This battle can basically be regarded as the first battle of the 15th Fleet... Wu Yunfeng would rather be more conservative than be too aggressive to avoid failure. This is completely understandable. The first battle is crucial for any new force. If the first battle is successful, everything will be easy to say. If the first battle fails, morale will be greatly affected.

Compared with the novice rookies of the Fifteenth Fleet, the Fourth Fleet is definitely a veteran among old hands. The Spaniards knew this best. In the past hundreds of years, the Spaniards were once the overlords of the sea, traversing the seven seas, seizing colonies everywhere, and plundering wealth everywhere. Their naval combat experience is also quite rich. The so-called experts can tell if there is any. As soon as the Fourth Fleet appeared, the Spaniards realized that something was wrong.

The battle with the White Navy was the Spanish third fleet. The commander of the fleet was named Zanbrotta, and his rank was Admiral.

Among the top figures of the Spanish Navy, Zanbrotta is a very famous general. He is serious, has a serious expression, is fair in his work, is upright and selfless, and is deeply supported by officers and soldiers at all levels of the Spanish Navy.

Because the Spaniards lost their interests in the Far East and America, they had deep prejudice against the White Army Navy. This time, the Spaniards actively participated in the Amsterdam conference, actively dispatched fleets to form Western Combined Fleets, and Zambrota's opinion was very important. In order to defeat the White Army Navy, he even went into battle in person.

This time, Zanbrotta led the Third Fleet of the Spanish Navy to fight, hoping to rely on powerful firepower to repel the attack of the White-Clothed Navy. This time, Zanbrotta brought more than fifty large warships, all of which were the latest and most advanced warships launched. The smallest displacement warships all exceeded 1,200 tons. Zanbrotta felt that such a powerful fleet lineup was enough to make the White-Clothed Navy suffer a lot. Unexpectedly, the Spanish warships were entangled by the White-Clothed Navy just as the battle began.

Wu Yunfeng was still very cunning. He knew that his subordinates were not good at mobile combat and had poor ability to deal with them. Only by joining a group can you win and avoid losses. He ordered all the warships to be placed into iron barrel formations, with muzzles to the outside. No matter how the enemy came, where they came from, and how many they came, the one who hit the head was a shelling.

This method is very simple, rough and effective. The officers and soldiers of the 15th Fleet do not need to consider how to occupy the upper hand or how to avoid enemy artillery fire. They just need to consider firing artillery fire... They frantically fired the shells and blew the nearby sea surface into boiling water.

In the face of the fierce artillery fire of the White Navy, the Spanish warship could not be smoothly approached. Zanbrotta tried to change the formation several times, but failed. He wanted to retreat but was unwilling to accept it. There was no way, so he had to bite the bullet and attack. As a result, several Spanish warships were hit by shells, exploded and burned, and finally sank.

Fortunately, the opponent's 15th Navy Fleet of the White Army was obviously a little conservative and did not dare to let go of the fight. If they took the initiative to attack and fight one-on-one with the Spanish warships, the Spanish would definitely suffer greater losses. This gave Zanbrotta a chance. Zanbrotta arranged several assaults and successfully forced the opponent back a distance.

However, it is not easy for Zambrota to cause effective damage to the opponent. The artillery fire of the white-clothed naval warships is too cruel, and the Spanish warships are not opponents at all. In terms of artillery technology, the Fifteenth Fleet is no worse than other fleets. As a result, in the continuous battle, the Spanish lost more than ten large warships.

Ten large warships were also very heartbroken for the Spanish. At least, Zanbrotta's heart was very painful. Due to the continuous erosion of the white-clothed army, the number of Spanish overseas colonies was getting smaller and smaller. Spain's treasury revenue was also getting smaller and smaller. Of course, the military expenditure of the navy was greatly affected. The Spanish Navy now was impossible to add new warships, and one less if one was destroyed.

However, Zanbrotta still had fantasies in his heart. He felt that his opponent was not actually strong, but the artillery fire was more powerful. If the artillery fire on both sides of the war was the same, the White Navy was not the opponent of the Spanish Navy at all. Once he seized the opportunity, the Spaniards still had the opportunity to turn the tide. Therefore, even after receiving the news of the retreat of the British naval fleet, Zanbrotta did not order the retreat. He was waiting for the opportunity.

As a result, the expected opportunity did not come. Zanbrotta was waiting for the fourth fleet of the White Navy. As soon as the Fourth Fleet appeared, Zanbrotta's face changed suddenly. This admiral, who looked serious and never swears, cursed for the first time: "Damn it! The shitful British people, they are simply bitches!"

No wonder Zanbrotta's reaction was so intense. In fact, he was really familiar with the Fourth Fleet of the White Army Navy. The former commander of the Spanish Fleet in the Far East, Lieutenant General Herbert, was Zanbrotta's former subordinate. After Herbert found an opportunity to transfer to the country, he reported the matters of the White Army Navy in detail and in detail to Zanbrotta. Therefore, Zanbrotta is not unfamiliar with the White Army Navy.

The fourth fleet of the White-Clothed Navy that suddenly came over was the focus of Herbert's report. Because, in the Far East, the most active squadron of the White-Clothed Navy was this Fourth Fleet. The first fleet of the White-Clothed Navy has been in the northern Pacific Ocean. To be precise, it was carried out in the waters around the Sea of ​​Japan and has never appeared in the South China Sea.

The second and third fleets were transferred to other seas because they did not stay in the South China Sea for a long time because they performed other tasks. For most of the time, the Fourth Fleet played the role of the boss of the South China Sea. Later, other squadrons of the White-Clothed Navy who entered the South China Sea were all seeking lessons from the Fourth Fleet. Experienced officers and sailors of the Fourth Fleet were also constantly sent to other squadrons to take on important tasks.

It can be said that the squadrons formed by the White Navy later all had the shadow of the Fourth Fleet. A large number of officers and sailors drawn from the Fourth Fleet and set up the rack of a new squadron. There were at least five commanders of the squadrons, and they all served as deputy commanders in the Fourth Fleet. They were all taught by Chen Zhan's top leaders. As for the captains and deputy captains drawn from the Fourth Fleet, there were countless.

If you want to find a "mother" role in all the squadrons of the White Army, the Fourth Fleet must be the Fourth Fleet. Chen Zhan, the commander of the Fourth Fleet, made the greatest contribution not to lead the Fourth Fleet to win battles and occupying a piece of sea area, but to train countless outstanding officers and sailors. To this end, Xu Xingxia issued a special order to promote Chen Zhan's rank to Admiral and rank alongside Chen Xinhai and others.

Since the Fourth Fleet fought the longest time in the South China Ocean, the one who impressed the Western powers the most was naturally the Fourth Fleet. Later, it was the first to enter the Indian Ocean, the first to enter the Atlantic Ocean, and the first to break out in naval battles with the Western Combined Fleet. Therefore, Herbert paid the most attention to the Fourth Fleet and had the most detailed information.

Zanbrotta has a rich combat experience. As soon as the Fourth Fleet of the White-Clothed Navy appeared, he found something wrong. Although Zanbrotta was reluctant to admit that his skills were not as good as others, he had to face reality. His mind was still calm and he did not lose his mind. He could continue to entangle with the Fifteenth Fleet of the White-Clothed Navy, but he must not entangle with the Fourth Fleet of the White-Clothed Navy.

"The whole army retreats!"

Zambrota ordered decisively.

Numerous Spanish warships turned around and retreated quickly.

"attack!"

"Attack the whole army!"

Wu Yunfeng immediately seized the opportunity and ordered a counterattack.

With the big brother of the Fourth Fleet, he can finally let go of the fight.

When the officers and soldiers of the 15th Fleet heard that the elder brother had arrived, their morale was greatly boosted and all their actions became more proactive. The artillery fire they fired became even more fierce. The shells roared in the air and smashed them hard towards the Spanish warships. The shells exploded, stirring up countless water columns. The entire sea surface was boiling.

The warships of the Fourth Fleet also found the opportunity to fire artillery. They are veterans of naval warfare, and their artillery can be said to be perfect and reaching the pinnacle. As long as there is a slight chance of firing artillery, they will not let it go. But when the sound of gunfire and a large number of shells roared down towards the Spanish warships. As a result, the sea became even more hot. The Spanish warships were under the attack of two fleets of the White Navy, and were full of dangers.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Soon, two Spanish warships were hit and caught fire.

The Spanish were so lucky. To their south, the 15th Navy Fleet was intercepted by the White-Clothed Navy. To their north, the 4th Navy Fleet appeared. The Spanish warships that were attacked in the middle had no choice but to bear the attack of shells. Zanbrotta's face was as gloomy as water, but he had no choice.

If the opponent only has the 15th Fleet of the White Navy, perhaps Zanbrotta can organize the retreat smoothly and return the entire army. However, with the Fourth Fleet blocking the back, Zanbrotta has no choice. The Fourth Fleet is not a rookie, and any of his actions can't be deceived by the other party. If it backfires, the situation will be worse.

Finally, in a helpless manner, Zanbrotta had to give an order with a sad expression to disband the battle formation. Each ship fought and escaped. Basically, such an order was equivalent to admitting that his fleet had been completely defeated. Even an organized retreat could not be carried out. What was it not a defeat? Everyone should be determined by their destiny and rely on their luck!

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