CHAPTER 1367: CHAPTER 1319: CAN YOU NOT BE SO SILLY?

After quickly clearing the sailors and escorts on the enemy flagship, Gan Ning turned to look at the other enemy ships. Despite employing similar tactics to Gan Ning, the enemy began boarding attacks as well.

However, contrary to Gan Ning’s hopes for a triumphant start, the enemy’s warships, though fighting independently, were steadily overpowering Gan Ning’s navy in terms of strength.

"Die!" Chen Chuang blocked the enemy leader’s great sword with his spear, and with a reverse thrust, pierced forward.

The opponent was exceptionally strong. Although not possessing the crushing power of Inner Qi Manifestation, they were undoubtedly formidable at the Qi Refining to Gang level.

Chen Chuang even suspected that with the suppression of Cloud Qi, the opponent might still be able to contend with Inner Qi Manifestation. And without Cloud Qi, they might possess part of the strength of Inner Qi Manifestation.

As Chen Chuang suspected, the leader of the enemy ship’s escorts, absent Cloud Qi suppression, showcased some attributes of Inner Qi Manifestation effortlessly, which is the Kushan Empire’s divine artifact for founding its nation.

It’s also why the Kushan Empire indulged in the depths of Buddhism, steadfast in advancing, especially when fighting figures like Gan Ning and Taishi Ci; they weren’t mere individuals.

"Clang!" Unexpectedly, Chen Chuang’s spear attack did not achieve the desired result. The opponent, leveraging speed and strength far exceeding Chen Chuang’s, dodged the attack while defending against a spear stabbing from another direction.

"Despicable thief, face the wrath of Buddha." The enemy captain spoke words that were unintelligible to Chen Chuang, but the anger was evident from his expression.

"Get down!" At that moment, Gan Mo’s voice came from behind. Without understanding why Gan Mo shouted, due to his knowledge of Gan Mo, Chen Chuang immediately fell backwards to the ground, noticing several shadows flying across his line of sight!

"Tuh-tuh-tuh!" The opponent swung his great sword desperately, hoping to block the flying arrows. However, after slicing through the first one, he felt a powerful impact that even numbed his hand, and the remaining arrows all pierced into his body.

Some arrows, after penetrating his chest, continued with enough force to embed deeply into the deck. This extraordinary power could only be achieved by China’s ancient Single Bolt Strong Crossbow. While bows were common across ancient civilizations, crossbows were mastered only by a select few.

Among these few civilizations, only Huaxia pushed the evolution of crossbows to be larger, stronger, and more terrifying.

The Single Bolt Crossbow, capable of penetrating plate armor, was even banned in Europe during the Middle Ages, because just one shot could kill an elite knight trained for twenty years, regardless of whether they wore full-body armor or not.

By integrating the Qin crossbow-making technology stolen from the Qu Family and the strong crossbow manufacturing technique stolen from the Xuzhou Chen Family, the resulting Single Bolt Strong Crossbow is a top-tier contraband, capable of shooting through any plate armor not made of refined steel or well-nurtured.

Of course, the downside is that this high-powered Single Bolt Crossbow, even with pulleys, remains extremely challenging to string, with a high difficulty in manufacturing.

Yet this is of no concern, as Mi Fang, during procurement, never considers costs. Mi Fang simply orders the most suitable weapon for each battle scenario encountered, without caring about the weapon’s price.

Five crossbow bolts penetrated the enemy’s chest, yet even so, he managed to survive. But immediately after, Chen Chuang delivered a blow to his head, finishing him off.

"Send the trusted aide to fetch the Single Bolt Crossbows and eliminate these enemy captains. Their strength surpasses ours significantly." Gan Mo glanced at the fallen escort and spoke coldly.

"Li Suu has reported that the strength of these captains is related to the strength of their escorts. If we can’t kill the captains, then kill the escorts. I’ve already ordered the flag signaler to convey this message." Gan Ling rushed over to tell Gan Mo.

"Alright, abandon our warships and gather the strong crossbows to clear them ship by ship." Gan Mo replied coldly. Just this moment had already cost them significant casualties on their side; the enemy’s strength, especially the leaders, was truly formidable.

"Toot-toot-toot!" The horn issued an emergency order to abandon ships and concentrate forces. Immediately, Gan Ning’s navy began to spontaneously group together. For these former water bandits, the concept of life tied to the ship was non-existent.

In their understanding, as long as they won, everything would be available. And if everyone died, there wouldn’t be anyone left, let alone revenge.

Therefore, upon the emergency command, the entire navy spontaneously began to bring their weapons and gather on other ships. Soon, they joined forces with Gan Ning and Taishi Ci, activating Legion Talent, and together leaping onto another enemy ship.

The two great masters joined forces, holding a troop advantage with prepared strong crossbows paving the way. When they collided with the enemy on the first ship, it took only a dozen breaths to settle the high and low. Then, under Gan Ning’s lead, they moved to clear the next ship.

It was at this moment that the strength of both sides became apparent. Gan Ning’s side maneuvered far more flexibly than the opponent. Although the flagship captain was killed, a new fleet commander was selected.

However, their dispatch was significantly flawed. At this moment, the warships should have been gathering towards Gan Ning’s forces, but some were gathering to the rear, others charging forward, resulting in chaotic dispatch amidst the leaders clad in striking armor.

Just two quarters of an hour of chaotic dispatch allowed Gan Ning and Taishi Ci to successfully lead their followers to encircle the remaining five leaders on a warship. It was at this moment that Gan Ning understood why some leaders charged forward while others retreated.

The consequence of the flagship being rammed and sunken was that these captains attempted to rally their forces for a unified charge against Gan Ning and Taishi Ci’s navy. However, the gathered navy failed to properly integrate, leading to chaotic movements of jumping left and right.

Gan Ning stood on the edge of another ship, surrounded by his own warships. Even those that weren’t his previously were now, encircling that enemy warship at the center.

"Xingba, what are you thinking about?" Taishi Ci asked curiously as he looked at Gan Ning’s deep expression.

"I suddenly realized they don’t understand our language, so how can I call out and make them surrender?" Gan Ning replied with a serious expression. At this moment, Taishi Ci felt like crying; Gan Ning, could you not be so silly?