Gui Xingfu, Tu Liwen, Hai Wuyan, Ashinzhuo, and Tu Ningchen were all on their respective ships.
When they first saw Søren's Queen Island fleet, they were shocked.
They did not expect Søren to use a mere hundred ships and seven thousand Rock Pirates to initiate the battle.
With only a tenth of his strength, he actually dared to initiate the attack. This was too crazy.
No matter how strong the Rock Pirates were, one against two was impressive. One against ten had no chance of winning.
But what followed was a wave of joy. They were originally worried that Søren would escape. Now that he was here, they could engage in close combat and finish the battle in a few hours.
Tu Liwen's flagship began to shout orders.
"Open the giant crossbows."
Then, the ships next to him transmitted the order to the surrounding ships.
"Creak, creak …"
Immediately, the ships at the very front all opened their giant crossbows.
These giant crossbows could shoot tens of kilograms of arrows nearly four hundred meters away. It was considered a weapon of mass destruction on ships.
Of course, the range of its true destructive power was only two hundred meters.
Rock Queen did not directly issue the order. Instead, she waved the flag on the flagship.
Immediately, hundreds of Queen Island's fleet adjusted their sails and slowed down. It looked like they did not intend to advance any further. Instead, they stopped in place.
The allied fleet headed south at full speed.
This giant fleet of over a thousand ships was like a huge lion and tiger.
And Søren's Queen Island fleet was like a rabbit.
The distance between the two fleets was getting closer and closer.
Five thousand meters.
Three thousand meters.
One thousand meters.
Eight hundred meters!
At this time, all the heavy hammers and lever catapults on Queen Island's fleet were ready.
The fireball bombs in the trays were also ready.
The distance between the two fleets was six hundred meters.
Queen Yan Chuo 'er gave the order.
Immediately, the warriors behind each catapult ignited the fireball bombs in the trays.
These fireball bombs weighed dozens of kilograms, and were wrapped in cloth strips. The cloth was soaked in fish oil and burned when ignited.
However, the fish oil inside the jar would not be ignited. When it was thrown out and smashed into the enemy ship, the jar would explode and the fish oil inside would splatter everywhere. It would be instantly ignited and almost impossible to extinguish.
Of course, this clay pot could also contain crude oil. But in that case, the real secret weapon might be exposed, so Søren replaced it with fish oil, even though the cost of each kerosene bomb would increase by more than a hundred times.
"Fire …"
Queen Yan Chao 'er ordered.
Immediately, the warrior behind the catapult smashed down, releasing the tight shackles of the catapult.
The heavy hammer slid, generating an incomparably large amount of kinetic energy. Then, using a long lever, he ruthlessly threw out the Kerosene Bomb that weighed more than a hundred kilograms.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
More than a hundred catapults were launched at once. Many of the Rock Bandits felt the ship under their feet shake violently, as though it was about to capsize.
A hundred burning kerosene bombs arced through the air, leaving trails of smoke and fire. Like meteors, they ruthlessly flew towards the Alliance Fleet, creating an ear-piercing whistle in the air.
Seeing this scene, Tu Liwen, Gui Xingfu, and the others on the Alliance Fleet were shocked.
What, what kind of weapon was this? How could it be thrown so … so far?
A full four to five hundred meters away?
Of course, this distance was not rare. Many giant ballistae could reach this distance.
However, an arrow at the end of its flight could not pierce through paper.
And the destructive power of these objects that weighed tens of kilograms falling from the sky was incomparably great.
"Bang bang bang …"
Over a hundred burning fireballs flew four to five hundred meters before fiercely falling … into the sea.
That's right, it was this tragic hit rate.
Out of the hundred or so fireballs, only three hit their mark.
Moreover, this had to do with the Alliance Fleet being too densely packed. Otherwise, the hit rate would not even be one percent.
This hit rate was exactly as Søren had imagined.
But …
The effect of just three hits was incomparably shocking.
These fireball bombs that weighed tens of kilograms smashed into the ship. The clay pot wrapped in cloth suddenly exploded, and the fish oil inside sprayed out, burning fiercely after coming into contact with the fire.
This fire covered an area of more than ten square meters, and it was extremely difficult to extinguish.
"It's fish oil." City Lord Tu Liwen could tell just by smelling the thick smoke.
"Fish oil?" Tu Ningchen laughed coldly. "Søren is really rich. He's really willing to spend so much."
Fish oil was boiled from live fish, and the price of one catty of fish oil was about forty copper coins. In other words, the cost of this kerosene bomb was more than ten silver coins, or a third of gold coins. If converted to Earth's RMB, it would be more than four thousand per catty.
There was no other way. This world's productivity was too low. Whether it was candles, tung oil, or fish oil, they were all very expensive.
Søren's first round of attacks had already cost dozens of gold coins.
Hai Wuyan sniffed the air and said, "Fish oil bombs. This Søren is really rich."
… …
In the first round, only three kerosene bombs hit their targets.
Then, a dozen or so rock pirates pulled the catapults with all their might, preparing for the second round of attacks.
At the same time, the Rock Queen ordered the sails to change direction.
They had been heading north, but then stopped. Now, she ordered them to head south.
"Whoosh …"
Immediately, a hundred rock pirate fleets headed south with the wind.
Rock Island's ships had a special characteristic. They were small and fast!
Half an hour later, the distance between the two fleets increased by more than a thousand meters.
The hundred or so catapults were also ready for the second round of attacks.
The Rock Queen ordered the fleets to change their sails again. They stopped paddling and stayed in place, waiting for the allied fleet to approach.
Approaching. Eight hundred meters, six hundred meters, five hundred meters, four hundred meters …
"Fire …"
"Fire …"
Both sides ordered in unison!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
Hundreds of giant crossbows shot out from the Annihilation Alliance's fleet.
From Søren's fleet, a hundred catapults fired in unison.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
More than a hundred fireballs drew beautiful trajectories, whistling towards the allied fleet.
And hundreds of giant arrows whistled towards Søren's fleet.
A few seconds later.
"Bang bang bang …"
"Bang bang bang bang …"
Soran's second round of projectiles had more than a hundred bullets, and four of them had hit the target!
"Boom boom boom …" Another four ships of the allied fleet burned, and dozens of soldiers were buried in the sea of fire.
The surrounding navy poured water to extinguish the fire.
It looked like there was progress, but it was all accidental.
The allied fleet's giant crossbows had a higher hit rate, and more than a dozen giant arrows hit Søren's ships.
But …
Fired from four hundred meters away, it was definitely an arrow at the end of its flight. Even if it hit, it would only be a slight bump, and there was almost no damage.
Seeing this scene, Søren only had one feeling in his heart.
No wonder the naval battles of this era were basically the two sides shooting arrows at each other after the ships got close, and then boarding the ships to fight.
Because in this kind of long-range battle, whether it was the catapults or the giant crossbows, the hit rate was too pathetic.
As long as there was enough ammunition, this kind of naval battle could really last until next year.
…
Next, the naval battle became a stalemate.
The strategy of Søren's fleet was very simple. They used their speed to their advantage, immediately distancing themselves from the enemy fleet after firing, and then preparing for the second round of attacks.
This was a completely gangster-like strategy, never getting within two or three hundred meters of the enemy fleet.
The only difference was that the kerosene bombs thrown by Soran, although the hit rate was strange, as long as they hit, they would bring great lethality to the enemy ship.
The giant crossbows of the allied fleet had a higher hit rate, but at four hundred meters, there was almost no damage.
Therefore, this behemoth of the allied fleet fell into a passive position.
There was only one reason: Søren's Rock Pirates were faster, and could easily pull away.
Therefore, the two fleets fought from dawn to dusk, and then to dawn again.
They fought for a full day and night.
Søren's Rock Pirates fired a hundred rounds, and more than ten thousand fire oil bombs.
The allied fleet also fired a hundred rounds, and tens of thousands of giant arrows.
The hit rate of Søren's fire oil bombs was never more than four percent. After a day and night, only three to four hundred fire oil bombs hit the allied fleet.
The result was that more than a thousand of the enemy navy were killed.
Five enemy ships were sunk, and dozens were injured.
Søren's fleet suffered even fewer losses. Not a single ship sank, and there were less than a hundred casualties.
However, the catapults had been broken several times, and the expensive leather ropes on them had been changed several times.
Even so, close to ten catapults had already been destroyed beyond repair.
The allied fleet's casualties were actually negligible, but in this one day and night, they were completely suppressed by the Suo Clan's fleet.
The four leaders almost flew into a rage, scolding Søren for being too despicable. He didn't even give them a chance to get close.
Otherwise, the seventy thousand Suo Clan navy would have completely annihilated Søren's Rock Pirates in an hour at most.
…
The two fleets fought from night to day, and from day to night.
Another day and night of fighting.
So far, Søren had sunk six local fleets, damaged hundreds, and killed nearly three thousand of the enemy navy.
And the losses of Søren's fleet were still negligible.
Because he was still using the despicable tactic of never getting close to the enemy fleet. At a distance of four hundred meters, the Suo Clan's crossbows couldn't cause fatal damage.
But the bad news was that more than a hundred catapults had been damaged by more than twenty percent.
…
Another day and night passed.
Another day and night passed.
Even though they took turns to rest and fight.
However, the fleets on both sides were completely exhausted.
In the next two days, Søren's fleet was still suppressing the enemy, but the results were even more negligible.
After four days and four nights of fighting and stopping, only ten ships of the allied fleet were sunk, and the navy only suffered about five thousand casualties.
And the casualties of Søren's fleet were still negligible.
But …
More than half of the catapults had been damaged.
Moreover, the kerosene bombs were almost used up.
In these few days and nights of fighting, they sailed south for more than two thousand kilometers.
By now, they had reached the rocky island region.
But Søren's Rock Pirates did not stop and continued south.
"Governor Tulliwen, the Rocky Island Salt Field is just ahead. Søren's fleet hasn't stopped at all," a navy general reported.
Tulliwen ordered a ship to sail close to the Rocky Island Salt Field to investigate.
In the end, the entire Rocky Island Salt Field was empty, and not a single ship was on the sea. Søren had completely given up on the Rocky Island Salt Field.
"Governor, should we send troops to occupy the Rocky Island Salt Field?" a navy general asked.
"What's the rush? The Rocky Island Salt Field doesn't have legs. It won't run, "Tulliwen said.
"Earl Tulliwen, Søren's fleet is trying to escape. They've run out of kerosene bombs," Tu Ningchen said.
Tulliwen looked up and saw that Søren's fleet was indeed heading south. They didn't stop to fire kerosene bombs.
"Full speed ahead!" Earl Tully ordered.
Instantly, Messio's thousand ships spread their sails and chased south at full speed.
"Søren can't escape," Tu Ningchen said.
Tulliwen nodded.
In the past few days and nights, it seemed that Soran had the upper hand, but his fate of destruction was already doomed.
That's right, Søren's fleet was fast because of its small size. However, the water and food on the ships were limited, and there was no supply fleet behind them. How many more days could he last?
After running out of food and ammunition?
Søren's fleet would die if it floated on the sea. If he chose to land, it would be even more suicidal.
In short, the thousands of ships of the Exo Coalition Fleet would always be close to Soran. Wait for him to run out of food and ammunition, or wait for him to land.
No matter what, it was a dead end.
Next, both fleets stopped attacking.
Søren fled south with all his might. Messio's fleet chased with all his might.
…
The sun was setting.
Søren's fleet entered Tianshui City's waters. It was still a hundred miles away from Devil's Harbor.
This was the burial ground Søren had set for his enemies.
As for the allied fleet, they were less than a hundred miles behind!
Søren looked at Rock Queen and said, "Aunt, it's time to lead them to hell. Do you think they'll follow us? "
"Definitely," Yan Chao 'er said.
For the past few days, the allied fleet had been suppressed by Søren. They were furious and wanted to skin him alive. They definitely wouldn't let him escape.
Moreover, Messio's fleet had chosen Devil's Harbor as the only place suitable for a large-scale landing.
Night fell, and darkness swallowed everything.
A demonic glint flashed in Søren's eyes. He said coldly, "Enter Devil's Harbor."
At the same time, hundreds of cargo ships were anchored in Devil's Harbor. There were nearly a hundred thousand barrels of crude oil on the ships, tens of millions of kilograms.
This astronomical amount of crude oil could turn this harbor into a burning hell and devour the entire allied fleet!
At that time, hundreds of miles of the sea would be burning.
The allied fleet of the four allied fleets and thousands of ships would have nowhere to run!
In a terrifying silence, Søren's Rock Pirate fleet entered Devil's Harbor.
Tens of thousands of meters behind them, the allied fleet was in hot pursuit, covering the sky and covering the earth.
Thousands of ships and hundreds of thousands of soldiers gradually entered hell!
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