Ming Zuo

Marton Tropp didn't yet know what George Monk's death meant.

In the original history, he died at the hands of George Monk in the Gabbard Sandbank naval battle seven years later.

That battle also represented the decline of the Dutch maritime hegemony.

Now history has changed.

Marton Tropp was still alive and well commanding the battle, while George Monk was dead at sea.

But Marton Tropp did not know that the British commander was dead.

He only saw the English fleet in disarray, precariously under the heavy blow of the Imperial fleet.

Such a good opportunity, how can we not beat the dog in the water?

So after leaving the battlefield, Tropp quickly commanded the fleet to complete the formation, and then came back from the other side.

At this time, he has discovered the benefits of the linear array of the imperial fleet, at least it will not be entangled by the enemy, which can greatly reduce losses.

Although it is certain that you will not be able to learn the essence now, it is still no problem to bully and bully the chaotic British fleet.

The Dutch fleet lined up awkwardly against the other side of the British fleet, rowing and bombarding.

Of course, in order to ensure the hit rate, the distance between the Dutch warship and the British warship is only less than 200 meters.

The British fleet did not stand still and fought back.

The appearance of the two sides is more in line with the peak situation of the era of sailing warships.

By the time Robert Blake came around, the Imperial battleship had moved away and was circling around, looking for an opportunity to rejoin the battle.

On the wide sea, the performance of the third-tier battleship is fully displayed, and the speed is extremely fast.

British warships are not as fast as Tier [-] battleships and cannot catch up with them;

Although the boat was faster, but the wind and waves in the open sea were violent, and he did not dare to chase at full speed.Otherwise, maybe a storm can overturn it.

In this way, the imperial fleet completely became a spectator on the battlefield.

"All turn, deal with the Dutch first."

Can't beat the Chinese, I can't beat you Dutch?

Robert Blake lost his temper and decided to take it out on the Dutchman.

This put the Dutch in trouble.

They were having fun bullying the British fleet, but Black's main force arrived and surrounded them from the periphery, quickly breaking the formation of the Dutch fleet.

The two sides turned into a melee again, regardless of each other.

Far away, the imperial fleet is very leisurely.

Seeing that the British fleet was not chasing, the seven battleships drew an arc across the sea, constantly adjusting their course, looking for a good opportunity to enter the battlefield.

Kong Zhiguang did not dare to let the Dutch fight against the British fleet alone. Once the Dutch were defeated, they would be helpless.

But on his flagship, both Prince Charles and de Ruyter admired the tactics of the Imperial Navy.

Prince Charlie is even more pleased that the royal family seems to be able to get rid of the parliament's naval blockade and receive external support.

If the royal army also had such powerful warships and artillery, would it be difficult to defeat the parliamentary army?

At this moment, he made up his mind that he must persuade his father to buy advanced warships and weapons from the empire.

In order to defeat the parliamentary army, it doesn't matter how much you pay.

The imperial fleet finally circled back and once again cut into the attack position.

This time Kong Zhiguang targeted the Black Fleet.

Whoever is strong will be weakened, and the final blow to the British fleet will be the goal of the Imperial Navy.

Of course, it would be unrealistic for the British navy to collapse just because of this naval battle.

At this time, less than half of the total number of British warships participated in the battle.

But as long as this battle is won, the British fleet will definitely be hurt.

The most important thing is that this battle can increase the confidence of the allies, so that they can be more confident and bold in the action against the British Parliamentary Army.

Seeing the look of the imperial fleet staring at them, Black had nothing to do.

He could only dispatch a large number of warships to leave the formation and head towards the imperial fleet.

If you don't do this, even if the imperial fleet attacks unscrupulously on the periphery, they will all be sunk sooner or later.

After playing for so long, Black is also summing up.

While personally leading the squadron to meet the Imperial Fleet, he ordered the other squadrons to spread out to surround the Imperial Fleet.

The imperial fleet is as fast as it can be, but the number is too small.

Black decided not to compete with the Imperial warships in speed, but in quantity.

He spread out hundreds of warships on the sea, occupying the entire sea surface, to see how the imperial fleet can come and go freely?

His idea was very good, but when Kong Zhiguang saw it, he almost laughed out loud.

"Everyone, have you thought of the battle of Salhu?"

When the other officers heard this, they laughed out loud.

Robert Blake made a big taboo on the battlefield, that is, blindly dividing troops.

It seems that various small fleets can fill the sea, leaving no space for the imperial fleet to cruise back and forth.But the consequence of doing so is that the number of each small fleet is extremely limited.

As long as you seize the opportunity, one-on-one, these small British fleets are not opponents of the Imperial Fleet at all.

"Order the ships to carry out a round of artillery strikes on the enemy's main force. The fleet continues sailing, heading southeast."

After observation, Kong Zhiguang found that the British fleet encircled from the southeast had only three large ships and eleven small ships.

Such a small amount is not enough for a round of artillery fire from the Imperial Fleet.

Moreover, the small fleet is far away from the friendly forces, and there is no way to wait for support.

Robert Blake's main force was hit first, losing three ships.

But he didn't care, it was in his expectation.

The British fleet also responded with limited fire, but to his regret, even if some shells hit the Imperial warships, the damage was still minimal.

Seeing the imperial fleet passing by, Black sneered.

This time, he has already laid a net of heaven and earth, see how the imperial fleet is still running around swaggeringly?
He stared fixedly at the Imperial Fleet, seeing that the Imperial Fleet was heading southeast, and there was already a squadron blocking it there, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Inform all squadrons to quickly reinforce and must seize the opportunity."

However, when the British fleet first began to mobilize, the Imperial Fleet had already encountered the British Squadron.

This time the Imperial Fleet didn't take any tricks, but rushed directly.

By the time the British found out that something was wrong, it was too late.

The imperial fleet rushed within 300 meters, even though the British shells kept hitting their own ships, just to increase accuracy.

Hundreds of guns individually searched for their targets, then scrambled for ammunition.

In the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, the smoke cleared from the sea, but the British squadron was completely gone.

Black, who was chasing behind, watched the friendly army disappear out of thin air, and shuddered.

"General, the Chinese fleet is heading towards the third squadron."

The terrified cry of the lookout brought him back to his senses, but he saw that another squadron fled without a fight, and did not dare to stand in front of the imperial fleet.

The morale of the British began to be broken.