Extraordinary Sailing

Because of the moving speed of conventional sailing warships.

It was not until 9:12 in the morning that the more nimble Alliance line of ships seized the upper hand, facing the left wing of the Cyrus Crescent across the sea.

And with the advantage of its own shipboard artillery being more sophisticated (better airtightness and longer effective range), it took the lead in launching the shelling.

"Each artillery group is ready, solid bullets are fired for three rounds!"

The gunners of each battleship repeated the command of the commander, and greeted each other in accordance with the traditional battlefield etiquette of the old continent.

Under the skilled artillery operation, the two types of heavy artillery on the Tulip battleship can deal a heavy blow to the enemy ship: 32-pound gun and 24-pound gun, and the rate of fire can reach 2 rounds per minute and 3 rounds per minute respectively.

This is a speed beyond the reach of the Cyrus.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!

All of a sudden, the hot gun flames connected into a sea of ​​flames, the light blue gunpowder smoke permeated into clouds, and even the entire ocean surface let out an overwhelmed and depressing moan.

While the Silius soldiers on the opposite side fought back fiercely without showing any weakness, at this distance, they could clearly see the steel knight's uneasy head that looked dead.

Steel Knight Kungang Taita is the deputy commander of the fleet, and almost no one in the entire Sirius fleet does not know him.

Seeing the constantly shaking head hanging on the mast, most of the left wing of the Crescent Formation was in an uproar. The blows suffered by the soldiers were even worse than that round of rapid-fire shelling, and even the sound of the cannons when they returned fire was obviously a bit messy.

The decisive battle is still in the warm-up stage, and the deputy commander of the fleet has already been killed by the enemy. If he is still alive, it is real, the third person after Army Commander Ricard and Navy Commander Griffiths.

Sirius is the flagship of the third-class ship "San Juan".

"Your Excellency, Commander?"

The adjutant couldn't help asking the gray-haired supreme commander of the fleet beside him.

Rickard's face was also ugly, but it was not because of the news of Steel Knight's death, but because of his negative impact on this battle. Even as a royalist, the general said mercilessly:

"Kungang bastard. Why can't he die a little farther away? Order, San Juan leaves the team and sails on its own!"

"But."

"Excuting an order!"

In order to facilitate the command of the commander, the "San Juan" has been patrolling back and forth along the entire crescent formation composed of forty warships. If it is replaced by a large fleet composed of hundreds of warships, usually several deputy commanders and commanders in the fleet will patrol a section.

The third-tier ship "San Juan", which serves as the commander's ship, is the largest one even among the third-tier battleships in the entire fleet, not to mention the flag of the fleet commander, which is really conspicuous.

However, after leaving the fleet and self-propelled, they lost the cover of the fleet and were directly exposed to the alliance battle line.

In the history of naval battles in various countries, there has never been a precedent for a single ship being surrounded by the enemy without being boarded. For the side with superior local combat power, when the target value is huge, boarding battle is the only way to ensure that the spoils are taken intact.

Rickard believed that it would be a strange thing if the Union Army could hold back their bait and not lean in.

At that time, as long as you can hook an enemy ship with a hook lock and pull it into the boarding battle, you will be able to independently support it until the arrival of reinforcements. In the end, the enemy fleet was dragged into a big melee, which is the "sea siege battle" that Cyrus is best at.

Then the fight can be over.

However, since they are both Nemansters, their innate endowments must be similar, so why are the Silius people naturally superior in combat effectiveness?

In addition to the advanced training methods and management concepts, the most important reason is to search for resources from all over the world to support their own troops. In the apprentice knight stage, the growth of physical fitness comes more from the intake of nutrients, supplemented by knight breathing and swordsmanship.

With a sufficient supply of resources, even if the population base of Sirius itself is not dominant, it can continue to cultivate supernatural beings of all levels far exceeding the number of other families.

In terms of soldier strength, there is indeed an overall gap between Tulip and Overlord Cyrus.

Lieutenant General Elvis had an insight into Ricard's plan. He was under a lot of pressure in this war, and being able to destroy the enemy's command system was of course a great temptation for him.

However, the current strength comparison between the two sides does not allow him to make a single mistake. The dominant Sirius can be more aggressive, and the alliance may be completely defeated if it is negligent.

"The Maywind, the Albatross, and the Oak at the tail end of the team are facing each other, and the other ships maintain their formation and move on."

He held back his desire for that sweet fruit, and instead of encircling it, he separated a squadron from the battle line composed of 33 battleships.

Do not seek merit but seek no faults!

Under the astonished eyes of the Cyrus, the actions of the battleships in the battle line were like flowing water.

Every battleship knows what it should do at a certain moment, some turn to leave the team, and some automatically substitute, it seems that they have practiced countless times in advance to interpret the extremely difficult battleship changes at sea.

"This level of naval command technology."

Lieutenant General Ricard slightly narrowed his seemingly old but extremely sharp eyes, and even he had to be shocked by Tulip's skill.

These warships are far more flexible than the "city wall" of Sirius, with excellent maneuverability, and there is an invisible master commander who can dispatch them calmly. Because he didn't find signal flags, trumpets, or anything else that could assist command.

The three fourth-tier ships did not step forward, and kept a distance of about 300 meters with the current, maintaining the advantage of the wind direction and flexibility, and only fought fiercely with the flagship with long-range artillery.

"Changing sides with the wind, let's go downwind and stop it!"

The "Maywind", which was at the top of the squadron, did its part to switch course and blocked the way for the "San Juan" to retreat.

Geer and Elantra, who had already put on the brigadier general's uniform, were among them.

The remaining 30 warships continued to move forward, engaging the left flank of the Crescent Formation fiercely.

Continuous artillery fire roared.

Another third-tier ship in the Sirius fleet raised the command flag and temporarily took over the command.

The key to battle line tactics is to obey the command and fight bravely. The key to success or failure lies in persistence. Whoever can't bear to be separated from the "chain" first will lose the possibility of turning the tables.

With the current attack power of artillery, this process may take a long time.

at the same time.

A group of sailors armed with rifled Kentucky rifles quietly climbed onto the mainmast of their respective battleships, and quietly aimed their sights at the opposite side.

The Kentucky type is characterized by a longer gun body, smaller caliber, lighter weight, and high precision. Although it also has disadvantages such as slow reloading and high cost, it is a rare weapon in the right hands.

Just like this group of sharpshooters who were re-recruited after undergoing training in the forest and wilderness of the New World.

The longer distance may not be as good as the sniper musketeer, but when the battle line is bombarded, it can be shot coldly. It is not necessary to kill an enemy with every bullet. As long as it can kill an enemy officer, it will be a big profit.

Extraordinary people can dodge bullets according to the muzzle of their guns, but they have to kneel when they are hit by inadvertent stray bullets on the battlefield where shells are flying across.

boom--

The battle broke out completely.

Perhaps the outcome of this battle will not only determine the position of Sirius and Tulip on the sea, but also determine the development trend of future naval warfare equipment and tactics.

Whose route is more correct, just try it out.

Thousands of guns were fired, as if the sea was about to be shattered.

"Spectacular!"

On the quasi-legendary battleship "Storm Horn", which is in charge of peripheral mobile operations, Ivan, Olivia and most of the officers have seen this level of battleship fleet offensive and defensive battle for the first time in their lives.

Among them, the refinement of tactics, command ability, equipment application, etc. is even more difficult to describe.

The spiritual network built by the seagulls will faithfully record every bit of what happened on the battlefield, which will be used for Aiwen to review and study after the war, turning it into his precious experience.

After seeing the "Maywind" joining the siege sequence of the "San Juan", Ivan gave a command to Olivia beside him:

"Hessie, pay attention to support!"

"clear!"

The heroic female officer has already set up the "electromagnetic gun" on the poop, ready to support any corner of the battlefield at any time. The priority of Geer and Elantra is even higher than that of the commander.

at the same time.

huh huh huh.

The "Long Kiss", which once released the pigeons of the "Storm Horn", has already rushed over quickly, dragging a long white line.

The battle belonging to the "horn of the storm" begins here.

In the northern part of the Gulf of Benin where the battlefield is located, Lagos, the largest port in Nigeria, a colony of Phalitis, is located.

Almost at the same time as the battle started.

"Grace of the Lord!"

"All things belong to the Lord!"

"Ulla—"

Groups of swarthy indigenous warriors roared to the port in small boats. Obviously, this was the reason why the Dahomey Kingdom, which was already completely resembling Cyrus, did not even appear on the battlefield.

The alliance has put almost all its main warships into the battlefield, and only a few offshore cruisers stayed behind. It is impossible to block this group of dark natives.

This is Sirius' conspiracy. No one said that the frontal fleet battle and the rearward battle cannot be carried out at the same time. No matter whether the alliance's detection system finds abnormalities, it is impossible to leave the battlefield and return to defend the home.

For the Cyrus, nothing is impossible for victory.

Even if they were attacked by the alchemy artillery they were extremely afraid of, it would not be the lives of the Cyrus people who lost it anyway.

According to the intelligence of the Cyrus people, the Dahomeys specially replaced the landing ships with a large number of small offshore sampans in order to prevent being caught by the alchemy artillery.

Cyrus promised them that all the proceeds from the plunder would belong to Dahomey, and they would never interfere even if the Tulipmen were kidnapped and turned into slaves.

The big pie is really good enough.

However, when they got their wish and attacked the port, thinking that they would easily break through this defenseless city as they had captured other indigenous tribes in the past, they were slapped mercilessly by reality.

The faces of the female commanders of the Dahomey Kingdom vividly performed what is called colorful black:

"Why are there so many Union soldiers here?

Didn't those bragging Cyrus people say that the Tulip Army has suffered heavy losses now? "

The indigenous soldiers of the Kingdom of Dahomey flooded into the port city, but bumped into a large number of Union Army soldiers in a tight formation.

Under the cover of artillery fire from the port bastion.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!

The military standard rifle, which is far superior to the commercial rifle, swallows flames, and the hot lead bullets firmly block the black tide like a steel dam.

During the special period, even Sir Winston, the colonial governor, came to the city in person, and he was slightly relieved when he saw the battle:

"I'm a little thankful for the timely intelligence and the fact that these young men are still alive and kicking up weapons to defend their country after recovering from their injuries."

The army commander next to him looked at the tide blacker than the coal rich in Nigeria, and said quietly:

"Your Excellency, I am even more thankful that the Anuma didn't hold back until night before launching a night attack"

"Uh, you're right."

According to the normal battle loss ratio of wounded soldiers in this era, there may indeed be a lot of casualties in the war with Sirius, but it is certainly not as exaggerated as what the Sirius and the Anuma said.

Coupled with the popularity of the "magic medicine" throughout the colonies of the Southern Continent, many soldiers who were destined to die have been brought back to life.

Before the final battle began, the alliance's base camp had already begun to move towards the center of the vortex, the Benin Gulf, and the wounded soldiers were no exception.

Therefore, the commander of Dahomey will of course feel that the actual situation is seriously inconsistent with the information of the Sirius people, and the damned Sirius people almost pushed Dahomey into the fire pit.

Looking at his own soldiers who were being hit head-on, the commander, who is also the king's concubine, was already bleeding.

Ai Wen: Well, blame me?

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