Chapter 62: Running Out of Ammunition and Food
The battle between the third battle group and the pirates was still raging, this sea area was filled with gunpowder smoke, the sound of artillery shook the sky, Zhang Lin took 30 minutes to rush to the vicinity of the battle area, it can be said that the current battlefield situation has been greatly unfavorable to the third battle group, only five warships are left to support it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
On the other hand, due to the continuous arrival of support, the pirates have been suppressing the third battle group in terms of firepower, and now that the battle has continued to this day, the third battle group has lagged behind a lot in firepower, all kinds of ammunition are no longer sufficient, and the equipment on the ships has also begun to have problems under high operation, and the casualties are very heavy, and the combat losses on the various warships of the third battle group have been very large, which has affected the combat effectiveness of the warships.
The Hope was on the edge of the battlefield, and the long-distance torpedoes began to take effect, Zhang Lin ordered the Hope to release all the torpedoes on the battleship before joining the battle, completely disrupting the pirates' position.
"Commander, there are still eighty Nighthawk torpedoes left, and according to the current situation, in five minutes, the torpedoes on the battleship are gone!" Zhang Lin frowned, thinking about how to end the battle, if the fight continued, the third combat group would be finished, and the whole army would be annihilated, without any accidents.
After the Hope released its torpedoes against the pirates, it began to move closer to the third battle group, and a large sea of thunder rushed towards the pirate's fleet, and it was difficult for anyone to pay attention to what the Hope was secretly doing in such a fierce battle.
When the Hope joined the battle, the pirates began to pay attention to the destroyer, a large number of shells began to attack the Hope, under the skillful control of the helmsman, the Hope avoided the pirates' artillery fire again and again, and the smoke screen temporarily relieved the third battle group, and now, just when everyone's tense nerves relaxed a little, the scarred battleship of the third battle group suddenly exploded violently for some reason, and sank into the sea inexplicably, This made the third battle group, which lacked combat power, even worse! A dark cloud hangs over everyone's hearts!
The pirates also fired several times at the place of the 3rd Combat Group, but under the thick smoke, it had no effect, so they gave up and began to move closer to the direction of the 3rd Combat Group, preparing to surround the 3rd Combat Group and prepare to annihilate the 3rd Combat Group in one fell swoop.
On the radar, it can already be seen that the pirate warships have formed a huge encirclement, slowly encircling the third battle group, with a huge advantage in strength, it is not a problem to eliminate the third battle group, Zhang Lin has no better way to do this, unless there are reinforcements coming, but in this situation, where to find reinforcements?
The pirate warship, which was forming an encirclement, suddenly lost its formation, and the torpedo released by the Hope reached the vicinity of the pirate's fleet, and the pirates thought that reinforcements were coming, while avoiding the torpedo, but there were still battleships hit by torpedoes, and the muffled sound of underwater explosions could be heard from a long distance!
"Report to the leader, our ship was broken down below the waterline, and the ship quickly entered the water!"
"Loss Tube Sensory Control!" Before the hapless cruiser captain finished speaking, the radar alarm sounded again"? A torpedo was found on the port side! ā
"Torpedo approaching the side of the ship!"
"A torpedo was found in the bow!"
Almost all the nearby pirate warships received the alarm of the incoming torpedo at the same time, and each drove the battleship to avoid the torpedo, but even if the pirates were entangled and fought against the mercenaries, their natural slight roots would not change, that is, they would only take care of themselves and never think about their companions, so the result was that the formation of the pirate fleet was completely chaotic, and the result of the chaotic formation was to give the third battle group a chance to breathe, and make it easier for their people to be hit by torpedoes!
Then three more pirate battleships were hit by the torpedoes of the Hope, and caused great damage to the hull, a large number of personnel were put into the damage management, the third battle group took this opportunity to speed up the retreat, under the protection of the smoke screen released by the hope, gradually distanced itself from the pirates, Zhang Lin asked to stay and break the back, because the other warships of the third battle group were too badly damaged, in order to confuse the pirates, the hope continued to release smoke here, because the pirates were torpedoed, the third battle group could not be taken care of for the time being, take this opportunity, The third battle group withdrew from the battle safely, although the pirates had the intention to pursue, but the smoke in front was too thick, there was no way to lock on to the enemy, even if the ship's guns fired, they could not get an effective hit, it was a pure waste of ammunition!
Then the Hope was also evacuating, Zhang Lin never thought that it would pay such a big price to exterminate this group of pirates, maybe this group of pirates was different from the previous pirates! Although it has been evacuated now, the danger alarm has not been lifted, and the pirates can catch up at any time, after all, the battleships of the third battle group were so badly damaged in this battle that they almost lost their combat effectiveness, and there was no chance if they did not retreat.
But just when the third battle was considered safe for the time being, the surveillance radar sounded again: "Enemy targets have appeared!" ā
In the direction of the withdrawal of the third combat group, pirates appeared again, it can be said that the third combat group has reached a dead end, and the third combat group that has experienced this tragic battle has no ammunition, a feeling of desperation appeared in everyone's hearts, Li Li was a little decadent, and said to his subordinates: "I have never experienced such a battle, and the feeling of being exhausted is really uncomfortable!" ā
The people on the other battleships also felt the same way, being cornered by pirates, this was the first time, and it could be the last time, at this moment, the Hope caught up, she was the third battle group so far intact battleship, Zhang Lin knew this feeling, but giving up was not Zhang Lin's choice, he stood calmly in the command room, and said to the telegrapher: "Draft a telegram and send it to every member of the third battle group!" ā
"I know that now we are at the end of the road, but we can't give up, because if we give up, there is really no hope, in order to survive, for the sake of our dead comrades, we have to fight to the last soldier, and we have to be like a warrior, even if we face an enemy several times larger than mine, we must fight to the end and never give up!"
The members of the third battle group saw the telegram sent by Zhang Lin, their eyes were slightly red, even at this point, Zhang Lin still did not give up, he would definitely die if he gave up, but he would die to be worthy of himself, and he fought to the death with the pirates to be worthy of his comrades who sacrificed for himself, even if there was no ammunition now, then use the battleship to hit the enemy's battleship and burn them with jade.
The 3rd Combat Group then began to press full force on the way for the new pirates.