Chapter 1182: Destruction of the Seventh Fleet
Ronald is a guard at Port Royal. His favorite thing to do is to lean on the gun platform, enjoy the sea breeze, drink beer and eat fried fish.
Although it's boring, it's also relaxing and comfortable.
He originally thought that his life would continue to be carefree until he finished his military service, and then he would use his family connections to find a job in a training camp and live like that.
Unfortunately, this beautiful day was broken a week ago. The Governor suddenly issued an order that Port Royal would be placed under martial law. Not only was the entry of people into the port strictly restricted and a curfew was imposed, but the alcohol rations of all soldiers were also cut.
Neither rum nor beer nor even grape juice was left.
The reason is that someone is going to attack Port Royal and now it is in a state of war. Everyone is prohibited from drinking until the martial law is lifted.
On the day the order was issued, military police wearing white hats moved all the stored wine on the fort away, saying that they were going to be sealed up.
But in fact, this batch of wine flowed into the black market that night.
Why does Ronald know so clearly?
Because when he secretly went to the black market to buy wine, he found that the wine he bought at three times the usual price was actually the same batch that was confiscated by the military police. The stains on the bottles were exactly the same, and even the name labels were not torn off.
Ronald suspected that this was just an excuse for the gendarmes to make a fortune.
"These damn insects, wait until I finish my service..." Ronald took a big sip of rum and thought angrily about how to retaliate against those military police.
As for the possibility of someone attacking Port Royal, he didn't take it to heart at all.
The Empire has conquered the Xiahai Sea for more than ten years. Now the locals have basically surrendered and the precarious times have long passed.
Besides, where is Port Royal?
This is the core area of the Empire's rule in the Xiahai.
There is also an elite infantry corps stationed on land at the anchorage where the Seventh Fleet is stationed.
Who would be so foolish as to attack here?
Even if Xiahai was attacked, the natives would start from the edge areas of the empire's rule, not here.
"A bunch of cowards, money-grabbing insects."
Ronald drank the wine in the bottle, staggered to the edge of the turret, and prepared to throw the bottle down.
As soon as he reached the edge of the fort, he saw a sailboat slowly approaching from outside the harbor.
"There's still a sailboat coming here at this time? Could it be a cargo ship belonging to the Governor's relative? How much money can be made if this shipload of wine is shipped to the black market?" Ronald was thinking wildly.
He threw the bottle in his hand down and was about to leave when he saw out of the corner of his eye that there seemed to be a dark shadow rising on the ship.
"What is that? Am I seeing things?" Ronald rubbed his eyes and looked carefully.
I was shocked to find a huge black dragon flying up from the boat. Under the cover of the sunset glow, it flashed a bunch of huge wings and flew towards the artillery position.
"Wait? Dragon!" Ronald sobered up immediately.
Since he came here to serve, he has heard many legends about dragons, but they are just hearsay. He has never seen a real dragon, not even its bones.
He always thought that dragons and the like were made up by bards to deceive people.
It's just a story for children.
However, today, a dragon really appeared before his eyes.
He rubbed his eyes carefully to make sure he was not dreaming because he was drunk.
The dragon really existed and was flying towards him.
"The dragon is coming!" Ronald shouted, threw down the musket in his hand and turned around and ran.
He wanted to leave the battery.
However, it was too late, Alduin had already arrived near the turret.
call--
The blazing dragon flames swept across the turret, igniting everything that could burn, including the gun carriages, gunpowder barrels, and shell boxes.
Then there was a deafening explosion.
A ball of orange-red mushroom cloud rose from the open-air artillery platform, and the entire platform collapsed due to the huge explosion.
Half of the battery rolled down the cliff along with rubble and body parts.
The rest of the building was also engulfed in flames.
Everyone in the city was stunned by the sudden explosion. They looked in the direction of the artillery in panic, not knowing what had happened.
"roar--"
Alduin let out a long roar, flapped his wings and flew towards the naval port.
Dangdangdang——
The alarm bell on the warship rang and the sailors stationed on the ship came out of the cabin.
But when they saw the giant dragon flying in the sky, they were all stunned.
They are the elite Imperial Navy, well-trained and able to fight even when facing enemies that outnumber them by several times.
However, that is under the premise of being able to hurt the other party.
Now who will tell them how to fight the dragon?
They had never received such training, and dragons had never appeared among their enemy targets.
"Musketeers, get ready!" the captain gave the order reluctantly.
The musketeers began to form a line, but by then, Alduin had already rushed down.
call!
A long dragon flame burned from the bow to the stern, and the entire warship was set on fire.
The musketeers at the center of the dragon flame were turned directly into charcoal, and those nearby were turned into barbecued meat.
Even if they managed to escape by jumping into the water in advance, the warship had already been burned, and these sailors would find it difficult to exert their strength in a short period of time .
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Under Zhang Tuohai's instructions, Alduin only set fire to the two outer circles of warships and then broke away.
Its dragon breath is really limited, so it is difficult to destroy all the ships of the Seventh Fleet. However, as long as these ships are trapped in the port with fire, Zhang Tuohai can deal with the rest by himself.
Zhang Tuohai summoned the Coconut ghost ship.
The ghost ship was anchored outside the naval port, launching covering attacks on the warships anchored inside.
When the Royal Port was originally designed, consideration was given to how to respond to foreign invasions, and many contingency plans were also specified.
But unfortunately, the defensive artillery on the top of the mountain was destroyed, and the fire in the harbor blocked the view of the warships parked in the harbor.
In addition, the incident happened suddenly and the crew on board was incomplete, so they could only stay where they were and passively take the beating.
Let the Coconut stop in place and carry out some undisturbed output.
When the summoning time for the Coconut came, the Coconut had already completely sunk six warships and damaged eight. A large number of ships were blocking the waterway, completely turning the Royal Port into a dead zone and sealing the Empire's Seventh Fleet inside the port.
Zhang Tuohai kept summoning the Coconut, which launched round after round of artillery fire at the Royal Port, turning the entire port into a sea of fire.
When the sun set below the sea level, the entire port had turned red like the setting sun. The Seventh Fleet, which had dominated the Char Sea, had completely sunk to the bottom of the sea and turned into a paradise for fish.
"After destroying the ships, it's time to land." Zhang Tuohai put down the telescope in his hand.
