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    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Dense shells exploded around the battleship "Nile".  Under the attack of eight new battleships of the Chinese Navy, the battleship "Nile" has become endangered.  The other battleships of the British, French and Russian combined fleets were in formation and were unable to rescue the battleship "Nile" and the third battleship squadron in which it was located.

    "Assholes! How can these Chinese sons of bitches fight so accurately? Is there any possibility of victory in this war?" The officers and soldiers on the battleship "Nile" couldn't help but think in despair.  Not only them, but also many officers and soldiers of the joint fleets of Britain, France and Russia had this idea in their minds.

    At 7:30, "Boom! Boom!" Two loud noises broke out one after another on the battleship "Nile".  When the battleship "Qin Shihuang" fired its fourth salvo, a total of two shells hit the "Nile".  These two shells directly killed the battleship "Nile".  The first shell hit the "Nile" amidships, blowing up the "Nile"'s chimney.  A large amount of poisonous smoke could not be discharged and filled the engine room, poisoning dozens of British naval soldiers inside.  Another shell hit the bow of the Nile again, cutting off a small portion of the entire bow.  The turbulent seawater flooded into the battleship "Nile".  A large number of watertight compartments were destroyed, and damage control personnel were unable to control it at all.  As more and more seawater poured into the battleship "Nile", the bow of the battleship "Nile" gradually sank into the sea, while the stern of the battleship was lifted out of the sea.  All the debris on the battleship rolled towards the bow.  Including British soldiers on board.  Quite a few people.  Grab a rope or something.  Trying to escape.  However, everything is in vain.  Two minutes later, the battleship 'Nile' sank into the sea with its bow down and its stern up, leaving a huge swirl on the sea. Those British soldiers who were lucky enough to jump into the sea,  They were all swept into the seabed by the spiral nest.  900 members on the battleship.  Except for a few who escaped, all the rest were killed.

    The sinking of the battleship 'Nile' once again shocked the Combined Fleet.  Although, this took much longer than the previous submarine attack.  However, the suddenness of a submarine attack cannot be replaced by a battleship attack.  In just ten minutes after the war started, a battleship was sunk, which shocked everyone even more.

    "First battle line, turn 15 degrees to the right. Prepare to fight the Chinese and sink their battleships!" On the bridge of the battleship "Majesty".  Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, commander of the combined fleet, ordered frantically.  The battle line composed of the remaining battleships of the First Battleship Division and the Second Battleship Division of the Combined Fleet had just completed the formation when they saw the battleship "Nile" being sunk.  Under the order of Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, commander of the Combined Fleet, the battle line began to turn, preparing to engage a battle line composed of eight battleships from the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet.  The battle line composed of the remaining battleships of the Russian Navy is still in formation.

    After sinking the battleship "Nile", the Chinese Navy's attack target was the battleship "Collingwood", the second battleship in the third battleship division of the Combined Fleet.  The battleship 'Collingwood' is the first of the British Navy's 'Admiral-class' battleships. It entered service in 1887 and has been in service for 12 years now. Among all the battleships in the combined fleet, it is considered  Get on the oldest battleship.  Of course, except for the several outdated "Ekaterina II-class" battleships of the Russian Navy.

    The battleship ¡®Collingwood¡¯ has a displacement of 10,600 tons, a maximum speed of 16.5 knots, and two twin 343mm main guns.  After the battleship "Nile" was sunk, it was immediately at the forefront of the third battleship squadron of the Combined Fleet, and naturally became the first target of the Chinese Navy's attack.

    "Damn it, right rudder, get out of here, we are no match for the Chinese!" the captain of the battleship Collingwood ordered loudly.  Seeing that the battleship "Nile" was sunk after only holding on for ten minutes, he did not expect his old battleship to be able to hold on for more time.  As the battleship Collingwood began to turn and escape, several other battleships in the Third Battleship Division also fled for their lives.  They are at the back of the queue and are easier to escape from.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The battleships of the Chinese Navy once again launched a salvo. The target of the attack was the battleship Collingwood, which was turning the rudder and trying to escape.  If the battleship Collingwood continues to move forward and aims its bow at the Chinese Navy's battle line, the area affected by the bombardment will not be so large.  As soon as the battleship Collingwood turned, its weak port side was immediately exposed to the Chinese navy's battle line.  In this way, the command made the battleship Collingwood die faster

    "Boom! Boom!" During the first round of bombardment, the battleship 'Collingwood' was enveloped in intensive artillery fire.  The water column splashed after the shell exploded almost completely surrounded the battleship Collingwood.  The battleship Collingwood, like a small boat traveling through wind and waves, may be destroyed at any time.

    "This idiot, doesn't he know that this command will make him die faster?" Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, commander of the United Fleet, scolded severely.  The first battle line has begun to turn, but it will take a few more minutes before they can get within effective range.  And can the battleship 'Collingwood' last that long?  No one can guarantee this.

    "Boom!" A shell hit the stern of the battleship Collingwood, cutting off half of the stern.  Originally, the British Navy's 'Admiral-class' battleships had the disadvantage of insufficient protection. Just one cannonball was enough to cause heavy damage to the entire battleship.  After half of the stern was cut off, the battleship Collingwood lost power and continued to move forward only by inertia, and the speed became slower and slower.

    High-speed moving battleships are the most difficult to fight.  However, when the battleships were banned, their huge bodies became the best targets.  After the battleship 'Collingwood' slowed down, it immediately became a living target for the Chinese navy.

    At 7:44, eight battleships of the Chinese Navy once again fired a salvo.  In this salvo, 64 armor-piercing shells were fired, and a full 5 shells hit the battleship "Collingwood".  In the violent explosion, the battleship 'Collingwood' was directly blown into pieces, becoming the second combined fleet battleship to be sunk by a Chinese navy battleship after the war began.

    "Damn it! Fire!" On the bridge of the flagship battleship HMS Majesty, Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons of the United Fleet was furious.  One after another battleships were sunk, which made him very angry.  Before the war began, the Combined Fleet had twenty-nine battleships. Now, seven battleships were sunk by Chinese Navy submarines, and two were severely damaged.  And now two more battleships have been sunk by the Chinese Navy's battleships, leaving only eighteen battleships that the combined fleet can fight.  Although there is still twice the advantage, the advantage is no longer obvious!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The eight battleships in the first battle line of the United Fleet began the bombardment. The first battleship consisted of seven 'Dignity-class' battleships and one 'Bafleur-class' battleship. It can be said that  , has assembled the most elite battleships in the British Navy.

    At this time, the distance between the two sides was 10,000 meters.  There is nothing to say about the quality of the British Navy.  However, at a distance of 10,000 meters, they still could not hit the target.  The predecessor of the Chinese Navy, the Western Sichuan Navy, stretched the battle line to 10,000 meters in the battle against Japan in 1895. The combat distance between navies was mostly three to four thousand meters, or even further.  Later, when the Western Sichuan Navy's artillery fire at a distance of 10,000 meters showed extremely high accuracy, navies of various countries also began training in this area, and the British Navy was no exception.  However, due to lagging behind in ranging and sighting, their artillery accuracy is not as good as that of the Chinese Navy.

    The first battleship of the Combined Fleet, eight battleships, fired a salvo of 32 main guns. However, these shells were basically far away from the Chinese Navy's battleships. The nearest impact point was also three hundred meters away.

    "Are the British finally ready? Turn 30 degrees to the right and prepare to seize the prefix T!" On the battleship 'Qin Shihuang', Admiral Deng Shichang, commander of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet, ordered.  The fleet let go of the remaining four battleships of the Third Battleship Division of the Combined Fleet and shifted its target to the battle line that the Combined Fleet had formed.

    The battle line composed of eight new battleships of the Chinese Navy has a speed of 19 knots, while the top speed of the first battle line of the combined fleet is only 17.5 knots. It cannot catch up with the Chinese Navy at all and seize the prefix T.  Even more impossible to talk about.

    At 8 o'clock in the morning, the battle line of the Chinese Navy was in front of the first battle line of the United Fleet. The muzzles of the eight battleships were all aimed at the battleship at the front of the first battle line, which was the United Fleet.  The flagship of the fleet, the battleship 'Majesty'.

    "Fire! Sink the British flagship!" Admiral Deng Shichang, commander of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet, ordered.  If you can sink the enemy's flagship at the beginning of the battle, it will be a very good blow to the enemy's morale.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The eight battleships fired a salvo, a total of 64 shells, spanning a distance of tens of thousands of meters, hitting the battleship "Majesty".

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