Pirate Kingship

The Strait of Dover is located at the southernmost end of the North Sea, surrounded by the Kingdom of Hastings, Iron Bay, and the Kalmar Union. On one side is the Kingdom of Hastings, and on the other side is their century-old enemy, Iris.

Although it is only about 40 kilometers wide and less than 100 meters deep, it is the battlefield of many famous naval battles in history.

Among them is the final battle of the "Red and White Rose War" that killed the entire Lancaster family overnight.

On March 28, 1473, the ancient battlefield that had drowned countless souls and buried countless warships became noisy again.

Not only did merchant ships and pirate ships avoid it, but even seabirds and various marine creatures seemed to sense the danger and fled away from the strait.

At the same time, a large fleet set off from Felixstowe Port, near the capital Kingston, and the other set off from Foxton Port, which was actually controlled by the Earl's Party.

It took nearly a day for the fleets of both sides to sail out of the anchorage, and it was obvious that they had almost emptied all their assets.

When the whole fleet was traveling together, countless flags of King Hastings, fleet flags, noble flags, and captain's long gold flags were flying in the wind on the sea.

Amid the vast white sails, people even felt dizzy that the fleet stretched all the way to the horizon without any edge.

Led by the two flagships, which were also two quasi-legendary warships, the Earl's Party [Royal Oak] and the Royal Party [Centaurus], they sailed into the Dover Sea from the east and the west.

"Northeast wind, wind force 4, wind speed 12 knots, wave height 1.2 meters, the whole fleet is sailing at full sail."

The fourth-level [navigator] accompanying the army informed the entire fleet of the weather conditions.

The sail cable captains of each ship immediately led their sail cable sailors to tighten the moving cables and adjust the number of sails and windward angles of the warships.

During this period, they would rather take more detours than any foolish and bold captain dared to propose to go to the North Sea.

Until now, one of the tentacle clones of the sixth-level old god [Kraken] is still wandering throughout the North Sea, punishing all "betrayers" according to the killing rules of [Pied Piper's Shepherd's Pipe].

And at this time, who is the strongest in betrayal? Island countries, York, find the king!

The White Rose Family, which once enslaved the Kraken's Touch, is definitely a "nesting artifact" for fishing octopuses.

If they dare to leave the coverage of [Silver Law] and go deep into the North Sea, they will definitely attract the terrifying old god wandering in the deep sea.

The two fleets sailed along the coastline, from leaving the anchorage to arriving at the Strait of Dover to deploy troops, and the time had come to the early morning of the next day.

The commanders of both sides were very cautious and did not engage in night battles. It was not until the first ray of dawn on the horizon that everyone saw the enemy ships on the opposite side.

The scale of the participating ships was unprecedented. Hundreds of large warships with a total of tens of thousands of cannons were winding, leaving only a solemn and murderous scene on the sea.

If it had happened a few years ago, a war of this magnitude would have immediately attracted the attention of all countries on the continent and attracted countless onlookers.

But now the two kings of Castile and the Star-Moon Empire are fighting, and the Holy Silver Empire is killing people like a river of blood. The scale of the civil war in Hastings has immediately become second-rate.

Except for the Iris next door, which is cautious and vigilant, most forces have only sent observers to witness the results of the war in order to adjust diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Hastings in a timely manner.

Among the Channel Fleet of the Hastings Kingdom Navy, except for the First Fleet, which has been completely annihilated in the Iron Anchor Bay and has a reconstruction rate of almost zero so far, the other fleets in the mainland are all missing.

The second, third, and fourth are the main fleets, the fifth and sixth are the security fleets, and the seventh is the colonial fleet in Byron's hands.

Except for the Seventh Fleet stationed overseas, the other fleets have been continuously bleeding due to the [Touch of the Kraken], and the personnel, weapons and equipment have suffered varying degrees of loss, and they are no longer in their prime.

Among them, the Second, Fourth, and Sixth Fleets fly the flags of the Earl of Warwick and the Duke of Clarence, and belong to the Earl's Party.

The third, fifth, and seventh fleets brought by Byron were flying the royal flag of Edward IV and belonged to the royal party.

Judging from the data on paper, there is no doubt that the earl party, which has two main fleets and a large number of battleships, has the upper hand.

It is not surprising that this situation has occurred. In the final analysis, it is just one of the sequelae of the White Rose family's use of tricks to seize the royal power.

The navy is indeed the king's private army in name, and the object of loyalty should be the king.

It was precisely because of this that Byron took advantage of this point that the first fleet that betrayed Lancaster suffered the consequences.

But after helping Edward IV to ascend to the throne, [Kingmaker] Warwick was named Admiral of the Navy (Chapter 98), and had plenty of time to place people in the fleet, cultivate confidants, and turn the navy into a private army.

Except that the commander of the first fleet is Norwich York, a member of the York family, who can ascend to the third-level rank by blood relationship.

The commander of the third fleet is Edward IV's [Guardian Knight] fourth-level artillery expert [Star Shooter] Robert Barrett.

The second and fourth fleets of the main fleet were actually controlled by [Kingmaker] Warwick.

The second fleet was led by him personally, and the fourth fleet belonged to his confidant [Angry Fox] Fox Douglas.

With the annihilation of the first fleet, the naval strength comparison between the two sides naturally showed a visible imbalance, and the maritime power of the Earl's Party overwhelmed the Royal Party.

The royal party could only rely on York's loyal minister St. Byron, whose "shelf life" had begun to countdown, and the Seventh Fleet controlled by him, as well as the private military support of the royal party and neutral nobles, to barely level the imbalance in combat power.

The current situation is that one side has a strong fleet and one side has a large number of extraordinary beings, so the outcome of the war is unclear.

At this time, the pirate fleet of Pirate King [Wild Hunt] Byron Lancaster, as a rare force that has reached a tacit agreement with the Earl Party, is still in a state of silence within the "Border Mystery Lock" and has not entered the two sides. in sight.

If Warwick and Edward IV saw it, they would be shocked.

Guardian Knight [Iron Wall] Bruch, who was assigned by Byron to be the commander of the squadron, reported to him:

"Captain, the pirate fleet is already in place!

In addition to the 35 pirate ships of level five or above in the headquarters.

A total of ninety-eight level five and above pirate ships were summoned from Black Sail Port, including thirty-one level four nominal battleships and rare object battleships, with a total of 6,317 pirates. "

Byron is now the pirate king [the uncrowned king]. Even if he has no coercive control over other non-direct pirates, he is still the undisputed leader of the pirate alliance.

If those big pirates dare not respond to his summons when he raises the royal flag, it is not only a matter of profit distribution, but being liquidated after the war is the only outcome.

This is the value of the title Pirate King.

It was also because of this invisible prestige that Barbarossa Hayreddin, the pirate king of the Storm Sea [Throne of the Ocean], was able to organize the first colonial war.

Violet's voice also sounded immediately:

"Byron, a total of fifty-one heavy cruiser fleets are already in place, with a total of 15,842 people, ready to go into battle at any time."

This is the strongest trump card that he has been carefully preparing since arriving in the colony. Including the five ships that were hand-modified years ago, a total of fifty-one ships were launched in three months.

Most of the sailors serving on these battleships are pirates carefully selected using the Navy's military expenditures of the Seventh Fleet and the "721 Captain Fission Mode".

Although the money spent was Edward IV's, only Byron was known but not the king.

The pirates were given basic conditions, the strong ones survived, and the weak ones were eliminated.

To find gold from a large group of scraps of mixed quality, the last thing you need is pig iron and brass.

Now these people are no longer pirates in the strict sense, but navy in the true sense!

Byron knew from the beginning that rules always tend to favor the rule makers. The strength of the sword can only be used for a short time, but the rules of the game that can unite everyone can be used for eternity.

Redefining the order, based on its own [Pirate Ten Commandments] and the ancient [Pirate Code], has re-established the order of pirates in the Bantaan Islands.

The king, the law, and the country are a trinity. Establishing one's own [Iron Law of Royal Power] is the only way to be crowned [King Title].

From pirate to king, his ancestors had done it once, and now he was just starting from scratch and doing it again.

Byron's [King's Right Hand] was also dispersed and stationed among various fleets under his command.

Queen [Mithril Dragon] Catherine, Queen [Witch] Violet.

Prime Minister [Necromancer Knight] Andrew, Knight [Blood Red Whiskey] Alfred, Chariot [Iron Wall] Bruch, Chariot Cousin [Lich] Edward.

Guard [Honest Man] Eight Fingers, Guard [Phantom Blade] Gus, Guard [Chameleon] Jacqueline, Guard [Gunnership Expert] Wyandotte, Guard [Shipwright] Little Hans.

There is also an additional knight, cousin [Sea Mage] Salant.

The King's Right Hand has gathered a total of twelve people, each of whom is at least the third level, which is enough to serve as the skeleton of a senior officer.

Of course, they are not the only ones who are in a state of silence, but also the second-class battleship "King Edward" and the ghost fleet it leads with a total of 63 ships.

This was not Byron's initial arrangement, but my father also received an edict from Edward IV and came here to act as the ultimate trump card in the eyes of His Majesty the King.

After the first-class ship [Blue Dragon King] and the second-class ship [King Edward] were "changed from a deer to a horse" by "The Emperor's New Clothes".

In Edward IV's opinion, this was his "first fleet" that returned from Hades!

I had already prepared to give Warwick a big surprise with it after the war started.

What else can Byron and his fun-loving dad say? I can only say: "As long as you are happy," and then continue to act with him for the time being.

At the same time, playing the role of the killer of both sides, the father and son feel that they have a heavy responsibility on their shoulders!

If you can't trick them, you will be really sorry for their trust.

The main fleets of both sides continued to approach at an average speed of three knots, and the time came to ten o'clock in the morning.

"Scouts attack."

call out! call out! call out!

When the distance between the two sides was still dozens of nautical miles, countless flying beasts from the fleet soared into the sky and flew around the enemy fleet for close reconnaissance.

Continuously collect information on the opponent's fleet composition and main personnel to the rear.

Fights between beast masters broke out from time to time, and blood, feathers and tattered corpses fell from the sky every minute.

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Even before the battle started, there was already something tragic about it.

Only two ravens, Fu Jin and Wu Ni, reunited in the sky, looking down at many of their kind like emperors commanding the intelligence battlefield.

The most detailed battlefield information was sent to Byron.

"This is a formal naval battle. There is a constant no-fly zone above the fleet, which completely covers the high airspace where alchemical bombs or poison can be dropped from the air.

The power of the air force has been significantly weakened. It is almost impossible to get everything by gaining air supremacy, and this situation has no solution.

Because of the fear of the sky rulers of the Dragon King's Court in the mythical era, humans, who were originally just the ruled, have already maxed out their no-fly ability.

No one can defeat the dragons in the sky. There is only a glimmer of hope if they are knocked down to the ground.

Laws, war songs, prayers, halos. Many powerful no-fly abilities that can shoot down dragons have long surrounded the airspace into an iron barrel.

Once The air force that dominated the sky in the mythological era is completely useless in the Silver Age, and its biggest role is only close reconnaissance.

It is precisely because of this that I think that air knights, whale oil airships, airplanes and other air force arms may not have much future in the future. It is a blessing from God that they can be used to transport troops, but don’t even think about participating in the war.

In this case, the steel battleship driven by high-power steam turbines is very likely to develop to the extreme.

Become the ultimate power to rule the sea and write a glorious chapter of the "multi-turret cult." "

Byron's attention did not stay on the flying beast for too long, and soon continued to raise his vision to include all the troops of both sides in his vision.

The focus was on the flagships of both sides, the Centaur and the Royal Oak.

The former was the ship that Edward IV took.

The King of York, wearing a military uniform, a gorgeous ribbon and a beaver fur cloak, stood on the rear deck with a wide view surrounded by a large group of officers and nobles at all levels.

It was just that he had seen a big change when he saw him again after several months.

He no longer had the heroic spirit he had when he led the Yorkists to the throne, but instead had a sense of weakness.

His face was pale, his eye sockets were sunken, and he looked unhealthy and pale, as if his body had been hollowed out by something.

But the violence and cruelty on his face had already become so strong that it was frightening.

Those who knew the situation knew that in the past few months, His Majesty had turned his grief and anger into lust, and spent most of the day personally comforting the beautiful queen who had lost all her relatives.

In the remaining "hiss, hiss, hiss" time, he either ate, drank, had fun, and overeat or killed people on the spot.

In addition to instinctively keeping the most critical army firmly in his hands, most of the other government affairs were handed over to his most trusted brother, [Devil Duke] Richard.

He gradually gathered all the characteristics of a tyrant or even a king who lost his country.

If there were no foreign enemies around, it would not be surprising if a "candle shadow axe sound" suddenly took place one day.

But no one dared to remind Edward IV to take care of his health or concentrate on government affairs.

No one dared to mention Elizabeth Woodville, the "most beautiful woman in the Channel Islands" who had a new title, "Vampire Queen", in front of him.

Because so much time had passed, anyone who reminded or advised Edward IV, whether it was a eunuch or a minister, was killed by him.

However, as the "founding monarch" of the York Dynasty, Edward IV still had a long-standing prestige, and no one in the royal party dared to openly defy his orders.

As the two fleets got closer, the flags of the other side could be seen with the naked eye. Edward IV put down the brass telescope in his hand, coughed and looked at his brother beside him:

"Richard, the daughter and son-in-law of the Marquis of Norwich are my special envoys to welcome my [King Edward] and the First Fleet on my behalf.

Are they in place now?"

The short and ugly dwarf [Devil Duke] Richard said to his brother respectfully as always:

"Your Majesty, the news just came back that they have arrived at the designated location with the 'First Fleet'.

You can jump to the material world through the edge of the world at any time, join the battlefield, and strike the Earl's party head-on."

Hearing this, Edward IV's sinister face showed a rare trace of pleasure:

"The first, third, fifth, plus Lord Tudor's seventh fleet, four fleets against Warwick's three fleets, the advantage is mine!

You are all heroes of the York family, and you will be rewarded after the rebellion is suppressed."

The members of the royal party finally showed some joy on their faces.

Regardless of whether Edward IV has become a tyrant or not, as long as he can lead everyone to eat meat together, his tyranny can be temporarily tolerated.

Isn't this why everyone serves him?

They all roared excitedly:

"Four fleets against three fleets, the advantage is mine!"

At the same time, orders were issued through the legal network:

"Each fleet has a battleship of level 4 or above, and the flagship forms a battle line, ready to engage in battle, head on!"

The order was passed down level by level.

"Head on! Ward ready!"

On the other side, on the Royal Oak, which has always been the flagship of the Navy.

The gray-haired Kingmaker Warwick seemed to have a second spring, wearing the uniform of the Navy Marshal, with his back straight, no longer embarrassed as he fled from Ganquan Palace in a hurry.

Looking at George, Duke of Clarence standing beside him, a trace of unknown cruelty and excitement flashed in his eyes.

Because his daughter, Isabel, Duchess of Clarence, finally became pregnant successfully under the hard work of George, who suddenly became stronger.

This also means that as long as this battle is won, there will be no more obstacles for Warwick to completely seize this country and be crowned king.

"Just now, the fleet of Pirate King [Wild Hunt] Byron Lancaster has been in place.

The reason why the pirate fleet was able to successfully challenge the Treasure Fleet was because there was no strictly third-level or above battleship overseas.

But this is in the old continent, and battleships are the main battleships of the angry sea battle, and cruisers are only enough to make up the numbers.

This is also the main reason why I dare to invite this pirate king to help and not be afraid of being stabbed in the back.

Moreover, in a large-scale group war, the power of an individual is infinitely reduced. Using him as cannon fodder to fight the royal party to the death can solve two troubles at once.

At that time, I can naturally save the land promised by the North and become the real king of the whole territory!"

His calculations are also very loud. If Byron loses too much strength after this battle, the promise will naturally be invalidated.

Benefits are often not distributed according to merit, but according to your ability to cause trouble.

"My main fleets, the second and fourth, the security fleet, the sixth, plus the pirate fleet of the pirate king, a total of four fleets against the royal party's main fleet, the fifth, and the seventh colonial fleet, the advantage is mine!"

Then he issued the same order as the royal party:

"Each fleet has four or more battleships of level 4, with the flagship forming a battle line, ready to engage, head against the wind!"

Both sides formed single-row columns with fleets as units, each column had about ten battleships of level 3 or above, and more were nominal battleships of level 4.

Together, they rushed towards each other in a mighty manner.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The heartbeats of countless officers and soldiers were like drums.

Wood is not an industrial product, nor is it a general commodity that can be bought with money. To build a level 3 battleship, at least 2,000 high-quality oak trees planted a hundred years ago are needed.

In the navies of most ocean kingdoms, level 4 battleships are enough to enter the "main battle line" of the backbone of the fleet, becoming the gear that can determine the final national destiny in large-scale fleet operations.

Therefore, in this era, the main battle line is fine if it does not come out, but once it comes out, it will be the ultimate gamble that can determine the national destiny and the future decades or hundreds of years of maritime hegemony!

Even in the entire history of navigation, such battles of national destiny are rare.

And the number of warships in itself is the greatest deterrent. Once too many warships are lost, it may be difficult to make up for it in the next few decades.

It is no exaggeration to say that this battle blocked the national destiny.

In addition, in addition to conventional warships, the flagship of each fleet must be a level 3 or above exotic battleship.

In the spiritual vision, the brilliant spiritual light illuminates the sea.

As a member of the maritime power, the Kingdom of Hettings, in addition to the lack of a legendary warship that can suppress a sea and establish the dominance of the ocean, dare not say that the conventional naval force ranks second, but it should not be a problem to rank in the top three.

I just don't know how much will be lost after this battle, and whether it will cause irreversible damage to the national strength.

Byron, who witnessed this scene, was almost heartbroken.

If this battle had not been fought, he would have used all kinds of tricks.

As a believer in "I am the vanguard", he has always adhered to the principle of "monkey stealing peaches" instead of "black tiger digging out the heart".

He is also a believer of the famous mad dog fighting master - if you have an appointment with someone to duel, then drive a mud truck to kill him one day in advance!

Unfortunately, his will cannot resist the front of the army for the time being.

Just when Byron sighed for his battleship and comforted himself that "the old will not go and the new will not come, and the steam battleship is my true love", the fastest vanguard troops of both sides have already approached the 100-meter artillery range.

The commanders gave orders at the same time:

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Countless heavy naval guns on the battleships roared, blazing flames burst out, and the huge roar almost shattered the North Sea.