Extraordinary Sailing

The medium-sized bastion can't accommodate too many people, and there are about 1,200 permanent defenders, while other defensive forces are stationed in military camps on the shore and outposts in more than 20 cities along the river valley.

Before the tsunami, there were still about 1,000 soldiers belonging to the infantry regiment in the Niske barracks. Although the barracks was located on a higher terrain, it is hard to say how many troops can be gathered after the tsunami.

Besides, when dealing with sea monsters, no matter how many ordinary soldiers come, it is of no use.

Therefore, when the bastion was saturated, Major General Coverdale's order to the infantry barracks was to go to Nisk to rescue the people.

After the alarm bells sounded.

All the soldiers stationed in the bastion were fully armed and entered the state of war, and the gunners ran to the fort on the second floor of the "bastion".

Originally, there were ground forts and a small outpost on the southern promontory, but because they did not have the defensive power of the bastion, they were all destroyed by the tsunami before firing a single shot.

The "bastion" on the northern promontory has essentially become the last force guarding the mouth of the sea!

There are a total of 32 heavy artillery pieces in the four-corner bastion, and there are two 32-pound guns and six 24-pound guns on each corner. Because of the solid foundation, the caliber of the artillery that can be placed on the fixed fort can be larger.

Although this is only a medium-sized bastion serving as a defense force for the mouth of the sea, even since it was built, it has not been attacked by enemies from the sea.

But there are still eight 32-pound heavy guns that are only equipped with battleships above Tier 3.

Especially when facing multiple sea monsters, they also transported ten 8-pound cannons stored in the armory, which further increased the firepower of the bastion.

Thanks to the unique design of the bastion, no matter which direction the enemy comes from, they will face 2-3 bastion faces at the same time and suffer from the scorching baptism of the firepower net.

At the same time, musketeers were also lined up on the "middle embankment" between the two salient forts. If the sea monster broke through the firepower net of the outer cannons, they would need to launch close-range shots with muskets.

Even if musket bullets are incomparable to artillery shells, the power of concentrated fire should not be underestimated.

whoosh whoosh

Before the tide receded and the soldiers had just taken their positions, the sea monsters were driven by their instinct to hate humans and attacked the bastion.

Fortunately.

The newly born sea monsters had no rules at all when attacking, not to mention any coordination. Some were in the front, some were behind, some were reckless and just charged, and some were still waiting for an opportunity.

This also gave the "bastion" a chance to destroy them one by one!

A strange fish is obviously the fastest, and the brain is the simplest. Its long body like blue-black steel contains explosive power, and it can easily borrow force in the sea water with a light flick of its tail to continuously accelerate.

With the hunting instinct rooted in the depths of his blood, he is now on the left and now on the right, churning from the surface of the water like a python.

"Load, reload!"

The artillerymen on the side of the bastion facing the strange fish couldn't help their throats dry. Where have they been stationed on the coast for a long time, have they seen such a terrifying sea monster that only moves in the deep sea?

Its body is more than eighty meters long, its long mouth is full of sharp teeth, its entire head is covered by a pale bone carapace, its eyes are sunken but fierce, it looks like a scaleless animal with a skull. snake.

Where the skeleton is connected to the body, there are many thick, short and wriggling tentacles, like Medusa's terrifying snake hair!

Even if it has not yet entered the optimal range of the artillery, a cruel and bloodthirsty breath has already rushed to the face.

hiss! hiss!

"Open the Siren's Song!"

The major general's order was issued, and the new anti-sea monster weapon that had been selected and fully deployed on the day of the arrival of the "Storm Horn" was activated.

Even though the "Song of the Siren" was set up in advance to deal with possible sea monster attacks, they didn't expect to use it so soon, let alone to deal with so many sea monsters.

Although the promontory is a piece of land protruding into the sea, there is a natural deep-water harbor next to it.

Although for large species, apart from creating a relatively flat battlefield, the "Song of the Siren" is not directly lethal to them.

But with "Song of the Siren", at least there is no need to worry that the sea monster will dive over and land from the shore, wasting several rounds of firepower within its range!

Hum——

The three "Song of the Siren" placed in different positions work together to spread the infrasound waves with a huge increase in lethality far away.

The "Skeleton Moray", which was only a few months old, of course couldn't understand the three-dimensional fortifications of humans, and it was the first time in this life that it faced artillery.

In fact, in its simple mind, even without the "Song of the Siren", it never thought of attacking from the underwater at all, because the "bastion" is the only place nearby where a large number of humans gather, and the instinct of letting go of killing is reckless. Come up!

Even if the bastion defenders seldom have actual combat, it is impossible to pull them down through drills, although there is still a gap compared with the elite navy serving on battleships.

They loaded the ammunition before the strange fish was close to the optimal range.

"Distance 500 meters, target fish-shaped sea monster, open fire!"

boom! boom! boom!

In the orange-red flames and roaring gunfire that cut through the sea.

Behind the "skeleton moray", a huge whale, a colorful mantis shrimp, a seahorse in heavy armor, and a hazy, unreal behemoth are ready to go.

the other side.

Accompanied by the deafening sound of water, Huggins and the large army of sea monsters rode huge waves along the wide channel of the Layton River all the way up.

The "Leyton Valley" was originally a livable area with rich fresh water resources and flat and fertile land. The tsunami gathered by the power of hundreds of sea monsters was unstoppable.

In just a few minutes, the homeland that human beings have gradually built over hundreds of thousands of years has returned to the barbaric era.

Moreover, every time they pass through a human-inhabited town, a small species will leave and pounce on the town, causing trouble for the defenders everywhere, further delaying their footsteps, and preventing them from uniting and causing trouble for the pirate ship when it returns.

However, after entering the inland area, the power of the sea monster was obviously suppressed, coupled with the restriction of the river channel, the speed of the waves slowed down.

But despite this, they have advanced nearly 200 kilometers within an hour, and the destination of their trip is ahead - the city of wealth "Golden Lion City"!

But this time, the warning signal issued by the garrison headquarters finally arrived here before the sea monster arrived.

Bang——

The assistant slammed away the chairman's office of the Netherlands Bank Group, panting heavily while rushing to report:

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, Mr. Chairman! Urgent military situation!

A large number of sea monsters broke through the estuary and went upstream along the Leiden River, accompanied by a pirate ship, which was confirmed to be Huggins' ship "Icon of Eternity", the destination is unknown! "

Crash!

The hale and hearty white-haired old man behind the desk stood up abruptly, not even noticing that the important documents in his hand fell to the ground.

Old Joel stared at his shrewd and capable assistant with a pair of eagle-like eyes, and the original Gujing Wubo on his face changed instantly as if a big stone had been thrown from him:

"How could the sea monster in the deep sea enter the land? And the sea monster and Huggins got together?!"

Because of the land's natural suppression of creatures like sea monsters, at least in the history of human records, there has never been a record of living sea monsters going deep into the inland.

Wei Wei calmed down her breath, and then Nisk's assistant in his hometown replied in disbelief and deep sorrow:

"The garrison headquarters at the mouth of the sea has received news that it is suspected that a sea monster caused a tsunami, and, moreover, Nisk is over!"

The old man's face was uncertain, and he had guessed when the assistant spoke.

A large number of sea monsters can pass through the estuary, so Nisk, the first checkpoint of the estuary, is of course the first to bear the brunt. There is only a difference between tragic and worse.

What he was thinking about was how the sea monster's uncontrolled variables would affect his Golden Lion City and the bank syndicate!

If you make a list of what humans fear most in this era of great voyages, then sea monsters are definitely at the top of the list.

In particular, their irresistible power and extreme hostility to human beings are their eternal labels.

If a traveler encounters a sea monster while going out to sea, without a battleship escort or a powerful transcendent on board, it means that he has already obtained a one-way ticket to hell!

Even though most directors firmly believe that Huggins will not be so unwise to destroy the "good" cooperative relationship between the two parties, but sea monsters have no concept of partners and customers, and it is really hard to say what will happen then.

As the chairman of the four-member committee of the Netherlands Bank Group and the consul of the Golden Lion City, the old man must make a decision at this time regardless of whether Huggins and the group of sea monsters are targeting the Golden Lion City or not!

"Give me my order.

First, the highest level of warning, sound the alarm, let all citizens leave the city and take refuge in the pine forest farm! Deploy a team of city guards to accompany and maintain order!

Second, inform the big knight, Mr. Grace, and the two wizards on duty, "Steamer" and "Eating Witch", and let them prepare for the battle. The bank syndicate's big vault, especially the third floor, must not be lost.

Third, take my warrant and personally mobilize our private army to climb the city wall to buy time for the citizens to evacuate. No, I'll go in person, I want to see if this pirate king dares to step into the Golden Lion City!

Fourth, you personally go to pass the news to Bishop Jasper of the Golden Dome Cathedral, and ask him to stick to the Golden Dome Cathedral, just in case, and open the last resort if necessary.

Finally, all employees of the banking group stick to their posts. We must be worthy of the trust of our customers and the unbreakable reputation established by the predecessors of the banking group. "

The old man knew that time was running out, and he didn't have much time to delay. When he gave the order swiftly and swiftly, he had already put on his formal coat, picked up his cane and walked out of his office first.

Da da da

When the two of them walked out of the office, the 16 directors or their representatives who were resident in Golden Lion City had already received the news and rushed over.

Behind them is a group of fully armed guards with high-end equipment, men and women, but each of them is at least a formal knight-level transcendent.

Among the equipment on this group of extraordinary people, at least one or two pieces shone with brilliant extraordinary aura, exuding an undisguised "local tyrant" temperament from head to toe.

"Mr. Chairman! As a director of the bank syndicate, it is natural that we should be on the front line of protecting our clients' property. Please let us climb the city wall with you."

Obviously what they said was indeed the motto of the "Netherlands Bank Group" since its establishment.

But most of them didn't take Huggins' attack seriously in their hearts. Since they crossed the water city of Nisk, the target was probably Brandenburg, the capital of Salt Lake County at the back of the valley.

These shareholders come from many countries, and they have no sense of belonging to the Kingdom of Taylor. Huggins can fight whatever he wants, as long as he doesn't hinder himself from making money.

Standing up at this time, not only is there no danger, but it is also a huge bonus for the forces behind each!

Being able to stand up in times of crisis is naturally a performance of taking responsibility and accomplishing things, and can entrust heavier responsibilities in the future.

However, even passing through the "Golden Lion City" still frightened our customers and employees.

For the next transaction, it seems that the price should be increased a bit, but Mr. Huggins, the pirate king of the Black Sea, is always generous in transactions, isn't he? Hehehe

Until now, they are still very optimistic. The long-term good cooperation in the past has kept them in the habit of thinking that they don't believe that Huggins' goal will be themselves.

Hearing their initiative, Mr. Chairman also showed a smile on his face.

Most of these directors are his juniors. Since he has the courage and responsibility at this time, he is naturally happy for the successors of the banking group.

"Very good, let's meet this old customer together! No matter what this pirate king wants to do, since he passes by the bank syndicate's territory, he should send us a note in advance!"

There was slight dissatisfaction with the Pirate King's actions in the words. Although the wise chairman issued a series of orders in accordance with the emergency plan, the true thoughts in his heart were obviously no different from those of his juniors.

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