Chapter 314. Artillery Roar!!
"Boom Boom"
Without the slightest warning, the thunderous explosion, like the extreme drumming, resounded in the sky at this moment!
Then
Flesh and blood rolling, waves of air are raging, black smoke is billowing, and karmic fire is rising......
Immediately afterwards, one after another scarlet blood flowers, with the most proud attitude, bloomed on the blue sea.
At the same moment, the gunners who operated the artillery to shoot were all flushed with a strange flush at this time, which was excitement, excitement, and joy!
The roar of the artillery, the sharp whistling, the dancing blood, and the broken flesh were like the most addictive drugs for these gunners, and they could not extricate themselves from indulging in them.
It wasn't until Jiman's calm and heavy voice slowly sounded that the flush on the gunners' faces slowly receded.
"Keep loading!"
Jiman glanced at these artillerymen, his expression did not change much, and he said in an indifferent tone.
The hideous beasts that were originally located under the iron windows on both sides of the cabin have been untied by the gunners at this time, and the next thing is destined to be a group of demons dancing and a hundred ghosts walking at night.
"Fire!"
The sword swung out, illuminated by the scorching sun, bringing out a golden glow, and then a great roar passed like the wrath of the gods from the galleons to the sailboats in the distance.
At the same moment, the flag-bearers also waved their flags again, conveying orders to the sail warships around them.
The hot iron tongs instantly ignited the long rope of fire, at first, it was only a small firelight, but in an instant, it turned into a prairie fire and spread, and in the seemingly eternal darkness, something began to shake wildly, and then the raging flames pushed the shadow, and finally broke through the boundless darkness.
"Boom"
"Boom Boom!"
A series of loud sounds continued to fall from the void like a crazy pouring of thunder.
The round and fiery iron balls are like meteors across the sky, bright and dazzling, accompanied by the devil-like roar, the iron balls bring out an incomparably beautiful arc in mid-air, and then ...... Raindrops fall
Twelve heavy galleons (five of which were recruited later), a total of 48 7-pounder guns, a brig, 12 9-pounder guns, a brig, 18 12-pounder guns, plus a Gaia galleon, 72 24-pounder guns, and a frenzied clamor of one hundred and fifty guns roared out in this instant!
With so many cannons fired together, the power caused in an instant is already too much beyond any magic in this world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a miracle.
In the black muzzle, the surging flames suddenly emerged, and then the blazing flames continued together, and the intertwined flames danced like fire dragons, as if to evaporate the water in the entire sea area, and the continuous accumulation and spread of gunpowder smoke was like the devil's hideous face rising, and it could not be blown away by the sea breeze.
The picture is almost frozen at this moment
As the solid iron ball fell, the rising of the fire also rose, and the surging air waves continued to impact and squeeze towards the soldiers on the battleship, and the surrounding air seemed to be frozen at this moment, in front of this miraculous terrifying majesty, the common sense of the past was useless, and together with the previous cognition, it was also completely destroyed with the soaring flesh and blood.
In the face of this fierce offensive that completely exceeded expectations, the first ten armed merchant ships to rush in a line also avoided it at the first time.
However, the power of artillery is so amazing, even those solid iron balls that do not hit the battleship and fall into the sea will bring a terrifying splash of water several meters high, and the solid iron balls that fall on the armed merchant ships are all like heroic soldiers who are not afraid of death, struggling to break through all obstacles in front of them, whether it is thick planks or tough and fragile human bodies, they are completely unable to stop their advance, and until the impact force given by the expansion and explosion of gunpowder is completely consumed. These solid iron balls stopped their fearless charge, and then they were nailed to the armed warships like heavy rocks.
Although it was impossible to sink these armed merchant ships under the sudden artillery fire, under this ferocious offensive, these armed sailing ships had become completely damaged without giving the other side much time to react.
The so-called evasion, on this stretching ocean, under the fierce artillery attack that is enough to envelop a sea area, although it is true that it has successfully dodged many solid iron balls, but those solid iron balls that hit are also quite deadly to the blows of these armed merchant ships.
Whether it's the deliberately thickened creature ramming horns or the thick deck paved with high-quality wood, it is completely vulnerable to the solid iron ball that carries the surging force.
Many planks were broken and broken off under the fierce artillery fire, and the masts, which had been erected high, also fell down with a bang at this time, and on the deck, a naval soldier also hurriedly took refuge.
The surging offensive brought out by the solid iron balls, like the deepest nightmare, if the unlucky naval soldiers are hit head-on by the solid iron balls, the seemingly tough ** will be torn apart and penetrated in an instant, naturally there is no possibility of survival, but even if there is no head-on encounter, even if the soldiers on the side, they will be directly swept away by the sudden surging waves, among these people, some of them landed safely, some fell directly into the sea, and some of them hit the wooden plank, bringing out the blood all over their bodies, I don't know if I live or die.
And for those naval soldiers who were lucky enough not to be hit by the solid iron ball, the shadow of death still hovers over their heads, and they may fall at any time.
On the deck of an armed merchant ship, with the loud sound of artillery, blood flowers continued to bloom, stumps and broken arms flew sideways, screams and wails in unison, and the entire battleship was covered with intertwined blood at this time, and the pungent breath was disgusting.
When the two sides were still nearly a kilometer apart, Jiman gave the order to attack decisively, so before the soldiers on the opposite battleship could react to what was going on, the whistling iron balls had already fallen from the sky, and then like galloping horses, they were ruthlessly crushed.
The thick smoke of gunpowder continued to drift and rise with the breeze, and finally turned into a knot in the heart that could never be untied in those frightened faces.
Suffering such a sudden blow, the naval soldiers on Wright's side also fell into great confusion at this time, and Chopin and his side naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity, and the volley of artillery, like a continuous torrential rain, continued to fall from mid-air.
And under the frenzied baptism of cannon fire, several of the armed merchant ships have become crumbling, and it seems that they may capsize at any time.
And the soldiers on the ship are like sheep waiting to be slaughtered, no matter how much they struggle and go crazy, nothing can be done, and perhaps the only thing they can do is to accept their fate sadly.
"Poof"
Gast spat out a mouthful of red blood, and staggered to his feet from the deck, holding on to the half-shattered plank on the side.
And at the same moment, a desperate wail, an unwilling roar, a hysterical roar...... All sorts of sounds rose in the vast sea, and then exploded like boiling hot water
Gast tried his best to hear clearly, but at this time, in his ears, it seemed that thousands of flies were calling, which made his whole head feel dizzy, and he couldn't hear anything clearly.
Just now, a black pressed solid iron ball fell beside him, although it was not hit head-on, but the huge wave of qi that followed, did not give him any chance to react, and pushed his body out directly, and with his head slammed into the cabin behind him, Gast only felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, and then his eyes went black, and he lost all consciousness.
And when he opened his eyes again, the whole world seemed to have completely changed color in a short moment.
The black and gray smoke is drifting, and the red and red flames are burning...... And what runs through this is a deep and incomparably deep blood.
Most of the sailors who were laughing and scolding before had fallen into a pool of blood at this time, and the blazing iron ball easily tore through their bodies, and then ruthlessly penetrated and shattered, only a few lucky sailors were still surviving, but their faces inevitably showed a look of fear at this time.
No matter how elite they were, they would inevitably fall into great chaos in the face of an attack that was completely beyond their understanding, but soon, the soldiers were integrated again.
"Fight back! Counterattack! ”
"Ballista, trebuchet, fire! Launch! ”
Gast pushed away a naval soldier who came to help him, ignoring the still bleeding head, the burly figure was like a demon god standing between heaven and earth, and let out a roar of rage.
At this time, a volley of artillery fire had just passed, only the smoke was still rising, and when Gast heard his roar, the chaotic soldiers on the deck seemed to have found the backbone in an instant.
They were the elite soldiers under Forderson, and although they were temporarily intimidated by the terrifying power of the artillery, they were quickly settled down with the command of their commanders at this time.
Hearing Gast's roar, the naval soldiers, who had been a little dazed and panicked, immediately reacted and hurriedly controlled the ballistas and trebuchets on the deck.
At this time, the naval battle of the Endless Sea was still in the era of cold weapons, and weapons such as trebuchets and ballistas were also aimed at the soldiers on the ships, but no one thought about such things as destroying the ships.
Although most naval battles ended with the most tragic chord battles, before the bloody collision face-to-face, the projectiles carried out by trebuchets and ballistas were undoubtedly quite heavy on morale.
And as these reacting naval soldiers moved, the precision trebuchets and ballistas composed of pulleys and rockers also began to show their hideousness.
Heavy stone bullets and huge heavy spears flew through the air, bringing out graceful arcs in mid-air, and then they all fell towards Chopin's fleet.
The stone bullets and heavy spears that swept at high speed, even though the range damage was not as amazing as that of the cannonballs, the lethality was equally jaw-dropping.
What is certain is that no matter how strong a warrior is hit by a stone bullet or a heavy spear, there is no chance of being spared, and the moment the two come into contact, he is afraid that he will be smashed into a mess of flesh.
However, no matter how powerful a weapon is, if you want to cause huge damage, there is a premise after all, that is, to hit people.
For example, the one hundred and fifty guns fired by Chopin's side in the previous salvo only fell on about half of the ten armed merchant ships, and as for the rest of the solid iron balls, they all fell into the sea, and with such shooting accuracy, this is still because the ten armed merchant ships lined up in a row are relatively dense.
And for the sail warship that is installed on the armed merchant ship, the shooting accuracy is also a big problem, but compared to the shooting accuracy, there is a bigger problem in front of the other party at this time, that is, distance!
Chopin's artillery can reach an incredible range of thousands of meters, but the opponent's ballistas and trebuchets naturally do not have such an amazing range.
Although the technological development of this world has its own uniqueness, it is still far from the technology from the earth that he carries.
Even if these trebuchets and ballistas almost represent the pinnacle of Xihai's skills at this time, the distance of five or six hundred meters is already the limit, and it is not possible to break forward ten meters or eight meters.
However, at this time, those naval soldiers who hurriedly operated the ballistas and trebuchets did not realize this at all, and the only thing they thought of at this time, or what was stirring in their minds, was to fight back!
Looking at the stone bullets and heavy spears that roared one after another, all the soldiers turned a blind eye to them.
And as the sarcastic smile on Jiman's face dissipated, the whistling stone projectiles, far from reaching the position of the battleship, fell weakly from mid-air, and then brought splashing waves above the sea.
"Fire!"
Ignoring this small incident, Jiman gave the order to shoot again, and then, the roar and waves of artillery scorched the entire sea back and forth......
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From the confrontation between the two sides, to the fall of the black pressed iron ball that covered the sky and the sun, to the soldiers on the armed merchant ship being beaten without the slightest resistance, the situation of the battle changed so quickly that Wright, who was known for his madness, was a little unacceptable.
He was ready to play tricks on each other, but now it seems that they have encountered a hard idea that is difficult to gnaw.
"Bastard"
Looking at the flames and smoke rising, Wright's face changed suddenly in an instant, and then he almost gritted his teeth and let out an indefensible roar.
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