Great Tang Southern Emperor

Chapter 1150 Specializing in Assists

Chapter 97 specializes in assists

The caliber of the cannon of Fort No. [-] is too small. It’s okay to deal with small ships, but it’s powerless to deal with large warships and troop carriers. However, most of the small ships are hidden in the shadow of large ships. Fort No. [-] is very difficult to spare the big ship from hitting the small ship... Besides, although the small ship is easier to sink, but the small ship is also smaller, and it is more difficult to hit than the big ship.

Seeing that Fort No. [-] was about to fail, chain bombs appeared, and the first shot pierced through two horizontal sails on a warship, completely slowing down the speed of the enemy ship, giving the next ship Being covered by artillery fire provided a strong guarantee, and he naturally had a share of the credit for it.

And because the enemy ship was destroyed by artillery fire, this ship's contribution is about [-]% apart from the assist (the contribution of the assist also depends on the quality of the assist, the assist of the No. [-] Fort this time is too beautiful , which directly delayed the speed of the enemy ship, so it accounted for a large proportion of the credit. If it only hit the side of the enemy ship this time, it could only be regarded as an injury, and the credit obtained would be very weak, and it might even be half of the enemy ship. No), the rest will be divided equally by all the shot forts. If it is subdivided in this way, the average credit for each fort is not as much as that of his assists, which makes Zhang Chong feel elated.

"Quick, quick, everyone, shoot me all the chain bombs." Zhang Chong was so excited that he almost yelled while pinching the neck of the No. [-] gun, and was almost strangled to death by him.

"But Mr. Captain, the number of chain bombs is limited. The deputy commander ordered us to pick up important targets and shoot... Also, can you let go? Old Wu is about to be strangled by you." The second gunner thought Lie, you didn’t behave like this just now, you almost fought desperately with the deputy commander-in-chief, but when you saw the No. If he grows up, he will really be strangled to death, and this move is too inaccurate.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm too excited, are you okay?" Zhang Chong came to his senses at this moment, and sent the No. [-] gunner off in embarrassment.

"Ahem..." After finally breaking free from Zhang Chong, the No. [-] gunner was panting, quickly took the water handed over by his subordinates, and took a few sips of water, before he took a long breath: "You almost strangled me! Captain, you are really deadly... We don't have many chain bombs, even if the deputy commander doesn't say it, if we want to make more contributions, we must choose important targets to shoot."

"That's true, but I didn't expect the chain bombs to be so useful. Since the shells are so easy to use, I will suggest that your highness make more chain bombs for us after this war is over... Even if your highness Not allowed, we have to order a batch ourselves, and we will specialize in support in the future." Zhang Chong patted his forehead, he had no choice but to wait for the war to end, even if Li Zhen refused, he would In the name of the fort, I plan to order a batch of chain bombs from the arsenal—this stuff is so easy to use.

After what happened just now, he also understands his next path. Unless the fort replaces the cannon for him, the only way for him, who is guarding the 120mm coastal defense cannon, to gain military merit is to give support to others and help his colleagues fight. Assists, only in this way can we get more credit, otherwise, it would be very difficult to destroy large sea targets if we only rely on these small cannons around him to fight, and if we only rely on damage, the credit for the profit will be very small up.

It is definitely not possible to change the gun. If the large-caliber artillery can be sent to this rocky mountain so easily, the Chongshou is not equipped with a modified 120mm naval gun. The naval gun is among the cannons of the same caliber. , The weight is considered light, this rocky mountain is too steep, even the army guns with a larger caliber but with a heavier mass cannot be transported up, let alone the coastal defense guns with a larger caliber.

Because this rocky mountain is too steep, three of its sides are at ninety degrees, and they are all surrounded by the sea. Only one side is facing the land, but the slope is also full of fifty degrees, and it is rugged. It is uneven, and large items cannot be sent up at all-such a terrain destined that naval guns can only be sent up by rope hoisting, and other methods will not work at all.

As for digging mountain roads, this is even more impossible. This one has been eroded by wind and sea all year round-it can survive thousands of years of seawater erosion, which shows how hard this rocky mountain is. It is opened, but it takes a long time and requires a lot of resources, which is really not worth the candle.

At the beginning, Yegang did not want to send better cannons to this larger position, but they used many methods, and at least 120 slaves died for this, but in the end they did not send heavier cannons. In the end, I had to settle for the next best thing, dismantled several [-]mm battleship guns, and sent them up after refitting, otherwise such a good position would really have to be given up.

"This is indeed a way, maybe we will be very popular because of it." Several gunners nodded and laughed.

And their guess is indeed very likely to come true. Previously, the No. [-] Fort was in an embarrassing position among all the forts, and its status was also very low, so it was not even considered a member of the Coastal Defense Fort, but was regarded as an army deployment. The staff at the shore defense fort suffered a lot of cynicism, which really made the people at No. [-] fort feel ashamed and angry, but because their own artillery was not strong enough, they could only endure it silently.

But now this batch of chain bombs has given them a new way out. Since they can’t play the main attack, let’s specialize in the auxiliary attack. Besides, in this coastal defense artillery group, there are main artillery for the main attack everywhere, but none of them are auxiliary. Yes, the choice of Fort No. [-] may also increase one's status because of this.

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed.

"Okay, stop talking, the enemy will not give us a chance to chat." Zhang Chong finally ended everyone's chat, took out the binoculars and said, "Everyone, quickly take out your binoculars and look for important targets."

"Yes..." All the gunners took orders one after another. In fact, it is the most appropriate to use the lookout hand far above the sky to observe the target. After all, standing high and seeing far away, but Zhang Chong did not do this—— It's not that he is not equipped with hot air balloons and lookouts. The problem is that the range of the 120mm coastal defense gun is so far, less than [-] kilometers, and a telescope is enough for this distance.After all, even if the lookouts see targets farther away, their coastal defense guns can't hit them. What's the use of this?

Chapter 1151 The Sinking of the Motian ([-] words)

Chapter 98 The sinking of Ferris ([-] words)

"Hey, I saw a good target." The No. [-] gunner's eyes behind the binoculars suddenly lit up: "Everyone, look at Shenwei (that is, the direction at nine o'clock), is there a warship with the flag of the Royal Merchant Group? "

"Huh?" Everyone immediately moved my binoculars over, and soon saw a ship with the dragon flag of the Royal Merchant Group. The four-clawed golden dragon on it (the emperor has five claws, and the princes have four claws) Regiment logo.

Zhang Chong rubbed his eyes, and said very strangely: "This is really crazy, so there are ships from the Royal Merchant Group here? Could it be that the Royal Merchant Group is also involved? Aren't they a merchant group formed by the royal family? How could you go against the prince?"

"It's a bit strange, but it should be that the enemy wants to pretend to be fake, but I'm sure there are important people on it."

"It must be so. The enemy has hung a lot of strange flags in order to hide their identities. Don't you see a Tai Chi flag hanging over there?"

"And over there, there is actually a flag with the word '卍', and there is a flame symbol over there, isn't that the symbol of the Flame Tank Mercenary Corps?"

"Why are there so many signs? Are the enemies united?"

"..."

Everyone found various flags separately. You must know that the forces represented by these flags do not have a fuel-efficient lamp. They are all well-known forces in Nanyang. This surprised them that these forces actually gathered together. ——They didn't know that the Royal Merchant Group had already taken refuge in the so-called king of heaven. Their goal was to kill Li Zhen and let the king of heaven succeed them. They would also reap huge benefits. They thought the enemy was playing tricks. .And the people behind the rest of the forces also have a deep hatred against Li Zhen, and they have been preparing for several years to kill Li Zhen.

Zhang Chong saw that everyone was talking about it, and asked tangledly: "That is to say, the person in this ship is the enemy pretending to be?"

"Do you still need to ask? This is for sure." The No. [-] gunner said: "And you should think about it again, captain. It doesn't matter whether the ship is real or not. It is best if it is fake. Let's directly Just kill them. But what if it is true? The presence of the Royal Merchant Group here means that they have rebelled and are now our enemies, so it is even more appropriate to eliminate them."

"That's right, that's exactly what it should be." Zhang Chong said decisively after hearing the words: "Then everyone, don't be too polite. All the cannons will be aimed at this ship and I will tear the sails of this ship to pieces."

"Yes."

"Boom boom boom..."

The rocky mountain under Fort No. 120 is not small, so in order to maximize the use of this place, when there is no way to move heavy coastal defense guns up, the coconut port coastal defense force has installed twenty 120mm guns here. naval gun.And twenty 120mm naval guns firing at the same time, the movement is quite loud, and the power of a one-time attack is also very terrifying. If ordinary people are not prepared, the air waves generated by the firing alone can blow people away. Fly - this is a [-]mm cannon after all, its power is indeed small in the group of coastal defense forts, but don't underestimate it because of this, the power generated when fired is still very large.

A full volley of twenty chain bullets was fired at the Royal Merchant Group's flagship 'Sky' - more than 20 shells focused on one target. With such a shooting density and concentration of artillery fire, even if the hit rate of the chain bullets is very low, it is enough. Three shells hit the big target.

The first shot hit the bridge, tore a hole in the bridge and flew in. Except for some screams, it did not cause any substantial damage to the Skyscraper.

The second shot drilled in through the side porthole of the Skyscraper, and then suddenly spit out a fire dragon from the gap, and the porthole was blown to pieces—the chain bomb has no explosive power, and it seems that it must have hit someone. It's a pity that it didn't cause a martyrdom explosion, otherwise the Motian would not be able to survive, and the No. [-] Fort would also reap the results of their first battle, which is really a pity.

The third shot also missed the sail, but hit the foremast. The entire mast was twisted into two sections by the chain bullet, broke from it and dumped on the deck, smashing the deck into a gap. , At the same time, the entire deck was covered, and I don’t know how many people were killed. Fortunately, the men in white and the men in Tsing had already retreated to the cabin considering safety issues, so they survived, otherwise this time would be enough to kill them. killed them.

However, even if their lives were not killed in the first place, the situation of the man in Tsing Yi and the man in white is not very good now, because the destruction of a sail will inevitably lead to a sharp drop in the speed of the Skyscraper—they knew very well just now Seeing the fate of the ship with its sails destroyed, although the situation of the Motian is a bit different from that of the ship that was blown up, the Motian still has a horizontal sail that can be used, but the speed has also been reduced by at least three points One, if the shells were accurate enough, it would have been enough to kill the entire ship.

So after the mast was destroyed, the man in Tsing Yi and the man in white went to another warship in a small boat, and not long after they disembarked, three shells hit the Ferris again. It is no longer a small-caliber chain bomb, but a real naval gun, especially one of which is a 180mm cannon. The Motian soon followed in the footsteps of that warship, was blown into pieces, and floated on the sea .

Looking at the Skyscraper that had been blown into pieces, Tsing Yi wiped off his cold sweat with lingering fear, and said gratefully to the man in white: "Fortunately, you pulled me down in time, otherwise I would have died for this Skyscraper." .”

The man in white did not reply to the gratitude of the man in Tsing Yi, but looked at the slowly sinking Skyscraper and sighed: "It seems that Yegang has found a way to restrain us, and the next war will be difficult to fight." .”

"How to say?" The man in Tsing Yi was taken aback, not understanding what the man in white meant.

"Look there..." The man in white pointed to another troop carrier. At this moment, a chain bullet pierced the two sails on it again. The speed of the troop carrier dropped sharply, and was followed by several rounds. The incoming shells were torn to pieces.

"This is..." The man in Tsing Yi changed his face greatly: "Damn it, they actually have such a weapon... We miscalculated..."

In the age of sail, 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 entire ship. Once it is damaged, it will cause serious problems. Forget it, it can still be used for repairs, and even if it is extravagant, you can simply discard it, take out the spare sail and equip it again, and you can still sail.

But now that you're on the battlefield, where's the time to fix a broken sail?The enemy's cannons will hit at any time, and all the ships are struggling to move forward. In this case, the speed of a ship suddenly slows down. The target is really too obvious, and it will definitely attract everyone's attention. And once they are noticed by the enemy, they will be greeted by endless shelling...

Therefore, on the battlefield, damage to the sail is tantamount to death.

And now the enemy has a weapon that can directly destroy the sails - you must know that chain bombs are different from cannonballs. It is not that no sails have been hit by cannonballs in the battlefield, but the speed of cannonballs is almost the speed of sound , such a fast-traveling bullet will at most leave a big hole in the sail. Although it will also cause damage to the sail, it is not fatal, and the sail can still be used for a short time.

But the chain bullet is different, because the area opened by the chain bullet is too large, and it is fired in a rotation (because of the rifling, all shells are fired in a rotation), once it hits the sail, the huge area plus the strong force The strength of the rotation can definitely tear a sail into pieces in an instant. A ship without a sail is a living target on the sea, and there is only one dead end...

"It's not a miscalculation." The man in white saw a clue: "The strange shells of this ship don't seem to be dense, and I noticed that this kind of shells are only fired from that fort. That is to say, the opponent's shells should not be too many...we still have a chance..."

"No matter what, let's hurry up and go to another ship." The man in Tsing Yi didn't care about this anymore, and quickly ordered his men to sail quickly to another ship belonging to the Royal Merchant Group.

……

The rate of fire of the 120mm shells is still very fast, with an average of [-] shells per cannon, and it takes only a quarter of an hour to fire all of them. However, it is strange that the appearance of chain bombs did not slow down the speed of enemy ships. The role of the chain bomb, on the contrary, accelerated their forward speed even more - but it is normal to think about it, after all, the performance of the chain bomb in the previous battle was too amazing, and everyone noticed this strange shell specially designed to damage the sail , They all saw the terrible fate of the ships below after the sails were destroyed. Under such circumstances, the enemy ships would naturally speed up.

Of course, chain bombs don’t work at all, on the contrary, they play a big role—a thousand rounds of chain bombs were fired, and they destroyed at least [-] ships’ sails, and each one was very important. The ships are either large troop carriers, or battleships, and there are even three flagships among them. They have reached a higher level, and they can be said to have made a lot of money this time, and they have made a lot of contributions.

But in the next battle, they can only watch the show, because the chain bombs sent by Sima wrong have all been used up, and if they want to continue killing the enemy, they can only use ordinary shells.