Power and Empire Chapter 1225: Chasing battle
In the turbulent sea, the two fleets met unexpectedly like fate. In the distance, the port of Antoros was filled with flames, and the black smoke that went straight to the sky attracted the attention of the unknown fleet.
"Do you know who the opponent is?" A dignified middle-aged man appeared on the bow of the flagship of the unknown fleet, looking far away, watching the third squadron accelerating on the sea in the distance. The fleeing figure, the bursting sea breeze carved too many wrinkles on his face, and the sea engraved too many memories on his body, leaving behind dense scars, and it also closely linked his life to the battleship. ,
The middle-aged man’s eyes looked deep at the black smoke that went up to the sky in the distance and the flames still burning at the port. The wreckage of ships blocking the port abounded. Although it was far away, one could be seen braving. Flaming’s port facilities are collapsing, and the entire Port of Antoros is almost like a legendary region
"Should be a group of bold and reckless pirates without a navy god!"
The answer to him was a young officer standing next to him. He was dressed in a deep black military uniform. He was handsome, with a high nose and thin lips, which outlined a firm and vigorous face.
"Pirates? Dare to attack a port with an integrated garrison fleet. Have you ever seen a pirate like this!" The middle-aged man said displeasedly to the young officer’s answer.
His name is Merenti, one of the three admirals of the Imperial Marine Patrol. He was ordered to transfer from the northern sea to the southern part of the empire. He was inadvertently attracted by the inexplicable rolling thunder, and standing beside him was his second The son, an officer who has just been transferred to the Imperial fleet, has 43 warships in his fleet, of which 17 are huge five-tier warships, and 26 other frigates. This number and tonnage are also among the Empire’s six cruise fleets. Enough to rank in the top three
"Father, you have too many worries." The young officer smiled disdainfully, obviously despising the behavior of the Third Fleet, and said confidently, "As a conqueror of the sea, he even faces the enemy. I don’t have the guts, such an enemy, even if it’s unusual
"Can he beat that cunning Ruhr, even if he is not able to escape from his father? Who can blame this, Antoros is a seaway hub, for the pirates Like a treasure of endless wealth, "The young officer shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "Even if 300 pirates are executed a year, it is still difficult for them to retreat. So the best way is to completely block the possibility of going out to sea!" /
The sound of footsteps sounded gently behind, and the voice of respectful flattery sounded behind the two. "The Marquis really deserves to be one of the three imperial navy generals. His prestige is grand, and just the power, he has scared the other party and flees. Now!" A middle-aged nobleman with a smile on his face appeared beside his door, his flattering posture, as if the humblest servant had seen the most noble master, wishing to lie on the ground and lick his toes.
"Why did this flattering come up?"
Seeing this middle-aged nobleman, the young officer’s face showed unhappiness that could not be concealed. The man who came was called Coors, a Normandy businessman. The reason why the fleet will be diverted to the Antoros waters this time is because of this library. Els wants to cross Antoros back to Normandy, because the Duchy of Normandy is the most important supply point for the Imperial Navy in China Sea, so under normal circumstances, the Imperial fleet will also agree to this kind of ride-hailing behavior
"What's going on in front? Oh, why is there fire everywhere!" Coors lay on the side of the ship, looking at the place where the smoke was in the distance, and sighed from time to time.
"If I remember correctly, the port of Antoros in front should be the port of your Principality." Myenty asked with surprise on the expression on the other party's face. No matter how you heard it, it was a bit of gloat.
"It was a month ago, but now belongs to the Dunkel people!" Kures grinned and said, "It is said to avoid some danger from the opposite side of the sea. Although I don't know what it is, I look at how this decision is. It’s wise, and it’s a bit scary to speak of. If it is still our port now, maybe I will be on it too."
"Across from the sea?" Myrenti's face was stunned for a moment, and then there was an inconceivable joy. He raised his head and looked at the third squadron that had not completely disappeared on the sea level in the distance, and stepped down loudly. The fastest assault ships in China, June Flower and Giffen, will strike immediately!
"What's the matter, father?" Seeing Merenti who suddenly changed his mind, the young officer's face was full of confusion,
"The opponent is not a pirate, but a navy!" Melenti's cold face turned a trace of cold killing intent, and he clenched his fist and said fiercely, "The Imperial Navy has received a lot of sea defense lines in the past six months. According to the report, there is an unknown fleet that has been hovering along the imperial coastline, but it has been looking for it repeatedly without any eyebrows. There is no doubt that it is them that we are encountering.
"Yes, the other party attacked Port Antoros. This is a declaration of war, a naked declaration of war!" Cooles said, adding more energy and jealousy to the side. "If you can catch them, the adult's merits will be complete. Overwhelming the admiral of other fleets! You will be the true leader of the Imperial Navy! The empire’s eastward advance is blocked. If the adults can deliver this victory report representing the conquest of the heathens to the Emperor’s Yutai room non-stop. At that time. , His Majesty the Emperor will definitely be proud of his most capable navy and talented navy, and even shed tears of relief." Coors said with a smile on his face. Every word made Myenti’s face a little more agreeable,
His small eyes gazed around, and only after he was sure he was safe, he lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "The half-year election is coming soon, and the Imperial Navy will also make new appointments. I think if he has a merit, Your Majesty will Reconsidering the choice of navy commander."
"Pay attention to the words, it's so arrogant!" Merenti was obviously a little surprised, but his face showed a very useful god, so he commented on the imperial election, if it were on land. It will be a very taboo thing. Even a distinguished nobleman cannot escape the fate of being imprisoned, but now in this vast ocean, it can still be happily accepted,
"Father, I think this might exist! This place is not on land, but on the ocean. At this time, I believe that besides ourselves, the guys in the other fleet must also be Thinking the same idea,
Otherwise, why are they like us? At this sensitive moment, instead of staying at the naval headquarters, they rushed to their respective waters to fight pirates, contact coastal countries, expand their prestige, and seek support! "The young officer also agreed, with a strong tone of unwillingness
"I think Master Maiales is too right, with such courage and gaze. It really deserves to be the blood of Lord Melenti!" Seeing that Melenti accepted herself quietly and happily At the suggestion, the Norman Culston smiled openly.
He knew that he had added a weight to his future, and that Melenti, one of the three admirals of the Imperial Navy, gained a new level of confidence in the mission goals assigned by his lord, and he began to improve. The voice said excitedly
"Compared to other sea areas, Antoros’ strategic position is the most important. It connects the northern sea and the crossroads of the empire’s inner sea. It is the throat between the two seas. As long as you control it, you can completely cut off the northern part of the empire. All contacts with the outside world are based on the island of Antoros. It is such an important strategic goal that you can never fall into the hands of the enemy. It is believed that the news of the attack on the port of Antoros will soon be sent back to the empire. ,
At that time, the empire will inevitably be shaken. After its failure on land, the empire’s always stable coastal defense has also been humiliated. With the strength of the Mount Tai, the adults resolutely and thoroughly crushed the invasion from the infidels and restored the dignity and glory of the empire. , This will inevitably become the headline of the Empire’s battle reports for the first time. When the whole country lost a hundred thousand troops for the failure of the eastward advancement, this victory of the adults is undoubtedly a meter of sunshine to dispel the dark clouds of the empire.
"But.
......" Myenty’s face was a little hesitant, "Leaving the predetermined area without authorization, and rushing to the unfamiliar sea, I’m afraid there will be unpredictable danger
Coors rolled his eyes, smiled in a low voice, bowed his head and bowed his head and said, "Adults' caution is really admirable. Although these heretics are so reckless, but the empire is in such a situation, the country is in urgent need of a game. Victory stirs the hearts of the fallen people. Now that we have encountered them, how can we let them go, and they only have four warships. What a godsend opportunity! The adults fleet has 40 warships, in order to make the unhappy Emperor smile happy, for the empire The stability of coastal defense, in order to shock those heretics who don’t know the heights of the sky, I reluctantly ask the adults to clean up the garbage for the empire, don’t you think?"
"Make up your mind," said my father, "Young Officer Maialis said." Think about the admirals of the other fleets. At this moment, you must be eager for such an opportunity to come! But let us run into it. This is a rainbow. I missed the opportunity to be condemned by God"
At this moment, a sailor from the fleet ran over to report that "I just received a request for help from the port of Antoros. The Deputy Chief of the Ministry of Coastal Defense, Lord Roaire, was on the island. He asked us to dock immediately and **** us. He returned to the empire!"
"Why is that idiot Luo Ailey in Antoros?" Merenti turned to look towards the port and frowned. He is not in the same faction with Luo Ailey in the navy, but Luo As the deputy commander of the Ministry of Coastal Defense, Airey is half a level higher than himself in terms of official rank. The most important thing is that the opponent is the deputy commander of the Ministry of Coastal Defense. Although he cannot directly order the cruise fleet, he is also responsible for the overall defense of the empire’s waters. People
"Father, the fighters are ahead, we don’t have that idle time!" Maiales urged, "Everyone knows that Lo Ailey supports Admiral Umbil, even if we do save him, he will Will not buy our love, the enemy has been withdrawn, and staying on the island is safer than taking it on a boat. I believe that fellow Luo Ailey also knows this deeply. The reason why we have to dock is completely unwilling to see. We have made an unspeakable achievement. For such a despicable man, what else is worth hesitating!"
"My lord Myenty, although I am not a soldier, I also know what a fighter plane is like a shooting star. It will not come when I pass it by.
Coors looked at Merenti with a sacred look. "Compared with the dignity of the empire, do you need to care too much about the safety of an island? Even the noble Lord Roailey, with his noble character, is fighting here. After that, I believe I will express my understanding too!"
"Noble?" Hearing the words of the Norman Couls, Merenti almost laughed out loud. If the deceived scum like Luo Ailey can be linked to the noble, even the most despicable like a yīn ditch. Guy, it can probably be described as a knight,
But this excuse is good. Even if it is pursued after the fact, I can still use the imperial dignity to encourage me to summon all my courage, pursue hundreds of miles, and grasp the opportunity to give the enemy a fatal blow. As long as the battle is won. , Even the character behind Luo Ai Lei can only choose to be silent about this,
"If that's the case, so be it!" Myenty finally made up his mind and turned around, scanned the densely packed battleship column that followed his flagship, and sternly shouted "Command," The fleet immediately accelerated! The two fastest assault ships in the fleet, June Flower and Giffen, acted as avant-garde, leaving the pursuit queue!"
As the order was issued, the two famous fast warships in the Imperial Navy spun out two eye-catching white lines on the sea. The sharp bows split the waves like sharp blades, and galloped towards the Falcon fleet in the distance. Go, the thirty-nine warships of the fleet were full of sails. As the speed got faster and faster, the waves splitting from the bows got higher and higher, and the ripples spread farther and farther, and the sound of the turbulent waves completely broke the sea. The tranquility.
"I will be the youngest admiral of the empire!" Melenti meditated in his heart this name that made his blood boil, standing upright on the bow of the ship, letting the increasingly fierce sea breeze blow his hair, far away On the sea level, the shadows of 4 small black dots follow the undulating waves. He seems to have seen the dawn of victory illuminating him. This battle will surely make him ascend to the throne of dreams
Between the sea and the sky, a golden double-winged flag fluttered high, followed by dense masts, like a sword piercing the blue sky. In less than half an hour. A huge fleet appeared on the sea about four nautical miles in front of Frye, with a total of forty warships covering the sky and coming from the wind and waves, giving people a powerful sense of seismic deterrence
Even Frye, who has faced countless deaths, can feel that his blood is burning, and there is a feeling of tightness and tingling on his face
"Asshole, it seems to be bitten!" Frye put down the chattering glass in his hand, his face was red and white because of excessive anger. Although the evacuation of the Third Fleet was still timely, the opponent's support The fleet came too suddenly, almost without warning,
Now the opponent's pursuit formation is obviously trying to kill him in one bite. The two fleets dragged on the sea for nearly an hour, one after the other. The rapid and sharp sound of the battleship splitting the waves resounded throughout the sea. Because of the rapid rotation of the Dragon Tooth battleship brush, long waves were drawn on the calm sea, and the sea was also surging due to the intense movement of the ship. ,
The heavy dragon class makes the entire fleet unable to raise the speed. Frye can only stare at this situation. He can only order the sailors to kick all the debris on the deck into the sea, including those Broken wine bottles, and some emptied gunpowder wood, the sailors rushed up to clean the deck, but the usefulness of this did not have much effect on the huge dragon-class body.
In any case, it is impossible to give an order to give up the dragon flagship, now I can only think of a way to spend it until dark!
With this idea, Frye ordered the fleet to turn to the reef area of the island chain. Although the Dragon-class battleship is too bulky and can easily run aground in the reef area, the opponent’s five-tier large battleships are more numerous.
Transferring to the reef area will inevitably make the opponent afraid of being too presumptuous, and the pursuit speed has to be reduced. As long as the situation of siege cannot be formed, the squadron has the hope of protruding. Obviously, Merenti has also seen With the intention of running away from the enemy, he immediately ordered the assault ship to surround him and try his best to interfere with the enemy’s largest intermediate battleship. Melenti also saw that the largest battleship was the opponent’s greatest weakness, as long as it could be hit hard. , Inevitably put the opponent into a deadly fight situation that cannot be separated
"Order the left-wing Dragon Tooth Ship No. 13 to prepare and kill the enemy assault ship"
Looking at an arc not far away, the two enemy assault ships that are getting closer and closer~IndoMTL.com~Fletcher's face is as heavy as ice water, and he said calmly, his voice seems to be It is very low. In order to cover the Dragon class, the other three Dragon Tooth ships are gradually arranging into a horizontal line facing the enemy. On the right side of Dragon Tooth 13, the 5th black hole of Thor’s muzzle is pushed out, and Thor has been forbearing for a long time. There is a deafening roar on the sea again,
"What was that just now?" Myrenti's face stopped for a moment when he saw this scene. The thick white smoke came out from the side of the enemy battleship like a conjure. A large ten-meter water column was lifted. In these water columns, the hull of the assault ship just shook and passed through safely, but the huge wave that rolled up like a magic made Meranti stunned. ,
Because the warship was moving, Thor’s accuracy was extremely poor, and many shells almost fell in front of or behind the assault ship. The scene was very thrilling, but it also gave the assault. The ship was so scared that it quickly chose to sail outside,
"It should be some kind of trebuchet of pagans, right"
Merenti used his experience to make a general judgment, but he didn’t know that his judgment was leading his fleet to no return. The stalemate continued until the sun set, and the sky began to dim.
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