"Sir, the Cherokee people on the opposite side should have a lot of artillery. The loud noise they made when they fired their cannons became one piece. It sounds like continuous thunder from here..." Inside the British observation post on Fisherman's Island, Observer Frank swallowed, as if at this moment his mind was back in the naval battle that took place on the opposite side of the bay mouth at noon yesterday.

　　

　　 "I have never heard such intensive gunfire. And when the gunfire sounded for not even a minute, there was a bigger explosion on the opposite sea, and the death of a French cruiser..."

　　

　　 Lieutenant Colonel Fogg and Colonel Jackson also swallowed. Fired at a distance of more than five kilometers, it can still explode the ammunition fired by the Frenchman's battleship, which is simply unimaginable.

　　

In this era, it is not difficult to destroy the enemy’s warship ammunition with solid bullets in naval battles, but it often takes a long time, and the two sides are close to each other after many rounds of shooting before it can happen. Such a thing.

　　

　　 But when the gun was fired at a distance of more than five kilometers, the enemy ship’s ammunition exploded in less than a minute, which was simply terrifying.

　　

　　 They both recalled the naval battle in the summer of the previous year. According to the situation reported by their subordinates, in that naval battle, a Frenchman's second-level battleship was capsized because of the bombing of ammunition. Moreover, the naval battle was extremely short-lived.

　　

　　If the French warships were replaced by warships of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, the result would not be much better. Both officers knew very well that at this time, the performance of their own warships was still slightly inferior to that of the French warships.

　　

　　 When thinking of this, the two of them shuddered involuntarily. Only then did they realize that the native neighbor beside them looked far less docile than they seemed. This native neighbor is obviously a hungry wolf in sheep's clothing...

　　

Frank said for so long, and his mood seemed to let go. He licked his lips and continued: "The French flagship seems to have a problem, and the speed has become very slow. The other ships, regardless of the flagship, turned to flee desperately. But In the process, the Frenchman’s battleship was hit by a blast. The Cherokee’s artillery suddenly seemed to have found a more accurate sight. After a series of volleys, the Frenchman’s battleship was burning raging. The fire..."

　　

Frank watched from a position 17 or 18 kilometers away from the battlefield. Although it was far away, several warships were shot at the same time and set ablaze. It was like there were six huge torches on the sea. Frank still watched. It's very clear.

　　

　　 As Frank said, the six French warships, including the New France, that were able to advance at full speed, were severely hit by the second battalion of the Coastal Defense Artillery Regiment in the process of turning. After the first few rounds of salvos did not hit the target well, the boss of the coastal defense artillery regiment became angry.

　　

　　 After he roared and cursed on the hand-cranked magnet phone, the gunners of the second battalion seemed to have been on their minds collectively, and achieved an incredible hit rate in the next few rounds of volleys.

　　

　　 When the six French warships completed their turn, their warships had also lost the opportunity to escape.

　　

　　 After all, even if they completed the turn, the effective range of the 76 guns of the Yanhuang tribe was eight kilometers, and the effective range of the 105 heavy guns reached ten kilometers.

　　

　　 The French warship just wanted to run, and they didn't have the opportunity to run beyond the effective range of the shore defense gun.

　　

　　The eight capital ships of the Guadeloupe Fleet were sunk due to ammunition exploded in just ten minutes, and the flagship Glory became a living target because it lost power. So all the artillery of the second battalion of the Coastal Defense Artillery Regiment aimed at the remaining six warships.

　　

　　 A dozen volleys in a row finally set the six warships ablaze.

　　

　　The sailing battleships of this period were all wooden battleships, because the artillery of this era fired solid rounds or scattered grenades, so the chance of the battleship catching fire was very small.

　　

　　 But what they encountered was the Yanhuang tribe who fired flower bombs. This kind of high-explosive grenade is not only full of lethality, but the most important thing is that once it hits the target, it will inevitably cause a fire.

　　

　　 So, just as Frank said, when the six French warships completed their turn, they all turned into huge torches!

　　

　　 This kind of fire cannot be extinguished at all. It should be understood that when the battleship was built, the wood used was dried in the sun to begin construction, and in order to prevent water leakage and prevent seawater erosion, the wood of the battleship was smeared with thick tung oil.

　　

　　 So once a battleship catches fire, there is almost no way to save it.

　　

　　 "Human meat dumplings" began to rise on the sea, and countless French sailors who were vying for their lives began to abandon the ship and escape. But there is still five or six kilometers away from the coastline, so these French sailors can only jump into the sea to escape.

　　

　　 Three battleships exploded because the fire ignited the gunpowder on the lower deck. The huge hull was torn to pieces by the violent energy in an instant, and the power was extremely frightening.

　　

　　 Some French sailors who had not had time to travel far were smashed to death by the shock wave of the blast, while the sailors who were lucky enough to swim far away were so scared that they cried.

　　

　　 As for the other three warships, although they did not explode, the huge flames eventually swallowed these three warships. When this naval battle ended, there were no more of them in this sea area. The only proof that they had ever existed in this world was a piece of charred black wood floating on the sea...

　　

　　 Everything is messed up ~ lightnovelpub.net~ Under the control of a strong desire to survive, the Royal French Navy, which should have been extremely orderly, has also become a headless fly.

　　

　　 And the Glory, which was blown off with two masts at the beginning, became the safest ship for the time being. Because of the loss of power, this huge second-level sailing battleship became a huge wooden coffin, floating alone on the sea.

　　

　　 It was precisely because the Glory had lost its power that the artillery of the second battalion of the Coastal Defense Artillery Regiment turned its target to other warships. In the end, the Glory was the best preserved.

　　

But when Dahe heard Shui Gouzi on the phone that there was still a French warship that had not been sunk, Da He smiled and cursed and issued an order: "Why do we keep that kind of broken ship? Use it as a target for your brothers! That ship! We don’t want the boat! Tell your brothers, see who makes the most accurate shot, and I will reward him personally!"

　　

　　 After Shui Gouzi passed on the boss's order, the gunners of the second battalion of the Coastal Defense Artillery Regiment immediately moved...

　　

　　 So, the poor Glory, the flagship of the Guadeloupe Fleet of the Royal French Navy, became a target floating on the sea...