What could a magically modified fleet of sixteen giant steel warships do in Prandal?
Tang En's answer was that they could fight a destructive war that was far beyond the norm.
For the past half a month, Ellington and the magic factory in the Black Rock Cavern had been producing weapons and ammunition with all their might. Now, the sixteen warships, including the spatial equipment worn by the main force, were filled with ammunition and supplies.
If all those missiles were fired, it would be enough to completely destroy a medium-sized country in Prandal. It was clear how ruthless Tang En was this time.
The warships were more than two hundred and sixty meters long and dozens of meters wide. The sides of the ships were covered with machine guns, turrets, and missile launchers. Because the missiles used recoilless magic engines, the design of these turrets and missile launchers was very casual. It was convenient for war as long as they did not destroy the balance of the warships' center of gravity.
On the other hand, the outer armor of the warships was condensed with Tang En's painstaking efforts. Once the large defensive magic formation 'Shelter' was activated, it would turn every warship into an indestructible fortress. With the magic provided by the top-grade Mana Essence, even if they were bombarded by grade 7 spells, they would be able to resist for an hour. This was enough time for them to get rid of all the enemies.
The magic formation installed on the warships not only had Shelter, but also the Blessing of Wind provided by the Church of the Wind God, which could protect the warships from storms and make them safer. The Blessing of Water provided by the Nagas could make the warships unafraid of huge waves and not sink.
In short, these sixteen warships had become sea fortresses, carrying a total of more than eight thousand people. This was not even a full load. If they were fully loaded, these sixteen warships could hold a total of sixteen thousand people. It was a pity that Twain did not have that many people available.
This time, not only did Ellington's main elite force come, but even the reservists who had been trained for a long time had also come. In addition to the original Irus navy, the newly recruited Prophets, and the regular crew, there were only eight thousand people in total.
Four thousand of them were combat personnel, two thousand were logistics personnel, and two thousand were crew members responsible for the maintenance of the warships.
The four thousand combat personnel were divided into two groups. One group of three thousand people was equipped for boarding, while the other one thousand people were the real main force. They were responsible for operating the new weapons.
As the core of this battle, the Rangers who controlled the turrets were the most important. In order to reduce the pressure on them, each turret was equipped with three Rangers. They would rotate in groups to fight. When the pressure was light, they could even rest for a while.
The ship's main cannon and torpedo launchers were similarly manned.
The large-caliber machine guns on the deck were operated by regular naval soldiers due to fewer requirements. The personnel in this area were sufficient. Basically, everyone who boarded the warship had already received the corresponding training, so there was no need to worry.
It was worth mentioning that the Heaven Breaker flying in the sky was also equipped with hundreds of combat personnel. The cannons and machine guns installed around the Heaven Breaker would be used to bombard the enemies on the sea from the sky, clearing out a large number of enemy forces for the fleet.
This time, it was the first time in the history of Prandal that the navy and air forces had a joint battle. The fleet still had a great advantage. If they could lose under such circumstances, there was no need for Tang En to stay in the military anymore. He could just kill himself.
The fleet sailed at high speed on the sea for three days. Then, on the other end of the walkie-talkie, Klotho informed the flagship that they had discovered something. That's right, the simplified walkie-talkie had been used on the fleet.
Tang En even specially made a batch of even smaller walkie-talkies, which completely met the standards of Earth. However, there were only a few of them, so they were only distributed to some of the more trusted main force personnel.
The officers and soldiers in the fleet suddenly obtained such a divine weapon. They were all very excited. They all knew very well what the transmission of real-time information in battle meant. The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. If they could inform others of the changes in the battlefield immediately, the army could make the most perfect preparations and countermeasures.
On the battlefield, every minute and every second determined the direction of the war.
"Captain" Tang En held the walkie-talkie that had been adjusted and said, "Heaven Breaker, this is the Black Pearl. Please report the situation. I repeat, please report the situation."
With Tang En's strength, there was no need for him to do so. However, he was now addicted to being a captain.
"Heaven Breaker received. A large number of islands have been discovered ahead. There are a large number of corpses of sea monsters around. Sporadic traces of fighting can be seen in the distance. It is suspected that we have reached the destination mentioned by the Naga messenger, the 'Broken Islands'!"
Sakaranca, the messenger sent by the Naga to lead the way, was given the code name 'Tide Treader' by Tang En. When he heard the conversation in the walkie-talkie, he immediately said, "This is the Tide Treader. We have confirmed that we are close to the destination. I repeat, we have confirmed that we are close to the destination."
The corner of Tang En's mouth curled up slightly. "Black Pearl received. Tide Treader can dive back. Inform Cericis, Aiguin, and Jean immediately. All Nagas will return to defend and force the enemy to surface. We will prepare to launch a full-scale attack. I repeat, we will begin a full-scale attack!"
After receiving the message, the Naga messenger did not dare to waste any time. He waved his hand in the direction of the flagship. Then, a few Nagas dove into the sea and quickly swam towards the Broken Islands. At the same time, they constantly used their Naga racial talent to start transmitting information to their companions.
This place was less than 30 kilometers away from the Broken Islands. It was completely within the attack range of the fleet. As long as Aiguin's side closed the defensive line to protect the Nagas, Tang En could go all out and attack.
In modern warfare, the game was who had the longest hands. Tang En did not believe that the corrupted Nutao Murlocs could reach him from 30 kilometers away.
"Fleet, listen to my order. Immediately stop the engine, reduce the speed, and use the low-speed engine to reverse the thrust. Maintain the distance at 40 kilometers."
Tang En repeated again, and then the whole fleet slowly slowed down. After completely stopping, the fleet began to slowly retreat, increasing the distance between them and the Broken Islands.
Shortly after the Naga messenger left, Tang En's entire expeditionary fleet was in position. All the turrets were loaded, the bullets were loaded, and the missile launchers were fully charged. All the operators were ready to give the enemy a fierce wave of attacks.
On the Broken Islands.
"Today is the last day, right? I don't know if the reinforcements Cericis found can make it. "
Perdys, who was sitting in the middle of the army, was full of worry. The stalemate with the corrupted Nutao Murlocs had been too long. The corruption of the Chaos had spread very seriously. Now, they had begun to corrupt the demonic beasts in the sea to participate in the attack.
Fortunately, in the past month, the Nagas had been slowly moving the battlefield. The enemy did not seem to be aware of their purpose and had been chasing them until the battlefield moved to the Broken Islands.
Aiguin comforted her friend. "Please don't worry. Since Tang En promised to come, he will definitely do it. I believe in him."
Perdys smiled bitterly and said, "I don't even know when you have a friend named Tang En. I hope he is trustworthy."
With the speed of making friends, Aiguin would definitely know a friend that she trusted. Unfortunately, there was no one named Tang En in her mind.
"Tang En is a good person."
Aiguin said very seriously. She thought for a moment and added, "A good person who keeps his word."
Perdys was speechless.
At this time, she suddenly turned her head and said in surprise, "Sakaranca is back! He came back with reinforcements. Wait!? He said that the reinforcements stopped more than 400 Halim away? Why didn't they enter the battlefield directly? "
Halim was a large magical beast in the Sea Abyss. This magical beast had a very special characteristic. Every adult Halim was about 95 meters long. Because of this characteristic, Halim was used as a standard to measure length by the Nagas.
Perdys listened for a moment. The more she listened, the more surprised she was. After a moment, she was ecstatic and said, "Aiguin, quickly go and inform Jean to strengthen the defense of the shield. I will immediately order the army to retreat and retreat to the Broken Islands!"
Aiguin's ears trembled. She asked in confusion, "Why? If the shield is strengthened, Jean may not be able to last until I recover. "
"It's the reinforcements!"
Perdys said excitedly. "The reinforcements are your friend Tang En. He plans to attack more than 400 Halim away!"
Aiguin was shocked. "Is he planning to use a legendary spell!? That will make the situation worse! "
"No! I heard from Sakaranca that they have prepared a brand-new weapon with a very long attack range! "
Perdys was very excited. "Go quickly. I will immediately inform the army to retreat to the shore!"
So Aiguin went to find Jean with a heart full of doubts. At the same time, Perdys floated up and opened her mouth to transmit a message with a very special frequency.
"All Nagas, listen to my orders. Immediately return to the shield and retreat from the battlefield with the army. Go to the Broken Islands and prepare to fight with the reinforcements!"
"Repeat …"
Upon hearing the queen's command, the Nagas who were fighting the corrupted Nutwave Fishmen on the battlefield immediately began to organize a retreat. As soon as they began to retreat, the Nutwave Fishmen who had fallen into madness immediately chased after them like mad dogs. All kinds of grotesque deep sea monsters roared and released all kinds of spells. For a moment, the sea around the Shattered Isles changed, lightning flashed, and thunder rumbled. Even Clotho, who was far away on the Heaven Breaker, could see it clearly.
"Steam boilers above … This is really a large wave of enemies …"
After seeing the situation in the sea, Clotho was secretly shocked. He thought that the black shadows in the sea were seaweed near the island, but after taking a closer look, he found that the dense black shadows were all Nutwave Fishmen and deep-sea magical beasts with weapons in their hands!
And the ones retreating to the shore were groups of Nagas!
"Has it begun …"
Tang En looked at the Broken Islands with a strange expression. "Although there is no Burning Legion from outer space, the Chaos Legion from the bottom of the sea is the same. Let's go all out here …"
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