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Under normal circumstances, the curved artillery should be the final role of all siege artillery, and the reason is very simple, the range of the mortar cannon that can only be shot at a large elevation angle is too sad, and the long-range firepower of the defender is not knocked out in advance, and it is doomed to be unlucky to rely on the mortar cannon to fire against the city fire force, to put it bluntly, the mortar cannon is used to abuse vegetables, not to fight artillery battles. If it weren't for the fact that the other artillery hadn't been transported to the city, Dole Hesse would never have been so angry that he ordered the bombardment of the fortress with mortars, which was an act of the amateur, and only exposed the position of his own artillery positions but only had a meager effect on morale.

When you think about it, it seems that you can't blame the big goblin commander for being careless, who could have guessed that the human defenders would put a 36-pounder long-barreled cannon inside the bastion before the goblin artillery positions were destroyed?

This kind of big killer, which is also a heavyweight in the artillery family, is a ruthless character that can withstand the huge recoil of naval fortress equipment and the hull of battleships above the second class, both in terms of range and power is far more exaggerated than the 12-pounder and 18-pounder cannons commonly equipped by the Navy. The military deployment intelligence of the Wick Reef Fort was discovered by several goblin spies lurking on the island early in the morning, but unfortunately they were found out by the tracking personnel sent by Luo Zhengdao before they could send this crucial news. These spies hung up the street lamps directly after a brief interrogation, so the final conclusion of this incident can only be said that the goblins underestimated Luo Zhengdao's determination and meticulous preparations to hold Wake Reef, and they not only underestimated the enemy, but also carried it very badly!

"Your Excellency, there is news from the Mage Tower that Lord Earl's fleet is engaged in a firefight with the goblin fleet, and it is not clear who has the advantage at the moment."

Receiving the information from his own long-range reconnaissance, Faure Chopin breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Luo Zhengdao's side could still persist in fighting to contain the goblin fleet, it would be worth the sacrifice and effort. In a good mood, he showed a rare smile and said to the soldiers around him:

"Great, as long as we hold on for a few more days, those green skins outside will be dried up, everyone work hard!"

While Captain One-Eyed Dragon was happy and relaxed, he did not forget to remind everyone:

"It is important to control the consumption of ammunition, the heavy artillery of the goblins is lagging behind, it is estimated that it will be difficult to transport them today, and the real decisive battle may not start until tomorrow. Let's pray! May the gods bless the Earl and return safely soon! ”

The goblin warships composed of fourteen warships and the Luo Zhengdao privateer fleet with only five warships were speeding and chasing in the Aetheric Sea, and there was a great posture of starting a competition, and this situation of chasing after me continued until Luo Zhengdao determined that the time was ripe for a counterattack, and the pirates turned around and took the initiative to challenge the goblin warships.

In this etheric sea, dozens of nautical miles away from Wake Reef, the goblin fleet has one fourth-class battleship, one fifth-class battleship, five sixth-class battleships, and two large sailing battleships, and the remaining ships are cruisers and frigates and ordinary armed sailing ships, which are only worthy of soy sauce in naval battles where the capital ships line up to bombard each other. From the analysis of paper numbers alone, the combat power of the goblin fleet is far superior to that of the Luo Zhengdao fleet, but naval warfare has never been a simple number game that simply competes to see who is stronger. Your equipment is good enough to give you a great advantage, but how to turn your advantage into a real victory is a brutal knockout that tests the experience and wisdom of the battleship commander.

"Report, artillery reloaded...... Aim done! ”

Thinking about how to defeat the enemy as early as five minutes ago, Luo Zhengdao used the telescope to determine the location and direction of the goblin fleet again, and said with a sneer:

"Target, enemy flagship, the whole fleet is ready for a salvo."

The goblin fleet, which was absolutely superior in numbers, marched in a column, and Modo Blackwater was not worried about the pirates occupying the position of the artillery bombardment, and the warships under his command were superior to the human fleet in terms of quantity and quality, so if they lost, it would only prove two things, either Luo Zhengdao's luck was too rebellious, or his tactical level was far from that of the naval generals of the same era. Before the crossing, Luo Zhengdao, who was a hardcore gamer, had a lot of research on the history of naval warfare, and the problem was that there has always been no shortage of masters who talk on paper, and it is not uncommon for the so-called invincible in the world to be invincible and powerless. Now it was time to pull him out for a walk to see if someone was a mule worthy of grinding or a galloping horse.

Since Luo Zhengdao had made his choice, he immediately ordered his own fleet to insert the goblin fleet column along the diagonal line with the highest course, and the specific position was about three-quarters of the rear of the opponent's fleet.

In the second half of the goblin fleet, there is only one fourth-rank battleship, the Raven, and a sixth-rank battleship, the Falcon, plus three cruisers, which is much weaker than the pirate fleet. Restricted by the turning radius of the battleship, those goblin warships that were cut off in front wanted to turn around and return to the warships that were intercepted in the second half of their own side, and there was inevitably a time lag in the middle, which was the very famous Nelson tactic in the old world naval warfare, which was to implement tactical division and encirclement of the enemy with superior forces, so as to break each one.

Seeing that his own fleet had completed its tactical maneuver smoothly, and suddenly slammed into the column sequence of the goblin fleet, separating the front half and the back half of the opponent's fleet, Luo Zhengdao, who was flushed, waved his hand downward vigorously and shouted:

"Ready...... Put! ”

"Knock knock ......"

The roar of cannon reverberated across the Aether Sea, so dense that it was impossible to hear the numbers, and the sailors could only hear a loud bang in their ears.

The ejected stone projectiles rubbed against the aether particles, outlining a brilliant dark golden ballistic trajectory in the air, and the thick deck of the battleship under the sailors' feet shook like chaff at this time, and the whole battleship rattled from top to bottom, as if it was in danger of being torn apart in an instant. Witnessing this situation, it is natural to understand why it is nominally called a salvo, but in fact there is a sequence when igniting. This is the fear that the powerful recoil of the artillery will collapse their battleship, even if only a few unlucky people have seen the horror scene of their own artillery shaking the battleship to disintegration, it is not a sad reminder that can be described.

The Raven, the flagship fourth-class battleship of the Great Goblin Commander Modo Blackwater, was hit by nearly 100 stone bullets in a row, and in an instant, sawdust flew sideways, the sails were torn into wisps of rags, and the terrible scene of blood flowing on the deck, and a large canopy of black smoke also burst out of the cabin.

The hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen! Luo Zhengdao didn't dare to underestimate the goblins' will to fight, these bloodthirsty and tough green skins casually pulled out a soldier who was born with excellent soldiers, even if they knew that the result of the battle would be certain death, they would not put down their weapons and kneel on the ground to beg for mercy, this kind of indomitable mental toughness is difficult for most human soldiers to achieve.

In order to ensure that his tactical routine was completed as scheduled, he had to take some risks, Luo Zhengdao drew his sword and pointed at the seemingly crumbling Raven, and shouted:

"Prepare for a broadside battle!"

"Boom—"

Seeing the two huge sail battleships rubbing against each other on the sides, and the low sound of the solid wooden hull of the real material hitting the Aether Sea resounded like an avalanche, and the hull of the ship after the collision could not wait for the hull to completely stabilize after the collision, the red-eyed Modo Blackwater was the first to turn over and jump over the bulwark and rush to the deck of the pirate flagship Avenger. At this moment, behind the big goblin commander, the goblin flagship Raven has been lit with raging flames, and many goblin sailors are hurriedly carrying buckets, sand buckets, dun cloths, axes and other fire-fighting equipment to run back and forth to put out the fire, this can only be separated from the big goblin commander to engage in broadside battles, compared to the approved total number of more than 1,100 crew members of the Raven, it is indeed not an ideal combat state.

The so-called gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, this ancient Chinese premony was applied by the predecessor of the time-traveler, the Emperor Guangming, to the concept of this world, and changed it to "A nobleman should not engage in dangerous work that does not match his status".

The so-called people who are most familiar with you are often your enemies, and the goblins know the Emperor of Light so well that the cultural concepts of the other world also have a considerable influence on the Second Goblin Empire. Modo Heishui is also a supporter of this sentence, if he is not forced into a corner by Luo Zhengdao and has no way out, he can't carry someone's skull back to the military department, even if its backers and connections in the Senate are hard, it is inevitable that it will be a punitive measure to be idle for a while. As the saying goes: a rabbit bites when it's in a hurry! Modo Heishui was in a hurry for a while, and did not hesitate to violate the steady style he had always insisted on and risked his life, which shows that it was cornered by Luo Zhengdao, and no one can afford to lose this time!

Dare to give up his own mobility advantage and goblins to have a white-knuckle battle of killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, Luo Zhengdao's hole card should also be revealed, he flicked his fingers in the sleeve of his robe to activate the magic card, and shouted in a low voice:

"Summon—benthic devilfish!"

In response, the five-star monster that was recently subdued by the rookie magic card master descended on the battlefield in the hazy white light, just looking at its body full of slime and a few fleshy tentacles, this guy is definitely qualified to play the boss role of a large-scale horror movie, especially when it is above the deck of a battleship with limited space, and the goblins want to avoid the attack of the benthic devilfish, which is no less difficult than teaching a grumpy African elephant to tap dance.

Luo Zhengdao opened the first trump card, confidently pointed to the goblin camp with his hand, and drank the benthic devilfish and said:

"Attack, destroy all enemy targets."

Needless to say, a bloody battle of bayonets began, whether it was a rotary cannon, eagle cannon, musket, or more traditional bows and swords, all desperately sending invitations to the Grim Reaper's dinner to the enemy, it was a desperate fight.