Chapter 2821 It is too cruel to be used in water battles like this
Chapter 2821 It is too cruel to be used in water battles like this... (please subscribe and vote)
It hit the mizzen mast of the broken ship, and with a loud noise, the mast, which must have been at least several inches thick, was directly pinched by the chain bullet, sending sawdust flying everywhere.
Then, with a creaking sound, it began to tilt slowly, and finally the mast, which was several feet higher than the hull, slowly fell down and fell into the sea under everyone's gaze.
Although the bombardment had passed, the target ship was still swaying from side to side, and the hull was somewhat overwhelmed and made an unpleasant creaking sound.
Everyone was silent, but General Wu Zhonglang's eyes were frozen at this moment, not just him.
Almost all the visitors standing on the deck were like stone statues of watchmen, standing blankly on the deck.
This was just the effect of a salvo fired from the deck of the No. 1 gunboat, which caused huge damage to those old and broken ships.
What worries Wu Zhonglang the most is the terrifying destructive power brought by this kind of chain bullet. After the shell flies out.
It split into two hemispheres, with an iron chain connecting them in the middle, allowing the chain bomb to spin crazily as it flew toward the target ship.
Look at the railings on the target ship's side that were swept into pieces, and the mast that was twisted off.
In a general naval battle, there will inevitably be a large number of sailors and naval officers on the deck. If there were people standing on the deck of the target ship, they would have been wiped out by chain bombs with extremely destructive power.
Fang Jun, a good brother who gave up literature and turned to martial arts, couldn't help but exclaim like this.
"Goudi, be good, brother Chu Bi, why is this cannon so terrifying? If there were a living person standing there, it would have to be broken into two pieces right now."
Wu Zhonglang over there, his face flushed with excitement, quickly came to Cheng Sanlang, saluted and said loudly.
"Xiao Cheng Taibao, the power of this artillery is far greater than all the large and small weapons of our Datang Navy. I wonder how destructive the other types of ammunition are?"
I saw the excited and distorted faces of General Wu Zhonglang and other navy generals.
The effect of this round of shelling was finally not beyond my expectation, and the effect was even surprisingly good.
Cheng Chubi, who was in an extremely happy mood at the moment, laughed and nodded.
"Don't worry, General Wu. Let's take our time... After all, we are testing now. Please ask General Wu to let them move the gunboat forward about twenty feet. Cheng wants to try grape bullets again.
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"No!" Wu Zhonglang carried out the order this time without any hesitation.
As expected of the elite of the Tang Dynasty navy, the huge ship, under the operation of these skilled navy elites, slowly advanced to a distance of almost twenty feet towards the No. 1 target ship.
At this moment, everyone's minds were already attracted by the gunboats and target ships. No one noticed that at this moment, a group of people came to the pier. The leader was Shi Li Ji, the governor of Qingzhou.
And Li Ji finally waited for a gondola, which is a fast boat with oars.
After Li Ji and several generals jumped on the walking boat, they urged the walking boat to move quickly in the direction of the shooting range.
At this moment, another series of loud noises like thunder came, which made Li Ji even more anxious, these bastards.
They actually brought the artillery to the warship to play with. Why didn't you inform me in advance so that I could give them some advice?
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At this moment, accompanied by a huge roar, the mother bomb scattered in all directions the moment it came out of the chamber, splitting into dozens of chicken-sized bullets and spraying straight ahead.
Under the salvo of five artillery pieces, hundreds of bullets the size of chickens formed a terrifying barrage, hitting the target ship.
Small holes appeared one after another on the hull of the target ship, and even the sails were hit one after another.
The hull of this old target ship was shaking, just like leaves rustling under the blow of the storm.
Target Ship No. 1, which had been repeatedly battered in this way, began to sink slowly as water poured into the damaged side of the ship.
Seeing this scene, all the observers were in an uproar. Li Jingren pointed forward and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"If someone gets hit by one, wouldn't it mean that he is both dead and disabled?"
"Good boy, one salvo of five artillery pieces turned it into this horrible state. If three gunboats fired one salvo, would there be any living people on that ship?"
"Brother Chu Bi, the power of this artillery, used in water battles, is really cruel..."
Li Ke kept shaking his head for a long time before he found a less derogatory adjective.
"What does this mean? If it were on land, a flying thunder cannon could directly turn the target ship into pieces."
Cheng Chubi curled his lips and shook his head with regret.
After all, this artillery battle at sea is not as good as a land battle. The powerful power of artillery is actually difficult to exert its effect unless the enemy ships gather together into a group.
Just like a powerful artillery like a thunder cannon, unless it can accurately shoot down the opponent's warship on the bumpy sea surface, or it is next to the warship, it will be difficult to cause damage to the enemy's warship or the people on the ship.
Huge damage.
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The bragging and spanking are not over yet. The target ship No. 1 may feel that it has suffered too much humiliation and is sinking faster and faster.
Not long after, the entire hull sank into the sea. At this time, Li Ji, the governor of Qingzhou, finally boarded the No. 1 gunboat.
I happened to see that stubborn mast, like a straight middle finger.
A group of martial arts disciples and the generals of the Dengzhou navy were all surprised and hurried forward to greet Li Ji who suddenly appeared here.
Li Ji's eyes fell on Cheng Sanlang.
"You kid, how dare you act so recklessly here, randomly modifying my Tang Dynasty's battleship into this look, without even saying hello to me."
"Even if you don't drive, don't forget, I'm still your elder."
Seeing this elder who sounded very resentful when he arrived, Cheng Chubi had no choice but to surrender quickly.
"What uncle said, my nephew is not disrespectful to you at all. It's just that I don't know if I can succeed in this matter, so I want to try it first before talking about it."
"If it doesn't work, wouldn't it be just like a joke? Then you might still think that my nephew is messing around."
"You have so many reasons, huh... go on, I also want to see how powerful this artillery can be when it is put on the ship."
"Hey, hey, since my uncle wants to see it, my nephew will show you a ruthless attitude towards your uncle. General Wu, please let the three gunboats move towards the No. 2 target ship, and then form a horizontal formation."
"Songxin, tell all the gun positions on the three warships to equip them with explosive shells and launch a salvo at the No. 2 target ship."