Chapter 12 Night Attack
Huh, huh, huh!
A shrill and sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard, and a dense rain of sharp arrows fell towards Queen Rhaenys from the dark night sky.
what! ! !
Pfft!Pfft!
As it was almost midnight, a large number of drowsy and defenseless Velaryon soldiers were shot into hedgehogs by the rain of arrows.
The soldiers who were hit by arrows near the side of the ship fell into the cold sea like dumplings.
Dangdang Dangdang!
Enemy attack! Enemy attack!
The other Velaryon soldiers who reacted immediately sounded the alarm and shouted loudly.
Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha!
Waking up from his sleep, Valmond quickly put on his armor with the help of his servant, took the sword and shield handed to him, and rushed to the deck.
Bang!
As the fully armed Vamond arrived on the deck, he saw a burning barrel-shaped object smashing onto the huge silver seahorse sail.
Hey!
The barrel-shaped object broke directly, and the liquid inside spilled directly onto the sail.
The sparks on the sails immediately spread in all directions with the help of the liquid.
Attack the sails with burning barrels?
Damn it, they want to keep us here forever!
As soon as Vademont, who was experienced in naval battles, saw the enemy's offensive, he guessed the enemy's purpose.
But fortunately, the flagship he was on, Queen Rhaenys, was the second largest 100-meter-class rowing warship of the Velaryon family, second only to the Sea Serpent.
Even without sails, there is enough power to escape from the battlefield.
Now, instead of worrying about not being able to escape, Vadmon was blaming his brother for the military order he had sent earlier.
Logically speaking, the Waldmon fleet should be arranged in multiple rows, facing the Bloodstone Island vertically.
This way you can both attack and retreat.
Moreover, as the command flagship, it can always stay in a safe position in the rear.
But two days ago he received a raven letter with the lord's seal, asking them to form a horizontal formation in a line to intimidate Bloodstone Island.
The military order is like a mountain!
In addition, Bloodstone Island seemed to be frightened by them and had not taken any action for nearly half a month.
Vaudmon changed the fleet formation according to military orders.
Although it does seem to give Bloodstone Island the illusion that "the enemy fleet is so large that it blocks the entire sea area."
But in this way, the overall defense capability of the fleet was greatly weakened, and the flagship was directly exposed to the opposite side.
As expected, the enemy launched a night attack today directly on Queen Rhaenys.
"Order the warships around the flagship to hold the defense line tightly, and the large warships on the left and right sides to penetrate the enemy!"
Under the command of Vadmon, who remained calm in the face of danger, the soldiers on Queen Rhaenys conveyed their orders using special light signals.
Hey yo, hey yo!
Guarding either side of the Velaryon Line were large galleys.
Amid the sound of hundreds of sailors paddling hard, the ship quickly changed direction and headed towards the center of the Three Daughters Kingdom fleet.
Vadmon intended to use his two large warships as spears to split the formation of the Three Daughters Kingdom fleet.
Then eat the first half of the enemies that have been divided, and then turn to deal with the second half.
Of course, if our two large warships fell before we eliminated the first half of the enemy.
Then he would abandon them without hesitation and flee.
If we only talk about combat, Vadmon deserves to be described as both brave and resourceful.
shhhhhh!
The steady stream of arrows pouring down upon Queen Rhaenys came to an abrupt halt.
It turned out that the front warship of the Kingdom of Three Daughters was approaching.
Click, click, click!
Wooden boards with hooks at the front were placed on the starboard side of Queen Rhaenys.
Kill!
Soldiers from the Kingdom of Three Daughters, wearing leather armor and dome helmets, rushed over one after another on the wooden planks.
At the same time, many soldiers from the Kingdom of the Three Daughters swung towards Queen Rhaenys via ropes tied to the masts of their own warships.
Boarding is the most common and cruelest form of hand-to-hand combat in naval battles!
Tear, tear!
Before the soldiers of the Kingdom of the Three Daughters could stand firmly on the right deck, they were chopped down to the ground by the Velaryon soldiers who had been gathered and arranged in battle formation by Valmond in advance.
shhhhhh!
The Velaryon archers, who had been suppressed by the rain of arrows, also showed their strength at the same time. The soldiers of the Kingdom of the Three Daughters who were screaming and swinging in the air were the best targets.
Every second, at least a dozen soldiers from the Kingdom of Three Daughters were pierced by sharp blades or shot by arrows and fell into the sea.
However, as a large warship, Queen Rhaenys only carried about two hundred sailors, and together with the medium-sized warships on both sides, there were no more than four hundred people.
There were a total of six warships from the Kingdom of the Three Daughters that engaged in boarding battle with them.
More than a thousand enemy soldiers came towards them in waves like a tide.
When the front row of the Velaryon soldiers' swords were bent and their arms were weak,
The new forces of the Third Daughter Kingdom who had just boarded over seized the opportunity and chopped him to the ground.
Although there were Velaryon soldiers in the rear to fill in the gaps, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Three Daughters took this opportunity to gradually gain a foothold on Queen Rhaenys.
Bright red blood flowed all over the deck, and broken limbs began to pile up on the ground.
Clang, clang!
Two huge crashes were heard.
It turned out that the two large warships on the left and right sides of Velaryon successfully cut into the middle of the Three Daughters Kingdom fleet.
Their extremely hard bow rams pierced straight into the two sides of the same large warship of the Three Daughters Kingdom.
The powerful impact almost broke the large warship in half.
Kill!
After the three large warships that had collided with each other recovered from the violent shaking, hundreds of Valerian soldiers took the initiative to board them and fight.
The ferocious momentum of using more numbers to defeat a smaller force instantly shocked the soldiers of the Kingdom of Three Daughters on the enemy warships.
After successfully dividing the fleet of the Kingdom of the Three Daughters, the advantage on the battlefield seemed to return to the side of the Velaryon family.
Vadmon on Queen Rhaenys thought the same.
He kept sending orders to the rest of the Velaryon fleet to gather together and work together to destroy the front half of the enemy.
But he underestimated the enemy!
Wow!
The sounds of swimming echoed across the dark sea, but were drowned out by the noisy shouts and cries from the deck of Queen Rhaenys.
Click, click, click!
Suddenly, a series of rope ladders with hooks were stuck on the left side of Queen Rhaenys from below.
Afterwards, one by one, the soldiers of the Third Daughter Kingdom, lightly equipped and holding weapons in their mouths, quietly climbed onto the boat like water ghosts.
Sizzle, sizzle!
The Velaryon soldiers on the deck were all focused on the fierce battle on the starboard side.
These water ghosts from the Three Daughters Kingdom easily stabbed the weapons in their hands into the back of their necks.
"Damn it! There are enemies behind us!"
After reacting quickly, Wamond, holding a sword and shield, rushed towards the water ghosts who had no armor.
He was extremely skilled in fighting with sword and shield, and soon led the Valerian soldiers behind him to kill the water ghosts.
But due to the distraction of manpower and attention, the defense line on the right deck had collapsed.
If this continues, the flagship, Queen Rhaenys, will surely fall into the hands of the enemy.
If we lose the command center, we will definitely lose the battle!
Knowing that the game was over, Vamond wanted to escape to other warships on the left and right sides under the cover of his personal guards, and then take advantage of the chaos to escape back to the Secret Steps Island.
hold head high!
At this moment, a huge dragon roar, loud enough to cover the shouting and killing sounds, came from overhead.
Then a black shadow quickly fell from the sky towards an enemy ship right in front of Queen Rhaenys.
At the same time, an extremely gorgeous orange flame suddenly lit up in the dark sky.
Boom!
Orange flames ignited the black shadow as it arrived above the enemy ship.
A huge explosion sounded, and a large amount of orange sparks scattered like a meteor shower instantly ignited the enemy ship!
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