"Oh my, even though science's coffin lid has been smashed to pieces, some little scientific tricks are still pretty useful."
With a little scientific trick and the assistance of Word Spirit, they secretly siphoned off the water. The water level dropped at an astonishing speed. By the time the Southwest Allied Army realized something was wrong, ships of the tower-ship class were practically incapable of rowing their way out of the encirclement.
What about the medium- and small-sized warships?
Shen Tang hadn't wasted any effort on them.
Light warships were small, maneuverable, and cheap to build. Using a localized drop in water level to trap them was poor value for money. The Southwest Allied Army could grit their teeth and abandon a few light warships to escape. The damage would amount to little more than a flesh wound, nowhere near crippling. If Shen Tang were in their shoes, she might even order the soldiers to get off the ships and carry them out.
Tower ships were another matter.
Mei Meng grasped the crux of the problem with a single turn of thought.
"Quick! Have them tear down that wall!"
The water level hadn't yet dropped far below the tower ships. Tearing down the defensive wall now would do the least damage. The longer they waited, the farther the water would fall and the greater the danger to the tower ships. But no matter how fast Mei Meng reacted, she was no match for Kang's underhandedness.
They had sent guards to defend the wall well in advance.
Cui Mi and Liao Qian saw siege ladders being raised against the wall during a naval battle, and their expressions turned subtly strange. At a moment like this, their lord's words had never rung truer: in a big forest, you could find every kind