Chapter One Hundred and Four Bait
Chiya got into the turret and replaced the gunner inside, and then under his guidance, he quickly figured out how to operate the frigate's ballista. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The operation of the frigate's ballista is not complicated, and the difficulty lies in the fact that the initial speed of the ballista giant arrow is not very fast, and the flight time in the void is relatively long, giving the target relatively enough time to dodge.
However, the giant arrow ballista does not have high requirements for the Force array and ammunition, and the firing range is higher than that of the general Force gun, so it is the first choice for high-speed and flexible warships such as frigates.
After figuring out how to do it, Chiya shook the wheel handle, and the huge turret turned accordingly, pointing at the Spider Demon Battleship not far away.
"Thousand ...... Thousand Nights Child......" The gunner next to him watched Qianye spin the turret with his own strength, and was suddenly stunned and speechless.
The turret weighs several tons, and the rotation is aided by the Force array, which requires the gunner to activate the array before adjusting the direction, which is why it is difficult to aim at the nimble spider warship. However, Qianye actually pushed the turret to rotate completely with brute force, and the people around him had long been stunned.
In Qianye's hands, the heavy turret was like an ordinary city gate cannon, turning around several times faster than usual, he stared at aim, pressed the pedal hard, the frigate shook again, and a crossbow arrow flew away!
When the arrow was fired, the gunner and several loaders on the side suddenly looked strange. This is not a little off, it is really too biased, and it is dozens of meters away from the port side of the Spider Demon Battleship. That spider demon battleship didn't need to adjust its course at all, and it wouldn't be shot.
Sure enough, the spider demon battleship moved to the left, and immediately returned to its original course, without continuing towards the ridiculously crooked crossbow arrow.
The gunners and loaders were silent for a while, they were all descendants of Zhao Yuying, and because of the face of the eldest lady and the identity of Qianye, even some thoughts did not dare to speak.
Chiya didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with his crosshairs, and the loader had just loaded the new crossbow bolt before he stepped on the pedal, this time with a slightly better aim and flew over the spider demon battleship. Although it startled the Spider Demon Battleship, it was still more than ten meters away from the hit.
After two arrows, Qianye still didn't realize that his artillery skills were not perfect, and he concentrated on aiming again.
Inside the bridge, Zhao Yuying shouted excitedly: "Good job!"
This sound startled the captain, Zhao Yuying turned his head and said angrily: "What are you in a daze, don't speed up yet!"
The captain subconsciously raised the speed to the fastest, but he had doubts in his heart, the flexibility of the spider demon battleship was far above that of the frigate, and the highest speed also meant that it was easier to be thrown off, and there had been several similar situations before.
However, after speeding up, the captain suddenly noticed that the distance between him and the spider demon warship was rapidly decreasing. And the gunners and loaders who were watching saw a little bit of a way at this time, and the ballista giant arrows with strange accuracy in Qianye were actually waiting in advance in front of the spider demon battleship to change the course every time.
The Spider Demon Battleship also seemed to be in a hurry, and the next two turns became extremely obvious, but they were forced back by the crossbow arrows shot by Qianye, and now it flew almost in a straight line.
Flying in a straight line is pure speed, and the strangely shaped spider demon battleship is naturally far from being the opponent of the Zhao Valve frigate. In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two ships was reduced to only 500 meters! At such a close distance, Zhao Yuying had the heart to carry the mountain and go up to the deck to bombard it directly.
Qianye finally had a head on target this time, and a crossbow arrow shot out and hit the side of the spider demon battleship, the hull of the ship was not damaged, but one of the arthropods attached to that part was shattered, and the other one nearby became less agile.
With this shot, the Spider Demon Battleship suddenly became less flexible, just like the spider lost its roots, but it didn't have much impact.
However, Qianye shot another arrow, and the arrow that was originally shot into the air was hit again because the spider demon battleship wanted to avoid a piece of the wreckage of the landing ship, and this time it simply took two arthropods away. What's worse is that the three arthropods that were blown away are all on the same side. The Spider Demon Battleship suddenly became clumsy from nimble, and its flight trajectory became extremely unstable.
In the face of an opponent who has lost flexibility, there is no need for Qianye to do anything, and Zhao Valve's well-trained crew can completely deal with it. The frigate simply flew around the Spider Battleship, and hand-held Force cannons and crossbow arrows of various sizes continued to pour into the Spider Battleship, while nimbly avoiding counterattack fire.
Qianye fired another ballista, destroying several of the guns on the side of the Spider Demon Battleship, greatly reducing its firepower.
If it is a spider demon battleship, it is doomed. However, the Spider Demon Battleship has always been known for its heavy armor and sturdiness and reliability, and it lasted for a while before exploding under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Zhao Valve frigate.
The frigate flew around the wreckage, and after confirming that everyone in the Spider Demon Battleship had died and there were no survivors, it turned around and pounced on another battle circle.
After the initial chaos, the convoy left behind by the Imperial Third Fleet finally reacted, forming groups of three or five, covering and cooperating with each other, and fighting the Spider Demon Raid Ship. The Imperial fleet's superiority in ship mixing, tactical coordination, and training quality is finally beginning to show, and the Spider Demon Raiders are being destroyed one after another.
After more than half of the battleship exploded, the spider demons finally couldn't bear the loss and began to retreat. But the retreat is not so easy, and many of the escort ships of the Saga fleet are elite high-speed warships, and their speed is even faster than that of the Spider Demon warship. After some pursuit, all four warships left behind by the Spider Demon Raid Fleet were destroyed, and the battle was over.
Sitting in the main turret, he had already destroyed two and severely damaged one spider warship in this battle, which was a brilliant feat for a warrior who was operating a battleship's turret for the first time.
However, Qianye was not very happy, and her eyes fell on the porthole. There, a twisted steel plate was embedded that almost pierced the porthole. Half of the steel plate was charred black, and there was also a broken arm belonging to the spider demon stuck to it, which was also burned like charcoal.
Most of this steel plate is embedded in the outer armor of the turret, and it is only a few centimeters away from completely penetrating the porthole. In that case, Qianya, who was sitting in the turret, would be in danger, and with the speed and power of this steel plate flying at that time, he would be able to stop it unless he took Dongyue to block it, otherwise he would definitely be injured. But there is only room for a gunner to sit in the turret console, and he can't even stand upright, so how can he swing Dongyue for him?
The scale of this battle was not too large, but it made Qianye feel the danger and cruelty of the Void Fleet Battle. On the stage of the Force cannon and the giant ballista, the individual power is too fragile, and more often than not, it is helpless.
Another difference from land warfare is its casualty rate. Once the battleship explodes, it is completely impossible for ordinary warriors to survive in the void, and the strong men of the warlord level will have to try their luck.
Just like those spider demon battleships, according to the level, most of them should have at least one viscount-level powerhouse in charge. However, this raid team is more than a few hits, no matter how good the combat power of a single battleship is, there are also enemies in the surrounding void, and there is no help at all after the battleship explodes.
After a big battle, Qianye saw three or four dark powerhouses escaping from the destroyed and fallen battleship, but in the void, where could they escape in the imperial fleet, and in the end, they were killed one by one.
The ballista that was originally used to deal with the armor of a battleship that was thicker than the ramparts of the city wall bombarded the body, and even if the spider demon was physically strong, it was shattered on the spot. On the Void Battlefield, only those who have reached the level of God General can control the battle situation with their own strength, and most of the generals are lucky to be able to protect themselves.
As for Zhao Yuying's ship control skills, no matter how good his artillery skills are, no matter how good Qianye's artillery skills are, they can only entangle one or two battleships, and the impact on the entire battle situation is minimal.
Sitting in the turret, Qianye experienced for the first time the insignificance and powerlessness of manpower in the vast void.
The battle was over, and after hastily cleaning up the battlefield, the Imperial Landing Fleet set out on its journey again, leaving only patches of floating wreckage in the void. In this tragic battle, dozens of transport ships of the Empire were destroyed, and nearly 10,000 soldiers inside were killed in the void before they could reach the battlefield.
Although half of the lost transport ships belonged to small and medium-sized families, and half belonged to the Shi clan and the Hanmen, the loss of personnel was still real.
The losses on the Spider Demon side were not small, and this elite raid fleet ended up losing more than half, and in fleet battles, this proportion of battle losses was a heavy one. And in the first battleship destroyed by Qianye, the Spider Demon Theory Ship Technique commanded by the command was not under Zhao Yuying at all.
Senya stepped out of the turret, returned the position to the original gunner, walked onto the bridge, and looked out. At the end of the line of sight, the Wei family's fleet could be seen moving at a uniform speed. The Wei family is one of the two high-ranking families in this imperial fleet, but the scale of the floating fleet can only rank fourth, and since the Far Eastern provinces are still in a state of war, they need to leave enough warships to ensure air supremacy on the battlefield.
However, in addition to a slight shortage of numbers, the Wei fleet was well-formed, obviously well-trained and very elite. Whether it is a warship or a transport ship, all of them belong to the active military class. In the battle just now, after the spider demons made a little contact, they all wisely chose to avoid this hard bone.
On the other side, the floating boats that those small and medium-sized families and warriors of the Han clan rode on were much shabby, and they did not have the faint killing momentum of the Wei family's fleet. It seems that the fierce war in the Far East during this period of time brought not only losses to the Wei family, but also the baptism of war. It is no wonder that in the history of the empire, there was always no shortage of people of insight who gave up the comfortable life in the interior and resolutely went to the war-torn border to expand their territory.
In the silent void, the vast Imperial landing fleet continued to move forward.
There was a surprise attack, and this time the Imperial landing fleet slowed down a bit overall, and the formation remained tighter. And after paying the price of blood and life, even the most unruly warriors fully understood the cruelty of the Void Battlefield, so they honestly obeyed the command of the Third Fleet's guide ship, and no longer went their own way.
However, the Imperial Third Fleet did not send additional escort ships, and the main detachment with terrifying combat power was hidden in the corner of the void.
On the bridge, Zhao Yuying handed back the work in her hand to the captain, came to Qianye's side, and said, "Good job! Next time I can rest assured that you will be on the ship alone." ”
Qianye smiled bitterly: "I'm not a child. ”
Zhao Yuying's eyes widened, and she said, "When the old lady saw your bare buttocks......
As long as this topic is brought up, I don't know if it's true or not, Qianye can only raise his hand and surrender, saying, "Okay, you can do whatever you say." ”
Zhao Yuying lit a cigarette, threw another one to Qianye, and asked, "What are you thinking?"
"Isn't it a rule that smoking is not allowed on the floatboat?"
Zhao Yuying looked disdainful: "No matter what the rules are, on this ship, she is now the eldest lady." ”
"So other people can smoke too?"
"They dare! Unless they can beat me, who would dare to break his leg with the old lady who smokes!"
Qianye looked at Zhao Yuying, and saw that her face was full of course, and she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her blatant implementation of the two sets of guidelines, and she knew that she didn't want to instill in her the set of leading by example.
"By the way, Yusakura, we have encountered a surprise attack here, why haven't we increased the escort force?"
The void was vast, and they were heading to another piece of the Void Floating Land that had just been discovered, and the current flight path was not a fixed course at all. It is unlikely to be a coincidence that the Dark Race warship was raided in this situation, and it was obvious that this Imperial landing fleet had already been embellished by the Eternal Night, and there would definitely be a battle next.
Zhao Yuying spat out a smoke ring, watched it slowly rise into the sky, and then patted Qianye's shoulder and said, "Don't think about it, there will be no reinforcements." ”
Qianye frowned and said, "But with the current escort force, we don't need much, and with another spider demon fleet like the one just now, we still can't avoid the loss of the transport ship." ”
Zhao Yuying sneered: "So what? Do you think those big people above will care about this small loss? To put it bluntly, the vast majority of people in this fleet are just cannon fodder characters." If you really want to occupy the Void Floating Land, how can you rely on them, just you and me, they are the main force of battle, but they are not the decisive force. ”
Qianye's eyebrows locked tighter. He could understand what Zhao Yuying meant, and it was not that he didn't understand the truth, but he felt that so many well-trained fighters actually said that they would give up like this, which was really a little unacceptable.
Zhao Yuying looked at Qianye's expression and said, "The key to this war is half on the floating land, and half outside the floating land. The boss of the Empire's fleets, it is estimated that what he wants most now is to kill the main fleet of the Eternal Night side, and it doesn't matter if he loses the entire landing fleet for this reason. As long as the Void Combat Power of Eternal Night is eliminated, the floating land will fall into the hands of the Empire sooner or later. ”
"The entire landing fleet is bait?!" Qianye still felt incredible, knowing that there were hundreds of thousands of troops in this fleet.
"What's impossible about this, if the bait is not enough, how can it be called a battle of national fortune?" Zhao Yuying sneered.
Qianye slowly calmed down, sighed, and said, "If you and I were in that position, I would probably make the same decision, right?"
Zhao Yuying looked out the window and said faintly: "When you don't say this, but do it directly, that is really growing up." ”
Qianye's heart jumped slightly, and for some reason, the silver-haired figure suddenly appeared in front of him. He now had more and more ways to see some Imperial military reports, and each time he would unconsciously search for news about that person. Qianye didn't know what he was looking for, but when he recently repeatedly saw the same news of missing such and such an occasion due to injury, he felt his heart tighten.
Qianye was silent for a while, and sighed lightly: "I may not be suitable for leading the army, going to the front line to rush and kill is where I should be." ”
Zhao Yuying didn't know what she remembered, her expression was a little gloomy, and she said, "No one wants to be a general, but someone always has to sit in that position." Therefore, the people sitting on it may not be happy. ”