The huge fleet was traveling in the night, at a very slow speed, only about two tenths of a second, but it was pressing firmly towards Zhongkui Island.
Chen Shandao's ship is the first 2,000-material three-deck battleship launched into the water. The ship is named Nanzhili. There are 48 battle arrays on the ship, and its power is terrifying.
Because of the longitudinal sail design, most of the battle array weapons are arranged on both sides. Twenty-four magic weapons can participate in a concentrated fire.
Taoist Amber has conducted tests and found that a single salvo within a hundred feet can shatter a two-hundred-ton patrol ship on the spot, and three salvos can sink a five-hundred-ton warship.
In addition to its extremely strong attack power, its protective power is also second to none. Because the platform is large enough, a small city-protecting light shield was installed on a sea ship for the first time, which can maximumly withstand damage to the ship body from various Taoist spells, such as Fire Dance Dragon, which uses fire talismans as an attack method. There is almost no way to defeat the Nan Zhili.
The French crossbow fired by the French crossbow, if it is attached to the armor -breaking road method such as metal tunnels, it will also be intercepted.
"As for the head-on attacks by trebuchets and heavy crossbows that are often equipped on pirate ships, the Nanzhili is also equipped with iron wood on its sides to ensure that it will not be easily penetrated.
Such warships are invincible in the East China Sea. There are currently seven ships in the inspection fleet! There are four ships in Chen Shandao's main fleet.
At midnight, the fleet slowly stopped. Shu Chi rubbed his eyes, slid down from the watchtower, and returned to the command room.
Seeing so many fleet executives looking at me, I felt a little nervous for a moment, and explained again: "I really can't see clearly, I have to wait until dawn."
Chen Shandao nodded and asked her to sit and wait in the corner next to him. He and Tingfeng Taoist continued to study the sea chart.
The depiction of Zhongkui Island on the chart is very clear, and the waterways that can be used by ships are all marked with lines. This was presented by Shu Chi anyway. Except for her, no one in the fleet knew the waterway route of Zhongkui Island, and there was no way to know it. Arrive at this key route that seals Zhongkui Island and the Demonic Hell Sea.
The mission of the main fleet is to cut off the channels for the pirates to escape into the Demonic Hell Sea, and strive to annihilate the more than 800 ships gathered here by the pirate alliance.
The command cabin was very quiet. The combat plan had been issued a long time ago. There was nothing that needed to be rearranged. Everything was waiting for dawn.
The morning on Zhongkui Island is a little later than elsewhere. It often fogs here, and today is no exception. You can only see about 50 to 60 feet.
It is impossible to start a battle in such weather. Of course, there is no need to worry about being discovered by pirates, which is very convenient for concealed entry.
Everything is ready, just waiting for the fog to clear.
?According to Shu Chi, who is familiar with this place, foggy days on Zhongkui Island rarely last for more than three days, usually one or two days, and then it becomes clear for two or three days, and then it is shrouded in heavy fog again. Now the entire fleet is waiting for a window of foggy weather, maybe one day, maybe two days, or three days, no matter how many days, Chen Shandao has enough patience.
In fact, there is no need to wait that long. At 3:30, the sun is bright enough, the fog gradually dissipates, and Zhongkui Island reveals its true appearance.
More than twenty feet away from the side and rear, there is an atoll with only three feet above the water. If Shu Chi hadn't led the way, the Nanzhili might have hit the rocks.
Shu Chi climbed up the watchtower again and carefully guided the way up there. The fleet traveled for another half an hour and finally arrived at an open water area. This is the passage connecting Zhongkui Island to the Demonic Hell Sea.
When entering in advance, the sea topography of Zhongkui Island is very conducive for the inspection fleet to exert its long-range fire advantage.
Due to the dense reefs, the pirates can only travel through six narrow waterways, two of which are not far from each other and lead to the demonic hell sea. As long as these six waterways are blocked, the main ships of the pirates will be almost unable to fly. Only light boats with less than a hundred materials may be able to escape.
Chen Shandao once again adjusted the fleet. The four battleships were divided into two teams, each leading six heavy destroyers and twelve frigates. They formed battle lines and got stuck on two waterways not far apart.
They each deployed more than twenty patrol ships in front of them to cover the battle line and block the fire attack ship tactics that the pirates would most likely launch.
There are more than 80 light boats around, also to prevent pirates from attacking with small boats, or even approaching from the side and jumping into gangs to fight.
In the hands of Chen Shandao, there are still four heavy-duty ships, 16 frigates and 26 patrol ships as reserves.
The core of the entire tactic is to give full play to the long-range output advantages of the forty large warships on the two battle lines to seal the pirates in their pockets.
Chen Shandao personally led the team into Zhongkui Island, and the commander-in-chief responsible for blocking the four peripheral waterways was Huang Bingyue, who was temporarily appointed.
Huang Bingyue is an expert who has experienced battles for a long time. Although he is not familiar with naval warfare, military commands are often similar. What's more, the four squadron commanders he is responsible for are all naval warfare experts who have experienced in recent years:
The first squadron is commanded by Tongzhi Lu Xixing, and has two battleships, six heavy destroyers, twenty-two frigates, forty-eight patrol ships, and sixty speedboats;
The second squadron is commanded by Commander Du Xingchen, who has two battleships, five heavy destroyers, eighteen frigates, thirty-two patrol ships, and fifty-eight sailing ships;
The commander of the third squadron is Xiao Shan, the elder of Penglai Hall in Dengzhou, Shandong. This gentleman, who is at the master training level, was recommended by Zhao Zhenren of Dongji Pavilion to join the army through Wei Chaozong at the beginning of last year. In more than a year, he was transferred from Chen Shandao's headquarters attach¨¦ to the container fleet commander, and then to Du Yangchen's command. He gradually showed his commanding talents in more than ten escort battles, and was finally appointed in today's decisive battle. With a heavy responsibility, he single-handedly commanded a squadron.
There are no battleships under Xiaoshan's command, but he has six heavy destroyers, eighteen frigates, twenty-eight patrol ships, and forty light ships. His strength is equally impressive.
The Fourth Squadron was commanded by Wang Shouyu, who had urgently ended his sleep. He was not depressed because his sleep was interrupted. On the contrary, he was very excited. The decisive battle was finally coming. For Wang Shouyu, who had been at sea for three years, this was his climb. Can you not be excited about this important moment at the pinnacle of your life?
This is also the largest fleet he has ever commanded: eight heavy destroyers, twenty-four frigates, fifty-six patrol ships, and sixty-eight light ships!
The fleets vary in strength, but they are all organized according to the water channel information provided by Shu Chi. After many demonstrations, they can ensure that the water channels they are responsible for are blocked.
Huang Bingyue knew that in a real fight, tactical issues must not be interfered with blindly, so he gave the four fleet commanders full battle autonomy. His role was to deploy among the four squadrons and provide support.
In addition, he also has a support fleet composed of sixteen frigates and sixteen patrol ships, ready to fill the hole at any time.
At the first moment of Chen hour, Huang Bingyue flew a talisman to Chen Shandao: "When you are ready, Tianshi Chen can choose the opportunity to start the battle."
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