Chapter 1014

With the production of 100 mm single barrel naval guns, the shipyard and Arsenal in chiembedded city have mastered more high-end technologies. It is conceivable that with the promotion of Yang's books and knowledge, more and more advanced guns will be available in the future.

Zhao Chang went to the fourth class warship where the division commander was. At the moment, there was a 100mm single barrel naval gun. At this time, the gun barrel was facing the pirate group coming to them, eager to try.

"Report the distance." Zhao Changxiang picked up the advanced telescope used by the division commander in his hand and asked while looking at the sea in the distance.

"Report to the division commander that the enemy ship is still ten nautical miles away from us."

"Wait a minute." when hearing the distance of ten nautical miles, Zhao Changxiang put down his telescope and said in a calm manner.

Although the distance of ten miles has been within the coverage of all artillery fire, Yang Chendong still did not give the order to attack immediately. He has learned from the intelligence that at this time, the strongest artillery attack in the west is only three miles away. As long as you fire at it outside this range, the initiative is still in your own hands. Moreover, in the face of such a strong artillery, Zhao Changxiang could not guess what the other party's reaction would be.

What if you can't stand it and turn around and run away? Ten miles away, if he runs away, he is likely to rush out of the range of 13 miles of 100 mm mortars. If so, he will only rely on the artillery attack of four class IV warships. I'm afraid the effect will not be very good, so he has to wait.

"Report to the division commander that the enemy ship is still eight miles away from us."

"Report to the division commander that the enemy ship is still six miles away from us."

"Order all ships to aim at the target and fire." after hearing the distance of six miles, Zhao Changxiang no longer hesitated. If he didn't fire at the moment, it would give the other party the possibility to rush in front of him. Once the other party could suppress himself with artillery, the loss was inevitable at that time.

After the order was issued, the command flag kept fluttering on the ship string of the division headquarters, and then the first shell hit out. It was the class IV warship where Zhao Chang went. The shell roared out of the barrel and fell straight into the group of pirate ships approaching.

"Boom!"

The shell roared out. When it had long aimed at the target, it hit first. It hit a large ship with more than 300 people in the pirate ship group. Then it was a bright fire and ammunition splashed. The unprepared pirate ship was hit, the ship began to break, and countless crew members were killed or injured. Screams came one after another.

The scene like purgatory in the world was just the beginning. Then, countless guns roared, and then countless shells rushed out of the warships of the second marine division and rushed to the enemy ship six miles away.

Some shells hit very accurately. Usually, they can easily destroy a small enemy warship with one shot; If the fight is not allowed, it will also lead to a rough wave when it falls on the sea, which makes the nearby pirate crew yell and fear.

As pirates, they are used to threatening others, robbing others, and then watching others show their fear in danger. But when everything had to fall on themselves, they found out how dangerous it was. They found that their quality was not much higher than those who had been robbed before, and some even were far worse.

The gunfire went on and on without stopping. Although the speed of making artillery shells in chijiancheng arsenal is still very slow, it has been six years since the establishment of the Navy. It has been nearly a year since the successful development of artillery shells. There has never been any war. The storage of artillery is still large, and there will be no problem in fighting several large naval battles.

The artillery roared constantly. In the depths of the pirate ships directly ahead, Ma Kecheng's self-confidence had long disappeared. He was loudly asking about the distance from the five-star Navy division. He couldn't believe how the other party could shoot shells at such a long distance and hit himself. All this was beyond his imagination.

Ma Kecheng is very confident in himself that he can dominate one side and become a pirate organization that Albuquerque does not hesitate to spend a lot of money to win over.

What he saw every day was the picture of weak food and strong food. He clearly knew the importance of weapons. For this reason, he bought guns at a high price from the Western fleets passing by. They were guns that could hit two and a half miles away. They were definitely a very powerful kind at that time.

Although he also knew that some guns in the Western fleet could hit three miles away, he also knew that they would never be sold. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that they had the possibility of threatening each other. But even if it is three miles away, once it meets his wolf tactics, it is doomed to fail.

Before the war, the artillery of the five-star Navy division in his mind was the farthest, that is, three miles away. Just because of this, he dared to send all the troops to surround the other party. But what I never expected was that the gun was fired six miles away, and it gave me such a heavy blow. It seems that there is not only one gun, but countless.

Ma Kecheng can't accept this result. At the moment, he has regretted his act of being the enemy of the five-star army.

Also unacceptable on the side was Prime Minister Ferdinand, the special envoy sent by ebbocker.

He came here to see how the Navy division of the five-star army was surrounded and annihilated, not how they were defeated. So when he saw that his opponent had fired and began to hit the pirate ship, he couldn't help asking Ma Kecheng, "brother Ma, why don't you order a fight back?"

Ferdinand was always a civil servant. Naturally, he lacked a certain understanding of the artillery equipped on sea ships. In his opinion, the more ships pirates have, the more guns they have. The opponent has fired guns. The big deal is that both sides will lose.

Ma Kecheng, who was in a bad mood, saw Ferdinand dare to question himself. At present, he said angrily: "fight back? Our guns can't hit our opponents at all. How can we fight back?"

"What? Does it mean that the firearms equipment of the five-star Navy Division has been so advanced?" Ferdinand finally understood and casually said a word to remind Ma Kecheng.

He had said before that the greatest advantage for pirates was not the 500000 Liang silver given by King Albuquer, but the powerful firearms and artillery of the five-star Navy division. Ma Kecheng listened to this, but he didn't pay much attention to it. But now, he finally understood the meaning of this sentence, and a bold idea rose. "Ha ha, the other side's artillery is really good. Once it can be used by me, won't I be free to fight the Western merchant ships passing here? At that time, won't my wealth be inexhaustible?"

It was like asking himself, or falling into a madman. After a burst of laughter, Marco was defeated. He suddenly turned to his subordinates and said loudly: "Tell everyone with the flag, don't be afraid of each other's artillery, and rush forward bravely. As long as we can advance three miles, the victory will belong to us. Then we will have more powerful artillery. At that time, no one in this sea area will be our opponent."

Marco Cheng's cry also stimulated his subordinates. They shouted out to convey the news, which pointed out the direction for the pirate ships who were already in chaos.

Being able to become pirates and survive well originally proves that they are superior to ordinary people. What's more, Ma Kecheng, a big pirate of one genus and two genera, can organize an array of 60000 people, which is enough to show his strength and the strength and toughness of his subordinates.

At first, facing the sudden attack of the second marine division, they were indeed stunned. That was because they were not prepared and did not know that there were artillery that could hit so far. In addition, the leader Ma Kecheng delayed issuing new orders, so they had to wait in panic.

Now, with a new order, some ships quickly adjusted their direction and continued to move forward at the risk of being bombarded by artillery. At the moment, through the telescope, we can even see the red face on many faces, which is not a means to achieve the goal, which is a face only shown by outlaws.

"Report to the division commander. After the initial panic, the enemy has begun to approach us." Shen Xing, a division commander on the same ship, put down his telescope and looked at Zhao Changxiang.

Zhao Changxiang was also surprised by the other party's fierce guard's death. But who can become a cold front or a cold front teacher? Who is not a person with strong psychological quality? After only a moment of sigh, he gave an order and said: "order all warships to adjust their direction, and be sure to control the enemy's warships three miles away."

Not only do you want to win, but you also want to lose nothing. This is Zhao Changxiang's "ambition". If it is ambition, who can say that it is an impossible task under the advantage of powerful artillery?

The target of the second marine division began to shift and fired at those desperate ships that wanted to get close to them. At one time, there was gunfire within a distance of four or five miles. One after another, enemy ships were sunk. On the vast sea, countless small black spots floated on the water and shouted for help to nearby friend ships.

Compared with other forces, pirates seem to be more fearless of life and death. Even if the ships in front are sunk one by one, there are still more ships coming one after another behind them. They are like a tendon. If they see the target, they will never let go, even if they know that there are many dangers.

Luck exists in everyone's heart. They seem to believe that the ship that is lucky to rush to the five-star Navy Division will have its own, so everyone is taking risks and everyone is facing failure.