The terrain of the bay where the dock is located is open, far less steep than the Torture Abyss.
The two small boats fled in a panic under the shadow of the huge Liu Qian fleet, and were instantly torn to pieces by dense crossbow arrows and accurate stone bullets.
Liu Qian hid in the distant sea for a long time, and saw with his own eyes several rowing boats in the dock going to the main port to support, obviously Rollo's side had attracted the attention of the Kago fleet.
It's time for them to do it.
"Land!" Liu Qian's voice resounded on the flagship deck.
The pirate infantry roared and roared in small boats, like a black tide rushing up to the beachhead.
And what was really frightening was the silent dragon spirit guard following behind.
After they landed, they set up a tight and tight phalanx, and the Valyrian steel weapons in their hands reflected dazzling light.
The craftsmen who were still repairing the ship, the sailors guarding it, and even some low-level pirate leaders saw this scene, and they were immediately distraught and fled everywhere, unable to even make effective resistance.
The Dragon Spirit Guards are like efficient killing machines, chasing pirates that are fleeing everywhere.
They lit their weapons, Valyrian steel swords easily split through the rudimentary leather armor and wooden shields, and spears pierced through one body after another, taking the lives of pirates one by one.
The surviving pirates let out heart-wrenching screams, scurrying in chaos one by one, completely losing the courage to fight.
Liu Qian was not in a hurry to land, he stood on the towering stern of the "Crab Nest", overlooking the entire battlefield.
His gaze seemed to sweep through every part of the dock, trying to find the fish that escaped the net.
When he saw a larger warship on the palate island trying to force out of the dock and try to organize a counterattack, Liu Qian commanded the paddling boats to encircle and intercept it.
Several rowing boats that received the order flew over and quickly blocked the warship in the dock.
Crossbow arrows and stone bullets were fired at the warship, and the side and deck of the warship were smashed out of a big pit, and even the mast was smashed, and the pirates below were hit by the broken mast before they could react, and blood splattered.
The pirates on the port ship were cleared of the Split Palate Island, and the beachhead was also cleared, and victory seemed to be a foregone conclusion.
However, just as most of Liu Qian's troops had successfully landed and were busy chasing the remnants of the enemy, a sudden change occurred.
At the entrance of the bay, the originally calm sea level gushed out dense sail shadows without warning, far exceeding the remnants of Kago.
Pale white flags hunted in the wind, depicting twisted sea serpents wrapped around skeletons.
Crying reef island! "Salt Widow" Mara!
A flagship even larger than the "Crab's Nest" and carved with the horns of a hideous giant sea snake carved on the bow - the "Widow King" took the lead.
The fleet that followed was huge, at least thirty or forty warships, and at the critical moment when Liu Qian's fleet was most dispersed and the formation was slightly confused by attacking the dock, it showed its fatal fangs.
They obviously waited for a long time, and the formation unfolded quickly and deadly.
"It's a trap."
Jorah Mormont's gloomy voice came from the shallows, "He calculated that we would come to hit the dock, the transfer of the warship was a bait, and Kago united the people of Bitter Reef Island." "
Mara's fleet tactics were extremely clear.
They were not in a hurry to rush to the beach, but used their absolute numerical superiority and maneuverability to quickly form a huge, tightening encirclement on the periphery.
Dense rain of crossbow arrows and gravel thrown by small trebuchets, like hail of death, frantically poured down on Liu Qian's warships left at sea.
The sturdy oak planks of the "Crab Nest" were smashed by stones and sawdust flew away, the side of the "Reef Breaker" was pierced by a huge crossbow arrow, the sea began to pour in, and some sailors were hit by sawdust and fell into the sea screaming.
On the beachhead, the landing force that had just gained the upper hand also fell into a huge crisis in an instant.
They were cut off by the sudden huge fleet and exposed to the open beachhead and became living targets.
The fierce arrows of the pirates on Crying Reef Island came from the sea, and people kept falling from the arrows.
Liu Qian stood on the stern tower, watching his warships retreat under the siege, and watching the beachhead troops fall into a desperate situation of fighting with their backs against the water.
His thinking became clearer and colder.
He instantly judged the situation.
The sea fleet was divided and surrounded, the beachhead was suppressed, and the stalemate had to be broken.
The key to breaking the deadlock is to destroy the enemy's command core, Mara.
"Order, all the ships are moving closer to me, forming a circle defense with the 'Crab Nest' as the core, and the dragon spirit guards nail me to the beachhead, not retreating.
All the soldiers on the ship obeyed orders and counterattacked me with ballistas! "
Liu Qian's voice penetrated the chaotic noise and miserable howls, and clearly reached the ears of every soldier.
The warships of the Torture Abyss struggled to move closer to the flagship, covering each other with their hulls, and arrows and stones rained frantically on the approaching enemy ships.
On the beachhead, the Dragon Spirit Guards once again showed their terrifying value as war machines.
Ignoring the arrows that flew in, they silently raised their huge shields to provide cover for the pirate infantry behind them.
They formed a tight phalanx, and every time the Valyrian steel weapon was swung, it brought a bloody storm and slashed the pirates of Weeping Reef Island who were trying to grab the beach in small boats in the shallow waters.
Like a furious grizzly bear, Jorah Mormont wielded a long sword and led the way, building a crumbling but unusually tenacious defense line with pirate soldiers and dragon spirit guards.
However, Mara was too numerous, and her men were known for their ferocity and cruelty.
They let out a piercing scream, ignoring casualties, and came in waves after waves.
Several speedboats managed to break through the firepower, and the pirates of Crying Reef Island howled and jumped onto the beachhead, strangling with the soldiers of the Torture Abyss.
The war situation is in a brutal tug-of-war, bleeding every minute and every second.
Liu Qian's gaze penetrated the chaotic battlefield, the smoke of gunpowder and the splashing of flesh and blood, and locked the towering stern of the "Widow King".
A figure is extremely eye-catching.
A strong woman stood on the boat, tall and plump, with bronzed skin, wearing only rudimentary leather armor, revealing large areas of skin.
She wore a helmet made of skulls and wielded an exaggerated scimitar in her hand, giving orders and commanding the entire battle.
It was the "salt widow" Mara herself.
She was clearly confident in her flagship position and protection, and even with a hint of brutal excitement, she admired the killing on the beachhead.
It's now!
Liu Qian's eyes burst with light, and there was no hesitation at all.
He took off the keel bow he was carrying with his backhand.
The bronze runes on the gray bow seemed to absorb the surrounding light, exuding a palpitating power.
He pulled out an arrow that was as black as ink and flashed with strange starlight.
The mind was triggered, and the magic in the body was infused with the dragon bone bow.
"Buzz——!"
The strange hum spread around the dragon bone bow, and the swirls and pictographic runes flashed with a crimson and bewitching light as if they were alive, and the flames burned silently, attached to the black arrow.
Liu Qian's arms were tense and pulled the keel bow into a full moon.
The bow arm let out an overwhelmed groan, as if it was about to crumble in the next moment.
"Bang——!!!"
A sharp explosion that exceeded the limits of the human ear tore through the hustle and bustle of the battlefield, instantly crossing hundreds of yards of the sea.
Time seems to freeze at this moment