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Chapter 17 The Siege of Constantineer (8)

The pirates' ships sailed slowly in front of the pursuers, and from time to time they slowed down because of their speed. After almost stopping the ship and waiting, the chasing generals of the island Republic finally discovered an abnormality.

"Oh no, I'm trapped!" The general hurriedly stopped the fleet, "Change the bow immediately and return to Constantineer!"

At the same time, the long music of Avros tubes floated from the sea. A row of black dots appeared on the sea level.

The general knew that he had fallen into the ambush of the enemy. It was useless to panic, so he began to calmly prepare to respond to the enemy.

"The enemy is very smart when an ambush is set up." The general tried to boost the morale of the soldiers. "But no matter how many small boats in the Pirate Kingdom can't fight, they are not our opponents!"

The fleet in the distance approached a little. The soldiers who saw the ship's appearance clearly shouted in panic: "General, it's not a small boat, but a warship! And there are still many!"

"Don't be afraid!" The general continued to stabilize the morale of the army. "Our ship is equipped with powerful ocean fire! If they dare to come, they will send them all to the seabed to feed the fish!"

The fleet was getting closer and closer, and the soldiers of the Island Republic could already see the herald of the painting on the sail.

For most naval soldiers in the island republic, seeing this emblem is like seeing the arrival of death.

"Andrea Doria!" Even the general couldn't help but feel frightened in his heart and broke his voice, "He is not dead yet?"

Amid the melodious music, the fleet safely steers the waves, and the majesty revealed in it is like a king on the sea.

The general's body began to tremble uncontrollably: "We are too few, we are not Andrea's opponent! Retreat, retreat quickly!"

The music suddenly became sharp and high, like the roar of thousands of troops charging forward, shattering the waves.

"Why are you still being stunned here?" the general shouted at the top of his throat while kicking the soldiers' butts, "Even if there is only one ship to escape back, we must report the Governor that Andrea is still alive!"

The fleet of the Island Republic turned its head in chaos with difficulty. At this moment, the pirates suddenly turned around and rushed towards the fleet of the Island Republic!

"This is to hold us back and ignore these boats!" the general shouted, "Run! Run to Constantine!"

However, no ship could have faster speed than the small boats of the Pirate Kingdom. They quickly caught up with the fleet of the Island Republic and swung steel hooks to catch the large ships. They used the ship's side and shield to block the arrows shot, while constantly tugging the hooks and letting the fleets of both sides approach each other. When the hulls of both sides collided, a fierce battle began.

"It's over here, there's no other way!" The general of the Island Republic drew his sword, "The whole army, fight with me!"

But this fierce battle is destined not to last long. After the fleet of the Island Republic was dragged for a moment, Andrea's huge fleet joined the battle from the other side. Amid the music of the Avros, the ships of the Island Republic were like rotten woods, sinking into the sea one after another!

Looking at the sinking enemy ships, Andrea said: "The ocean fire of Paracelsus does not seem to be that scary either."

The young player Ansaldo, who had captured Nagilfa, was following Andrea. Hearing Andrea's words, he responded: "Marcedes-Master, the enemy has not used the ocean fire at all this time."

"Do you think they don't want to use it? Look at their ships. Although their generals ordered to fight to the death, the ocean fires at the bow of their ship were all heading towards Constantineer--the fear made them all want to escape, so that this sharp weapon did not go to us at all. After all, it was the hearts of the people who decided the victory or defeat of the war."

Ansaldo was excited: "Marson, let me capture the enemy generals!"

"Yes, but be careful," said Andrea. "With your military achievements, you should be the leader of a fleet after defeating the Island Republic."

"Thank you, Marshal for giving me some advice!"

Ansaldo jumped off a small boat and directed the sailors to drive the boat all the way toward the enemy.

The general of the Island Republic looked around in a daze, and the enemy was already everywhere.

"Where is the fire?" he murmured to himself, "It is clearly equipped with the fire of the ocean, but why didn't you see the fire?"

No one answered his words. He also knew clearly the answer - it was because of his incompetence in command.

"I can't run away like this... Even if I run back, I will be executed by the governor."

He stumbled to the front of the ship, hugging the unused ocean fire. Then, he looked at the soldiers behind him unraveledly and gave a terrifying order, "Sink the ship!"

Looking at the dazed soldier, he shouted in a louder voice: "Chir, chisel quickly! At least in the end, let Andrea taste the power of this ocean fire."

Still no one responded to his instructions.

The small boat commanded by Ansaldo easily broke through all obstacles and rushed towards the flagship.

The general suddenly picked up the box containing the ocean fire and lifted the roof. When it came into contact with the air, the overly lively liquid in the box suddenly started to burn!

Looking at the approaching Ansaldo, the general laughed like a madman: "Andrea, I want to make you afraid too... When you meet our main fleet, you will be defeated by this fear!"

He held the box of burning fire from the ocean and jumped into the sea-

The huge explosion overturned his flagship and Ansaldo's boat, and then, the fire that had risen in the ocean swept all the surrounding ships into the sea of ​​fire!

...

The naval war ended. This small fleet of the Island Republic was wiped out.

"Marson, congratulations!" Ella walked out of the camp to welcome Andrea. "After this fleet was destroyed, the 20,000 enemy troops besieging Constantineer lost their source of supplies..."

Andrea raised his head down, and the tears on it scared Ella. He saw Andrea squat slowly and put the charred corpse in his hand on the ground.

Ansardo, the most promising general of the younger generation of the Republic of Liguria, died in this explosion.

"The King of Sweden...I am...a little afraid of the fire of the ocean."

Ella tried to comfort Andrea, but couldn't say anything.

There are two important generals who have died in the fire of Paracelsus so far, as Olus, the general of the Seven Hills Empire, and Ansardo of the Republic of Liguria.

The voice of a pirate broke the silence: "Report—And there was an army, and an army came from the direction of Peloponnese to Constantine!"

"Is the Imperial Guard back?"

Ella wiped her eyes. This good news made her feel a little more relaxed.

However, the pirate's face was filled with horror: "It's not the Imperial Guard, it's the Almani coalition! The number is about 20,000!"

"How is this possible?" Ella broke her voice, "Do you repeat it?"

"Yes... the Allied Forces of Almany, with a population of about 20,000, burned and killed and looted from the direction of Peloponnese. At present, we have less than one day's itinerary!"
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