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Chapter 1367 Naval Battle in the Persian Gulf (First update, please subscribe)
Sometimes, human history is caused by countless accidents.

When some accidental event happens, no one knows what it all means.

When the distance between the British escort gunship "Destroyer" and "Novik" started from ten nautical miles and kept getting closer, neither side had the slightest intention of giving in.

Three nautical miles!
two nautical miles!
……

"Sir, the British still haven't returned!"

Vasily, who was holding a telescope, frowned and said.

"Ask them to return again, if they refuse... then warn again!"

Warning, what is the warning?
Of course it was an empty cannon!
When the "Novik" signaled again, asking the "Destroyer" to return, Captain Charnow stood on the bridge, looked at the sailors and said.

"Gentlemen, I know you must be thinking that the disparity in our strength is too great, but don't forget that we are the Royal Navy, and we have never had the tradition of retreating before the battle. If we want to retreat, it is also the French and Russians who retreat. We are destined to die at sea today, so before that, let us teach them a good lesson..."

Captain Charno’s speech made the sailors shout excitedly. Even the most ordinary British sailors would proudly puff up their chests when they mentioned the “Royal Navy”, because this is exactly what they are proud of!
"Keep going!"

In this way, following the orders of Captain Charnot, the "Destroyer" continued to move forward fearlessly, providing escort for the merchant fleet.

"Sir, the Ouster is still advancing!"

Vasili nodded coldly.

Following an order, the secondary guns of the "Novik" spewed out two puffs of black smoke, and there were two loud noises in succession.

"The Russians fired!"

Almost at the moment when two balls of black smoke gushed out from the Russian naval guns, these officers and soldiers of the British Royal Navy, who had been trained extremely strictly, responded immediately.

Just as the captain said, if they are destined to die today, they must be taught a good lesson before that!
The "Novik" has twelve 152mm main guns, while the "Destroyer" only has four 120mm main guns, which is inferior to Russian warships in terms of power and range.

So at the moment when the Russian warship "fired", the British sailors fired!

It's just that the "Novik" fired empty guns, while the "Destroyer" fired live ammunition.

But in the blink of an eye, the shells exploded around the cruiser "Novik" one after another. A column of water rose from the sea, and one shell even directly hit the deck of the "Novik". In an instant, several Russian sailors were killed.

Seeing that the British warship returned fire, the Russian gunners on the cruiser "Novik" would show weakness. They fired back directly, and threw their arms to reload and shoot.

All of a sudden, the sea was filled with the sound of rumbling artillery shells. More and more shells flew over from you to me, and some shells landed on the warship. Moreover, because the distance between the two sides was very short, the shells that were quite accurate hit both sides. It must be invalidated. Although the high-explosive bombs are not enough to threaten the warships, the Russians have powerful firepower.Still let the British officers and soldiers on the "Destroyer" fall into despair. Although the fire ignited by the high-explosive bomb was burning on the deck, although they fell into despair, they still fought tenaciously.

During the fierce battle, a 152mm artillery shell hit the chimney of the "Destroyer", and a cloud of black and red smoke rose from the place where it was hit. There, as the fire raged, white steam spewed from the damaged area, and the steam engine of the "Ouster" was injured.The "Destroyer", whose hull was also severely flooded, did not stop shelling after losing power.

During the fierce naval battle, the officers and soldiers of the Anglo-Indian Legion on the "Goodman Charlie" all looked at the scene in front of them in astonishment. In any case, they never thought that there would be someone in this world who would dare to challenge the royal family of the British Empire. navy.

Although they don't know what happened, what is certain is that this naval battle is destined to change everything.

After the "Destroyer" lost its power and became a target, the cruiser "Novik" approached the "Destroyer" while continuing to bombard it with fierce artillery fire. Under the gunfire, the fire was silent one after another, and finally he could only float on the surface of the sea and be beaten.

At 35:[-] in the afternoon, the "Destroyer" gunboat shrouded in gunpowder smoke suddenly had a big explosion. After the ammunition depot was killed, it took only a few minutes to completely sink into the bottom of the Persian Gulf.

All kinds of wreckage left on the sunken gunboat "Destroyer" floated on the sea.Captain Charno and most of the sailors sank into the sea with the warship, and only a dozen people escaped from the warship.

After the sinking of the "Destroyer" gunboat, perhaps to prevent the merchant ships from being knocked out one by one by the Russians, the "Goodman Charlie" and other three British troop carriers turned around and escaped.

Almost at the same time as the naval battle exploded, the "Goodman Charlie" sent the news by wireless telegram using the spark radio station invented by the Italian Marconi on board.When the British merchant fleet fled in a panic, Vasily did not give the order to pursue the British merchant fleet.

When the sailors extinguished the flames on the warship and rescued the wounded, he just stood there quietly, doomed to the floating wreckage on the sea surface. Thick smoke was still floating in the place where the warship sank. Among the wreckage on the sea surface, the surviving British sailors were struggling.

When Vasily ordered the lifeboat to be lowered to rescue the British sailors, although the sea water in the Persian Gulf was not as cold as the sea water in the Arctic Ocean, it still made his heart extremely cold.

Even until this time, his mind was still filled with a question-why did the British fire first?
Of course, now that this issue is no longer considered, Vasily is very clear that perhaps he has won this naval battle, but what next?
What will happen next?
Is it possible that the British will swallow this breath?
"Captain, we won..."

Facing the congratulations from his subordinates, Vasily shook his head and said.

"We haven't won yet...Right now, it's just the beginning."

This battle was a battle that changed the course of history. While they won the naval battle, it caused another war, because he succeeded in completely angering a conceited empire.

The war... just broke out in an accident!
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(End of this chapter)