Linya, who was full of worries, tossed and turned for half the night, and finally fell asleep in a daze.

But at this moment, there was a sharp knock at the door. Suzanne hurriedly pulled out her long sword and said, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Bender. Susanna, wake up the princess, the pirates are heading for Domingo, I'm afraid they will be there soon!"

Linya, who was woken up, was shocked when she heard this, and she didn't care about the dizziness in her mind, so she sat up and said, "So fast, go and wake everyone up, so that the airship is ready for battle." ”

"Someone has already been sent. Bender replied.

"And those who hastened to inform the Governor's Palace. ”

"Understood, do it right away. ”

"Woo-toot-"

"Woo-toot-toot-"

A terrible battle horn sounded over Domingo, and soon the barracks was in chaos, and then the whole city was clamor like a pot of boiling water. All kinds of shouts rang out, and the crowd running around looked particularly chaotic.

Suddenly, a loud "boom" came from the dock, and a dazzling firelight rose, and in the firelight, a stone thrower was blown apart, and large and small pieces of wood scattered in the firelight.

In the moonlight, the figure of a flying dragon can be faintly seen passing over the tower. Linya and the others, who were on their way to the Liberty airship, were taken aback, "How can this pirate have a wyvern?"

Rushing to the dock full of doubts and uneasiness, the dwarven captain Rodkin had already directed the soldiers to prepare for battle, and as soon as Linya and her party boarded the ship, the airship began to drop the sandbags and take off.

At this time, the pirate's wyvern erupted into blazing flames again, and another stone-throwing tower was blown into a sea of flames, and the burning giant stone-throwing machine burst into flames. The ships on the sea and the arrow towers on the tower crossbow platforms all shot at the flying dragons in the sky. But the wyvern struck away, turned around and flew straight upward, and the speed was also very fast, and the weapons on the ground were really powerless, and the arrows and crossbows that had lost their strength fell back to the surface of the sea one after another, and they couldn't help it at all.

Whoever has air supremacy will have the initiative on the battlefield. This is exactly the same on Earth and on Noah.

Taking advantage of the time when the airship was slowly taking off, Linya urgently summoned several of the main subordinates on the airship to discuss the battle plan, and the two Magisters. Suzanne and Bender, Captain Rodkin, and Namia.

"I didn't expect pirates to come so quickly. My original plan was to help the defenders of the city fortify the city's defenses while waiting for reinforcements from Jerek and Evan to arrive. Then he used the defenders of the city to attract the attention of the pirates, and asked Jerich to dig up the pirates' lair first. cut off their retreat. Then the troops split into two ways, Jerich went to fight the pirate fleet, and Evan landed on the island and worked with the defenders to eliminate the pirates who came ashore, if not all of these pirates, it could still make them lose their vitality. ”

"But now the plans can't keep up with the changes. Unexpectedly, the pirates came faster than expected, and there were dragons to help. If you don't hurry up and destroy the pirate's dragon. I'm afraid the defenders won't be able to hold out Jelik's fleet. Now that the situation is urgent, how should we fight, everyone should share their opinions. Linya summed it up and said.

"I just flew up to see the general enemy situation. About thirty pirate ships came from the sea, and they had already reached the gates of the port. It should have been fought by now. An unknown number of pirate ships are landing by land on the north, south, and east sides of the island, although the siege may be delayed. Bender said first.

"There are two walls on land, so it shouldn't be a big problem. If the defenders had mobilized the inhabitants of the city, there would have been no big problem there. ”

"If the port is lost, pirates will be able to land directly from the dock and attack the inner city, and the outer walls will be useless. Without the manpower and materials of the outer city, the inner city may not be able to hold on for long. If the pirates have Wyverns, then there must be other flying beast air forces, once they control some important path nodes on the port, and the defenders do not move smoothly, it will be difficult to hold the port. "Suzanne is from a viscount noble family, but she is actually an expert in warfare, and her analysis is the first to be true.

"I agree. Captain Rodkin also said: "If you can't hold the port, the city's defenses will collapse." And those tower trebuchets are the key to the garrison of the harbor, and it is up to them to stop the pirate ships from penetrating. That's why the pirate's dragon attacked the catapult first. As long as we help the defenders hold the air supremacy over the tower and keep these stone throwers, the pirate ships will not dare to get too close, and the offensive will be thwarted. ”

"You have a point. Bende, if you gather all five dragon eagle knights, will you be able to defeat that fire dragon?" asked Linya.

Bender smiled bitterly, and secretly said that this little princess was really too inexperienced, but of course she didn't dare to show it, and said truthfully: "Your Royal Highness Princess, dragons are the most powerful creatures, not only for us humans, but also for all kinds of flying beasts. As the king of flying beasts, its roar is enough to make the dragon eagle terrified and lose its combat effectiveness. Our dragon eagle didn't dare to approach at all, so how could we fight it!"

"I see!" Now is not the time to blush, Lin Ya thought for a moment and said, "That's the only way to go." The airship immediately flew over the tower to protect the stone thrower below. The Sky Knights prepare to throw magic bombs as originally planned. ”

The plan was set, and the Liberty turned to fly over the harbor, while Bender and the others took magic bottles and flew away from the wyvern towards the pirate fleet.

The so-called magic bullet attack, the person who pilots the flying beast, if it is a magician, it is good to say, has a strong long-range and group attack ability, but if it is a knight, it is better at melee and single attacks, and the individual attack ability is stronger. Compared to the pirate's ships on the sea, the air knight certainly has absolute air superiority. But Bender and the others are all knights, and if you want to attack a pirate ship, melee combat is not only inefficient, but also more dangerous.

So after learning that the pirates were going to attack Porto Domingo, Linya and Gandra Moita and the others made magic bombs, that is, magic bombs that were compressed and put into magic bottles. Once they fall from a high altitude and break, the magic bomb in the bottle will explode, creating a huge amount of destructive power. It is also the best way to deal with mass targets on the ground from the air.

These magic bullets are mainly fire bullets, with a small amount of light bullets and wind bullets. After all, the hull and sails were made of wooden cloth, and it was most efficient to attack with fire.

Once again, the pirate's wyvern swooped down from the sky, skimming over a kind of tower. The thick legs and huge claws grabbed the stone thrower at the top of the tower and pulled it hard, tearing the stone thrower apart. The soldiers in the nearby tower hurriedly shot with arrows and javelins, and the ballista also fired, but unfortunately they failed to hit the fast fire dragon.

This is already the third stone thrower it has destroyed.

However, the Liberty had already sped up and was in the airspace south of the harbor. If the Wyvern wants to attack the stone thrower here, he will have to face the airship's interception.

When Bender's dragon eagle knights flew over the pirate fleet, the pirates obviously didn't have much of an effective way to attack from above, and the arrows and crossbows became soft and slower at this height, making them easy to dodge.

The first wave of magic bombs was very effective. After calculating the wind direction, wind speed, and altitude, the ships with their large bodies and extremely awkward maneuverability at slow speeds were simply unable to dodge these magic bombs. A total of ten magic bullets have eight hits. The four pirate ships that rushed to the front were all hit. Although the intensity of such an attack may not be fatal, at least these ships will have to fight desperately for a short time, and they will not be able to continue fighting. Moreover, the burning ships blocked the waterway in front, and the ships behind could not move on.

When the pirate Wyvern realized that something dared to challenge his supremacy in the sky, he did not hesitate to turn around and rush towards the airship.

Soon the pairs will come into range of each other. The dragon has not yet arrived. A huge fireball has erupted. The heavy crossbows on the airship that had been prepared for a long time were also fired one after another, and Gandra and the others also fired magic ice arrows one after another.

The airships ordered by the Momiji Empire were originally intended to be used to seize air supremacy. Four heavy crossbow bolts were mounted on each side of the ship's side. There is also a bow and a ship, and the firepower is not ordinary. At this moment, thick smoke billowed in the sky, and ice arrows and fireballs were flying one after another, so it was not lively. Linya has seen a lot of dragons, but at this moment, she saw such a big guy rushing towards her. Still a little frightened, I couldn't help but want to lean behind Susanna. When Suzanne saw this, she cooperated very well and stretched out her arms to protect the little princess behind her. After all, it's still a child. In such a fierce battlefield, it is inevitable that there will be courage on the front line.

The roaring dragon flames struck the hull of the ship, and the fire dragon was also hit by crossbow arrows and magic in both the thigh and tail, and he raised his head and roared in pain. The dragon knight on the dragon's back obviously didn't expect the airship's firepower to be so powerful, and quickly turned around to dodge. Although the wyvern, who refused to admit defeat, tried to attack twice, under the dense firepower and magic defense on the airship, the result was still a lot of losses, and a few more scars were added.

On the other side, Bender's dragoon cavalry set off with magic bombs to start the second wave of bombardment. However, this time it was not so smooth, as expected, the air force on the pirate side finally arrived, and the number of various flying beasts added up to a dozen, guarding the sky above the fleet.

At least twice as much. However, the knights will not be deterred by this, Bender roared, commanded the sky knights to form a diamond-shaped battle formation, and took the lead in rushing forward. A melee in the air ensued. Although the air knights of the Red Leaf Empire are obviously superior in individual melee combat ability, the comprehensive quality of the soldiers, and the coordination of the battlefield command formation, the huge disadvantage in numbers makes the air knights of the Red Leaf Empire have to face the situation of one enemy and two enemies, and they have no advantage at all.

If this continues, once it falls into a protracted war, it will be extremely disadvantageous to Bender's side. To make matters worse, there is no way to drop bombs in a state of fierce combat. If the altitude is too low, you will be attacked from the ship, and if the altitude is too high, you will lose your crosshairs, and if you don't have time to prepare, the hit rate is simply not guaranteed. The situation is becoming extremely serious.

The enraged dragon knight still refused to give up, and circled the Liberty airship from a distance, looking for a flaw. To attack the catapult below, you have to go into the range of the airship's heavy crossbow, and it is obviously not cost-effective to attack at the cost of injury.

Such a purpose-built combat airship, which costs a lot of money, is certainly not so easy to deal with. The dragon's previous attacks had failed to penetrate the ship's armor, could it be that the hull was made of ironwood soaked in magical water?

In fact, it is.

The attack is extremely powerful, and the defense is also extremely strong. However, nothing can have advantages and no disadvantages. Of course, there are disadvantages of this heavy combat airship, the most obvious is that the maneuverability is extremely poor, which is far worse than the arrival of the Take-off Dragon and the Flying Beast.

However, there seems to be a little more ...... The dragon knight's eyes lit up and he whistled, and the fire dragon let out a long roar, raised its head and began to climb upward.

"Oh no! it's going up!" Captain Rodkin exclaimed, and hurriedly gave the crew an order, "Heat up the gas quickly!

The two biggest weaknesses of airships are maneuverability and bulky balloons. In the face of an enemy with air power, the airship's balloons are often difficult to defend due to their large area, while the attacker can have many ways to attack the balloon and have an advantage. Unless the airship has absolute air superiority, the airship will generally not come to the front line of the battlefield to fight, the airship's air superiority is more manifested in long-range combat, using the air knight on the boat to strike at the enemy, similar to a kind of space carrier.

Of course, flying beasts are not so easy to raise, except for a few powerful countries that can afford to raise them, most countries do not have air forces at all, and airships are even more rare. Linya really didn't expect that the pirates would have so many flying dragons and flying beasts, and the original plan was to leave the airship in the sky above the city to command the battle, and only need to send Bender and them out to bomb. But now the plan can't catch up with the changes, and can only rush to the front line of the battlefield.

The dragon knight has apparently found the airship's weakness and is constantly flying upwards to increase his height. The Liberty tried to accelerate its ascent, but it was noticeably slower, and the maneuverability of its massive clumsy body was not enough to see in front of the Wyvern.

The dragon flew straight upwards and higher, and soon far exceeded the height of the airship. When it was beyond the range of the airship's crossbow arrows, the dragon began to turn, making a graceful arc in the sky, heading directly above the airship.

The soldiers wielding the crossbow had no choice but to fire their bolts in a hurry, as this was their last chance to stop the dragon. But unfortunately, the dual effect of gravity and distance finally caused these crossbow arrows to fall weakly.

The dragon flew directly above the airship from outside range, a blind spot for all onboard weapons, as the balloon's massive sphere blocked the angle from which these weapons could fire.

The people on the deck of the airship could no longer see the fire dragon. But everybody knows what's going on up there.

The dragon is plummeting straight down from directly above the Liberty. (To be continued......)