CH 251

C251 – A Great Era

Fortunately, no one knew if there was a problem with the airship. After the airship was thrown into the battlefield once, it left the battlefield in a hurry. This allowed Insect Girl Clan to gain control of the sky once again.

The Wind God Winged Insect had also successfully thrown the Corrosive Beetle into the coastal waters of the empire. Although they had suffered heavy injuries, they had also successfully planted a dangerous bomb under the nose of the enemy.

That night, the Corrosive Beetle that had dived to the bottom of the water slowly approached the port. They began to use corrosive liquid to attack the lower part of the warship.

Due to the lack of necessary precautions, this tactic was extremely successful.

In the middle of the night, many crew members were alerted of the leakage, and they could only watch helplessly as the ground faced a large number of ships that had completely sunk.

The Battleship Insect were not idle either. They took advantage of the time when it was late at night to send more Corrosive small beetle over. The Electric Shock Octopus placed the beetles on their backs and silently transported them to the shore so that they could attack the land.

For the entire night, a total of 12,000 Corrosive Beetle attacked more than 170 ships. In the end, 40 ships were sunk, and the rest all lost their Combat Strength due to water leakage.

Among these ships, 43 were iron warships.

Such a result could be said to be very shocking.

By the morning of the next day, there were still many Corrosive small beetle that were transported nearby waiting to launch a sneak attack. However, the Empire’s navy that had already reacted had already discovered this kind of dangerous insect and began to discuss countermeasures.

Their first step was to lay a large pile of floating rods around the port. As long as there were underwater creatures approaching, the nearby rods would have a large fluctuation.

However, it was very obvious that the small beetle could still launch a sneak attack from underwater. Hence, the Empire began to send experts to dive and patrol and hunt the insects that passed by.

Unfortunately, such a method did not cure the root of the problem, and it was very easy to overlook it. Thus, they stuck a thin layer of wooden planks at the bottom of the ship and the surroundings to buy time for corrosion. And then… They specifically ordered a large number of soldiers to guard the surroundings of the ship, which basically eliminated the possibility of a successful attack.

But it was also because of this that Lo Ya’s plan succeeded.

Because these ships could not go out to sea to fight anymore.

Empire’s Beihai Naval Fleet (including the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Naval Fleet) The general commander, Marshal Glyn, was overwhelmed with anxiety. After so many years of naval warfare, There had never been an underwater attack. It was obvious that the enemy had used an unknown creature that liked to attack ships. This caused their losses.

As far as he knew, the enemy had a large number of obedient magic beasts, so most of the officers already knew who the enemy was.

“Empire of Insect Girl.”

This strange name came from Yir.

To the empire itself, this was a tough opponent to deal with. To the Alliance, this was an unreliable ally.

A country ruled by a teenage girl.

Now that Lo Ya knew how to deal with the empire, she started to build a huge network in the sea, preparing to completely cover the enemy’s sea.

This kind of network. The scale of the blockade would be very large. Lo Ya’s plan was to invest a million insects. They would attack day and night, and there were even Explosive Beetle mixed within. There would also be poisonous insects used to kill enemies on a large scale so that they could kill the soldiers who tried to protect the ship.

Although the cost of spraying poisonous bugs was very high, once it was used well, it meant an extremely high cost-effective ratio.

As expected, Lo Ya’s tactics made a breakthrough in the future. A large number of poisonous bugs used their own poisonous gas to successfully open up a bloody path. They poisoned all the naval soldiers who tried to stop the ship’s destruction… or forced them to retreat.

In less than ten days, all the naval forces in the western part of the empire had sunk. What was left behind were not small boats that lacked combat power, but private ships of merchants and fishermen.

The empire recognized the threat and was forced to send the two Iron-armored Ship teams that guarded the eastern sea region to this place.

Different from ordinary ships, the number of ships that came this time exceeded ten thousand tons. The length reached more than 160 meters. When these two massive ships were sent to the port by the ten thick iron ships, countless residents warmly welcomed them.

Lo Ya used the Electric Shock Octopus’s sight to understand the grand occasion at the scene.

“Sir, these are the two ships in the meaning of the Empire’s navy’s defining era. They are also the first two Iron-armored Ship built in history.” The military officer who got off the ship introduced the officers below. “Compared to the latest Nicole class battleship, the size and power of these two warships are not that great. However, you can still feel how powerful they are.”

The officer in white brought the officer onto the ship. “We know how the enemy attacks, but the thickness of this ship is quite shocking. Near the assembly line… on average, it is more than 120 mm. The main armament on top also has 200 mm armor. It is enough to withstand all the cannon fire at this stage. However, you also know that the main tonnage of this ship is occupied by the armor around the shell module. In reality, there was a lack of defensive power. The reason is that once the new generation of ammunition is hit, it is very easy for them to explode. Moreover, its power was extremely great, and it was very likely that it would directly blast through the shell of a ship that was over a hundred millimeters long. Thus, adding armor to the ammunition cabin…”

“Wait, isn’t this a waste? It would be better to install it around the ship, the ammunition cabin would be installed inside.” The official keenly noticed the problem.

“Yes, but you have to know, at that time, due to the lack of Magic solidification technology, We were unable to make the huge deck too heavy. However, the new generation of Nicole is different. In terms of physics, she solved the original problem. In addition to the solidification technology, her tonnage has increased to 33,000 tonnes. The side line armor had been raised to 260 mm and the top deck had been increased to 150 mm. The main armament has been enlarged by three times, and its defense has reached 400 millimeters.”

“Hiss ~” This data made the official suck in a breath of cold air, “Your military actually created this kind of monster.”

The two of them walked along the edge of the ship, and octopus followed below. A soldier discovered it, worried that it was a creature similar to Corrosive Beetle, so he conveniently cut it in half.

Only half of the octopus’s head was left floating on the surface of the water.

“Go down and scoop the corpse up. See what this thing is.” A soldier jumped into the water under the command of the officer.

Under the cover of ink, no one saw another octopus lurking nearby.

The officer brought the officer to the vicinity of the turret.

“This is the Empire’s first generation large caliber main armament, reaching an astonishing 130 mm. Because of the use of a lighter solidifying crystal, the weight of the cannonball itself is still around 18 kg. This greatly reduced the burden on the hull and increased the storage. The Magic’s cold technology reduced the temperature of the cannon barrel and automated the transmission axis. With two people operating it, they could achieve a speed of 12 shots per minute. The main armament had a range of 8 kilometers. It was a range that guaranteed a certain amount of armor-piercing power. Even the last generation of super-thick iron ships would not be able to withstand a single shot. The massive amount of medicine had a higher energy utilization rate. When it hit the target, it not only had an astonishing kinetic power, but also a shocking amount of energy. It could also achieve an area-of-effect explosion. We estimate that at a distance of 8 kilometers, it can easily penetrate 100 millimeters of armor. It’s still the type with a tilted angle.”

Hearing the introduction, the official felt excited.

“So cool! Is this really just the first generation Iron-armored Ship?”

“Yes, you know what kind of technological progress our country’s army has made recently. We have to thank the goddess for allowing us to combine physics and Magic. We have achieved great innovation in the elemental field. His Majesty’s automatic firearms plan also allowed the long-ranged weapons, which were originally problematic, to improve by leaps and bounds. Quantity production was achieved. It might not even take a few years… No, in just a few months, more than half of the army will be able to change into those weapons.”

“This is truly a great era.”