Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 297: Sea and Air Strike

"Attention, all airship units. I am the commander-in-chief, Le Qin. Our main targets this time are the enemy transport ships and supply ships. Leave those tough lumps of iron to the ducks below. Don't waste bombs on them."

On the largest airship, a middle-aged man in a general's uniform was holding a radio transmitter and giving orders to the airships.

As Tesla's research deepened, Daming Radio's research grew day by day, and it has now reached the ability to make wireless calls within a range of 10km.

The super radio station built in Peiping can directly transmit telegrams around the world without the help of any base station.

At present, in the Ming Dynasty of the Second World, each city has its own telegraph department, and the radio network has almost been established.

"Now, I will arrange the target of attack."

"The first squad, attack the ships fleeing eastwards. The second and third squads, attack the ships fleeing southwards. The fourth and fifth squads..."

As the airship commander Le Qin issued orders one by one, the airship troops that had gathered together and were advancing slowly began to disperse towards their targets.

Since the war broke out, the Gallic rooster's transport ships have simply scattered.

In such a fierce naval battle, the transport ships had almost no combat capability and had no choice but to run away when facing the enemy's attack.

The Ming navy did not pay any attention to the escaped transport ships.

Their main target was the enemy's steel steam battleships; the other transport ships were too slow to escape.

Plus, with the reconnaissance airships watching from the sky, there's no need to worry about these guys running away.

The Gallic Rooster transport ship didn't get far either.

They avoided the main battlefield and began to move towards the land of Annan.

According to the plan they made at the beginning, once the fleet was discovered by the Ming army, it would mean that the sneak attack had failed. The main warships would be responsible for delaying the enemy, while other transport ships would land on the spot, choose a favorable area for defense, and wait for support.

"Damn it, it's their airship, run."

The transport ship full of soldiers saw the airship troops in the sky slowly approaching them. The soldiers were so anxious that sweat broke out on their foreheads and kept urging the ship to speed up.

But how can a ship outrun a flying object in the sky, especially when the sky is clear and the other party has a favorable wind.

In addition, with so many soldiers and weapons and equipment, and the sea water reaching the highest warning line, they couldn't run away at all.

"You bastards, what's the point of rushing us? Hurry up and throw all the heavy supplies into the sea."

The captain was so angry that he cursed and pointed at the soldiers on board, asking them to quickly push the cannons and other objects into the sea.

But when the army commander heard this, he was unhappy and pointed at the other party and said, "You bastard, we pushed the artillery into the sea. After we land, you help us resist the artillery fire of the Ming army."

"You damned nigger, you know nothing. If you don't push the cannon into the sea now, we will all sink into the sea with you."

The captain was so angry that he pointed at the other party and cursed him, even calling him a black slave in anger.

"Black slave" is a humiliating word, especially in the country of Gallic Rooster, which means taking a pile of shit and slapping it directly in the face.

The army commander's face turned pale and red. If he didn't know that the situation was not right, he would have drawn his command knife and fought the opponent. He had no choice but to do it.

"Be prepared for defense."

The army commander, who didn't want to lose the artillery, ignored the other party and turned to give orders to the soldiers.

At this time, the troops were still very weak in the concept of air defense.

Although countries have begun to study anti-aircraft weapons since the emergence of airships, most of these weapons are installed on steel steam battleships, and are not considered at all on transport ships.

The army commander had no choice but to give orders to the soldiers to aim their rifles at the sky, hoping that God would be on their side and force the enemy back.

Hearing the order from the army commander, the soldiers loaded their ammunition and aimed their guns at the sky, watching the airship slowly approach.

The airship's gunner, who was heading here, saw the soldiers below raising their rifles and aiming at them, and sneered.

He didn't know who the other person learned this stupid behavior from.

The Ming Dynasty airship force requires that the minimum altitude for mid-air bombing must not be less than 200 meters.

At a distance of 200 meters, for many rifles, even if they have not reached the maximum killing distance, their attack power is very weak.

Since airships frequently land, the bottom is the main collision point, and the defense is also strengthened.

The wooden boards used are all made of very hard materials, and even steel plates are added in some important areas.

Not to mention shooting with a rifle, even bombardment with artillery may not be able to penetrate it.

The airbag, the only weak point, has also been designed with multiple protections and safety considerations.

It has multiple airbags for protection, so even if one or two of them are punctured and leak, it will not have much impact on the airship.

"Fire!"

Seeing the airship flying overhead, the Gallic rooster commander gave an order, raised his gun, aimed at the Gallic rooster soldiers above, and pulled the trigger hard.

"Bang bang bang..."

Bullets whizzed out, many hitting the bottom of the airship and some hitting the airbag.

Listening to the puffing sounds below and the air leaking above, the airship commander's expression remained unchanged.

After the aimer reported that he had locked the target, he waved the small flag in his hand vigorously.

"Drop the bombs!" "Ka-ka-ka-ka..."

Following the commander's order, the bombardier pulled the wrench hard.

Along with the sound of gears, the bomb bay below had been opened, and bombs fell from the sky like flowers scattered from the sky.

Most of it fell onto the surrounding sea, creating columns of water, while a small portion fell onto the transport ship, instantly emitting sparks of death.

Through the commander's telescope, wood chips were flying all over the enemy's transport ship, and he could even see a lot of body parts that were lifted up by the shock wave of the explosion and scattered everywhere.

"Go back and reload!"

Seeing that only a small part of it hit the target, the airship commander smacked his lips with regret and ordered the airship to turn around and go back to reload.

Everyone wants to make a contribution, and everyone wants to be one of the first pilots of a new aircraft.

With the increase in airship forces, we now have to queue up to go out bombing.

The merits of bombing enemy positions and bombing ships cannot be compared at all.

Before setting off, every airship fantasized about sinking an enemy ship and all crew members receiving a second-class merit.

When the time comes for selection, these merits will serve as advantages that increase the chances of successful selection.

The ammunition carried by an airship is no less than that carried by a bomber during World War II.

More than 40 medium-sized airships attacked in turns, and the bombs they dropped were like hail. The scene was extremely spectacular.

As a round of bombing ended, thick smoke and flames rose from many of the Gallic Rooster's transport warships.

Many of them were hit in vital parts and sank into the sea crookedly.

The entire sea was littered with fragments of warships and ordinary soldiers who had fallen into the water.

"Brothers, it's our turn."

Seeing the bombing airship leave, the offshore torpedo boat squadron that had just arrived rushed over excitedly like piranhas.

"put!"

Following the orders of the torpedo boat captain, electric motor torpedoes, dragging thick waves, rushed towards the transport ships.

This kind of torpedo with a particularly clear tail line would have been purely amusement for the enemy if it were used during World War I and World War II. It is so obvious that even a blind person can see it, and yet you still want to hit the enemy.

However, in this era, your bad enemies are worse than you.

As long as you are a little more advanced than the other party, you are awesome.

The enemy was still within the range of steam battleships, but the Ming Dynasty had already begun using torpedoes. This technological crush gave the Gallic rooster commanders a headache.

“Boom boom boom… boom boom boom…”

Torpedo after torpedo hit the target, and the torpedoes loaded with high explosives exploded with astonishing destructive power.

Originally, one of the transport ships was very lucky and was not hit by the airship's bomb.

Seeing the other friends in such a miserable state, I felt happy in my heart.

Before he could even laugh, a torpedo hit the waist of the ship directly. The torpedo did not explode the moment it touched the ship, but penetrated directly into the ship due to its strong inertia, and exploded in front of the horrified eyes of the soldiers on the ship.

The huge impact force, like a machete, directly split the transport ship in two, and it sank into the sea in the blink of an eye.

The soldiers who were lucky enough not to die and were floating on the sea were sucked into the sea by the suction of the ship that sank to the bottom of the sea, and they shouted in despair.

This round of attacks by torpedo boats achieved great results, and at least 10 transport ships were sent into the sea.

The entire sea was filled with soldiers of the Gallic Rooster.

"Save me, save me, I surrender."

A Gallic soldier who barely understood the Ming language, holding a floating piece of wood, called for help from the torpedo boat passing by.

The soldiers on the ship looked at him coldly. Due to the wrong angle, the torpedo missed the target. The captain, who was already in a bad mood, picked up the rifle next to him, loaded it with a click, and pulled the trigger.

The transport ships suffered heavy losses, and the main battleships were not much better off.

Of the ten steel battleships, four have sunk into the sea, and the remaining six are all damaged, with flames still blazing in many places.

On the Ming side, apart from a few ships that were damaged due to following too closely and engaging in several rounds of battles with the enemy, there was not much damage.

"Zheng Shuai, they no longer have the ability to resist. Let's just rush in and kill them all."

A young military adviser, seeing the damaged enemy warships, excitedly put forward his own suggestions.

Zheng Zilong glanced at him without responding. He held up the telescope and observed for a while. Then he said to his deputy, "Send a signal to the other side and tell them that as long as they choose to surrender and hand over the warship, we can guarantee their personal safety."

Naval warships are not cabbages. The Ming army is currently short of warships. The remaining six ships have good performance. If they can be taken, the Ming army will have 20 steel warships.

20 steel battleships with a displacement of nearly 20 tons are already invincible in this era.

Thinking of the grand scene of his men commanding 20 steel warships, the usually calm Zheng Zilong's heart couldn't help but beat wildly, and he became even more envious of the six ships on the opposite side.

ps: I posted it in advance due to some matters. There might be problems in the next chapter that I checked myself, so it might be included.

(End of this chapter)