Under the night when the artillery fire was dyed red, the eagles who rushed to the military port to support them were divided into two routes according to the predetermined tactical troops.
The 3rd Wing circled at the junction of the harbor and the embankment, looking for an opportunity to drop bombs to bomb the Sawa Fishman Marines who were trying to land.
Riding on the back of the eagle, Nikita instructed her new partner to lower her flight altitude to give her space to cast spells, intending to drive a wall of fire along the embankment to drive the Sawa Fishmen and their sea slugs back into the sea.
However, she was still a little uncomfortable riding the giant eagle for the first time, and it was difficult to keep her focus on casting spells due to the interference of strong winds and bumps, so she simply ordered the giant eagle to land and keep her feet on the ground in order to cast spells calmly.
In fact, Lyudmila, Bloom and Veronica are not used to fighting in the air, and Vigrav can transform into a red dragon, but the enemy is entrenched in the shallow water between the breakwater and the embankment, he does not carry bombs, and he cannot use his strength in the air, so he simply follows his companions to land and take the initiative to attack with his sword.
At the same time, Jennifer led the 3rd Wing of the Eagle Regiment to cross the shore defense position and go straight to the port controlled by the pirate fleet, and with a command, the eagles dispersed, and circled over the Canglong, White Shark, and Tiger Shark ships in squadrons, and dived down in turn to drop bombs.
The sailors on deck were raising their crossbows in an attempt to snipe the giant eagle, when they found that the black barrel had fallen on their heads, and the experienced sailors lay on the ground with their heads in their hands, and the rookie was so frightened that he dropped his crossbow and scurried around on the deck, trying to hide behind the bridge as cover.
The barrel filled with fiery glue fell with a roar, hitting the deck of the enemy ship, and a loud bang erupted into flames.
A powerful shock wave swept across the deck, tossing the sailors who were still running high into the air, wailing and rolling.
After a round of bombardment, the three warships caught fire in several places, and the total number of casualties exceeded 100.
At this time, it reflects the profound heritage of the giant demon island far superior to the miscellaneous pirates, the air raid siren sounded on the bridge, and the "navigator warlocks" dressed in magic robes and holding magic wands once again ascended to the open-air platform of the bridge tower to condescendingly cast spells to extinguish the fire.
These nautical warlocks, who were both ship's damage management experts and the main force of air defense, raised their wands and pointed them to the sky, and the billowing smoke filled the air, obscuring the harbor in the blink of an eye.
As early as the Age of the Seas, humans mastered the technology to build large sailing ships and began their adventures to explore the oceans in search of wealth.
Where there are people, there is strife, and classical naval warfare came into being.
With the development of shipbuilding technology, the displacement of warships has become larger and larger, and the method of naval warfare has gradually evolved from broadside jumping gangs to more relying on long-range firepower, and this firepower is provided by mages and warlocks.
A fireball blasted out a thousand feet away, igniting the mast of the enemy ship can solve the battle, forcing the enemy ship to raise the white flag and surrender, and at the worst of all, it can take advantage of the loss of power of the enemy ship to escape.
The need for spellcasters in the seafaring industry grew, but spellcasters were always scarce and spellcasting services were expensive, so navigators were forced to find a strategy to replace the nautical mages by bringing turrets that were originally only used for city defense onto warships, thus ushering in the era of sail warships.
The warships of both sides set up a position to bombard, usually only relying on the naked eye aiming, and the hit rate is very low due to the influence of weather and waves, at this time, if the passive side ignites sawdust or other smoke screens to obscure the enemy's gunner's vision, the possibility of being hit by shells is even lower, and it can take the opportunity to carry out tactical maneuvers.
To this day, the tactic of releasing the smoke screen still applies, and in turn affects the Voyagers, who find it good and follow suit.
Of course, the noble caster disdains dirty work such as burning fire and making smoke, and only needs to learn from tactical ideas, and the specific execution can be replaced by spells, and it is more efficient and effective, and this arcane arteon that is widely favored by nautical warlocks is the 2-ring change system "pyrotechnics".
Because of its frequent use in naval battles and its low level, casters made wands of this spell for high-intensity naval warfare casting.
The "pyrotechnics" wand has four benefits.
First of all, of course, it saves the cumbersome procedure of preparing spells, and when you need it, you can raise your wand and make a shot, which can save your own spell slots to prepare other spells; Secondly, wand casting does not require elements such as gestures, spells, and materials, nor does it need to maintain concentration on casting, which is simple and fast, which is very suitable for sea combat with strong winds and waves.
The third is that it is large and convenient, a brand new wand can store 50 pyrotechnic rounds, and a single burst of fire is enough to survive a protracted sea battle; The last benefit is a measure of equity, it is really impossible to recruit a nautical warlock, or the original nautical warlock on the ship is sacrificed, find a thief to inherit the wand, as long as the craftsmanship is not too trendy, a few tinkering can also make do with the release of pyrotechnics.
As the name suggests, "pyrotechnics" has two effects, the caster can choose to create a thick smoke, or they can choose to create a fire light strong enough to blind a person.
The giant eagle hovering in the air and throwing bombs was caught off guard, stabbed in the eye by the bright light activated by the enemy nautical warlock with his wand, and was forced to fly away from the battlefield with a wail.
The more troublesome thing in "smoke" and "fire" is smoke.
The smoke created by the Navigator with his magic obscured the eagles' vision, making it impossible to see the exact location of enemy ships, and the bombs dropped lost their crosshairs.
In order to maximize the success rate of the bombing, some giant eagles risked lowering the dive altitude and almost grazing against the tips of enemy ships.
However, this provided sniper opportunities for the pirates on the ship, especially the pirate flagship "Canglong", which was equipped with a rapid-fire gun in the bow and stern, which was fixed on the open platform of the bridge tower with a bracket, and could rotate the firing direction in all directions without dead angles.
This cannon, which fires a 1-pounder fusiform shell, is almost the smallest caliber "cannon" of this era, and no matter how small it is, it is not a cannon but a gun.
A 1-pounder gun could not be used to shoot at an enemy ship, but it was very effective for air defense The flock of eagles that swooped down at low altitude had to pass through the smoke screen, and if they accidentally inhaled the smoke for a while, they would immediately be choked and dizzy and coughed, and in this extremely unfavorable environment, they would descend to the smokeless area near a hundred feet above the enemy ship, and that was not the live target of the anti-aircraft gunners, the Canglong, echoed from end to end, and the two cannons swept out a crossfire net in the air, and the giant eagle, which barely broke through the smoke miasma blockade, was hit by the roaring steel storm before it could drop its bombs, splashing blood and screaming in the air.
More tragic is yet to come.
The giant eagles that came to carry out the bombing mission had bomb magazines hanging on their abdomen, storing up to 4 explosive barrels, and these wooden barrels filled with a large number of flammable and explosive alchemy drugs exploded violently once they were swept by the machine guns, and the giant eagles were blown to pieces before they had time to save themselves.
The 3rd Wing of the Eagle Regiment reorganized after completing a round of bomb dropping, and the results were almost zero, and half of the giant eagle was sacrificed for this, and the sky over the harbor was full of bloody rain, as if the petals of cherry blossoms had withered
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