Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 215

(Chapter 2 is here, go to bed, and have class tomorrow morning)

Following Burt's order, 16 105mm naval guns let out a thunderous roar, and 16 shells crossed the sky and slammed into Nelson's fleet. The first 4 battleships of the Boult fleet aimed at the 4 gunboats within their range. They also wanted to attack the larger British battleships, but those British battleships were still out of their range, so they had no choice but to attack them. Take your anger out on those gunboats.

Perhaps because it was the first shooting, despite the assistance of artillery sighting tools and ranging instruments, the results were still unsatisfactory. Of the 16 shells, except for one near miss, all the others deviated from the target. And the near-miss bomb was 20 meters away from his target. The waves generated by the explosion drenched all the British sailors on the deck of the gunboat. So much for the fleet's first salvo.

The poor bombardment level of the Boult fleet became the laughing stock of the sailors of the Nelson fleet. At this moment, they thought that if the Boult fleet only had such a level, it would not be far away from being killed, but Nelson discovered the horror of the Iberian navy. The range of guns is definitely the biggest threat to his fleet, so he ordered all three-masted clippers and gunboats to attack at full speed, entangle them as much as possible, and make them lose the advantage of artillery range.

Although the results of the first salvo were not satisfactory, Burt was not discouraged, but encouraged the gunners. Three minutes later, the second salvo started. This time the results were obviously much better than the first one. Although no British warships were directly hit, there was a near-miss within 5 miles of a three-masted warship. 100 meters away, the huge waves overturned the 100-ton battleship, and only 10 of the 30 people on board were rescued. This caused the first casualty in this naval battle, the three-masted ship The Clippers also became the first battleship to be sunk in a naval battle.

The shooting level of the Burt fleet gradually improved with each salvo. By the time of the sixth salvo, they had successfully sunk a gunboat and two three-masted clippers. These three unlucky warships They were all directly hit by 105mm artillery shells, and their weak wooden hulls were smashed by Si De on the spot. This time, no one dared to underestimate the Boult Fleet any more. There was only endless fear in everyone's eyes, and they were all afraid that their battleship would be hit by the terrifying shells.

4:0, it turned out to be the result. Nelson was trembling with anger. In his many years in the army, he had never been so useless. He had lost several warships before even touching a single hair of his opponent.

"Your Excellency, the enemy's three-masted clippers and gunboats are speeding towards our fleet, and will soon enter the range of our fleet's 75mm naval guns. Please give instructions." A staff officer reported to Boult.

Burt took a look through the binoculars and found that the three-masted clippers and gunboats of Nelson's fleet were indeed rapidly approaching their own fleet, and they were almost two kilometers away from the opponent's battleship. The speed of the three-masted clipper is very fast. If the wind is smooth, it can reach more than 15 knots. If the gunboat is full, it can reach more than 12 knots, and the battleship will be slower. In an instant, Bult understood that Nelson wanted to entangle himself with three-masted clippers and gunboats, so that he could not take advantage of the range of his artillery, so he immediately made corresponding countermeasures: "Order all 75mm naval guns to do Get ready to fire with full force when the enemy battleships come into range, and all 105mm naval guns will target the enemy battleships after the enemy battleships come into range." After all, the powerful battleships of the Nelson fleet are Valencia The biggest threat is also the priority target of the Burt fleet.

At 11:40, the battle had been going on for almost half an hour at this time, and the first battleship of the Burt fleet had also fired 10 salvos. At this time, their results included a third-level battleship, a a gunboat and a three-masted clipper. By this time, Boult's fleet remained zero casualties except for one sailor who twisted his foot while carrying shells and had to withdraw from the battle. Similarly, Nelson's fleet successfully approached the Boult fleet after paying a heavy price. One of the three-masted clippers rushing to the front, the Boult fleet was only more than 2,000 meters away. At this time, Boult issued a new order: "A ship sets sail, the target is due east, and advances at full speed."

When the Nelson fleet reached the original position of the first battleship of the Burt fleet, Burt had led the four warships to retreat, and what was waiting for the Nelson fleet was the Bult Spire led by the deputy commander of the Iberian Navy, Commodore Vassell. They have held back the artillery fire of the second row of battleships for a long time. When the second line of battleships continued to ravage Nelson's fleet, Burt led the first line of battleships to a bay, stopped 7 kilometers away from the second line of battleships, and waited for the next opportunity.

Seeing that the opponent actually adopted such a despicable and shameless tactic, Nelson jumped in anger and ordered the ships to continue to advance at full speed. He vowed to tear the entire Boult fleet into pieces. And the vast number of British sailors also generously "gifted" vicious words such as "coward" and "coward" to the Boult fleet that was "running away".

This unfair battle lasted until two o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, they were only 40 nautical miles away from Valencia. At this time, the Burt fleet had maintained "zero casualties", and the Nelson fleet paid a second-tier battleship , the price of three third-tier battleships, 6 gunboats and 8 three-masted clippers. The huge loss made Nelson's mind slowly clear up. He knew that if he continued to spend with the opponent like this, he would be the one who failed, so he took the initiative to change his strategy. He divided the remaining fleet into two parts, one part consisted of one first-class battleship, two second-class battleships, two third-class battleships, five gunboats and eight three-masted clippers, led by his deputy Long Ted Led by Lieutenant General Sik, their main task was to contain the Boult fleet, while he himself personally led the rest consisting of one first-class battleship, three second-class battleships, three third-class battleships, five gunboats and eight A fleet of three-masted clippers rushed to Valencia. Although the strength of the fleet he led has been greatly reduced, he is still full of confidence in the task of destroying the Valencia shipyard.

In this way, Nelson's fleet was divided into two parts, one part rushed towards the Boult fleet desperately, and the other part turned to the northwest, heading towards Valencia at full speed.

Seeing Nelson's fleet make such a move, Boult panicked at once, and quickly led the first line of warships to intercept the squadron led by Nelson, while the squadron led by Long Tedusk called his deputy Sale dealt. But his hope was in vain. At this time, a southeast wind suddenly blew on the sea, which greatly increased the speed of Nelson's fleet, and the Burt fleet was also affected, causing the squadron led by Nelson to successfully break through. Bult's interception, and the Dragon Tedesk Squadron also took the opportunity to pull into the distance with the Bult fleet, and many warships have already entered their respective ranges. Thus, the fiercest battle in this naval battle was fought between the Burt Fleet and the Longtedsk Squadron.

At 2:40 in the afternoon, three almost parallel columns formed on the sea surface. The four warships led by Boult were at the westernmost end. The squadron launched a fierce counterattack. To the east is the squadron of Long Tedusk. They are desperately attacking the fleet led by Boult at the moment in order to prevent its pursuit of Nelson's squadron. Due to the help of the wind direction, the speed of its fleet has been greatly increased, especially It was a three-masted fast ship. With the help of the wind, their speed surpassed the Boult fleet and became the main force to contain the Boult fleet, and caused great damage to the Boult spire. Further east, there are 4 warships led by Wasser, and they are currently launching a fierce attack on the Dragon Tedesk Squadron. And in front of this group of battleships was the squadron led by Nelson~www.mtlnovel.com~ At this moment, his fleet was not affected by the battle, and concentrated on the journey, gradually pulling away from the battleships behind.

Seeing Nelson's fleet getting farther and farther away, Bull also knew that if he did not deal with the Dragon Tedesk squadron first, he would not be able to catch up with Nelson's fleet, so he ordered the fleet to focus on the Dragon Tedesker squadron. On the attack of the squadron. At this time, the Burt fleet is not as relaxed as it was at the beginning. Under the crazy attack of the Longtedsk fleet, they also suffered great casualties, and even his flagship Madrid suffered a lot of shells. Fortunately, the key parts of the 'Iberia' class warships were covered with a thick layer of steel plates, otherwise, some warships would have been sunk long ago, but even so, the 'Barcelona' and 'Lisbon' were still Suffered heavy damage, among which the side of the "Barcelona" was pierced with several large openings. Although it has been blocked, its speed has been seriously affected, so that it has become the main force of the opponent's three-masted clippers and gunboats. Attacking the target, the scene seemed to be surrounded by a pack of wild wolves around a wounded elephant. The superstructure of the "Lisbon" caught fire. Although the fire had been extinguished, it left a dark patch. And those sailors who manipulated the heavy machine guns on the deck suffered even greater losses. The gunners were protected by turrets, but they had no protection facilities, so that some of the machine gunners of the heavy machine guns had changed several times. There is no one to manipulate it at all.

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