Chapter 1020： Contest between ironclad ships

On November 9th, the Celtic waters.

The British Navy did not choose to ambush in the English Channel, but chose to fight in the Celtic waters that were about to reach the English Channel.

This is the middle point between Ceuta and London, and is the most suitable ambush point.

The distance to Ceuta is close, the Chinese army is easy to flee to Ceuta, and the distance to London is close, the Chinese army is easy to flee to London.

Once they were escaped by the Chinese army, they wouldn't dare to chase for too long, otherwise it would be their turn to escape next.

Near noon, the two sides found each other.

The luck of the British Navy is particularly good. They are advancing in a long snake formation. According to the current speed and course of the two sides, when the two sides are in contact, they can be in front of the Chinese army to form the horizontal line in the head of the T. The Huajun is that one.

This also means that most of the warships of the British Navy can fire warships of the Chinese Army, forming a quantitative advantage.

What the Chinese army can counterattack is only a few warships traveling ahead.

This is a great advantage and the most ideal formation in naval battles.

However, this situation hardly occurs.

The Chinese Army will definitely change its course and speed. Even if the British Navy can follow suit, it will not be possible to form a T in the end.

Being able to occupy a relatively good angle is already considered a good result.

For the Huajun, suddenly encountering this situation, it is impossible to reverse the disadvantage by adjusting the formation.

These are large ships weighing thousands of tons, not cars weighing tens of kilograms. If you want to turn around, turn around, or turn around if you want to turn.

The Chinese Army’s transport ships have not yet been equipped with radios, and they have to rely on signal lights for command. However, for ships powered by steam engines, heavy smoke is constantly emitting from the chimneys, and even the signal lights are ugly.

Of course, there are more similar problems in the British Navy.

Limited by technology, the early naval battles were much more chaotic than later generations.

However, this kind of naval battle, judging from the scene, often has a more intense feeling than later generations.

To describe it in one word, rookies peck each other.

Just like in the glory of the king, the professional game doesn't look intense at all. In the Platinum and Diamond Bureau, heads are exploding all the time.

"The enemy really came."

On the armored cruiser Suzhou, the captain Wang Yuxi smiled.

This is his long-awaited scene. The annihilation of the only iron-clad fleet in Europe will definitely go down in history.

And as the commander of this battle, the benefits he can get are naturally very many.

"These poor guys really think this is a good opportunity?"

The adjutant mocked.

Hua Jun didn't turn, as if he was willing to be in the vertical T-head.

This is because the Chinese army does not want to expose the transport ships to the enemy's muzzle. The long-range firepower of these transport ships is weak and it is of little use.

But once it is shot, it will cause heavy losses, and it will not pay off.

The main force of this battle is the submarine and their main battleships.

Although not changing the route will cause their capital ships to be bombarded by more enemy ships at the same time, there is no way.

This move of the Chinese army fell into the eyes of the British army, and it also made the British army puzzled.

"These stupid big Chinese, arrogant big Chinese, I want them to pay for their ignorance."

Harrell said angrily.

Although, Dahua's move is beneficial to them.

However, Dahua's defiant attitude still made him feel humiliated.

It's really hateful that the opponent didn't draw his sword in a duel with two swordsmen.

"Captain, don't be angry, this is a good thing."

People who don't have such strong self-esteem are happy to see such things.

"Something's wrong, is Dahua's navy all stupid?"

Thomas, the captain of the Colossus, found it unbelievable, but he couldn't figure out why this was so, but he just felt a little bit bad.

There is not much time for Thomas to think about it, both sides are fast, and soon both sides are in each other's range.

Subsequently, the artillery of both sides also opened fire.

The artillery of the British Navy is also the highest level of manufacturing in their country. Compared with the main artillery of the Yanhuang, it is a grade inferior to the artillery of the Chinese cruiser.

It may be a little bit worse in terms of details and performance, but the main functions of caliber, power, and rate of fire are all comparable.

The huge roar announced the official start of this naval battle.

All the people on the battleship entered a tense battle state.

The soldiers of the artillery group are aiming, loading, and launching, the crew members are adjusting the course and speed, and the medical staff are preparing to treat the wounded.

Even the chefs must have faucets for fire extinguishing, ready to put out the fire at any time.

For the time being, it looks orderly.

However, after a shell hit the Colossus, the people on it began to be confused.

"Damn it, the enemy is too accurate."

Thomas stabilized his figure and cursed.

It took less than two minutes for the two sides to fire the artillery. Neither of them had ordered the Chinese army. Instead, they had been shot first.

The shooting level of the two sides stood on top of each other.

This is actually quite normal. Although Dahua’s navy has no opponents, it has not fallen behind in the usual training.

As for the Navy of Great Britain, although they want to train more, they have no money.

Whether it's sailing or shells, these are not cheap.

Fortunately, there are a lot of warships in Great Britain, with 30 ships equipped with main guns. At this time, there were nearly 20 ships capable of hitting the Chinese Army, and in one volley, nearly two hundred rounds of differently powerful artillery shells flew towards the Chinese Army.

So, soon the Chinese warship was also shot.

The armored cruiser Yangzhou was shot, causing the ship to shake violently.

The difference between an armored cruiser and a light cruiser is that its armor is very thick, and ordinary small-caliber artillery cannot cause fatal damage to it, as it is now.

A violent shaking caused a soldier to fail to stand firm and hit his head on the iron plate, causing fainting. This was the last respect for the enemy's shell.

If you want to sink the Yangzhou, you need the main guns on the five battleships of Great Britain. Only the 30 main guns can pose a deadly threat to the Yangzhou and Suzhou.

"Let the other warships go around and attack their transport ships directly. As for the cruisers and frigates, leave them to us."

Tang Reid ordered that in this naval battle, he personally led the team on the largest battleship Ellie.

He saw that the small-tonnage warships had limited damage to the capital ships of the Chinese army, and he simply asked them to deal with the Dahua transport ships to prevent the Dahua transport ships from turning around and fleeing when the situation was wrong.

Compared with speed, the British Navy does not have the advantage.

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