Upon receiving the order, the troops did not dare to delay and took action immediately.
Six formations of long-range Greek fire began to roar together.
The entire ground shook rhythmically.
The landing craft coming from afar were constantly set on fire.
Amidst the raging fire, wailing sounds echoed on the sea.
But more enemy ships continued to charge forward fearlessly and soon reached a distance of 100 meters.
"All Greek fire, fire!" Achilles ordered again.
Unable to contain themselves any longer, the troops immediately launched the remaining half of the short-range Greek fire.
Hundreds of short-range Greek fires burned a large fan-shaped area.
These fans overlap and completely cover the entire offshore area.
All the remaining thousands of landing craft were instantly set on fire.
A large number of Eubian mercenaries died without even having time to cry out!
Seeing this, the Stoby army cheered!
If this terrifying enemy group charge has failed, then the winner of today's battle will undoubtedly be Stoby!
However, everyone soon noticed something was wrong!
The Eubia mercenaries are no fools! They also have extensive combat experience!
Having witnessed the annihilation of the first team just now, they made huge changes!
The mercenaries who abandoned their boat and jumped into the water did not choose to swim, but dived directly into the water and began to walk slowly towards the beach underwater.
Almost everyone of them carries an inflated air bag to breathe underwater.
In this way, the flames burning above the sea cannot pose a substantial threat to them.
Within minutes, a large number of enemy troops emerged from the sea and marched towards the beach in neat formations.
Seeing this, Achilles frowned, but was at a loss as to what to do!
The enemy is too close!
If we launch the Greek fire at this moment, it is very likely to hurt our own people!
These enemy troops that emerged from the water maintained a very good formation, with their shields arranged neatly!
Relying on archers to suppress will not be very effective.
The only option now seems to be hand-to-hand combat!
With this in mind, Achilles immediately ordered 40,000 Myrmidon soldiers to form up.
Prepare to rely on the powerful combat effectiveness of the soldiers at your disposal to fight head-on against the enemy forces that are several times larger in number and drive them back into the sea!
not good!
The enemy is approaching the beach!
If you don’t run now, it will be too late!
Seeing a large number of enemy troops slowly walking out of the sea, Xia Zhe, who was standing on the observation deck, felt a pang in his heart!
Having just been stopped by several ministers, and seeing the Greek fire unleashing its might, Xia Zhe briefly thought that this battle was a sure win.
However, King Eubia is so domineering!
They actually mobilized 500,000 men for a death charge! Although most were annihilated, the remaining ones, if they could reach shore, would be enough to create a huge numerical advantage over the Stobi defenders!
What's more, the enemy ships on the sea in the distance are still stacked up in layers, which makes people's scalp tingle!
King Eubia is fully capable of launching this kind of death attack several times!
This lookout tower is built right on the beach.
As long as the enemy troops come ashore and rush forward a few dozen steps, they can block our way!
If you don't run now, when will you run?
Without any hesitation, Xia Zhe pushed away the two ministers who were blocking the stairs and started rushing down.
"The king rushed down!"
"The king went to kill the enemy himself!"
"Quickly stop the king!"
…
The ministers shouted in panic and followed Xia Zhe and began to run to the stage.
After hearing everyone shouting like that, Xia Zhe became even more flustered.
Accidentally, Xia Zhe kicked over a kerosene barrel next to the steps with a bang.
That was the fuel source for Greek Fire.
There was so much Greek fire deployed around the harbor that kerosene barrels piled up like mountains. There were also quite a few piled up near the lookout.
Gurgle…
Gurgle…
The kerosene barrel rolled down the gentle slope of the beach toward the sea, knocking over several other barrels along the way.
Seven or eight barrels rolled all the way to a place covered with rocks, and then they cracked with a snap.
The kerosene inside was scattered all over the ground, wetting a large area of the beach.
"I understand!"
Seeing this scene, Achilles, who had been frowning and planning to engage in close combat, suddenly became excited.
Then he immediately changed the military order.
"Stop forming the formation! Stop forming the formation! Everyone, kick the kerosene barrels next to you towards the sea immediately! The more the better!" said Achilles!
When the commander gives an order, the troops will naturally obey.
Without hesitation, everyone immediately dumped thousands of kerosene barrels at their feet on the ground and pushed them toward the sea.
Gurgle…
Gurgle…
A large number of kerosene barrels rolled onto the wet sand only a few meters away from the sea water before they stopped.
Many of them even rolled into the water and hit the approaching Ubian mercenaries.
"Now, fire the rockets!" Achilles shouted.
In fact, many soldiers had already understood the commander's intention without Achilles's reminder.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Thousands of rockets were fired at the kerosene, which immediately ignited into a sea of fire.
Oil is lighter than water.
The fire spread out of control and even many shallow water areas were on fire.
The fire is merciless!
The Ubia mercenaries had already entered the shallow waters, some even stepping onto the beach! Suddenly, they were attacked by a raging fire, completely losing the ability to dodge.
ah…
ah…
Amid screams, hundreds of thousands of Ubia mercenaries who had planned to engage in close combat fell down in droves!
The remaining ones barely retreated to the deep water area, but were caught in a dilemma.
The beach ahead is a sea of fire! If you rush forward, you will perish tragically in the flames!
Behind him, all the returning ships on the sea had been completely burned! The airbags could only be used briefly in the diving area. If they retreated, they would be swallowed by the sea!
They could only stand there, staring longingly at their own fleet in the distance, hoping Ramza would send a ship to take them back.
Seeing this situation, Xia Zhe, who had already run to the edge of the Greek fire position, couldn't help but stop and stare blankly at the spectacular sea of fire.
The king came down from the top of the watchtower to the ground and stood with everyone, which greatly boosted the morale of the Stoby army!
Five hundred thousand soldiers had been lost, so Ramza certainly didn't want to take the risk of sending a ship to pick up the remaining ten or twenty thousand soldiers.
He was just very conflicted at the moment, wondering if he could launch a larger human wave tactic and successfully kill the enemy.
After all, the 40,000 Murmidon Legion was already lined up, ready for hand-to-hand combat, and Ramza, who was far away, certainly saw it.
He felt that it was just a little bit off!
If there is a way to deal with the kerosene on the beach, our army can reach the enemy.
"Who's going to do anything about all that kerosene on the beach? Who's going to do anything about all that kerosene on the beach? Who's going to do anything about all that kerosene on the beach?"
Ramza asked three times, but no one answered.
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