Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 664 - 626 In Warfare Deception is the Norm
Chapter 664: Chapter 626: In Warfare, Deception is the Norm Chapter 664: Chapter 626: In Warfare, Deception is the Norm With the advantage of range, Rocky’s fleet was the first to open fire. Thanks to the new targeting system designed by Pelaya, the accuracy of the main guns was incredibly high, achieving nearly 50% hit rate even when engaging from 1500 meters away, resulting in over twenty warships of the City of Fury’s fleet being sunk after the first volley.
The power of the Rune Main Cannons was so great that the typical warship’s Defensive Net simply couldn’t block it, and even though the City of Fury had already experienced the might of the Rune Main Cannons the day before, they had no means to counter this new weapon they had never seen before. The only thing Su De could do was to order the fleet to accelerate at full speed, planning to continue advancing while bearing the brunt of the enemy’s cannonade.
This choice was undoubtedly the correct one, because although both of the great battles the day before had ended in a dire defeat for the City of Fury, Rocky had also sustained losses, especially in the second battle where he lost nearly ten warships. This clearly showed that Rune Battleships were not invincible and that their superior defensive power could still be broken when facing an enemy several times their number. Su De had indeed noticed this point, so he was well aware that as long as his forces could get close to Rocky’s troops, as long as they could enter firing range, they would definitely win the fight with their absolute numerical advantage.
As for the warships lost in the process of closing in, Su De no longer cared, nor could he afford to, because he really had no way to stop Rocky’s bombardment.
In this situation, shortly after the first round of cannon fire ended, the second round arrived, followed closely by the third round. It was just before the third round reached that the City of Fury’s fleet had barely entered the effective range of 1000 meters and had just begun to return fire.
After taking three continuous rounds of passive fire, the City of Fury’s fleet losses exceeded seventy ships, almost more than the total of Rocky’s fleet. But as Su De had anticipated, they didn’t care about these losses. As long as they could enter range, their counterattack would begin.
Indeed, once the City of Fury’s troops entered effective range, they launched their counterattack. Although the fleet was now reduced to just over five hundred warships, the sight of over five hundred warships firing their main guns simultaneously was equally spectacular, and their power unmatched. Thousands of Mana Cannonballs poured like rain onto Rocky’s fleet.
Facing such a fierce onslaught, Rocky naturally had all his warships spread their Defensive Nets, but even so, two warships were sunk instantly.
There was no helping it. The firepower of the City of Fury’s main guns may not have been comparable to the Rune Main Cannons, but the sheer number of them was overwhelming. Moreover, with the small number of Rocky’s warships, the volley from the enemy was considerable, and each of his warships had to bear an enormous share of the attack, to the point that even the rune-enhanced Defensive Nets couldn’t withstand it.
“Fantastic!”
Seeing two warships sunk instantaneously, Su De, standing on the deck of the flagship but positioned at the rear of the fleet, couldn’t help but shout out loud. As long as the enemy could be sunk, it meant they weren’t invincible, and as long as they weren’t invincible warships, he was bound to win with such an advantage in strength.
So he immediately issued new orders, commanding the fleet to keep firing while also ordering them to keep accelerating. It was clear he planned to further close the distance with Rocky, allowing the warships’ secondary cannons to come into play as well. When the time came, a salvo from thousands of cannons would be enough to collapse Rocky’s forces in an instant.
Afterward, the City of Fury’s forces obviously sped up, evidently reaching their top speed. However, facing the rapidly approaching enemy, Rocky didn’t take much action; he merely had his own fleet disperse, leaving space for each warship to evade attacks on their own. Beyond that, there was no more.
In this situation, the two sides engaged in the most intense cannonade. While it was still the City of Fury that suffered greater losses during the exchange of fire, and the accuracy of the Rune Main Cannons was getting higher as the distance closed, taking away more than thirty enemy vessels with each salvo, the City of Fury’s troops began to show their strength as well. As they closed in, their main guns’ hit rate also improved, so after each broadside, Rocky’s losses increased, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten of Rocky’s warships behind him were sunk.
Such losses were clearly massive for Rocky since he had only so many warships—it was all he had, and once gone, he would truly be left with nothing. Yet faced with these losses, Rocky chose indifference, not acting until the City of Fury’s fleet drew even closer.
When the enemy had approached within seven to eight hundred meters, Rocky finally issued a new command, but it wasn’t to the Fleet, it was to Thunderhawk City. As his order was given, warships swiftly took off from the Skyport within Thunderhawk City, and in the blink of an eye, a hundred warships flew out from the Defensive Net!
“My lord! Rocky has reinforcements!”
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Since the two forces were now very close, even though Su De’s flagship was at the very back of the formation and he hadn’t even used a telescope, he could still clearly see the massive hundred-warship Fleet flying out from Thunderhawk City.
Seeing the large-scale Fleet emerge from Thunderhawk City, Su De’s heart turned cold, and he immediately realized he had been deceived. Rocky was playing the game of pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger!
He clearly had sufficient troops, yet he had deliberately sent out only a small portion—this was to lure Su De into a trap!
This was bad!
Thinking this, Su De’s heart cried out in dismay because if he included the hundred warships that had flown out of Thunderhawk City, Rocky’s Fleet was no longer just dozens of ships, but over a hundred. The difference between the two was enormous!
When Rocky only had dozens of warships, he could defeat a Fleet several times larger than his own with ease. Now that his Fleet exceeded a hundred warships, their combat power would surely increase exponentially. Could he win against such forces?
Furthermore, Su De had not forgotten something very important, that the Fleet he was leading was the last main force of City of Fury!
What did this imply?
It meant that Su De could not afford to lose; he absolutely could not lose, otherwise all of the main force troops of City of Fury would be lost here. If at that time Rocky still had the strength to fight, then City of Fury would be finished!
Considering these concerns, and also wary of Rocky’s doubled combat power after receiving reinforcements, Su De quickly made a judgment, they could not fight this battle.
“Halt the advance! Retreat immediately!”
Having made his decision, he immediately issued the order to retreat to the entire Army, and then his flagship was the first to turn around. As for the other warships in the Fleet, they too promptly turned around upon receiving the order, and the once menacing advance immediately transformed into a grand retreat.
Seeing the enemy suddenly retreat, Rocky aboard War Steed exhaled a long breath and then turned to Liliya, “We’ve somehow bluffed our way through…”
