Chapter 620: 620 Everything returns to silence
Chapter 620 Chapter 620 Everything returns to silence
While these Cyric naval soldiers were trying their best to save their warships that were smoking and burning, someone saw through the rolling black smoke the Stukas rushing towards them in groups in the distance. .
"Plane! Plane!" Some officers pointed at the sky and loudly reminded their companions, but most people were unable to do anything about it.
There was no way. Some of their few Maxim machine guns had been blown up, and the remaining machine guns actually didn't have much ammunition.
These machine guns were originally placed on battleships and were not used for air defense operations. Their previous role was just to deal with some approaching enemy boats.
It can even be said that the function of these machine guns in suppressing riots by sailors on board ships is much greater than that of air defense.
So these machine guns actually don’t have much ammunition at all. But in the air-to-air combat just now, which machine gun didn’t fire thousands of rounds?
“Bang!” A Cyric soldier holding a rifle fired another shot into the sky, but at this time those terrifying planes had not yet started to dive.
No one cares about him. Anyone who still has the courage to stand on the deck at this time, shoot a rifle into the sky, is already considered a warrior.
More people were confused and confused. Some were busy putting out the fire on the deck, some were helping to carry the wounded on the deck, and some were being pulled up by the officers to prepare for air defense operations.
At the machine gun position, the shooter controlling the machine gun was replacing the cold water in the water tank of the machine gun: in the previous battle, the machine gun had already made the water in the water tank boiling hot.
Through the billowing smoke, the shooter could see Stuka dive bombers with bent wings in the clouds, diving straight down and aiming their noses at the damaged warships outside.
“Line! Chain!” the shooter shouted loudly, urging his helpers to bring the ammunition stored in the next cabin to him.
His feet were full of bullet casings. Some of them would roll farther away as the warship swayed. Some of the shell casings rolled down next to the corpse and stopped in their tracks.
There are also some bullet casings, which are stuck with blood as they roll. They just stop there, and then are surrounded by blood little by little.
“Chug, chug, chug!” In the distance, a Butcher fighter jet responsible for covering began to swoop and strafe. The dense ammunition passed through the fire, shredded the black smoke, penetrated the crowd, and crackled on the deck.
Immediately afterwards, in the desperate eyes of these Cyric sailors, the Butcher fighter jet crashed through the thick smoke and whizzed past their heads, making everyone shrink their necks in fear.
Before these people could congratulate themselves on firing the first round of less-fired attacks, the second Butcher fighter jet followed and broke through the black smoke, rushed out above the raging fire, and rained down on the lambs on the deck. Ordinary bullets.
These poor people who were just glad that they were not dead were suddenly shattered and turned upside down. The remaining people finally remembered that they had the right to escape.
As a result, the people on the deck suddenly started to have a carnival again: some were so frightened that they rushed into the iron door next to them, trying to be a turtle; some people directly climbed over the railing next to them and jumped into the sea, killing one and all.
After the two Butchers dived and strafed to clear the way, a Stuka dive bomber arrived as scheduled and dropped a huge bomb on the middle of the battleship's fat hull.
By coincidence, the bomb went directly into the chimney of the battleship. A few seconds later, the huge explosion broke the backbone of the battleship.
The battleship with its keel directly broken was split in the middle, and the seawater tore easily, invading all the cabins pervasively.
The two ends of the battleship began to rise high, and the broken part in the middle sank into the sea water. Huge bubbles rolled around it, exploding into pieces of white spray.
The naval commander-in-chief of the Gobel Kingdom looked at the broken battleship not far away, and his face turned pale.
In the previous round of attacks, he could clearly feel that the enemy's cooperation was becoming more and more skillful. Bombs are dropped more accurately and attacks are more brazen.
With the exchange of experience, the pilots in the first round of attacks have informed some precautions to the pilots in the second round of bombing missions.
They reminded their comrades to pay attention to the few machine gun positions on both sides, and reminded their comrades of the cut-in positions where they were most likely to hit.
Of course, at the same time, the speed of a warship that is on fire and smoking is also slower, and the success rate of the attack is naturally higher.
In short, a damaged fleet that was attacked by air raids actually seemed to be doomed. The entire fleet was shrouded in smoke and fire, and it even looked a little tragic.
It’s a pity that tragedy is not good news for people who are experiencing tragedy. This often means that they are at a disadvantage and can easily die tragically.
Two more Stuka dive bombers roared down in the air, and they accurately hit two aerial bombs on the deck of a Cyric cruiser. The sound of the collision even drowned out the sound of the burning fire, and then the battleship's ammunition depot began to explode.
First came the rear main gun ammunition depot, followed by the forward main gun ammunition depot. Continuous explosions directly sent away the smoking battleship. After a few seconds, only the mast and fragments were still exposed on the sea. .
This is already the 9th Cyric cruiser sunk today: the remaining 6 include the fleet flagship of the Goblin Kingdom's naval commander-in-chief and Commander Cyric.
As for the destroyers, less than half of them survived the carpet bombing just now, and some were sunk along the way. Adding in the ones that were sunk just now... there are only 9 ships left now.
In other words, in the continuous air strikes, the Tang Army's bombers have sunk 9 cruisers and 21 destroyers of the Cyric sneak attack fleet.
Most of the entire fleet has been lost, and the remaining 6 cruisers and 9 destroyers are still seriously damaged. In fact, the entire fleet is not far from being destroyed.
The navy is indeed an arm that can lose all its assets in one morning. Before nightfall, this Cyric sneak attack fleet will almost be completely annihilated here.
The Navy Commander-in-Chief of the Goblin Kingdom retracted his desperate gaze, looked at Commander Cyric who still had a bandage on his forehead, and asked with a heavy face: "Do you have any last words? If you have any, send them quickly. Get out."
They sent many messages along the way, including detailed messages introducing the appearance of enemy aircraft, including messages reminding the Cyric Consortium to improve the anti-aircraft firepower of warships, and messages that strengthened horizontal protective armor of warships and improved damage control capabilities. .
Anyway, as a technocrat, Cyric's commander may not be very qualified, but as a mercenary of a weapons group, he still showed his professional side.
"Order all remaining warships to destroy the code books." Cyric's commander was afraid that the Tang Kingdom would capture several warships and leak Cyric's code, so he closed his eyes and said.
"You are more courageous and more powerful than I thought." The navy commander of the Goblin Kingdom sighed, and then ordered the new captain beside him: "Send a message and ask all warships to destroy the code books and destroy the radio …”
The captain of this cruiser was seriously injured and died in battle. Now the deputy captain acted as the captain. After he heard the order, he immediately carried it out.
After sending several more telegrams reporting the fleet's losses and possible destruction, Cyric's commander sent his personal last words.
Further on, the officers on the bridge took advantage of their position and position to send some messages dealing with their own affairs. After the last person troubled the mechanical and electrical personnel with a cry, the Navy Commander-in-Chief of the Goblin Kingdom also sent his own personal last words.
As for those soldiers and sailors... they are not qualified to write last words. The electromechanical officer not far behind the bridge took off his earphones, and then he and the deputy captain lit the code book at the corner of the iron stairs outside the cabin. Let it turn to ashes.
At this moment, another cruiser not far away from them suddenly exploded violently. Without being attacked again, it turned into a ball of fire and disappeared on the sea.
The dazzling firelight illuminated the faces of everyone on the flagship deck. They looked blankly at the battleship in the distance being swallowed up by the fireball, and they couldn't even make an expression.
They had just extinguished the fire at the bow of the ship a minute ago. As some damage control personnel with little experience and serious shortage of manpower, they had actually done a good enough job.
But obviously, not everyone has such abilities. Their colleagues on the distant cruiser messed up, the ammunition depot exploded, and there were not many people alive on the battleship.
It’s not that there were no explosions. Some destroyers were seriously flooded and found that their bows or sterns were already soaked in sea water while driving.
Some battleships are already tilting very seriously. The sides of the battleships have sunk into the water. The tilt angle of the battleships has even begun to make it impossible for people to stand firmly.
Such a battleship is actually very lucky. At least the crew on it still has the opportunity to abandon the ship.
But the attack is still continuing, and those Cyric warships that continue to persist are still trying their best to escape. Even an antelope with only three legs will take two steps when faced with the pursuit of a leopard. No one will give up the struggle when they are dying.
It's a pity that sometimes the struggle is really in vain. Another battleship was sunk, and there were not many Cyric's battleships left on the sea.
The remaining Stuka dive bombers seemed to have lost their patience. They swarmed up like vultures and ate up the remaining battleships.
The naval commander-in-chief of the Gobel Kingdom closed his eyes, and then the bridge where he was was engulfed by the explosion, and everything fell into silence. After all, this fleet was unable to complete their mission.
(End of this chapter)