Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

C1323 The dying sub-fleet

Coal diggers was naked. He used a round shovel to throw the refined coal into the burning boiler, the flames releasing endless heat. The boiling water vapor brought about a strong kinetic energy, and the Svetlana's propeller began to spin rapidly.

The huge Steel battleship rushed towards the northern shallow water area, the bottom of the boat scraping against the rocks, and the huge coral reefs were smashed into pieces by the strong propellers.

The boiler room was at the bottom of the battleship. The people who worked here could clearly feel the vibrations under their feet, and could even hear the sound of something hard scraping against the bottom of the ship.

"What is Captain doing? "Where are you bringing us?" A blond sailor asked in horror.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. We only have two hours a day to sail on the deck. I don't even know where I am now …" Another black Coal diggers sighed and shook her head.

"But …" But there had never been such a sound before! "Could it be that we touched a reef …"

"Pah pah pah …" Don't say such unlucky words, War of the Seas wants a good reputation... A hundred battles win a hundred victories, a hundred battles win a hundred battles win a hundred! "

There were only 12 Coal diggers in the huge boiler room, guarding the six burning coal entrances as they struggled to swing their shovels. The slag and sweat mixed together, forming numerous ravines on their skin.

From the copper pipe in the boiler room came the maddened, almost twisted voice of the chief engineer. Accelerate the coal! Increase firepower! "God bless us, burn all this coal, don't leave a single cinder …"

"Increase firepower!" At this moment, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from outside the boiler room, causing the entire coal heap to tremble. The coal clashed back and forth, and the battleship's main cannon began to fire.

The entire battleship's keel issued a creaking sound. Normally, everyone in the boiler room would have long since gotten used to this sound, but today's sound caused a trace of unease to surge out from their hearts.

"Why do I feel like something is going to happen?" "My heart is in turmoil …" Before the blond youth could finish her words, the battleship suddenly shook as if it had hit something.

Clang! "Crack …"

Amidst the loud sounds, everyone fell to the ground. Just as they were about to get up, the blond youth suddenly screamed out in fear, "It's in the water …" The boiler room is flooded … "

Like a naughty child holding the mouth of a faucet, high pressure water shot out of a crack in the floor of the boat, sprayed on the ceiling, and then rained down like rain.

"It hit a rock! The boiler room is leaking on the reef... Bring the pump here... " The boiler chief rushed towards the copper pipe and started to shout loudly. However, there was no response from the outside. All that could be heard were chaotic noises and the sound of cannons rolling in from the copper pipe.

The boiler master could not hear what was being shouted. It took him a long time to identify one word, and that was to fire a cannon. Currently, this was the only sound that could be heard on the battleship.

The boiler master knew that things were not going well, but when he turned around to look at his brothers, he realized that the water that was just like a small stream was now like a surging spring. The four brothers rushed over to block it with their own bodies, but how could they stop it?

"Brothers, it's already a mess outside. I can't find the chief engineer …" No one cares about us anymore, it's just the sound of cannons outside … "Right now, there are two paths. The first is to stay put and wait for death. If we can block it for a while, then it will be for a moment …"

"The other way is to rush out and fight like a man. We can't be Coal diggers all our lives! You can choose! "

There was no hesitation. "I choose the second option!" They say we're soldiers, and the result is shoveling coal, endless shoveling coal, and I've been sick of it... "

"Alright, everyone is so tired. I'm also so tired … Open the cabin door and we'll see how powerful it is to fight! "

The seawater poured in at a very fast speed. When people opened the cabin door to cross the lower deck, the seawater had already submerged into a burning boiler.

Sizzle! Steam immediately filled the air as the temperature of the boiler room soared like a sauna!

After leaving the familiar post, everything outside was displayed in front of everyone's eyes. The entire battleship had been thrown into complete chaos, with sailors running wildly everywhere, sailors being dragged into the cabin from injuries on the deck, and the floor covered in dark red blood and dirty footprints.

The air was thick with the pungent smell of gunpowder and blood, now combined with the salty smell of evaporated sea water.

All the structures had been thrown into disarray. Soldiers of all ranks were fighting according to their instincts. No one could find their superior officer, nor could they find their soldiers according to their military officers! In addition to the howls of the injured, there were all kinds of roars in his ears.

"Who has the key to the third armory … Damn it! Who knows what to say! "

"The Captain's Room's iron gate is stuck, where is the fire axe? "Smash it open …"

"Communication Length... Where is the communications officer? All the flagmen on the deck have died … "

"No. 2 main cannon requires a loader! "Who the f * ck has received loading training, hurry up and get over here …"

Everyone was running and shouting. Everyone had the expression of a grim reaper on their faces. Humans had already become beasts controlled by their instincts.

The people in the boiler room were confused, as if they were not members of this battleship. They passed through the cabins one by one like idiots walking on the path of a zombie.

Just as the blond youth saw the wounded soldiers crawling in the cabin, he heard a loud boom as a shell drilled into the cabin from the hull. The violent explosion instantly turned the cabin into ruins.

When the dust cleared, people found that the cabin was already out in the open. Outside, the hull had exploded into a one meter diameter hole, and people could clearly see the mountains and rivers as well as the desperate battlefield outside.

"My God! The sub-fleet had all come into contact with reefs! I got it, this is the commander deliberately letting the warship hit the rocks, this is looking for the best shooting ground to suppress the enemies on the mountain! "

"Didn't we win last night? How did it become like this in such a short period of time? That we need to be martyred? "Just what the hell is this place …"

The main battleship beneath He Mansiji's feet was slowly tilting, the Svetlana had finally reached the best shooting position, and the remaining battleships of the branch fleet were also at the best shooting position, but these battleships had also reached the end of their lives.

The artillery shell was the ultimate song of these battleships, and the smoke from the opposing Chinese artillery positions was the final rage of these battleships!

He Mansiji was crying. He saw frigate s rushing up the reef one after another, smashing into the reef and then stranding on the ground as they lost their power. They were like sperm whales that had died on the beach, struggling with their last bit of strength.

"I have done my best! I really did my best! Commander, you have to seize the time we spent escaping with our lives! Akson, please hurry up, we really can't hold on for much longer … "

"Please God, don't let anything happen to the western channel exit! I beg you, hurry up and come out! "There's really no time left …"

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