"Concentrate all the cannons and blast open a channel in the middle of the enemy ships!" Facing the crazy counterattack of the enemy fleet, Zheng He was calm and quickly came up with a solution.
Under his order, the cannons fired in unison.
What would happen if 150 cannons fired at the same time? Zheng He gave the answer.
Under the bombardment of the cannons, the dense enemy fleet was split in half as if it was cut in half by a god with a giant sword. In the middle of the dense fleet, an empty channel of more than 90 meters wide was suddenly cleared.
Countless warship wreckage floated on the sea. Thousands of adventurer players were hit by shell fragments, seriously injured, and fell into the sea, wailing.
Those who had not experienced such a scene could not feel this shock.
The rain of arrows from the enemy fleet stopped.
Zheng He, however, was not shocked at all. He continued to command, "The fleet will quickly pass through the middle in battle formation. Scatter the rockets to both sides and blow up the fleet on both sides."
It was very difficult for warships to fire cannons when they were moving fast, especially this kind of heavy and outdated cannon. Its huge recoil was very likely to capsize the warship directly. Therefore, Zheng He could only settle for the next best thing. He used the light fire arrows to counterattack and disrupt the enemy's formation.
"Yes, Sir!"
"Navy soldiers, get ready to fight at any time." Zheng He continued to order.
"Yes, Sir!"
The Shanhai City fleet changed its formation, accelerated its speed, and rushed forward.
Because it was a joint battle between the three fleets, the command and dispatch of the fleets was still a little uncoordinated. Fortunately, after a few stumbles, they finally completed the change of formation.
The warships of the Annan District had been heavily damaged, but they did not completely lose their combat power. After all, the huge number of warships was there, and it was not easy to defeat them.
The warships on both sides quickly moved toward the middle, trying to attack the Shanhai City fleet. The adventurer players on the ships were already anxious, shouting to avenge their brothers who had died in the battle.
Of course, they first had to avoid the rocket attack.
The current rockets were completely different from the rockets that had been soaked in Fierce Fire Oil. The most representative was naturally the Fire Dragon Out at Sea, a multi-stage rocket.
The range of 15 kilometers was enough to completely cover both sides of the enemy fleet.
The enemy ships that were hit by the rockets suddenly burst into flames, and the dense crew members made the warships panic. Then this panic was transmitted to the surrounding warships.
Therefore, the enemy fleet's charge could be said to be stumbling.
Even so, a large number of small warships still managed to bite onto the Shanhai City warships like ants. At this time, it was time for the naval soldiers to appear.
For the first time, the two sides started to fight. This allowed the Annan players to finally vent their anger. With red eyes, they fought with the Nanyang Navy.
"Artillery team, get ready!" Zheng He ordered again.
Hand-To-Hand combat was not Zheng He's style.
The firearms of the Ming Dynasty were Zheng He's forte. Because of this, the Combat Readiness Division specially followed Zheng He's request and equipped the three fleets with all kinds of firearms.
Originally, Ouyang Shuo had placed these firearms on the list of eliminated weapons.
Since it was Zheng He's request, Ouyang Shuo naturally had no reason to stop him. With Shanhai City's current level of steelmaking, speeding up the production of a batch of firearms was really not a difficult matter.
Who would have thought that this batch of firearms would be so powerful?
With the support of the gunners, the navy quickly stabilized their position. The enemy's casualties were getting higher and higher. When the Shanhai City fleet passed through the central channel, they left behind a sea of blood.
After the breakthrough, Zheng He did not give up. "Stop advancing and reorganize the battle formation!"
"Yes, Sir!"
The joint fleet slowly stopped and turned the cannons again.
"Fire!"
Without Zheng He's order, the three major fleets already knew what to do.
The enemy fleet, which had been left behind, had not yet recovered from the heavy damage when another round of the Grim Reaper greeted them.
Ouyang Shuo did not expect that the seemingly difficult battle would be so easy under Zheng He's command. The enemy fleet was completely passive and could only take a beating.
God-tier naval generals were indeed extraordinary.
From the looks of it, Gaia must have strengthened Zheng He's military leadership skills. China's famous naval generals were really rare. If they did not strengthen them, they would not be able to fight.
From this, it could be seen that the generals in the other regions should have similar enhancements. This way, Gaia could achieve the relative balance that had always been maintained.
The next battle was an unequal fight.
After a few rounds of bombardment, the menacing enemy fleet finally regained their senses. In the face of the harsh death penalty, they had no choice but to admit defeat and flee in all directions.
In this battle alone, Ouyang Shuo obtained more than 20,000 merit points.
…
While the battlefield was being cleaned up, the Scarlet Horse Boats finally brought the latest frontline military intelligence. Ouyang Shuo frowned when he learned that Annan's regular naval fleet had set sail.
In the previous battles, Shanhai City's fleet seemed to have won beautifully, but in fact, it was not without losses. Just the war resources alone had been depleted by one-third.
If this continued, Ouyang Shuo was not sure if they could reach the nameless island smoothly. In the end, this national war was just a side mission. Finding the treasure was the most important.
"General, we have to change our strategy," Ouyang Shuo said.
"Marquis, what do you mean?" Zheng He was also a little worried.
Ouyang Shuo said, "Repair the plank road in the open, and move in the dark."
"Split up?!" Zheng He understood immediately.
"That's right." Ouyang Shuo nodded with a smile. "General will lead the main fleet to deal with the enemy at sea and attract all their attention. I will personally lead an elite team to secretly go to the nameless island. "
"Marquis Jun is wise."
"It's just one thing. It's not easy for General to restrain an entire nation's enemy fleet." Ouyang Shuo expressed his concern.
"Please rest assured, Marquis. I have my plans." Zheng He was confident.
"In that case, I'll leave it to General!"
Ouyang Shuo cupped his fists and agreed with Zheng He on the rendezvous point. He was ready to disembark with his guards.
Since it was a secret trip, they naturally couldn't take the Dragon Head Warship. Even if it was another fortress ship, it wouldn't work. It was too eye-catching and would be recognized by Annan's players.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo was ready to set sail on the Dragon Head Warship.
At this moment, Ouyang Shuo turned his head and glanced at the opposite sea. Suddenly, a plan came to his mind.
On the sea, the enemy's warships had already fled, leaving behind some wreckage. Apart from that, there were a few relatively intact warships that were abandoned on the surface of the sea.
"Men!" Ouyang Shuo said.
"Here!"
"Arrange for people to collect ten enemy warships and load them with resources. They will be our warships."
"Yes!"
Riding on the Annan's warship was the best disguise. The Annan's players would never think that there would be an "accomplice" sneaking into their hinterland.
An hour later, everything was ready.
Without verbose words, Ouyang Shuo directly ordered to set sail. In addition to his guards, Zheng He arranged for the most elite captains, sailors, and naval officers to accompany him.
The small fleet quietly sailed to the unknown sea.
Zheng He led the joint fleet and took the initiative to head toward the Annan Alliance's fleet. His task was to firmly lock the eyes of the entire Annan Alliance on this fleet.
The bustling sea gradually calmed down.
Just as Ouyang Shuo went to sea, a huge conspiracy was brewing.
After the Lantern Festival, thousands of players went to the Chang 'an branch of the Bank of the Four Seas to deposit money every day. This group of players was not individual investors, but a unified action.
They were mixed in the mighty depositing team and did not attract the attention of the bank.
It was the same for three days in a row.
Immediately afterward, the Chang 'an Evening News and other local media began to constantly expose. Almost every piece of news was negative about the Alliance of Mountains and Seas.
"The Alliance of Mountains and Seas obtained a large amount of low-interest loans from the Bank of the Four Seas, and more than 90% of them were used for the infrastructure construction of the territory. There was no profit at all, and there was a great risk of default …"
"Shanhai City used the reserves of the Bank of the Four Seas without authorization, and the bank's treasury is actually an empty shell …"
"The Baleful Blood Mercenary Group was forced to invest in the Bank of the Four Seas. It is reported that Bloody Romance has the intention to withdraw from the Bank of the Four Seas … "
Every piece of news was specious. It was like a rumor, but it was also like inside information. When such negative news increased, it naturally attracted the attention of the players.
It was not just a saying that three people make a tiger.
Ouyang Shuo was not in Shanhai City, so he naturally did not know. Moreover, most of these negative news came from the Chang 'an Evening News and other local media, so Ouyang Shuo could not pay attention to it.
Not to mention Ouyang Shuo, even Baihua and the others did not know anything.
Only the Black Snake Guard's intelligence station in Chang 'an intercepted such information and reported it to the Black Snake Guard headquarters.
However, in the third year of Gaia, the Black Snake Guard expanded again, and their tentacles extended further and further. More than a thousand pieces of information were gathered to the headquarters every day. Such a piece of information without real evidence naturally did not attract the attention of the headquarters. It could even be said that before it was sent to the Black Snake Guard's desk, it was cut off and dealt with according to the rules.
Chang 'an was still a blank spot for the Alliance of Shanhai. The guilds that cooperated with the Bank of the Four Seas were not in Chang' an. Because of this, these negative news could quickly ferment and become more and more intense.
Otherwise, the allies would have long known.
Just when the players in Chang 'an City were feeling a trace of distrust towards the Bank of the Four Seas. The group of players that had previously deposited money in the bank appeared again.
This time, they did not come to deposit money, but to withdraw money. Since the opening of the Bank of the Four Seas Chang 'an Branch, many people had deposited money, but such a large-scale withdrawal was really rare.
Such an abnormality naturally attracted the attention of other players.
After a little inquiry, there was an uproar.
Those players who came to withdraw money, exaggerated the negative news that was exposed by the Chang 'an Evening News. In the end, they solemnly vowed, "This kind of money house is too dangerous. It's better to withdraw it. This is our hard-earned money."
"Yes! Yes! Yes! "Someone echoed.
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