Chapter 400 Redemption
The horizontal naval gun shooting tactics are indeed far ahead of the tactics of this era. Perhaps, they are a little too ahead. Although the range of those crossbows is already quite considerable, they are cold weapons after all, and they do not change any changes because they are loaded with powerful sulphurs. In terms of the size of the ship, power system, command system, and ammunition loading, they actually do not have the conditions to completely control the battle situation and win by relying on this tactic. However, Qihai Trading Company still put this immature but leading tactic to the extreme.
In this sea battle, from the morning to noon, the Qihai Trading Company had already sunk more than 100 warships controlled by Alexander at a weak price of 17 large and small warships, which caused the coalition fleet controlled by Alexander to sink or lose its combat capability. That was one-third of the coalition fleet. By noon, the power comparison between the two sides had gradually tilted towards the Qihai Trading Company. This tilt was mainly in terms of quantity and morale. When the fleet under Ye Tao began to prepare for hand-to-hand combat due to the violent consumption of ammunition, the coalition fleet had already been significantly loosened, and some countries
The ships of the family or family have obviously begun to work but not work hard. They move around as far as possible away from the range of Ye Tao's fleet, shaking flags and shouting but refuse to approach and follow their own queues. However, in naval battles, especially in such a sea where hundreds of ships are fighting, it seems impossible to stay out of the matter. But those who are already unwilling to fight can only be lazy on the battlefield and dare not withdraw from the battle. Although the coalition forces are not very united, if they withdraw from the battle first in such a critical battle and are caught, no one will be sure whether those countries and families will retaliate.
In this battle, the crew of Ning Xuan was very excited. Orders were issued from Ning Xuan, and even at the most dangerous moment when Ning Xuan was besieged by the opponent's three fast ships, it was not interrupted. The relay communication airship, which was always suspended in the center of the battlefield, was frightened, but had to admit that Ning Xuan's performance was too excellent. From beginning to end, it seemed that there was never a panic. When it was besieged, Ning Xuan never called other squadrons to rescue, and had room to sank one, injured an enemy ship, and another one was directly killed into a floating fireball after the frigates entangled by the enemy.
In combat, Ye Tao's artillery is amazing. Each fleet, each warship, each commander, and even each gunner will form some of its own styles and characteristics after a period of operation. However, no shooting commander can combine precise design with controlling the enemy with firepower so perfectly. Ye Tao actually does not pursue an absolute hit rate, but the shooting of all gun positions in the ship finally reached an astonishing hit rate of 24%. If Greek fire does not eject, it will be the result of an enemy ship, and four jets are no exception. Ye Tao's artillery and Mr. Qi's artillery are the same as Mr. Qi's artillery.
The combination of pirate fighting styles makes the battle look weird, cruel and ruthless. Two times Ye Tao deliberately used high-ballistic projectiles that the opponent could force the opponent to make an unnatural turn. On the sea, the consequence of this turning is that it is because it is not time to adjust the sails and loses speed instantly. The warship under the command of the old man caught the right time and made a violent impact. Once, three warships each hit the enemy ship vertically from two directions, and forced a narrow and long pure sail warship into two parts in the waist. The morale of our side was greatly boosted, while the coalition forces felt cold.
Unexpectedly, the flagship and frigate performed so vigorously that the entire Ye Tao fleet was infuriated. Katerina, who liked to use warships to hit, would naturally follow the example. Even Qi Zhu, who had always been steady, turned into close-range impact and shooting after half of the ammunition was consumed. Although it had been a considerable time to cooperate with the Samir family in fighting in the South China Sea and the Middle East, this was the first time that the tiger-tooth ship performed so well.
The naval battle that became more and more heartbreaking continued until the evening. Ye Tao's fleet was faster than the opponent, and he was not even ready to leave the opportunity to escape for the coalition fleet, and he followed closely behind. Alexander had failed to withdraw from the battle several orders to fully withdraw from the battle from the afternoon and could only turn back and continue to fight. At this time, the coalition fleet had more than 130 warships sank or were ordered to flagships, and there were only ten seriously injured ships that were barely sailing. The original more than 300 warships, the coalition fleet, with a complacent and confident coalition fleet, had retained combat power to varying degrees. The number of Ye Tao fleets chasing behind them was the Ye Tao fleet, which had already exceeded theirs.
Ye Tao's fleet was also quite damaged. After half of the sulphur bombs, Greek fire and other powerful weapons were consumed, and all ships had to start controlling their use, the damage speed of Ye Tao's fleet increased. By ten in the evening, nearly eighty warships had withdrawn from the battle, of which thirty-nine were sunk. Since Ye Tao's fleet's ships were generally large, it was natural to accommodate their own crew members. Those ships that slowly followed the main fleet on the sea after being injured began to salvage the battlefield under the escort of the six tiger-toothed ships that stayed to protect them. The coalition sailors, officers, civil servants and ministers who were fished out of the water filled the cabins of each ship. This has become a practice for combat in the Middle East. Captives can be redeemed by the other party with a large sum of money. If the other party is not interested in redeeming them,
It can be sold to any place to be slaves. In fact, the best sellers are those officers with strong military skills. In the West, the gladiatorial career is in full swing, and simulated naval battles are now very popular. Because many of the prisoners caught this time have a brilliant family background and a high status, even if the other party refuses to pay for redemption and sells them to the Samir family to show off the prisoners and humiliate the enemy, it will definitely make a good profit. As for the transaction of gladiators, Qihai Trading Company cannot get involved. They still have not opened this path, and not many people in the association are really interested in making such money. Selling people to work has already made many people think it is not good. Selling them to die is very contrary to the concept of the merchants of Qihai Trading Company, which is increasingly civilized and moral.
At about nine o'clock in the evening, Alexander finally couldn't stand it. He finally ordered the joint fleet to disband and break through each other. Only a small number of fleets escaped, but Alexander himself failed to escape and fell into the hands of Rao Zidan's squadron. Because the naval confrontation seemed to have always had the tradition of treating prisoners well, Alexander surrendered with his sword. This was also the highest-ranking officer captured on the battlefield since the founding of the Samir family.
Most of the achievements of this kind of battle at night are attributed to the airship troops. After the scale of the combat fleet decreased, there were only two relay communication airships in the air. Other airships were devoted to reconnaissance. They looked down at the entire shimmering sea and carefully observed the shadows on the sea. Once they found that the enemy's part-time job was to turn on the searchlight and hit them, following the opponent until the warships of their own side came up and beat them up. As long as the fleet took over, they immediately turned off the lights and accelerated their way forward and continued to search for the next target. During the night voyage, the ships could not speed up. This tactic made the captains of the coalition army cry without tears.
In fact, Alexander was a little too desperate. If he insisted on the fleet escaping for a while, he might run away. The searchlights equipped by the airship team are well-deserved magic weapons in this time and space. However, the searchlights with huge power will not take long, and the batteries that can be carried on the airship are only a little bit, and the failure rate of this primary searchlight is really high.
Ye Tao personally led the fleet with few enemies and more, almost wiped out the coalition fleet, capturing Alexander, commander-in-chief of the coalition fleet, as well as many important generals, ministers and leaders of various countries, the next morning, which caused cheers. But the elders of the Samir family were mixed. Now, the final threat of their founding has been eliminated. As long as the Samir family operates diligently, it will develop faster and stronger than the other side, King Samir
The country will soon become a force that can influence the situation in the entire Middle East, but what do you think of the favor that Ye Tao and Qihai Trading Company this time? They have no ambitions for Nanyang now. The cooperation with Qihai Trading Company and Dongping made them very satisfied and look forward to it. I have truly seen Dongping’s powerful combat power, and even if they have ambitions, they dare not do anything. The Samir family has been in the business world and conspiracy circle for hundreds of years to get to where they are today, so the choices are naturally very clear.
After winning, Ye Tao led the fleet to station in Taran Port in the north of the Azov Sea to replenish supplies. The Samir family's fleet quickly went to greet him, and Assad was also in the fleet. Since Ye Tao could personally lead the fleet, it is very likely to invite him to participate in the founding ceremony this time. Assad also shouldered another mission: to assist the Qihai Trading Company in dealing with the prisoners. The Samir family knew the value of these prisoners very well, and was afraid that Ye Tao, who was kind-hearted, would lose a lot of money to deal with it hastily. In this regard, they were still very considering Ye Tao and Qihai Trading Company. The Samir family could not compensate the Qihai Trading Company for much military expenditure, but this
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