Chapter 639: 14. Fearless Admiral Golchak (5)

No matter which country or even the world's navy, there is almost a little superstition, and they all believe in luck. And luck does play an important role in naval battles-when luck is good, a battleship can send artillery shells into the enemy ship's ammunition warehouse in several rounds of salvo, triggering a shocking chain explosion. When you are out of luck, several old-fashioned biplane torpedo planes can kill the battleship's steering gear after a round of attacks, and make the battleship wait to be beaten to death.
Kolchak's luck is so hot that he has sunk a cruiser of Albion and hit the upper class armor of the enemy ship in four rounds of volley, causing a big disaster.
In the telescope, a burst of fire burst from the deck of the Karen, and then quickly turned into a series of large and small fireballs. After the fire, Kolchak could see the miserable state of the Albians-the frightened flying beast, the dancing fireman, the sailor desperate to save the fire, and the ammunition dumped into the sea by the frightened sailors.
The last thing made Kolchak unbelievable. It was a matter of course that the warship was filled with weapons, but it was pure death to put so many gunpowder barrels on the deck.
"If I could have another shot..."
The Captain of the Navy murmured regretfully. The Albion had cut off the opportunity for him to appreciate the fireworks, the fire on the deck was controlled, and all the dangerous items were poured into the sea.
With a sigh, he quickly cheered up again and returned to a cold, determined face.
"U-turn, we go to Pilau waters."
The deputy captain nodded and ran to the microphone to repeat the command aloud.
There are not many humans still able to thrash on the sea, for the sake of Wang Jiajun's face. In order to avenge his dead companions, the Karen will become extremely crazy, and it is not a wise idea to stay within the range of the enemy's cannon.
As soon as the ecstasy began to break away, the artillery shells smashed over. Without taking up the companion's body, the Karen quickly turned around and pursued it.
Because the need for high-speed navigation was fully considered in the design, the fire did not affect the sails just now. The Karen narrowed the gap with the ecstasy a little. The artillery of the upper deck adjusted the muzzle and created one after another water column around the destroyer. .
No matter where you hit. This classic boat that has been in the water for more than 20 years will soon sink. In the unlikely event of hitting a mine at the tail, the soldiers will be sent to the goddess in an instant.
The Albian people seem to be winning, but they do not know that they are rushing towards the death area.
The sergeant on duty of the ecstasy sounded the ship's bell. Except for the soldiers who grapple and gun. Everyone gathered on the deck.
"Take off the cap."
Major Captain Stepankov took the lead and took off his military cap. The officers and men behind him took off their military caps and knelt down with their captain. In front of them, a sailor stood holding three portraits.
The goddess, the sacred Georgi, the patron saint, and the tsar's little dad glanced at the group of devout soldiers in the silver-plated frame.
Spread out the "Orthodox Canon" booklet. Kolchak solemnly recited:
"The omnipotent lord, his savior."
Everyone bowed their heads piously, and after they had done everything they could do, the only thing left was to entrust their lives to the Almighty God who controls fate. Although there are regrets, unwillingness and irritability in my heart, at this moment all give way to peace and piety.
"Forgive the little servants, please listen, seek protection, and forgive our sins."
Woo-boom!
The projectiles of the shells began to approach, and the Albion seemed to have found the quasi-head, and the destruction and death approached the boat a little bit.
"The enemy is around to destroy us, to ask the savior, to give glory, in your name. You can't let the enemy say'look, God has abandoned them'. You are our true God, and also the world. We are the people you protect . Mother God, praise you forever."
The wet forehead touched the icon, and after a short period of prayer, the ecstasy’s upper deck was washed at least three times with cold water baths, and now no one was dry on the deck.
With the end of Kolchak's "sincere wish" prayer, a whisper of "sincere wish" sounded on the deck, and a cross was quickly drawn, and the crew stood up and looked back to their of death.
The traces of the Karen’s hull were smoked, and it looked a bit embarrassed, but it was even more daunting against the background of the night. Hanfeng sent in incomprehensible language. Although the content was unknown, the Albion people were very happy to hear it. The laughter they gave was exactly the same as the Kiev White Pig.
With the determination, the crew of the ecstasy stared at the approaching giant ship with the determination.
Then they saw it.
Without warning, a thick water column rose from the side of the Karen. The water column was so thick that the water column caused by the shells on both sides could not be compared with it. The Karen seemed to be held up by an invisible hand, and the crotch of the cruiser was raised like an arch bridge. Then in a series of harsh noises, the bow of the ship fell off, and then in the faint light they could see the cabin structure and even hear someone crying before falling into the water. It was too late to react, and the ship, which had been broken in two, smashed back into the water, and the agitated waves even exceeded the mast.
"It's our mine!!"
The officers and soldiers who finally awakened cheered. At this moment, they saw that the joy of their hard work was more intense than ever before. For a moment, they forgot the class, the officers and soldiers hugged each other, "Ula" cheered and opened vodka. There was a loud voice, and some overly excited guys hugged the anchor and thunder on the back deck and kissed, as if the iron tower was his wife.
Gorchak's face had a reassuring smile, which was exactly what he wanted. Karen was lured into the minefield. Due to the gap in the water, the ecstasy could pass through this dead zone safely, but the huge Karen hit the anchor mine. In front of the water pressure shock wave generated by the explosion of a full 300 kg of explosives, there is no difference between a wooden hull and thin paper.
It only took a while, and I couldn’t wait until the ecstasy remembered that I should go to get the crew out of the water. The Karen took all her crew to the dark seabed, leaving only a pile of debris and broken wood. What ever happened.
"Don't be stupid there, report the situation here to the base."
Looking at the wrecked sea, Kolchak let out a long breath, and then added a sentence to the excited communication officer:
"Tell them, ready to dry military uniforms and vodka."
"Yes, sir."
just now.
"So, this is the whole process of fighting?"
"Yes, general."
Kolchak continued to raise it and answered with a proud tone:
"I have written it all in the report."
"Yes, all in the report, I have read it."
Makarov's finger tapped lightly on the report, and another headache swept over him.
There is no doubt that this small battle has extremely high value as a template for tactics, technology, and propaganda. But from a political perspective, this is a big mistake.
The Albion people are very face-conscious, and the queen is almost neurotic in this respect. The self-proclaimed first power on the sea has been slapped by the weak principality navy. No matter how much luck there is, the group of pirates are not Will be silent on this.
They will definitely retaliate, and I am afraid that they will once again entangle the human coalition and fight against the Principality. The Principality did not want to go to war at this time.
Despite the acceptance of a large number of new weapons, in the first place, the number was insufficient, and in the second, the orcs could not quickly complicate new toys, and the ammunition reserve was relatively limited. Coupled with those chronic diseases in the army, the whole justice is in a state of fragility like a snake in the skin. Once a war breaks out, even if it is not necessarily lost, it will be a disaster for the Principality.
What's more, His Majesty's body is already... The crown prince is again unreliable, and the demon...
Makarov shook his head straight in his heart, and even he was now trapped by lack of confidence and restlessness.
As for severely punishing Kolchak, in order to ease the relationship with humans-this kind of thinking will not work. Let us not say whether the already red-eyed Albian people are willing to accept it, will they make harsh demands. Domestically, it is unacceptable. To bow to humans is an unimaginable thing for the orcs. It is unacceptable regardless of religion and ethnic feelings. What's more, in this incident, Albion was the first to break into the territorial waters of the Principality and refused to withdraw. In order to offend pagans in the Principality, punish a soldier who defends the dignity and territorial waters of the country? In addition to getting the titles of "selling the country" and "national thief", it may also trigger civil strife. This is also what the Principality does not want to see.
With a long sigh, Makarov gave up thinking about this issue, which was not a matter of his ability and power. Nowadays, we have to take a step forward and look at it step by step. At least within the scope of power, he can still do something.
"This is your order."
Makarov took out a piece of paper from the drawer, on which the name of the lieutenant general was already drawn and stamped with the seal of the Admiralty.
"Colonel Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak, you will depart for Smolensk as a military representative ~EbookFREE.me~ responsible for accepting the naval technical equipment provided by that company. The consignor has already used full horsepower to produce new weapons-more and newer mines and other unknown toys. You lead a group to learn how to use and repair them."
"Yes, general."
"Listen, don’t think it’s a distribution. Your job is related to the fate of the country and thousands of people. You must personally check each batch of weapons produced. You and your people sign it. Once If a quality problem is found, the military court will summon you."
The admiral said one by one, his eyes were shining, and Kolchak finally lowered his chin.
"I see, General."
Makarov nodded and waved his hand.
"The conversation ends here, Lieutenant Colonel, and disband."
Leaning and saluting, Kolchak walked out of the office.
Before closing the door, he vaguely heard a long and helpless sigh. (To be continued...)