Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 459 The Heart of a Warrior

The brutal boarding battle between the "Great Britain" and the "Veyron" is still going on, but at this time the battlefield has shifted from the side of the ship to the "Great Britain", and the side of the "Great Britain" has been lost, and it is gaining momentum The officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty swarmed onto the deck of the "Great Britain", and the two sides formed a mass on the deck of the "Great Britain", with shaking figures, waving knives and guns, screams and roars everywhere. The sound of gunfire, the clash of weapons, and the firing of rifles were mixed together. Bravery was the theme at this time. The soldiers on both sides were bloody, and the blood of the dead dyed the deck of the "Great Britain" a shocking dark red.

Undoubtedly, in this brutal hand-to-hand combat, the Qing navy had the absolute upper hand. Although this is the result of the heroism of the Qing navy officers and soldiers, it does not mean that the English sailors are greedy for life and fear of death, nor is it because of England Sailors don't know how to fight on board, let alone because of the small number of sailors in England.In fact, the crew of the "Great Britain" is 880, while the crew of the "Great Dragon" is only 860. On the contrary, England has a larger number of sailors. They have fought at least once, and they should be much stronger than the Qing navy, which was the first to engage in boarding battles. However, the English navy still failed to block the impact of the Qing officers and soldiers. The reason for this was only because the Qing navy The breech-loading needle guns equipped in the Qing Navy are much stronger than the front-loading guns used by the English Navy.

In the establishment of the English Navy, each battleship has a team of about 100 musketeers, whose purpose is not only to serve as military police, but also to fight board battles. Of course, the musketeers of the English Navy still use former Loading flintlock guns are far inferior to the breech-loading needle guns in the hands of Qing navy officers and soldiers in terms of loading speed and accuracy.At the beginning of the war, the English musketeers did not attack immediately, but hid behind the English sailors, firing volleys of guns at the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty from time to time, causing considerable casualties to the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. He was put on the deck of the "Veyron" by the English sailors, until Kominda realized something was wrong, and gathered all the officers and soldiers with rifles on hand to start a confrontation with the team of English muskets. After the soldiers were wiped out in sevens and eighties, the English sailors could no longer hold the ship's side, and were defeated by the sailors of the "Veyron".

"Kill!" The shirtless Kominda slashed to death a tall English sailor in front of him, and rushed forward wildly, aiming at Admiral Nadal standing under the main mast, but seeing Kominda's strong Shuo's figure was like a humanoid tank rampaging through the melee crowd. All the English sailors who tried to block him were killed by his wild swordsmanship, and the small group of guards following Kominda all held The knife held a revolver in one hand, but all the English sailors who wanted to attack Kominda were killed by the guards.

At this point in the battle, there is no suspense about the outcome of this boarding battle. The fall of the "Great Britain" is a foregone conclusion. Admiral Nadal's white hair is blowing in the wind, but his face is calm and composed, and he looks like he is going crazy. The officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty charged like tigers, their wrinkled faces showed no panic, their eyes shone with determination, they stretched out their hands, pulled out the swords from their waists, and roared: "For Your Majesty, for Your Majesty, for your sake!" The pride of the Great England Navy, kill! Drive the yellow-skinned monkeys off the ship!" As soon as the words fell, he planned to rush to Ke Mingda who was coming to kill him.

"No!" Rear Admiral Green, the chief of staff of England's Far East Fleet covered in blood, came out of the slanted stab, grabbed Admiral Nadal, and shouted loudly: "Come on, release the lifeboat, and take the commander away! "A group of guards around Admiral Nadal rushed forward as if waking up from a dream, and no matter how Admiral Nadal struggled, they set up Admiral Nadal and went to the back deck.

"Let me go, this is an order." Admiral Nadal yelled, "Put it down, let it go quickly, I am old, but I still have the heart of a soldier!"

Major General Green glanced at Admiral Nadal who was taken away, and muttered in his mouth: "The heart of a soldier? I have it too!" Then he roared: "Kill!" He led the few men around him to the already Ke Mingda, who killed the crowd and was heading for the mast...

Qiao Hailong did not join in this boarding battle. When the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty broke through the interception of the English sailors and killed the "Great Britain", Qiao Hailong climbed onto the high mast of the "Veyron" and stood there. Overlooking the entire battlefield in the lookout box, he was ready to command the entire fleet at any time, but it was a pity that he came up a bit late-four cruisers from England broke through the blocking of the Qing frontline fleet and rushed into the central battlefield.

At this moment, the hand-to-hand combat on the "Great Britain" is still going on. Although the Qing army has an absolute advantage, it will take some time to win the final victory; At this moment, it has become a raging torch, and the sinking is inevitable, but the three prestige warships that were fighting did not stop there. On the contrary, they kept wasting unnecessary artillery fire. The battle was fun; the rear fleet of the Qing Dynasty and the rear fleet of England were mixed together, and they fought fiercely against each other and boarded. Although the Qing army had three or four fewer warships than England, in this melee There was no loss, the two sides were biting to death, and no one could easily escape to join the central battlefield; at this time, the frontline fleet of the Qing Dynasty was in an extremely unfavorable situation, and it was a foregone conclusion that the frontline fleet of England would break through the blocking line.

Command error?There is one point, but that is not the key point. The key point is that the tactical literacy of the English navy is too high. It can be transformed into two neat columns at high speed. This is something that the Qing navy cannot do anyway. All the warships of the frontline fleet were caught in hand-to-hand combat, and the remaining five English warships were bound to join the central battlefield without hindrance. Victory is about to fly, not only that, once the Qing fleet is defeated in the central battlefield, the overall situation will be irreversibly in a difficult situation, and a defeat is bound to come.

time?There is no time!Qiao Hailong only took a few glances at the entire battlefield to judge the trend of the entire battle situation, and issued an adjustment order without hesitation: "Order: The front-line fleet let go, let the British fleet enter the central battlefield, and then cover up and kill; 'Prestige', Regardless of the four small ships, the two ships of 'Mighty' sailed with full sail and the same course, and immediately went to intercept the English fleet entering the battlefield; 'Venin' continued to engage in firefights with the four English warships that had just entered the battle zone. Pay attention to maneuvering and sailing, and cover our ship." The signalman standing beside Qiao Hailong quickly waved the signal flag in his hand, and conveyed the order.

The warships of the Qing army immediately took action after receiving the order. The two large warships "Weiyi" and "Weiwu" gave up the temptation to sink the "Mayflower" and charged forward at full speed with full sail, ready to face the battle. The English frontline fleet in the central theater; the "Venin" fired a salvo and completely sunk the fiery "Mayflower", then turned around in a circle with satisfaction, turned around and rushed towards the "Mayflower" The four English cruisers of the Veyron, relying on the size of the ship and sufficient firepower, rushed over in a straight line. They were so busy that the four English cruisers adjusted their course and separated left and right. , Attacking the "Weining" from both sides, an artillery battle between the two sides started again. Although the "Weining" was equal to one to four, it did not suffer too much in terms of the number of artillery pieces. Four cruisers, but there will not be too much danger for a while.

The frontline fleet of the Qing Dynasty was already ready for the boarding battle, but upon receiving the order from Qiao Hailong, it slanted to the left and right without hesitation, opened a gap of more than 300 meters, and was heading towards the Qing Dynasty at high speed. The English warships approaching the army's blocking line immediately cheered and rushed towards the opened gap, but the main frontline fleet of England, which was originally used as a covering fleet, was not fooled by this, and had no intention of rushing into the central battlefield at all. After a circle, he watched every move of the Qing fleet from a distance.

At this time, the frontline fleet of the Qing Dynasty was in an extremely embarrassing situation-if the whole army went to chase the English fleet that had broken through the blocking line, the English frontline fleet behind would take advantage of the situation and pounce on it. It is obviously a stupid move to fall into passivity.Divide troops to intercept?The main ships of the English frontline fleet in front of us also have one first-class battleship and five second-class battleships, which are comparable in strength to the one large battleship and six medium-sized battleships of the Qing frontline fleet. At this time, the original blocking line of the Qing army It no longer exists. In order to entangle the opponent, the frontline fleet of the Qing Dynasty can only send one or two medium-sized warships to pursue the two second-level warships and three third-level warships that have broken through the blocking line. Help is better than nothing.

"Damn it, fight!" Liu Ninghai stomped his feet and ordered loudly: "The three ships 'Majestic', 'Yancheng', and 'Yanhua' immediately turn full rudder, heading at 45 degrees, line up, and head towards Sailing forward, ready for battle; the rest of the ships immediately turned to starboard and rushed into the central theater."

As soon as the Qing army moved, the main force of the England frontline fleet also quickly adjusted its formation, and rushed towards the Qing interception fleet headed by the "Majestic" in a V-shaped formation. The Qing intercepted the fleet and went back to reinforce the central theater. In an instant, the two fleets facing each other strangled into one group, with heavy gunfire and thick smoke. Although the Qing fleet was at a disadvantage, it fought extremely tenaciously There was no sign of backing down.

Before the English hand-to-hand fleet that entered the central theater had time to be happy, they saw two giant warships of the Prestige rapidly approaching. The fleet was able to lean up to start hand-to-hand combat, and the English sailors standing on the deck cheering had to hurry to their positions and prepare for the artillery battle. The moment to adjust the formation also arrived, and the central theater immediately formed a chaotic battle like the rear battlefield of both sides. It was impossible to see who would win in the end.

At the moment of Shen Shi, the sea battle has been fought for nearly two hours, and the sound of the guns has gradually faded away. Most of the ammunition reserves of both sides have been exhausted. Even if there are still shells, the overheated gun barrels can no longer be used. At this time, the battle was coming to an end, but both sides refused to back down, and the old tactics such as boarding battle and ramming battle were repeated on the ocean again, until the English flag on the "Great Britain" was pulled by the Qing army. Only then did this desperate sea battle come to an end.

Admiral Nadal, commander of the English Far East Fleet, who had already changed to the new flagship "Saber", took a last look at the "Great Britain" which had just hoisted the Qinglong flag, and issued a retreat order with tears in his eyes. The English fleet, which was originally entangled with the Qing army, began to cover each other and withdraw from the battle. The already exhausted Qing army did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it, but also retreated slowly, and slowly gathered around the flagship "Veyron". Nearby, lined up in battle line, watching the English fleet slowly go away, the sea that had been noisy for a long time finally calmed down, only the billowing black smoke showed the tragedy of the battle just now.

Victory?seems like it!Qiao Hailong standing on the tall mast of the "Veyron" did not have a trace of joy after victory. After a great battle, even though one English first-class battleship was captured, one first-class battleship was sunk, and six second-class battleships were sunk. , five third-tier battleships, but their own losses were not too small: a total of three large battleships were sunk, six medium-sized battleships were sunk, and the three small battleships serving as auxiliary supply ships were all sunk, and the remaining ten ships were sunk. The warships are also scarred and unbearable to fight again. The most terrible thing is that there is still a medium-sized warship that has fallen into the hands of the British army intact. The advantages of artillery, gunpowder, and muskets possessed by the Qing Navy may disappear. Forgiveness, Qiao Hailong has nothing in his heart, only the exhaustion after the war.

"Victory! We are victorious!" I don't know which soldier was the first to shout out the cheers of victory. In an instant, the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty shouted joyfully on the calm sea...

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