No one likes a coward to be their lord, but no one likes to fight a battle that is certain to the death.

The situation at this moment is a typical watershed.

Defeated, all Martin had done before was a meaningless bluff, and he should still be cowardly when he turned back. Buying travel expenses and compensation cannot be less.

If you win...... Not only did Lorrainburg's cross-border trade road suddenly become smoother, but these new swordsmen, and even the Wood Elf archers, who admired Martin's followers, would suddenly settle down.

All developments depend on the next battle.

Under the leadership of the Mermaid, the formation of the fleet is now a standard long snake formation. The Mermaid, with its huge hull, blocked the destroyers behind it tightly. If the artillery array on the left bank fires, it will only hit the Mermaid, and now it is up to the cruiser's iron skin to see if it is powerful.

At least that's what the sailors thought.

Martin instructed the sailors to move some of the cargo in the cabin to starboard, because the battle would start on the port side, and later, both the swordsman and the wood elf archers would have to be equipped to the port side of the ship.

Compared with the apprehensive soldiers, and the commanders who were faintly worried and a little excited, Martin seemed extremely calm.

This composure is also contagious to everyone.

A sentiment called reliability quickly spread throughout the ship, and if it had not been for Martin's order to silence them, perhaps the Bakaria swordsmen would have begun to sing a loud military song.

The sailors on the destroyers behind saw that the warship in front of them was so calm, and they also calmly followed the route of the Mermaid in front and began to move on the left bank.

On the northern shore, a brown-haired middle-aged general of the Nord family looked at the situation with a monocular and muttered, "That little guy in Bakaria...... Maybe it's a shark in the skin of a mermaid!"

On the surface, it may seem that the trebuchet team is better than the artillery team.

But that's not the case at all. Originally, the Nord Province in the Northland was a border province across the sea from the Northland barbarians, and the years of battles or military frictions made the Nord infantry more elite than the arrogant but inexperienced soft-footed shrimp nobles in the Central Province.

Secondly, the Nord family came to intercept at the invitation of the Ravenna family, and if Martin cleaned up the Ravenna family, naturally there would be nothing to do with the Nords.

Besides, if there is no military conflict with the Nords, maybe there will be room for maneuver in the future.

The middle-aged general muttered: "But, the boy of the Lorraine family, there will be no more than three hundred people on your side, are you sure you can do it?"

The corners of his mouth curled up with a clear playfulness.

On the south bank of the Rick River, a blonde nobleman in his forties was throwing a tantrum on the battlefield, and his screams could be heard by the entire army: "What!? Stealing the ships of my Rick Empire, storming my Rick River, killing my soldiers, and cutting off my nephew's fingers! That stinking Bakaria kid dares to accuse me of being a robber? Fart! I've never seen such a brazen person!"

Turning his head, the pot-bellied nobleman waved his arm vigorously: "I swear in the name of Duke Hagati Ravenna, I will catch that Martin Lorraine and hang him at the gate of my castle." ”

Next to him, a knight in charge of the command let out a long sigh: "The whole army is ready to attack." ”

The whole army was in an uproar.

The so-called preparation for the attack is actually just a little bit of moving the infantry and archery teams forward, making a show. After the last sneak attack, plus the Duke of Ravenna's spies left in Rick City, they already knew that the Mermaid was not equipped with artillery.

Of course, archers alone could not help an iron cruiser.

The decisive winner is still artillery.

With a kilometer to go, Martin noticed something on a large road two hundred meters from the shore.

The last time I came, it was early in the morning when the fog was thick, and I couldn't see it clearly.

Now he saw it clearly.

It was a cross made of rough wood, and then the corpses of the people were crucified to it.

With the help of the system scan, Martin can easily analyze that these people were not killed on the spot, but nailed to death by thirst!

"Cut! will only find the scum of innocent civilians to vent......"

Is it absolute power that brings absolute corruption?

Or can anyone grow into a demon when power is unrestrained?

Martin spat hard.

Closer, closer, closer!

Almost at the moment of entering 500 meters, the artillery array on the river bank was accompanied by clouds of black smoke rising, and the piercing sound of artillery bombardment was heard immediately.

"Stay hidden—" Tino shouted at the top of his lungs.

The power of artillery is definitely not something that a mortal body can bear. Before becoming an extraordinary powerhouse, cowardice can save his life.

Now everyone is pinning their hopes on the cruiser's protective plates to be thick enough, as well as the other side to miss.

Now the boat is going downstream, and because of the slight headwind, the speed of the boat is only about 6 knots. Such a slow voyage, because this is at least two rounds of artillery before the ship docks. After going ashore, it is necessary to break through the front row of 2,000 troops before it can be killed in front of the artillery team.

The commander of the opposing side was not weak, and set the artillery back a little and placed it 300 meters from the shore.

Martin noted that there were six curved guns on the artillery array. This cannon is slightly less powerful, but has a much longer range than a normal cannon.

"I can't let these guys go!"

Cannonballs are coming!

Under Assi's somewhat horrified gaze, two iron cannonballs were finally coming towards the ship with great shit, one fired into the middle of the hull, and the other hit the stern building where the captain's room was located.

"Hmph!" When more than 200 people on the boat were trembling, Martin's cold snort was extremely clear.

【King's Wealth】Launched!

In mid-air, two golden round shields suddenly appeared suspended in mid-air.

Those with discerning eyes will know at a glance that these two shields are made of gold without compromise.

"Bang, bang!" After two crisp crashes, the wood elves and the ones with good eyesight were shocked to see that the two shields were indeed dented, and even exploded on the spot.

However, in the next second, the shell that was supposed to hit the ship changed its trajectory and fell into the water with two loud "poofs".

"What's going on!?" both sides were equally stunned.

At this moment, Martin's majestic voice sounded: "How can such a weak cannon hit my ship! Soldier, attack me at full speed!"

As if to confirm Martin's words, two minutes later, when the second round of artillery strikes, the golden shields that appeared out of thin air on three sides again blocked the shells.

For a time, the morale of the Lorraine army skyrocketed, and the morale of the Ravenna army plummeted!