Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 203 The Battle on the Aruga River ([-] words)

Brugg, this city was easily captured by Queen Meve during the Second Northern War.

Then Queen Miwe set off from there and rushed to the Nilfgaardian Central Army Group that was fighting at the Brenner Battlefield. Finally, she arrived at the Brenner Battlefield in time and gave the Central Army Group a fatal blow.

Therefore, for Nilfgaard, this place can be said to be a symbol of failure.

Thus, Nilfgaard learned the lessons of its defeat in the Second Northern War.

After occupying a large area of ​​land, the men in black carried out large-scale raids on Soden and Bruge. Tens of thousands of people were stationed here for a long time to capture slaves and eliminate the rebels, ensuring the safety of the rear and preventing the second North War. A situation in which a large number of rebel troops assisted the northerners during the war.

At the same time, the capitals of these two kingdoms, Bruges and Amelia, were strengthened to turn them into strong fortresses that could withstand the siege of large armies.

Under a series of operations by the Nilfgaardians, the local forces in these two areas were basically eliminated, and a large number of locals were sent to the south to become slaves and become imperial coins in the pockets of the emperor and nobles.

Naturally, there are no local rebels who can become popular.

And these efforts made by the empire were rewarded in the subsequent offensive against Aedirn, playing the role that the empire wanted them to play.

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Once again, the horns of the northerners sounded again, and a large number of northern infantry, under the cover of shield vehicles, raised their shields against the arrows falling from above, and began another round of offensive.

From the sky, the northerners look like swarms of ants rushing towards the city wall. This is what is called ant attack on the city.

The artillery on the city wall hit the siege queue from time to time, causing casualties one after another.

The most common of them are small cannons that are carried by one person and set up on two iron rods.

Nilfgaard likes to produce such small cannons very much, because these small cannons that can kill a large number of people are very effective against the rebels.

This resulted in the scene of such small cannons being scattered among the men in black, which can always be seen in a camp of men in black.

These small cannons continuously sprayed out shotgun shells, and if they were scratched by the debris after the enhanced power of gunpowder, it would be a hideous wound.

If you are unlucky, you will be killed directly.

However, most of them hit the shields, shield carts and armor, but if they were scratched, a wounded person would be born.

The northerners have failed several times under this city. The bodies of the dead can be seen everywhere, but the attackers don't even look at them. They have long learned to ignore these things.

They skillfully passed through the passages piled in the moat with sandbags and picked up the ladders scattered among the corpses under the city wall, still stained with blood.

The ladder was put up in this way, and the northerners began to climb again.

However, the arrows of the men in black continued to fall, and the muskets roared from time to time. They were also very skilled. After all, this was not the first time they had resisted the attack of the northerners.

Some northerners successfully climbed up the city wall and fought with the Nilfgaardians, but more people fell off the wall while screaming.

Soon, the sounds of fighting were heard on the city wall. The northerners occupied an area, and swords and axes were waved at each other.

In this way, the northerners and southerners fought around the city wall.

But this battle is a little different than before.

I saw a small door suddenly opened on the city wall. Before the door was opened, it was impossible to tell that it was a secret door.

A group of Nilfgaardian soldiers carrying swords rushed out and swept across the northerners who were busy climbing the city.

The northerners never expected that such a group of enemies would come out. Many of them were killed by swords from behind while they were still concentrating on the city wall.

The northerners were caught off guard and were beaten to the point of abandoning their armor and quickly fled the battlefield.

The Nilfgaardian soldiers on the city wall also fired continuously to keep as many northerners as possible.

The small cannon sprayed shotguns, and the rounds of shotguns hitting the northerners who exposed their backs in order to escape caused considerable casualties.

Many people were injured and fell down. If they were lucky, they would be dragged away by their comrades. If they were unlucky, no one would care about them at all. They could only wail there until they die.

After the northerners escaped from the killing range, the people in black cheered for them to defeat the northerners again.

But then they had to hide behind the battlements in embarrassment, because the northerners' artillery positions started firing.

It's just that these shellings were obviously of no use to the city wall. They only made small holes in the city wall, and there were already a lot of these small holes.

"Failed again."

"Tsk, I lasted shorter this time than last time."

"Forget it, go and do your own business."

In the Northern Army camp, people were not surprised by the failure of the siege. Instead, they regarded it as a daily occurrence and dispersed when they saw the failure of the siege.

After all, such scenes are constantly being staged every day, and they all regard them as a kind of opera to appreciate.

As long as it doesn't involve themselves, they treat it as a show.

The northern camp has a very lively atmosphere. Special living areas have been built and all kinds of service personnel are available.

These service personnel are basically nearby residents. They have survived repeated sieges by the Nilfgaard army and now make a living around the army.

This can be regarded as giving them a way to survive. Under the continuous raids by the Nilfgaardians, these people can either flee and become refugees, or they can only be killed.

You can often see northern soldiers spending money inside, enjoying various services, or selling their trophies.

Some people sneaked directly into nearby villages to play. With the arrival of the Northern Army, many local people who had been hiding returned to their hometowns to continue working.

After these days, they have basically become familiar with this place, and the officers above also turn a blind eye.

It seems that they have been stationed for a while. From a distance, the military camp looks like a giant city.

Looking at the defeat ahead, one person was very unhappy. He was the Lord Protector of Aedirn, Herme.

He had seen this scene a lot, and he really didn't want to see it again.

"It's been two weeks, we've been stuck in this damn city for two weeks."

After seeing another failed attack, the Protector couldn't help but stood up and walked around angrily.

He now understood why the Livians had been besieging Amelia for so long but could not pry open the city.

The resources Nilfgaard invested in these two cities were completely worth it.

Unexpectedly, the Aedian army is now blocked here, unable to move forward at all.

The city walls of Brugg were thickened and the moat was widened and reinforced, making it extremely difficult to attack.

Hemei predicted that if he wanted to capture this city, it would probably take a long, long time.

But he didn't want to spend so long here.

Therefore, attacks on the city continued day and night, launching attacks one after another, just to capture it.

But the results were brutal and the city still stood.

It looks like the battle lines are about to reach a stalemate again.

Now the situation of the troops is getting worse and worse. With the normalization of sieges, everyone has begun to slack off. Although they still try their best to attack the city wall, they can easily collapse.

The reason why the previous offensive collapsed was because of this mentality.

Many people seemed determined to surround the city and starve the city.

It's a pity that Herme knew very well that as the key fortress of the Nilfgaardians, how could there be so little food in the city.

No one responded to Hemei's words, because no one had any way to deal with this fortified city, so since there was no way, then don't make a fool of yourself in front of the Lord Protector and destroy the Lord Protector's impression of you.

"Is there any progress over there with the Livians?"

Seeing no one answered, Herme asked about the situation of the Livians, hoping to hear some good news.

"Queen Miwei has nothing to do with the city she faces."

This response silenced Hermey, who then sighed and said nothing.

It seems that the only option is to keep grinding like this.

It was impossible to bypass the city. There were a lot of Nilfgaardian garrison in the city, a number that could not be ignored.

If they were to force their way around, not to mention the risk of being attacked by Nilfgaardians, just having a land supply line cut off would be enough to kill them.

However, he is not too discouraged. He now has an alternative plan in hand.

It seems that we must use that plan...

At this moment, a man ran up to Valentine and whispered something. The attendant nodded, then came to the Protector and whispered something to him.

The Lord Protector's expression changed as he heard what he heard.

It was the joy of finally hearing a new method after being troubled for a long time.

"Let Lechitzki manage the affairs here for the time being. Take me there. I want to take a look."

The transfer finally came, and of course Lord Protector wanted to go and have a look immediately.

Soon, the Lord Protector headed to the Aruga River under the escort of guards and generals.

The Yaruga River is not very far from Bruge, it is only an hour's journey by horseback, and he arrived here.

Previously, in order to facilitate the receipt of supplies through the Aruga River, the Aedianites had established a port on the river.

And the port grew larger and larger as the Aedirn army stayed longer.

After all, to transport so much material, supporting port facilities are also needed. Once the facilities are good, unloading will be faster.

It is estimated that after the army leaves in the future, this place will be occupied by nearby people and become a future riverside town. After all, the infrastructure here is so good.

Now, the port is full of northern ships coming from the upper reaches of the Yaruga River. The masts have formed a forest, which looks quite spectacular and shows the power of the north.

Not only those from Aedirn, but also those from Levia, and the Adainites were joined by Leviaan ships.

After the Second Northern War, in response to the situation where the southerners controlled the outlet of the Aruga River, both Aedirn and Livia began to build ships in the upper reaches of the Aruga River.

The reason for building ships is simple. In the future, the Yaruga River will inevitably become an important lifeline for the northern war. In order to control this lifeline, the establishment of a fleet is necessary.

The battle situation did develop that way. After Aedirn and Livia launched their counterattack, the role of the golden route of the Aruga River came into play.

Through this river, the north can continuously send urgently needed supplies to the front line. Otherwise, the supplies would not be enough just relying on the severely damaged roads.

But now, Hemei has some different ideas and some different plans for this fleet.

He plans to use this fleet to solve the current dilemma and completely change the current war situation.

Hemei has trained a very special fleet in it. It is not large in scale, but it does not affect anything.

And relying on that fleet, plus the troops carried by other ships, the Lord Protector was confident of breaking through the defenses set up by Nilfgaard in the lower reaches of the Aruga River.

The Nilfgaardians were certainly aware of the risks of northerners going south along the Aruga River, so they deployed a large number of troops and fleets to form a defensive force on the Aruga River.

As for what kind of fleet it is...

Looking at the ships with a large number of gun ports all over their hulls, Herme smiled.

He had hidden a lot of things, and he had hidden them for so long just for this moment.

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When people mention the Nilfgaardian army, they always think of the Nilfgaardian army that can be said to be invincible to the entire continent.

Thinking of the solid shield wall of the imperial army, the fearless advance of the imperial cavalry, and the great achievements of the imperial army in conquering countries one after another.

The achievements of the Imperial Army were so great that there were even fanatics of the Imperial Army in the far north.

Of course, such lovers do not dare to express their love. After all, northerners will never show mercy to Nilfgaard supporters.

Under the glory of the army, few people remember that the empire also has a navy.

Compared with the army, the Imperial Navy is too unknown.

Most of the time, the role played by this army is to deliver troops and transport supplies.

After all, the empire has not encountered any strong maritime opponents for a long time. Even if there were, the empire could often solve the problem by relying on the army's advancement.

It was in these years that there were two rivals: the Skellige Pirates, which emerged with the beginning of the Northern War, and the unified Kingdom of Ofel.

When the operation to occupy the north was blocked, the pirates of the islands caused a lot of trouble to the empire. The Ofeier people continued to compete with the empire for interests in the south, and conflicts at sea continued.

As the threats at sea intensified, Nilfgaard finally began to pay attention to the navy. This child who had been unloved in the imperial system for a long time finally got a chance.

As a sign of importance, the Imperial Navy had an admiral, the first time the navy had a general of this rank.

Next, the Imperial Navy received large sums of money from the government, and the Imperial Navy was able to expand rapidly. Shipyards of all sizes throughout the empire basically received orders from the navy.

And the empire began to recruit a large number of merchant ships. After all, in this era, merchant ships were basically equal to warships.

With the support of Nilfgaard's huge national power, a large navy quickly took shape.

However, even though it was able to quickly build a large navy, the empire still lost more than it won when facing the Skelliges and Ophirs.

Some things cannot be used after spending money to build a fleet. The Imperial Navy's personnel, training, and even ship types all have big problems.

It is precisely these problems that cause the Imperial Navy to always fail.

But to a certain extent, losing more is actually a good thing.

Failure is not terrible. The key is that someone survives. If someone survives, then the experience of failure can be absorbed.

Coupled with the huge size of the empire, although the Imperial Navy has suffered many failures, it is constantly learning experience and growing.

Soon, the Skellige were forced out of the empire's borders.

If the people of the Islands move a little slower when plundering, they will easily be blocked by the imperial navy, and then cooperate with the provincial army to annihilate the pirates.

Of course, if the fleet of the great nobles of the archipelago sheds some blood, it can still break through such a siege, but this also means that the era when one or two longships can turn the empire's territory upside down is over.

The Empire could sink three, five, or even ten ships in exchange for sinking one Skellige longship, but the Skellige people simply couldn't afford the Empire's sacrifice.

Under such circumstances, the Skellige were forced back to their archipelago. It is said that the archipelago has now changed its combat strategy. They plan to conduct a large fleet assault instead, fight a strategic decisive battle with the Nilfgaardians, and use their own strength as much as possible. Fleet advantage.

However, the death of King Bran at this time made it necessary to reshuffle the plans. The pirates gathered on the islands and planned to choose a new king.

It is said that Imperial Admiral Lompali is planning to use this as an opportunity to annihilate the pirates gathered in their hometown.

As for the Ofel people, since their area of ​​expertise is ocean navigation, the empire's navy has limited strength and technology, and there is no way to prevent the Ofel people from investing their power in the north.

What the Imperial Navy can do is to constantly engage in battles with the Ophel people on the southern ocean. However, they lose more than they win.

And the situation is even worse. Compared with the pirates, the Ophirs are obviously more orderly and better at fleet combat, which makes the Nilfgaardians suffer a lot.

However, these have nothing to do with the imperial fleet stationed in the Yaruga River.

As an important strategic river, the Yaruga River, coupled with the lessons learned from the northerners' raid on Cintra during the Second Northern War, allowed an imperial squadron to be stationed here.

Although it is said to be a squadron, but including those temporarily requisitioned merchant ships, the total number of ships has reached a hundred.

It can only be said that as a large empire, Nilfgaard's heritage is there.

Of course, this fleet is not just here. In fact, they are also responsible for transporting supplies for the imperial fleet on the Yaruga River, and they are quite busy every day.However, this is mainly done by the requisitioned ships. As genuine members of the imperial army, the serious and well-established imperial navy mainly cruises on the Yaruga River, looking for possible enemies.

Therefore, their life must be said to be very leisurely.

Rest after patrolling every day, patrol after resting, and then have one day off every week, where you can go find a woman and have fun.

"Tell me, when can we stop patrolling today? You are well-informed, tell me."

"When? I guess it's late today. Our idiot commander took the initiative to recruit all the substitutes in order to steal women from others."

"Ah? Doesn't that mean we have to be responsible for this night?"

"Yes. Well, it's better not to say anything. Don't let our idiot commander know about it. He knows that we are chewing his tongue behind his back and he will definitely deal with us."

The two sailors discussed, and then shut up and worked out of fear of punishment. Sailors like them who worked quietly were everywhere on this ship.

The Imperial Army is already known for its strict military discipline, but in the Navy, it can be said to be even stricter due to the coordination required for ship operations.

It is no exaggeration to say that the captain controls the life and death of every crew member. As long as he is willing, it is not a problem to beat an ordinary crew member to death and throw him into the sea.

Since killing is no longer a problem, what is the problem with severe punishment?

Many Nilfgaardian captains like to treat their subordinates harshly, which is the ethos of the Imperial Navy.

Only if you treat your subordinates more harshly will your subordinates strictly implement your orders.

The ship they are on now is a typical Imperial Navy ship.

The golden sun on the sails shines very conspicuously on the earth, so no one will mistake the ship's ownership.

The ships of the Imperial Navy are mainly triangular sails. Their slender hulls and shallow draft are suitable for fast maneuvering, but they are poor in stability and not strong enough.

This kind of ship cannot deploy long-range heavy weapons such as trebuchets or ballistae, and its attack methods are very limited.

But one good thing about them is that there are enough of them.

When a huge number of imperial ships appear on the sea, the forest-like masts alone can create great power, and then the enemy will be drowned by this number.

Everyone on the ship originally thought that today was another boring patrol day, but they suddenly discovered that a fleet appeared in the upper reaches of the river.

The sailor on duty immediately sounded the alarm. There is only one possibility for the fleet upstream. This is definitely the fleet of the Northerners!

The clear and urgent alarm bell rang like this, and the soldiers huddled in the cabin rushed onto the deck one after another and entered the fighting position.

They held weapons such as harpoons, scimitars, crossbows, and muskets, and some began to control the guns on the bow of the ship, aiming at the fleet approaching them.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

The captain who was resting in the captain's cabin came out. He shouted to the busy sailors around him, wanting to know immediately what happened.

"There are enemy ships ahead!"

The sailor on the mast said loudly, and the captain who heard the answer immediately came to the side of the ship, took out the monocular telescope in his arms, and unfolded it to observe the enemy.

What appeared in the telescope was the symbol of the Kingdom of Aedirn, the mountain-shaped tricolor coat of arms. This made the captain's heart move. He did not expect to encounter the northern fleet.

The northerners were very fast, and they arrived not far from the Nilfgaardian ship in a short while. It would probably take another ten minutes to get close to the Nilfgaardian ship.

Just when Captain Nilfgaard was about to shout and order the fleet to retreat and complete his mission, he discovered that the enemy fleet in front of him had formed a strange formation.

This is the broad surface of the Aruga River, or more accurately, this is the lake on the Aruga River, so it is very wide.

In this lake, the Aedirn ships crossed the hulls. The captain saw a bunch of holes in the hulls of those ships, and he didn't know what they were for.

This aroused the curiosity of the captain, so he did not shout the order to retreat, but looked at the scene in front of him strangely.

"grown ups?"

The first mate asked, the meaning in his words was obvious, what are you going to do if you don't run away at this time?
"Don't worry, I want to take a look and see what the northerners are doing."

The first mate suddenly became anxious. He was not a kid from a wealthy Nilfgaardian family like the captain. As a man who had climbed from an ordinary sailor to his current position, he didn't have that much curiosity.

On his way forward, too many fellow travelers had died, and among these people, curiosity was the main cause of death.

The way the northerners look now shows that they want to experiment with something.

But the captain didn't run away and was still waiting here. Damn it, is there something wrong with his brain?

Of course, in the strict hierarchy of Nilfgaard, he would definitely not dare to say this. He was afraid that he would die in the next second, so he only dared to curse like this in his heart.

On the northern side, the northerners pushed the muzzles of artillery guns out of the windows.

Seeing this scene, the captain's expression immediately changed dramatically. However, before the sound of retreat could be heard, he saw a barrage of artillery shells flying in like an overwhelming force, and what sounded in his ears was also the thunder of artillery shells.

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"It's really miserable, but it seems like it's impossible to sink the ship simply with artillery."

Walking on the messy deck strewn with broken corpses, Herme sighed.

The whole deck was in a terrible state, with bodies that had been beaten into two pieces and all kinds of broken debris strewn all over the place.

There were even some burnt organs, and the blood had completely changed the color of the deck.

The main mast of the ship fell to the ground. The mast had been smashed by a cannonball, and the entire sail had fallen down.

The entire hull was also filled with holes punctured by cannonballs, but even so, the ship still did not sink - but it was still in danger.

However, you must know that this ship was bombarded by two Aedirn gunships at the same time, with a total of twenty artillery pieces.

In this way, it has not sunk yet, and Hemei can still come up to see the situation.

Now the ships are full of Hemei's guards, ensuring the safety of the Protector.

While the Protector was sighing, the soldiers who entered the cabin escorted out a group of surviving sailors.

The Protector did not intend to go below the deck to take a look, because the scene there would definitely be more tragic, and it would also be easy to encounter enemy sneak attacks.

"Well, there are not many people alive, which is a good thing, otherwise I would have thought that so many cannons were just decorations. I have seen that, let's go back and lock up the prisoners. The ship is no longer worth repairing. Scuttle it. ”

"As you command, Lord Protector."

The soldiers moved quickly. After the Protector left, they quickly took away the prisoners and then began to scuttle the ship.

When the Lord Protector returned to his ship, the soldiers who had completed the scuttling work were also leaving the ship. Because the ship was so damaged, the water entered the ship at a rapid rate after the bottom of the ship was pierced. Very fast too.

The soldiers had to run away from here, and the scene looked quite funny for a while.

The ship the Lord Protector is on is the largest Aden gunboat. This ship has a total of twenty artillery pieces, which is twice as many as the average Aden gunboat.

Shortly after the Lord Protector returned to the ship and the fleet set sail again, a warning came from the soldiers on the mast.

"Enemy ship found ahead!"

Valentine immediately took out the telescope and held it in front of the Protector. Herme took it and looked over.

What appeared in Herme's field of vision was the Nilfgaardian fleet going down the river. The golden sun on the black sails was so conspicuous that it was impossible not to notice it.

These fleets look boundless, which shows that the Nilfgaardians are using their main force this time.

"The man in black came really fast."

Hemei sighed, it had only been half an hour since the battle ended, and such a huge fleet arrived.

But it is normal to think about it. After all, there was a loud sound of cannons on the river just now. Under such a loud sound of cannons, it is not surprising that the Nilfgaardians reacted like this.

"Get ready to fight. You also saw how powerless the Nilfgaardians were in front of you just now! Let us teach the Nilfgaardians a good lesson!"

Before, Herme was still worried about whether he could defeat the Nilfgaardian fleet, but after seeing the Nilfgaardian ship's defenseless performance in front of the artillery, he was full of confidence.

Let the Nilfgaardians come, this also happens to be a good battlefield, the battlefield where the Nilfgaardian fleet is buried.

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Talon, commander of the Nilfgaardian Yaruga River Squadron, really couldn't see clearly. What were the northerners in front of him doing?
Although the Yaruga River Squadron is a garrison fleet, Commander Talen never dares to relax the training of the fleet.

It is precisely because of this that the Nilfgaardian fleet can appear so quickly.

After hearing the loud sound of cannons on the Yaruga River, Talon immediately ordered the ships in the harbor to dispatch. With so many cannons, there was no chance except for the northerners.

Then, just like the captain who died under the gunfire before, he saw the Northern Fleet in front of him crossing the ship one after another, and he said he couldn't understand what they were doing.

"Sir, are we going to attack?"

said Talon's first mate, who as the commander's first mate also acted as the fleet's herald, awaiting orders from the commander.

Hearing the first mate's request, Talon couldn't help but remember that Admiral Lompali once said that it is better to make a decision quickly than to hesitate, because the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly.

Tarun made up his mind to make a decision as soon as possible no matter what.

"The fleet is divided into three groups. The main fleet goes straight to the Northern Fleet, and the left and right fleets outflank it."

"Yes, as ordered."

Talon's fleet was indeed well-trained. After the commander gave the order, it quickly divided into three groups and set off according to their respective goals.

Looking at the smooth performance of his fleet, Talon subconsciously felt proud.

His fleet has been polished in his own hands for so long, and he can definitely defeat the northerners.

Although the empire has little naval experience, the same goes for the northerners opposite, and it is not the Skellige or the Ophels they are facing, so he can definitely win.

However, when he saw the ships crossing the hull, the uneasiness came to his mind again.

The Nilfgaardian fleet moved very quickly, and large and small ships formed spearheads that penetrated the Northern Army's front one by one according to their respective tasks.

According to Talen's plan, the fleet will completely disrupt the northerners' front line. They will first tear the front line apart with a collision angle, and then win the war in the melee.

After all, the final decisive factor in naval battles in this era is the boarding battle.

Talon watched the ships under his command march forward bravely. At this moment, he saw the artillery barrels protruding from the hull. Before he could say anything, there was a flash of fire, followed by countless thunders.

The Nilfgaardian fleet encountered a fierce head-on attack, and cannonballs hit them like this.

The wooden hull was so weak in front of the cannonballs, and it was easily penetrated, with sawdust flying everywhere.

The scene inside the cabin was the most horrifying. The shells swept through everything in the enclosed space of the cabin. Once they got involved, they would lose arms and legs.

There were also many shells that directly penetrated the entire ship, causing countless casualties during the process.

However, due to inertia, the Nilfgaardian fleet was still advancing rapidly, and Talon did not give any order to retreat. Instead, he ordered the ships to stick to their posts and continue to advance.

As an old sea dog, he understood that what the northerners came up with was indeed scary, but it was precisely because of this that he should move forward bravely, and retreating now would be the end of the world.

The northerners stopped shelling after this round of terrifying bombardment, and they were busy loading their artillery, so the Nilfgaardians accelerated their speed, seizing this time to get as close as possible to the northern fleet.

However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not reach the Northern Fleet in a short time, so the second wave of bombardment began.

This time the cannonballs were very different from last time. What was fired were burning cannonballs and iron balls linked together by chains.

The chain iron ball either swept across the deck, creating a broken arm, or hit the mast and directly cut it off.

Due to the current state of the Nilfgaardian fleet, many chains directly swept across the entire deck.

The speed of the ships whose masts were broken immediately slowed down, and the ships behind them did not react at all and had no way to stop.

So they collided together, and the collision angle directly knocked out a big hole in the hull, and then water kept pouring in.

As for the ships hit by incendiary bombs, they were unlucky. If the shells hit the hull quickly enough, they might extinguish the flames.

But if it hits the sail, it will be finished. The flames are like a wild horse raging on the sail, and then ignite the entire ship.

The sailors could only scramble to jump off the ship and swim to the friendly ships.

Tragedies of ship collisions also occurred one after another. At one time, more than ten Nilfgaardian ships were either paralyzed or seriously injured.

This finally caused the Nilfgaardian fleet to begin to waver, and many ships began to slow down.

The Imperial Navy was established in a short period of time, so no matter how many battles it experienced, the number of recruits was very large, and a garrison fleet was naturally assigned more recruits.

Now, looking at the scenes that so many comrades encountered in the front, they did not dare to move forward.

If the desperate old sea dog was cruel at this time, he would dare to go up and fight for his life, but the newcomers did not dare.

Moreover, those at the front are already the most experienced ships, and one can imagine the quality of those behind them.

"Go forward! The great sun disk is above! Go forward!"

Seeing this scene, Commander Talon was so angry that he even planned to go to these ships and execute their captains on the spot if the scene was not allowed.

Naturally, there were ships that slowed down, but there were also ships that didn't, and so there was another tragedy of ship collision.

As the Nilfgaardian fleet descended into chaos, the Northerners loaded another round of artillery.

This round was just an ordinary round, but it succeeded in making the situation even more chaotic.

Nilfgaardian ships continued to sink in the Aruga River, and the chaos in the Nilfgaardian fleet also continued to spread.

However, the Nilfgaardian fleets on the left and right sides of Nilfgaard were still performing their missions. Since they followed different methods from the beginning, the left and right fleets did not encounter many artillery bombardments.

But then, the Aedirian gunboats, which had prevented the Nilfgaardian main fleet from advancing, began to change the direction of their bombardment.

Another round of brutal bombardment. The size of the left and right fleets was much smaller than the main fleet, and they were mainly composed of various light ships, making them even weaker in the face of bombardment.

It's just that being fast has its advantages. At least they are fast enough and can run quickly enough.

In addition, there were fewer ships on their side, so there were very few ships hit by cannonballs in the left and right fleets. Most of the ships chose to escape after seeing the chaos in the main fleet.

As for those who still insisted on moving forward, they soon encountered the northern ships, and then were crushed by the number of northern ships. The northerners swept across the decks of the Nilfgaardians like a whirlwind.

On the side of Nilfgaard's main fleet, the situation was completely irreversible. Many ships were mixed together in chaos, and flames continued to spread among them, causing the entire scene to become like a sea of ​​fire.

It can be said that the entire river now looks like it is burning.

As for the Nilfgaardian ships that had not yet been disturbed, they all turned around and ran away.

"It's over, it's over."

Looking at the chaos around him, Talon said feebly that his ship was at the center of the chaos, and it was only a matter of time before the flames swept over.

Sailors on the ship were jumping into the water, but some continued to stick to their posts.

Because they can see that there is no way to escape from this situation. Instead of doing useless work, it is better to enjoy the last moment of life.

"This defeat is too tragic... Damn it, the Great Sun is above, and His Majesty the Emperor is above."

Looking at the hell-like environment around him, Talon felt extremely powerless. He had thought about what the outcome of this battle might be, but he never imagined how it could end like this.

Forget it, it has nothing to do with him anymore.

Talon finally thought mockingly to himself, and the flames had swept over unknowingly...

(End of this chapter)