Chapter 2022： Great Battle between Britain and France (3)

"The Rise of the European Emperor (

The twelve English warships lined up in a row, the one on the east side, is not small. This warship named "Boer Warrior" comes from the Boer family. In other words, it was the Boll family where Edward's sister Margaret belonged.

Although Richard Ball, Henry VII's loyal loyalty, was killed, he and the children of Princess Margaret survived because they were the nephew of King Edward. Among them, Henry Ball also inherited the title of Earl of Salisbury, the lord of Margaret. However, because he has half of the rebellious bloodline, his fiefs are not many, only a little better than the average baron.

This made Henry Boll, who was an adult, very unhappy, but he did not dare to express his dissatisfaction with his uncle King Edward who killed thousands of nobles casually. Therefore, in order to revitalize the Boll family, he can only please Edward as much as possible.

Moreover, Edward VI had only one daughter, Margaret, which gave him hope. That is-married Princess Margaret and established the Boer dynasty of England...

Although Edward VI has entered into a marriage contract with Marin, he is going to marry Princess Margaret to Caesar. However, many native English nobles were dissatisfied with the king's only heiress married to the heir of a German prince.

Therefore, these people secretly united, wanting to push Henry Boll, a young nobleman who has a close relationship with the royal family, to replace Caesar and become the future husband of the little Princess Margaret. In this way, it can be regarded as "fertile water does not flow to outsiders' fields".

Henry Boll was also greatly encouraged by this and decided to seize this opportunity to show himself well, and strive to become the future husband of Margaret's cousin, replace that German barbarian, and create the Boer dynasty.

But first of all, he must have a certain status, and it is best to have a certain amount of credit to be convincing, so that more English nobles can support him to replace Caesar and become England's consort.

There is no shortage of knighthood, but he did not take the credit, and Edward hated his father. Therefore, Henry Boll had the earl knighthood, but he could not get the position of real power.

While Ireland has basically been assessed, there is basically no war on land in England. If you want to gain military merit and show your talents, you can only find a way from the sea.

For this reason, Henry Boll bought 5 Kirk sailing boats on the advice of his family counsellor, and used them for freight transportation to make money. During the war, he concentrated on fighting for England and took advantage of the French...

Even Henry Boll himself has stationed in the military port of Plymouth all year round and sits on the flagship of the family's five warships, the "Bohr Warrior", in order to obtain fighters and military exploits.

Unfortunately, today the other four warships of the Boll family have all gone to solicit goods. Only the flagship "Ball Warrior" did not go out and stayed in Plymouth. While waiting for the order, it was also preparing for the battle.

Therefore, when Edward Howard dispatched the fleet urgently, the Boll family could only send one Kirk ship to the battle. But on this 200-ton displacement warship, about 150 elite top swordsmen were gathered. These people were all recruited by the Boll family to protect Henry Boll and help him gain military exploits.

If you fought from time to time, just the 150 most elite swordsmen could easily defeat a large French warship of three to five hundred tons. After all, France severely lacks elite boat swordsmen. France does not lack people with high martial arts skills, but lacks swordsmen who can jump and move freely on ships.

However, the young Henry Boll didn't expect that the French warship he encountered this time was different, and they wouldn't cut it off against you...

Looking at the approaching French warship with low freeboard, Henry Boll seemed to see a wave of battle exploits beckoning...

In order to be afraid of scaring away the enemy, Henry Boll even ordered that the 6-pound falcons on the upper floors of the ship not be allowed to fire stone bullets, so as to avoid scaring the French guys away and affecting the battle. Anyway, the stone bullets fired by a few-pound small falcon can also injure a few people on the opposite side, without affecting the overall situation. What Henry Boll wanted was to wipe out the enemy on a French ship and then capture a complete French warship. In this way, his credit is dazzling enough. When I return to London, I can brag to my beautiful little cousin Margaret about her brilliance...

Therefore, when the French Calais approached the "Bohr Warrior", the ship did not evade, flash, or fire, which was very strange.

Pregent Pidus also muttered in his heart-there will be no fraud, right...

You know, he is mentally prepared to be wounded by the enemy's falcons and several sailors on the deck. However, if the other party does not cooperate, they will not fire...

But he is not in the mood to consider for his opponent, since you don't fire, then I will fire!

So he shouted:

"Fire!"

Suddenly, the gunners on the flagship "Louis" held the wooden sticks tied with the arquebus, and reached out to the fuse of the Lizard Cannon. At the same time, in order to give orders to the nearby warship, the messenger at the bow of the ship screamed heartily to convey the order, and slammed his right arm down again and again-that was the signal to shoot...

As a result, all six ships started to light the fuze of the Lizard Cannon...

Because he got closer, Henry Boll finally saw the 6 thick and short huge bronze cannons on the bow of the opposite warship...

"No, it's a large-caliber artillery!"

The retainers of the Boll family were not slow to react, and they hurriedly rushed to the young master to leave the observation position on the side of the ship and retreated to the command room above the bow to avoid being hit by a stray bullet.

However, they all think too much. Because Bidoth didn't even think about hitting people with cannonballs, but hit the boat with all his strength.

You know, because the Calais is a galley, a large number of oarsman positions are arranged on the side, and it is difficult to install side guns. Although the bow gun is huge in caliber and power, there is only one gun. Therefore, considering the gains and losses of naval battles, it is still the most cost-effective way to go by boat. Because if the enemy ship is sunk, the other side will definitely drown. This is on the sea, the water is deep and far from the land, if it is wounded into the water, the **** smell from the wound will also attract shark bites and attacks. Therefore, in the case of limited artillery fire, hitting a boat is the best choice.

At this time, the distance between the six Calais ships and the "Bohr Warrior" was generally within a hundred meters, only a few tens of meters away. At such a short distance, even a short-barreled projectile such as a mortar, the hit rate is not low.

In fact, if it wasn't for the purpose of running away, Bidoth would want the Calais to shoot in the face. That way, the hit rate is 100%. But the problem is that the French sailors jumped the boat gang to cut off as well as the Englishmen. If the face is close, it would be too easy for the English sailors to jump on the Calais.

Therefore, if the Calais ship is not to be bitten by the English, it must fire within 100 meters. Then, leave a buffer distance for turning around and running.

Because it was the first actual combat volley against an English ship, the 50-pound stone bullets from the Calais had a low hit rate, but with 6 stone bullets, 2 also hit the target.

Among them, the first stone bullet hit the deck of the "Boer Warrior". The huge stone bullet killed two elite swordsmen recruited by the Boer family on the spot. Before the two swordsmen could react, they were smashed into the body by a 50-pound stone ball shell. Moreover, the corpse could not be guaranteed to be intact, and some of it was directly smashed by the stone shell. Subsequently, the stone ball formed a ricochet on the deck, and wounded several English swordsmen of the Boll family...

This is not bad, but it hurts people, not much damage to the ship. The position where the second stone bullet hits made the "Bohr Warrior" very uncomfortable. Because this stone bullet hit the side of the "Bohr Warrior" and made a huge noise...

"Bah!" After a loud noise, sawdust flew across the side of the "Bohr Warrior", and the outer plank of the side was obviously smashed into a huge pit, almost allowing the side to penetrate.

Change to an ordinary English Kirk ship, and it will definitely be pierced, and then it will sink in the water.

But this "Bohr Warrior" is after all the main ship of the Boer family of the earl family. Therefore, the hull was specially reinforced when it was manufactured. Therefore, although it is also a Kirk sailboat, it is more resistant to damage than ordinary Kirk sailboats. After one round of shooting, the "Bohr Warrior" was actually able to hold it.

But Pregent Bidhus didn't care, after all, there was not only one round of such a blow. I saw him make the herald to shout loudly and make gestures. After that, the 6 Calais turned to the northeast in a row, and then started to circle...

The commander of the English Navy, Edward Howard, did not know why, while allowing the flagship "Mary Rose" to advance, he ordered all English warships to turn to the east to face the French warships.

At this time, it was a westerly wind. But the wind is not too big, and the English warship has a speed of more than 3 knots. On the French Calais, because the sails and oarsmen cooperated together, they generally reached seven or eight knots. Even if it travels in a circle compared to a straight line, it is no slower than an English ship.

Then, the 6 Calais rounded to the side of the "Boer Warrior" for the second time and started the second round of salvo...

This time, after the last round of test firing, the experienced Italian gunners were not as accurate as they were last time. Then, 6 rounds of 50-pound stone bullets made 4 hits!

One shot still fell on the deck, massacring the English sailors. The other three shots all hit the side of the Ball Warrior.

Of the three shells, two of them hit the parts that were missed last time. Sawdust was still flying, but there was no penetration. But one of the shots hit the sideboard part of the first hit very terribly, causing a huge hole in the place that was about to fall apart. Suddenly, the sea water madly poured into the hole along the hole. On the ship, Henry Boll and his men, who were hiding in the command room on the bow, immediately felt the hull tilt.

"No, the boat is in water and is going to sink!" Thomas, the experienced captain, immediately made a judgment.

Then, he did not hesitate to take out a few life jackets from the shelf in the command room, and handed them to Henry Boll and a few retainers of the Boll family, and said in an urgent tone:

"Master Earl, the ship has entered the water, and the sinking is right in front of you. Please go into the water immediately and take refuge on another ship!"

"But this battleship..." Henry Boll hesitated.

"No matter how good the boat is, you are not as important as Lord Earl!" Captain Thomas said eagerly. Several retainers of the Boll family also agreed and helped Henry Boll put on life jackets that were similar to the life jackets of later generations. The difference from later generations is that this life jacket is not made of rubber, but made of leather stitched and bonded. After inflation, the effect is not bad at all.

Marin stationed a fleet in Newcastle and recruited many English sailors. These English sailors naturally passed through the life jackets commonly used by the North Sea State Fleet. And this kind of life jacket is not difficult to make. The English sailors naturally brought the technology back to the ships in England.

Coincidentally, after Henry Boll and his party went into the water and boarded the lifeboat, the direction of escape was exactly the direction from which the English flagship "Mary Rose" came.

This "Mary Rose" is also a strong warship built by the Howard family, and its ability to resist penetration is much stronger than other ordinary merchant ships. Therefore, Henry Boll and his party have naturally boarded the flagship. As for the other crew members of the "Bohr Warrior", the captain and some high-ranking members boarded another lifeboat, and the others swam to other ships. Many sailors did not even have leather life jackets...

But what Henry did not expect was that Edward Howard, the commander of the fleet, was a general who liked recklessness. After saving Henry Boll and his party, Edward Howard commanded the "Marie Rose" to continue to rush forward to seek a chance to fight the French Calais.

At this time, the French fleet, led by Bidoth, completed another maneuver, and once again pointed the guns at a British warship...

This time it was not the "Mary Rose" that was unlucky, but another English warship. The "Mary Rose" was delayed just now because it was trying to rescue Henry Boll and his party, and it was slightly behind.

At this time, rushing to the forefront was an ordinary merchant ship called the "One-eyed Rhodes". The owner of the ship was Captain One-eyed Rhodes. He was originally a first mate on an English merchant ship. However, in a robbery against a French merchant ship, Captain Rhodes led the sailors on board a French merchant ship. He was blinded to his left eye and fell since then. "One-eyed Rhodes" title. But because of this, he obtained one-third of the belongings on the French ship. It made him a wealthy businessman from a first mate who had no money. Later, he bought a Kirk sailing boat himself, usually ran the sea, and robbed the French ship without incident. Encountered by the King of England, he also participated in naval battles to confuse his exploits. This time, his ship happened to be parked in Plymouth Harbor, and it was given a temporary sign.

But the "One-eyed Rhodes" is not a strong ship specially built by the nobles, but a bargain. It uses ordinary wood and is not so strong.

Then, just two stone bullets hit the sideboard and the sideboard of the One-Eyed Rhodes was destroyed...

"My ship!" the captain one-eyed Rhodes shouted angrily.

Afterwards, he stared at the French Calais in front with red eyes, and shouted fiercely:

"If you have the courage, go rowing with me and chase the French boat!"

Afterwards, he took the lead with a wooden oar and boarded one of the two lifeboats. And his sailors often follow him as guest pirates at sea, which is not a good thing. After receiving his appeal, a dozen sturdy old sailors and old pirates, armed with knives, ropes and wooden oars, boarded two lifeboats. Then, everyone worked together and sailed to Calais at a speed faster than ordinary Kirk sailing ships.

But they have oars, and the French Calais are full of oarsmen. Therefore, they were destined to be thrown away by the Calais. Then in the third round, 6 Calais followed another English ship, the Rock.

But the captain of the Rock was more fortunate. He was so lucky and suddenly came up with a trick-I turned around, not facing you sideways!

Then, the helmsmen of the Rock squeezed the crowbar and manipulated the rudder to make the ship face the Calais...

Bidows was a little dazed for a while, but he quickly changed the target and ordered another English ship that hadn't turned around by the fire.

After a round of shooting, the ship was not sunk on the spot due to the rush of aiming, but the mast was also interrupted, and it floated helplessly on the sea, losing its maneuverability...

Edward Howard, who was leading the flagship assault, was not stupid. He was immediately inspired by this scene and ordered the ship not to face the opponent sideways. Then, another ship was commanded to cover the flank.

As a result, the Calais could not easily aim at the side of the Marie Rose. But Bidoth was not discouraged. After another maneuvering circle, he directly ordered an attack on the British ship blocking the side of the "Mary Rose".

Then, although this ordinary British merchant ship was fortunately not sunk, its side was also missed. The sailors desperately blocked the gap, but the ship could not continue to fight, but had to stop to repair the blockage.

Then, after the fifth round of maneuvering was completed, the French fleet finally focused on the "Mary Rose"...

Edward Howard commanded the flagship to dodge left and right, and then greeted the other ships to outflank it. The Calais fired hastily, with three stone bullets hitting the ship and two hitting the hull, wounding the ship, but failed to penetrate.

But the stone bullet that hit the deck caused extremely serious consequences...

What are the consequences? This stone bullet hit the deck. It didn't hit anyone for the first time, but jumped off, and then flew straight to Edward Howard...

Edward Howard was taken aback. He dodged a bit quickly, but he still couldn't drive more. His left arm was directly broken by a heavy stone bullet...

The huge pain instantly overwhelmed Edward Howard's nerves, and he couldn't help wailing...

At the same time, the stone bullet was cast unabated and hit a wooden box on the deck again. The wooden box was smashed immediately and sawdust flew across. Among them, there were three pieces of wood that flew to the command room without death, and accurately hit the face of Henry Boll who was watching the battle by the window...

"Ah————Ah————"

The young Henry Boll let out a scream of earth-shattering screams. On his left face, UU Read , there were three pieces of wood chipped funny...

"It's over!" The retainers of the Boll family were completely sinking, thinking that the family was the main culprit. But a closer look revealed that, fortunately, the wood chip didn't insert the key, but it just happened to be inserted on the left cheek. Although it is not fatal, in the future, the young Lord Earl is afraid that he will lose his face...

The onboard medic immediately began first aid. Their first aid methods were also learned from the military of the North Sea country, including gauze and alcohol produced in the North Sea country.

Under the rescue of the military doctor, Henry Boll's wood chips were pulled out and the bleeding stopped. And Edward Howard, the general, was more miserable. When his left arm was smashed into the air, blood spurted wildly, and the military doctor was stunned for a while.

Fortunately, the military doctor responded quickly and blocked the left arm with gauze and alcohol in time to prevent the bleeding. But Edward Howard, the British admiral, also passed out in a coma because of a lot of blood loss and severe pain...

Yes, this naval battle can't be fought. The British began to retreat, and coincidentally, after five rounds of high-intensity circling maneuvers, the oarsmen on the French Calais could not bear it. Bidoth had no choice but to order a retreat, and could no longer continue to expand the results. After all, the dinghy is driven by manpower. If people have no energy, they cannot continue to maneuver.

Then the two sides returned to their voyages in a tacit understanding. But on the British side, two boats were sunk and three were injured. And the main general and the young earl, one lost his arm, the other was broken, the loss was more than tragic...More importantly, it severely affected the morale of the English...

On the other hand, on the French side, only a few oarsmen fainted without losing their strength. This battle is considered a big victory for the French!

And this naval battle changed the maritime situation in Northwestern Europe and became a super event that shocked all of Europe!