Zhang Tie didn't know whether the airship would be attacked by some dangerous flying creatures every time it passed through no man's land, but this attack had obviously caused big trouble for the airship.
The target of the iron-beaked ibis is very clear, which is the airbag protected by a thin layer of light metal armor on the airship. This makes Zhang Tie feel a little weird. These iron-beaked ibises are like clear-minded and calm killers who know what to attack.
What everyone fears the most.
Because everyone on the airship deck and all attack weapons in the airship cabin have a maximum elevation problem, once those iron-beaked ibises fly to the top of the airship airbag, all weapons will be ineffective. Therefore, the airship flying in the air
He is always performing complex airship maneuvers, using the maneuverability of the airship itself to expose the ibises attacking the airship within the shooting angle of the airship cabin and deck weapons.
The Iron-billed Ibis is very fast and has a clear target. The airship in the sky is like a fierce horse being harassed and attacked by a group of gadflies, dashing to the left and jumping up and down.
At this time, Zhang Tie finally realized the function of this airship deck combat uniform with safety buckles and thin steel ropes connected to the airship. When the airship was completing those rapid turns in the sky with a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour,
During the sinking and jumping movements, without this safety equipment, I'm afraid the only thing everyone can do is to hold on to something with both hands, and how can they operate weapons to fight those iron-beaked ibises.
And all the battles started to feel difficult after less than five minutes.
In addition to the good results of the first wave of attacks by the Iron-billed Ibis when approaching the airship, in the subsequent attacks between the two sides, most of the results were limited because there was no shooting angle most of the time. The four gun emplacements on the entire deck
The combined results were not as many as those of the first mate holding a bow and arrow alone, and the first mate shot down less than eight ibises with a bow.
Apart from the first mate of the airship, the most eye-catching person on the entire deck was Zhang Tie. The number of iron-beaked ibises that Zhang Tie shot down with a crossbow was only two less than those of the first mate of the airship.
Every time, when the airship maneuvers at a large angle in the air to create shooting opportunities for the fire output points on both sides of the airship, Zhang Tie will calmly stand on the side of the ship and hold the weight firmly with one hand.
A crossbow with a hydraulic power-assisted slider cocking more than 40 kilograms. The other hand grasped the metal handrail beside him to stabilize his body. His whole body was as quiet as a rock, waiting for those iron-beaked ibises to pass by the airship deck like a flash of lightning.
That split second of opportunity to pull the trigger.
Every left-right or up-down maneuver of the airship can only create one shooting opportunity for everyone on the deck. The first mate on the airship uses a bow and arrow, and he seems to have deep knowledge in bow and arrow. Therefore, he can shoot on the airship.
On two occasions when he turned around, he fired two arrows in one second, shooting down two more iron-beaked ibises than Zhang Tie.
Both the airship and the Iron-billed Ibis are very fast at this time, and those Iron-billed Ibis are very cunning. Once the airship changes lanes and maneuvers, all the Iron-billed Ibis will fly high against the airbag of the airship as fast as possible.
, so the opportunity left for everyone on the deck to shoot is only about one second each time.
For others, it is really difficult to quickly seize the opportunity in this second to shoot down the iron-billed ibis flying outside at almost 200 kilometers per hour as it flies across the space in front of them.
It’s too big for most people. Almost the moment their eyes catch the Iron-billed Ibis, the chance to shoot is lost.
But at this time, Zhang Tie, as if he had found some kind of fun, calmly shot down an iron-beaked ibis that passed through the crossbow shooting range outside him every time the airship changed lanes.
Then he took advantage of the brief moment when the airship stabilized, and let go of the other hand that was holding his body. He simply grasped the hydraulic power-assist slide rod on the crossbow, and with a crisp click, he wound up the string and put the crossbow in the first position.
The second standby state is waiting for the next opportunity for the airship to maneuver and change lanes.
On the entire deck, Zhang Tie may not be the most successful, but he is definitely the most calm. Many airship crew members could not help but quietly look at this young man who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old.
Zhang Tie is not pretending to be relaxed, but is really relaxed. In a state of concentration, Zhang Tie's sharp increase in mental power makes Zhang Tie feel that the speed of the iron-beaked ibis flying in front of him is not fast. At the same time, Zhang Tie's
The feeling became more delicate, long, and full of continuous texture. In this slowing effect, the clear flight path of the iron-billed ibis appeared in Zhang Tie's mind, and then it was like a flash of lightning in the eyes of others.
At the moment when he couldn't even take aim, Zhang Tie pulled the trigger and fired the arrow from the crossbow, hitting the target every time.
Zhang Tie was killing the iron-beaked ibises one after another like hunting rabbits. Next to Zhang Tie, the first mate who was responsible for commanding everyone on the deck had sweat on his forehead.
In the howling wind, a piece of silver light metal armor about one square meter fell from the airship like a piece of paper. With a whoosh, it passed by the people on the deck at a very fast speed.
When it passed a sailor's arm on the left side of the deck, the edge of the thin metal armor sheet cut the sailor's arm, causing a splash of blood.
The injured crew member remained silent and still firmly held the crossbow in his hand. This time, not only the first mate but also everyone on the deck changed their expressions.
Once the protective armor on the airship's airbag is torn apart by those iron-beaked ibises, the worst case scenario is about to come. Although the airship uses a compartment-type airbag, now that the first piece of protective armor has been torn apart, I believe that
It won't take long for a second piece of protective armor to be torn apart. Once the armor is torn apart, one of the compartment airbags above must be leaking air now, although everyone has not experienced the impact of air leakage in a short time.
But if it continues, the speed and maneuverability of the airship will definitely decrease before long. Once the airship loses its speed and maneuverability at this time, it will be the beginning of the real disaster for everyone.
Once the airship loses its ability to float and is forced to land in the wilderness thousands of kilometers away from the city, then, let alone whether everyone can return to the city where humans live, Huaiyuantang alone is thousands of kilometers away.
In addition to completing the rescue of this damaged airship, the cost is almost enough to rebuild such an airship.
"Zhang Zhitian, Liu Yu, Qian Xitong, the three of you bring people up..." The first officer of the airship made a decisive decision and immediately issued the order.
The first mate gave the order, and the moment the airship stabilized again, more than a dozen people ran out of the deck. Each of them carried a crossbow on their back, divided into three teams, and began to quickly pull the rope ladder hanging from the airship's airbag.
Climb up.
Just as a few people climbed up, the airship maneuvered again and changed lanes. Due to the centrifugal force, the groups of people on the rope ladder were thrown out like swings. They were thousands of meters above the ground, and they were about to fall down as soon as they fell.
His body was shattered into pieces. This time, even Zhang Tie's heart was hanging for a moment.
The moment the rope ladder was thrown out, the crew members who climbed up the rope ladder tightly grasped the rope of the rope ladder. When the rope ladder swung back again, they began to climb up quickly.
Zhang Tie thought about what Tang De had said before about the sailors fighting the sea. He never expected that airship crew members were similar to those sailors, and sometimes even more dangerous.
The sailors fight against the sea, but these crewmen fight against the sky.
"Everyone, cover them!" the first mate ordered loudly again.
The iron-beaked ibises that had been circling outside the airship seemed to have noticed some people crawling out of the airship deck and were climbing onto the airbags of the airship. These climbing crew members suddenly became the targets of the iron-beaked ibises.
goal.
Zhang Tie had never seen an iron-billed ibis before, but at this moment, he felt that these iron-billed ibises were really smart, a bit weirdly smart.
The first mate shot two arrows again, and Zhang Tie also shot one. All the crossbowmen and crossbowmen on the deck shot their weapons at the few who wanted to attack the groups climbing on the rope ladder.
crew of the boat.
Five more Iron-billed Ibis were killed.
Under everyone's cover, the crew members climbing on the rope ladder quickly climbed up and disappeared from everyone's sight. After a while, when everyone on the deck was not shooting, an iron-beaked ibis emerged from the airship's
The top fell down, and everyone knew that those people climbed up and started to fight back.
The Iron-billed Ibis on the airship was croaking, and the harsh sound of metal scraping in the ears suddenly disappeared a lot. After a few more Iron-billed Ibis fell down, the number of Iron-billed Ibis that were shot down by the people above
Less and less, Zhang Tie heard the roars of those on the airship when they were fighting with the Iron-beaked Ibis. Among the roars, there were also some sounds made by people and the Iron-beaked Ibis when they were injured.
The second piece of the airship's metal protective armor fell off from above, and even Zhang Tie felt that the speed of the airship seemed not to be that fast at this time.
The airship's first mate's face became increasingly gloomy. Just when he was about to send a second team up, Zhang Tie quietly stood up.
"Let me try it!"
"You?" The first mate's eyes fell on Zhang Tie's calm face, and the eyes of the surrounding crew also fell on Zhang Tie. "This is risking your life!"
"I used to be in the Iron-Blooded Camp of the Norman Empire!" Zhang Tie said calmly.
The iron-blooded battalion of the Norman Empire? The first mate's eyebrows twitched and he made an instant decision, "What do you need?"
Zhang Tie pulled out a huge steel crossbow arrow that was more than one meter long, weighed five or six kilograms, and had a triangular head from the crossbow box at the crossbow station next to it. This kind of crossbow arrow was completely similar to
Almost like a javelin.
"Prepare for me this kind of crossbow arrows that can be carried easily on my body and let me take it with me!" There are twenty-five crossbow arrows in each box, and one box weighs almost more than one hundred kilograms...