"My lord, the pirates are back." Captain Flynn said suddenly.
Have you finally caught someone...
Tural raised the lookout glass again and squinted at the east gate. I saw a pirate team emerging from the street, running towards the beach in a panic, but there was not a single elf on their hands—
No, the elves are actually chasing them from behind!
The Lord could hardly believe his eyes.
The pirates were obviously being chased, and from time to time someone fell to the ground as if they had been shot. The elf pursued him until he reached the open space by the city gate before stopping and retreated back into the streets. The pirates who escaped did not dare to look back at all, and fled Jinxia City like a broken army. Even the imperial troops who were on the beach to meet them did not know what happened.
Tural felt the veins popping up on his forehead.
It’s simply—unreasonable!
How could a fugitive obtain firearms and ammunition
Reminiscent of the captain's previous speculation, this can only be a collusion between the elves and the Qi people!
Tural slammed the railing. Do they treat diplomatic discussions as child's play
"Let the pirate ship fire its cannon."
"My lord... there are still many people scattered in the city..."
"I said, let the pirate ships fire!" He said solemnly, "I want to see their city burn!"
"I'll pass on the order right now." Feilin responded quickly, not wanting to offend the other party.
In this way, Daqi people will taste the taste of violating the agreement!
Tural walked back and forth in front of the poop deck impatiently. Although the other party had to pay a price for this, this was still bad news for the imperial fleet. Even if he could turn the city into a sea of flames, the elves would not be able to capture them without restraint. After all, they would still have to rely on him to send people to capture them.
Ordering the cannon was not his impulse. The only way to reverse the situation now was to make Jinxia City suffer enough and force them to cooperate with the empire again. As long as it hurts them enough and the cost outweighs the benefits, they will consider whether to continue to protect those pointy ears.
"boom-"
The first roar of artillery finally came.
Then the pirate ships in the front row opened fire one after another, and the shells roared over the city wall and fell into the city. Some of the shells were smeared with whale blubber and could burn for a while after landing. They could easily cause fires if no one put them out.
"That's stupid." Tural shook his head.
"What?" The captain didn't react for a moment.
"I said, that princess is too stupid." The Lord said, gazing at the city where smoke was rising. "Spirit tree seeds are of course very useful, but sometimes the treasures can hurt your hands because they are too hot. Even if they can be fully So what about annihilating the pirates who landed? As long as the ship is still there, it is impossible to save this city. Not only the city of Jinxia, but also the cities along the coast of Qi will be the targets of the fleet after the Shuzhou incident is over - I We must make her understand how unworthy it is to offend the empire."
In that case, the news will definitely reach the capital of Qi Kingdom. .
For such a diplomatic incident, the king of Qi State would definitely be furious. Even if the other party was a princess, she would have to bear the consequences and walk away.
Rumble, rumble…
Suddenly there was a muffled thunder in the sky.
Tural looked up and found that the clouds in the sky were much lower than before. After a while, raindrops began to fall.
Damn it, it’s actually raining
"It seems that Lady Luck is not on our side." The captain sighed.
It just happened to be at this time... He couldn't help but frown.
The rain will not affect the fleet's cannon fire, but it will gradually extinguish the fires in the city. Without the help of the fire, it is difficult to cause sufficient damage to the houses with iron ball shells alone.
Of course, as the empire's elite warships, the Invincible and Angela are equipped with explosive bombs, which are very suitable for destroying wooden houses. The problem was that this would require rearranging the formation to bring the flagship closer to the beach to fire, and there were also diplomatic concerns.
Having said that... why doesn't the sea breeze blow? Windless conditions occasionally occur, but rarely last for such a long time... The Lord moved his eyes to the wind flag on the side of the ship. It had not fluttered for a long time.
"Call the two ship's mages over." Tural thought for a while and ordered Captain Felin.
"Mr. Captain, Mr. Captain! Southeast, look to the southeast!" At this moment, the lookout on the mast lookout shouted loudly!
Both of them looked back -
I saw a row of light gray shadows on the sea.
"What is that?" Feilin blurted out.
Tural couldn't answer. The only thing that could appear on the sea was either a boat or a large fish. At most, there would be an evil spirit. But the evil spirits nearby should have been cleared away by Dongsheng Kingdom.
"Oh my God... it's a boat, sir!" the lookout shouted again, "That's a boat!"
"What nonsense are you talking about," Felin yelled back, "If it's a ship, where are the sails!?"
"I don't know either, but there are tracks behind it, and it's very fast!"
Tural's heart skipped a beat.
A ship that can move forward without sails? Have the elves used their technology on foreigners? But even if it was a green shuttle, it probably wouldn't be able to make the ship run so fast that the lookouts would say it was so fast.
"Raise the sails, we can't stop where we are!" the Lord shouted to the captain, "Ask the Master to move the Invincible, and the Angela too! The course is east, the left and right gun doors are all open, all personnel are in their positions, and the entire ship is Get ready to fight!"
"What about the pirates?"
"Let them figure it out on their own!"
Tural didn't know what was coming, but if Jinxia City had the ability to set foot in the sea, the situation would become completely different - one thing he was sure of was that the person coming from the other side was not good.
"Dang-dang-dang-dang!"
As the chief mate rang the bell, the whole ship quickly entered a state of combat readiness.
Sailors were climbing between the masts, and the giant winches tightened the ropes pulling the sails little by little. The mainmast and foremast were raised to half-sail state; the inside of the hull was even more busy. Amidst the rhythmic slogans, the sides The three levels of gun doors were opened in sequence, and the gunners pushed the artillery to the firing position. All the projectiles and gunpowder were loaded into the chamber, waiting for the enemy to enter the firing range - but at this moment they had not yet seen where the enemy's threat came from.
"What are you talking about?" Tural glared at the ship's mage, "Can't you summon the wind?"
The latter's face was also a little ugly, "It's not that I can't summon the wind, but there are more powerful spells at work here to force no wind in this area!"
"What do you mean?" the captain asked in surprise, "Is there someone causing trouble in Wufeng?"
"That's exactly what happened."
"But where is the spell caster?" Tural really wanted to slap the opponent into the sea. When he asked for the salary, he boasted that he was omnipotent, but when he needed to take action, he said that he was powerless? "It's impossible for him to cast a spell in the city and then affect the entire sea area, right? Is there anyone in Silisti's mage tower who can do this?"
The mage was also stuck. He really didn't dare to say that there was - after all, a spell with such an amazing range was beyond his common sense.
"That's all," Tural turned to the captain, "Tell the elves at the bottom to use all their strength. No matter what means your people use, they must get the Invincible started!"
"Please don't worry, sir, the time will come."
As early as when the sails were first raised, Feilin had already informed his subordinates to let the elves join the ranks of driving the Invincible. Relying on the green shuttle tentacles swinging at the bottom of the ship, there was already movement in the huge hull at this moment, and it was slowly turning eastward.
And the gray-white shadow was getting closer.
Nowadays, the true face of the visitor can be seen clearly with the lookout glass.
Tural stared at it for a while, then suddenly took a breath, "This can't be true..."
Those things speeding across the sea are indeed ships.
Not only was there no sail, there was not even an upright mast in sight.
But this is far from the most bizarre thing.
What’s truly incredible is the ship itself—
If he was not mistaken, those ships were made of ice.