Lord Moyu was forced to open

"These idiots actually think their wooden boats can ram our iron ships?"

Zhang Wei Zhong, the squadron leader of the Third Division of the East China Sea Fleet who was in charge of commanding the 30 Zhenhai-class warships, looked at the hull debris all over the sea with disdain and spat viciously.

The first mate at the side reported at this time: Captain Zhang, the more than 200 Europa fleets over there haven't run far, should we catch up with them quickly? "

Zhang Weizhong slapped his first mate on the head:

"Chase? What are you chasing? Hurry up and use the Continuous Fire God to kill all those who were not drowned. Those who ran away are not our responsibility. The governor has already made arrangements. We just need to do our part."

The first mate let out a grievance and hurried down to gather people to shoot the fish that were caught in the net.

Gary Hall, who had already run more than ten nautical miles away, happened to see Rene Grenon leading the remaining thirty-odd ships in a desperate charge. Seeing with his own eyes that his former rival risked his life to delay the Song fleet for their safety, tears began to flow.

But he knew that now was not the time to cry, so he immediately pulled himself together and shouted orders to speed up the escape.

The other people who escaped together also saw the scene behind them, and they knew that if they didn't run faster, they would end up like this, and there was no need at all. Gary Hall urged them to run away with all their strength!

Outside the encirclement, standing on the flagship, seeing this scene happen with his own eyes, the smile on Zheng Shen's lips became even more obvious.

It’s just as I expected!

Since you have chosen this path, it depends on whether you can get through it.

He immediately gave the order: "Send a signal to inform Baihe and the others, and start the Wheel Plan! Tell them not to put too much pressure on the other side, don't send out the Zhenguo-class fleet, just the Zhenhai-class fleet, 30 ships at a time, and see how many people they can leave behind to cover their retreat?"

"promise!"

The first mate took the order and left. Soon, flares were launched into the sky. Although they were not very clear in broad daylight, the shrill sound that pierced the sky could be heard clearly hundreds of miles away.

Thirty miles behind Zhang Wei Zhong and his companions, another squadron that had been waiting idly began to move immediately after hearing the scream.

The signal came, which meant that the plan was successful and the enemy was coming towards them.

"Everyone, get ready. Keep as many as you can. Also, don't beat them too badly, or else if anything goes wrong, you'll be held responsible!"

"understand!"

Each ship transmitted back flag signals indicating that it had received the order.

The squadron leader Cao Jianxiong immediately raised his hand, the first mate beside him immediately gave a signal, and the flag bearer on the flagship immediately raised the prepared flag. The 30 Zhenhai-class fleets immediately divided into two teams, facing the center on the left and right sides to separate the distance of the shells, so that their shells could just hit the center, but not so far as to hit the opponent.

It can completely cover the entire sea area in the middle.

Seeing that the fleet behind them did not catch up, Gary Hall and others who were desperately fleeing breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking of the desperate situation he had just faced, Gary Hall couldn't help but feel fortunate that these Song people didn't understand how to fight a naval battle, and how they could form an encirclement on the sea like they did on land.

In this case, it will be too late even if we want to provide support, so we should gather all the fleets together and attack the enemy with covering shells.

Otherwise, given the accuracy of naval artillery shells, you might run out of shells and still fail to hit the enemy.

Just as he was feeling thankful and preparing to go back and immediately give his suggestion to Europa to start developing ironclad ships, he suddenly saw two rows of black spots vaguely in front of the fleet.

Before he could take a closer look, he saw the two rows of black spots approaching him rapidly.

When the two rows of black spots appeared within his sight, he suddenly felt his scalp tingling!

There is an ambush here!

Another thirty warships exactly the same as the ones just now!

Damn it! What happened?

Before she could figure it out, the fleet ahead had already entered the range of the shells. At this moment, the huge cannon on the bow of the ironclad battleship opened fire at them! Boom!
Ong!
The shell flew over, and fortunately it did not hit any ship, but fell into the sea between them. However, the next moment, a ten-meter-high water column suddenly rose from the sea surface, and the shock wave caused the hulls on both sides to shake violently, making them all realize how powerful the enemy's shell was!

Gary Hall was very grateful for this. Fortunately, the other side did not fire such shells in rows, otherwise they would have been hit by several of them. With the power of these shells, none of their warships could withstand it. Every hit would be ruined!

Gary Hall knew that he couldn't wait any longer, otherwise if the other side realized that this way of attack didn't work and changed their attack method, they would be doomed.

As for actively attacking these 30 ships, he had no such idea at all. René Grenon had just demonstrated their two attack methods, and the result was undoubtedly tragic.

Whether it was artillery or ramming ships, they could not cause much damage to these monsters created by the Song State.

If someone knows that he cannot defeat the opponent but still risks his life, he is a fool.

At this moment Gary Hall just wanted to leave quickly, so the order he passed on to everyone was to pass through here quickly. The other side only had thirty ships and could not stop them at all!
The fleet commanders of various countries who received the order also agreed with this because they knew that this was the way to minimize losses.

The enemy has 30 ships. Although some of them may sink under their attacks during their escape, these losses are acceptable compared to fighting with these monster-like warships.

Then a strange scene suddenly appeared on the sea.

The more than 200 ships of the Europa Fleet led by Gary Hall acted as if they did not see the Song fleet approaching from both sides in front, and just kept rushing forward on their own.

After successfully reaching their left and right, the Song fleet began to pour shells without hesitation!

Explosions sounded in the Europa fleet. As long as the ships were hit by the shells, they would sink directly without any other possibility.

The other ships ignored this and just kept running!

After the Song fleets on both sides had used up all the shells they carried, they could only watch the remaining 210-odd ships of the Allied Fleet escape.

It’s not that they couldn’t catch up, but it would be useless even if they did, because they had already used up all their artillery shells.

Moreover, their combat objectives have been achieved, and at least thirty or forty enemy warships have been destroyed.

The rest will be left to the people behind.

So Gary Hall and his team encountered several sniper attacks on the rest of the journey, but they managed to overcome them each time using this method.

During this period, they did not want to change the situation of being bombed, but when their shells hit the enemy, they only left a black mark on it, so they finally gave up this useless idea.

Just keep running.

He chased him and ran away, and he couldn't fly away even if he had wings!

When a full hour had passed since the last encounter with the sniper fleet and no other Song fleet was seen, Gary Hall was so excited that he almost burst into tears on the spot.

It’s not easy, it’s not easy!
More than 300 ships in the fleet have been consumed time and time again, and now according to the statistics just now, there are only 105 ships left.

The others were all intercepted and blown to pieces while escaping!
At this time, the first mate stepped forward and said:
"Mr. Hall, now that we have escaped the pursuit, we must quickly find a place to rest. We originally thought that we could land on Yingzhou Island today, so our supplies are almost exhausted.

Especially fresh water. If we can’t find more, we will face the dilemma of water shortage starting tonight.”

Gary Hall hurriedly asked, "Do you know where we can get enough fresh water nearby?"

"According to our current location and previous intelligence at sea, there is an uninhabited island thirty miles to the north, but there is a large lake there, which is enough for the fleet to replenish water.

We Europeans are the only ones who have discovered this place. We can stay there temporarily without worrying about the Song army's fleet."

After hearing this, Gary Hall realized that the fleet really needed to take a break and replenish water. He acted decisively and immediately ordered the fleet to approach the uninhabited island.

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(End of this chapter)