The vast battlefield spread out around the north and south of Dongning City was artificially divided into two lines at this time, and the human army that had landed on the shore was fighting with the bayonets of the goblin defenders, and the goblin fleet that came to reinforce in the open sea and the garrison fleet that cooperated with the action were narrowing the encirclement with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, and there was a great posture of swallowing up the human combined fleet in one gulp, and from the perspective of the overall battlefield shape, the situation was extremely unfavorable to them.

"The ironclad ships in my hand, plus the six of Gaode yours, still have a chance to win with the goblins."

Hearing this, Gaude Needham did not feel relaxed at all, shook his head and said:

"There are twenty-four goblin ironclads that can be seen through the binoculars, where do you give me so much confidence?"

Luo Zhengdao, who was smiling brightly, patted Gao De's arm and said:

"Don't worry, I created the ironclad ship, the goblins can only imitate the appearance, what is the inside of the battleship, they can't understand it at all, I say so, do you understand?"

Gao De is not the kind of second ancestor of waste wood who can only let go of eagles and lackeys to tease the people's daughters, although he also knows little about the navy, he has been dealing with the ether sea for so many years, and he knows almost all the common sense issues, hearing Luo Zhengdao say this, Gao De's eyes suddenly widened and said:

"Then you deliberately lured the goblins to copy the ironclad?"

Laughing and showing his confidence, Luo Zhengdao spread his hands and said:

"You don't need me to lure them, the goblins will definitely follow suit, but if they want to learn new technology, they have to be prepared to pay tuition, and I, the responsible teacher, will give them a free practical lesson today."

The main guns of the ironclad ship are extremely powerful, and the rate of fire is so slow that people are speechless, Luo Zhengdao has innovated technology several times and only tried to improve the safety of ammunition loading, and the rate of fire of the main gun has never been improved. The secondary guns on the flanks were relatively fast, but their power was almost like tickling against ironclad ships covered with heavy metal armor, and they were effective in driving away wooden sail warships. In the decisive battle of the fleet, if you want to pierce the turtle shell of the ironclad ship, you can only hope that the main gun will play a decisive role, and the dense secondary artillery fire can destroy the sail rope system on the upper deck and turn the opponent into a lame giant, but the storage of the stern rocket engine has already offset the biggest weakness of the sail battleship, and the battle line is fighting hard power after all.

Luo Zhengdao did not explain much to Gaude, and instead of using words to explain his opinions, it was better to use facts to show the truth, and he turned to Zola Hegel and said:

"Let's get started! Inform Commander Scarlet that he will be in charge of the landing battle, and I will command the ironclad detachment. Immediately seize the position, and the secondary artillery is ready to fire incendiary bombs. ”

The boatswain gestured to the signal soldier, and then he saluted Luo Zhengdao and said:

"Yes, Your Highness."

The blueprint of the pirate ironclad designed by Luo Zhengdao incorporates a large number of old-world industrial concepts, such as the modular construction of different units, and the detachable connection structure of the armor plates arranged in the critical parts of the ironclad. Although this kind of disemboweling can only be completed in the dockyard and cannot be replaced in real time on the battlefield, it is also an application of an advanced concept after all.

Recently, in the hands of the goblin navy, the guns and other metal utensils on a number of ironclad ships and wooden warships have been captured and salvaged, and Luo Zhengdao began to focus on upgrading the armor and weapon systems of ironclad ships after obtaining abundant metal resources. To this day, judging from the appearance, the "Gold" class ironclad ship has not changed much, and it has actually been replaced in several versions. The Goblin Navy is always losing battles, and it has no chance to obtain the actual ironclad ship designed by Luo Zhengdao for reference. Compared with the original pirate ironclad, the Goblin ironclad is more expensive to build, but unfortunately it can only be called the "monkey version", and the gap in combat performance is so large that it is not as similar as it seems.

"Are armor-piercing incendiary bombs ready?"

Zola Hegel gave a thumbs up and said:

"It's already in place."

Luo Zhengdao glanced at the goblin ironclad fleet column that was pulling out the posture on the opposite side, and said:

"Wait for the signal, and then we'll focus our fire on the goblin flagship."

"Yes!"

A heart-pounding sensation hit him, and Modo Blackwater's face was so bad that even the entourage and staff officers around him noticed it, and they stepped forward to support the big goblin commander and asked with concern:

"Your Excellency, are you alright?"

Feeling that he might be unlucky again, he didn't necessarily be able to pass the test even if he was holding on to his body at this time, Modo Heishui shook his head dejectedly and said:

"Inform Marshal Todd that there is something wrong with my physical condition and ask him to take command on his behalf."

"Your Excellency Commander, is this ship going to withdraw from the combat sequence?"

I have a premonition that today is more than lucky, and my physical condition does not seem to be suitable for participating in the battle, Modo Heishui is not a coward after all, even if he is scolded as a coward by countless compatriots, the big goblin commander is still very brave in his bones, it shook his head lightly and said:

"No, Will Needham prefers to use the decapitation tactic the most, he will definitely give priority to attacking the fleet flagship flying the command flag, and there is not much risk to our position."

After dealing with Luo Zhengdao back and forth for many years, a pig has to learn to protect himself, and how to avoid more failures is a compulsory course. No matter what the reason, the commander who has been defeated repeatedly is always not immune to criticism, and the experienced goblin commander has found a lot of tricks, such as the decapitation tactic that Luo Zhengdao prepared to repeat this time, and this mind was guessed through by it.

If it weren't for that, Modo Blackwater, who felt dizzy for a while, would not be able to hand over the command to Todd Green Lake, as for whether this move should be regarded as beggar-thy-neighbor or disaster-inducing, to be honest, it has no time to take care of it, not to mention other things, it is most important to protect itself first. The defeat in the Battle of the Chuanshan Islands had made it difficult for it to gain a foothold under the military system, and if it hadn't been for the Goblin Emperor's rare opening of Chrysostom to relieve Modo Blackwater, it would have been sent to work as a prisoner in a concentration camp. In such a situation where its own position is in jeopardy, it would be too much nonsense to ask for anything to sacrifice oneself to serve the country, and it deserves thirty-two likes if it did not escape from the battle.

"Aim complete, ready to shoot!"

After a long time, Luo Zhengdao, who once again personally commanded the naval battle, felt a kind of surging excitement, and he tried to suppress his inner mood and shouted:

"Okay, concentrate your fire on the Goblin Flagship."

"Tom ......"

The hull of the Goblin Ironclad Eagle, less than six hundred yards away, shook in a rain of bullets swept by, followed by a low roar and creak from the depths of the ship, which bodes well for the sailors.

"Boom—"

"What's that sound?"

A terrible shout came from the ship's communication tube, and he said incoherently:

"Shot on the second deck, our armor was penetrated! Help me! Fire, on fire......"

"Boom-"

The violent explosion from the bilge and the extraordinary shaking of the hull beneath his feet tore the last shred of the goblin soldiers' luck, and the goblin captain shouted hoarsely:

"Abandon ship! Abandon ship! Abandon ship now! ”

Almost at the same time, with soot and burn marks, he jumped onto a small sampan and headed for other goblin warships, and Todd Greenlake looked wolf-like if he couldn't feel that he was giving Modo Blackwater a hand, then he was sorry for the age he had lived. However, the matter has come to this point, and His Excellency, the once highly meritorious marshal, has no face to find excuses to excuse himself, and the soldier can only speak by his achievements, shouting all day long that he is very capable, and the problem is that he will lose every battle, which is also a piece of!

I don't know what contradictions there are within the goblin navy on the other side, Luo Zhengdao only cares about whether he can do things well, no matter how weak the enemy is, it is not a reason to underestimate the enemy, nodded at Gao De, and said:

"The ironclad detachment continued to maintain course and exchanged fire with the goblins, and ordered the battleship detachment to flank and outflank the right flank of the goblin fleet."

Constantly learning how to adapt to the war, the former naval layman goblin navy has also struggled to keep up with the new technology that is equipped with a staggering number of new weapons such as explosive bombs and incendiary bombs.

Although these ammunition are quite average in combat against rough-skinned ironclad ships, cleaning up those old wooden warships is quite an efficient weapon of abuse. Theoretically speaking, once an explosive bomb or incendiary bomb hits a battleship, the probability of unfortunate ammunition detonation is very low, but in the case of the opponent's special luck, it is enough to sink a wooden battleship with one shell, and the probability of this kind of thing actually happening is not zero! According to Murphy's Law, the more unfortunate things are, the more likely they are to happen, Luo Zhengdao really doesn't want his years of hard work to save money to be ruined by probability, he is more distressed about the skilled sailors and qualified officers he has worked hard to train than the battleships that can be bought back at any time.

That's right, there are always people, and those who are willing to eat with you if they give money are even more or more wanted, however, people who are both capable and loyal have always been a rare and scarce resource.

Rather than pinning the lives and safety of his soldiers on the blessing of the gods, Luo Zhengdao would rather spend more effort to ensure that his side can achieve a complete victory, which is much better than being stupid when looking at the list of dead pensions after the battle.

Ignoring what Luo Zhengdao and Gao De were muttering, Zola Hegel shouted to himself to the communication channels inside the ship:

"Hey, don't be afraid of those greenskinned guns, get close to shoot, you guys kick Greenskin's ass hard for me!"

The design of the pirate ironclad is a triple hull, and the metal armor is located within the outer hull, and the specific position and thickness of the arrangement cannot be seen from the appearance, so the goblin can only rely on their own brains when imitating, and then this rather luxurious all-round defense goblin ironclad was born. Although the proportion of armor belts of pirate ironclads is only about half of that of goblin ironclads, the thickness of the covering armor of the critical parts of the battleship is slightly superior to the human side. Luo Zhengdao uses limited defensive measures to protect key parts, and those places without armor protection will not pose a lethal threat if they are penetrated, so it depends on luck, this is where Luo Zhengdao dares to face the goblins and play in line to shoot.

This kind of thrilling trick is a heartbeat, Luo Zhengdao is used to it, and he doesn't think there is any problem at all, Gaode Needham's face turned a little pale, and he couldn't help asking:

"Your Highness, are you sure you won't lose this way?"

Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed out loud, and said with confidence in victory:

"Your Excellency, are you doubting my abilities? Don't forget, we're in the same boat, and if we lose this battle, we'll end up the same, do you think the goblins will talk to us cordially? No, only the dead human aristocracy is what they want to see. ”

Hearing Luo Zhengdao say this, Gao De, who could only choose to trust him, shrugged his shoulders and said:

"Alright! All right! You convinced me. ”

At this time, Luo Zhengdao said confidently:

"There is only one winner today, and that is us, the goblin navy is still too tender."