Tobur said: "I'm afraid it's difficult. Although wooden warships are not strong, they have many more guns than ironclads. An ironclad ship can only have about 20 guns at most, but these wooden warships have up to 300 guns.
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"This is a problem. According to intelligence, the Kingdom of New Guia dispatched eighty-three warships, including eight first-class battleships, twenty-seven second-class battleships, forty-one third-class battleships, and patrol ships.
Seven small sea ships."
Fu Mingcheng looked at the information in his hand and said.
Tobur said: "According to the classification of New Guia, this first-class battleship is a warship with three decks and 300 guns, a second-class battleship has two decks with 150 guns, and a third-class battleship has eight
Ten guns, the small patrol ship only has thirty guns. According to this calculation, the opponent has 9,940 guns. Even because the wooden warships' guns are arranged on both sides, only half of the guns are aimed at us and fire every time.
We were attacked by nearly 5,000 artillery pieces, but our shore defense artillery was less than 300 pieces. How could we fight this battle?"
Fu Mingcheng said: "Battle is not a simple mathematical calculation. We can't calculate it like this. You see, our cannons all use new-type charges. Their range and power are stronger than the opponent's. Moreover, our cannons are made of thick cement steel.
Protected by the Cap Fort, their artillery poses little threat to us. The most important point is that the waterway outside Moore Harbor is narrow and there is no place for his warships to line up, so their firepower will inevitably be greatly restricted."
Tobur nodded in agreement: "That's true, but that's not what I'm worried about. I'm worried that we have too few artillery. What if the other party sees that there's nothing they can do to block our port and our goods can't be shipped out?"
Fu Mingcheng said: "I am also worried about this, but the young master will not sit idly by and ignore it. If the Chinese leader sends a naval fleet, there will be no problem."
Tobur pointed at the waterway and said: "Look, the waterway here is too narrow. Even if the young master sends a naval fleet, it will not be able to start a battle here, and the losses will inevitably increase. If the young master's navy joins the war, it will definitely start from the periphery of the Kingdom of New Guia.
The islands began to fight for each other, bit by bit, eating each other bit by bit. This will inevitably prolong the war. We will not be able to break the siege for a while, and we can't stop all the factories."
At this moment, an officer walked into the room and saluted: "Sir, there's a call from China."
Tobol took the telegram and read it from beginning to end. He said with a smile: "Great, the young master has solved all our problems."
Fu Mingcheng was surprised and said: "Oh? Is there any solution?"
Tobur said: "The young master asked us to report the caliber of the coastal guns and said that we would be equipped with incendiary bombs to deal with the wooden warships of the Kingdom of New Guia. In addition, the young master said that maritime trade has been suspended recently, and all the products produced are put into those few
In the mysterious warehouse, the young master will be responsible for transporting it away."
After listening to Tobol's narration of the contents of Fang Xiaoyu's letter, Fu Mingcheng smashed his left fist on his right palm and said excitedly: "This is great. We have no worries. Even if we are blocked for several years, there will be no problem. It's just how the young master takes the product from
Which warehouse will be shipped away?"
Tobur smiled and patted Fu Mingcheng on the shoulder and said: "Brother Mingcheng, how much older am I? There are some things I want to tell you. The young master is indeed very mysterious in some places, but we as subordinates cannot explore the secrets of the upper levels.
, this is a very taboo thing.”
Fu Mingcheng suddenly said: "Thank you for reminding me, brother, I have to pay attention in these places."
Tobur smiled and said: "This is my previous experience, and it may not work with the young master. Speaking of which, the young master is really a rare good master in ancient and modern times. He is so generous to his subordinates and does not restrain them.
Decision-making, trusting the two of us even more, entrusting us with such a large wild continent, and now helping us solve our problems as soon as possible."
Fu Mingcheng nodded with deep sympathy and said: "Following the young master is my greatest luck."
Abadis sat on the deck, watching the slowly moving fleet, and felt irritated. This damn barbaric continent, the waterway is so narrow, his large warships have to be careful to pass. It has been almost a whole day and it hasn't happened yet.
Passing through this area, three ships have already hit the rocks and taken in water, and were forced to stop for repairs.
As the commander of the Southern Fleet of the Kingdom of New Guia, Abadis is not qualified. He is not from the navy, but relied on the relationship between his sister and the princess to take this position. Therefore, he has always wanted to find an opportunity to prove
Due to his own abilities, as soon as the king issued the order to attack the barbaric continent, he volunteered to take over the task. To be safe, he even brought the entire Southern Fleet with him.
In Abadis' view, it is easy for such a huge fleet to attack a small harbor without fleet protection. When he comes back victorious, those remarks that belittle him will automatically disappear.
A lookout reported to Abadis, who was thinking about it on a chair on the deck: "Commander, I see land." Abadis stood up and looked at the thick black line where the sky and the sea meet.
, I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, the destination was finally arrived.
"Ding bell, ding bell." The alarm bell rang throughout Moore Harbor, and everyone began to prepare in an orderly manner. Everyone put all potentially flammable items into the basement, and irrelevant personnel quickly evacuated inland, while the coastal defense forces
Start entering the artillery position, checking the artillery shells, and be ready to attack at any time.
Tobol smiled and stood in front of the lookout of the turret and said: "Brother Fu, tell me how come the shells filled with trinitrate or other phenol that the young master gave us are so powerful."
Fu Mingcheng smiled and added: "It's trinitrophenol. It is said that this thing was invented by the young master. Didn't you see it when we tested it? It can not only cause fires but also poisonous smoke. With such a sharp weapon, we are afraid of the new ones."
Will the sub-fleet not be destroyed?”
Tobur said: "Yes, if we work closely together, we will be able to defeat them."
Fu Mingcheng said: "The enemy is almost approaching, and I have to go to the infantry position to prepare."
Hearing that Fu Mingcheng was going to the infantry position and knowing that he was really going to prepare for the anti-landing operation, Tobol smiled and joked: "Okay, you go quickly. But I won't be merciful, maybe you won't be able to survive by then."
The war is over."
Fu Mingcheng also smiled and said casually: "That's great, I'll just capture the prisoners."
Seeing the approaching New Guia fleet, the coastal defense artillerymen were excitedly wiping the shells and carefully checking the condition of the artillery. Some artillerymen began to install fuses on the shells and made final preparations.
The enemy fleet has entered the range of the eight largest 330 mm caliber coastal defense guns. These guns are modified from the main guns on the Lanting-class battleships. They are basically the largest guns that the Chinese navy can currently produce.
caliber artillery.
Seeing that the opponent had entered the firing range, Tobur immediately ordered a staff officer to shout to the opponent through the newly installed loudspeaker on the fort, ordering them to leave the port of Moore, otherwise it would be regarded as an act of aggression.
Abadis was startled when he heard the shouting from the other side. He had never seen electrical equipment before and couldn't figure out how the other party could make such a loud noise.
Seeing that Abadis was in a daze and had no reaction, the officer on the side reminded: "Commander, the other party called us to stop and undergo inspection. What should we do?"
Abadis punched the table with his fist and said: "How dare these guys without warships be so arrogant with small shore guns? Order the patrol boat in front to move over and attack, and test it out first." Abadis said.
Although he was not a professional naval officer, he was not an idiot either. He still knew that he had to test it out first.
The three leading patrol boats quickly approached the coastal fort. Then they turned and aimed their broadside guns at the coastal fort. Forty-five small-caliber artillery pieces fired a dense rain of bullets at the coastal fort. The Chinese leader and the new
The first battle of the Kingdom of Guia begins.
The equipment of the New Guinea Navy is relatively old. The warships are still equipped with forward-mounted artillery. Small patrol ships like these are only equipped with 24-pound artillery. Not only are they weak in power, but they also use solid ammunition. Look at those small iron guns.
The ball bounced off the concrete bunker. Tobur shook his head: "The opponent is weaker than I thought. There is no suspense in this battle."
Seeing that the opponent was firing first, Tobur ordered a counterattack. However, he did not use large-caliber artillery. He only ordered half of the shore artillery with a caliber of less than 100 mm to counterattack, and he could only use ordinary artillery shells.
The coastal artillery group in Port Moore has been under construction since the beginning of the development of the Wild Continent. Since Fang Xiaoyu has always attached great importance to this, a large amount of cement produced in the Wild Continent is also tilted in this direction, so the fortifications here are extremely strong and the quantity is also large.
a lot of.
Although more than half of the artillery here are large-caliber artillery, there are also many small-caliber artillery. There are at least 110 shore guns with a diameter of less than 100 mm. These are not very powerful in Tobol's view, but they have a very fast firing rate.
It was used to deal with small boats. Under such intensive fire coverage, the three patrol boats that tried to attack were quickly sunk.
Seeing that the number of artillery pieces on the other side was not as many as one of his own warships, Abadis was not angry but happy. He felt that victory was just around the corner. Of course, he was just looking at the number of artillery pieces on the other side and did not realize that the range of the other side's artillery was longer than his own.
The naval guns should be farther away. Abadis, who believed that the opponent had exposed all his strength, immediately ordered an all-out attack to capture Port Moore in the shortest possible time.
Seeing that the opponent's entire line was under pressure, Tobol's lips showed a smile. Seeing that the opponent's fleet had all entered the firing range, Tobol ordered: "Use all incendiary bombs and order artillery with a caliber of more than 300 mm to attack the rear ships of the opponent's fleet."