"Fire the cannons …" Qiu Wanjie ordered.
Instantly, the war drums sounded and the flag was waved.
When the Central State Fleet was eighty li away from the Western State Fleet, they ordered the hundred cannons on the left and right of the Central State Fleet to fire at full speed.
From twenty li away, the hundred cannons on the cannons of the hundred cannons fired fiercely.
"Sou sou sou sou sou …" Thousands of cannons shot out, whistling as they drew a curve, smashing towards the Central State Fleet.
"Peng peng peng peng …"
More than ninety percent of the cannons fell into the sea and exploded.
Instantly, the formation of the eight hundred warships of the Central State Fleet was slightly messed up.
With a five percent hit rate, they hit more than ten warships.
"Boom boom boom boom …"
Wood splinters flew, fireballs soared into the sky, the soldiers on the deck were blown into pieces.
If the Central State Fleet was hit by a torpedo, it would be fatal.
The most serious ones would be blown apart, the lightest ones would have a huge hole, and then the seawater would pour in and sink the warship.
Because, every torpedo weighed a few hundred jin, the explosives inside would also weigh a few hundred jin.
But the cannons were completely different, because the ones that could be used on the warships were all medium sized cannons.
So each cannons would not weigh more than ten jin, the explosives inside would not weigh more than half, and they would explode on the deck.
So, the destructive power of these cannons was not even a tenth of the torpedo.
In a day of naval battle, the cannons had sunk close to two hundred warships of the Central State Fleet.
But without exception, they were all crystal fast warships that weighed less than a hundred tons, and were very small in size.
But even so, it would take more than ten cannons to sink a warship.
And the Central State Fleet in today's decisive battle were all large warships, all of them weighing more than five hundred tons, and there were also warships that weighed more than a thousand tons.
In this way, even if it was the exploding cannons, it would still take more than ten cannons to destroy a warship.
But, the crystal crossbows on the warships were badly damaged.
… …
The Central State Fleet continued to advance.
The cannons on the two sides followed closely, continuously firing.
And, the hundred cannons actually began to close in on the two sides of the Central State Fleet.
Once they got close, the hit rate would increase.
The casualties of the Central State Fleet became greater and greater.
"Boom …" Suddenly, a warship was hit by more than a dozen cannonballs, and a huge hole was torn in the warship.
The seawater poured in fiercely. The silence of the warship was definitely only a matter of time.
Finally, the pincer attack of the gunships produced the first real result.
A large ship that weighed close to a thousand tons was sunk by the gunship.
Seeing Zhu Qingzhu's face twitching, the Eagle Nest City Lord asked, "Sovereign, should we mobilize the Golden Condor Army?"
Zhu Qingzhu's gaze turned cold as he said, "You didn't even make a move when you were at your worst. To make a move now, are you out of your mind?"
Then, Zhu Qingzhu said, "These gunships have poor aim, but they're intimidating. Ignore them. Just charge straight at the western fleet and you'll win."
"Yes!"
…
The Central State Fleet continued to charge at the western fleet.
Eighty li.
Fifty li.
Forty li.
The distance between them was getting closer and closer.
The cannon fleets on both sides, intentionally or unintentionally, squeezed together, causing the Central Continent fleet to instinctively move closer to the center. Instantly, the space between the ships became tighter and tighter, and the space between the ships became smaller and smaller.
More than a hundred cannons, close to a thousand cannons, caused more and more casualties.
The accuracy of the cannons also became higher and higher.
However, even at a distance of ten li, no matter how high the accuracy of the cannons was, it could not exceed 15%.
After all, it was too difficult to move the cannons to attack a moving target.
Even so, at least a hundred out of the eight hundred warships of the Central State Fleet were hit.
The number of large warships that were directly sunk exceeded a dozen.
Close to ten thousand soldiers were killed or injured.
Close to a thousand crystal crossbows were destroyed.
However, Zhu Qingzhu gritted his teeth and did not mobilize the Golden Condor Army.
Even the western fleet was shocked by this.
In Zhu Qingzhu's eyes, these casualties were nothing.
Yang Dingtian's submarine fleet was already destroyed, so he did not put these gunships in his eyes.
As long as they got close to the western fleet, they would win.
More importantly, the western fleet did not run away. They remained motionless on the surface of the sea.
Zhu Qingzhu was using land to fight naval battles.
They lined up neatly, and then charged forward, crushing and smashing them into pieces.
…
The Central State Fleet was only thirty li away from the western fleet.
Once they got within twenty li, Zhu Qingzhu would give the order to fire all the crystal crossbows.
Among the remaining seven hundred warships, there were close to twenty thousand giant crystal crossbows.
Once it happened, it would destroy everything.
Hence, they had to get closer, closer!
In the past few days, the Central State Fleet had lost more than two thousand warships.
However, the main fleet did not suffer too many losses.
One thousand warships equipped with giant crystal crossbows were the main force of the Central State Fleet.
Currently, there were close to eight hundred warships left.
The loss of the giant crystal crossbows did not exceed 25%.
Currently, there were close to twenty thousand of them. It was enough to destroy the western fleet.
As long as they got close, it would be a one-sided massacre.
Hence, Zhu Qingzhu did not care about the gunships on both sides of the fleet. He gritted his teeth and let them attack.
Finally, they were within thirty li!
Yang Dingtian stood at the bow of the ship and pulled out his sword. He raised it high and shouted, "All crystal crossbows, ready!"
Instantly, the sound of three thousand giant crystal crossbows being opened could be heard.
Yang Dingtian's fleet had too few warships. Even if they counted all the warships that weighed more than three hundred tons, they could barely gather three hundred ships. Hence, they could only imitate three thousand giant crystal crossbows.
The number was only one-tenth of the Central State Fleet.
When the Central State Fleet heard that the western fleet was opening the giant crystal crossbows, they sneered.
Had Yang Dingtian gone mad from fear?
They were thirty li away, and they were already opening the crossbows?
The giant crystal crossbows could barely shoot twenty to thirty li. However, they were already at the end of their tether. They did not have any strength left. How could they kill?
All the giant crystal crossbows of the western fleet were pulled up.
The so-called crystal crossbows were powered by crystals. They could pull the arms of the crossbows that could not be pulled open with normal strength.
Then, they would be fired!
Instantly, the power of tens of thousands of jin was enough to shoot a few dozen li away.
"Creak … creak …"
Under the power of crystals, three soldiers could pull open a dozen meters long crossbow that weighed tens of thousands of jin.
The transformation of the giant crystal crossbows was very simple and direct.
It was to transform the crossbow into a slingshot.
From shooting arrows to shooting kerosene barrels, there was no difference in the weight of the two. It was just that the kerosene barrels were much thicker.
In the ear-piercing sound, the three thousand giant crystal crossbows were all opened.
Then, Yang Dingtian stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the Central State Fleet in front of him.
Originally, the eight hundred warships were the most common square formation of eighty by ten.
The horizontal distance between every two warships was more than a few hundred meters. The distance between the head and the tail was more than two to three thousand meters.
Hence, the eight hundred warships spread out, covering the sea area that was more than a hundred li wide.
This was very disadvantageous for throwing kerosene bombs.
Hence, the artillery fleet of the western fleet was intentionally or unintentionally squeezing.
Immediately, the width of the Central State Fleet was squeezed.
However, it was still dozens of li wide. The distance between each warship was still more than a hundred meters.
It was still a huge test for throwing kerosene barrels.
Sigh, if only the submarine fleet could participate in the battle. The Central State Fleet would have been wiped out long ago.
Soon, the Central State Fleet entered twenty-five li.
Yang Dingtian slashed down with his sword and roared in a low voice, "Release!"
All of a sudden, three thousand giant crystal crossbows were fired.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh … …"
Three thousand kerosene barrels whistled and smashed toward the Central State Fleet.
The Central State Fleet looked at the black dot flying in the air and listened to the loud whistling sound. They were extremely nervous.
The distance of twenty-five li was soon reached.
"Bang bang bang bang bang … …"
When it was very close, everyone saw it clearly.
What was thrown over was actually just a wooden barrel.
"Plop plop … …"
The result was not out of Yang Dingtian's expectations.
The hit rate was very low, even lower than the artillery, less than five percent.
Hundreds of kerosene barrels slammed into dozens of warships and were directly smashed into pieces.
"Boom … …" Then, it suddenly exploded and burned fiercely.
Hundreds of kilograms of kerosene suddenly turned into a huge fireball, burning everything within a dozen meters.
And thousands of kerosene barrels, when they smashed into the sea, also exploded violently, and the entire wooden barrel was completely smashed into pieces.
The hundreds of kilograms of kerosene inside also turned into countless flames, completely burning fiercely.
Two to three thousand gunpowder barrels, hundreds of thousands of kilograms of kerosene, poured on the sea surface.
In an instant, the entire sea surface was burning fiercely.
Looking at all this, Zhu Qingzhu's body trembled, and his whole body was cold.
After blowing up Yang Dingtian's kerosene warehouse and forcing the Demon Vulture Legion away, he thought that the Western Legion's kerosene tactic was useless.
He didn't expect that they would use giant crystal crossbows to modify kerosene bombs.
The Eagle Nest City Lord trembled and said, "Yang Dingtian used fire to attack, our ships are all made of wood, it's very dangerous, sect master, send out the Golden Eagle Legion."
Zhu Qingzhu did not respond.
"Sect master, send out the Golden Eagle Legion." The Eagle Nest City Lord roared.
All the forces of Central State knelt down and begged.
The first wave of kerosene attack of the Western Fleet only burned a dozen ships, but everyone felt a fatal danger.
"No … …" Zhu Qingzhu roared, "Rush over, rush over at full speed, as long as we rush to the front of the Western Fleet, it's victory!"
Suddenly, the Central State Fleet completely ignored it and rushed over crazily.
… …
"Release the fast ships … …" Yang Dingtian ordered.
Suddenly, hundreds of smaller crystal ships rushed out from the Western Fleet, there was no one on them, and they were all tightly wrapped up.
These crystal ships were extremely fast, they could travel more than a hundred miles in an hour.
The moment they were released, they shot towards the Central State Fleet like arrows, and in the blink of an eye, they had already traveled a few miles.
"Release … …"
"Release … …"
"Release … …"
The giant crystal crossbows of the Western Legion began to operate crazily, they didn't care about the consumption of the crystal crossbows.
Countless kerosene barrels were thrown out with all their might.
Now, it was a race against time.
They had to completely destroy the Central State Fleet before it reached them, turning the dozens of miles in front of them into a burning hell.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh … …"
Countless kerosene bombs were thrown out crazily, they didn't care if they were accurate or not.
"Bang bang bang … …"
There was still less than 5% of the kerosene barrel that directly smashed into the Central Continent warship.
But once they hit, the flames couldn't be extinguished. At first, the kerosene burned fiercely, then the wooden warships began to burn fiercely.
More and more kerosene barrels smashed into the sea and exploded, turning into flames that soared into the sky.
"Bang bang bang bang … …" The cannons didn't dare to get close, they fired from afar.
"Rush over, rush over … …"
In the raging flames, Zhu Qingzhu roared crazily.
It was a race against time, as long as they could get within ten miles of the Western Fleet, they would win.
In front of them, hundreds of crystal ships were crazily rushing over.
"Destroy those ships, destroy those ships." Zhu Qingzhu roared.
Immediately, the giant crystal crossbows of the Central State Fleet aimed at the incoming ships and fired fiercely.
Thousands of giant crystal crossbows fired at the same time, tens of thousands of giant swords whistled through the air.
Within a distance of a few miles, the accuracy and lethality of the giant crystal crossbows were incomparably shocking.
Almost every crystal ship was hit by a few, or even a dozen, dozens of giant arrows.
Although these giant arrows weren't cannons, but in a short distance, their lethality was incomparably shocking.
The planks of the crystal ships were almost instantly pierced through and torn apart.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh … …"
The giant crystal crossbows of the fleet of the Central Continent were launched like a storm. In the end, the hundreds of crystal fast warships were blocked within two kilometers by brute force.
"Boom boom boom boom boom … …" Just as the Central State Fleet heaved a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, the hundreds of crystal ships that were riddled with holes suddenly exploded, bursting into fireballs that soared into the sky.
On each crystal ship, there were more than a dozen kerosene barrels.
In an instant, dozens of miles of the sea turned into a sea of fire.
The hundreds of crystal fast warships blocked this area of the sea in an instant.
Looking at the dozens of miles of sea, it had completely turned into a burning hell.
The Eagle Nest City Lord said, "Lord, let's mobilize the Golden Eagle Army, we can either take a detour, or wait for the flames to extinguish!"
"Rush over, rush over … …" Zhu Qingzhu roared furiously.
Then, the Central State Fleet stared at the flames that soared into the sky and desperately rushed forward.
On both sides of the fleet, the cannons fired continuously.
In front of the fleet, thousands of crystal crossbows of the Western Fleet madly threw kerosene barrels.
"Boom boom boom boom boom … …"
Because the distance was closer, more and more warships were hit, more and more.
Countless warships began to burn.
And the entire sea began to burn.
The speed of the Central State Fleet became slower and slower.
Because the burning warships in front of them began to block the route.
"Let … … Let … … Let … …"
The Western Fleet continued to throw kerosene barrels.
A total of tens of thousands of gunpowder barrels, in a short period of time, all smashed on the heads of the hundreds of warships of the Central State Fleet.
The entire sea had completely turned into hell.
The Central State Fleet that spanned dozens of miles had completely turned into a burning field of fire.
Almost all the ships began to burn.
A considerable number of ships began to lose control.
The large burning warships began to rampage and then set another warship on fire.
In the end, almost all the warships lost control and were all blocked together. All the ships began to burn.
Countless soldiers on the ships, like dumplings, no longer cared about the warships and jumped into the sea one after another!
… …
"Rush over, rush over, rush over … …" Zhu Qingzhu roared wildly.
His flagship would not burn because there were many experts on his flagship. Who knew how many ice element experts would not let the flagship catch fire?
The Eagle Nest City Lord said slowly, "Sect Master, we can't rush over, we can't rush over … … Even if we rush over, it's useless. The giant crystal crossbows can't be used. The people on the ships have all been burned to death and jumped into the sea … …"
The Central State Fleet completely stopped. They had completely lost control.
At this time, they were about ten miles away from the Western Fleet.
Zhu Qingzhu's order was that when the fleet was within ten miles of the Western Fleet, 20,000 crystal crossbows would fire at full force.
However, the entire Central State Fleet was unable to rush within ten miles of the Western Fleet in the end.
If they were hit by the cannonballs, they would only be torn apart. If they were hit by the kerosene, it would be completely destructive because the fire would spread wildly.
If they were hit by the cannonballs and caught fire, they could be extinguished.
If they were hit by the kerosene and caught fire, they could not be extinguished.
Just like this, the hundreds of warships of the Central State Fleet began to spin in place and began to burn.
The sea of dozens of miles was filled with flames that soared into the sky.
The thick smoke that soared into the sky completely covered the sky and the sun, completely blocking the light of the sun.
Although the hundreds of warships had not sunk, everyone knew that this fleet had been completely wiped out.
… …
Zhu Qingzhu staggered and slowly walked to the deck of the flagship.
Almost all the experts of the Central State Fleet were crowded on this flagship.
Through the raging flames, Zhu Qingzhu could already see that Yang Dingtian was standing at the bow of the western fleet's flagship. They were looking at each other from eleven miles away, and they were looking at each other through the raging flames.
Three thousand five hundred warships were ten times more powerful than the Western Fleet, but they had been completely wiped out.
The remaining ten thousand transport ships were big enough, but they were useless. Without the protection of a few thousand warships, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
The speed of these ships was slow, making it impossible for them to escape.
Zhu Qingzhu stood at the bow of the ship and looked at Yang Dingtian's cold face.
He had never thought that he would lose, and lose so miserably.
In just four to five days, all three thousand five hundred warships had been wiped out.
He had even said that a senior was beating up a junior, but in the end, they were all wiped out.
In the flames, Zhu Qingzhu suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Hahahahaha …"
"Yang Dingtian, you must be very proud. You have won this battle. You must be very proud …"
"Pfft …" Then, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"That's right. This defeat has almost destroyed my dignity …" Zhu Qingzhu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "But, so what?
You're still going to die. Your fleet is still going to die. The entire Western Fleet is still going to die … "
"That's right. I lost the naval battle, but so what?
I've only lost face. Your fate of destruction will never change! "
Zhu Qingzhu suddenly roared, "Golden Condor Legion, attack!
Winged Cavalry Legion, attack! "
Following Zhu Qingzhu's roar, tens of thousands of winged cavalry warriors rose from the ten thousand warships behind him. More than ten thousand Golden Condor Legions soared into the sky.
Then, nearly a hundred thousand Zhongzhou air forces covered the sky and rushed toward the Western Fleet.
Zhu Qingzhu had not mobilized the air forces from the beginning to the end for the sake of his dignity and honor.
This was because a senior was beating a junior. It was not honorable to win. What he wanted was the most glorious victory.
Now, his prestige had hit rock bottom. His entire army had been wiped out.
In order to win, he had to shed all pretense of cordiality.
There was no doubt that Zhu Qingzhu had a personality flaw.
He could not be shameless from the beginning. He had to care about his dignity.
However, he could not care about his dignity from the beginning to the end. Once he crossed a certain line, he would completely shed all pretense of cordiality.
This way, he would be even more humiliated and his reputation would be ruined.
…
Nearly a hundred thousand winged cavalry warriors. This was an unprecedented scene.
A hundred thousand winged cavalry warriors spread across the sky for hundreds of miles.
This time, they really covered the sky. They formed a huge shadow on the sea and moved quickly toward the Western Fleet.
On the flagship of the Western Fleet, everyone's faces were pale.
Zhu Qingzhu had finally mobilized a hundred thousand air forces.
Looking at the terrifying scene in the sky, all the soldiers of the Western Fleet were in despair.
The shadow of a hundred thousand air forces in the sky made people lose all strength to resist at a glance.
The Western Fleet had lost the Demon Eagle Legion.
The moment to decide the fate of the Western Fleet had arrived!
Song Chunhua slowly came out of the cabin. On its shoulder, there was a beautiful fire phoenix about a foot in size.
"Go, little demon …" Song Chunhua said.
The little demon phoenix kissed Song Chunhua's face and then flew out like a red lightning bolt.
In the direction of Zhongzhou, everyone was shocked.
They did not expect Yang Dingtian to have a trump card. He actually had a fire phoenix.
"Creak …" The demon phoenix spread its wings in the sky and let out a cry.
However, on the flagship of Zhongzhou, there was suddenly a loud bang.
Because this delicate sound was too tender, like a chick.
Moreover, this fire phoenix was too small. It was barely a foot in size. It was barely enough to be a pet. It would be better to raise it for a few hundred years to fight.
Suddenly, everyone on the flagship of Zhongzhou looked at the fire phoenix with greedy eyes.
This kind of energy pet, especially the fire phoenix, was extremely precious and hard to come by.
When the lightning-like Golden Eagle Legion saw this fire phoenix less than a foot in size, they were completely disdainful. Their eyes were fierce and ferocious, and they wanted to tear it completely.
The little demon phoenix still cried a few times, but it was still not awe-inspiring. Its voice was still tender.
The little thing was furious. It flew to the edge of the blazing fire and suddenly swooped down.
"Hahahaha … this little phoenix can't figure it out, so it killed itself …" On the flagship of Zhongzhou, someone suddenly laughed.
In an instant, the little demon phoenix disappeared in the flames of dozens of miles and never appeared again.
On the flagship of Zhongzhou, there was even more laughter.
"Yang Dingtian, your pet bird killed itself. You should kill yourself too!" The Eagle Nest City Lord laughed.
"Roar …" Suddenly, there was a shocking roar.
Then, the blazing fire of hundreds of miles disappeared quickly as if it was crazily devoured.
Suddenly, a hundred-meter huge Demon Fire Phoenix soared into the sky.
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