We are in Terra and there is no book to read.

"But equipment is also used by people, isn't it?"

Manteuffel looked at the metal pipe carried by the two soldiers and asked curiously.

"what is this?"

"Commander, it's the barrel of the Victoria field gun. We carried one back. There's also a breech block here."

Fritz asked someone to bring something wrapped in a Victorian military uniform. "We can't bring the whole thing back, so we can only bring it back in pieces. The Victorians also have a bigger one, but it's a pity that we can't carry it." "

"Okay, now we have dealt a major blow to the Victorians."

Manteuffel's face was full of smiles, but Fritz just responded from the side without looking very good.

"Division Commander, do you know what I saw there? Artillery, countless artillery pieces. We probably destroyed more than 100 artillery pieces, but there are still hundreds of artillery pieces in Victoria, which is more than all of our country combined. It's worse. What I’m worried about is that these artillery pieces are not everything to Victoria!”

Victoria is too big, and his generous accumulation can allow them to lose as much as they want.Despite Sakaz's appalling results, it still didn't hurt for Victoria.

This situation gave Fritz, who had just experienced all this, a sense of powerlessness.

Victoria can start over countless times, but Sakaz can't. One failure will plunge them into the abyss.

Chapter 273 Battle and Massacre

The light gradually made the outlines of the objects in the medical tent clearer, and the Rhode Island medical department staff opened their sleepy eyes under the natural influence of physiology.

She looked at the alarm clock beside her and said, "Is it 6 o'clock..."

She was busy late last night because a group of Victoria's surrendered soldiers were sent over with injuries far exceeding the average.It was a field medic from Victoria who took the initiative to lead them to Rhode Island to request help and surrender to Carters.

Those soldiers were penetrated by multiple metal particles all over their bodies. If the military doctor hadn't used the Origin Stone technique to lift their breath, they might have had to leave this world.

But even so, it is not easy to really save their lives.Under the leadership of Dr. Kelsey, the entire medical department was mobilized, and it took until early this morning to push these people out of the operating room.

"Um--"

She stretched out and walked out of the tent. Looking at the rising sun, she couldn't help but want to take a breath of fresh air.

"Well, it stinks..."

She had forgotten that the air in Eureka was now filled with the smell of corpses that could not be dissipated.

On the streets, everyone who sees corpses will clean them up, but in those buildings that have been fought over repeatedly, no one dares to look around, because no one knows who the building now belongs to.Moreover, the nerves of soldiers in combat are highly tense, and those who enter rashly are very likely to be regarded as hostile targets.

"It's June, I'm afraid there's going to be an epidemic here."

She muttered, preparing to put the medical mask she had just taken off back on.But right now it’s time…

【boom--】

There was an explosion, and the breeze caused by something unknown blew off the mask lanyard that she had just hung on one ear.

"The war has begun again, the flesh-devouring war."

She turned around and glanced, "Huh?"

Today, the Carters did not rush into the war zone crazily, but instead ran away one after another.

'What's going on here? '

"Don't stand there dumbfounded! Come and help!"

"What are you doing? They are all seriously injured!"

Hearing the shouts of her companions, she ran over quickly, only to find that they had actually pushed out all the beds of the seriously injured.

"Victoria has brought the battleship over! The power of the naval guns is too great! It's no longer safe here!"

The wounded who could walk walked by themselves, and the wounded who couldn't walk were pushed away with their beds attached. Operators from all departments in Rhode Island worked hard to push these people away from the danger area.

.........

In the face of naval gunfire, any resistance is a joke.The impact of a salvo can send smoke and dust from the ground into the sky.Even if the building was not hit, it collapsed completely. People nearby could even feel a force lifting themselves off the ground, and then falling hard again.

Carters, Sakaz, and even the Rembiliton task force all began to retreat.Fortunately for Sakaz, they covered each other and gradually evacuated the city, while the Carters simply retreated.

The roar of Victoria's guns reminded them of the horrific scene when they were bombarded by salvos of Victoria's battleship guns a few years ago.

The Carters, whose heart was aroused, couldn't stop retreating no matter how loudly the Sakaz shouted. They completely ignored the enemy's potential threat and completely abandoned their position.

However, this is also where Sakaz is overly worried.The naval guns are too powerful, and Victoria's infantry dare not coordinate the attack with this guy.

At this moment, they all stayed in their defensive positions, praying that the trajectory would not be skewed, and cheering crazily for the grand scene.

【boom--】

Another salvo started. Sherbrooke, standing in the bridge, felt the slight vibration of the ship's hull. The first mate beside him asked after looking at his face for a while.

"Captain, are we really shelling the city like this? Are we going to crush Sakaz's positions outside the city later?"

The last time they bombarded the city, it was the Duke of Wellington's fleet.For the nobles' troops, obeying the orders of the lord is the first priority.

The Guardian belongs to the Parliament. As a new political system established by overthrowing Queen Aslan, they must have military power equal to that of the nobles as a means of protecting themselves.Battleships are the most powerful units.

Producing battleships is not difficult for Victoria, but the weapons still need people to use them.In order to build a powerful fleet as soon as possible, the Parliament selected college students from across the country and then sent them to the Parliament's fleet.

It is natural to be able to enter the university and have learning ability. Relying on the already complete naval training system, the parliament's fleet was quickly completed.But unlike the fleet that was loyal to the Grand Duke, the parliamentary fleet was loyal to the entire Victoria.

In this case, in addition to ability and loyalty, many moral requirements also follow.At the same time, they are also people who have received a complete education and have a more complete cognitive outlook.

Sherbrooke felt really sad. In the early hours of the morning, Harold and Duke Stafford and other personnel jointly requested him to join the battle order immediately.Carry out artillery strikes on Carters' residential area and crush Sakaz's field positions.

He initially delayed on the grounds that the battleship's running mechanism was not fully repaired. This was both an excuse and a fact, because there was no qualified maintenance equipment here at all.

However, the Duke and the General ignored him and directly threatened him that if he did not participate in the war, they would jointly send a letter of accountability to Parliament.

Now Sherbrooke panicked. Once such a letter was actually sent to the Parliament, he would be finished.

He could only order the technical soldiers accompanying the ship to hastily end the overhaul and let the warship join the battle.He knew that doing so did not violate international rules, but it shattered all the morals in his heart.And he gave up his perseverance.

"In the eyes of the Carters, we are probably the demons now."

"Indeed, the same is true for Sakaz. Just like Sakaz used witchcraft that we cannot understand in ancient times to slaughter our ancestors. We are now beginning to use powers they do not possess to massacre them."

The first mate looked out the window, "Eureka is still our territory in Victoria. Now the general and the Duke are letting us bombard them. The credit for the success of the war belongs to them, but if there are any problems in the future, it will definitely be our responsibility." .”

Sherbrooke was not the only one who was unwilling to participate in the war. Most of the officers and soldiers on the Guardian were not very willing to participate in the war.

When two people fight with bare hands, it's called a fight, which won't arouse much resentment.If a strong man goes to murder a child with a chainsaw, everyone will make a fuss about it.

"I am getting older. After this battle, I will retire and go back. This way I can avoid most of the rumors."

The first mate said: "Captain, you are young, and you got the captain position based on your skills. You have to make early arrangements for your future path."

Chapter 274 Battleship Battle

【boom--】

More than a dozen battleship cannons fired at once, and the explosion after the shells landed was still deafening even from more than ten kilometers away.

But Harold, Duke Stafford and others did not cover their ears, but were happy to enjoy the slight pain in their ears at this moment.The smoke and dust rising high made their hearts surge, and the worries they had felt for many days were swept away.

This is the true power of Victoria!If Ursus hadn't been causing border friction, more than a dozen warships would have fired salvos today!

High in the sky, Sakaz's drone was also observing the scene here. In front of the screen, several technical engineers from Meyer Shipyard were recording important information.

"The Victoria destroyer is faster than we expected! Far faster than the Ursus destroyer we purchased! The steering is also very sensitive."

"Every time their naval guns fire, a large amount of high-flow gas will continue to be ejected from the rear of the turret. I don't know what it does."

"The firing rate of the Victoria naval gun is also very fast, one shot every 6 seconds, but every ten times it fires, there will be an interval of about 15 seconds. And after each fire, their naval gun will return the elevation angle to zero, and then The elevation angle is restored again, I don’t know what I am doing..."

"Look! Victoria's battleship is turning!"

After firing several rounds of volleys in the southern part of Eureka city, Victoria's battleship began to bombard the city of Carters while sailing eastward.

The mechanist who controlled the drone looked at the atlas he carried with him and shouted in surprise: "Their target is the defensive position of our [-]st Experimental Division!"

Behind the [-]st Experimental Division, artillery and drone combat units have begun to evacuate.Facing a warship, the power of small bombs and infantry cannons mounted on drones is actually no different from that of stones. If they hit the warship, they will just make a sound.Staying where you are will serve no purpose other than increasing losses.

As for the infantry, they cannot withdraw. They must stay in defensive positions. This is a very helpless decision.

Kazdale's two destroyers had already arrived near Eureka, but the Sakaz knew very well that their equipment and training levels were no match for Victoria.Therefore, in order to gain a slight advantage, they did not enter the battlefield, but waited for Victoria to be unable to hold back, and then launched a surprise attack.

But a sudden attack also requires conditions, so there was a conversation between the two destroyer captains of Kazdale and Manteuffel.

The content of the conversation was simple, whether to sacrifice the naval force or the infantry force.This is the price that has to be paid in the face of technological gaps.

"Let the infantry troops come, let us feel the gap between ourselves and Terra's first-class powers. This is one of the reasons why His Majesty allowed us to participate in Rem Billiton and fight against Victoria."

Manteuffel made a decision, "Besides, the infantry can be replenished after losses, but you ship operators are more difficult to train."

In the trench, the soldiers of the [-]st Experimental Division looked at the Victoria destroyer, moving towards them little by little. Some mortar crews were firing wildly, but to no avail.

"Captain, the deck was bombarded by Sakaz light artillery, but there were no casualties."

Listening to the deck captain's report, Sherbrooke nodded and shouted to the helmsman: "Forward two!"

"Forward two."

The helmsman responded to the captain's order, and the Guardian's speed was immediately reduced by half to facilitate flexible steering.

The destroyer just rushed into Sakaz's infantry position. It was a small ship among ships, but to the infantry, it was a giant that covered the sky and the sun.

The dust kicked up by the walking mechanism made everything around them unclear. The Sakaz troops at all levels completely lost contact with each other. They could only lie down in the anti-gun holes and silently feel the vibrations of the ground.If the vibration intensifies, it means that Victoria's battleship is approaching, then under the leadership of the squad leader and other petty officers, run sideways.

Standing in the bridge, Sherbrooke couldn't see clearly what was going on under the battleship. He could only take off his military cap, and many people around him also followed suit.

【Howling——】【Boom——】

The sudden explosion alerted everyone, and the observer at the firing command post accessed the bridge's communications.

"Starboard, 15 kilometers, two ships!"

Sherbrooke immediately connected the whole ship's communication, "All crews are on battle alert! Prepare to fight against the ship! Advance three!"

The piercing alarm sounded throughout the warship. Damage control personnel ran to each scheduled cabin. The ship's medical room immediately began to prepare medicines, and the ship's infantry took out weapons from the warehouse.

"Kazdale also has a ship?"

"Whatever, we don't have to be plows and do immoral things anyway."

Upon hearing the appearance of an enemy ship, the morale of the officers and soldiers on the Guardian rose instead of falling.

【boom--】

Taking advantage of the Victoria destroyer slowing down and all its guns pointing towards the city of Eureka on the port side, the two Kazdale destroyers approached from their right side at full speed and fired a salvo at the same time.

Thirty-six 36mm Originium shells flew towards the Victoria destroyer, exploding a high cloud of dust around it.The entire view of the Guardian's bridge was covered in dust.

"The smoke detector reports that it is an Ursus 120mm naval gun."

Although the battle order was issued, Victoria's destroyer did not fire at this moment, and the muzzle was not even pointed at the enemy ship, but was pointed directly in front of itself.

"Usas's naval guns... Do those two ships have the Usas logo on them?"

"No, the observers did not see any markings on them."

Hearing the first mate's answer, Sherbrooke ordered, "Turn the turret and aim at the enemy ship!"

The turret of the Victoria destroyer began to rotate slowly, and the ammunition conveyor began to lift the shells from the magazine to the waiting ammunition room.

"The distance is 14.3 kilometers, the enemy ship's heading angle is 65 degrees, the estimated speed is 20 kilometers per hour, and the shell falling time is estimated to be 17 seconds..."

The aiming hand listened to the various data transmitted and adjusted the sight little by little.

"emission!"

【Boom—】

The observer on the Kazdale 2 destroyer picked up the communicator connected to the bridge and said, "The enemy ship opened fire!"

Several shells with a dull sound fell in front of the Kazdel destroyer, about 500 meters away.

Regardless of the error of 500 meters, this is already a pretty good accuracy for two moving objects shooting at each other from a distance of more than ten kilometers, and this is the first shot.

"As expected of Victoria, she is indeed amazing."

Captain Sakaz praised him and did not let the ship make any changes. Instead, he continued to move forward at full speed and headed straight for the Victoria battleship.

Their gunnery skills are definitely not as good as others. The only way to compete is to get close to each other and use their numerical advantage to destroy the Victoria battleship's turret in one fell swoop.

Chapter 275 Diplomatic Breakthrough