The close-range artillery bombardment caused the hull to crack, and splintered planks flew across the sea.
Under the setting sun, the fleet of the Black Rose Knights and the Elengrad fleet launched a battle of blood and fire. When steel and blood collided, all the lofty ideals and the love between children were drowned in the loud roar.
.When the flying cannonballs penetrated the human body and turned it into a rain of blood and minced meat, everyone forgot the so-called glory and pride.
"Aim for the mast!"
"Aim for the mast!"
In the cabin, shouts came one after another, and the gunners nervously filled the cannonballs. However, before the cannonballs were filled, a round of enemy ship's artillery fired and exploded in the cabin of the battleship Iron Wall.
.In an instant, the entire cabin was shaking violently. The solid bullet penetrated the hull, and the entire cabin shook violently. The sailors' stumps and severed arms splashed in the small cabin, and blood instantly covered every corner of the cabin and the gun barrel.
On the cabin floor, cabin partitions, everywhere you can see, there is scarlet blood and smashed internal organs and corpses.
"Mother……"
"my leg!"
"Oh, no...I'm bleeding! I'm dying!"
"I was punched through the stomach!"
The soldiers screamed in the broken cabin. Some had their heads smashed and turned into headless corpses. Some had their arms broken, and their blood-red cuffs were floating in the cold wind. Some were hit by shrapnel in the abdomen and intestines.
They all flowed out. They covered the wound with their hands and stuffed their intestines in. But they still couldn't stop the blood from gushing out. Some young sailors had already collapsed and were crying for their fathers and mothers.
The deputy captain ignored these cowardly wounded men. There is no mercy in naval battles. What awaits the weak is only more terrifying and powerful artillery bombardment.
"Get up, boys, load up! Fight back!"
"Fight back!"
In the blood-stained warehouse, Vice Captain Oudorf yelled and ordered the soldiers to fight back. They were bombarded by enemy ships and were severely damaged, but they did not lose their combat effectiveness. At least one-third of the soldiers were intact, and some
Soldiers with minor injuries can still fight.
"Reload!"
The vice-captain roared loudly and angrily.
Under the orders of Iron and Blood, the remaining soldiers pushed away the bodies of their comrades and continued fighting.
Taking advantage of the time when the enemy ship was reloading, the Iron Wall loaded new shells. The two projectiles were connected together by an iron chain to form a chain bomb, which was specially used to destroy the mast of the enemy ship and kill some of the crew.
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"Fire!"
Vice Captain Oudorf roared loudly.
Amidst the fierce friction between the shells and the gun barrel, more than a dozen chain rounds were fired from the Iron Wall, passing like lightning and hitting the enemy warship.
The sky above the narrow sea surface between the two battleships was shining with silver light of steel, filled with the smell of gunpowder, and the white smoke in the sky even made it difficult for the soldiers of the two ships to see each other clearly.
The Black Rose flagship Black Shark, which was traveling side by side, also suffered considerable damage. A huge sail with a Rose flag was torn open and was teetering precariously in the strong sea wind.
The crew of the Iron Wall gave a warm celebration. However, before the celebration lasted, a new round of shelling came again. Although the gunners tried their best to reload, the enemy's reloading speed was obviously still
Faster than a beat, the well-trained Imperial sailors opened fire again before the enemy finished reloading. This time, the Iron Wall sailors were greeted by an overwhelming barrage of shotguns.
Shotguns wrapped in iron sheets were thrown along the broken hull. They exploded the moment they hit the cabin. Countless small projectiles inside exploded in the cabin and on the deck. The shrapnel thrown away caused massive damage to the crew and the first officer.
The artillery captain next to the captain Oudorff was hit by flying shrapnel, with shrapnel in his eyes and blood gushing out. Doctors had no time to rescue and treat him because they themselves were seriously injured.
"Sprinkle sand! Sprinkle more sand!"
Oudorf ordered loudly, but no one could respond to his order. The fine sand on the soles of his feet was soaked with blood, and the raging seawater was outside the riddled shipboard. During the bumps, many soldiers slid directly along the floor.
Into the sea.
The screams echoed again on the battleship stained red with blood.
What's worse is that the two light gunboats that originally planned to outflank the Black Shark from both sides are now being surrounded by three imperial frigates. Similar to the situation with the Iron Wall, under the bombardment of the better-equipped imperial gunboats, Elen
Grad's naval fleet seemed a little overwhelmed. Their warships suffered many injuries. The Ice battleship was even hit in the ammunition depot and disintegrated on the sea with a violent explosion...
"Captain, we have no gunners anymore!"
Under the mess on the ground, Vice Captain Oudorf ran up to the deck and reported the situation in the cabin to the captain. However, what was worse than the situation in the cabin was that there was not much combat power left on the deck. More than half of the soldiers
Killed in action, the remaining sailors and crew were already shivering under the continuous bombardment.
To make matters worse, the enemy ship was slowly approaching, and ropes and boarding ladders were ready.
"We should retreat!"
shouted Oudorf.
"You cannot retreat without receiving an order!"
The captain gritted his teeth and returned. However, what he didn't know was that the flagship of the Erengrad fleet, Admiral Disma's main ship, had been tightly surrounded by the Imperial Navy, and three battleships had defeated Disma's Frost.
The Fang was trapped in the middle, and under artillery fire from three sides, the Frostfang also suffered fatal wounds.
"What are you waiting for? All battleships, attack!"
Standing on the city tower, Grand Steward Alves issued the order for the Black Hammer Castle navy to attack. The battle situation was tilting towards the Black Rose Knights. At this time, letting the three warships of the Black Hammer Castle attack would be an excellent double-team.
Opportunity for surprise attack.
The Blackhammer Castle flagship, the Flying Giant, equipped with Wadlin's repeating cannon, set sail from the harbor.
The bow of the ship stirred up waves, and the battery's guns were aimed at the Erengrad battleships that were fighting fiercely with the Imperial Navy.
"Come on, come on, I've been waiting for this moment for too long!"
Captain Roberts shouted in his heart and followed Rhodes all the way from a merchant captain to today. He never thought that he would have the opportunity to fight against Kislev's regular navy as a maritime general.
And now, the opportunity is right in front of us.
The firing angle of the continuous cannon has been adjusted. After visually observing the enemy ship's position and distance, Roberts gave the order to fire. Although the Blackhammer Battleship is not large in tonnage and does not carry many artillery pieces, the power of technology is powerful.
, the continuous-fire cannon invented by the Tilean weapons merchant Vral has been modified by dwarf craftsmen. It is the most powerful firearm in this sea area in terms of firepower and accuracy, and can be called the king of the Claw Sea.
The deafening sound of shelling passed by, and the hull of the Oerengrad battleship suddenly burst into flames. At least five of the thirteen shells hit, and the splashing water column directly surrounded the enemy ship.
Before the enemy ship could react, the solid bullet directly hit the hull and penetrated the side of the ship. At the same time, out of the enemy ship's range, the continuous gun was loaded again and aimed...