Chapter 238 Angry Sea Confrontation (Part II)
The commander of the Red Empire's navy, Duke Deriman, is a naval commander known as the Lion of the Kingdom. Although his beard has grayed, Duke Deriman, who has been at sea with his father Deriman Sr. since he was a teenager, is still in good spirits and in good health. His eyes flashed with affection and love for the ocean all the time, flashing with a desire to dominate the ocean. This is a pure military man, and in his heart honor is above all else.
Before the expeditionary fleet set out, Derryman met a young man from the Yan Kingdom. This young man, who called himself Murong Feng, conquered Deliman's proud heart with his erudition and wisdom, and with his understanding of maritime rights. Therefore, Derry Man promised that as long as Murong Feng joined the Naval Division of the Red Yi Kingdom, Delhi Man would report to His Majesty the King of the Red Yi Kingdom to crown Murong Feng as the commander of the Naval Division's fleet, and warmly invited Murong Feng to participate in the cocktail party held at the Duke's Palace. What Delhiman didn't expect was that a catastrophe fell from the sky, and the drinking party he hosted turned into a hell of blood and fire.
The king of Hongyi and many ministers were crushed in this catastrophe, and Deliman could not escape this catastrophe, but because Murong Feng pulled him and jumped into the pond at the critical moment, he survived. The catastrophe sparked a civil war in the kingdom of Hongyi, in which the three princes of the kingdom fought over the throne. The three princes vied to woo Duke Deriman, but Deriman, who hated the civil war, refused to be wooed by either side and led an expeditionary fleet to fulfill his long-cherished wish of dominating the seas.
At this time, Derriman stood on the command platform of the "Lion" and looked at the calm sea, watching the huge full moon on the sea gradually shrouded in thin clouds, and Delhiman gave orders loudly.
"The fleet immediately lifted anchor and moved at full speed toward Phuket."
The Red Expeditionary Fleet hoisted its sails at this command and followed the Lion in the direction of Phuket.
"There will be a storm tomorrow, we must get to Phuket before the storm, the detachment has already arrived there, presumably the port facilities are already in place. The rich land of Nanyi should belong to my Deliman family. The lion banner of the Deliman family should have been decorated with a crown and laurel branches a long time ago. Those three fools let them kill each other, and when I take Nanyi, I'll come back and clean you up." ”
Thinking of this, Derryman looked up at the lion flag fluttering in the moonlight, and his heart was extremely excited. The Deliman family has been the commander of the Hongyi Navy's sailors for generations, and it can be said that the strength of the Hongyi Kingdom was created by the Delhiman family. From this point of view, Derryman and Yanhui are very similar. Moreover, since his youth, Delhiman has always longed to wear that crown on his head, and this desire, or ambition, has become stronger and stronger as he has grown older. So much so that now when he thought of the scene when the old and desolate king of Hongyi Kingdom was blown up, he couldn't help but cheer in his heart. The king of the Red Kingdom died in the house of the Duke of Derryman, but none of the ministers of the Red Kingdom dared to question the Delhiman, which shows how powerful the Duke of Delrieman is in the Red Country. This is just like what Murong Feng often said, this is a matter of time or time.
The expeditionary fleet sailed on the dark sea, and gradually huge waves rose on the sea. The raging sea breeze stirred the sea, which had been calm just a moment ago, like a pot of boiling water, and the entire fleet struggled forward in the fierce wind and waves. But the sailors of the Hongyi Kingdom were never afraid of such storms, and the stronger the storm, the more excited they became, and the sound of the earth-shattering trumpet almost drowned out the roar of the sea. Deriman held on to the railing and laughed, he was very satisfied with his subordinates, with such a warrior following him, what else in this world could stop Deriman's footsteps? Delhiman believes not.
By the time the daylight was shining and the field of vision was gradually widening, Deliman's expeditionary fleet could already see the vague outline of Phuket. It's not a good day, the sky is cloudy, the sea is choppy, and you should find a safe haven as soon as possible. The Hongyi Expeditionary Fleet quickly approached Phuket, but at this moment, the lookout post on the mast of the Lion shouted loudly: "Duke, an unknown fleet has been found ahead, the number is about a hundred, and it is approaching us. ”
"Have you seen the other party's flag clearly?"
"See, it's not the flag of our detachment, it's a red flag I've never seen before, with a golden unknown monster on it."
"Understood, order the entire fleet to lower the mainsails and line up in formation, prepare for battle, reload the trebuchets, and take their sailors."
The battle order was quickly issued, and the loud horn sounded between the sea and the sky. The sailors of the Hongyi Expeditionary Fleet were fully armed and quickly put into position, and the speed of the entire fleet gradually slowed down. In such weather, it is difficult to maintain the formation of the entire fleet without lowering the mainsail, and it also affects the accuracy of long-range weapons such as trebuchets. Deleman looked at the rapidly approaching nameless fleet with a sinister smile on his face.
"Come on, the sailor of the Yan Kingdom, let you understand what is the majesty of the sea overlord."
The Combined Fleet quickly approached the expeditionary fleet, and just as it was about to reach the range of the ship's guns, the huge fleet suddenly split in two from the middle. If you look down from the air at this time, the huge combined fleet has formed a huge "Y" shape on the sea, and the two ends of this "Y" shape are the Sea Dragon King and the Liaozhou respectively, and the two handsome ships each led 50 warships to quickly outflank the two wings of the expeditionary fleet. At this time, the Central Fleet collectively turned around, and crossed the side of the hull to aim at the Hongyi Expeditionary Fleet rushing over in a dense formation, and at this moment, the vertical under the "Y" shape became "one". Just after the two detachments had completed the outflanking of the expeditionary fleet, Yue Jingbo and Yang Ligong ordered "open fire" almost simultaneously. ”
Boom, boom, boom, deafening cannon sounded, and a column of water rose on the sea immediately, and the churning sea was more like a pot of boiling water. Due to the long distance and the relatively large waves on the sea, the first round of shelling obviously did not achieve the desired effect, hitting only a few battleships on the edge of the expeditionary fleet. But even so, the scene shocked Derryman. He looked at the battleships that had been blown to pieces, and for the first time a sense of fear rose in his heart.
Deliman was extremely experienced in naval warfare, and he judged a lot of important information from the first round of artillery bombardment.
First, the Yan State Navy Division is equipped with a new type of naval warfare weapon, which should be ignited and launched with fire.
Second, the kind of thing that is fired like a stone thrower can explode, and the power is so powerful that it can destroy a battleship in an instant.
Thirdly, the range of this weapon is much longer than that of the stone thrower equipped by itself.
Dereman's experience allowed him to make the right decision the first time.
"Order the whole fleet to raise the mainsail and quickly approach the enemy ships. Fifty warships on the left and right entangled the enemy fleets on both sides, and the rest followed us to attack the enemy's central fleet, targeting the enemy's flagship. Warriors, victory is at hand, let us defend the glory of the Deriman family with our own blood and lives. Delhiman, forward! ”
The Lion quickly raised its mainsail and rushed to the Mushuang first. Derryman had long noticed the difference of this battleship, even if it was far away, the huge hull could be seen clearly, not to mention that there were three flags floating on the main mast of the battleship, in addition to the golden dragon flag and the navy flag, there was also a swallow-shaped handsome flag. Therefore, Delhiman immediately judged that this was the flagship of the Yan fleet, and as long as the enemy's flagship was defeated, more than half of the naval battle would be won. So, Deleman urged the sailors of the Lion to speed up and rush towards the Musou.
Derman's judgment is accurate, and at the same time, Deleman is also proud, and winning in the face of a strong enemy is the goal of Delrieman's life. It's been a long time since Derryman has faced a decent opponent overseas, and now he can't let go of a heavyweight opponent in front of him. The Lion is like a shark that smells blood, cleaving the waves and rushing towards the Mushuang.
"Well, is that the Lion? This Delhiman has commendable courage and an extremely keen grasp of the battlefield situation and fighter planes, and is a rare naval commander. It's good, find a way to catch it alive. ”
This was the only order Yan Hui gave to Murong Feng, and beyond that, the command of the entire battle was completely handed over to Murong Feng.
"Concentrated artillery fire to sink the enemy ship, and the front main gun of the Wushuang fired at the main mast of the Lion."
The huge attack gun in the bow of the Wushuang slowly raised its muzzle. Boom, the huge cannon sound shook everyone, Murong Feng turned around and asked, "Your Majesty, are you okay?" ”
"Haha, it's okay, this guy is really exciting. Yes, hit the Lion, give the gunner a great credit. ”
Yan Hui's happiness was Delhiman's sorrow, and the Lion, which was advancing rapidly, paused for a moment as if it had been hit by a huge fist.
"Boom", the explosion sounded, and the main mast of the Lion slammed upwards in the huge explosion, and then let out a strange creaking sound, and smashed down towards the command platform. The observation post on the mast screamed and flew into the sea, and a small spray disappeared.
Boom, boom, the Lion's encounter was constantly staged in the expeditionary fleet, and nearly 8,000 broadside guns of eighty battleships continued to burst out tongues of fire, and shells rained down. The expeditionary fleet was shrouded in a sea of bullets and fire. As the distance closes, the power of the combined fleet's dense artillery fire is revealed, and every minute and every second in the expeditionary fleet, there will be several battleships hit by shells at the same time, pushed up from the sea by the huge explosion force, and instantly turned into pieces of wood.
At this time, the first and second fleets led by Yue Jingbo and Yang Li had already passed by and changed positions, and the shelling during this period had not stopped, and the Hongyi State warships that were chasing the two fleets were hit one after another. Either it was shattered on the spot, or it slowly tilted in smoke and flames, and finally sank to the bottom of the sea. (To be continued.) )