Chapter 65: Artillery fire

The night rain was hazy and blended gently into the waves. The rain was not heavy, but the wind was fierce, blowing the burning torches and braziers, and mixed with the salty and humid sea breeze, it was hard to open your eyes.

Viola was hiding from the rain under a cowshed near the port, closing her eyes and thinking about whether there was anything she had overlooked.

At this time, a shrill whistle came vaguely from a distance, and Viola immediately opened her eyes:

"Go see what happened."

Zora nodded and was about to check it out. As soon as she got out of the cowshed, she saw Wendy and her housekeeper Lena running up from the bottom of the hill.

Wendy clutched the magic necklace in her hand and said anxiously:

"The scout ship discovered the enemy's fleet."

Viola also got out of the cowshed after hearing this:

"Have you confirmed the number?"

"The light is too poor to be accurately identified. The magic communication mentioned that it was a large fleet."

"Your Highness!"

On the other side, Shera also ran down the gravel road from the top of the hillside.

"Miss Orday said that she saw a large ship approaching through magic."

As soon as the voice fell, flashes of light appeared on the sea in the distance, accompanied by the whistle of arrows. More and more reconnaissance ships discovered the enemy fleet.

"Signal the reconnaissance ship and ask them to come back immediately."

Sheila nodded a little panicked and ran to signal with lights.

Viola stood on a hillside, and below her were soldiers who were forming a defense on the beach.

Taking a large tin-rolled loudspeaker handed by Zora, Viola took a deep breath:

"Attention everyone! Everyone prepare for battle!"

The soldiers who had been looking at the sea because of the arrows and flares immediately jumped up and quickly assembled, and everyone returned to their respective posts.

Maybe because of the wind and rain, the enemy fleet arrived earlier than expected.

This is not a bad thing. Compared with the second half of the night when people were exhausted and couldn't open their eyes, the mental state of the soldiers in the first half of the night was still at its best.

Viola didn't see the soldiers busy, she knew that her guards would handle it. So she took out a monocular telescope and looked at the dark sea.

It was still raining in the middle of the night, and there was no starlight or moonlight. It was pure darkness at a glance, and it was hard to see the position of the fleet.

Wendy, who was next to her, calmed down and said:

"It seems that the situation is different from what we expected. The Demon King did not defeat them at sea."

"Yes, it depends on us in the end."

Viola was not disappointed. After all, the oracle she received was that the Demon King would provide help, but did not say what kind of help.

Direct defeat is only one of them. Maybe the help the Demon King mentioned is likely to give everyone a group buff or something.

While they were talking, a huge flash appeared in the sky, followed by a deafening thunder, which scared Wendy and shrank her head.

With the help of the strong light of lightning, Viola finally saw the tall warships floating on the sea in the telescope tube, silently crossing the water like ghosts, densely lined up in a column.

Although it seems far away, it won't take long for the fleet to enter the port if the wind is favorable.

There are torches, braziers, and flares on the port side, and the fleet must know that they have been discovered.

So when the lightning fell and the vision returned to darkness, Viola saw lights appearing one after another on the sea in the distance.

The fleet lifted the blackout, which was equivalent to telling Viola that I'm here, you wait, I'll be there.

To be honest, this operation of the fleet is reasonable, but it is also confusing.

According to common sense, the next operation is for the fleet to approach, then put down the landing boat and send people ashore.

Viola has already set up a position on the beach that is most suitable for landing, and sending a boat to force a landing is basically looking for death.

As a result, Viola saw that the lights were really approaching the port, and it seemed that they really wanted to send people ashore.

"They knew we were prepared but still dared to come. They must have some tricks up their sleeves."

"The question is, what can they be sure of? Is there any magic that can destroy our beachhead in one blow?"

Viola didn't listen carefully to the conversation between Wendy and Zora. She kept her eyes fixed on the warship at the head of the fleet.

At this moment, a flash of light broke through the darkness.

At first, it was thought to be lightning, but soon everyone found that the flash did not disappear like lightning. Instead, it continued to shine, and the brightness became higher and higher.

In the darkness, the spherical lightning floated on the bow of the ship at the front of the fleet. The fierce electric light was raging in all directions, and the sea water rolled with it.

"Something is wrong. It looks like a magic weapon!"

As soon as Viola finished speaking, she heard a huge buzzing sound.

The speed was so fast that everyone only caught a glimpse of a dazzling flash tearing the sea surface and sweeping across the mountain on the left side of the position, leaving a dazzling red burn mark on the ground in an instant, spreading all the way to a mountain peak near the coast.

Then a violent explosion broke out in the area swept by the flash, and countless vegetation and gravel were blown into the sky. The storm was like a stick hitting someone in the face, and the skin of the people hit was wrinkled and tightened.

"What is that? Why is there such a thing on their ship?"

"Magic weapon? But this is too powerful!"

The biggest problem with long-range weapons is not their power, but their accuracy.

It was dark, the wind was high and the water was strong, and it was still on the undulating sea. This shot was completely deflected and did not even touch the edge of the position.

But it doesn’t hit anyone, it scares them!

The soldiers on the position suddenly panicked. This native felt like he was seeing airplanes and cannons for the first time, and realized that the swords and spears in his hands were useless.

The knight of the guard immediately came back to his senses after a brief shock, and used his function as an officer to quickly calm down the soldiers and wait for new orders.

"Your Highness, we must let the soldiers disperse, otherwise they will probably be wiped out!"

Although the power is great, it seems that it cannot be fired continuously. During this period, Zola quickly made suggestions to Viola.

"No, let the soldiers retreat and we defend behind the hillside."

"But doing so is tantamount to giving up favorable terrain to the enemy."

Being condescending is always the most advantageous. This is the same whether it is a war in the cold weapon era or a hot weapon war in modern times.

"Your Highness is right. Even if the soldiers are dispersed, they will only stay on the beach as targets. We don't know how many times their magic weapons can be fired. Staying on the beach will only increase meaningless sacrifices."

No wonder they dared to charge directly to the beach even though they knew there was a defense. They had "cannons to cleanse the ground", so they were really not afraid.