The fiefdom increases by 1 soldier in 1 second, and the empress kneels down and begs not to rebel

Unlike Federici who had already begun to consider retreating, Clemento, who was supposed to be in the rear of the Allied Fleet, was now gradually moving towards the left wing with the deployment of the Pearl Fleet.

His face was sickly red, veins popped out on his neck, and he was shouting loudly in the cabin:

"Charge! Fire the shells! Break through their lines!"

"In this battle, either they die or we die! We must not let the damned Yan countrymen win again!"

Although shells were constantly flying in the center of the battlefield and continuous explosions were sinking one warship after another, Clemento was still determined to fight with all his might.

He no longer considered the ferocious firepower of the enemy or the solidity of the enemy's front line. When the battle started tonight, he had already decided to carry out the strategic policy of fighting to the end.

The Dawn Fleet and Pearl Fleet that are being prepared can be said to be the crystallization of the country's maritime power. Queen Isabella has assembled the best warships and the most outstanding marines in the active navy into this army.

In the past few decades, no country has fought such a large-scale naval battle, and the meaning behind this battle that is taking place at this moment is by no means a simple victory or defeat.

The failure of the South China Sea campaign can be regarded as carelessness, and it does not have a far-reaching impact on the country. However, if this battle is lost again, the impact will be completely unacceptable.

How can we allow the Yan people to dominate the ocean?

If they end this battle with a great victory, the country's voice at sea will be greatly weakened in the future, and even its neighbors will have doubts about it. What's more serious is that its status will be shaken.

Therefore, we cannot admit defeat in this battle, even if it means we all die together.

So at this moment, the main ship that Clemento was on also joined the battlefield. The Pearl Fleet sailing on the left wing stretched out its line. Most of the warships in this fleet were second-level warships. Although they could not be compared with the Dawn Fleet in terms of attack, the maneuverability of these warships was much better than that of the Dawn Fleet.

But even with greater mobility, they were unable to successfully deploy their formations and launch artillery fire.

The Yan Army fleet never stopped sailing. In addition to launching fierce artillery bombardments, they were also moving forward. Under the action of steam power, the underwater propellers rotated rapidly, which provided the warships with power far greater than wind power.

This kind of power is also extremely stable, unlike the wind which is always strong and weak, requiring constant adjustment of the sails and an experienced captain to steer the ship.

Steam power only requires soldiers in the boiler room to continuously shovel coal into the furnace, and the maneuverability and sensitivity of the mechanical structure of the hull far exceeds that of a sailing warship.

In addition, although these warships were also being bombarded during the voyage, due to their unique wrought iron armor, the warships could block 80% of the damage caused by the shells. The armor belts on the side of the ship were uneven, but the shells could not break through the armor and enter the hull.

The central gun room on the ship, as the most important part, is also covered with armor. The accuracy of the shells fired from the opposite side is not high, and only a few of them hit it. Even the decks are armored decks, and the falling solid shells can hardly make holes in these decks.

At this moment, as the distance between the two sides shortened, the intensity of the shelling also increased.

The recoil-barreled rapid-fire cannon in the gun room of the Yan State warship fired shells with a "thump thump thump" sound. This type of rapid-fire cannon was different from heavy artillery. Its caliber was smaller, and the caliber of the shells it fired was much smaller, but its rate of fire was far greater than that of heavy artillery. In addition, with the help of rifling, its accuracy was greatly improved.

Just like at this moment, the gunners aimed at the Allied warship on the opposite side, pointed their guns at the weakest part of the hull and launched a continuous fire, and dense shells were sprinkled out like raindrops.

The heavy artillery in the rotating turret is the main force. The large-caliber shells fired by these artillery are often enough to suppress the manpower on the enemy warship with just a few rounds.

The completely overwhelming firepower output completely disrupted the Pearl Fleet's tactical actions. Not only were they unable to extend the battle line, but their warships were constantly destroyed during the voyage. In just less than an hour, the Pearl Fleet had suffered nearly half of its casualties.

The Dawn Fleet in the front was now reduced to only one tenth of its original size. The huge fleet was disintegrated by the bombardment. Compared to the beginning, these warships were now sparsely stationed on the sea. The main ship that Clemento was on in the Pearl Fleet was also bombarded. The bow of the ship was badly damaged and was burning. The soldiers were hurriedly carrying buckets of water to put out the fire.

Clemento was still roaring:

"Damn the Hungarians! They actually evacuated at this time!"

"You all deserve to go to hell!"

A moment ago, the Whale Fleet chose to end the battle under Federici's order. They could no longer bear more losses, so they turned to withdraw from the right wing. At this time, they had less than 200 warships.

And opposite it is the rear base of the Yan Army fleet.

On the largest steam ironclad ship in the Yan Army fleet, the Dinghai, Qin Ze narrowed his eyes and calmly ordered:

"Chase! Destroy them all!"

At the beginning of the battle, when the fleets of various countries appeared in sight, Qin Ze decided to destroy all these warships.

Just like the devastating blow inflicted on the federal fleet in this very sea area a few days ago.

On that occasion, when the federal fleet found that they were completely unable to fight back and could not escape the pursuit of torpedo boats, they chose to rush towards the coral island with many reefs.

Because it was the only nearest place they could choose on this ocean.