I weave fate in parallel time and space

Chapter 409 Long Yin
Joan looked for the gun stand in the telescope.

"It looks like there's no damage at all." Tesla whispered, "The pressure resistance of this thing should be very good."

The first mate snorts, “Just blow it up and it won’t be so waterproof anymore.”

The driver also slowly grinned, "If you blow its legs off, it's a crab with its head and legs cut off."

There was a burst of laughter on the bridge, but Jeanne's face was very solemn, because the mecha was already very close to the research institute.

The top of the mecha had completely surfaced. She saw the giant cannon on the back of the submarine mecha. Someone had climbed out of the bottom compartment to remove the waterproof device.

Joan of Arc also saw the cannon, "Higher, pilot. Prepare the cannon!"

The Leviathan had already flown above the enemy, and Tesla could even feel the vibration of the mecha's high-power mechanical engine.The waterproof plug on the chimney has been removed. This is a relatively backward design. At least his Zeus ship does not have to be so troublesome.

However, there were some shining things on the water between the coast and the mecha, and Jeanne raised the telescope to see clearly.

It looked like a small fleet, each only a few meters long, with a metal hull, rushing towards the German mecha. The waves raised by the mecha shook the antennas on the decks of the ships back and forth.

"What are those?"

"A radio-controlled small ship-type torpedo." Tesla said, "The one I designed has the advantages of low cost, fast construction, and high cost performance. I have been studying this thing since this country lost the ability to deal with warships. "

The first ship disappeared under the mecha, a flash of light slid across the water, and water splashed everywhere, but the ship seemed unharmed and did not slow down.

Tesla frowned slightly.

"It seems that you didn't ask an explosives expert to mix the explosives." Raman said.

"I'm not a chemist," Tesla replied.

He frowned slightly, "There's something wrong with the armor of this ship. Germany's technology has advanced too fast."

"That's just not enough yield." Joan of Arc said, "First officer, show Mr. Tesla the correct way to do it. Starboard engine at half speed. Bomb bay, prepare to drop bombs!"

Tesla moved closer to the window and leaned forward to see what was going on below. The airship vibrated again.

As soon as the underwater mecha's left front leg stepped onto the shore, the cannonball landed in the shallow water between the mecha's right front and right hind legs. Dark sand pillars rushed into the sky and scattered under the silver moonlight.

Tesla's boat was pushed over and exploded into pieces floating on the coast. The German mecha was pushed away by the shock wave and almost turned over. The mecha stopped, but its right leg was disabled.

The legs of multi-legged mechas like this are generally weak points.

After a while, the shock wave returned to the Leviathan, the airship shook violently, and the windows of the bridge were shaken like a teacup.

Joan of Arc stared closely at the mecha. The mecha still wanted to move, but it was obviously much slower since it was missing one leg.

This is the overwhelming power of airships in this era. Before the artillery range is far enough to shoot down the airship, the airship is the absolute controller.

In this world, there is only one person who controls the technology to shoot down airships, and that is Tesla's Tesla Cannon, but this technology is not yet popular.

But once popularized, airships may become useless.

The reason why it is not popular is the cost and the huge amount of energy required to release a Tesla cannon.

"Please convey my appreciation to the bomb bay." Joan of Arc said, "But the appearance of the mecha is still intact."

The warships below seemed to finally be unable to bear Levitan's repeated bombardments and began to fire at them. One shell after another passed by the side of the airship, but in the night sky, there were still targets in the air, trying to hit them. It is simply difficult to reach the sky.

"Sir!" the navigator shouted, "there are still a few splashes out there!"

The officers crowded in front of the window, and Joan of Arc also took a step forward. Several metal objects were gradually floating up and approaching the coast.

"Is it a escort boat?" The captain shook his head, "Where was it hidden before?"

"They should have been turned off when we launched the attack," Tesla said, "and turned on again after we caught up with the big guy. Or maybe they were hidden behind the big mecha and hidden by the water of the big mecha. Traces of myself.”

These escort boats had already landed, and they quickly passed through the trees and headed straight for the research institute a few hundred meters away.

Suddenly, a flash of light suddenly erupted from the mecha's deck, streaking across the dark sky. Countless gravel was splashed directly from the research institute in the distance, and the frigate opened fire.

Some mechas emerged from inside the institute, using their own Gatling to attack the ships, but obviously, these mechas were too small.

Gatling couldn't break through the steel armor at all and could only delay it for some time.

"Should we help?" Raman asked.

Joan of Arc looked at all this with a solemn expression, "The distance is too close. The shells from the airship will affect the research institute. If the weapons inside are detonated, who knows what will happen."

She looked at Tesla, "I remember you left a Zeus ship here, didn't you?"

"The Zeus ship is now in the Black Sea, preparing to cooperate with Beichen's army to take back Serbian land." Tesla said with an ugly face.

Joan of Arc frowned slightly, "Why did you send the warship over at this time?"

"Because of the Battle of Verdun, the troops in Central Asia were mobilized to the west, so this is our best chance to retake Serbia." Tesla said.

Joan of Arc's frown deepened, "The battlefield of Verdun had already entered a stalemate a month ago because of the explosion."

Tesla seemed to realize something, "You mean."

Joan of Arc turned her head and looked down, "The enemy did not come unprepared, but came carefully."

"What should we do now?" Raman couldn't help but ask, "Are we going to just watch? Let them capture this research institute?"

"In addition to the bombing function, airships are also used to deploy troops. Can you expect the soldiers on the airship to deal with warships?" Joan of Arc said. .

Raman gritted his teeth and looked at Tesla, "Where is this country's army? They dare to attack Beichen, but don't dare to defend this weapon?"

"This country has only been established for a few months," Tesla said. "Military mobilization across the country is not that smooth. They still need to liquidate the old forces. It is not easy to arrange such research."

Raman came back to his senses and looked at the captain, "Bomb it directly! No matter what, we must not let them succeed!"

"With the power described in the description of this weapon, if you detonate it, everyone here will die." Joan of Arc said.

Tesla was silent on one side. He was a participant in this weapon, so he actually knew that such a weapon would not explode due to external force.

After the weapon is attacked, it will only destroy the integrity and cause the chain reaction to terminate prematurely or explode and fail to reach critical mass, but will not explode.

But he didn't say that because there were many of his colleagues in the institute, he couldn't let these people bomb them.

His brain was running at high speed at the moment, looking for a solution.

However, Joan of Arc also noticed the electric light shining in the distance at this time.

"What is that? Is it that weapon?" Jeanne asked.

Tesla stared at the electric light in the distance, and the more he looked at it, the deeper his frown became. For some reason, the more he looked at it, the more familiar this technology became.

"That seems to be a Tesla cannon?"

"Is it the same weapon used in St. Petersburg?"

Tesla nodded.

"Isn't that the weapon on the Zeus?"

Tesla also had some doubts in his eyes.

But soon, the telegraph interpreter on one side seemed to have discovered something, turned his head and shouted.

"There is an unknown radio signal on the public channel."

"Is it from the German side?" Jeanne asked.

"do not know."

Joan of Arc thought for a moment and said, "Connect the signal."

"Yes."

The correspondent kept operating the machine in front of him, and soon, along with a hissing sound, a familiar female voice came from the channel, which was in Chinese.

"Is it the Leviathan?"

Reilly, the representative from Britannia, slowly stepped forward and replied, "Yes." Due to the country's history, Britannia has always been a bilingual country, especially in the west where most people speak Chinese. , and Raleigh is from the west.

"Are you Foreign Minister Russell?"

Russell is the name of Beichen’s representative just now.

Tesla, who had been looking at the flashing electric light not far away, finally saw clearly what the thing looked like. It was an empty boat. The airbag and the empty boat seemed to be treated with some kind of special insulating material. Even the people inside the airship wear special insulating uniforms.

At the front of the airship is a very familiar Tesla cannon device.

That is Beichen's airship - Qinglong.

"It looks like we arrived just in time." Russell joked.

Rayleigh was silent for a moment and said, "Why do you want to help us?"

"A friend of mine once said that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Although our country has not concluded any alliance treaty with you, it is estimated that there will be no need to conclude one in the future.

But obviously now our goals are aligned.

At least, we want to end this war quickly. "

Russell's words were very calm, "If I were you, I would quickly control the airship to retreat a certain distance. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee whether it will affect you."

Joan of Arc looked at Tesla.

Tesla also nodded, "Thunder and lightning are the most violent forces in the world, and even I cannot absolutely control them."

"Reverse engine at half speed!" Joan of Arc gave the order.

The airship gradually slowed down, and the moment it started to retreat, they felt a slight vibration.The dark water surface came into their sight again, and the submarine and the research institute were getting further and further away from them.

"Should we do something?" Raman asked.

"Doing nothing is the best option," Tesla said.

His eyes were fixed on the electric light in the distance, and suddenly, he said.

"coming."

Joan of Arc, Raman and others came to their senses, and the Tesla cannon's shining light illuminated its huge body.The chimney at the end is still smoking, energy is constantly being input into the capacitor, and charges are floating in the air.

At this time, Russell's voice also continued.

"There is an old saying in Beichen, which is to give a peach and repay a plum. We have always believed that good deeds will be rewarded with good deeds.

Not long ago, I was on a mission to the Great Egyptian Empire. They are willing to help their Arab compatriots escape from colonization and get rid of the oppression and plunder of the colonists.

I think we should also help them."

Reilly was silent. Most of the Arab region had been unified by the Great Egyptian Empire, leaving only Morocco and Yemen that Ramses II and Arthur had agreed to give up.

Those are important entrances and exits to the Mediterranean. By guarding those two places, all of Europe and even most of North Africa are under control.

The reason why Germany wants to start a war is also related to these two places.

In name, it was a British colony, but in a real sense, it was Britannia's sphere of influence. As long as they wanted to, they could block Beichen's sea route into the Mediterranean at any time.

When Beichen blocked Tsarist Russia's army, he sent many fleets to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea.

But now that Tsarist Russia has withdrawn from the war, and the warships are still docked there, one can imagine what the purpose is.

Their purpose is not to occupy Yemen, because it is useless to occupy Yemen alone. The Suez Canal is still in the hands of the Great Egyptian Empire, and the routes in the Mediterranean are still controlled by others.

And Beichen had no intention of going to war with the Egyptian Empire at this time.

In this special position, once a war breaks out, Beichen may have to become the enemy of the world.

Therefore, their real purpose is to return this route to the Great Egyptian Empire, a third party that has no conflict with Beichen.

The Great Egyptian Empire is a sovereign country, and as long as it is a rational ruler, it will not lean towards any party.

Because Europe, Tsarist Russia, Beichen, and Britannia are all affected by the canal.

Once you lean towards one party, you will be suppressed by the other three parties.

But it was also because of the checks and balances between these parties that the Great Egyptian Empire maintained a certain degree of stability.

There were too many things involved, and Rayleigh could only remain silent.

Russell's chuckle could be heard faintly in the communication channel.

After a moment, her voice continued.

"Then, gentlemen, please listen to the dragon's roar."

As her words fell, a loud sound like the world and the earth cracking came to their ears.

"boom!!!"

That's because the air is suddenly heated, expands violently, and collides in all directions at extremely high speeds, creating a shock wave, which is the principle of thunder.

This means that the power of the Tesla Cannon is greater than that of the Tesla Zeus.

With this loud noise, the heaven and earth trembled, followed by the dazzling thunder.

The German escort boat is standing on the remains of those mechas. The legs of the mecha have been torn off. There are many flexible mechanical arms on the escort boat.

They seemed to be performing a dance of victory, their legs trembling and their bodies shaking.

They saw the lightning surrounding the mecha and looked up.

Even Leviathan, which was far away from them, was glowing like clouds illuminated by the setting sun. The engines had stalled and all electrical equipment was overloaded - the airship was also affected.

Can hydrogen gas be ignited?This worry emerged in Jeanne's mind, and she grabbed the window edge.

In her sight, another thing appeared in the distance, a huge body stumbling forward, four times the size of the previous mecha and the front-end escort boat, with tattered flags flying on the mast on the deck.

The mecha's speed was slow, and its two right legs had been damaged by the bombing just now. It could only use its mechanical arms to support its progress, like a dying giant beast.

Joan of Arc was wondering why the electric sparks from the Tesla cannon didn't wrap around the mecha. The mecha leaned against the barbed wire fence outside the institute, and the circuit was connected.

A bolt of electric light rose from the Tesla cannon above and grabbed the mechanical arm of the mecha. The electric arc followed. The recombined energy urgently needed an outlet. In the blink of an eye, five electric lights stared at the huge underwater machine. First.

The mecha vibrated for a while, and several mechanical legs trembled crazily. The electric light passed through the metal surface. With a roar, the electric light ignited the trees around the mecha, and even the sand was melted.

The mecha trembled violently, the ammunition depot was ignited, a huge fireball spewed out of the cabin, the fire rushed out of the chimney, the fuel tank also burned, and thick smoke billowed from the engine nozzle.

The explosion finally ended. The ears of Tesla and others were still ringing, but the vibrations under their feet seemed to have disappeared.Except for a few groans, the control room behind him was dark and quiet. The Tesla cannon released all its energy on the underwater mecha below, saving the Leviathan.

Joan of Arc was half-kneeling on the ground. She had also been shocked just now.

"Is this the power of the Tesla Cannon?" Jeanne murmured softly.

"They should have improved some technologies." Tesla exhaled and said, "Beichen is indeed very powerful."

Rayleigh watched all this in silence.

Now Beichen's Tesla cannon is helping them.

However, this is also a warning...

"Now is not the time for us to think about the Tesla cannon." Raman said, "We have to make a decision. Germany already knows the situation here and will even use spies within West France to stop us."

Raman looked at Joan of Arc, "The only way to avoid unnecessary complications is to get this weapon from here and throw it directly at the destination without landing.

You have a decision to make, Chief. "

He looked down at the mecha that had been torn to pieces by the submarines. The blood of the pilot inside the mecha was flowing out of the mecha. In the research institute that was bombarded by artillery fire on one side, there were also some researchers wearing white coats. Killed by a bomb.

"Just now, hundreds of people died in front of our eyes."

Jeanne took a deep breath and fell into silence.
(End of this chapter)