Puff, bang, splash, water splashed near the Wang Jian, and the sound of being hit on the side was also heard.
The Wang Jian continued to move through the water column, tenaciously approaching the tall, sturdy but slow-moving Spanish warship.
Boom boom boom, the huge body of the Saint Sandos trembled, and the two-story artillery deck sprayed out large plumes of thick smoke, temporarily covering his body.
Bang bang bang, there were several crashes in succession, and the body of the Wang Jian shook violently.
The cabin might have been broken, Zhang Huan, who had experienced battles for a long time, guessed in his heart.
If it were a smaller projectile, it would be shaking as gently as before, but never such a violent shake.
It must be caused by the enemy's 36-pound cannon.
After two days of fierce fighting with the allied forces, the enemy's huge Pao had a very clear understanding.
Sure enough, the cabin below came to report that two large holes had been penetrated in the artillery deck below, destroying a thirty-six-pound cannon of the Polu Army, and at the same time, two Polu Army gunners were injured or killed.
In addition, the cabin where the armor was located was also hit, causing five armor casualties.
Even before the battle, there were casualties, and the side of the Wang Jian was scarred after two days of fierce fighting.
Zhang Huan looked at the distance and said nothing.
He believed that veteran Wang Qiang would live up to his expectations.
Finally, the battleship reached the critical point one mile away.
The thirty-two cannons on the side of the Wang Jian let out a huge roar.
At this time, the entire ship was filled with the roar of the cannons, and all the noise was worth it.
Zhang Huan felt the violent shaking of the Wang Jian.
He held his hands on the side of the ship and looked in the direction of the San Santos.
At this moment, the other side also spewed out a large plume of thick smoke.
Zhang Huan couldn't help but nod.
The opponent's rate of fire was not slow, and he could compete with the Polu Army.
Zhang Huan saw the shattered wood splinters flying everywhere on his opponent's side.
It was really like rain, and then six or seven huge holes appeared on the opponent's side.
The forty-eight-pound Tiago cannon was extremely powerful.
Zhang Huan knew at a glance that at least four forty-eight-pound cannons had hit the opponent's side.
Hissing, the two projectiles grazed the heads of Zhang Huan and others and passed through at a height less than one person high.
Zhang Huan didn't move at all.
If you were unlucky, it would be useless.
Bang, there was a muffled sound and a tearing sound.
Zhang Huan looked back and saw that one of the main sails was broken by the middle, and the mainmast behind was also scratched.
The mainsail was torn into several pieces and hung down. , and the mainmast swayed a few times before standing firmly, arousing a burst of exclamations from the lookout posts of the Polu army above.
The nearly forty guns on the side of the San Sandos caused great trouble for the Wang Jian at a distance of one mile, showing that this giant gun with two layers of artillery decks was indeed the mainstay of the Manila fleet.
Of course, although the Wang Jian only bombarded once, this bombardment was extremely deadly.
Four 48-pound Tiago cannon projectiles and two 24-pound and one 48-pound long-barreled cannon projectiles destroyed the San Santos.
Several huge holes were torn out of the side of the ship, six cannons were destroyed, and more than twenty sailors were injured or killed.
Landreaux, the captain of the San Sandos, has not yet received a report from the gun deck, but he thinks there must be many casualties.
He was well aware of the characteristics of the difficult opponent on the other side.
Even the opponent who was nearly half the size of the San Santos had fought fiercely with the San Santos for a long time, causing considerable damage to the San Santos. of damage.
This time the opponent turned into a giant ship that was only slightly smaller than his ship.
Landero had no confidence in winning.
If he was given a choice, he would not engage in close combat with Akito's battleship, but the San Santos was huge.
Precisely because it was very large and heavy, its speed was extremely slow.
Its five mainmasts and ten huge square sails were still Not enough to speed up this giant ship.
The San Santos wanted to distance itself from its opponent, but it was impossible.
The opponent's speed was far faster than his.
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Just look at the opponent's low hull.
It was a fast sailing ship, not one with tall cabins.
The San Santos can match it.
At this time Landero had completely forgotten how he had been satisfied with the stability, grandeur and power of the San Sandos in the past.
Not willing to fight head-on at close range, but the situation was like this, Landero had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Boom boom boom, the Wang Jian spewed out fire and thick smoke, and the second salvo began.
This time, seven or eight projectiles hit the San Santos.
At this time, there were scars on the side of the San Santos.
Tired, half of the artillery and gunners on this side were destroyed.
Landreaux hurriedly ordered the ship to be turned around.
He hoped to use the intact broadside guns on the other side to fight this damn Akito battleship.
Landreaux's idea was good.
As long as he could persist to the end, who would say there would be no miracles?
If he hit the enemy's medicine pack that ignited it at the last moment, there would be many cases of enemy warships exploding and catching fire.
But Landreaux thought well.
He forgot that there was another opponent beside him, which was the Tang-class battleship of the Polu Army that suffered a small loss.
This battleship simply rested its sails and could finally be used.
Regarding the duel between the two behemoths in front of him, the captain of the Tang-class battleship judged the situation.
If he went to the other side to bombard the Spanish battleship, he would probably be severely damaged by the firepower of this battleship.
Of course, the Tang-class battleship The giant cannon is not a vegetarian, but it is not worth losing both sides.
So the captain controlled the warship to go around the blind spot behind the San Sandos, more than a mile away, and then replaced all the side guns with shotguns.
Then launch.
The San Santos was about to twist its plump butt and turn around, but a large number of shotguns rained down on it.
Even the cannons at the bow and stern of this Tang-class battleship cannot attack due to the angle, but the dozen or so huge cannons in the middle should not be loaded with too many shotguns.
The result of the downpour of these shotguns was that more than half of the Spanish sailors on the five mainmasts on the warship were injured or killed.
Many of them were torn to pieces by the shotguns, and their bloody bodies fell to the ground with howls and screams.
If they fall from a height of ten feet onto the hardened deck, they will die.
All the topsails and the ten broadsides were almost all filled with holes, and the wind force Kabuto was getting was less than 30% of the usual strength.
Most of the sailors who adjusted the sails were killed, and most of the sails started leaking.
This made Landreaux very angry.
The giant ship San Sandos was almost drifting.
It seemed to be drifting in a wrong direction.
Half of the artillery on the damaged flanks had been damaged.
At this time, most of the cannons had lost the angle to bombard the Wang Jian.
The Wang Jian took advantage of this opportunity to get closer to the right side of the bow of the San Sandos, and started a new round of salvo fire at the giant ship.
Immediately, the bow of the battleship seemed to be under heavy attack.
When the hammer hit, there were huge holes everywhere.
And the Tang-class battleship started a sneak attack with shotguns again.
This time, basically all the sailors on the deck were swept away, and almost all the sails were in tatters.
Now the San Sandos relies on all the wind power.
Not on.
The Wang Jian's constant attacks almost smashed the bow of the upper deck, and the bow cabin did not escape the destruction of the Wang Jian's cannon.
Half of the cabin was collapsed.
If Landreaux was still there, he would become a man with all his body penetrated. hedgehog with wood chips.
However, the experienced Landero escaped immediately after the Wang Jian started shelling.
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Landero took advantage of the interval of shelling to escape to the lower deck.
Now he is pitifully stretching his head from the entrance of the lower deck to look at the surrounding situation. .
At this time, Landero no longer had the temperament of a noble Spanish aristocrat who commanded hundreds of people, and was more like a thief who was wandering around.
He just hoped that no warships would come by to rescue the San Santos.
Unfortunately, he was destined to be disappointed.
Not only did not one of his own warships approach, but more Polu army warships solved their opponents and surrounded them.
During the meal, two more Tang-class battleships gathered around and bombarded the giant ship.
All kinds of projectiles and shotguns demonstrated to the Spaniards on the ship what shuashua is.
The mainmast and sail of this giant ship were basically destroyed, the deck was in a mess, there was not a single person, and all the remaining Spaniards were reduced to the ground. mouse.
At this time, the gunners of the Wang Jian fired volleys unhurriedly, hitting steadily and hard.
However, this giant ship is really strong.
Even though it looks messy, the main structure has not been damaged.
It is really said that the ship is strong.
But if you continue to be beaten passively like this, even a fool will know that you won't be able to hold on for much longer.
Forced to do nothing, Landero hoisted the white flag and prayed for surrender.
The giant ship fell into the control of the Polu army.
Zhang Huan saw two Tang-class warships approaching the warship from the bow and stern.
The armored ships began to enter the deck, and a large number of Spaniards were escorted out from the lower deck.
There was nothing going on with the Wang Jian here.
The Wang Jian set off and continued eastward.
Along the way, the patrol ships and Tang-class battleships of the Polu Army were fighting against the Zheng family fleet commanded by Zheng Cai and Yang Geng.
Two patrol ships and two Tang-class battleships were ignited by the fire ships.
The Zheng family's fire ships burst in from this direction and used all their strength to achieve such results.
The Wang Jian immediately entered the battle, using the power of its huge cannon to cleanly destroy four of the Zheng family's gunboats.
Almost all of these four gunboats were disemboweled by the 36-pound and 48-pound Tiago can openers on the Wang Jian and paralyzed at sea.
The personnel on board suffered heavy losses.
The Wang Jian's victory along the way made Zhang Huan extremely satisfied, and the pleasure of beating the enemy made him excited.
The Wang Jian continued to travel east and approached a large torch that was still burning.
Zhang Huan saw the remains of a Tang-class battleship from a distance.
The fireworks were still burning.
Of course, the igniting powder packets had all been burned out, and the fire was much smaller.
Zhang Huan's heart tightened when he saw it was a Tang-class battleship, because the Tang-class battleship at the front was Li Daozong, Lan San's ship.
Zhang Huan raised the telescope with slightly trembling hands.
He wanted to look but didn't dare, his heart pounding.
When the name of the damaged Li Daozong ship fell into the shot, Zhang Huan dropped the telescope in his hand
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