Chapter 375: Attackers From the Sea

"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 group of 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."

"Sir... 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 feel 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 pointed 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 so 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 want her to understand how unworthy it is to offend the empire."

In that case, the news will definitely reach the capital of Qi Kingdom.

The king of Qi State would definitely be furious over such a diplomatic incident. 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 happened to be at this time... He couldn't help but frown.

Rain does 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.

Speaking of which...why doesn't the sea breeze blow? Windless conditions occasionally occur, but rarely last for such a long time... The Lord moved his gaze 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!

The two of them looked back together——

A row of light gray shadows appeared on the sea.

"What is that?" Feilin blurted out.

Tural couldn't answer. The only thing that can appear on the sea is either a boat or a large fish. At most, there is an evil spirit. But the evil spirits nearby should have been cleared away by Dongsheng Kingdom.

"Oh my God... it's a ship, sir!" the lookout shouted again, "That's a ship!"

"What nonsense are you talking about," Feilin 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!"

Tular didn't know what was coming, but if Jinxia City had the ability to set foot in the sea, the situation would be completely different - he was sure that the other party was not friendly.

"Dangdangdangdang--!"

As the first mate rang the bell, the whole ship quickly entered a state of combat readiness.

The sailors climbed between the masts, and the giant capstan tightened the ropes pulling the sails little by little, and the main mast and foremast were raised to half sail; the interior of the hull was even busier, and with the rhythmic slogans, the three-layer gun ports on the side were opened one by one, and the gunners pushed the cannons to the firing position, and the projectiles and gunpowder were all loaded into the chamber, waiting for the enemy to enter the firing range - but at this moment they still did not see where the enemy's threat came from.

"What did you say?" Tular stared at the ship's wizard and said, "Is there no way to summon the wind?"

The latter's face was also a little ugly, "It's not that I can't summon the wind, but there is a more powerful spell at work here, forcing this area to be windless!"

"What do you mean?" The captain was surprised, "Is there someone causing the windlessness?"

"That's exactly what happened."

"But where is the caster?" Tular really wanted to slap the other party into the sea. He wanted to hire Jin Shi and boasted that he was omnipotent, but when he needed him to take action, he said 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 the wizard tower of Silisti who can do this?"

The wizard was also stuck. He really didn't dare to say there was - after all, a spell with such an amazing range was beyond his common sense.

"Forget it," Tular turned to the captain, "Tell the elves on the bottom to use all their strength. No matter what means your people use, you must start the Invincible!"

"Don't worry, sir, we can catch up in time."

As early as when the sails were first raised, Filin had already notified 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, the huge ship has moved at this moment and is slowly turning east.

And the gray-white shadow is getting closer.

Now the true face of the visitor can be seen through the telescope.

Tular looked for a long time and suddenly took a breath of cold air, "This can't be real..."

Those things speeding on the sea are indeed ships.

Not only are there no sails, but even a mast can't be seen.

But this is far from the most incredible part.

What is really unbelievable is the ship itself-

If he is not mistaken, those ships are made of ice.