Chapter XVIII. Retreat
Plans change, but they can only be adapted to change. Destroying these enemies is the only way.
"These Imperial Navies are really powerful. Ragnar said after shooting an Imperial soldier with a bow and arrow to death while wielding a ballista
It was night at this time, and those airships could only be honestly parked on the ships, neither in terms of energy nor visibility, these airships were not suitable for night battles.
Narland observed all this, and he knew that he had been preparing for this war for countless years, and that he was going to leave the enemy with no return.
Horff ordered the long ships, laden with dry wood and flammable materials, to speed up, desperately ramming the ships into the connected imperial ships.
However, many of the longships had not yet approached, and the ballistas had already broken their masts. Ragnar was also on one of the flammable ships at this time, rowing desperately with his sailors.
Fifty demi, 30 demi, 10 demi......
Seeing that it was about to be connected, Ragnar ordered all the Norslands who were still alive to abandon the ship. He quickly lit a torch with flint and flint and threw it at the flammable material, and then leaped into the icy water, just as an arrow was fired at him.
The rest of the ships, except for a few longships that were directly sunk, were all set on fire, some were lit and some were ignited with fiery arrows, in short, there was a sea of fire.
Some of the Norslans who were good at the water swam to the side of Horf's main fleet, including Ragnar, whose arm was grazed by an arrow. With great difficulty, they got out of the water and got back on the boat again.
At this time, the wind was blowing, and the warships of the empire were all set on fire by these inconspicuous dragon head longships. The wind blew harder and the fire burned.
Horf ordered the rest of the men to return by boat, and they were to return to the camp to recuperate.
Looking at the retreating figure of the Norslans, Naland did not have a trace of joy, he did not expect that although the sea fortress he built made the enemy unable to attack, it made the enemy burn directly, and with the help of the wind, Nalland was also helpless.
Gravel, for his part, finally joined up with Bevman's men. In the city were the men left behind by Bevman and the intelligence agents who were hiding in Port Purin. He tried to continue the attack, but the casualties were so heavy that even Tony was seriously injured by the explosion for blocking Gravel. In desperation, he could only order someone to temporarily retreat with the magic crystal cannon. By this time, Gravel's troops were exhausted with heavy casualties, and Gravel himself was covered in wounds.
On this side of the Imperial wall, a large number of Imperial fleet sailors and sailors who were not burned to death escaped, and for a time the entire port was full of smoke.
With the remaining magic crystal cannons, the city wall has not been lost for the time being. In other words, even after the sea power and airships were played, Narland was still convinced that these savage Norslans would not be able to break through his iron ropes. Although the connection with the city was cut off, the elite troops of the empire were stationed in this port in his hands, and the enemy was forced by the magic crystal cannon to do nothing.
Narland had already sent the carrier pigeons out, and as long as he held on here, the Norslans would die as soon as the Empire's reinforcements arrived.
Horf led the retreating fleet back to the camp first, and Ackerman felt that he had not been able to prove himself well today, and was not very happy.
He saw a white dove suddenly flying in the sky, so he took his bow and arrows and shot at the white dove, but it did not hit.
His brother Patrick also took up his bow and shot at the white pigeon, and with a single arrow the pigeon was shot down, and the white pigeon fell into the sea. He looked at his brother and smiled, with a hint of sarcasm, which annoyed Ackerman even more.
The fire in the port of Purin burned for a whole day and a night, and Narland could not even put out the fire.
The war is in a stalemate, which Gravel does not want. Fortunately, Naland doesn't seem to be planning to pursue desperately, because Nalland himself is also too busy to take care of himself.
On this night, countless people were destined to be unable to sleep, and the Norslan army of Gravel, the inhabitants of the city, the Imperial city defenses, the army of Narland, and even the "old lion" Dreg Aldridge were lying in his hospital bed and heard about what happened tonight.
This day is destined to go down in history, Gravell, known as the "Whip of the Seven Gods" by Delman's descendants, led an army to invade Puerto Prince, causing unimaginable disasters that followed, on March 17, 1501, the breeze moon, the night, also known as the "Day of Suffering".
Gravel's army rested the night inside the city walls, at least to eat and drink, and some even had a decent night's sleep.
At dawn the next day, the Norslans stationed in the city came to Gravel with their intelligence officers.
After a night's rest, Gravel also recovered a little. I met with the intelligence officers, who brought the whole city defense map.
Seeing the map, Gravel had a plan, but it was difficult to contact Holf and them at the moment. He saw that there was still one of the flares he had brought, and he ordered Roderick to bring enough rations and water, and a few men, and now rode to the camp on the fast horse captured from the city, and told Holf of Gravel's plan.
Gravel and their Norslan armies were stationed east of Port Pullin, and to the west, still under the control of the city guards, where a large number of nobles lived.
In the places occupied by Gravel in the past few days, the people have closed their doors and dare not go out even half a step, and the captured Delmans have been ordered by Gravel to gather together.
Gravel had changed over the years, he was no longer the same as before, he had become the same as the pure Norslan, and his attitude towards these prisoners and slaves was no longer merciful, but all existence was reasonable, and everyone had his own destiny, which he could not change alone.
He went to see and forget Tony's injury, the man who has been with him until today, from the little mercenary captain to the king of Norsland, Tony is by his side. In this war, Tony also volunteered to come. If it weren't for Tony, Gravel would have been killed by the magic crystal cannon.
But Tony's injury is not optimistic, and in a place where there is little medical care, both Gravel and Tony understand what that means. But Tony has no regrets, thinking back to the scene that night, if he were given another choice, he would choose to sacrifice himself to save Gravel.
Gravel held Tony's hand, he felt tears welling up in his eyes, but he held back, he smiled at Tony, and told Tony that it would be okay. When you take this port, you must find the best doctor to treat him.
In the past few days, when Roderick went to the camp to inform Holf, Gravel and Bevman's men had a good rest. Instead of continuing to attack the western side of the harbor, they were stationed on the eastern side of the harbor to confront the Narland on the coastal defenses. 17