Off the coast of Osa Port, two black-smoking Bunas-class iron-clad battleships were engaged in a fierce artillery battle with the Yangmu Kingdom's fleet, which was in chaos in the port.
This artillery battle was really fierce. Tang Mo's armored warship kept firing cannonballs into the hull of Yangmu Kingdom's warship, while Yangmu Kingdom's warship kept firing cannonballs into the sea water.
The scene seemed very intense, but the situation was already a one-sided battle. The elves' navy was being destroyed, and they were blocked in the port, with no way to escape.
Looking at the cannons that could not reach him from a distance, the captain of the Bunas 2 battleship sneered and ordered: "Port side! 310 meters! Adjust the shooting parameters!"
"Port side! 310 meters! The firing parameters have been adjusted!" The weapons officer standing not far in front of him immediately repeated the order.
They could see that on the deck in front of their bridge, the twin-mounted artillery slightly adjusted the elevation of the gun barrels and then fixed it in a new position.
"Fire!" Then, the captain ordered softly. At this distance, the enemy ship could actually fire back, so after reloading, he immediately gave the order to fire.
An Elf sailboat in the distance also fired more than a dozen cannonballs, hitting the steel armor of the Bunas 2 battleship, leaving some shallow craters on it that were not noticeable.
The weapons officer yelled, "Fire!"
"Boom!" Along with his shout, the visible bow turret and the invisible stern turret roared together, and three shells flew into the elf fleet.
The explosion stirred up a water column higher than the lighthouse, and also completely blew an Elf warship into two pieces.
Soon, the Bunas 3 battleship following the Bunas 2 battleship also fired a salvo, blowing another Poplar Kingdom wooden sailboat into pieces.
Warships equipped with large-caliber naval guns and grenades did have a unique advantage when facing wooden sailing ships. With such a huge advantage, the two armored warships were like dragons, rushing left and right, as if they were in an uninhabited land.
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The Ossa Military Port, which has been engaged in a fierce battle for almost an hour, already feels like the end of the world, tragic and tragic as it runs out of ammunition and food.
The Yangmu Kingdom's naval fleet stationed here has 18 warships, plus the garrison fleet originally deployed here, there are a total of 22 warships, and 4 armed merchant ships responsible for transporting supplies.
Including the coastal defense force and port garrison, there are a total of 1,500 troops in a corps, and a coast defense battery garrison of 500 troops is deployed.
These land forces have a total of 30 artillery pieces, most of which are deployed on the Osa Fort, facing the sea that blocks the port.
The current situation is that the 26 warships in the Osa military port that have been blocked are fighting hard in the port, and it seems that they can no longer hold up.
Ten of the warships have been completely sunk, and at least six others have lost their combat capabilities.
The Yangmu Kingdom suffered heavy losses this time. The numerical advantage of their navy was gone. Even compared to several neighboring countries, they were already at a complete disadvantage.
The problem at hand is that even if they still have a numerical advantage, facing two such weird and powerful battleships, they really dare not say that they can win.
In fact, they can't even protect their own battleships. No matter where they hide, they will be ruthlessly attacked and destroyed by their opponents!
Among the remaining battleships, there is no flagship. The Elf fleet commander, also the commander-in-chief, has just swam to the shore at this moment and is lying on the rocks of the breakwater, gasping for air.
Fortunately, the place where the fierce battle broke out was within the port, and the fleet was not too far from the dock, so the elf officers and soldiers who fell into the water could swim back to the shore to find a way out.
However, the warships they controlled could not go ashore, so the sailors who came ashore could only watch the friendly warships, and in the end only masts were left standing on the sea.
"Damn, why are they here?" The commander-in-chief of the Yangmu Kingdom fleet, who had become a drowned rat, asked angrily when he saw that his fleet was about to be destroyed.
Calculating the time, these two extremely fast warships should have started heading north shortly after being attacked by 12 warships from the Yangmu Kingdom heading south.
Perhaps...it was precisely because of the 12 warships heading south that they offended these terrifying enemies, causing them to give up blocking the southern water and attack Ossa with great force.
Thinking of this, he really regretted it. If he had known that the enemy was so ferocious and difficult to deal with, he should not have divided 12 battleships to provoke such an enemy!
The delay in information cost the Elf Navy their lives. Until they lost more than half of their lives, most of them still didn’t know where the enemy came from or who they were...
"General... the Walnut has sunk... our fleet has dispersed, but it seems they can't break out..." A wet officer staggered over and reported in a panic.
They have been defeated, and in this case, no one can escape the involvement. So everyone is very depressed and desperate.
Because they had to try their best to explain how all 26 of their warships were easily wiped out by two enemy warships...
Moreover, including the losses in supporting Nanshui, 36 warships and at least 40 armed merchant ships of the Yangmu Kingdom have been sunk since then.
For a country close to the sea, this basically means that the navy has lost more than half of its mobile force.
For a navy that emphasizes mobility and flexibility, this is no different from losing its combat capability. In fact, the Yangmu Kingdom's shipping has been paralyzed, and Nanshui Port has not restored one-fifth of its original throughput.
The two black-smoking battleships in front of them had no intention of stopping. The cannons on the other side's battleships were still roaring, and the few remaining battleships on the sea were finally overwhelmed and began to sink slowly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After sinking all the warships in front of them, these two steel warships approached the dock and used the cannons on the deck to bombard several buildings in the port.
The city and castle in the distance.
The huge explosion destroyed a corner of the castle, and at the same time, billowing black smoke rose in the city. Just as the city was in chaos, an explosion also occurred on the fort, and several black smoke billowed into the air, like monsters.
It's like struggling and tearing between heaven and earth.
Then, under the watch of many drowned sailors of the navy, the two warships sailed away, as if they didn't want to stay for a second longer.
Looking at the two distant smoke pillars, the commander-in-chief of the naval fleet, who was leaning on the big stone of the breakwater, let out a sigh of relief. He did not realize that he had already developed a heartfelt awe for the two warships.
He was afraid of those warships that came and went like shadows, afraid of hearing the dull sound of cannons, and afraid of seeing the water columns that were stirred up by exploding cannonballs that were higher than the lighthouse...
Even as he watched the two warships leave, he still felt lingering fear. He knew that even if his 30 warships were there, today he would still be the desperate guy being pushed into the water and beaten.
"I hope they won't come back again." Finally, he expressed his inner thoughts because he was afraid that he would not be able to say such words again.
Having lost almost half of the kingdom's maritime power, his position as a naval commander has come to an end.
"Yeah, I hope I don't have to fight against such an opponent again." The adjutant, who was also wet, fell down and looked at the gradually calming sea, and said with the same emotion.
In less than two hours, Osa Port, the largest military port in the Poplar Kingdom, was completely destroyed.
If they want to recover, they must at least salvage these sunken battleships. The good news is that at least in the front sea, they may be able to fish out all the Cyric muzzle-loading guns on the battleships.
It is no longer useful, but it can be re-smelted... In fact, it can still make up for some losses...
The day after the two Bunas-class battleships disappeared on the sea, several knights escorted an officer and rushed to the main entrance of the castle in Port Osa.
"Are they still there? Are they still there?" The leading officer turned over and dismounted out of breath. He ignored his already weak legs and asked weakly when he was being helped.
"Who?" Osa's officers and guards looked at the messenger who came from afar and asked. In the past day, they had been busy cleaning up the port and could not react for a while.
The officer adjusted himself, took the kettle handed over by the person next to him, took a big sip, barely recovered, and immediately asked: "Those two steel battleships..."
"You're late... they've already left." The naval admiral who rushed over after receiving the news replied gloomily.
"No, it didn't cause any damage, right?" the officer immediately asked nervously.
"...You have been running all the way, why don't you take a rest?" The naval officer could only end the topic in shame.
The officer who came to deliver the news immediately frowned and emphasized the importance of the news: "Damn it, they have already attacked the port? Did the fleet lose much? The Marquis is waiting for news about the losses and the battle!"
The naval general also knew that he could not hide it, so he had no choice but to answer: "Our warships are all in the port..."
"That's okay." The officer who came to deliver the news breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the news he heard next made him almost faint.
Because, just listen to the naval general continue to explain: "No, you don't understand, they all sank in the port..."
"What?" The officer was stunned when he heard the news, then turned pale with fright, and finally fainted.
The people around him finally woke him up again. As soon as he opened his eyes, he warned: "Send the news back to Nanshui...quickly! Quickly..."
