Chapter 214 Human Cannonball

"Colonel! Why did you turn?"

"Has the mission been abandoned?"

"What happened just now? Captain, was your flagship attacked?"

Qiao Arthur broke out in a cold sweat.

He knew it was not good. His authority was insufficient to begin with, and the unusual order coupled with the unusual situation triggered a chain reaction.

Suddenly, someone outside shouted, "Captain! The sonar didn't find anything suspicious! Do you want to continue the search?"

"Captain! We've found traces of impact on the port side. The loud noise seems to have been caused by something hard hitting it!"

The footsteps of the chief engineer and the bridge operations officer were approaching rapidly. The door seemed ready to be pushed open at any moment. The headless body was still lying at their feet. Arthur was anxious and shouted, "I know! Return to your posts!"

"Captain, I still have something to report..."

"Go back! This is an order!"

His abnormal reaction further aroused the suspicion of other captains.

"Captain Joe, shells and fish." A captain spoke in the channel, and everyone else was silent.

JoArthur forced himself to calm down and replied, "A hammer and a fork."

The captains seemed relieved.

"Colonel Joe, this is an unusual situation. Please don't be so reserved."

Jo Arthur said coldly, "That's understandable. An unknown enemy just launched an attack on me. I suspect it's a tentative warning. Our actions have been discovered. It's best to evacuate immediately."

"Have you informed the Marshal?"

"I've sent it, but they haven't called back."

According to the agreement made during the trip, no call back means default.

The captains were relieved: "Understood, we will turn now."

So, under Xiao Xiao's shocked gaze, the navy fleet turned around and headed back.

"This, this is also possible?"

"Is this the Empire's naval fleet? County Chief Lin's connections actually extend this far?"

It was difficult for him to accept that there was someone more powerful than him in Changshan County. Even if Changshan County developed, how could he prove the value of his bragging in front of the goddess?

Yun Zhixing cheered, "Great! He's truly a man among men! County Chief Lin is truly reliable. No wonder the Master asked me to spend more time collecting information about County Chief Lin's preferences and living habits. This must mean I need to learn more!"

Only Lei Tiantong remained calm and immediately ordered the captain to increase the speed, adjust the direction, and get away from the navy fleet as soon as possible.

On the destroyer "Yang Wei", Joe Arthur was almost choked to death by the pie drawn by his clever mind.

Although he was already a colonel in the navy, he was looked down upon and excluded because of his not-so-good background.

It is said that there is a future, but he himself knows that further upgrades are impossible.

Although this operation can be said to be a merit, he is actually the one taking the blame. If anything goes wrong, it will be because he violated military orders and acted on his own.

The heart of the seven orifices is very cunning. It tells Jo Arthur what he lacks and praises what he has. It praises what Jo Arthur despises.

This not only made Qiao Arthur overjoyed, but also released all the depression that had accumulated in his heart for years. He felt that someone finally understood him after decades.

In just ten minutes, Qiao Arthur felt like he had found his soulmate in life and was completely devoted to working for the Qin Group, which didn't even know he existed.

Since the five senior officers on the ship were dead, Joe Arthur had to manually take charge of all their affairs to avoid suspicion from his subordinates, and he had to constantly communicate with other captains using the captain channel.

He racked his brains to come up with a lie to appease the captains who were anxious about the failure of the mission, and so far no flaws have been revealed.

There should be no problem until we reach the coast.

But suddenly, a fatal question came to his mind: "Sir, if we reach the coast, how will we escape? Will anyone come to rescue us?"

Lin Wen said casually: "Of course, everything has been arranged."

Just as Jo Arthur showed his joy, he heard the captain shout: "Rebellion! Rebellion! Jo Arthur has rebelled!"

The captain's channel was suddenly in chaos, and the captain's loud voice drowned out all the noise: "I secretly sent a telegram to the headquarters! The headquarters called back and said that they had not received the report from Joe Arthur!"

"Frigate formation! Hurry up and chase the cruise ship immediately!"

"'Alan', you and I will go intercept the 'Yangwei'!"

Jo Arthur hurriedly shouted on the radio: "I didn't rebel! He is the traitor!"

But there was no response.

Joe Arthur immediately realized that the captain's channel had blocked him, and only a rustling noise remained.

At this time, a broadcast came from the public channel: "Jo Arthur, stop the ship immediately for inspection! Otherwise, only the guillotine awaits you!"

Qiao Arthur's face turned pale. He turned around, but before he could say anything, Lin Wen decisively gave the order: "Open fire! Fire at the frigate first!"

Joe Arthur gritted his teeth, knowing that there was no way out. He immediately blocked all communication channels, isolating the ship from the ocean of electromagnetic waves, and at the same time broadcast to the entire ship.

"Everyone, immediately enter combat mode! We have a traitor!"

"For the Empire! Fight!"

Talk to the front and rear main gun crews: "Adjust the firing parameters and fire at the fleeing frigate!"

Talk to the gun crew: "Strafe the approaching destroyers!"

On this ship, the captain's orders are everything, and the imperial soldiers have always been very obedient.

As soon as the combat order was given, coordination among various departments began immediately!

The reconnaissance radar began to spin.

A total of six naval guns in the front and back began to rotate and aim, and under the incredulous gaze of the other captains, it opened fire.

The huge sound of cannon fire resounded across the sea, and the ship's guns spit out long tongues of fire.

Two seconds later, six tall water columns rushed up around the frigate that was heading towards the cruise ship, and the frigate swayed under the impact of the waves.

The next moment, the fire control radar of the destroyer "Yang Wei" had locked onto them, the alarms of all the ships were roaring, and the captain's channel was already going crazy.

"What is he doing!"

"Talk to him! Talk to him now!"

"He declined the call! He blocked all calls!"

"I don't believe it! He's a soldier of the Empire! I don't believe he would actually open fire!"

boom!

Six guns fired in salvo, three of which hit the target. A fire broke out on one frigate. Unfortunately, another frigate was hit in the ammunition depot and fuel depot. The secondary explosion broke out and blew the 20-meter-long hull into two pieces.

Three more shots landed near the ship, and the towering water columns they stirred up fell and hit the crew of the frigate, making everyone's heart chill.

"Fire! We must fire!"

“Fight back!”

"Frigates! Spread out! Return fire at the 'Yangwei'!"

The three destroyers started a fierce exchange of fire. The ballistics fired from the ship-borne machine guns dragged into a long line of fire, hitting the armor of the ship and scattering everywhere. The roar of the ship's guns resounded throughout the sea area.

The frigates had thinner armor and dared not approach, but their firepower was not weak.

Each frigate has two naval guns and is equipped with torpedoes, mines, depth charges and anti-submarine rockets, but they did not carry these weapons and could only use naval guns to fight back.

Joe Arthur was in command of the entire ship alone. He had tried his best, but the firepower gap was too great. In a few moments, the ship had been hit by bullets in many places, and the most critical thing was that the power was damaged.

The loss of speed left her more exposed to fire, and after about fifteen minutes her guns and machine guns were completely destroyed.

Jo Arthur burst into tears and snot, crying out, "We are finished!"

boom!

A naval gun hit the bridge directly, blowing a big hole in the captain's office. Joe Arthur was knocked away by the huge impact force, hit the operating table, and fainted.

Lin Wen jumped out of the office and looked back. The entire destroyer had completely lost the battle. Thick smoke was billowing, the place was in ruins, and there were burning flames everywhere. The power system had been completely destroyed, and it was drifting on the sea, dragging thick smoke.

The weapon system was also completely destroyed. The enemy did not attack again. They seemed to think that the destroyer "Yang Wei" had no room for resistance and were accelerating towards it.

Although victory was achieved, the two destroyers also suffered considerable damage, and only half of the frigate was left, and this half was also badly damaged.

Lin Wen sighed and jumped off the bridge.

The cruise ship hasn't gone far yet and they can catch up with it at any time.

In the exchange of fire just now, his bad karma increased by 31 points.

But what follows may be more than that.

Lin Wen walked to the ruins of the naval gun, dug through the steel ruins, and found the ammunition depot hidden underneath.

Lin Wen picked up a naval gun shell. The shell was made of fine steel, with a pure black appearance, a caliber of 180 mm, a length of 1350 mm, and weighed 1.1 tons.

"Too light."

Lin Wen thought about it and activated the [Swiftness of the Spirit Cat]. Although he had a strength of nearly a hundred tons, it would be difficult for him to exert his strength if the object was too light.

Just like a shot putter can't throw a ball of paper as far as a shot put, the same is true in a vacuum.

[Swiftness of the Spirit Cat] The green light merged into his body, and Lin Wen suddenly felt that he was a completely different person. His originally chaotic body was divided into countless clear parts. The strength of each part seemed to exist in his heart, and he could mobilize it at will as long as he thought about it.

Remaining soul: 55%.

Lin Wen used [Asking the Way to Heaven] again.

[Where is the ammunition depot of the destroyer in front? ]

Consumes 10% of the soul.

Remaining soul: 50%.

Lin Wen, who got an extremely accurate answer in an instant, held up the naval gun shell and leaned back. Every inch of his muscle and every bit of his strength was like a fully drawn bowstring. With a loud shout from Lin Wen, the bowstring was released, and a hundred tons of force burst out with all his strength. The human-powered shell broke through the air, and the huge recoil force made the debris on the ground jump up.

The speed of the shell reached 1200 meters per second. Although it was lower than the muzzle velocity of a naval gun, that was because Lin Wen's hand was not as long as the gun barrel.

The shell's speed doubled in the second second of flight, reaching 2,400 meters per second. Without a third second, it accurately hit the ammunition depot of the nearest destroyer at the best angle.

The huge kinetic energy that had not yet been fully released penetrated the destroyer's armor, and the 600 kilograms of high explosives exploded, directly detonating the destroyer's ammunition depot.

A huge flame lit up on the destroyer, and the powerful explosion blew it into two pieces.

Indiscriminate killing, bad karma +61.

Lin Wen ignored the number.

If you touch my money, I will kill you.

(End of this chapter)