Chapter 598: Burning Ocean (IV.)
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
Countless heavy shells flew head-on like meteor showers, hitting the hull of the ship with a heart-pounding roar, the alchemical charges such as thunder stones and blazing glue infused in the warhead were impacted and exploded violently, countless steel fragments were raging with the roar of the flames, completely cleaning the superstructure of the battleship deck, the bridge, mast and sails were destroyed and ignited one after another, the pirates screamed endlessly, and vague figures could be seen everywhere running wildly with their heads in the fireworks, the lucky ones jumped into the sea to extinguish the flames on their bodies, and the unlucky ones were pasted by the vicious blazing flames. Even if you jump into the sea, you will still be scorched. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The "Sea Palace" bore the brunt of the fire, and suffered the most heavy artillery fire, but fortunately, the steel armor was thick enough to withstand even two rounds of shelling. However, Sir Dodge and the others on the bridge couldn't help but be frightened, especially those councillors who had never experienced the scene of naval artillery bombardment, and the two forces were almost paralyzed in fear.
Maximian stood on the open-air command platform on the bridge with his saber on his shoulder, facing the meteor-like bombardment in the sky, silently calculating the distance and time.
Parsacis walked up in a slim robe, pausing beside his lover, his sexy red lips curling with contempt.
"The Yangbo sisters know nothing about the power of the 'palace on the sea'."
"Thanks to our excellent work of secrecy, they would have had a wonderful expression if they knew that Her Majesty had personally blessed this battleship with the 'Legendary Mist Technique' before heading to the Star Plane." Maximian replied indifferently.
"Is it time to activate the Fog of Legends? If it drags on any longer, I am worried that the fleet will be too badly damaged and will affect the subsequent battles. The sirens whispered.
"A little early...... But do as you say, lest the gentlemen from the Bend League behind us get too frightened and dirty my deck. With a casual sneer, Maximian turned back to the hall.
On the wall where the chart is hung, there are two levers blessed with "arcane locks", of which the black one is used to open the "magic Duncan forbidden area", which has been pulled down. Maximian stretched out his hand and pressed the white lever to open the "Legendary Fog Hidden Enchantment", and the "Sea Palace" trembled slightly, and the rolling thick fog emerged, rapidly spreading within a radius of ten miles, enveloping the wingmen behind him, and the entire fleet entered a state of stealth sailing.
"Two cars into three, full speed assault!" Maximian ordered in a deep voice.
The so-called "car" refers to the magic steam engine on the ship, which usually uses double-shaft propulsion, respectively left and right paddle wheels or propellers to deliver power, and the output power is divided into three grades, the third gear is the highest output rate, and the "two cars into three" is that the output rate of the twin engines is driven to the maximum at the same time, urging the battleship to sprint forward at the highest speed!
"Two cars into three, received!" The captain at the helm of the bridge responds through the sound channel.
The engines in the power compartment of the "Sea Palace" roared, the boilers boiled, and the exhaust chimney spewed billowing white mist, and the ironclad battleship was like a wild horse that had escaped from the reins.
The Navigator Regiment led by Parsassis used the "Short Message" technique to convey Maximian's instructions to the commanders in the rear in real time, so all the pirate warships charged at the highest speed they could load!
In the opposite sea area, the gunners of the Baiou Harbor fleet lost their vision, the shells fell without a crosshair, and through the fog, not to mention the fire and water splashes caused by the explosion of the shells, they couldn't even hear the sound of the explosion, and they heard and witnessed a dead silence, and the silence was terrifying!
"Your Highness Victoria, do you want to continue firing?" The gunnery chief asked with cold sweat wiping his forehead.
In this strange situation, it is not known what the effect of the shelling will be, and it is not known whether the Sea Palace in the cover of the dense fog has changed course, and if the order is given to continue the shelling, how should the shooting be set?
Victoria also pinched a cold sweat in her palms, and hesitated to grit her teeth and replied: "Calculate the position of the enemy fleet according to its speed and direction before releasing the fog, and continue to bombard!" ”
The gunnery officer relayed her order, and the guns roared again, and a volley of shells fell into the fog, and then it was silent, and it was unknown whether it had hit.
Seeing this strange scene, including Victoria herself, officers at all levels and ordinary gunners all muttered in their hearts: "It's strange to be able to hit the cannon blindfolded like this!" ”
The situation on the battlefield has changed suddenly, and it is overwhelming. Knowing that she could not sit idly by, Lyubov stepped onto the open-air podium, took off the emblem of the Deep Sea Sesila on her chest and prayed sincerely, the divine light emanating from her, causing the heavens to change, the wind and clouds above the sea suddenly changed, and the howling wind swept the waves into the misty sea.
5 Rings Divine Technique, "Controlling the Wind Direction"!
This sudden storm blew away the dense fog, and the towering mast and bow tower of the "Sea Palace" were revealed in the fog, but they really did not change course, and rushed straight towards the "Yangbo" at an amazing speed!
"Our ship is less than 20 chains away from the 'Sea Palace', and the two ships are relatively vertical, if they are hit by the other party, they are likely to capsize on the spot!" Seeing that the situation was not good, the navigator hurriedly reminded Victoria.
The "Sea Palace" is an ironclad heavy patrol, and so is the "Yangbo", which seems to be equal in name, but in fact, the tonnage difference between the two sides is a quarter, and the tonnage difference is mainly reflected in the thickness of the armor.
Once the "Sea Palace" is hit by the waist, the side of the ship, which lacks armor and protection, will inevitably be disemboweled, and the strong jaw of the enemy ship -- the underwater angle of attack -- will be disemboweled, then the next step is not a question of preparing for a white-knuckle battle, the first thing to consider is to jump ship to save your life before the flagship sinks.
If the situation really deteriorates to that point, there is no need to think much about the outcome of this naval battle.
Victoria didn't want to be in close contact with the Sea Palace, so she had to force her unwillingness and order the fleet to spread out left and right with the flagship as the axis!
The "Yanbo" also had to make the necessary evasion, and Victoria chose the left flank, so that the battle line was broken into two sections, and the five battleships on the right flank, which could not see the flagship, looked a little confused, and the formation was especially chaotic.
"Hehe, as expected."
The bridge of the "Sea Palace", Maximian's response to Victoria, now that the initiative on the battlefield has passed into his hands, he certainly will not miss the opportunity to pursue the victory.
Reaching out and holding the white lever and pushing it upward, the ten miles of fog suddenly dissipated, and Maximian's stealth fleet was once again exposed to the setting sun, which was now less than 5 chains (half a nautical mile) away from the White Gull fleet.
Maximian ordered the fleet to continue the assault, led by the "Sea Palace", which plunged headlong into the left and right wings of the Yangbo fleet, and the two fleets formed a huge "cross" that crossed vertically on the sea!