Chapter 444: Fat Sheep

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The waves rolled, as if countless golden scales were shimmering.

Seeing that the Tower Ship he was on was getting closer and closer to the coastline, his heart grew more and more expectant.

In his view, Yan Wang certainly could not have imagined that they, the North Territory Di, would launch an attack from the sea.

This plan to head south would surely succeed.

"The North Territory Di have truly come."

On the coast, the patrolling soldiers immediately reported the unusual activity at sea to Bai Shang.

With a steamed bun in his mouth, Bai Shang rode his horse toward the beach.

Hiding behind a rock on the coast, he looked through a Telescope at the endless North Territory Di warships.

"Have the soldiers get ready," Bai Shang said.

Yan Wang had already given him instructions before leaving.

The fleet would launch an attack just as the North Territory Di were about to land.

They only needed to guard the shore and capture prisoners.

Therefore, they could not alert the enemy now, lest the North Territory Di army become wary.

After guarding the shore for a while, Bai Shang looked through the Telescope again and saw the silhouettes of Sailing Warships appearing on the distant sea; the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.

He was very confident that this southward operation by the North Territory Di was destined to end in a crushing defeat.

On the sea.

Still immersed in his fantasies, Wulanba had no idea that he had already fallen into the trap set by Yan Wang.

As they drew closer to the coast, he began to issue orders.

"Order all Tower Ships to charge directly toward the beach," Wulanba said.

He knew the Tower Ships might run aground on the beach.

But that was not his concern; once they took Yanguan, they would no longer need these Tower Ships.

Even if they could not take it,

upon retreating here, they would have the soldiers push the Tower Ships back into the sea.

At worst, they would just sacrifice some Servant Soldiers.

No sooner had his order been given than he heard a burst of exclamations from the soldiers at the top of the Tower Ship.

"What is going on?" Wulanba frowned and looked at Langlu Teke beside him.

Teke climbed up the ladder to the top of the Tower Ship and was about to reprimand the soldiers when he discovered that they were all looking toward the eastern sea.

He looked in that direction and saw twelve ships rushing toward them.

After getting off the ship, he told Wulanba about the situation.

"Twelve ships?" Although Wulanba found it strange, he did not take it to heart.

These Tower Ships could transport troops, but they were also warships.

He said, "Send thirty warships to investigate their intentions."

Teke went to carry out the order, and before long, the sound of a horn rang out.

Thirty Tower Ships broke away from the fleet to meet the oncoming warships.

On the deck of a Sailing Warship, Zhao Xu noticed this scene.

He said to Zhou Yi, "Detach two warships to deal with them."

These Gaoli Tower Ships also had Artillery on board.

But the North Territory Di did not use them as Naval Cannons; it seemed they only intended to use them for sieging cities.

Furthermore, the structure of the Tower Ships was not suitable for firing large Artillery.

If they tried, the ship would likely not be able to withstand it before even firing a Cannonball.

Therefore, to Zhao Xu, these North Territory Di ships were simply like newborn puppies.

Even if three hundred of them came, he could easily kick one over with a single foot.

"Yes, Your Highness." Upon receiving the order, Zhou Yi commanded the soldiers to use Flag Language on the Observation Deck.

Two Sailing Warships broke away from the formation and headed northwest to intercept the thirty incoming North Territory Di Tower Ships.

On the sea, the thirty North Territory Di Tower Ships charged in a line.

The two Sailing Warships separated when they were five hundred meters away.

One circled to the right, and one circled to the left.

Seeing this, the North Territory Di Tower Ships each split fifteen vessels to meet one of the Sailing Warships.

But their speed on the sea was insufficient, and they were not agile enough.

The Sailing Warships easily circled to the sides of the Tower Ships' hulls.

"What are you doing? Surrender immediately."

On the Tower Ships, the North Territory Di soldiers shouted and yelled.

They continuously shot Arrow volleys at the Sailing Warships.

However, the Sailing Warships kept a distance of one hundred meters from the North Territory Di Tower Ships at all times.

Their Arrow volleys caused no damage.

While the North Territory Di soldiers were clamoring, the covers of the Artillery ports on the sides of the Sailing Warships were suddenly opened.

One Artillery piece after another extended from the square openings.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Before the North Territory Di soldiers could react, the Artillery of the Sailing Warships opened fire.

According to the orders, this battle does not require them to kill a specific number of soldiers on the ships; sinking the Gaoli warships is enough.

Therefore, there is no need for the crew holding Flintlocks to attack the Beidi soldiers.

They must destroy this Beidi fleet in the shortest amount of time.

Over seventy pieces of Artillery fired in unison, and the Cannonballs instantly riddled the Tower Ship like a sieve.

Seawater poured in along the bottom deck of the Tower Ship.

Before long, this ship will sink.

The Sailing Warship did not stop, but continued at full speed, circling to the side of the next Tower Ship.

At the same time, another Tower Ship also launched an attack.

Suddenly, smoke and fire rose everywhere on the sea surface.

Wulanba and the Beidi soldiers on the Tower Ship were terrified.

They saw with their own eyes the side of that large ship spewing Flame and emitting a thunderous roar.

Then, the Tower Ship tilted.

It was obvious that these twelve warships were aimed at them.

Thinking of this, Wulanba's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Most importantly, these Warships seemed to be equipped with Artillery.

Their Tower Ships were completely unable to cope with them.

This perfect plan to head south, I fear, is about to suffer a major setback here.

"Quick, reach the coast quickly," Wulanba shouted.

As long as they reached the coast, these ships would be unable to do anything to them.

On the sea, they could only wait for death.

However, his idea was destined to remain unfulfilled.

The Giant Ships caught up to them at a speed much faster than theirs.

Aside from the other two bombarding their Tower Ships, the remaining ten Warships arrived at the side of their warships.

The remaining ten Warships arrived at the side of their warships.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The Giant Ships seemed to have no intention of communicating with them at all.

Once within one hundred meters, they began bombarding their Tower Ships.

After the Tower Ships on the side took on water and lost power, they circled to the sides of other Tower Ships to continue the attack.

For a time, the sea surface was filled with the roar of Artillery and the dying screams of Beidi soldiers.

The sea surface was quickly dyed red, and the bloody scent attracted sharks.

Gray triangular fins wandered back and forth on the sea surface.

The massacre-like attack caused the Beidi people to fall into complete panic.

The Tower Ships began to ignore commands, their formations in total chaos, like a frightened flock of sheep, rowing desperately toward the coast.

On land, they were not afraid, but facing the deep, vast ocean, they felt an instinctive fear.

Most Beidi soldiers did not know how to swim; once they fell into the sea, they could only wait for death.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The sound of cannons rose one after another.

After the Beidi fleet fell into chaos, the Sailing Warships immediately dispersed, hunting the Tower Ships one by one like hunters chasing prey.

At this moment, Zhao Xu stood on the deck, coldly watching the scene before him.

In less than half an hour, fifty Beidi Tower Ships had sunk.

At this time, they were still about fifteen li from the coast.

Fifteen li was enough for them to annihilate the remaining Beidi warships.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The Sailing Warships followed the Tower Ships, chasing and killing them all the way.

An hour passed, and with only two hundred meters left to the coast, there was one last Tower Ship continuing toward the shore.

Behind this Tower Ship, at intervals, there were one or even several Tower Ships sinking.

The sea was full of the cries of Beidi soldiers.

To survive, these Beidi soldiers discarded their swords and blades, took off their Armor, and struggled desperately in the sea.

Once they grabbed a wooden plank, they would hold onto it tightly and continue toward the shore.

Only by reaching the shore could they survive.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Zhao Xu felt not the slightest pity for the last Tower Ship.

He ordered the bombardment.

Amidst flying wood splinters, the last remaining Tower Ship slowly sank.

However, because it was only two hundred meters from the beach, the seawater here was very shallow.

The Tower Ship only sank halfway before it stopped.

The Beidi people on the ship jumped into the sea, likewise taking off their Armor and throwing away their Weapon to swim toward the shore.

For the ship, the water was shallow, but for them, it was still very deep.

"Hahaha... won, we won!" As the last Tower Ship sank, huge cheers erupted from the Sailing Warships.

Zhao Xu's eyes were full of smiles, and at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The crisis in Yanzhou had basically been resolved this time.

The rest was just the cleanup.

As he was thinking this, he saw someone in the sea wearing clothes different from the other Northern Di soldiers, struggling and shouting.

Pointing at that person, he said, "Fish him out."