flstandardbreds Chapter 395: Naval Battle Outside Dante Port
Chapter 395: Naval Battle Outside Dante Port
Ten minutes later, the two fleets engaged in battle.
"Boom!"
For a moment, the war drums were beating, the artillery fire was raging, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
The entire sea was shaking, and the surface of the sea was filled with smoke and dust, and was constantly turbulent.
Warships were constantly destroyed, and the sea washed past, leaving behind a pile of debris.
Although the Daqian fleet is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, as Zhou Yu said, the Daqian fleet consists of large warships with strong defense capabilities.
It was almost impossible for the Persian fleet to inflict serious damage.
In contrast, the Persian fleet, although large in number, was mostly composed of small and medium-sized warships.
Facing the new artillery of Daqian, they were completely unable to resist. Basically, as long as the vital point was hit, the ship would be sunk with one shot.
Fortunately, the Persian fleet has more than a hundred large warships, so it can still hold on for a short period of time.
However, if this continues, the destruction of the Persian fleet is only a matter of time.
Sure enough, half an hour later, the Persian fleet was unable to hold out and retreated.
At this time, Zhou Yu ordered to pursue the victory.
Immediately, the Daqian warships accelerated and swept towards the fleeing Persian fleet. After a fierce battle, they sank or damaged hundreds of enemy ships.
But the rest escaped.
Of course, only a few ships escaped, only a few dozen.
And these dozens of warships will not affect the subsequent attack on Dante City.
After all, dozens of ships will not be of any use at all.
After cleaning up the battlefield and gathering the damaged and captured warships, the fleet headed towards Dante Port.
At this time, the Persian emperor and a group of nobles also received the news that the fleet had been defeated.
"hateful!"
"How could Daqian suddenly have such advanced artillery? We have more than twice as many warships as they do, yet we were defeated."
After hearing the battle report, the Persian king and his ministers were all shocked.
Especially His Majesty the Emperor, his face turned green.
The losses in this battle were extremely tragic, with a total loss of more than 400 warships. It can be said that the main force was completely lost.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Behind the high walls of Dante City, the defense capabilities are outstanding. We also have cannons. Even if the Daqian fleet comes, we are not afraid."
A general stood up and said.
"My dear minister, what you say makes sense. Let us prepare for battle."
"Order the artillery to open fire as soon as the Daqian fleet comes within range."
His Majesty the Emperor said.
"I will obey my orders."
"Well, where is the Daqian land army now?"
The Persian emperor nodded and continued asking.
"Your Majesty, the Daqian troops have now arrived in Basra, and we are still ten days away."
The general replied immediately.
"Then let us prepare our army. Once the Daqian army attacks, we will fight them to the death."
"I just don't believe that we have an army of over one million, almost twice the number of the enemy, and we still can't defeat the enemy, huh!"
The Persian emperor said gloomily.
"promise!"
The general received the order again.
"Your Majesty, this is bad. The Daqian fleet has arrived and is bombarding the ships in the harbor."
Just then, a general ran in and said anxiously.
"what?!"
"Where are our cannons? Why aren't we fighting back?"
Upon hearing this, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly jumped up from his chair, his face ashen.
"Your Majesty, it's not that we won't fight back, it's just that our range isn't enough."
"The Daqian fleet did not enter the port, but was firing from outside the port."
"Our artillery fire can't reach them at all."
The general explained bitterly.
"The damn thing."
"Hmph, let them fight. There aren't many ships in the harbor anyway. They'll naturally stop once they've destroyed all of them."
"Tell the artillery to fire as soon as they come within range!"
His Majesty the Emperor said gloomily.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Upon hearing this, the general immediately turned around and left.
At the same time, outside Dante Port, dozens of Daqian fleets lined up and bombarded the ships in the port.
All Daqian warships were divided into groups of three, and they took roll call of the ships in the harbor one by one.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Huge shells fell, sinking one ship after another.
In just two hours, dozens of large and small ships in the harbor disappeared.
But then, the Daqian warships did not go deep into the port to bombard Dante City, but turned around and anchored ten nautical miles away.
Bombarding Dante City now will not have much effect because Bai Qi's army has not arrived yet. We can only wait until the army arrives.
Otherwise, it would be useless even if the city walls were blown down because there would be no landing soldiers.
After the Daqian fleet retreated, the Persian emperor came to the port.
Looking at the mess before his eyes, His Majesty the Emperor felt heartbroken, because these were all treasures.
"Daqian, you deserve death. I swear I will take revenge."
His Majesty the Emperor shouted through gritted teeth.
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry."
"Once we win, we will be able to take back everything we have lost."
An old minister next to him comforted him.
"Ah."
His Majesty the Emperor nodded slightly.
Then, return to the palace.
……
Outside the south gate of Dante City, there were densely packed military camps stretching as far as the eye could see.
More than one million troops from all over Persia gathered here, ready to fight a decisive battle with Daqian under the city.
"General, the scouts report that the enemy will arrive in five days."
At this time, a scout came to the central army camp and reported to Commander Kress.
Kress was a famous general of the Persian Empire.
He once led 200,000 elite Persian troops in a decisive battle with the Sudanese coalition forces, and eventually wiped out the Sudanese army, laying the foundation for Persia's hegemony.
He was the commander-in-chief in this decisive battle with Daqian.
"Okay, got it. Pass the order down and be on high alert."
Kress ordered.
"I will obey your orders!"
The scout responded immediately upon hearing this and then quickly left.
"General, can we win?"
"The Daqian army is very powerful, especially their artillery. It is very difficult to defeat them."
A trusted deputy general beside him said worriedly.
"Yes, this general is also worried. Daqian's artillery is too powerful."
"We didn't believe it before, but now the facts have proven it to be extremely terrifying."
Cress sighed.
The gap between their Persian cannons and those of the Daqian was too huge to be compared at all.
"Alas, it seems that we have no choice but to fight hard!"
After a moment, Cress shook his head and sighed.
Now there is no other means except fighting hard.
Fortunately, although the Persian cannons had a short range and low power, they were numerous and were not useless.
At this time, on the other side, Bai Qi was leading his army towards Dante City.
The army was well-organized and had high morale.
Since entering Persian territory, Bai Qi has not encountered a single battle.
The lords along the way offered no resistance at all and simply ran away before the army arrived.
This resulted in the army's march being exceptionally smooth.
In just a month and a half, they were not far from Dante City.
But Bai Qi knew that the real battle was in Dante City.
According to the scouts' reports, more than one million Persian troops have assembled and are waiting for a decisive battle with him.