Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Sinking of the Ferris (4,000 words) "Hey, I see a good target."
The eyes behind the No. 3 gunner's telescope suddenly lit up: "Everyone, look at Shen Wei (that is, in the direction of nine o'clock), is there a warship with the flag of the Royal Merchant Group?"
” "Huh?"
Everyone immediately moved my telescope, and soon saw a ship with the dragon flag of the Royal Merchant Order, and the four-clawed golden dragon on it (the emperor has five claws, and the princes have four claws) is the symbol of the royal merchant group.
Zhang Chong rubbed his eyes and said very strangely: "This is really evil, there will be a ship of the royal merchant group here?"
Could it be that the Royal Merchant Group has also been involved?
Aren't they a merchant group of royalty?
How could you go against the crown prince?
” "It's a little weird, but the enemy wants to mess with it, but I'm sure there's an important person up there."
"It must be the case, the enemy has hung a lot of strange flags in order to hide his identity, don't you see that there is still a Taiji banner over there?"
"And over there, there is actually a 'swastika' flag, and there is a flame symbol on the unitary side, isn't that the symbol of the flame tank mercenary group?"
"Why are there so many signs?
Could it be that the enemy has united?
” “……” Everyone found all kinds of flags, you must know that the forces represented by these flags do not have a fuel-efficient lamp, they all have a famous power in the South Seas, which makes them very surprised, these forces are actually gathered together - they don't know that the royal merchant group has taken refuge in the so-called Heavenly King, their goal is to kill Li Zhen, and then let the Heavenly King succeed to the throne, they can also reap huge benefits, they still think that the enemy is playing a trick.
And the people behind the rest of the forces also have a deep grudge against Li Zhen, and they have been preparing for several years in order to kill Li Zhen.
Seeing that everyone was talking, Zhang Chong asked in a tangled manner: "In other words, what is in this ship is the enemy pretending?"
” "Do you need to ask?
That's for sure.
The No. 1 gun commander said: "And captain, think about it again, whether this ship is real or fake, it doesn't really matter, it's best if it's fake, let's just kill them."
But even if it's true, what about it?
The presence of the Royal Merchant Order here means that they have rebelled and are now our enemies, and it is all the more necessary to destroy them. ” "That's right, that's exactly how it should be."
When Zhang Chong heard this, he said categorically: "Then don't be polite, all the cannons will be aimed at this ship for me to fire, and the sails of this ship will be torn to pieces for me." ” "Yes."
"Boom, boom, boom......"
The stone hill below Fort No. 9 is not small, so in order to make the most of it, the Coconut Harbor Coastal Defense Force has installed 20 120 mm naval guns here when there is no way to bring up the heavy coastal defense guns.
And twenty 120 mm naval guns fired at the same time, the movement is quite large, and the power of a one-time attack is also very terrifying, if ordinary people are not prepared, just the air wave generated by the cannon can lift people away - this is a 120 mm cannon after all, the power is indeed small in the coastal defense battery group, but don't underestimate it because of this, the power generated when launched is still very large.
A full 20 chain shells fired a salvo at the flagship of the Royal Merchant Order, the "Ferris" - more than 20 shells were fired at a single target, and this kind of firing density and artillery fire concentration, even if the hit rate of the chain shells was very low, there were enough three shells to hit this large target.
The first of these hit the bridge, tore a hole in the bridge and flew in, causing no real damage to the Ferris other than some screams.
The second shot drilled through the porthole of the side of the Ferris, and then suddenly spit out a fire dragon from the gap, and the porthole was shattered by the explosion - the chain bullet has no explosive power, it seems that it should have hit a certain shell, but unfortunately it did not cause a martyrdom, otherwise the Ferris is estimated to not be able to survive, and the No. 9 battery will also reap their first victory, which is a pity.
The third shot also missed the sail, but hit the foremast, and the whole mast was twisted into two sections by the chain projectile, from which it broke off and fell on the deck, smashing the deck into a chasm, and at the same time covering the entire deck, and I don't know how many people were killed, but fortunately, the men in white and Tsing Yi had retreated into the cabin for safety, so they survived, otherwise this time would have been enough to kill them.
However, even if they were not killed in the first place, the situation of the Tsing Yi and the white man is not very good, because the destruction of a sail will inevitably lead to a sharp drop in the speed of the Ferris - they just saw the fate of the ship after the destroyed sail, although the situation of the Ferris is a little different from the ship that was blown up, the Ferris still has a sail to use, but the speed is also reduced by at least a third, if the shell is accurate enough, this is enough to kill the entire ship.
So after the mast was destroyed, the man in Tsing Yi and the man in white immediately went to another warship in a small boat, and not long after they got off the ship, three shells hit the Ferris again, this time it was no longer a small-caliber chain bullet, but a real naval gun, especially one of which was a 180-millimeter cannon, and the Ferris soon followed in the footsteps of that warship, was blown into pieces, and floated on the sea.
Looking at the Ferris that had been blown to pieces, Tsing Yi wiped a cold sweat with palpitations, and said gratefully to the man in white: "Fortunately, you pulled me down in time, otherwise I would have been buried for this Ferris." ” For the gratitude of the people in Tsing Yi, the man in white did not answer, but looked at the slowly sinking Ferris and sighed: "It seems that Coconut Harbor has found a way to restrain us, and the next war will not be easy to fight." ” "How?"
The man in Tsing Yi was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the man in white meant.
"Look there......"
The man in white pointed to another troop carrier, just as one of the chain bullets pierced through the two sails on it again, and the speed of the troop carrier suddenly dropped sharply, and then it was torn to pieces by several cannonballs that followed.
"This is ......"
The face of the man in Tsing Yi changed greatly: "Damn, they actually have such a weapon......
We miscalculated......"
In the era of sails, whether it is a warship or a merchant ship, whether it is a large ship or a small ship, the sail is the life of all ships, and it is also the engine of the whole ship.
But now it's on the battlefield, and where will there be time for you to repair the broken sails?
The enemy's artillery will come at any moment, and all the ships will move forward as if they are fighting for their lives, and in this case, the sudden slowing down of a ship will be so obvious that the target will definitely attract everyone's attention, and once noticed by the enemy, they will be greeted by endless shelling......
Therefore, on the battlefield, a damaged sail is equivalent to death.
And now the enemy has a weapon that can directly destroy the sails - you must know that chain shells are different from cannonballs, and it is not that there are no sails that have been hit by cannonballs, but the speed of cannonballs is almost the speed of sound, so that the rapid crossing of the projectile will at most leave a large hole in the sail, although it will also cause damage to the sail, but it is not fatal, and the sail can still be used for a short time.
But the chain bullet is different, because the area of the chain bullet is too large, and it is also a rotating shot (because of the rifling, all the shells are fired by rotation), once it hits the sail, the huge area coupled with the strong rotation force, it can definitely tear a sail into pieces in an instant, and the ship without the sail is a live target on the sea, and there is only a dead end......
"It's not a miscalculation."
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The man in white saw a clue: "The strange shells of this kind of ship don't look dense, and I paid attention to it, this kind of shells are only fired from that one battery, which means that the other party's shells should not be too many......
We also had the opportunity to ......"
"Anyway, let's hurry up and get to another ship."
The people in Tsing Yi couldn't care about this, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to quickly sail and go to another ship belonging to the royal merchant group. …… The rate of fire of one hundred and twenty mm shells is still very fast, with an average of fifty shells per cannon, and it only takes two quarters of an hour to shoot them all, but what is strange is that the appearance of chain shells did not play a role in slowing down the enemy's ships, but rather accelerated their advance - but it is normal to think about it, after all, the chain shells performed too amazingly in the previous battles, and everyone noticed this strange shell that specifically destroyed the sails, and they all saw the terrible fate of the ships below after the sails were destroyed, In this case, the enemy ship will naturally speed up, and if you don't run quickly, will you have to wait to be bombed?
Of course, the chain bullet does not play every role at all, on the contrary, it still plays a great role - a thousand chain catapults are fired, they destroy the sails of at least thirty ships, and each of them is a very important ship, either a large troop carrier, or a battleship, and even three flagships, which can be said to be outstanding in battle, and the credit obtained from the indirect assists can at least allow Zhang Chong and the group of artillery under his command to rise to the next level, and they can be said to have made a lot of money this time, and the credit is great.
But in the next war, they can only watch the show, because the chain bullets sent by Sima by mistake have all been exhausted, and if they want to continue to kill the enemy, they can only use ordinary shells.
At the same time, as the chain ammunition was exhausted, the enemy ship had already approached the port twenty kilometers, and at this range, the enemy ship also began to return fire, and a 150-millimeter shell was hit under the No. 3 battery (this is the loud sound that Li Liang and Bu Xizhao heard), and the artillery battle officially began......
"It's finally come to this."
In the port full of gunsmoke, Sima Coo sighed.
"Don't worry, Captain, although the enemy still has a counterattack, the strength is not strong, and there are not many cannons."
Guan Hong next to him said: "What's more, our coastal defense batteries are all reinforced concrete permanent fortifications, and the thickness of the cement on the top of the head alone is more than one meter, even if it is directly hit by a two-hundred-millimeter 'greedy wolf' cannon, it is difficult to destroy, and the enemy's cannon caliber is only one hundred and fifty millimeters at most, and it is impossible to completely destroy the defense of the fort, unless they directly enter the fort to ......."
The shore defense batteries of all ports in Datang are designed by Li Zhen, and most of them use shell-like designs, not only surrounded by concrete fortifications, but also have a 'cover' more than one meter thick above the head, which ensures that even if the enemy's shells fall from the top of the head, they will not hurt the people and cannons in the fort, which can be called a super turtle shell - if you want to break through such a fort defense, either you will slowly collapse the fortifications with one cannon at a time, or you can hit it accurately, directly from ' Shells' mouths can not only destroy the turret in one fell swoop, but the explosion will be more powerful when it is generated in a confined space, even if it overturns the entire turret.
But it's not easy to do these two things, the former not only needs a more powerful cannon, but also has a very high accuracy requirement, not to mention the latter, the requirements for accuracy have reached the level of perversion, not to mention the enemy's untoned cannon, even among all the cannons in Datang, only the 'greedy wolf' cannon can barely do it, and the rest are a little worse.
"That's right."
Sima Coo nodded, it was true, and he was about to say something, when he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, no one can say how many people the enemy has planted in our interior, and it is very likely that there are also enemy spies inside the fort, you go to investigate and strive not to have an accident." ” "I don't think so."
A lieutenant belonging to the army said: "If the enemy had spies in the fort, they would have struck a long time ago, so why did they lose so many ships?"
What's more, our fort defenders are a relatively independent branch of the army, and it is difficult for the enemy to penetrate into it, so why should we do this more and offend people plainly?
” Sima Coo shook his head and said: "There are no absolutes, it's better to take precautions, even if it's okay, it's just a precaution, but if there is really a spy, don't we have a little defense?"
” "That's right."
Guan Hong felt reasonable: "Then I'll arrange it, and the matter here will be handed over to the school captain." ” "Well, go ahead."
Sima struck a wave of his hand to let Guan Hong leave, and then ordered: "Don't look at it, everyone, the enemy will land soon, you all go down and prepare according to our plan." ” "Yes."
The crowd took orders
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