Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 637 190. Can you do it? How about me?

"The number of carrier-based aircraft is still too small, and a round of bombing by 60 bombers can't destroy a few ships! This is still a 'fixed target', and the hit rate will only be worse if it is a moving target.

Sure enough, whether the high-altitude bomb can hit depends on fate.

Still gotta get Fuslag to recruit more goblin tinkerers and get the dive bombers out. The three decks of the Alpaca and Volton could also be improved.

Thirty gyroplanes on such a large ship would be too wasteful. "

On the bow of the Nagfar, which is traveling at high speed and riding the wind and waves, Bu Laike is holding a Seiko telescope, looking at the "hot" battlefield in the distance.

He said to the first mate Sefiel next to him in a regretful tone:

"Write down what I just said, and when we change to a new ship, we will allocate more funds to the goblins for research. But there is no need to give too much, as long as we survive this period of time, we will welcome one soon' Firepower Tech Tree' upgrade opportunity."

"That's pretty good."

Compared with Bu Laike's greedy dissatisfaction, Sefiel will excitedly hold his notebook and say to the captain:

"Old Garney's Microraptor just sent the news that the first round of bombing by Fuslag's bomber formation has sunk four ships, and Maim's commando has also taken control of two ships with broken masts.

As long as the powerful Sister of Mercy joins the battlefield, there will definitely be more gains. I have read the biographies of some pirates before, and such a result is already a 'big victory' worth bragging about.

After all, what we are facing is a national navy.

Even if the war ends here, the reputation of the undead pirates will soon spread throughout the endless sea. "

"Poor Sefiel, your ambition is so small."

Bu Laike pouted and said:

"What I want is not a mere 'big victory', what I want is to crush the sea power of Gilneas in one blow, and completely take Tol Barad and the Baladin sea area into my pocket.

It's hard to fight a battle, right now I have the advantage, how can I not take advantage of the victory and pursue it? "

"Bo Laike! Those Gilnean ships are going!"

This will change to Fenner, the stupid soldier on the observation deck, holding the binoculars, admiring the "explosion art" of the undead pirate bomber fleet, and yelling down:

"Look! They've sacrificed some of the boats that couldn't run, and the rest are turning!"

"stupid!"

The smelly pirate immediately corrected:

"They're not trying to run, they're planning to regroup! Seize the bombardment position and suppress the counterattacking pirate ships. The Gilneans have a good will to fight, but the naval tactics are too rigid.

Blind pursuit of firepower suppression, at first glance, is a bad habit learned from the Kul Tiras fleet! But the problem is that they do not have the firepower projection capability of the Kurdish Navy.

I didn't learn the good ones, but I learned the bad ones!

If Dailin is here.

If he faced this kind of situation, he would definitely abandon the bombardment decisively, concentrate his effective forces and choose to fight on board, and abolish my ability to manipulate the tide in my hands.

Then use the strict discipline of the navy to defeat the pirates rushing up, and through a hearty hand-to-hand battle, reinstill the morale and confidence of the soldiers.

Gilneas foolishly gave up his numerical advantage.

tut tut

In the absence of tide sages to stabilize the situation, they thought they could run away. I like this kind of enemy the most. They are so simple and cute. "

Bo Laike sneered, and put his hand on the Tidal Stone again. He squinted his eyes and looked at the regrouped Gilnean battleships in the distance trying to escape the bombing zone.

He said softly:

"I still have four 'big tides' and four 'lightning storms' to play with you, the Gilneas fleet is doomed today, and this is the price you paid for provoking undead pirates!

Well, after today, my name will be proclaimed in the sea.

I don't know what kind of nickname my colleagues will give me? Why not just call it 'Paladin Lion'! Well, 'The Sea Wolf of Khaz Modan' isn't bad either. "

"Nicknames are given by others!"

Seifel rolled his eyes and complained:

"How can I call myself a nickname? When I was a child, I wanted to call myself 'Blade of Time', but Chromie laughed at me for ten years

Sigh, I don't know if Chromie is doing well now?

I miss her. "

——

"idiot!"

On the poop of the Northern Lord, the flagship of the Gilneas Fleet Reserve, several nautical miles away from the battlefield, the Alliance Admiral's angry roar echoed:

"Why try to distance yourself and regroup? Are you just shooting from a distance? A bunch of cowards!

At this time, it is time to concentrate on the advantages of the fleet and take the initiative to rush up to fight the pirates!

Once your people mingle with theirs, those pirates will no longer be able to cast tidal spells to affect your fleet. You actually took the initiative to give up a good opportunity for the Jedi to fight back. Your frontline commander should really be pulled to hang the mast! "

Dai Lin couldn't pretend to be calm anymore.

Although he is only a "temporary adviser" on a foreign fleet that is not under his command.

But at the moment, the sea battle, which originally had great advantages, is being fought in such a cowardly manner, which makes the highly professional admiral really unable to bear it.

Through the magical mirror overlooking the battlefield created by the tide sage beside him with the power of the ocean, he can completely grasp the trend of the war from a long distance.

If the previous big tides and lightning storms were accidents that human beings could not interfere with, they could be accepted.

Then, when the storm subsided and faced the bomber formation of the undead pirates, the stupid response of the Gilneas fleet made Dai Lin think that it was humiliating his IQ.

Dai Lin, who watched the "dinner operation", angrily smashed the binoculars in her hand on the table.

In the chilling silence of the Gilneas staff, Dai Lin, who had lost his temper, turned his head to look at the dignified northern lord Darius behind him, and said angrily:

"What are you looking at? Your frontline fleet is finished. They only need to launch another big tide to trap your reassembled fleet again.

Those returning goblin rotorcraft will bring a second wave, and a third wave.

Your Griffin Knights have been wiped out, and the old-fashioned naval guns cannot deal with the flexible rotorcraft. You have no way to fight back except to be beaten passively.

But...to be honest, you don't complain about losing. "

After all, Dai Lin was Dai Lin. While others were still worrying about the terrible battle ahead, the admiral had already thought about deeper issues.

He looked at the magic mirror reflecting the battlefield in front of him, stroked the sailor-style beard on his chin, and said thoughtfully:

"This is the first time I have seen such naval warfare tactics.

Perhaps they got inspiration from the orcs manipulating the red dragon's attack. After seizing air supremacy, use saturation bombing to destroy opponents who are unable to counterattack.

In a large-scale war, once the supremacy of the air is seized, such tactics are indeed more ruthless and effective than the firepower advantage that Kul Tiras is currently pursuing when used to destroy the opponent's vital forces.

Might be worth looking into.

It's a pity that such a wonderful tactic was summed up by a pirate leader, and his bombing tactic is obviously still in the process of being established, and a complete combat system has not yet been formed.

He lacks the escort force for the two large ships serving as carrier-based aircraft platforms, and the overall firepower is too weak. It is difficult for a round of bombing to achieve results under normal circumstances.

Tsk, fortunately I saw it in advance.

Otherwise, if the Kul Tiras navy suddenly faced this kind of tactics in the future, it might suffer a lot. "

As he spoke, Dai Lin ordered the great knight Cyrus behind him:

"Preserve today's magic image and bring it back to Kul Tiras to show the fleet captain and commanders above rank three. I need each of them to issue a new tactical research feasibility report!

In addition, remember to remind me when you go back to go to the technological city of Gnomeregan in the name of the Admiralty to recruit a group of dwarf engineers. I'll write to the Artisan Council myself, asking for their help. "

The admiral stared at the goblin rotorcraft flying with aerial bombs in the magic image, and said coldly:

"The Kul Tiran navy needs a more efficient engineered bomber, and perhaps the gnome engineers of Gnomeregan will surprise us.

Such a core and effective war technology, our fleet must master it as quickly as possible!

Remember the style of this troll transport ship. When I go back, I will inform the Stormsong family and the Ashvane family to jointly imitate and improve it. I want to see its prototype within three months.

If it proves to be useful, we will build a few more ships like this in this fleet refit plan."

Dai Lin chuckled lightly and said:

"The arrears of war indemnity in Booty Bay was just used to build the Kul Tiras Fifth Fleet. Perhaps this new fleet can try a new style of warfare."

These few words made the northern lord of Gilneas next to Dai Lin anxious, but also filled with unconcealable envy.

This is the strength of Kul Tiras.

As an admiral, Dai Lin has almost unlimited resources to use in pursuit of maritime supremacy, and the entire Kul Tiras high-level will support him unconditionally.

On the other hand, Gilneas, although lagging behind Kul Tiras in terms of finances, is not far behind. It's a pity that His Majesty Jin can't freely control the wealth in his hands like Dailin.

After all, Gilneas is a land country, and it is adjacent to Lordaeron, the most powerful country in the northern border. Maintaining a strong army is far more important than a fledgling naval plan.

But now is not the time to talk about it.

Lord Darius glanced at the projection of the battlefield, just in time to see another battleship in the fleet trapped on the edge of the battlefield by the second round of big tides, and another battleship was hit by several aerial bombs from the goblin bombers and caught fire.

The rising flame made Darius feel irritable. He gritted his teeth and said to Dai Lin:

"Your Excellency, General, do you have a way to break the current situation?"

"have!"

Dai Lin glanced at the northern lord. He twisted the seal of the Proudmoore family on his finger, and said softly and meaningfully:

"But all methods must be implemented in conjunction with the tactics of the tide sages. Without their help, your fleet will not be able to fight against the weird big tide.

The current situation is very unfair to you. The pirates can easily defeat you with the help of the sea.

If you want to win, you must first bring the war back into a fair contest. "

After finishing speaking, Dai Lin thought about it and added another sentence:

"Of course it doesn't have to be a tidesage.

If your mystical force of spellcasters has the power to fight the sea, now is really the time for you to use that power. "

The northern lord shook his head.

He knew that the Greymane royal family secretly recruited the forest witch.

But he also learned from the group of witches who were difficult to reassure, that their summoning magic could summon powerful alien creatures and bring destruction to the enemies of Gilneas.

Manipulating the sea is not the field that outsiders are good at.

Moreover, although Lord Darius is a warrior, he is not reckless and is very wise. The meaning of Dai Lin's words just now is already obvious.

He glanced at the admiral with a serious expression in his eyes strangely.

Perhaps an illusion.

But the lord could feel that Dai Lin seemed to have an unusually strong "interest" in the naval battle in front of him, and even offered to take over the command of the remaining Gilneas fleet.

This is not like his usual personality.

He said before that he was here to pick up the bad-behaved illegitimate daughter, but now it seems that Dai Lin's purpose in coming to this sea area is not as simple as he claimed.

But there is not much time left for the northern lord to hesitate. In the magic mirror in front of his eyes, the brave sailors of Gilneas are being slaughtered by the evil pirates.

Goblin bombers flew over the fleet every minute and dropped the damn bombs, though most of them were hard to locate and fell into the water and exploded, sending up huge columns of water.

But there will always be some "lucky" things roaring and smashing on the deck of the battleship, and then huge flames rise in the torrent. He couldn't hear the sound of the explosion, but just the scene reflected in the magic mirror in front of him was enough to make the northern lord clench his fists.

On land, he can roar to avenge the dead in battle, a mere pirate, nothing to be afraid of!

but the sea.

The sea is not a battlefield enough for him to gallop.

"Upon the authority granted to me by His Majesty Genn Greymane, I will temporarily hand over the command of the fleet!"

The northern lord took off the command sword from his waist, which symbolized the commander of the fleet, with a strong Gilnean style, and handed it to Dai Lin with both hands under the watchful eyes of the combat staff.

He declared aloud:

"From now on, His Majesty Dailin Proudmoore will take over my command, and the Gilneas fleet must obey all orders from His Majesty Dailin!

Even if he asks you to die, you must face death bravely and calmly with the courage that a Gilnean soldier should have! "

"Don't say such bad things, Darius. How could I send brave Gilnean soldiers to die?"

Dai Lin took the commanding sword and put it on her waist, and took her favorite sailor's tricorne hat from the great knight Cyrus behind her, and put it on her head.

The next moment, he looked back at the combat staff officers, waved his hand, and shouted sharply:

"I issued an order to all the battleships on the front line, asking them to move closer to our ship! The first to tenth battleships in the battle order immediately turned around and entered the bombardment position.

All the gun windows are open, and the artillery is in place! Wait for my order.

Cyrus is going to take over the armed sailors of the ship, and get ready for the boarding battle!

Lord Darius Crow Lei, I need you to go to the battleships on the front line and take over the command of the second flagship "Greymane". No matter what method you use, I want you to get the soldiers Restore morale!

Brother Pike, please go sit down and direct the artillery calibration.

Brother Ze Lin, I don't want to see the evil magic of the pirates affect the operation of my fleet!

Finally, Ms. Windcaller, I need the power of the sea to help my heavily-lost frontline warships get out of the battlefield as soon as possible and return to the fleet order. "

A series of orders were issued, and everyone present became busy under Dai Lin's command.

The admiral crossed his waist, looked at the staff officers in front of him, and said;

"What are you guys doing in a daze? Continue to sort out the real-time military reports. I want to see every change in the battlefield, even if it's just the movement of a small boat, and report it to me immediately.

you!

Yes, it's you, Miss Staff.

You act as my adjutant temporarily, what's your name? "

Dai Lin looked at the female staff officer who refuted him just now. The latter was stunned for a moment, and immediately straightened up and replied:

"Report Admiral, my name is Jetaris! I am from the Kingdom of Lordaeron."

"Ah, very good."

Dai Lin looked up and down at this heroic female staff officer, and he said:

"You remind me of Major Taylor under my command. You are as young, full of courage and determination, and have your own ideas, not blindly obeying authority.

You and he will both become generals in the future.

But now, I need you and your companions to cheer up!

Don't be depressed because of the previous defeat, the war has just begun and it is far from over.

Just a pirate"

The admiral looked at the magic mirror in front of him. He stared at the ghost ship that was approaching the pirate fleet. He looked at the pirate flag flying on the ship. A flame flashed in Dai Lin's eyes.

He said:

"You wicked little pirate, you should be taught a lesson!"

(end of this chapter)