At 19:30, Sardin led the navy to the offshore area of the Masset area, and at this time other merchant alliance and empire players also began to enter their respective battle spaces to prepare.
At this time, the situation faced by Yun Xiaohan and other players was different.
Players of the Merchant Alliance are in the 50,000-man Merchant Alliance army and are marching to Gloya City with the NPC troops. This march process is accelerated. During the march, the players will watch some of the past two scenes of the battle.
replays, as well as some highlight performances from our side or the empire in the past two acts.
Empire players are preparing in Gloya City, and they can also watch replays and highlights. Of course, these replays and highlights can also be minimized by players, and then they can take a look around the city's terrain.
Yun Xiaohan didn't watch the video here. Not long after entering the sea outside the Masset area, they encountered the navy of the Merchant Alliance, but it was not so much a navy as a small armed fleet. In Nelson's
Under his command, this small fleet was quickly defeated. And because of the difference in speed, most of the ships in this small fleet were captured or sunk.
Because it was in the preparation stage of the battle, the navigation speed and the naval battle process were significantly accelerated. A naval battle that normally takes 15-20 minutes was completed in less than 3 minutes, so we started fast forwarding.
almost.
After solving this small fleet, Sardin led the navy to attack a small seaside town called Cassis in the Masset area. This target had been selected long ago. Due to its long-term maritime superiority, Cassis
The city's coastal defense system is extremely weak, but due to its developed trade, the docks are very large and can dock multiple ships at the same time.
Of course, this does not mean that there are no larger port cities in the Masset area, but larger port cities also have stronger coastal defense systems. Although the Sardinian navy can still capture them, the price paid will be higher.
After all, using ships to attack coastal defense batteries is a very disadvantageous thing. A port city larger than Cassis City does not have such weak coastal defenses, and a port city with weaker defenses than Cassis City does not have such a large dock.
, so Cassis City is the most suitable.
The most important thing is that Liya has obtained reliable information. Since he is in the rear and the lord of Cassis City is the commander of the merchant alliance's troops, more than 80% of the troops in Cassis City have been transferred to the front line. Therefore, the strength of the troops
It is very empty, so it is suitable as the first plunder target to get a good start. As long as we capture this place, this operation can be said to be half successful. At least food and other logistical materials will be saved.
In addition, there is another advantage to choosing the city of Cassis. There are two places around Cassis that are suitable for landing on the beach. Although only smaller models of small and medium-sized ships can dock, they still have a great impact on the entire landing.
Action helps a lot.
Moreover, the current level of ship construction in the entire Yar continent is not very high, and there are no truly large ships at all. The so-called large ships currently are actually just larger models of medium-sized ships, and they do not have ocean-going capabilities.
For a ship of this size, it is actually possible to land directly on the shore instead of choosing a port. If a larger ship is afraid of running aground, it will not go to the shallow water area, but will find a place to anchor, and then let the small boats carry it to the shore one by one.
People, amphibious legions like the Sea Lion Legion, Thunderstorm Legion and Herring Gull Legion don't even need to be transported by ship, they can just jump into the water and swim ashore.
Anyway, they don't have heavy equipment, and they don't need to carry siege weapons. They don't even need to bring a lot of food, they can just grab it.
In fact, the terrain near the territory is directly related to the abilities of the territorial soldiers. For example, the territorial soldiers recruited from the port towns all have basic naval combat capabilities. Some of the territorial soldiers in the port towns will even be more strengthened in this aspect.
For example, Yun Xiaohan's three territories are all coastal port cities. The territorial soldiers of Ajaccio and Bastia have relatively strong naval combat capabilities. Although the territorial soldiers of Ivas City have slightly weaker naval combat capabilities,
, but the swimming ability is definitely there.
And this is also the reason why Yun Xiaohan dares to use sea projection tactics. The ten thousand people he is about to command are all capable of amphibious operations. Even if the ship cannot dock, a swimmer can swim ashore.
However, armor-piercing swimming consumes physical energy, and some supplies are not easy to carry. It also takes a certain amount of time to rest and recuperate after landing. Therefore, if there is a port where they can dock, they would still prefer to choose a more comfortable landing method, which not only saves time, but also allows people to land.
The soldiers were in better shape to face the battle ahead.
The operation to capture the dock of Cassis City went extremely smoothly. The defenders of Cassis City did not expect that anyone would attack. The dock was captured off guard. The simple shore defense system did not play any role, and even
Not even a single shot was fired.
Nelson commanded dozens of larger warships lined up outside the dock. Under the threat of numerous magic crystal cannons, the enemy did not dare to approach the dock and coastal defense guns. There were also about 20 merchant ships and seven or eight
A small and medium-sized warship was blocked in the harbor and could not move.
Nelson first landed some small boats to control the dock, and arranged for people to board the ships that were blocked in the port. After taking control of these ships, he ordered the ships to leave the shore, clearing the ground for the following landings and clearing the dock.
aisle.
In the original plan, if the war did not go well, Nelson would detach some small and medium-sized ships to seize the beach and land on it, but now that he has successfully captured the dock, there is no need to do this, and he can just land directly.
The entire landing process was still in fast forward. The landing that normally takes one to two hours to complete in the game actually took more than ten minutes to complete. Yun Xiaohan and more than 6,000 soldiers boarded the dock.
Because it was a fast-forward login, that is, the game was under automatic control, Yun Xiaohan did not log in immediately. Although he wanted to be the first to rush ashore, the login process was controlled by Nelson, and he could not make the decision.
After enough troops had landed on the shore to ensure the safety of the general, it was Yun Xiaohan's turn to land.
You have to listen to Nelson on the ship. Once ashore, Yun Xiaohan will make the decision. But at this time, all Yun Xiaohan can control is the 6,000 people who have landed.
But Yun Xiaohan soon discovered something that made him unhappy. It was still considered a fast-forward stage, and players could not fast-forward during battles, so he could not participate in the battle himself and could only conduct command. The battle had to be completed by NPCs.
This siege was a formal siege, and it was different from the simple siege in the Battle of Slatersberg. That time, it was only necessary to capture the Interior Hall to win the battle, but this time it was not enough to capture the Interior Hall.