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    It is almost dawn in the capital of the Western Empire. Almost everyone in the capital has not rested for one night. Why?  Everyone still remembers what happened yesterday evening. It was already midnight when Dian Ding checked back. The news was not received by this guy, but by those beacons. These ancient things can be said to have been  There is not much use anymore, at least not in the last hundred thousand years. These things have always been a decoration until now, but yesterday, the beacon fire in the sky made everyone around them understand what happened to them in the capital.  The enemy has arrived, and this enemy is still very powerful. Otherwise, this thing must not be ignited. One billion people in the capital were dumbfounded. How could they have thought that the enemy would come to the capital? An empire is the most powerful.  What's important?  That is their capital. If there is a war here, it will be a very big nightmare for the entire empire. Maybe the war in other places has ended, and the people on their side have failed.  Otherwise, how could they have reached the capital? There were hundreds of millions of troops around the capital. They were not fools. After seeing the beacon fire, the generals quickly returned to the capital with their troops. The royal family  The guards all came back. They all knew that the Cao Family Trading Company's army was coming. They didn't want what happened to them in the Southern Empire. As an ancient empire, although face was very important, in the Southern Empire  It is also very important for them to see things beyond face, such as the actual effect they are pursuing.  .  .  Read the latest and most complete novel. Why the Southern Empire was able to lose so much territory is ultimately because of the Cao Family Trading Company.

    A series of things that the Cao Family Trading Company is doing now are very difficult to understand for the Southern Empire. People in the Southern Empire have not tried to understand these things because they are already on the verge of collapse. If it were not for the Cao Family Trading Company  With their help, the Northern Empire will probably have to get a piece of meat from them. The Western Empire naturally knows what's going on. Can he be the same as the people in the Southern Empire?  Absolutely not, so now they have to defend their capital and win this war.  The two level 10 warriors in the Western Empire Palace quickly went out.  They all carried relatively large space rings to some of the more important military towns around the Western Empire. What they had to do was to bring back the newly developed giant crossbows of the Western Empire, which they had already seen on the battlefield.  Such a thing can definitely bring huge harm to the Cao Family Trading Company's army.  This is also the only weapon they can use to fight against the Cao Family Trading Company's army.  Other things are basically useless, but they are also the only ones among the four empires who have defeated the Cao Family Trading Company. They also hope that they can continue to create this miracle.  By then they will be the empire second only to the Eastern Empire. At that time, they may continue to take advantage of this matter. To be honest, since Prince Zheng left the Western Empire and began to cultivate in secret, the Western Empire has already been closely related to the Cao family.  The trading houses have begun to become disloyal, and it is now very easy for such a conflict to break out. No one in the Western Empire has seen the huge threat from the Cao Family Trading Company. A small victory made them feel their self-confidence expanding.  In their opinion, the people of the Cao Family Trading Company are simply no match for them. They can do what they want to do. Although they are relatively panicked now, after a period of time, they can stabilize the situation and even win.  .

    None of the guards in the Western Empire from the emperor to the capital city slept that night. They were all arranging the defense work of the Western Empire capital city. The rivers were also dug up around the Western Empire capital city just like the Holy Light City.  There is almost a lake here. According to the coverage of Cao's trading company's artillery, it is estimated that the warships on board can bomb half the people in the capital. The most terrible thing is that the imperial palace is within their attack range. Although the imperial palace  There is a very powerful magic circle, but the consumption of this thing is too powerful. It costs billions of silver to operate it for just one day. Whether the Western Empire can afford this is another matter.  , who knows whether the people from the Cao Family Trading Company are here casually to show their presence, or whether they are really going to open this place. Everything is unknown. If things go wrong by then, it may end up  The city will still be destroyed. If this is the case, Li Cong is really prosperous. The capital of the Southern Empire was just in chaos, and the people of the Cao Family Trading Company obtained a wealth of nearly 10 trillion silver. If this can be done  If the capital of the Western Empire is robbed, life will be extremely comfortable. Then it will be really fun for them one by one. The wealth of these people will definitely make the Cao family business rise a lot.  At the same level, let alone several major empires in the future, even if there are several more such empires, there will be no problem. Therefore, the emperor of the Western Empire refused the offer given to him by the ministers below.He suggested that he would never leave the capital. If the enemy invaded, he would move the capital. Then the people would look down on him. How could he lose his face by then? If the capital was really captured, then he would  Just die together with Jingcheng. Anyway, it will be a shameful thing to live.

    The ministers of the Western Empire all felt that the matter was very difficult, but they did not have the confidence of His Majesty the Emperor. It was obvious that the Cao Family Trading Company was not here to show its existence once and for all. The people of the Western Empire  They killed millions of their troops. They remembered this matter and didn't just put it aside casually. It was obvious that they were here to cause trouble. If the people on their side can't handle it by then,  It is very likely that someone will serve him in one pot. It is said that the person leading the team may be Cao Ke, the owner of the Cao Family Trading Company. This anger is not ordinary. If the emperor does not leave, he will have no way to leave, but in the end  Going somewhere is still a big idea, so I can only follow the emperor. My family doesn't have that necessity, although the imperial city is now sealed.  No one is allowed in or out, but they all still have their own methods. They also know that there is no army of the Cao Family Trading Company on land, which means that such a thing can only happen at sea. There is no Cao Family in other places.  The merchants and the army were all considered safe. They put all their family members into military uniforms and told them that they were out to investigate for intelligence. However, these people would not come back after leaving the city, because they  All were killed.  In fact, these people quickly went outside.  The person in the palace also understood this matter very well. Didn't the Queen Mother also go out? She said she went to Hanshan Temple to pray for Buddha.  But there are many temples near the capital.  Why go thousands of miles away?  Not just in case.  Before leaving, he also took away the crown prince and several important princes, just in case, if they all died here.  This matter has been seen for a long time.

    The sky began to slowly get brighter, and many people knew what was going to happen, because according to the scouts' reports, the warships of the Cao Family Trading Company would definitely arrive within the capital at this time, even though they were blocking the river.  They have all been arranged, but to be honest, such things are not of much use, because there were a lot of such things in the previous military town, but the warships of the Cao Family Trading Company were not without any injuries.  Is it in front of their eyes? They are still very clear about such things, so they still understand the matter in front of them very well. Each one of them looks nervously at the river in the distance, and some of the things on the river are  The civilian ships had disappeared long ago, but many old and disrepaired ships were abandoned by the river. People from the Western Empire's court directly pushed them all to the middle of the river. I hope they can also let them go.  The warships of the Cao Family Trading Company move slower, and I don¡¯t know if such things will work, but they can still play a certain role. Speaking of which, these things were worth a lot of money in the past, but when the war comes  At that time, this thing was of no use at all. No one wanted to use such a thing. More than 5,000 of the latest naval warships around them had already been assembled. They were divided into four formations. They would  It is the first echelon to resist the Cao Family Trading Company's army. According to Dian Dingcha, if these warships rush up, they will definitely cause considerable losses to the Cao Family Trading Company's warships, but if they cannot get up, everything will change.  It was turned into rubbish, so these people were ordered to rush forward regardless of the situation. On land, more than 50 million troops were set up around the capital to form two lines of defense, but it is hard to say whether it would be useful.

    "It's appeared, it's appeared, the warships of the Cao Family Trading Company have appeared, and everyone is standing ready" Such voices began to ring around, and everyone in the Western Empire looked nervously into the distance.  The warships of the Cao Family Trading Company, they have seen the warships of the Cao Family Trading Company before. These things are all river escort boats of the Cao Family Trading Company. They only have 26 cannons on them, but the two on the bow are caliber  The bigger one is fine, but even if it is very big, it is not big enough for the city wall of the Southern Empire. Everyone knows very well that if they want to blow open the city wall with this thing, they may have to do it.  Disappointed, such a thing will never happen at all. It is hard to say whether such a thing will happen in the future. Everyone can't help but hold the weapons in their hands tightly, as if they don't hurry up.  If you seize this thing quickly, there will be no chance. The defense commander of the Western Empire is the Western Empire's betrothed prince. This guy is the only powerful general in the capital of the Western Empire. But to be honest, that was from before.  At that time, he had not been in the army for fifty years. Was it not because the emperor was afraid that his uncle might cause harm to him?It brought a lot of trouble, such as controlling the army to compete with him for the throne, so he asked him to be honest for a while and just have nothing to do at home. Now something happened, and the emperor knew that he would not do it even if he was the imperial commander.  For what purpose, he still had to pull out his general uncle. If he was of no use at this time, things would really not go well. Prince Ding was not very satisfied with such an errand.  Damn it, you don't need me when times are good, but now if something goes wrong you need me to come out, but after all, I am the prince of the clan, so I have to take care of it.

    Although Prince Ding has not been in the army for a long time, his majesty is still there.  Many generals heard that the commander-in-chief of the defense this time was Prince Ding, and all of them felt a little hopeful. In fact, this was not because Prince Ding was so powerful, but mainly because he usually blew very loudly.  , Prince Ding himself feels that he is just that powerful. Of course, this guy is not an idiot. Some small things are still no problem. He can still do it step by step in such a war. In addition to the guy blocking the river iron cable, there are  There are many abilities, such as now.  This guy installed giant crossbows at some critical locations on the river.  According to the current speed of the Cao Family Trading Company's ships, it is estimated that the giant crossbow will be able to give them a bit of power in less than thirty minutes. Now they are still deeply hidden. He has already told the people below.  .  Even if the Cao Family Trading Company's troops want to bombard the palace.  This matter has nothing to do with you.  If you want to achieve results, you have to pay attention to a certain time, as long as you can grasp that time.  The entire empire can basically rely on you. If you can't grasp this, then I'm sorry for you. You guys will all be sent to me when you come back. It is for this reason that those guys are eager to hide.  Don't even breathe, let alone talk about it. Now the Cao Family Trading Company's previous fleet of thirty river escort boats really didn't notice them. They are still heading towards the capital at the same speed. If they find anything valuable on both sides on the way,  If we have a target, we will go up and fight with them a few times and ask you to see what we are capable of. If there is no target, we will just drive past you. We don't have that much time to hang out with you.

    The distance is getting closer and closer. At this time, the navy of the Southern Empire can't calm down, because the farthest distance of their tool is only 1000 meters, and at a distance of 1000 meters, it can basically hit it.  It's impossible to hit. If you want to get effective results, you have to advance to a distance of 800 meters. The thing from Cao's Trading Company can reach a distance of more than ten kilometers or even further. People don't need this at all.  Things, if you fight according to other people's methods, the result can be expected, so now they all have to fight according to their own ideas, divided into limb fleets, they all started to move forward, hoping to be able to fight in Cao  The warships of the Cao Family Commercial Bank gave them a blow before they could figure out the situation. However, the warships of the Cao Family Commercial Bank were not fools. Now that they came from four directions, they understood what was going on. Although the vanguard was only  There are 30 escort boats, but they also have hundreds of artillery. During training, they can already do one against five without any problem. At this time, there is a large force not far behind them, and they can completely give those troops here.  If you are a good guy, you can retreat when they are about to rush up. Then it will not be our problem. If all our warships come up, what you have is not enough for us. Commander of the squadron  He calmly divided the vanguard fleet into four parts. The two farthest squadrons only needed five ships to pass by. They just kept their distance and kept firing. The closer ones needed ten warships.  Their role is to kill some of the warships in front first. As long as they are no longer in this formation, the rest of the things will be much easier to handle. It will be more difficult for them to assemble in the future. Artillery  It won't stop.

    Of course, none of these people are fools. They will never follow the Cao family's ideas. They have begun to form a simpler but very effective formation. They all come together, so that everyone can  Part of the fleet has become thinner. If the Cao Family Trading Company's artillery fire is not accurate, most of them will probably fall into the water. This will cause a lot of losses to the Cao Family Trading Company.  A salvo can only fire hundreds of artillery shells. They thought that the military supplies of the Cao Family Trading Company must not be that good. These military supplies must be small, especially things like artillery shells. Even if you have an airship, by then  If we don't give you a safe airspace, you won't be able to do this. You will still suffer the loss when the time comes. We are fighting locally and we have a lot of supplies. No matter when the time comes?, We can all guarantee ourselves. When you don¡¯t have the shells, will these things still be useful?  Definitely not. At that time, it was us who had the final say.  It has nothing to do with you anymore. Thinking of this, Prince Ding also felt that his method was right. He had stationed a lot of troops by the river, and he had only one purpose. It would be best if he could not let  They landed. Although the war in Holy Light City was blocked very hard by the people of the Southern Empire, nothing in this era was a secret. I knew a lot about it, just because of the two-front battle.  This allowed the people from the Cao Family Trading Company to take advantage of a lot of loopholes.  This is also one of the reasons why the losses of the Southern Empire are so great. If they are only allowed to be at sea, it will definitely be a huge test for their material consumption and so on.  Of course.  if that is the case.  Your own army will be of little use.

    At a distance of 10,000 meters, the 127mm artillery on the Cao Family Trading Company's gunboat fired. It can be said that the hit rate at this distance is very low. Even some very experienced gunners would not be able to hit it with the first shot at this distance.  But the Cao Family Trading Company's luck was very good today. Five of the first batch of about 45 shells out of ten ships actually hit, and they all hit different warships. In the Iron Age, one ship would not count.  Even if they were hit by more than a dozen cannonballs, it might not be like that, but things are different now. Wooden ships, especially small wooden ships, can basically lose their combat effectiveness with one cannonball.  The mast of one ship was hit, and it broke off immediately. As the mast fell, the entire ship seemed to have lost its balance. The sailors above were quick to escape, let alone fight back.  I forgot where I should go, and some of the war crossbows on the ship also started firing at this distance. Maybe many people understand that if they don¡¯t launch at this time, they will definitely not have this opportunity later. The Cao family  The people from the trading company will definitely not give you a chance. The first round of shooting by the vanguard fleet fired 312 shells, 49 of which hit the target, and all the others were hit in the water, directly causing damage to the people of the Western Empire.  12 warships were blown up, and the rest basically lost their combat effectiveness. The Western Empire's warships lost so many when they came up. This was something they didn't expect. If a wooden ship was hit by a cannonball, it would definitely catch fire.  Yes, although this is on the water, it is still very easy to put out a fire, but because the crew members above are all scared out of their wits, they don¡¯t care what happens to the ship. Most of the time  Even if they run for their lives, they can still swim back if they jump from here.

    Bastard, how long has it been? A few salvos have already killed hundreds of warships in the Western Empire, because the artillery attack is basically calibrated at the beginning, and it will definitely be fired later.  To be more precise, this is the situation now. Prince Ding watched his ships on the sea start to burn one by one, and he felt depressed in his heart. These navy usually told him how powerful they were, Hua Hua.  After receiving so much money from the empire, they have to tighten their belts to build the navy. They have also contributed millions of silver, but why are they now like soft-footed shrimps? They are not Cao Cao at all.  Of course, the opponents of the Cao Family Trading Company were not without any results. One of their crossbows also hit the warship of the Cao Family Trading Company, but it only broke a piece of wood. I guess this was the first round.  This was the only result in the confrontation, but there was no way to reward that guy, because in the second minute, two cannonballs sent this guy's boat to the old Dragon King at the bottom of the river to see the scenery. The hundred and ten above  Basically all the people in Kouzi fell into silence. The ship sank too fast. A cannonball exploded near the waterline. Even ships with large water pumps on the earth could not stop.  Not to mention you people who have nothing here, you are definitely looking for death here. You don't look at your own abilities. You don't have much ability at all. By then you will know how powerful the Cao Family Trading Firm is.  However, while the Cao Family Trading Company was killing everyone, the leading fleet of the Cao Family Trading Company also entered the area where the giant crossbows of the Western Empire were located. At this time, they have been hiding for such a long time, and now they are going to give you a little more power.  The disguise was immediately removed and they were spotted by airships in the sky.

    Li Cong, who was behind, did not panic when he received the news. After all, this was the capital of the Western Empire. If there was nothing powerful, they would not be like this.  They must have something very powerful waiting for them. I have only heard of this giant crossbow, but I really didn't expect its real power. Li Cong asked the leading fleet to speed through and don't turn around to bombard those giant crossbows.  The fleet will rush over and complete this matter with the airship. If they stop to fight back, their chance of being hit may be as high as more than 30%.?These people understood this. After seeing Li Cong's signal, they all accelerated through this area.  The power of the giant crossbow is still very good.  But the worst thing about this thing is that it is too slow. It takes ten minutes to launch this thing. However, there are some differences. For example, now it can shoot it once every five minutes.  Why are we hungry?  Because the people who operate them are not ordinary people.  The people who operate them are all level five warriors.  These people are very powerful. They are all people from the Western Empire Palace, and some are people from the Ding Prince's Palace and the major palaces in the capital.  They are also very powerful. Each of these guys is doing this very quickly. It can be seen from their eyes that it is very easy for them to operate this thing, but the hit rate of this thing is very low.  It's bad. They fired about 70 in the first time, and none of them hit the target. They can't compare with the artillery of Cao Family Trading Company. I really don't know how they usually train. Now they have produced such a one.  As for the results, the Cavaliers didn't operate this thing before, so it's normal for them to have such results now.

    The huge water column also hit the navy of the Cao Family Trading Company. At this time, they all put away their contempt. It was really a surprise to the people after three days apart. This person from the Western Empire actually had such a  Such a powerful thing is also a huge threat to the people of the Cao Family Trading Company. Such a thing also makes the people of the Cao Family Trading Company feel a little bit dangerous, but they can only launch it this time.  The airships of the Cao Family Trading Company have begun to drop bombs like rain. These bombs now are different from the past. They are all 25 kilograms each. They are definitely not tied up with grenades.  That kind of power can be said to be more powerful, and it can also make the enemy feel our power. For this reason, the people on the airship want to try it, so they don¡¯t wait for the following.  Surface ships, three airships directly hung in the air and began to drop bombs. After about 400 bombs were dropped, hundreds of giant crossbows below, giant crossbows worth 50 million taels of silver and crossbow arrows worth 30 million taels of silver were all dropped.  Nothing was bombed, and Prince Ding felt distressed when he saw it. Damn it, if these guys could move faster, they would probably be able to sink the warship of the Cao Family Trading Company, and then he would be proud of himself.  There is nothing that needs to be the same as it is now. Those guys' bombs should not have been so powerful before, and those iron locks are naturally not a problem. It only took five minutes to kill them all.  , It seems impossible to intercept the warships of the Cao Family Trading Company with such a thing. If you only have this ability, you will probably be in a lot of trouble in a while, Cao  The people from the family business will definitely not give you any face.

    However, the warships of the Cao Family Trading Company are not without danger. Just like now, one of the vanguard units in front of the Cao Family Trading Company was hit by a giant crossbow fired from another place on the land. Li Cong also  I saw it with a telescope. The huge wood directly penetrated the ship. Many of the soldiers on it were unable to stand due to the huge impact and were thrown directly into the water. Li Cong also felt this way.  It was very scary. At this moment, the tens of millions of troops on the shore were cheering for this incident. In their opinion, no matter how much their losses were, as long as they could bring this matter to the peninsula, it would be a big deal.  It¡¯s a good thing. No one has accomplished this in the past. But it¡¯s different now. Our people have accomplished this. We are going to sink the first warship of the Cao Family Trading Company. Although this is just  Jianghu escort boats, but they can also be regarded as regular navy warships of the Cao Family Trading Company. This is also a matter of joy. If you can't understand this matter, then it is your own problem and has nothing to do with us.  , I believe you will all understand this issue in the future, if you don¡¯t understand this.  That is your own problem. You will eventually understand it one day. Prince Ding was also happy about this matter, but he was not one of those mindless soldiers. He immediately ordered to take this opportunity to move those giant crossbows, because there were not many left.  There are too many. In fact, the Western Empire has produced less than 1,000 in total, and there are about 300 around the capital. Hundreds of them were destroyed just now. Now we must quickly move the one that was exposed just now.  otherwise.  The Cao Family Trading Company's airship will come up immediately and kill that thing. This is a sure thing. Didn't you see that they have already flown over?

    However, a problem also arose at this time. After all, the people from the Cao Family Trading Company came here in a single column.  If they want to expand, it will take a certain amount of time.  But the Western Empire's navy had already deployed their formation.  It¡¯s very easy for them to do thingsYes, at this time the crossbows had also entered the range, and the thirty warships of the previous fleet had basically entered their siege.  At this time, the magic cannon on the wall of the capital also fired. Magic cannons are expensive, but they also have their own abilities, that is, they are very accurate and very fast. Basically, you cannot dodge.  Yes, just like now, more than a dozen warships were sunk in an instant. This kind of thing made them all feel very happy. What happened to the navy of Cao Family Trading Company?  We defeated your army. When you arrive in our capital, we have to give you something powerful. Even your navy is not that good. We can still kill your navy. Let you know it now.  We are so powerful. If you can suppress us, just show your ability. But if you don't have that ability, there is no need to say anything about this matter. I will definitely kill you all.  Li Cong never thought that there would be so many magic cannons in the capital of the Western Empire. He felt that this matter was a bit interesting. He originally thought that the battle now would be the same as before, but he didn't expect that the enemy was already so powerful.  They also learned to cooperate, allowing us to focus all our attention on these naval forces. Unexpectedly, their main attack was those deadly magic cannons. But since this thing of yours is already furious, then  There's nothing left to say, I'll kill you all in a short time.

    Sure enough, when the fleet was completely destroyed, no one in the Western Empire could laugh anymore, because a large number of small airships had appeared above the city wall. The targets of large airships were too big, and they wanted to drop bombs at high altitude.  It's not that easy. Besides, there must be a lot of masters in the capital of the Western Empire. If you are not careful then, you will definitely lose a lot of your people. But now it is completely different. You can definitely use small airships.  After killing these magic cannons, more than a dozen bombs fell down in an instant. They had already seen the power of such things just now. If they were really bombed directly, they would definitely not be able to survive.  These magic cannons, magic cannons can be regarded as their trump card. If these things are killed, they will definitely lose a lot of combat power. At this moment, a layer of light mask suddenly rises on the city wall.  This is a magic circle. Li Cong smiled and nodded at the store. It was indeed different from the Southern Empire. It seemed that the Western Empire had not been preparing for it for a day or two. The Southern Empire was not prepared and was beaten so easily by him.  Yes, this magic circle also requires the consumption of valuable things. Li Cong knew very well that it would not be easy to support such a thing. The soldiers on the airship above saw that their bombs exploded in mid-air.  , I don¡¯t know how to do it well, but soon news came from Li, and he continued to bombard the magic circle. If no one outside attacks you, then there will be no loss in this magic circle, as long as you pay a little  This thing can be built at a cost, but if there is a huge attack outside, its consumption will be very staggering. I believe they will not be able to sustain such losses for a long time. As long as you cannot sustain it, that  That's when

    Prince Ding also understands this truth. Although his people organized a lot of magic materials to build this magic circle, such a thing can only last for half an hour at most under such a high-intensity attack, and this  What will be consumed in half an hour is two billion silver worth of precious items, and three level seven magic stones are needed to control this thing. Now we have magicians and materials, but half an hour later,  Look at those airships. After one drops the bomb, he will leave immediately, go to the back to transfer the bomb, get out of his position, and let the airships with bombs move closer quickly. If they continue like this, their people and things will be destroyed.  They won't be able to support it. How come these damn Cao's Trading Company people have so many of these things? How did they get them? And as long as this magic circle is activated, whether it is outside or inside  , cannot be attacked. In the end, the results of these magic cannons are still the same. Taking advantage of the Cao Family Trading Company's army not forming a battle formation, Prince Ding ordered the navy of the Western Empire to rush over at full speed. No matter what you use,  By any means, these warships must not be allowed to bombard the capital. This 3,000-meter distance must be defended. Even if it is filled with your own bodies, it must be defended. Otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor will blame us.  My head can't bear it. Li Cong obviously saw what they meant. You must not be allowed to block us at this time. Li Cong ordered the warship to pass through quickly. This place is a narrow place. If  If they take advantage of the night to transport a large number of giant crossbows to the place just now, their fleet will suffer greater losses. It is definitely not something that thirty escort boats can get through. They still have to deal with this matter.??Understood.

    The fleets of both sides are still at a disadvantage at this time. The fleet of the Cao Family Trading Company is at a greater disadvantage. Although they have a large number, to be honest, you can't use them. It is still quite depressing now. The crossbows of the Western Empire's fleet have already been aimed at.  The fleet of the Cao Family Trading Company will definitely gain a lot after this round.  (To be continued)
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