Ming Zuo

George Monk's fleet was unprepared for the arrival of the Imperial fleet.

As the top maritime power of this era, the Netherlands has already devoted all their energy to it.

When it was discovered that the imperial fleet was approaching aggressively, it was too late for George Monk to order again.

Without giving the British fleet a chance to adjust, the imperial fleet began to bombard them indiscriminately with fierce artillery fire.

The first wave of salvo passed, and many warships were wiped out on the spot.

The lethality of conical shells is undoubtedly reflected, as long as they hit, it is basically structural damage.

Even if it penetrates, it can still cause damage to other warships.

The British warships on the periphery showed super high quality, and they spontaneously acted as a defensive role without waiting for George Monk's order, and invested in the counterattack.

However, what the Imperial Fleet did made them vomit blood.

The position where the Imperial Fleet fired was 500 meters away, and it did not enter their range at all.

The British were helpless, but they had to open fire.

As a result, it is conceivable that most of the shells flew to nowhere.

Even if the limited shells hit the warships of the empire, because the distance is too far, the potential energy is almost consumed, which is equivalent to tickling.

In such a confrontation, Kong Zhiguang keenly discovered something.

"Lower the muzzle and shoot at the enemy below the waterline."

The bronze cannons of the Imperial Navy are still solid shells, and their destructive power is very limited.In many cases, British warships were punched out of big holes, but it did not affect operations and counterattacks.

Kong Zhiguang also found that the attack distance of 500 meters resulted in a great waste of kinetic energy of the shell.

Many times the shells went in from one side of the British warship, and then flew out from the other side.

Although there is a chance to injure other warships in this situation, the destructive power is even more unbearable.

Rather than that, it would be better to deal a fatal blow to the current battleship.

If you want to use solid shells to cause fatal damage to a battleship, you must undoubtedly attack the parts below the waterline.

Ball shells are impossible to do this little bit.

Once the shape of the ball hits the water, the huge resistance will completely lose the kinetic energy of the shell, and it is almost impossible to penetrate the thick and strong hull.

But the Empire uses conical shells, which are very hydrodynamic.It can effectively reduce air resistance and naturally also reduce water resistance.

In addition, within a distance of 500 meters, the excessive kinetic energy of the shell is enough to break through the water and penetrate the bottom of the British warship.

On the sea, as long as the cabin gets flooded, the gods will be hard to save.

The artillery positions were ordered and followed suit one after another.

After the second round of shelling, although the hit rate was lower, the killing effect rose sharply.

Whenever it is hit by a shell, it will tear a big hole more than one meter below the waterline.

With such a big hole, with the technology and conditions of this era, there is absolutely no possibility of blocking it.

Not long after, several British warships began to tilt due to water ingress.The people on the boat were also desperate, and they all started to flee.

George Monk, distraught, tried to come forward and lead by example.

This is the best course of action for the commander in times of chaos.

Only by allowing more people to see where the flagship is and follow in the footsteps of the commander-in-chief will it be possible to turn the tide of battle.

"Commander, the enemy flagship has been spotted."

George Monk was brave, but if he stood out on the battlefield, he would definitely be targeted by his opponents.

When his flagship rushed out, it was spotted by the lookouts.

Kong Zhiguang quickly looked through the binoculars.

Only 600 meters away, an obviously very huge warship was rushing towards, intending to cover a wounded warship on fire.

When shooting people, shoot horses first, and when capturing thieves, first capture the king.

Without thinking, Kong Zhiguang immediately ordered loudly.

"Order all artillery positions to aim at the enemy's flagship, and do not stop until it sinks."

No matter how threatening the other British warships were, they were not as successful as killing the commander in chief.

The seven imperial battleships immediately moved into action, and hundreds of artillery pieces adjusted their parameters one after another, all aiming at George Monk's flagship.

George Monk didn't know that he was in danger yet, and he was still directing dutifully.

"Quickly seize the position, get into range, and order other ships to follow our footsteps."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that the world in front of him went dark, and then an earth-shattering loud noise came to his ears.

George Monk looked up in astonishment, seeing hundreds of shells approaching his eyes, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

No matter how low the hit rate was, his flagship still suffered catastrophe in the face of such covering shots.

No one knows how many shells hit the battleship.

In short, from top to bottom, almost every corner of the battleship has been swept.

The tall mast broke on the spot and hit the sea heavily.

The huge sail was out of control, and was blown by the sea wind like a white cloud, drifting away.

The solid bow made of bronze was smashed into scraps of copper and iron, and the ram that was strong enough to crush the enemy in the past no longer existed.

There is no intact part of the side of the entire ship, and almost all the artillery has been overturned.Surrounded by shells, the fragile human body is no more than a paper wall.

The podium was even gone, and the handsome, smart and capable generals on it all disappeared into the artillery fire.

Several large openings were opened below the waterline of the battleship, and the sea water poured in violently, causing the entire battleship to start tilting on the spot.

What happened to the flagship terrified all Britons.

They couldn't believe what they saw.

George Monk's flagship is Britain's top warship. It has played a role in many naval battles and is even known as an unsinkable castle.

As a result, today, just after meeting the Imperial fleet, it was completely destroyed after a round of shelling.

Compared with the sinking of the battleship, the death of George Monk hit the British the hardest.

The British fleet along the way quickly lost command and became even more chaotic.Some people even developed fear and did not dare to face the imperial fleet, just wanting to escape quickly.

On the side of the Imperial Fleet, killing the enemy commander did not cause much sensation.

After so many years of fighting, how many enemy generals have been killed?

Kong Zhiguang remained stern, commanding the fleet to leave the battle position while continuing to project firepower non-stop.

The plight of the British fleet was not lessened by the separation of the imperial fleet.

Behind them, the bloody Dutchman came back again.

Besieged by the British fleet before, the Dutch suffered heavy losses and relied on the relief of the imperial fleet to escape.

But Marton Tropp, as a famous general, quickly seized the opportunity of the British fleet being hit hard. After quickly reorganizing the formation on the periphery, he decided to give the British fleet the final blow along the way.

Behind the Imperial Fleet, Robert Blake will be able to see the shadow of the Imperial Fleet just round the fire.