Realm of Power

(Please remember) (Please remember) On July 12, the Austin Crusade Fleet, composed of 30 North Sea sailing warships, set sail from the port of the main city of Austin amidst the excitement of military music. The army set sail, and the sails Like a forest, the port was filled with countless citizens who came to see him off.

The current King of Austin, Austin Bydick, stood on the high platform of the port, looked at the magnificent fleet in front of him, raised his hands high, and shouted to the turbulent North Sea, "God Austin will definitely bless you all for your triumphant return as soon as possible."

In the passionate words of His Majesty the King, the warship slowly pulled up the heavy anchor, and the iron rope made a rustling sound. The sailing warship began to move slowly like a dense forest, and the surrounding seawater moved towards it like a disturbed whirlpool. Scattered in all directions, this time 6,100 sailors and as many as 20 troop transport ships were dispatched to target the rebellious army, with a total strength of 11,000 people.

This counter-insurgency operation is simply a gorgeous performance that can be called a catwalk. In the eyes of everyone, the significance of this counter-insurgency operation is more to demonstrate Austin's hegemony over the entire northern seas, in order to deter those who The coastal ports that still have different intentions, thoroughly implement the big ocean strategy that Austin just designated

"The interests of Austinites lie in the ocean" is the most popular slogan recently. Although Willandra is one of the important ports in the northern seas, its total urban population is only 20,000, and it lacks sufficient Armament, even though Austin Carlos enjoys a very high prestige in the Austin Army and has many elite guards under his command, most people are not optimistic about Austin Carlos's rebellion.

In the streets and alleys of the main city of Austin, some people have already begun to predict that in the face of the huge crushing army in the main city, Willandra's rebels will not be able to hold on for even the most basic three days, and Austin will definitely There is generally an optimistic atmosphere among the upper echelons of the government. Even the Presbyterian Council has rarely expressed to the outside world that it is inevitable to win this revolt.

Although the Kingdom of Austin is a monarchy. But it is not complete. The position of the king is not hereditary, but is selected based on the recognition of the internal merits of the royal family by the Council of Elders. Each king's term is only ten years. The current king is Austin Byrdik, the former prime minister of the kingdom.

As a young and promising king, the first thing he did when he came to power was to find ways to end the three-year war between the previous king and the Asuos. In this war, the Austinites spent nearly 50,000 yuan. An outstanding young man, and has not made any progress. This war like internal strife has made the Kingdom of Austin feel that its national power is increasingly exhausted.

"The power of the Austin people is at sea, and the power of the Assu people is on land. We actually don't have much conflict of interest, so why do we need to spend more lives and financial resources in this meaningless war? middle?"

With such sharp rhetoric, Austin Byardick quickly convinced the Presbyterian Council, which has the power to decide the king's term. In the vote in May, it ended the predecessor's tenure early with an overwhelming vote and waited for the new King Austin. . Of course, not all people hold this view. At least among the upper echelons of Austin's army, there are also a few voices with different opinions.

Among them is the Duke of Langla, the Minister of Military Affairs who stayed at the base camp. These generals were all generals who fought bloody battles with the Assu people. They are representatives of the army faction. They advocated to the Senate that if they lose their land power, they will lose their land power. The Stings retained their strength at sea, and could not escape the expansion of the Assuans on land.

After all, the population living in the Beihai region is too small, and more of the population is concentrated in the land area. Wait until Asu Russia unifies the Hulanbei region, which has the most population. It will definitely not let go of the Kingdom of Austin, which is heavy on sea but light on land. When the time comes, it will be very difficult to compete with the Asuos on land.

It's a pity that in Austin, where the navy has always been supreme. The Army's voice has never been strong, and the Presbyterian Church has already acquiesced in Austin Bydick, who has always advocated the naval faction, as the king. Naturally, the proposal of the Army faction was equal to being rejected.

This rebellion also led to a saying among the upper echelons of Austin City that they were afraid to make it public. The rebellion in Willandra was actually an outbreak of dissatisfaction between the Army Party and the Navy Party. The original Austin Carlos was a member of the Army Party. of powerful figures,

He was the first opponent that Austin Bydick suppressed with all his strength after he came to power. He transferred him from the direct army, directly exiled him, and asked him to return to the fiefdom within a specified period. Finally, he deceived the rest of the group to personally communicate with Asu. The Russians signed a peace treaty, which can be said to have directly improved the rank and reputation of this famous general in the war with Russia. It is no wonder that Austin Carlos launched a rebellion in such a short period of time.

Although this rebellion seems to have such a huge disparity in strength, according to intelligence, Austin Carlos gathered less than 1,000 rebels in Willandra, but this time he sent more than 10,000 troops to counter the rebellion, which was ten times the number. 1. Even if Austin Carlos is reincarnated as the God of War, he will never die again.

However, things in the world are always unexpected, and the changeable and legendary nature of history has made countless people who like to study obsessed with it. The crusade fleet setting off from the main city of Austin encountered the third party just one day after leaving the main city. a trouble,

The fleet unexpectedly encountered the ocean Xunliu that returned from the central part of the continent in July. The storm formed by the high pressure was so direct that the future of the crusade fleet was shrouded in a black sky. The thunderous rainstorm soon swept over, and everything in the world was suddenly shrouded in the violent storm.

"Lowering the sails" Austin's fleet was in chaos. The North Sea sailing warships were blown around in the strong wind and rain, and all formations were disrupted. The two warships collided with each other, and the ship's sides creaked under heavy pressure. There was a loud sound, the planks shattered, and the huge waves threw the ship as high as a toy.

When the storm arrived in the Northern Sea, the sea was completely dark, with only the light of lightning flashing across the sky from time to time. The pouring rain, blown by the strong wind, almost tilted to a forty-five-degree angle. The huge raindrops hit everything that blocked its landing, as if it would be shattered at any time. The entire ocean seemed to be shaking, and the waves were five or six meters high. One after another, the waves hit all the ships on the sea, as if they were about to capsize at any time.

In the flagship of the Austin fleet, the candlelight in the undulating crystal lampshade seemed to waver because of the strong wind that penetrated through the tiny gaps in the window from time to time.

"Crackling" the silver lightning is twisting in the sky like silver,

A shocking electric flash of light left on the ship's window, followed by deafening thunder. The continuous flashes of lightning and bursts of thunder seemed to turn the entire ship into ashes at any time.

"Use lights to signal the fleet to keep distance. Avoid collisions"

Sliang, the commander of the Austin Resistance Fleet, threw the report in his hand on the table with a serious face. The storm had already caused a North Sea sailing warship to sink, two sailing warships to be hit, and another one full of 300 soldiers. The transport ship had a problem with its sails torn apart. I have completely lost my motivation,

For the safety of the entire fleet, Sliange could only reluctantly order the fleet to move forward, leaving the transport ship and the 300 soldiers on it alone. If they were lucky and could survive the storm, the fleet would send people to respond. If you are unlucky, you will have no choice but to sink and jump into the sea.

The luck of the rebel fleet seemed really bad. The storm lasted for half a day. After losing four sail battleships one after another, the rebel fleet sailed out of the storm area.

The embarrassed fleet lost three supply ships and about one-third of its supplies, and had to choose to dock on the spot to rest. After supplies were carried out in the nearby port of Belesdy, Sliang sent a sailing warship to search for abandoned troop carriers in the stormy waters, only to find torn wooden planks floating everywhere on the sea. There were also corpses soaked in the sea, which attracted many bloodthirsty sharks, which were chewing on the corpses. The searching warships were able to return and report that all the troop transports were dead.

After such a period of delay, the rebellious fleet did not actually arrive in Willandra's waters until July 19, where they were greeted by Willandra's six sailing warships and a watchman who had already been prepared. A warship that is twice as big as it is, with the flag of the Falcon Empire Navy flying on this warship.

"Fight and march across the queue"

In order to frighten the rebels in Willandra, the commander of the rebel fleet, Sliange, ordered the remaining 20 or so sail warships to form a very impressive horizontal formation.

From time to time, the sound of fighting in the sea ahead drifts with the sea breeze. A mile away from the main combat ship in front, the 17 troop carriers of the rebel fleet are waiting for the good news of defeating the enemy in front. As long as the fleet in front opens the channel, the troop carriers can attack the 5 troop carriers. Thousands of heavily armed Austin infantry moved up and flattened the little Willandra.

The Northern Sea after heavy rain. It seemed extraordinarily peaceful. The sky is blue without any variegation, as pure as the blue in a dream. The sea water ripples gently against the side of the ship, and the white ice is reflected in the warm sunshine.

Waves of light. sparkling. It's like a bunch of fog floating on the sea water, and you can't see the bottom. The sea water has begun to warm up in July, and occasionally you can see some ice floes that have been smashed in front of it sliding past the side of the ship.

Just as the troop carrier was parked on the sea, and as the water rose and fell, on the sea not far to the east of them, a two-masted and two-sailed North Sea sailing warship was thrown out of the waves. It penetrates deeply into the waves, and like arrow clusters, it breaks the waves into pieces and moves forward rapidly.

Behind it, three huge Falcon warships broke through the turbulent waves. Even though the waves rushed to the three-story-high deck, they remained unmoved. The huge white sails were filled to the brim by the sea breeze.

Behind the three Falcon warships are more than a dozen single-masted and single-sail assault ships. They are ups and downs in the waves like fish. At the last position is a long and narrow warship that looks like an octopus on the sea. His body is like a sharp blade, shattering the waves in front of him,

This was the North Sea Fleet that was preparing to stab the flank of Austin's main fleet in accordance with the plan. Unexpectedly, it accidentally caught the transport fleet waiting quietly behind.

"Attack and sink them"

Urcondo's face turned red and white with excitement when he caught the meeting. He really had no choice but to find a place, and it took no effort to get here. He didn't expect to encounter the opponent's troop transport ship here.

Without any hesitation at all, he immediately ordered three warships to charge forward as the vanguard, and his flagship followed with a dozen purchased small warships.

At the helm of the Dragon Tooth battleship, Urcando raised his Kugit crescent scimitar and shouted sternly, "Publish the signal signal nine o'clock direction for a scattered attack."

Rapid and sharp whistles resounded throughout the sea. The arrow-shaped warships in front turned a corner on the sea and spread out to both sides. On the sides of these old warships, 5-door turrets had just been installed. Thor was pushed up by the sailors and hung on a fixed iron hook.

"Target, prepare to shoot 300 meters ahead." The experienced rangefinder quickly gave the data. Standing next to these Thor gunners, they shouted loudly. Due to the rapid rotation of the ship's hull, long waves were drawn on the calm sea, and the sea water was also surging due to the fierce movement of the ship.

"Enemies. Pay attention to the side." The Austin fleet on the opposite side also discovered these enemies that suddenly appeared on its side. The troop transport suddenly became chaotic. The Austins shouted in confusion and ran back and forth on the deck. North The midday sun on the sea is very strong, the sky and the earth are pure, and you can clearly see everything on the horizon.

The details of the enemy fleet in the distance gradually emerged in front of the Austinites. The sea breeze blows, and the unknown battle flag fluttering on the mast is fluttering in the wind. It can be seen clearly from several nautical miles away.

"Don't panic, there are not many enemies." The man who stayed behind on the transport ship was obviously an extremely experienced commander. When he discovered that the number of the Northern Fleet was far less than expected, he quickly ordered the ships not to move without permission to avoid each other. Collision command, the size of the troop carrier is larger than that of an ordinary sailing battleship. Even compared with the three old warships, it is only one ship's lower. But when it comes to the troops on board, there are as many as 6,000 soldiers on the troop carrier. With an absolutely overwhelming advantage, the Austin commanders are obviously good at this.

After receiving the order, the Austin troop carrier was crowded with people. "Get ready for battle, everyone on deck." Austin's infantry captain shouted loudly and drove out the soldiers in the cabin. These Austin soldiers wore helmets on their heads. They were wearing triangular iron helmets and hard leather armor, holding shields and spears in their hands, squatting on the side of the ship like a row of human walls.

"What do they want to do? Join the ship?" Urcando saw this scene from the lookout mirror with a sneer on his lips, in front of the fleet with the Thor. There was no difference between forming such a dense formation and seeking death. He put down the lookout glass in his hand and shouted with all his strength to the flagman on the mast, "Order the attack."

"Rumble" thick white smoke first came from the three large old warships that moved out of the way on both wings. Although each of these large warships was only equipped with 5 Thors, the power of the salvo suddenly burst out. Still amazing

Because it was not fixed like a gun barrel, the huge recoil generated by Thor caused all the scattered debris on the decks of these three old warships to roll to the starboard side. The sailor above who had never actually used Thor inevitably fell to the ground crying.

Just when the three old-fashioned warships were in a mess, the thunderous cannonballs that were sprayed out already had a sharp and small sound. Crossing the blue sea, it landed on the flank of the Austin troop carrier and splashed a row of high water columns. The pungent white smoke was blown in the face by the sea breeze, and the hull of the Audidin troop carrier was shaken up and down. ,

"Boom" The expected explosion finally came more than ten seconds later. It may be that the Austin troop carriers were too dense, which caused the first salvo to have an unexpected effect. A Thor bomb penetrated a troop carrier. After that, it smashed into the side of a troop carrier behind,

"A bunch of idiots." Urcondo grinned from ear to ear in an instant. He saw through the lookout mirror that the left wings of the two troop carriers were blown to pieces in an instant, and a huge mast as high as 20 meters high in the sky. Smashed down hard. The cannonball directly destroyed the side of the troop carrier, leaving a terrifyingly large hole in it, into which icy cold water was penetrating.

This was a one-sided massacre. When the three Falcon warships finished firing, a dozen small sailing warships came up from behind and pounced like a pack of wolves. The fronts of these small warships were fixed. A thunder god, this was Urcando's idea, since the northern sailing warships can use the ram as a weapon , then it should be possible to install Thor. With this idea, in addition to equipping 3 old warships with 5 doors each, Urcondo installed all the remaining fifteen doors on these small sailing warships. , he didn’t know that this accidental innovation of his had created a new type of assault warship for the Falcon Navy.

"Distance corrected to 200 meters, shooting." More than a dozen small warships swarmed in like a pack of wolves, with bursts of white smoke spurting out from their front ends. This round of shelling directly covered the echelon outside the troop carrier, surrounding it. The ship was defenseless The large troop carrier was smashed into a sieve on the spot. Thick flames mixed with thick smoke came out from the inside of the broken hull. The entire battleship suddenly disappeared. Only the wreckage that continued to float on the sea and the catastrophe struggling on the sea. Immortal sailors.

"The Battle of the 30-Gun Thor" is how this battle was called in later naval history. The rudimentary 30-Gun Thor of the North Sea Fleet dealt an unimaginable huge blow to the unprepared Austin transport fleet. In the distance Continuously spurting out thick white The smoke was like fireworks on the sea, with countless swift black light spots in front of them, forming extremely terrifying nets of death around them. No matter how big the hull was, no matter how strong you were, as long as you were shot, you would be dead. Turned into a shocking ball of fire

After several rounds of salvos, half of the 20 transport ships have sunk. The swaying hulls and thick smoke make this place look like a huge cemetery. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!

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