Chapter 181: Plan
"With this ship alone, it is really impossible to attack the 'Queen's Fleet'. So, our side also needs to properly increase its combat power, just like this. Jian Gong said as he took off the rubber band, snapped, and threw the paper bundle into the sea from the edge of the upper and lower ships. A large amount of washi paper flutters like colored paper spilled when a colored ball is opened, and then falls on the dark water, and the thin paper silently sucks in the seawater.
Boom!! The paper swells with moisture and produces a large amount of wood to form a sailboat. Unlike the "Queen's Fleet", the details feel more Japanese. The length of the ship is about 30 meters, the width is 7 meters, and the height of the ship is about 20 meters if the sail is included. However, compared to the 100-meter-level "Queen's Fleet", it still looks a little weak.
There were more than one or two ships made of washi paper. Dozens of sailing ships burst out of the sea in one fell swoop. The swollen ships squeezed each other and forced their way into each other. The group of sailing ships also squeezed into the upper and lower ships that Uejo was on, and the hull shook violently.
Kamijo looked at the scene in front of him in surprise, "...... This side is also the Grand Fleet? If that's the case, you can't fight the other side at the beginning. Even if the other side is the 'Queen's Fleet', we can meet it head-on, right? ”
"Anyway, when Ma, see what you're talking about, take a closer look, this is a completely different warship from the 'Queen's Fleet'. There's no cannon on it at all. ”
"You really think so highly of us!" Jiangong Zhaizi also said with a wry smile. Listening to him say this, there are indeed no cannons on it. The walls and decorations of the hull are slender, and it seems that it is difficult to resist the impact. So, is this really an ordinary sailboat?
"So what are you going to do with this stuff?" I don't understand.
"You don't have to use warships to fight at sea. Sometimes tactics are important! Lin Yiyan replied.
"That's right! We are a hidden sect that blends into the local terroir. Of course, I also learned a little bit of British history. Jian Gong Zhai grinned, "Do you know how the British Navy sank the Spanish Navy, which is known as the Invincible Armada?" ”
The Queen's Fleet No. 43 is an intelligence ship specially transformed into a search for the enemy. Sister Agada, who was stationed there, gasped as she stood in front of the huge rudder at the very front of the deck. At either end of the rudder were small tables with several sheets of ice pasted on them. Thin ice plates that resemble ancient parchment paper provide information such as maps, charts, and the status of ships in real time.
One of them. The ice documents showing charts near the Adriatic Sea sound like a shaking bell. Below the group of pieces of the "Queen's Fleet" marked like chess, several new pieces have appeared, and they are rapidly approaching the fleet.
"Bishop Piageo!!"
"See, give me a detailed explanation." The nun screamed, and the sound of the air vibrating directly echoed.
"The shadows of the ships approaching from the southern part of the Venetian Bay in the Adriatic Sea, about thirty to forty! Speed words...... Very fast! It will take about 50 seconds to reach the coordinates of the ship!! "It's about five kilometers away from the shadow of the ship that appears. The conversion speed is about 360 kilometers per hour. However, there is a fundamental difference between the speed benchmark between land and sea. Because the resistance in air is very different from that in water.
Basically an absolutely impossible speed. Even if it is a high-speed boat made by the scientific forces, the speed of about 90 kilometers per hour is the limit. Reaching speeds of up to 360 kilometers per hour on the water requires considerable horsepower, and if the force is not applied properly, the hull of the ship may be in danger of being crushed by the seawater. But the enemy achieved the impossible.
"Can you hit hard?"
"The twenty-fifth to thirty-eighth ships of the 'Adriatic Queen' deployed in the south are in positions where they can be shelled. During the period when these ships are attacked, if the configuration of other ships is changed, the enemy can be prevented from escaping. ”
"Hurry up. The other party's goal is the 'Queen of the Adriatic', and the enemy must not be allowed to touch the flagship. ”
"Yes!!" Agada said, while sending orders to the whole ship to take aim and take aim. On the table beside her, new ice documents appeared, showing the configuration of the 'Queen's fleet' and the rays of the cannons.
It is about 4.5 kilometers from Funakage.
"In about fifty seconds, the Shadow Group will contact this fleet! Sink them first!! As she screamed, bursts vibrated her eardrums.
The 'Queen's Fleet' fired countless shells. Agada called out other ice papers, and several large columns of water appeared in the ocean at night, two, three, and the enemy sailing ships sank one after another. But the Funkage didn't stop there. Other ships use the gradually sinking friendly ships as a jump, jumping on the surface of the water and getting closer.
'Guards as shields...... Sister Ajia couldn't help but wonder. Despite this, it is not clear that the enemy ships have any special armor or defensive techniques. The shadow of the enemy ship, which sank directly, did not avoid the shells in the slightest, and got closer. Even though more than ten ships had been destroyed, the other side still did not take any evasive action.
The distance between the two sides was suddenly shortened. It was clear that there was only a few hundred meters left, but the enemy ship did not fire a single shell.
‘…… Wait a minute. Agada looked back at the enemy ships on the ice papers. Her body stiffened suddenly. The hull indicated above does not have a cannon.
"So...... All on the defensive! The enemy's purpose is ——!! "Just before Agada delivers the order to the entire ship. The speeding wooden ships did not stop, and the enemy ships did not hesitate to penetrate the belly of the outer frigates of the "Queen's Fleet". Not only that, but the wooden inside of the ship emitted a flash of light, which suddenly caused a large explosion. It was as if the whole ship was a giant bomb.
A loud bang rang out to my ears. The sea shook violently, and Sister Ajia leaned against the rudder and shouted, "That's a fireship - an unmanned warship with the premise of self-explosion!" ”
Jiangong, who heard the explosion, quietly closed his eyes.
"Fireships were the first weapons of maritime action used before the invention of torpedoes. When the British Navy fought against the Armada, it was a real unmanned large ship filled with gunpowder to attack the enemy. ”
Kamijo was stunned and said, "So, you took advantage of the chaos at sea?" What a rough plan. ”
"Sister Agada."
"It hurts...... Be... Be! Listening to the sound of fireships erupting one after another, Agada responded to Piagio's voice, "If the enemy's goal is to prevent the 'Adriatic Queen' from launching, I don't think it will end with just attacking the periphery. There must be a scam in it, hurry up and search for the enemy. ”
Agada's gaze was on the ice papers on the table. Charts and maps echo the impact of the blasting, producing violent twists and turns that are quite difficult to identify.
'If the fireship is not the real target...... They should be in other flagships. However, ......' she changed the scale, and investigated five kilometers, ten kilometers, and twenty kilometers in order, but still found no matching boat. There are three large private yachts on the sea, and it shouldn't be that.
Agada was about to zoom in again, but suddenly her hand stopped.
‘…… Isn't it "on the sea"? 'The plural ice plates disappeared. Instead, there are ice charts that represent vertical overlaps. The ice cubes that appear on the table have the width and depth of a document. The above indicates not the transverse width of the sea surface, but the longitudinal depth.
That is, this is against the enemy at the bottom of the sea.
'Found it!' The Queen's Fleet's 80 meters to the south and 40 meters deep found a huge structure - it was the previous ship!! ”
"It's been discovered......" Jiangong Zhaizi suddenly raised his head. As if echoing his movements, the Amakusa-style members who were steering the ship responded one after another.
"The artillery of the enemy ship has been confirmed. The presumed launch angle was minus 30 degrees, and it was obvious that it was aimed at the sea. ”
"There is action on the southern flank of the enemy fleet. It seems that a formation is being formed for assault! ”
Artillery warfare is a kind of warfare, although it is not easy to grasp the dynamics of each other, but once it is discovered, it is already too late. Naval warfare does not allow for quick action like aerial combat, and it is almost impossible to evade or shake off enemy attacks with speed. Therefore, the basic point of naval warfare is to find out where we can attack unilaterally without being shelled by the enemy.
Such a table war, in fact, began before the shelling. It is natural for the other party to have no reaction, but once there is a reaction, it means failure, which is a silent mental war. So,
"There are multiple ray axes aiming at the upper and lower ships!"
The vertical axis and the horizontal axis corresponded, too. Faster than expected! If it goes on like this!! ”
"Now, I'm going to give you, superpower!" Jiangong Zhaizi looked at Lin Yiyan and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, there's no problem!" Lin Yiyan showed a relaxed smile and waved his hand casually. Suddenly, several ice cannonballs that hit this area instantly teleported along the original path to a position behind them, and then followed the original route and returned at the same speed.
All the people on the ships of the opposing fleet stared blankly at the cannonballs that came back in a hurry, and they did not react until they exploded on the ship.
How the hell did you get back? But some of the nuns of Yanis's troops who followed Janis to the school city naturally knew such abilities. But although they know that the other party has such ability, there is still no way to deal with it.
With this attack alone, three of the [Adriatic Queen Fleet] returned to the hull of the ship and began to sink. There are still a few large ice ships that can continue to fight, but depending on the extent of the damage, it is estimated that they will sink if they are fired again.
"What kind of power is that, God......" One of the priests began to draw a cross on his chest, and even the most powerful magicians in the church would choose to dodge the attack just now. Unexpectedly, the other party not only did not hard-connect, but directly beat them all back.