Alien Arms Empire

 Chapter 700 700 Port Ghost

“Boom!” Just when Bunas 3 was hit by a torpedo, took in a lot of water, and began to run aground on the anchorage, a tragic explosion suddenly erupted from the side of the battleship Bunas 2.

 One piece of the naval soldiers on the deck was swallowed up by the explosion, and another piece was thrown into the air together with the debris on the deck.

Everyone was stunned. They didn't know what was happening. Only a few people realized that they might have been attacked.

 But this is Bunas military port! There were patrolling destroyers outside on alert. How did the enemy launch an attack without warning?

In the blink of an eye, a huge explosion sounded again. The battleship Bunas 2 was once again hit by a torpedo. The sides with almost no mine protection design were flooded with water, and the entire battleship began to roll.

Seawater poured into the crooked steel plate cracks like crazy, immediately filling those watertight compartments. Because the doors of many cabins were damaged by the explosion, almost instantly, seawater poured into the corridor and spread to more places.

The water intrusion is too fast. The damage effect of torpedoes is simply one level stronger than that of artillery shells. The damage is done underwater, so the amount of water intrusion that ten artillery shells cannot cause can be easily achieved by one torpedo.

Just like the flood that occurred in the Tang Dynasty, the sea water pouring into the cabin instantly swallowed up the seats and hammocks, swallowed up the sailors who were still resting, and swallowed up the large-caliber artillery shells scattered on the ground due to the vibration. Those powerful 350mm caliber artillery shells were soaked in seawater, at least avoiding the danger of exploding.

Seawater quickly poured into the power cabin. The boiler workers and sailors, who had no idea what had happened, had just recovered from the explosion, but were knocked around by the incoming seawater.

The soldiers ran away frantically. The watertight hatch that could not be closed in time could not isolate the sea water, and soon all the bottom cabins were filled with water.

The subsequent second explosion and the third explosion also made all efforts to rescue the warship in vain. The bottom deck of the battleship, which was flooded with water in many places, was completely out of control, and the battleship rolled uncontrollably.

The battleships of this year have no underwater defense torpedo design at all, and even deliberately lower the underwater defense in order to reduce weight. When facing torpedoes, they are simply weak.

With three tragic explosions, the roll angle of the battleship Bunas 2 was close to 45 degrees, and soon one side of the deck fell into the water.

 Fortunately, because this is a natural anchorage, the water depth does not exceed ten meters. The Bunas 3 has sunk to the bottom of the sea, with the bridge and chimney mast still exposed, and has not completely sunk to the bottom of the sea.

 Burnas 2 is unlikely to sink completely to the bottom of the sea. One side of it soon sank to the bottom of the sea, but the other side still floated on the sea surface because it still had some buoyancy, looking miserable.

At this time, the fool also knew that this was definitely not an accident. Therefore, all the warships docked in the port pulled up their anchors and set sail, leaving the entire anchorage in chaos.

There were still people who had fallen into the water on the sea, calling for help. The tall warships on the side began to speed away from this dangerous area regardless of the lives of these people.

 The battleships Bunas 1 and Bunas 4 signaled each other, requesting nearby ships to protect their safety.

“No chance! The opponent’s warship has moved!” Seeing that he had lost the angle of attack, the captain of the U-11 submarine muttered depressedly.

He originally wanted to find an opportunity to attack another battleship, but unfortunately his submarine sailed too slowly underwater, and in the end he missed the best opportunity to attack.

So he could only turn the bow of the ship angrily and use the two torpedo tubes at the tail to try his luck.

　　After launching two torpedoes again, the U-11 submarine had exhausted all the torpedoes it could launch immediately, and it took a little long to reload the torpedoes.

In order to prevent the enemy from discovering him, the captain retracted his periscope and led his submarine towards the open sea little by little.

Amidst the chaos, the sky was completely dark, searchlights were sweeping back and forth on the water, and everyone was looking for possible enemy "saboteurs."

Yes, after questioning many destroyers on perimeter alert, the commanders of the fleet blasted the damage from enemy spies at the end.

After all, it is impossible for an enemy warship to enter a heavily guarded anchorage silently, so internal sabotage or a small group of people sneaking in to sabotage it becomes a more reasonable inference.

Just as everyone was playing exciting Werewolf in their respective battleships, a cruiser had already started and blocked the side of the Bunas 4 battleship, the flagship of the Lions Empire's main fleet. The searchlight scanned a white line on the water. track.

The sailor operating the searchlight frowned, and then swept the searchlight back to the track. After confirming that this unique track indeed existed, he adjusted the light closer, trying to find the end of the track.

As a result, by the time he saw the track speeding towards the side of the cruiser he was on, it was already too late. He widened his eyes and saw an unknown object approaching the side of his ship. Then the side of the ship was torn apart by the explosion, and his whole body was thrown into the sky due to the violent vibration.

On both sides of the huge water column, the cruiser was lifted up in the middle by the explosion. The two sides were folded into a strange angle, and then the middle section that was lifted up quickly fell back, while the head and tail of the battleship were simultaneously lifted up by the sea water. Lift the high one.

The admiral of the Lines Empire, who had just arrived at the bridge and was commanding the fleet to prepare for battle, saw the explosion. He saw the cruiser in front of him being broken into two pieces in front of him.

 Another explosion also came, and the cruiser that was broken into two pieces was severely damaged again. The stern of the ship, which had not yet regained its calm, was once again engulfed by the explosion.

The rising water column was nearly a hundred meters high, and the falling seawater even hit the bridge window of his flagship.

"Where is the enemy? Find the lurking spy who sabotaged the battleship!" The angry Admiral Lynes clenched his fists and ordered word by word.

He has yet to hear the whistling of the shells or see any falling. So he thought it must be man-made sabotage, so he had to find those **** saboteurs!

"Sir! The destroyers on outer alert did not find any enemy warships! They did not hear the sound of the gunfire or see the light of the gunfire." An officer reported nervously.

“The outer destroyers are searching the water, and no suspicious boats have been found...” Another officer quickly reported.

"Intensify internal patrols! Guards carry weapons! All active personnel are in groups of at least three! Supervise each other! Prevent personnel from deliberately damaging the warship!" The admiral issued a series of orders, and he could not rule out that internal personnel were sabotaging the warship.

  After all, it is known to everyone that the intelligence personnel of Tang State are pervasive. Under all unknown circumstances, there is also the possibility of sabotage by personnel inside the ship.

With this in mind, he continued to order: "Check every corner of the battleship! If you find any suspicious items, report them immediately!"

He was already in a panic, and he didn't even know what to do. If he hadn't been determined, he might have given the order to fill the ammunition depot with water to imitate possible explosions.

What he didn’t know was that the culprit who caused the massacre of battleships in Bunas Harbor at this moment had broken away from contact and was leisurely walking away towards the depths of the ocean.

"What happened?" Cyric's advisor arrived belatedly and walked to the bridge to look at the sinking cruiser in the distance.

"We were attacked. I don't know if it was the explosives planted by spies or something else. In short, my fleet is finished!" the admiral replied bitterly, even with a cry in his tone.

He hasn't even seen his enemy, and his fleet hasn't even left the port. Half of the four main battleships have been sunk!

That’s a full half of the core combat strength! That is the strongest combat force at sea that the entire empire spent huge sums of money to build! That was the battleship that His Majesty the Emperor had high hopes for...!

 Two ships were sunk in this way for no apparent reason! Two whole ships! How could he explain this to his Majesty the Emperor?

What he didn't know was that the same thing was already happening in many ports. Goblin's fleet went north to Dorne in advance, so it did not encounter an attack.

But the port of Gobol was not spared. Several transport ships of the largest tonnage docked in the port were sunk, and they all sank in the largest port of Gobol.

At the same time, Dorne's Neverwinter Harbor was also attacked. Two cruisers were sunk inexplicably, and a 12,000-ton transport ship did not survive the damage.

The fleet of the Poplar Kingdom also suffered heavy losses. One battleship was sunk and two cruisers sank in the harbor, resulting in the complete paralysis of the Osa military port. "Ghosts" also appeared in their Nanshui Port, and three civilian ships were sunk. Again, no one saw the attackers.

Everwinter Port suffered heavy losses. The remaining Everwinter-class battleship was seriously injured and sank in the port anchorage, and two cruisers were sunk.

The Great South Bay of Mirage was even more lively. More than ten ships were attacked and thick smoke was rising everywhere. However, the Mirage fleet left the port early and escaped the disaster.

Without knowing the existence of new weapons like submarines, the navies of various countries called this attack a "ghost attack." And because the worst loss was in Bunas Port, these ghosts of the Tang Kingdom were also called Ghost of Burnas.

 The coalition fleet had already lost four battleships before it was even assembled, and most of the ports were paralyzed due to the attacks.

 (End of this chapter)