be completed on the shore, nor can it be achieved in exercises. It must go through actual combat, and it is cruel practical combat and repeated actual combat to train excellent gunners.

However, Esco had never heard of it. In the north of the South Ocean, there was once the White-Clothed Navy. The Ming Navy under the Ming Empire was nothing in the eyes of the Dutch. To say that the White-Clothed Navy evolved from the Ming Navy, Esco would never believe it. Countless questions lingered in Esco's mind, and he felt that he was about to go crazy. There was no way, there were too many strange questions that could not be understood.

Esco did not know that the reason why the artillery attacks of the White Army Navy were so accurate was not because of the high quality of officers and soldiers, but the application of some new technologies. Among them, the rangefinder and angle meter played the greatest role.

In the past, cannons either shot too far or too close. Just judging the shooting distance would take countless efforts. Even with the help of the Qianli Mile Mile, it would be impossible to effectively judge that these shortcomings would no longer exist after the invention of the rangefinder.

The use of rangefinders has a good correction effect on the launch of the cannons of the White Army Navy. Using instruments to measure distances is much more reliable than the naked eye. Especially on the sea surface where there are almost no reference objects, the judgment of the naked eye often occurs. Even the gunner with extremely experienced is unable to effectively control the error.

At the same time, instruments such as angle meters are constantly being put into actual combat to help the gunner accurately measure the angle of the shell. Angle meters also have a huge function, which is to correct the advance amount of the shell. This is crucial for the landing point of the shell. After all, in naval battles, warships are active, and the advance amount must be calculated to accurately hit.

With the help of instruments such as rangefinders and angle rulers, the White Army still has considerable advantages in artillery shooting. Even for novices, with the help of instruments, they can control the landing point of the shells more accurately. Even if there is an error, it will not be too outrageous.

Of course, the biggest advantage of the White-Clothed Navy is the blasting bomb. A powerful blasting bomb can severely damage the enemy's warships with just one shell. This ensures the destructive ability of the White-Clothed Navy. No matter how fierce your artillery fire is, as long as I hit you, you will basically lose your combat ability.

"Boom!"

"Crash!"

Continuous shells fell into the sea and made terrible loud noises.

The water column that exploded was more than ten meters high. Sometimes several consecutive shells exploded in the same sea area, and the water column that exploded was even more scary. A large amount of sea water, like a pouring rain, poured down on the deck of the pirate warship, ruthlessly washing everything on the deck into the sea water.

Such powerful power made all the pirates shudder. They are not idiots, so they naturally know how destructive the shells are. The power of explosion in the sea is so powerful. If it explodes on a ship, what is that? I am afraid that the entire warship will be shattered with one shot.

After all, pirates are pirates, and the largest warship equipped with a displacement of only about 500 tons. Navy of various countries are reluctant to use warships with displacement of more than 600 tons for pirates. Even these pirates are actually variants of the navy.

A 500-ton warship can last for a period of time when facing solid bombs or shotguns. However, it is more dangerous to face blasting bombs with strong destructive power. If they are really hit by blasting bombs, the consequences will probably be very serious.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a pirate warship burst out with flames.

But it was a shell from the White Army Navy that accurately hit its deck.

There is no doubt that this wooden warship with a displacement of only about 400 tons is impossible to withstand the heavy blow of a 75mm howitzer. The shells exploded on the deck, blowing a huge gap in the deck, almost breaking the pirate warship into two pieces. The cabin below was also in disarray, with a large number of sailors dead, and the entire cabin collapsed.

Although the pirate warship has not sunk for the time being and continues to float on the sea, there is no doubt that it has completely lost its combat effectiveness. The only thing the pirates can do now is to desperately evacuate the battlefield and escape the artillery range of the White Army Navy. Whether it will sink depends on the damage control ability on the ship.

"Damn it!" Esco couldn't help but curse.

Why is the power of the White-Clothed Navy's shells so powerful? After all, it is a warship with a displacement of 400 tons. How come it is like this when it is hit by a shell? If it is a solid bullet or a shotgun, even if it is hit by hundreds of rounds, it will be fine!

"Boom!"

Before Esco could react, suddenly another loud bang came. He quickly turned around and saw another pirate warship hit and suffered huge damage. The masts of the pirate warship were blown off, the sails fell down, penetrated deeply into the sea water, dragging the warship seriously tilted. The sailors on the pirate ship found that something was wrong and hurriedly dived to escape. For a moment, the entire sea surface was in chaos.

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Suddenly, another shell fell heavily into the escaped sailor group, and a dull loud noise broke out. The shells exploded in the sea water, stirring up a large number of water columns, and the sea surface was also violently surging, as if there was a devil below.

After a while, the sea gradually calmed down. However, the sailors in the sea were already shocked to death. Their bodies floated on the sea, drifting with the waves, and slowly drifted to the farther sea surface with a large amount of debris.

Due to the pouring of blood, the sea surface in the combat area was dyed dark red. The sea water that was stirred by shells onto the deck was also dark red, with a strong smell of blood. No one knew how much blood the pirates had poured into the sea. Similarly, no one knew how much blood the pirates had to continue pouring into the sea.

The initiative on the battlefield is completely in the hands of the White Army Navy. If the pirate fleet continues to fight, they can only continue to bleed until their blood is completely shed.

"retreat!"

Esco ordered decisively.

If he continues like this, he will follow Sorum's footsteps.

The power of the artillery fire of the White Army Navy is indeed too powerful, and he has no way to resist. If he continues to fight, his losses will be greater. Even it is possible that the entire army will be wiped out. If the pirate fleet is gone, he, the leader of the "pirate", will probably be sad in the future. If he doesn't do it well, he will have to go to the military court.

These damn White-Clothed Navy seem to be a bit weird. Before we figure out their background, Esco decided not to take risks anymore. Anyway, the sky fell and there was a tall man holding on. White-Clothed Navy, let the seniors have a headache!

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