Chapter 278: Dongning in the Flames of War
"If we don't do this, how can the goblins come to the rescue? They don't send their main fleet to attack, so how can we show our strength to other pirates? β
Listening carefully to Luo Zhengdao's explanation, Gaode Needham was a shrewd and capable ruthless character, digesting the other party's strategic intentions, he nodded solemnly and said:
"Well, you have a point. Okay, then do as Your Highness says! I'll go back and prepare, and let's get started after agreeing on a date! β
Seeing this, Luo Zhengdao couldn't help laughing, stretched out his hand to grab Gao De, who was about to leave, and said:
"Hey, wait a minute, don't worry! I've got a new weapon to introduce to you, so let's take a look! β
Backed by a god-level tyrant like the Elven Federation, Gao De is needless to say that he is also a rich man, Luo Zhengdao in line with the attitude of making money and doing things at the same time, enthusiastically pulled him to the beach to watch the shooting display of new weapons. When he came to the scene and saw the real thing, Gaud Needham suddenly felt a sense of dΓ©jΓ vu, and this thing in front of him was not much different from the goblin rocket launcher!
"Allow me to introduce that this is our latest heavy rocket launcher, a powerful area killing weapon."
Listening to Luo Zhengdao's boastful tone, Gao De did not echo lightly, and asked rhetorically:
"What's the difference between that and a goblin rocket?"
Luo Zhengdao, who grinned, counted his fingers seriously and said:
"You see, it's even more powerful! Longer range! More precision! Let's take a look at the demonstration in action. β
The flight trajectory of the original goblin rocket is extremely unstable, and the problem is mainly due to two reasons, the first is that the nature of the alchemy mixture used as fuel is too complex, and the deflagration phenomenon that often occurs guides the rocket inexplicably deviates from the flight trajectory, which is also almost the same as the old world military fans who ridiculed the missiles developed by a certain big country, God knows where it will hit, and the inferior goods named Brownian motion bombs have almost the same characteristics, and another reason is that the smooth missile body does not conform to the shape and structure of the aerodynamic layout. It's normal to imagine what tricks the short and thick cylinder like a radish plays in the process of long-distance flight, even if it is all the way to turn around and fly forward, and the accurate head is miserable.
This rocket, which has been improved by Luo Zhengdao's order, has increased the length and charge of the projectile body, and it is more than one person tall when it is erected.
The new version of the rocket uses a neutral oil between flammable naphtha and non-flammable heavy oil as the main fuel in the process of heating and cracking extraction of crude oil. Although the accuracy of this large rocket cannot be compared with the firefighting rockets of the old world rabbit family with a range of more than 300 kilometers and the power of the madness, and even compared with the level of the Katyusha of the World War II era, the comprehensive performance is more than ten times stronger than the goblin rocket that has been used for tens of thousands of years without the slightest change, and the effect of attacking moving targets such as warships may not be ideal, and it is still very reliable for fixed target bombing.
"Day-day-day-day-"
Through the wide field of view of the artillery mirror, Gaud Needham could clearly see the blast wave of the explosion caused by the rocket falling to the ground, and he immediately said with praise:
"Oh, this is the weapon I want, Your Highness, how much does it cost to sell for?"
"One hundred and fifty gold coins for a rocket, buy a set of twelve, and give a free launcher."
Hardly thinking about it, Gao De patted his chest boldly and said:
"I want twenty, no, fifty."
With the support of the unparalleled elf federation, in addition to the loss of a lot of autonomy, Gao De's agent is not poor at all, and the average monthly allocation of funds in his account reaches six figures. With a large number of warships and soldiers under his command, Gaud Needham is still quite financially well-off, and he is not at the same level as Luo Zhengdao, who is accustomed to being careful and thrifty. Because of this, it is becoming more and more difficult for him to get rid of the influence of the Elven Federation, not long ago, Gao De married the niece of a member of the upper house of the Elf Federation, plus the military advisers and a large number of "volunteers" sent by the elves, were infiltrated like a sieve, if you ask Gao De how much Cheng DΓΉ can grasp the direction of the forces under his command, I am afraid that he will have to put a question mark in his heart.
Early in the morning, he had a negative attitude of everyone sweeping the snow in front of the door, knowing that Gao De was running desperately on the road of no return, and Luo Zhengdao did not abuse good people to worry about other people's housework. None of you is a fool, Gao De is willing to drink to quench his thirst, he must have his own reasons, why should Luo Zhengdao worry about him?
Since Gao De readily placed the arms order, Luo Zhengdao smiled and ordered his subordinates to arrange stocking, and the rest of the matter was nothing more than to seize the time to prepare for war, and see the right time to stab the goblin Second Empire
The coast shrouded in the morning mist looms, the lights lit up at the head of Dongning City are like stars in the sky, and in the fish-belly-white eastern sky, a fast-moving small black shadow is rapidly approaching the largest port in the east of the main continent.
"Report, the school shooter is in place!"
After receiving the news from the spar communicator, Brando Scarlet turned his head to look at Luo Zhengdao, and when he saw him bowing his head, he spoke:
"I'm the commander, the first round of test firing begins!"
"Woo woo woo...... Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"
If the original goblin rocket is a group of chirping sparrows, the interference effect is more than the actual lethality, then Luo Zhengdao's recent heavy rocket is a group of quarking ducks, bigger and more energetic. Although the appearance of these flying props is still clumsy, the volume is much stronger than that of goblin rockets, especially when attacking fixed targets such as cities, which cannot be run away from being beaten, they can cover a large area in a short period of time like a storm, and the suppression effect and psychological deterrence of rockets hitting the opposite shore are far more powerful than intermittent naval artillery bombardment.
Lying in the trembling bunker, feeling the blast wave transmitted by the ground below the body, and looking up at the explosion scene of the landslide and ground cracking outside, the goblin defenders no longer have much fighting spirit. This is not a terrible situation that can be dealt with with the spirit of bravery and sacrifice, and it was killed and wounded without even seeing the enemy.
"Your Highness, can we do it?"
Calmly put away the binoculars, Gaode Needham's expression looked a little impatient, Dongning City is well defended, this kind of static defense can not withstand the absolute superiority of the sea forces all the way to push, even if the shore-based battery has a long range than the naval gun, it is difficult to deal with, and the other people's naval guns have ten repairs for you a shore gun, it is also a matter of holding the handle to win steadily!
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao's expression was very calm, and he said with a smile:
"Well, the goblins probably also received a distress message, and it's useless to keep these guys."
With this, he turned to look at his captain, Zola Hegel, and said:
"Zora, signal and start landing."
The boatswain, who had been impatient early in the morning, gestured to his men next to him with a dark face, and the two sailors ran out of the conning tower with their signal equipment.
"Whoosh-smack!"
A special signal rocket that leaped into the air bloomed a magnificent red concentric circle halo in the air, even from a hundred miles away, and in an instant, small boats continued to pour out from the back of the pirates' warship formation, and these light boats were rapidly approaching the coastline in a wide frontal formation. Considering that the goblin shore-based firepower, which had been completely suppressed by the naval guns, was already dumb, this slightly sloppy landing method was not arrogant, and now was a good time to shoot the water dogs.
"Report, the landing force striker has arrived at the third water gate!"
Dongning City is a famous port in the East, in addition to the large wharf built along the big river and along the sea, several small and medium-sized rivers flowing through the city can sail ships below the cruiser. In order to effectively control these water systems from being used by the enemy, when the city walls were built during the reign of the human dynasties, the city walls across the river were specially built in the style of water gates, which were cast in bronze and weighed tens of thousands of pounds, and it was impossible to put them away by manpower.
"Boom-"
It was more difficult to capture the water gate intact, but it was not so difficult to destroy it, and a small group of human soldiers carrying sacks and barrels galloped near the water gate under the cover of their own ship's fire. After a few minutes of preparation, a loud bang was heard, and not only the water gate itself, but also the nearby city wall tens of meters long was blown across.
"Squeak-squeak!"
Seeing that victory was in sight, a series of signal rockets suddenly exploded from the rear of the Golden Ship, and the black and red markings made Luo Zhengdao's face sneer, and he said indifferently:
"Good! The goblins are waiting for us, and this time the main course is finally served. I ordered, and the ironclad formation immediately turned to meet the enemy forces. β
Gauder Needham didn't think that the Goblin Navy alone could do anything to himself, and on the premise that the number was not much different, those green skins barely took advantage of the pirates, and he looked out of the narrow window of the command tower with interest, and said:
"Your Highness, where is the flying unit?"
Luo Zhengdao, who was smiling, was a little bit of a sellout, and deliberately said incorrectly:
"They're resting."
Hearing this, Gao De's eyes widened, and then he pointed at Luo Zhengdao and said:
"You're not kidding me, are you?"
Luo Zhengdao still had a serious face and said:
"Today's protagonist is the ironclad ship, as long as the goblins don't send out the air cavalry, my aircraft carrier won't come out."
"Oh, are you sure you're going to win?"
Luo Zhengdao, who was full of confidence, did not hide it, and said with a smile:
"Hehehehe, how can you know the answer if you don't try? Your Excellency! β