In the bottom cabin of the Victory, the steam engine made a sound like a giant beast, and the violent vibrations made the entire battleship tremble together.

The huge noise and the heat of coal burning made the engine room noisy and hot. The roar of the steam engine even covered up the sound of the cannon above them.

At this time, the temperature at sea was only about a few degrees, but the temperature inside the cabin was over 40 degrees.

In addition, there are dust from burning coal, water vapor blowing towards your face, and the pungent and unpleasant smell of various lubricants... which makes the environment in the cabin extremely harsh and makes it almost impossible to breathe.

If an ordinary person came here, they would probably not want to stay here for a second longer, but the technicians of the engineering team felt like they were in heaven, and even danced happily.

Seeing the huge turbine spinning rapidly driven by steam, Mr. Pook looked like he was looking at a lover, with a drunken expression on his face, his eyes shining brightly, and he opened his arms and shouted excitedly, "Yeah~

!That’s it, baby, that’s it, roar~! Roar to your heart’s content~!”

The technicians wiped the sweat mixed with oil from their faces, swarmed over, lifted Pook up and threw him into the air, cheering loudly with excitement.

Their marine steam engine finally regained face for once, and they no longer had to be laughed at by those train-building bastards.

The mature technology also means that they can apply to the Flying Eagle Group to establish a branch to manufacture and sell their marine steam engines.

With the current advanced technology of marine steam engines, military orders alone are enough for them to work for several years.

With the bright prospects of light, they can quickly list the company, issue stocks, and be stupid money ... Oh, obtain a large amount of funds from the keen venture capital investors, expand the cause of ship steam engines

.

More importantly, they, the technicians of the scientific research team, will receive a large amount of original stock and become rich instantly.

The technicians in the railway team were affected by the soaring stock price of Eagle Railway. The original stocks held by ordinary technicians increased dozens or hundreds of times in an instant, reaching as much as hundreds of thousands.

Kamal, the chief engineer of the project team, has soared to millions in net worth, and now he always rides a Ferrari when he goes out and in at the Alchemy Research Institute.

That stupid guy even changed his car to the latest model every six months, saying that he wanted to keep up with current fashion, so as not to crash with the poor people and not show his taste.

Grandma, there’s no way to pretend to be 13, right?

The envious colleagues in other institutes of the institute are all bleeding from the eyes. They are also engaged in scientific research and steam engines. Why is the gap so big?

As the chief engineer of marine steam engines, Mr. Pook had long been simmering with anger.

However, for a long time, the output power of marine steam engines, transmission axle and propeller technology... and other technologies were immature, which made him worry a lot.

And now, the marine steam engine has finally succeeded, and Mr. Pook can also vent his anger. He has already planned to buy a Ferrari when the time comes, and he will also buy the latest model, and most importantly, he will buy a Ferrari.

Park your car next to Kamal's.

Let that bitch know with that living fact and that big 48-year-old face that Uncle Puke has a grade higher than him~!

The steam engine drives the underwater propeller to rotate rapidly with a stable output, pushing this three-thousand-ton ship to sail on the sea at a speed of ten knots.

Even when sailing with full sail, it’s nothing more than this~!

The three battleships Victory, Sovereign and Invincible quickly turned their huge bodies, and the artillery fired fiercely at the approaching Semitic warships.

Since the distance between the two sides was less than one mile, the artillerymen were extremely accurate. They sank more than a dozen Semitic double-deck warships in succession.

At the beginning of the war, after three salvos from the Victory fleet, the Semitic navy finally discovered something unusual.

Human weapons are not ballistae at all. Even if explosive crystals are installed on the ballistae, there will be no such explosive effect.

It only took a few explosions to turn the Semitic Navy's main battleship into pieces, and the Semitic Navy's ballistae was like scratching an itch on the human ship, with no effect at all.

The tactic of the Semitic navy is to ram. Then they board the ship and fight. But if they are far away, they cannot hit them. If they are close, they will be sunk by human weapons in a few hits. How can they fight this battle?

Just when the Semitic navy in front was at a loss and became in a dilemma, three giant human ships turned at a large angle in front of them.

The Victory turned from due south to southeast. Then it continued to turn left, with the bow pointing due east, and it became a chasing situation with the Semitic fleet.

Something happened that stunned everyone in the Semitic navy. The human ship actually dropped all its sails.

After being surprised, the Semitic navy was overjoyed. Humans are really stupid~!

The people operating these ships must be a bunch of rookies who have just crawled out of their mothers' wombs.

Actually dropped the sail right in front of the enemy?

Could it be any more stupid?

So what if there are many ballistae? So what if they are powerful?

Without sails, there is no power. No matter how big the ship is, it can only be like a dead fish, staying in the sea and being slaughtered by others.

The Semitic people could clearly see that there were no weapons behind the three large ships. They could easily board the human ship as long as they got in from behind.

As for those slender boats, there is nothing to worry about.

The morale of the Semitic navy was instantly boosted.

Their courage was frightened away by the gunfire but they came back again. A high-pitched bugle sounded from behind, urging all the warships to attack.

The Semitic naval soldiers stood upright on the bow of the ship, holding knives in their mouths, grabbing the cables and yelling wildly. When the ship approached, they jumped over and started a bloody hand-to-hand battle with the enemy.

In the hearts of all Semites, there is a firm belief: in terms of weapons and equipment, the humans may be a little better than themselves, but in terms of morale, especially in hand-to-hand combat, one Semite can kill ten humans

soldiers.

At this time, we saw that the Victory was still turning left after furling all its sails. The bow of the ship slowly crossed due east and slowly pointed to the north. It turned out to be completely against the wind~!

But what puzzled all the Semites who were chasing after them crazily was that after only the bare masts were left, the three large ships not only did not stop, but actually moved faster and faster, leaving a long white wake behind the ships.

, the speed is not slower than them at all.

It seems, vaguely, as if, vaguely... a little faster than them.

The remaining three hundred meters seemed to be within reach at a glance, but no matter how hard the Semitic fleet pursued them, they could not catch up with them.

Since the Semitic ships were not equipped with steam engines, it was a great miracle that they did not retreat despite being pursued against the wind.

At this time, the three battleships quickly adjusted their direction and faced the Semitic battleship with their port side.

The artillerymen on the port side were waiting impatiently.

I heard the comrades next to me shout excitedly after firing, "I hit, I hit again~! I hit again. Hahahaha..."

But all they could do was pass the medicine packs and move the shells. They watched eagerly as their comrades obtained meritorious deeds one after another. They were so depressed that they almost vomited blood.

This period of time is very hard, just like the artillery squad leader - taking the blame, being a cuckold, and watching others have sex.

And now, it's finally their turn.

Each and every one of them immediately opened their blood-red eyes and got ready. Like evil wolves, they looked through the gun windows and glared fiercely at the ships on the opposite side.

"Fire~!"

Following the officer's order, the artilleryman immediately lit the fuse, making a loud "boom" sound, and the artillery suddenly jumped back.

The shell flew out of the barrel with a roar, turned into a black shadow that was almost invisible to the naked eye, smashed through the hull of the Semitic warship, rushed into the interior and exploded.

More than a hundred artillery pieces opened fire within a few seconds. Several Semitic warships were immediately swallowed up by the explosion and turned into fragments flying in the sky.

When the battleship was about to face them from the side, the Semitic naval soldiers already knew that something was wrong. They cleverly jumped into the sea without waiting for the cannon to be fired. Although the sea water was freezing cold, it was better than being blown to death.

Although we don’t know exactly what is driving human ships forward, they are indeed sailing northward at high speed against the wind.

This made the Semitic navy feel desperate. This battle could not be fought~!

If this continues, they will never be able to catch up with humans and will only be beaten passively.

In the command room of the Victory, Captain Glendine showed a satisfied smile. His tactics were successful, and so was Chief Engineer Puck's steam engine.

"This is where Nian's strength lies." Captain Glendine saw Jack's confusion and immediately patted him on the shoulder. "Learn more, boy, those things taught to you in school are already out of date."

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The first mate Jack listened to the low roar coming from the soles of his feet, with a confused expression on his face, and thought to himself: Does that big iron can really work?

What's the point of training hard on sailing skills, practicing swordsmanship, practicing physical fitness, and trying to gain the upper hand?

Just compete with whose steam engine is more powerful or whose artillery is more powerful.

Naval battles will never be the same again...

First Mate Jack comes from a naval family. He has believed since he was a child that the romance of a man at sea is to chase, collide, and fight with swords, to defeat the enemy in a hearty battle, and finally to sing loudly, sail away, and disappear in the blood-red sunset.

On the horizon…

But now naval battles have suddenly become a stage for engineers and artillerymen, sailors holding steel knives, one-eyed, lame sailors with iron hooks on their arms... They may no longer have a role to play and remain silent.

disappeared from this great era.

Captain Glendine struck a match and lit a cigar, calmly looked at the dense naval fleet outside the window, and murmured: "Is it time for a new member to appear? Tell the gunboats to be on high alert."

"Newcomer?" the first mate asked doubtfully.

Captain Glendine nodded and said, "If the enemy doesn't send reinforcements, they probably won't last until night."

"Reinforcements?"

Glendine did not speak, but pointed to the sky.

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Mage Elena, dressed in fiery red, stood upright in her main aircraft, searching the sky intently.

The second wing of the Maple Leaf Danlin Flying Force led by her was flying through the dark clouds, carefully searching for traces of the enemy.
To be continued...