The roar of the 9-pounder guns rang out from time to time, and twenty nimble dhows shuttled through the wide channel of the Ketuv River, giving full vent to their bustle, and letting the guards on the walls on the banks of the river try to find out what the fire was pouring and sending the rubble on the walls. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The main force of Cape City had not yet appeared, because the ten Galen galleons, and twenty brigs, as well as a large number of land forces, would only be when the sloops that had penetrated deep into the Ketuf River and officially begun to open up the battlefield had seized a place to allow the landing, and these warships carrying troops would officially set sail.

This is not a game, as long as there is a suitable position, it is allowed to put down the troops, there are many things to consider in reality, especially the supply of the logistics line, whether you can ensure that you can hold it in your hands at any time and not be cut off by the enemy, is the most important thing.

The current twenty sloops that have penetrated deep into the Ketuf River and begun to completely seize the river, and even sailed in the direction of the Marsh, are opening up logistics supply lines, and even in the discussions between Levi and the cabinet ministers, if the open sea encounters the Gray Mist City navy that has gathered reinforcements, then the Ketufu River must be controlled in their hands.

Because they also have the Great Swamp and the fortress of the island in the middle of the lake, the supplies of Cape City can pass through this transit station and reach the Gray Mist City in a steady stream, providing various supplies for the troops in the siege.

"Hurry up, boys!"

A dhow is sailing deep along the Ketuf River, and the channel is at least two or three hundred meters wide, and it is not easy to accommodate these sloops, because these ships were also designed with inland navigation in mind.

After all, dhow ships are originally inshore warships, not ocean-going warships, as harbor guards, dock guards, or river guards, their duty is quite clear, that is, to use fast and flexible ship speed and mobility to reach wherever they are needed.

Of course, it's not just the navy and armed maritime merchants who like it, pirates prefer this kind of warship, and often use it to carry out robbery, and the fast and agile characteristics are quite useful.

Now these dhow ships are invading the interior of the Ketuf River, and it seems that they have already known about the arrival of Cape City, and the once prosperous river transport can now not see a single boat, not even the sampan, as if they were all cowering out of fear.

In fact, it is true that a large number of river merchants have taken refuge behind the walls of Grey Mist or Sama, and it would be a real death to try to sail on the Ketuf River at such a critical moment.

"Ahead is the entrance to the Swamp!"

On the mast, a sentry with a telescope was looking into the distance, and to the east of the Ketuf River, a branch was also trickling, filling the Ketuf River with new water.

There is no doubt that the Everglades are at the confluence of the Ketuv River, and a large amount of marsh water is the guarantee of the amount of water in the Ketuv River, and a small amount of marsh water is also poured into the sea through the Yuqiao River on the other side, but the flow is not as much as that into the Ketuw River.

That's why the Ketuv River is an important way to transport the river, and obviously the amount of water in the Everglades has given a lot of help.

The captain of the dhow was very satisfied, nodded and looked ahead, his binoculars in his hand were also retracted, looked at the sailors next to him, and shouted loudly: "Put the anchor here and dock, our guests, you still need to open up a defensive position here!" ”

The sailors responded in unison, and in the cabin, several privates also came out, looking at the confluence of the Ketuf River and the Everglades, as well as the dense forests and hills on both sides, and nodded secretly.

They seemed to have some command authority, and after saying a few words to the captain, the flag-waving herald waved at the dhow behind them, transmitting their signal, while one of the three sloops that followed behind did not dock directly, but continued to move forward, heading towards the swamp.

Compared with river warships and transports, the waterline of the dhow is a bit deep, so this dhow is also very careful, after all, they have not been in the swamp, and they need to be extremely cautious.

However, when they saw the fortress in the middle of the lake, they were all relieved, which showed that their plan was correct, the Ketufu River could really come directly to the fortress in the middle of the lake through a dhow, although there was no way to enter the Yuqiao River, but the fortress in the middle of the lake island as a transit station, there was no problem at all.

Marshall, the captain of the garrison of the island fortress in the middle of the lake and one of the talents of the Cabinet Army, was waving from the shore at the dhow, which had now become a construction site, and a large number of stones had been added to the swamp to form an open space for the transfer of large quantities of supplies.

"Boom Boom T

And in the direction of the Ketuf River in the city of Gray Mist, twenty brigs had slowly sailed past, and more artillery was aimed at the city wall, and the brick and stone city wall was reduced to piles of ruins.

On the city wall, the soldiers of the city defense team who were originally stationed have already fled, leaving only the soldiers of those mercenary groups, who at least have professional ethics and know that they have collected money from the city government, so even if they die here, they must defend these city walls, at least hide behind the thick city walls, and those shells cannot cause them huge casualties.

But even the soldiers of these mercenary groups were a little unable to hold on, because many people found that the weapons in their hands could not threaten each other, even if they had bed crossbows and ballistas, they did not dare to show their heads at all.

As long as the head is exposed, the artillery of the opposite fleet will be bombarded accurately, and any bed crossbow and ballista will be blasted into a pile of useless rags, and those square towers are the focus of the bombardment of the opponent's artillery, they seem to know that the defensive weapons of these cold weapons are all on these towers, so it also makes these mercenaries miserable.

The first time they received such an attack, they could only be beaten passively, and it was impossible to fight back!

Even many mercenaries are already shouting, whether to retreat to the second line of defense, away from the attack of those artillery on the river, at least in the second line of defense, that is, on the walls of the outer city and the outer port area, there are more weapons for them to choose from, and the most important thing is that they don't have to worry about the artillery that will explode on the river at any time, and the sputtering of gravel can kill them!

Their idea was good, but in fact, the main target of those warships on the river was not these outer walls of the outer harbor area, but the outer side of the inner city inside, those flat cultivated areas!

Because what Levi is going to launch is a real siege war!