Of course, in addition to the simple throwing weapon of the grenade, Franz also prepared a special surprise for the British.

The inventors of the church liked to refer to it as the "wrath of God", and Friedrich felt it more appropriate to call it "the gift of the devil."

At this time, a box was hanging from the underside of each Austrian airboat, and the airboaters began to cut the special cable when they confirmed that they had reached the skies above the British.

As the cable was cut, the plank on one side of the box fell off, and the contents fell out with it.

In addition to shock-absorbing and anti-collision materials such as cotton and sponge, there are also some broken glass and white powder.

White powder and cotton wool fluttered in the wind, and the British soldiers below were a little confused.

But the powder and cotton wool that poured down suddenly burst into flames, turning into pillars of fire that hung over the British ships like real dragon's breath.

Several British soldiers were swept away by Dragon's Breath, and Edward Hobart Seymour Sr. yelled.

"Help!"

As the elite of the British Royal Navy, the soldiers on the ship naturally have a good grasp of the basic subject of fire fighting.

A few buckets of cold water poured over the fire extinguished the fire, but the soldiers who were burned by the fire were squeaking and screaming, looking very painful.

Instead of attracting the sympathy of others, this was despised by the people around him, after all, how much harm could it do if it burned for a while?

Edward Hobart Seymour Sr. couldn't help but teach his soldiers a lesson.

"You ought to be glad that the Austrians are not pouring oil. Otherwise you guys."

Before the elder Edward Hobart Seymour could finish his sentence, the soldiers were on fire again. The extinguished flames on the deck also burned again, and the same thing happened to the surrounding ships.

Moreover, the flames burned so violently that the flesh and blood of the soldiers who were ignited melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the oak floor, which was known for its fire resistance, was also ignited.

However, before he could make a command, a new gift arrived.

Grenades and spherical bombs with wooden handles continued to fall, but the hit rate was so low that most of them fell into the sea, even against a target the size of a battleship.

But even if only a few fell on the ships of the British, it would be enough to serve as the last straw that broke their spirits.

"The dragon is coming!"

"How can't that fire be extinguished!"

"Help!"

"Run!"

At this time, the British army was finally completely consumed by chaos and fear, and the British sailors either jumped into the water or frantically grabbed the rudder in order to quickly escape from this "Dragon Valley".

In the poisonous smoke emitted by the burning of white phosphorus, no one could read the flagship's banner clearly. The Royal Navy has regained its essence again, and the pirates don't care so much, they just want to survive themselves

Shipwrecks occurred one after another, and Edward Hobart Seymour Sr. was first frightened by the resurgence of dragon's breath, and then inhaled a large amount of poisonous smoke and was now unconscious.

The deputy commander of the fleet, who was supposed to take over the command, was doused with white phosphorus before, and at this time the bones were burned to ashes.

Therefore, the flagship captain could only be used as a temporary commander, and this temporary commander had nothing to do with the "dragon" overhead, so he did not hesitate to give the order to retreat.

This order made the already chaotic scene even more chaotic, and finally there was a scene of "hundreds of boats competing for the current".

There were only two British warships that were actually destroyed in the air raids, both of which were transport ships, one of which was due to too few people to put out the fire, and the other was because there were too many people and too many people acted indiscriminately, resulting in the capsizing of the ships.

However, during the retreat, at least twenty ships capsized due to collision and crushing.

But fortunately, those "dragons" did not continue to pursue, otherwise the losses of the fleet would have been even greater.

In this battle, the British New Mediterranean Fleet lost one-fifth of the total number of ships and one-eighth of its strength.

But the mental and morale losses are greater than the actual losses.

Especially those who have witnessed their companions being cremated alive in front of them, they all feel that this is a power that only ghosts and gods can have, which is completely in line with the characteristics of the mythical creature of dragons.

The British army was not weak, they were well-armed, well-trained, and battle-hardened, but they had never encountered an enemy from above, and no one expected such a battle.

The more mines that destroyed the ship, no one remembered, they only knew that the flames were falling from the sky, the explosions, the smoke, the rekindling of the flames, the screams, the wailing.

If the Austrians had been able to summon these monsters from the sky to their aid in every naval battle, they would have no chance of victory.

Thinking of the disappearance of the Mediterranean Fleet and the legend of the sea monster before, the hearts of the British sailors could not help but be even more shaken.

Not only the sailors, but also some naval officers became suspicious.

"Have you heard? The Austrians are not only dragons, but also sea monsters! ”

"Dragons? Sea monster? What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't the captain just say it was a hot air balloon? ”

"Hot air balloons? Have you ever seen a fire-breathing hot air balloon? ”

The latter was momentarily speechless, and the former continued.

"You listen to their nonsense! Just now, the captain was the fastest runner, hiding in the captain's room and locking the door, regardless of our life or death! ”

The latter finally wavered a little, and asked suspiciously.

"Where did the news of the sea monster come from? Is it reliable? ”

"Of course! My cousin was an errand boy in Whitehall. It was also by chance that he overheard the conversation between the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Navy, and because the incident was so sensational, it had to be concealed from the public."

(Whitehall, the name of the British executive branch.) Beginning in the seventeenth century, it is not a poor imitation of the White House in the United States. ）

"Don't sell it, what are you going on?"

"Do you know what the Mediterranean Fleet used to be?"

"Isn't it missing?"

"How is that possible! Dozens of warships, tens of thousands of soldiers said no, it's gone? ”

"Could it really be the sea monster who did it? What monster is so powerful? ”

"It is said to have an octopus-like body with countless huge tentacles that can easily roll up a battleship and tear it into two pieces."

"Aren't you talking about the Kraken? Doesn't it live in the North Sea? ”

Kraken's legendary North Sea Monster is known for its sheer size and terrifying appearance.

"The oceans are connected! I don't even know this? ”

"Then it can't pick on us British!"

"Who said that? I specially commissioned someone to check it in the Navy Archives. And guess what? ”

"How?"

"In 1782 a fleet led by Vice Admiral Temund mysteriously disappeared in a North American sea, ten warships, more than 5,000 officers and men, all of whom were spared"

There is a legend of a kraken who likes to travel around the world and eat the British

(End of chapter)