Power and Empire Chapter 3722: Misty Dawn (9)

On the sea fifteen miles from Kasi Island, Hu Keqili walked out of the cabin and his eyes fell on the sea in the southeast direction, which was the direction of Kasi Island, under the bright sky, from far away The sound that came from everywhere was like a muffled thunder, and even the clouds in the sky seemed to be shattered into fragments. Even though it was so far away, one could feel the sea that seemed to be boiling over. , Hu Keqili looked solemnly, walked through the aisle on the deck of the battleship, and came to the door of the main cabin of the Imperial Admiral Dusterenkai. He hesitated, stretched out his hand to push the door open, and walked in

"Commander Dustlenko, do I need to go to Casey Island to see?"

"Master Hu Keqili, if you want to go, I will have someone arrange it right away." Du Stellenkai looked up from the chart on the table and said in a bit of astonishment. He didn't know how Hu Keqili was. Suddenly I became interested in a small Kassi Island. Although it is the largest gathering place for the Eero pirates, it is an island less than ten kilometers in length and width. One squadron is enough to complete the task of sweeping. I don’t see anything that can attract the first man in the army, or I’m just curious. The navy thunder discharge of the sea is also full of curiosity

"I hope the commander will not get me wrong. I want to go to Kassy Island because I suddenly discovered that the Imperial Navy and the Army have completely different tactics and rhythms. I think it is necessary for me to observe the navy's way of fighting on Kassy Island. I believe this will help you and me to carry out your majesty’s battle plan together. "Hukoqi nodded to Dustellenkai, stared and said," If there is a problem with the cooperation in this battle of the river channel, it will not only It exposed your Majesty’s combat intentions in advance, and it will also arouse the vigilance of Aden, so I want to understand the naval combat methods first." Hu Keqili put forward the statement, so that the Imperial Navy Minister Dusterenkai can not help but change his face. After a change, he has not thought about this issue. Although the army and the navy have cooperated in the past, most of the tasks performed by the navy are only transportation tasks.

This time, it’s completely different. The army and navy will be advancing in the direction of the river at the same time. The first phase of the empire’s battle is also a crucial stage, under the guise of pursuing the defeated southern princes of Eero , The real goal is actually to open up the Eero River and open the road to the sea of ​​mist. This obviously requires the cooperation of the navy and the army to achieve this. As Hu Keqili said, the imperial navy’s combat methods are There are considerable differences in the army’s combat methods. One is the close combat of the infantry formation, and the other is the use of overwhelming firepower for long-range coverage. This involves a problem that has to be considered, that is, rhythm.

Aden’s vigilance may be caused by the army running ahead of the navy or the navy running ahead of the army. If this is the case, the imperial navy’s nearly one-year exploration effort in the Sea of ​​Mist will be due to this failure. Be cautious. You must know that the prerequisite for the emperor’s decision to strike the Gulf of Aden was that the main force of the Aden navy was constrained in the southern waters of Central Biya. Three-quarters of the troops of the Kingdom of Aden were still fighting in the Central Biya area. The Kingdom of Aden thought that there was a desert block, so you could sit back and relax, and the eyes of the Aden Kingdom are now on the Central and Biya side. No one would have thought that the empire would enter the Gulf of Aden from the direction of the sea of ​​mist.

Du Stellenkai stood up suddenly from his seat, and said, "I will go with Master Hu Keqili." He strode to the door of the cabin and said to an imperial navy officer who was standing guard at the door. The fleet turned to Kasi Island. "One hour later, the huge hull of the Imperial Navy’s flagship appeared on the sea on Kasi Island. The Chekov Fourth Squadron, which had been notified, had also stopped shelling, and Hukoqili stood there. The position of the ship’s side deck, looking at the position of Cassie Island, doubted that the Imperial Navy had no idea that there were living people on the beach of this island. Even without the help of a look-glass in his hand, he could clearly see it.

The southern beachhead has been ravaged by shells five or six times. The silt has been turned over and over again and everywhere, and the soft land behind has also been blown up like plowed farmland. There are many herbs there. There are many bushes and wild vines. These plants were all blown up by the Thor bullets, revealing the vague caves below, but in those caves, you can see the dead bodies of some Eero pirates.

After continuous training in actual combat, the navy’s artillery skills are getting higher and higher. They cooperate with each other and complement each other, and they all appear to be very skilled, even if Chekov’s fourth squadron is just a squadron. , But it is obvious that the artillery fire extends from layer to layer. In order to induce the hiding Aero pirates to jump out and escape by themselves, the artillery fire stopped twice, deliberately making the Aero pirates think that the imperial navy's shelling had stopped, and eagerly ran out of the hiding position, wanting to stop the imperial navy from landing. When the troops came ashore, they were hit by devastating artillery fire. After the intensive artillery shells exploded, they were no longer visible.

"It has reached the point where it can be bombarded in rows. Compared with that, the Army Thor gunner still stays at a fixed point bombardment. This difference is really...

Hu Keqili faced the gunpowder that had not completely dissipated, his eyes were complicated and murmured, and he made a comparison in his heart. He had to admit that, in the face of the precise bombardment of Thor, the imperial navy’s Thor shooter level was overall. The Thunder's artillery, who is going to dump the Imperial Army, is more than a few blocks away. The gap is as big as a mature man and a toddler. If it is under the same conditions, a naval artillery team will only need ten seconds to determine the target distance. No, but the Army takes one and a half minutes. Hu Keqili is very sure. While the Army Thor’s artillery is still observing and determining the shooting distance, the Navy’s artillery’s Thor has already smashed like rain and hail. /

"Moreover, in terms of combat awareness, it far surpasses the fixed-firing Army Thor Artillery" Hu Keqili's face is ugly and gloomy

Du Stellenkai doesn’t care about Hu Keqili’s shocking expression. Shelling is the navy’s housekeeping skill. If this is not even better than the army, then it’s a real shame. "Master Hu Keqili doesn’t need it. Too surprised, the navy’s method of combat is artillery. On the one hand, it has to adjust its own swing and aim at the enemy traveling at high speed. After a long time, the standard of artillery will naturally rise."

After listening to Du Stellenkai’s words, Hu Keqili’s face looks better. In terms of land warfare, Hu Keqili does not think that the navy has the capital to contend with the army. At 1:11 in the afternoon, the naval transport ship began landing operations on Kasi Island. Six large-scale transport ships stopped at a distance of 100 meters from the beach. A series of small boats were quickly put in from the side of the transport ship. In the water, each small boat carried about ten people, about twenty boats, moving forward in the surging waves, and rowing towards the beach ahead. The surging sea beats on the bows of these boats

"How many such boats are there on a transport ship?"

Hu Keqili put down the observation mirror in his hand, and asked Dustlenko with a serious look. The performance of these boats makes people have to worry about it. If the heavy armored Imperial heavy armored infantry is allowed to ride such a boat , Will the ship capsize directly? Just when his voice fell, there was a big wave hitting, and the shouts of sailors were heard nearby. Unfortunately, a surfing boat in the distance capsized, and all the ten soldiers on board were overturned. After falling into the water, other small boats hurried over to rescue the person who fell into the water,

"Generally, there are 16 ships on a transport ship, which can transport one hundred and sixty soldiers at once."

Dusterenkai calmly replied, "It is not uncommon for a wave-breaking boat to be overturned. After all, this is the sea, even if it is less than a hundred meters away from the beach, the blue water hits the side of the boat. , It can still turn up the waves of nearly one meter, although these small boats are modified special wave breaking boats, the front of the bow is also equipped with iron armor, which can resist the impact more effectively, and plays a good role in the safety of landing personnel. Protective effect

However, in this way, the weight of the boarding boat is also increased, so it seems that the speed has also slowed down. It is quite difficult to move forward quickly, and the island of Kassi is located at the estuary of the Eero River. , The surface of the sea is already very unstable, and the waves here are even more amazing, even in the most gentle conditions, the average waves are 30 centimeters. . . . . "

Just as Dustronkai was explaining to Hukoqili, his adjutant hurriedly walked over from behind and whispered beside Dustronkai, "My lord, the fish is out of the hole!"

"The fish has come out of the hole?" What does this mean? Hu Keqili's eyes flickered. He had faintly felt something wrong from just now, but he had no idea about the naval arrangement, so he didn't know. What's wrong is entirely based on instinctive reaction,

"Hehe, it's actually nothing, just some dying struggles at the end of the road." Du Stellenkai smiled, waved his hand to the adjutant, told him to deliver the order according to the plan, and then turned to the confused Hu Kochli explained, “The shelling of the Fourth Squadron was actually to force the pirates on Cassie Island to run out by themselves. Otherwise, it would be quite troublesome to search for caves and caves on the whole island. So in general, Next, the navy will prepare two fleets. One will deploy heavy forces in one direction and assume the posture of landing on the island. The pirates are a piece of loose sand. It is good that there is no external pressure. Once faced with absolute oppressive power, the pirates will definitely choose to drive immediately. The ship escaped and landed in the pocket of another fleet"

Boom boom boom...

From the west of the island, a series of sounds came from the sea. White smoke was faintly visible on the sea. Another imperial naval squadron emerged from the shadow of the island. There were only ten ships. The Dragon Tooth battleship, but faced with dozens of pirate ships that have just left a secret pier to flee to the sea, it is exactly like a hungry wolf smashing into the flock. The Dragon Tooth battleship opened fire horizontally, especially when it fired like a line. , A string of shells swept across the sky like a pearl chain, and landed among those panickingly turning Erro spinnaker-type fast boats. The water column caused by the explosion was almost higher than the ship's sides of these dhows. The continuous fall of the cannonballs stimulated the waves even more violently,

In the violently rolled up water splashes and explosions, pirate ships continued to disappear in a dazzling fire, and some spinnaker-type fast ships were hit by near misses, and the ships sank into the water. Still relying on the power of the sail to escape for their lives, to be fair, the level of these Erot sailors is still good, and the pirates' sails are indeed too flexible.

So many of the Thor cannonballs from the Imperial Dragon's Tooth battleship were wiping away from the side. What really caused these dhows to cause serious damage was actually the collision between each other. The speed of a sailboat is exactly like an arrow from the string. Under the sudden blow, the pirates on the scattered sand turn frantically, all wanting to rush out of the current predicament. These pirate ships are specially modified, fast, flexible, and the ship The head has sharp horns. Best for impact. Ordinary wooden sailing ships can only withstand two or three impacts, and even one fatal impact can ruin a huge merchant ship.

Now, these sailing clippers are eating their own bitter fruit. In the fierce burst of flames, three sailing clippers collided with each other, and one clipper was even directly hit by another clipper into two pieces. , When the hull was heavily flooded, the bow and stern were erected high, and other pirate sailing clippers around were bypassing the sides, looking like they were being manipulated by a pair of invisible big hands, each dragon tooth The battleships are one of the most violent firepower points~IndoMTL.com~ The flames spurted out, and the shells continued to fly, causing countless splashes of water. However, relatively speaking, Thor's effect is a bit unsatisfactory. In the formation of confrontation, Thor's power is indeed great, and he can easily set fire to the opponent's large hull, but now facing these small, fast sails. Ship, there is a feeling of a cannon hitting flies

"Scatter cannon, shoot!"

Relatively speaking, the small-tube shotgun Thor at the back of the Dragon Tooth battleship is very effective. These shotguns used to strike the enemy’s infantry can have a range of up to 80 meters and fire dense iron balls. These are useless to deal with large hulls. They are only small weapons used to deal with the opponent’s boarding. At this moment, they have become the nightmare of these Eero pirates. Thunder God, every time it is fluffy, hundreds of small iron bullets hit the ship like an explosion like a storm. The Eero pirate sailor who was hit by the position fell in pieces, as long as he had experienced it. From its shooting position, a large swath of howling wounded lay on the deck

"This is a good thing!" Hu Keqili's eyes were bright and afraid of people. At a glance, he saw the extraordinary deterrent power of this small weapon when facing a group of enemies. He decided to apply to the Emperor afterwards to scatter this small weapon. The Thor is equipped with Army troops. This thing can fight infantry as well as cavalry, and the weight is also among the tolerable, four or five soldiers can be pulled away, it is a weapon for melee!