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Chapter 1332
The ironclad ship had broken into the horizontal formation of the Ottoman Empire's right-wing fleet, and the metal ram ruthlessly tore apart the galleys in front of it that had no time to dodge!The sailors on the galley were either torn apart instantly by the ram, or fell into the icy water with the sound of the galley breaking!
The broken galley is sinking, the water is littered with cracked planks, sailors trying to survive, hoods scattered!

"Fire!" The ironclad rushed into the enemy's formation, the artillery on the left and right sides fired one after another, and the 40-pound artillery roared in unison. The sailboats and galleys on both sides of the ironclad were instantly destroyed or traumatized!
Skilled gunners follow standard procedure for reloading ammunition after the first round of fire.

The iron-clad ships disrupted the formation of the opponent, and the right-wing fleet of the Ottoman Empire was forcibly divided by the iron-clad ships, falling into chaos!
When the ironclad ship attracted all the firepower of the opponent, the Soochow sailing battleship followed closely behind with 4 frigates, and killed the opponent with almost no loss!

The sailboats that had been severely damaged by the ironclad ship had not been completely destroyed, but the formation of the Soochow followed closely and used artillery to completely sink them!
The governor of Rhode Island repeatedly commanded the fleet to besiege these behemoths.The large number of galleys and galleys did not follow command very well, and they were psychologically shadowed by their inability to do any noticeable damage to the ironclads.

However, the line of battle led by the Ironclad and Soochow has passed through their formation, and all the ships are reorienting, otherwise their artillery cannot hit the Ironclad and the galleon.The remaining 60 or so ships were in chaos.The more ships there are, the harder it is for them to even find the enemy when turning!

The ironclad and the battle line that followed were also turning around, and the port guns aimed at the chaotic Ottoman right wing fleet from behind.

While sailing quickly around the edge of the right-wing fleet, the fleet aimed the artillery on the port side of the battleship at the Ottoman fleet!
At this time, the artillery of the Ironclad Ship, the Soochow and the 4 frigates have been reloaded!
"Fire!" The artillery commander gave an order, and the artillery in the side of the ship rose one after another, roaring and falling into the enemy's fleet!
The Ottoman fleet was bombarded fiercely, causing heavy casualties and screams!
Huoshan Zand Pasha's scalp was numb, he found that the chaotic fleet could no longer accept his command!
The battle line formed by the formation of ironclad ships is like a greedy snake, constantly eating away at his fleet. The ships under his fleet did not dare to attack under the bombardment, but curled up together.

"Order all the ships to approach the ship for close combat! Those who have ramming angles will hit me! Those who retreat will be beheaded!" Huoshan Zand Pasha saw that the situation was out of control, he could not command the fleet with ease, and could only issue the simplest order— — Melee!
Seeing the command issued by the flagship, the captains, who were afraid of being executed after the defeat, commanded the slaves at the oars to approach the big ship.

But the ironclad ship and the five galleons behind it were not so easy to approach. They were always swimming like pythons, and from time to time they used the ironclad ship as a sharp knife to crash into a group of small galleys and low-quality sailboats.

"That ship is the enemy's flagship, destroy it!" Zheng Zhibao, the commander, kept watching the battle situation, and he also noticed the most conspicuous galleon that was also the most treasured by Huoshan Zand Pasha.

The armored ship and the battle line had a hunting target, and began to sail towards the 1000-ton galleon where Huoshan Zand Pasha was, destroying several wooden ships along the way!

Many galleys of the Ottoman Empire even had old firecrackers and small firearms, which not only did not affect the iron hull of the iron-clad ship, but also did not effectively damage the wooden armor of the Soochow.

The big boat was moving fast and the waves rolled up made the small boat heave!

"Master Pasha, the black sea monster is coming towards us!"

"Blank to attack!" Huoshan Zand Pasha wanted to escape, but there were still many small and medium-sized warships crowded around his flagship, and the sea area was in chaos. Even if he wanted to escape, it would not be an easy task!

It was the first time for Turkish sailors who were not very good at driving Spanish galleons to fight at sea, and their response was relatively clumsy.

When the 1000-ton galleon slowly turned around to respond to the enemy with side artillery, the ironclad ship and the five sailing warships behind it were already approaching!
The terrifying 3000-ton ironclad ship easily crushed the galleys that might be less than 200 tons in its way, and another group of oarsmen, sailors and soldiers fell into the water.

They found that the iron-clad ship that looked like an iron mountain was rolling over their heads, and they quickly dived into the water.

The 3000-ton ironclad cruiser is next to the 1000-ton Spanish galleon, and the soldiers on the deck can see the enemy clearly!

"No!" Huoshan Zand Pasha knew what the result of the two boats approaching meant!
Sure enough, the ironclad ship and the Spanish galleon were separated by only a dozen meters, and both sides fired almost at the same time!
A thunderous noise came from below the deck where he was, and he felt the huge ship vibrate violently, a kind of shock like an earthquake!

Boom! !
There was a sudden explosion on the Spanish galleon, and the soaring flames swept the left cabin of the galleon! !
boom!boom!The aftermath of the explosion continued one after another, black smoke billowed, and the galleon sank rapidly!There are also burning broken boards flying into the air!

The Ottoman Empire captured the Spanish shipbuilder, and the 1000-ton galleon that had worked so hard to imitate was burned in a sudden explosion!
The big explosion even spread to the parallel iron-clad ships. The soldiers on the deck of the iron-clad ships were almost splashed by the flames from the explosion of the galleon, and the strong air flow even lifted the navy caps off their heads.

"Is our artillery so powerful?!"

The artilleryman who fired on the artillery layer of the ironclad ship just now was dumbfounded.

They bombarded the opponent's galleon at close range. Although their artillery was more powerful and could penetrate the opponent's hull, at most they would make a hole, and they would never directly blow up their ship!

"It should be that the opponent's ammunition depot was concentrated..." said the artillery commander.

"This gun is really a magic gun!" The artillerymen celebrated each other, and they had another military exploit in their credit book!

"Nice job!" Zheng Zhibao couldn't help but secretly feel happy when he saw the big explosion on the opposite flagship in the command room.

The galleon built by the opponent with great difficulty was blown up after only firing a few rounds of artillery during the battle. If the emperor of the Ottoman Empire knew about this, wouldn't he be pissed off?

"In this battle, our ironclad ship blasted the enemy's right-wing flagship with a single bombardment. The visual tonnage is about 1000 tons. Our ironclad ship was not seriously damaged. I remember it in the logbook." Zheng Zhibao proudly said to the adjutant.

(End of this chapter)