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Chapter 851 The Battle of Port Iver (Part )

"fire!"

Following Graal's order, the nine warships under his command opened fire together, and the hot shells hit the sea, stirring up water columns.

The Venetian warship on the opposite side was also not to be outdone. The artillery on the ship opened fire one after another. Although the hit rate of both sides was not high, the momentum was very amazing.

Originally, although the Ottomans and Venice had firearms, they were not very powerful and were mainly used for land warfare. However, later under the influence of the Han Dynasty, they also began to improve their firearms and began to install artillery on warships, which greatly changed the original Naval battle mode.

"Hey, the opponent's counterattack seems a bit weak?"

After several rounds of shelling, Grall suddenly said to himself in confusion.

This was not the first time he fought against the Venetians, and he was naturally familiar with the opponent's firepower. However, after several rounds of shelling, the opponent's counterattack was much worse than he expected, which made him a little puzzled.

Not only Graal discovered this problem, but many generals on the Ottoman side also discovered it. After several rounds of shelling, the Venetian navy on the opposite side actually became a little scattered, and some warships even began to retreat, which further aggravated the situation in Venice. Naval chaos.

Although they did not understand what happened to the Venetian navy, the fighter planes on the battlefield were fleeting, so many Ottoman generals did not have time to think carefully and directly commanded their warships to kill them.

Graer was very cautious at first, feeling that the Venetians today were a little strange, but when he saw all the warships around him being killed, he didn't care to think too much. After all, at this time, if he was a step slower, he might get the credit. It was snatched away by others.

So Graer also commanded his eight warships to follow his own ship and charge forward.

Facing the fierce attack of the Ottomans, the large-scale Venetian navy failed to organize a counterattack. Instead, some ships were frightened and turned around and ran away, suddenly disrupting their position.

Now the Ottoman navy was even more excited, and one warship after another rushed more vigorously.

"Something's wrong. The Venetians can't be so weak. There must be a conspiracy!"

Graal, who was standing on the bow of the ship, suddenly shouted. Based on his experience in fighting with the Venetians, it was impossible for the other party to perform so poorly, so he concluded that there must be a conspiracy.

But it was too late for Grall to react at this time, because they were surrounded by warships that were rushing forward. They couldn't turn around even if they wanted to, so they could only be carried forward.

In fact, Graal was not the only one to realize that there was a problem, but there was no turning back when he fired his bow. At this time, even if he knew there was a fire pit in front of him, he could only jump in with his eyes closed.

Sure enough, just as Graer and the others rushed towards the Venetian Navy, they were about to engage in a hand-to-hand encounter.

However, I saw that the Venetian navy was divided to both sides, and a blank space appeared in the middle sea area, just like a sunshine avenue appeared on the sea.

Immediately afterwards, a whistle sounded like the cry of a giant whale, and several plumes of black smoke appeared on the sea in the distance, and they quickly headed towards the fighting area.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen big Han steam warships appeared on the sea, and passed through the path that the Venetian warships gave way to, rushing all the way to the Ottoman naval formation. "fire!"

Zhang Zhong, who was sitting on the Qingzhou, gave an order, and more than a dozen steam battleships swung sideways. Then the artillery on the ship's side roared, and countless shells flew into the Ottoman navy.

The Han's artillery was sophisticated, far beyond the Ottoman artillery. Not only did it have a longer range, it was also more powerful, and it also contained some explosive shells.

As for the Ottoman navy's previous rush, the navy was almost crowded together. Therefore, the big man's artillery did not need to be aimed at the opposite side and directly fired at the opposite side. In an instant, several Ottoman warships were hit.

"Fight back! Fight back!"

Grall's warship was at the forefront and within the artillery range of the Han Navy. Fortunately, he was lucky. Several cannonballs fell into the sea against the side of the ship, and the water stirred up almost overturned the ship.

Graer held the mast with both hands and shouted orders for his men to fight back. After the artillery crew finally sealed the gunpowder and fired the cannon, they found that the shells fell into the sea a long way from the Han warship.

This is because the range of Ottoman artillery is too short, so the Han's artillery can hit them, but they cannot hit each other.

"Rush! Charge forward!"

Seeing this situation, Graer gritted his teeth and ordered again. Although he knew that if he rushed forward, he would probably be sunk by the big man's artillery, but he had no choice but to rush forward with all his strength and shorten the distance between the two sides as much as possible. Bring the opponent within their range, otherwise they will be beaten and unable to fight back, and will eventually die.

Not only Graal discovered this problem, but other Ottoman generals also discovered the problem. Some also chose to rush forward, while some chose to retreat. Even if the generals in the rear ordered all warships to move forward through semaphores, but There are still people who use the cover of chaos to disobey orders.

However, as the martial Ottomans, there were relatively few people escaping on the battlefield. Most of the warships still rushed forward desperately, but the firepower of the steam warships far exceeded their imagination. Although there were only a dozen warships, the artillery on the ship was The banging continued, and there seemed to be no interval at all.

With the bombardment of Han artillery, Ottoman warships were continuously hit, and some warships even sank. The sea was full of Ottomans struggling to survive.

At this time, the Venetians who retreated to both sides did not just watch the excitement, but outflanked them from both wings. They obviously wanted to cut off the Ottoman navy's retreat and annihilate them all on the sea.

What made the Ottomans even more desperate was that when they managed to get close to the big Han's steam warship despite suffering huge casualties, they saw that the opponent quickly retreated and opened the distance between them again.

This is the huge advantage of steam battleships. They do not need to control the sails or look at the wind direction. If they only talk about maneuverability, they simply beat all sailboats of this era.

After closing the distance, the Han warship once again took advantage of the long range of its artillery and continued to bombard the Ottoman warships like flying kites.

At this time, all the Ottomans collapsed. The Han's warships were chasing but unable to catch up, and they were unable to fight. What else could we do in this battle?

After Graer realized the above problem, he decisively ordered a retreat, but before he could turn the ship's bow, he suddenly heard a sharp sound of cannonballs coming from above his head. Before he could find a hiding place, he just heard " "Boom!" There was a loud noise, and then Graal's eyes went dark, and he completely lost consciousness!

(End of this chapter)