Sky Province, Whisker Harbor.
Spring thunder rumbled, and the thunder was mixed with the loud noise of magic crystal cannons. Purple mushroom clouds rose from the sea, illuminating the coast.
Dongtian County, Whisker Harbor's county city.
At this moment, countless commoners of Dongtian County swarmed the coast, raising their heads to look at the soaring flames in the east. They all knew that it was the army of Sky Province, an army of one hundred thousand led by the White-robed Imperial Forest, Marquis of Tranquil Sea, Yao Yuan. The news of the defeat at the Blue Wind Sea Battle had yet to arrive, and the people of Dongtian County were still hoping that Yao Yuan could bring them a victory, and news of peace and prosperity.
The flames burned on the surface of the sea for a long time, and even the roars of giant dragons could be heard in the sea breeze. However, many people simply did not know how the battle on the surface of the sea was. It was too far, and they could not see clearly.
"Quiet down, don't push!"
On the shore, a young centurion holding a spear shouted: "Everyone, don't push, or else the people in front will fall into the sea. Don't worry, Lord Marquis is one of the five marquises of the empire, and is the White-robed Imperial Forest of Her Highness the Empress. He will definitely win this battle. Everyone, please go home now. If you don't go home, our victorious army will not be able to disembark."
Among the crowd, many people expressed their doubts, and started to discuss — — "I heard from those merchants that the Blackstone Empire's army is unusually strong. Their people are vicious and cruel, but I don't know if it's true."
"That's right, I heard that the people of the Blackstone Empire love to plunder. If the Marquis is really defeated, we will all suffer!"
"Who said that? The Marquis will not be defeated. How can our one hundred thousand navy and magic crystal cannons not be a match for those eastern barbarians?"
"That's right, don't listen to their nonsense, Sky Province will definitely be defended!"
"Long live Marquis of Tranquil Sea! Long live the Qin Empire! "
It was unknown who took the lead, but in the blink of an eye, the harbor was filled with shouts of "Long live the Empire! Long live the Marquis of Tranquil Sea!" Everyone was shouting themselves hoarse, their mouths parched, and their tongues parched. It was as if they could use their voices to exchange for victory. Meanwhile, the soldiers stationed in the harbor were somewhat helpless. As soldiers, it was their natural duty to obey orders. However, they had also heard some accurate news from Dragon-shaped Island.
The Yihe Kingdom had been destroyed. Long Qianlin and Ding Xi, these two old enemies, had died in battle. The Yihe Kingdom's nearly two hundred thousand soldiers had been effortlessly wiped out by the Blackstone Empire's navy. What could the Empire do? What could the hundred thousand provincial troops in the hands of the Pacifying Sea Marquis?
Compared to the civilians, these soldiers had more anxiety and fear in their eyes.
If the Blackstone Empire was really as cruel as the rumors said, then as long as Yao Yuan's army was defeated, the entire Sky Province would suffer a calamity. Perhaps even the entire Southridge would be engulfed in the flames of war!
… …
All the way until midnight, there were still at least a thousand civilians waiting on the coast for news of the battle. Most of them had gone home to sleep. To them, it didn't matter who was the Emperor. All they had to do was to be obedient citizens, fishing, farming, weaving, and paying taxes. That was enough.
Finally, the dark sea lit up. Some were the light of lanterns, while others were blazing. Yao Yuan's army had returned, and the sea was covered in flames.
"The Marquis has returned!" On the shore, a chiliarch said excitedly.
"Our army has returned in triumph!"
The mayor of the town, who was dressed in embroidered robes and had a goatee, said joyfully. His town was the one closest to the coast. If they had been defeated, his town would have been the first to be attacked by the invaders.
"Something's not right …"
On the watchtower of the harbor, a centurion squinted his eyes and looked into the distance. He said in a low voice, "When we left, we had nearly five hundred warships. Why did less than fifty return? Moreover, many of the warships' flames have not been extinguished. What's going on?"
"Milord, look!"
One of the soldiers pointed at the sea and saw a fast ship speeding towards them like an arrow. It was a ship.
With a bang, the ship crashed into a wooden pillar supporting the harbor. A battered and exhausted imperial soldier jumped onto the ground and shouted, "The Marquis has ordered us to be on our guard. We have lost, and the Blackstone Empire is coming. Magicite cannons and crossbows, prepare to aim at the enemy ships behind us and prevent them from reaching the shore!"
"Heavens!"
The garrison troops on the shore were terrified out of their wits. When they looked carefully, there was indeed a dense expanse of flames following behind Yao Yuan's army, and when they looked carefully, it seemed as if it covered the entire eastern sea. The members of the Darkstone Empire had annihilated Yao Yuan's main force, yet their main force practically didn't suffer much damage!
Moreover, the Blackstone Empire's warships were in hot pursuit. They were less than a kilometer away from Yao Yuan's army!
With such a huge force, the magicite cannons couldn't be calibrated at all.
"Archers, prepare! Fire! "
On the shore, bunches of firewood were ignited. The flames soared into the sky, illuminating the nervous faces of the young soldiers. The majority of the soldiers in Yao Yuan's army were newly enlisted. In the years when the Dragon's Courage Army fought against the demons, Yao Yuan's army didn't participate in any battles. At most, they only carried out missions to eliminate wandering mercenaries and bandits. These young soldiers had never seen such a grand battle scene before, so many of them were scared silly.
The young Captaincy walked to the shore, his eyes reflecting the flames on the sea. His hand on the hilt of his sword slightly trembled as he muttered, "Kings of the Empire … … protect us … … prepare! Start the battle! Men, sound the bugle. The cavalry on the ground will prepare to meet the invading enemy and protect the empire's territory! "
The warships in the distance were getting closer and closer. The ships under Yao Yuan's command had already entered the range of the magicite cannons. The sails fluttered as they rapidly approached the shore. But because they were in such a rush, many of the warships directly crashed into the cork that was docked in the harbor. Flames immediately spread out. Everyone was busy as they carried buckets of water to extinguish the fire. But it was too late to extinguish the fire.
"Men, the Marquis is here!"
On the dragon-headed warship, a group of people quickly supported a person down. It was the Marquis of the Tranquil Sea, Yao Yuan. At this moment, Yao Yuan was already unconscious. His white purple robe was full of blood stains and the breastplate on his chest was pierced through. It seemed like he had been hit by a spear, but this spear had pierced through the other side of his chest. Otherwise, he would have died long ago.
"Where is the medical officer!?"
A Captaincy whose face was covered in blood angrily roared, "Where are the people from the Spirit Medicine Department? Quickly come and treat the Marquis, quickly!"
In the barracks at the harbor, the sound of horse hooves could be heard as dozens of white-robed staff of the Spirit Medicine Department rushed over. They hurriedly stopped Yao Yuan's bleeding, applied medicine, and wiped his wounds to prevent infection. At the same time, the sound of dense footsteps could be heard. Many soldiers carrying heavy shields and pikes arrived at the shore, preparing to defend against the enemy.
In the distant sky, dragon roars could be heard. The warships on the surface of the sea were spread out. Clearly, the Blackstone Empire did not plan to just disembark from the port. They wanted to disembark from all sides!
The young Captaincy looked at Yao Yuan's injuries while looking up in horror at the enemy's warships that were only a few hundred meters away. The magicite cannons on the shore continued to wreak havoc, creating waves that were dozens of meters high. The warships of the Blackstone Empire were torn to pieces. But there were just too many ships. Just the dozens of magicite cannons on the port were unable to stop them all. While the magicite cannons were cooling down, the enemy had already traveled several hundred meters and directly reached the shore.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The ironclad warships of the Blackstone Empire crashed into the port one after another. In the next moment, gangplanks fell one after another. Roars came from the sea as a large number of Blackstone Empire soldiers began to disembark. They brandished their axes and long blades as they charged into the crowd of Yao Yuan's army. Both sides quickly engaged in a bloody battle.
"Ah …"
The young Captaincy was almost out of his wits.
At this time, his arm suddenly tightened. He looked down and saw that Calm Sea Marquis Yao Yuan had woken up. He grabbed his arm and said: "Longevity, have their warships reached the shore?"
"Yes, Marquis!"
"Are all the warships piled up together?"
"Yes …"
"Pass down the order." Yao Yuan panted crazily as if he would not be able to catch his breath at any time. He said: "Pass down my order … Throw the black beech oil that we have prepared with the catapults. All the archers will change to fire arrows and set their warships on fire. After they are burned to ashes, we will not have a good time, but they will also not have a good time!"
Longevity was slightly surprised. It turned out that Yao Yuan already knew that the enemy would come ashore.
"Yes, but Marquis, if the enemy's warships are set on fire, the entire port will become a sea of fire!"
"It's fine."
Yao Yuan's breathing was incomparably hurried: "If we can make them lose a portion of their forces, let alone one port, even ten of them would be worth it. Send someone to escort me back to Ling Han City. In addition … order all the troops in the province to abandon the cities they are guarding and go to Ling Han City. As long as we hold Ling Han City, we will be able to wait for reinforcements. Quickly go!"
"Yes!"
… …
In the air, barrels of black beech oil fell into the water like rain. Although the Blackstone Empire's warships were protected by the Dragon Knights, the Dragon Imperial Battle Spiral could not stop the black beech oil. Even if the barrels exploded on top of the Dragon Imperial Battle Spiral, the black beech oil still fell like rain on the deck of the warships.
"Pah! What is that smell?! "
The Blackstone Empire soldiers waiting to go ashore cursed: "What a stinky smell, what the hell is this!"
In the next moment, a dense number of fire arrows shot down from the tall watchtowers of the port, immediately setting the ship on fire.
"Fuck!"
In the air, a person wielding a long saber was the commander of the Ashen Flame Corps, Fu Yu. He raised the saber in his hand and shouted: "Don't put out the fire. Soldiers whose warships are on fire, jump into the sea and swim ashore for this commander to kill to his heart's content. If the warships are on fire, then so be it. We have no intention of going back this time! Remember to protect the warhorses. Don't let too many of them die. "
"Yes!"
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