Super Emperor of the Late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 70: Auspicious Battle Song

You can search for the latest chapters in Baidu for "Super Emperors Search Novels of the Late Qing Dynasty (www.soxscc.com)"!Da Qing never lacked warriors, but lacked a place for these warriors to shed their blood willingly. Now that they have found it, this country will certainly not lose them.

Now that they decided to fight, they acted quickly. Although the enemy is strong, don't expect them to resist any resistance. In order to speed up the navigation, they throw all irrelevant things into the sea.

Sandbags are piled up around important parts of the main deck, and most of them have been replaced with 150mm howitzers with old protective gun positions. Although they are not powerful, they can still deal with some small cruisers and gunboats.

The main deck was sprinkled with fine sand and a layer of sea water to prevent the fire from spreading too quickly after being hit by a shell.

The auxiliary soldiers also quickly stood at their posts, picked up the fire pump, hugged the shells, and were ready to appear in the most needed position at the first time.

Perhaps there is still a certain gap between the resilience and operation in combat and the Gaul Army, but the navy of the Qing Empire has shown their qualities. For the destiny of this country, they are serious and willing to dedicate their lives.

For the Gallic Army:

The Dowell and Baya took the lead, followed by cruisers such as La Perutz, Champlain, Reconnaissance, Nieri, and Amirim.

There is also a 4,600-ton Victory, and a large number of armored gunboats.

Since the commander of the Gallic Navy died alone, the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, Rear Admiral Richie Bibi, had full command of the battle. At this time, he was standing on the flagship "Dwell".

Although the 5,700-ton Dowell is 300 tons less than the Baya, his speed reached 17 knots.

The speed is faster than some cruisers, so in the strict sense, he belongs to the heavy armored cruiser rather than the battleship in this era.

"Report to the commander! The Qing fleet is found ahead! The distance is 12,000 meters!"

"Report to the commander! There are more than 20 warships wanting us to come, mostly some old warships! Visually less than half of the 1,000-ton tonnage warships are mostly hundreds of tons of warships."

"The distance is less than 10,000 meters!"

Observers kept reporting to him on the observation deck, passing the information.

"Haha! People are really naive. They sent some broken planks in an attempt to block our pace, so that they could concentrate their efforts to kill Ferrando's fleet. Can these planks block us for 30 minutes? No! It's 15 minutes! "

Lisby smiled disdainfully.

He didn't put these warships in his eyes at all. In his mind, as long as a few rounds of volleys of these old ships either fled or died in the sea.

"Passing orders! The left fleet is based on the "Dwell" and moves 60 degrees north east, and the right fleet moves 60 degrees south east based on the Baya. Use the side string to deal with the Qing fleet .

He decided to take advantage of firepower and speed to start the change in advance, so that when the two sides entered a state of war, they were in a two-word formation, and the fleet was just in the middle.Give play to the greatest firepower advantage and solve these "cannon fodder" of the Qing navy in the shortest time.

In the Qing Dynasty, Xu Changshun and the two rushed directly to the Gaul fleet from the bow direction.Picture Broadcasting World Novel www.tubo123.com

They won't grab any T-words, and it is simply unrealistic to compete with the French fleet for firepower. These gunships of hundreds of tons with a maximum size of only a thousand or so have almost zero damage to those behemoths.

Even the 150MM howitzer, the largest main gun, must be within a distance of one kilometer, or even hundreds of meters, before hitting an enemy ship can cause them serious injuries.

They can only rush into the enemy's camp with the maximum speed and the smallest bomb-receiving area, disrupt their formation, and make them fearful of hurting their warships and fearful of firing guns.Either launch a torpedo, or hit it directly, or start a battle with the Gaul army. This is their only hope.

Even if this hope that requires death charge to complete, the probability is very low and very low.But they have no choice.

"Go forward in an "S" shape to avoid the opponent's shells!"

Xuan Shun decisively ordered that such a charging method just brought out their advantages. The gunboat had two main guns, the bow and the stern, so that although the main gun at the stern was sacrificed, the area of ​​the bombs received was minimized.

As his voice fell and played the semaphore, the two fleets gradually approached, and the naval battle began with a bang.

"Boom!"

There was a loud noise on the Douwell, and the twin 280MM main gun fired a huge roar, and the shells drew a graceful arc in the air.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Baya and the 4,600-ton Victory, also on the right, also fired their main guns.

They and Douwell are naturally the first to enter a better range as the left and right sides of the row.

As the sonic boom disappeared in the air, several huge water jets rose from the sea.It took ten seconds for the echo to reach their ears.

"The elevation angle is too high, more than 100 meters away! Prepare for the second round of shelling!"

Observers report the data clearly.

Although the gunner can also see the results, it is not as clear as the observers. The combination of information from both sides will help improve the hit rate of the next shot.

With the falling of the bubble, the main guns of the French navy's battleships emitted hot red flames and large white smoke, firing their own cannons, and the rumbling and howling continued.

The Qing navy was still advancing at full speed in the S-shape, and it did not fire at all. This distance is not only useless, but also affects the speed and stability of the ship. It is better not to shoot.

"Boom!"

With a loud noise, the 240MM main artillery of the Victory hit a 300-ton gunboat in the Qing Dynasty.

The shell easily ripped the iron sheet, crushed the wooden plank, and exploded in the center of the ship.Suddenly the poor boat fell apart.

The Baya’s 280MM artillery hit the 1000-ton gunship "An Lan" at full speed...... ..