Chapter 378 Naval and Land Battles (Part 2)

After the violent collision, the head of the ice ship was completely embedded in the sail battleship. The spreading ice blocked other cracks and prevented a large amount of seawater from pouring in.

The heads of the ice ships used for the main attack were equipped with hatches.

"You two, everything is frozen around." Qianyan said lightly.

She was looking at Xia Fan and Ning Wanjun.

Xia Fan nodded, "Open the door."

The double doors more than two meters high opened inward, and the ice ship cabin was completely connected to the bottom of the battleship.

This is also the "boarding" method of Jinxia City - ignoring the high side of the enemy ship and opening the gap directly from the bottom. The so-called ice ship is essentially a landing ship with a ram. In addition to carrying Jinxia warriors, its empty interior can also accommodate two mechanical beasts.

This plan is not purely based on paper ideas, but has been simulated twice on the warships of Dongsheng Country. There was no watertight compartment on the lower deck of the wooden battleship. The only indestructible obstacles were three masts that went straight from the deck to the keel. Xuanwu could pass smoothly after removing the guard plates on both sides. If there were soldiers to help, the mechanical beasts could even break through the interlayer deck and kill all the way from the lower deck to the middle deck.

That was enough.

The moment the door opened, Ning Wanjun drove Suzaku and rushed into the enemy ship first.

Ai Li followed closely behind.

The solidified ice crystals froze the ship firmly in place, and the two mechanical beasts walked on flat ground without even a trace of shaking.

The moment Suzaku appeared, it was greeted by a volley of gunfire!

The opponent was not insignificant. After the collision, a team came to the bottom floor with guns to check the situation. After discovering that the ice ship opened the hatch, they immediately organized a defense line on the spot. If ordinary soldiers boarded the ship first, they would definitely be hit head-on.

Unfortunately, the lead bullets were as soft as wax mud in front of the mechanical beasts. Ning Wanjun controlled Suzaku to slash forward, and with just one blow, the imperial soldiers blocking the front row were split in two.

For a while, the bottom floor was filled with exclamations and screams.

As a battle-hardened general, the princess was not moved at all. She put away her gun and rushed forward, rushing directly into the defense line, knocking several people into the ballast barrels. The barrels were not filled with common seawater, but aged red wine - the bursting wood chips flew everywhere with the wine, and the rich fruity aroma overwhelmed the salty smell of blood.

At this time, more than 30 soldiers rushed out and began to fight to seize the ship.

Even if some imperial soldiers escaped the first wave of Zhuque's charge, they were no longer able to resist the dense rain of air rifle bullets.

The firepower density of both sides was obviously not at the same level.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to rescue you! Please step back and stay away from the railing!" Ai Li shouted loudly in Elf language.

Xia Fan also saw the imprisoned elves.

Most of them were naked and locked in the side compartment in the middle of the bottom of the ship - it was called a compartment, but it was not much different from a cage. Several curved iron bars extended from under the deck and inserted straight into the keel, forming a narrow area of ​​less than one square meter with the curved ship wall.

Nearly a hundred elves were trapped in it, their faces full of pain and fatigue. Obviously, their only task was to operate the green shuttle tentacles when necessary to provide additional power for the warship. It was difficult to see the sun here all day long, and it was cold and humid because it was closest to the sea. Their daily living conditions can be imagined.

When the prisoners heard the language of their own tribe, they did not react for a while. They looked at the black beast in front of them in a trance, which was really not like the appearance of an islander.

It was not until Ai Li lifted up the front baffle and revealed his true body that they were surprised to find that this invulnerable monster was actually driven by a tribe member!

"Where... where are you from?" Someone asked with courage.

"Noah's tree boat." Ai Li jumped off the Xuanwu and tied a piece of hemp rope to the railing.

"Could it be... you are a fugitive?"

"Yes," she nodded, but soon shook her head and said, "But not now. Noah has found a new habitat."

"New habitat?" Everyone looked incredulous.

"Yes, that place is called Jinxia, ​​a place that even the empire cannot get involved in." Ai Li returned to the Xuanwu and controlled her feet to step back - the iron railings fell down under the pull of the mechanical beast, and there were no more restrictions in front of the islanders. "You are free now, follow me to Jinxia City!"

"Leave this to her." Ning Wanjun also jumped off the Suzaku and said, "There are still enemies up there that need to be dealt with."

Rescuing the elves is only the first step of the combat strategy, and the second step is to clear the entire ship and seize as many enemy ships as possible.

Xia Fan shrugged, "If I want you to stay here to guard the retreat and guard the rear for everyone, you will definitely not agree, right?"

"Of course." Ning Wanjun smiled and pulled out her usual spear from the mechanical beast, "This is the only thing you can't convince me of."

She turned to the Jinxia warriors who were traveling with her, "Everyone listen to my order, rush to the deck with me and kill all the invaders!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Everyone responded in unison, their tone full of trust and respect.

...

The situation has reversed.

Tular saw that not only the Invincible and Angela, but most of the pirate ships were assigned a bare ice ship. And those ships with only a single deck did not need to go on board to fight, and they broke into two pieces on the spot after just one collision.

At the same time, large-scale ice formation appeared on the sea level. These ice crystals connected more than a dozen ships into a flat "land". If it were a mage to do it, at least a dozen of them would have to come together. God knows how Jinxia City could do this. Now even if a hurricane blows, the fleet cannot move another step.

There is no doubt that all of this is a trap carefully arranged by the enemy. The white ice crystal ground is a desperate situation for the warship, but in the eyes of the Jinxia people, it is a familiar battlefield. The soldiers who got off the ice ship can look after each other, support each other back and forth, and rush from one ship to another with their feet. At the same time, the firearms they hold are much more sophisticated than those of the pirates. Three or five people can suppress a large number of pirates without being able to hold their heads up.

The only role of the ice ship is to transport people to the fleet. This is not a naval battle at all, but a real land war.

Although the Invincible is powerful, it is difficult to exert even a trace of its power on an unsuitable battlefield.

The Lord raised his head and let the rain wet his face - he saw a golden figure swimming in the clouds. Judging from the outline, it looked like a slender demonic snake.

I'm afraid it's this thing that's interfering with the mage's spellcasting, making it difficult for the fleet to move forward, right?

It has to be said that the people on this land are much tougher than the pointed ears on the World Island, and they may become a thorn in the side of the empire in the future.

The cry of killing is close to my ears.

"My lord, the enemy is about to kill them on the deck, and my people can't stop them!" The captain said, covering his bleeding forehead, "How about... you declare your surrender. There are envoys between the empire and the mainland kingdom, and you are under the influence of Ennoblement can be solved through diplomatic means——"

"You've done your best, go aside and rest." Tural raised his hand to interrupt him.

"But my lord..."

The Lord took off his wet woolen tricorn hat and put it aside with care. "The empire spans the entire ocean and has almost never suffered a defeat. If I return to Silisti as a defeated general, it will be the same as death." What’s the difference?”

He looked at the Jinxia soldiers swarming onto the first deck and said calmly, "Besides, no one knows where victory will be until the last moment. The Moon Goddess will protect me - even in a distant and unfamiliar continent. ”