【541】 Dark Iron Fortress(1/2)
It turned out that this strange alarm was a sonar alarm. After more than twenty days of navigation, the alarm never sounded, so that Clayhall was about to forget it.
But at this moment, the alarm aroused memory. Clayhall was facing a great enemy, nervous but a little excited.
Because he knew that the biggest enemy the Alchemy Kingdom faced in the Arctic Ocean this time was a submarine!
Whether the newly developed anti-submarine patrol boats of this party can handle the other party's submarine is the key to victory or defeat.
The captain ordered that the British local fleet immediately move.
It has to be said that the quality of the British Navy is truly the world's best and unique, from the sound of the alarm to the huge formation, and making the channel open for eighty hidden anti-submarine patrol boats!
Eighty anti-submarine patrol boats were like migrating sea fish clans, quickly laying a net of heaven and earth on the periphery of the fleet dominated by battleships. The small body of the anti-submarine patrol boats shook one by one, and small defensive torpedoes shot into the surrounding waters.
Go away.
In just two minutes, about four miles away from the local fleet, dull explosions sounded, and thin pieces of ice suddenly exploded from the bottom of the sea, blasted up, turning into snowflakes covering the vast sea.
...Anti-submarine patrol boats are the killer weapon made by the British Battleship Research Institute. When the approximate position of the enemy submarine is determined with sonar, it can launch ultra-small torpedoes that can sneak thirty meters below the sea.
If the enemy submarine dares to approach, then the target will have nowhere to escape under the dense torpedo attack.
Just now, these eighty anti-submarine patrol boats were located under the sonar of the flagship Shanks and made their first volley after leaving the local area.
After the volley, the thin ice dissipated and the sea water fell to darkness again. However, in the darkness, a bright black dot floated outside the circle of cannon fire.
"Submarines are definitely submarines! Oh, we are so great, we have forced out the submarines! Long live England!"
Such a sound erupted on countless British warships, like winning the Hundred Years' War.
It is conceivable that the boss of the naval world cheers and excites to hit the target. Long Hao’s previous release of a massive killer submarine that was more than ten years ahead of this era has put so much pressure on this ocean overlord!
And now, it seems that it is time to celebrate the fullest time to vent your stress?
"Wait, don't let your guard down! Submarines are not that easy to deal with."
As a rare powerful man among royal family members, Clayhall did not forget himself, but his eyes were like an eagle and glared at the black dot coldly.
In his opinion, the floating submarine on the other side does not mean anything. At present, there is no evidence that the ultra-small torpedo of the anti-submarine patrol boat hit the other side.
Sure enough, the dazzling black dot swayed and drove backwards. At the same time, two or three gray shadows appeared further away, looming in the sea fog that had not yet dissipated, like ghosts.
"There are enemy ships!"
Clayhall's pupils shrank, thinking, "Don't ignore the battleships on the ocean that can truly determine the fate of naval battles in order to keep an eye on the other side's submarine!"
That shadow. Maybe it was Long Hao's battleship!
Clayhall realized that the ship beside him was not slow either. He issued precise orders one by one, raised his guns and aimed at the hazy figures.
The hazy warship phantom quickly protected the black spot, and at this time, the British local fleet had at least twenty large caliber cannons. It aimed at the Phantom, which seemed to be a single figure in the fog!
Yes, the name of the Phantom is worthy of its name, because at the next moment, at least nearly fifty range finders under Clayhall were shocked to find out. The hazy ship shadows on the opposite side were actually moving away at a fast speed!
According to these experienced British Navy, the instantaneous speed almost exceeded forty knots!
Wow, what is the concept of Forty Sections?
You should know that the fastest warship in Britain, which deliberately suppresses power technology, is only the twenty-eighth knots!
If the opponent can actually reach forty quarters, it means that the opponent is invincible before the battle begins.
This frustrating and amazing discovery has not yet made many naval soldiers in the local fleet chew out, and an even more astonishing scene follows one after another!
The enemy ship, which clearly had absolute escape speed, stopped just after running out of the main gun range, and its speed dropped from forty knots to less than three knots!
This situation seems to be clearly provoking myself: Hey, I am faster than you, so I dare to stop and tease you like this, why are you patient?
As a beast, the bull cannot withstand the teasing of the bullfighter, let alone the proud British soldiers with several levels higher than the bulls?
In an instant, several captains' big noses were so angry that they smoked!
"Chasing me! Chasing me at full speed! You must pay the price to dare to humiliate my British Empire like this!"
"Don't worry about chasing or not, this is a matter of dignity! Damn Alchemy warships, they are touching the tiger's butt! Playing with fire!"
"Fire the gun, fire the gun! Don't worry about wasting ammunition, you must shoot it even if you can't. I want them to know that the glory of the British Navy is sacred and inviolable!"
...
Just as several warships in the British local fleet ordered a mixed bag, the shadows of the hazy ships had already made the next move.
Light always spreads faster than sound. Before the loud noise arrived, a yellow smoke rose from those hazy ship shadows!
Fired!?
The loud noise shocked most of the British Navy. They never expected that as the obvious "zero" party in the "zero" relationship, they would dare to attack first?
After despising their own speed, do they still want to use their excellent range to continue despising themselves?
It's so deceptive!
Most British soldiers had such thoughts in their minds in an instant.
After the smoke of gunpowder rose, it did not dissipate quickly, but instead gathered and dispersed in the sky. After a while, a row of big characters formed!
It's also very three-dimensional.
It was probably for the sake of the British, and these words were all in English and the meaning was obvious: "This is my territory, you guys get out!"
The clear meaning, vulgar words, and domineering tone made the thousands of soldiers of the local fleet below Clayhall furious.
What?
We are waiting for the army to get in the brink. You clearly have no ability to resist. The sneaky submarine just now was hit by us. You... what capital do you have to tell us to get out?
In this way, this warning-smelling 'spoke smoke' not only did not serve as any warning to the proud British, but instead made them angry and wanted to fly over and drive the Alchemy warships that could not be seen clearly.
Bang it and send the arrogant people to the sea to feed the fish!
The technique of showing the word "smoke" is not new, such as the fireworks we see during the Chinese New Year, the romantic sky of courtship ILOVEU... all of them are the principle.
However, fireworks and courtship were at night, with the dark and endless starry sky as the background, but now, yellow smoke appeared in broad daylight.
This kind of appearance has specific conditions and must be effective in heavy fog days. The fog that spreads in the sky is the "blackboard" for the font appearance.
Okay, just briefly explain the technique of showing the word "smoke". After the Alchemy gunboat released this "high altitude" warning, it accelerated again. Together with the dazzling black spots of the suspected injured submarine, it quickly disappeared in the UK.
Within the sight of the native fleet.
The submarine suddenly appeared, and the ultra-high-speed Phantom Gunboat ran over and fired a 'smoke warning' and then left. These emergencies made Clayhall, who was a war-torn person, feel a little bit bad.
It's right.
The whole thing revealed a strange and unspeakable aura from beginning to end. Perhaps, this aura began with the fog that disappeared two days ago. It planted an unknown one in Clayhall's heart.
omen.
Because of this, Clayhall held back the urge to chase after him. He sighed and issued an order: No warship is allowed to move rashly, and must maintain its formation, with the anti-submarine patrol boat leading the way in front, and the battleships behind it slowed down and advanced.
Clayhall deeply understands that his firepower has an absolute advantage. As long as he uses a dignified army to force the opponent's main force to fight to the final battle, he will definitely be able to defeat the Alchemy Navy and then sweep the Source Island.
After all, after the Alchemy Kingdom's trump card was known, it faded away its mysterious halo. Clayhall felt that as long as he suppressed his "trump card" submarine, a big victory would definitely belong to this side!
So, Clayhall took a long time to appease many captains with a hot temper.
It took about half an hour later that the British local fleet regained its formation, urged the black smoke from the top of the ship, and carefully sailed towards the area of the source island community.
At this moment, black smoke floated by, and the English sentence "...you get out" in the sky has not completely dissipated...
After two days of voyage, hard and excited, after arriving at Yuan Island, Zhen Jian and the four of them came down from the Qingyulong boat and boarded the snow-capped land. They could hardly believe their eyes!
I have long heard that Yuan Island has developed very well, but I still didn't expect that this kind of good is so good that it can be comparable to the Grades.
Not to mention the crowds running around the dock, the black castle that looked like Optimus Prime in the distance gave Zhen Wen an inexplicable sense of peace.
As for the artificial buildings beside the castle, such as chessboards, which are arranged in an orderly manner, let alone.
"Is this...Black Iron Battle Fort?"
Zhen Jian's throat slutted, swallowed, and murmured like this.
How long has it been?
It is absolutely impossible to build such a big thing out of thin air on the desolate and uninhabited Ice and Snow Island that is almost as good as the main city of Jicheng.
There is only one explanation for this, that is: The Black Iron Battle Fort is another miracle created by His Majesty Hao!
"Yes, this is Black Iron War Fort, Lao Zhen, you have forty minutes to rest. After that, we will go and watch how the Yuandao Defense Network cleans up the British local fleet!" Long Hao and a Yuandao's responsible person were responsible for
After the exchange of people, they turned around and smiled with their mouths on their faces, "I have just discovered the British fleet. They are less than forty nautical miles away from here."
Forty nautical miles, it is not a long distance in a naval battle. It can also be said that this is approaching the critical line of engagement!
Hearing that the enemy had arrived at the door of his home, Zhen Fan, as the commander of the navy, could not even have time to rest, he immediately raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, let's go to fight. How many submarines are there? As long as we control the distance and follow the other party
When you come to guerrilla naval battles, you can definitely hold back the British!”
However, after saying this, even Zhen Fan felt that it was not much convincing.
If you can rely on a submarine to move beyond the powerful British local fleet, then what do they need to worry about?
"Haha. Lao Zhen, I understand your mood."
Long Hao smiled, not worried at all: "According to the information, the total number of warships from Britain this time is more than 100, and the armored battleships alone are close to twenty. Use a submarine to tow? Haha, even if it can be dragged for a while
To be continued...