With the production of 100 mm single-barreled naval guns, the sea shipyards and arsenals in Chijicheng have mastered more high-end technology, and it is conceivable that under the promotion of Yang's books and knowledge, more and more high-end guns will be available in the future.

Zhao Changxiang went to the fourth-level warship where the division commander was, and at this moment there was a 100 mm single-barreled naval gun. At this time, the barrel of the cannon was aimed at the pirate group rushing towards them, eager to try.

"Report distance." Zhao Changxiang picked up the high-level telescope used by the divisional commander in his hand, and asked while looking at the sea in the distance.

"Report to the division commander, the enemy ships are still ten nautical miles away from us."

"Wait a little longer." When he heard the distance of ten nautical miles, Zhao Changxiang put down the telescope and said with an unhurried look.

Although the distance of ten miles was already within the coverage of all artillery fire, Yang Chendong still did not give the order to attack immediately. He had already learned from the intelligence that at this time, the strongest artillery attack in the West was only three miles away, so as long as he fired at it outside this range, the initiative was still in his own hands. Moreover, in the face of such a strong artillery, Zhao Changxiang couldn't guess what kind of reaction the other party would have.

What if I can't stand the force and turn away? Ten miles away, if you run away, you are likely to rush out of the range of 100 mm mortars for thirteen miles, if this is the case, only rely on the artillery attack of four fourth-class warships, I am afraid that the effect will not be too good, so he has to wait.

"Report to the division commander, the enemy ships are still eight miles away from us."

"Report to the division commander, the enemy ships are still six miles away from us."

"Order all ships to aim at the target and open fire." After hearing the distance of six miles, Zhao Changxiang did not hesitate, if he did not fire the cannon at this moment, it would give the other party the possibility of rushing in front of him, once the other party could suppress himself with artillery, the loss at that time was inevitable.

After the order was issued, the order flag kept fluttering on the strings of the division headquarters, and then the first shell was fired, which was a fourth-class warship like Zhao Changxiang's. The cannonball whizzed out of the barrel and fell straight into the group of approaching pirate ships.

"Boom!"

The cannonballs whistled out, and when they had already been aimed at the target, they hit a large ship carrying more than 300 people in the pirate ship group, and then the fire was bright, the ammunition was scattered, and the unsuspecting pirate ship was hit, the hull of the ship began to break, and countless crew members were killed or injured, and the screams were one after another.

And this kind of purgatory on earth like a scene was just the beginning, and then, countless artillery roars rang out, and then countless shells scrambled out of the warships of the 2nd Hai Division, and rushed towards the enemy ships six miles away.

Some of the shells were so accurate that they could easily destroy a small enemy ship with a single shot; If you don't hit it accurately, it will also cause a storm to hit the sea, which will startle the nearby pirate crew members to scream and be full of fear.

As pirates, they are accustomed to threatening others, robbing others, and then watching others show fear in danger. But when it all falls on you,

Only then did they realize how dangerous this was, and only then did they realize that their quality was not much higher than those who had been robbed before, and some people were even far inferior.

The cannon rang out one after another, without stopping. Although it is said that the speed of building artillery shells in the Red Embedded City Arsenal is still very slow, it has been six years since the establishment of the navy, and it has been nearly a year since the successful development of artillery shells, and there has never been any major war.

The roar of artillery continued, and in the depths of the pirate ships in front of him, the confidence on Ma Kecheng's face had long since disappeared, and he was asking loudly about the distance between him and the five-star army naval division, he couldn't believe that the other party could shoot cannonballs at such a long distance, and still hit himself, all of this was beyond his imagination.

Being able to dominate one side and become a pirate organization that Abu Bakr did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to woo, Ma Kecheng is still very confident in himself.

Every day, he sees pictures of the weak eating the strong, and he clearly knows the importance of weapons. For this reason, he did not hesitate to buy artillery at a high price from the Western fleet passing here, which was an artillery that could hit two and a half miles away, which was definitely a very powerful kind at that time.

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

Before the battle, the artillery of the Five-Star Army and Navy Division in his mind was three miles away, and it was because of this that he dared to send all the troops to surround the other side. But what I didn't expect was that the cannon was fired six miles away, and it caused such a heavy blow to myself, and it seemed that there was not only one artillery, but countless guns.

This result made Ma Kecheng a little unacceptable, and at this moment he already regretted his move to be an enemy of the Five-Star Army and Sea Division.

Also unacceptable was the envoy sent by Abu Bakr, Prime Minister Ferdinand.

He came here to see how the five-star army and sea divisions were surrounded and annihilated, not how they were defeated. So when he saw that the opponent had already opened fire and began to damage the pirate ships, he couldn't help but ask Ma Kecheng, "Brother Ma, why don't you give the order to fight back?" ”

Ferdinand was a civil servant after all, and naturally lacked a certain understanding of the artillery equipped on sea ships. In his opinion, the more ships there are pirates, the more artillery they have, and the opponent has already fired their cannons, and the big deal is that it will be a lose-lose situation.

Ma Kecheng, who was already in a bad mood, saw that Ferdinand dared to question himself, and said with an angry face: "Fight back? Our artillery simply cannot hit the opponent, how to return fire? ”

"What? Could it be that the firearms and equipment of the five-star army and naval division are already so advanced? Ferdinand finally understood, and casually said a word to remind Ma Kecheng.

He had said before that for pirates, the greatest benefit was not the 500,000 taels of silver given by King Abu Bakr, but the powerful firearms and artillery of the Five-Star Army. 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 sprang up. "Haha, the other party's artillery is really good, and once it can be used by me, then wouldn't I be able to do anything to the Western merchant ships passing by here at will in the future? By that time, won't wealth be inexhaustible? ”

As if asking himself, and as if he had fallen into madness, after a burst of laughter, Ma Kecheng looked like a decadent just now, and suddenly turned loudly to his subordinates and said: "Use the command flag to tell everyone, don't be afraid of the opponent's artillery, go forward, as long as you can advance three miles, victory will belong to us, and then we will have more powerful artillery, at that time, no one in this sea will be our opponent." ”

Ma Kecheng's shouts also irritated his subordinates, and they shouted to go out to deliver the news, which pointed the way to the pirate ships that were already in chaos.

Being able to become a pirate and survive well proves that they are superior to ordinary people. What's more, it is said that a big pirate like Ma Kecheng is one and two, and he can organize a formation of 60,000 people, which is enough to show his strength and the strength of his subordinate pirates.

At first, they were indeed stunned in the face of the sudden attack of the 2nd Sea Division. That's because they weren't prepared, they didn't know that there was still artillery that could hit so far, and the head of the group, Ma Kecheng, had not given a new order for a long time, so they could only wait in a panic.

Now, now that there is a new order, some of the ships quickly change their direction and continue to move forward at the risk of being bombarded by artillery. At this moment, through the telescope, you can even see the red face on the face of many people, which is a kind of face that does not mean to achieve an end, and that is a face that only outlaws can show.

"Report to the division commander, the enemy, after the initial panic, has begun to approach us." Shen Xing, the commander of the first division on the same ship, put down his binoculars and looked at Zhao Changxiang, the division commander on the side.

Zhao Changxiang was also shocked by the other party's fierce death. But those who can become cold fronts, and those who can also become the elders of the cold front division, which one is not a person with strong psychological quality. After a momentary sigh, he gave the order: "Order all the ships to change their direction, and be sure to keep the enemy's ships three miles away." ”

Not only does he want to win, but he also wants to not lose anything at all, which is where Zhao Changxiang's "ambition" lies. Speaking of ambition, with the superiority of powerful artillery, who can say that this is an impossible task?

The target of the 2nd Sea Division began to shift, firing at those outlaw ships that wanted to get close to them, and for a time there was a lot of artillery fire within a distance of four or five miles, and enemy ships were sunk one after another, and on the vast sea, countless small black dots were floating on the water, shouting for help to nearby friendly ships.

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

The luck psychology exists in everyone's heart, and they all seem to think that the ship that is lucky enough to rush in front of the five-star army and sea division in the end must have its own, so everyone is taking risks, and everyone is facing failure.