Chapter 668 Final Advice

Nowadays, almost every warship of the Rose Fleet is equipped with cannons, but without exception, the shells fired by these cannons are solid. They destroy objects that come into contact with them with their powerful impact force and their own weight.

In fact, in the past two years, weapons developers in Shenglu have also envisioned developing explosive shells. After all, compared with solid iron bullets or lead bullets, shells that can explode after being fired are more powerful and more destructive.

But this is not an easy task. They once tried filling the shell with gunpowder and adding a fuse. Then they lit the shell fuse at the same time as the cannon fuse. In this way, when the shell was fired, its fuse would burn inside and explode.

However, this method is extremely dangerous. During the test, the shells often exploded inside the boring tube, which not only caused damage to the artillery but also endangered the life of the gunner.

Even if the shell does not explode in the boring tube but is fired out, it will always go wrong on the way out, highlighting its instability. Therefore, this kind of explosive shell cannot be used in artillery with current technology.

That was why Leto was so horrified when Lucat expressed his guess.

If this speculation is accurate, then when the enemy has controllable explosive shells, the combat effectiveness of their ships will be greatly improved. It can even be said that the damage caused by ten shells fired by our side at the enemy warships is not as great as the damage caused by one shell fired by the enemy.

At sea, what warships fear most is damage to the hull. As long as the hull is damaged to a certain extent and seawater flows back in and cannot be repaired, no matter how many weapons or how many experienced sailors are on the ship, the only outcome is sinking.

Have the weapons of Yan Country become so advanced?

Laito's face turned pale. He shook his head and said in an uncertain tone: "It's just... just a guess, it shouldn't be..."

"Yeah, it's just a guess, but that's enough. At least we have to be mentally prepared." Lucat waved his hand, signaling the sailors to throw the wreckage down.

These unlucky things are not suitable to stay on the boat.

Lucat's face had reached a solemn level. In fact, after leaving Charme Island, the youngest marshal in the history of Shenglu had never smiled again.

He was no longer as cynical and playful as he used to be, because he knew that the unknown enemy could kill him.

Moreover, if an irresistible attack occurs, the entire fleet will be destroyed in the vast ocean.

Lucat knew clearly that if the entire fleet was destroyed here, it would mean that the country would lose one-third of its naval power.

But that’s not even the worst consequence.

At this moment, he was rubbing his face, making it red, while Leto was standing there in a daze. He was still trying hard to deny Lucat's speculation in his heart, thinking that this was impossible, but he still couldn't convince himself.

"Notify the captain to speed up and take me to the main ship of the Sari Kingdom." At this time, Lucat suddenly said.

The main ship of the Dawn Fleet.

Clemento was still standing on the bow deck, unable to move because as the ship continued to sail, more and more wreckage floated on the sea.

And now, sailors are salvaging a floating corpse.

Soon, the floating corpse was salvaged onto the boat and then brought to Clemento.

It was a half-body, the lower body was nowhere to be found, and the upper body, which had become fat and gray due to being soaked in sea water, was covered with wounds of varying sizes, some of which had iron pieces stuck in them. There was a hole on the head, which no longer looked human, with a black substance embedded in it.

Clemento frowned and signaled the sailor beside him with his eyes.

So the sailor endured the discomfort and pulled out the thing, which was a small rectangular piece of iron.

Clemento shook his head, not realizing what was going on, and then ordered the sailors to throw the body back down. At this time, another sailor said he saw body parts.

Clemento knew that the bodies had not yet been completely eaten by fish, most likely because the naval battle had not taken place long ago, which meant that they were getting closer to the battlefield.

A new round of naval confrontation will begin in the next two days, Clemento thought with a gloomy face.

"Marshal, the Shenglu people's ships are coming." At this time, a soldier reported.

Hearing this, Clemento frowned and felt inexplicably irritated.

A moment later, the Lightning approached the main ship, and Lucat boarded the ship through the ladder.

"Marshal Clemento, I think the federal fleet has been defeated." Lucat said bluntly as soon as he saw Clemento.

"Not necessarily. Before we see the Yan State fleet, anything can happen. Maybe the federal fleet has only lost some warships and is still fighting with the Yan State fleet." Clemento's face was grim.

Lukat shook his head and dumped all the iron pieces he brought onto the deck:

"I have reason to believe that the Yan people's artillery has been fully upgraded. They can now fire more powerful shells. I'm afraid our ship cannot withstand the lethality of those shells."

"Therefore, I am certain that the Federation Fleet chose to engage in a hasty battle due to a lack of understanding when they suddenly came into contact with the Yan people, which ultimately led to their annihilation."

"Also, we will encounter the Yan Kingdom fleet in the next few days."

Clemento looked at the iron pieces coldly, his face twitching slightly. He suppressed the irritation in his heart: "Lucart, I understand your caution, but your guess describes the enemy as too powerful."

"No matter how powerful their weapons are, and no matter whether the Federation fleet is completely annihilated, the combined combat power of the warships of our three countries will be difficult for them to stop."

Lucat shook his head expressionlessly: "No."

"Even if we have a large number of warships, our numbers will no longer be an advantage when the enemy possesses weapons that we cannot imagine."

"Their weapons have become more powerful, so their warships may have also been strengthened."

"So I think...when we encounter their warships at sea, we will no longer be able to avoid them."

"After saying so much, are you suggesting that we return?" Clemento's sharp eyes shot directly into Lucat's eyes, and at this moment, anger was rising in his heart.

Lucat stood up straight, bowed sincerely, and said:

"Yes, Marshal Clemento."

"This is my last suggestion... I hope you can believe what I say so that we won't end up in a situation like..."

Before he could finish his words, Clemento suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Lucat by the collar, and shouted through gritted teeth:

"Asshole! Do you know how it felt when I was held on the deck by the Yan people after you left that night and watched my soldiers being beheaded one by one by those damn Yan people?"

"I can't resist! I can only watch those soldiers who have followed me for many years die in front of me!"

"Their blood was everywhere, and their bodies were thrown into the sea like garbage. I couldn't do anything! The damn Yan people threw me into the cabin like a dog and made me return home on that blood-covered ship!"

"Do you think this is the end?! Am I lucky to have survived?! No! This is just the beginning of the nightmare!"

"We were short of food and water. We killed each other on the way back, and even arrived at..."

Clemento was shaking violently, his eyes had turned red, he was panting, and then he said angrily:

"This is what the Yan people did to us!!"

"You'll never understand!"

"And now!"

"Listen to me!"

"Don't even think about evacuating!"

"I don't care how powerful those Yan country guys are! This time! I, Clemento! I will defeat them all even if it costs my life!"

"I'm going to kill them all! No one will be left alive! Kill them all!!"

Lukat calmly looked at the hideous and distorted face. After two breaths of silence, he slowly said:

"Okay, I understand, Marshal Clemento."