Chapter 418： East China Sea 1st Fleet arrives

"What's the matter, why did those pirates break through the defense line?"

On the deck of a warship, Lieutenant General Bastius was roaring.

"Lieutenant General, there are too many pirates. We only have 10 warships. It is too difficult to stop them completely."

On the side, the adjutant said helplessly.

There are 30 pirate groups at once, and they only have 10 warships. This is the first half of the great route, but this is a new world!

None of the pirates that can mix in the new world is weak.

Ten warships, not to mention stopping these pirate groups, it would be good to be able to protect themselves.

After all, there is only a lieutenant general like Bastius in the fleet...

If it weren't for the fact that the flagship was a powerful warship purchased from the East China Sea, the fleet would have collapsed directly.

"Damn, in the past, there were at most 3 or 5 pirate groups to harass them, but today there will be more than 30!"

"What did the support from the headquarters say?"

He slapped the side of the ship fiercely, Bastius said bitterly.

"The headquarters said Berman and Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel are already on their way to support, but it will take at least five hours to arrive, after all, it is 7,80 nautical miles away!"

"Five hours...are you here to clean up for us?"

"Lieutenant General, found that a large number of warships are approaching, 10 nautical miles away!"

At this moment, the sailors on the observation tower suddenly shouted.

And this shout made Bastius even more desperate.

Are there other pirates coming?

And still a lot?

It's over, it's over now!

On the side, the adjutant picked up the binoculars and wanted to see which pirate group came.

But soon, his complexion began to change, and a touch of excitement was revealed.

"Lieutenant General, it's the East China Sea Fleet, not a pirate, it's the East China Sea Fleet!"

"what?"

Hearing this, Bastius immediately picked up the telescope and looked over.

Sure enough, it was a fleet composed entirely of steel battleships. In this world, there was no other ship except the East China Sea Fleet.

and...

I don't know if it's my own illusion. Are two of the warships too big?

The other warships around here are like children compared to those two.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Bastius, who was observing the two super-giant battleships, suddenly found that a flash of fire flashed on the two battleships.

What is this situation, as a vice-admiral, he is all too clear.

The two warships fired! ! !

Ten nautical miles apart, that is, a distance of almost 18.5 kilometers, and they fired!

Is this going to blow air?

Well, on the naval standard warships, the front-mounted smoothbore guns are used, and the effective range is only a few hundred meters.

Even after the new type of naval guns in the East China Sea can be fired several kilometers away, Bastiu still cannot imagine that a warship can fire at a distance of nearly 20 kilometers.

Therefore, regarding this wave of shelling, Bastieu said that he was very confused.

However, after dozens of seconds, reality slapped his face hard.

shhhhhhh...

Boom boom boom! !

Although he didn't hit any targets, Bastius was stunned at the moment.

This range...

This power...

However, he saw a cannonball in front of him, which fell in the sea more than 50 meters away from a pirate ship and exploded, and the huge waves caused it directly overturned it.

The arrangement is that the range is sufficient, and the power is equally terrifying.

Just when Bastiu was shocked, the two battleships of the East China Sea Fleet fired again.

At this distance, even for these two battleships, the hit rate is also pitifully low, and it is basically impossible to hit the pirate ship directly. It is already quite cowhide to hit the pirate ship 50 meters away like just now.

However, as the fleet continues to approach, this hit rate will naturally increase a little bit, and even after other warships have entered the effective range, they can also fire artillery attacks.

after all...

The warships in the East China Sea Fleet are very fast, especially in this newly built fleet, the slowest warships can reach 24 knots.

It didn't even take half an hour to get close to a distance with a very high hit rate.

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On the island where the No. 3 fortress is located.

At this moment, the pirates have landed ashore, and among the twelve pirate groups, the captain with the lowest bounty has a level of 250 million Baileys.

If it was before, even if Tina brought a thousand elite marines from the headquarters, it is estimated that they would be defeated in less than ten minutes.

Not to mention that she has only a thousand ordinary marines under her command.

But at this moment, even if it is an ordinary sea soldier, it is a thousand ordinary sea soldiers holding a Corona Type 18, and even five heavy machine guns.

Coupled with the use of the semi-finished fortress as a bunker, it is completely a modern warfare posture.

only...

Since the navy has equipped a large number of new firearms, the pirates have been fighting with the navy for several months, and they are also very familiar with the performance of these firearms.

There are even many Corona eighteen styles that have fallen into the hands of pirates.

After all, it is not uncommon for a warship left alone in the new world to be attacked by pirates.

Of course, Corona's 18-styles that fell into the hands of pirates or directly flowed into the black market are only a few, plus so many pirates...

Therefore, even if some pirates get it, it will never be too much.

Generally speaking, nowadays, a pirate group can have 2 or 3 Corona 18-style, which is not bad.

"Fire!"

When the pirates approached 300 meters, Tina decisively gave the order to fire.

blah blah blah blah...

da da da da da...

Thousands of Corona Type 18, plus five heavy machine guns, quickly turned into a torrent of steel, harvesting the pirates rushing ahead.

In just an instant, more than 30 people have fallen on the pirate side.

As for the other pirates, they were looking for cover one by one to avoid, and they didn't even dare to take their heads.

This makes Tina very satisfied. As long as this state is maintained, it is impossible for these pirates to attack.

But soon, that changed.

I don't know what kind of ability there is among the pirates, but it is certain that the guy is making a lot of boulders.

And, this boulder is still spherical...

So, batches of pirates hid behind those boulders while pushing them forward while hiding their bodies.

While the Corona Type 18 is strong, so are those heavy machine guns.

When there is a problem...

Such a big stone, they really can't penetrate it!

"Push the cannon up and blast those rocks off!"

"Yes, Major General Tina!"

Soon, more than a dozen sailors pushed five cannons over.

But unfortunately, this is only the kind of front-mounted smoothbore gun of the Navy, not the kind of artillery of the East China Sea Navy.

Whether it is range, accuracy or destructive power, it is very poor.

"Major General Tina, calibration is complete!"

"fire!"

"Yes, shoot!"

boom boom boom boom...