The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

After the secondary guns on the cruiser finished firing a round, the ocean-going gunboats adjusted their gun muzzles and began firing in salvos.

Since its establishment, including the period when Xu Lai had not yet arrived, the Coast Guard has actually only fought a few battles.

Hantan City's poor economy and hard-to-obtain resources are not enough to support the gunners' artillery training.

Sailors are not recruited soldiers and do not have a certain amount of practical training. Even if their rank is improved, their skills cannot be improved and their hit rate will remain the same.

However, this problem is not a big deal. Although the hit rate of the artillery fire on these ships is a bit low, the momentum is definitely high enough.

Moreover, the shells can be fired very far and the attack power is high enough. Even if a big demon is hit, he will die with the help of ultimate archery and Avid.

Of course, this refers to the big devil without the blessing of heroes.

Under the continuous bombardment of the Coast Guard, the team of demons not only did not launch an attack on the infantry who were still entering the water, but were frightened and kept retreating to the rear.

Even transport ships cannot dock completely.

However, there are several huge baffles on the transport ship, which can provide additional protection in normal times and facilitate the entry and exit of soldiers and vehicles during transportation.

With a baffle of more than ten meters lowered, the infantry can easily cross the area where the deep water meets the shallow water and reach the shore.

The main force of the Qingfeng Legion is still in Qingfeng City. Xu Lai has already issued the mobilization order, and Lena personally took the teleportation array back to Qingfeng City.

Therefore, among the infantrymen who landed, all were new recruits brought out by Xu Lai for upgrading, and there were no recruited soldiers.

Of course, these recruits have experienced three sieges and more than a dozen field battles, so they can no longer be considered new recruits.

However, although they have rich combat experience, their training time is not long enough, and their speed in forming lines is still not as fast as that of the veterans of the Qingfeng Legion.

Before the Qingfeng Corps arrived, Xu Lai's only support came from the 4-man Coast Defense Force.

But these troops were enough. Xu Lai cleared out the troops on the cruiser and brought 5000 cavalry with him.

It is much more troublesome for these knights to land than for the infantry.

Therefore, Xu Lai only asked Brandi to lead the infantry, spearmen, archers and crossbowmen to seize the landing port first, so as not to give Hell the opportunity to harass his cavalry.

The port that Avid found was wide enough, and with a slight adjustment of the position, it could accommodate the release of two transport ships at the same time.

The transport ships will not stop after being released, but will immediately return to Hantan City to transport siege weapons.

Avid commanded the large arrow ships that could not be moved to escort these transport ships.

The rumbling sounds of artillery had all stopped after the enemy disappeared.

But soon, Avid once again commanded the fleet and formed a crescent-shaped formation in the center of Hanjiang River.

This time the formation was tighter, not only accommodating the ocean-going gunboats, but also placing almost all the secondary guns on both sides of the cruiser at the best shooting angles.

Xu Lai knew that the army of hell must have been discovered.

Sure enough, Giselle on the watchtower reported:

“Xu Lai, we have discovered a large number of Hell troops, and they are rapidly approaching our ground forces.

The fastest winged demon is expected to make contact with our ground forces in two or three minutes.

Otherwise, let me take the Phantom Shooters and go down first."

Xu Lai walked out of the captain's room, glanced at the infantry corps that were landing in an orderly manner, shook his head and said:

"No, if you bring people down now, it will only disrupt the order that has been formed with great difficulty.

You lead your men to prepare, follow Arvid's instructions, and don't cause any trouble."

Giselle was also worried about the safety of the Qingfeng Legion. Unlike Longan City and Wasteland City, the hell demons that attacked this time were not only numerous, but also of high quality.

Of the more than 40 large and medium-sized transport ships on our side, only about half had been released, and there were not many troops lined up on the shore.

Xu Lai also knew that time was not enough, so he drew out the Prophet's Sword, and the sacred light of the Angel Alliance instantly fell on the heads of all the soldiers.

The ultimate prayer not only increases the attack and defense of the soldiers on the shore, but also increases the movement and attack speed of everyone on the ship.

Not only that, Xu Lai took out a scroll and used it to release an ultimate attack acceleration.

The large increase in agility greatly improves the efficiency of the fleet.

It’s a pity that the ship cannot benefit from the effects of prayer and attack acceleration, and it doesn’t help with the sailing speed.

Immediately, Xu Lai contacted the fleet commander Avid and asked him to give priority to arranging for the two teams of priests to land.

The priests also came on a transport ship. Since Elena was not there, they were led by several newly promoted bishops from the Holy Church of Qingfeng City.

Because it was just leveling, Anna stayed with Elena during her pregnancy.

However, Xu Lai has already taken care of Anna. She will lead Xu Lai's team of high priests and archbishops and follow Lena to Hantan City.

After all, the number of soldiers landing was not large, and their rank was not high, and soldiers continued to pour in from the rear.

Once they lose their footing and are overwhelmed by the swarming Hell soldiers, the soldiers landing behind them will most likely be pushed directly into the river.

Fortunately, the first enemy ground forces to approach were only the faster types of soldiers such as the hellhounds and the three-headed hellhounds.

With the dual effects of prayer and accelerated attack, the speed of both landing and forming a formation was greatly increased.

Illumi, deputy commander of the crossbow corps, and Clint, commander of the archers, issued orders simultaneously, ordering their archers and crossbowmen to shoot at the winged demons in the air.

With Xu Lai's support, these shooters, even though they are only at level 4, have extremely terrifying attack power and speed.

Morale increases by 20%, prayer increases by 20%, the statue of the god of war increases all attributes by 5 points, the angel alliance increases attack power by 21 points, and there is an ultimate archery bonus.

In terms of attack speed, ultimate prayer, ultimate attack acceleration, high morale, and rapid talent, the attack speed almost doubled.

The most important thing is that these shooters are attacking the air force, and there is no cover in the sky.

The archers and crossbowmen who came ashore only numbered about 5 to 6000 thousand in total.

However, under their terrifying long-range firepower attack, the winged demons that flew over fell to the ground almost like raindrops.

In addition to the shooters on the shore, Arvid also drove the flagship Cold Pond, risking running aground and getting as close to the shore as possible.

After all, Avid was familiar with this area of ​​water, so he felt more confident approaching it.

But even so, he did not move sideways, but instead drove the bow forward.

Unlike the propulsion systems of modern ships, ships driven by magic arrays can provide propulsion in any direction.

On board his Cold Pond was a rank 7 Phantom Archer, which could reach the Winged Demon in the sky even without moving.

If we move forward a little further, we will be able to pose a greater threat to the Winged Demon.

The archers on the shore fired a wave of arrows, followed by a wave of crossbow arrows from the crossbowmen.

Although there are only 500 phantom archers in the rear, with an average of more than 2000 phantom arrows, they are not inferior to the team on the shore in terms of both number and power.

There were three waves of arrow rain. The crossbow arrows were slower, while the phantom arrows were incredibly fast, forming just the right amount of continuous attacks.

The approaching winged demons were like hitting a wall. If they didn't land on the ground, they would be unable to move in the sky. However, in order to facilitate flying, the winged demons didn't have much flesh and blood, and their wings were only a thin layer of membrane.

Although the claws are sharp, they are not enough to scratch the armor of the Tier 4 heavy infantry, not to mention that these heavy infantry are protected by the ultimate defense technique.

Some winged demons couldn't bear it any longer and took the initiative to descend in altitude, but they didn't dare to land completely on the ground.

They also planned to test the quality of their ground infantry. If they couldn't defeat them, they could report to the demon hero after retreating.

However, what greeted them were not the swords and shields of the heavy shield infantry, but the spears of the rows of spearmen behind the infantry.

The spear, which is over 3 meters long and longer than a lance, is completely placed on the shield of the heavy shield infantry in front.

As the winged demons approached, the spearmen in the rear, under the orders of the officers, stabbed out with all their might.

The characteristic of spearmen is that they have a longer attack range. Before the winged demon could scratch the infantry, its own body was pierced by the spear.

After trying several times, he found that no matter how he attacked, he could not penetrate the dense arrows or the forest of spears.

General Yimo immediately ordered a retreat.

This encounter did not last long. The winged demons attacked in waves, and the archers rained arrows in waves.

The Winged Demon, without any hero bonus, left thousands of corpses in vain, but did not hurt the enemy at all.

Xu Lai, who was watching the battle on the boat, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The current formation is still relatively weak, with only three layers in the front row, one layer of heavy shield infantry and two layers of spearmen.

There is a large gap at the back, which is left for the subsequent landing infantry and also to provide more shooting angles for the shooters.

The three-layer defense line is not solid. Although the winged demons are not of high level, their number exceeds ten thousand. Xu Lai is really worried that there will be loopholes in the defense line.

The Winged Demon, with thin armor and little blood, and without the support of a hero, did not dare to charge head-on.

Even if we concentrate our forces to break through the surface at a single point, at least there must be enough impact force.

The winged demons are extremely fast, and if they flap their wings, they can gain a huge speed bonus.

But facing the counter-charging spears, the faster they go, the faster they will die.

In addition, their morale had already been greatly reduced by the rain of arrows, so they naturally did not have the courage to attack the ground troops head-on.

Driving away the winged demon is just a small test.

With the lesson of the winged demon in mind, the enemy's hellhound troops did not dare to approach blindly.

This gave the Hantan on the river a lot of opportunities.

Unlike most cruisers that are equipped with standard blank magic cannons, the Cold Pond has always been Avid's flagship.

This flagship was not built after the invasion of Hell, but was started more than ten years ago after Avid inherited the Valentine family.

There was no Western Empire at that time, and trade was not affected at all. The Valentine family had accumulated considerable savings over hundreds of years.

No matter how well built a ship is, it is impossible for it to last for a hundred years while drifting on the water; decay is inevitable.

However, many of the equipment on the flagship can be passed down.

On the Hantan, except for the secondary guns which are of lower quality, the rest of the equipment is of extremely high quality, such as the ram made of fine steel, the huge casting net made of sea monster tendons, etc.

The two magic cannons at the bow and stern of the ship have also been continuously enchanted and strengthened.

But no matter how much the magic cannon is strengthened, it can only increase its power and range. The standard magic cannon's range of 3000 is enough to shoot several kilometers away.

No matter how much the Hantan is upgraded, its range will only increase by a few kilometers. What good can it do if it can shoot more than ten kilometers away?

Therefore, in addition to magic cannons, the Valentine family's research focus for hundreds of years has been mainly on cannonballs.

The other ships did not dare to fire their ammunition at will, only the Hantan had ammunition reserves far exceeding the normal reserves.

With a loud bang, the bow gun of the Hantan fired, and a ground-blasting bomb worth thousands of gold coins was fired.

The most abundant stockpile on the Hantan is incendiary bombs that can explode and cause severe fire damage.

This type of ammunition can also be delivered remotely via a trebuchet. There are hundreds of units of it in stock in Eni's Conaston Castle.

However, as demons that have lived in hell for a long time, no matter what species they are, they all have a 20% fire resistance.

Creatures like fire elves, balrog, and archdemons are simply immune to fire.

Using incendiary bombs to deal with the army of hell is not as good as using purely physical attack ammunition such as ground-blast bombs.

Although the ground bomb is a purely physical attack, it is also enchanted. After hitting the target, it can split into countless small fragments, causing massive damage to nearby units.

The enchantment of the ground-bomb bomb is not complicated, and any ordinary wizard or even a wizard apprentice can do it. It is a bit like burying small steel balls in modern bombs.

When a ground-burst bomb is fired, regardless of whether it hits the target or not, the countless fragments that explode will definitely clear a large area of ​​land.

At this time, the power of the first gun on the Hantan was reflected after being continuously strengthened and enchanted.

The standard bow gun has an attack power of 800 points, while the main gun on the Hantan has an attack power of up to 1500 points.

Combined with magic shells, ultimate archery and Avid's own abilities, the damage of this ground-blasting bomb is incredibly terrifying.

Even if Xu Lai was unfortunately hit, with the ultimate defense technique and a set of magical weapons protecting his body, he would probably lose half of his life.

These attack forces are ultimately the manifestation of the kinetic energy of the ground-blast bomb.

Regardless of whether the ground-blast bomb hits the target or not, the damage caused by the fragments that split out will be shocking enough.

Fortunately, the hell formation was dense, and a ground bomb only knocked down hundreds of hellhounds within a radius of about 5 meters.

The three-headed dog is huge in size, has high health points, and barely reaches the edge of the hero bonus, and is protected by advanced defensive skills.

Coupled with the dense formation, the fragments were unable to spread.

But even so, at a distance of nearly ten kilometers, they couldn't even see the enemy's appearance and were wiped out out of thin air. It was inevitable that their morale would plummet.

After the ground-bomb bomb, Avid no longer cared about his own wealth and took out more magic shells for test firing.

The Hell Demon has negative resistance to water, so the second bullet is the Ice Cracking Bullet.

This ammunition is much more valuable than the ground-blasting bomb, as it contains an ice spell.

After the shell hit the center of the hellhound, it suddenly broke into countless ice spikes and shot towards the surrounding targets at a rapid speed.

This kind of ice spike can not only cause a large amount of physical and freezing damage to the hellhound, but also has a chance to directly freeze the target.

However, the ice-splitting bomb looked very powerful and froze dozens of dogs. In terms of lethality alone, it was less than one-third of the ground-burst bomb.

The advantage is that the ice spikes fly randomly, and can fly as far as several hundred meters away, with a huge impact range.

Afterwards, Avid also tried the incendiary bombs with the highest damage and the largest number.

As expected, the hellhound is highly resistant to fire, so the effect is not ideal, but the lethality is still far greater than that of the ice bomb. (End of this chapter)