Chapter 207: The Battle of the Privateer Fleet at Sea (2)
When Igik arrived on Jeju Island, the person in charge received information about the appearance of a new fleet of George's slave carriers. His ten warships here have always been on second-level alert. As soon as the task is completed, overhaul and replenishment are carried out immediately, and there is simply no situation where the ships sent back are not ready. As for the state of the crew, hehe, Ijik said that as long as you have money, these lazy people are guaranteed to keep you full of passion every day.
Ijik also rested for a long time, feeling lazy all over. The voyage not long ago, although tiring, made him regain his passion. This time there was another opportunity to gallop on the sea, and he naturally did not miss it. Igik sent the new, long-tired ship into the harbor for repairs, and he himself boarded the renamed Eagle. Eh, that is, the former Slave Emperor, Xiao Lin felt that this name was too embarrassing, and forcibly ordered Igic to change it.
The Firepower of the Eagle is now not half a star, it is a full ten heavy fists and two types, and thirty heavy punches and one type, which can fight with some small battleships. Because the Heavy Punch series guns are lighter, it also leaves more room for improvement for the Eagle. At Sholin's suggestion, a flamethrower was installed in the bow of the ship. To this end, Xiao Lin also specially asked the engineers to study the Spitfire Tank, and came up with a hardwood crooked technology Spitfire turret with fireproof coating, which can spew flames thirty meters away, which is definitely a weapon for cleaning the deck.
The fuel used was not the hard-to-mine fuel of the Byzantine Spitfires, but the extravagant use of high-density fire-breathing fuel tanks provided by Sholin. Because the cost is too high, except for the first trial, it has not been used later. Seeing that his fleet has grown to this point, Ijik is also excited. At the beginning, because of his desire for the sea, he also left the land, and worked as a navy and pirate, but later became the ruthless slave investment for money, but lost his original intention.
Unexpectedly, because the slave business was suppressed, he regained the feeling he had at the beginning. Watching the Eagle set sail, Ijik also swept away the fatigue of the journey, changed into a captain's uniform in high spirits, held a revolver in his left hand, and held a company's imitation naval command knife in his right hand, excitedly directing the ship to accelerate.
"Little ones, give me more strength, don't let the prey run away like this!!"
"Korat !!"
Turning the camera to the other side, one of Krukar's henchmen, Assas, sails boringly at the last interception with a fleet of slave carriers as bait, about ten days from Jeju Island. Of course, this is for the leaders of Assas. The people who don't know at the bottom are still very panicked. They don't even understand why they are taking this extremely dangerous path.
The first five fleets, even if they were just close to this route, would be stopped by that mysterious local fleet. The ship can only be towed away with a simple repair, and it will be sunk if it takes a little effort to repair it. And the sailors, if they surrender in time, they can still save their lives, and they will be accepted as ordinary laborers, and if they dare to resist desperately, they will be killed directly. There is no way for them to resist the orders of the people above, so just wait and be ready to surrender at any time.
They didn't know that outside the three-hour voyage, two different fleets were covertly followed. Although George lent the Portuguese regular navy, the people would not listen to his orders, and would only follow the orders of his commander, and try to cooperate with them to destroy the invading enemy. Ijik and they were really careless, and they robbed other people's fleets five times in a row, which really made them relax their vigilance, and they didn't send reconnaissance ships in advance at all, and directly surrounded them.
At this time, the people of Assas finally told everyone about George's decision.
"Okay, don't panic, everyone, we deliberately attracted these people this time. To tell you the truth, behind us were two warships, a total of twenty warships, and one battleship, which was the regular Portuguese navy. ”
"Really?"
"Of course, this time, we have to wipe out all the enemies, and Boss George can open the golden mouth this time, and keep all the seizures for himself, he doesn't want anything. ”
"Oh!!"
"Lord Assas, we will hold out until the fleet arrives. ”
Assas was George's best man at mobilizing people's morale, and two simple sentences made the sailors who were about to surrender just now burst into resistance. Igic thought that these people had given up on resisting like the fourth and fifth waves, and that the ship had slowed down and that no one had come out, so he let the Eagle slowly move towards the largest frigate, ready to receive his spoils. Suddenly, however, the Eagle was hit with seventeen shells of various sizes.
Fortunately, because the weight of the cannon was reduced, the flexibility of the Eagle was enhanced, and the captain of Igic turned the rudder in time to adjust the ship and put it down. Although the sails and some gun emplacements were hit, causing a little damage. However, the main positions have not yet been attacked, especially the gun emplacements of the Heavy Punch series are still intact. Ijik got up from the deck, shook his bewildered head, and roared loudly.
"Fight back, fight back immediately, give me a fight back !!"
"Hah!"
"Everybody, fire the loaded Heavy Punch Series guns first, and get the Spitfire Turret up up and running for me, damn it, this time I'm going to teach these diehards a deep lesson. ”
"Good!"
These people under Ijik are not good stubbles, they used to be criminals in the colony. For the sake of money, they can do anything. Ijik now has his back to the mountain of Shorin, and the money in his hand is not comparable to before, and with enough money, these people have shown the combat effectiveness of the British Navy, which is on the right track for the United States. The British Navy, in this era, was far superior to the Portuguese Navy. This shelling did not have any effect on them.
The Heavy Punch series is designed to be more stable and safe, so there has always been a gunpowder shell stuffed in the barrel, and the gun is also well protected from anyone getting it. As long as the cannon is pushed out, it can shoot directly. Before the second shelling was ready, the forty cannons of the Heavy Punch series were already firing. This kind of density of firepower, it is the first time that Assas has tasted it, and it is good for a frigate to dare to attack the Eagle, and it will be disabled with a direct round of shelling.
Then, the flamethrower was adjusted, the battleship leaned over, and the flamethrower swept across the deck, and George's men, who were about to respond to the broadside battle, were directly ignited into a large human-shaped fireball. Igcik then had his men shoot from the side of the ship with the Hall M1819, and when they went over to receive the ship, Assas was left hiding in the cabin with his injured arm clutched. With only three frigates, they simply could not withstand the attack of ten warships under the command of Igik.
However, Ijik was negligent, and they waited for these ships, which caused the manpower to be a little scattered. Ijik was relieved because he had just let out a bad breath, but the observer suddenly sounded the alarm, twenty warships, surrounded them, and were shrinking the encirclement, looking at this, it was impossible for them to escape in time, so they could only fight. At this time, Ijik finally realized that he was set up by George.
However, George wanted to destroy him in this way, and it was really a big dream. Igic smiled and took command, and he had all the sailors and warriors called back from George's ships at once. All battleships, first to seize the T-position. In the previous artillery era, naval guns were often densely packed on both sides of the ship's side, and the side side was the best choice for a warship to exert its strongest firepower.
Therefore, in the naval battle, it seizes the "T" prefix and horizontal position, so that the side's fleet presents a line of sideside firepower to meet the first warship of the opponent's column to enter the firing range first, forming a situation of fighting more and less, while the opponent's longitudinal straight line can only exert the front artillery firepower, and the ships behind are greatly affected in terms of vision and firing angle, and at the same time can have the effect of blocking the enemy's route in the strategic situation. Another point is that this position is effective in attacking the front armor of enemy ships, making it easier for enemy ships to enter the water and sink.
It is difficult to form a "T" crosscut in naval battles, because the opponent is not a fool and will adjust the course at any time. However, among the Ijik people, the font-shaped artillery technology was invented by the famous British general Albimar, and in this era, who has mastered it better than the British. So, the Portuguese just crashed into the T-shaped formation under Ijik. The Heavy Punch series artillery is really a very suitable naval artillery, and the accuracy is that there is not much loss on a bumpy ship.
Ten battleships under Ijik opened fire in advance. The first to be shelled was naturally George's men, who rushed the fastest. Xiao Lin also instilled a lot of fighting concepts in Igik, among which the most convincing one of Igik's was that it was better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt his ten fingers. In order to ensure that one round of shelling would be effective, they endured and endured, and the battleships were divided into two groups, a group of five, all aimed at one frigate, and the five battleships did not fire at the same time, but at one time.
With enough walkie-talkies, the first three ships are all to test out the accurate design coordinates, and then, report to the second two. Three cruiser-class battleships are waiting for this time, uniting a frigate equipped with the most heavy-handed series guns and shooting together.