Whether it was Zhu Qingzhu of the Central Continent Fleet or Yang Dingtian of the Western Fleet, they were all completely shocked by this scene.
They watched as the two wings of the Central Continent Fleet quickly disappeared into the sea.
The outcome of the first battle was something that no one would have expected!
It was especially so for Yang Dingtian as he didn't have much hope for submarine warfare.
As for Zhu Qingzhu, he did not put the submarine in his heart. In the end, he had forcefully created this outcome.
It seemed that when something reached a certain level, even if the secret was leaked, it would be hard for there to be a huge change.
Just like how Zhu Qingzhu had already known about the submarine strategy, but the first battle still ended in a crushing defeat.
Just like this, the two wings of the Central Continent Fleet retreated in a panic. Then, they were bitten by the submarine and sunk one by one.
In the beginning, explosions and fireballs were everywhere on the surface of the sea. Ships were smashed into pieces everywhere.
Later on, the surviving fleets became more and more sparse.
In the end, more than ten submarines surrounded a single ship and attacked it.
Hence, the explosions were not as dense as before.
However, the scene was even more shocking and tragic.
More than ten submarines surrounded a warship and attacked it.
This scene was too beautiful, and one could not bear to look at it.
More than ten torpedoes, after hitting the target, the entire warship was smashed into pieces. Even the scene of it sinking could not be seen.
… …
An hour later.
The first battle between the two armies had ended!
Less than 20% of the 1,000 fleets of the Central Continent Fleet returned to the formation in a panic.
The submarines of the Western Fleet went berserk and actually wanted to charge into the Central Continent Army's formation.
Yang Dingtian and Qiu Wanjie quickly ordered a temporary retreat.
One must know that there were still more than 10,000 ships in the Central Continent Army. There were crystal crossbows under the ships.
If they got close to the central army, those crystal crossbows might not be able to pierce through the outer shell of the submarines.
Facing such a situation, the entire Central Continent Army was silent!
On Zhu Qingzhu's flagship, all the leaders of the Central Continent Army were present. Everyone looked at each other, their faces turning green.
No one had thought that this would be the outcome.
They had thought that they would be able to easily crush the enemy.
Who would have thought that before the two wings could complete the encirclement, a thousand fleets on the two wings were almost completely wiped out?
Moreover, they didn't even see where the enemy was. This fight was too cowardly and too tragic.
Moreover, it was said that this submarine was completely conceived by Yang Dingtian, including the torpedo, the explosives, and the cannons. They were all designed by Yang Dingtian alone.
Immediately, Yang Dingtian's image became mysterious and terrifying in the hearts of the leaders of the various factions in the Central Region.
Previously, when everyone had to choose a side, everyone had chosen Zhu Qingzhu's side without any hesitation.
If Yang Dingtian and Zhu Qingzhu had to choose a side, anyone with a brain would know which side to stand on.
Therefore, Qin Wanchou, Qiu Wanjie, and Song Xiao stood on Yang Dingtian's side. In the eyes of the Central Continent's forces, they were either forced into helplessness or had water in their heads.
Now, it seemed that it did make some sense.
This Yang Dingtian was indeed a little strange.
The leaders of the factions of the Middle Continent could not help but waver.
Of course, it was only a slight waver.
They did not doubt the final victory of this war.
Although the Central Continent's army had lost a few hundred warships, it was not damaged at all. It was still dozens of times stronger than the western side's army.
Seeing that everyone's morale was low, Zhu Qingzhu suddenly laughed and said, "Yang Dingtian, this brat, has some skills.
However, it's because he has some skills that it's fun to fight. Otherwise, what's the point of being trampled to death? "
Everyone forced a smile and agreed.
Zhu Qingzhu continued, "Then, what do you think about Yang Dingtian's submarine?
How do we destroy it? "
Instantly, everyone started to offer suggestions!
However, it was difficult to be completely effective.
In the end, someone suggested that they might as well send Martial Venerables into the water to destroy all the submarines.
When this idea was proposed, everyone fell silent.
Would this idea work?
It would be very useful because the Central Continent's army had countless Martial Venerables and above.
If they really wanted to dive into the water to destroy the submarines, it would be very easy.
However, there was a principle involved.
That was, when the army fought, the high-level martial artists would not appear.
Although this was not a rule on the surface, almost everyone would abide by it.
Unless it was an apocalyptic war with the Evil ways, the experts would come out in full force.
In other wars, the army would fight the army, and the martial artists would fight the martial artists. It was very clear.
If a large number of Martial Venerables were to destroy the submarines.
Then, there would definitely be a situation. The Martial Venerables and Grandmasters of the western side would all move out.
They would kill all the Martial Venerables of the Central Continent at the bottom of the sea.
Then, the Grandmasters and Grandmasters of the Central Continent would all move out.
Then, the top experts of the Central Continent and the western side would fight in advance.
At that time, it would be a fight to the death.
Therefore, both sides were very tacit to avoid such a situation.
It was unrealistic to send a few hundred Martial Venerables to destroy the submarines of the western side.
If that was the case, it would be really troublesome.
The leaders of the Central Continent's army were helpless against Yang Dingtian's submarine army.
Zhu Qingzhu slowly closed his eyes and sighed, "If that's the case, is there no other way?
Our more than ten thousand warships are actually frightened by a few hundred iron shells? "
At this moment, someone suddenly said, "There is a way!"
"Speak!" Zhu Qingzhu said.
"Night battle!"
The person said, "These submarines are underwater. I heard that every time they attack, they have to float up and aim at the target before firing.
Therefore, we will wait for night battle. After dark, we will send a few hundred warships to disperse and surround the western side's fleet! "
"As long as the western side is surrounded, it will be over," the person said.
Zhu Qingzhu closed his eyes and said slowly, "That makes sense!"
At this moment, there were still more than six hours before the sky turned dark. The Central Continent's fleet began to prepare. They used the smallest and fastest warships to surround the enemy at night.
Now, they also realized that the faster the warship, the better.
…
The Central Continent's fleet stopped and formed a defensive formation, resembling the fangs of a dog.
"Sect Leader, the Central Continent's army is afraid of us. They have temporarily stopped fighting." Qiu Wanjie said, "Should we pursue them?"
Yang Dingtian was silent for a moment and shook his head, "No, the enemy's warships are too many. More than ten thousand warships, densely packed.
If we have the Demon Vulture Army, it would be best if we could launch an air attack.
But we don't have the Demon Vulture Army anymore. "
"Why don't our main fleet rush up and throw kerosene bombs?" Song Chunhua said.
Yang Dingtian shook his head, "No."
Then, Yang Dingtian said to everyone, "Everyone, I have absolute confidence in winning this naval battle.
Therefore, victory is not the most important thing in this naval battle. The most important thing is to train the troops.
Our future navy has two main forces. One is the submarines, the other is the cannons.
Especially the cannons, they are the absolute main force. "
Yang Dingtian continued, "Why can't our cannons become the main force this time?
That's because we have too few warships and they are not fast enough.
Therefore, we are unable to form a suppressive fire, so we have to give up on the cannons.
But, it can be said that the cannons are our greatest direction in the future. "
Yang Dingtian was absolutely right.
Using the crystal crossbow to throw kerosene barrels was not bad, it could be thrown for dozens of li.
But, the accuracy was incomparably ridiculous.
Not every naval battle was like this, where the Central State Fleet was densely packed and lined up in a pile to fight with you.
And now, no matter how densely the Central State Fleet was, they were scattered over hundreds of li of sea. Every warship was at least a hundred meters apart.
Therefore, although it looked like a secret manual, if they really threw kerosene barrels, the accuracy was extremely low.
If Yang Dingtian had large cannons now, he did not need many. A few hundred of them would be enough to completely surround the Central State Fleet and completely suppress them.
Unfortunately, Yang Dingtian did not have any specialized cannons now. It was completely improvised. The cannons were also very simple, and one warship could only hold a few cannons.
"The enemy should want to fight at night."
Qiu Wanjie suddenly said, "When our submarines want to aim at the enemy warships, they need to float up and aim at the target.
Once we fight at night, it will be even darker underwater. The submarine fleet was originally almost blind, but now they are completely blind. "
When Qiu Wanjie's words fell, everyone agreed.
Zhu Qingzhu's temporary ceasefire should be to surround them at night and make the submarine fleet blind.
At this moment, there were also a few captains of the submarines in the meeting. Because they had just participated in the battle, they had the most right to speak.
Hearing that there was going to be a night battle, a submarine commander suddenly laughed, "A night battle is the best.
Speaking of which, it is definitely an unexpected surprise. We used energy crystals to create underwater telescopes to see that the crystal crossbows under the enemy's warships are actually bright red. It is very obvious.
The darker it is, the more obvious it is.
Therefore, aiming in a night battle is not a problem.
If Zhu Qingzhu wants to send out a night battle, that would be the best. "
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. Qiu Wanjie said, "Is that so?"
"It is indeed so."
The submarine commander said, "The naval battle just now was very chaotic towards the end. There were corpses and fragments underwater, so it was impossible to aim accurately. We accidentally saw that the crystal crossbows were bright red in the telescopes, so we were able to aim even more accurately. Within three to four li, almost every shot hit!"
Qiu Wanjie was overjoyed, "That's good. After the submarine fleet is replenished, immediately go to the place where the enemy will pass by and set up an ambush.
This time, we will make Zhu Qingzhu's fleet unable to return. We will make it even more painful for him! "
"Yes!" A few submarine captains said.
"There are still four more hours before the sky turns dark. During this time, are we not going to do anything?" Song Chunhua suddenly said.
Yang Dingtian said, "What is the fastest speed of our cannons?"
"Two hours, two hundred and eighty li." Song Chunhua said, "However, those ships are very small and can only fit four to five cannons."
"How many ships are there in total?" Yang Dingtian asked, "Forty to fifty!"
"Send them out to harass the Central Continent Fleet and use the cannons to train the soldiers."
Yang Dingtian said, "Remember, attack when the enemy chases you. Don't enter the shooting range of the Central Continent Fleet's crystal crossbows. Attack from afar, at least ten to twenty li away. It doesn't matter if the cannons can't hit accurately. It is just for practice."
Song Chunhua said, "However, once the enemy's winged cavalry moves out, it will be very troublesome."
"Send a large number of winged cavalry to escort them in the air. Stay far away and don't get too close."
Yang Dingtian said, "I am sure that Zhu Qingzhu will not be willing to send out his main air force for such a small scale sneak attack.
His Golden Eagle Legion must be reserved for a fatal blow.
They think that they will win this war, so they will definitely show their strength.
Therefore, if they send out a hundred thousand air force now, it will be an unfair victory for them. Zhu Qingzhu will definitely not do this. "
"Yes!" Song Chunhua said.
…
Fifteen minutes later.
Fifty crystal cannons received the order and immediately set off. They quickly rushed towards the Central Continent Fleet.
Looking from the sky, the fifty crystal cannons were like a needle that was going to pierce the giant Central Continent Fleet.
Zhu Qingzhu was the flagship of the Central Continent Fleet.
"Sect Master, Yang Dingtian's army in the west has sent out a fleet to attack our right side," a warrior reported.
"How many ships?" Zhu Qingzhu asked.
"About fifty," the warrior said.
"Big ships? Small ships?" Zhu Qingzhu asked.
"Small ships," the warrior said.
Zhu Qingzhu immediately frowned and felt disgusted.
Yang Dingtian, this bastard, was purely sending fifty small ships to disgust them.
"Don't worry too much. Once they get close to our fleet, immediately send out two hundred warships to annihilate them," Zhu Qingzhu said.
"Yes!"
…
Yang Dingtian's fifty cannons were very fast. In just half an hour, they were twenty to thirty miles away from the right side of the Central Continent Fleet.
Seeing that a few dozen small ships dared to provoke them, the Central Continent Fleet was disgusted and immediately fired thousands of arrows.
The crystal crossbows on the hundreds of warships were fired.
The momentum was good, but the crystal crossbows relied on the physical energy of the arrows. Not to mention whether they could hit the target twenty miles away, even if they did, it was useless.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …" Thousands of huge crossbow arrows were shot out.
Ninety-five percent of them missed.
The remaining five percent hit Yang Dingtian's cannons.
However, the arrows only left a shallow hole on the cannons from twenty miles away. They couldn't even penetrate it.
"Fire …" The commander of the harassment cannons fleet suddenly ordered.
"Boom boom boom boom …" Immediately, the hundreds of cannons on the fifty cannons fired.
With a deafening sound, hundreds of cannonballs flew out.
Immediately, countless people stared at the cannonballs whistling over.
The people on the Central Continent Fleet felt extremely nervous.
"Bang bang bang bang bang …"
Soon, the cannonballs flew more than twenty miles and smashed down.
Then …
Almost ninety-nine percent of them missed!
At this distance, the accuracy of the cannons on the sea was even more impressive than the crystal crossbows.
At least five percent of the crystal crossbows hit.
This cannon missed ninety-nine percent of them.
It fell directly into the sea, and a splash was heard.
"Boom boom boom boom …"
Then, it suddenly exploded, setting off bursts of waves.
That's right, the cannons of the western fleet were specially made. After firing, once they fell into the water, they would explode.
"Hualalala …"
On the right side of the Central Continent Fleet, most of them were fine. They saw a big splash for free.
Unfortunately, the cannonball exploded on the side of the ship, splashing water on the head.
Then, the entire Central Continent Fleet laughed.
Yang Dingtian's side was almost speechless.
They were really unlucky. Such a dense fleet, hundreds of cannons, but none of them hit. This was really strange. Even if they touched it randomly, they could hit a few.
The most ridiculous thing was that one of the cannonballs actually deviated more than ten miles, a total of more than twenty miles.
Later, the people on the cannons found that the entire cannonball was collectively deviated far to the right, so not a single one hit.
When Zhu Qingzhu and the others saw this scene, they suddenly laughed. All the leaders of the Central Continent also laughed.
"This cannon, it's okay to put it on the ground, but to put it on the sea, it's really nonsense." Someone laughed.
Immediately, everyone nodded in agreement.
…
The cannons of the fleet suddenly turned red with anger. They gritted their teeth and adjusted the angle.
"Fire!"
With an order, hundreds of cannons were fired again.
Looking at the hundreds of cannonballs flying over, the army of the Central Continent completely ignored them. They all raised their heads, waiting to see the free fireworks show.
Then, some of them were horrified to find that the cannonballs were getting closer and closer. They were about to hit the top of their heads.
"Fire the crystal crossbows, fire …"
Then, the warship was in a mess.
Suddenly, the crystal crossbows on the warship were fired into the air, trying to directly hit the cannonballs.
However, the cannonballs were too fast and too small. If the crystal crossbows could hit them, it was completely dog shit luck.
"Bang!" The cannonballs fiercely smashed into the warship.
"Boom …" Then, there was a violent explosion.
In an instant, flesh and blood splattered in an area of more than ten meters around the cannonball. A big hole was blown in the warship.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom …"
Although this time, the hit rate was only five percent.
Dozens of cannonballs hit, causing huge losses.
More than a dozen warships of the Central Continent fleet were hit. Two of them were directly sunk, and the remaining ten or so were either seriously injured or slightly injured.
Zhu Qingzhu and the others' faces suddenly changed, and they shouted angrily: "Crystal crossbows, fire back!"
Suddenly, two to three hundred crystal crossbows fired one after another.
And the fifty cannon warships also fired one after another.
Both sides immediately fired at each other on the sea.
It had to be said that the hit rate of the crystal crossbows was much higher.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
"Boom boom boom boom …"
The hit rate of both sides was getting higher and higher.
In the end, the hit rate of the crystal crossbows was stable at about 30%, and the hit rate of the cannons was stable at about 15%.
However, the crystal crossbows completely relied on physical power. At the end of its flight, it couldn't penetrate.
A high hit rate was useless, the lethality was too small.
But the cannons were different. Once hit, they would explode.
At least dozens of lives were taken. A few cannonballs directly sank a warship.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
"Boom boom boom boom …"
Both sides fired at each other, round after round.
After more than thirty rounds of shooting.
The Central Continent fleet was shocked to find that thirty-nine warships on their right wing had been sunk, seven or eight were seriously injured, and a hundred were slightly injured.
As for the Western Fleet, almost every ship was densely packed with them.
However, not a single ship sank, and only a dozen or so people died.
The result of the battle was too disparity.
The faces of the leaders of the Central Continent Fleet paled at this sight.
This, this was only fifty ships. If the western cannon warships were bigger, each ship would have dozens of cannons, and then there would be hundreds of warships.
Then, then this battle would be useless.
"Sect Master, send out the Golden Condor Army. I guarantee that these damn cannon warships will be wiped out in fifteen minutes," the Eagle Nest City Lord said.
Zhu Qingzhu shook his head and sneered: "Yang Dingtian only sent out a few dozen ships, and I have to use my trump card. Even if we win, it will be a disgrace."
Then, Zhu Qingzhu said: "Order the fastest crystal warship to be loaded with crystal crossbows and chase the enemy's cannon warships."
"Yes!"
…
Fifteen minutes later, more than a hundred crystal warships of the Central Continent fleet quickly rushed out and charged at the western fleet's fifty cannon warships.
In this fifteen minutes, the western fleet's cannon warships were killing to their heart's content. They were so daring that they were more than ten miles away from the right side of the Central Continent fleet. Their accuracy had greatly increased, and in this fifteen minutes, they had sunk another twenty warships.
At this moment, more than a hundred crystal warships of the Central Continent fleet suddenly rushed out.
"Retreat!" The commander of the crystal cannon fleet did not want to continue fighting, and directly ordered a retreat.
The hundred crystal warships of the Central Continent fleet naturally chased after them, and while chasing, they fired crystal crossbows.
The western fleet's cannon warships also quickly fled, and while running, they fired their cannons.
In this way, the accuracy of both sides was almost zero.
Therefore, a very exciting scene appeared on the sea surface.
One hundred warships desperately chased, while fifty warships desperately fled.
However, the western fleet's cannon warships were not simply fleeing, they began to form a formation, and no longer fired blindly. Hundreds of cannons were aimed at the ten or so enemy warships.
Moreover, they kept a distance of fifteen miles from the enemy.
In this way, the situation had changed again.
With hundreds of cannons firing at the ten or so warships, even if the accuracy was terrible, they would still be able to hit.
Therefore, the Central Continent fleet began to suffer.
One warship after another was sunk.
As for the western fleet's cannon fleet, they would run after firing, and they would always be more than ten miles away from them.
The crystal crossbows could hit them, but it was useless. Even if they hit them from ten miles away, it would only be like scratching an itch.
But if the cannons hit them, it would be different.
The Central Continent fleet was also a small ship, and if it was hit by a cannonball, the entire ship would basically be scrapped.
In this way, the Central Continent fleet looked very valiant, and they were suppressing the enemy.
However, the more they fought, the fewer they were, and the more they fought, the fewer they were.
In the end, when they were more than a hundred miles away from their base, they discovered to their horror that only half of them were left.
Zhu Qingzhu's side almost vomited blood. When he saw that less than half of the hundred warships were left, he immediately ordered a retreat.
However, when they retreated, the shameless western fleet unexpectedly caught up, and then shamelessly fired hundreds of cannons at the warships.
Therefore, the Central Continent fleet ran while remaining silent.
After a few dozen miles, another ten or so warships were sunk, and only twenty or so warships were left.
The Central Continent fleet was furious, and the remaining twenty or so warships stopped running. They crazily charged forward, wanting to perish together with the western fleet.
However, those f * cking shameless cannon fleets turned around and fled again.
Bastard, bastard!
The Central Continent fleet was about to go crazy. They had never seen such a shameless warship before.
I only have twenty or so warships, not even half of yours, and you still want to run?
In short, the western fleet always maintained a distance of fifteen miles away from the enemy, and always used hundreds of cannons to aim at the enemy warships.
In this way, the tragic and unresigned Central Continent fleet continued to search silently.
When there were only ten or so warships left.
The western fleet suddenly stopped running, and directly formed a formation on the sea, waiting for the ten warships to come closer.
Closer, closer, closer.
When the enemy warships were ten miles away.
The fifty warships crazily fired in unison.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom … …"
Instantly, the sea was filled with smoke, and the flames were dazzling.
15 minutes later, the ten warships of the Central Continent fleet were all silent.
At this point, the hundred warships sent by Central Continent had all been destroyed after five hours of intense battle.
The fifty warships were like hedgehogs, filled with arrows as they returned to the formation.
In the first battle, the Central Continent fleet lost miserably, and close to a thousand warships were sunk.
In the second battle, it was just a small harassment. In the end, the fifty warships used the shameless tactic of running while attacking, and they sunk two hundred warships of the Central Continent fleet.
The western fleet cheered like heroes, welcoming the return of the fifty warships.
As for the Central Continent fleet, the morale was at an all-time low.
They were so useless. Their ten thousand warships were completely suppressed by the enemy's few hundred warships.
In a single day, they had sunk a thousand warships. Although they did not suffer any serious injuries, they were still so useless.
Some people even blamed Zhu Qingzhu. He had close to a hundred thousand winged cavalry warriors, and he had the Golden Eagle Legion, but he did not use them.
He had three to four thousand warships, and he could have just charged forward, but he did not do so.
He wanted to win glory, but in the end, he was beaten so badly.
… …
In the flagship of the Central Continent army.
Zhu Qingzhu's entire body was green, and he was so angry that blood was about to gush out.
This battle was truly a f * cking cowardly one.
He really had the urge to send out a hundred thousand winged cavalry warriors to tear the western fleet apart.
However, if he were to do so, his reputation would be completely ruined.
If Zhu Qingzhu had done this at the start and destroyed the western fleet, he would have been like a tiger that did not take the western fleet seriously.
However, now that he had lost two battles in a row, people would only say that he was useless.
His navy was dozens of times stronger than the enemy, yet he still could not win, and he still had to rely on the air force.
Zhu Qingzhu could not bear the pressure of public opinion.
Hence, he had to win this battle. If he could not, the morale would be at an all-time low.
"Don't worry, Sect Leader. We will definitely win tonight's battle." The navy chief beside him said, "The western fleet's trump card has been used up.
The submarines can't be aimed at night, and the cannons can't be aimed at night either.
We will definitely win tonight's battle.
As long as we completely surround them, our fleet will be able to crush them easily! "
"Yes." Zhu Qingzhu said, "If you can, don't use the winged cavalry warriors. I can't afford to lose face like this."
"Yes!" The navy chief said, "How many warships should we send out for the night battle?"
"One thousand three hundred warships. We must completely surround Yang Dingtian's fleet," Zhu Qingzhu said.
"Yes!"
An hour later.
In the night, the one thousand three hundred warships of the Central Continent fleet moved to the flanks. They took advantage of the night to secretly surround Yang Dingtian's fleet.
As for the western fleet's submarine fleet, they had already replenished their torpedoes and were quietly lying in ambush, waiting for their prey to enter.
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