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"City crossbows ready!"

"City crossbow loaded!"

"Boarding battle ready!"

"Adjustment of the ramming direction is ready!"

Commands were issued from the dwarven warships. The javelin-class warships were already ready to go, and the five ironwall-class warships at the end of the formation slowly turned their sides horizontally, revealing rows of dense crossbows. "Go to hell! Monsters of Orila City!!"

The dwarf sailors excitedly grabbed the side of the ship, waiting for the final order to attack.

However, when the warships of both sides faced each other side by side, they were suddenly dumbfounded.

I saw cannons sticking out one after another on the side of the Orila City warship. There were actually two rows of cannons installed on the side of the ship! The people of Orila City are all crazy about firepower!

"Fire!"

Following Bjorn's order, the Solomon he was on was the first to sound the attack horn. The ten cannons on the side fired at the same time, flying towards the Javelin-class battleship that was close to them. Boom boom boom

After a round of artillery shells, the enemy's Javelin-class warship suddenly became a sieve. The wooden hull could not withstand such a huge power and fell apart in an instant. In addition to having a mechanical core as a power source, the rest of the structure of the Javelin-class warship is no different from that of a wooden sailing ship. Soon, a large amount of seawater rushed in from the sieve. The dwarves on the warship shouted for help while pouring the surging seawater out of the hull in vain, but this effort was tantamount to a drop in the bucket.

Led by the Solomon, these twelve warships pierced directly into the dwarf fleet like a sharp knife.

The dwarf fleet reacted quickly as well. They immediately changed their formation and tried to double-team Bjorn, but this was exactly what Bjorn wanted.

The warships of Orila City have artillery on both sides! The flanking from both sides actually makes the most of the firepower of the Yukikaze-class warships. On the other hand, the Javelin-class warships, except for a crossbow on the bow, do not have much long-range attack power, and can only use ramming to hit the opponent. In this case, Bjorn is not afraid of the opponent's flanking attack at all.

However, what made the dwarves most desperate was that in addition to the twelve warships that fought head-on, another eight warships led by Haverdan were also dispatched. Their target was the five Ironwall-class warships far at the end of the formation.

Chapter 246 Fatal Flaw

The warships led by Haverdan were all Yukikaze-class warships. They were extremely fast and attacked the enemy's formation like arrows from a full bow.

Facts have proved that the Javelin-class battleships, which only have speed, cannot compete with the Yukikaze-class battleships of the same tonnage in terms of firepower. When the two sides were boarding, the shells of the Yukikaze-class battleships flew over like heavy rain, but they only had the city crossbow on the bow. The power of the city crossbow is indeed not small, but its loading speed is too slow. First, the heavy fine iron crossbow arrows must be moved to the crossbow cart by manpower, and then the direction must be adjusted, and finally the trigger must be pulled to fire. This process requires the cooperation of at least five dwarves, which is extremely inefficient. On the other hand, on the side of Orila City, only a loader and a gunner are needed to complete the entire process from loading to firing.

When the city crossbow finally fired a shot, this side had already been able to launch three consecutive rounds of attacks! In this case, the Javelin-class battleships don't even have to think about hurting the opponent. They can either use ramming to hit, or move the battleship closer to the opposite side and then launch a boarding battle. But the prerequisite for ramming is to keep up with the opponent's speed.

If they were dealing with sailing warships, these javelin-class warships could indeed hit them accurately, but now they were facing a Yukikaze-class warship that was as fast as them, and with all the guns on the side firing at full power, they might not have a chance to hit them. As for boarding battles.

The dwarves were not even equipped with firearms, and they could not compete with the warriors of Orila City with bows and crossbows. Not to mention that the warriors of Orila City could throw grenades. Fifteen javelin-class warships were sunk at a speed that shocked everyone. In just one morning, the dwarves' vanguard was left with only five Ironwall-class warships. The five Ironwall-class warships were like facing a great enemy, and they turned their crossbows to aim at the rapidly advancing Orila warships.

bang bang

The city crossbow was heavily bounced out by the mechanical core, and the Solomon was the first to be hit hard by the city crossbow.

However, it was just hit.

The Solomon led the three warships behind it and fired at the Ironwall-class warships. The only sound was the collision of metal and metal. Under the fierce impact of the shells, several large holes suddenly appeared on the armor of the Ironwall-class warships. The hull began to shake violently due to the attack. The dwarves on the deck were caught off guard and fell to the ground. The defensive ability of this armor is still very terrifying!

Bjorn knew that it would be difficult to defeat these iron bastards with their artillery, so he made a quick decision and turned right and ran away. The Iron Wall-class warships reacted and chased after them. Bang, bang, bang!

Another series of crossbows were fired forward, but the intervals between their firing were too long. Often, just when the angle was adjusted, the next moment the warships, led by the Solomon, would change direction. Hitting the enemy was basically only possible with the blessing of the dwarf god. "Stop! Don't chase us forward!"

Seeing the Yukikaze-class battleships ahead stop and go, the captain of the Ironwall-class battleship seemed to have thought of something and shouted loudly: "They are luring us into the range of the artillery! Don't enter the range of the enemy's artillery! Give up the pursuit!" On the Solomon, Bjorn saw that the Ironwall-class battleships slowly slowed down, just not entering the range of the shore-based artillery. "This captain is quite smart." Bjorn said, "It's a pity that we can't trick them in."

"But it doesn't matter, they have already made way." At this time, the adjutant on the side said

"Yes!" Bjorn said, "We have helped Haverdan lure away the five iron turtles. Now it's up to him!"

As they spoke, everyone turned their eyes to the warship led by Haverdan.

The eight warships of Haverdan were seen speeding towards the main fleet of the dwarves. They were originally blocked by these five warships on their way, and they had to take a long detour to attack the main fleet of the dwarves directly. Now that the iron wall has disappeared, there is no more obstruction in front of Haverdan. "Oops! We have been deceived!" Looking at the moving route of the eight warships, the dwarf captain reacted instantly, but it was too late! He didn't expect that he thought these eight warships wanted to attack them together with the Solomon, so he subconsciously chased after the enemy ships. On the one hand, he wanted to sink the other party, and on the other hand, he wanted to escape the attack from both sides, but what he didn't expect was that these eight warships were not targeting them at all, but their main fleet.

this…...

What do they want to do? There are two Ares-class battleships in the direction of the main fleet! The small gun barrels of Orila City can't even break the defense of the Iron Wall-class battleships, so where do they get the courage to challenge the stronger Ares-class! The Ares-class battleships can kill the opponent with a ramming. But Haverdan did it anyway!

But his target was not the Ares-class warships, but the supply ships that had been protected in the center of the army!

Even before they formed their formation, the dwarves made a fatal mistake! The supply ships were positioned too far forward.

Of course, this may not be considered a mistake in the eyes of the dwarves. After all, in this world, apart from them, which other forces' warships can have the same long-range capabilities as them! More importantly, there are a large number of javelin-class warships defending in front of these supply ships. In this world, no navy of any force can defeat so many javelin-class warships, not to mention that there are so many iron turtles behind and on both wings of the supply ships. Even if they really break through the layers of barriers and come to the side of the supply ships, they can only get in but not out. It is this arrogant attitude that gave the fleet of Orila City a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

No matter how powerful a battleship is, it is still driven by living people!

If you are a human being, you must eat and drink water! This is something that cannot be replaced by any magic or any technology.

In terms of combat power, these twenty warships could not compete with the dwarven behemoths, but if their supply was cut off, that would be another matter. After realizing this fatal mistake, Bjorn and Halfdan immediately modified their tactics and aimed at the enemy's supply ships that were surrounded. In this way, Halfdan's eight warships successfully bypassed the five Ironwall-class warships and rushed towards the dwarven supply ships.

The dwarf commanders of the main fleet were also aware of this, but it seemed too late.

The tonnage of the supply ship and the surrounding iron turtles was too large, and it was too late to change their posture in a short time! All they could do was to use the more than 20 javelin-class warships in front to resist! 20 to 8. In the past, the dwarves would not consider the issue of winning or losing at all, and would only think that the other party was an ignorant fool.

But after the battle just now, all the dwarves were nervous.

"Come on!"

Halfdan stood at the bow in a white shirt, roaring as he led the fleet towards an enemy force that was several times larger than his own.

Chapter 247: Revenge of the Feather Tribe

As soon as the warships of both sides came into contact, Haverdan immediately used artillery to show the other side what it meant to crush with overwhelming force!

Unlike Bjorn's twelve battleships, Haverdan's eight battleships are all composed of Yukikaze-class battleships, and their combat power is much stronger than that of those twelve battleships.

Their first round of artillery fire directly destroyed two of the enemy's warships and seriously damaged four warships. Their firepower was simply unparalleled, like a hot knife piercing butter, without any hindrance. Although the javelin-class warships were numerous, they suffered from weak firepower and could not exert their strength at all. As for the boarding battle, it was simply a joke. The dwarfs' bows and arrows were completely powerless in front of the muskets.

In the end, the captains of the Javelin-class battleships had to abandon traditional tactics and use the most primitive and ancient method to attack these fire monsters.

They wanted to intercept these Yukikaze-class battleships at all costs and keep them away from the supply ships.

It has to be said that this tactic did have some effect, but they realized it too late.

The three Yukikaze-class battleships were blocked by the enemy on their way to charge, but they were just blocked. The hulls of these Javelin-class battleships were shot into sieves before they could get close, let alone being sunk.

In the end, the dwarves could only watch helplessly as the remaining Yukikaze-class battleships arrived in front of the supply ship, then exposed their broadside artillery and began to fire!

"Fire! Sink them!" Haverdan yelled at the gunners.

All of a sudden, all the firepower was directed downward.

Perhaps it was to be able to carry more cargo, or perhaps the dwarves simply did not believe that any navy could raid their supply ships... In any case, they did not equip these supply ships with thick iron armor. Their entire bodies were made of wood. In the face of powerful artillery shells, these wooden hulls were simply vulnerable.

Soon the first supply ship began to tilt slowly!

Laferon's eyes widened. He knew very well what these supply ships meant to them. The Ares-class battleships could be sunk, but these battleships must not fall. He ordered all the battleships to stop these Yukikaze-class battleships at all costs!

However, the clumsy Iron Turtle moved too slowly. When they finally reached the Yukikaze-class battleships, four supply ships had already sunk. A large number of dwarves jumped off the battleships, frantically shouting for help.

At this time, five Iron Wall-class battleships and two Ares-class battleships entered their firing range and began to attack the battleships of Aurora City.

Although the firing frequency of the city crossbows was very slow, their number was simply too large! After a round of shooting, Haverdan realized that they had to run, otherwise they would all die here.

But looking at the supply ship so close, he was extremely reluctant to leave.

Give me another hour! Within an hour, they will definitely destroy all the dwarf supply ships!

But just as Haverdan was about to issue the order to retreat, several shadows suddenly passed by in the sky.

Hafdan looked up and saw more than fifty Feather Clan warriors spreading their wings and flying towards the fleet in the distance.

"It's the Feather Tribe! Hahaha! They've arrived just in time!" Hafdan said, "Keep shooting! We must destroy all of their supply ships!"

"As you command!"

These five warships were like small boats swaying in a storm, and they continued to output firepower with a large number of city crossbows!

The dwarf warriors also discovered the existence of the Feather Tribe, but most of the dwarves sneered at these old opponents.

They knew the strength of the Feather Tribe too well! The only way they could cause harm was to swoop down and pull the bowstring. But the quality of the Feather Tribe's bows and arrows was too poor, and their archery skills were also average, so each attack had limited lethality, not to mention the threat to the warship itself!

During the dive, the feather tribe was also quite vulnerable. After all, in order to reduce weight, the feather tribe was only wrapped in a layer of cloth, without any defense at all. Any damage to their wings could cause them to fall directly from the sky.

In other words, the attack of the Feather Tribe is a life-and-death struggle! But facing the large number of dwarves equipped with armor, this so-called life-and-death struggle is simply suicide!

"Shield protection city crossbowmen reload! Don't let the Feather Tribe distract your attention! Keep attacking the warships!" Several dwarf sailors shouted on the warship.

Judging from the orders they issued, they did not regard the attack of the Feather Tribe as a threat at all, and did not even organize archers to be on the deck as usual. For the dwarves, their enemies were the Snow Wind-class warships in front of them, and as for the Feather Tribe! They must have been sent only to attract their hatred.

The Feather Tribe soon arrived above the dwarves.

I saw them skillfully pick up the explosive bags on their backs and light the fuses expertly.

Almost every feather tribe has a blood feud with the dwarves!

In order to take revenge, they practiced throwing and diving on the shore. The intensity of their daily training made the sailors in Orila City feel ashamed. Many times Bjorn had to ask the Feather Tribe to stop training and order them to rest, so that they would not be exhausted when the war really came.

Everything was for this moment today! In order to get revenge, these feather tribes have already spared no expense!

“Dive!”

"This is for my father!"

"This is for my brother!"

"Sister! I helped you get revenge!"

Countless explosive packs flew towards the warship below like raindrops and exploded on the deck!

Boom boom boom!

For a moment, the deck was in chaos, sparks from the explosion were everywhere, the limbs of the dwarf warriors were broken, blood and flesh were flying, and a large number of city crossbows were destroyed! This made Haverdan feel less pressure all of a sudden.

But this was just the beginning. The second wave of Feather Clan attacks came soon, and another round of bombing directly turned the dwarf deck into a hell on earth, with charred black mixed with blood, and the stench and smell of gunpowder intertwined.

These dwarf sailors who escaped death had never seen such a tragic scene before. They collapsed to the ground one by one, and it took them a long time to come to their senses, and then they vomited wildly to one side.

At this moment, Harvdan also finished the last round of volleys, and they quickly turned around and headed towards Beichen Island. Behind them was a messy dwarf fleet and a number of sinking supply ships.

Chapter 248: The End of the Road

On the dwarf's flagship.

Laferon and a group of dwarf priests stared at what was happening before them in amazement.

Under the dual attack of artillery and feather tribe, they were defeated so miserably! Even in the war with the elves, their fleet did not suffer such a huge loss!

Six supply ships were completely destroyed, and only twelve of the forty Javelin-class battleships remained. Although the Ironwall-class and Ares-class battleships were still floating on the sea, their decks were bombed into a mess, especially the other Ares-class battleship that was not the flagship, more than half of the city crossbows on the side of the ship were destroyed.

The dwarf warships without their crossbows were like tigers with their claws and fangs pulled out. Apart from their huge size, they had no means of attack.

On the other hand, on the side of Orila City, four of the twenty warships were destroyed, and these four had sails and wooden wheels. In other words, these warships were not the official warships of Orila City, but defective warships converted from merchant ships! The real main battleships are still intact.

If this news got out, Laferon would definitely lose his position, and even his life. This was the biggest defeat the dwarf navy had suffered since the Demon War.

But now Laferen obviously no longer thinks about his position and life. If he doesn't come up with a solution, the entire fleet may be destroyed here.

Without the supply ship, how are they going to fight the next battle?

Rafelen once again pulled over the priests from the Hall of Heroes.

Because they did not listen to Lafelen's advice and rashly attacked Beichen Island, these priests were too ashamed to see Lafelen again. Some of them made excuses of illness or injuries, and simply gave all the command power to Lafelen. This made Lafelen extremely angry, but he had no choice but to take up the responsibility again and start cleaning up the mess.

"This bunch of clergymen escaped at the critical moment! It's really too much!" said the adjutant angrily.

"What's the point of saying this now!" Laferon sighed, then said, "Now that we've already lost, we have to find a way to minimize the losses."

"Defeat is inevitable? Your Excellency is exaggerating!" Several captains said, "Although our Javelin-class battleships have suffered heavy losses, the enemy is obviously unable to sink our Ares and Ironwall-class battleships. As long as they are here, we can still capture the entire Beichen Island."

"Seize? How do we seize it?" A captain said, "You are all aware of the firepower of Beichen Island! Our fleet will be shot to pieces before it even gets close! Not to mention the presence of the Feather Tribe."

"But they can't break through us." The adjutant said, "We can just dock the warships directly on Beichen Island and let the sailors rush down the warships! Although our warships suffered heavy losses today, the fleet of Orila City does not seem to intend to chase our sailors who fell into the water, so we still have the advantage in terms of the number of warriors.

"The enemy's muskets are not to be trifled with!" Another captain said at this time: "The main reason for our failure this time is that we underestimated the city of Aurora and underestimated the firearms! Just like the elves before! But it won't happen next time! What's more, Fran's artillery is sold openly and can be copied at will. We can also install artillery on warships! With the production capacity of our empire, the power that bursts out must be stronger than that of the city of Aurora."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present nodded.

They will lose this time, mainly because of the lack of firepower from the battleship!

But since even the orcs could imitate the artillery, it was no problem for them to do the same. However, due to the dwarves' self-contained industrial system and their disdain for artillery, the empire has not yet put it into service.

But I believe that after this naval battle, everyone in the empire will realize the importance of firearms! When they move the artillery to the warships like the city of Aurora, the firepower of both sides will be consistent again. The dwarves not only have ironclad ships that cannot be broken even by artillery, but their production capacity (at least they think so) is also much higher than that of the city of Aurora.

By then, if they are given a few more years to build a new artillery battleship, they will be invincible in the Endless Ocean again.

However, just when the captains thought that withdrawing was the best plan, they heard Laferon sigh and said, "I'm afraid we can't leave so easily."

"Why?" the adjutant asked, "You mean, Fran won't let us leave?"

"No..." Laferon said, "After this war, the fleet of Orila City suffered heavy losses. As long as we want to leave, they can't do anything to us. But the key is, will those priests let us leave?"

"Why should they let us continue fighting?" a captain said indignantly, "The failure was caused by their willful behavior! If we had listened to the adults and launched a wave of exploratory attacks first, we would at least know that the enemy's firepower would be so terrifying. We would have acted cautiously and would not have been destroyed by them."