Chapter 522: The outcome of the battle, everything is about to change

Rand received a letter of surrender from the Kingdom of Bolen.

The King of the Kingdom of Bolen said that his fleet was coming in an endless stream, and Rand could not resist the more than seventy warships now.

What about one hundred ships, or even one hundred and fifty? The bearded king of the Borun Kingdom said that if Rand was willing to surrender, or even just give up Crescent Moon Port, then the Borun Kingdom would reconcile with the Duke of Moon Phase and the Frost Moon Kingdom, and even reduce the maritime taxes on the Frost Moon Kingdom in the future.

"They're scared," Rand commented.

"It looks tempting." Elsa said sarcastically.

"It's a pity that we don't choose to be controlled by others." Rand smiled.

It can be seen that the Kingdom of Bolen really needs a victory.

But unfortunately, Rand would never give up victory.

Moreover, although Rand's request was to stop paying taxes to the Kingdom of Borun, if he gave up Crescent Moon Harbor, would he rent ships from the Kingdom of Borun in the future? The opportunity for a night attack would come.

The night of the fifth day.

Rand personally led the night combat troops and appeared outside the camp of the Kingdom of Boren.

Rand looked up at the tall ships and the camp with lights flashing.

There are many sentry posts in the camp to guard against harassment from Rand's army.

Unfortunately, this kind of sentry will not be of much use, because most of the time, Rand does not need to avoid these sentries, but just needs to wake up the enemy.

Tonight Rand will not be too quick to wake up his enemies, for tonight will be a thunderbolt.

…

Several soldiers from the Kingdom of Borun were sitting in the camp and chatting.

"Will they come tonight?" The soldier was already a little overwhelmed.

Bloody battles during the day and harassment at night.

The commander did make arrangements, ordering some soldiers to continue sleeping and recovering their energy even though there was a deafening roar of fighting outside.

But it's not that easy to do.

On a battlefield full of dangers, soldiers with tense nerves can easily lose sleep at the slightest noise, let alone shouts of killing.

Those people Rand sent to harass them were not really just harassing them and did not take any actual action.

They would throw in some kerosene bottles, or simply sneak in and kill some people. Sometimes, when we woke up, we would find several pierced corpses standing in the camp, and we would not be able to sleep for several days.

"They will definitely come." The sergeant facing the soldier was equally exhausted. "If I were Rand, I wouldn't let us off easily either."

The camp fell into silence.

An atmosphere of despair was spreading.

Of course, they knew that their own troops could suppress the enemy, and they also knew that Rand's army could not hold out for much longer, or that it was already reaching its limit.

But they are more tired and more mentally painful.

There was another sound from outside the camp.

These soldiers all knew that Rand's army was coming.

I had to force myself to pick up my weapons.

The commander has already said that tomorrow he will launch a relentless attack on Rand's position at all costs. In any case, the war should be over.

Either Rand couldn't hold on, or his side collapsed completely and fled in disgrace with his ship between its legs.

…

The time is when dawn is about to come.

Rand has given the order to attack.

This will be a formal night raid.

One is that the enemy's reinforcements may arrive at any time, and Rand can't afford to delay.

Another reason is that tonight is indeed the right time.

"If you were the commander of the enemy, what would you do?" Elsa asked Rand under the night sky.

"If my enemy is Rand." Rand smiled, "and this is a battle that must be fought."

"Then I might burn my boats," Rand said.

Elsa could understand the meaning of the four words "burn your boats", Rand had explained it before.

Letting the ship launch all the soldiers and sailing away would certainly mean losing the protection of the fleet, but it might be an option if the time came when they had to fight to the death.

The commander of the Sea Snake family was determined, but in Rand's opinion, not decisive enough.

Rand doesn't have any real walls in Crescent Harbor. If everyone is attacked at once, Rand may not be able to stop them.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs anymore.

If nothing goes wrong tonight, the card game will be over.

"Flying Bull Riders, attack!" Rand gave the order.

A horse-shaped bull-headed mount with dragon scales and wings took off into the air.

They would carry chemical fire to attack ships.

Rand would charge with his heavy cavalry.

The makeshift camp gate was easily destroyed.

Rand rode on a majestic flying bull horse, killing and chopping anyone he saw.

They also kept throwing torches and alchemical kerosene.

Soon, the enemy's camp was filled with shouts and screams, and there were flames and splattered blood everywhere.

The enemy was already very tired, and although Rand's own condition was not necessarily very good, after all, Rand still had the initiative and the losses were much smaller.

"Go ahead and crush them!" Rand said calmly.

His blade was already covered in blood.

At first the enemy thought it was just another harassment. They had thought that sooner or later Rand would actually launch a night attack.

But the fatigue of these days still slowed down their reactions.

The sentry was killed before he could raise the alarm.

The horses ran on the beach, raising a lot of dust and mud, which just woke up the sleepy soldiers.

What greeted these soldiers who had just walked out of the tents was the cold blade.

The crow Coke was flying in the sky, while on the ground Rand was running with his horse team.

The beach was not suitable for horses to run, and many of the enemies simply slept on the boats.

But Rand also has a ship.

The Sanctuary Fleet, which had always been held as a trump card, finally launched an attack that night.

Fleets were crisscrossing on the sea, and the moonlight and firelight illuminated the sky and the earth. Originally, the fleet on the sea was a relatively safe place. Although there were still Nagas or fishmen harassing at night with Rand's night combat troops, it was still safer to be in the shelter of the cabin than in the camp.

This also meant that they did not anticipate this sudden raid.

The flying bull riders hurled down a rain of fire, which set the ships on fire.

The soldiers and sailors ran around like headless flies, panicked and not knowing what they should do.

The flames caused by the special alchemical kerosene spread very quickly, and the fleet commander reacted quickly as well, immediately ordering the ranged units to counterattack.

But the view was really obstructed under the cover of night.

Then, the monster in the water climbed onto the ship, and Rand's ship cut off the retreat.

The flying ox-horse knights kept dropping bottles of alchemical kerosene, and it seemed as if fire was really raining from the sky. The army of the Borun Kingdom on land also fell into complete chaos, with some fleeing, some resisting, and some collapsing and waiting to die.

The commander of the Sea Snake Family's fleet kept giving orders, but soon realized that things were beyond redemption.

Without spending too much time thinking, the commander immediately made a decision and decided to let the fleet begin trying to break through the blockade and evacuate.

Abandon all the soldiers who have already disembarked.

This time we have basically failed. Any further resistance will only increase the losses. The commander should make a decisive decision.

"Break through!" The commander of the Sea Snake Family's fleet gave the order with a grim face after boarding the ship.

Rand's military fleet is indeed not large in number. Including the Ice Phoenix, there are only eighteen ships.

There are quite a few support ships and civilian ships, but unfortunately none of them can be used for direct combat.

Five pirate ships were borrowed. It's not that these are the only ships the pirates have, but there are too many of them that are out of shape, so it would be better not to borrow some of the ships.

That adds up to 23 ships.

It was already a fleet, but unfortunately it was obviously impossible to encircle the nearly fifty ships that were left in the Kingdom of Bolen.

The task of blocking is impossible.

But it's still okay to leave some forever.

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For example, let the Naga and the Murloc go to destroy the ship, and use the Flying Ox Knights to provide air cover.

The flying ox-horse knights are all skilled in archery and riding, and the burning ships will provide lighting for these knights.

Unfortunately, this also exposes the Flying Ox Knight to the field of vision of enemy ranged units.

Still, many flying bull riders were hit and fell into the cold and dark sea.

At this time, Rand had already approached the sea with his soldiers.

The flying bull-horse under Rand took off into the air.

Some knights whose mounts were not flying ox-horses turned their horses around and charged again.

Rand rode a flying ox-horse to the deck of his own ship.

Rand looked at the first mate on the ship: "It's almost dawn, let's speed up."

The Ice Phoenix is ​​a groundbreaking new type of ship, embodying the ingenuity of the White Kingdom's shipbuilders.

In short, it's fast, a bit faster than most ships, maybe... 14 knots under ideal conditions? And it's also very tough.

Amid the ups and downs of the waves, the Ice Phoenix quickly approached the enemy's flagship, a building ship with a draft of thousands of tons.

The tower ship is not suitable for ocean warfare because it is easily overturned by huge waves, but it is the undisputed overlord in the near sea or river.

Finally, on the night of the fifth day of the battle between the two sides and before the dawn of the sixth day, Rand and the fleet commander of the Sea Serpent Family came face to face.

After becoming a senior professional, Rand's excellent eyesight allowed him to see the middle-aged man standing on the forecastle. The wind and waves had mottled his face, making him look calm and weathered.

The crossbows and archers on the ship poured out crossbow bolts and arrows.

The wizard also began to cast spells in this direction.

But the Ice Phoenix was fast.

The vast majority of attacks missed.

Then the Ice Phoenix came closer and closer.

"Boarding?" The commander of the Sea Serpent Family looked at the Ice Phoenix which was getting closer and closer.

However, when the Ice Phoenix was approaching the building ship flagship, it still did not slow down.

Rand's military strength was already insufficient, and the number of ships in its fleet was far less than that of the enemy. Even with the Nagas and flying cattle and horses, it would be difficult to stop too many fleets from the Kingdom of Borun from breaking through with normal combat methods.

So at least for the enemy's flagship.

Rand chose a more extreme offensive approach.

in short.

Hit the corner!

The Ice Phoenix is ​​a groundbreaking ship. Its streamlined hull and improved sails allow it to have a speed far exceeding its peers, while the iron sheets embedded in it give it a sturdiness that ordinary wooden ships do not have.

And this ship has an extreme design that ordinary ships do not have - a ram.

At this moment, the Ice Phoenix is ​​like a phoenix spreading its wings and soaring over the sea, and also a ferocious beast rushing towards it.

Since they had no idea that the Ice Phoenix would crash into them without hesitation, the ship did not make much preparation to avoid collision.

The wood chips shattered, the deck broke, and the Ice Phoenix penetrated straight into the hull of the building ship.

A large number of soldiers and sailors on the ship fell into the ocean due to the earth-shaking collision. Even if they managed to stay on the ship, most of them had bloody heads.

If this ship was not much larger than the Ice Phoenix, its keel would have broken and it would have broken into two pieces and sunk.

However, even if it had not broken into two pieces, the ship no longer had the ability to continue sailing and escape.

Rand stared indifferently at the two ships that had now been integrated.

He gave the order: "Go ahead, it would be best if we can capture the opposing commander."

Olenna and Elsa rushed forward first.

Although the top leaders of the Sanctuary have always been used by Rand for clerical and normal security, it does not mean that their strength is weak.

Of course, this is a bit of a waste of talent if used in routine work.

The fighting power of the high-ranking officials in the Sanctuary is terrifyingly strong. If they form a team, they can actually defeat the devil or the dragon in some adventure novels.

The soldiers on the opposite ship tried to organize a resistance, but they were no match for Olenna and Elsa.

Rand led other soldiers to charge forward.

Olenna soon returned to ensure Rand's safety, while Elsa continued to pursue the enemy commander.

But Elsa quickly came back: "He ran away."

Rand raised his eyebrows. It was incredible that he could escape Elsa's pursuit.

"I interrogated some people temporarily. Before the collision, the opposing commander boarded some kind of flying mount to other ships." Elsa reported.

It seems that the commander on the opposite side is not an ordinary person either.

This is also normal. With Rand's fame and strength, those who can compete with Rand are basically not relatively ordinary trash.

It's normal to have wisdom and ability, but it's a pity that you can't capture the opposing commander alive.

Rand controlled the crow Coke to fly forward, tracking the enemy commander's position between the blue waves and the raging sea, and then saw him on another larger ship.

There was a falcon perched on the ship, which was quite far away from the tower ship. The commander of the fleet on the opposite side was still directing the retreat in an orderly manner.

This creature is difficult to tame and cannot be bred to this day, but there will always be some legendary characters who can get some special creatures as companions.

It's a pity that Rand doesn't have any magic that can directly cause damage, otherwise he would have attacked directly through Crow Coke.

If he can't kill the enemy, Rand doesn't intend to expose his eagerness to share. Otherwise, he might be labeled as the leader of a cult again.

Rand looked at the enemy ships that kept breaking through the blockade.

With the flying cattle and horses and Nagas, it is estimated that 20 more ships can be left in the end? It is estimated that about 30 ships will be released in the end.

But this is already a very gratifying result.

Rand was just too greedy and wanted to gain more results.

From today onwards, Rand will have a say in fleets and naval battles.

It is time to start forming an alliance to challenge the maritime hegemony of the Kingdom of Boren. Of course, this will be fraught with difficulties and cannot be accomplished in a short period of time, but it is better than being ignored when proposing an alliance.

Some ships of the Boren Kingdom fleet, knowing that they could not escape the encirclement of the Rand Fleet, have surrendered.

They knew that if they surrendered with their ships intact, they would be treated well by Rand, and Rand had a tradition of treating prisoners well and giving them opportunities for reform.

As for those who could not escape and were still resisting, Rand naturally used some brutal means without hesitation.

Like having their ship crawl with intelligent marine creatures emerging from the water.

(End of this chapter)