"Don't panic, our British allies will deal with those Danes, now do your best to paddle me to the shore!"
Seeing the approach of the Danish naval fleet, the officers on the ships crossing the sea cheered up the morale of the soldiers around them, and when they heard that the British would help the Allied forces against the Danes, the hearts of the Allied soldiers were once again calm, and in any case, the tall hull and mast of the Santa Maria seemed to be very reassuring.
The British Navy had the 1st class battleship St.
Mary as the flagship and the arrows of the V-shaped formation, flanked by the 2nd class ships Grad and HMS Liverpool, and further behind it were a large number of 3rd and 4th class ships.
"Go on, order the ships to reload, turn to the right when they are five hundred yards from the enemy, the Frog and the Supton and the Helik have the upper hand, and then the ships will fire on the enemy ships with their side guns!"
Seeing that the British fleet was getting closer and closer, Stanfield immediately gave an order for combat preparation, and seeing the flag waving on the flagship, the three battleships of the Frogg, the Three Ptons and the Hillik immediately broke away from the entire fleet, and the upwind was located to the east of the fleet, and they needed to seize the upper hand as soon as possible.
And just after the Danish Frog and other three fleets broke out of formation, the opposite British fleet also had two battleships out of the entire fleet, and their goal was the same as that of the Danish Frog, to seize the upper hand.
In naval warfare, the battle to occupy the upper hand position is undoubtedly the most critical choice, in the current era is only relying on sails and manpower to drive the ship, the upper hand position can allow one side to effectively grasp the initiative on the battlefield.
And create a certain deterrent to the other side.
"The whole army is in the position of the arrow of Santa Maria, and it is important to maintain the formation.
No ship is to break away from the ranks, wait until the Danes are in range, be sure to give full play to our artillery superiority, and wait until the whole fleet breaks through the enemy formation, and then use the side guns to teach them a hard lesson!
” Charlesko's order was quickly conveyed to the warships, and it seemed that it was an extremely dangerous act for Charles to take the position of the arrow on the Santa Maria, but in fact, there was a certain factor in it.
As a first-class warship, the Santa Maria's firepower and defense can be described as the pinnacle, especially the 110 guns on board are enough to make the Danish army on the opposite side of the army thousands of troops, and more importantly, Charles Sau has super confidence in the hull of the Santa Maria.
Even under the siege of two French first-class ships, the hull of the Santa Maria withstood the vast majority of damage.
The poor Danish ships of the third rank and the second flagship, the Richel, were not taken seriously by Charles at all, but as the Prussian king said, he despised his opponent strategically and valued his opponent tactically.
Why did the king say such philosophical words?
Unable to figure out the question, Charles returned to the battlefield.
At present, the first queue of the entire Danish fleet in a zigzag shape is centered on the Nülunda third class, supplemented by nearly eighteen warships of various types, and in the second queue is centered on the flagship Richel, most of the Danish main warships are arranged in the second queue, and nearly ten corvettes are arranged at the junction of the first and second queues.
Apparently the Danes were playing with the idea of depleting the British naval strength in the first ranks.
After watching the battlefield for a while, Charles decided to let the British fleet attack from the left flank of the first line of the Danish Navy, quickly break through the line of the first line of the Danish Navy with the main force of the Santa Maria, and then attack at a 45-degree angle to the right, so as to make full use of the artillery advantage of the British fleet warships, and then face the second line of the Danish Navy.
Think of it, do it "All warships closely follow the flagship.
The Santa Maria was aimed at the left flank of the Danish Navy, and after breaking through the enemy line, it did not stop and immediately turned forty-five degrees to the right.
All ships need to make full use of our artillery superiority and give me the defeat of those Danish miscellaneous fish!
” The fleets of the two sides were getting closer and closer, and just as the Danish navy was closing in on the British fleet for 500 yards but turning, the British navy also aimed itself at the left flank of the Danish navy.
The two sides are getting closer.
When the Danish warships saw the St.
Mary, which was larger than themselves, all the Danish sailors looked in amazement and horror.
The whole three layers of vitality are covered, and once they are concentrated, then they will either die or be injured.
As the warships of both sides entered a distance of 200 yards, the British flagship Santa Maria opened fire first "Boom.
Rumble..
Boom.."
The forty-eight guns on the side of Santa Maria turned the Danish Navy frigate Newman in front of it into a sea of fire in an instant, and just when the Danish ships were a little stunned by the sudden casualties, the Santa Maria and the British battleships behind it once again taught these Danish little things in front of them.
When the captain of the Nulunda, Duncandine, saw the British fleet wreaking havoc in the Danish navy, he immediately ordered the two fourth-class ships and four frigates around the Nulunda to go to reinforce it, while the Nulunda raised the flag "The ships of the first queue are centered on the Nulunda and strike at the flank of the British fleet!"
As the captain of the Nurenta, Duncandini was naturally given the right to command the aircraft, but Duncandini overestimated himself and underestimated his opponent, and when Charlesko, who was standing on the Santa Maria, saw the Danish fleet rushing towards his right flank, his teeth were about to laugh.
"Which fool is this blind command, I have to thank him after the war, doesn't this fool know that the artillery is arranged on the side, does he think that our battleships are those frigates!
Hahaha............"
As Charles said, the British fleet dared to face the Danish navy's flanks because of the strong guns and excellent defense of the British ships.
On the other hand, the Danish Navy in the first queue is completely a fleet composed of a group of old, weak, sick and disabled ships, and such an attack force can still be curry favor in the face of the British Navy's iron walls?
Sure enough, the Nulunda crashed into the guns of the British fleets Stephen, Holst, and Princess Royal, and the guns of the three third-class ships instantly put Nulunda in an extremely dangerous situation.
At this time, the Santa Maria broke through the first line of the Danish Navy and successfully broke through the Danish line.
Standing on the Richel, Stanfield's face was gloomy and about to squeeze out of the water, although the Danish Navy had such and such disadvantages, but this was only the first round of the battle, and the dozen or so Danish warships in the first queue were beaten to the ground, which simply made Stanfield's face fall to the ground.
"Immediately order the second queue of the Cowan to go with three fifth-class ships to block the attack of the British fleet, and the rest of the battleships follow the flagship to make a thirty-degree turn to the left rear of the British fleet, and we want the British to see how powerful we are!"
Saying that, Richel led the second group of Danish warships to quickly join the battlefield.
With the support of a second group of Danish warships, the Nuronda's precarious situation changed, as the British fleet's Stephen and Holst went to the Santa Maria's perimeter to help in the battle, and the Nuronda's opponent was the Royal Princess.
The naval battle was quite tragic, and from time to time the warships of both sides were sunk or withdrawn from the battle due to injuries, but in general, the damage rate between the British fleet and the Danish navy was about 1:3, and the warships of the British fleet were often damaged and withdrew from the battle, unlike the Danish navy, which had already sunk eight warships.
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"Your Excellency, the ships have suffered heavy losses, and the Nuronda and the Cowan have again sent requests for cover to withdraw, and most of the sails of the Nulunda have been destroyed, and if they do not withdraw, the Nulunda will never be able to withdraw again."
Just as Stanfield was worried about the situation of the battle, a Danish officer hurried to Stanfield's side and said, but just as the officer had finished speaking, a sailor ran up to Stanfield again "Your Excellency, we have received a request from the Juante and the Gumanle, the decks of the two battleships have been damaged in many places, and three British battleships are storming them, and if the fleet does not send reinforcements, both battleships will surely die."
There was bad news everywhere, and in less than three hours, eight battleships had been sunk, and seeing how many more would be buried under British fire, the battle could not be fought like this.
Stanfield stared blankly at the sea full of gunfire, and the flames on the battleships lit up his eyes, at this time "Boom" A loud bang was followed by a violent shaking, and if it weren't for the support of the people around him, Stanfield would have to fall to the ground "What's going on?"
"Report, the mainmast on deck collapsed after being hit by British fire" "Organize the retreat of all ships at once, and immediately order the three battleships of the Frog and the Supton and the Helik to come down and insert me into the British fleet from the rear, and be sure to tow the British out of the British, and let the Nulunda and the Cowan withdraw first!"
After hearing Stanfield's order, the two men quickly ran away, obviously they needed to convey this order to the ships as soon as possible, or everyone would all be buried here.
When Charles saw that the Danish Navy was showing signs of retreat, he immediately said excitedly: "Immediately let the Holst and the Richie come forward with three ships to block the Danes' retreat, and let the Royal Princess take two ships to stop the Danes' three warships, and the Santa Maria do not stop, give me a blow down the enemy's flagship in one go!"
But just as Charles Scoe's order was finished, one of the admirals beside him quietly walked up to Charlesko and said: "Your Excellency General, the Danes are about to retreat right now, what if they can't think of fighting with us, I think our losses are also very large, isn't it ...................."
After listening to the officer's words, Charles Sko pondered for a moment, then turned to speak: "Order all ships to pay attention to their own protection, and there is no need to force the enemy too much!"