"Boom..."
The crystal cannons on hundreds of warships suddenly fired at the gap in the reef array.
The colorful rays of light instantly shattered the shield of the reef formation. Although the fourth watch was still an hour away from dawn, the light of the artillery fire had already illuminated the previously opened passage.
After breaking the shield, and before waiting for the shield to recover, the Yuanjing Cannon bombarded again, shattering the rocks near the passage and expanding the gap in the reef array.
Although there is a big gap in the reef array, if you pass directly through the gap, which is a hundred feet wide, it will be a target. If you rush in from other places, the reef array can still play its role, so the best way is to widen the passage. , at least to a thousand feet, so as not to be attacked from both sides.
But it is not so easy to widen such a wide opening. When Lin Haoming opened the hundred-foot-wide passage, the Yuanjing Cannon and some other means were used together. It took a long time to open it, but now we must be prepared. The opponent attacks and simply bombards with the Yuanjing Cannon. Not only is the speed slow, but most importantly, the Yuanjing consumes a lot of money.
When it gradually became brighter, the entrance area had only been widened by five to six hundred feet, and the entire reef formation was only a few miles deep. However, in less than three days, it was absolutely impossible to open the required passage. But it had only been more than an hour now. Cui Fei His face looked a little ugly, because in just such a short time, the Yuanjing Cannon consumed more than a hundred Yuanjing. In three days, it would cost nearly 10,000. This was definitely something he couldn't afford.
In this way, after widening the entrance, at dawn, several groups of people, loaded with various items that could blow up the reef, got on the small boats and headed towards the reef formation.
When the Yuanjing Cannon bombarded the enemy before, there was no movement from the opponent. Now when the troops rushed up to blast the rocks, before a few pieces were blown up, the opponent suddenly came out of the fog and surrounded the people who rushed forward. Kill half of them.
Although they had been prepared for the opponent to come out, the violence still caused these people to retreat quickly, and the ship could only continue to bombard them with Yuanjing cannon.
After suppressing the opponent, this time not only sent people to blow up the rocks, but also sent fast boats to attack and respond. They did not hesitate to use attrition tactics to consume the opponent's strength.
Sure enough, this method was very effective. Although the fighting was a bit fierce, the rocks were blown up one after another, forcing the opponent to retreat.
After fighting like this all morning, they advanced a distance of more than a hundred shots. This speed already made Cui Fei and others very satisfied.
When they got down, they fired another volley from the Yuanjing Cannon, and then sent people to rush up again. But this time, the fast boat hadn't rushed near the rocks. Suddenly, the light flickered a few times in the place where the opponent was still shrouded in thick fog. Astonishingly, the other party also brought the Yuanjing Cannon over, and instantly blew the people on the boat into powder, causing heavy casualties.
After these people were dealt with, those Yuanjing cannons aimed their muzzles at the warships. In an instant, the dozens of warships at the front were directly sunk by the Yuanjing cannons.
As a result, the warship had to temporarily retreat outside the entrance and did not dare to get so close again.
Although Cui Fei and others had long expected that the other party would do this, the opponent's arrangement was much faster than they imagined. This was also the reason why there were so many casualties all at once.
As a result, it would be difficult to continue advancing in a short period of time, but these were all expected. Cui Fei immediately ordered to continue bombarding with Yuanjing cannon.
This time, the bombardment lasted for more than half an hour, shattering all the rocks in the reef array where the gunfire was fired.
After blasting the rocks to pieces, no one was found. I was sure that the other party must move the Yuanjing Cannon, so I sent people to rush out again while the other party was moving.
This time, they were not blocked by the Yuanjing Cannon, and even after blowing up dozens of large and small rocks, they came into close combat with the opponent.
This battle was even more fierce than in the morning, and continued from the afternoon until dark. Because after dark and the fog shrouded it, it was too disadvantageous for the Nanzhou soldiers who were not very familiar with the environment of the reef array, so they could only temporarily call the gold medal. withdraw troops.
After a day of fierce fighting, the statistics of casualties gave Cui Fei a headache. In just one day of fighting, as many as 3,000 people were killed. More than half of them were killed by the opponent's Yuanjing Cannon. Although the opponent also suffered some casualties. People, but far less than themselves.
Cui Fei and others also had a headache for such a large number of casualties, but the situation in front of him made him even more headache. He even regretted why he had followed the order and came here.
At this time, Cui Fei convened everyone to discuss and reduce casualties while advancing tomorrow.
When Cui Fei and others were full of melancholy, in a cabin of the flagship, Wu Huan and Li De were drinking and eating meat in a small cabin, looking very happy.
This was after the two of them were questioned one after another, and even said to be interrogated by the other party using various means, they finally had a chance to take a rest.
It was a rare meeting here, and the two people who were originally at odds with each other seemed to have turned their hostility into friendship, exchanging cups and cups, and it was very lively.
After a few drinks, there was no relief, and the feeling of lightness came up. Li De clinked another drink with the other party and said with a smile: "Old Wu! What do you think will happen to us after this time?"
"How about what?" Wu Huan asked.
"I mean, some adults in Nanzhou have promised to make good arrangements for us in the future. I don't know what arrangements will be made. I'm a little worried!" Li De sighed.
"Oh! What are you worried about? Are you afraid of not keeping your promise if you rebel?" Wu Huan asked.
"There are indeed some. Although I won't break my promise, I am afraid of leaving it alone. But even so, it is better than being in Dongzhou. I killed the Xi family's son. The Xi family still has a lot of power in the Thief City. I don't want to be on tenterhooks!" Li De said without any scruples.
"This is the reason why you came here. I remember correctly. You still have children on the island. Aren't you afraid of their future life?" Wu Huan asked with some disdain.
"Hey, kid, if I have nothing to do, I will naturally take care of you, but I am the one who takes care of you!" At this moment, Li De did not hide his inner feelings.
"How vicious!" Wu Huan shook his head after hearing this.
"You are not a poisonous man and you are not a husband. Isn't that good for you? The things you have done are not much different from mine. Let's stop laughing at each other. I said Wu Huan, why did you suddenly become compassionate today? I don't even think you are. You!" Li De said disdainfully.
"You're really right, I'm really not Wu Huan!" At this moment, Wu Huan's expression suddenly changed and he raised his hand, pointing a finger at Li De's eyebrows.
Li De never expected that such a thing would happen. His whole body trembled, and then he fell to the ground, saying goodbye to this world completely. Even if he wanted to call out to the guards who were watching them outside, he couldn't do it.
