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(Today's first chapter ~!)
GOR Chapter 594 "Collapse!"
At noon, the defenders of the eastern fortress quickly responded. Two divisions of the imperial army flew out of the city and came to the riverbank. Then, the small fleet stationed at the port of the fortress immediately moved out of the port through the canal and came to the riverbank.
Regardless of whether they were puzzled or surprised, the truth was undeniable. But the undeniable truth was that the barbarian army was really going to attack the Eastern Fortress on a large scale! They … … want to force their way across the river?!
Just after noon, the battle immediately began. As for the crime, the two square formations of orcs from the suicide squad did not care about the projectile shots from the human archers on the opposite bank. They carried large pieces of wood and rushed forward, attempting to build a pontoon bridge on the river surface.
These orcs were topless. For the sake of agility, they even gave up on their armor. Instead, they only held up a large wooden plank to block the arrows while running.
On the southern side of the river, the human archers lined up and fired volley after volley in an attempt to stop the enemy from building a pontoon bridge on the other side of the river. The arrows were like locusts that filled the sky. On the northern side of the river, the ground was filled with arrows. The orcs who were running with wooden planks were working under the dense rain of arrows. Occasionally, an orc would be hit by an arrow and let out a few miserable howls. Furry feet trampled back and forth on the river bank. The black soil on the ground was gradually dyed red with blood.
Two hours later, the orcs paid the price of hundreds of casualties and finally built a simple bridge about 10 meters wide on the other side of the river.
At this time, the archers on the other side of the river had already begun to retreat. The commander of the human army was General Rostock's deputy, the deputy commander of the Tempest Legion and the highest commander of the Eastern Fortress, Dominguez.
At this moment, this 46 year old general personally led two regiments of soldiers to the southern side of the river to lead the attack. Behind the Eastern Fortress, the military engineers were nervously moving large military equipment out of the city. One after another, catapults were pushed to the shore and began to bombard the other side of the river.
After that, the imperial warships also sailed to the riverbank. Eight imperial Sea Soul-class warships lined up closely on the river and used their ballistas to fire at the orcs on the northern side of the river.
With the addition of the warships, the losses of the Orcs increased greatly. In less than an hour, the corpses of the Beastman engineers on the northern shoal had covered the entire shoal. The marines on the ships also picked up their crossbows and fired at the northern shoal.
At one point, the humans had the upper hand in the battle.
The bridge that the orcs had built on the north bank had collapsed twice because of the catapults. However, the orcs seemed determined to cross the river here. After the two collapses, they did not care about the casualties and sent a large number of suicide squads to rebuild the bridge. The shallows were full of corpses, broken arrows, and scattered wood.
Seeing the human warships blocking the river, General Dominguez was full of doubts. It seemed that it was impossible for the enemy to cross the river here. Could it be that they deliberately came to die?
From the looks of the enemy, there were at least a hundred thousand orcs on the other side of the river. Sending out so many troops meant that they were clearly going to attack here.
On the warships, the marines were wildly firing their ballistas as they watched the orcs on the other side of the river fall. The powerful penetrative force of the huge ballista bolts could often kill three to five orcs at the same time, just like skewering a stick of candied haws.
The marines roared excitedly as they watched the enemy on the opposite shore fall in rows under the onslaught of the invincible warships of the Empire. The bows and arrows in their hands were fired with all their might. Many of the soldiers were so excited that they used too much force to draw their bows, causing their thumbs to bleed profusely.
The orcs did not seem to have given up at all. The bridge pier was firmly nailed to the north bank under the suicidal attacks of thousands of orc warriors. Countless pieces of wood were reinforced to withstand the crazy bombardment of the humans.
At this time, Dominguez had quickly sent people to the city to mobilize the air force.
There was a large group of about 150 bombing airships stationed in the eastern fortress. At this time, seeing the orc army on the other side of the river, General Dominguez immediately thought of the advantages of airships. The orcs were so densely packed in such a flat and open field. If they did not bombard them now, when would they?
The battle lasted until the afternoon. It seemed that the orcs did not gain any advantage at all. The human soldiers fell into an extremely fanatical and joyful atmosphere. In the eyes of most people, the orcs were stupid and came here to die foolishly.
But at this time, the situation changed!
On the river, eight Sea Soul-class warships of the Empire were originally lined up in a row. Although the Empire had spent a lot of manpower and resources to widen the river by a few times before the war, these warships were after all the warships of the Empire. It was already difficult for such a huge warship to sail on the river. Therefore, since the beginning of the war, the Empire's largest warships of the Sea God and Sea King class did not enter the river. Only the small and medium-sized Sea Soul-class warships of the Empire's navy could sail on the river. But even so, eight Sea Soul-class warships lined up on the river seemed to be a little crowded.
The fleet was tightly packed together, almost connected head to tail. The warships were firing with all their might towards the north bank. However, they did not know that a disaster had come!
The unforeseen event happened very suddenly!
The fleet was lined up in a row. The flagship was at the third position from the back. The commander of the fleet was a veteran of the Empire's navy who had participated in two expeditions to the southern seas. In the midst of the fanatical atmosphere of the marines on the ship, suddenly, a dull roar came from under the water!
Peng!!
This sound was like a heavy hammer smashing onto a wooden plank. Following that, the hull of the warship shook violently. Before anyone could react, the warship had already tilted heavily to the left!
Following that, the sounds of collisions under the water were incessant, mixed with the frightening sound of wooden planks shattering. After the hull of the warship tilted, the marines on the ship screamed and ran in panic. Many of them fell into the water. At this moment, someone from below came running in panic to report that the hull of the ship below the waterline had been smashed apart!
"Below! They are underwater!! "
The captain immediately issued the order. The marines picked up their bows and shot towards the water with all their might. However, with the water separating them, the bows and arrows lost most of their might. Some of the marines even set up their ballista cannons and shot towards the water.
The naval warfare of this era lacked the ability to retaliate underwater. After receiving the orders from their commanding officer, some brave marines did not even bother to strip off their clothes. Instead, they grabbed their daggers and held them in their mouths. Plop plop plop, they jumped into the river and dived into the water.
Row after row of marines bravely leapt into the water. In an instant, the entire scene seemed to have sunk into a momentary silence. The hull of the warship remained tilted. However, the sounds of collisions under the water seemed to have stopped. Many people rushed to the side of the warship and looked down.
However, those marines who had jumped in with their daggers in their mouths, did not emerge.
After a brief moment, someone cried out in alarm. On the surface of the water, streams of dark red blood gushed out from below. It was as though beautiful red flowers had bloomed on the surface of the water!
Following that, bubbles began to emerge from the surface of the water. The people on the warship sank into a peculiar state of anxiety.
Even more brave marines removed their boots, held their daggers in their mouths and jumped into the water …..
Following that, a violent collision sound suddenly echoed out from the water. Then, a splash of water erupted from the surface of the river! Within that splash of water, there was a copious amount of blood gushing out. Mixed within, were some horrifying severed arms and mutilated corpses!!
Cries of alarm rang out one after another. The underwater hull of the ship emitted a sorrowful wail. The marines who were originally trying their best to plug up the damaged parts of the ship were unable to escape in time. With a loud boom, they could only watch helplessly as the hull of the ship abruptly broke apart!
The ice cold river water gushed in crazily. Instantly, the marines below the cabin were drowned.
Following that, the hull of the ship broke apart from the middle. The bow of the ship immediately tilted up high. The marines and officers standing at the bow of the ship successively fell into the water.
At this moment, the underwater enemies finally revealed their faces. Several gigantic monsters with oily fur faintly tinged with a faint red color emerged from the surface of the water. Those gigantic heads spat out large mouthfuls of blood as they roared.
There were more than a dozen of these monsters. Every single one of them was at least 5 metres in size. They were the beastmen of the Hippopotamus tribe who were adept in water.
These Hippopotamus beastmen were born with gigantic bodies and terrifying strength. After diving into the water, each Hippopotamus beastman held a gigantic iron hammer in their hands!
The flagship of the human fleet was immediately broken by the sneak attack of the Hippopotamus beastmen!
The sudden collapse of the flagship immediately caused the entire fleet to panic. The captain of the fleet didn't even have time to issue the final order before he fell into the water. The Hippopotamus beastmen were still lurking in the water, wantonly hunting down the human marines who fell into the water.
Although these marines were all outstanding sailors who had fought against the waves of the sea, no matter how good the humans were in water, they were no match for this kind of innate underwater race. In addition to the Hippopotamus beastmen's gigantic bodies and barbaric strength, the underwater marines rapidly died. One by one, they were strangled to death. Some were even swallowed by the Hippopotamus beastmen underwater.
This was the scheme of the Sinners. During the negotiations on the north shore, they deliberately sent a large number of beastmen risking their lives to build pontoon bridges to feign an attack. This attracted the human fleet to the water. The Hippopotamus beastmen quietly entered the water from upstream, following the current and hiding in the water, ambushing the human fleet in one fell swoop.
The human warships immediately reacted after being attacked. On the warships, the brave marines didn't fear the underwater monsters in the slightest. There were even some officers with valiant martial skills who took the lead in stripping off their clothes and jumping into the water with daggers in hand.
However, on the surface of the water, broken corpses of human soldiers kept emerging. For a moment, the wide river surface was covered in blood!
The war was still going on. The human battleships were attacked one by one. After the Navy paid a large number of casualties, they finally helplessly recognized the fact that they had no way to deal with these underwater monsters. After the flagship was sunk, soon another battleship was sunk.
Then, the fleet started to send out the signal: Retreat!
There was no point in continuing to stay on the river. They would only be sending their warriors to their deaths.
But at this time, they couldn't retreat even if they wanted to!
After all, the river was still a bit narrow. The fleet was lined up in a tight formation. They wanted to retreat, but in the chaos, they couldn't even turn around! A few large ships were squeezed together and even collided with each other. The Hippopotamus beastmen were crazily devouring the lives of the marines underwater. Some Hippopotamus beastmen even went berserk and floated to the surface, trying to attack the humans on the deck. However, this kind of hot-headed action brought about casualties to the Hippopotamus beastmen.
If they were underwater, the human warships would naturally be helpless. But once they floated to the surface, the marines immediately took out their bows and arrows and even ballistae to counterattack.
Although the Hippopotamus beastmen had thick skin and flesh, they couldn't withstand the ballistae's attacks. After a few howls, a few Hippopotamus beastmen were shot through by the ballistae and fell into the water.
On the river surface, amidst the chaos, the human warships were squeezed together. They wanted to advance, but they couldn't retreat. The sinking of the flagship brought chaos to the command. Not only was the river narrow, even the depth of the water couldn't be compared to the sea!
There were even some damaged warships. A small half of them had sunk, while the remaining half was still floating on the surface of the water. However, they just happened to block the river!
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