Devil's Army

Two 260mm shells fell, one on the left side of the target ship and the other on the left front of the target ship.

Both target ships were pushed high up to the crest of the waves caused by the shells, and then fell back.

Instructor Hong bent down and grabbed a handful of dust, then stood up and let go. The dust flew to the left with the wind.

"Based on your usual studies, what is the current wind speed?"

"Level 3"

"Level 4"

"Yes, the wind speed should be level 4 now. Look, the two shells you fired just now both deviated to the left, which means you didn't take the wind speed into consideration. Based on the relationship between distance and wind speed, how many degrees should you adjust the muzzle to the right?"

"1.5 degrees." An artilleryman responded quickly.

"Okay, let's try another shot. The muzzle of the right gun needs to be adjusted slightly upwards."

After the shells were loaded, two loud booms were heard.

The target ship on the left was blown to pieces amid the roar of the shells, while the shells on the right landed not far behind the target ship.

The soldiers on the left bank of the artillery shouted with joy, while the soldiers on the right bank of the artillery lowered their heads, blushed, and dared not say a word.

"What do you think is the difference between live-fire shooting and normal drills?" Leng Feng walked up to the artillerymen and asked.

"Usually, we use wood to simulate shells during simulated loading, and they are much lighter than real shells."

"Normally, during simulated artillery fire, there wasn't such a loud noise, so we thought it was unnecessary for the instructor to ask us to wear earplugs. Now during live-fire shooting, I still feel my ears buzzing even with earplugs. I have to open my mouth to cooperate."

"So it's not enough to just talk, we still have to practice with real ammunition. You should strengthen your actual combat training with these artillery shells. The deputy commander has already asked the arsenal to speed up the production of artillery shells, and they will be shipped over in the next two days."

Leng Feng and Huilang returned to the Navy Command. Leng Feng was still worried that the Japanese warships would attack Huludao, so he asked the guards to notify Captain Hu to come over to discuss countermeasures.

After a while, the fox and the jackal arrived at the naval headquarters together.

"Jackal, you are here too?" the gray wolf called out.

"I heard from Fox Wolf that the Japanese navy in Jinzhou wants to take action. Come over here to hear what your plans are, Blood Wolf."

"There is no plan at the moment, so I asked you to come here to talk and see if there is any good solution." Leng Feng said.

"The 460mm coastal defense gun will not be put into use for about a month. The Japanese will probably launch an attack on us in a week or so, so we may not be able to rely on this coastal defense gun." Gray Wolf said.

"Can those two 260mm coastal defense guns be used?" asked the Jackal.

"Those two 260mm coastal defense guns can be used, but what I'm worried about is that the Japanese will bypass the range of these two 260mm coastal defense guns and attack our Huludao port. The 460mm coastal defense guns responsible for port security have not been completed yet. If we mobilize our navy to confront the Japanese navy head-on, it will be tantamount to hitting a rock with an egg." Leng Feng said.

"And according to the intelligence we have now, there are 13 Japanese warships in Jinzhou Port. If they all come to attack our Huludao, each of our warships will have to deal with more than three Japanese warships. Our warships are now at a disadvantage in terms of tonnage and firepower, and we have to fight one against three. What do you think our chances of winning are?" Gray Wolf analyzed.

"Then we can only mobilize the Air Force and use the Golden Eagle II's air-to-ground missiles to make up for our shortcomings." Fox Wolf replied.

"Firstly, the number of air-to-ground missiles is limited. Secondly, they are not laser-guided or infrared-guided, so they cannot be fired and left alone. They rely entirely on manual aiming, which compromises accuracy and speed," Leng Feng replied.

"Air-to-ground missiles are very effective against the slow-moving large warships of the Japanese. The great victory achieved by Gray Wolf and his men at Xiaolingshan Airport this time is proof of this." Jackal responded.

"Xiaolingshan Airport? Yes, what we lack now is time. As long as the Japanese navy postpones attacking us for about a month, our 460mm coastal defense artillery will be completed. Then the defense of the port can be upgraded to a higher level." Gray Wolf said happily.

"The question is, can the Japanese listen to us and postpone attacking us until a month later? From the current situation, it seems that the Japanese will attack our Huludao in a week at most." Fox Wolf responded.

"If the Japanese won't listen, we will force them to listen. For example, isn't the Xiaolingzi airport paralyzed?"

"Do you want to attack the Japanese port base in Jinzhou?" Leng Feng asked.

"We don't have to attack his port base. We disrupted him completely last time, so their defense must be very tight. We can attack his warships at sea. Disrupt his deployment, and force him to delay his attack on us." Gray Wolf replied.

"Do you have any plans?" Leng Feng asked.

"I have a preliminary idea, but it's not mature yet. Let me tell you all about it and see if there's anything that needs to be modified." Gray Wolf said and told everyone about his plan.

After listening, everyone agreed with Gray Wolf's plan and also put forward some suggestions for revision.

Finally, Leng Feng decided to implement the plan tomorrow.