538 Crippled Liu Ping, Beginning of Navy Warfare (2/2)
Guo Jia: ”@Li Feihong, sorry to trouble you. You have two objectives. First, assist the front line and protect our men with your gate abilities. Concentrate on taking down those galleys. Second, I need you to bring a 10,000-man task force behind the line of Sun Ce. Burn every granary or warehouse you find and destroy their backup weaponry after this today's battle ended.”
Guo Jia: ”@Taishi Ci, you will mark Sun Ce. Do not allow him to help his troops. Kill him if you can!”
Guo Jia: ”@Everyone, move out! From this day onward, we won't rest until Sun Ce's forces are destroyed!”
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Dong Bai received the mobilization policy from Guo Jia. She turned toward Taishi Ci.
”Don't worry about my safety. I'm strong enough to protect myself. Go find Sun Ce and kill him.”
Dong Bai sent Taishi Ci to fight his former lord.
Taishi Ci took the command token and flew toward Sun Ce's fleets without hesitation.
Even though he used to serve Sun Ce in the other timeline, he refused to acknowledge Sun Ce in this world. He disliked Sun Ce's greed and ignorance.
Within a few seconds, he found Sun Ce in the sky, glaring at him and Dong Bai Army.
”Traitor! You still have the face to fight me?”
Taishi Ci brought out his two halberds. He glared back at Sun Ce, ”You are the traitor. For our future and the peace of people, you and Lilim have to die!”
The two rushed at each other. Both 7-wing angels collided in mid-air.
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The Yangtze River was averagely 800 meters wide. The long river and the deep water was enough to sail large ships in it, which made the river suitable for naval combat.
The wind blew from east to west, from the sea to land, but it wouldn't influence the upcoming battle as both factions occupied north and south cliffs and banks. To cross the river to the other side, they had to defeat the other forces first.
2,000 Cannon mengchong ships sailed toward Sun Ce's fleets. Countless oars rowed the boats south.
At the same time, Sun Ce's fleets reacted. 1,000 mengchong ships, 100 fortress warships, and 500 ram boats moved north, challenging Guo Jia's navy forces head-on.
Several ram boats took vanguard positions. They rushed toward Dong Bai's warship vanguards, planning to ram them directly.
The boat crews ignited dried haystacks on the ships when they accelerated to the right speed. Then, they jumped off their boats.
Had it been normal warfare, this would have been a perfect tactic against big battleships.
However…
*Zaaa*
*Zaaa*
The unit that Guo Jia had deployed them in the water long before the battle started finally took action. A thousand soldiers emerged from the water. They were the special force from Immortal Legion, who were trained rigorously for years for this one battle.
Tong and Te Langpu used to call this unit [Navy Seal], which specialized in amphibious warfare. Everyone in this unit also mastered diving techniques and learned Medusa's lamia steps, which worked even in the water.
Unfortunately, they didn't have the luxury to sport modern waterproof rifles for everyone. However, they weren't incompetent enough not to learn melee combat and wing power.
They spread their wings, each with two each, and swung their reinforced glaives at the burning boats.
The approaching boats were destroyed and sunk before they could reach Dong Bai's vanguard fleets. In addition, the seal team dragged the boat crews, who had abandoned ships, down into the bottom of the river, and killed them with their knives as if they were angry river spirits.
The destruction of ram ships disrupted the south fleets, but it wasn't enough to stop their advance.
As mengchong warships on both sides got closer to the others, 10 galleys, Sun Ce��s trump cards, sailed forward at a high speed from behind the fortress vessels.
Galley ships got into their firing range first as they had superior mobility. They turned their sides to Dong Bai's mengchongs, baring their side cannons toward their enemies.
*VHOOM* *VHOOM*
*VHOOM* *VHOOM*
Before they could unleash their cannons, several blue portals appeared under the galleys, and all warships fell into the holes.
*VHOOM* *VHOOM*
Li Feihong didn't forget to add giant fortress ships into the mix. Everything fell into the blue sinkhole.
As soon as all advanced ships disappeared, the mysterious sci-fi portals closed.
Just like that, Li Feihong sent all advanced warships into his private dimension. What happened to the ship crews afterward was not pleasant as Ma Chao, Lu Lingqi, Zhang Min, and Li Feihong's Special Forces of 10,000 elites were waiting for them.
Still, that didn't prevent Sun Ce's cannon vessels to harm Dong Bai's fleets.
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
Both side's mengchong ships exchanged their cannon fires. Thousands of cannonballs flew and wrecked the others.
2,000 Dong Bai warships against 1,000 Sun Ce's warships. The result was obvious. Casualties occurred everywhere, but Dong Bai's ships outgunned her enemies, so her fleets sunk more Sun Ce's warships.
Several rowboats from Sun Ce tried to approach Dong Bai's cannon vessels, hoping to raid them. However, the Navy Seal unit in the water ambushed them and dragged the fight into the water.
Archers, musketeers, and crossbowmen on the warships coordinated with the seal team. They provided covering-fire for these brave men in the water and shot down any enemy near their ships.
However, Sun Ce's forces also had a unit that excelled in underwater combat. They rushed at the seal team and got into a melee battle.
Soul detonation also randomly occurred throughout the battle as they fought in the water. Cultivators from both sides fell like flies.
The exchange lasted for half-a-day before they ran out of cannonballs. Still, Sun Ce's navy units were routed and were forced to retreat back to the southern riverbanks.
Dong Bai lost 500 cannon vessels, while 90% of Sun Ce's ships sank into the bottom of the Yangtze River or disappeared into Li Feihong's dimension. She might be victorious in this exchange, but she didn't chase after Sun Ce's forces.
The battle was far from over. In the sky, another battle was still ongoing.
Two 7-wing cultivators were clashing their blades in the sky. Sound of metals hitting each other resounded throughout the battlefield below.
The duel between Taishi Ci and Sun Ce had not finished yet.