On the cold sea, a naval fleet of the Erina Empire was cruising more than two hundred miles away from the coast. On the mast towers of about ninety ships, trembling lookout soldiers stood against the strong sea wind, but even their eyelids could not be seen. Not daring to blink, he wrapped his leather robe tightly around his body, poured strong wine down his throat, opened a pair of red eyes, and closely monitored the surrounding sea - large-scale maritime battles are far more cruel than land battles. Although there is no chance of being attacked by surprise, the earlier you discover the enemy, the more confident you will be.
Ever since the Camp Empire, which had a powerful navy, was occupied by Sbia, a large piece of the previously large demonic navy was completely cut off. Later, because of the occupation of Wells, the Trafa Empire, also known for its powerful navy, had to We are vigorously developing the army, but there are no new ships to be launched, and we can't even pay for the maintenance of the old ships. And because of the rising prices in the Demon Alliance, resources are in short supply... so we can now maintain this joint navy that is larger than before. , I don’t know how many officials and nobles have worked hard!
The fleet currently sailing on the sea is one of three powerful cruise fleets. Thirty percent of the fleet is new ships, and there are also some old camp ships mixed in. The officers and soldiers are all veterans of dealing with the sea for many years. , can be regarded as an elite force that can be used. Their only mission in the battle is to hold back the enemies they encounter, prevent landings, and hold on until the arrival of the annihilation fleet.
Although in recent years, on the eve of every trip to sea, the officers would scare the soldiers with words such as "This time we are going to fight the Sbia Navy!" and "This time the enemy is Sander's rotten-ass shark!" But everyone knew that this time they went to sea for real. From the watchtower to the bottom cabin, all kinds of rumors filled the air like smoke. The soldiers had heard about it, and the gryphon pilots equipped with the ship would not help. Fighting on their own, their only mission is to fly to the coalition forces to report when they encounter the enemy.
For ordinary soldiers, it is a lie to say that they are not afraid of the enemy Sibia, but since the combat order from the coalition military headquarters was issued, their fear of Sibia's navy has been postponed to the second place, and has been replaced by Punishment for defeat: having the word "defeated" carved on your forehead, spending the rest of your life in humiliation and mediocrity in obscurity, and even losing the right to pray to the Dark Lord... Let alone a demon soldier, even ordinary demon civilians cannot accept it. Such a thing!
"The south wind is increasing - adjust the sails and stabilize the course!"
On the cover ship on the left side of the fleet, the navigation officer standing at the helm was shouting orders. The sound of a winch immediately sounded on the fore and aft decks, the swollen sails were moving cumbersomely, and the lookout officer on the top of the mast had to adjust his position. In order to prevent the ropes passing through his field of vision from affecting his observation, when he returned to the area he was responsible for, he found that the waves at a certain point seemed a bit rigid, different from the surging sea around him - in this In that fleeting moment, if his sight movement had not been synchronized with the surging amplitude of the waves, he would not have been able to detect the subtle anomalies.
After a cold war, the hair on the lookout officer's body stood up. He pulled the rope around him hard, and a magician was immediately sent to the observation tower. The young magician endured the severe cold and used magic to observe what the lookout officer was pointing to. Orientation - On the magic light screen, although it is still impossible to discern the outline, course and speed, it is definitely a ship!
The liaison soldiers desperately signaled to the fleet flagship, and the navigation officer roared: "Oarsmen go all out, sail against the wind! Release the pilots!"
Three gargoyles with wings fully spread jumped up from the stern of the ship, each holding on to a straightened rope, and rose into the sky like a kite. After accumulating power, they flapped their wings upwards, adjusted their direction, and flew quickly. Even if they used this most powerful method, they flew up.
Despite the safe take-off method, one gargoyle was knocked over by the sudden turbulent wind and almost fell into the sea.
"It's a reconnaissance ship!" The exact news was quickly passed back by the gargoyle, "It's very fast and has no flag!"
As soon as the alarm bell rang, there were no more secrets on the ship. All the officers were added to the fighting positions, and the blood of the soldiers who were on alert was boiling. At this time, a fast reconnaissance ship without a flag followed.
By his side, this can only mean that his battle with the Sibia Navy is imminent!
"Flagship order received!" The liaison soldier rushed to the command module and reported: "The flagship ordered our ship to lead the left and right ships to attack the enemy reconnaissance ship, and each ship released all gargoyles for reconnaissance!"
"Lead the team to turn left!" the captain's command was brief and powerful, "seize the wind direction!"
When the cover ship turned around and rushed towards the Sibia reconnaissance ship, the entire coalition fleet also began to gather its formation and prepare for a naval battle. No one knew whether Sibia's reconnaissance ship was conducting patrol reconnaissance or pre-war reconnaissance, but some
One thing is certain - the Sibia fleet it belongs to must be around us, and it will not be more than a two-hour voyage from here!
The discovered Sibiya reconnaissance ship relied on its speed and flexibility to swerve left and right amid the encirclement of three coalition cover ships. It was as slippery as a moray eel and refused to leave the coalition fleet no matter how critical the situation was.
visual range. This alone shows that it is not patrolling and reconnaissance, but conducting pre-war reconnaissance.
On the flagship, the muscles on the face of the coalition fleet commander trembled, and he issued a series of orders. At the same time, the rear deck of the flagship was cleared, and a group of griffons who were good at long-distance flying were taking off... And those gargoyles who took off first lived up to their trust,
The performance was extremely good, and the warning signals were transmitted to the flagship one after another, making the commander's face become even more gloomy.
"Discovered the Sibia fleet! Two Sibia fleets are located on both sides of our fleet!"
"Each has more than forty battleships, equipped with a considerable number of small cover ships, followed by super large ships of unknown purpose!"
"The enemy ship on the left turned and is approaching our fleet. It is less than an hour's sailing away from our fleet!"
"The enemy ship on the right has turned and is approaching our fleet. It is less than an hour's sailing distance from our fleet!"
"The left and right enemy fleets are in the same formation, fall into a herringbone formation!"
Inwardly surprised at the tacit cooperation of the Sibia people, the fleet commander decided to attack an enemy fleet closer to the coast first to facilitate his evacuation after the war. "The entire fleet moved to the right and advanced at full speed in a commando formation.
, prepare to attack the enemy fleet! The gryphon detachment leaves immediately and reports the battle situation!"
The allied fleets lined up in two columns, like two iron spears skimming the sea, piercing the legendary Sbia Navy. The oilcloth on the trebuchets had been lifted, and the sharp iron arrows were set up on the crossbows.
The soldiers who stayed at their posts prayed to the Dark Lord under the leadership of the priest...
The entire fleet made no more unnecessary movements or sounds at this time, until a sharp announcement came down from the mast: "Enemy fleet seen! Directly ahead, eight nautical miles - they have raised the flag of Spea!"
In an instant, all the sounds in the demon fleet disappeared. The hands of the soldiers holding their weapons tightened fiercely. Some people even forgot to breathe. They were really Sibians, they were coming! That's it!
The battle is about to begin here!
The Sibia fleet is getting closer and closer, so close that the soldiers of the demon fleet can already clearly see the flags on the opponent's mast. Their hulls and sails are painted with strange striped color patterns, which blend with the undulating sea surface.
As one, even at this distance, it is still difficult to distinguish their speed and exact heading!
In the command cabin of the demon flagship, the gray-haired vice-admiral looked at the Sbia fleet and couldn't help but feel his heart surge. The humiliation of successive defeats and the desire for victory were like two big hands pulling hard on his heart.
At the moment when the opponent's forward ship entered the attack range, he couldn't help but pull out the command knife from his waist, and slashed the bridge in front of him with sawdust flying everywhere!
"Every ship." The old general roared: "Fight for the honor of the Demon Alliance!"
Following this order, the trebuchets of the demon navy's frontline warships attacked first. Groups of burning boulders soared from the deck of the demon ship, carrying the soldiers' desire and hope to destroy everything, and struck hard at the Sibia fleet.
Smash it over!
"The enemy is attacking!" The boulder was still flying in the air. On the Sibia flagship, the adjutant beside Lieutenant General Sande turned to the commander and asked: "Do you want to fight back?"
"It's not yet time, hold on tight." Xander narrowed his eyes slightly and stared sharply ahead, "Assault ship attacks!"
In the first round of water columns stirred up by boulders, dozens of Sbia assault ships, which were mistaken for "cover ships" by the Demon Navy, accelerated their speed, formed two columns, and rushed towards the Demon Alliance fleet.
, and soon encountered the covering fleet group of the demon side - the assault forces of both sides passed each other on the sea, and after a fierce and short melee, they parted ways, each rushing towards the other's main fleet group, only on the sea
More than 20 fiercely burning ship hulls were left behind.
The Sbia fleet behind also changed its formation slightly. About forty capital ships formed a thick barrier, using their hulls and sails to protect the six super-large ships behind them, but the direction and speed of the entire fleet
There were no major changes, except that the rear end of the "human" formation was retracted and transformed into an inverted "U" shape, vaguely intended to cover the enemy's "double iron guns" inside.
There is nothing particularly noteworthy about this formation, but the six super large ships on both sides of the bottom of the "U" make the demons feel excited. Do these six large ships have special purposes?
Or simply a transport ship?
One question after another arose in the mind of the demon commander, but when he issued the order, he still followed the strategy set before the war - naval battles are hard and bloody battles, and there are no tricks to play! The safest tactics are the most effective.
tactics!
"Frontal assault, violently attack the Sibia battleship!" The Vice Admiral's tone was extremely calm, "Be careful to guard against disruptive attacks from the Sibia cover ship!"
On the deck of the demon ship, all the trebuchets were aimed at the Sibia battleship. As the distance approached, they continued to adjust the launch angle. The boulders connected into pieces in the air and formed a group. The battleships on Sibia's side continued to appear.
They were hit by flying rocks, but their hulls were strong and not easily damaged by flying rocks - this was the first round, and the next close combat was the highlight, especially when they were 500 arms away and could directly attack the opponent's sails.
This kind of close battle between capital ships is nicknamed the "Crazy Water Splashing Festival" by navies of various countries.
As for the cover ships cruising among the battleships, they have to flee far away when the crazy Water Splashing Festival comes. Their hulls are too small, and they will be burned into flaming birds if they encounter them.
The crossbow machine on the side bowed its head downward, preparing to attack the approaching enemy. Seeing that the "small cover ships" coming to harass Sbia were about to enter the range of the crossbow machine, the masts on dozens of "cover ships" suddenly broke.
, fell backwards, and the sails also tightened into a ball - no, that was not the mast broken and falling down, that was the premeditated and unified sailing of the Sbia people!
No one was not surprised in their hearts, but no one had time to think about the mast and sail structure of Sbia's "cover ships", because these approaching "cover ships" had a new change - the walls on both sides of the hull were upward
It stretched out, tilted over and covered tightly above the deck, protecting most of the hull.
With their own weapons covered, how can the Sibyans attack?
When the sea surface was undulating and rolling, it also pushed a Sbia assault ship to the top of the waves, making its streamlined bow rise extremely high and domineering - a metal horn buried under the bow pointed ferociously towards the sky.
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"They are going to ram!" the crossbow commanders of each ship shouted loudly: "Aim! Aim at the center of their hulls!"
Although Sibia's tactics are somewhat unexpected, the commanders of the demon ships are not panicked. For a large warship like ours with a side height of thirty-five arms, a small ship like Sibia with a side height of more than ten arms is not panic.
A collision would only cause minor injuries. Although their impact angles were sharp, they were not heavy enough to tear open the breach when they pierced the hull.
Moreover, the large demon ships participating in this naval battle are all equipped with the latest secret weapons, which are just the sharpest weapons against such small boats - there is a thick cable at the end of each crossbow connected to a set of pulleys near the main mast.
As long as the barbed crossbow pierces the hull of Sibia's boat, the weight on the end of the pulley will be thrown down, and Sibia's boat will be hung in the air, creating a dilemma between life and death!
The Sibia people have always boasted of their superior military strength, but the Demon Alliance has not slept either, and military technology is also advancing!
"The assault ship sailed into the blind spot where the trebuchets were shooting, and moved forward with propellers... and drove into the shooting range of the crossbows... and continued to move forward... and entered the close range!" On the Sibia flagship, the adjutant screamed strangely: "The demon fleet has been fooled.
Yes! Our assault ship has accelerated successfully!"
"Crossbow launch!" At the same time, an attack order was sent from the demon ship.
The demon soldiers did not regret the years of hard training. Multiple groups of crossbows operated at the same time, and the shooting angles and timings were perfectly coordinated. The huge iron arrows dragging the thick cables roared towards their targets. The soldiers responsible for pulling the thick cables waited nervously.
The commander's order. They used at least three iron crossbows for each Sibiya boat, so they had to choose the one with the strongest insertion position for pulling at the first time, and the other two had to be abandoned in time.
With a loud "Dang!" sound, the iron crossbow flying at the front hit the hull of the Sbia assault ship, but failed to pierce it as expected, and only pulled out a hair-raising spark on the wall.
, just slipped into the sea - this is the sound of metal colliding!
"Damn, it's an iron ship!", "Turn the rudder quickly!", "Reload the crossbow!", "Pole in the water!", "Ready to fire the hammer!"
In the lightning flash, the demon side's remedies came out one after another, but they did not expect that the Sbia assault ship, after using special machinery to accelerate, avoided the tightly defended bow and hull, and directly rammed into the stern of the demon ship.
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What do the Sibians want to do? Is there anything at the stern of the ship that is easy to hit? Yes, there is a rudder there, but if you want to use a sharp ramming angle to destroy the underwater rudder, then you have to wear an embroidery needle with a person who is dim-sighted.
Just as difficult...it's just theoretically possible...
"Crack!" With a sound, the hull of the leading demonic giant ship shook. The officer who was pulling the steering wheel with all his strength lost his hand. He couldn't hold back and fell to the ground. Only the steering wheel was left to spin wildly for no reason - the tail rudder was broken.
Cracked!
"Their ramming angle is not spike-shaped!" An officer who witnessed the stern rudder tragedy announced with a pale face: "The Sibiya people misled us. Their ramming angle is very large, and there are iron teeth on it, all of which are
It’s coming for our stern rudder!”
"Warn other ships quickly!" the fleet commander shouted loudly, but it had no much effect.
The Sibia assault fleet has already rushed into the formation of the entire fleet and is ramming into the sterns of each ship unscrupulously - these small ships are tightly protected, fast, and can turn flexibly. There is nothing you can do against them!
Among the crossbow arrows shot by the demonic side, one finally penetrated into the upper deck of the Sibia assault ship. The barb was lucky enough to get stuck in the gap of the metal protective plate. The angry demonic officer gave an order, and the several thousand kilograms of crossbow bolts were fired.
The heavy object was thrown into the sea from the deck at the other end. The strong potential energy was strengthened by the pulley group, pulling the iron ship upward. Although the Sibians immediately cut off the thick cable, the bow of the ship still came out of the water, allowing nearby
The demon soldiers clearly saw the mysterious collision angle of the Sbia people.
It was a set of running cone-shaped metal machines. The main body was not too big, but the eight sets of iron teeth on it were rotating rapidly in opposite directions around the cone-shaped main body. The damage range was very large, let alone the wooden rudder.
, even the rudder surface made of metal will be twisted into pieces under the attack of this metal collision angle!
People with more flexible thinking will know that this weapon is clearly the stern rudder used to destroy large demonic ships when they look at the length of the collision angle and the installation depth. The Sibyans must have obtained the blueprints of the demonic battleships -
-This is all a planned conspiracy!
At this time, I understood that it was obviously a little too late. During this period of time, just one round of contact, more than a dozen giant ships were hit and their stern rudders were destroyed, and they could no longer turn... Warships at sea cannot
Turn, no matter how powerful and solid this battleship is, its final outcome will not be in any suspense.
"The assault ships continue to expand their results, and the capital ships move forward to stabilize the battlefield situation." On the Sibia flagship, Lieutenant General Sande still had the same cold face, as if the battle situation in front of him was not enough to shake his metal-cold heart.
, "Firepower ship ready!"
"Prepare the fireship!" the adjutant repeated the order loudly, holding tightly to the door frame of the command cabin with both hands, not even noticing that his fingernails were bleeding - in the midst of such a fierce naval battle, witnessing the impending arrival of the Sibia Navy
How could a young mind not be excited or nervous about such brilliance?
In fact, except for the Sibia assault ships that were fighting desperately, and the battleships and firepower ships that were about to enter the battle, everyone on the ship felt similar to the adjutant.
"The battleship has reached the optimal range!" The adjutant's voice was trembling, "Please suppress the attack!"
"Attack!" Xander ordered, and the number of flaming boulders flying over the sea more than doubled!
The battleships of both sides are getting closer and closer, and eventually they inevitably begin to pass by each other, but the cunning Sibia people set the distance beyond the range of the demonic crossbows. There is only such a small gap, and the demonic
Most of the fleet's crossbows have lost their function... What is hateful is that some of the demon-type ships that were red-eyed began to turn around in order to pursue this range, but they were immediately hit hard by the Sibia battleship!
"Damn it!" The commander of the demon fleet was heartbroken, "Now the Sibyans know that the rudders of our ships are missing!"
But immediately, the commander of the demon fleet had to worry about another thing. Sibia's super-large ship showed its sharp teeth. Large trebuchets were arranged closely on the deck, and two platforms stretched out from the side strings.
The shape of the crossbow above is comparable to the medium-sized trebuchet on the Demon side. The first shot made the Demon Navy speechless - the four battleships in the front row of the iron gun formation were completely engulfed in flames, and a powerful
The demonic battleship, which was not afraid of death, wanted to ram it after it was set on fire. However, it was pulled by the Sbia battleship with a thick cable, and was run over by the huge hill-like ship, crushing it in two!
After a series of seemingly ordinary tactical arrangements, the battle situation was already proceeding according to Sibia's expectations. The combat officer on the flagship divided the enemy forces into two categories on paper - those with rudders and those without rudders. In fact,
There is no need for them to separate them. Under such circumstances, the formation of the demon fleet will soon collapse and become two groups with completely different speeds and headings.
Those large demon ships with rudders will be surrounded and killed immediately. As for those who have lost their rudders, you might as well let them pretend to be dead dogs first. The firepower ships behind you will rush to give them a lift at the end of the battle.
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The demon ships that were identified and could turn were violently attacked. The Sibia battleships almost madly poured flames on their masts and sails. Groups of boulders flew away from the deck of the Sibia firepower ship.
This has deepened the disaster for these demon ships. On the scene, this is no longer an evenly matched battle!
The pursuit and suppression battle unfolded on the sea as cold as lead. Gray demon ships and Sbia ships with blue, gray, and black stripes mixed with white spots were shuttled back and forth, biting each other's tails, deadly
The weapon is the only connection between them. The high water column stirred up by the boulder entering the water hangs like a shroud between the sea and the sky. The dazzling red flames are burning on the sails, on the deck, and even rolling up the foam.
The surge is coming!
As time passed, the formation of the Demon Fleet finally fell apart. The Lieutenant Commander sighed and ordered the remaining ships that were still capable of sailing to break out of the encirclement on their own. In this battle, the heroic Demon Fleet had lost... Although he felt in his heart
Full of pain, the lieutenant general had to admit that he had failed in a real naval battle.
Surrounded by flames and blood, the lieutenant commander began the last prayer in his life, which was also the most sincere prayer... I hope that the other two fleets will not suffer the same fate as himself. (To be continued)