Cannonballs don't have eyes

(0847)

At this time, Zhou Jian could make the decision without the order of the fleet commander Chen Zhan. Everyone likes the matter of hitting the water dog. Many newcomers in the White Army Navy started to mature slowly by hitting the water dog.

After losing more than a dozen warships in succession, the morale of the British was naturally greatly hit. This led to a lot of chaos when they retreated. Originally, the British navy was quite well-trained. In terms of the hard work of training, they were second to none among all the Western powers. The strict training made any combat actions as accurate as being on a clockwork and rarely made mistakes.

In the past, even in the unfavorable situation, the British Navy's retreat was orderly and calm. There were very clear regulations on who retreated first, who retreated later, and who was responsible for cutting off the rear. But this time, the British Navy experienced abnormal chaos. Everyone rushed to escape. No one was willing to fall behind, and no one was willing to cut off the rear.

In order to compete for escape routes, many captains did not care about other people's feelings at all, they only cared about themselves. They used their own actions to block the escape routes of other warships. This naturally aroused the anger of other captains. They were supposed to take evasive actions, but they did not evade in anger and directly collided from behind.

The two large British warships collided fiercely because of the route of retreat. The tilted warships made the two high main masts entangled with each other and could no longer be separated. The observation posts and sail drivers on the masts fell down like shatters in a violent collision. Some fell straight on the deck and died on the spot. Some fell into the sea, life and death unknown.

"God!"

"I must have offended God!"

Rafadi curled up in pain in the corner of the cabin and muttered to himself.

He had calculated it all, but he still missed the most critical point. That is, the morale of the British Navy has fallen to the bottom. The once invincible British Navy has now become the young wife who has been beaten by countless men, and all that is left is fear and helplessness.

In such a situation, their retreat was simply too dangerous. Retreat was not a collapse, nor a collapse. However, in the situation in front of them, it was clearly a collapse, and it was not an organized retreat at all. All orders and military laws had completely lost their effectiveness. Driven by the idea of ​​escape, all constraints were broken.

Rafadi could not judge how many British warships would be able to safely escape from the combat waters in the end. Perhaps there were only a few? In such a chaotic situation, even the white-clothed navy would pounce on them wildly and bit them to death. What's more, the white-clothed navy was not a fool at all.

The British Navy, this time I am sure I am sure.

There is no doubt that after returning, the military court will definitely sentence him to death. Even if he has great reasons, the ministers of the Admiralty will not let him go. He has lost so many warships and cannot continue to survive in this world. He has become a scapegoat for all Europe and the target of the British venting his anger. What awaits him must be the most severe punishment. In addition to the death penalty, there is no other punishment.

"Forget it, forgot, let's continue to be pirates!"

Rafadi sighed helplessly and ordered the flagship to turn immediately and escape to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.

Since there is only one way to die when he goes back, Raphaeldi can only ask for his own blessings. Fortunately, continuing to be a pirate is also a good choice. Before the White Army Navy defeated the Western Combined Fleet, the pirates were relatively safe. If even the pirates could not continue, he would take the wealth he accumulated to a remote corner and spend the rest of his life silently. No matter how capable the White Army is, it is impossible to chase the sky and the sea corner to kill them? To be honest, there is no personal grudge between him and the White Army Navy!

"Be a pirate!"

"Let's go back and be pirates!"

Most of Rafadi's subordinates were from pirates. They agreed with Rafadi's decision. In this situation, when the pirates have a much brighter future than when they are navy. The combat effectiveness of the White Army's navy is so strong that the navy of the Western powers is no match at all! If you continue to fight like this, you may be over one day.

After pondering for a while, those hesitant guys also decided to join the pirate army. Most of them chose the former between saving their lives and serving their loyalty to the country. In fact, this is indeed not difficult to choose.

"The commander ran away!"

"The commander's flagship is heading to India!"

Soon, Rafadi's actions attracted the attention of other British warships.

At that time, Europeans still liked to call America India and the real India East India. The direction of Rafadi retreating was exactly the route to America. Therefore, all the British sailors believed that Rafadi was preparing to retreat to America. So some British warships followed Rafadi without thinking.

However, most British warships still wanted to escape back to their country. They despise Rafadi's retreat and were determined to send Rafadi to the military court. Unfortunately, they could not do this. The most urgent task at the moment is to escape as much as possible and save their lives.

The British warships fled in front, and the fourth fleet of the White Navy chased after them.

Going northward, it is driving against the wind, and the speed cannot be very fast. Most of the British warships use spinnakers. Compared with the square spinnakers, spinnakers have relatively advantages when facing the wind. The famous North Sea spinnakers are famous for spinnakers. It is this advantage that makes British warships dare to escape against the wind.

The sails of the White-Clothed Navy are relatively balanced. The top and edges of the masts are generally spinnakers. However, other sails are basically spinnakers. Therefore, the speed of traveling is not very fast when facing the wind. However, British warships need to turn to escape north. This must have a waste of time. Therefore, it is not so easy for British warships to get rid of the White-Clothed Navy warships at once.

Seizing this rare opportunity, the white-clothed naval warships launched an attack. They took advantage of their lack of turning and approached the north and kept firing. Under the fierce artillery fire, the British warships were indeed damaged. The morale of the British Navy had already fallen to the bottom, and at this time, they became even more depressed.

Later, the distance between the two sides gradually widened, and the warships of the White-Clothed Navy were obviously unable to catch up. Therefore, the warships of the White-Clothed Navy extended the range of howitzers to the farthest and continued to fire. Even if they could not achieve brilliant results, the British would have to keep their courage hanging in their throats and dare not relax at all.

During the pursuit, the Fourth Fleet sank five British warships. To be honest, the luck of these five British warships was really bad. In fact, they were not the slowest. They ran very quickly. Unfortunately, the white-clothed navy's shells didn't have eyes and just landed on them, so they had to end up.

Unfortunately, after these five British warships were destroyed, other British warships had already relied on the advantage of spinnakers to widen the distance from the Fourth Fleet. It was impossible to aim and shoot with the naked eye.

"Stop chasing!"

Chen Zhan immediately ordered the pursuit to stop.

"Turn! Southeast! Spanish warships!"

Chen Zhan waved the red flag in his hand and continued to issue orders.

The British warships retreated, and the Spanish warships were near the battlefield!

According to rough statistics, in the previous battles, the Fourth Fleet sank a total of 19 British warships and turned around and sank several Spanish warships. Today's battle results were even greater. In a day, it was indeed a good record. In addition, the achievements of other fleets had accumulated a lot of results. It is estimated that hundreds of warships of the Western Combined Fleet would be consumed soon.

The Fourth Fleet immediately turned and rushed towards the Spanish fleet fiercely.

At this moment, the Spanish fleet was just entangled by the 15th Fleet of the White Navy. Their observation post clearly discovered the arrival of the Fourth Fleet and issued a sharp warning. Unfortunately, the entangled Spanish warships had no way to escape. In desperation, they had to fall into a difficult situation of being attacked from both sides.

The Fifteenth Fleet of the White Army Navy is a relatively young fleet, which has just been established for less than three years. Their combat experience is not very rich. Their tactics are relatively rigid and belong to a typical textbook series. Their combat courage and fighting will still need to be cultivated. The combat flexibility is even lacking.

The commander of the Fifteenth Fleet was named Wu Yunfeng, and his military rank was a major general. He was a first-class graduate from the Navy Academy and received a more traditional and formal education. At the beginning of the battle, he set up a formation and faced the Spanish. He never thought about breaking up the enemy's queue as soon as possible, then encircling the two wings, and annihilation of the enemy in one fell swoop. The Spanish took advantage of this and fought with the Fifteenth Fleet.

It is not that Wu Yunfeng's decision was wrong. After all, the 15th Fleet had little combat experience, and the officers and soldiers had relatively weak ability to deal with emergencies on the fly, and had major defects in their comprehensive qualities. However, naval battles have very high requirements for the comprehensive abilities of each seaman and sailor. Everyone must deal with certain emergencies frequently. Those who are used to waiting for orders in everything and waiting for orders at all times are absolutely not suitable for the navy.

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