C2745 Mad beyond reason! (1/2)
The battle at sea entered its most intense phase at 1.30am. At this time, the Zhiyuan Warship and enemy ships had already rushed to within a thousand meters of each other, and the shooting accuracy of the cannons of both sides had reached the best position.
The cannon's roar rumbled above the North Sea. Everyone's eyes were bloodshot as they forgot about time and space. Everyone only had one thought, and that was to use a cannonball to completely destroy the opponent!
At this time, the distant British Fleet was already dumbstruck. The deck was filled with officers watching the battle through binoculars. The loud sound of every explosion in the distance caused them to tremble.
This was a completely different form of naval warfare from usual. The Zhiyuan Warship had displayed an extremely excellent combat ability, and these officers of the Royal Navy all let go of their arrogance from before.
”My God! Was this a normal Iron-armored Ship? How thick was his armor? ”How does our information show?”
”Reporting to Duke, previously, our intelligence personnel had boarded the Zhiyuan Warship for a visit. Although we were unable to access the entire ship's core data, through the analysis of the surface armor, the Zhiyuan Warship's armor should be around three inches long …”
”Impossible!” The crowd cried out in alarm. ”We've done three inches of iron-clad shooting experiments, it's definitely impossible for us to have such a defensive ability!”
”French Fleet has already launched three rounds at the same time, more than three hundred rounds of artillery shells have been fired, and Zhiyuan Warship is still fighting? ”My God, what kind of ship is this?”
Duke of Newcastle clenched his fists tightly as his eyes stared at the Bloodfire Battlefield!
”Xiao Letian, Xiao Letian! You are simply a madman. How could you design such a perverted battleship? This is completely illogical! ”
”Pass my orders! The fleet is approaching us, and we need to know what's going on first hand! ”
”What about the stenographer? The camera? Record every single scene on the battlefield today. This is all the information that the Royal Navy needs! ”
The photography of this era was not so advanced. The night scenes were photographic but not clear enough, so there were some soldiers and officers in the Navy who had trained for sketches.
Their pencils were rubbing against the paper, creating a rustling sound. Everything on the battlefield before their eyes froze on the screen!
The British began to approach the heart of the battlefield, which alarmed the French navy, and the Glory fired warning signals at the British.
But Britain was founded by the navy, the navy would definitely not listen to the French's warnings, so the Duke of Newcastle directly made it clear to Huo Fu, ”Tell Huo Fu! Our Royal Navy is here to watch the battle, we want the statistics of the war! ”
”We have no interest in your battle. As long as no one attacks us, we will not fire a single shot!”
When Huo Fu received the response from the United Kingdom, he hated them so much that his molars almost broke out from clenching his teeth. Let our cruiser team immediately encircle the ship counterclockwise, and surround it from the northeast of the battlefield! ”
Boom … A cannonball exploded on top of the Glory's mast. The mast that was tied to the sail was blown into pieces, and the sailors on top were screaming as they fell into the sea.
”Throw the Landing forces down! Let my cruiser outflank it! ” As he shouted, even Huo Fu himself did not realize how panicked his voice was.
But sea battles are not land wars, battleships are not war horses, and it's not that easy to turn back! Although Huo Fu had 20 cruisers under his command, they were all protecting the army that was fighting for the land.
These cruisers were the slowest. Even the pressure on the boiler wasn't enough. It would take them at least half an hour to enter the battlefield.
Would Xiang Ying give them half an hour? Just by looking at the crazy power of the Zhiyuan Warship, it was likely that it would not even give him 10 minutes!
Xiang Ying who was on top of the tower, his entire body was completely drenched by the ocean water, his emotions had already completely entered a state of war, his calmness was enough to cause people to be afraid.
At this moment, it was difficult for ordinary citizens to feel his emotions. Standing on the armored commander tower, he had completely turned the naval battle into a game!
Regardless of whether or not his enemy or his friend had disappeared, it could no longer arouse his heart. Even if his most familiar comrade was blown to dust in the bombardment, his heart would not tremble in the slightest!