Chapter 348: A Warning Excuse for War
Since the defeat of the last war against the Wild Continent, Abadis has lost his official position, but with his sister who is the princess, the king is not easy to kill.
Although he lost his official position due to the unanimous retribution of the officials of the DPRK and China, Busdakol I retired four third-class combat ships and twelve patrol boats and gave them to him.
Since then, Abadis has been an official pirate in the southern part of the Eastern Ocean, specializing in hijacking passing merchant ships, and if they encounter danger, they can also enter the ports of New Guinea to take refuge, of course, in order to be able to obtain safe shelter later, the wealth of Abadis looted is to be divided equally with Busdacole I.
With enough profits, Busdacole I naturally did not support such piracy, and Abadis was not successful as an officer, but he was quite talented as a pirate.
After hijacking the cargo ship, he did not wait for Busdacole I to speak, he voluntarily bribed the garrison and the emperor of New Guinea with a large amount of property in his hands, and with the unanimous care of the official forces in New Guinea, this made Abbadis more like a fish in water, and his net worth has soared dozens of times over the years, becoming one of the richest people in New Guinea.
Although the wealth is accumulating rapidly, Abadis's heart is not happy, he has always regarded the defeat of Moore Port as the greatest shame in his life, so he hates the Chinese very much, but the merchant ships of the Chinese Empire are escorted by destroyers, and there is no chance for him to attack.
When he finally found the Sea Monarch, the unarmed ship of the Chinese Empire, the hatred that had been hidden in his heart was awakened again, and Abadis looked extremely excited, and his cheeks, which had been burned red by the effects of alcohol, became even more rosy, and he was almost dripping blood.
"All attention, we intercepted the ship." Abadis poured another sip of vodka into his mouth and shouted a command.
"Commander, this ship is so big and so luxurious, I think its origin is not ordinary." The first mate on the side cautioned this.
Abadis said: "A ship without cannons, no matter how simple it is, it is also at the mercy of others, as long as we do it neatly and don't leave evidence, who can do anything to us?" ”
Then he pointed to the Sea Monarch and said: "What's more, look at it, this ship is so big, it must contain a lot of good things, as long as we make this vote, we can wash our hands and dry up after we get a large amount of money, and then we can find a safe place to retire." After listening to Abadis's encouragement, the crew also felt that it was very reasonable, and everyone was eager to prepare.
"Turn the rudder left, full sails, let's lean up." Abadis was already able to command the sailing ships with great skill. Four third-class sail battleships immediately met it, while twelve patrol boats dispersed and approached the Sea Monarch from several directions, apparently to prevent it from escaping.
"Interesting, it looks like we've met pirates." Standing in the captain's room, Fang Xiaoyu looked at the wooden battleship getting closer and closer in the distance, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"These small boats are not challenging at all, and they can all be solved in a while." Captain Gao Ling answered with a smile.
The cruising boats were schooners, and they were faster, and when they approached the Sea Monarch, the sailors on board saw how big the giant ship really was: "It's so big." ”
The sailors who looked up dropped their hats off the deck, but they were alarmed when they saw the twenty-metre-high side of the Sea Monarch.
In order to snatch the goods, the pirates rarely attack the ship with artillery, thinking that they need to ensure the safety of the cargo after all, so the pirates' tactics are mostly hand-to-hand combat on the side, but with such a high side, those people on the small boat cannot board the ship at all, which makes them a little helpless, and these pirates have to keep cruising around the Sea Monarch to prevent it from escaping.
"Abadis, what are you doing here?" A well-dressed man boarded the flagship from the transport boat and shouted angrily at Abadis as soon as they met.
The man who had just boarded the flagship was an official of the Ministry of Finance of New Guinea named Kabucado, who had come this time to check the quality of the goods to be paid tribute, and at the same time to consult with Abadis about the port to which the goods to be paid to Busdakol I should be unloaded.
Just now he was counting his belongings on another third-class battleship, and when he found that Abadis's fleet had formed a battle formation, he hurried over to inquire about the situation, he did not come to question Abadis because he was afraid of provoking some powerful people, but mainly because several ships were full of goods to be paid tribute to the king, and if he lost it, he would lose his head.
Abadis pointed to the Sea Monarch in front of him and said with a smug expression: "Look, a big fish, it seems that we can share some more benefits this time, maybe we can also present this big ship to His Majesty." ”
Kabukado's eyes widened as he looked at the approaching Sea Monarch and said, "Such a big ship is definitely not simple, you don't want to be too risky." ”
Abadis said what he had just said again, and Kabucado made sense when he heard it, but he always felt that something was wrong: "Although what you said is very reasonable, we must also be careful, once something happens, it is not something you and I can bear, this is the ship of the Chinese Empire." ”
Abadis turned his head and glared at him fiercely: "Your guts are too small, could it be that the last defeat has smoothed out your blood?" The Chinese Empire should be our enemy. "Kabukado secretly scolded himself, wasn't the last defeat because of you?
Although Kabucado thought so, he didn't dare to say it, after all, the backstage of the other family was the princess, and he couldn't afford to mess with him. Since Abadis was so resolute, Kabucado had no choice but to stop dissuading him.
"Open the gun door and prepare for the shelling." Abadis already hated the Chinese Empire, and even if he robbed, he had to fire a few shots to relieve his hatred.
"It's funny, they actually want to shell." Gao Ling watched the movements of the Abadis fleet with a smile on his face, and since he discovered the Abadis fleet, he ordered the Sea Monarch to reduce its speed to ten knots.
Seeing that the four large ships opened their gun doors one after another, the small cruisers also followed suit, pulling out the damp-proof plugs on the cannons one after another, pushing the guns out of the gun doors, and some people opened the gun bolts and prepared to load.
After the last fiasco, New Guinea also learned from the pain, although it could not be replaced with advanced ironclad warships for a while, but the cannons on the wooden warships were replaced with rear-loading guns.
Of course, because they did not have the skills to retreat, the structure of the wooden warship could not withstand the recoil of large-caliber guns, so the caliber of the guns on the warships was smaller, and the largest was only 130 mm.
The caliber of the guns was not large, but there were many of them, with eighty guns per third-class combat ship and thirty for small cruisers. A single salvo from the side of these warships can have three hundred and forty guns roaring at the same time. Since the Sea Monarch is 290 meters long, it allows these warships to put themselves in position and use their full firepower.
"All fire." At the sound of Abadis's order, his flagship was fired first, followed by the other warships. More than 300 cannons roared, which made Gao Ling, who was confident, also startled, but fortunately, he had ordered all the windows to put down the bulletproof steel armor in advance, otherwise most of the glass on the ship would be damaged by the effect of the shock wave alone.
Despite firing at close range, the guns on the Abadis side were too powerful to pose a real threat to the Sea Monarch, at most scratching some paint.
Fang Xiaoyu was quite familiar with Gao Ling, at this time he was chatting with Gao Ling and the others on the command platform, and when he saw the Sea Monarch being attacked, although he did not suffer any losses, he also startled Fang Xiaoyu.
Fang Xiaoyu angrily knocked on Gao Leng's head and said, "You kid, don't mess with me here, hurry up and get them, I don't want my new ship to be beaten to pieces the first time I go out." ”
Gao Ling is the younger brother of Gao Deyu, the chief of staff of the Second Army of the Guards, they are all orphans, and they often laugh and laugh with Fang Xiaoyu, and they don't care about Fang Xiaoyu's actions.
Gao Ling laughed and said, "Young Master, don't you think it's a good excuse to let them fire first and declare war on us against the country of New Guinea?" ”
Gao Ling had long known that Fang Xiaoyu intended to start a war against New Guinea, so when he saw that these were New Guinea warships, he thought of such an excuse.
Fang Xiaoyu's eyes rolled and he immediately woke up: "Yes, this is a great opportunity, you kid is really insidious." But ......" Fang Xiaoyu looked at the sail warship outside and said, "Are you sure they are the power of New Guinea?" ”
Gao Ling said: "There is nothing wrong with these warships belonging to New Guinea, as for the people above, let's say that if there is a relationship, it will matter." ”
Fang Xiaoyu nodded: "That's right, it's really a bit condescending for you kid to be a captain." ”
Gao Ling smiled and didn't answer, he just turned on the communicator and commanded: "It's inconvenient to keep the original speed, and all the broadside guns are ready to fire." After receiving Gao Leng's order, the naval soldiers, who had long been eager to try, immediately opened the bulletproof steel armor cannon door, revealing the black hole in the cannon muzzle.
Seeing that the side armor of the Sea Monarch was actually removed piece by piece, revealing a large number of artillery pieces inside, Abadis was stunned, and then he woke up and said: "It's not good, we have been calculated." Before he could order the fleet to turn and retreat, the Sea Monarch's thirty-odd rapid-fire guns were already firing fiercely.
The naval guns of the Chinese Empire have always been known for their fast rate of fire and the power of shell explosions, and those wooden warships are not vulnerable to a single attack, the small cruiser ships are dead when they hit the gun, and the third-class combat ships cannot withstand a few shots.
Ten minutes later, the Abadis fleet, which could not compete with the Sea Monarch at all, was completely annihilated. Gao Ling immediately ordered the navy to fish out all the opposing sailors who had fallen into the water, and put them under the watchful eye of the soldiers of the Wild Leopard Regiment.