The enemy fleet approached the fork of the Chishui River half a day later than expected, and it was not until the afternoon of four days later that ten sailing ships slowly appeared at the end of the field of vision. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Receiving the news, Vanna sequentially passed through the six compartments, gave the order to the gun crew he was in charge of to prepare, and then returned to his gun position.

"Where's the enemy?" Rodney lifted a slit in the window shutter and looked out.

"At least a few hundred meters away from us," muttered the cat's paw, who was in charge of observing the signal flag, lying on the skylight, "I can't even see their shadows here, there are too many weeds on the roof." ”

In addition to the firing window, each compartment also had a hole in the top position against the wall. Climb the two-step earthen staircase to easily see the situation on the Chishui River.

"Speaking of weeds, the green-haired witch's abilities are incredible," said Yuzu, wiping the rusty cannonballs, "and everywhere she went, the thin grass grew like hair, and covered the bunkers so tightly that they looked like ordinary dirt bags." ”

"What green-haired witch," Venner scolded, "that's Miss Leaf." The first time we fought against the Dukes, she helped us plant vines in the woods on both sides, making it impossible for the knights to walk around. Otherwise, the tin cans will go around the back through the woods and we will be able to stand it. ”

"What witch is more ordinary, if it's magical?" Rodney shrugged, "building a bunker overnight, covering the ground with vines and weeds, flying freely in the sky, and even transforming into a giant dove – none of these things are mere mortals." ”

"The most amazing thing is that I still choose Miss Nanawa," Catpaw's tone was full of longing and anticipation, "I don't know if I will be honorably injured this time." If she was hurt, you would be able to see her up close, and maybe even hear her comfort. ”

"Keep an eye on the enemy!" Vanna frowned and shouted, "If you dare to talk nonsense, I'll punish you for going back to clean the toilet!"

The cat's paw stuck out its tongue and leaned out again.

The artillery captain sighed inwardly, now that the guys had lost their nervousness, they would no longer tremble with their hands and feet as they had when they first came to the battlefield a few months ago. He couldn't say whether the change was good or bad, and he always felt that he was a little too contemptuous of his opponents, but he couldn't reprimand his men harshly, because he was no better than that - since becoming a soldier of His Highness, Vanna's understanding of combat has changed drastically: bloody and brutal combat no longer seems to have anything to do with strength, skill, or courage, and they only need to repeat the steps they have memorized during training, prepare according to the regulations, meet the enemy according to the regulations, and fire according to the rules to achieve victory.

Especially when the town fought against the militia of the new king, it was clear that the opponent was a humanoid beast with incredible strength and fearless fear, but the battle only lasted half an hour before it ended. When he was cleaning up the battlefield, he realized that he didn't even feel a trace of fatigue, as if he had just done a pre-training warm-up exercise, and the enemy had been defeated.

If this continues, will there be a day when the battle will become impossible to see even the face of the enemy, and the enemy can be annihilated thousands of miles away by simply operating these metal machines?

Just as Vanna was thinking, the warning sound of the cat's paw pulled him back.

"I see the enemy!"

"Reload!" Vanna commanded in a deep voice with a shake of his head, throwing his distractions behind him.

The compartment was suddenly busy, a step that had been practiced so many times that everyone could now stuff the medicine bag and the cannonball into the chamber with their eyes closed. Without thinking about resetting and adjusting the angle of fire, the gun crew can fire once in twenty breaths.

The battle plan laid out by His Highness Roland and Lord Iron Axe has already been memorized by Vanna - similar to the defensive battle of the border town, and the observers can only tear down the camouflage shield in front of the gun window and open fire. Gun crews 1 and 2, closest to the river bank, swept the deck with shotguns, while the rest of the guns bombarded the cabin with solid shells.

He waited quietly for the arrival of the red signal flag.

......

Now without a lookout scope, Lian could see that the puppet king's fleet was approaching the ambush site little by little.

These ships were noticeably more slender than the three- or four-masted galleons that sailed the seas, without high sideboards and fences, and their low hulls looked like they were clinging to the surface of the river at first glance. In addition to the swollen sails, a column of sailors sat on each side of the deck, slowly pushing the oars in their hands.

Until this time, His Royal Highness the Prince had not given any orders.

She couldn't help but feel a little anxious, the observation post was set up at the top of a high hillside, and although it could overlook the entire battlefield, it was also far from the river. Now that Lightning and Maisie are not by His Highness's side, counting the time it takes for the commanders to pass the orders to the various teams, I am afraid that it will be too late to stop the fleet from passing through the fork of the Chishui River.

Seeing that the sailboat at the front of the line was about to pass through the earthen house, Ren couldn't help but want to ask, when a loud bang suddenly rolled across the river. As if signaling an attack, more than a dozen thick smoke mixed with fire erupted from the earthen house, and the dull thunder continued to roar.

What the hell is going on?

Lian returned her gaze to the river, and then could scarcely believe her eyes—she didn't see any knights or mercenaries at war, but the deck of the first sailboat seemed to explode suddenly. Wood chips and severed limbs splattered everywhere, and the sailors who were rocking the oars were killed and wounded in an instant, and a cloud of blood rose up, staining the deck with a scarlet tin.

After losing half of its power, the ship's forward speed quickly slowed down, and the roar did not stop at all. It wasn't long before the tall mast in the center of the hull was cut in half by a bouncing black shadow, and with two shakes, it fell to the ground with a bang, knocking the two knights who had just climbed out of the cabin to the deck.

Driven by the current, the sailboat began to slowly retreat, and the other ships had to disperse to avoid it, and many of them heard the movement and came out of the cabin, looking blankly at the lead sailing ship that had been reduced to hell, and looked a little overwhelmed.

Then a terrifying blow struck the second ship.

The crowded deck made the blood mist even more turbulent, and Lian could see that after the rolling thunder, there were a few more bright red clearings among the enemies who were originally next to each other, and the unlucky ones standing in the open space were broken into several pieces, and some of them were still not dead, dragging the intestines that flowed out and wailing in pain. The others who survived jumped into the river to escape, not wanting to stay on the terrifying deck for a moment.

She finally understood what His Highness meant when he said that they couldn't get by, but it was just ...... How did his subordinates do this? )