At 3 pm on August 1, 1854, the naval battle broke out in the northwest of the Alvoran Sea became the first naval battle in Europe during this war. The Spanish Navy and the British Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet fought a fierce battle. The Spanish Navy wanted to do its best to defeat the opponent and recreate the glory of the Spanish Navy. The British Navy Mediterranean Fleet also wanted to destroy the Spanish Navy before the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy arrived to ensure its own advantage.

As the distance between the two fleets continued to get closer, the formation of the team was also arranged. The Spanish Navy placed two "Qin-class" battleships at the front of the queue, and behind them were four "East Zhou-class" battleships and six "Western Zhou-class" battleships. The other small battleships were the "Pearl-class" cruisers of the British Navy. On the small battleships, the number of Spanish Navy was more advantageous.

"Hmph! Do those damn Spaniards dare to fight us in a decisive battle? They are simply seeking death!"

The main battleships of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet were also lined up in a decisive formation, with four battleships, six Nelson-class battleships and eight Orlando-class battleships lined up in a row. In terms of the number of main battleships, the British Navy had 18, while the Spanish Navy had only 12, which was only two-thirds of the British Navy.

"Boom! Boom!" When two long battle lines intersected, the two sides launched fierce shellings.

"Swish! Swish!" The shells slashed through the air at high speed, leaving a sharp roar under the sky. Then they landed on the sea surface, and after the explosion, a water column that was more than ten meters high splashed.

The warships of both sides opened fire at a distance of 6,000 meters. However, neither the Spanish Navy nor the British Navy could hit the target at this distance. Their behavior was just wasting shells. The British Navy's quality was the best in the world. However, decades ago, the distance between the naval battles between the two sides was only two or three hundred meters. Now, it suddenly expanded to several thousand meters. Even if the British Navy wanted to accurately hit the enemy, it would have to rely on God's blessing. The quality of the Spanish Navy was even worse. However, their warships were ordered from the Chinese Navy, with advanced artillery aiming systems on it, which effectively improved the hit rate of the Spanish Navy and made the artillery level of both sides at about the same level.

"Haha! Those Spanish people are indeed trash. Their shells have deviated from our warships for more than 500 meters. I really don't know what the Spanish people are doing in their daily training!" On the battleship of the "Agamemnon",.

However, although the Spanish Navy's shelling was bad, the British Navy's shelling was not much better. Their shelling point of the Spanish Navy was also more than 400 meters away.

Two long battle lines passed by, despite the rumbling guns, no one could do anything to the other side, but they were wasting a lot of shells. On the other hand, the battle between small warships was fierce. The Spanish Navy's 6 "Solar Class" cruisers, 8 "Tiangang Class" destroyers and 12 "Summer Class" cruisers have been strangled with 14 "Pearl Class" cruisers of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet.

Small warships are fast and the distance to engage is much closer than the main battleships. Often, wood chips fly across the board and ignite a raging fire. However, in the fight between small warships, the Spanish Navy firmly occupies the upper hand. The "Solar Class" cruiser and the "Tiangang Class" destroyer are both new warships. Not only are they fast, but they also have strong protection. The "Pearl Class" cruiser of the British Navy. It was originally designed to fight against the "Summer Class" cruiser of the Chinese Navy, and it was an old guy more than ten years ago and could not match the new warships ordered by the Spanish Navy from China.

"Boom! Boom!" A British Navy's "Pearl Class" cruiser was hit continuously, igniting a raging fire. Although the British sailors on the warship rescued as much as possible, they could not control the fire. As a last resort, the captain had to order the ship to abandon.

The small warships on both sides are fighting cruelly, and the battle between the main battleships is becoming more and more tragic.

After the two battle lines passed by, the two sides began to turn and further narrowed the distance. No one could do anything to anyone at the battle distance. This was not the result they wanted.

"Open fire, aim at me, and sink the Spanish warships!" On the battleship of the "Agamemnon",.

"His Excellency Commander, our small battleship is in a bad situation! The number of Spaniards has an absolute advantage!".

"Damn it, let them hold on! When we destroy the Spanish's main battleship, the Spanish's doomsday will come!" However, this did not shake his confidence in victory.

At this moment, the combat distance between the two sides has been smaller than 5,000 meters. At this distance, whether it is the well-trained British Navy or the Spanish Navy with better gun aiming systems, they can hit the opponent at this distance. Of course, the hit rate is still not high, and luck still accounts for a large part.

"Boom! Boom!" At 3:26 pm, the battleship of the Spanish Navy's main battleship, the battleship of the "Roar" of the British Navy in this volley. Only one of the six 28o mm shells hit the foreground of the battleship of the "Roar" in the battleship.

The shells tore open the thin deck armor and exploded inside the battleship. The huge power left a big hole in the deck. The British naval officers and soldiers on the deck were even more casualties. A main gun on the fore deck was also affected, and the muzzle was tilted downward and he could no longer continue to fire. This greatly reduced the combat power of the "Roar" battleship.

"General, the 'Roar' was hit, and one main gun on the front deck was lost, but the remaining two main guns can continue to fight!".

, however, his face looked a little gloomy.

On the battleship, the British Navy had four ships, while the Spanish Navy had only two ships, and the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet had two ships against one, but now the British Navy was hit first.

"Those Spaniards are so lucky! But they won't be so lucky forever!".

At the same time, the Spanish Navy was celebrating and hitting the enemy. On the flagship "Madrid", Admiral San Miguel was very excited: "Haha, it's a good fight! Tell everyone, continue to work hard and kill the British!"

"Boom! Boom!" At 3:35 pm, the Spanish Navy made another breakthrough. The flagship "Madrid" battleship hit the British Navy's "Apollo" battleship in this round of volleys. A 28o mm shell hit the bridge of the "Apollo" battleship. Although the armor of the "Apollo" was more than 200 mm thick, it still could not withstand the 28o mm armor-piercing shell at a distance of less than 5,000 meters. After the shell tore open the armor of the bridge, it exploded inside. More than a dozen officers, including the captain, were all killed. This directly made the "Apollo" battleship in the subsequent battle for a long time.

The "Apollo" battleship bridge was hit and the captain was killed. In the queue of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, the flagship "Agamemnon" battleship was not at the forefront, but at the forefront. Otherwise, the shell just now would have resulted in his life.

When the war reached this point, even the British Navy officers had to admit that the "Qin-class" battleships of the Chinese Navy were indeed excellent. Even if they were handed over to the Spanish for control, their combat power would be stronger than the "Ravage Class" battleships and the "Ajax Class" battleships of the British Navy. If the Chinese Navy were to control, their combat power would probably be stronger.

The warships sold by the Chinese Navy to allies have been deleted. For example, the gun aiming system of the "Qin-class" battleship is just the first generation gun aiming system. The Chinese Navy has replaced the more advanced second-generation gun aiming system. Moreover, there are gun aiming airships on the "Qin-class" battleships equipped by the Chinese Navy, but none of them are sold to the "Spanish" navy.

At 3:55 pm, the first sinking battleship appeared. The Spanish Navy's "Valencia" battleship achieved its first victory. In this volley, two 28o mm shells hit the target, one hit the rear deck of the "Roar", and directly lifted the main gun away. The other shell was a near-lost bomb, which directly claimed the life of the "Roar". The near-lost bomb exploded less than ten meters away from the "Roar", and the strong pressure created directly tore a big hole in the weak underwater armor of the "Roar".

The sea water violently poured into the battleship "Roar". Even though the damage managers on the battleship tried every means to plug the leak, they were still unable to stop the surging sea water. In less than ten minutes, the battleship "Roar" sank into the sea. (To be continued)

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