Chapter 304 Sea Shelling
The Western Front Army achieved a great victory in the first battle against the Asian Alliance, and the Demon Sniper showed its power in this battle.
On the Eastern Front Army side, Owen had just received a report from the scouts on the enemy's situation. The demi-human joint forces had captured a small fishing village in the coastal area of the southern border and were currently staying for rest.
A small fishing village? They are actually resting and reorganizing their troops near the sea. Doesn’t this give the battleship the King an opportunity to participate in the battle?
In this case, don't blame Owen for being rude.
In the early morning of the next day, although the sun had not yet risen from the horizon, the eastern sky was filled with morning glow, which complemented the sea surface and made the scenery very beautiful.
"Ahh——"
A green orc who was on sentry duty yawned widely, felt the sea breeze blowing in front of him, and looked at the sea level in boredom.
"The edge of the sea seems so far away. I wonder if I will fall off if I sail to the end by boat."
The green beasts are slightly stronger than ordinary humans, have green skin, are somewhat ugly and ferocious in appearance, have thick lips and a pair of large exposed fangs, and like to tie their hair into several braids.
"Hey! Look over there!"
Another green beast on guard next to him suddenly raised his finger and pointed in a certain direction, issuing a reminder: "Is that a human ship?"
"A human ship?"
The yawning green beast clan looked in the direction of the finger and saw a huge ship with smoke pillars slowly approaching from the north, followed by several stone ships.
"This...is this a big ship made of iron?" He was a little surprised.
"what to do?"
"Go and report this to your superiors quickly. I'll stay and continue to keep an eye on those ships."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw flames coming out of the mouth of a thick pipe on the big iron ship, a huge cannon blast resounded in the sky, and a small wooden house behind the green beast tribe was instantly blown to pieces.
Now that there was no need to keep watch, the Green Orcs ran back to report, and the loud bombardment woke up the demihumans who were resting in the fishing village.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The enemy attacks from the sea!"
Upon hearing the news of the enemy attack, the demihumans took quick action, grabbed their weapons, and rushed out of the house, preparing to fight.
But when they found the enemy at sea, they all stood on the shore and stared blankly. How were they going to fight back?
The Asian Union did not have the manufacturing technology for large ships. There were a few small wooden boats used to catch fish in the small fishing village, but they were useless. There was a huge difference in size between the wooden boats and the big iron boat, and they could not compete with them at all.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Not only the König battleship, but also the cement steamer joined the battle and launched an artillery bombardment. The artillerymen operated heavy artillery on the ship's deck and shot out live shells.
Cannonballs landed in the village one after another, destroying several houses and injuring many unlucky demi-humans.
There is no need for howitzer shells, the live ammunition shells are enough for the combined demi-human forces to drink a pot.
The battle situation was very bad. The subordinates were unable to launch a counterattack and could only be beaten passively. The army commander immediately ordered everyone to evacuate the fishing village and stay away from the sea.
No matter how powerful the enemy's warships are, they will never be able to land on land. They will be safe as long as they stay away from the sea.
However, when the demihuman joint forces retreated to the northwest, they encountered an ambush by the human army and the lizardman army, and gunfire suddenly broke out.
"Report!"
The Spotted Dog soldiers who were supposed to be leading the charge hurriedly ran to the rear and reported: "There are enemies ambushing us in the front. They have powerful long-range killing weapons. Many people on our side died and we were unable to break through from the front. In addition, we also
Discover……"
At this point, he did not continue speaking, but secretly glanced at the captain of the Sand Lizard Tribe who was present.
"What did you find? Tell me quickly!" the leader of the Poisonous Scorpion Clan, who is the commander of the army, asked.
"The enemies are not only humans, but also lizardmen."
As soon as these words came out, several captains of the demihuman race and the leader of the poisonous scorpion tribe turned to look at the captain of the sand lizard tribe, with a hint of suspicion in their eyes.
"We, the Sand Lizards, are inseparable from humans! It is impossible to betray the demi-human alliance."
The captain of the Sand Lizard Tribe quickly stated his tribe's position, and then questioned the Spotted Dog Tribe soldier.
"Are you sure you're not mistaken? Is it a lizard?"
"You're absolutely right. Many soldiers have seen it." The Spotted Dog soldiers nodded with certainty, "They hold short stick weapons in their hands like humans."
Obviously, this incident caused cracks in the already unstable internal structure of the demihuman union.
"My people don't lie."
The captain of the Spotted Dog Tribe stood up to support his own people and said angrily to the Captain of the Sand Lizard Tribe: "Humph! Is this what you call 'incompatible with human beings'?"
"Wait a minute, many situations are not clear yet, so don't rush to conclusions yet."
The captain of the Sand Lizard Tribe had to prove his tribe's innocence, so he asked the Spotted Dog Tribe soldier again.
"Have you seen the scales on the lizard man? What color are they?"
After thinking for a while, the Spotted Dog soldier replied: "I remember it was... dark green."
"as expected!"
The captain of the Sand Lizard Tribe quickly explained to the people present: "The lizard people opposite are the Green Lizard Tribe who live in the forest. They are two different races from the Sand Lizard Tribe like us who live in the wilderness."
"The green lizard tribe is actually willing to be the lackeys of humans. It really embarrasses our demi-human race." The captain of the green beast tribe couldn't help but curse.
"so what?"
The captain of the Demonic Snake Clan spat out the letter and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Think about the previous civil wars. Your sand lizard tribe's position has never been firm. Once you encounter a powerful tribe that cannot be defeated, you will choose to abandon your allies and run away to protect yourself. If one day you suddenly defect to humans, I will
Wouldn’t be surprised at all.”
"You!" The captain of the Sand Lizard Tribe clenched his fists in anger, "If we are not firm in our stance, we are no match for you old and cunning Demonic Snake Tribe."
"But we won't run away. We usually request cooperation from powerful tribes." The captain of the Demonic Snake Tribe said with a smirk.
The atmosphere at the scene became tense.
At this moment, the maritime fleet launched a new round of shelling. Several shells flew over, and one of them landed nearby.
A thick tree trunk was broken by a cannonball, causing sand and dust to fly when it hit the ground. Two soldiers were killed on the spot.
Seeing this, the captain of the demihuman race present was shocked. The cannonballs could actually hit here. The range of the enemy's weapons was too far, right?!
"That's enough, you all should stop arguing." The leader of the Poisonous Scorpion Tribe finally spoke, "The Sand Lizard Tribe is not a traitor."
Even if this matter is concluded, there is no point in continuing to argue, it will only be a waste of time.
"Clan leader, what should we do next?" asked a poisonous scorpion clan captain.
"Since we can't break through from the north, we should retreat in other directions."
The leader of the Poisonous Scorpion Tribe immediately issued an order: "Pass this order, the soldiers of each tribe will retreat to the southwest and stay away from the sea as soon as possible."
"Yes!" The captains of the demihuman race present responded in unison.
After this battle, this joint Asian-human force was frightened by the naval artillery fire from the Eastern Front Army. They did not dare to approach the coastal areas and kept retreating inland.
Both the Eastern Front Army and the Western Front Army easily won the first battle.
Under the attack of muskets, artillery and magic snipers, the two demi-human joint forces of the east and west retreated steadily, retreating continuously, and were finally forced to retreat to the original base camp.
Before the final battle, the two armies successfully reunited.
In the process of repelling the demihuman alliance, both the Eastern Front Army and the Western Front Army captured many surrendered demihuman races.
However, the People's Army did not kill the prisoners. Instead, according to Owen's instructions, they disarmed them, tied them up, and sent them all to Roar City or Bibo County to be imprisoned.
Chapter completed!