A naval warship must make an appropriate trade-off between the three core elements of seaworthiness, speed and firepower, and those lame warships whose performance is too far from the door usually do not end well, and how to adjust according to actual needs is a hurdle for ship designers.

Shallow gunboats are suitable for river and offshore environments, especially in waters with complex hydrological conditions, and may suffer in terms of speed, but warships are inherently inherently incapable of running fast in the cramped internal water environment of space, and the reefs and sandbars hidden under the surface of the water are even more lethal than the shells fired by enemy ships.

At this moment, with the combat order issued by Luo Zhengdao, the human fleet used six shallow gunboats as assault arrows, and the fleet formed a three-way column and slowly approached downstream. After a long distance, they saw that the human fleet was pulling out of formation and pressing all the way downstream, and the self-confident goblin fleet fully felt this invisible pressure, although they would not say anything soft, just looking at the fact that the goblin warships had slowed down, they could clearly know that their inner activities were weak and timid.

"Seize the position and prepare to fire!"

"Tom ......"

The goblin fleet, which was under too much psychological pressure, couldn't help but frantically fire a hail of bullets at the human fleet, trying to sink the opponent before the human warship approached, but this wishful thinking was not so easy to fight.

Whether it is a traditional solid stone shell or a new type of explosive*, forcibly firing near the maximum range will be quite bad, either a large deviation from the target, or the solid armor of the shallow-water gunship that rushed in the head will be directly bounced off and fall into the water, and the shell that hits the top armor by luck will only leave a black stain on the hull after exploding. Although the shallow water gunboat does not have the protection of metal armor plates with a large inclination angle like an ironclad ship, it also adopts a standard heavy defense design, which is still worth looking forward to in terms of protection. In particular, the successful experience of ironclad ships was copied in the bow position, and the firmness of the fully enclosed turret was not much worse than that of a genuine ironclad ship, even if it violated the convention at this time and used the bow to face the enemy, there was no problem of suffering.

"Tsk, I really can't see that the goblins have invested a lot of money!"

Zola Hegel, who was temporarily transferred from the Marine Corps to serve as the commander of his flagship, put down his binoculars and muttered a few words, apparently not optimistic about the future of the goblins.

Seeing this, Luo Zhengdao was also a little interested, and joked with a smile:

"No, I think they're still too stingy, if they add a few times more troops, maybe they can keep me today."

Hearing Luo Zhengdao's words that seemed to be emotional, but were actually showing off, the boatswain refused to buy it, he rolled his eyes, and said with his nostrils facing the sky:

"Hmph, it's all said that maybe, this gamble greenskins down. The chances of losing are too high to be bet casually. ”

Before Luo Zhengdao and Zora could finish chatting, Brando Scarlet shouted angrily from the brass pipe of the ship's internal communication, saying:

“…… All anti-impact preparation! ”

"Boom-"

Instinctively, the trained sailors grabbed the nearby hull to hold themselves in place, and before their minds could react, the flagship shallow gunship suddenly slowed down, followed by a violent jolt that was similar to the ecstasy of a roller coaster mad rat or something.

The sturdy hull of the shallow gunship, which had been sacrificed for speed, gave the shallow gunship a steel fortress-like defense, and after the violent impact, the shallow gunboat's wide hull ran over a capsized goblin battleship, and the people on board could clearly distinguish the terrifying rattling sound of the hapless goblin battleship broken at their feet. Shallow water gunboats are indeed very powerful, one can fight ten, the problem is that the goblins send more than ten times as many battleships! What's worse is that the trouble doesn't just come from the water.

After a while, Brando Scarlet strode into the lounge and asked breathlessly:

"Your Majesty, how long can your illusion last?"

"What's wrong?"

Looking at Luo Zhengdao's surprised expression, Commander Scarlet Yan's face twitched as if he had gnawed two catties of bitter gourd raw, and said with a sigh:

"The Greenskins are a little smarter than we expected, they hide their heavy artillery at the high ground near the mouth of the sea, and these artillery fire, combined with the battleship, is a great threat to us."

The first secret of the human fleet to uproot the fortress is to rely on air power, this time in order to abolish the goblin air cavalry, Luo Zhengdao made an exception and used a wide-area illusion to block the field of vision, and now calls his own pirate fighters into the air, which is also the same as blind touching, so this trick does not have to be counted on.

Realizing his negligence, Luo Zhengdao smashed his fist in his palm in annoyance, and said depressedly:

"Well, our planes can't be used either, it's a big one. Trouble! ”

The battle situation on the front line is urgent, the delay time is unfavorable, and the loss of ordering a forced breakthrough will be very large, such a dilemma is in front of him, Luo Zhengdao also began to hesitate, but soon he didn't have to be entangled, because the goblins helped him make up his mind.

"Buzz Buzz ......"

There was a low, pervasive buzzing sound, and only a tingling sensation could be heard in the back, as if some strange bug was crawling behind it.

At this moment, one of the pirates looked up at the sky, and the illusion that had not yet been dissolved made him unsure of what he had seen, muttered:

"What's that sound?"

Less than a tenth of an hourglass passed quickly, and the strange sound became clearer and clearer from far and near, like the sound of beans violently shaking and colliding in the container, and the flagship lookout let out a cry that could be called terrible:

"It's a goblin rocket! Sound the air defense alarm! ”

Almost at the same time, they could see the strange flying objects that suddenly appeared in the sky as they broke through the clouds, and the people on the deck of the pirate warship also lamented in a tone of almost despair:

"Oh! No, OMG! ”

"My Lord Wow! Please save me from calamity! ”

"Mom! Mom! ”

The giant goblin rocket, whose diameter is like hugging a giant tree and cannot be hugged by an adult with open arms, undoubtedly refreshes the historical record of flying props in the New World, of course, this is a one-time flying prop.

The giant monster that makes a bizarre clicking sound during flight inherits the traditional shortcomings of Goblin rockets' inaccuracy, but has some new improvements, namely a frenzied charge and a terrifying, shrill whistling sound. The warhead warhead filled with pine powder and naphtha respectively has an amazing destructive power, and any one hit can smash a battleship below the standard of a battleship into a pile of chopping wood, or a pile of campfires floating on the water. Even the big ships in the battleship class, even the ironclad ships and shallow gunboats will be finished after a few hits, and the only thing to be thankful for is that the accurate head is still rotten, and it is still a rough blind shot, and today will be a race of high character between the two sides.

"Boom-"

A giant goblin rocket with a length of more than ten meters exploded near the surface of the Chishui River, and the annular wave set off by the strong shock wave made the shallow gunboat not far away sway twice across the hull, and sensing the destructive power of the explosion in the command tower, Luo Zhengdao couldn't help but stroke his forehead and said:

"These greenskins are smart, and the previous tricks are feints! They're waiting for me here! ”

The goblins had already set up their launch positions before the war, marked the shooting table on the combat map, and at this time all the camouflage nets were removed, and as many as a thousand giant ground-to-ground rockets were launched at the same time, these flying props spread the terrifying aura of death and fire like a meteor shower falling from the sky, and the majestic momentum of the earth shaking the mountains frightened the pirates on the Chishui River. Under such a high-density firepower attack, no one dared to say that he could retreat with his whole body, and the topic of firepower victory introduced by Luo Zhengdao to the new world was considered to be a thorough understanding of his lifelong enemy, the Goblin Second Empire.

More is beautiful, bigger is better, and the believers of the RPG Cult of the Old World would be so excited that they would cry bitterly if they could see this magnificent and glorious scene!

At this point, it is useless to say more. Since it was not possible to rely on stratagems, Luo Zhengdao had no choice but to go into battle shirtless and divide himself with the goblins, he walked out of the command tower and came to the upper deck where shrapnel was flying, water mist and white smoke were filled, and he opened his arms and shouted:

"Werewolf Transformation!"

"Scepter!"

"I hereby declare that this is my domain, and that all authority shall be in my hands."

Extremely middle and second performed a transformation show, switching to the werewolf form, Luo Zhengdao, who had grown pointed ears and a long nose, keenly felt that this transformation seemed to be different from the previous details. Something was gradually detaching from his body, and something else that he couldn't understand was slowly seeping in, and he seemed to be no longer his former self, but some kind of indescribable and indescribable strange existence. These subtle feelings swirled in Luo Zhengdao's mind, and soon he entered a state of no joy, no sorrow, no love and no hatred, absolutely calm and rational, and had no time to take these subtle feelings into account.

Standing on the surface of the water under fire, the werewolf Luo Zhengdao felt that every subtle thought could be traced until the clue was clearly revealed, and every trace of memory fragment was vivid, as if it were right in front of him, and even his self-consciousness slowly faded away, and the only thing left in his consciousness was a transcendent independence overlooking all living beings and the world.

The shrapnel that kept flying around carried the whistle, and Luo Zhengdao, who was in danger, didn't have time to feel anything, and directly switched his thoughts to the combat state.

"Decree - Shock!"

With Luo Zhengdao's loud shout, all the living creatures within a radius of ten miles felt an abnormal palpitation, as if a pair of cold hands were pinching their hearts, and this fear of dying was enough to arouse the fear of the creatures.

"Soul Reaper!"

A large body loomed in the air, and the silver werewolf holding a giant scythe swung its scythe seemingly nonchalantly, and then the huge phantom disappeared into thin air. Just like the scene of Shicai, it is just a temporary hallucination born by people, or is it just a dreamlike empty flower that has not left a trace, just like the illusory images created by other illusions around it. However, is it really that simple? It can only be said that the benevolent see the benevolent, and the wise see the wise.