Chapter 266: Heavy losses caused by beating x

You should know that the craftsmanship of the Wester Empire's artillery is at the world's top level.

In the past, they always suppressed the enemies, but they never expected that one day the situation would be reversed.

This was the first time the West Empire Navy encountered such a situation, and for a moment they were a little flustered.

"Don't panic! Defend immediately!" Duke Elliot drew the sword from his waist and shouted.

Hearing his voice, the navy soldiers seemed to have found their backbone and came back to their senses from the panic.

Their good military qualities were demonstrated after receiving the order.

The soldiers of the West Empire Navy acted quickly and were soon ready to face the bombardment.

At this time, more than a thousand artillery shells whizzed in.

boom! boom! boom!

boom! boom! boom!

clang!clang!clang!

boom! boom! boom!

Relying on their rich experience, the Wester navy soldiers used guns, knives and other weapons to detonate or shoot away shells that might hit the warships.

Duke Elliot stood with sword in hand, watching the scene calmly.

However, the Dutch Navy fired more than a thousand shells at one time. No matter how powerful the soldiers of the Wester Empire's Third Fleet were, it was impossible to defend against all of them. Dozens of shells still hit the warships of the Wester Empire's Third Fleet.

After the battleship was hit, a raging fire immediately broke out.

"Quickly put out the fire!"

"Save the wounded first!"

"..."

Although the warship hit by the shells did not sink directly, it caused heavy casualties among the soldiers.

Before they could put out the fire on the battleship, a new round of shelling followed.

"How long will it take to attack the Dutch Navy?" Duke Elliot asked with a grim look.

"Still...still three minutes." The adjutant replied with a sad face.

He originally thought that this was a simple matter, but he didn't expect that the West Empire would be suppressed and beaten.

"Speed ​​up!" Duke Elliot urged.

"Yes!"

Three minutes later, under the expectation of the naval soldiers, the Dutch Navy finally entered the firing range of the Third Fleet.

Just as the gunners were gearing up for revenge, the Dutch Navy "escaped".

Seeing this, the West Empire Navy soldiers were dumbfounded.

When Vice Admiral Zheng Hai discovered that the Wester Empire warships were adjusting their gun barrels, he directly ordered all warships to retreat and not give the Wester Empire warships the opportunity to get close.

Due to the sudden action of the Dutch Navy, the pressure on the Wester Empire's Third Fleet was also reduced.

Now the Kingdom of the Netherlands can only fire a hundred shells in one round of artillery attack.

"Chase him!" Duke Elliot said coldly.

"Yes!"

The Dutch Navy fought and fled at the same time, while the Wester Empire's Third Fleet had to pursue under bombardment.

No matter how you look at it, this is disadvantageous to the West Empire Fleet.

What's even more distressing is that the accuracy of the Dutch Navy's artillery fire was not affected at all.

This puzzled the gunners on the West Empire side.

The explosions and screams that rang in his ears from time to time made Duke Elliot very annoyed.

He was eager to break the deadlock.

So he quickly walked to the bow, grasped the hilt of the knife, made the Iai movement, and began to gather strength with his whole body.

"Iai Slash!" He shouted softly and quickly pulled the knife out of the sheath.

In an instant, a flash of sword light appeared, and a flying slash rushed towards the Dutch Navy warship.

Danger!

Taili tried to block it with his body, but it was too late.

At the critical moment, Gate opened a space gate while flying and slashing forward.

"Huh~" After doing all this, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with lingering fear, "It's really dangerous."

Xia Jieren was also frightened by the scene just now and his heart skipped a beat. "I didn't expect that Duke Elliot is also a senior swordsman."

Xia Jieren admitted that he had underestimated these nobles, especially those in the empire.

It makes sense. Without sufficient ability, how can one gain a foothold in an empire filled with talented people?

A noble without power is nothing more than bait for others.

After this attack, Gate and others became more vigilant.

"Huh~, it's blocked." Duke Elliot was a little surprised.

This was an attack from his full strength, but he didn't expect it to be blocked.

He was stunned for long before a new round of shelling arrived.

Duke Elliot frowned and casually detonated all the shells aimed at the flagship.

Duke Elliot then gathered his strength again, and a moment later, a flying slash burst out again.

Taili quickly locked onto the slash and transformed himself into a Titanoboa, confronting it head-on.

clang!

A sound similar to that of metal colliding echoed over the Dutch Navy.

Seeing that his attack was blocked again, Duke Elliot's face became solemn.

After looking around at the damage done to the Third Fleet, he began to have some second thoughts.

"No! I can't retreat like this, otherwise where is the honor of the Elliot family?" Soon, he denied the idea in his mind and chose to go his own way.

He continued to accumulate strength, and when he was done, he launched a full-strength slash.

He hoped to break the unfavorable situation in this way.

Of course, Gate and others would not do as he wished.

Gate and Taili worked together to defend and blocked most of the flying slashes.

But some of the blows still missed.

The flying slash performed by the swordsman with all his strength was truly extraordinary.

Even with the flying dragons and jumping insects using their flesh and blood to block the attack, they still left deep scratches on the warship's hull or mast.

after an hour.

Duke Elliot was somewhat exhausted, and the power and speed of his flying combat force were decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

"Your Excellency the Duke, please take a rest first!" advised the adjutant on the side.

He looked worried and hesitated to speak.

Deep down, the adjutant was inclined to retreat immediately.

But when he saw the stubborn look in Duke Elliot's eyes, he knew that his suggestion would not be adopted.

"Damn it!" Duke Elliot wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and cursed.

The anger in his heart had accumulated to its limit.

Duke Elliot felt like a monkey being played with.

This feeling made Duke Elliot himself very depressed.

Seeing Duke Elliot in such a state, the adjutant gritted his teeth and said, "Your Excellency, we have now lost 4 large warships, 10 medium-sized warships, and warships have suffered varying degrees of damage."

"We can't go on like this." He stared at Duke Elliot with an earnest look in his eyes.

As the adjutant had expected, Duke Elliot did not adopt the adjutant's advice.

After hearing this, Duke Elliot turned his head and stared at his adjutant fiercely, roaring, "You mean to let me retreat in disgrace?"

"No! I absolutely cannot let the Elliot family become a laughing stock." Duke Elliot gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, his eyes red, like a gambler who had lost all his money.

The adjutant shrank his head and stammered, "No... I... didn't, I... just..."