The sky was clear and the sun shone brightly. It wasn't until around three in the afternoon that all the sects finally arrived. They gathered two kilometers away from the beach. Then, they advanced towards the shore together.
Some of the Japanese pirates had already landed. They were living in the wooden houses previously occupied by the fishermen, effectively declaring their occupation of the area.
Their large ships were anchored not far offshore, with a large number of Japanese pirates on duty aboard.
The scouts on the pirate ships spotted a large gathering of people from the Central Plains in the distance. They immediately sounded their horns. The Japanese pirates who had been in the wooden houses grabbed their weapons and rushed out. They then quickly retreated to the large ships.
As soon as Su Muqing and the others arrived on the beach, a volley of arrows rained down upon them. The arrows flew straight towards them, and even emitted strange flames upon landing.
Tianji Laoren led the group, deflecting the incoming arrows. Su Muqing picked up an arrow and, using plastic gloves, opened it for inspection. She discovered that the arrowhead was filled with oil.
Lu Yuzhi picked up the arrow and examined it repeatedly. He pondered for a moment before quietly saying to Su Muqing, "This is a rocket crossbow that our military developed just last year. How could these Japanese pirates have it? The arrowhead is filled with fire oil."
After scanning it with a detector, Su Muqing said, "It contains not only fire oil but also a large amount of phosphorus powder. Phosphorus powder burns when heated. With the flames and this fire oil, even if one miraculously survived the arrow, they would still be burned to death. These Japanese dogs are truly vicious. It was designed last year, and now it's already being used by the pirates. It seems there's a spy in your military!"
Su Muqing threw the arrow she was holding onto the ground. Then, she channeled her abilities and controlled the arrows scattered on the ground, blowing them towards one of the large pirate ships.
"Whoosh~"
"Whoosh~"
"Whoosh~"... The sounds continued to ring out. In no time, the side of the large ship was covered in arrows.
With a "splash!", the large ship caught fire.
The pirates on the ship showed no panic upon seeing their ship on fire. They dragged out something that looked like a bag of flour from somewhere.
Then, they sprinkled it onto the flames. In a short while, the raging fire inexplicably extinguished itself.
Their calm and unhurried actions suggested they had anticipated such an event and were well-prepared. However, the pirates felt a bit uneasy, sensing that the internal energy of these Central Plains people seemed to have become even more profound.
To drive away these Central Plains people as quickly as possible, the pirates began to turn their ships and rapidly threw their homemade wine jar bombs towards the crowd on the beach.
The principle of the wine jar bombs was similar to the arrows, but their lethality and the range of their impact were far greater.
Cang Ze pushed the war chariot to the front. After loading the cannonball, he aimed the muzzle at the opposite pirate ships.
However, after he lit the fuse, the black cannonball flew less than two meters before landing among the slaves pulling the chariot.
"Quick, get out of the way!" By the time Su Muqing shouted to warn them, it was already too late.
With a "boom!", the cannonball exploded beneath the iron war chariot. Its power was considerable.
The slaves pushing the chariot nearby were blown to pieces, and some people from other sects were also affected, resulting in many casualties.
The disciples of the Three Saints Palace suffered the most casualties. Le Xiongyuan's eyes widened in anger as he roared, "Cang Ze! What do you mean by this?"
Cang Ze looked at the situation before him, somewhat flustered. What was going on? Had he miscalculated the distance? But during the test firing, it had gone quite far, and he hadn't moved anything since. How could this be?
The pirates on the opposite side, seeing the Central Plains people blowing themselves up, burst into uproarious laughter. They chattered in their incomprehensible language, spewing taunts.
Su Muqing looked at the slaves who were either killed or maimed, a feeling she couldn't describe churning within her.
She pulled a grenade from her spatial ring, pulled out the pin, and forcefully threw it towards the large pirate ship. The grenade had a several-second delay. Seeing that it wouldn't reach the pirate ship, Su Muqing channeled her Gale ability, blowing the bomb onto the pirate ship.
The pirates saw a round, egg-sized green object fall onto their ship, still spinning. They couldn't help but burst into laughter again. Many even gathered around, curious to see what it was.
Just then! With a "bang~" sound, a deafening explosion occurred.
The ship violently shook. The Japanese pirates who had been laughing moments before instantly turned into chunks of flesh. A large hole was blasted into the bow of the ship.
Seeing that one ship was almost completely annihilated, the pirates, in their rage, launched another attack.
Cang Ze had worked hard to obtain this divine weapon. He was unwilling to accept such an outcome. After adjusting the cannon a few more times, while everyone was fully occupied defending against the wine jar bombs, he ignited the fuse once more.
The result this time was even more disastrous. The cannonball didn't even fly out of the barrel. As it was about to explode, Cang Ze quickly used his Qinggong to escape the blast. However, his followers did not possess his agility. They could only panic and try to run under the chariot.
Su Muqing's peripheral vision caught the foolish act of that idiot. Without time for a clear explanation, she roared, "Everyone scatter!"
Then, she channeled her abilities and forcefully pushed the entire cannon platform to the side. Before it even touched the ground, the entire platform exploded.
With a "clang~", the immense force blasted the cannon barrel into fragments, and even flipped the war chariot. Everyone could feel the ground shaking.
Fortunately, Su Muqing had pushed the cannon platform to the side, and the war chariot blocked one side, protecting most of the people. However, those on the other side were not as fortunate.
After the smoke cleared, many were killed or injured beneath the shattered iron and wooden debris. The scene was strewn with dismembered limbs and internal organs, appearing bloody and incredibly tragic!
Su Muqing handed the grenades to Leng Ren and a few others, instructing them to pull the pins in pairs and throw them towards the large pirate ships.
After all the grenades were thrown, she channeled the wind elemental energy stored in her ring, blowing ten grenades without deviation onto the five large pirate ships.
What followed was a series of "boom, boom, boom, boom, boom..."
The large ships exploded and immediately caught fire. This time, the pirates could no longer laugh. Wails and screams echoed across the entire beach.
The无人区 (No Man's Land) also suffered heavy casualties, and most of them were killed by Cang Ze's cannons.
On the pirate side, some abandoned their ships and fled the moment the explosions occurred. Many others had their arms or legs blown off, or were severely injured. They couldn't escape and could only be burned alive on the ships.
Do not pursue a cornered enemy. Moreover, out at sea, those people had no ships, no food, and some were injured. It was feared that before long, they would also become fish bait.
Su Muqing and the others were busy treating the severely injured. After the fighting ended, Su Cuiping and Lin Rongrong arrived from the vehicles. Upon seeing the慘狀 (tragic scene) on the ground, both couldn't help but turn pale and tremble all over.
Suppressing the urge to vomit from the nausea, the two quickly stepped forward to help Su Muqing and the others in treating the wounded.