Chapter 65: Artillery Cleansing
The night rain fell hazily, blending gently into the waves. But the rain wasn't heavy, but the wind was fierce. The burning torches and braziers were blown loudly, and the salty sea breeze mixed with it made it difficult to open one's eyes.
Viola took shelter from the rain under a cowshed near the port, closing her eyes to rest and thinking about whether there was anything she had overlooked.
At this time, a shrill whistle came vaguely from the distance, and Viola immediately opened her eyes:
"Go see what's going on."
Zola nodded and was about to check it out. As soon as she got out of the bullpen, she saw Wendy running up the hillside with the housekeeper Reina.
Wendy clutched the magic necklace in her hand and said eagerly: "The scout ship discovered the enemy's fleet."
Viola also came out of the bullpen after hearing this:
"Has the quantity been confirmed?"
"The light is too poor to accurately identify it. The magic communication mentioned it was a large fleet."
"Your Highness!"
On the other side, Sheila also ran down the gravel road from the top of the hillside.
"Miss Aldai said she saw a large ship approaching through magic."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw flashes of light rising one after another on the sea in the distance, accompanied by the whistle of arrows. More and more reconnaissance ships discovered the enemy fleet.
"Signal the scout ship and have them come back immediately."
Sheila nodded a little panicked and quickly ran to signal the light.
Viola stood on a hillside, with soldiers forming defenses on the beach below.
Taking a large iron-wrapped speaker from Zola, Viola took a deep breath:
"Attention everyone! Everyone is ready to fight!"
The soldiers who had looked towards the sea because of the sound of arrows and flares immediately jumped up and quickly gathered, and everyone returned to their respective posts.
Perhaps because of the storm, the enemy fleet arrived earlier than expected.
This is not a bad thing. Compared with the second half of the night when people and horses are too sleepy and unable to keep their eyes open, the mental state of the soldiers in the first half of the night is still at its best.
Viola didn't see the soldiers getting busy, she knew that her knights of the guard would take care of it. So she took out a monocular and looked at the dark sea.
It was still raining in the middle of the night, and there was no starlight or moonlight. It was pure darkness at first glance, and it was difficult to see the position of the fleet.
Wendy, who was beside her, calmed down her breathing and said:
"It seems that the situation is different from what was expected. The Demon King God did not take action to defeat them at sea."
"Yeah, after all, it still depends on ourselves."
Viola was not disappointed. After all, the oracle she received was that the Demon King would provide help, but she did not say what kind of help it would be.
Direct defeat is only one of them. Maybe the help the Demon King God is talking about is to add a group buff to everyone.
While they were talking, a huge flash of light appeared in the sky, followed by deafening thunder, which frightened Wendy to shrink her head.
And with the help of the bright light of lightning, Viola finally saw the tall battleships floating on the sea through the lens tube of the telescope, moving silently across the water like ghosts, forming a dense column.
Although it still seems far away, with a favorable wind it won't be long before the fleet is within range of the harbor.
And there were torches, braziers, and flares on the port side, so the fleet must have known that they had been discovered.
So when the lightning fell and her vision returned to darkness, Viola saw lights one after another appearing on the sea in the distance. The fleet lifted the lights out, which is equivalent to telling Viola clearly that I am right here, you wait, I will be there soon.
To be honest, this operation of the fleet is reasonable, but it is also confusing.
According to common sense, the next operation is to approach the fleet, then lower the landing boat and send people ashore.
Viola had already set up a position on the beach that was most suitable for landing, and sent a small boat to force the landing. She was basically seeking death.
As a result, Viola saw that the lights were really approaching the port, and it seemed that she really wanted to send people to land.
"The other party dares to come even though they know we are on guard. They must have some back-up plan."
"The question is, how sure can they be? Is there magic that can destroy our beachhead in one blow?"
Viola did not listen carefully to the conversation between Wendy and Zola. She kept her eyes fixed on the battleship at the head of the fleet.
At this moment, a flash of light pierced the darkness.
At first, they thought it was lightning, but soon everyone discovered that the flash did not flash and then disappear like lightning. Instead, it continued to shine, and the brightness became higher and higher.
In the darkness, a ball of lightning floated on the bow of the ship at the front of the fleet. The intense electric light extended in all directions, and the electric sea water began to roll with it.
"Something's not right, that looks like some kind of magic weapon!"
As soon as Viola finished speaking, she heard a huge buzzing.
The speed was so fast that everyone could only catch a glimpse of a dazzling flash of light tearing open the sea surface and sweeping across the mountains on the left side of the position. In an instant, it left a dazzling red melting mark on the ground, spreading all the way to the coast. on a mountain peak.
Immediately afterwards, a violent explosion erupted in the area swept by the flash, and countless vegetation and gravel were thrown into the sky. The storm was like hitting people head-on with a stick, and the skin of the people it hit shrank and tightened.
"What is that? Why do they have that on their ship?"
"Magic weapon? But this is too powerful!"
The biggest problem with long-range weapons is not their power, but their accuracy.
It was dark, the wind was high and the water was strong, and it was still on the undulating sea. This shot was completely deflected and did not even touch the edge of the position.
But it doesn’t hit anyone, it scares them!
The soldiers on the position suddenly panicked. This native felt like he was seeing airplanes and cannons for the first time, and realized that the swords and spears in his hands were useless.
The knight of the guard immediately came back to his senses after a brief shock, and used his function as an officer to quickly calm down the soldiers and wait for new orders.
"Your Highness, we must let the soldiers disperse, otherwise they will probably be wiped out!"
Although the power is great, it seems that it cannot be fired continuously. During this period, Zora quickly made suggestions to Viola.
"No, let the soldiers retreat and we defend behind the hillside."
"But doing so is tantamount to giving up favorable terrain to the enemy."
Being condescending is always the most advantageous. This is the same whether it is a war in the cold weapon era or a hot weapon war in modern times.
"Your Highness is right. Even if the soldiers are dispersed, they will only stay on the beach as targets. We don't know how many times their magic weapons can be fired. Staying on the beach will only increase meaningless sacrifices."
No wonder they dared to charge directly to the beach even though they knew there was a defense. They had "cannons to clean the ground", so they were really not afraid.
(End of chapter)