Lu Ming

Chapter 239
Following Wang Bo's order, the stern of the Heat Wave, which was already in a parallel position with the enemy ship, instantly sprayed out a column of gasoline as thick as a water pipe.

The gasoline column is like the fire water gun commonly seen on TV in later generations. It was in the form of a column at first, and when the spray distance exceeded 70 meters, the oil column turned into a strong mist in the sea breeze and washed over the pirate ship.

The next moment, the oil mist detonated by more than N oil lamps at the same time ignited all the ships at the tail of the team within one second, and a large area of ​​flames evaporated. Engulfed by the rising light.

And a certain arsonist who was running for his life at this moment naturally didn't dare to delay for a moment - with the high-speed advancement of the Heat Wave, the sea wind blowing on the face became very strong, and the oil column shot from the stern slanted towards the Behind him, a fire dragon spouting bursting flames appeared on the ocean.

In less than a minute, the high-pressure spray gun sprayed more than 1 ton of No. 1 gasoline (primitive refining process) over a distance of just a few hundred meters, and the battle was over.

And behind the figure of the arsonist running at high speed, there is a boat dragon that was skewered.

At this moment, none of the 200 sailboats moored in Pirate Bay slipped through the net, and all of them ignited raging fire.At the same time, the flowing gasoline has already ignited the sea surface. The spectacle of half sea water and half flame finally appeared in Pirate Bay;

Fewer than one in [-] survived.Those enjoying the cool air standing on the bow were the only ones who had a chance to dive—the sudden flame spread rapidly in seconds, so there was no possibility of survival for those in the cabin.

In the end, only those with the quickest reaction can plunge into the water at the first time, swim to the shore with the flames floating above their heads, and reinterpret Arnold Schwarzenegger's classic lens in the 17th century.

At the same time as the pirate ship was detonated, the people on the ship 2 kilometers away, who were watching the show with binoculars, also exclaimed: It was the same as the napalm bomb dropped by the bombers of later generations, and the effect was simply too shocking.

"Oh, it's a pity, it's a one-time big move, so it's just used up." Wang Xiaohui, who was holding on to the railing of the bridge, licked his lips while looking at the fire scene in the distance, with a look of dissatisfaction.

"Come on, this is already a crime against humanity, isn't it too little?" Sha Zhengming glanced at the rejoining Heat Wave, and then patted Wang Xiaohui on the shoulder: "Let's go, let's go around the center left office."

At 11:[-] in the night, the arsonists began to turn around and headed towards the left center in the west, leaving behind the red clouds all over the sky.

Now that the hidden big move of fuel injection and burning the ship has entered the cooling time, it is time for the artillery to show its power.

This cooling time does not mean that the gasoline reserves are insufficient, but that when the enemy is prepared, this kind of close-fitting charge can no longer be used.

The easiest way: the defenders only need to set up a warning network of tattered small boats around the berth, so that the Heat Wave will not be able to accelerate its charge while circumnavigating the plum blossom pile.Without speed, the attacker will put himself in danger.

Therefore, this big move is like a holy warrior, and it will not work the second time against the same enemy.

And just as the attackers turned into hungry wolves and drove towards the center left with murderous aura, their target was also alerted and sent out a sentry in the direction of Jinmen.

The Pirate Bay where the fire broke out was less than 20 kilometers away from Zhongzuo Institute in a straight line, so when the sky was full of flames, a large number of pirates at Zhongzuo Institute had already discovered the vision in the eastern night sky.And Li Kuiqi himself, who received the alarm, sent a small boat to the east in the dark to check the situation as soon as he saw the fire cloud when he left the cabin.

"Brother, I still don't feel relieved. Let me see for myself." Seeing the fiery red sky in the distance, Zhong Bin, who had just put on a robe and ran from the Chinese military tent, was jumping his feet anxiously.

"Brother, you are confused! The enemy's situation is unknown, and it's night again, should you go out to feed the fish? Don't worry, just wait for the report!" Li Kuiqi glared at the chaotic Zhong Bin, and then ignored him.

No wonder Zhong Bin jumped: Jinmen has [-]% of his strength. If something happens, he will fall from the position of the company's second shareholder in an instant. Who can bear it?
However, the major shareholder Li Kuiqi couldn't care less about comforting his allies at the moment.In his analysis, the firelight shining through the distant sky is bound to not be a natural phenomenon.In addition, since this flame can be seen by myself far away in the middle left, it is impossible for someone to accidentally smash the lamp oil—ten boats cannot burn such a big fire.

Therefore, there must be an enemy attack.

As for who is coming?As far as Li Kuiqi's immediate feeling is concerned, he still thinks that the Zheng family in the north of Kinmen is the most suspicious: the Kinmen soldiers and horses who are only 20 kilometers away from Weitou Bay by sea pose a huge threat to the Zheng family.In addition, the Zheng family lived here for a long time, and they are familiar with the sea conditions and terrain, so adventurous night voyages are also possible.

Thinking of this, Li Kuiqi had some idea in his mind: No matter what the Zheng family did tonight, the whole army will be mobilized tomorrow morning, and they will take over the Zheng family's lair in Anping.

However, things are unpredictable, and after only half an hour, he knew that he had guessed the wrong opponent just now, because the sound of rumbling guns came from the sea.

The sound of cannons from far to near clearly marked the direction of the enemy's voyage, and it also threw Li Kuiqi's previous speculation about the Zheng family into the sky - there is no doubt that any Chinese pirate has no ability to fight at night.

However, at this moment, Li Kuiqi couldn't care less about playing guessing games anymore. He had to send troops to fight, even if the pirates under him couldn't even tell the direction at the moment, it was better than waiting for death in the port!
So Li Kuiqi decisively began to give orders, and then a large number of pirates were kicked awake from the cabin, and the entire Zhongzuo Port suddenly fell into chaos and noise: the sailors began to try to use torches and oil lamps to illuminate the deck, raise the sails and raise the anchor.

However, the night boat is not so easy to open.Half asleep and half awake, the dizzy sailors quickly fell into gourds on the fragmented deck, and some people with night blindness fell into the water one after another. The fleet like headless flies collided and rubbed against each other in the darkness and chaos, cursing The sound filled the entire port.

The next moment, the uproar suddenly stopped for a while: a thick water column hit the water surface of the port, splashing a large amount of water.

It seemed like a moment passed, and it seemed like a long time passed. Accompanied by the sound of the rumbling guns, the people in the port not only became quiet at this moment, but also collectively looked to the east. 1.5 kilometers away, the enemy with sparks and lightning Army has appeared.

At this moment, the penetrating fleet has changed from its previous wretched form. The lights of the 8 ships on the sea are fully turned on, and the light bulbs on the top of the 44 forts illuminate the whole ship brightly. Bright searchlight posts cut the night into pieces. The surface of the water reflected like a broken mirror, like a divine ship sailing from the Tianhe River.

Ignoring the noise in the distance, the fleet was heading towards the center left at a steady speed of 6 knots, and the small shrimps encountered along the way were all sent to the bottom of the sea.

Starting from the limit distance of 1.5 kilometers, accompanied by the first test firing, 44 artillery pieces started 10 rounds of coverage shooting in the following time.

Since it is a night battle with extremely low visibility, the fleet can only rely on the infrared rangefinder and low-light rangefinder installed on the flagship Youguang to jointly solve the sighting and ranging at this moment.

After all the parameters are collected, the cross-travelers can use a small program on the notebook or ipad to calculate the shooting parameters, and then the information is notified to each ship by the walkie-talkie, and then notified to the fort by the tweeter or the separate speaker on the gun emplacement .

After hearing the shooting elements repeatedly coming from the loudspeaker behind him, the gunner began to quickly adjust the height machine and direction machine in a bright cone-shaped light like that on the stage of an opera house.

At the same time, the second gunner has already selected the specified amount of ammunition and shells from the open-close lift cabinet behind the gun position according to the information in the loudspeaker.When he returned to the muzzle, the three gunners had finished processing the bore with the cannon brush, and then the two cooperated to "poke" the ammunition pack and shells into the bore in order.

Then it's the gunner's job.First, the gunner will insert a special sharp cone through the gun door to puncture the charge pack, then he will insert a pull fuze into the gun door, and then connect the pull rope, and the whole gun crew will start to cover up. Ears to wait—the order for the fleet salvo will come from the loudspeaker.

The whole process of loading and preparing will not take more than half a minute, and the shooting frequency tonight is once a minute, so the members of the artillery crew are actually relatively leisurely, and they have time to enjoy the scenery outside the ship.

Of course, because of the spotlight, they can't actually see objects outside the ship.This situation was maintained until the fleet arrived at a distance of 500 meters before Zhongzuosuo Port: the dense lights in the port and the small flames lit up from time to time illuminated everything around, and the soldiers could now clearly see the surrounding area. Condition.

The crossing fleet that arrived at the gate of Zhongzuo from 1.5 kilometers away had already fired a full salvo of 10 rounds of shells, pouring a total of 440 iron balls on the large group of pirate ships gathered together.

Then comes the second round of blows.

Under the command of those passing through the bridge of Youguang, the fleet began to divide into two groups and shoot separately.

Relying on the convenience of sighting equipment and communication equipment, the two destroyers commanded a total of 20 guns and divided them into 4 gun groups, and began to shoot at the ships struggling out of the port one after another.

The remaining 6 frigates kept their targets unchanged, and fired rapidly at the gathering area of ​​enemy ships that were already within visual range.

It's time to test the effectiveness of the usual training: After the gun crews on each battleship gave the order of "free rapid fire" through the tweeter, the gun crews took off their coats one after another, roaring and starting the shooting competition.

These black men, who were fed with various proteins by the crossing, finally burst out with all their energy at this moment.During the 10-minute shooting time of the second round, the most efficient artillery group fired an average super rate of 3 rounds per minute, pouring most of the shells in stock on the pirates.

(End of this chapter)