Chapter 40: Naval Battles
The well-arrayed warships greeted Harvey and his gang first, with their recoiled guns and a rain of bullets. This is the Navy's consistent practice, using its sophisticated equipment and highly trained battle formations to effectively strike at the pirates' living forces before the white-knuckle battle. It is actually rare for a strong navy to go deep alone, or for several strong men to go alone to capture pirates, because the navy emphasizes teamwork and group operations.
Artillery with a larger caliber and longer range can hit enemy ships beyond the range of a pirate ship, and a more powerful power system is more comfortable in both attacking and retreating, and even brings more flexible evasion capabilities, so it can be said that as long as it is fighting on the sea, the navy has a natural advantage. Although the powerful of this world can even change the climate and rain down natural disasters by themselves, the role of ships will not be weakened by the prominence of individual force, so the navy still spares no effort to develop more powerful warships and more terrifying artillery.
"Target, Harvey and gang! Fire! "The order to fire was sent to the gunner, and after adjusting the angle by the wind direction, humidity, distance, and other factors, the black cannon once again erupted into an earth-shattering roar, spitting flames and cannonballs at the pirate ships in the distance. In naval battles, especially in the artillery phase, the size of the ships is insignificant compared to the distance between the two sides, so the vast majority of shells cannot accurately hit the target.
The shells fell on the surrounding water, splashing even higher than the ship itself. Harvey's not-so-large sailboat was like a leaf fluttering in a storm in front of the whistling cannonballs, in danger of capsizing at any moment.
"Harvey! Take the helm! We had to engage the broadside as fast as we could, and the artillery fire on the opposite side was too fierce! Ayu, who was operating the artillery, shouted at Harvey, and Wang Hassan on the side was helping him adjust the angle.
"I know! Harvey held the rudder tightly with one hand, and the other hand summoned a strong wind to make the ship crash towards the naval fleet at high speed, as for escape, not to mention that Harvey did not have this idea, even if there were, all the previous signs indicated that the navy had completed the blockade of this sea area, and rash escape would even face the dilemma of being caught between the front and back.
Harvey summoned a wind shield in front of the ship, and steered the ship to crash into the navy's fleet as fast as it could. Ah Lu is still fighting back at the navy with artillery, and the artillery produced by the system is very powerful at this moment, just now, Ah Yu even broke through a rear admiral-class warship on the opposite side, and the firepower of Harvey and his gang far exceeded the expectations of the navy, and at that moment, the navy's formation even had a trace of chaos.
"Lieutenant General Polusalino, the Rear Admiral-class battleship in charge of the left flank was wounded and withdrew from the battle! The power of the enemy's artillery is far beyond our expectations! The herald reported loudly to Polusalino.
"Don't panic!" Polusalino looked coldly at the sailing ship that was speeding over, "Destroy that sailboat, notify the frigates on the front line, and prepare to meet the enemy!" Inform the fleet in the rear, retreat a little more, and if this line of defense can't stop them, cover it directly with artillery fire! ”
"Lieutenant General...... This ......" The herald seemed to have an opinion on this order, and opened his mouth in a hesitant manner, after all, the issuance of this order may mean the death of countless lives in the sea.
"Carry out the order, soldier!" Polusalino's voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Yes!"
After straightening up his trench coat, Polusalino slowly got up from his chair, "I'm also going to the frigates on the front line to meet the pirates!" Looking around, Polusali spoke again, "Do you have any other opinions?" In other words, he is also within the range of artillery fire, even if it is the ability of the natural system, it will not be easy to face indiscriminate coverage of artillery fire when fighting.
The officers present looked at each other, "Lieutenant General, Wuyun is prosperous!" Then they all stood behind him, and since the lieutenant general decided to attack in person, then naturally these officers would also go to the front with him.
Vice Admiral, Polusalino strikes!
When Polusalino appeared on the foremost frigate with the officers, the morale of the sailors on the front line instantly soared. After all, in the array of the navy, a higher rank not only means a heavier position, but also a strong strength. The combat power of the lieutenant general is almost the limit they can imagine, and if they are told that the general can even change the topography of an island, it is estimated that they will not believe it.
Soon Harvey was able to bring the two sides closer together, and at this distance, large-caliber artillery was no longer available, and it was the turn of small-caliber artillery and the soldiers' own rifles to appear. The pressure on Harvey's gang was greatly reduced, but it also meant that once they made contact, those navies would instantly launch a counterattack.
Harvey instantly observed with far beyond ordinary eyesight that the naval front, which had just been shaken by the withdrawal of the Rear Admiral-class warship from the battle, was suddenly stabilized, and even the navy was already lined up on the deck of the frigate in front, preparing for a white-knuckle battle.
"It seems that an officer on the other side has arrived at the front." Naturally, Ayu also observed changes in the Navy.
"It's nothing, keep rushing!" Harvey's speed did not decrease in the slightest, "No matter who it is, don't try to trap us!" No more maneuvering the artillery, Ah, protect the ship with all your might! ”
"No problem, Forkshield!" A curved fork, along with the wind shield, protected the bow of the ship, and the sailboat rushed forward with an indomitable momentum.
With an arrogant laugh, Harvey and his gang resolutely rushed into the enemy formation, and the white-knuckle battle began! Harvey's gang played against
It was the navy that launched the attack first, and Harvey's ship had just broken into the navy's position, and those sailors who had already been gearing up couldn't wait to jump onto Harvey's ship, "Suffer death!" Pirate! ”
Sent these miscellaneous soldiers with a storm at will, although One Piece has a saying that no matter how strong a person is, he can't match the numbers. But these soldiers are far from enough in terms of quality and quantity, in other words, when Harvey and his gang successfully broke through the blockade of bullets, these soldiers basically lost their threat, unless they came out to grab the head when both sides were exhausted, these soldiers could not hurt a strong man of Harvey's level at all.
"Let me take a look at your catties! Navy! Harvey laughed wildly, like a storm god descending on the earth, the wooden deck scarred by the raging storm.
Suddenly, a playful voice came, "Nature's ability?" It's scary. ”
Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, Polusalino participated!