(Chapter 1 arrives, there will be chapter 1 later)

"The third-tier battleships and gunboats followed the flagship to entangle Ilya's four warships. The three-masted clipper rushed over and killed all those transport ships." The British rear admiral ordered. Under his command, his flagship, a second-tier battleship, led two third-tier battleships and four gunboats to turn around, and rushed towards the four 'Iberia'-class battleships defending outside St. Peter's Port. The four three-masted clippers took advantage of their speed and turned around in an attempt to enter the port from the rear. There are still more than 20 transport ships that have not had time to evacuate.

The captain of the 'Lisbon' ordered the 'Tarragona' to go to the port for rescue, while he led the remaining 3 warships to intercept the approaching British warships.

The fierce artillery battle began. Taking advantage of the artillery and speed, the three "Iberia" class warships could have easily dealt with the attack of the British fleet. But now it was different. They could not retreat, because not far behind them was the port, and that was where the British fleet was aiming. If they retreat, the defenseless transport ships in the port will definitely suffer heavy losses under the attack of the British fleet. The three "Iberia" class warships had to fight horizontally, and confronted the British fleet head-on.

The British fleet also knew its own disadvantages, so regardless of the bombardment of the Iberian fleet, it desperately pulled the distance between the two sides. After 15 minutes, the British fleet finally entered the range, but at this distance, they paid the price of 1 gunboat sunk and 1 gunboat seriously injured. The British major general excitedly ordered the fleet to fire. He hoped to take advantage of the number of warships and artillery to kill the three "Iberia" class battleships, and then clean up those transport ships without danger.

Each British battleship has dozens of cannons on it. Even if it can only be fired from one side, the number of cannons for shelling is very large. Adding several battleships together, three 'Iberian' battleships must at least Facing the attack of hundreds of cannons, although the power of these cannons is much smaller than that of the Iberian battleship, if they are hit continuously, the consequences will be very serious. Almost every time the British fleet fired, the three Iberian warships were hit by several shells. Steel plates have been added to the bridge, single storage, turret, etc., and there will be no major problems if they are hit, but the deck is different. Under the fierce bombardment of the British fleet, the deck of the "Lisbon" has caught fire. The sailors were struggling to put out the fire, but often when they were busy putting out the fire, the next wave of attacks from the British fleet arrived again, and many sailors who were fighting the fire were killed and injured in this way. "Damn it, we can't go on like this. Keep the distance." The captain of the 'Lisbon' ordered. The three "Iberia" class warships were too close together, and the hit rate suffered was very high. At this point in the battle, all three 'Iberia' class warships were injured. Among them, the "Lisbon" was the most severely damaged. Not only was there a fire on the deck, but a large hole was blown out on the port side, just near the waterline. Fortunately, even if the damage control personnel blocked the hole, otherwise the "Lisbon" would lose its combat effectiveness even if it did not sink.

It was not easy for the British fleet either. Although the naval guns of the Iberian fleet were at a disadvantage in number, their power and hit rate were much greater than those of the British fleet. Basically, for every 5 salvos fired by the Iberian warships, a British warship was hit. The 75mm rounds were okay, not doing much damage. But the 105mm artillery shell is different. The British warship that was hit was either killed or injured. On the battlefield, the British fleet has sunk a gunboat so far, and another third-tier battleship was seriously injured. The flagship of the British major general was also hit by a 75mm shell. Fortunately, the shell hit an unimportant place and only blew a big hole in the hull and injured a few people.

The other four three-wilted clippers also rushed towards the port while the Iberian warship was fighting with the main force of the British fleet. But when they were about to enter the port, they encountered the interception of the 'Tarragona'. The four three-masted clippers did not entangle with the 'Tarragona', but took advantage of their lower hull and faster speed, and flexibly avoided the 'Tarragona''s interception, rushing forward. towards the port. Just like a ferocious jackal rushes to a weak sheep, it rushes at those transport ships that have no resistance. The captain of the 'Tarragona' turned around in a hurry. The opponent's three-masted clipper was like a nimble loach shuttling through the rain of bullets. With great difficulty, when the three-masted clipper was about to enter the port, a 105mm shell hit a three-masted clipper. The huge explosive force of the shells instantly tore the small boat apart. But the other three three-masted clippers took the opportunity to sneak into the port. No way, the 'Tarragona' just continued to pursue.

There was an explosion of shells in the port, and the three-masted clippers began to pour shells on the transport ships anchored in the port with nowhere to escape. Fortunately, due to the small tonnage, they have several guns per ship, and they are not very powerful. When the 'Tarragona' arrived, they only destroyed two transport ships.

The Marine Corps soldiers stationed in the port were not idle either. Watching the British warship break into the port, they quickly moved out weapons such as mortars and heavy machine guns, and began to pour their anger on the British warship. Under the double blow of the Iberia-class warships, three three-masted clippers sank, but before they sank, four transport ships were sunk and the 'Tarragona' was also damaged. . Regardless of being injured, the 'Tarragona' sailed out of the port to support the 'Lisbon'.

Seeing the 'Tarragona' sailing out of the port, the captain of the 'Lisbon' breathed a sigh of relief. The British major general felt that something was wrong. Because it means that the four three-masted clippers are finished, and he doesn't know how many battles they have caused, but the time has only passed so little, and it certainly won't be too big. On the other hand, on the battlefield, although Iberia's warships were all injured, some of them were very serious, their own fleet lost a lot. The other side's reinforcements must be on their way. As a last resort, in order to save their lives, the British major general gave an order to retreat.

But unfortunately, it was too late now. When his fleet had just completed its turn, he realized that he was facing 6 Iberian warships, two of which were very large. The major general's heart suddenly went cold. But he still gave the order to break out to the northwest, and he can't control so many people now, if he can escape one by one.

Soon, the bombardment of the Burt fleet began, and countless shells flew towards the British fleet. The major general's ship was the first to bear the brunt. A 122mm shell hit. The keel of the unlucky battleship was hit, and within two minutes, the entire battleship broke in two and sank into the sea. None of the hundreds of people on board escaped. The battle was over after only 1 hour, and all British warships were sent into the sea. In the Iberian fleet, four "Iberian"-class warships were injured, of which the "Lisbon" had lost its combat effectiveness.

After the naval battle, the sailors relaxed, and some warships began to rescue the sailors who fell into the water. Just at this time, the shrill siren sounded, and a huge fleet appeared in the northwest direction. Burt immediately ordered the ships to prepare for battle, and at the same time ordered the transport ships in St. Peter Port to retreat south immediately regardless of whether the supplies were loaded or unloaded. The Marine Corps soldiers on the island also immediately left the coast and temporarily went inland to take refuge. At the same time, he urgently contacted Sucrete and asked his fleet to come back immediately for support.

Burt had to be so nervous, because the telegram sent from the outpost battleship stated that this was a huge fleet with at least 4 first-class battleships and 10 steam engine battleships, reaching a total of more than 40 battleships. Burt guessed that this must be all the warships of the British Channel Fleet or reinforcements from other British fleets. Facing such a powerful fleet, he had to be cautious. You can only rely on the performance of the battleship to consume the opponent's strength bit by bit, and you can't blindly fight with the opponent, otherwise the Iberian fleet will definitely suffer.

The same ~lightnovelpub.net~ The British Channel Fleet also discovered the existence of the Iberian Fleet. Under the command of the fleet commander, Admiral Felix, the fleet quickly prepared for battle and formed a combat pair Approaching the Boult Fleet. Since receiving the invasion of the Iberian fleet, the British Channel Fleet immediately took action. It took only one day to complete the preparations for departure, and set sail on the evening of the 4th, rushing to the Channel Islands. This fleet was led by Admiral Felix, commander of the British Channel Fleet. The old general is 61 years old this year, but the repeated defeats of the British navy made the old general very angry, so this time he squeezed out Nelson, who wanted to lead the army, and took command in person, wanting to teach the arrogant Iberian navy a lesson .

On the other side, Sucrete, who was bombarding Zesi Island, also received a call for help from Boult, and immediately ordered to leave 2 'Iberia' class warships to provide artillery support and cover for the Marine Corps, and led the other two 'Boolean' ships. Naba' class warships and 6 'Iberia' class warships rushed to Guernsey. Guernsey is not far from Jersey, and it only takes two hours to get there at full speed.

"Let the 'Lisbon', which has lost combat effectiveness, enter the port for shelter, and the severely damaged 'Victoria' retreats to the south and leaves the battlefield. The other warships are ready to fight." Boult ordered. The fleets of both sides are getting closer and closer, and the battle is imminent. (To be continued, if you want to know the future, please log in to .QDAN., more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)