The long fairy road is wonderful

Chapter 1290 Ambush (5)

Not only does Valeria's flagship stand out from the fleet of the motley army, even if the scope is expanded to the entire plane, there are not many warships that can match it.

After all, its construction and maintenance costs are beyond the reach of ordinary countries.

However, it is awesome, and the cost performance is still not as good as the standard warship used by the opponent, and it is not invincible.

Behind her there are a bunch of more moderate warships, and they were injured to varying degrees in the battle just now, but it didn't affect the combat effectiveness much.

If you lose your teammates, relying on Valeria's fleet alone, you will be surrounded and beaten even if you can fight.

So after Miranda used tactics to avoid the chasing fleet, he immediately took a detour to save his teammates before the opponent could kill the carbine.

Speaking of these miscellaneous teammates, they are being beaten very badly now.

Of course, there is a reason why the training is not enough and there is not much experience in naval battles. The other is that the opponent is too strong.

The entire fleet was cut into three sections by the raid, Miranda belonged to the front section, and the rear section is currently being beaten in circles with wheel formations.

The opponent used the two small islands as a cover to sail around the left and right sides, and the middle section of the motley fleet happened to be surrounded by the waterway between the two small islands.

Whenever the field of view is clear, the opponent can shoot a row of shells, not to mention that they use a wheel array, and the previous one has already driven away when it finishes loading. The boat has been driven to the face and continues to fire.

Lin Tianci could clearly see that the mob army was indeed planning to fight back with the machine bird, but due to the serious damage caused by the first round of raids, there may have been some problems with the control of the ship.

After all, the cannons in this era are all arranged on the side of the hull. If you want to fire the cannon, you have to turn the ship sideways. There is a problem with the handling, so it is naturally difficult to do this.

Some ships are spinning back and forth like tops on the sea, probably because the rudder is broken, and some ships have only one mast left on the sea, almost completely sunk, and cannot be fished out.

This further blocked waterway made it very difficult for the originally movable ship to cross the hull to fight back.

The battle situation eased and improved after the Sea Elf's submersible warship opened fire. The raiding party couldn't find where the attack came from, so they could only fire at the empty sea indiscriminately.

Affected by the sea water, the artillery shells, which were not particularly brilliant, fell into the water, and they did not pose a threat to the underwater submarine warships.

However, due to the terrain, Sea Elf's submersible warships have fewer places to hide, and fewer places to fire and attack. Overall, it has some effect, but it's not enough.

In the final analysis, the poor damage ability is a problem. Even if the sea elves launch something similar to torpedoes, the damage ability will definitely not be comparable to the real torpedoes. Otherwise, the sea elves' fleet alone will be enough to deal with these raiders.

At this time, Miranda rushed back with Valeria's fleet behind him.

"Evasive action! Pay attention to passing through the right side of the waterway!"

Putting down the binoculars, Miranda drew out the long sword at her waist while ordering.

The helmsman on this ship must be an old driver. Miranda's orders and tactical intentions can be well executed, which is the most basic part.

The brisk patrol ship circled a large reef in front of it, and almost drifted past the edge of the island.

"Rocket ready!"

As I just said, the friendly troops in the rear are being surrounded by the raiding party, using the small island as cover to shoot non-stop in the form of a wheel formation.

The other party will use the terrain, and Miranda will certainly not ignore such a great convenience.

The small island blocked the attacker's view, and when they turned from the other side and wanted to continue bombarding the besieged fleet, Miranda's ship just appeared out of the blue and sailed past their right side of the ship.

This operation is very dangerous. After all, Miranda's ship is an advantage. It cannot be compared with the authentic standard warship in terms of tonnage, resistance and firepower.

If you turn around and hit someone inattentively, it is likely to attract a 0-distance salvo from the artillery on the side, so Miranda's flagship will be sent to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish 100% of the time.

After successfully turning the corner, at the moment when the two boats intersected, Miranda said loudly:
"Target sail, shoot arrows!"

With an order, a 'red cloud' rose from the deck, and the burning arrows flew towards the target densely.

Miranda's choice is correct. Although it must have undergone certain fire protection treatment, compared with the hull that has been strengthened, the sails are almost worse.

The rockets quickly shot the white sail full of holes, and occasionally there were arrows hanging on it, and the arrows soaked in flammable fuel burned orange flames trying to ignite the sail.

It can be seen that there is some effect, the speed of the target ship has dropped significantly by a knot, but it must not be so easy to completely ignite the sails.

But there was no time for them to fire another salvo.

Don't look at the fact that there are gun ports on the left and right sides of the current warships. In fact, not every gun position is always watched by someone.

This kind of situation where only one side of the cannon can be used accounts for the vast majority, so the gunners are usually concentrated on one side, and there are almost no cases where the left and right sides need to be fired at the same time. The part of the gun position in the cabin is all-through.

Realizing that he was being beaten, the battleship would definitely immediately mobilize its gunners to turn to Miranda's side. The only reason why it didn't fire now was because it needed to be loaded and aimed.

Relying on the small and fast boat, Miranda didn't stop at all, and drove along the waterway like a racing car.

As soon as the opponent was ready for shelling, they immediately realized that the left and right shots of the artillery could not reach Miranda's ship. At this time, Valeria's flagship, which had been following Miranda, also moved to the best position...

Miranda's tactics are actually very simple. Since the friendly forces are surrounded, lead the fleet to surround the raiding side in the opposite direction, line up a battle line that can output the maximum firepower from the outside, and follow the waterway between the islands from the raiding side's fleet. Quick push sideways.

In this way, it is equivalent to attacking one side being flanked by two sides, and Sea Elf's submersible battleship will also launch a sonic torpedo from time to time to add to the fun.

Although the tactics are simple, this is not like sitting in front of the computer and playing games. There is no God’s perspective for you to see. Miranda can judge the situation within a short period of time and choose the best method to counter it. This is the commander’s ability. is also extremely rare.Even the kind of experienced commander who is dozens of years old often loses battles due to misjudgment or miscalculation of the situation.

The battlefield before the advent of the information age was opaque, relying solely on the intelligence provided by a telescope was like simulating the battlefield situation in the mind through a thick layer of fog.

Miranda is doing very well now, as a general, you don't need to be particularly good at fighting, it's just a man's bravery, the focus is on tactical and strategic command.

Miranda's boat was in the front, and the rockets she released were only minor tickling attacks, but she played a key role in leading the way, so that the fleet that Valeria could fight behind only needed to see the opportunity to fire.

Lin Tianci looked at the battle situation through the mechanism bird, and roughly guessed Miranda's intentions. If you think about it in another way, let him take command...

F2, A goes up and it's over.

The ships that came to chase Miranda had to go around in a circle to catch up again. This gave Miranda a chance to rescue his teammates. The opponent probably miscalculated Miranda's command ability and the combat effectiveness of the Valeria fleet.

But this level of redundancy is still within the allowable range. Even Valeria's flagship cannot sink a ship with just one salvo. In order to ensure that she will not be dumped, Miranda only It can lead the fleet to quickly skip, instead of slowing down and bombarding laterally.

This made the other side be beaten, and it also made the surrounded group of motley warships cry even more.

It is not so easy to break out of the besieged teammates for a while.

The positioning is really coquettish, but just like little brother Lin, once an agile player gets hit, it will be quite painful.

Successfully fired salvos at the opponent's ships. As soon as Miranda ordered the ships to turn, he saw a few more ships running out from behind the small island on the right, and they were still a little tattered.

It was the ships that went after her before, and now they turned around and turned back.

Because they have already entered the waterway, if they want to turn again, they have to drive to the next intersection. This limits the maneuverability of the other party, and also limits the space for Miranda to avoid. There is simply nowhere to hide.

Miranda immediately grabbed the side of the ship and shouted:

"Prepare for the shock!"

Due to the sudden move and the close proximity, the hands on the bridge tried their best to turn the steering wheel, but it was too late to turn completely.

Even without using the mechanism bird, Lin Tianci could clearly see that his ship was almost touching the opposite ship, which was a very dangerous distance.

——Boom boom boom boom boom!
Sure enough, the opponent fired.

For a moment, Lin Tianci felt a series of vibrations under his feet, not as strong as an earthquake, but very dense. It is estimated that Miranda's ship must have been blown a row of holes by the opponent.

If you are lucky, you can make do with it. If you are unlucky, if the cabin below the waterline is also shot through, the ship will sink with a high probability.

The good news is that there is a small island not far from the next door. Given the water quality of the locals in Lemuria, it is more difficult to drown them. This is far enough for old men and women to swim across.

Then the hull shook again, and it was supposed to head to the right, but the bow moved towards the opponent's ship on the left.

"The rudder is broken! I can't control it!"

The helmsman shouted from the bridge. It should be that the round of shelling just now broke the rope connecting the rudder and the steering wheel. That thing is equivalent to the drive shaft and gearbox of a car. down the rudder.

Of course it can be repaired, just change a rope, but there is no time.

The bow of my own ship has been attached to the opponent's buttocks, and there is no way to separate and run away.Seeing that the second round of shelling is coming soon, everyone will inevitably jump out of the boat and escape.

Miranda gritted her teeth:

"Everyone is ready for close combat, let's jump to the gang!"

　I woke up in the morning and found that I couldn’t log into the author’s background. After searching for an hour, I found out that it was a problem with the router.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)