I want it, I want a wave of flower reviews and gifts!
" Let's go." Wei Chenghong realized that his ship was flying the tricolor flag of the French army. This would undoubtedly attract the attack of the British warships. It should be known that the scales of victory had tilted towards the British navy. If he entered, it would probably not be easy.
Lin Lei stood next to him, not saying a word. She almost didn't have any sense of existence.
On the surface of the sea, the sound of cannons shook the sky. Shattered wood splinters flew everywhere. Solid shells, grapeshot, and grape shells were everywhere. There were also human limbs flying in the air. Compared to modern naval battles, such close-range artillery battles seemed several times crueler. It tested the courage and courage of the sailors even more.
Wei Chenghong, who was at the edge of the battlefield, ordered his warships to join the battle. He was not stupid. He could already see that the French army's formation was chaotic. Even if they had the advantage in numbers, they were still torn apart by the British navy's warships.
"This kind of retarded commander should be thrown into the sea to feed the fish.”Wei Chenghong knew that his ship alone would not be able to help the French army turn the tables.
His ship was still one nautical mile away from Nelson's Victory, and there were several ships in between. Because he was flying the flag of the French army, a small cruiser had already begun to turn around and prepare to fire at his ship.
"Left full helm, if you dare to block our way, sink it.”Wei Chenghong was impressed. The captain of the cruiser had at most forty light cannons on both sides of the ship.
"Target is a cruiser 300 meters away, fire.”Wei Chenghong shouted.
The marines passed down the order. After ten seconds, the cannons on the starboard side began to fire in unison. When they opened fire, it was very spectacular. The three-story cannons fired from front to back. As for why they didn't fire at the same time? Because the stability of the ship at that time was not that good, they could only use this kind of compartment shooting.
"Be careful." Lin Lei heard the whistling sound of the artillery shells and pulled Wei Chenghong to the wooden shield wall of the warship.
The cannonballs smashed into the hull of the ship, and a few of them flew past the deck and fell into the sea not far away. Cracks appeared on the starboard hull, and one of the cannons was destroyed.
In contrast, the cruiser that was hit by Wei Chenghong was much more miserable. The hull was directly penetrated, and many oak planks were shaken off and fell into the sea. It even caught fire.
"Don't stop, keep moving forward." Wei Chenghong broke free from Lin Lei's embrace and stood up.
In this era, battleships were the king. That cruiser had already lost its ability to fight. One volley and it was heavily injured.
The helmsman continued to turn and headed in the direction that Wei Chenghong pointed.
There were no powerful ships at the edge of the battlefield. The flagships and battleships of both sides were located in the center of the battlefield.
Probably because they saw Wei Chenghong bombarding the British ships, some of the heavily damaged French ships approached Wei Chenghong's " False Victory ".
Wei Chenghong took out a monocular and looked at the sea in front of him. The warships of both sides crisscrossed, making it impossible for them to move casually.
"Sorry for the trouble." Wei Chenghong knew that if he wanted speed, he couldn't cut into Narson's ship.
War was like this. No one knew what would happen.
"Change of plans, let's kill those blocking the way first.”Wei Chenghong put down his binoculars and frowned.
There were several French warships on his starboard side, and more than a dozen warships were engaged in artillery fire a nautical mile away from his port side. In front of him was the main battle area, and there were several plumes of black smoke rising, probably because some warships had been set on fire.
Wei Chenghong knew that if the French fleet was finished, he would be finished as well. Since the difficulty of this mission was less than the reward of the Mawei Sea Battle, it meant that the difficulty was lower than the Mawei Sea Battle. From the beginning, he had fallen into a blind spot.
They should help the French army first, not just focus on their own mission and squeeze next to Narson. After all, the British army was not stupid. They would not let their commander be killed by Wei Chenghong.
The battle had lasted for five hours, and it had only been an hour at most. There was still a lot of time.
"Turn around and destroy those cruisers.”Wei Chenghong said to the helmsman.
In this era, the only difference between a cruiser and a battleship was its weight and the number of cannons. It did not have much of an advantage in speed. If a cruiser had enough weight and cannons, it could also be called a battleship.
This ship was hard, but its speed was really slow. Wei Chenghong, who was used to modern warships, wanted to curse. He had to pay attention to the wind direction because it was a sail battleship.
"Hold on, hold on, drive in. Open fire, first hit the badly damaged ship.”Wei Chenghong squeezed his ship into the chaotic battlefield.
There were Royal Navy warships on the left and right, and more than 100 cannons began to fire shells. The two nearby cruisers were riddled with holes, causing the morale of the French fleet to rise greatly.
The British were all light ships, and none of them could compete with Wei Chenghong's flagship. They were not the main force ships, so it was normal that they could not beat them.
"Send a flag signal to the F Army ships behind us and let them form a column with us. We'll go and take the back route of the British.”Wei Chenghong found that the French navy had a good fighting spirit, but the commander was not good enough.
Anyone would like to be a drowning dog. With Wei Chenghong's big ship, these lone French cruisers had a backbone.
A chopstick could be easily broken, but a handful of chopsticks wouldn't work. After gathering five or six ships, Wei Chenghong chose to take a detour. With the system, he wasn't afraid that he wouldn't be able to find Nelson's location.
The British did not expect the French to have an extra ship. Their main ships had already clashed with the French's main ships. Although they had the upper hand, it did not mean that they had won.
In the current battle situation, killing a person halfway through would undoubtedly disrupt Narson's deployment. Sometimes, even a straw could crush a camel, let alone a huge rock.
Wei Chenghong was holding an old-fashioned monocular, and it was uncomfortable to look at it. Moreover, the magnifying power was much worse, so he couldn't see clearly.
Several ships of the FX-allied forces had sunk. Wei Chenghong could still see that the F fleet was being played by the British fleet.
Inadvertently looking at the phone screen, Wei Chenghong found that the position of the Victory had changed. It was heading towards his position. It was going to eliminate him, the troublemaker.
"To capture a thief, we must first capture the king of thieves. To shoot a person, we must first shoot the horse. As expected of Narson, his reaction is really fast.”It was no wonder that the reward was not much. The target had delivered himself to him. Wei Chenghong knew that the greatest danger was coming.
He brought Lin Lei to the bow of the ship and used the binoculars to look. About a thousand meters away from the bow, a huge ship had appeared. The real Victory had appeared, and in his field of vision, there was a person holding a binoculars. Both sides were stunned.
"Why does that warship look so familiar? And that person's attire doesn't look like someone from the F Army.”Narson was talking about Wei Chenghong. Wei Chenghong was wearing a modern navy uniform, which was definitely a little strange in the eyes of people of this era.
"He's a courageous person. No wonder he's hailed as a national hero by the British.”Wei Chenghong put down his telescope. Compared to Narson, who had the air of a general, he was still very young.
However, the two of them had a tacit understanding this time. Almost all of them chose to engage in close combat. This was because the cannons of this era were not very reliable. If they were too far away, they would not even know where the cannonballs would fly. This was not a problem of the gunner's skill, but the accuracy of these cannons. They were really poor.
"Loaded solid rounds, prepared for defense, turn left.”At a distance of more than 400 meters, both ships chose to change direction. The speed of their salvo was about the same, and their synchronization rate was astonishing.
This wasn't a small fight like before. Battleships had 30-pound cannons, not the 12-pound cannons of cruisers.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]