After Xiuda and Yemoda arrived at Sangganhe to convey the order to transfer the imperial capital, all the senior officers in the Sangganhe war zone looked gloomy.
After holding on to this transcontinental transportation artery for several years, he simultaneously resisted the northern region of the empire and the Jielin war zone as well as the Dragon Island army in the south. Throughout the entire War of the Gods, he was able to defeat Huang Lingnao Amy and Demon Commander Yi Hai.
The only ones who resisted for three years under the siege of two epic heroes from Lanzhou and Lanzhou. Although they were always at a disadvantage but never made any fatal mistakes, the only ones who were the lackeys, Ray Barton and the Sanggan River War Zone under his command, fully demonstrated the Sanggan River War Zone.
The combat effectiveness of the Ganhe troops finally came to such an ending, which is sad in any case...
However, there is nothing wrong with this order itself. The Sanggan River War Zone was completely surrounded at this time, and was pressed into more than ten towns connected in a line. If it is out of sight of the defenders, it is no longer protected by the Sanggan River.
It is the territory of the small mercenary group. Whether it is the mad eagle swordsmen who fly by from time to time in the sky or the sniper swordsmen hidden in the dense forest, they can easily annihilate the scout team of Sangganhe. The surrounding residents look at
They are all hostile and ready to make a move. Moreover, what the chief officers of the small mercenary group are best at is attacking in the east and diverting the tiger away from the mountain. If they are wasted in the Sanggan River, they may be eaten by the small mercenary group one day.
Water without a source, a tree without a root, these two sentences seem to be tailor-made for the Sanggan River at this time. At this time, it is better to run away than to sit back and wait for death.
The entire army is transferred in, and its sale is a very complicated matter. Countless relationships need to be coordinated, ships and supplies need to be mobilized from various cities, the pink troops need to be moved down, and the families of senior officers need to be transferred. Moreover,
Don't let the small mercenary group find out. Everything was done at night, and it took a full month to complete the arrangements.
Xiuda and several other chief officers have also received news about the plague, and it is still sealed tightly. If the soldiers below find out, they are afraid that it will cause a mutiny.
Late at night on February 21st, summer of the ninth year of the Magic Calendar, the regular army of the Sanggan River War Zone set off quietly. The speed of boating along the current was very fast. Now, even if the waiters of the small mercenary group discovered it, even if they dispatched the Chi Aotian Expeditionary Force,
The high-speed mobile army will never be able to catch up with the Sanggan River defenders even if their mounts are killed.
In the afternoon of the next day, the fleet, which stretches for more than 10 miles, has entered the sea. According to the planned plan, the fleet will turn north again, land at Duanbing Port, and counterattack all the way to Scambrai. If, Duanbing Port
If the garrison was strong in the past, the fleet will continue to go north and eventually bypass half of the continent and land on the east coast of the Flower Language Plain to join the Holy See troops. In short, no matter where they go, this elite force of more than 20,000 people will be a new force and have their own
right to speak.
Seeing the mainland gradually disappearing from the line of sight, the senior military officers all let out a long sigh of relief. It really said: "The sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to leap."
Before the Magic War, the military strength of the Eminor empires was mainly composed of the army. The navy, or more accurately the navy, was a dispensable establishment in the military affairs departments of the empires. The largest sea ships at that time would not leave.
The fixed route is 20 nautical miles. The naval establishment in the Sanggan River War Zone is even smaller. More than 80% of the warships are crab-claw boats with a crew of 30 people. The largest warship can only carry about a hundred people. There is not even a ship building.
In the words of emerging maritime forces such as Fanos, Alcatraz, and Pirate King, they are nothing more than a "bathtub army."
After Amy led the army south, he used a trick to burn some of the ships of the Sanggan River Navy. In this case, Marshal Dahino allocated 10 warships with a fixed number of 300 men from his own establishment to the Sanggan River war zone.
It was the Lord Delaware who fought for it over and over again.
The lackey general held a meeting of officers on the ship that night, mainly to arrange the work of preventing and controlling the plague. Even if the news spread at this time, there would not be a big problem, after all, they are already at sea. Even if they want to desert, there is nowhere to go.
escape.
At this moment, the door of the boat building was pushed open violently, and the dragon knight Yemoda barged in with a heavy face. The two dragon knights of the Xidijun family were in this plague. The pure force of Sangganhe's elite force
Due to the importance of the indigenous army, the two men took turns to go to the sky every hour to conduct large-scale inspections.
"Your Excellency General, there are unidentified ships 20 miles to the southwest. There are more than eighty ships in total." After a slight pause, the dragon knight added: "They are all warships with a hundred-man class or above, and they are advancing sideways."
Warship? Advancing sideways?
The shipyard was instantly filled with uneasiness.
Advancing sideways means only one thing: the entire fleet has entered a full-scale attack posture. The bow of the warship is equipped with rams, and the sides and tail of the deck are equipped with crossbow beds and catapults. In terms of attack power, the tail is far from being able to compete with the sides.
In comparison, a warship with more than 100 men will have at least 5 crossbows and a sling mounted on each side of the ship.
Eighty warships means that at least 400 crossbows and 100 catapults are ready for war. Such an overwhelming attack power is definitely not something that the Sanggan River army, which is dominated by crab-claw clippers, can contend.
"Didn't you see the opponent's flag clearly?" General Rebaton's tone was unusually calm.
"No, but the only fleets that can appear here are the Little Ping Group and the Dragon Island." Yemoda was very sure.
"What's going on?" Xiuda also rushed over, and Yemoda gave a brief introduction. Xiuda took out his dragon flute and summoned his dragon: "Your Excellency General, nine times out of ten, it is the enemy's warship.
Please make arrangements as soon as possible. Yemoda and I will go to investigate together. As the war continues, we will try our best to protect you from the war.
Xiuda didn't have any confidence in his tone. Regardless of whether he was facing a small mercenary group or the Dragon Island army, the number and quality of the opponent's dragon knights were astonishing. General Rebaton gave the two dragon knights very polite suggestions.
Xiuda immediately cheered up and rushed out like a gust of wind with Yemoda behind him.
"Everyone, please return to your own troops... Arthur, please stay here for a moment." The general paused for a moment and nodded to the young man at the end of the crowd.
"Yes, sir." It is said that a young man with the blood of Lord Delaware is as calm as a glacier at all times.
More than a dozen small boats were lowered, carrying all the officers and rowing quickly in all directions of the fleet. Six colored lights were raised on the roof of the ship, and more than a dozen giant horns were blown at the same time!
"It's true that a hero comes from a young age. Your Excellency is very calm." General Ray Barton said in a calm tone. He couldn't tell whether he was praising or mocking.
"You're welcome, sir, you're very calm." The young man in black sat quietly, looking as if he was not the one speaking.
"Ha..." A cold air flow passed from Rebaton's lips, "If Mr. Yi Shenlan gives up this opportunity, it will make me very strange. What that person likes to do most is to take advantage of others."
"Since you have already guessed it, why don't you stop this transfer?" Arthur's blue eyes glanced at the general in front of him, seeming to be looking outside, but in fact his eyes finally fell on the general. He was not yet forty years old.
He was a man, and his temples were completely white. Arthur seemed to see another man who was born a mountain sheep herder before the Pan-Continental War. He was honest and simple, but full of heroic spirit. He was really a rare talent in the family.
A bitter smile appeared on Reibator's face when he heard this, and he let out a long sigh, "This is the helplessness of being a soldier. If you see through it, what can you do? A wise enemy doesn't care whether you see through it at all, because he knows that even if you see through it,
Now, you must follow his chess path, otherwise..."
Otherwise, what? The general didn't say anything, but the man in black understood it completely.
The wrinkles on Rebaton's forehead twitched again: "Whether it is His Excellency Golden Brain Amy or His Excellency Demon Commander Yi Hailan, they are both military masters who have never seen one person in a thousand years. As contemporaries, the luckiest thing is to have these two."
During the battle, everyone can listen to the orders of any one of them and learn their unique military style... Even if it is the second best, it is best to stand from a distance and appreciate the wit and variety of the two players, but it is a pity.
…We have become the common enemy of both of them. It’s hard to say whether it’s a great misfortune or a great blessing.”
"It seems that there is no need for your Excellency to say such discouraging words. After all, in the past few years, Your Excellency has made progress and retreat in a measured way..."
The words of the man in black were interrupted by Rebaton's wave: "Hey, it's just a matter of repeated defeats. The most complimentary word is that you didn't make a fatal mistake and was eaten by others."
At this moment, horn sounds were heard one after another outside the ship building. Apparently, each fleet was ready.
"Please stay, just for one thing." Rebaton's tone returned to normal: "I am old, and now I am exhausted. Your Excellency is still young. You will lead most of the crab claw boats to retreat first, and I will
Come and cover."
"but……"
"Nothing but, do you know the situation of the tide outside?" Rebaton's eyes flashed with helpless wisdom: "Do you think Lord Yi Hailan will attack during high tide? It is low tide now, and all the big ships cannot dock at all.
, Moreover, even if we want to return to the Sanggan River - there is no possibility. With such a big ship going upstream, there is no suitable wind direction, and there is no cover. Once we are overtaken, what awaits us is the complete annihilation of our army...
…So, please, Your Excellency, save some strength for the head of the family."
Arthur Blue is speechless. He has been living in the Messis Snow Mountains and has extremely little knowledge about the ebb and flow of tides.
"Get back."
The man in black pondered for a moment, bowed deeply, and quietly pushed the door open. Just when the door was about to close, the last sentence squeezed out from the crack of the door: "I want to ask the master of the house for me...I thank him for his kindness."
kindness."
The man in black's eyes were slightly moist, and he quickly jumped onto the boat and moved closer to his fleet.
As the six-colored lights on the main ship continued to change, the fleet was quickly divided into two parts. All large warships and an equal number of crab-claw boats formed the outer fleet. New lights quickly rose on Arthur Blue's ship.
With the command light group, hundreds of crab claw boats turned their bows and plunged directly to the northeast.
At this time, most of the senior officers had understood the General's intention, but only a few people realized that the General was still on his ship, and no one thought that the General was determined to sink the ship.
The distance of 20 nautical miles is not close or far. An hour later, the tall ship building of Alcatraz Island has appeared on the sea level. At a glance, the white sails seem to cover the entire sea.
The two pairs of large flywheels on the side stirred up countless white waves. From time to time, the outermost ship projected fireballs the size of water tanks a hundred meters away. The fireballs floated on the waves, indicating the direction to the following fleets.
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In the sky, three or four giant black dragons roared, their huge wings occasionally blocking the red moonlight.
Seeing the building ship on the opposite side, the straight fleet immediately turned into a V shape, both wings flew together, more than ten fireballs were thrown out, and the ocean became bright.
"It seems that these guys really want to defeat themselves, otherwise they wouldn't be so bold." Fireballs used for this kind of instructions are generally not used lightly. If they are not used properly, they can easily become targets for enemy attacks. Rebaton pointed his finger.
Knocked twice on the ship's bang.
"Sir, let's go up and fight these guys." The officer next to him saw his opponent's audacity and was extremely angry.
"Are you going to die?" Rebaton glanced coldly, "Target, northwest, all ships spread out, retreat sideways, retreat and fight, first throw out all the fireballs to prevent the enemy from following up."
"Under the prestige, there are no false ones." Directly opposite Rebaton, on the tall ship, Yi Hailan leaned on the railing and looked into the distance, watching every move of Rebaton's fleet.
All naval warfare experts know that the same warship uses side attack, and the side that retreats while fighting has a 70% advantage - the crossbow bolts and flying rocks launched by the retreating side can hit farther, and the hit rate is higher.
Just now, Xiuda and Yemoda suddenly skimmed the sea and harassed the fleet. At this time, these two dragon knights may still be watching with eagerness. Although Rebaton's mediocre command is not exciting, it is definitely not.
If there is a slight loophole, the rash advance of individual ships may be seized by veteran soldiers.
"Deploy 20 ships from the fleet on the left wing and outflank it from the west. The remaining ships continue to follow up, and each ship begins to launch crossbows." Yi Hailan issued a new order - the main warship of Alcatraz Island
The speed is the fastest among the empires participating in the war. The reason is very simple. The blueprint of the Alcatraz warship comes from the dwarf kingdom. Although it is a blueprint 20,000 years ago, the flywheel and other shooting skills are still ahead of today's human civilization.
"Boom..."
"scold……"
"scold……"
As each warrior stepped hard on the pump spring, a dull sound sounded on the sea! The crossbow - the king of three-material wars in infantry battles, naval battles and even air battles such as dragon knights began to show off his power.
The giant crossbow arrows, more than two meters long and as thick as a bowl, screamed across the sea level. Most of the crossbow arrows finally fell into the sea with all their strength - before penetrating into the sea, the crossbow arrows were like thin balls thrown by children.
Like stone flakes, they kept jumping on the sea, bringing up huge white waves as high as a person...
Only a handful of crossbow bolts hit the target, and even if they were a handful, the effect still deeply shocked the soldiers on both sides of the war - this was the first truly large-scale naval battle in history.
The huge crossbow monster screamed and plunged into the ship's seat of a hundred-man class or above. The 15-meter-high warship seemed to have been pushed very rudely by the sea giant. The bow of the ship suddenly tilted more than 20 degrees. If it had not been pressed.
The cabin rock will definitely tip over in an instant, and the soldiers on the deck will be thrown into the ocean by the huge inertia once they miss. After half a breath, all the crew members on the ship will hear the loud noise made when the crossbow arrow hits! In most cases,
The side of the ship will be torn open with a length of two meters! If the bow troops are hit, the giant crossbow will even penetrate the entire bow! If a soldier is unfortunately hit... the probability of this happening is not low, and the entire body will be torn apart immediately.
Crack - just like cutting off a little tin man with iron scissors.
The last warship in the Sanggan River fleet was the closest to the Alcatraz fleet. In just one minute, it was hit by more than ten giant crossbows. The big ship trembled like a banana that was destroyed by a storm on a summer night.
The leaf was shaken by the huge force, and finally, with a muffled sound, it was completely overturned by the huge force released by the crossbow arrows...
The first battleship on Alcatraz Island was also shot into a hedgehog. The five-meter-high ship building was blown away by four giant crossbows. Two giant white sails fell into the water. The sails dragged the hull after draft, and the battle
The ship circled on the spot and was hit hard by the two warships that followed quickly. Four ramming logs tore our warship into pieces...
"Order to abandon the crab claw boat and light the sails!" Ray Barton immediately gave a new order.
More than a dozen small boats were immediately set on fire and were lying on the sea. The navy soldiers hurriedly climbed onto the big boats along the string ladders.
The Alcatraz fleet did not avoid it at all and ran into it - this kind of fire is not harmful to sea-going ships at all, and all sea-going ships have undergone special anti-corrosion and fire-proof treatment.
However, the fire burning in the small boat illuminated the Alcatraz fleet in detail. The first two warships that broke into the sea of fire immediately became the targets of the crossbows on the Sanggan River warships. Four or five crossbow arrows screamed and fired.
The ship's tower and half of the deck fell off, the two captains were killed immediately, and the warship withdrew from the battle crookedly.
The three dark dragon knights in the sky received the signal from the handsome ship, and were just about to attack the Sanggan River fleet from both sides. From the direction of the mainland, the two dragon knights from the Xidijun family shot out again against the sea, with a series of dragons in their mouths.
The breath ball made the sky bright, especially the fire-type sacred dragon. The huge dragon power suppressed the dark dragon, and it was impossible to cooperate with the dragon knight as usual.
Yi Hailan stood on the ship building, not in any hurry, nor summoning the black iron dragon Yin Feng that could compete with the sacred dragon. Instead, he ordered the pursuing fleet to slow down - this is Yi Hailan's unique style.
He prefers to resolve the entire war before or outside of the war, rather than fighting over short-term issues.
In less than half an hour, the fleet encircling Alcatraz Island from the west surpassed the warships on the Sanggan River. Immediately, they also formed a long snake formation on the sea. Countless soldiers gathered on the left wing of the warships, and the sky was clear.
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"Let them surrender, and I will give them the dignity they deserve." Yi Hailan waved his hand lightly.
On the sea, if any fleet is attacked from both sides, there is absolutely no hope of escape.
A series of colored lights were fired out, the warships on the Sanggan River had slowed down, and all the lights had been extinguished, but there was no reaction.
In the sky, Xiuda sighed lowly and waved to his cousin: "Let's go."
"Ah? We won't cover anymore?" Yemoda was taken aback. He refused to fulfill his obligation to cover before the battle. This was completely inconsistent with the spirit of the family's dragon knights.
Xiuda shook his head slightly, "Give them a chance to surrender. After all, they tried their best to cover the retreat of other robes, and they have completed their mission."
This sentence went through Yemoda's mind for the second time, and the Golden Dragon Knight finally understood what it meant. At this time, Yemoda was already in his early thirties, and he was no longer the stupid young man he was when he just joined the Pan-Continental War.
, he shouted unwillingly and led his mount northward.
"My lord, my lord!" The ship's building was pushed away violently, and General Rebaton's head guard rushed in: "The two princes of the Western Emperor's family ran away, hum... It's better to say it than to sing it, but at the critical moment, they failed.
Leave me alone and run away."
"Really?" The general said in a very calm tone, but with a certain seriousness: "That is His Highness the Prince's good intention. Don't get me wrong."
The young officer was stunned. Isn't it possible that the adults are so angry? Even running away from the battlefield has become a good intention? "Then... what should we do?"
"Did the Demon Commander order us to surrender?" the general asked leisurely.
Uh... the captain of the guard hesitated for a moment. There was indeed such a signal just now, but based on his understanding of the general for many years, Rebaton would never accept such a humiliation. Therefore, he did not come in to report at all.
"Pass my order. All the soldiers on each warship should lay down their weapons and surrender to the Demon Commander with the dignity that an imperial soldier should have. At this point in the war, it is no longer the fault of the soldiers. Since Master Chi Hanfeng can give the order,
Of course I also have the right to ask His Majesty's Guards to surrender to the enemy." Rebaton raised his shoulders and stood up, as if he was not the one who gave the order to surrender. He reached out and picked up two pieces of meat floss from the table.
He stuffed it into his pet dog's mouth, and the big dog's red tongue licked the owner's palm.
"Yes." The young officer immediately lowered his head.
What happened next was exactly as everyone knew afterwards. Just as Marshal Yi Hailan's ship gradually approached General Ray Barton's ship, there was only one conversation between the two senior officers who had never met before.
"Please, Your Excellency, hand over my subordinates to the empire at the right time. All the dishonor will be borne by the subordinate alone."
Without waiting for Yi Hailan's answer, General Ray Barton stood up and stretched his shoulders back slightly, as if to stretch his muscles. Then, the general's tall body jumped down from the ship building more than ten meters high, rowing out
A hard curve finally fell into the rough water!
"grown ups!"
"General!"
More than two thousand soldiers on the Sanggan River warship witnessed this scene, and most of them cried in surprise. General Ray Barton had served in the Sanggan River war zone for several years and had a very good reputation. Then, there was a low wail.
, General Ray Barton’s favorite Great Pyrenees jumped like a silver elf from the boat into the cold sea water, choked twice, and disappeared into the sea water.
The most humble general during the War of the Gods ended his career in such a way. What he took away with him was only the dishonor of repeated defeats and the silent promise of his old enemy... and his silent but loyal partner.