novelraw #213 - Section 213
#213 - Section 213
Although he was cowardly, he also smelled the scent of victory and didn't want to give up at this moment.
At the same time.
The torpedoes fired from the rear submarine fleet were all detonated in place by a fast and agile suicide fish, creating magical fluctuations and then detonating on the spot.
Most of these torpedoes were explosive damage, and their shells were not as armored as ships, and they were full of flammable and explosive fuel.
So this kind of AOE exploding fish swarm was just like an invincible protective shield, preventing the torpedoes from approaching the real target.
As for the water-based magic amplified by the Swordfish submarines, it was all taken by the mermaid shamans who were also good at water-based magic.
A batch of mutated swordfish with spikes on their heads rammed into the Swordfish submarines, while translucent jellyfish took advantage of the cover of the waves to stick to those huge war sea beasts.
Biochemical vs. Mechanical, Round 1, begin!
Chapter 190: Sea Kingdom's Hope, Gambler's Tragedy
Outside Black Shark Fortress.
"That old dog Cromwell is really ruthless!"
Looking at the numbers on the magic sand table representing the losses of his own troops, and the enemy troops rushing from all directions, Dole felt a twinge in his teeth.
He did want to force Shark to attack in this wave, and then wait for his stinky fish and rotten shrimps to die directly, preferably with him personally falling in the cruel and real war.
But more importantly, he wanted to force out the cards in the hands of a gambler like Cromwell. If he didn't know the enemy's tricks and destructive power, acting rashly might lead to complete defeat.
So he sent out a rather realistic feint attack force, wanting to take a stroll and come back.
After the operation started, this experienced Naga commander saw Dole's intention and sent out more troops to eat the bait he threw out, completely not giving him a chance to retreat.
Cromwell's orders were issued too decisively, almost the moment he determined the Sea Kingdom's two princes were fighting internally, the layout began.
By the time Dole realized the problem, the feint attack force he sent out could not retreat at all.
Either risk going out to rescue them, and then possibly be forced to eat something bigger, or just watch his troops be lost in vain.
He also didn't expect Cromwell to be such a heavy gambler, directly ignoring the threat of Shark's crown prince on the flank, and resolutely wanting to eat him.
Seriously, that Naga vanguard officer even provoked him, hoping Dole couldn't help but leave the fortress to save people.
But Dole really didn't dare.
Dole had already been frightened by Cromwell's layout.
Even if he had mastered the means to counter the Thunder Punishment, he didn't have absolute confidence. Going out to save people at this time, wouldn't there be a bigger ambush waiting for him?
In successive failures, Dole had been beaten by Cromwell and lost his sharpness.
The Naga's superiority wasn't just in equipment; Cromwell's art of command had also been suppressing Dole.
Dole considered himself brave, but facing the enemy's experienced calculations, he suffered losses again and again, and at this time, he completely dared not confront the opponent with risky strategies.
The only thing he could do was to have the mages suppress the enemy with firepower from a distance, and then send out strong individuals in small teams to flexibly disrupt the local formation, so that the troops he sent out could last longer and consume as much of the Naga's strength as possible.
After all, the enemy was on a long expedition, far from their rear, and replenishing troops was more difficult than for the Sea Kingdom.
Consuming the enemy's strength now would make their pressure much less in the next round of attack.
As for the feint attack force, Dole declared that the crown prince had already gone to attack the enemy's central army camp, and when that was successful, they could give up the counterattack here...
But the generals commanding the front line also knew that this was all a lie.
How could that good-for-nothing crown prince have the combat power to break through Cromwell's central army?
It was just giving them a little hope so they could hold on longer...
They were already destined to die, but as things stood, the general could only use such a reason to deceive his subordinates to fight to the last moment.
"Even if we die, we will die standing up. Killing one Naga is a profit!"
"What if the enemy's equipment is good? Our strength, our courage, is enough to smooth out these differences!"
"Brothers, follow me! Behind us is the core territory of the Sea Kingdom. We have no way to retreat. Kill these Naga villains!"
The Sea Kingdom general took the lead, displaying the pride that a Sea Kingdom noble should have, inspiring high morale in the face of desperation. Instead of staying in place to be consumed, they began to break out.
The Sea Kingdom was indeed in decline now, but after all, they were the kings who ruled the four seas. When their home was behind them, every soldier dared to die and dared to fight, willing to exchange injuries with these Naga!
At this time, the Naga were instead timid, and their defenses were mainly to prevent this force from escaping, so the core heavy-armored troops were all close to the Black Shark Fortress.
Who would have thought that these Sea Kingdom madmen would actually advance forward!
Their bravery rarely made the Naga soldiers timid, and they unconsciously slowed down their advance, and in the end, they really let them break through the encirclement.
Unfortunately, this direction would only take them further and further away from Black Shark Castle.
The general and his subordinates, in despair, went forward with blood and courage.
Every soldier was the same, with firm steps, crazy killings, constantly moving forward.
They didn't believe the general's words in their hearts; they actually had no reinforcements, and there were no more arrangements above.
They were the abandoned pawns of today.
But the general didn't say one thing wrong: behind them was their home, those old, weak, women, and children who had no power to resist. They would have to fight these Naga sooner or later.
They had no more choices except to fight.
Killing one more would make their home one step safer.
Even if they couldn't kill all the enemies today, but in the next battle, the battle after that, and in countless battles to come...
The Sea Kingdom would always have more people than the Naga, occupy a greater advantage, and see the dawn of victory, right?
Then kill!
Kill these invaders!
If the blade was rolled, use your fists; if your fists were broken, use your teeth. Bite until your mouth was full of blood, try to entangle the enemy's body, and be crushed by the staggered iron hooves.
Every step forward for this Sea Kingdom army was extremely tragic.
The Sea Kingdom general chopped off the head of the last Naga in front of him and found that there were no enemies in front of him. His steps faltered, and he almost fell.
"General, where are we going?" The adjutant supported him, his face also covered in blood, and he had lost an arm.
The two men leaned on each other, looked at the less than two thousand brothers left beside them, and grinned: "Of course, we will kill them again!"
"Kill them again!"
At this time, wouldn't they fight to the death, or would they surrender to these demons who invaded their homeland?
The Sea Kingdom general turned around, but suddenly found that the ferocious Naga soldiers who had been chasing them stopped their steps, listening to the horns and drums, and looked back in confusion.
It was actually an order to retreat?
The Sea Kingdom general also understood the enemy's military orders and was very puzzled: with such a great advantage, they could be wiped out immediately, why would the enemy retreat?
It certainly wasn't because they were afraid of their two thousand people.
But his actions were faster than his thoughts. Without waiting for an answer, the general roared with his instinct: "The enemy is afraid. Leave them here, haha!"
"Leave them here, haha!"
The shouts of killing turned into crazy laughter. These men who had escaped death had long forgotten life and death.
Their tired bodies regained strength, and they charged towards the Naga retreating army, entangled like dead skin, wanting to keep them.
Inside the Black Shark Fortress, Dole also noticed the abnormality of the Naga troops.
Almost all the troops began to retreat, and they seemed to be in a hurry.
Sudden situation?
"Could it be that something happened to the central army camp? Did that trash really succeed?"
An unbelievable thought flashed in Dole's mind, and he looked into the distance.
Did his crown prince brother really defeat the enemy who had been playing him in the palm of his hand?
But if it wasn't Cromwell's order, he couldn't think of any reason for these naturally brave Naga to retreat.
And it was under such a huge advantage.
Following this reasoning, if there was really a problem with the Naga's central army camp, then his feint attack to mobilize the main force was actually their best opportunity!
Of course, it might also be a calculation against him...
But is this kind of calculation that exposes his back really effective?
"Attack, intercept the Thunder Punishment Legion according to our plan three. The first and second armies will leave the fortress with me, and the third army will cooperate with the Royal Mage Corps to be vigilant and prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to attack!"
Dole issued several orders in succession, then personally put on his armor and rushed out of the fortress.
Having been suppressed by Cromwell all the time, Dole lost his sharpness, but after all, he was also a growing general and would not miss a fleeting opportunity.
The Naga's rearguard was the Thunder Punishment Legion composed of durable tin men.
This was completely within Dole's expectations. These machines that frantically burned magic crystals had powerful output and were thick-skinned. They could switch from arc generators to shields. They were good at both continuous offense and defense.
He looked at a charming mermaid beside him, who was wearing the bishop's uniform of the Knowledge Church.
"Your Highness, rest assured, our church has always been genuine."
She softly sang a ballad that was filled with both holiness and enchanting flavor. No one could understand the lyrics, but under the action of divine power, it spread out very far.
A swarm of eels composed of countless eels, wrapped in large bundles of seaweed, quickly approached the Thunder Punishment Legion.
The eels were very fast, and the arc generators of the Thunder Harvesters did not do much damage to them. Of course, their poor arcs would not have any effect on the armor of the Thunder Harvesters.
The focus was on the seaweed they dragged.
This seaweed was incredibly tough, whether it was a species problem or had been treated by the bishop.
The seaweed entangled in the propellers of the Thunder Harvesters, directly causing them to lose their mobility.
No matter how the drivers inside operated, they did not expect that a group of fish that were not afraid of electricity would scrap them with seaweed.
Watching this scene, the retreating Naga were angry and helpless, wanting to rescue their precious mechanical legion, but time did not allow it.
Dole, who had crossed the Thunder Black Punishment Legion, looked down at the magic crystal machines that were tilted and sinking to the bottom of the sea, with a strange expression:
"Seaweed... I spent a million gold coins and bought such a big pile of seaweed?"
"Your Highness, you bought knowledge. Compared with the results of the battle, this million is definitely worth more than its price, isn't it?"
The charming bishop replied with a smile.
Dole was silent.
Indeed, he could not think of such a method, nor did he have enough means to train so many eels to help him transport seaweed.
So the Knowledge Church's intervention was still quite important?
But selling a pile of seaweed for a million gold coins is really outrageous!
Here, the rearguard defense line composed of Thunder Punishment was directly ineffective. The Naga were unexpectedly overtaken by Dole's proactive pursuit, and the two sides began to entangle.
The Naga troops who were anxious to support the central army could only leave a limited number of troops to hold the rear, and then continue to return to defense...
On the front battlefield, a rare and precious scene of mermaids chasing and slashing Naga appeared.
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In the Naga's central army camp, a one-sided battle was taking place.
After Cromwell's ambush Swordfish submarine fleet was in place, he immediately launched his long-prepared attack, wanting to rely on a sudden encirclement to stun Shark.
But he did not expect that his adventurous move completely fell into Roger's calculations.
The flaw he deliberately sold was sold too deeply, but instead sent himself out.
When Roger showed his "pair of twos," he directly saw through that he had no hole cards, and with a backhand, he threw a bomb, directly disrupting all of Cromwell's layout.
That was the entry of the biochemical suicide fish swarm.
The interceptor fish disabled the torpedo rain, the armor-piercing fish pierced the submarines, and the brain-eating fish controlled the war sea beasts.
Of course, the names are these three kinds of fish, but in reality, their appearance may not be fish, and there are great differences in performance between the same species.
These battle results were all observed and recorded by the mages, and Lydia will summarize the experience and optimize the modulation in the future.
But with such a three-pronged approach, Cromwell's ambush behind Shark's troops was directly turned into nothing.