Sorry, My Interstellar Fleet Only Recruits Women

The hundreds of sailing ships quickly lost their original battle order under the attack of these special cannonballs.

Seeing the horrific scenes on the deck instantly robbed these lowly laborers of their will to fight.

Some even abandoned ship and fled, or attempted to retreat.

Such a chaotic and disorderly situation.

This directly affected the ironclad ships that followed.

Because the current route is blocked, continuing forward would result in collisions with those sailing ships, and detouring would take even more time.

"Attack!"

Keep charging!

"What are these bastards doing here!" Captain Knight was furious when he saw this.

These useless bastards don't even have the slightest courage to fight.

This would be punishable by immediate execution on the battlefield.

Sudden!

A series of muffled thunderclaps followed.

Then they saw shells arcing through the air and falling toward them.

boom!

A series of loud splashes echoed as water was plunged into the water.

The spray from the shells hitting the water was splashing against their boats.

boom!

Another loud bang, this time from an ironclad ship nearby.

Unfortunately, the ironclad ship was hit directly by the shell, causing its ammunition magazine to explode.

It transformed directly into a fireball above the sea.

"Counterattack! Open fire!" the Knight Captain yelled, grabbing his vice-captain by the collar.

As for naval warfare, he was actually a complete novice.

The person truly in charge was his deputy captain.

"This is not yet within our firing range."

"Firing now wouldn't even get us ashore," the vice-captain said helplessly.

"What should we do then?"

"Are we just going to sit here and get beaten up?" the Knight Captain shouted.

The vice-captain immediately said, "We're moving at full speed now."

After each round of firing, their coastal artillery must be reloaded, which takes time.

This is our opportunity!

"Then let's charge!"

"Charge ashore!" the knight captain shouted, drawing his sword.

He really seemed like a knight protagonist in a biographical novel.

But unexpectedly, the firing rate of the enemy's artillery on the opposite bank was unexpectedly high.

One by one, the ironclad ships around them were inherited, becoming balls of fire drifting on the sea.

More and more sailors and crew members jumped into the sea.

But when they finally got into range...

Very few sailboats remain.

Of the more than thirty ironclad ships, only five were capable of retaliating.

Let alone rushing ashore.

"This rate of fire... how is this possible..." The vice-captain was dumbfounded. He never expected that the rate of fire of the shore guns on this little-known island would be so terrifying.

This surpasses any shore gun he has ever seen!

"This rate of fire is at least more than ten rounds per minute."

But... but those were all small-caliber shore guns.

This power could not possibly come from a small-caliber shore gun.

"If it's a large-caliber shore gun, the rate of fire is at most two or three rounds per minute." The vice-captain's eyes were filled with incomprehension.

He really couldn't understand it.

What exactly is on this island?

In the city of Xiaolong.

Annie, dressed in overalls, was sitting at the dining table behind Zhao Chen, enjoying delicious desserts and puddings.

Zhao Chen, meanwhile, was looking through binoculars at the shore guns that were firing continuously on the coast.

"I bet the guys on the other side never expected our shore guns to have such a fast rate of fire."

"Hehehe, the shore guns I, Annie, manufacture are no ordinary shore guns."

Even though I'm using the technology of this era, I've made some minor modifications.

To make the gun barrel more durable, the loading efficiency faster, and to add some auxiliary loading tools.

Our shore-based artillery.

Large-caliber weapons can fire more than 15 rounds per minute and maintain this rate of fire for about 10 minutes.

The small-caliber guns can fire more than 150 rounds per minute, but this rate of fire can only be maintained for three minutes. Annie slurped up the pudding in the bowl and devoured it into her greedy mouth.

Touching her belly, she felt incredibly content.

Although this food is not as delicious as the food on the starship.

But compared to those first few days on this island, this was an immeasurable improvement in happiness.

It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to

But for Anne, although she often misses the delicious food on the Eden-class starships.

But they only mention it verbally, without any complaints.

He still ate and lived with everyone, and would occasionally come to Zhao Chen's place for a treat.

"What level are our current ironclad ships at?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Our ironclad ships, if we disregard casualties..."

It's easy to control the opponent.

I can guarantee it.

In battles of the same level, the individual combat power of our ships absolutely crushes that of the enemy.

But if it's a battle that transcends eras.

For example, the opposing force might be a professional destroyer, aircraft carrier, or battleship.

"Then our ironclad ships are in a bit of a predicament," Anne said frankly, confident but not exaggerating.

"What if we want a warship that goes even further?"

In this world's parlance, they are called dreadnoughts, and then battleships.

That is, to more modern naval warships.

"How long will it take?" Zhao Chen asked.

Annie drank the milk next to her.

There were originally no cows on this Dragon Continent.

However, in his previous deal with Dacro, Zhao Chen demanded a lot of seeds and livestock.

Among them are dairy cows.

Currently, there is enough milk on this island to meet everyone's need for at least one cup a day.

"These are two warships spanning the same distance."

The main issues that need to be addressed are steel and warship engines.

In addition, there are large main guns.

This allows for faster speeds while maintaining strong defensive capabilities despite a lighter hull.

There are even better weapon systems.

This is an all-round improvement.

If we want to get to that point, it will take at least another six months.

I mean battleships.

If it's a dreadnought-type ship...

There shouldn't be any problems within three months.

I'm already upgrading our local steel mill.

However, the current demand for iron ore is very large, so this problem needs to be solved first.

And related industry practitioners.

..."Anne said a lot of things.

Zhao Chen was well aware that to possess powerful warships, one needed a sufficiently powerful military industry.

A powerful military industry, in turn, needs to meet many requirements.

People and resources are both indispensable.

"We will find a way to solve these problems."

Mines have also been discovered on the island that Medusa recently took control of.

"And the island's native inhabitants can all become our workers," Zhao Chen said.

"Oh, right."

There is another very important question.

That's fuel.

Our ironclad ships now use coal.

But this is only temporary fuel; to obtain better ironclad ships or battleships...

Oil is essential at this stage.

Moreover, oil is not only used as fuel, but it is also a very important resource in the development of many military industries.

"It will continue until we enter the age of electricity." Anne said this with a very serious expression.

oil!

Yes, this is also a crucial thing.

Without sufficient oil, the pace of technological development and the military industry will be greatly affected.

So far, what is certain is that, besides coal mines and a certain amount of iron ore, there are other resources on their mainland and the neighboring island.

No oil resources were found.

Solving the problem of oil resources is a hurdle that must be overcome.

They then ventured further afield, even setting foot on the continent.

This is a path that Zhao Chen and his group must take.

It might even lead to a war.

Because if they themselves have not discovered any untapped oil resources.

Then the only option left is to compete for other people's existing oil resources, and war becomes an unavoidable means.

"Your Majesty, the battle outside is nearing its end," Barbara, the secretary beside him, reminded him.

Zhao Chen looked outside.

Sure enough, it was in the outer sea.

The remaining ironclad ships were all destroyed by shore artillery.

There are no ironclad ships in operation anymore.

On the coast, apart from a few dense forests that sparked as the enemy launched their final counterattack, there was no other activity.

It basically didn't suffer much damage.

"We originally planned to keep Medusa as a backup plan to intercept them from behind."

I didn't expect these guys to be so weak.

It only took a few hits before it stopped working.

Signal Medusa and the others to remain where they are.

They're not needed here anymore.

Now Chu Xuan can go and capture prisoners. Remember to be careful when capturing prisoners.

"Don't let the rats in the sewers bite you," Zhao Chen warned.

yes!

Capturing prisoners doesn't mean Zhao Chen is kind-hearted.

Instead, these are all free able-bodied laborers.

These prisoners can be legitimately used in dangerous jobs.

Zhao Chen naturally didn't want to waste it.

Soon, Chu Xuan set sail with several sailboats.

They brought the sailors and crew members who were adrift at sea to shore one by one.

"Take control of all the weapons in their hands."

You all better behave yourselves.

If you listen to me, you still have a chance to live.

If you don't listen.

"Then I wouldn't mind throwing you back into the sea to feed the sharks!" Chu Xuan said without any politeness.

The smell of blood in the sea had attracted sharks from the surrounding waters.

They devoured the corpses of the dead.

If they were thrown back into the sea at this point, the chances of them surviving would be slim.

Those sharks wouldn't mind having an extra meal at this time.

After a series of warnings.

These prisoners were all fairly well-behaved.

However, there are also some people who are physically honest, but still keep cursing and swearing.

"You can't treat me like this."

I am a nobleman of the Wenger family, and I work for Duke Wenger.

"You will all pay the price for treating me this way when Duke Wenger's navy arrives!"

The person shouting was dressed as a knight, because it was really too noisy.

Chu Xuan then had one of the prisoners next to her stuff his stinky sock into his mouth.

Right next to the knight was his vice-captain.

His vice-captain had long tolerated this knight captain, who was not only an outsider but also liked to boss people around.

They keep all the benefits for themselves, but if any problems arise, they'll blame it on others.

I've put up with this bastard for a long time.

He had an apologetic smile on his face.

But his hands never stopped moving.

"My lord, you really can't blame me for this."

It was that officer who made me do it; I just wanted to live.

If I don't do this, we'll both die.

We're prisoners of war now; we have no choice but to obey.

As he spoke, he pulled out his smelly, salty socks.

His socks were already smelly, and there were several holes in them.

Now, because it fell into the water and got wet with seawater, the smell is even more sour and foul.

Water was still dripping from it.

The vice-captain threw his wet, smelly sock into the knight captain's mouth, twisting and turning it as he did so.

This allows the water squeezed from the smelly socks to flow in and makes it more compact.

This made the knight captain roll his eyes, feeling like he was going to vomit but unable to.

"Take a count of the number of prisoners."

Statistics on battle results.

"I will report this to His Majesty afterward," Chu Xuan instructed her adjutant.

"yes."

Several tens of minutes later.

Zhao Chen personally came to the coast.

But they still kept a distance from the prisoners.

Chu Xuan walked over.

"Your Majesty, we have achieved a complete victory in this battle."

Destroy all enemy ships.

The number of enemy casualties is unknown and is still being tallied.

Seven hundred and eighty-three prisoners were captured.

No one has died on our side.

Two people were injured when the enemy warships retaliated.

"We were hit by enemy shrapnel, but it's not serious and we're dealing with it." Chu Xuan finished reporting.

Zhao Chen nodded in satisfaction after listening.

In fact, he had prepared many backup plans for this battle.

Medusa, who wasn't out in action, was just one of them.

But I didn't expect these guys to be so weak. The initial battle setup was enough to easily take them all down.

This made him realize it too.

These guys aren't professional soldiers at all; I was approaching them with the same fighting attitude I would use against professional soldiers.

But they are not.

When they realize something is wrong on the battlefield, they completely lose morale, leading to a crushing defeat.

This is why they won so easily.

Regular army soldiers and these rotten fish and shrimps are completely different concepts.

"very good.

You did a good job.

This is our first battle on this planet.

You deserve the most credit.

Settle these prisoners in, and investigate each person's identity and expertise.

You'd better find out for me the one with the highest status among them.

"I want to know who the forces behind these people are," Zhao Chen said.

Now that we've already started a war with these people, we need to find out who's behind them.