Chapter 219: The Battle of Annihilation
Zhu Xing's envoy dispatched, naturally not just for Xiaoyao Island. www.biquge.info After the envoy fleet completed the inspection of the three islands, Deng Yi felt that it was almost time to act.
Thirty warships sailed out of the escape realm one after another, lined up in formation, and pursued the envoy fleet at full speed.
At present, Xiaoyao has a total of 40 Endeavour-class warships, 2,400 Shenwei crossbows, and 3,000 old-fashioned crossbows in the past.
Thirty warships were dispatched in this battle, and all the crossbows were dispatched, and such a configuration was not yet fully loaded. The Shenwei crossbow is small in size, and if thirty warships are fully loaded, it can reach 4,500 units, which is still 1,500 planes short. And that's just one side, and if both sides are fully loaded, it's not 1,500, it's 6,000.
It can be seen that the production of crossbows has not kept up with the demand, even if it reaches the previously planned 500 per year, it will not be enough. Moreover, Deng Yi's plan is not limited to satisfying his own use.
To this end, Deng Yi ordered two years ago to double the scale of crossbow production again, and it is expected to reach an annual output of 1,000 aircraft.
At the same time, it was not only the crossbow that was expanded, but also the warship, which was also doubled in size at the same time. Deng Yi's purpose is obvious, he wants to do a big arms business and make war money.
In order not to be discovered, the Xiaoyao and Zhu Xing's envoy fleet always maintained a distance of 200 kilometers. The speed of the Easy fleet is 440, and the speed of the envoy fleet is 400.
After two hours of pursuit, the envoy fleet spotted the Loose fleet, but ignored it, thinking it was a fleet that happened to pass by.
After four hours of pursuit, the two sides approached to 40 kilometers, and the envoy fleet was a little anxious, and frequently exchanged flags and asked the free fleet not to follow and quickly move away.
Naturally, it was impossible for the Escape Fleet to leave obediently, so it fabricated a reason at will and continued to approach.
Zhu Xing's envoy fleet was in a hurry this time, and the envoy, who had always been confident that the sky was falling, couldn't care about his image at the moment, and roared: "What the hell is going on? Why are they still approaching? Have you negotiated with them at all? ”
"Your Excellency the Special Envoy, we asked, and we have been trying to negotiate, but the other party only said that the goal is in the same direction as ours, and nothing else has been said." The two subordinates trembled.
"Have you asked who they are? Why don't you even play the flag? ”
"I asked, but the other party didn't reply!"
"Damn it!" The envoy smashed the guardrail with a punch.
"It's not good!" The scribe behind him also lost his former calmness, and his face was gloomy.
"Everyone is ready to fight, as soon as you get into the effective firing range, hit me immediately, hit me hard!" The envoy ordered. He had a little panic, a panic that he had never had.
The speed of the other party was even faster than their warship, and it was a full forty kilometers faster, 440 kilometers per hour, a speed that made the envoy feel desperate.
400 kilometers per hour, this is the fastest speed of most of the self-use warships on Zhuxing Island. The only thing that can exceed this speed is the island owner's personal guard fleet, which is a warship purchased from Qiongshan Island, and the speed is only 420 kilometers per hour, which is twenty kilometers slower than this inexplicable fleet!
The envoy suddenly thought of Dayu, Qiongshan, and Ryukyu, because in his impression, only these three forces could create warships with such amazing speed. The more he thought about it, the more difficult his face became.
If it was just that the speed was amazing, the envoy would not be so panicked, the key was that the other party was thirty ships larger, three times the size of his own fleet! Although the opponent's warship is a little smaller, this is still close to crushing.
Before the war began, the envoy felt a deep sense of despair, unable to escape, unable to fight, it seemed that there was only a dead end. The only remaining hope is that the other party is really just passing by!
However, this little hope was immediately dashed, and the other party attacked, before them!
Thousands of meteors streaked across the sky, is that a spectacular scene? It must be spectacular, but in the eyes of the envoy, it is not spectacular, it is terrifying, it is a salute of death.
"Turn the rudder left, advance parallel to the opponent, and continue to approach!"
"Concentrate your shots, from back to front, sink all at once!"
"Serpentine forward, pay attention to avoidance!"
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The two sides approached 35 kilometers, and the Escape Fleet took the lead in attacking, and for a time, the entire fleet was running at high speed, and orders and slogans were heard one after another.
But 35 kilometers is by no means an ideal attack distance, and it is not that the Shenwei crossbow is not enough to attack at this distance. But it was too far, and both sides were driving at high speed, the battleship was very bumpy, and the hit rate was pitifully low, three thousand crossbows, and only twenty or thirty hit the target.
The two sides continued to get closer, the hit rate gradually increased, and the battle became more and more fierce, this is a real war of annihilation, not a capture battle against pirates, everything is aimed at sinking the other side as the first goal.
"Report, the No. 1 battleship in the tail of the enemy has been sunk!"
"Report, the enemy's tail No. 2 battleship has been sunk!"
"Report, the White Tiger 2 battleship has suffered heavy damage and serious flooding, and requests to withdraw from the battle sequence!"
"Accurate!"
"Report, the White Tiger No. 2 battleship is about to sink, ask for rescue!"
"Order the battleship that was heavily injured to quickly withdraw from the battle sequence and go to the rescue."
"Report, the enemy's tail No. 3 battleship has been sunk!"
"Report, the Suzaku No. 1 battleship is seriously damaged, and I request to withdraw from the battle sequence!"
"Accurate!"
"Report, the enemy fleet is full of rudders, ready to turn around!"
"The right rudder is full, close to ten kilometers, and do not let the opponent change the direction of the battle."
The Easy Fleet is located on the left side of the envoy fleet, and the two sides remain at 20 kilometers, after sinking three battleships, the left side of the envoy fleet is seriously damaged, and it is ready to turn around and change to the right side to continue the battle, because the starboard side has not been attacked, so it is still in a state of full firepower at this moment.
The speed difference of 40 kilometers is not enough for the Easy Fleet, at a distance of 20 kilometers, to complete the turn with the enemy at the same time, so it is necessary to approach further and reduce the turning radius in order to ensure that it is always on the left side of the envoy fleet.
If the envoy fleet completes the turn to the operation, it will mean greater casualties, and as the commander of this battle, Deng Yi will naturally not let it succeed.
In this battle, the five major legions of Xiaoyao participated, and each legion had six warships. In fact, there were not many people participating in the battle, each warship was only 3,500 people, and the total number of 30 warships was just over 100,000.
"Report, the enemy's tail No. 4 and No. 5 battleships have been sunk!"
"Report, the White Tiger No. 3 battleship is seriously damaged, and I request to withdraw from the battle sequence!"
"Accurate!"
"Report, the enemy's tail No. 6 battleship has been sunk!"
"Report, the White Tiger No. 3 battleship is about to sink, ask for rescue!"
"Rush to the rescue!"
"Report, the enemy's No. 9 battleship is full of rudder on the left and is trying to hit the ship!"
"Sink with all your might, and you can't let it destroy the battle formation."
"Report, enemy No. 9 battleship has been sunk!"