I want to ruin the country

Sanchez was still staring through the telescope when he suddenly noticed that the Chinese fleet had stopped. Was it scared?

That's impossible. We're here to fight. We can't be afraid before the battle even starts!

Just when he was wondering, suddenly the sailing ship in front of the Chinese fleet moved aside.

Then he saw several ironclad ships through the telescope, and the one in the middle was a giant.

He exclaimed,

"Oh my God, what do I see?"

It was the first time Sanchez saw such a large ironclad ship, which was more than 100 meters long.

His own flagship had a displacement of only over 5,000 tons and was over 70 meters long.

He was a little scared. If there were more than a dozen of these giant ships, he was afraid that his ships would suffer.

He scanned carefully again, and it was gone, no giant ship.

Next to the giant ship were two ships similar to his own, two ships even smaller than his, and the rest were sailing ships.

Sanchez felt relieved again and ordered,

"Once you're within range, concentrate your firepower and send the large ship in the middle to the bottom of the ocean!"

Deng Yongchang has already issued the order.

"Target, enemy flagship, fire!"

"Boom boom boom boom boom"

Five shells roared past.

Unfortunately, none of the shots hit the target, either too far forward or too far back.

Sanchez was stunned. Oh my God, what was going on? The Chinese opened fire at a distance of ten nautical miles?

Deng Yongchang ordered,

"Adjust the firing parameters and fire!"

"Boom boom boom boom!"

Five more shells were fired, and this time one shell from the Zhiyuan landed on the stern of Sanchez.

"boom!"

The 150mm shells filled with high explosives blew a hole two meters in diameter in Sanchez's ironclad ship.

"my God!"

Sanchez was so shocked that he fell to the deck. What kind of cannon was this? How could it even destroy an ironclad ship?

"Fire, fire!"

Two soldiers came over and picked up Sanchez, who was screaming in frustration.

"Fire, fire quickly!"

The Spanish soldiers looked at each other in amazement. Fire the cannons, so far away?

However, the gunner still fired subconsciously. What would happen if he didn't fire? Would he just sit there and watch the explosion?

What’s the use of firing cannons? They can’t reach the target and will fall into the sea in the middle.

Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom!

The Chinese fleet's shells flew over like locusts.

Not only were the five ironclad ships equipped with new guns, but more than twenty Fujian ships were also equipped with new guns.

When these captains saw the five ironclad ships opening fire, they were so anxious that they jumped up and down. The guns on our ships could reach them, so why didn't the deputy commander order the firing?

After the five ships fired two shots, Deng Yongchang realized that he had taken it for granted and thought that only ironclad ships could fire at such a long distance. How shameful!

He hurriedly gave the order for the new artillery to fire freely.

With one order, the captains and gunners were all happy and fired!

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

There are two 150-mm cannons on a ship, each of which can fire five to seven rounds per minute. When more than fifty cannons fire at the same time, the scene is spectacular.

The Spanish warships were in a terrible situation. At least one-third of the more than 80 ships were hit by artillery fire.

The 4mm shell loaded with C150 explosives can hit some small-tonnage ships with one shot.

Some ships were hit by three or four shells at the same time and were directly blown to pieces.

Soon, Sanchez's flagship was hit by three cannon shots, and the entire ship was engulfed in flames.

Deng Yongchang knew the importance of the flagship, and he continued to give orders.

"Aim at the flagship, fire, and sink it!"

Boom boom boom!

Another round of shells flew over, two of which exploded on the Sanchez ship.

This time the warship could no longer hold on and tilted to one side.

Sanchez's ears were deafened and he could not hear anything even though the soldiers next to him were shouting.

He was still clear-headed, and when he saw the warship was about to capsize, he quickly shouted,

"Abandon ship, abandon ship!"

Need he say it? Some soldiers threw life buoys, some unleashed lifeboats, and some, covered in flames, jumped directly into the sea.

boom!

Another shell exploded on the ship, and a small piece of shrapnel pierced Sanchez's thigh. Sanchez screamed in pain, and he felt his leg was broken!

Two soldiers carried Sanchez towards the lifeboat, but the boat was already tilted and tilting more and more. One of the soldiers slipped and fell into the sea.

Sanchez fell to the deck with a thud and rolled towards the side of the ship.

The other soldier, not caring about his commander, ran to the lifeboat and jumped onto it.

It was too crowded up there, so he kicked another soldier into the water.

"Row, row, you fools!"

Sanchez fell into the sea with a splash!

He felt that his injured leg was as heavy as a thousand pounds and he could not lift it no matter what. He shouted towards the lifeboat,

"Come here... come here quickly... you... you bastards... don't you want your... commander anymore?"

At this moment, boom, another shell exploded in front of him, Sanchez was thrown directly into the air, and the lifeboat was blown into pieces.

Deng Yongchang only gave the order when he saw that the flagship was completely destroyed, for all ships to fire freely and not let a single ship escape!

The flag signalman reports,

"Other ships request close-in fire."

In addition to those equipped with new cannons, there were also some small boats equipped with various cannons removed from the five ironclad ships.

They were too far away to reach the target, and they couldn't bear to watch others fighting so fiercely, so they asked to move forward and fire.

At this time, half of the Spanish ships were smoking, which proved that they had at least been hit by a cannonball.

Deng Yongchang saw that the Spanish fleet had not completely lost its combat effectiveness and shouted loudly,

"Order them to encircle the enemy ships from both flanks. Don't let a single one escape!"

These ships had already gathered their strength and split into two groups to encircle the enemy to the left and right.

Sanchez's flagship was destroyed, and the fleet's deputy commander Andres's warship was only hit by one shell, so it was not a big problem.

He immediately ordered his ship to raise the command flag and take command as the flagship.

However, Andres was in a dilemma. How many of his fleets were still able to fight?

Because they didn't expect that the Chinese warships had shrapnel shells, and the distance between their ships was not very far.

However, the explosion caused a huge fire and billowing smoke, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

The situation is unclear. How to make a decision, run or rush up?

Running away is unworthy of a soldier, and rushing forward is just courting death.

Finally he made up his mind,

"Go forward and shoot freely"!

What he meant was that they couldn't just stay where they were and get bombed. If they continued like this, their entire army would be wiped out in less than an hour.

Rush forward, get closer, and your artillery will be able to hit the Chinese.

He believed that with dozens of guns on each of his ships, and hundreds of guns on ten ships, he would be able to inflict heavy damage on the Chinese.