my steam dam

Chapter 65
After three rounds of 450 explosion bombs, the sentry tower camp at the southeastern tip of the Knight Island was reduced to ashes in a sea of ​​flames.

There is no guarantee that all the disciples of Xia Ke Island in the sentry tower camp will be wiped out.

But what is certain is that this sentry tower camp is absolutely unable to organize a decent counterattack.

And another sentry tower closest to this sentry tower camp is also a distance of more than 20 miles.

Even if the other disciples from Chivalrous Island arrived at full speed, it would probably take more than ten minutes, which was enough for the Ming army to land on the island and establish a simple line of defense.

"Dock, land on the island!"

Following Penke's order.

The three warships speeded up and headed towards the shore.

The location where the outpost camp was established happened to be a natural port.

The draft of the warship is relatively deep. If it were not for the location of this natural port, the warship would not be able to sail directly to the shore, and would be stranded on the reef before approaching.

This is also the reason why the ship commander chose to attack and land here.

The three warships rushed straight to the shore with a suitable water depth, and put down several giant wooden pedals.

The soldiers who had already been suffocated in the cabin rushed to the shore from the deck, stepping on the pedals.

Spearmen and shield soldiers protected the riflemen and set up a line of defense on the outermost shore.

A handful of Thunderbolts were set up and aimed at the jungle on the island, always on guard against enemy attacks.

Three or four hundred heavy armored soldiers in steam armor also stepped off the warship with heavy steps.

They stayed on the ship for too long just now, and their armor was overheated due to the long-term activation of the steam boiler behind them.

The auxiliary soldiers following them immediately took a bucket of cold lake water from the lake and poured it on the heavy armored soldiers.

When the icy lake water touched the already hot armor, it immediately sizzled, and a sheet of water vapor quickly evaporated.

With the help of cold water, the overheated armor quickly cooled down.

Daming's steam armor is good anywhere.

It's just a little bit bad.

Basically every two hours, the armor made of brass and refined iron will overheat due to the heat conduction of the steam engine carried behind it.

Cold water had to be poured to cool down the armor, otherwise the heavy armor soldiers inside would be steamed even if they had specially trained admiralty-covered iron cloth shirts for body protection and high temperature resistance.

Three or four hundred heavy armored soldiers, the first thing they did before the battle was to take a cold shower together.

Buckets of cold lake water were poured on them.

In the blink of an eye, a thick mist of water vapor filled the shore.

The iron cans are looming in the water vapor, which is quite visually impactful.

After the armors on their bodies were quickly cooled by cold water.

The auxiliary soldiers added the high-quality coal powder prepared in advance to the fuel tank behind the armor of the heavy armor.

Because of its fluidity advantages, these pulverized coal can be automatically filled into the combustion chamber at regular intervals under the control of simple valves, which can make the operation of the steam boiler more quantitative.

The combustion efficiency can be accurately controlled, so that the kinetic energy generated by the combustion of every gram of coal is not wasted, which greatly saves excess heat energy waste.

The fuel tank of the steam armor is completely filled with coal powder, which can make the steam armor work for four hours at a time, and the battery life is still very good.

After resupplying the fuel and adding some water to the boiler by the way, these heavy armor soldiers can go to the battlefield even after maintenance is completed.

Three to four hundred steel giants, all of whom were more than two meters tall with armor, took heavy steps to replace the soldiers who had built the defense line before, and stood at the outermost edge of the landing site of the Ming warship, forming a wall of steel men.

During the whole process, not a single disciple from the Knights Island came forward to harass him, and everything went very smoothly.

When these heavily armored soldiers took a defensive stance.

Basically, the landing on the island was a success.

Under the protection of three or four hundred heavy armored soldiers, it is impossible for the disciples of Xia Ke Island to break through the line of defense.

The large troops staying in the cabin immediately lined up and stepped over the steps in a uniform order to board the Knight Island.

Standing on the deck all the time, the ship commander who accompanied Penke to watch the soldiers land on the island, looked at the soldiers who landed on the island one after another, with a thoughtful expression.

After the meeting, he suggested to Penke aloud:
"Master Peng, do you need your subordinates to remove the artillery from the three warships and join the army in combat?"

"I heard that the sect on the Knights Island is very defensive. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If there are not enough artillery to help out, it is still a bit tricky to break through."

There are not many artillery troops in the Suzhou Prefecture Garrison Guard, and only two artillery battalions are equipped with a total of 5000 people.

As for the artillery battalion of the Ming Army, each battalion had no more than 24 artillery pieces.

This time, Penke only transferred one artillery battalion from the local garrison.

Although it should be enough, anyway, it is impossible for the artillery of the Taihu Fleet to directly hit the center of the island from the shore.

This chivalrous island is twenty or thirty miles long, and the range of the naval guns of the Taihu Fleet is the same as that of the army guns, which can only hit four miles.

These three hundred cannons are also idle.

You can pull it to help Peng Ke attack the mountain gate.

However, because it is a naval gun, it is not equipped with a steam self-propelled module and can only be pulled by manpower, but it is better than nothing!

However, Penke shook his head and declined the kindness of the ship commander.

There are only four to five hundred disciples in Xia Ke Island.

Even if they guarded from the bunker, it would be difficult to stop the continuous bombardment of more than 20 artillery pieces, right?
Moreover, the heavy weapons he prepared this time are not limited to these 24 artillery pieces.

Looking up at the sky, Penke smiled slightly and said relaxedly: "No need, count the time, the airship team should be here, right?"

The ship commander looked at Penke in astonishment.

"My lord, you also applied for airship support?"

This is too bullying, right?

As soon as the Jianghu sect is broken, you still need to mobilize the airship to blow it up?
So Jin Yiwei has always acted so rudely?
No wonder the whole world was terrified by the killing of Mr. Peng.

Just crushing with such abundant force, which sect in the Jianghu can stop it!
Penke smiled without saying a word.

He did not apply for this airship, but Emperor Hongwu took the initiative to transfer it to him.

That's useless!
It's the most exciting thing to be overwhelmed by the situation!

"I'll set off first." Peng Ke waved his hand with a smile, took Ahu and Mo Xu, and got off the pedal, but left Yan Qingbo on the boat, not intending to take her with him.

The ship commander looked at Penke's back, clasped his fists and bowed, and shouted loudly: "I wish you success!"

With his back turned to him, Peng Ke waved his hand without looking back, and took 24 soldiers and [-] cannons pulled away by steam tractors, and set off for the Zongmen garrison in the center of the island.

Isn't it a piece of cake to shoot mosquitoes with anti-aircraft guns?

　In fact, most of the first volume is about crushing battles, mainly to show the equipment and martial arts of Daming, so that everyone can first understand the military equipment and combat methods of Steaming Daming.

　　Really fight the passionate battlefield, the flesh and blood grinding disc, that has to be the second volume.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)