The Young Master Is Fierce Chapter 1350: The Battle of Stour Island
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"According to the current speed of both sides, we can catch up with this enemy ship at dawn."
Lanterns were lit on the deck of the Chang'an. Fu Xiaoguan, Zuo Mu, and the Chief of Staff of the First Fleet Fang Chaoyang sat around the table. "We agreed that I will no longer command in the subsequent war,"
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Zuo Mu, "Didn't you say that there are people who specialize in the arts? How you fight next is your business."
After saying this, Fu Xiaoguan stood up, stretched and yawned, "I'm going to bed, but before going to bed, I still give you a suggestion: eliminate this evil on Stour Island. After the enemy ships, it is best to wait where they are. The enemy's reinforcements will definitely arrive. Let our soldiers have a good meal and sleep to regain their energy before beating them up."
"Okay," Zuomu agreed, "I plan to wait for the supply ship to arrive and send a team of people to land on Stour Island...to occupy this island and use it as a supply base for our army's frontline."
Xu Xiaoxian grinned, thinking that his worries were indeed unnecessary. Zuo Mu and the others had already grown up, so there was no need for him to talk about them all day long.
He waved his hand and walked towards the cabin seriously.
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It was the first day of June in the sixth year of Daxia.
The First Army of the Great Xia Army, which had been repairing in Bamol City for three days, set off again. The mighty team left this majestic city and headed for Bahrain, the capital of Frankie.
On the same morning, in the dim light of the sky, the Great Xia United Fleet caught up with the First Fleet of the Frankie Empire.
In the vast sea area of Stull Island, Duke Williams commanded his fleet to set up a defensive formation, where the united fleet of Great Xia was waiting in full array.
Zuo Mu and Fang Chaoyang stood side by side on the third deck of the Chang'an, using binoculars to look at the long row of enemy ships in front of them. Zuo Mu grinned, "This turtle grandson is quite smart. Don’t run away, they’re still waiting for us.”
After saying this, he put down the telescope and patted Fang Chaoyang on the shoulder, "Old Fang, do you still remember our first naval battle?"
Fang Chaoyang thought for a moment, "I will remember it even after I die!"
He also put down the telescope, squinting slightly and looking at the dark sea, "It was September of the second year of Daxia, and our first fleet only had eighteen battleships. To sum up, that was our Daxia The second battle since the establishment of the Navy."
Zuo Mu nodded, because the first naval battle was between the Dreadnought-class battleship led by Bai Yulian himself and Pizarro's fleet. In that battle, Daxia's fleet paid a certain price to win Victory, that battle gave the Daxia Navy a lot of experience, and also allowed the Daxia Navy to achieve rapid development in tactics and equipment.
“We used eighteen battleships to destroy more than ninety battleships of Archduke Philip, but Lao Zuo, although we brought one hundred and eighty more advanced battleships this time, we will never be able to defeat him. Don’t be careless!”
"The Emperor said that Frankie is a serious maritime power. Although it has not moved eastward in recent years, it may have been developing silently. Although there are only about sixty warships on the opposite side, you can Look, it’s different from the battleships we faced back then. Now the Supreme Emperor has given full command to you, so don’t be careless!”
Zuo Mu raised his eyebrows, "You don't know my character yet? A lion fights a rabbit with all his strength, and I am not He Sandao's fellow. In this battle... I will annihilate the enemy without losing a single battleship!" ”
Zuo Mu suddenly mentioned He Sandao. Fang Chaoyang was stunned for a moment and lowered his head slightly. "Hey, you said that if Sandao was still alive and he followed us on the expedition to witness this great moment, he would have How happy! ”
"...Yes, if he were on the ship, I'm afraid he would be yelling and screaming at this time, and maybe he would compete with me for the power of command!"
Fang Chaoyang turned to look at Zuo Mu, "If he wants to fight, will you give in?"
"I can give him anything, but I cannot give up the command of this battle. War is not a child's play. We have worked hard at sea for two years to get here. This battle must not happen. If we lose, we must achieve the greatest victory at the least cost... It doesn’t make any sense to say this. ”
"Yes," Fang Chaoyang took a deep breath and looked at the vast sea again, "After we win this battle and return home triumphantly, let's go to the grave of the guy in Guanyun City and burn a stick of incense for him. , tell him about this unprecedented expedition."
"Okay, I have to go and see Zhong Yu. She has brought two children with her these years... The brother and sister are seven years old and four years old. Although the Supreme Emperor posthumously named Sandao Zhengbei Gong, hereditary disregard. But only we soldiers know how hard it is for our wives at home.”
Zuo Mu shook his head and said: "If you want to talk about seeing through, Commander Bai Yulian is the one who really sees through. He doesn't seem to be planning to get married at all. There is also Guan Xiaoxi, this guy... After the expedition is over, we still have to Arrange a marriage for him, otherwise there will be no one to warm his bed for the rest of his life. Now that he has great success, he must not end up with a miserable life when he is old. "
Zuo Mu put away his emotions, "We will talk about these things in detail on our way back home in triumph. Now, prepare to fight!"
"The messenger...!"
"To...!"
"This is the commander's order, the Third Fleet maintains its course, and the Fourth Fleet moves forward at full speed with 20 left rudder!"
"The Fifth Fleet maintains its course, and the Sixth Fleet is advancing at full speed on the right rudder!"
"The Second Fleet slowed down by ten knots and waited to be surrounded by both wings!"
“Order the first, second, and third fleets of supply ships to have thirty right rudders, and take the port of Stour Island for me. Half of the soldiers from each ship will land and occupy Stour Island!”
"..."
As the Chang'an's order was issued, the combined fleet began to act according to the Chang'an's instructions.
In Duke Williams' shocked sight, he saw the enemy fleet rushing toward his Empire's First Fleet in a fan shape.
He frowned, and those battleships became more and more clear in his telescope, and they became more and more massive!
He even saw the Goshawk Excalibur flag hanging on those warships hunting in the morning breeze, and also saw the dark and strict muzzles of those warships.
"Order...all fleets to focus on attack, target, enemy fleet directly ahead..."
“Order, cover the left and right wings, and be sure to hold on until reinforcements arrive!”
"Adjust the muzzle... let me focus the artillery fire on the enemy warships directly ahead!"
The sky became brighter, and there was a ray of red light on the distant horizon.
At this moment, the huge hull of Daxia's battleship adjusted its posture very quickly in this line of red light.
A huge, thick and long gun barrel stretched out from the gun compartment on the side of the ship.
At this moment, the distance between the two sides is roughly three hundred feet.
This far exceeds the effective range of Frankie's battleship of two hundred feet!
While Duke Williams was looking at him in shock, Zuo Mu put down his telescope on the Chang'an and issued another order——
"Attack...!"
In this originally peaceful sea area, the thundering sound of artillery fire suddenly rang out.