Lords of Hegemony: Conquer from the Mermaids

Chapter 49 The First Battle
Two days passed in a flash, and Meng Zheng had already made full preparations for the war. He summoned all the warriors of the Canghai tribe and carried out the final mobilization and deployment.

"Warriors, we are about to face an important battle. The Murloc Tribe is our enemy. They are insidious, cunning and full of aggressiveness. But we are the warriors of the Canghai Tribe. We possess powerful strength and firm belief. In this battle, we must not only win, but also win beautifully!" Meng Zheng's voice echoed over the tribal square, inspiring the hearts of every warrior.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers let out earth-shaking shouts and their morale was high.

At the same time, Xie Batian also led her black gold iron armor crab troops to the territory of the Canghai tribe. They wore heavy shells, brandished terrifying claws, and lined up in the square with menacing momentum, echoing the warriors of the Canghai tribe from afar.

"Crab Chief, thank you for coming. With your joining, our chances of winning have increased." Meng Zheng stepped forward to meet Crab Tyrant and said as he looked at the hundreds of big crabs in front of him.

Crab Tyrant smiled proudly: "Chief Meng, our Black Gold Iron Armor Crab Tribe and your Canghai Tribe are allies, and it is only natural for us to help each other. In this battle, we will definitely give our all!"

Under the leadership of Meng Zheng and Xie Batian, they all headed towards the fishman tribe.

During these days, the patrolling Yaksha team has killed many merman warriors. The mermen also seem to know that this location is dangerous, and now few mermen are exploring in the direction of the Canghai tribe.

Therefore, the journey was very peaceful and no fighting took place.

In order to completely conquer the fishman tribe, Meng Zheng spent a lot of money this time.

Cangyue, Cangjing, Jiang Tao and Li Gen all went into battle.

All the mermaid militiamen were equipped with hydraulic catapults, and the twenty following earth beasts were also carrying full loads of military supplies, ready for the soldiers to use at any time.

Jiang Bin also began to mobilize the mermaids to build new huts and prepare to receive the fish-man captives. Everything was ready, waiting for the battle to be won.

Riding on the back of the Silver Horned Rock Spirit Beast, Meng Zheng was full of confidence as he looked at the mermaids following him. This was the army he had personally led, and today they would charge into battle for him and achieve a glorious victory.

The merman tribe was only a few hundred miles away, and according to the speed of the mermaids, they could have arrived there quickly.

But now with the addition of the Black Gold Iron Armored Crab Troops, the speed has slowed down a lot.

Crabs themselves are not good at speed, and for the black gold armored crabs that absorb large amounts of metal every day, their speed is even slower.

Their bodies are extremely heavy, and even when they move through the water, their sharp thorns will penetrate deep into the lake bottom.

This seriously affects their travel speed.

However, Meng Zheng was not in a hurry. He thought that if he walked slowly, he would eventually reach the Merman Tribe. Not to mention that there were patrolling sea Yakshas gathering intelligence on the front line and reporting the movements of the Merman Tribe at any time.

Just as Meng Zheng led his army slowly toward the Murloc tribe, the patrolling Yaksha squadron sent urgent intelligence: the Murloc tribe seemed to have noticed something and was mobilizing a large force to prepare for battle.

Upon learning the news, Meng Zheng immediately summoned all the generals for an emergency meeting.

"It seems the Murloc tribe is fully prepared. We can't let our guard down," Meng Zheng said gravely. "The Sea Patrol Yaksha Squadron will continue their investigation and make sure to find out their exact movements."

Cangyue, Cangjing and others nodded and said they would do their best.

"Batian, the battle is about to begin." Meng Zheng turned to Xie Batian, "Now that the Fishman Tribe is prepared, we must hurry. This time, your Crab Army will attack head-on, while my Canghai Tribe will focus on long-range attacks."

"No problem, just watch us!" Crab Overlord said proudly.

This time, the black-gold armored crab stopped moving slowly and instead turned sideways, moving aggressively. This method of movement significantly increased the armored crab's speed, but its downside was that it was difficult to determine its direction. With a black-gold armored crab's massive body, it was difficult to maintain a straight line.

Therefore, it is easy for two big crabs to suddenly collide with each other while walking.

The mermaid militiamen held hydraulic catapults and kept highly mobile, sticking closely behind the black gold armored crabs to let them cover their attacks.

Finally, after advancing halfway, Meng Zheng saw a group of about seven or eight hundred fishmen blocking the way ahead.

The fighting these days has already caused panic in the fishman tribe, so they have gathered a lot of troops here to garrison in case of enemy raids.

Although the merman army of seven or eight hundred was large in number, they seemed so insignificant in front of the black-gold iron-clad crabs that were over a hundred and seventy or eighty meters in size.

When the black gold iron-armored crabs saw the enemy, they attacked without saying a word, not worrying about ambushes or traps at all.

A fierce crab's attack knocked over many fishmen, and the originally clear water surface instantly stirred up a large amount of mud and sand.

The battle had just begun when it instantly became intense.

The defense of the black gold iron-clad crab was too strong. The fishmen knocked on it with their weapons for a long time, but there was no reaction at all.

But once the big claws clamp the fishman, his body can be torn apart in an instant.

Fifty mermaid militiamen, holding hydraulic catapults, continuously shot at the fish-man army. As long as they hit the target, the fish-men would have their hands and feet broken at best, or die directly with blood spitting out of their mouths at worst.

The hydraulic catapult is very powerful. Under the continuous shooting of the mermaid militia, it fired a hail of bullets. The fish people could not withstand it at all and were constantly defeated.

With the cooperation of the black gold iron-armored crab and the mermaid militia, the seven or eight hundred fishmen suffered heavy casualties. After leaving behind half of their bodies, they swam back to their own nests and did not dare to stay at all.

"Cangyue, Cangjing, Jiangtao, and Li Gen!" Seeing that the fishman army had been defeated, Meng Zheng directly ordered the four of them to come over.

"Each of you will be responsible for a certain area and completely intercept the direction of the murloc's retreat to prevent them from scattering and causing unnecessary trouble."

"Yes! Chief/Lord!" The four of them took the order and left immediately.

"Batian, let's continue to advance towards the fishman tribe and let Erlang and his men have a good fight." After arranging the interception troops, Meng Zheng said to Xie Batian with a smile.

The battle just now completely dispelled Meng Zheng's worries.

Although the murloc tribe is large in number, their weapons are basically made of stone or wood and cannot cause much damage at all.

All you can rely on is the human wave tactic, relying on numbers to pile up people and kill them.

However, with the presence of the black gold iron-armored crabs, the fish people have completely lost this qualification.

If the defense cannot be broken, no matter how many people there are, it will be useless, not to mention that there are mermaid militia to support them from behind.

(End of this chapter)