C1922 parietal wind retrograde (1/2)

How thick was the four-inch carburized steel plate? An adult's index finger and thumb were spread out. This was called a pinch, and a pinch was probably between four and a half and five inches. One could imagine the thickness of this steel plate.

A thick layer of steel plate was simply not something an existing field artillery could withstand. Only a shell with a diameter exceeding 180 and specially made to penetrate the armor would be able to damage a steel plate this thick.

It was obvious that the French had underestimated the defensive capabilities of the Zhiyuan Warship, overestimated the performance of the field gun that the Austria was producing, and even picked the wrong artillery shell.

flowering bomb could be useful against a battleship with a wooden shell, but using it against a four inch steel plate would simply be too much of an itch. This kind of artillery shell could only be used to kill the lifeforce on the deck.

It was a pity that the Chinese people had received the information in advance, before the operation began, all the unrelated people on the deck had already hidden themselves, and only the main cannons, which were hidden behind the bulletproof deck, had Lin Zhen and the other main cannons controlling them.

The French Consul Ferdinand's eyes were opened wider than a dead fish's. The Steel battleship that had already entered the river was like a proud steel beast, completely ignoring the harassment of the mosquitoes as it rushed into the canal.

At that moment, Ferdinand seemed to have heard Xiao Letian's mockery. ”Hahaha … Foolish fellows, perhaps you have raised your evaluation of the Zhiyuan Warship more than once, but your arrogant souls will never admit that the Chinese are stronger than you! ”Even if it's just one battleship, I can't be stronger than you guys …”

”Your lowly souls released their arrogance and ignorance. In the end, you received such a foolish analysis, and in the end, you came up with such a foolish sneak attack plan!”

”How many field gun do you want to use to ambush this epoch-making Steel battleship? Dream on! ”

Ferdinand's face burned even hotter as he shouted, ”Fire! Fire! Keep firing... If we sink this battleship, we'll be able to beat him with numbers even if we bite more ants and kill elephants … God bless the France! ”

The two spies on the west side of the canal were also dumbfounded. The golden rays of the sunset were scattered on the metallic Zhiyuan Warship s, and the black smoke at the bow had just dispersed, but that proud warship was actually completely unharmed!

”My God! The caliber of the cannon we prepared is too small... The number was also not enough! ”Damn, if I knew earlier, I would have set up a shore defense cannon here!”

”Bullshit, with the shore defense cannon here, how can we sneak attack?” Tell the world that we, France, have done it! ”

”Don't worry about that too much. Tell Scarface to shoot at full speed, empty all ammunition and then hurry up and leave …” Leave the rest to Consul! ”

”The attack has already taken place, it's time for our diplomats to go on stage!”

There was no need to rush the scarred man to shoot as he knew that it would be too much trouble in the night. The desert bandits wanted gold, and they and the Chinese did not smoke. They had to finish their mission quickly and return to the desert to recuperate.

With such an anxious mentality, coupled with the sand dunes blocking their line of sight, the accuracy of the cannon fire became lower and lower.

Boom! Boom! Boom! The cannonball exploded into balls of water in the lake, and even the warehouse in the fifth station town was hit by the stray bullets.

General Jie Sen's flagship was right next to the Zhiyuan Warship. This battleship that had once gone on an expedition to the Da Gu Kou had a hole blown open on its side, although the hole was only the size of a fist and did not cause much damage, it was an absolute insult to the British.

”Prepare to counterattack!” Cannon Suppression... If the French can't handle this place, we English can! ”

Just as General Jie Sen had not finished giving out his orders, suddenly, hundreds of elite French cavalry s rushed out from the fifth northern camp, but their leader did not directly attack the sand dunes, but instead split into two groups and advanced towards the sand dunes, while the other side rushed straight towards the canal.