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Chapter 1063: Big Sea Battle ()
correct! I forgot to explain something before.

That is, in the Yinfa Expedition Fleet, protected by so many warships, the transport fleet was unexpectedly attacked by a mere ten torpedo boats, resulting in such an embarrassing scene.

It’s not that Jackie Fisher, the naval expert of the Great Yin Empire, is not commanding enough.

There is also the Dayin Navy, which is definitely the current maritime hegemon and the founder of Guo Jia's modern navy. They are a bit too naive and not professional enough.

They did not even take into account the possibility that our own fleet might be attacked by an opponent's torpedo boats when passing through such a narrow area, and did not take any precautions.

The most critical reason is that they are too professional.

So much so that by accident, they all fell into a misunderstanding:
When a large number of lookouts in the fleet with telescopes did not see the slightest smoke rising on both sides of the strait, they believed that there was no ambush by any torpedo boats.

Even if there are, there is no need to worry about their threats.

The reason is simple. In their understanding, there is no other possibility for the power source of torpedo boats except a steam boiler.

The steam boiler needs to warm up for a long time before it can generate enough steam power to drive the torpedo boat at high speed.

It seems that it is only time to hit and destroy them.

The important thing is that under the full assault of the torpedo boats, the transport fleet escorted by the Yinfa Expedition Fleet has suffered a devastating blow.

Although he was just an ordinary shell carrier in a gun group on the front deck of the Yin Army's "Flying" armored cruiser, he was not qualified to be equipped with a telescope at all.

Don't worry at all, you will be blocked in this strait.

It reminds me of vultures swooping down in preparation for prey.

The turret had semi-encircled protection, and a group of operators hid behind the protection. Most of them were lucky enough to survive.

However, faced with such a situation, let alone the frightened sailors and soldiers of the transport fleet.

But just by relying on the huge explosions and the sky-shaking fire, you can clearly imagine what is happening over there.

"Brother Su, these unlucky guys are so pitiful; but don't worry, we will definitely kill all the Xuange camp later, and hang enough young people to avenge you~"

Such white smoke is absolutely invisible to the eyes of professional lookouts in the Yinfa fleet.

The formations that originally formed several groups of wild geese were now spread out while gradually reducing their speed.

No! The two sides were in the fifth round of shelling, and they actually hit a 210 mm caliber shell here first.

The caliber of their naval guns was not small. The key was the rate of fire, hit rate, power of the shells, etc. It actually far exceeded all of their expectations.

Each of them is much, much bigger than the eagle.

Because when he was holding a 6-inch caliber, or 152 mm caliber artillery shell, and walking towards the gun in charge of his team, he suddenly felt something.

Regardless of whether it is the preheating or operation of the boiler, a large amount of thick smoke will always be generated during this process.

The only thing he could do was to take advantage of the gap between carrying the shells, take off his military cap, express his condolences from afar, and mutter the first sentence in his mouth.

If this situation continues, because a large number of cargo ships are sunk, the entire Malacca route will be completely blocked, and the expedition fleet will have no way to retreat. This has become a result that everyone expected.

The four battleships of the Xuan Ge Camp on the opposite side are, frankly, surprisingly powerful.

To be more precise, a mile or two to their left.

A French fast cruiser called 'Pride', with a displacement of 5300 tons, had its front main gun accidentally hit.

It doesn't mean that there is no smoke at all when this thing burns; it just means that the smoke is not thick black smoke, but lighter white smoke.

After all these factors were combined, it finally led to the emergence of such a scene.

In the sky to his left, in the airspace about five or six kilometers away, at a height of about one kilometer above the ground, there were dozens of strange flying objects flying towards him.

As for worries about my own safety, I have none at all.

Ake Dabel glanced in the direction of the rear transport fleet.

It's a pity that even if he knew it, Ake Dabel, a sailor of the Yin Kingdom, couldn't do anything.

Even the thermal coal used is currently the best anthracite: Welsh white coal.

Naturally, there is no way to see the tragedy currently happening in the rear transport fleet through visual inspection.

When he looked up, he immediately saw a scene that made his whole soul tremble.

But the 12-inch, 305 mm caliber twin front main gun was completely scrapped.

In short, because these people know nothing about the starting speed, operating status, power, speed, etc. of the diesel engines equipped by Xuange Camp's torpedo boats.

Unfortunately, soon after, Ak Dabel didn’t think so.

But so what? As the expedition fleet gradually approached, the number and caliber of artillery shells far exceeding those of Xuange Camp rained down, and the distance to their battleships became closer and closer.

Those unlucky sailors, as well as the infantrymen of the two countries on the ship, are experiencing something again now.

Of course, why such a scene occurred is actually not important anymore.

The sailors on the Yinfa Expedition Fleet don't seem to be that scared...

The large number of artillery on the battleship can easily tear them apart; even without a direct hit, the huge water column set off by the cannonball can overturn them at a slightly closer distance.

Think about it, no matter how powerful the torpedo boats in Xuange camp are, they are just bullying cargo ships without any firepower configuration and only some rifles in the sky.

If they come to attack serious warships like them, they are simply seeking death.

So even if a large number of transport fleets are sunk and the escape route is blocked, what is there to worry about? As long as the four battleships of Xuange Camp are completely eliminated, they can continue to move forward.

At the same time, between bursts of shell explosions, a dense buzzing sound could be faintly transmitted to his ears.

Perhaps it was for this reason that there were no sharp fangs on those strange flying objects.

But their huge size fell in Ake Dabel's eyes, especially after such a 'buzzing' sound fell in her ears, it made him feel great fear.

More importantly, it was the first time in my life that I encountered such an opponent from the air.

It was as if they had seen a group of demons running out of hell and pounced on them. Every cell in the poor Yin Kingdom sailor's body was filled with inexplicable fear.

As soon as he loosened his hands, the cannonball in his hands fell towards the deck.

Instinctively, he took a step back with his right foot; otherwise, a cannonball weighing almost 50 kilograms could smash the sole of his foot into a shattering fracture.

Such a mistake would have been made at any other time.

The gunner's crazy shouts and curses, and even the kicking of military boots, were already overwhelming.

At this moment? Every one of the sailors, including the gunner, looked up after hearing the sound and saw the threat coming from above.

So now, like him, his body is shaking and his face is pale.

For a moment, there was no time to scold him.

Anyway, when the Xuange Camp Air Force all appeared in front of the Yinfa Fleet, the scene immediately stunned all the foreign devils.

Such a scene is actually not an exaggeration at all.

After all, the so-called advanced technology in the West at that time had not developed to such an exaggerated level; psychology similar to 'feudal superstition' still had a heavy influence on the hearts of ordinary people.

They did not kneel down and kowtow like the natives, which is already a pretty good performance...

******
Although the flying speed of those bombers in the sky makes everyone in the team from the modern plane very disgusted.

But for people of this era, it was very fast. Not long after, they left the battle line composed of Yin army warships, but only

Needless to say, the quality of the Great Yin Empire's navy in this era was truly at the ceiling level at that time, especially the officers who were made up of a large number of aristocratic children.

Just when Ake Dabel's heart was filled with fear, he heard another sparse gunshot.

Turning around and looking over, he discovered that the first mate on their ship was taking out a revolver from his waist and firing continuously into the air.

After seeing the action of shooting and attracting the attention of these people, the first mate even turned pale.

But in his mouth, he shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Don't be afraid, this thing in the sky is not a devil; look clearly, there are people hiding in it, it's just a strange aircraft from Xuange Camp.

Anyone with a gun fire with me and shoot them down. "

After hearing this, Ak Dabel tried his best to open his eyes and looked over. Sure enough, he could see two people sitting in front of those monsters. They were not real devils.

Suddenly, he was still a little afraid of this unknown weapon that could fly.

At least not to the extent that even the soul was trembling with fear like at the beginning.

While he was looking at the aerial bombers, there were already a dozen sailors with rifles in their hands rushing out from the lower deck and the command tower.

He kept pulling the bolt of the Lee Medford rifle in his hand and fired continuously into the sky.

There were not many people firing on the "Flying" ship alone, but after counting the entire fleet, there were at least one to two hundred long and short guns firing continuously into the air.

After such intensive gunshots, the fear in Ak Dabel's heart calmed down a little.

At this time, the bombers in the sky had flown over the Yin Army fleet, and the situation took a new turn.

Specifically, in the horrified eyes of Ake Dabel and others, they discovered that the bellies of those strange aircraft in the sky were suddenly opened.

Then, like an egg being laid, a long, oval-shaped tube weighing at least 500 pounds fell from it.

In the process of falling, this thing made an extremely strange screeching sound.

After this sound fell on Ake Dabel's ears, he was upset without saying anything. The fear in his heart that had just calmed down became stronger again.

Even though he was still alive, the long barrel hit Ak Dabel on the head.

With a strong instinct to survive, he quickly staggered back three steps.

It was just one movement and retreat that completely saved his life.

Because the long barrel that could smash him into a meat pie fell directly on his original position; it smashed a big hole in the thick oak deck.

In the end, more than half of it was smashed in, and only the remaining small half of the tail was stuck outside.

Ake Dabel sat down on the ground due to the vibration under his feet. He was in a terrible embarrassment. Other than that, there was nothing wrong with him.

After Xu Shi escaped from the catastrophe, he discovered a strange aircraft from the Xuange camp in the sky. Such an attack by throwing a large iron tube from the air was actually less harmful than he originally expected.

In addition, he wanted to make up for his previous embarrassing performance.

Ak Dabel climbed up, stepped forward, and cursed in a relaxed tone:
"Hu from Xuange Camp and his men are not known as the last knights in the East? They are so powerful in legends, but they only have this method similar to throwing spears..."

The guy didn't finish his curse. It was when he was halfway through the curse that he discovered something he had overlooked, and it attracted all his attention.

It was at the end of the long tube that he found a small propeller that was still turning, but not too fast.

By some strange mistake, he slowly stretched out an index finger of his right hand and touched the small propeller; just as he expected, the thing stopped rotating.

But what he didn't know was that with such an action, his last remaining chance of survival was taken away right here and there.

Because that little propeller is, to put it bluntly, an air fuse for dropping aerial bombs from a bomber.

That thing relies on the speed generated when it falls, causing the propeller to continuously rotate, thereby causing the fuse safety to continuously loosen; when it is loosened to a sufficient distance, the fuse can detonate the explosion of the aerial bomb during the impact.

Therefore, Ake Dabel did not take advantage of this time to escape, nor did he quickly stop turning the fuse.

By the time he slowly stopped the fuse, it was too late.

The next second later, a 250-kilogram aerial bomb exploded, detonating the artillery shells on one side and a batch of artillery shells in a small ammunition storage room that had not yet closed the door.

Under the astonishing explosive power they produced, Ake Dabel and the surrounding artillery group were instantly wiped out.

And this was just the beginning. The astonishing amount of aerial bombs and the terrifying power of multiple shell explosions sent a 152-meter naval gun mounted on a base into the air.

At the same time, a huge hole was torn open in the deck, and sawdust and steel fragments from the oak deck were scattered in all directions, driven by the astonishing shock wave.

Suddenly, the entire superstructure and personnel of the warship suffered a terrifying blow.

All personnel on the upper deck were knocked down, the masts and chimneys were broken one after another, and even the command tower with armor protection shook violently in the explosion. The personnel inside fell one after another during the shaking, and were even thrown out.

Like many crew members in the lower cabin, they hit the wall and could never get up.

Anyway, the power of such an aerial bomb was beyond the imagination of everyone in the Yinfa fleet.

When the personnel on the other battleships of the expedition fleet followed the sound of the explosion and saw the "Flying" that had almost suffered a devastating blow, they felt a chill in their hearts that went straight to the sky.

But before the cold air rising from the bottom of their hearts could reach their Heavenly Spirit Cap, an even bigger surprise happened again.

The violent explosion not only tore apart a large piece of the upper deck of the "Flying", but also easily tore open the lower deck, spreading the aftermath of the explosion to the lowest power cabin.

Although it was the aftermath, it was still so powerful that the steam boiler of the "Flying" exploded two or three seconds later.

I saw a huge flame rising from the inside of this armored cruiser with a displacement of 5 tons, which had only been launched for 6100 years.

This warship, which could have been used as the main flagship if placed in the Far East, began to sink at an alarming speed.

None of the hundreds of personnel above, from the captain to the boilermaker, had time to escape.

Seeing such a scene, Jackie Fisher, the commander of the expedition fleet, his legs weakened and he collapsed towards the ground.

Fortunately, a captain next to him helped him.

It was this action that made him see more desperate scenes.

The first person to drop bombs at low altitude thought she was Xiaomei, who was at the beginning of the bombing formation. When she was about to fly over the "number", she opened the bomb bay in the belly of the aircraft in advance.

After calculating the advance amount, he ordered the deputy on the plane to start dropping bombs, and dropped one first to test the actual combat effect.

Because there was no radio on the plane, the pilots on the dozen or so planes behind them only reacted at the moment the aerial bomb fell.

They also opened the magazine one after another and began to throw aerial bombs at the target below.

There were a total of ten or so aerial bombs, but the effect achieved was not as good as Xiaomei's shot. In fact, the effect of Xiaomei's shot was so good, and there was a lot of luck in it.

The other four aerial bombs that landed on the deck did not detonate the ammunition and boilers continuously. They were able to destroy a thousands-ton warship with one shot.

The remaining six or seven aerial bombs all fell into the sea.

But even so, every aerial bomb that landed on the deck would create a terrifying hole, knocking down many people, and setting the surroundings on fire.

Among the aerial bombs that landed on the water, the two that were relatively close to the target exploded with enough force to tear a hole in the hull of the ship.

Although the range of the opening was not enough to sink the battleship.

It also made the damage control team above become frantically busy; and the above are just the appetizers for the first air raid in this plane...

(End of this chapter)