Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 26 The Sound of Cannons Outside the Port of Kangshan

At twelve noon on April 3011th, 35 in the Tang calendar, the first and second squadrons, four large armored cruisers, four light cruisers, ten destroyers and seven transport ships of the Liuyun Imperial Navy's independent fleet The boat came to the northeast of Kangshan Port, about [-] nautical miles away.

The seven transport ships did not carry much supplies, but carried four infantry regiments of the Newport Garrison.

One of these seven transport ships was left behind when the Second Infantry Brigade of Fushan County left, and the other six were previously requested by Su Yi from the Liuyun Empire Navy Department, temporarily serving as supply ships for the independent fleet.

The six transport ships given by the Ministry of the Navy are all medium-sized cargo ships with a displacement of more than [-] tons.

Because Su Yi had the idea of ​​taking Kangshan Port as his own, the four infantry regiments of the Xingang garrison came to Kangshan Port with the independent fleet on seven transport ships.

On the bridge of the Bavarian-class battleship Yongxiang of the First Squadron, Wang Chengliang, the commander of the independent fleet, reported to Su Yihui: "Marshal, at [-] degrees to the west and south, we have discovered the naval fleet of the Gisk Empire. Our independent fleet is about [-] nautical miles away, but the Jisk Empire battleships outside the Kangshan Harbor seem to be more than the six dreadnought battleships, eight former dreadnought battleships and ten ironclad battleships in the Admiralty's information. In addition, I have ordered With two destroyers protecting the seven troop carriers, they were separated from the main fleet."

Su Yi took a deep breath and relieved his nervousness, "Since we have arrived outside Kangshan Port, we have no choice but to fire. Even if all the battleships of the Gisk Empire are gathered here, don't we Is the independent fleet afraid?"

Wang Chengliang immediately said loudly: "Commander, even if all the battleships of the Jisk Empire are outside Kangshan Port at this time, with the help of the first and second teams of our independent fleet, I have the confidence to win the battle!"

Su Yi smiled brightly and said, "Then it's up to you to command. By the way, what about the Skystar Empire fleet in Kangshan Port?"

"The First Fleet and Second Fleet of the Skystar Empire in Kangshan Harbor are already preparing to break through after learning the news of the arrival of our independent fleet. These two fleets of the Skystar Empire can also help us contain some of the Jisk Empire fleet. strength."

"Tell these two fleets of the Skystar Empire to let them break through as soon as possible while our independent fleet is fighting with the Jisk Empire navy fleet. The independent fleet can't buy them too much time."

"Don't worry, commander, I understand what the commander means."

Just when the independent fleet discovered the naval fleet of the Gisk Empire, the fleet of the Gisk Empire outside Kangshan Port also discovered the independent fleet of the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire from afar.

At this time, the four dreadnought battleships, four former dreadnought battleships, four armored battleships, four armored cruisers and six light cruisers of the second fleet of the Jisk Empire Navy have joined the first fleet of the Jisk Empire Navy.

As a result, the Gisk Empire Navy is currently gathering ten dreadnought battleships, twelve pre-dreadnought battleships, fourteen ironclad battleships, eighteen armored cruisers, 22 light cruisers, thirty destroyers and 46 torpedo boat.

On the bridge of the Holy Sword, the flagship of the First Fleet of the Gisk Empire, Commander Nicono’s face was very ugly, “Those trash from the intelligence department should be shot! The navy of the Liuyun Empire actually has ten dreadnought battleships, And at least two of them are super dreadnought battleships, and even more!"

Pimuska, the captain of the Holy Sword, no longer had a relaxed look on his face, "Count Nicono, what shall we do next?"

"What else can I do! Let's fight!"

The First Fleet and Second Fleet of the Jisk Empire Navy immediately divided into ten dreadnought battleships, six former dreadnought battleships, six armored battleships, eight armored cruisers, ten light cruisers, ten destroyers and sixteen The torpedo boat greeted the independent fleet of the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire.

The 22 battleships of the Jisk Empire Navy quickly formed a long battle line, and the six super dreadnought battleships and four dreadnought battleships of the independent fleet also formed a battle line. Try to seize the T-head and occupy a favorable shooting position.

And just as the fleets of the two sides kept approaching, the two fleets of the Skystar Empire in Kangshan Port also came out in full force, and started a breakout operation.

However, the navy of the Gisk Empire and the Independent Fleet exchanged fire first, or the six super dreadnought battleships of the Independent Fleet first poured shells at the battleship formation of the Gisk Empire. Around [-] meters.

You must know that the ten most powerful dreadnought battleships of the Gisk Empire Navy outside Kangshan Harbor are all equipped with 45 times the caliber of 305mm main guns, and their reasonable range is about 8000 meters. Only when the battleship fires within 8000 meters from the enemy ship can it pose a certain threat. When the distance is beyond 8000 meters from the enemy ship, there is basically no need to consider the hit rate, and it can only rely on luck.

Even the ten dreadnought battleships of the Gisk Empire could not reach a maximum range of [-] meters due to the limitation of the firing elevation angle of the main guns.

The first salvo of the main guns of the six super dreadnought battleships of the Independent Fleet did not hit any of the battleships of the Gisk Empire, but it cast a shadow over the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the Gisk Empire.

The six super dreadnought battleships of the Independent Fleet did not cast a shadow on the officers and soldiers of the Gisk Empire navy for too long, but turned this shadow into a kind of fear.

In the second salvo of the main guns of the six super dreadnought battleships, a 380mm armor-piercing shell fired by the Bavarian-class battleship Yongxiang hit the dreadnought battleship Gisk Empire Tomahawk, triggering the attack of the battleship Tomahawk. A devastating explosion occurred in the ammunition depot of the rear turret, and the rear turret was blown up into the air. The Tomahawk broke into two pieces at the explosion and quickly sank to the sea.

The Tomahawk belongs to the Dreadnought battleship of the Gisk Empire's Holy Sword class, with a standard displacement of 21300 tons and a full load displacement of 22350 tons. The five Holy Sword-class dreadnought battleships in active service are all here in Kangshan Port at this time. The Holy Sword-class is also the latest dreadnought battleship in active service in the Gisk Empire.

The Tomahawk was not the only battleship of the Gisk Empire to be hit in the second salvo of the main guns of the six super dreadnought battleships of the Independent Fleet.

The Jisk Empire Holy Sword-class dreadnought battleship Scimitar was hit by a 356mm artillery shell from the Ise-class battleship Tong'an of the Independent Fleet into the sea water a few meters away from its hull, forming a near miss. The armor on the side of the knife tore a big hole of more than ten meters.

The turbulent seawater instantly poured into the hull of the Scimitar, which not only caused the Scimitar to tilt to the left quickly, but also caused the speed of the Scimitar to immediately drop to less than 13 knots.

(End of this chapter)