Chapter 583: Bloody Battle
One thing to say, it is unrealistic to rely on the three dragons led by Onexia to destroy the entire fleet.
At Sarjan's suggestion, the three dragons locked onto the flagship of the privateer fleet and attacked.
Time and time again, the barrier set up by the mages was pierced by the dragon's breath, and the three-masted galleon named Mayflower burst into flames, and its towering mast was already enveloped in flames.
As the mages worked to mend the barrier, they ordered the water elementals they summoned to extinguish the fire.
The Mayflower is not a boat with oars and sails, the sails are its main power.
Losing its sails to the wind, the largest warship in the fleet awkwardly came to an awkward halt.
But Sarren knew that ocean-going galleons like these usually had spare sails on hand.
Once the repression of the Mayflower was loosened, the ship was soon able to regain momentum with the sailors.
So what to do?
Keep procrastinating.
After the flagship Mayflower broke away from the battle line, the privateer fleet without anyone in command was somewhat disjointed.
Admiral Jefferson Burriman was very keen to seize this opportunity.
Taking advantage of the confusion of the enemy's command system and the lack of timely response, three small galleys broke through the interception of the frigate in front.
"Hey~ha!"
The oarsmen shouted in unison, and with the help of the downwind position, they launched a swift assault on the galleons of the enemy fleet.
During the charge, the rangers and mages who accompanied the ship opened fire with all their might, and two of the three galleys came out on top, piercing the bellwels of both frigates with their bow ramming.
Then came an even more tragic broadside battle.
Sarjan had always believed that the tactics of pinning his hopes on broadside battles were not suitable for the High Elves.
A very simple truth, the High Elves cannot afford to die, and it is not wise to fight with the short-lived species.
The most suitable method of warfare for the High Elf Navy is long-range artillery warfare, but unfortunately, the current conditions do not allow it for the time being.
Despite the best efforts of Salian and the others and Admiral Burriman to delay, the disparity in hard power between the two sides in terms of ships was too obvious.
In the face of the constant harassment of the Quel'Salas Offshore Fleet, the privateer fleet forced a way out of the Harbor and approached the offshore area of Yangfan Harbor.
Seeing that the enemy fleet was about to launch a landing operation, the Three Dragons team led by Onexia had no choice but to give up the continued attack on the Mayflower and turn around and return to Yangfan Harbor.
The three entangled dragons finally left, and Colonel Weswin and Rear Admiral Abydis, who had taken refuge in the cabin, returned to the podium.
By this time the Mayflower's foremast had toppled over from charring, and the midmast and aftermast were also pitch black, looking crumbling and threatening to fall together at any moment.
Barry Westwin's "pirate uniform" was torn in many ways, and he gave orders to the surviving sailors and mages in disgrace.
"The ship's mage will extinguish the embers on the deck and mast as soon as possible! Marine! Go to the bottom storehouse and take out the spare sails and change them as fast as you can! Our fleet needs to be commanded! ”
On the way back to Yangfan Harbor, Salian looked back at the Mayflower, which was in the process of emergency damage management.
For a moment, he wanted to revert to the flagship.
However, the most important task at the moment is to resist the destruction of Yangfan Port by the marines of the privateer fleet, to minimize the damage to the port, and to reduce the manpower and resources required to rebuild.
The remaining galleons of the privateer fleet were docked on the water outside Yangfan Harbor, the guns of the side rows were aimed at the shore and frantically washed the ground, and a large number of marines rowed down the landing dinghy against the shore fire and charged towards the pier.
"Aang!"
Onexia, Stella Gossa and Tina Gosa split up, each finding their own target and stopping the landing craft that were incapable of fighting back against the air.
Whenever they are hit by the dragon's breath, the sailors on board will dance a "tap dance" under the attack of the hot flames, and the chaos will cause the boat to roll over and everyone on board will fall into the sea.
Looking from the sky, there were at least dozens of landing craft heading towards Yangfan Harbor, and it was impossible for three dragons alone to overturn them all in a short period of time.
The security forces urgently transferred from Sunny Wind Village had set up an improvised line of defense in the harbor, and the rangers used the method of projectile to rain arrows on the "pirates" who landed on the shore.
"Nope."
Sarean, who sat on Onexia's back, frowned as he watched the battle below.
"Our defenders are too small to hold the entire port area."
"Roar!"
Onexia dived down again, and the scorching dragon's breath took the lives of a dozen more pirates.
These Lordaeron soldiers disguised as pirates were not fools, and knowing that dragons were launching a surprise attack in the air, their positions were deliberately scattered so that Onexia and Stellagosa could not do much damage at once.
With the assistance of bunkers near the port, the effectiveness of air strikes was significantly reduced.
"What are you going to do? It should take another 5-10 minutes for the Red Dragon Knights to reach the battlefield. ”
Sarjan stood up from Onexia's back: "I'll go down and delay for a while, you go on to the sea to attack those big ships, especially the flagship, don't let it easily approach Yangfan Harbor and cut off their chain of command." ”
"Okay, you have to be careful, too."
The battle situation was urgent, and Onexia didn't talk much nonsense.
After witnessing Sala'an turn into a storm raven and swooping down on the ground battlefield, the Black Dragon Princess immediately turned around and turned to the sea with Stella Gossa and Tina Gosa.
When it was still about 30 meters away from the decent surface, the petite storm crow suddenly turned into a giant brown bear.
"Boom!"
The Lordaeron Marines had already set up a position to storm the defensive line, when the huge creature that had been smashed over their heads suddenly fell into the center of their formation, and the officers who were giving orders were almost wiped out.
"Whew!"
Without a word, the enraged Giant Bear raised its claws and attacked the enemy line, beating the Lordaeron Marines, who lacked command and were half a beat slower to react.
Izarean's current strength is not enough to be like no one in the midst of thousands of troops.
The valiant Lordaeron soldiers were not intimidated by his sheer size, the bear was too conspicuous to be a target for fire.
A large number of arrows and spells fell on Sarren's body in one go.
With the physical defense of Usock's avatar, most of the arrows can't penetrate his mane and fur.
In contrast, the Ursock avatar's magical defense is relatively low.
A drop of water can still pierce stones, and Sarjan's defenses are not strong enough to ignore concentrated fire.
Five minutes after cutting into the battlefield, his mane was stained red with blood, and large and small wounds could be seen everywhere on his body, mixed with frostbite and charred burns.
If it weren't for his strong self-healing ability, Salian wouldn't have been able to hold on for even 3 minutes.
Even so, 5 minutes has reached the limit, and the speed of wound healing is beginning to be unable to keep up with the rate of increase.
Sarean's self-dedication is valuable.
Most of the firepower of the Lordaeron Marines was concentrated on him, and the vigilante forces of Qingfeng Village and the defenders of Yangfan Harbor, which had been urgently deployed, were given a good output space.
A handful of priests hiding behind the line used Holy Light spells to heal Sarjan's injuries, but that was only a drop in the bucket.
"Aang!!"
When the roar of the dragon came from afar, Sarean's body was completely infected with blood, turning into a blood bear.
Fortunately, most wounds are only skin trauma and do not pose a fatal threat.
The ground of Yangfan Harbor was shaded by nearly a hundred red dragon knights in the sky.
The enraged red dragon knights each urged their mounts and swooped down in an orderly manner under the leadership of the squad leader.
The power of a single red dragon's breath is far less powerful than that of Onexia alone, but because there are enough of them, they cover a very wide area.
After three squads in a row and 36 red dragons washed the ground, the morale of the Lordaeron Marine finally collapsed, and the crying father fled backwards.
"This ......"
On the deck of the Mayflower, which approached the battlefield with dragon harassment, Abydis and Westwin watched in amazement as the behemoths flew through the air.
"Red Dragon? Why does Quel'Thalas have a Red Dragon Knight? ”
"Gan! Don't worry about that much yet! ”
Abidis gritted his teeth and hammered the railing in front of him: "The information is wrong!" With this mobile force guarding the mainland, the plan to raid Quel'Salas along the coast is doomed to fail! ”
Weswin also reacted immediately: "Send the flag!" All the landing forces withdrew their ships, and the fleet turned to the west and withdrew! Be quick! ”
"Damn it!"
Weswin cursed in a low voice, "Those incompetent shit of the Intelligence Bureau who only know how to shoot horses!" Such important information was actually missed! ”
"Hey~"
Abidis smiled bitterly: "Maybe this is retribution...... In any case, this raid plan has completely failed, so let's try to save the living force...... Let's hope we'll be able to escape. ”