Chapter 1020 The Battle Between Ironclad Ships

November 9th, Celtic Sea.

The British navy did not choose to ambush in the English Channel, but chose to fight in the Celtic Sea, which was about to reach the English Channel.

This is the midway point between Ceuta and London, making it the most suitable ambush point.

The closer it is to Ceuta, the Chinese army can easily flee to Ceuta; the closer distance is to London, the Chinese army can easily flee to London.

Once the Chinese army escaped, they did not dare to pursue them for too long, otherwise it would be their turn to flee.

Near noon, the two sides discovered each other.

The British navy is very lucky. They advance in a long snake formation. According to the current speed and course of both sides, when the two sides come into contact, they can lie directly in front of the Chinese army, forming the horizontal line in the beginning of the T. The Chinese army is like that.

This also means that most of the warships of the British Navy can fire cannons to hit the Chinese warships, forming a numerical advantage.

The only ones the Chinese army could counterattack were the few warships sailing in front.

This is a great advantage and the most ideal formation in naval battles.

However, this rarely happens.

The Chinese army will definitely change the course and speed. Even if the British Navy can adjust accordingly, it will not be able to form a T shape in the end.

Being able to occupy a relatively good angle is already a good result.

For the Chinese army, if they suddenly encounter this situation, it is impossible to reverse the disadvantage by adjusting their formation.

These are large ships weighing thousands of tons, not cars weighing thousands of pounds. They can turn around and turn around whenever they want.

The Chinese army's transport ships have not yet been equipped with radios, and must rely on signal lights for command. However, ships powered by steam engines have thick smoke constantly rising from the chimneys, making it difficult to see the signal lights clearly.

Of course, there are more similar problems in the British Navy.

Limited by technology, early naval battles were much more chaotic than later ones.

However, this kind of naval battle, judging from the scene, often feels more intense than those in later generations.

To describe it in one word, rookies peck each other.

Just like in Honor of Kings, the professional competition does not look fierce at all. In the platinum and diamond games, heads are breaking out every moment.

"The enemy is indeed here."

On the Suzhou armored cruiser, Captain Wang Yuxi smiled.

This is the scene he has been looking forward to for a long time, annihilating the only armored fleet in Europe. This achievement will definitely go down in history.

And as the commander of this battle, the benefits he can get are naturally very many.

"These poor guys really think this is a good opportunity?"

the adjutant scoffed.

The Chinese army did not turn, as if they were willing to stay in the vertical position in the letter T.

This is because the Chinese army does not want to expose the transport ships to the enemy's gunfire. The long-range firepower of these transport ships is weak and of little use.

But once it is shot, it will cause heavy losses, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

The main forces in this battle are submarines and their main warships.

Although not changing the route will cause their capital ships to be bombarded by more enemy ships at the same time, there is nothing they can do.

This move of the Chinese army fell in the eyes of the British army and puzzled the British army.

"These stupid Chinese people, arrogant Chinese people, I want them to pay the price for their ignorance."

Harrel said angrily.

Although, this move by Dahua is beneficial to them.

However, Dahua's arrogant attitude still made him feel humiliated.

In a duel between two swordsmen, the opponent didn't even draw his sword. It was really abominable.

"Captain, don't be angry, this is a good thing."

People who don't have such strong self-esteem are happy to hear about this kind of thing.

"Something's wrong. Are Dahua's navy all idiots?"

Thomas, the captain of the Colossus, found it incredible, but he couldn't figure out why this was happening. He just felt that something was wrong.

Thomas didn't have much time to think. The speed of both sides was very fast, and soon both sides entered each other's shooting range.

Subsequently, artillery fire from both sides also opened fire.

The artillery of the British Navy is also the highest level of manufacturing in their country. It is one level worse than the main gun of the Yanhuang, but it is already on par with the artillery on the Chinese cruiser.

There may be a little difference in detailed performance, but the main functions of caliber, power, and rate of fire are comparable.

A huge roar announced the official start of this naval battle.

All the people on the battleship entered a tense fighting state.

The soldiers of the artillery crew were aiming, loading, and firing, the crew members were adjusting the course and speed, and the medical staff were preparing to treat the wounded.

Even the chefs have to carry fire-extinguishing faucets and be ready to put out fires at any time.

For the time being, it seems to be in order.

However, after a shell hit the Colossus, the people on it began to become confused.

"Damn it, the enemy's attack was too accurate."

Thomas steadied himself and cursed angrily.

It had been less than two minutes since the two sides fired, and neither of them had hit the Chinese army. Instead, they took the first shot.

The shooting level of both sides is clearly superior.

This is actually normal

, although Dahua's navy has no rivals, the usual training has not fallen behind.

As for the navy of Great Britain, although it also wants to train more, it has no money.

Whether it's sailing or artillery shells, these are not cheap.

Fortunately, Great Britain has a large number of warships, and a full thirty of them are equipped with main guns. At this time, there were nearly twenty ships that could hit the Chinese army. In a salvo, nearly two hundred artillery shells of different powers flew towards the Chinese army.

Therefore, soon the Chinese warships were also hit.

The armored cruiser Yangzhou was hit, causing the ship to shake violently.

The difference between an armored cruiser and a light cruiser is that its armor is very thick, and generally small-caliber artillery cannot cause fatal damage to it, just like now.

The violent shaking caused a soldier to lose his balance and hit his head on the iron plate, causing him to faint. This was the last sign of respect for the enemy's shell.

If you want to sink the Yangzhou, you need the main guns on the five battleships of Great Britain. Only those thirty main guns can pose a fatal threat to the Yangzhou and Suzhou.

"Let other warships go around and attack their transport ships directly. As for those cruisers and frigates, leave them to us."

Don Rhett ordered that he would personally lead the team in this naval battle on the largest battleship Ellie.

He saw that those small-tonnage warships could only do limited damage to the Chinese capital ships, so he simply asked them to deal with Dahua's transport ships to prevent Dahua's transport ships from turning around and escaping when they saw something was wrong.

Compared with speed, the British navy has no advantage.

At this time, Tang Ruide was still full of confidence.