Chapter 145: The Battle of Tirçis (2)
Although Fisher wanted to retreat very much at this time, he also knew that he could not do so, otherwise he would leave his leader and flee, and Ilore would definitely break him to pieces when he returned.
In desperation, he could only send a flag and order two undamaged ships in the rear to come and meet him.
As for his main ship, he had to abandon it when he was wounded like this.
Each of the small boats was equipped with only one ballista, and in addition to his main ship, the large ship to his left was also badly damaged and rapidly tilting.
Their firepower configuration with the enemy is not at the same level at all, which is a taboo in naval warfare.
But Ilore was still fighting ahead, he couldn't retreat, and if he could rush forward and start a broadside battle, they would still have the strength to fight with hundreds of crossbowmen and dozens of witches.
It was not uncommon for them to encounter such a dangerous battle before, but with the ferocious sea eagles under the command of Ilor, they finally won the victory.
Thinking of this, Fishel suddenly felt that he had regained the confidence he had lost.
He shouted loudly and drove the pirates on board to jump up to meet the gang, and then ordered the first mate to rush towards the enemy fleet at full speed.
Luckily, Ilore had caught the attention of the vast majority of his enemies, and the terrifying artillery seemed to have fallen silent, no longer paying attention to their surprise attacks.
Ilore was overjoyed to see Fisher leading his men to this direction at full speed, and when it came to naval warfare, these men under his command were all good hands.
Whether it is a shipwreck, a broadside battle, or an air-to-air shot, as long as the two sides close the distance, then with absolute air superiority, he can tilt the balance of victory in his favor little by little.
The mage at the bottom seemed to have run out of magic, and the heavy cannons no longer roared, and the enemy seemed to have no other means than bows and arrows and infantry to resist.
A cruel sneer tugged at the corners of Ilore's lips, and he decided that he was about to pay the price of blood and lives for these invaders as a punishment for offending his territory and majesty.
The mainmast of the ship beneath Lear's feet had been broken by a dozen furious sea eagles, and the huge sails, including the auxiliary sails, had been torn to pieces.
Just when Ilore thought that the enemy ship had completely lost its ability to move, the ship beneath Lear's feet began to slowly turn again.
In addition to the sails, the ship under his feet also had spare paddle compartments, and Jeremy's original suggestion was to simply remove the paddle compartments and equip them into gun bays, but Lear kept them due to seaworthiness and the instability of the old guns.
Now it comes in handy.
Nearly a hundred sailors shouted their neat trumpets and shook the huge oars, and the Jeremy's hull swayed gently in the waves and turned around again.
When the rows of black holes faced Fisher's fleet again, his first feeling was despair.
Gunshots, shells, explosions, cries, and smoke, followed by repeated overturning and sinking.
It's just an unfair fight.
Aside from the fact that the sea eagles led by Ilore himself were able to inflict some damage on Lear's team with their lives, his pirate fleet was slaughtered on the sea.
Fisher finally didn't have to worry about whether to attack or retreat, because he was directly blown to pieces in the bombardment just now.
Broken wood chips and stumps floated on the surface of the sea, and a large amount of blood rolled along with the waves, which soon attracted a group of desperate sharks to fight for the corpses floating on the surface of the sea.
The pirates on the remaining two medium-sized ships were directly frightened when they saw this scene, and the courage that was finally encouraged by Fisher with angry scolding and knives just now disappeared in an instant.
They turned the bow of the ship and no longer cared about Ilore's life, but fled into the depths of the sea in a panic.
Death to stay here, death to return to Tirsis, in which case they have no other choice.
"Bastards!
Standing on the back of the sea eagle, Ilore yelled at the heavy casualties and betrayal of his men, and more importantly, he was now the commander of the bare-bones.
Although he still had a considerable number of men and wealth on the island, almost all of the ships he owned were lost in the battle.
Inexplicably attacked, inexplicably lost all the ships and hundreds of excellent men, and until now he did not know who the opponent was.
What made him even more aggrieved and angry was that the price paid by the other party so far was far less than him, which was the most unacceptable for the always conceited Ilor.
However, now is obviously not a good time to chat, and after the other party's warships get closer, his sea eagle brigade will not take advantage of it.
Although the arrows fired from all directions did not cause too many casualties to the sea eagles, he was not in charge of dragons after all.
No matter how strong the scales and claws of these ferocious birds were, they could not defend themselves against the clusters of arrows that swooped down like locusts, and although the enemy's artillery posed no threat to him in the air, he never forgot that there was a ruthless magician underneath.
"I'll make you pay!"
After dropping this sentence viciously, Ilore took the lead and flew towards Tirsis with the sea eagle at his feet.
The place where they were fighting was still a few nautical miles away from Tirsis, and if they were fast enough, there would be some time for him to get back to organizing the shore defense.
As an old pirate who has been in this sea for many years, he will not be naïve to think that the other party will let his lair go after losing the naval battle.
Lear was silent as he watched the tide of birds roaring away like a black whirlwind, he did not order a pursuit, and it was impossible for him to catch up with the speed of the ship.
After counting the casualties and regrouping the team, Lear found that they had lost more than a hundred warriors and hundreds of wounded of varying severity, and that the sea eagles were more ferocious than he could have imagined.
Originally, he thought that this battle would not be as easy as the attack on Treasure Island, but now it seemed that the danger of Ilore needed to be redefined.
Then there is a battle on the harbor beach, and if they land in battle, their side will certainly increase their combat power a lot, and the fighters on the next three ships will also be useful, but Ilorore has been operating on the island for several years, and Lear will not believe it if there are no strong fortifications.
At that point, his ship's guns might lose their greatest advantage, and if Irol resisted, the eagles and the remaining pirates could inflict even greater casualties.
However, there was no turning back, and after the count was complete, Lear ordered the fleet to sail in the direction where Telsis was.
It's all like this, then even the original interest will be called back.
After returning to the island, Ilore killed three of his subordinates who persuaded him to evacuate from the hidden port behind the island, and finally suppressed the sound of escape.
Such a short period of time was simply not enough for him to transfer the treasure, and let him hand over the foundation he had worked so hard to build so easily, then he would not be able to swallow this breath anyway.
What's more, even if he wanted to leave, how far could he escape at the speed of those broken ships in the port behind the island?
After seeing the power of Lear's gunboats, Ilol did not feel that he could still fight the other side at sea, and only by relying on the strong fortifications and barracks on the island could he fight a battle.
No matter how powerful those artillery pieces are, it is impossible to cross a distance of tens of kilometers and directly hit the center of the island, right?
The big deal is to directly abandon the tidal flat port position and lead the enemy into the jungle on the island to fight guerrilla warfare, and he still has more than 1,000 subordinates, so he does not believe that the enemy is all iron.
And don't forget, although his sea eagle team also suffered some losses in the battle just now, it still maintained a very high combat power.
Under the combined attack of land and air, it will definitely make those arrogant invaders pay the price of blood.
At the thought of this, that cruel smile appeared on Ilore's face again, and a little fire ignited in his pupils.
"Luch, you take someone to the port to get the Barry brothers' men to withdraw, Dima, you go and check the traps on the perimeter of the fortified fort, and let all the people who are watching outside withdraw to the barracks, and we will meet them here!"
After making up his mind to resist, Ilore issued a series of orders, so it seems that he still has some fighting minds, and he is not stupid enough to take the pirates to the mudflats to fight Lear.
Of course, there are pros and cons to this, the advantage is that he can gather his men to fully prepare for the final battle, and the disadvantage is that he is equivalent to leaving the door of his lair completely open to Lear.
Until the final battle at the fortification, Lear's troops were able to drive straight into the camp without encountering any resistance.
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"Bring all those things down. ”
Standing in front of the harbor of Tirsis, Lear ordered Jeremy.
And with Jeremy's shouts and the warriors' gunners' trumpets, heavy guns were erected on bronze gunboats, pulled by ropes and pushed down the deck by thick planks.
"Do you want to hold on to the base?"
A grim smile tugged at the corner of Lear's mouth.
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