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Chapter 706 A Long Naval Battle

When the wind direction on the sea surface of the Malacca Strait began to change, the sailors in charge of observing the wind direction of the Nanyang Fleet were keenly aware of this change.

"Adjust the formation and engage in close combat!" Deng Qianlong commanded the fleet to change tactics, intending to go up to resolve the battle through close combat!
The Frangji fleet that has occupied this sea area for 100 years is obviously not comparable to the fleet of the indigenous kingdom of Malacca. The damage caused to them by long-distance bombardment is limited, and they will not be confused by the bombardment.Before the Nanyang Fleet encountered the Johor fleet, the shelling basically destroyed their will, and the big ship just went over and crushed it.But the Frangler fleet is very resistant, and they are ready to fight for several months as soon as they start the battle.

When the Kyushu Army Fleet was sailing upwind, it mustered its sails and turned the bow of the battleship!

The soldiers and sailors on the deck held on to the masts around them or other things that could stabilize their bodies to prevent them from being thrown out when the warship turned around.

The commander of the Frangji Fleet on the opposite side saw Deng Qianlong's fleet turning its bow, and knew that the Kyushu Army's fleet planned to change tactics, so he changed tactics accordingly.

"They plan to use the Spaniard's close-fitting tactics. Let's retreat and reorganize the column formation!" The commander of the Francophone Fleet knew that close-to-close combat is beneficial to the Nanyang Fleet, which has an advantage in the size of warships and the number of soldiers, so he did not intend to challenge the Nanyang Fleet. , but to give full play to the advantages of the flexibility of their own ships, to fight at long distances if they can, and to hold down the Nanyang Fleet as much as possible to find a chance for a decisive victory.

The main ship of Frangji is the 1000-ton Consicao, and there are several smaller warships or armed merchant ships beside it, with a tonnage of about 600-900 tons, and several smaller armed merchant ships.But even their largest sailing battleship Consicao is a little smaller than the four main ships including the Daqin of the Nanyang Fleet.

The Consicao raised its flag to notify the other ships of the Frangji fleet to adjust their formation.After receiving the order, the other Franz ships changed direction one after another.

"Commander, they are going to flee, they don't plan to fight us close!" A deputy who was always watching the battle situation said to Deng Qianlong.

"At this time, it is time to compete for speed. Whoever has the fastest speed will have the advantage." Deng Qianlong knew that in the vast sea, there is no use in rushing. The two sides are like playing a game of cat and mouse, constantly consuming .

The Frangler fleet did not dare to challenge the Nanyang Fleet. The Consicao, which was the first to issue an order, withdrew from the battlefield ahead of time, and the surrounding ships quickly followed suit...except for a relatively small Fleet, which seemed to be only more than 300 tons. Lang Ji armed merchant ships.

This armed warship seemed to have seen the semaphore quite late, and seeing the ships of its own in front turning around one after another, it also hurriedly turned around.

The Franco sailors on the armed merchant ship frantically pulled up the canvas.

"Quick, quick! The warships of the Orientals are approaching rapidly!" The helmsman saw the warships of the Nanyang Fleet getting closer and closer, and shouted to his teammates to speed up.

"Damn it, don't turn so fast!" When the armed merchant ship turned sharply, many sailors and soldiers on the deck fell down, and some of them tripped over the ropes on the deck, shouting and cursing again and again.

"If you don't turn around, you will be overtaken by the Eastern warship!" The helmsman also cursed.

When the western soldiers and sailors on the armed merchant ship were anxiously about to escape, the Nanyang Fleet was pleasantly surprised to find that a warship in the fleet of the Frang Robot had left the fleet.

From a bird's-eye view over the Strait of Malacca, the slow-response armed merchant ships are desperately following behind their own fleet, while the fleet of the Nanyang Fleet is approaching the armed merchant ships.

"Your Excellency, the Antonio is ordered. Do you want to turn back for rescue?" The sailors of Franz quickly discovered that the armed merchant ship Antonio was ordered, so they asked the commander of the fleet for instructions.

"Those idiots on the Antonio, what the hell are they doing, the reaction is so slow. Turn the bow to rescue it, and be careful not to keep a distance from the Eastern fleet, and don't engage in close combat with them." The commander of the Frangler fleet saw The Antonio was alone, but still planned to come to rescue the Antonio.If you don't save them, I'm afraid the morale of the entire fleet will be greatly affected.

After the Frangji fleet changed its course, it turned back again. Under the command of being caught off guard, two warships of similar size in the fleet collided with each other with a bang.

"What are you idiots doing, you have no brains!?"

"It was obviously you who bumped into it, you stupid pigs!"

"Shut up all of them and leave our ship quickly, otherwise how will we fight later!"

The two sailing warships collided with each other, and the board was damaged a little, and they hurriedly separated.Seeing such a situation, the commander of the Frangler fleet became more and more manic, so he could only take the remaining ships to support the Antonio.

The Nanyang Fleet was divided into two. The Daqin and the Dawei led a fleet to bite the Antonio in the back, while the Dazhao and the Daehan detoured from the other side and caught up with the Antonio from the side.

"There is an Oriental fleet to the east, change course quickly!" The hundreds of sailors and soldiers on board the Antonio screamed anxiously.

The Antonio was busy avoiding the formation of the Daejo and the Daehan.

However, this is of no use. There are two relatively fast destroyers in the formation of Dazhao, which are the fastest warships in the Nanyang Fleet. These two warships are like a pair of sharp knives, standing out from the formation. Sandwich the Antonio number right in the middle.

The two destroyers were gunships with 24 guns, and aimed at the Antonio with one side of the gun.

"No!" The soldiers and sailors on the Antonio could not help shouting when they saw the cold muzzles on the left and right sides of their armed merchant ship.

"Gunners, gunners!" The captain of the Antonio can only pin his hopes on his gunners. Although two warships in the Nanyang Fleet caught them, in contrast, the artillery on both sides of their armed merchant ships It is also possible to attack two destroyers that appear at the same time.

"Hurry up!" The Antonio's artilleryman lit the fuse under the urging of the officer.

At the same time, the two destroyers that flanked them opened fire one step ahead of them!
boom!boom!boom!
The artillery shook the hull, rows of dense artillery roared, and the white smoke from the gunpowder burning at the muzzle filled the air!
Two destroyers and an armed merchant ship began to bombard close to the body, using artillery to do it!Without a trace of gorgeous skills, relying on the caliber of the cannon to speak, whoever can't hold on will be knocked down!
(End of this chapter)