We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Chapter 653: The First Battle to Destroy the Japanese (Part 1)

At sea, the maximum horizontal distance that a person with normal vision can see is about five kilometers.

Now the Fengguo fleet is two kilometers away from the Japanese fleet. From this distance, the outline of the warship is only slightly larger than a fingernail.

Any sailor with common sense would not make preparations to defend against artillery fire at this distance. It's not that they can't think of it, but that they simply don't have this knowledge.

Just like a beast that has never seen a gun, it will not understand why the black stick in the hand of a human can spew out flames.

Therefore, when the Fengtian Army's artillery fire fell, the most common action taken by the people on the ship was not to dodge, but to look up curiously.

What caught their eyes were hundreds of gray lines rapidly streaking across the sky, dragging faint trails of smoke and outlining tracks on the sky.

Like a meteor shower falling into the mortal world, it was roaring and falling towards the location of the Japanese fleet!

"meteor?"

A young Japanese foot soldier muttered to himself, even forgetting his fear.

next second.

Boom boom, boom boom—

It was a series of loud noises like the sky collapsing.

Hundreds of heavy solid iron bombs, with the power to destroy everything, slammed into the formation of the Japanese fleet.

The sea surface boiled instantly!

A huge column of water shot up into the sky, reaching a height of more than ten feet. The turbid sea water, carrying broken wood chips, gushed out like a fountain and then fell heavily.

The entire sea surface seemed to be stirred wildly by an invisible giant hand, with waves rolling and white foam splashing.

The sea was shaking because of this, and the hull was as thick as paper!

The Ataka ships and the Seki ships, these purely wooden warships, were extremely fragile and vulnerable to the long-range artillery fire of the Feng State.

The solid bullets easily tore through the thick planking, causing the hull to shake violently and wood chips to fly all over the deck like a rainstorm.

A huge hole was instantly opened in the hull that was hit, with hideous wooden spikes rolling around the edge, and cold sea water rushed in frantically.

What's worse, the shell penetrated one side of the hull and broke out of the water from the other side, leaving a shockingly large hole.

The sea water rushed in, and the ship tilted and sank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Sailors and soldiers were thrown into the sea like dumplings. They didn't even have time to scream before they were sucked into the huge whirlpool formed by the sinking ship.

The surface of the sea was filled with floating debris, broken sails, and countless human heads struggling in the water.

Not all sailors can swim, and in many cases marines are strictly prohibited from entering the water.

Many Japanese soldiers could only struggle in vain in the icy sea water for a few times before sinking into the abyss with endless fear.

Kaifu Yoshihisa's mind was blank. He stared blankly at his fleet being torn apart like a toy by unknown artillery fire. His brain had completely shut down.

Just as he lost consciousness, the deputy general beside him suddenly roared:

"My lord, be careful—"

Kaifu Yoshihisa felt as if he was being thrown violently onto the deck.

Almost at the same time, a whistling sound passed by his scalp, and he could even feel the hot air flow.

A creepy sound exploded above his head, and Kaibu Yoshihisa turned his head with difficulty to look up.

Two heavy iron balls connected by a thick iron chain just flew over their heads.

That's a chain bullet!

The deadly chain was like the scythe of the god of death, instantly straightened and tightened, sweeping across the middle section of the main mast.

The mast, as thick as a bowl, was cut in half. The upper half of the mast, along with the huge sail, slowly tilted and fell heavily towards the tower!

Time seems to have frozen.

Kaibe Yoshihisa watched helplessly as the huge shadow descended upon him, and then—

boom! ! !

The wood exploded and blood and flesh flew everywhere!

The ship's tower collapsed and shattered instantly like a paper model under the impact of the mast.

Dozens of sailors and soldiers in the ship's tower were smashed into pieces without even being able to scream.

Smoke and dust sprayed violently in all directions in the violent shock wave, and a few drops of warm liquid splashed on Kaibu Yoshihisa's face.

He wiped it subconsciously, and what came into his eyes was a glaring scarlet.

The taut string in my brain finally broke completely, and I fell into extreme fear.

He didn't understand where these shells came from.

The Fengguo ship is clearly still so far away on the sea level!

At this time, the first round of shelling finally stopped.

What was left to Kaifu Yoshihisa and the Japanese fleet was an endless mess.

Thick smoke billowed over the sea, partially blocking out the sunlight.

At least twenty large and small warships were directly sunk or were sinking rapidly.

More ships were emitting black smoke, and the shockingly large holes on the hulls were madly swallowing up seawater. The sailors tried to plug the leaks with wooden boards, but it was in vain.

The surging waters easily washed away their efforts, and desperate cries echoed on the deck.

The floating wreckage and corpses were so dense that they almost covered the sea surface in front of the fleet, and the wails of those who fell into the water could be heard one after another.

"General! General!"

A crying voice barely pulled Kaibe Yoshihisa back from his sleep.

A warrior with crooked armor rushed to him, tumbling and crawling:

"General! The flagship... the flagship was hit in three vital spots. The mainmast is gone. Two large holes have been opened below the waterline on the port side. The sailors can't plug them. The ship is sinking!"

Kaifu Yoshihisa was shocked all over, and only then did he feel that the deck under his feet was no longer stable, and the cold sea water was slowly flowing onto the deck from the edge of the broken hatch.

He looked around and saw that the generals around him all looked pale and their eyes were filled with unconcealable fear.

One general, his lips trembling, pleaded, "General, the flagship is finished! Please move immediately and board the early morning boat!"

Kaifu Yoshihisa was quite courageous and still wanted to turn defeat into victory. At the very least, he had to leave some warships for Japan.

Little did he know that he had already stepped half a foot into the gates of hell, and the King of Hell had already heated the wok of oil waiting for him.

He suddenly shook off the personal guard who tried to support him, staggered to the side of the ship, and shouted: "Quick! Let all the boats disperse and don't crowd together!"

However, his order came too late!

Before he finished speaking, the familiar whistling sound that broke through the air once again rolled in from the distant sky.

This time, the source of the sound was no longer limited to the front, but sounded simultaneously from the sea on both sides.

The sound became denser and louder, as if the whole sky was shaking!

Kaifu Yoshihisa and a group of Japanese soldiers looked in the direction of the sound in horror, only to see rows of Fengguo warships appearing on the eastern and western horizons at some point in time.

The new force of Fengguo's Fourth Fleet has completed the roundabout encirclement and fiercely stabbed the waist and ribs of the Japanese fleet from both flanks!

This time, the whistling shells were more than twice the size of the first round!