Chapter 492 Ocean Hegemony

(Sorry, I was dragged out by my friends to drink and eat barbecue to brag.)

But it is said that the Atlantic Fleet of Dayang Group and the Pearl Fleet of Qixia Kingdom started a salvo as soon as they found the target and before they finished aiming.

Maybe the launch was not very accurate at the first time, and it can even be said that it was not aimed at all, and it was just launched so casually, but don't underestimate the experience of the sailors. Moreover, launching it at the first time can deter the enemy and confuse the opponent's formation.

The same is true. A volley so quick that almost all the shells missed. But it gave the enemy a huge shock—the Sea Dragon Fleet didn't expect the opponent to fight back so quickly that many sailors squatted down in fright.

The first attack by both sides was a bit hasty; the hit rate for the first time, after all, was higher for the prepared Sea Dragon Fleet. But the hasty attack did not have much impact on the Atlantic Fleet and the Pearl Fleet.

When the two sides attacked for the second time, changes began to take place.

The hit rate of Dayang Group's Atlantic Fleet has risen rapidly, and the latest aiming control system allows gunners to perform better—and this is due to technological advancement and accumulated experience.

But the situation is not optimistic.

On the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet, Zhao Yuhang looked at the Sea Dragon Fleet in the distance with sharp eyes, "The opponent has changed their tactics. More than five hundred warships have deployed wolf pack tactics to consume us. And the opponent's main battleship should not be underestimated either. !"

The lieutenant next to him asked cautiously, "Do you want to use torpedoes?"

"Not for the time being!" Zhao Yuhang took a deep breath, "The torpedo is one of our trump cards, and we will not use it for the time being unless we have to. What we need to do right now is still the attack of the giant ship's cannon.

After passing the order, the naval guns should not disperse the attack, and aim at three to four enemy warships each time to focus their fire until they are sunk before aiming at the next target.

As for those skinned warships, hand them over to Pearl Fleet. "

As for the Pearl Fleet, Shu Bennan accepted Zhao Yuhang's suggestion, and the fleet immediately changed its attack direction to focus on those skinned warships.

The two fleets have a clear division of labor.

On the sea, an unprecedented super naval battle has officially begun.

The fleets of the two factions in battle, side by side, attacked each other, and sailed south together. There was constant artillery fire between the two sides. Compared with the previous naval battle, the fighting methods of both sides have changed. Most importantly, the defense methods of both sides have also changed.

The defensive barrier on the battleship is no longer easy to penetrate. Due to the needs of the war, new researches have been done on the defensive barriers of both sides. The barriers are thicker and more complex, and can effectively block artillery shells with the ability to break the ban. Of course, it still can't be completely blocked, but at least the respective defenses have been greatly improved.

The battle lasted quietly for half an hour. Both sides poured a lot of shells, but neither achieved much results. Only the Sea Dragon Fleet of the Peripatetic Faction, some skinned warships were destroyed, but none of them mattered.

"General, the opponent seems to be fighting a war of attrition!" The deputy general said to Zhao Yuhang, "We have less than half of the fuel now. If we want to return, we need at least 30% of the fuel.

The fuel we can still use now is less than 18%. According to the current consumption situation, it can only last for 22 hours. "

Zhao Yuhang nodded, but did not speak. He stared at the other party and the Sea Dragon Fleet ten kilometers away. This time, the Sea Dragon Fleet should be said to be 'reborn from the ashes'.

Last time, the Sea Dragon Fleet formed by Langya Nation was completely sunk by the Xuanzhen Sect's fleet, with heavy casualties, even the commander Ma Jianliang sank together with the battleship.

But this time, the newly born Sea Dragon Fleet seems to have a new look from top to bottom. Especially this time, the attack method has its own characteristics and tactics, which makes the joint fleet of Dayang Group and Qixia Kingdom a bit difficult.

In the state of not using torpedoes, long-range bombing is not very effective.

Zhao Yuhang gritted his teeth, "Close me to a distance of three kilometers. Attack with a ballista! Also, at a distance of three kilometers, the naval guns are enough to attack at the waterline of the ship."

The deputy general became a little anxious when he heard that, "Commander, then we will also suffer heavy losses!"

"If you don't suffer, how can you make progress! How can you build a strong navy if you are afraid of getting hurt!" Zhao Yuhang said, but couldn't recognize a note that twitched from his sleeve, which was handed to Zhao Yuhang by Zhang Hao before leaving:

The sharp edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold! If the Dayang Group wants to go further, it needs a strong armed force; but if you want a strong armed force, you can only temper it on the battlefield!

So Zhang Hao asked that it doesn't matter if the warships are sunk, as long as the sailors come back. Dayang Group doesn't lack warships, what it lacks are talents and excellent sailors!

Under the command of Zhao Yuhang, the Atlantic Fleet began to approach the opponent. And the fleet suffered more and more attacks. As the distance gets closer, your side can hit accurately, and the enemy can also hit accurately!

And as the distance gets closer, the physical attack of the cannonballs also begins to strengthen, and more and more cannonballs break through the barrier.

Another ten minutes later, a salvo by the Atlantic Fleet was successful, and five 460mm shells hit a 20,000-ton, repaired steel battleship of the Sea Dragon Fleet.

The superstructure of the battleship was destroyed in an instant, most of the artillery was scrapped, and the foundation of the battleship barrier was severely damaged, and the barrier could no longer support it. The sailors on it moved urgently and abandoned the battleship.

Then the Atlantic Fleet set fire three times, completely destroying the 20,000-ton warship. A large amount of ammunition exploded, and the battleship was blown into three sections in the shocking explosion, and quickly disappeared into the sea.

It's not that Zhao Yuhang doesn't want to capture such a two-ton steel battleship, but he doesn't have the conditions right now. Having one more captured warship might drag down the fleet's strategy.

Therefore, it can only be blown up! Anyway, Master Zhang said, our Dayang Group has no shortage of warships! Moreover, a battleship like this that has suffered heavy damage and has been repaired is definitely not comparable to a new battleship.

Another half an hour later, the bow of a 10,000-ton warship in the Atlantic Fleet was hit; fortunately, the shell landed on the ship's side and did not cause serious damage. But several sailors were seriously injured.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than six kilometers. At such a distance, the naval guns were almost flattened, almost salvoing. The main attack direction of the shells is no longer the battleship, but the waterline.

A series of shells fell below the waterline of the Atlantic Fleet and warships, and some warships had already begun to leak.

Although the defensive barrier can defend against the direct attack of shells, the explosion from under the water surface, as well as the powerful shock wave and cavity pressure, form a second attack. Under water, the power of this second attack may be even greater.

But the Sea Dragon Fleet is not feeling well either. One black iron warship has already sunk, and three 10,000-ton steel warships have been severely damaged; several black iron warships have been severely damaged.

The sailors of the Sea Dragon Fleet are far inferior to those of the Atlantic Fleet in terms of naval gun technology, targeting devices, war experience and confidence, and even psychological quality.

After all, the Atlantic Fleet has relatively deep roots. It opened up routes from the green sea of ​​death, and even encircled mirage dragons and shark dragons on the green sea of ​​death. Their long-term victories and pride made them perform better in the war. Especially in such a fierce confrontation, it is most obvious.

Confidence and morale have an immeasurable impact on the army.

The hit rate of the Atlantic Fleet has gradually approached 90%, and the precise attack of directly hitting the waterline is also as high as 10%.

In contrast, the Sea Dragon Fleet of the Free and Unfettered faction has a much lower accuracy rate. And in terms of large-caliber naval gun technology, the Sea Dragon Fleet is also far behind.

The above gaps have put the Sea Dragon Fleet at a disadvantage. Not to mention, the defense ability of the black iron warship is not comparable to that of the steel warship. Those restored steel warships... can only be regarded as 'incompletely repaired'.

The Xiaoyao faction did not have the experience, technology, and tools to build and repair steel warships. In addition, the warship itself had been damaged and its structure had become loose. You must know that the warships of the Weihai Fleet of the Xuanzhen Sect mainly use riveting technology, and explosions, collisions, etc. will cause loosening.

The result can be imagined. It only takes a few underwater blasts for these battleships to start leaking.

After the battle lasted for more than an hour, the distance between the two fleets was shortened to an unprecedented three kilometers!

Three kilometers, for a cultivator, it is already 'eye to eye'! At this distance, the Yuanying stage can already use flying swords to hurt each other. But the biggest damage right now comes from the naval guns.

At this distance, dodge and hit rate do not matter at all. It depends entirely on whose battleship is stronger and whose gunfire is sharper!

Also, let's see who has more courage!

At this time, Zhao Yuhang roared with red eyes: "Naval guns, aim at the waterline for me to shoot! Ballistas ready, kill me!"

It's time to fight the bayonet.

The ballista gunners roared with courage. A piece of ballista exploded, and each of the specially made super powerful crossbow bolts, which were powerful enough to penetrate the transformation stage, pierced through the opponent's defense and ship's side like lightning. The soldiers of the Sea Dragon Fleet were nailed to the boards of the ship, and even the cannons were attacked and deformed.

Ballista is a super weapon developed by Xia Dayang Group at close range. A large part of the reason why the warship was able to kill the mirage dragon and the shark dragon at sea was the ballista.

Of course, because of the proliferation of Dayang Group's technology, the opponent also has ballistas. But technically, it was far behind. And because of the lack of steel, the quality of crossbow bolts made of black iron is also poor. As a result, even if the crossbow arrows could penetrate the defenses of the Atlantic Fleet, they could only leave weak pits on the ship's side in the end.

In less than half an hour of such a frenzied attack, the Atlantic Fleet lost two steel warships, and almost all the other warships suffered damage.

But the Sea Dragon Fleet was terrified, and the remaining battleships began to disperse, trying to escape—in fact, they had only six battleships left with scars, a 20,000-ton steel battleship, a A 10,000-ton steel battleship, and four black iron battleships.

The rest of the warships have all sunk.

Once again in the sea war, the efforts of the Xiaoyao faction were once again declared shattered. This time, the frenzied shooting directly destroyed the opponent's confidence.

This kind of crazy shooting is a contest of life and death, a contest of courage and morale; it is also a contest of science and technology!

In this kind of crazy confrontation, the winners and losers will often go to two extremes - either triumphantly, or completely defeated!

At the last moment, the Sea Dragon Fleet completely collapsed because it was completely at a disadvantage. The remaining six warships fled like headless flies. The remaining skinned warships had already scattered and fled.

But just when Zhao Yuhang was about to order the total annihilation, the hidden bosses in the Sea Dragon Fleet—three masters of the Free and Unfettered Sect in the Transformation Stage came forward. They wanted to regroup the fleet and retreat safely.

Among the three transformation stages of the Xiaoyao Sect, the one who took the lead looked particularly old—but just because he looked old, it didn't mean he was really old. Cultivators cannot look at appearances. Maybe it's a disguise.

But at this moment, Hong Yunzi and Ming Xuzi, who were in command of the Atlantic Fleet, appeared. As soon as Hong Yunzi showed up, he laughed loudly, "Oh, isn't this fellow Taoist Xianyunzi? It's true that we don't meet each other anywhere in life. Now that fellow Taoist has shown up, why are you in a hurry to leave? Come and have a drink how?"

Xian Yunzi squinted his eyes and snorted softly, "Why, you want to prevent us from leaving? Although I am old, I still have a certainty of killing you!"

Xian Yunzi's words were very light, but the voice of the God Transformation Stage echoed between the heaven and the earth, and everyone could hear it clearly. There is a touch of domineering in the faint words - I will kill you, there is no problem at all!

The smile on Hong Yunzi's face disappeared. This Xian Yunzi is not ordinary, even older than Hanghong Yunzi in terms of seniority! It is a real, late stage or even peak master of the god transformation stage - the specific realm, of course, people will not tell the outside world.

In short, compared to Hong Yunzi who has just entered the late stage of transformation, he is much stronger.

Not to mention, Xianyunzi has three stages of transformation, while Hongyunzi has only two. Mingxuzi has just entered the stage of transformation for less than three years, and he is still a young grass.

Of course, Xian Yunzi didn't dare to attack Hong Yunzi rashly—although Hong Yunzi and Ming Xuzi's cultivation levels are not close at all, they have steel warships.

Xian Yunzi was not sure about breaking through the defense of the steel battleship—a steel battleship is a complete super magic weapon! The naval guns have to attack several times crazily to break through the defense, and it is said that they have "exhaustive" manpower.

Although the god transformation stage is powerful, the steel battleship is even more powerful! Especially the crazy ballista, especially the scene of the ballista salvo, made Xian Yunzi's scalp tingle.

A mirage dragon can shoot through it, let alone a human being whose body is not as powerful as a monster.

But... But Hong Yunzi didn't dare to take the initiative to attack. Without him, Xian Yunzi is too powerful.

Now because Xian Yunzi has to protect the remaining six battleships and the sailors on the battleships, he is also a weapon of caution. If Xian Yunzi went crazy and didn't care about the lives of these sailors at all, and wanted to fight the battleship to the end, the Atlantic Fleet might not be able to bear it.

In the stage of becoming a god, in addition to frontal attacks, there are many spells and supernatural means. It's really going to be desperate, and the consequences are somewhat unpredictable.

And speaking of it, although the war is already very fierce now, there is still no head-on collision between the Xuanzhen Sect and the Xiaoyao Sect in the stage of transformation into gods!

Everyone, be cautious.

Hong Yunzi didn't speak, but he could only watch helplessly as the remnants of the Xiaoyao faction retreated leisurely.

Zhao Yuhang appeared next to Hong Yunzi, and said with a faint smile: "Senior, don't be angry. At least, this Sea of ​​Emeralds will be taught by Xuanzhen from now on!"

"It also belongs to Dayang Group!"