Chapter 239: Crushing Naval Battle! (Two in One)
“Wow!”
"The Beasts Pirates look really vicious!"
When the navy fleet approached the Readkilled Island, many pirates had already gathered on the coast of the Readkilled Island. At the dock on the east coast, the pirates saw the arrival of the warship, but instead of fleeing in panic, they boarded the pirate ship docked on the shore under the command of a cadre of the Beasts Pirates.
Black pirate flags were blown up by the sea breeze, and pirate ships of various shapes left the port one after another. For a moment, the entire dock was filled with "hundreds of boats competing", and one pirate ship after another rushed towards the navy fleet.
"oh!"
“What a grand occasion!”
At the front of the naval fleet, Garp stood at the bow, raised his hand and looked at the scene at the dock of Reedchiled Island, and couldn't help but smile and sigh.
It has been so many years since the battle in God Valley that year, and Garp has not seen such a grand scene for a long time.
In recent years, the pirates active in the world are scattered. A pirate group with a hundred or so people can be considered a large fleet.
In today's New World, there are probably only a handful of pirate groups that can reach the level of power of the Beasts Pirates.
At this stage, the Beasts Pirates have already shown the initial signs of becoming one of the Four Emperors, with a huge influence and strong strength.
Facing the navy fleet led by Garp and Zephyr, not only did he not show any fear, but he launched a charge towards the navy.
"However, charging towards us without hesitation like this, isn't that a bit too much of an underestimation of our navy?"
As Karp spoke, the smile on his face gradually faded, and he grinned and spoke in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Zefa couldn't help but snort softly, and then he said to his adjutant Bogart: "Bogart, order the fleet to slow down to 3-5 knots, adjust the direction of the ship's guns, and follow my orders and prepare to fire."
The strength of the navy has never been to suppress pirates in terms of mid-to-high-end combat power. On the contrary, in this wonderful world with "devil fruits", every ordinary person has his or her own adventures. Those "sons of luck" have successively obtained devil fruits and possessed powers beyond human beings.
When ordinary people suddenly possess this power, instigated by a world environment like the "Great Pirate Age", it is easy for them to lose themselves in their own desires and go out to sea to become pirates in pursuit of fame, wealth, women, and ambition.
Among the pirates gathered on the Redchiled Island, there are many who possess the ability of devil fruits.
The individual strength of the navy is really not comparable to that of these people.
However, the reason why the navy can become the true overlord of this world is because of their terrifying logistical strength and technological strength.
The poor rely on mutation, the rich rely on technology.
The Battle of Lidchiled, which is about to begin, is the so-called war between the "poor" and the "rich".
These warships in the navy fleet are the results of Vegapunk's latest technology, and the naval guns carried on the warships are the most advanced thermal weapons in the world.
When others were still using matchlock guns and flintlock rifles, the navy had already achieved continuous firing of artillery, and the range of the naval guns on the warships far exceeded the ordinary artillery on those pirate ships.
“Bang!!!”
“Bang!!!”
The two fleets were 8,000 meters apart. The navy took the lead in attacking. With a uniform roar from the fleet, black shells flew directly from the navy fleet and fell towards the pirate fleet in the distance.
The range of the pirates' artillery is still stuck in the feudal society, but the navy's artillery is at least at the level of the early to mid-World War II period.
The difference in range is more than double.
After a round of salvos, seven or eight pirate ships were engulfed in flames and stopped on the sea. The surviving pirates jumped off the burning ships and swam hurriedly towards the coast.
At the same time, the pirates on the pirate ships also "showed their magical powers", using their own abilities and methods to help the fleet avoid the navy's bombardment.
"Is everything debugged?"
"Once everything is debugged, fire two base shells first."
Zefa looked at the pirate fleet whose formation had become somewhat chaotic, narrowed his eyes slightly and stared for a while, then smiled and gave orders to Bogart.
The previous round of salvos was just to adjust the distance, and at best it was a tentative attack, and it could not be considered a formal combat order at all.
And now, what Zefa issued was the real combat order.
When the battle officially started, Zephyr naturally took over the command of the battle, and Garp took out a bag of "Navy Specialty" donuts from somewhere, and ate them while standing at the bow of the ship and watching the situation on the sea.
He had no problem with Zefa seizing command.
Among the navy officers of the same period as Garp, Zephyr is better at commanding troops in naval battles, while Sengoku and Tsuru, in addition to their own strong strength, are good at "planning" and have strong on-the-spot command capabilities, but not as strong as Zephyr.
And Cap
Although he is a meticulous person, he is not good at such troublesome tasks as commanding large-scale naval battles. He is good at solving problems quickly with his fists.
If this operation hadn't been carried out with Zephyr, his dog-head warship would have appeared on Redchiled Island by now, performing a magnificent "breakthrough into the enemy camp." As for whether the other navies could keep up with Garp's actions, sorry, that wasn't Garp's concern!
"yes!!"
Bogart was holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand. After receiving Zephyr's order, he immediately shouted into the microphone of the Den Den Mushi: "Test firing completed, target, enemy pirate ship."
"Start bombardment, hit the two bases first!"
Bogart's order was transmitted to other warships through Den Den Mushi. At the same time, Bogart also shouted to the navy on the watchtower. After hearing Bogart's order, the navy on the watchtower immediately sent out flag signals.
Not long after, the Dog-Head warship fired the first shot, and shells were fired directly out.
Next, the navy fleet began firing again, one round after another.
One hundred and eighty shells, divided into several waves, rained down on the distant pirate fleet. For a moment, the sea area outside the docks of Readchiled Island was filled with pirate ships that had been blown up. Countless pirates were forced into the sea and swam towards the shore of Readchiled Island.
The pirate ships rushing towards the navy fleet at this time were like the British troops lined up in formation during World War I, being lined up for shooting under the navy's "Maxim".
However, the extraordinary world is the extraordinary world after all. Among so many pirates, there are still some capable people who can lead their crews to pass through the navy's artillery fire and force their way towards the navy fleet.
As several pirate ships approached, the pirates began to fight back.
"boom!!!"
A cannonball from the pirate ship landed on the hull of the giant warship next to the Dog-Headed Warship. After a roar, the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, revealing the blue hull of the warship.
A huge dent had appeared where the shell had hit.
But that was the extent of the damage done to the warship.
The pirates' counterattack bombardment was unable to penetrate the warship's armor. At best, its power only caused a few scratches on the warship. Let alone sinking the warship, it could not even affect the warship's combat effectiveness.
On the deck, a young major general hurriedly grabbed the railing when his warship was under fire. After a while of shaking, the young major general noticed that his warship was the one with the worst reputation. He was furious and drew his sword from his waist, shouting to the crew: "Fight back! Aim at that pirate ship and fight back hard!"
Amid the young major general's roar, the pirate ship that had finally broken through the navy's "fire net" was instantly overwhelmed by dense artillery shells.
Zefa noticed something was wrong with the warship next door, frowned, pointed at the warship next door that was firing crazily, and asked Bogart: "Who is the commander of that ship?"
"Report, it's Major General Bastiu."
Hearing this name, Zefa recalled in his mind that there seemed to be such a boy among the students he taught in the past. When he was in the Naval Academy, he trained very hard and had a good fighting talent, but he was easily impulsive and loved his reputation.
After matching the numbers, Zefa said to Bogart calmly:
"Call him and let this kid calm down first."
"By the way, put this on record. I'll settle the score with him after the battle!"
After Zefa finished speaking, he said loudly: "Pass on my order. After the bombardment, the fleet will use my warship as a base and spread out to the two wings. Give the main guns some time to cool down. Aim the side guns at the pirates and continue the bombardment. Hit two bases!"
Bogart quickly passed on Zefa's order, and the naval fleet that was originally arranged horizontally was quickly divided into two teams, turned around, and moved to both sides.
After turning the ship around, another burst of roars came from the naval fleet.
The caliber of a warship's side guns is smaller than that of the main guns, but their number is much greater. With the same two-base shells, the intensity of the side guns' bombardment far exceeds that of the main guns.
There were many pirate ships on the sea, and there were also many capable captains, but under the dense artillery coverage of the navy, the pirate ships that had originally launched the charge also changed direction one after another and headed back to the coast.
Yes, there are indeed many pirates who have the ability of devil fruits. Relying on the ability of devil fruits, they can also block some shells.
But it can’t withstand the intensive bombardment from the navy!
People with special abilities may not be killed by artillery shells, but they have no way to protect their ships from being hit by artillery fire under such bombardment by the navy.
Most pirate ships are traditional wooden sailing ships. If a cannonball lands in a good position, it will be paralyzed. If it is hit by several cannonballs in a row, the pirates on board will not be able to put out the fire in time.
People with special abilities are not afraid of direct bombardment, but they are afraid of losing their foothold at sea.
The sound of the navy's artillery fire gradually died down, and the remaining pirates returned to the coast of Readchiled Island one after another. The sea was full of burning pirate ships. Under the pounding of the waves, broken wooden boards mixed with blood floated onto the beach.
Looking around, the originally mighty pirate fleet had been completely destroyed by the navy.
Naval battles are basically one-sided massacres of pirates by the navy.
"Quick, everyone, return to shore. Go, push out the artillery from the warehouse and prepare to set up a defensive position on the coast to resist the navy!"
Among the pirates, a cadre of the Beasts Pirates realized that they would suffer a great disadvantage in a naval battle with the navy, so after returning to the shore, they immediately ordered people to set up defensive fortifications on the coast.
The panicked pirates immediately found their backbone at this moment. They moved cannons out of the island's arsenal and began to set them up on the shore.
The navy in the distance did not chase after the pirates and land on the island.
The navy seemed unaware of such a rare opportunity for battle. Under Zefa's order, the navy's fleet began to re-form and then slowly approached the coast.
The pirates were quite happy to see that the navy did not pursue them. Looking at the navy's leisurely pace, they knew that by the time the other party was about to land on the island, they would be able to arrange defenses on the shore. By then, the navy that landed on the island would be directly exposed to the pirates' artillery fire.
"Navy! Ho ho ho, come on, let me show you the power of artillery!"
The cadres of the Beasts Pirates looked at the artillery that was set up one after another around them, and couldn't help but let out a low laugh of joy.
On the Dog-Headed Warship, Bogart saw through the telescope that the pirates had begun to set up defenses on the shore, and couldn't help but ask Zefa:
"Chief Instructor Zefa, the pirates have already set up defenses on the shore."
"If we land on the island like this, we might become targets."
Bogart said worriedly that he felt that this situation was somewhat disadvantageous to the navy. Some of the advantages they had gained before had disappeared as the pirates set up defenses on the island.
Nowadays, the best way is to
As he spoke, Bogart looked at Vice Admiral Garp. As long as Garp led the charge, the navy would be able to land on the island smoothly!
"Landing on the island?"
"Why do we need to go to the island now?"
"Bogart, we didn't come to Readchiled Island to occupy it."
"We are here to destroy the Beasts Pirates!"
"Pass on my order. All warships are to slow down and when the coast of Reedchiled Island comes within range, launch a blanket attack directly on the docks."
"Defense, right?"
"Haha, blow those guys and their positions into the sky with artillery shells!"
Without waiting for Zephyr to say anything, Garp shouted at the top of his voice, then looked at Bogart and continued to say to him: "By the way, push the shells up!"
"I'll stretch my muscles first, so I don't have to be unable to use my full strength when I encounter the strong men from the Beasts Pirates!"
Facing Garp's order, Bogart's expression froze, and then he turned his head to look at Zephyr. Hearing this, Zephyr looked at the corpses of some pirates floating on the sea, and his face showed some reluctance. He sighed softly and did not answer Bogart.
Seeing that Zephyr did not answer, Bogart saluted to Garp and then quickly went to convey the order.
"Well, Zephyr."
"After we use artillery to clear a landing area, you will take command of the warship and prepare to pick me up. I will lead my men to the island and clear out the pirates of the Beasts Pirates."
Garp noticed Zefa's mood, walked to Zefa's side, patted Zefa on the shoulder, and then said with a smile. This old brother of his is good in every way, but he is too soft-hearted.
He had clearly made up his mind to return to the front line to help his disciples, but when Zefa really saw the scene in front of him, he finally softened his heart.
Before long, under the horrified gaze of the pirates on the shore, the navy's shells fell like raindrops, and the shore defense line that had been built with great difficulty quickly collapsed amid the roar of explosions.
After all, the pirates' knowledge is limited. Without coastal artillery with super-long range, is there any difference between setting up defenses on the shore and being treated as a target?
Compared with the previous naval battles, the pirates even replaced the moving targets with fixed targets. What a stupid decision.
On a hill in the center of Redchiled Island, Kaido, King, and a group of Beasts Pirates' leaders were closely watching the battle on the coast.
Unexpectedly, even without Garp and Zephyr making any move, his "elites" couldn't hold on and began to disintegrate.
This was something Kaido had not anticipated at first. After listening to King's report, he felt that the number of navy personnel was not as large as his, and their combat effectiveness was not as strong as the pirates under his command. He thought that his subordinates only needed to make a slight move to inflict heavy losses on the navy.
As the captain, Kaido only needed to come forward to resist the two top fighters, Garp and Zephyr, but unexpectedly, the navy did not suffer any casualties at all, but his subordinates suffered heavy casualties.
Thousands of people are feared to have died in the sea and on the coast as a result of the naval bombardment.
Such a loss would make even someone like Kaido feel a pang of pain.
"Jin, let's go. This won't work."
"Let's meet the navy."
Just as Kaido was about to attack himself.
In the sea tens of thousands of meters away from Readcheled Island, a slender warship was moving rapidly towards Readcheled Island.
On the warship Dawn, Ji Guoyuan stood at the bow, looking at the various floating objects on the sea, smelling the faint smell of gunpowder in the air, his face slightly gloomy.
"Has the fighting already begun?"
"Cyrus, we need to speed up."
"I don't know what the battle situation is like."
(End of this chapter)
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