The Destroyers rolled towards the river. In Zhu Jue's surprised eyes, countless Destroyers just rushed into the flowing river without branches.
Of course, the Destroyers were not committing suicide. After the first batch of Destroyers entered the water, they did not sink or be dispersed by the current. The river here is wide but the flow speed is slow. The Destroyer floats on the water, and its jaws and six limbs are connected with each other, forming a floating "ant raft".
This scene seemed familiar, and Zhu Jue immediately thought that when he was chasing parasitic ants in his hometown, the parasitic organisms had escaped by floating in the lake.
But that time, the parasite was hunted and had no way out, so it had no choice but to jump into the lake, and the lake surface was relatively calm. But this time, the Destroyer took the initiative to enter the flowing river!
On the river, the "ant rafts" that originally stayed on the shore slowly extended toward the center of the river, forming a physical pontoon about 1 decimeter wide. The pontoon bridge is composed of densely packed Destroyers that are half submerged in the water. On the pontoon bridge, countless Destroyers are moving along the bridge. When they reach the end of the bridge, they plunge into the water regardless of their own safety and become part of the extended pontoon bridge.
The Destroyers themselves are buoyant enough to support a large number of others of their kind to stay and move on the floating bridge. However, the cost of such a pontoon is also huge. The physiological structure of the Destroyer is similar to that of ants but different from humans or other mammals. The latter will not drown as long as their nostrils are kept above the water. The blowholes of the Destroyer are located on both sides of the body. It does not have the ability to gather air bubbles around its body like fire ants, so it will drown quickly once it enters the water.
Therefore, this ever-growing floating bridge is actually built with the corpses of Destroyers, and for every centimeter it extends, dozens or hundreds of Destroyers die in it. But the Destroyers don't care...
The pontoon bridge grows very fast, and the bridge deck inevitably twists downstream under the impact of the river water, but it still continues to approach the center of the river in a diagonal arc, like an iron cable across the river.
The stunned Zhu Jue then realized that if the fleet did not take measures, this pontoon composed of destroyers would block the fleet head-on. At that time, the pontoons connected to each other could also hook the ships, and the raging destruction on the pontoons would Those who can drown the ants on the boat!
Zhu Jue hurriedly issued the order. The smell and friction warning alerted most of the crew members who had not noticed anything strange. The landing flying knight quickly conveyed the order to other ships and troops!
At this time, the fleet was very close to the Destroyer pontoon, and it was about to collide with it in a minute or two! On the Destroyer's pontoon, there were constantly individuals being washed away by the increasingly rapid current in the center of the river, but more individuals still jumped into the water without hesitation, completely blocking the fleet's forward space bit by bit!
The huge fleet finally began to turn around, the sails tilted, the underwater rudders were turned to the left to the maximum, the pulling bees pulled the reins straight, and the paddle wheels splashed wildly!
Led by the lead ship, the fleet connected by ropes struggled to twist its body like an old and stumbling snake, trying to turn right toward the shore in order to get rid of the slender but dangerous blockade in front of it. The river is still open and unblocked and continues to move forward.
At the same time, the flying knights in the air launched an attack. They attacked the pontoon bridge with fire bombs and stone throws. Unfortunately, the firepower was weak and they could only make small holes in the pontoon bridge, which were quickly filled by endless destroyers. There are also some pot-bellied destroyers on the pontoon, threatening the flying knights with sprays of acid and slime, so that the flying knights have to fly high to avoid them.
On the water, the water spider knights were also dispatched, but they did not dare to risk going deep into the center of the river, and they could not cross the center line of the river to reach the other side to attack the pontoon bridge. They could only move closer to the right bank, patrolling and attacking on the relatively gentle water on the shore. The distance cannot cover the floating bridge that has not yet been extended.
Seeing that the flying knight's attack was of no avail, the water spider knight was useless, and the fleet's steering was slow and cumbersome. Seeing that it was getting closer and closer to the pontoon, a direct collision was inevitable!
Zhu Jue had no choice but to order the soldiers in the cabin to go to the deck to set up defenses, while secretly feeling angry!
Originally, artillery was arranged on the decks of several giant bamboo ships at the front of the fleet to cover the army. But before entering the big bend, these artillery pieces were retracted into the cabin to avoid being lost in the bumps. After crossing the big bend, they thought it was safe, so the artillery was not rearmed.
If these artillery were to fire a few rounds at close range before approaching the pontoon bridge, the pontoon bridge composed of the mortal body of the Destroyer would only fall apart, at least it would not be able to block the passage of the rudder smoothly! But now there is no artillery to rely on. The cabins of these giant bamboo ships do not have gun windows like the battleships of the sailing era, and there is no time to rearrange them!
Seeing that the fleet could no longer avoid the pontoon blockade, Zhu Jue gave the order again, and the fleet began to reverse its direction, straighten the bow along the current, and use the speed of the water to accelerate - Zhu Jue planned to let the fleet use inertia to directly hit the pontoon blockade. Although it is inevitable that the destroyer will take the opportunity to climb onto the ship, it is better than being entangled and trapped by the stalled pontoon!
The sailors on the ship and the soldiers who came to help were all ready for battle, and the fleet quickly approached the pontoon bridge in front. The pontoon bridge now covered all the water in front of the fleet, and it no longer extended, but gradually became wider— —The Destroyer also responded, wanting to increase its depth to completely entangle the ship that hit it!
touch! collision! It was just a moment, and then this moment was extended infinitely, and countless eyes stared at this moment!
The sharp and huge bow of Zhu Jue's lead ship plunged hard into the pontoon made of the Destroyer's flesh and blood. The huge impact caused a big hole in the pontoon. Some Destroyers who had long been drowned in the water fought back each other. The bite and hook are connected together, and at this time, they can only be torn to pieces in front of the huge kinetic energy! There were also many Destroyers, dead or alive, who were pushed under the water or knocked away. The pontoon was in a mess, and the huge cracks were getting bigger and bigger.
However, at this time, the pontoon in front of the bow was already less than half a meter thick. After Zhu Jue's ship continued to penetrate a few decimeters, its speed had dropped significantly. Even if the paddle wheels on both sides were running at full speed, it could not accelerate.
The living Destroyers on the pontoon took the opportunity to climb onto the slowing ship, but the moist green algae growing on the hull was very slippery. Many Destroyers climbed halfway before falling off, and only a few climbed on. However, soon the Destroyers consciously rushed towards the position of the paddle wheel, where they could relay climb, which was much more convenient than directly climbing the smooth side string!
Not long after, hundreds of Destroyers approached the deck!
