Lord of the Sky City

As the command was given, Baron Wolin's fleet started to advance, heading straight for the Thunderhawk!n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Damn it, catch up with them, fast! Catch up with them!"

The massive fleet advanced in unison, a movement that was immediately detected. On the escort ship, Felly, responsible for commanding the main force, was quick to realize that their target was the Thunderhawk.

Naturally, he couldn't allow the enemy to have their way. The Thunderhawk, as the flagship of the entire fleet, could not afford any mishaps, not only because of its formidable combat strength but also because the status of a flagship did not tolerate any errors.

Once the flagship was destroyed in battle, their own morale would undoubtedly suffer great damage, more severe than the loss of several warships.

Therefore, under his command, the main force, led by the escort ships, immediately adjusted their formation. They no longer maneuvered around Baron Wolin's fleet but instead pierced directly into the enemy's formation at high speed, like a steel spike!

At first glance, Felly's approach seemed somewhat reckless, as it effectively provoked a close-range combat, plunging the battle into its most brutal phase right away.

But battlefield situations have never been a certainty, so analyzing this decision in the context of the battlefield dynamics showed that Felly's choice might not be mistaken.

On one hand, after previous remote encirclements and several rounds of bombardment, Baron Wolin's fleet had suffered significant losses; at least seven to eight reconnaissance ships were lost. In the process, Rocky's fleet also suffered not insignificantly—of the seven old-fashioned reconnaissance ships near the Thunderhawk, three were shot down and the remaining four were heavily damaged.

Meanwhile, the main force led by Felly was in relatively better shape, although two reconnaissance vessels were shot down and Felly's own escort ship was struck by several rounds.

Overall, at this stage of the battle, the numerical advantage of the enemy was no longer as apparent.

On the other hand, Felly did not actually intend to engage in a fierce battle with the enemy; he planned to use the speed advantage of the Airship Model 6 to disrupt the enemy's formation, aiming to divide Baron Wolin's fleet. If he could achieve this, the opponent's intention to eliminate the Thunderhawk in one fell swoop would be impossible.

The Thunderhawk was truly a behemoth; unless it was a flagship against a flagship, a handful of reconnaissance ships could not possibly take it down.

Being able to come up with such a tactic on the battlefield to defuse the crisis, Felly truly was talented. Thus, led by the escort ship, the fleet primarily comprised of Airship Model 6 reconnaissance ships rapidly closed in on the enemy.

In this process, the speed advantage of Airship Model 6 was fully utilized, rapidly closing a distance of hundreds of meters, and soon both sides entered into a tangled engagement.

"Fire the cannons!"

As Felly roared, the gunners on deck immediately directed their firepower towards the enemy. Having barged into Baron Wolin's fleet, the nearest enemy ship was just a few meters away, allowing the powerful firepower of the escort ship to be truly demonstrated in that moment!

Two main cannons and thirteen secondary cannons fired simultaneously, and the fierce firepower network instantly enveloped a reconnaissance ship, reducing it to pieces almost instantly, with no chance for it to retaliate before it exploded.

"Advance quickly! Advance quickly..."

While continuing to fire, Felly also didn't forget to command the warship to advance rapidly. His goal was to tear through the enemy's formation, not to be entangled with them, so while delivering a fierce bombardment, the fleet had to keep moving forward, or else they would be in trouble.

But he had just shouted once when the deck suddenly shook violently, causing him to fall flat on his face.

They were hit!

The escort ship, having pushed into the enemy's formation and unleashed its own firepower, had also become the main target of the enemy. Thus, while the flashes of the magic cannons lit up, the escort ship's defensive net sparkled sporadically, indicating that it was under concentrated enemy fire.

The Scavenger Type 1's defensive net could withstand magic energy power of less than 500 from cannon attacks, and the enemy's reconnaissance ships were all Cheetah Type 2, whose magic cannon's power was only 450, just under 500. Thus, theoretically, unless the Scavenger Type 1's magic energy was depleted, it was not supposed to get damaged.

But please don't forget, within Baron Wolin's fleet, there is also a flagship!

When Felly led the fleet straight into the enemy's formation, the enemy's flagship, Baron Number, also began to show its power!

As a flagship, Baron Number was not inferior to Thunderhawk in any aspect. In fact, if rune enhancement was not considered, its firepower would be even stronger, with fifteen secondary cannons but a considerable five main cannons!

So when Felly led the fleet directly into the enemy lines, planning to divide the enemy, Baron Number targeted all its cannons at the escort ship he was on, and after a round of volleys, Scavenger Type 1 was directly hit by a main cannon!

The mightily powerful main cannon pierced through the defensive net and then heavily struck the hull of the ship, easily blasting a hole in the body of the escort ship!

At the same time, reconnaissance ships from both sides also started to fire fiercely at each other, and in the brief moment they brushed past each other, ten warships were shot down from both sides!

This is aerial combat, heart-shaking and incredibly brutal!

The intertwined close-combat resulted in heavy losses for both fleets, but what came quickly also left quickly. Given that Felly's troops had the advantage in speed, as soon as he broke through the enemy's rear, he swiftly penetrated it. Although the losses were substantial, they ultimately achieved their tactical goal, successfully splitting Baron Wolin's fleet in two!

To accomplish this objective, the losses sustained by his main force could be described as enormous. When he led his fleet to traverse the enemy's entire formation and burst out again, the reconnaissance ships that followed him had reduced from the original thirteen to eight!

This means that in this incursion, he lost five reconnaissance ships! There was no helping it because Airship Model 6's advantage was only in speed. Although its firepower had been fortified with runes by Orton, its defensive capabilities were still too weak, making it highly vulnerable in close-quarters combat.

Meanwhile, Felly's escort ship was also severely damaged; it had been hit by two main cannons from Baron Number, blowing a big hole in the body of the ship and another on the deck, even destroying three secondary cannons.

In comparison, Baron Wolin's fleet suffered less. They only lost three reconnaissance ships, and the flagship itself was undamaged.

In this round of engagement, it was clear that Baron Wolin's side had an absolute advantage.

However, despite the heavy losses, Felly's tactics were successful. He managed to split Baron Wolin's fleet into two parts and held up ten reconnaissance ships, significantly reducing the enemies advancing towards Thunderhawk.

"Damn it! Keep pushing forward! As long as we can destroy their flagship, we win!"

The middle-aged man in charge of command shouted this from Baron Number.

At that moment, only seven reconnaissance ships remained around Baron Number. The rest were held back by Felly, forcing the middle-aged commander to make a desperate move, continuing to target Thunderhawk.

This strategy was correct. After such a prolonged battle, both sides had suffered severe losses. At this point, it was a matter of whose large warships could endure to the end. Although Rocky's fleet had two large warships, they were scattered, meaning that if Baron Wolin's fleet could take down Thunderhawk, then Rocky's main power would be reduced to one escort ship.

One ordinary escort ship against a flagship clearly gave Baron Wolin's side a greater chance of victory.

So even though their forces were split, the enemy commander still decided to eliminate Thunderhawk first, knowing that once Thunderhawk was sunk, they could turn around and wipe out the remaining escort ship along with the other reconnaissance ships, and then they would win the battle!

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