On the southern coast of the kingdom of Solan,

Artillery fire has blanketed the entire coastline, and the once tropical riches have been reduced to a sea of fire, with coconut and banana trees burned to char.

Half an hour ago, the Coast Guard, loyal to the regent Diamond, came to intercept,

This act is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg,

They only had twenty-five old, under-maintained cruisers, and they had to deal with a densely packed Imperial fleet with large ships and huge guns.

The battle lasted less than half an hour, and more than half of the twenty-five ships were sunk, while the rest barely survived, barely afloat on the surface.

In accordance with the laws of international warfare, the Royal Navy of the Valstad Empire did not kill them all, but lowered their ropes to rescue the enemy sailors who had fallen overboard.

As the artillery fire gradually corrected and extended, the large port fortress -

All the fortifications of Siserkania have been shot and burned,

The alarm bells were loud, and the sailors covered their noses and ran around like headless flies, and it was clear that

The soldiers were dissatisfied with the regent and did not want to die for him.

Only the armed cathars held on to the shore defense artillery positions and opened fire,

These loyal, but unprofessional, and with only a short period of training, they were unable to operate complex heavy coastal defense artillery systems, and in a matter of minutes, there were three explosions and ammunition detonations.

The cannon roared, the smoke billowed out,

"Boom" with a loud bang,

A major ammunition depot in the fortress of Sissercania was detonated, and corpses were blown into the sky, and this violent explosion caused a chain reaction, and many of the powder kegs that were piled up haphazardly on the gun emplacements were ignited.

Multiple explosions in a row destroyed more than two dozen heavy shore defense guns, and the resulting shock wave even overturned a cruiser moored in the harbor.

The ignited soldiers were like fireballs, desperately running towards the sea, and their bodies exuded the burnt smell of burnt flesh and blood from the flames.

Everything was burning, like purgatory, which took a heavy toll on the morale of the defenders, and some people were already thinking about how to get rid of the commander of the cathar army and surrender the city.

Amid the wails, a large fleet was slowly approaching the harbor.

Flagship of the Royal Navy of the Valstad Empire –

The huge hull of the super battleship "Minerva" crashed through the wreckage of wooden planks floating on the sea,

The full load displacement of this huge ship reached a staggering 5,200 tons,

With a sturdy three-tiered hull and 98 heavy naval guns, she is a mobile fortress at sea, both offensive and defensive.

The Imperial Admiral Lord Valero was holding a brass telescope, standing on the command platform and looking into the distance:

"The enemy's shore artillery fire has been dismantled," he said, glancing at his pocket watch; "Another quarter of an hour of shelling, then according to the original plan, lay down the boat, and prepare for a beach-and-shore landing!"

"Yes, General."

The herald conveyed his order to the signalmen on standby on the mast, who translated the message into a flag and hung it out.

As the flag signal spread through the huge fleet, soon, everyone was ready to land.

The first mate of the Minerva reminded: "Lord Valero, a quarter of an hour has come, and the large fortifications on the beach have been destroyed, and perhaps there are still some hidden trenches or small bunkers left, which can only be captured after landing, do you act now?" ”

Valero raised his palm: "Wait, this is an important decision, it's best to wait until His Majesty arrives before acting." ”

"Your Majesty, she's heading here." The first mate said, then turned sideways to make way for the monarch.

According to the rules of the Valstad army, all officers had to stand up and salute when they saw the emperor.

Sarantos Midknight wore a plain blue trench coat,

It's a tribute to the dressing style of her father, the old duchess Easter Midknight,

He wears no military rank or crown, and wears only one Grand National Hero Cross on his chest.

She personally participated in the naval battle, and the iron rings that fixed her bun in the battle were loose, and her long iron-gray hair fluttered in the wind, coupled with her blazing silver-gray pupils, and a strong and upright posture,

So that she could still look dazzling among the dazzling generals and marshals, and the warriors loved the monarch as if they were gods.

The Emperor said with confusion:

"Siserkania Fortress, this should be the strongest coastal defense fortress in the Solan Kingdom, is it the reason why we are too strong, so easily suppressed the defensive firepower?"

Valero replied:

"Your Majesty, the fortifications of this fortress and the main fortress are both designed by contemporary masters, and they are not much better than the fortresses of our country, but they are difficult to break.

But fighting is not by building a house, after all, you have to rely on people to fight desperately, most of the Solan soldiers stationed in the fortress have no will to fight, and more than half of the shore defense artillery was destroyed by us without firing.

The other half of the firing was also frequent, and the head was pitifully low, and the artillerymen of the cathar army were all laymen, who only knew a little about ballistics and went into battle, and they fought blindly. ”

The first mate laughed and said, "These idiot cultists! I guess their brains aren't as big as pine nuts! ”

"Haha, these stupid people, let's go back to the temple and recite the scriptures!" The generals laughed, and the emperor was also happy:

"Modern warfare is the most complex of arts, and it is really beyond the power of the brave cultists and black magic to fight against the great cannons of modern ships."

"Your Majesty, you're right, that damn old man of the Voodoo cult is very good at conspiracing, and it's not professional enough to start a war."

Suddenly, a mutated water monster covered in seaweed and looking like a sailfish burst out of the sea, and it actually jumped over the towering three decks, and stabbed the emperor in the heart with the jagged bone spurs above his head.

"Be careful! Come and escort! ”

The Guards soldiers reacted extremely quickly and protected the emperor within the human wall, but were pushed away by a strong hand.

"Get out of the way! I'll deal with this guy! ”

Salantos is not afraid of threats,

She easily dodged the stab sideways as she raised the hook on her left arm,

Pierced the sea monster's thick spiny skin with a sharp hook tip, then pulled out a pistol with his right hand, and a bullet pierced through the nerve center, killing it instantly.

Exactly like the monsters encountered before, the huge corpse of the sea monster quickly decayed and deteriorate, emitting a fishy smell.

The generalissimo of the court, Count Neule, pinched his nose and scolded: "Oops! Throw this disgusting filth out into the sea! Fucking stinking old man! ”

This man was the emperor's right-hand man, with a fierce personality, who regarded his monarch as a god, and whose loyalty reached the point of fanaticism.

"Are you alright?" Neule asked.

The Emperor wiped the slimy monster bodily fluids on his chest with his sleeve:

"I'm not hurt, this is the first assassination attempt against me? I'm losing count. ”

Count Neule took out his handkerchief to help the emperor clean his clothes:

"That old bastard Diamond wants to get rid of you so much, which means that he is afraid of you."

The smell of the fish was so unbearable that the emperor had to take off the medal, take off the stinky blue trench coat and throw it into the sea, wearing only a white shirt:

"Almost, get the Marines ready and start landing."

"Everything is ready, just waiting for your words,"

Valero whistled, the herald understood, and the order was conveyed to the entire fleet with the flag.

Three hundred flat-bottomed landing boats were lowered into the water, loaded with heavily armed Marines,

These are battle-hardened royal sailors, trained in land warfare, and equipped for landing operations, with coconut shells to protect against shrapnel and buoyancy even if they fall overboard.

The first landing force made it to the shallows, and the stubborn defenders in several trenches were blown away by grenades.

The ship's 6-pounder light guns were pulled to the pre-planned gun emplacements, and the remaining shore defense artillery fortifications were uprooted at fixed points.

The outer defenses have completely collapsed, and there are still a large number of pillboxes inside the fortress.

I thought that this battle would be fought until late at night, but it came to an abrupt end in an instant.

A white flag stretched out from the tallest tower of the fortress of Sisercania,

Someone threw down a head,

A strip of cloth was embedded with a nail in the bloody head, on which was written in Valstad:

"Stop fighting, we surrender! The Captain of the Cathars, Colonel Barrift, has been decapitated, and we Soran soldiers are only loyal to the royal family of Rafalit! We are willing to form an alliance with your country to deal with the regent's army and monsters. ”

The commander of the Imperial Marine Corps saw this note and hurriedly whistled:

"All ceasefire! Stop fighting! ”

He said to the adjutant, "Hehe, what do I say, we don't need to bother, just wait for the Solan people to fight themselves."

Brothers, when you go in, first control the prisoners, confiscate their guns, and then quickly ask them where the wine cellar is, but don't let the army people snatch all the good wine! ”