The darkest days of the British Navy

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Of course, it is impossible to have zero casualties, and the sailboats will suffer from casualties from time to time. Moreover, the casualties of the sailboats are different from the observation post. The casualties of the observation post can be saved. Even if the observation post falls, it will fall on the deck. However, the sailboats are different. Many sailboats who are accidentally hit will likely fall into the sea.

Obviously, in such a battle, it is not easy to rescue an injured person who fell into the water. Even if the White Army Navy has a professional rescue team, professional rescue personnel, professional rescue equipment, and specialized rescue plans, they are not omnipotent. The battlefield is ever-changing and unpredictable. Those sailboats who unfortunately fall into the water have almost less than 30% chance of being rescued before their sacrifice.

All crew members who did not have combat missions joined the rescue team and saved all companions who fell into the water as much as possible. This is an unwritten rule for all the navy, and the White Navy is of course no exception. Xu Canxu, as a deck officer, was of course also among them. His mission was to guide the direction of the people who fell into the water to the rescue ship.

Don’t think this is a very relaxed thing. In fact, Xu Canxu is under great psychological pressure. Because, if you take on this role, you must be responsible for the lives of your comrades. Any negligence or negligence may ruin your comrades’ life. However, it is regrettable that he often has to bear the most serious consequences. That is, when he looks at his injured comrades, he struggles helplessly in the water, and is eventually completely swallowed by the sea water and never appears again.

Although everyone knows that this is not the fault of saving the team members. Although everyone knows that all the rescue team members have tried their best. However, as a rescue team member, they still feel very heartbroken. Because they all feel that if they work harder, they may be able to save a copper plate. Although, they have given their all.

Because of his special identity, Xu Canxu had never seen a living life slipped away in his hands. Although their sacrifice had nothing to do with him, no one would blame him for such a thing. But for some reason, he always felt that he should bear a responsibility.

Perhaps, if you bear more responsibilities, you will gradually mature and become a real man. A real man is not evolved from a woman's belly. His father has many women and he has many brothers. However, no brother is nostalgic for women. Because, if that were the case, he would have been despised by his father.

Yes, contempt. Xu Canxu's father likes to use such words the most. His father has clearly stated that as his son, they must find ways to fight for the part they deserve. It is impossible to easily inherit his father's inheritance. It is absolutely impossible for him to allocate the inheritance to a son who has no ability and only knows how to idle. Even if this son is likely to starve to death. Of course, there is an exception to being disabled.

Their father's inheritance is too much, and it is impossible for one person to inherit it. Everyone has a chance. However, everyone also has to face the struggles of others. If you want to get it, you can only rely on your own abilities to fight for it. The stronger your ability, the more benefits you get. Perhaps, it is possible to have the opportunity to build a kingdom of **. Anyway, there are a lot of blank land in the Americas, Australia, and Africa, waiting for them to develop!

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Of course, Caofans have reserve personnel. If all the reserve personnel are sacrificed, it will be Xu Canxu and other deck personnel to go up to the bench. Fortunately, the British shotguns are not as powerful as killing all the reserve personnel of Caofans. In other words, Xu Canxu has no chance to fight yet. What he wants to do now is to silently save his companions who fell into the water.

However, the British themselves lost several warships. At a distance of five or six hundred meters, with the help of rangefinders and angle meters, the howitzer hit rate of the White Army's howitzer hit significantly. If ten of the 100 shells hit the opponent, the opponent would be dead. The White Army could not achieve such a high hit rate for the time being. However, it is still very likely that five of the 100 shells hit the target.

The fleet of Rafadi soon lost fifteen large warships. This was absolutely unbearable for the British. If it were in the past, the British navy suffered such heavy losses, the entire country would have been in chaos. Since defeating the Spanish Invincible Fleet, the British navy has not suffered such heavy losses. Unfortunately, it is an extraordinary time and they must be mentally prepared to face greater losses.

This time, the Western powers united to deal with the White Army Navy together. The countries still came up with some real materials and were mentally prepared to pay the price. There was no way, after all, this was related to their life and death, and they had to face it seriously. If the White Army was allowed to control Europe and rule Europe, their lives would be completely decayed.

The British were heartbroken when they lost fifteen large warships. However, compared with the White-Clothed Navy entering Europe, it was insignificant. If the loss of a certain number of warships could prevent the White-Clothed Navy from entering Europe, the British would rather choose the latter. It is estimated that other Western powers would also choose the latter.

"Solid bullet!"

Rafadi was really angry.

He was angry, not because of the shocking losses of the warships.

He was angry because the staff around him had not yet "persuaded" him to retreat.

Since I have made up my mind to act, I have to act more like this so that I can have enough reason to excuse myself in the military court in the future. It is completely reasonable to replace the solid bullet shooting at this time.

Soon, the British gunner replaced the solid bullet.

"Bangbangbangbang!"

"Bangbangbangbang!"

The roar of British ship guns became very bright and powerful.

The sound of firing solid bullets and shotguns is completely different. The sound of solid bullets is strong and powerful, vigorous and exciting. The sound of shotguns is a bit like a blast of a leaking ball, dull and weak, and lingering sounds. During the flight, the sounds of the two are completely different. Experienced sailors can accurately distinguish them. Therefore, the sound of the British guns has just changed, and the white-clothed navy has already discovered it.

"Solid bullet!"

"The British used solid bullets!"

The observation whistle at the top of the mast immediately sent a message.

The warships of the white-clothed navy immediately made adjustments based on the information.

The most significant adjustment is to increase the number of deck key personnel. They no longer hide in the cabin, but are all scattered on the deck. The maximum power of solid bullets is to destroy the deck in addition to breaking through the ship's side. As a deck key personnel, they must participate in the repair of damaged decks anytime and anywhere.

The British warships were generally large in diameter, which made the solid bombs they fired very powerful. Just imagine it simply that a large iron ball weighing more than 70 pounds (80 pounds = 72.575 pounds) would have a strong consequence on the deck of the warship. If it were an ordinary wooden ship, it would not be able to bear it at all.

However, warships are different from other ships. Warships themselves have protective measures. At key places such as sidewalks and decks, the protection is more tight. The most common protective measures are various raw leathers, such as raw cowhides, and thick cotton cloth. The surface looks like the deck is made of wood, but there are actually many secrets inside.

No matter how heavy a large iron ball is, once it is hit on soft raw cowhide or cotton cloth, its power will be greatly reduced. The so-called softness can overcome hardness. This is the way for large warships to survive. The larger the warship, the stronger the protection ability. Those warships with displacement of more than 1,500 tons are basically impossible to destroy with solid bullets. Unless there are hundreds or even thousands of solid bullets that accurately hit the same place.

Unless solid bullets hit places without protection, the wood may be smashed directly. However, if it is a place without protection, it means that it is not a key part of the warship. Even if it is hit or destroyed, the problems will not be very serious. Any warship has maintenance personnel and maintenance materials, and the damaged areas can be repaired at any time. At least, it will not affect navigation and combat.

"Bangbangbangbang!"

"Tu tuk!"

A solid bullet fell on Chen Zhan's flagship deck.

Xu Canxu and others immediately joined the mighty repair army.

Temporary repair is actually to fill in the damaged parts with various wooden boards prepared in advance. When necessary, a tripod needs to be added as a support. Of course, professional carpenters are responsible for these. What Xu Canxu needs to be responsible for is to put the appropriate repair materials in the right place and wait for the professional carpenter to deal with them.

Why did the White Navy expand military ports, build naval bases, and build repair factories everywhere? It is to repair warships better and faster. Temporary repairs are not a problem. If you want to make a thorough repair, you must send the damaged warships to the repair factory. Obviously, it is unrealistic if it is too far away from the repair factory.

Chen Zhan's flagship was hit by several large iron balls, but the consequences were not serious. The maintenance personnel quickly completed the processing. The most severely damaged area was that the deck on the edge was sunken, and the wood on the deck was broken, and a support frame must be added below. Otherwise, if the second large iron ball fell, it might penetrate the deck.

Of course, the possibility of two large iron balls hitting the same place in a row is quite low. If such a miracle really occurs, Chen Zhan can only sigh that he is unlucky. If the British Navy's artillery is so magical, what else can he say? However, Xu Canxu and others did not take the loss of the deck too seriously.

Because, if you simply try to use solid bullets to sink Chen Zhan's flagship, it is estimated that there are no three or two hundred. If the solid bullet cannot penetrate the side of the ship, it will cause a large amount of sea water to influx, and its effect is almost negligible. The probability of a solid bullet hitting a person directly is much lower than that of a shotgun. No matter how skillful the British shelling technique is, it cannot hit Chen Zhan's flagship.

"Damn it!" Rafadi had a headache.

But the staff around him still had no movement.

In fact, the staff members were also very depressed. The British Navy could not effectively destroy the other party, but they had to continue to suffer losses. Such a battle was really frustrating. Even if they wanted to break their heads, they could not think of a way to solve the predicament. Is the White Navy the Navy the undefeated Xiaoqiang?

The situation finally changed after three more British warships were destroyed. The staff members finally couldn't bear it and asked Rafadi to withdraw his troops. Rafadi, who was happy in his heart, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, in order to fight for favorable reasons in the military court in the future, he still seemed very reserved and refused to retreat.

"Commander, let's retreat!"

"Commander, you can't continue like this!"

"If we continue like this, we will all be wiped out!"

The staff officers around Rafadi were all persuading Rafadi to order retreat.

These staff members are not fools. They have vaguely guessed what Rafadi was thinking in his heart. Although many people began to despise Rafadi's incompetence and cowardice, despising such garbage that they could actually be in corpses and occupy the high position of the commander of the squadron. However, at this moment, they must cooperate with Rafadi and "persuade" Rafadi to retreat.

Because, they could see at a glance that the British fleet was no match for the White Navy. Such a battle was not a battle at all, but a death. To put it more simply, this was suicide. The British washed their necks and sent them to the butcher knife of the White Army. Of course, the White Army took advantage of the opportunity to swing the sword. Now, the British Navy's losses are already very heavy. If they are not done well, their lives will be ruined here. To be honest, they are not ready to die.

"All right!"

"Let's retreat immediately!"

Rafadi finally "relying on good deeds".

Rafadi was in a good mood to finally escape the disaster.

As for the other British sailors, only God knows how they feel.

Since the establishment of the British Navy, it has never suffered such a heavy blow. Twenty large warships were lost in one battle, which is unimaginable for the British Navy. It is estimated that for many British sailors, today is the darkest day. For all British people, it is the darkest day. Of course, for more British sailors, they no longer have the ability to think. Their bodies have sank into the dark bottom of the sea.

"Want to leave? Not that easy?"

Zhou Jian sneered and ordered a pursuit.

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