Chapter 41: The mouse will bite the cat when it is anxious
"Bang!"
After the loud bang of Shisong Powder, a huge metal fork with several barbs at the front end was thrust hard on the right side of the Chaoyong ship. Seeing this, the captain of the one-eyed dragon, Fore Chopin, had a pale face as paper, and he muttered subconsciously:
"Hold on, we're done, we're done."
Drake Jin, a short and fat ship doctor who was temporarily transferred by Luo Zhengdao to serve as a sailor, was furious. He kicked his old partner hard and turned around and shouted at the panic and at a loss, cursing:
"A group of idiots, send people down to cut off the rope behind the fishing fork. Do you want to stay here and wait for death?"
The task of exterminated human aristocracy in exile was not difficult in Zheti Baishan's opinion. Will Nidham's two small boats could not compete with the fleet under his command. This credit was within reach, so it inevitably had other thoughts. Being greedy and self-inflation are common problems that all intelligent creatures will commit. Zheti Baishan, who is consciously and at ease, naturally corrects the goal from annihilation of this small group of human fugitives to capture the Earl of Fulu alive and seeks credit from the Senate. You must know that killing and capturing a human exiled nobleman is not far away, but the process of publicly offering prisoners can boast about the commander's military merits.
When this thought comes to mind like the temptation of a devil, the appeal is self-evident for the bear goblin commander who has a poor background and strong desire for honor.
Luo Zhengdao, who was sailing ahead, soon found that the Chaoyong was in trouble. He was extremely anxious and had no idea for a moment. He briefly discussed with sailors, Zora Hegel, Venna Dubov, and several other senior crew members, and Luo Zhengdao formulated a course of action.
"Hold up the signal flag and inform the Chaoyong to break through immediately after getting rid of the enemy's entanglement. If we don't fight these green skins, they will not let go."
As the situation develops step by step, it has evolved to the stage of death that pirates least want to see. People are very depressed. Fortunately, everyone understands the truth at this time. Faced with a strong enemy who wants to escape without fighting, it is extremely naive and a layman's idea. Even if you have to run away, you have to fight for your own way of life. You will turn around and leave your back to the enemy. It is not about running away but about deciding to commit suicide. Therefore, the pirates are no longer worried about who should be the first and who should be the first and who should be focused on preparing for the war.
Death is the ultimate destination of everyone. Luo Zhengdao had long been enlightened, but the many doubts left in his heart have not been resolved. He is even more unwilling to die in this ghost place where birds do not shit. Now that things have come, he can only sacrifice his life.
The goblin fleet was approaching, and the blade was placed on his neck. The only way out Luo Zhengdao could think of was to put his head on his belt and make a decision to break out of dawn. At present, he really hoped that the identity of a time traveler could bring him some extra good luck, otherwise, someone's head would soon become a bargaining chip for goblins to exchange for rewards.
Adhering to the design characteristics of the Yaling Battleship, the battleship Yangwei turned the bow with the minimum turning radius and headed to the Chaoyong, a ship that was slashing the harpoon ropes with enemy arrows and bullets, and faced the flagship of the Bear Goblin Commander at close range.
Staring at the goblin warship that was showing off his might, Luo Zhengdao's eyes were filled with coldness. He turned his head and said to half of the elf beauty:
"Vina, come and grasp the timing of the fire, and be sure to knock out the second deck of the sailboat."
Hearing the sound, Vina Dubov glanced at Luo Zhengdao with complex eyes. No one knew what she was thinking at the moment. The half-elf beauty nodded silently, then took out the instrument and began to measure the ballistic trajectory. Perhaps this is the silence that is better than sound!
The tactical advantage of sailboats is that they have good maneuverability and can even turn to such abnormal maneuvering in extreme cases. Of course, as one of the costs of this anti-natural ability, the disadvantages of sailboats are also very obvious. The paddlers occupy too much cabin space, and the artillery cannot be arranged staggered on both sides of the hull in the conventional manner. They have to set up a bulky circular artillery fortress on the upper deck, which has led to a rise in the center of gravity of the battleship and a significant reduction in the ocean-going seaworthiness. Luo Zhengdao designated the attacking second deck where the goblin warship is located. As long as those paddlers are killed, it is equivalent to destroying most of the maneuver power of the sailboat. With just those pitiful sails, they will not be able to catch up with the Yangwei, which is as fast as a galloping horse.
“日——日——日——”
Before the Yangwei could approach the predetermined artillery position, several goblin warships escorting their flagships in front launched a wave of attacks. With sharp and harsh whistling sounds, red light bands appeared in the air and flew towards the Yangwei like a meteor shower.
Seeing this, Luo Zhengdao was a little confused and couldn't help but say to half of the elf beauty:
"What's that?"
Relying on mental arithmetic, high school students in a science class have completed complex ballistic data that collectively calculates foaming at the mouth, Vina Dubov smiled lightly at this moment:
"Don't worry, it's a goblin rocket, which is much more scary than lethal. A weapon with a simple structure, a work of goblin alchemy. The green skins of the first empire of goblins are known for their ability to create and invent. What's so great about them to create such weapons? Of course, at that time, their physique was pitifully weak, even the little goblins of the current scattered soldiers. Later, those green skins didn't know what they thought about and tested and debugged their own race. No one knew the specific process. Anyway, they created big goblins, bear goblins and goblins. Since then, the wisdom that the green skins are proud of has disappeared, and they have become as barbaric and ignorant as monsters, so the first goblins were replaced by the dynasty lineages of human beings."
In the second half of the conversation, Luo Zhengdao, whose eyes were frozen, turned a deaf ear to him. Only the approaching giant sailboat was left in his mind. Understanding what he was thinking, the half-elf beauty was not concerned about Luo Zhengdao's casual attitude. She lifted her forehead with her fingers, and a confident smile appeared on her pretty face, waiting for the time of attack that was calculated to be truly arrived.
“Preparation…countdown, 3, 2, 1.”
"fire!"
After receiving the fire prompt from the gunner Vina, Luo Zhengdao, who was eager to try, yelled. The twenty-six gun groups on the starboard side of the battleship Yangwei ignited the feather tube fuse inserted on the gun door in sequence.
"Bang!Bang!Bang..."
Amid the roar of cannons, the white smoke produced by the burning of stone pine powder shot out of the cannon chamber and rotated slightly. These round stone guys penetrated into the hull with a visible flight trajectory from the gap between the slender blades protruded by the giant goblin sailing battleship. After a brief moment of silence, the faintly audible screams and the crisp sound of the broken wood products sounded at Luo Zhengdao, who held his breath, heard it as exciting as a magnificent symphony.
"Ah! These bastards, hairless monkeys, are ready to jump to the gang!"
At a distance of less than 200 meters, he was shot hard by a round of artillery. The paddler on the second deck of the Goblin flagship was undoubtedly seriously injured. After receiving this bad news, the face of the Bear Goblin Commander's annoyed and distorted face was comparable to an evil ghost. However, after a lot of battle, it quickly recovered to its role as a general, and it still had a chance to get back to its disadvantages.
Compared with the not-small Yaling Class 6 battleship, the giant sailing battleship that Zheti Baishan was riding was like a Tibetan mastiff standing next to a Chihuahua, which was a clear tactical advantage. With its order, the goblin flagship was dominated by the big goblin soldiers. The stout bear goblins and the relatively petite goblins mixed with the Marines who were holding cables in one hand and the other with weapons in the other. Not far below is the deck of the Yangwei.
The goblins have an absolute advantage in military strength. There is no possibility of losing if they start hand-to-hand combat. Zheti Baishan seemed to feel that Bain was waving to him with a happy smile on his lips, and shouted:
"attack!"
Luo Zhengdao is not a young man who wants to fight with others when he gets hot. Anyone who has been in society understands that people who cannot bear the anger for a moment cannot survive in the real world where fish and dragons are mixed, black and white, unless you have the ability to subvert the order of the entire world and then reintegrate according to your own intentions. Don’t he know that competing with his opponents with hand-to-hand combat is a dead end? It seems that not, all the answers and answers are revealed.
Not long ago, the starboard guns of Yangwei were fired in a salvo, and only the 24-pound gun with the lower deck lined up in the third gun position was in silence. Obviously, amid the deafening sound of guns, the white smoke from the burning of stone pine powder covered the view, and no one noticed this detail.
Like the black gunpowder in the old world, the spore powder of pine pine is damp due to improper storage, which is unable to fire normally. This is a common technical failure on the warship and is not worth making a fuss. However, the silence of the cannon this time was not an accident. Luo Zhengdao sent someone to notify the cannon to undertake another task in advance.
Seeing the goblin's giant sailboat, Luo Zhengdao sneered, pulled out the communication copper cork leading to the main deck on the podium and shouted:
"I am the captain, launch the hot flame bomb immediately!"
Hearing the sound, the gunners who were waiting for the order shouted in unison, and an iron rod with a cherry-red tip was poked into the cannon's fire door.
"Bang--"
Suddenly, the muzzle of the 24-pound long-tube cannon spewed out a dazzling golden flame and a large milky white smoke. A white shell with a strange red appearance rushed forward from the muzzle, and penetrated into the inside of the goblin flagship from the violent bombardment just now.
When the shell hit the internal partition of the goblin warship, it easily shattered into countless tiny fragments. In an instant, the liquid alchemy mixture inside began to boil, quickly heating the surrounding air to an incredible temperature, as if a hot steelmaking furnace was pouring red steel. This shell was not ordinary. The wax wrapped in its outer layer was collided and shattered by external forces. The two alchemy mixtures contained in it reacted chain reaction with the air. The liquid wrapped inside instantly turned into a large flame and spread freely inside the giant sailing battleship. The effect was like pouring a bottle of gasoline and igniting the cardboard box with a match. The fierce fire running like a beast makes people know at a glance that it must be helpless.
Although the attack effect of this special shell was immediate, Luo Zhengdao, who was heartbroken, complained:
"This is a burning money! A shell costs 800 gold coins. Fortunately, I will definitely hit a single blow. If it is a volley, it will be more expensive than buying a battleship."
Chapter completed!