The crystal cannons on hundreds of warships suddenly fired at the gap in the reef array.
The colorful rays of light instantly shattered the protective shield of the reef formation. Although there was still an hour before dawn at the fourth watch, the light of the artillery fire had already illuminated the passage that had been opened before.
After shattering 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 formation, 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 formation 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 get through, but now we need to be prepared.
If the opponent attacks and simply bombards with the Yuanjing Cannon, not only is the speed slow, but most importantly, the consumption of Yuanjing is really quite large.
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 was a bit 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, taking advantage of the dawn, several groups of people, loaded with various items that could blow up the reef, got on the boats and headed towards the reef array.
When the Yuanjing Cannon bombarded the enemy before, there was no movement from the other party. Now when the troops rushed to blast the rocks, before a few pieces were blown up, the other party suddenly came out of the fog and surrounded the people who rushed forward.
Kill half of them.
Although they had been prepared for the enemy to come out, the violence still caused these people to retreat quickly, and the ship could only continue to bombard them with crystal cannons.
After suppressing the opponent, this time they 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 such a fierce battle all morning, they advanced more than a hundred miles. 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, where the other side was still shrouded in thick fog, the light flashed a few times.
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 formation where the gunfire was fired.
After blasting the rocks to pieces, no one was found, and I was sure that the opponent must move the crystal cannon, so I took advantage of the opponent's move to send people out again.
As expected, this time there was no resistance from the Yuanjing Cannon, and even after blowing up dozens of large and small rocks, we 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 were a little worried about such a large number of casualties, but the situation in front of them gave him even more headaches. He even regretted why he had followed the order and came here.
At this time, Cui Fei summoned 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 only after the two of them were questioned one after another, and even interrogated by the other party using various means, did they finally have 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 quite 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 we will do 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 influence 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. Are you not 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 only one who can't take 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.