Chapter 515: The Real Deal

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Above the sea surface, eleven warships faced the Ancheng Port Pier with their sides.

The remaining one was dispatched by Zhou Yi, heading east all the way.

The purpose, besides causing the Gaoli Navy to misjudge, was also to scout the eastern sea area.

"His Highness is truly His Highness; he can think of any method." Zhou Yi felt the tremor brought to the warship when the artillery fired, and the corners of his mouth turned up.

The Mao hour of early spring was just the time when it was about to brighten but not yet bright.

Logically, black cannonballs should be impossible to discover in such night colors.

But now, streaks of red light were flying straight toward the anchored Gaoli warships.

The reason for this lay in the incendiary shells that Gong Ying mentioned.

These cannonballs were simply the currently used iron cannonballs heated until red-hot in a boiler.

Then, they were wrapped in a layer of slightly damp cloth, and before being placed into the muzzle, a wooden piece with the same diameter as the cannonball would be inserted into the bore to prevent the gunpowder inside the bore from being ignited by the cannonball; the final step was to light the fuse.

Thus, as the red-hot cannonball flew rapidly through the air, it would come into contact with oxygen and become even more fiery red.

When it hit the opponent's warship, besides being able to kill enemies like ordinary cannonballs, it could also ignite everything flammable after landing.

Due to the high temperature of the red iron, it could even ignite wood.

And all of these were things Yan Wang had told him.

Now, applied in war, what Yan Wang said was indeed true.

However, the only regret was that the artillery could not fire incendiary shells continuously.

Because this would cause the bore to overheat prematurely.

But even so, it was enough.

Among the cannonballs currently being fired at the Gaoli warships, more than ten incendiary shells were mixed in each time.

It was these incendiary shells that set the Gaoli warships ablaze.

Gong Ying nodded.

Regarding this, he and the other captains had to admire it.

Besides incendiary shells, after the battle on the Beidi sea, the fleet was also equipped with chain shot.

This type of cannonball had a length of chain in the middle, specifically used to destroy the masts of enemy warships.

After all, once the mast was broken, the ship basically could not use the wind direction to sail on the sea.

Added to the artillery's traditional grape shot, it could kill enemy warship soldiers at close range.

The warships now had four types of usable cannonballs.

And this was also the reason why they were not afraid at all when facing the Five Peaks Island Pirates.

While the two were chatting easily, Ancheng Port had already become a sea of fire.

The flames illuminated Ancheng Port brightly.

They could even see the Gaoli soldiers running back and forth on the shore.

The roar of the artillery still had not stopped.

After a while, some Gaoli tower ships attempted to rush out of the sea of fire to escape.

But immediately, a warship adjusted its direction and poured cannonballs over.

From the Mao hour to the Chen hour, the sun had already climbed out of the sea.

At this time, the visibility was even better, only now the sea surface was already covered with burning Gaoli warships.

Thick smoke shrouded this sea area like a thin mist.

"Not worth a smile." Zhou Yi folded his arms.

After the Beidi sea battle, he understood a fact.

Whether it was the traditional navy of Da Song or the navy of Gaoli, they were as fragile as infants in front of them.

The quantity of numbers could not affect the war situation at all, at most it would just make them spend a little more time.

Just like the current Ancheng Port.

At the same time, compared to the calmness of Zhou Yi, Gong Ying, and others.

The entire Ancheng Port was filled with cries of mothers and children.

The sea surface near the pier was floating full of the corpses of Gaoli soldiers.

On the shore lay densely packed injured soldiers.

This sudden attack made them feel a kind of complete despair.

Their warships were sunk before they could even rush out.

And those streaks of red light passed through the hull, flew into the cabins, and actually ignited bedding, baggage trains, and burned one warship after another.

In front of the camp, Gao Zhengyao sat on the ground, his eyes looking at the sea without focus, his mouth constantly muttering, "They are not human, they are evil ghosts, they are not human, they are evil ghosts..."

At this moment, he no longer had the high spirits of yesterday; all that remained was deep fear.

When they caused the Beidi tower ships to be completely destroyed, he only felt surprised, but could not personally experience it.

And now, he had experienced true despair.

Those huge warships staying on the sea left them without even the strength to fight back.

"Commander-in-Chief, the Gaoli Navy is finished, completely finished." More than ten Gaoli navy generals knelt on the ground and wailed loudly.

They were crying for the navy's warships; these were all of Gaoli's navy warships.

They were also crying for themselves; with such a miserable defeat, the King of Gaoli would certainly punish them hatefully.

And what made them want to cry the most was the feeling of fear from the bottom of their hearts.

The Gaoli Navy was gone; from now on, this sea area from Gaoli to Yanzhou would be completely controlled by the Black Shark Sea Bandits.

"Wufeng Island, there is still Wufeng Island." Gao Zhengyao suddenly widened his eyes, "Wufeng Island will definitely be able to defeat them."

"May the heavens bless Wufeng Island to defeat the Black Shark Sea Bandits."

"Kill them!"

"......"

The Gaoli general cursed loudly.

At this moment, Gao Zhengyao stood up, "Treat the soldiers immediately; we have not lost yet. Do not forget, we still have the Northern Di behind us, and we have Wufeng Island. The Gaoli Navy will be rebuilt, and it will be even more powerful than before!"

As his voice fell, he suddenly noticed that the Black Shark Sea Bandits' warships on the sea surface had turned their bows and were heading east.

Realizing something, he looked from east to west at Ancheng Port.

There was not a single warship left floating on the sea at the Pier.

"Now it is the Black Shark Sea Bandits' turn."

At this moment, Zhou Yi on the Flagship unfolded a map, pondering the next battle.

In this battle, they would be facing the Black Shark Sea Bandits.

Regarding this, he dared not take it lightly.

Unlike the Gaoli Navy, a fleet that only cruised in coastal waters, the Five Peaks Island Pirates were great bandits who traversed the seas.

Their handling of warships must also be very skillful.

Furthermore, it was highly likely that the warships of Wufeng Island were equipped with Artillery.

If he did not deal with it seriously, he might suffer losses due to arrogance.

They sailed east for half a day.

The warship responsible for scouting to the east sailed toward them from the opposite direction.

"General, the Wufeng Island fleet has arrived at Jinyin Island and is continuing to advance east; they are about forty li away from us." The scouting warship adjusted its direction to sail in the same direction as the fleet.

When it approached the Flagship, it told Zhou Yi the intelligence it had gathered.

"I reckoned they would arrive about now," Zhou Yi said.

The actions of the Gaoli Navy confirmed his first hypothesis.

Therefore, he guessed that Wufeng Island would certainly act at almost the same time as the Gaoli Navy.

Their purpose was to contain them, allowing the Gaoli Navy to cooperate with the Northern Di to take advantage of the situation and retake Chrysanthemum Island.

Now, the information provided by the scouting ship proved that he was correct.

"How many ships do they have?" Zhou Yi asked.

"Reporting to the General, sixty-four. However, their warships this time are different from the ones captured during the last attack on the Shipyard; their warships are square and upright, and there is a small pavilion on top of them," the captain of the scouting ship replied.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi's brows immediately furrowed.

Looking at it this way, in the previous two attacks, Wufeng Island had not revealed their true capabilities.

Only this time had they brought out their real skills.