The entire fleet maintained a fish-scale formation and advanced at a speed of 10 knots. The huge Baja was in front, and the rest of the warships were on the left and right sides according to their size. The 4500-ton Lavis was in charge of bringing up the rear.
There were no submarines in this era, so this formation was beneficial for them to quickly adjust their formation when they encountered an enemy again. Moreover, the first to resist the enemy was often their strongest warships.
Due to the curvature of the Earth, the first thing that appeared in front of the second town observation post was a few huge smoke columns, but it was only a few small black dots that represented the French fleet.
Seeing the French fleet approaching, Battalion Commander Li, who was in charge of the defense of Great Martial Mountain, became nervous. He asked Zhang Shicheng impatiently,"Can we fire now?"
"Let's wait a little longer. It's too far now! When they got closer, the accuracy would be higher.”
Zhang Shicheng shook his head. It was possible to hit the opponent at this distance, but the accuracy was too low.
In fact, Zhang Shicheng could not wait to fire the cannons immediately and destroy the French fleet. He had been leading them to train day and night, waiting for the day when they would kill the enemy for the country.
However, he also knew that it was impossible to hit the French warships from such a long distance. Even if he hit them, it would be difficult to tear through the enemy's armor.
He could only wait until the enemy was close enough for him to fire his cannon. Once he started firing at the enemy's cannons, he would fail sooner or later.
After all, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. 16 Krupp cannons might not be able to fight against the strongest main battleship of the other side.
"Good! Then you stay here and watch. I'll go down and set up the defense! To prevent the French guy from taking the opportunity to sneak up! "Li Xiaobo nodded and went down the cannon.
Along the Great Martial Mountain and the Small Martial Mountain, they had set up a tight firepower network at the top, the middle, and the bottom of the mountain, which could form a three-dimensional attack on the French army.
Doing so would also test the coordination ability of the various commanders, so he had to watch over them carefully.
After undergoing rigorous training and learning, Father's Japanese Army was clearly no longer the same as before. Their combat strength had long since been pulled apart from the Huai and Chu armies.
Then, he ordered people to inform the Fujian Navy's two gunboats, the Super Martial and the Far Martial, to get ready.
After receiving the news from the mountain, the two gunboats quickly lit up the fire and weighed the anchor, preparing for war. To them, no matter how powerful the enemy was, as a navy, they had to fight.
"Ready! Fire!“
The French fleet was getting closer and closer, and they were about to enter the mouth of Jilong Bay. At this time, Zhang Shicheng could no longer hold it in. He immediately gave the order to open fire.
"Boom! Boom!“
With the first shot of the Great Martial Mountain Cannon, the Battle of Jilong between China and France officially began.
"Boom! Boom!“
Water columns that were dozens of meters tall suddenly rose around the French fleet, and the waves caused the French warships to shake.
The first round of bombardment did not cause any damage to them, which was normal. A naval battle was different from a land battle. If you hit a target on land, you might cause damage to it, but if you hit a warship in a naval battle, you might also hit its hardest armor.
He needed enough strength to tear apart the armor of the warship!
Even Snoopy, who was on the Baja, felt a slight tremor. He raised his head in surprise and looked at the splashing waves on the deck.
"Since when were there such powerful cannons installed here?”
He quickly gave the order, and the French army, as a maritime power, also displayed the quality of a navy.
They did not panic in the face of a sudden attack. Instead, they quickly changed their formation into a horizontal line and aimed the side with the most cannons in the direction of the artillery, ready to counterattack at any time.
"I wonder how the commander is doing! Did you win?"
Snoopy thought as he ordered the fleet to wait.
Relatively speaking, he was calmer than Guba. He was a traditional naval commander and was not very good at dividing troops. Of course, calmness also represented mediocrity, which meant that Guba was the commander and he was the deputy.
The first round of artillery fire did not have any effect. When the second and third rounds of artillery fire came, the French fleet had already adjusted their formation and began to slowly retreat.
Soon, they evacuated to a safe area. Not a single warship was injured.
"Let the reconnaissance ship observe the situation."
Following Snoopy's order, a few speedboats were released from the warships and quickly approached the military port.
"You bunch of idiots, haven't you eaten? You don't usually train properly. All of you think that I'm the best in the world. Now that things have come to this, you're dropping the ball.“
Zhang Shicheng couldn't help but curse. After a few rounds of bombardment, he actually didn't even get a single hair.
However, they could not be blamed. They were army gunners and were fighting moving targets on the sea. It was normal for them to be uncomfortable.
He also knew about this situation. Fortunately, he did not take out all his trump cards. He did not seize the opportunity before, or else he would have suffered a loss.
"Battalion Commander, the French reconnaissance speedboat!”The observation post immediately reported the situation.
"Kill them! This time, don't be a piece of trash and teach the French a lesson.”Zhang Shicheng immediately ordered loudly.
"Alright! Battalion Commander, watch carefully. This time, we must defeat these devils.”
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