Rise of the Empire Total War

Chapter 396: Battle of the Osa Sea (middle)

Rumble--

Under the shining of the warm sun, the originally peaceful and harmonious Ossa Sea is no longer as peaceful as it used to be. The artillery fire here is overwhelming, and the smoke from the burning of gunpowder almost obscures most of the battlefield.

In the deafening shelling sound, countless black shadows flew towards the advancing Akanania Alliance fleet with a harsh whistling sound. The distance of tens of meters seemed to have been crossed instantly. In the horrified eyes of the sailors, Hit the wooden hull and tower, immediately smashing the hull into hideous holes.

This is the first time the Akanania Alliance fleet has encountered a powerful opponent. Before that, except for the weak pirates, they were the enemy fleets of the Ossa Peninsula countries. The combat mode was basically the same. . But now, the Winster fleet that was at war with them has completely shattered their impression of naval battles. What kind of weapon can start shooting at a distance of several hundred meters and strike them effectively?

On the flagship of the Alliance fleet, Admiral Rodney looked at the warships that had been destroyed by artillery. He was shocked. The smoke of gunpowder in front covered all the enemy fleet, but was quickly blown away by the sea breeze, revealing the enemy ship’s cabin. Every window was opened. Although he couldn't see what was inside, his premonition told him that such a terrifying weapon was launched from the inside.

Seeing the enemy fleet getting closer, Rodney wanted to say something to his subordinates, but he saw the sailors and adjutants on the flagship who were frightened and unsure of what to do. He was a little annoyed, and he sternly shouted. : "Don't be afraid, speed up and rush over, as long as we can fight the enemy, we will definitely be able to win the final victory!"

"Don't forget, we have twice as many as each other!"

As soon as Rodney's voice fell, the side cabins of the Hawke gunship lined up in front suddenly burst into flames. With a roar, a new round of shelling was coming!

Countless shadows flew towards the Alliance fleet at high speed after the flames burst. Rodney saw with his own eyes that a warship on the right side of the flagship was hit by four artillery shells, and one penetrated the tower on the deck. It collapsed, and the third sister directly hit the deck, ploughing bloodstains in the crowd. The bodies of all the sailors who were hit were torn apart, blood was splashed, and the deck was like **** on earth, terrible!

After a round of shelling, the Alliance fleet rushed to a position only ten or twenty meters away from the Winster fleet, and they could even hear the shouts of the sailors on the opposite side of Winster.

"Load the artillery!"

"Find cover, shoot!"

Bang bang bang ——

After a neat volley of firearms, more than a dozen Union sailors without armor fell on the Akanania Alliance warship that just approached. The rest of those who were not shot looked at the fallen sailor and made a startling sound. Screaming, but more people hurriedly raised their javelins or bows and attacked the Winster sailor on the deck.

The sparse arrows and javelins drew over his head from time to time, and Sigurd hid behind the ship's side regardless of his image, directing the sailor to shoot at the enemy. The heavy artillery on the front and rear deck towers fired at the surrounding enemy warships from time to time, each time the flagship trembles violently.

There was loud gunfire around, Sigurd looked up and looked around. The Arcanian Alliance warships could be seen everywhere on the surrounding sea. The number of them seemed to be able to fill this battlefield. He also noticed Several Hawke gunships have been surrounded by Alliance warships, and more Alliance warships are trying to divide and surround every Hawke gunship on the battlefield.

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At this moment, a plank slammed heavily on the ship's side of the flagship, and Sigurd followed his reputation, and several Alliance sailors climbed up the plank savagely and tried to jump into the flagship deck through the plank. But when they were only halfway there, several Winster sailors aimed their muskets at them and squeezed the trigger. After a series of gunshots, the Alliance sailors were shot and fell into the sea, but this did not stop the others. The sailors continued to move, and more and more planks were placed on the side of the ship, not only for Sigurd’s flagship, but also for the other Hawke gunships on the battlefield.

"Damn! Shoot!"

Someone yelled that the sailors on the deck immediately aimed their filled muzzles at the enemies rushing over and squeezed the triggers together. Regardless of the accuracy of the early firearms, it was touching, but under such close volleys, No matter how touching it is, it can hit the target.

Not only the musketeer sailors are outputting, the sailors who are not equipped with musketeers also took out their sharp weapon harpoons, and when the enemy rushed along the plank, they would fork them and throw them into the sea. Almost every second, people screamed and fell into the cold. In the seawater, the charging Alliance sailors are like dumplings, falling into the sea one after another. Once they fall into the seawater, unless they are lucky enough to be salvaged and rescued, they will be a dead end.

On the sea that was constantly turbulent, a large number of triangular dorsal fins cruised fast. Each dorsal fin represented a fierce shark. These sea killers were attracted by the blood flowing from the dead sailors in the war and gathered here within a few miles. , They waited between the boats, and once someone fell into the water, they would pounce on them as quickly as possible to eat them.

Hungry sharks in the sea are waiting for food from the sky~lightnovelpub.net~On the deck, the Alliance warship surrounded by Hawker gunboats sandwiched one plank after another on the sides of the two ships, and the sailors followed along. The plank rushed to the Winsters. Although the Winster sailors tried to stop them, they still had nothing to do with only 30 combat sailors on a battleship, and they could only watch a large number of enemies jump into the deck.

However, at this moment, all the cannon windows outside the cabin of a Hawker gunboat were opened, and the artillery on each side was pushed out. In order to get rid of the enemy who continued to jump onto the deck, eight artillery guns were fired at close range. The artillery shells easily penetrated the hull of the warship of the Alliance Army, blasting the slaves that were fixed in position inside to pieces. The vibration of the artillery salvo also caused the hull to shake violently. Everyone on the deck stood unsteadily and fell to the ground. The Alliance sailors who were jumping along the plank into the gunboat deck even fell directly to the surface and were eaten by the hungry sharks.

The damage caused by the close shelling was not only that. The cabins of the two warships whose hulls were penetrated by the shells were flooded. No matter how much the sailors in the cabins rescued, they could not help but ran up to the deck in despair. On Hawke’s gunboat, but the planks on the side of the ship were long gone.

After the warships on both sides were sunk, the Hawke gunboat had an opportunity to escape immediately. The sailors responded quickly. Before the Alliance sailors on the deck could react, they pulled the sails and escaped by the wind. The sailors are now speeding up the reloading, and before the surrounding enemy ships can react, they will be bombarded.