One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 712: The Power of the Azure Dragon
"boom!"

"Ship No. 3 was hit! The right deck was destroyed! The right triple gun turret cannot be used!"

"Ship No. 2 was hit! Minor damage! The rear deck is on fire! It is being put out urgently!"

"Ship No. 5 was not hit! But in order to avoid the attack, the course was changed. It will take time to change back!"

"Ship number four has left the formation and is in the front position!"

"This ship has been attacked underwater! The bottom of the ship is damaged! The keel is not damaged! But there are leaking holes! Emergency repairs are underway!"

After a round of shelling, the Qinglong achieved unexpectedly powerful results. You have to know that in a naval battle, let alone hitting an enemy ship with one shot, it would be considered incredibly lucky to hit one out of ten shots. A real naval battle is not a game, and it is impossible to hit the target every time. A big reason why the Qinglong was able to achieve such a great result was that the sea was calm enough at the moment, and the navy was not aware of the power of the Qinglong's artillery and misjudged the flying speed of the shells.

"Repair immediately! Recalculate the speed and power of the enemy's artillery! Slow down the fourth ship immediately! Don't disrupt the formation! The enemy's ships are not something he can deal with alone!"

The navy captain put away his arrogant thoughts at this moment and immediately gave orders. As the commander-in-chief of the navy's ironclad ship, he must be quite capable, and only a fool could sit in this position.

"How much damage have we sustained?"

The captain of the Azure Dragon asked.

"One ricocheted, and the rest missed. As for the damage, I'm afraid I'll have to ask the sheet metal guys for help. Just smooth out the area on the back."

The observer reported.

"Very good! The enemy's second ship from the left is seriously damaged. Next, we will use a flanking tactic! The enemy's speed is not as fast as ours. We will go around their side and then attack their second ship from the left! Even if we can't sink it, we must make it completely lose its combat capability! Notify the special weapons team to temporarily stop their attack preparations. If this is the only ability of the enemy, then there is no need for us to use this trump card."

Said the captain of the Qinglong.

"I'm afraid those guys will be dissatisfied. After all, they have long been eager to try out the power of special weapons. If others have achieved results and they haven't, they will definitely make a fuss."

The deputy captain smiled and said that all the attack teams on the entire ship were competing with each other every day, competing with themselves, competing with other teams, and competing with the members of the Suzaku. Anyway, they absolutely did not want to lose. And if everyone else had achieved results this time and only the special weapons team in charge of the big killer had no results, the deputy captain was sure that everyone else would definitely show off in front of the special weapons team.

"Hmph, those brats are so troublesome. Tell them to follow orders. Otherwise, I will call the Suzaku. It will be easy for the Suzaku to deal with ships with little anti-aircraft firepower. If they don't obey, don't fight!"

The captain of the Qinglong is an old sailor and a tough guy. Although he may take his subordinates' emotions into consideration at ordinary times, when it comes to battle, no one can disobey orders. If you dare to lose your temper with him, you will at least be whipped to teach him a lesson. In fact, this is considered good. In the past, anyone who dared to lose his temper with him would at least be shot on the spot. Disobeying orders in wartime shall be punished by death according to the law. This is the law stipulated in all countries.

"I understand, I understand, Dad, calm down, I will talk to them."

The deputy captain looked at the captain who was glaring and quickly comforted him.

"Humph! I told you! We call each other by our positions when we are on the ship!"

The captain glared at the deputy captain. This boy was his son and was usually disrespectful. Although he was indeed capable and the position of deputy captain was elected by everyone, he was very dissatisfied. He always felt that this would make others think that he promoted this boy out of favoritism.

"Okay, okay dad, um no, Captain, it's time to give orders."

The deputy captain also knew his father's temper, so he immediately said in a flattering tone, "Hmph, notify the marking team to mark the opposing ship, and then start beyond visual range combat!"

The captain also knew that now was not the time to discuss these things, so he waved his hand and said.

"Yes! The tag team is getting ready!"

Several very special torpedoes were moved out and placed into the launching port. As the Qinglong moved, several naval ships gradually came within the appropriate launching range.

"Whoosh!"

A torpedo flew out, aiming directly at the severely damaged No. 3 ship. The navy ships, which had just suffered a torpedo attack, naturally could not just stand by and watch. They immediately fired guns and cannons at the torpedo, hoping to detonate it in advance. The attack was very effective. The torpedo was indeed detonated, but the explosion power was unexpectedly small. At this moment, under the sea, a bunch of small, steel needle-shaped mechanical creations approached the navy's ironclad ship along the shock wave of the explosion, and then...

"Dang Dang Dang."

A very slight sound was heard, and those steel needle-like things were attached to the ironclad ships. Not only the No. 3 ship, but also the nearby No. 2 ship was contaminated as well.

"Two of the enemy ships have been marked! There is no suitable position for the remaining ships!"

Mark group back to report.

"Very good! That's enough! Keep the other marked torpedoes for now and be ready to launch them at any time! The flanking tactics begin! The beyond-visual-range tactics begin! Everyone get ready! All power on the ship starts! Speed ​​50 knots! Set off!"

Following the captain's order, the speed of the Azure Dragon increased like flying, reaching a speed of fifty knots, which is an unimaginable speed in the real world. However, with the support of various black technologies in the world of pirates, let alone a speed of fifty knots, even flying is possible. Then the navy saw the Azure Dragon running away.

"This... Captain, should we give chase?"

The deputy captain on the navy side looked at the navy captain and asked.

"Nonsense! Of course we'll chase them! Don't worry, they won't be able to keep up this speed for too long. They left so quickly, it's very likely that the attack just now hurt some important part of their body, or some important person. Quick! Chase them! We can't let them get away!"

Normally speaking, there is nothing wrong with the navy captain's idea, but they don't understand that times have changed!

"call out--"

Sharp sounds of artillery shells rang out. The ships on the navy side just chased in the direction where the Qinglong left, and several shells hit the navy's No. 3 ship with incredible accuracy. The No. 3 ship, which had already been the most damaged, had its mast broken and the front deck shattered. Flames suddenly ignited into the sky. The shells that the Qinglong had just fired changed from armor-piercing shells to incendiary shells, because the crew of the Qinglong found that the armor-piercing shells seemed to have too much power. If they had used high-explosive bombs or incendiary bombs at the beginning, the results of the battle would definitely have been greater, instead of a direct series of attacks.

"Put out the fire! Put out the fire! These damn pirates! How can their cannons shoot so far!"

The deck captain of the third ship shouted, "The Qinglong has become a tiny dot on the sea, how did it hit them? At this distance, the artillery should not be able to reach it!"
"Be careful! There are more shells!" "Boom!"

The observer shouted, but before he could say anything more, a violent explosion sounded on the No. 3 ship. The huge explosion directly engulfed the observation room where the observer was, and the No. 3 ship also experienced a violent explosion. This time, the Qinglong's artillery fire turned into high-explosive bombs. The No. 3 ship, which was already on fire, became even more lively. Along with the explosion just now, the ammunition depot of the No. 3 ship was directly detonated. I don't know which genius came up with this idea, but actually placed the ammunition depot under the bridge. Now, with the explosion of the ammunition depot, the entire bridge of the No. 3 ship was instantly shattered. All the commanding personnel survived, but the Navy's ironclad ship No. 3 was destroyed at an unexpected speed.

(End of this chapter)