A line of red, yellow, and green flares rose up and exploded high in the air.

"Let's get moving!"

After taking control of the towers in the delta in a hot-air balloon, the well-armed daredevils detonated three barrels full of gunpowder and broke the heavy coastal defense chains.

As the chains sank to the bottom of the sea, the coastal defenses on the east side of the fortress suddenly opened, and the Voodoo ships had to come out to block this fatal loophole, knowing in their hearts that this battle would be fought and never returned.

The Royal Navy fleet of the Valstad Empire quickly sailed into the bay with favorable winds,

This imposing division consisted of 89 large warships, the smallest of which was also a three-masted heavy cruiser, which could be used as a flagship in a small country.

Among them, 12 were first-class battleships with 90 cannons on three decks, and 3 were super battleships with more than 100 guns.

The sailors skillfully adjusted the sails so that the hull was flanked at the incoming enemy ship for maximum firepower.

The Voodoo Navy's fleet moored in the fortress consisted of only 24 warships, most of which were old-designed, small in displacement, and in disrepair, and even had two antique-class flat-bottomed rowing ships.

The disparity in personnel was even greater, with untrained crews and inexperienced commanders, not so much the navy as a group of armed fishermen.

The result of the confrontation of such a makeshift patchwork force against the most powerful fleet in the world is obvious,

After 12 rounds of salvos, the bay was filled with fragments of the ship's hull,

The last navy of the Voodoo cult capsized and sank in two hours, and several ships were directly hit by the ammunition depot and exploded.

The blast even toppled the fishing boats moored in the harbor, the sailors grabbed their sampans and floated in the bay, and the strong-willed swam back towards the fortress.

Having routed the enemy at sea, the Royal Navy could now unhindered the indiscriminate bombardment of the forts, with 36-pounder naval cannons raining solid shells on the unprotected eastern walls.

In an instant, the bricks and stones were shattered, smoke and dust were everywhere, and the flesh and blood of the city were also torn and shattered, and the sky and the earth were shattered like the end of the world, and deserters continued to sneak out and surrender.

At the height of the shelling, even the monsters in the fortress were wailing helplessly, and the walls on the east and west sides collapsed under the fire from both land and sea, and the shelling lasted for a full two hours before gradually stopping.

At noon, the trumpet sounded,

The band played a majestic march, and Major Nikolai Sergeyev led the light and heavy cavalry in a circle around the perimeter of the battlefield in order to be ready for a surprise attack by enemy reinforcements.

Everything was ready, the 3rd Guards Division "Skeleton Division" led by Count Neule took the lead, and the ground offensive began in full swing.

8,000 grenadiers and 25,000 line infantry lined up in dense columns, approaching the gaps in the city wall in orderly steps, and the suffocating sense of oppression collapsed the morale of the remaining defenders on the city wall, and white flags were raised on the city head from time to time.

100 propagandists on white horses came to the front with wanted warrants in their hands and shouted:

"Be sure to recognize the leader of our enemy, the Dark Sect Leader Diamond Xhelpar, and if anyone sees the old man painted on the wanted post, be sure to tie him up and offer him to His Majesty, dead or alive!"

"Long live the Emperor! Victory is ours! ”

As the 3rd Guards Division rushed into the gap in the city wall with a wild shout, the defenders in the city also rushed head-on, and the two sides rubbed shoulders one after another, not giving up an inch of land, and a crazy white-knuckle battle began.

Duke Leclerc, Prime Minister of the Kingdom, put down his binoculars and said to himself:

"It's too bloody, I really hope this is the last battle, maybe we should just besiege and not attack, starve them to surrender."

"It's a pity, that's impossible, our majesty's order is to get rid of the evil." Dalí responded: "Whether the information is true or not, this fortress must be taken quickly, and once the east coast route is opened, the enemy has nowhere to escape." ”

Seeing that the fortress walls that the Solan Kingdom had spent a lot of money on were bombarded indiscriminately, listening to the shouts and wails coming from inside, Leclerc's mood was extremely complicated, both happy and a little lonely.

Voodoo disciples are hateful to demagogue, but after all, they are all their own Solan compatriots.

As the prime minister of the kingdom, Leclerc had to watch a group of Valsta gringos bombard his own people in his homeland, and his feelings were mixed.

"Why, Lord Duke, are you praying for Solan's compatriots?" Dali asked.

"It's cruel, my cousin Rawan is in the city, and now brothers and sisters kill each other, just because of different beliefs, we were toasting at the banquet a few years ago, fate! It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous! ”

"I understand your pain, everyone has to make their own choices,

Your cousin chooses to believe in the ethereal god of the Outland, while you believe in King Solan, and I believe in Emperor Valstad.

Instead of hoping for the gifts of the gods, there is no more perfect faith than facing the dangers and troubles of the world and treating the leaders of the country as gods, right? ”

"Hey!" Leclerc sighed: "Ingram, that little bastard...... The brain has grown to the lower half of the body, and all day long he thinks about how to tease the court ladies and servants, even the kitchen aunt.

If he could have 100 percent of your empress's diligence and 10,000 percent of his sense of responsibility, I, the old man, would be happy to sleep. With that, the irritable Duke went out for a walk.

"Poor, pity." Leopold put his arm on Dalí's shoulder: "Leclerc is a character, but unfortunately he never met the master. ”

"So, man, we're lucky, aren't we?"

"Luckily, yes, of course,

Although I am not as madly worshipping the emperor as Neulai, and I cannot bear to serve under the hands of cowards or fools, and the lion perches under the lamb, it is better to die, and it is undeniable that Your Majesty is the savior of Valstad, irreplaceable! ”

The dusty non-commissioned officer brought good news: "Marshal Neulai's 3rd Division has captured the trenches, moats, and outer walls, and is preparing to attack the inner fortresses.

The battle on the eastern wall was smoother, and the death squad in a hot air balloon descended from the sky, cooperating with the Marines to successfully take down the three towers, and it was expected to meet with the army within half an hour.

The enemy resisted fiercely, with the help of more than a dozen giant monsters over five meters in length, and we lost more than 1,000 men, but our morale was still high. ”

"Let's go watch the fall of the Voodoo Church of Soskaya." The Emperor got up and walked out of the camp, followed by Dalí and Leopold.