Chapter 339: Naval Battle
Of course, Su Jing is not trying to make money on this small family, nor is he trying to win people's hearts. It's just that he knows the existence of the Fishman Empire, and he doesn't want the strength of the Eastern Qin Empire to be a senseless sacrifice.
These little families went bankrupt and built a few boats, and if they sank, the warriors on board would be doomed.
Crossing the sea across 500 miles has at least a congenital period to have hope. And the soldiers of the small family are already elite when they draw qi into the body.
It's almost impossible to tell the seasons at sea, the weather is hot, and at night, it's a little cold. Storms are a frequent occurrence, but compared to the past, the intensity of storms at sea is too low to pose any threat to large warships. If the small battleship opens the formation, it will also run smoothly.
On this day, Su Jing was studying Inujuro's dog blood with Shenlin, and suddenly the small floating battleship that was scouting passed back the news, and 1,200 miles ahead, the enemy's fleet was discovered.
The enemy, of course, is the island countries of the South China Sea.
Su Jing immediately returned to the command room, and Mu Yinyan and Su Mu were already there.
"Su Jing, this time it's you who command. Mu Yinyan opened her mouth and gave up her command, obviously the ancestor of the Mu family had instructed her.
Su Jing thought for a while, three people, a total of fifteen flying snake ships, is now divided into five fleets, with three flying snake ships as a core, separated by only more than three hundred miles. Advance in a diamond shape.
Su Jing's fleet was at the forefront, and Mu Yinyan and Su Mu's flagships were all in the central fleet.
The form of the enemy's fleet, projected directly on the sand table. There were a total of twelve ironclad ships, extremely fast, looking at the angle, it was not the combined fleet that found Su Jing, but a small fleet along the coast.
Over there, there was a small family fleet from Xingzhou, eight ships. More than 10,000 people.
Su Jing immediately gave an order, and the three flying snake ships separated, one accelerated, and cut horizontally, to reach the west side of the battlefield before the enemy attacked the small fleet. Su Jing led a flying snake ship to the south and cut off the enemy's rear route. Mu Yinyan went to another flying snake ship, slowed down, and prepared to fight the flying snake ship in the west.
At the same time, Su Jing detached six ironclad gunboats and headed towards the sea, blending into the fleet of the small family.
Twelve ironclad ships, Su Jing only needs to dispatch small floating warships. An air strike is sufficient.
In the first real naval battle, Su Jing was also a little nervous. On the sand table, the enemy's fleet in the distance began to blur, this is a matter of the signal transmitted back, if it is within eight hundred miles, it can remain clear all the time.
Su Jing was not in a hurry, and the detachment began to change its formation, with three flying snake ships and subordinate ships. Act separately. Dozens of small floating warships floated into the air and flew south. Make sure there are no enemies other than these twelve ironclads.
Su Jing's early warning method relied on the devices on these floating warships, which basically did not arouse the enemy's detection. If you let the Jindan powerhouse scan it with your divine sense, the enemy will also find out immediately.
Therefore, although there will be omissions, floating warships are still a sharp weapon in naval combat.
The distance of 1,200 miles. It's not too far at sea. The carriage on land, because of the terrain restrictions, it is impossible to maintain an average speed, and Su Jing's fleet, even the slowest ironclad ships. It can also travel at a speed of more than 400 miles an hour. That's when it's overloaded, and half of the power is lost.
Now the fleet is moving forward with all its might, and the speed of each hour has exceeded 800 miles. Approaching the thousand-mile mark.
If you sail for more than five minutes, you can break through the speed of 1,000 miles. This is unmatched by other fleets. That's the equivalent of running 250 kilometers in an hour. Even the cars on the planet, most of them can't be so high-speed.
Su Jing's ships only need more than half an hour to reach the designated sea area, and the fleet to the west can reach the designated battlefield in more than an hour at most.
The speed of the twelve South China Sea ironclad ships was not so fast, and the speed was only half that of Su Jing's fleet.
Su Jing has been observing the sand table, even at the last moment, he can't let his guard down. He has also obtained a lot of information, this kind of South China Sea ironclad ship is quite difficult, not to mention fast, and the defense is too strong.
If the magic crystal cannon can't be fired at close range, at least thirty or fifty cannons can blast through the ironclad ship's defenses.
But at sea, flying stone cannons attack each other, how can it be so accurate. The attack of the magic crystal cannon requires a stable environment, the waves are undulating, and at least the qi refiners in the foundation building period can control the magic crystal cannon well. This thing was originally a product of the Evil God Realm, and although the Dao Gate was redesigned, it still didn't work out how to lock the target.
The ironclad ship is close to the firing cannon and fires a red stone projectile that explodes when it hits the target. If it weren't for the fact that the range of this thing was only five miles, the power would be unimaginable.
The empire has also studied that this red stone is not artificially refined, but naturally generated. It is necessary to reach a certain volume, a certain speed, for an explosion to occur.
Presumably, the enemy also doesn't have a very good way to deliver it, so it can't solve the problem of range.
Su Jing thinks that such a stone is still good to use as an air-dropped bomb. Although far less powerful than gunpowder, it is unusually stable.
Find the island that produces this kind of stone, and Su Jing can use the Dragon Snake Eight Realms Pot to carry enough bombs.
Time passed minute by minute, on the flank of Su Jing's fleet, the small floating battleship found the target again, and Su Jing simply beckoned the detachment behind to meet it. He still commanded his Flying Serpent to cut off the back path of the ironclad.
The twelve ironclad ships slowly approached the small fleet of the Eastern Qin Empire, and on the small fleet, on the high mast, the soldiers in charge of the lookout were scattered when they saw the ironclad ships through the telescope. They didn't know what the unmanned airship they launched was for, but they didn't find the target, and the enemy was already dozens of miles away.
Only one of the eight ships in their fleet was able to surpass the ironclad ships. That's the flagship of this small family. If you escape, you will abandon all the warriors in your family.
In the command room, a middle-aged man with a pale face looked at the formation phantom in front of him, the enemy was getting closer and closer, and the speed was also accelerating, obviously the target was his own fleet.
The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and began to issue orders through the formation, preparing for battle. His flagship, instead of fleeing in the direction of the coast, went westward, trying to go around the enemy's flank.
In this world, the flagship itself is also the most powerful ship, except for Su Jing's fleet.
If faced with one of the enemy's ironclad ships, the middle-aged man was confident that he would destroy it. Now the enemy is twelve, and his order is to let the family's seven warships retreat north.
Maintain speed, don't accelerate, and fire ranged weapons to attack at any time.
If the battlefield can be dragged to within 200 miles of the coast, basically everyone will be able to survive. Although the ironclad ship is ferocious, killing people still depends on boarding the opponent's battleship.
Offshore, it is possible to encounter the support of the Empire.
This middle-aged man, who is the head of the Hu family in Xingzhou, got some support from the Zhu family, and built a fleet by himself, hoping to let the family have a place to settle overseas. Their small family, if they can go ashore, has more than 10,000 people, how can they lay down a piece of the country.
But if it is sunk at sea, there is nothing. He was reluctant to give up his disciples, so he prepared to attack on the flank.
Su Jing saw all these changes on the sand table, and said with a smile: "The head of this small family is still fleshy. ”
God came beside him and replied, "The empire is in the prime of life, and there are no cowards in the families everywhere. ”
Su Jing woke up to the fact that it was impossible for them to surrender to the enemy, first, they didn't know if the enemy belonged to the evil gods. The second is that once it surrenders, the root of Xingzhou will also be destroyed by the empire.
Speed up, don't rush to attack the dragon ship, wait for the attack in the sky to start, and if the ironclad ship is injured, start the battle again.
"Yes. ”
The captains of the more than 20 dragon ships lurking under the sea all secretly agreed. They could only receive Su Jing's orders, but they couldn't answer. There is no way, the submarine is not perfect, and there is no problem with the receiving device, but if you want to return the command of the resuscitation mirror, it is possible to expose the target.
The twelve ironclad ships were at a loss, and a hundred miles ahead was the target. Facing their prey, they charged, unaware that they were already encircled.
Don't blame them for being careless, Su Jing's fleet and hull are all protected from being scanned by the enemy's divine sense. The best way is to observe with a telescope, so that it is easy to spot Su Jing's fleet.
However, the distance that can be seen from the sea is also limited, and it is not bad for a telescope that has no Taoism to be able to see dozens of miles.
The seven boats of the Hu family fled to the seashore, only escaping less than fifty miles, and the ironclad ships behind them had already caught up and fired the red stone bullets from a distance.
After dozens of rounds were commissioned, only one hit the largest ship.
This ship is also wrapped in iron armor, but it is not made of steel, and the inside is still wood. So when the cannon came, it made a hole in the stern, but fortunately it did not damage the rudder, otherwise it would have been completely destroyed.
Only then did the Hu family begin to fight back, and they endured until now, just to wait for the enemy to hit them. In this way, the Qi Refiner will be able to immediately calculate the specific coordinates of the enemy, and when launching a counterattack, there is no need for experimental shooting.
This is a helpless move made by a small family that lacks money and cannot get better equipment.
The seven warships of the Hu family released huge rune arrows at the same time, a total of fourteen, and hit the ironclad ship that attacked the Hu family's ships at the same time.
Fourteen rune arrows, all of which are magic weapon level and one-time items.
Anything that is a one-off item is rarely powerful enough. This time the salvo fired, fourteen ballistas fired at the same time, and the cyan Dao Technique brilliance drew an arc in the sky, hitting at the same time.
The bow of the ironclad ship was hit by these fourteen rays of light, and sank slightly towards the sea.
The people of the Hu family all looked at the ironclad ship nervously. They believe that it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten fingers, and it would be nice if they could sink this ironclad ship. (To be continued......)