C2761 It exploded! (2/2)
Duke of Newcastle looked at his pocket watch. It was already 4.50 in the morning, and the sky would brighten in less than an hour. Of course, the storm was still very strong at the moment. However, the storm on the summer night had arrived quickly. Who knew if the storm would stop early in the morning.
”Wait another hour …” Six o'clock! If the Zhiyuan Warship can't hold on anymore, we will intervene! ”We can't let the French take advantage of us like this!”
At this time, all the officers and soldiers of the Zhiyuan Warship had already gone mad from the battle, and the entire ship seemed to have realized that the final moment had arrived.
Coal diggers, maintenance workers, chefs … All the members of non-combat posts were given weapons and rushed to the deck to assist the soldiers in battle.
The place where the Zhiyuan Warship was stranded was only twenty meters away from the shore. From the deck, one could easily shoot the fleeing soldiers or the struggling sailors.
More importantly, every round of bombardment by the enemy would result in casualties for the refiners and heavy Machine gunner. At this point, they would need fresh blood to replenish their energy.
At the most intense moment, even the Coal diggers began to operate his heavy machine gun and fire. The bullets rained down upon the people on the shore.
”Fire …” Continue firing! Beat up all the ammunition on the ship! ” Lin Zhen held onto a syringe in his hand. Just now, he had given himself another injection of morphine, which suppressed the intense pain and the dizziness from losing blood.
Every time the main cannons fired, there would be an earthquake. At this moment, he was no longer able to command the battle and could only shout to cheer his brothers on.
There was simply too much blood left. Although the pain was alleviated after the two doses of morphine, the dizziness was increased by quite a bit. His head tilted to the side and he fell to the ground with a stumble.
”Sir …” Just as the nearby soldiers were about to support him, the gunner suddenly pulled the cannon rope and the dual main cannon roared once again.
Boom … A muffled sound rang out, and the Zhiyuan Warship's luck was finally used up. The left side of the dual main cannon was unable to withstand the immense pressure of the explosion, and after a muffled sound … It exploded!
In that moment, all the energy in the gunpowder bag was completely released by the main turret. A third of the cannon barrel had a large hole blasted through, and the remaining third of the cannon barrel had collapsed onto the deck.
The six soldiers, including the gunner, reloader, and the gunner, were covered in injuries from the explosion and were lying on the deck in a mess.
On the other hand, Lin Zhen managed to avoid being attacked by the broken pieces because he had fainted ahead of time. However, the soldier who tried to support him was not so lucky, his chest had been penetrated by a bullet, and he fell onto Lin Zhen's body, using his own body as an officer's meat shield.
”Little Wang... Small... ”Little Wang …” Lin Zhen's consciousness had already blurred. He desperately shook his head, wanting to wake up, but what he got instead was a spinning sensation!
”It blew up!” The Zhiyuan Warship's main cannon exploded! ”
When Huo Fu saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't believe it at all, but right after, he shouted out like a madman.
”Hahaha …” It exploded! It really exploded! I said this warship isn't omnipotent! He is also weak! ”
”Hahaha …” The more powerful the naval gun, the higher the danger it will face. It must have exploded! ”Hahaha …”
Amidst Huo Fu's wild laughter, he once again made a foolish decision!
”Pass down the order, stop the cannons!” The enemy's most threatening weapon has lost its effect, let the army attack! ”
”Capture this battleship, capture this group of Chinese!”
”France needs this warship! ”Execute the command!”