Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Chain shot? How could they possibly have chain shot?

He knew that Great Jing had divine punishment weapons, but chain shot was clearly his own side's invention! Could there be a traitor?

And their weapons actually have such a long range?

Yu Bo's heart was bleeding, and he gnashed his teeth and roared, "Order the flanks to accelerate and quickly outflank and sink them!"

The flag officer frantically waved the flag.

The left and right flank fleets turned sharply, converging around the ironclad ships.

On the deck, the gunners in the cabins stood ready, waiting for a suitable firing position to unleash a fierce barrage.

Surrounding the five ironclad ships, the Church's thirty-plus warships gradually formed an encirclement.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Lai Gou'er gritted his teeth.

The enemy's strength was too great. They had to use the ironclad ships to tear through the enemy's battle formation and break their momentum to have any chance of winning. Otherwise, with the quality of the other warships, this battle would be impossible to fight.

But now, to achieve the greatest results, they still had to be patient.

Right now, all they could rely on was the ironclad ships' superior defense and firepower!

Seeing the encirclement about to close, Yu Bo, who was observing from the periphery, was excited!

These guys' weapons are indeed powerful, and they are also bold, but they are too rash.

Rashness is enough to cost them their lives. Surrounded by so many warships, a concentrated barrage will surely annihilate them!

The encirclement finally formed, closely surrounding the ironclad ships and advancing.

Then, the encirclement began to tighten, attempting to fire more accurately.

Finally, they approached within a safe firing range...

The soldiers on the Church's warships were completely dumbfounded.

Looking at them up close, the height of the ironclad ships far exceeded theirs, and the divine punishment weapons could only hit the hull.

Even more terrifying was that the opposite ship's hull was densely packed with gunports!

From within the dark gunports, an invisible killing intent leaked out...

Most of their ships only had a few cannons, and only some main ships were equipped with twenty or thirty cannons.

"Fire!!!" Yu Bo roared loudly, and at the same time, Lai Gou'er shouted almost the same thing.

Seeing the flag order, the sailors of the Church's warships opened fire fiercely, and countless shells rained down on the five ironclad ships.

The ironclad ships trembled violently, and Lai Gou'er clenched the handrail tightly.

Then... the shells that hit the ironclad ships fell into the sea like black sesame seeds, only leaving countless dents on the hull.

When it stabilized slightly, Lai Gou'er was overjoyed.

As expected! Just as Big Brother said, the defense is indeed amazing, and everything is normal during the voyage without any serious problems!

But Yu Bo on the opposite side did not have this kind of good mentality, and immediately collapsed and shouted: "How is this possible?!"

Before the Church's fleet could launch a second attack, Great Jing's shells had arrived!

The shells deeply embedded themselves in the hull, and then exploded violently, accompanied by screams and flying wooden debris.

Looking down from above, the left and right sides of the ironclad ships seemed to be setting off fireworks as they advanced, and the warships on the left and right sides exploded one after another.

The rotating turrets on the deck aimed and fired to replenish the cannons.

Those warships that Yu Bo had always been proud of were now as fragile as paper in front of the ironclad ships.

The weak and increasingly feeble counterattacks were like tickling the opponent, leaving no achievements other than 'superficial wounds'.

The shells of both sides were still constantly exchanging, and a large area of paint on the ironclad ships' hulls peeled off, exposing the cold metallic color to the sunlight.

Yu Bo's eyes were tearing apart, and he roared, "Iron? How could this ship be made of iron? How could it float?"

As his deputy's soul flew away, he still did not forget to answer his leader's question: "General, an iron basin can also float in water."

Slap!

The deputy's right face suffered a critical hit.

"Who the hell asked you that!"

Yu Bo had completely lost his composure and did not notice that the other warships of Great Jing had already begun to engage with his own side.

On the other side of the sea, hundreds of warships had already fallen into a chaotic battle.

Great Jing's warships had a long firing range, but they were few in number.

The absolute advantage in numbers still gave Yu Bo's fleet a slight advantage.

But that was not important!

If these five strange ships charging and rampaging on the sea could not be dealt with, his side would have no advantage at all.

In just over ten minutes, more than ten Church warships had been sunk.

Huge masts and sails fell on the sea, and some ships had already sunk into the water, standing upright.

And on the surface of the water were a large number of corpses and Church sailors calling for help.

Some people hugged debris and begged for help, but the waves from the passing ironclad ships swept them back into the sea...

The ironclad ships charged and killed, seeing a warship in front of them facing the ironclad ships sideways.

Lai Gou'er immediately roared, "Ram it! Crush them!"

The ironclad ship charged, directly crushing the enemy ship. The bow began to rise, and the crushed wooden ship made a sound of shattering inch by inch.

The two ships met with a crash... The ironclad ship was like a sharp axe, splitting the obstructing enemy ship.

The warship, broken into two pieces, sank into the water separately.

Such an amazing scene silenced the battlefield!

The enemy ships in the encirclement were frightened by this scene and immediately turned their direction.

Being killed by the Divine Punishment could be said to be dying in the line of duty.

But everyone was a sailor, and being crushed to death by a ship was no different from being trampled to death on the street.

Seeing the enemy ships fleeing, Lai Gou'er was high-spirited and ordered his men to turn the bow and pursue the enemy's main ship.

The five ironclad ships divided into two groups, turning their bows, drawing a ω on the sea.

The steam engines inside the ship roared like beasts, running at full power.

The speed of turning the bow was also beyond the reach of ordinary wooden ships.

With a sharp turn, the Guangyu Silent rammed sideways into an enemy ship that could not escape.

The enemy ship immediately received a barrage of fire, face to face.

The ship swayed and rolled over, slowly sinking into the water.

Yu Bo was dizzy... It actually capsized. Could a ship be capsized by a ram?

The five ironclad ships rushed out of the encirclement, about to kill them through and through!

"General, they are coming towards us!" While Yu Bo was still in shock, his deputy shouted in horror.

A strong sense of despair flashed in Yu Bo's eyes.

His years of accumulated experience and skills, and the invincible warships he had always been proud of, were all annihilated by these five ships!

He still couldn't figure out why a ship could sail so fast without masts and sails.

It was completely beyond his imagination...

Yu Bo looked at the ironclad ships approaching aggressively with a distorted expression.

He had already felt the speed of the ironclad ships charging into the formation was amazing, but now that they were charging towards him head-on, the pressure was simply breathtaking.

Just one ship exuded the aura of thousands of troops.

It was like a ferocious beast rampaging on the sea, with no natural enemies and no one to stop it!

His ship was already the strongest warship, but its speed was far inferior to the opponent's.

Right now, running away was definitely impossible, so he could only face it head-on!

Yu Bo's eyes were red, and with a cross in his heart, he shouted hoarsely: "Prepare to meet the enemy!!!"

......

More than a hundred ships on the sea were fighting in a group, with artillery fire everywhere.

The battle was still going on, and the balance of victory had already begun to tilt...