March 1, 1171 A.D., at 4:30 pm, in the sea 6 kilometers north of Waiheke Island.
Ten Beidao dragon boat-style warships sailed southward against the wind and through the waves.
On the battleship located at the rear guard position of the fleet's "T-shaped formation", two people dressed in different clothes were having a conversation.
A young pirate wearing a half-face iron helmet and felt fur armor sat on the oar seat at the front of the dragon boat, rowing the oar with great difficulty. He looked at the scenery in the distance and sat cross-legged on the deck behind him.
The muscular barbarian warrior shouted: "Korwin, I see Waiheke Island! The west coast of Dusk is not far away!"
The barbarian warrior glanced sideways at the yelling pirate. Just as he was about to speak, the acid water welling up in his abdomen forced him to run to the side of the deck and vomited.
Turning away with a disgusted expression, the pirate whispered: "Thankfully they still say you are the bravest warrior..."
He underestimated Kerwin's ear.
The barbarian warrior turned back angrily and shouted: "Lev! As long as you let me leave this damn sea and swear to the ancient gods, I will hang you upside down on the top of the tree and use... vomit..."
The young man named Lev did not take this unconvincing threat at all. He turned his head towards the coast, with a daydream expression on his face: "If I can return home with a full load from this trip, the tribe agrees to share it with me.
A woman!"
"If the people who made the promise are the leaders of your tribe, then I advise you to give up as soon as possible!" Kerwin's limbs were weak due to vomiting, and he lay on his back on the deck, facing the sky and said.
"Why do you say that?"
Kerwin struggled to get up: "We originally agreed with the Silver Ring Kingdom that this attack should take place three days later. But the leader of the pirate tribe arbitrarily advanced the departure time by three days, in order to be the first
Go into the city and plunder."
Lev asked in confusion: "Is there anything wrong with this?"
"An agreement is an agreement!" Kerwin patted his chest hard: "Since both parties have made an agreement before, unilaterally breaking the contract is cheating and dishonest!"
Lev glanced at Kerwin with a look that looked like an idiot: "Promises only exist between friends, so why do you need to keep your word with those idiots in the Silver Ring Kingdom?"
The sullen Colwin was about to say something when he was suddenly interrupted by the noise coming from the warship ahead.
Lev straightened up and looked forward.
People on the warship at the front suddenly jumped into the sea for unknown reasons, and the hull slowly tilted and began to sink.
Immediately afterwards, the same thing happened to the second and third warships.
Just when everyone was in shock, a pirate who fell into the water and floated pointed under the sea and shouted in fear: "Sea monster! There is a sea monster under the water!"
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Four hours ago, Muxi Town.
Todd stood in the square, glanced at the militia and believers who were busy in the town, then looked back at Friar Joe and Knight Dion standing in front of him, and asked with a headache: "I gave it to you.
The order was to follow the residents to evacuate south, why are you back?"
Friar Qiao touched the bald head of his head and said in a low voice: "Every plant, tree, and street here is the crystallization of my hard work. If you let me leave like this, I can't do it..."
Knight Dion had a stabbing sword on his waist and wore a suit of armor that fit his petite figure. His long pale golden hair was tied into a ponytail and wrapped around his head with satin. He just said one sentence: "
I don’t want to regret the rest of my life just because I have to survive.”
Todd touched the bridge of his nose and said helplessly: "Since you have made a decision, I will not stop you. The layout of the town has been basically completed, and the division of labor has been done for street fighting. You can follow me..."
"General Commander! The enemy's warship has appeared!"
Alfonso came quickly and said loudly.
Todd was stunned.
Why did the pirate warship appear today?
Calculating the time, today is the fourth day since the Silver Ring Alliance Army set out. If the fake military order scheme succeeds, Cumberland's army should have just fought with them at this time. As for the pirates and barbarians, they should be there three days later.
The right time to reach the coastline?!
After asking Alfonso in detail, Todd thought about it some more, and when he got the truth, he couldn't laugh or cry.
The pirates had already made up their mind to attack in advance. While they made an agreement with the Yinhuan Army to jointly attack Muxi Town on March 4, they launched the attack three days in advance without notifying their allies.
The lie in the fake military order turned out to be the truth; taking advantage of the time difference to attack the two armies, it turned into a two-sided battle due to a series of coincidences.
Everything can be described in four words.
"Self-defeating."
Todd immediately thought of what Cumberland said at the last war meeting.
"A large number of uncertain factors in war stem from the fact that everything is changing. To a certain extent, implementing plans in chaos is the true meaning of war. Being picky will be the biggest enemy of a good plan..."
After calming down, Todd began to make pre-war deployments.
First, order the militiamen in the town to take up their positions and enter the ambush position for street fighting according to the previous tactical arrangements.
Second, send a signal to the underwater combat mutants hidden on Waiheke Island to put them into a state of war preparation, ready to attack the pirate fleet at any time.
Third, order the aliens of the reconnaissance department to occupy the commanding heights of the town in advance and pay close attention to the enemy's movements.
Fourth, order the aliens of the close attack system and elemental attack system to form a tactical team and cooperate with the militia group to conduct an ambush.
Fifth, order other alien species to enter a standby state and provide support at any time.
It was already seven o'clock in the evening when all deployments in Muxi Town were completed. Ten minutes later, a man who was investigating alien species on the lighthouse lit the brazier on the top floor of the tower.
Pirates and barbarians are coming.
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The barbarian warrior Kerwin stepped onto the soft beach, looked at Muxi Town shrouded in darkness, and took out the wooden shield behind his back and the hand ax from his waist.
The young pirate Lev next to him pulled out his dagger, swallowed, and whispered: "There is no light in the town, maybe people have fled?"
No one answered him.
The barbarian leader and pirate leader loudly ordered his men to drag the seven warships to the coast and began to count the remaining people.
Three warships, 29 pirates, and 75 barbarians sank to the bottom of the sea forever. Before the war even started, the pirates and barbarians lost one-fifth of their manpower.
Among the remaining people, especially those who fell into the water, their mental state was extremely unstable. The cold and biting sea water in early March, coupled with the fright they received, made them hysterical and said some strange words to the surroundings.
"Sea monster! I saw a sea monster!"
"They swam up from the bottom of the netherworld and dug through the bottom of the ship with their sharp claws!"
"They have gills on their faces! Their hands and feet don't look like humans at all, and they have frog-like webs in the middle!"
"I personally saw a sea monster swimming under the sea for more than three minutes! It never came out of the water to breathe!"
The leaders loudly rebuked these remarks, asked their men to stuff the mouths of these people with rags, and told the soldiers that they were just a group of enemies with chisels. As for who should be believed? The look of fear on the people's faces,
The best explanation has been given.
After waiting for the ships to be packed up, this army composed of pirates and barbarians took the necessary supplies and set off towards the town.
On the only road that the town must pass close to the coast, a huge stone cross attracted the attention of the invaders.
The following words were written on the cross in Hindi and Latin:
"The kingdom of God is near, repent and believe in the gospel! Fear the Lord and you will gain wealth and eternal life; if you are hostile to the Son, you will be turned into dust by the Holy Thunder!"
Pirates and barbarians gathered around the cross and looked at each other in confusion. Some suggested that the cross should be destroyed to disperse these false gods; others warned others that every god should be respected and suggested that they bypass the cross and enter the town.
Finally, an angry barbarian warrior lost his patience, raised his battle ax high, and smashed the cross into a pile of rubble.
Everyone waited for a while, but nothing happened.
Just when people relaxed and began to laugh loudly at this cheap trick, a subtle hissing sound sounded in the ruins of the cross.
A few seconds later, accompanied by a deafening explosion, a red "flame cloud" rose up from the west coast of the evening. A shock wave like a landslide, stirred up dust and waves and spread towards the depths of the ocean. Countless iron sheets, rivets and
Glass shards were scattered in all directions, and the screams and cries could be heard clearly even from several kilometers away.