Each of the floating ships in Ryomac's fleet carried several airboats, and they were divided into two categories, one was an unarmed transport boat, and the other was a converted combat ship.

The Dawning Empire did not abandon the Flying Boat route, and when the Ted Workshop was in crisis before, the Empress secretly supported other Wizard Workshops and took over a large number of Flying Boat cores from Hathaway.

Later, the Empress placed an order for the Floatship appendages, pushing the workshops to make further improvements to the ship. This is also necessary from a technical point of view, the magic plane does not fly high enough to accompany the floating ship in battle.

The new Combat Flying Boat has enhanced protection and firepower, and lowered the user's strength level requirements, but the maximum size of two to three tons is inherently insufficient, which can only be said to be an improvement. Also because of the sudden increase in weight, the speed is slower to the level of the magic guide aircraft, except for the advantage of maneuverability and ceiling, it is weaker than the magic guide aircraft in other aspects.

Fortunately, the empire has also developed magic guide aircraft, with magic guide aircraft at medium and low altitudes, and combat flying boats at high altitudes, which can be regarded as adding a layer of protection to floating warships.

Each of the floating ships released two combat flying boats, and forty flying boats formed a line of defense under the floating ships.

The empire has not yet developed the kind of omnidirectional detection radar of the Red Alliance, and Rhemak can only follow the experience in Bled to form an observation team through transcendents who are good at a series of spells such as eagle eye, prophecy, and projection, and the human radar has been created. Information from various channels converged on the information table in front of him, and although there were delays and errors, the battle situation could still be seen at a glance.

Previously, the magic planes of the two sides had been fighting fiercely between 3,000 and 10,000 meters, and nearly 200 fighters were dispatched from the Ruimac side, and almost 100 planes from the Red Union side, and the two sides had been fighting fiercely in the air for nearly half an hour, and the situation was still unclear.

The Empire's attack planes dropped several bombs at the Mobile Fortress below, indicating that the Empire had the strength to launch an attack in addition to air combat, much to the relief of Rimako.

The current magic fighter of the empire is still in the copycat Red Union fighter, the officially finalized "Berserker" is the Salmon of the Red Alliance, and the "Knight" is the sardine, and the performance can only be said to be close to the copycat object.

However, the empire does not have the kind of early warning aircraft and command aircraft that can detect a large area of airspace and effectively organize various planes.

What RIMACO can rely on is the numerical superiority and the experience of the pilots. Compared to the former, Ryomac is more confident in the latter. When he was in Brad, he not only commanded his own legion, but also trained Sylvie with magic planes and magic cannons, so that the various simulated battles carried out by his subordinates should be effective.

However, when the Red Online group appeared, Ruimac still held a sweat.

Imperial intelligence has reported that a brand new flying machine has appeared on the Divine Fall Plateau, and its speed is so fast that even the air is torn apart, emitting thunderous vibrations. However, the specific details are vague, some say that it is a new magic plane, and some say that it is a dragon.

Combined with the fact that the black dragon and white dragon on the side of the Holy Will Empire began to have a large number of flying equipment provided by the Red Alliance, it is more likely that the giant dragon will be. Another piece of information revealed that the Red Alliance had received the help of the Blue Dragons, and that a considerable number of Blue Dragons had already relocated from the Dragon Domain to the Divine Fall Plateau.

Ruimako's biggest worry is to be attacked by the Blue Dragon Force of the Red Alliance, his detachment does not have a few legends in charge, and he has no experience in how the floating ship can fight against the modified dragon.

After seeing the details of the fleet, Rhema let out a sigh, fortunately, it was still a sardine.

After a moment, his hands clenched again.

The opponent's about fifty or sixty sardines and the same number of knight fighters on his side hedged at an altitude of 10,000 meters, and his side lost nearly twenty planes in one shot, and the other side only fell a few planes piecemeal.

Then the group of sardines spewed out clearly visible white smoke from their tails, raised their heads and rushed straight towards the floating ship, and the knight fighter was instantly pulled behind.

It's so sharp! It's definitely an elite unit!

Rimako's heart began to beat faster, and he asked the adjutant, "How long can our magic oil last if we continue to rise in height?"

The new ships are very good in all aspects, but the problem that comes with it is that the mana consumption is doubled. The higher the float ship, the more magic oil it consumes.

The adjutant's eyes flashed with blue light, which was calculated with prophecy, and after a few seconds, the adjutant said: "If it rises to 32,000 meters, it will be difficult for the magic plane to threaten us, but it can only support less than three hours, and after that, we can maintain an altitude of 20,000 meters at most." ”

Rimacko immediately gave up the idea of letting the fleet continue to climb, and he gasped a little and said: "The flying boat will be lowered to an altitude of 20,000 meters to intercept, and the airspace above it will be handed over to the air defense fire of the floating ships! All the warships will distance themselves and prepare for air defense battles!"

Warnings echoed around the warships again, and the previously tightly packed battleships were scattered at least two kilometers from each other. The protective barrier was propped up, and next to the main turret that resembled a huge fish's eye, and in the small turret on the top of the ship, all kinds of small-caliber magic cannons, ray cannons, and magic machine guns rotated and began to prepare for firing.

Forty flying boats were pressed down overhead, and there were almost the same number of fighters chasing under the buttocks, and in the sardine cockpit painted "11001", Linde's voice echoed in the ears of all the pilots in the entire formation.

"Fly, fish!

The small jet boosters on the sardine's tail were running at full speed, and the fighters rose almost vertically, and a few minutes later the neat group of planes bloomed like scattered flowers, wrapping the flying boats rushing down from above in stamens, and then swallowing and chewing.

The battle between the fighter and the flying boat was shorter than before, and the result did not overturn the flying boat's previous performance on the Divine Fall Plateau, so it can only be said that the death was a little better.

Although the forty flying boats were very maneuverable, they were unorganized, and their bodies were extremely fragile, and in a matter of moments, they were sprinkled with all kinds of debris, and the human bodies that screamed and fell to the earth were continuous.

These flying boats don't deal much less damage to the enemy than they can sustain themselves, but the enemy's sturdy mechs are definitely not something that a few fireballs or small-caliber magic machine guns can break.

The school of sardines seems to frolic with a school of fry for a moment, and after knocking down a third of the flying boat, they gather together to continue their climb. Of the remaining flying boats, less than twenty chased after them, and the rest spun in place or fell slowly, and their flying furnaces or demon offering systems were broken.

"The booster is only enough to support us to a height of 30,000 meters, and if we fall down, it will be difficult to climb again, and we don't have much time. ”

Commander Linde made a final instruction in a deep voice: "Attack at most three times, remember the principle of attack!"

The pilots recited in unison......

"From top to bottom"

"From bottom to top!"

"Don't avoid guns, don't be greedy for guns!"

"Stick straight to the end and never waver!"

The aftermath was still echoing, and the white figure of the floating ship above was already clearly visible. Twenty floating ships lined up in four columns above and below to cover each other, and the gunners of the several floating ships below fired several flames and freezing rays in a panic, and at the end of the range the magic collapsed, lighting up with clusters of orange and cold white light.

The fighters pierced through the turbulence of magical power, scattered into several teams, and swooped down on the floating ships. Dense ballistics shot out from the floating ship, and the flames and vibrations were suddenly intertwined at an altitude of 30,000 meters.

Fighter planes entered from above or below the tail of the floating ship, piercing through the protective barrier and pouring rapid-fire cannon shells onto the battleship.

The Imperial Floatship has placed anti-aircraft fire on the ridgeline of the hull as much as possible, and has even installed a number of spell amplifiers that can lock onto targets, such as Arcane Missiles, which are controlled by mages.

However, most of the anti-aircraft firepower does not have a good enough field of view, and it cannot keep up with the target at a speed of eight or nine hundred kilometers per hour by relying on human flesh. Aside from the fact that the spell amplifiers could barely catch a target and shoot a string of painless arcane missiles, the whole situation was completely scrambling.

Compared with anti-aircraft firepower, the more effective defense of floating ships is to maintain constant maneuvering at full speed, although it cannot avoid being strafed by fighters, but it can avoid being dropped by fighters.

On the bridge of the Kulim Valley, Rimako's body swayed violently from side to side as the battleship maneuvered, and he pinched his hand to prevent himself from being thrown out, while silently praying to His Majesty the Goddess and Empress.

Very good, although the anti-aircraft fire is not very effective, but the opponent rushed up with fighters, and it seems that there are no bombs. After all, the Imperial warship is not a floating ship with a speed of less than 100 kilometers per hour and no maneuverability, and that kind of attack is difficult to work, and it will also reduce the speed of the fighter.

Then they can only attack with the cannons on the fighters, although they can shoot through the hull of the floating ship, but they cannot cause more serious damage.

As he thought so, a red dot lit up on the information desk, and Ryomacko leaned over the porthole of the bridge to see that one of the magic guide guns on the port side of a Count-class battleship had been blown up and was burning violently, and the hull of the ship was sinking at a visible speed.

The adjutant reported: "They have an even more powerful magic cannon in the nose!"

A light gray painted sardine skimmed through the porthole, approached the tail of a Earl-class battleship on the side of the front, climbed sharply and then dived, shook off the dense trajectory, penetrated the protective barrier, and flew rapidly above the battleship less than 100 meters away.

In just two or three seconds, the wings erupted four ballistic paths, and the nose shot an almost imperceptible ripple at the same time.

Four ballistic planes splashed sparks on the surface of the battleship, and the ripples dragged behind, exploding a cloud of flames on the top of the battleship's bridge.

Rhemak and the lieutenant, and everyone on the bridge were shocked, it was ......

"They put small catapults in the nose of the fuselage that fire shells that can explode. ”

Rimac said with a calm expression: "Isn't the nose a propeller?

When the plane succeeded, it was pulled high in front of the battleship, and it looked like it wanted to pull a somersault and land on the Rimac ship.

The captain and lieutenant were in shock, and a freezing ray hit the nose of the fighter, the propeller stopped, and the debris flew in a flew of debris, and the other side plunged headlong into the infinite land.

Cheers rang out from the bridge, and even Rimacko breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the battleship on the side suddenly shook, and a thick pillar of blue light pierced through the bridge, shooting from top to bottom to the sky, reflecting the surrounding blue.

Then the battleship disintegrated piece by piece, and the fragments scattered to the ground, mixed with countless dancing human bodies, and disappeared into the clouds below in a moment.

In the bridge of the flagship, everyone's faces turned pale, it was the movement of the explosion of the floating furnace, and the location of the floating furnace was under the bridge.

"Chief!"

Both the captain and the lieutenant looked at Rimako with eager expressions, surely trying to persuade him to sink into the clouds for the time being to avoid the enemy's attack.

"Don't rush ......"

Rimacko sat back in the command seat and raised his chin towards the porthole: "Just now, Lady Luck favored them a little, and now our Majesty is taking care of us." ”

The battle outside was still fierce, and the Red Union fighters continued to blast huge wounds on the battleship, and even blew up the magic cannon, but the situation of directly hitting the floating furnace as just now did not appear again.

On the contrary, the anti-aircraft fire of the battleships gradually adapted, and the Red Union fighters fell one after another, or disintegrated directly in the air.

The flagship, which was also trembling, was obviously hit, and Rimako's look and tone were extremely calm, causing a flame of confidence to burn in the hearts of everyone in the bridge.

"If that's how Red Union uses to deal with floating ships......"

There was even a faint pity on Rimako's face: "Even if we lose the battle in front of us, their defeat is already doomed." ”