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

"We have a near miss! The enemy ship's course remains unchanged!"

Listening to the observer's report, Sherbrooke quickly began to think, "Could Sarkaz be controlling that battleship? If it was them...do they want to engage in a broadside battle? Their warriors are indeed better than ours. After the next round of bombardment, adjust your course and keep your distance from the enemy ships!"

【Boom—】

While Kazdale's destroyer was loading, the Victorians fired another salvo, and this time all the shells fell against their hull, and one of the shells even scraped off a section of the railing on the edge.

The shock wave of the explosion shook the entire ship violently, and many officers and soldiers of the moving ship collapsed to the ground.

"It's not loaded yet!"

The captain couldn't help but urge, but there was nothing he could do.

The destroyer they purchased from Ursus had a retractable gun, and the entire gun body did not have the recoil buffer and barrel reset device like an infantry gun.

When the last round of shells was fired, the entire gun body moved directly backward, using the huge mass of the ship itself to offset the recoil, and then the mechanical device slowly pushed the gun body back to the firing position.At this time, the loader entered the turret from the protection room, manually took out the warhead and propellant from the ready-to-fire ammunition chamber, put them into the gun chamber respectively, and then left. In this way, one round of loading was completed.

When the Victoria battleship fired its third salvo, the Kazdale destroyer was finally ready for its second salvo.The two battleships opened fire almost at the same time, and both were shrouded in dust.

【boom--】

"This ship, the rear deck was shot! Some cabins caught fire! The front deck of the No. 2 ship was shot! The No. 1 port turret failed!"

The moment they were hit by the naval gun, the Sakaz sailors felt that the whole ship they were on seemed to be shaking. Almost no one could stand independently on the ground.

"How come they can hit so accurately!"

After sailing out of the dust area, the Sakaz were shocked to find that Victoria's ship seemed to be unharmed and had even changed its course.

"They saw what we were up to."

"There's nothing we can do. We secretly learned their training methods."

The captain of the Sakaz destroyer sighed helplessly, "Order Ship No. 2 to change course and try to intercept Victoria's battleship! You can block it with the hull!"

"Also! Let the No. 2 ship aim at the enemy ship's turret, and this ship aim at the walking mechanism at the bottom of the enemy ship. Try to get close enough to paralyze it!"

The two battleships were heading towards each other, and the distance at this moment was actually very close.Seeing the second ship lagging behind suddenly decelerating and turning sharply, Sherbrooke had no time to issue an order, so he directly grabbed the rudder from the helmsman's hand, and at the same time turned the speed control gear of the ship's bell. Arrived at full sail.

The Guardian suddenly began to increase speed, and the bow began to tilt to one side under the influence of the rudder.This caused the entire hull to tilt slightly, but it also avoided the interception and outflanking of the two enemy ships.

"Captain! Our running mechanism is already severely worn, and I'm afraid it will be scrapped if we put in so much trouble!"

Sherbrooke ignored it. Amidst the abnormal noises of metal being compressed and deformed, he ordered: "All guns! Aim at the ship that is coming across!"

The Sakaz naval force was also surprised by the reaction speed of the Victoria people, and immediately ordered, "Fire! If you miss it, you will not be able to shoot accurately!"

【boom--】

Kazdare, Victoria, three battleships opened fire at the same time.

On the Kazdale 2 destroyer, Sakaz soldiers were grabbing onto fixed objects beside them to prevent themselves from falling during a sudden large turn.

But at this moment, they noticed that the cabin next to them was rapidly deforming, and then a burst of bright light occupied their entire field of vision.

"boom--"

"Report! The boiler room of the No. 2 ship was hit! Lost power!"

The officers and soldiers of the No. 1 ship looked at the No. 2 ship parked in place in surprise.At this moment, a huge hole was opened on its side, the leaked fuel had been ignited, and fierce flames were shooting out from inside.

After firing this salvo, the Guardian sailed toward the outside of the battle area without looking back.They were also hit at such a close distance.

The side of the ship was hit by shells but did not penetrate. A shooting observation post on the deck superstructure was completely reduced to parts. One section of the tail running mechanism lost its controllability, and the speed was partially lost.

The loss may not seem big, but considering that the rough steering mechanism may have caused hidden dangers.Sherbrooke did not dare to take risks. Once the ship collapsed here, no matter how good their artillery shooting skills were, it would come to an end.

Seeing the captain give up the steering position, the first mate asked: "Captain, what should we do next? Return to the berth?"

"No, we can't go back. There is still one enemy ship intact. If they use drones to track our trajectory and launch a surprise attack on the anchorage, then we will not be able to return to Victoria."

Sherbrooke looked at the terrain map for a while, "Let's go east and find a flatter place there, let the battleship travel at a low speed, and conduct an inspection of the battleship's traveling mechanism. Let's return to the anchorage at night."

.........

Seeing the Guardian break away from the battle, Harold was really surprised and happy.

He didn't expect that there would be warships sent over from Kazdale, and there were two of them!But Victoria's fleet is still better!With one against two, he did not lose and even severely damaged the enemy!

"Quick! Ask the Guardian if it's damaged!"

Harold pulled the people around him and shouted: "Hurry up and contact the country! Kazdel's warship has appeared at Rem Billiton! Sarkaz is interfering in our country's affairs!"

People can circumvent the country's stated position under various pretexts or even directly as volunteers, but the significance of the appearance of military warships is completely different from that of soldiers.

Once it is confirmed that Kazdel interferes with Rem Billiton, Victoria will have reason to directly declare war on Sarkaz!In this case, unless Ursus really wanted to have a fight with Victoria, he would have no choice but to end his various actions at the border.

"Let those diplomats who are quarreling with each other work harder this time!" Harold smiled excitedly, "Order the troops! Launch an attack!"

Victoria's soldiers swarmed towards Sakaz's position. This was the first time that the Experimental Division [-] had encountered such a crisis.

After the Guardian rushed into the position of the [-]st Experimental Division, it actually did not cause much actual damage to personnel. After all, everyone was not a fool and could run away, and Manteuffel also specifically gave an order to indicate that he could run.

However, as a result, the battle lines were completely in chaos, and a large number of soldiers disappeared without knowing where they were in the dust kicked up by the battleships.

Now, the structure of the entire division has become a mess. Although Manteuffel is a division commander, he can only command one platoon.

In the communication system of Sakaz's troops, regimental commanders and battalion commanders are everywhere looking for their troops, while each squad and platoon is looking for their superiors.

Facing Victoria's attack, Manteuffel could only reorganize his command system on the spot and rely on the remaining trenches to resist Victoria's offensive.

He personally entered the front line and encouraged the fighting soldiers, "Soldiers, hold on! The mobile artillery battalion is on its way back. After this moment, we can regain the initiative!"

Chapter 276 Knock it down!

"where is this place?"

"Where are we now?"

A group of Sakaz soldiers in the desert looked around nervously.

In order to avoid Victoria's battleship, they left the trench position in a panic in the dust. When they realized that they had escaped from the battleship's reach, they had arrived in a strange desert.

The landscape here looked the same from any direction, making it impossible for them to identify the direction. The weather was not good and it was too late to see the sun, and the surroundings were full of Originite mines, which caused the compass and the The communicator also lost its function.

At first, the soldiers prepared to rely on their own legs to try to get out.But after wasting several hours, they found themselves walking in circles.

"Where's the Mechanic? Can your drone be used?"

Everyone looked at the weapon master who was responsible for the investigation, but he shook his head helplessly, "The interference here is too strong. The Originium skill circuit that stabilizes the posture is almost useless. The drone can fly a few hundred meters at most. .”

Several officers looked at each other in confusion. A situation they did not dare to tell the soldiers, but which was very real, was before them.

They got lost.

"What should we do? The rations we carry are only enough for one meal, and there is only one water bottle. However, the situation varies, and some people may not have so much water."

The current situation was completely beyond ordinary expectations. No one thought that they would get lost in the desert.

"Should we collect all the water and distribute it for use?"

"But will this cause panic?"

Several officers sat together to discuss. The size of their unit was close to two companies, but they were all in bulk and there were no senior officers. It was just when they were looking for direction that they accidentally bumped into each other.

"Collecting water from everyone at this time...is not appropriate and has little practical effect."

"Then what should we do? Are we going to wander around in the desert waiting to die?"

In the face of the irresistible nature, the officers themselves felt a little depressed. This is why they did not dare to make the truth public, because once they told the truth, the army was likely to collapse in an instant.

"report!"

At this time, a scout ran over. The officers present quickly straightened up their expressions and asked, "What's wrong? You're in such a hurry."

"Platoon commander! We see a Victoria warship!"

Perhaps to escape reality, or for other reasons, the several platoon leaders who were sitting here and whispering all stood up.

"Check weapons! Take cover!"

While signaling the messenger to pass on the order, they carefully followed the scout to a high slope and indeed saw a Victoria battleship moving forward not far away.

"Isn't this the battleship that rushed into our position today? There are still scratches on it."

"But looking at it like this, it doesn't seem to be a big deal. Can't our two warships defeat one?"

While they were discussing, someone suddenly said: "Look, those on the ground are the traces of battleships. They are so deep... If we follow these traces in the opposite direction, can we find a route back!"

"Yes! We can go back!"

Several platoon leaders said they were about to go back to gather the troops, but one of them lay there motionless.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"Well, it's moving so slowly now, and there isn't much dust... This is a good opportunity!"

"What good opportunity?"

Several platoon leaders looked at each other, "Weilingz, you don't want to fight it!"

"Yes."

Wei Lingci nodded solemnly, "Both of our warships did no harm to it. If we knock it down, would it be considered a great achievement?"

.........

The matter was serious and there was no superior, so several platoon leaders did not dare to make their own decisions, so they chose to gather all the soldiers together.

"Stand at attention! ... Take a break, Platoon Commander Wilingz. I have something to say to you."

A stone was moved as a podium. After Weilingz stood on it, he felt a little nervous. Two companies lined up in front of him. That was something that only a battalion commander could do.

"Everyone! Today we were driven out of our position by Victoria's battleship. How do you feel?"

There was silence all around, which made Wilingz smile awkwardly, "My mother is a textile worker, and my father is a janitor at Meyer Shipyard. I often hear my father repeat what those engineers said, saying that battleships are It takes a lot of college students to make something that is difficult to make, and our current technology lags behind all countries that have warships."

"I went to elementary school for two years. After I joined the army because I knew how to read, I went to a military school for two years. After I came out, I was sent to an ideological training center for a year of night classes. I heard the teacher there said that Victoria After six years of schooling, I just graduated from primary school. I was probably just a primary school student in Victoria. And between their primary schools and universities, there are junior high schools and senior high schools, and they have to stay in school for more than ten years in total."

At this point, Wei Lingz asked: "How many of you are in school?"

Not many of the officers and soldiers present spoke out. Only a few of them went to elementary school, and the rest only received a simple literacy education in the army.

Wilingz took a deep breath, "Comrades! Comrades from the Ideological Training Department! The Victoria battleship that kicked us out today is not far away, and it is moving very slowly for some unknown reason! We have every chance to climb up Get up there! Then knock it down!"

"After we defeat it, can we build the same one?" a soldier asked.

"I don't know." Wei Lingci shook his head, "But I guess you can copy homework. You should understand what this means. I have caught many words copied from others while dictating them, or they were drawn in the way of others. Guy."

There was a burst of laughter from the soldiers present, and then someone asked again: "Is this battleship expensive? I have a younger brother at home who has a bad stomach and takes medicine all day long, which cost Your Majesty a lot of money."

"That's for sure. Just such a big lump of iron is worth a lot of things."

A soldier responded and then asked: "How is it inside that battleship? Is it dangerous? If it's not safe, I'll take the lead. I'm an infected person."

"I don't know." Wei Lingz replied truthfully: "I have never been inside. I don't know what the situation is."

"Regardless of whether it's dangerous or not, a group of us who haven't read many books are going to rob something made by a group of college students. If we fail, we won't lose. If we succeed, we will make a lot of money!"

The soldiers were talking all over the place.

"Knock it down! A few years ago, Victoria sent battleships to our place to threaten us. Let them know that Sakaz is not someone to be trifled with!"

"Yes! We don't want that warship to attack our position again tomorrow! I spent several days digging that trench!"

"If you do it well, you can also let the arrogant guys like the Blood Demon and the Banshee know that our Goliath clan can do great things on our own!"

The opinions have been unified, and Wei Lingz announced, "Unlock the individual soldier rations! Check the weapons and equipment!"

Chapter 277 Infantry Attacking Ship

It was decided to knock down Victoria's battleship, but when to implement it was a rather troublesome question.

No one knows whether Victoria's battleship will suddenly speed up and drive away, but the sky has not completely darkened, and they will definitely be exposed if they rush over now.

Wilingz could only ask the soldiers to eat by themselves first, write down if they had anything to say, and then modify the things on hand so that they could climb onto the enemy ship.He and the only weapon master always monitor the enemy's movements.

As I kept asking myself, "Do I want to go now?", the already blurry sky gradually became darker.

Seeing that the time had come, Wei Lingci was about to tell everyone that the battle had begun, but a new problem arose.

Their size is two companies, but there are only five platoon leaders among the officers, and the soldiers are grouped in clusters here and there. They are basically organized in squads. There are those from the Experimental Division and some that were independently established at the regiment level later. There is no connection between them at all. Have cooperated.

And their mission is to challenge a behemoth without knowing the number of enemies, the enemy's weapons and equipment, or the internal structure of the enemy ship.