A thin layer of white snow has fallen on the top of the great temple in Fantino City.
Lorraine was at the highest point of the roof, holding a high-powered telescope in her hand and looking at the sea in the distance.
At this time, the snow has become heavier and heavier, and the huge figure of the Victory has been hidden behind the wind and snow. Only when the battleship artillery fires on the sea, the orange firelight will penetrate through the heavy snowflakes and through the telescope.
Zoom in and fall into his eyes.
Above the temple, hundreds of war fortresses are engaged in fierce battles in the air.
Their figures were flying back and forth under the dark clouds, fighting back and forth. The light of spells and artillery criss-crossed in the sky, forming strange patterns.
From time to time, a deflected magic cannon dark spell will fall from the sky, with a huge roar, hitting the city of Fantino, and then splashing a large group of green water mist, corroding the streets or walls into a black
The big hole.
At this time, when walking around the city, everyone must cling to the corner like a mouse. At the same time, one eye must be fixed on the sky at all times to guard against the danger of sudden falling.
Fortunately, the streets of Fantino were deserted at this time. Except for the necessary combatants, most of the people in Fantino City hid in the basement.
Even on the top of the temple, there was only Lorraine.
Patlaud and his officers were busy directing the battle on the front line.
But Vera was not interested in this kind of fighting and went to play with the fair and tender Luo Xiaolin in the basement of the Papal Palace.
Some of Vera's fellow villagers were working, but those who were not working all went out to hunt wild food - hunting lich heads.
Although as a third-party force, they have a certain tacit understanding with the Lich and will not participate in the war for the time being. But 'if you don't get caught, it's not a crime' is the life creed of all the great politicians in the world.
, of course, including criminals and hooligans like Mr. Leo Lei.
As intelligent creatures, dragons are no exception, especially under the stimulation of huge bonuses, they all show full of vitality.
And it is said that for the sake of insurance, they also made a backup plan. If they were discovered by the lich, they would claim that they were "temporary workers" and then run away.
However, so far, it seems that the ruffians have not initiated this plan.
At this time, another artillery shell roared and fell from the sky with a long trail. Then it exploded not far away with a bang, blowing a house into pieces.
But Lorraine turned a blind eye to the shells and magic cannons flying overhead, holding up the telescope in his hand. He kept scanning the sky to observe the progress of the entire war?
Suddenly, a gray head appeared at the entrance of the corridor.
He lay on the door frame and carefully glanced at the sky above his head. He saw various bright lights flashing in the falling snow flakes above his head, and the battle was going on fiercely.
Mazovia sighed helplessly, walked out of the corridor carefully, looked up at the sky, and walked towards Lorraine.
"Sir," Mazovia smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, it's too unsafe here..."
As soon as he said this, a dark spell flew over the top of the temple with its tail and hit the large square in front of the temple. Mazovia suddenly shrank his neck in fright and instinctively bent down to avoid it.
Lord Luo looked at his actions and couldn't help but smile to himself. But then he stretched out his hand to steady him, and then said with a smile: "Old Ma, why are you here?"
Mazovia also knew that he had made a fool of himself, so he laughed dryly and said: "Sir, it's too dangerous here, let's go down."
Lorraine shook his head and said: "There is no place in the city with a better view than here.
Besides, it would be just as difficult for those undead to hit the temple from the air as it would be for you to throw a stone from the roof and hit a beetle on the ground."
Mazovia shrugged helplessly and thought to himself: It's easy to say, you can resist the attack of the high priest. It's no problem to resist the dark spell of a magic cannon, but I can't~!
Although he is also a legitimate bishop, most of his energy over the years has been used to deal with the affairs of the Holy See. His strength has declined drastically.
With his current personal strength, there is no problem in defeating a Lich, but it is extremely difficult to defeat a magic cannon.
But now that he is here, he can only stand here with Lord Lorraine, otherwise he will appear too timid.
Despite the obstruction of the wind and snow, standing on the top of the high temple, one could still have a clear view of Fantino's surroundings, and one could even clearly see the fire caused by the explosion of cannon shells outside the city.
From the intensity of gunfire and artillery fire, it can be judged that the enemy has launched another large-scale attack in the west.
In addition, there are several war fortresses from time to time, passing over the battlefield at very low altitude.
Mazovia saw with his own eyes several big bird-like war fortresses chasing a black undead war fortress, swooping down from the air, chasing it to a height of more than ten meters above the ground, and finally shot it down and fell to the ground.
This battle lasted for almost a whole day. Although the demons failed to attack many times, they still continued to attack.
The battlefield is still in a stalemate.
An officer of the Eagle Division ran up panting, saluted quickly in front of Lorraine, and then said urgently: "The enemy to the west has broken through the first line of defense, and the division commander has ordered to retreat to the second trench.
However, it looks like we won’t be able to hold on for long.”
"Breakthrough?" Mazovia couldn't help but exclaimed. This was the first time in several days that the Semitic army had broken through the outermost trench of Fantino.
Lorraine nodded, indicating that he understood. Then he turned around and planned to continue watching the battle. But then he saw Mazovia's pale face, and couldn't help but feel a little bit unbearable. The other party was still in his sixties or seventies, but he was still strong.
Stay here and spend time with yourself.
It seems unjustifiable if he is allowed to continue to be so frightened.
Therefore, he coughed lightly and explained calmly: "The perimeter defense line is used to consume the enemy's vitality.
As long as the enemy continues to attack, it is natural for it to be broken through, so there is no need to make a fuss."
Mazovia rolled his eyes and whispered: "Sir, when will we win this battle?"
Lorraine put down the telescope and glanced at Mazovia, as if he had seen through his inner thoughts, he laughed and said: "Are you worried that we will be defeated?"
Mazovia waved his hands quickly and said repeatedly: "No, no, we always firmly believe that under the light of the great God of Light, under the wise leadership of His Majesty the Pope, and under your command, the future victory will be inevitable
It belongs to us."
Lorraine glanced at him: These gangsters are indeed extraordinary. The words were spoken so smoothly that they came out as soon as they opened their mouths.
Although the lordship is also a dignified governor, he usually holds various office meetings including "encouraging childbearing", but it still takes time to achieve the level he does~!
The current lord has also been in the officialdom and will no longer be disturbed by the other party's nonsense like before. He can easily distinguish the key points of Mazovia's words.
He knew in his heart that the "us" in Mazovia's mouth probably represented all the cardinals in the Holy See.
In today's battle, the enemy's troop strength was several times that of ours, and the battle was fought by sea, land and air at the same time. The bishops in the Holy See probably had their hearts hanging in their throats at this moment.
This old man should have been pushed out to get information.
Lorraine pointed at the battlefield ahead. He said in a deep voice: "There is an old saying, only by knowing the enemy and yourself can you be victorious in every battle.
The number of enemies is several times that of ours, yes, but we have an intelligence advantage - the dynamics on the battlefield and the enemy's movements are all under our control in real time. This allows us to deal with it calmly.
We also have a firepower advantage. Artillery shells and machine guns are enough to keep the enemy outside the city wall.
We also have technological advantages. Whether it is infantry weapons, war fortresses, or battleships, we are an era ahead of our enemies.
Therefore, it is very difficult for the enemy to defeat us.
There is only one way for them to win~!"
"What can we do?" Mazovia asked nervously.
"Use~!" Lorraine sneered and said, "Use up our physical strength, use up our ammunition, and use up our morale.
I have to say that the Semitic generals are not stupid, they have found the right tactics, and the enemy is now using their superior strength to consume us."
Mazovia was a little panicked and said: "What should we do? We can't fall into the enemy's trap."
"The great thing about the attrition tactic is that you can't avoid the battle. You can only grit your teeth and fight with him." Lorraine explained patiently: "Let's see who wears him down first. Of course, the current situation is not optimistic for us.
If this continues, the defense line will become loose tomorrow."
"This, this..." Mazovia was speechless and shook her hands.
Lorraine patted him on the shoulder and said: "The enemy has pressed all their strength and left no reserves.
The same goes for us. All the power I can mobilize has been put into the battlefield. The battle now is like a balanced scale.
Want to change the balance..."
"Add weights to the scale." Mazovia said immediately. He was very familiar with the scale and used it often when weighing gold.
"Yes," Lorraine nodded and said, "This balance may be broken soon."
As he spoke, he raised his telescope and looked at the sea.
At this time, with the fierce battle between the ships, the naval battle battlefield had extended to the coast of Fantino, and Semitic warships could be vaguely seen on the sea.
The Victory was now to the east of those Semitic warships.
Captain Glendine stared at the Semitic warship that was charging towards him with full sail, snorted disdainfully and said: "The rudder is full again, the right gun position is ready to fire."
The huge hull of the Victory began to turn, the bow quickly turned to the right, and the entire battleship tilted to the right.
The bow of the ship quickly pointed to the southeast, and Captain Glendine immediately shouted loudly: "Half sail~!"
The sailors on the sail ropes were crawling around on the rope net like apes, and the white sail fell down with a "swipe".
The artillerymen on the starboard side, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately opened fire on the Semitic warship.
At this time, the Semitic navy was chasing the Victory, and the distance between them became very small, which completely took advantage of the battleship's artillery.
The speed of the Victory suddenly increased a little faster.
Captain Glendine grabbed the intercom and shouted loudly: "Mr. Pook, how is our baby doing now?"
A voice with an electric voice came from the intercom, saying: "It's very good. It's never been better than it is now."
"How long can it last?"
Mr. Puke exclaimed excitedly: "It doesn't matter how long it takes, by the God of Light, I can already smell the gold coins~!
Ula, long live the steam engine~!
Long live the great industrial revolution~!
This is the power of civilization. You devil cubs, tremble~!
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Glendin threw down the phone and muttered: "These stinky intellectuals are simply a bunch of lunatics."
The Victory galloped across the vast ocean, inflicting heavy losses on the Semitic navy fleet. However, after several hours of fierce fighting, the Semitic navy's numerical advantage slowly came into play. At this moment, their ships had covered the sea surface.
The sentry on the mast passed down the latest discovery. After receiving it, First Officer Jack immediately reminded Captain Glendine. He said rather nervously: "Sir, there are Semitic ships appearing directly ahead. They have already run to the east of us.
Already."
At the beginning of the naval battle, the Semitic navy was divided into two, one part faced the battle head-on, and the other part encircled and outflanked. At this time, the outflanking Semitic fleet finally ran to the east of the Victory, blocking the sea route of the Victory.
The space for the Victory and the entire fleet to move was suddenly compressed a lot.
Captain Glendine nodded and said: "This will happen sooner or later."
Now he has two choices before him, either to lead the entire fleet and rush in directly. The Semitic navy may not be able to stop the Victory class, but it may also be heavily surrounded by the enemy, especially the fast gunboats that have been covering the battleships.
It is difficult to penetrate enemy ship formations.
Either turn around and retreat eastward, put some distance between yourself and the enemy, and then fight again. But this will expose the coast of Fantino, and the enemy can land directly.
Captain Glendine thought for a few seconds and said decisively: "Full sail, rush forward, no matter what, we cannot allow the enemy transport ship to seize the beach, and let the gunboat stick to our port side."
The fleet suddenly accelerated again and bravely rushed towards the Semitic fleet.
At this time, the Semitic warship blocking the front of the Victory was turning its head desperately to avoid exposing its belly to the giant human ship.
The fast gunboat also set its sails to full height and slid across the sea at top speed.
Glendine grabbed the intercom and said loudly: "Mr. Pook, I need to hurry up."
"No problem~!" Mr. Puke responded excitedly, followed by another crazy roar.
In the next second, the roar of the boiler seemed to suddenly become louder. Driven by the wind and the steam engine, the battleship's speed was close to twenty knots.
The Victory took the lead. The bow of the ship plunged directly into the formation of the Semitic navy. A double-decker Semitic warship in front of it was hurriedly turning its sails and turning around. But as soon as it turned sideways, the Victory rammed into it at high speed.
The tip of the bow of the Victory is covered with a one-inch-thick steel plate, which is prepared for special circumstances.
With a loud noise, the tall bow of the battleship directly hit the port side of the Semitic battleship and was interrupted.
The opponent's battleship is less than half the height of the Victory class. Of course, a small ship with a displacement of 300 tons is no match for a battleship with a displacement of 3,000 tons.
Under the huge impact force, the Victory was like a blunt knife, slowly cutting the Semitic warship directly from the middle.
Seeing this, the sailors on the Semitic warships screamed and jumped into the sea like dumplings to escape.
The Victory class, which looked like a prehistoric monster, shook suddenly and slowed down suddenly. The bow of the ship pushed the wreckage of the Semitic warship forward. The scene was like a tiger holding a chicken in its mouth.
The Semitic warship was rapidly taking on water and sinking. Ten seconds after the collision, the bow of the Victory crushed the keel of the Semitic warship. The ship was completely broken into two pieces. It was pushed away by the Victory and quickly moved towards the cold ice.
It disappeared into the sea, leaving behind a plate of broken boards surrounding the Victory.
The scene in front of me vividly taught the Semitic navy a lesson: Don't be caught by this big ship.
Their small bodies cannot withstand a close encounter with the Victory.
The Glendine fleet nodded with satisfaction. Although the Victory class did not consider ramming tactics when it was built, the strength of the hull is unmatched by other warships. Then it grabbed the intercom and said: "I am the captain, reporting damage.
,"
"There is water in a crack on the port side, so it's not a big problem."
"There is a small hole on the starboard side and water is entering. We can plug it in ten minutes~"
Glendine nodded with satisfaction and said: "Very good."
The quality of these sailors is very good.
The Victory-class led the entire fleet and penetrated deeply into the enemy's ship array, passing each Semitic warship at a distance of no more than a hundred meters.
The Semitic warships' crossbows kept firing at the battleships, and dozens of arm-thick crossbow arrows were quickly inserted into the shells of the three battleships.
Several rocks flew out from the bow of the Semitic battleship and hit the battleship heavily. However, apart from breaking a section of the ship's side planks and smashing two holes in the deck, no more results were achieved - Flash
The tribe seemed determined to capture these battleships, even using destructive weapons such as explosive crystals.
This also made the human navy very confused, wondering if the demons were so poor that they didn't even have weapons like explosive crystals.
However, this is good news for the human race.
Those artillerymen seized the opportunity, held back their strength, and fired wildly at the enemy ships at a close range of more than ten meters.
At such a close distance, the sailors on both sides could even see each other's faces clearly, and it was difficult for the artillery to miss.
A small pong ring smashes the enemy's weapon and shoots out a big hole, and then explodes inside, sending the enemy's broken human body and broken wood flying all over the sky?
The flying sawdust even hit the artillerymen in the cabin.
The fast gunboats finally caught the opportunity. They had been like chickens, protected by the battleships under their wings. They could only touch their own small guns and watch the battleships make big moves.
At this moment, the enemy was in close combat, and the enemy finally appeared within their range.
There are six 40mm-caliber guns arranged in the open on the deck of a gunboat, two at the bow, two at the stern, and two on the deck superstructure. The gun positions can also be rotated in all directions.
The artillerymen on the gunboat turned all the artillery around. The artillery with fixed shells fired at an extremely high rate, and the shells scattered like water drops towards the Semitic warships.
Several gunboats grabbed the nearest enemy ship and blasted it fiercely. During the high-speed shooting, dense explosions enveloped the entire warship, shattering the soldiers, masts, ropes, and hulls bit by bit. The Semitic warship seemed to be in chaos.
Chop the watermelon into pieces with a knife.
The Semitic warships also fired back with ballistae. Some pierced the sails of the gunboats, some pierced the hull, and some even hit the steel shell shield of the artillery, making a loud noise.
The battle fleet and fast gunboats used powerful firepower to tear apart the dense formation of the Semitic navy. Like sharp swords, they were about to penetrate the Semitic naval array.
At this time, a sharp and ear-piercing hiss sounded from the rear of the Semitic navy, and dozens of black shadows rose into the sky from there. They opened their wide black robes and pounced on the three battleships like bats.
The lichs that have been hiding for a long time have finally appeared~!