The Wang family's fleet is not far from Wang Sun and Nangong's combined fleet, less than twenty miles in total. It is said that it can be observed with the naked eye.
However, due to the slight wind and waves, the line of sight was not completely clear, and the ships of the royal fleet did not have full sails, so the personnel on the mast could not see clearly.
Now after accelerating and driving forward for a while, the person responsible for the observation immediately shouted: "I saw it, I saw it! The other party should have three treasure ships."
Wang Sun and Nangong below both frowned at the same time: "Three treasure ships, that's wrong! Didn't the message sent say that the entire Wang family fleet was dispatched?"
"Isn't it the Wang family's fleet?" Wang Sun murmured, then shook his head: "If it wasn't the Wang family's fleet, why would they attack us? And they also have such powerful weapons."
"No matter what, take them down first! Although their weapons are powerful, we are already scattered, so it shouldn't be so easy for them to hit us!" Nangong showed a sinister smile.
He was feeling very angry now. The bombing just now was really terrible. The first formation lost nearly half of its ships, including two seven-story treasure ships. All the bombs and launchers on them sank into the sea, causing considerable losses.
While they were rushing forward, the ones on the opposite side were still attacking. Amidst the roaring explosions, huge water columns exploded around the fleet.
The people on the boat were very nervous, fearing that they would be bombed. The same was true for Wang Sun and Nangong. This weapon was too powerful, with much greater range and power than their own weapons. They said that it would not be so easy to hit them.
, but we also know that as long as it is hit once, a ship will be basically finished.
"Tell the formations behind to spread out and continue to rush forward at a faster speed..." Nangong ordered loudly.
Wang Sun then walked up to Patriarch Chongming and said: "Ancestor! The opponent is most likely the Wang family fleet. Once we get close, it is estimated that 90% of them will be attacked by killer whales. I will leave this to you..."
Before he could finish these words, he heard the observer on the mast suddenly yell: "Wang Sun, there are treasure ships on both sides of our fleet!"
"What?" Wang Sun and Nangong exclaimed at the same time.
At this moment, the piercing whistling overhead sounded again. Different from the previous ones, this time it was so dense that it made people's scalps feel numb.
Immediately afterwards, a huge explosion sounded all around...
Just as a battle here kicked off, in the other direction, Prince An also led more than a hundred warships to the outside of Minggang City!
Seeing the huge outline of Minggang City from a distance, the An family prince ordered to slow down the speed of the fleet. The sect leader had already left to make arrangements. He had to wait for the news from over there.
"Your Majesty, should we get ready?" Shopkeeper Wu came over from behind.
"Well! Get ready, there should be news soon!" The An family prince nodded, with a flash of excitement in his eyes. The steam engine, formula, and craftsmen are about to get it.
Shopkeeper Wu responded and was about to give the preparation order. But before he took two steps, he heard a sudden and harsh sound in the sky above. Then, there was a deafening roar, and he saw a scene that he would never forget.
The bow of a five-story treasure ship that was clearing the way at the front suddenly exploded, sending countless sawdust, debris, and people flying all over the sky.
Around the five-story treasure ship, seven or eight huge water columns exploded, and the sound of the explosion made people's ears buzz.
Everyone who saw this scene was shocked. It was as if they had been cast a immobilization spell. What was going on? How could a good ship sailing ahead suddenly explode?
The heir apparent of the An family opened his mouth and stared blankly at the five-story treasure ship in front of him whose bow had been smashed to pieces, and he couldn't think straight.
Shopkeeper Wu sat down on the deck. He was so frightened by the sudden explosion that he could no longer stand on his legs and his heart was beating twice as fast as usual.
"Your Majesty! What's going on?" Shopkeeper Wu asked loudly with a cry in his voice.
The heir apparent of the An family came back to his senses a little, but his mind was still a little confused. He couldn't understand why the five-story treasure ship suddenly exploded.
"Everything..." At this time, vague and strange movements came from Minggang City.
After being frightened, the people on the other ships immediately called for help. The prince of the An family looked at the busy sailors and said coldly: "This is an attack, an attack from Minggang City!"
"What?" Shopkeeper Wu exclaimed, shaking his head and saying, "This is impossible. We are at least seventeen or eighty miles away from Minggangcheng. How could they hit us?"
The eldest son of the An family had gloomy eyes and dark clouds on his face. He now realized a very serious problem... Jiang Xingchen seemed to know all his plans...
At the same time, the port of Minggang City has been put under full martial law, and no one is allowed to enter or exit. On the embankments extending to both sides of the port, there are five cannons on each side, and dozens of people are busy filling the cannon shells and adjusting the angles.
On the mast of a five-story treasure ship in the port, Li Meng was observing with a monocular telescope, muttering: "What a waste, ten shells and two hundred yuan of stone were used to sink a five-story treasure ship."
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"Order! Prepare for two volleys. The angle of the muzzle remains unchanged..." Behind Li Meng, a man held a flag with both hands and waved it repeatedly.
Just as two rounds of volleys were being prepared, at the gate of the small steel factory, the sect leader and hundreds of masters were hiding in the dark, frowning!
"The news from my side probably hasn't arrived yet, why did he launch the attack so early!" The sect leader was a little confused. They made an agreement to finish the preparations and send back the news before starting again.
But now that I had just sent out the message, and probably before I even got on the ship, there was an explosion at the port.
Now he couldn't care less about blaming the heir of the An family, so he could only hide it with his men. Minggang City was already in chaos, and they could hear all kinds of noises. Under this situation, the steel factory should take action soon.
.And their biggest target is the craftsmen.
After waiting for about half a month, a soldier hurriedly ran over from the direction of the port and entered the steel plant directly.
"The prince of the An family has made progress fast enough to capture the port so quickly! Everyone is ready, the opponent should be out soon!" the sect master said, slowly moving forward, followed closely by more than a hundred masters behind him!
Just as the sect leader said, after a while, a large number of people came out of the factory, about two hundred people in total. They were surrounded by more than thirty private soldiers to protect them.
"Do it!" the sect leader yelled, and was the first to rush out, heading straight for the leading private soldier.
Behind him, hundreds of masters rushed outwards, and then dispersed instantly, pounced on more than thirty private soldiers, as if they had practiced it many times, and they had a perfect understanding of each other.
The private soldiers seemed not to have expected that so many enemies suddenly rushed out, and they were all stunned on the spot as they did not react for a moment.
"It took no effort at all!" The sect leader couldn't help laughing, and slapped the leader of the private soldiers on the opposite side, hoping to kill him directly.
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred. The craftsmen who were protected in the middle suddenly raised their hands, each holding a folding repeating crossbow.
This change was so sudden that no one expected it. Why was the craftsman still holding a folding repeating crossbow in his hand?
In an instant, the sect leader realized that he might have been fooled! He no longer cared about killing the private soldiers. He screamed in fear, exerted force on his feet, and retreated backwards. He shouted: "Retreat, retreat quickly!"
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However, it was still too late for him to shout. Those craftsmen were very quick, and they almost pulled the trigger of the folding crossbow at the same time.
"Boom~" the sound was like a roar. Two hundred steel balls shot out.
The leader of Xuanyuan Tianzong escaped, but others were not so lucky. The sudden change of the craftsmen, who were still besieging the private soldiers, did not expect this scene at all, and they couldn't help but be a little stunned.
At this moment, it was impossible to escape. At such a close distance, the power of the repeating crossbow was extremely high. At least forty masters were killed on the spot by this blow! The rest escaped with their lives, but almost everyone
Injured.
The leading private soldier sneered: "Our Lord has long expected that you would do something like this, so we have been prepared for it!"
The sect leader didn't dare to answer at all, so he turned around and ran away after calling his subordinates. With two hundred repeating crossbows pointed at him, not to mention his sixth level of vitality cultivation, even if he was at the eighth level of vitality, he could only escape.
"Haha! You still know how to disperse and escape!" The leader of the private soldiers smiled slightly and put away his repeating crossbow.
"Captain, just let them go like this?" a private soldier asked in a low voice.
"What else can I do? Their cultivation level is not low. Although the crossbow is very lethal within a hundred meters, these people are masters. Once the distance is opened, it may not be able to hurt them... We still have to be here.
Protect the factory! Even if it gives them an advantage!"
After waving his hands, the leader of the private soldiers led everyone back to the factory...
The sect leader's sneak attack was easily solved here, but the sound of cannons was already booming at the port. After adjusting the angle of the two salvos, Li Meng wished that all the cannonballs were being poured out, and ordered continuous firing.
The prince of the An family on the sea finally realized the problem. Jiang Xingchen had guessed his plan a long time ago. This powerful weapon might have been designed for him. I am afraid that when he went to steal the railway tracks, he deliberately released it and brought it back.
When he came here, he was very confident and thought that Minggang City was within reach. But now, he felt like he had fallen into an ice cellar and his whole body was freezing.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Hurry up and evacuate. If we don't evacuate, we will all be doomed!" Shopkeeper Wu crawled over in a mess and roared loudly. This time he brought more than a hundred boats, and it took less than half a month to complete.
Nearly thirty ships were sunk. Even the lead ship was almost hit.
"Retreat! Yes, retreat!" Only then did the heir apparent of the An family react, leaving Qingshan intact without fear of running out of firewood.
"Sail, retreat, move faster, are you looking for death?" Shopkeeper Wu received the instruction and scolded the sailor like crazy. In fact, the sailor's movements were already very fast, but he still felt slow. He was afraid that he would
He will be blown up here.
In the end, the prince of the An family finally escaped, but nearly half of the ships he brought with him were abandoned there. (To be continued...)