A fierce battle is underway on the Taidamila River.
Hesla was responsible for the sea blockade. A naval fleet, mostly battleships, was stationed at the estuary. They were equipped with large-caliber twin-mounted ship-borne guns and bombarded the Germinal fleet on the river from a distance of more than ten kilometers. The muzzle flashes could shoot more than ten meters away, and the high-speed shells drew parabolic arcs, which were very conspicuous in the night, causing considerable damage to the Germinal fleet.
The destroyers in the formation launched several cruise missiles at the start of the battle, but they were all destroyed in mid-air by the machine guns of the Germinal Fleet, so they stopped firing and are now on standby to maintain the blockade.
The command ship, "Flying Blade," stood in the center of the formation.
"The enemy is still twelve kilometers from the minefield at the estuary. Don't give them time to disarm the traps. Stag, Red Fish, and Shorttail Shark, load torpedoes in advance and launch them as soon as the Germinal fleet enters the area. Give them a good beating... The battleship formation should maintain this level of firepower without change. Use sonar to monitor the surrounding waters; Germinal reinforcements may appear. Notify the Stardragon to release some ground troops to delay the Germinal naval forces' stay... Tell the Stardragon commander that we need their assault troops at any time!" Commander Hesla on the Flying Blade methodically assigned tasks.
Meanwhile, fighter jets taking off from a nearby military base dutifully harassed Germinal Germinal fleet, primarily bombing it and causing considerable trouble. Some lucky shells would eventually penetrate the interception array of the ship's machine guns, and three ships were sunk in this way. The fleet was mainly in the process of evacuation, and its weapons were not up to standard, making it unable to lock onto high-speed fighter jets, let alone inflict damage.
But Germinal has its own way!
A fighter jet swept across the sky, having just finished unleashing another volley of ammunition. The pilot was preparing to turn around and try again when suddenly a cloud of black mist exploded beside him, and a figure appeared out of thin air. It was a strange man with eyeshadow and an earring, holding a sharp blade in his hand and swiftly slashing the pilot's throat, a splash of blood splattering onto the window.
The fighter jet crashed along with the pilot's slumped body. The eerie man gave a cold laugh and vanished again, leaving only a wisp of black mist.
Teleportation ability! Germinal assassination of Executive Officer, Rennit.
On a barge, Hila stepped onto the bow. The sea breeze, carrying the smell of gunpowder, blew through her slightly curly red hair. She took a deep breath and raised her hands as if praising the sun. Wisps of gray air escaped from the fresh corpses of the battlefield dead, converging from all directions and seeping into Hila's features.
Her face flushed instantly, as if she were experiencing a euphoric sensation, her eyes closed slightly, then snapped open, an invisible sound wave surging from her lungs to her throat and escaping her lips.
"Ah--"
A piercing, shrill scream, like the scream of a ghost!
The pilots of all the fighter jets in the air above the fleet had their eyeballs ruptured simultaneously, blood spurting from their ear canals, and their brains were turned into a mess. The fighter jets crashed one after another, like kites with broken strings, hitting the ground and the river, exploding into fireballs.
A no-fly zone was created in the airspace above, and a fighter squadron was crippled by Hila single-handedly! The remaining fighters received orders and hurriedly retreated!
This is the terrifying power of military-level superpowers. It is a weapon that requires human control. If the controller is too weak, Hila's Power of the Dead can directly attack the mind. The technology tree of Planet Aquamarine does not have many technologies to deal with mental attacks.
Only a few Reconnaissance drones remained in the air to continue tracking and observing.
Rennit teleported to Hila's side, clutching his head in pain, blood streaming from his nose, his expression grim. He roared, "Are you trying to kill me too?!"
Hila remained silent with a cold expression, and Rennit could only swallow his anger; he dared not provoke Hila.
In the command center, Lin Yu kept a close eye on the battle, glanced at his watch, and muttered, "It's almost time."
The Germinal ground forces broke through the blockade and were rapidly approaching the designated landing site. As planned, the Stardragon Army held back slightly to delay the naval forces. Once the ground forces boarded the ships, they could be handed over to Hesla to deal with. In a naval battle, these ground forces would be ineffective and would become a burden, thus indirectly reducing losses and weakening the enemy.
The destroyers in the naval fleet are equipped with a new type of missile that can cruise and split to evade interception arrays. As soon as the Germinal make contact with the ground forces, they will immediately launch it. One salvo can severely damage the Germinal fleet. Then, while the Germinal are in disarray, the Stardragon Thirteenth Bureau's assault troops can board the ships and wreak havoc.
This is the next step in the plan.
However, plans can never keep up with changes, and unexpected events always happen suddenly.
"Beep beep beep--" A piercing alarm sounded on the Hesla command ship, as radar detected dozens of targets approaching at high speed underwater.
Ghostly torpedoes!
I don't know where it came from!
There was no time to intercept them; warships near the estuary exploded with deafening roars, flames shooting into the sky!
The higher-ranking officers of Hesla had been closely monitoring the battlefield, and the attack on the naval fleet enraged them.
"Anti-sonar submarine?! Why aren't the buoys moving? How far is the enemy's range?!"
This behavior could only be Germinal a submarine in its early stages. Where did it come from? Could it have been sent out by the Germinal from the Andia Continent a long time ago? Or is there a nearby island that serves as a secret base for the Germinal?
Regardless of the reason, the enemy has reinforcements, and we must deal with any unforeseen circumstances!
"Where are our submarines!" the Hesla officer roared. They deployed several submarines nearby as a precaution and immediately sprang into action to search for the enemy submarines.
The naval fleet suffered heavy damage and was temporarily busy with emergency repairs, so the prepared missile strikes could not continue, creating a strategic gap and allowing the situation to spiral out of control.
The Germinal fleet seized this opportunity, changing formation and having the barges sail close to the shore, opening their ports and lowering their hulls to provide a bridge for the ground troops and merchant ships. The edges of the hulls scraped against the sandy shore, leaving sharp marks. This method of sailing carried the risk of running aground, so other ships threw out tow ropes and hooks to link the barges, so that even if a barge ran aground, it could be pulled back to the surface at any time.
Lin Yu's confidence came from that submarine fleet, which was a reinforcement sent by Germinal early on. With this surprise attack, they broke Hesla's blockade and strategic layout!
In order to break through the Stardragon's ambush, Ugar lost more than half of his troops. Seeing the opportunity, he immediately ordered the convoy to speed up and rush onto the barges, successfully rendezvousing with them.
The Stardragon assault force, which was on standby, became anxious. According to the plan, Hesla would launch a volley of missiles first before it was their turn to rush forward. Without this step, rushing forward rashly would only result in them being concentrated fire by the fleet!
"What to do?"
If we wait any longer, until the initial deployment of the Germinal troops is successfully completed, then there will be absolutely no chance.
The assault team consisted of Stardragon's Thirteenth Bureau agents and elite soldiers, who listened to their superiors' instructions, which were always just one word.
"Superior!"
Without the slightest hesitation, one assault boat after another rushed out. The Germinal Fleet immediately concentrated its fire, and the assault troops charged forward under heavy fire. Waves constantly exploded around them, and comrades fell into the water or were killed, but nothing could shake their fighting spirit or slow their pace.
As soldiers, they obey orders without question, even if it's lava ahead. It was this unwavering, iron-willed discipline that allowed Stardragon to emerge from among hundreds of nations in the old era and become one of the final six winners.