When the performance of artillery was still a mess, the naval battle was very brutal. After a few rounds of arrow rain, the big ships collided and crushed each other violently. Soon, ships sank everywhere, and the scene was spectacular and cruel.
The one that couldn't be sunk was the hand-to-hand combat on board. Hai Qianfan, Hua Zhenming and others leaped over it, and it was a massacre like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.
When Penglai and the pirates attacked various countries, it was simply a torture, with two giants beating up a group of kids.
If we look at it from the strategic goal of annihilating all the fleets of various countries, this effect is certainly much better than the previous imagined effect of driving various countries to be cannon fodder.
As for being cannon fodder, others are not fools, how can you just give them everything? Even if you send someone to explore the way, they may not work hard, and the ship will just circle around there, and you don't know what they have explored. After all, the sea is different from the land.
Only by truly tearing the relationship apart and attacking from both sides can the maximum effect of the battle be achieved. The larger the ship, the slower it will be to turn around and escape. Once blocked from both sides, it will not be able to escape even if it wants to.
Lai Qi was stunned, and stammered for a long while: "Hai, Hai Shuai, you and the Tianyuan Pirates..."
Hai Changkong said calmly, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
Lai Qi feels that it is amazing that you don't shut me up like this...
But Hai Changkong said, "If General Lai can see clearly, he will know that this is indeed the intention of the Sea God. Of course, this kind of thing... You also know whether it can be announced to the outside world. I need a 'third party participating in the coalition' to publicize the caliber. General Lai is a smart man and is very suitable."
Lai Qi sighed: "What does Hai Shuai need Lai to say?"
"Of course, it was because of spies in various countries that the pirates attacked us, causing heavy casualties. Even several of my ships sank. Didn't you see it?"
"…Then the general is planning to retreat? Wouldn't that damage his reputation?"
"The Sea God has given his will. Why should I care about my personal reputation?"
Lai Qi had mixed feelings and could only say, "Yes, I know how to promote it."
Hai Changkong glanced at him and said casually, "Where are your two guards?"
Lai Qi's heart skipped a beat and he turned around to see that Zhao Changhe and Sanniang had both disappeared.
Hai Changkong smiled and patted Lai Qi on the shoulder: "For the publicity, anyone can be chosen. The reason why I chose you is not necessarily because you came early and are the weakest... In fact, because you are too weak, the credibility of your words is discounted, and you are not very suitable... The reason why I chose you... Hehe."
After saying that, he strode away and headed straight for a seemingly inconspicuous frigate in his own fleet.
Lai Qi frowned. Hai Changkong must have had more to say in his last words...
Did he recognize these two guards and choose Lai Qi for their sake
But where did those two people go
… …
No matter what old personal grudges or current pirate relationships, one can ignore the war or choose sides, but Zhao Changhe cannot stand the cult's practice of sacrificing believers to awaken the evil god.
Fighting is one thing, but what’s the point of tricking people into sacrificing to evil gods
If he could sit idly by and watch such things for the sake of his own "big picture", Zhao Changhe felt that he would not have the face to see Yue Hongling again in the future.
So he asked Sanniang: "Sacrifice should be done with a formation, it won't be just killing people, right?"
"Yes." Sanniang knew what he was thinking: "Do you want to destroy it?"
"Yeah." Zhao Changhe sighed: "We are confused about what is going on in this war and cannot judge for the time being, but we can always stop the evil god from sacrificing. At least we can prevent the sea god from reviving so easily?"
Sanniang was silent for a moment: "Then follow me."
As the Xuanwu Master of the Four Symbols Sect, she was very familiar with this kind of thing... She was not as good as the Four Symbols Sect in this matter at sea. She could see at a glance how the energy of the sacrifice flowed and where the core of the magic circle was.
It was on one of the inconspicuous escort ships of the Penglai warship. If most people found something wrong, they would go straight to the flagship, or they would think that it was set up somewhere on the island. Who would have known that it was hiding in an ordinary ship
This ship is even fighting against humans...
The two took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the lower cabin. The cabin was heavily guarded, but it was almost the same as nothing for them.
Before Zhao Changhe could make a move, a fragrant breeze blew past, and all the guards were knocked down by Sanniang and fainted on the side.
Zhao Changhe glanced at Sanniang and sighed, "Are you afraid that I will kill them?"
Sanniang curled her lips and said, "Who said that? They are not my own people. You can kill them if you want."
Zhao Changhe laughed dumbly, knowing that the complicated emotions in the turtle's heart might make it lie down. So he didn't tell her about this, and looked at the strange magic circle in the cabin. Compared with the huge formation that connects the seven seas to revive the gods in his mind, this formation is pitifully small, but in fact it is the largest formation Zhao Changhe has ever seen in this world. This is a sea ship, not an ordinary sampan. It is full to the bottom of the sea. How big is that
The entire formation glowed with a soft blue light, and was engraved with a texture that Zhao Changhe could not identify. The core of the formation was the blue crystal that he was very familiar with. A vicious eye faintly floated above the crystal, staring at the two of them.
Zhao Changhe pulled out the Dragon Bird: "As I understand it, if we get rid of this crystal core, the formation will stagnate, right?"
Of course that's right.
The eyes on the crystal core slowly turned into a transparent water man, who said coldly: "It's a pity you can't do it."
Zhao Changhe said: "How many of these water man crystal cores has the Sea King made? If you have the free time, why don't you come out and play by yourself?"
water man:"… "
“Swoosh!” The dragon bird flew across several feet and arrived in front of the water man in an instant: “If we can kill one before, then we can kill the second one!”
"Snap!" The water man coldly raised his hand to hold the dragon bird, and then his expression was somewhat surprised.
If it were in the past, Zhao Changhe's chopping with his sword would have been like drawing a sword to cut off water, and would have had no effect at all.
But at this moment, the knife and the water intersected, but it could not pass through.
It wasn't that the water man gathered his strength to hold the knife... it was that the knife itself didn't penetrate. It was really hitting the water man's body, forming a real energy confrontation!
Although Zhao Changhe groaned and failed to withstand the recoil of the water man, the water man was not in a good situation either. His whole body was rippling, and it was obvious that he had been impacted.
If a punch can break up the waves, isn't it the same if the same power is applied to a knife
The next moment, a heavy punch whistled, and Sanniang's fist was at his face.
With a "bang", the water man's head, which had just been condensed, turned into pieces.
Water droplets splashed everywhere, and each drop of water easily penetrated the cabin. In an instant, the cabin was riddled with holes and the warship began to shake.
A sigh came from outside the cabin: "The ship cannot be destroyed. Once this formation merges into the sea, it will be even more destructive and may cause mutations in this sea area, and everyone will be seriously affected. Otherwise, why would we put it on the ship..."
Sanniang suddenly turned her head and met Hai Changkong's complicated eyes.
"I haven't seen you for more than ten years. Seeing Her Royal Highness looking so heroic... I am filled with mixed emotions." Hai Changkong sighed: "In fact, it would be better if Your Highness didn't come back... You don't understand anything about the sea, and blindly interfering will only cause trouble... What's more..."
Sanniang said calmly, "What's the matter?"
"Not to mention that it will provoke my murderous intention." Hai Changkong slowly drew out the long sword from his waist and whispered: "Everything is good on land, we all want to go back... The princess has already landed, why come back?"
Sanniang seemed not to have seen him draw his sword, and asked calmly, "You always knew I was here?"
"Lai Qi is fine, but there are many people on Lai Qi's ship who are not human at all. Maybe he himself doesn't know it." Hai Changkong smiled: "When the princess appeared, the image was transmitted to us... Especially since the princess had injuries that have not healed yet, we can see them clearly."
Sanniang sighed, "That is to say, you knew it all along when I disguised myself as Lai Qi's personal guard to meet you, but you didn't show it. When did a man from the sea become as deep-minded as you?"
"Nothing, it's just that those with simple minds have become nutrients for the fishmen." Hai Changkong paused, and suddenly smiled: "Putting aside the past, we also have a puzzle that has not been solved. Fortunately, the princess is here, and we can finally solve this puzzle."
Sanniang said, "Speak."
Hai Changkong raised his sword, his expression solemn: "We really want to know how our strength ranks on the list of troubled times? The princess's name is Xuanwu, and she is second on the earth list, and the whole world is terrified... Then where do we, the old people of Jiangnan, rank?"
Sanniang looked him up and down, suddenly laughed, and said lightly: "You are not worthy to fight with me."
After saying that, he turned to look at the water man. The water man's brain had recovered and he was watching the conversation between the two coldly, as if analyzing the information.
A broadsword was placed across the middle, and Zhao Changhe grinned, "The little pig under the seat of the Xuanwu Master, please teach me, Marshal Hai."
Hai Changkong withdrew his gaze from Sanniang. Although he was clearly humiliated, his expression remained unchanged.
He looked at Zhao Changhe's broadsword with some interest in his eyes: "How do you rank on the list of chaotic times?"
Zhao Changhe said: "Not up to standard."
"Why hide it from me... Zhao Changhe, number one on the Human Ranking, is willing to be a pig just to kiss our princess." Hai Changkong laughed: "The human king is romantic, and everyone on the sea knows it."
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PS: It's OK. I took some medicine and slept for a day, and the fever went away. It should be just a common cold.
(End of this chapter)