Chapter 457: Steel Duel 3
Lu Xuanyu looked at it calmly, and after repeatedly confirming that the other party had put on a big array that sealed the sky and locked the earth, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he gently spit out two words:
Naive!
Is it naïve? Yes, the improved version of the Heaven Sealing and Earth Sealing Array, but it was completed by the Ocean Group, and Lu Xuanyu knew a lot. For example, atmospheric pressure, which is rarely known to the outside world, and so on.
Although the technology of the Great Array of Heaven and Earth was leaked, not a word of the core information was leaked! However, in order to stabilize the Xuanzhen Sect, Zhang Hao disclosed some more techniques.
In short, it is not easy to set up a formation on the sea, especially in this situation. The formation needs a stable, solid foundation, but there is obviously no such environment on the sea at the moment.
Taking a step back, even if the opponent's formation is really successful, will it be useful for the steel battleship?
The answer is – hardly much!
The main power of the Heaven and Earth Sealing Array is to extract aura, trap opponents, and extreme gravity caused by the disappearance of aura, but the possibility of completing this plan on the sea is almost zero. Sea water is not land!
Not to mention, the battleship itself has its own formation, and it has a large amount of spirit stone reserves inside, which is enough to resist the power of the Heaven and Earth Sealing Array. The steel battleships made by the Ocean Group are not toys.
After thinking for a while, Lu Xuanyu calmly ordered: "The battleship will keep its current direction and not make changes, overload it, and increase its speed to 120 kilometers!
Because the battle formations on both sides spread out within a radius of 30 kilometers, although the Weihai fleet of the Xuanzhen Sect had already seized the 'T-shaped position' and began to advance to the southeast, it was still impossible to completely break away from the coverage of the Xiaoyao fleet. Of course, this was also deliberately arranged by Lu Xuanyu.
Therefore, under the command of Lu Xuanyu, the Xuanzhen Sect's fleet was like a sharp knife, plunged into the southern edge of the Freedom Sect's fleet, where there were about thirty or so skinned warships.
At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than three kilometers. The distance was so close that the naval guns on both sides were almost flat to fire.
But at this time, the distance between the main force of the Xuanzhen Sect fleet and the main force of the Xiaoyao fleet, the steel battleship and the Xuantie battleship, had been stretched, and the distance between the two sides had been dragged ten kilometers away.
But the distance between the two fleets is very close. It's just that this 'near' is not friendly to the Loose School:
The skinned warship on the side of the Loose Sect and the steel warship of the Xuanzhen Sect have met!
Under such a close confrontation, how can the skin warship beat the steel warship.
The ballistas were fired one after another, and these powerful ballistas shot through the skinned warships, and even several skinned warship ammunition depots were detonated on the spot, and a crazy explosion erupted on the sea.
But that's just the beginning!
"Do you want to set up a formation, I'll kill a corner of you first!" Lu Xuanyu coldly ordered: "Sink these more than thirty warships for me!
Eighteen steel warships against thirty or so skinned warships, don't be too easy. The ballistas fired a volley, and all the ships were hit. There are even a few unlucky Yuan infants, who are directly nailed to the boat.
The naval guns were more specialized in attacking below the waterline, and every time there exploded, the warships were swept away, and after two attacks, when the distance between the two sides was shortened to about two kilometers, more than 30 warships within the target range were all reduced to fragments. In the sky, in the sea, there are panicked people everywhere.
However, Lu Xuanyu didn't care about these people, but turned the gun to focus on the more than twenty warships of another group a little farther away. The ships were about four kilometers away, and both sides were about to miss.
But the power of the ship's guns made up for the lack of space, and under a frantic fire attack, these two dozen warships were sunk again. At this point, less than half of the more than 300 warships of the Carefree faction were already in place.
The fleets of both sides staggered.
But that's when the change happened!
After missing the main force of the Weihai Fleet, the fleet of the Carefree faction went straight to the more than 50 skinned warships in the rear! The ratio of the number of warships on both sides was three times the difference!
On the Sea Dragon, Ma Jianliang, the naval commander of the Langya Kingdom, gritted his teeth and said: "Our plan is not a great array to seal the heavens and the earth at all! The first purpose is to destroy your more than 50 warships. And then...... Let's play slowly!"
Then he ordered the surroundings: "Everyone obey the order, replace the high-grade shells, and sink all the skinned warships in front of me!"
At this moment, 10,000 cannons were fired, all of which were high-grade shells. By the time the skinned warship on the Xuanzhen Sect's side reacted, it was already a little late.
Originally, he was defending against the enemy's sealed array, and he didn't want the enemy to attack with naval guns. Half of the ships were sunk in an instant, and the rest panicked, but a second wave arrived, followed by a third......
After four waves of attacks, all the ships they wanted were sunk, and this time the Loose fleet paid the price of no more than ten ships.
But Ma Jianliang didn't stop there. He gave a cruel order: "Replace ordinary shells and ballistas, and attack people in the sky and sea!"
Yuan infancy, out of the ship to fight!"
Because the warship was sunk, the sea and the sky were full of chaotic sailors, most of the sea were in the gas refining period, and most of the people in the sky were above the foundation building period.
But all these sailors were panicked at this time, and under the fire of ballistas and shells, there was a wail!
The ballistas shot through the masters of the Jindan and Yuan Infant Stages, and many of them escaped the attack in the Jindan and Yuan Infant Stages, but they were entangled by the masters who flew out of the fleet of the Loose Faction.
This battle was completely dominated by Ma Jianliang, and by the time Lu Xuanyu reacted, it was already too late! Only a few Jin Dan or more escaped.
"Ah......" Lu Xuanyu finally became angry and couldn't keep calm anymore!
Not only Lu Xuanyu was angry, but also Ning Hu, the naval commander of the Canglan Country.
The Weihai fleet began to make a U-turn, and the wolf pack tactics officially began. Lu Xuanyu coldly ordered: Don't leave a living mouth!
After a wave of charges, the Weihai fleet split according to the plan, forming three detachments and starting to attack around the fleet of the Xiaoyao faction. At this moment, the advantages of steam turbines are manifested.
With the aid of formations, steam turbine warships are faster and more agile. In comparison, the ships of the Carefree faction were a bit bulky. Although the formation is good, it is a bit difficult to completely rely on the formation to drive a warship with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons, or even a battleship.
Because the application of such a formation is also unprecedented!
The Weihai fleet caught up with the other side, bit the opponent's tail and, having the initiative, began to attack.
The fleet of the Carefree faction exhausted all means, but they could not get out of the predicament, and they were bitten by the Weihai fleet!
The Weihai Fleet was divided into three parts, and the three parts coordinated with each other and attacked each other. Without the Skinned Battleship, the power of the remaining eighteen steel battleships seemed to have completely exploded!
However, the fleet on the side of the Xiaoyao faction is not a toothless tiger, and under the counterattack, it also caused damage to the Weihai fleet.
By about 14 o'clock in the afternoon, only 16 warships remained in the Weihai fleet - this time it was two 10,000-ton ones that sank. And many of the remaining battleships were hit. Especially the flagship Endeavour 1, the superstructure was again hit by a shell, but the main structure of the battleship was not damaged.
In contrast, there were only a dozen warships left on the side of the Carefree faction, two of the three Xuantie battleships remained, and the only steel battleship, the Sea Dragon, the main guns in the bow had been muted, and the front deck was twisted and deformed.
At this time, the fleets of the two sides were in a parallel posture, sailing towards the southern seas.
The fleets of both sides remained at a distance of seven or eight kilometers and began the fiercest confrontation since the war - against each other!
At a distance of seven or eight kilometers, ballistae are useless, all rely on naval guns. And at this distance, the range of the Skinned Warship is barely enough.
The contest at this time is more like a duel of courage. At this point in the battle, all the high-grade shells used by both sides were battleships, defensive enchantments on battleships or warships, etc., which had little effect.
Shells rained down, and every warship and battleship was surrounded by a column of water rushing into the sky. From time to time, a shell hits the target, a burst of flames rises, or other surprises occur.
However, the Loose Sect seems to have been ruthless, completely capturing the three 20,000-ton warships of the Xuanzhen Sect and bombing them indiscriminately; for other warships, they mainly focus on defensive attacks.
During this period, a 460-millimeter shell hit Lu Xuanyu's flagship, Endeavor No. 1, again, but it turned out to be a dud! Compared with the thunder mercury now used by the Dayang Group, the Xiaoyao faction can only use gunpowder to detonate it -- the Dayang Group does not have the technology to leak the thunder mercury!
The time quietly came to 15 o'clock, and the Endeavor No. 3 of the Xuanzhen Sect was shrouded in bad luck, and the bow was almost in the same position, and was hit by three shells in front and back, and finally overwhelmed it, and the third shell fell into the cabin, and the martyrdom occurred again.
The bow of the battleship was directly torn open, and the 20,000-ton battleship quickly cocked its ass into the sky, revealing its huge, still wildly spinning propeller.
Then, the battleship sank in an unstoppable manner. In the face of a behemoth of more than 20,000 tons, even cultivators could not do anything. Unless the god period makes a move. But in this war, there has been no positive appearance of the gods.
However, the price paid by the freers was even heavier. The only steel battleship, the Sea Dragon, the superstructure was flattened and hit one after another.
This time, however, luck seemed to favor the Sea Dragon, and although it was hit three times, it hit the superstructure. The superstructure was flattened, but it also blocked the power of the shells, and the main structure of the battleship was preserved. But at this time, only the stern guns could still fire. And the speed of the battleship began to slow down.
The remaining two Xuantie battleships were also sunk. As for the warships, there were only three left at this time. But after only one wave of attacks, the three warships were also completely sunk.
The vast fleet that was sent out to sea is now left with an almost crippled Sea Dragon.
This battle has come to an end!
On the Xuanzhen Sect's side, there are five warships that are trying to surround the Sea Dragon and prepare to capture the opponent's warship. Although the Sea Dragon is a little miserable at the moment, it is also a steel battleship!
Moreover, if the Sea Dragon can be captured, it will be a huge blow and shame for the Loose Faction!
The battleship cut through the sea and surrounded the Sea Dragon.