Among the 13000 soldiers, Yang Rui's special forces, the Scaled Armor Soldiers, accounted for more than two-thirds of them. The remaining long-range archers only accounted for about one-third. There was also a small group of people who were responsible for controlling the 40 large cannons.
On the other hand, Ptolemy XIII's reinforcements on the water numbered over 100,000 soldiers. The ratio of soldiers to soldiers was about 8: 1.
Moreover, the 50000 Anubis Slayers and 50000 Mummy Devourers that came out of Alexandria were evenly distributed among the three groups of reinforcements. A third of the reinforcements on the water side of the Nile made up the water side as well.
That was why Yang Rui's forces were at a complete disadvantage in terms of combat prowess. His greatest advantage was his seven large and medium-sized warships, as well as his unique military force – the Fifth Grade Scaled Soldiers. Most of the enemy's ships were transport ships, with very few escorts.
Previously, in the [Dong Zhuo's Rebellion] storyline, Yang Rui had used battleships, small fast ships, and transport ships to outflank the enemy's rear. He had also attacked Dong Zhuo's ferries on the Yellow River many times.
However, back then, Yang Rui relied on the number of battleships and the flexibility of his battleships. At the same time, Dong Zhuo didn't pay much attention to the construction of a navy. Basically, he didn't have a decent navy, which allowed Yang Rui to succeed time and time again.
Now, the situation in the Egyptian civilization was very different. The Ptolemy Dynasty's base was originally in the port city of Alexandria. Moreover, the Nile River was very wide in the region. In comparison, the Ptolemy Dynasty's naval forces were much stronger than Dong Zhuo's.
However, reality proved that this difference didn't affect the battle on the Nile River too much. When the reinforcements on the water side charged forward with their advantage in numbers. The use of the large warships was quickly revealed.
The ship was 70 meters long. It was 15 meters wide. It was 10 meters tall, with parapets, battleships, and spear holes. The battleships were 30 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 5 meters tall. The sides of the ship were open, and there was a shed five feet inside the ship that was level with the parapets. On top of the shed, there was a parapet with arrow holes. The battleships were 22 meters long. It had a width of five zhang and a height of four zhang. It was equipped with specialized attack points. The back of the boat was covered with cowhide. There were openings on both sides of the boat. There were crossbow windows and spear holes on the left, right, front, and back.
The common characteristic of Yang Rui's seven warships was that they were very large, like small castles. They were equipped with specialized parapets and long-range and short-range attack points. Moreover, the materials used to construct them were all high-grade wood, so the entire hull was very sturdy.
This led to this. When the ships of Ptolemy XIII rushed to Yang Rui's 7 ships, they could only look up. Even if they could reach Yang Rui's troops with their close range attacks, they were still at a disadvantage. They were completely suppressed by Yang Rui's long range archers!
Even if the ships of Ptolemy's army could attack the hull of the 7 ships, it was very difficult for them to gnaw at the durability of the hull. At this time, the advantages of high-grade wood construction began to show. Swords and sabers could not do much damage to the ships at all!
Moreover, because the archers behind the parapets above them suppressed them, these soldiers did not have much chance to attack the hull of the 7 ships at all …
There were only two words to describe the situation of the ships of Ptolemy's army – they could not attack and were passively attacked!
This directly led to a situation like this: more than 30 small and medium-sized Egyptian warships surrounded Yang Rui's 7 large warships like a pack of wolves, but they could not attack and could only circle around in place …
"Boom! Boom! Boom! "
“.....”
If it was said that the forty cannons of the Ptolemy did not deal much damage to the enemy when they were further away, then the Ptolemy roared angrily when the thirty ships of Ptolemy were so close. Be it in terms of accuracy or power, the Ptolemy was on a completely different level.
As the cannons of the Ptolemy boomed, several of the surrounding ships were immediately hit. A large hole was blasted in the hull of the ships. The water of the Nile River instantly gushed into the cabins of the ships and slowly swallowed the ships.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh …
"Pupupu … ah! Pupupu … "
“.....”
While the Ptolemy was firing, the three thousand archers on the 7 ships never stopped their attacks. A rain of arrows rained down on the surrounding ships. The sound of arrows piercing flesh rang out continuously, and cries of agony filled the air.
"Ping! Ping ping! "
"Ssss …"
"Ah! Ugh … "
Occasionally, when some soldiers tried to attack or climb onto the seven ships at the center, the Fifth Grade Scaled Aquatic Soldiers on the sides of the ships began to show their might.
As Fifth Grade soldiers, the surface of the water was their playground. If the archers hiding behind the parapet wall were having trouble adjusting to the shaking of the ship and were even experiencing dizziness and nausea, Yang Rui's soldiers did not have such problems at all.
Not only that, but they also made good use of every sway of the ship. Every sway was converted into the moment of their attack, and every sway was the best opportunity for them to make a move. In such a situation where they were fighting on their home ground, their strength was completely unleashed.
What Anubis Slaughterer? What Mummy Devourer? In such a battlefield, in the eyes of the scaled water soldiers, they were no different from ordinary soldiers!
"Hulala …"
"Waaaaaaah …"
"How are we supposed to fight like this?"
"Run …"
“.....”
As the nearby ships of the reinforcements started to sink, the transport ships further away were also affected. However, some of them had already realized that something was wrong and started to flee downstream.
However, this was only a portion of the fleet. There were about five to six hundred ships of the reinforcements. Most of the transport ships were still following the footsteps of the enemy ships, making it impossible for the thirty ships at the center of the fleet to escape!
"Get out of the way!"
"Help!"
“.....”
The soldiers on the transport ships did not understand the situation that the warships in front of them were facing. However, the warships that were being beaten up were obviously unable to hold on any longer. They struggled and began to jump into the dense cluster of transport ships behind them. Those that could not break through chose to directly charge and kill!
Negative emotions spread easily. The thirty ships at the front were quickly defeated, causing all the transport ships to be affected. However, the more anxious they were, the more they started to go around in circles, crashing into each other and tangling with each other.
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