Actual combat is the most effective way to test new weapons. In previous battles, the performance of the Zhiyuan's three main guns has been tested in actual combat. Although there are some minor flaws, it is generally reliable.
Since there is no problem with the main gun, now it is time to practice the short-range light weapons system. The Hotchkiss rapid-fire cannon and the Gatling heavy machine gun were the best rapid-fire weapons in the world at that time. In the era before Maxim, these two weapon systems were the kings of short-range fire coverage.
Within a distance of 1,500 meters, the large-caliber Hotchkiss has begun to spit out its anger. Not to mention the 57 and 47 mm caliber Hotchkiss rapid-fire cannons at such a close distance, even the 37 mm caliber Hotchkiss rapid-fire cannons. Si can also accurately cover the firepower on the Glory with ease.
Don’t think that Hotchkiss is a little-known small company or brand. This is a century-old brand. The crooked machine gun that Chinese people are very familiar with in later generations is actually the 1909 Hotchkiss 8mm imitated by various countries. classic style.
A dense rain of bullets began to sweep towards the deck of the Glory, like the scythe of death harvesting lives. Violent explosions continued, and soon a layer of corpses covered the deck.
"General, be careful..." the second officer roared and threw Major General Bruce down from the side. There was a loud bang and the second officer's back was suddenly blown into a sieve by shrapnel.
"Sean! Sean..." Bruce hugged his close comrades with tears streaming down his face. He looked up to the sky and shouted, "God! Why do you punish us like this! What did we do wrong..."
"Damn Chinese, you killed my friends, destroyed my future, trampled on my glory! Such a group of demons who deserve to go to hell, why do you want to invade us... God will punish you, you are beasts !”
"Fire, keep firing..." With a bang, another explosion of flames and smoke rose into the sky, and shrapnel swished across General Bruce's forehead. Blood dyed his eyes red like a curtain, and the sky and the earth were all red. .
Everything in front of General Bruce was blood red, the blue sky, the sea, the white clouds, the steel giant rushing towards him in the smoke... everything was blood red.
The loud noise of the explosion hurt his ears, and flies kept buzzing around his ears, and they couldn't get away no matter how hard he shook his head. The sound of artillery was faint like muffled thunder in the distance, and the soldiers' panicked screams and angry slogans turned into waves of noise and nothing could be heard.
At that moment, time seemed to slow down. The general could see shrapnel cutting into the soldiers' bodies in slow motion, and he could also see the broken limbs flying in the air quickly turning into flesh, blood, dust and mud and falling into the sea.
The bow cannon continued to fire, and the blood-covered gun roared like a mad lion, but the 120-caliber artillery could not tear away the strong armor on the opponent's body no matter how hard it tried.
"God! Why do you punish us like this..."
Just as General Bruce shed tears of despair, the Zhiyuan had already approached within 800 meters. This was the effective range of the Gatling heavy machine gun. The six-barrel high-speed rotating machine gun could use up a box of bullets in an instant. This is called a true saturation attack.
People on the sea can even see the ballistic traces caused by the bullets flying at high speed. The bullets are raining down on the surviving soldiers on the deck, especially in the area of the bow gun. The bullets hit the iron plate with a clanking sound. , the gunner was bitten by a bullet just as he tried to dodge his left waist.
"Ah!" With a scream, the gunnery commander fell sideways and his upper body lost the protection of his armor. As a result, six bullets hit his chest and head in an instant. With a muffled bang, the Tianling cover was lifted off, and blood spurted out. 's everywhere.
Massacre, this was a one-sided massacre. At this moment, there was no more resistance on the deck. There may be a few living people hidden in the pile of corpses, but they also lost any courage to resist. The massacre finally exhausted the last trace of courage of the French.
"Report Captain! The enemy cruiser has sunk, and the battleship has no firepower to counterattack. Please give instructions on the next move!"
Xiang Ying couldn't hold back her excitement and shouted, "Did you see it? This is the surprise that the Prime Minister has brought to us. This is the hope that the Prime Minister has brought to our nation! Long live the Prime Minister!"
"Long live! Long live! Long live..." There was joy on the Zhiyuan, and people howled excitedly.
This was the first time since the Opium War that the Chinese used their technological advantages and the power of science and technology to defeat European powers. The victory in this naval battle became a landmark event in the great changes in the era of European sea power.
"Report our casualties!" Xiang Ying shouted.
Interior Minister Kim Sam-soon raised his chest and raised his head and shouted, "Slightly injured, 6 seriously injured... none of them died!"
"Very good, you will be in charge of the wounded. Qiu Wei, Liu Anchen, Jiang Yuheng, Yan Xing, Steven, Daniel, Grant... lead 150 commandos, fully armed and ready to jump off the side!"
"Catch the big fish, we need to interrogate it immediately...I only give you a quarter of an hour, and then go to rescue the Kunshan immediately!"
The two ships were getting closer and closer. When they were less than ten meters apart, the special operations team members who boarded the ship used ropes tied to high places to swing over like apes. This is a basic naval combat skill that all soldiers have trained many times. No one has People miss.
The big leather boots began to trample on the deck of the Glorious, just like trampling on the pride of the French, and there were roars one after another everywhere.
"It's safe... it's safe here... there are no survivors... there are no survivors here... divide the troops into half and enter the cabin, and if there is resistance, no one will be left alive..."
"Look, there's a big fish here...it's actually a general, come and see!"
Qiu Wei and Liu Anchen were the first to rush over. When they took a closer look, they were stunned. "Holy shit, it's him... the captain! It's Bruce, that old bastard! It's actually Bruce who attacked Ryukyu... Frenchman Bruce!" What a big fish I fucked my grandma!"
Xiang Ying was also stunned, "How could it be him? Didn't the intelligence show that he and Molière were politically exiled? How could he continue to lead the warship?"
Two-thirds of the Chinese students present today participated in the Ryukyu Defense War. They will never forget the appearance of Bruce and Moliere until they die, and they will never forget it in this life.
Yan Xing kicked open the door to the captain's room, and as he was fluent in French, he saw the name of the Glory at a glance. "Holy crap, this weird guy is actually the Glory? We finally got our revenge..."
He rushed to the deck and shouted, "Brothers, the battleship is the French flagship Glorious that bombed Naha! Damn it, it turns out that he went back to France to upgrade his armor. Why don't I recognize him? Revenge Yes! We avenged our dead brothers..."
Xiang Ying didn't have time to get excited, and suddenly slapped his head, "Search... and see where Molière is? There's no way he won't follow, search for me right away..." This book was first published from, get the authentic content first!
