rise of empire total war

Chapter 402
Rumble-

Under the warm sunshine, the originally peaceful and harmonious Osa Sea was no longer as quiet as it used to be. The gunfire here was overwhelming, and the smoke from the burning gunpowder almost covered most of the battlefield.

Amidst the deafening shelling, countless black shadows flew towards the advancing Acarnanian Alliance Fleet with piercing roars, and the distance of tens of meters seemed to be crossed instantly. It hit the wooden hull and tower, and immediately smashed out hideous holes in the hull.

This is the first time that the Acarnanian Alliance Fleet has encountered a powerful opponent. Before that, apart from the weak pirates, the enemy fleets that are also from the Osa Peninsula countries fought against them. The combat mode is basically the same. .But now, the Winster fleet that was fighting them has completely broken their impression of naval battles. What weapons can start shooting from a distance of several hundred meters and cause effective strikes against them?

On the flagship of the alliance fleet, Admiral Rodney looked at the warships that had been devastated by the artillery, and was horrified. The gunpowder smoke in front of him enveloped the entire enemy fleet, but was quickly blown away by the sea breeze, revealing the enemy's cabin There were opened windows one after another. Although he couldn't see clearly what was inside, his premonition told him that such a terrifying weapon was fired from inside.

Looking at the approaching enemy fleet, Rodney wanted to say something to his subordinates, but when he saw the frightened sailors and adjutants on the flagship, he was a little annoyed, so he snapped: : "Don't be afraid, speed up and rush over. As long as we can engage the enemy, we will definitely win the final victory!"

"Don't forget, we have twice the number of each other!"

As soon as Rodney finished speaking, the side cabins of the Hawker gunboats lined up in front suddenly burst into flames. Along with a burst of roar, a new round of shelling was coming in an instant!
Countless black shadows flew towards the approaching Alliance fleet at high speed after the flames bloomed. Rodney saw with his own eyes that a warship on the right side of the flagship was hit by four shells, one of which penetrated the tower on the deck. It collapsed, and the third sister directly hit the deck, plowing out a trail of blood in the crowd. The bodies of all the sailors who were hit were torn into pieces, and blood spattered everywhere. The deck was like a hell on earth, it was too horrible to see!

After surviving a round of shelling, the Alliance fleet rushed to a position only ten or twenty meters away from the Winster fleet. They could even hear the loud shouts of the Winster sailors on the opposite side.

"Load the cannon!"

"Take cover and shoot!"

bang bang bang-

After a neat volley of musketry, more than a dozen unarmored Alliance sailors fell instantly on the Acarnanian Alliance warship that had just approached. The remaining people who were not shot looked at the fallen sailors and screamed in shock. They screamed, but more people hurriedly raised their javelins or bows and launched a counterattack against the Winster sailors on the deck.

The sparse arrows and javelins flew over the head from time to time, and Sigurd hid behind the side of the ship regardless of his image, directing the sailors to shoot at the enemy.The heavy guns on the fore and aft deck turrets shelled the surrounding enemy warships from time to time, each firing made the flagship tremble violently.

There was loud gunfire all around. Sigurd looked up and looked around. The warships of the Acarnanian Alliance could be seen everywhere on the surrounding sea. Their number seemed to be able to fill the battlefield. He also noticed , Several Hawker gunboats have been surrounded by alliance warships, and more alliance warships are trying to divide and surround every Hawker gunboat on the battlefield.

bump!
At this moment, a wooden plank slammed heavily on the ship's side of the flagship. Sigurd followed the reputation, and several alliance sailors climbed onto the wooden plank, trying to jump into the flagship deck through the wooden plank.But they had just walked halfway when several Winster sailors pointed their muskets at them and pulled the trigger. After a series of gunshots, those Alliance sailors were shot into the sea one after another, but this did not stop other The sailors continued to move, and more and more planks were placed on the ship's side, not only the flagship Sigurd was on, but also other Hawker gunships on the battlefield.

"Damn! Shoot!"

Someone yelled, and the sailors on the deck pointed the loaded muzzles at the rushing enemy and pulled the triggers together. Although the accuracy of early firearms was impressive, but under such a short-range salvo, No matter how touching it is, it can hit the target.

Not only the musket sailors were outputting, but those sailors who were not equipped with muskets also took out their sharp weapons, harpoons, and when the enemy rushed along the plank, they would pick them up and throw them into the sea. Almost every second, someone screamed and fell into the cold. In the sea water, the charging Alliance sailors were like dumplings, falling into the sea one after another. Once they fell into the sea, they would be dead unless they were lucky enough to be salvaged.

On the surface of the turbulent sea from time to time, a large number of triangular dorsal fins are cruising fast, and each dorsal fin represents a fierce shark. These sea killers are attracted by the blood of the dead sailors in the war, and they gather here from within a few miles. , they wait between boats. Once someone falls into the water, they will pounce on them as quickly as possible and eat them.

The hungry sharks in the sea were waiting for the delicious food falling from the sky. On the deck, the Union warships surrounding the Hawker gunboats clamped planks one after another to the sides of the two ships. The sailors followed the planks toward the Winsters. Although the Winster sailors tried hard to stop them, there were only thirty combat sailors on a battleship. They were still helpless and could only watch a large number of enemies jumping onto the deck.

However, at this moment, all the gun windows outside the cabin of a Hawker gunboat were opened, and the cannons on each side were pushed out. In order to get rid of the enemies who continued to jump onto the deck, eight cannons were fired at once, firing at close range. The shells easily penetrated the hull of the Alliance warship, blasting the slaves who were fixed in position inside into pieces. The vibrations from the artillery salvo also caused the hull to shake violently. Everyone on the deck was unsteady and fell to the ground. And those alliance sailors who were jumping onto the deck of the gunship along the planks fell directly into the sea and were eaten by hungry sharks.

The damage caused by the close-range shelling is not only that, the cabins of the two warships whose hulls were pierced by the shells flooded one after another. No matter how the sailors in the cabin tried to rescue them, it was useless. They could only run to the deck in despair, wanting to jump to the Hawke's gunboat, but the wooden boards on the ship's side have long since disappeared.

After the warships on both sides were sunk, the Hawker gunboat immediately had a chance to escape. The sailors reacted quickly. Before the alliance sailors on the deck could react, they pulled off the sails and escaped from the siege with the help of the wind. The people in the cabin The sailors took advantage of the time to speed up the loading, and launched shelling at the surrounding enemy ships before they could react.

(End of this chapter)