Alien Knights

The fleet of the Ayub Empire consists of thirteen warships, including four fourth-tier ships (reconnaissance ships), two third-tier ships (cruisers), six troop carriers, and a flagship in the center of the T-shaped formation. (Tier 2 ships, also known as capital ships).

At this time, in the direction of the flagship bridge, an old man with a turban and a goatee was looking at Lonely Rock City with a binoculars.

The commander of the flagship came to his side and said loudly, "Lord Latib, all the naval guns are ready and ready to fire at any time."

The old man called Latib was still observing the direction of the city, and asked, "How many people are there in the defenders on the hill behind Guyan City?"

"About three hundred people."

Latib put away his binoculars and laughed loudly: "Those believers of God will never think that we have circled behind them! Listen, three hundred people, what can three hundred people do? One charge can kill Kill them all!"

The commander reminded in a low voice: "My lord, those three hundred people occupied a mountain pass, and the terrain is very dangerous."

Latib stared, and patted the battleship below him: "Do you think these cannons on the ship are just decorations? Send an order to aim at the defenders on the back mountain and hit them hard!"

"Follow your orders!"

The commander turned around and yelled at the flag bearer: "Target, the garrison camp on the mountain behind the enemy city, adjust the scale! Single gun correction! One salvo!"

The flag bearer at the bow raised the five-color flag in his hand. After a series of actions, all the battleships fine-tuned their course and loaded their ammunition.

After a moment of silence, the loud noise of the artillery salvo shook the entire battlefield.

Nearly a hundred rounds of solid shells were like a storm of steel, completely sweeping the mountain road behind Lone Rock City. The small tree with the thickness of the mouth of the bowl was broken by the middle, and the rock as large as the millstone was smashed into pieces. From a distance, the position after the shell attack was in a mess.

Taking advantage of the time when the gunners were reloading, an army staff officer approached Latib and whispered, "Look at this, the emperor of the empire still hasn't taken Lone Rock City."

Latib snorted coldly: "The traitor who sits on the throne with betrayal and conspiracy will be punished by Allah sooner or later!"

The staff officer smiled apologetically, "My lord, your troops have wiped out seven or eight out of ten of the reinforcements, and that man still can't take this city after so many days... So, it is often rumored in China that Saladin used soldiers like a god. But that's all."

Latib stretched out his hand to stop the next words of the staff officer, and said, "Saladin does have some skills in warfare. This is an undoubted fact. The reason why he has not captured the city until today is that the enemy will Part of the army gathered at the main gate, blocking his advance. But this is just right, I can take the lead in attacking the city without any effort..."

The staff officer continued his words and said: "As long as you can be the first to attack the city, my lord, it means that we, the old part of the Abbasid Empire, have made a great contribution. In the future, as long as we can slowly increase our influence , Restoring the Abbasid Empire, welcoming back the royal family, and regaining power will definitely not be difficult."

Latib, who was stroking his goatee beard, could not restrain his pride, and shouted to the commander: "Send the order, order our troops to break through the defense line of the 300 people and directly attack Guyan City!" !"

Two hours later, the flagship commander walked up to Latib anxiously, and said in a low voice, "My lord, our troops launched three charges, all of which were repulsed by the enemy..."

"What did you say?!" Latib, who was originally smug, was shocked when he heard the commander's words, and accidentally tore off a few beards.

He walked up to the opponent and yelled loudly: "Repelled?! How could they be repelled?! Four thousand people! With guns and cannons! They were actually repelled by a group of farmers with wooden bows and pitchforks ?!"

Sweat dripped from the commander's forehead: "According to the news from the battlefield, there are twelve knights in black armor guarding the only road leading to the city. Our soldiers are on the narrow mountain road, unable to cast a slingshot." The formation and the attack pressure caused by the guns are also reduced by the complex terrain..."

"A bunch of cowards! Even those mice in the fields are braver than you!" Latib, who was burning with anger, pointed at the city on the mountain and shouted: "Order all the warships to aim at the enemy on the mountain behind, give me Beat them hard until they dare not show their faces!"

On the seventh day of the battle of Lone Rock City, compared to the silent front, the battlefield on the mountain behind Lone Rock City, the roar of guns and the sound of soldiers shouting and killing lasted for a whole day and night.

When the sun rose the next day, Latib's army was still firmly blocked at the foot of the mountain.

Latib, who hadn't closed his eyes all night, looked at the report from the front, his face flushed, and annoyed, he tore up the documents in his hand and threw them into the sea.

"Those knights in black armor among the enemy, swords have no effect on them, lead bullets can only stop them for a while, even the night, in their eyes, is as bright as day, and sharp spears can drill out from under their armor. Spikes can kill people in an instant..." Latib roared, "Listen up! What did these cowardly bastards say in order to shirk responsibility! It's just nonsense!"

The staff officers and generals on board looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Just when Latib was furious, the sentry on the watchtower issued a warning.

"To the northeast, a small ship is rapidly approaching the fleet."

Hearing this, Latib stopped roaring and took out his binoculars to look. A small sailboat with a strange shape and black body appeared in his field of vision.

Latib looked at his subordinates and asked suspiciously, "It's strange... Has any of you seen that type of ship?"

Someone guessed: "Fishing boat?"

"How could the fishing boat have such a fast speed?!"

Another guessed: "Is it possible that it is a new type of arsonist ship of the enemy?"

Latib frowned and remained silent.

The sentinel on the watchtower shouted again at this time: "The boat is still approaching, and its speed is getting faster and faster!"

Latib made a decisive decision and ordered: "Order the two warships at the tail of the formation to deflect their course and sink that ship!"

"yes!"

The two fourth-tier ships in the T-shaped formation of the Imperial Fleet raised their anchors, raised their sails, turned their bows, and began to face the direction the small boat was attacking, attacking from left to right.

The black warship, which was about the same length as a Tier 4 ship, did not slow down at all in the face of the attacking enemy ship, but instead broke through the wind and waves and directly greeted it.

Two imperial fourth-tier warships, at a distance of 500 meters from the black warship, with a 45-degree half rudder, pierced their respective oblique fronts. While the black warship entered the encirclement, the two The imperial reconnaissance ship opened the gun door and conducted a test gun at a distance of about 450 meters.

As the two shells whizzed down, two huge water splashes splashed near the black warship.

According to the results of the cannon test, the imperial battleship adjusted its angle again. At a distance of 400 meters, ten side cannons fired at the same time, and twenty solid shells struck the black warship.

"Okay!" Latib, who was always observing the situation of the naval battle, looked at the arc of the shell falling, and shouted happily: "It hit!"

Sure enough, one of the twenty shells hit the bow of the black warship.

There was no expected sawdust flying across the sky, nor the expected flames. To everyone's surprise, the moment the shell hit the "Black Ship", a crisp sound of metal colliding spread throughout the battlefield. The solid cannonball with tremendous force was actually bounced away by the streamlined hull!

"What... what?!"

Latib stared at this scene dumbfounded, and added a few more beards of his own in his hand. Everything that happened in front of him has completely exceeded his cognition.

After a brief shock, the two fourth-tier ships ordered to meet the enemy fired a second round of salvo at a distance of 230 meters from the black ship.

This time, two shells hit the black ship, one hit the right side of the ship, and the other hit the deck directly.

The shell that hit the side of the ship did not cause any damage, and was still bounced into the sea; as for the shell that hit the deck, the moment it hit the deck, it caused a circular depression, and then it also dropped a bullet. Open the end. Moreover, the most strange thing is that the depression on the deck, after a few seconds, seemed to be alive, and repaired itself to a smooth appearance.

At this time, the two fourth-tier ships wanted to launch a third salvo, but the distance between them and the black ship had been shortened to 120 meters.

Two deep gaps were exposed on the side deck of the black battleship, and six cylindrical objects were thrown horizontally into the sky.

After a short period of calm, fiery flames spewed out from the tail of the column, three to the left and three to the right, each heading towards a Tier 4 Imperial ship, and quickly flew across the sea.

The imperial crew, who had no idea what it was, watched the six "missiles" getting closer and closer. The final result was that a fourth-tier ship was hit in the belly by one of them, and the other was hit in the bow by one.

Boom, boom!

Two bangs!

Two flames and a "small mushroom cloud" formed by the explosion appeared on the sea surface. The violent shock wave pushed the seawater layer by layer outward, forming a small giant wave.

Even the flagship of the empire, hundreds of meters away, was shaken by the two explosions in the middle of the sea.

Latib, who fell to the ground, grabbed the side of the boat in shock, and the white scarf wrapped around his head fell to the ground.

He widened his eyes and opened his mouth wide, looking at the two warships of his own side on the sea, turning into fragments and flying all over the sky. There was a lot of sound in his throat, but he couldn't say a word.