Realm of Power

On the northwestern coastline of Obarro, the sea level here seems particularly calm.

The golden sunshine shines on the sea, there are only extremely weak waves at the side of the ship, and a thread of white clouds like silk is reflected in the blue sky.

The quiet sea surface often means the coming of a storm, so old sailors are always not used to this kind of offshore area where there are almost no big waves. The midday sun shines directly on the curve of the Christopher Coast,

Admiral Rodharu of the Navy of the Principality of Niriya, known as the most famous naval fleet commander in the northwest region, is holding his head high, proudly admiring the huge fleet of ships breaking through the sea next to him, with extraordinary momentum.

The huge bow broke through the waves, and countless ripples spread out in circles. The warships collided with each other and broke or merged into larger circles.

The sea surface seemed to be rolling by an invisible force. The sea breeze blew the huge naval flag on the mast of the battleship. The towering sails of the battleship were embroidered with the symbols of several principalities. This power made Rodharu feel intoxicated

"It's such a touching sight!"

While Rodharu was admiring the exciting fleet, a thin, middle-aged nobleman walked up from behind the deck with staggering steps.

He stopped next to Rodharu, and his eyes swept across his eyes with a sharpness. The faintly visible coastline in the distance made his gaze pause for a moment, and he said, "Commander Rodharu! We can really be so blatant." Going north along the coastline? "Although the possibility of encountering interception is slim, there are still a large number of transport ships in the fleet. If encountered, they will become the enemy's first target. Every ship here can They are all filled with soldiers! "

"Lord Orb is too worried. Even if the opponent wants to intercept, they must have a powerful enough battleship!" Rodharu smiled slightly. He knew that this Marquis from Egbert had always been known for his caution, and he said with some disdain, "Looking at the entire northwest region, who else can send such a powerful navy except our Atwood Sea City! I would never think that that Will the barbarian king with so many merchant ships have the strength to compete with our Atwood navy? Or Orb? People think that our Atwood Navy is a ragtag group that can’t even compare to the barbarians!” “No, please don’t get me wrong, I just heard that the barbarian king also has a fleet, so it’s better to be cautious!” Embarrassed, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his hand. "I have seen what they call the Dragon Tooth Warship." Rodharu's voice stopped. He said with a bit of disdain, "Barbarians are barbarians, and they are also called battleships. They are not half as big as our heavy battleships. Not to mention they are too small, and their weapons are only in the stage of impacting with horns. Do they think that it is like that?" Can a small body be able to collide with a heavy warship? I really doubt that barbarian can handle the rough sea? , as an inland stream! I spent all my energy building merchant ships, so I cut corners on the warships! Do people like this need to be so worried? "Lord Haru is indeed known as the sea. General’s man! After hearing Rodharu’s words, Orb’s face finally relaxed a little, and he smiled and said, “After listening to your analysis. As expected, it is much more reassuring. Atwood Sea City, where Lord Rodharu is located, is an important coastal defense city in the empire and has the most complete shipyards and construction plants. There are also experienced sailors, who the barbarian who knows nothing can compare with! Now I actually hope to encounter the enemy, I have some expectations. See Lord Rodharu beating them to a pulp! "

"Haha, Master Orb, you are so praised! You who proposed this sneak attack plan, I believe that after this battle, you will definitely be famous throughout the northwest!" Rodharu's eyes narrowed at the flattery. Together, Orb is the brother of Duke Egbert and the proposer of this plan. This time, as the deputy of the transport fleet, he will lead 20,000 soldiers who arrived in Nistar in the north as a surprise force for Julier. The Si family gave a heavy blow to the side,

As for the navy, Rodharu is in charge of it. The three principalities of Edgar, Atwood Sea City, and Egbert located in the hinterland of the battle line form a combined fleet, plus a large number of transport ships of various sizes. They pieced together a powerful fleet with a total of 144 warships and a crew of 5,700, fully loaded with 21,000 soldiers, and quietly moved north along the coastline. The entire operation was extremely confidential, and they believed that they had done a good job of keeping it secret.

It’s just that they didn’t know that when the transport fleet left Port Warren, a supply point near the center, and headed north along the coastline,

Almost at the same time, more than 40 warships of the main force of the Falcon Empire Navy also left the central port of Antoros and opened fishing nets for prey along the northwest coastline.

At noon, the sun is fierce,

At the curved position of the coastline, the waves discharged rolling white lines, hitting the cliffs heavily.

Every time, there's some huge shadow floating around,

The towering bow of the warship split the oncoming seawater, splashing into turbulent waves. The waiting Falcon fleet lurked like a ghost in the shadow of the cliff, and the waves hit the sides of five of the huge figures. , forming pieces of white blisters, making a gurgling sound,

The silent wind gives people a solemn atmosphere,

The black hull has three rows of neatly arranged baffles, like the scales of a sea beast. At the front of the high bow, a ferocious black cannon is raised at an angle of 30 degrees toward the distance. The dark metallic luster gives people a terrifying look. visual impact

"Commander, the secret sentry on Ernest Cliff has just received news that the enemy's transport fleet has passed through the last surveillance point." The adjutant opened the hatch with excitement and handed a picture in his hand to Dust. Lun Kai: "The speed is eleven knots, the wind is due north, and we are approaching us along the coastline! This is the distribution map of the enemy's current formation!"

"Oh? We've already passed the Ernest Cliff. It's really fast!" Dustelenko raised his head, his eyes burning like flames. In the cabin, several admirals from the squadron were gathered in the middle. At the table, the analyst said, "No, how can such a formation fight?" A squadron admiral murmured in a low voice with a confused face. Everyone's eyes were on a simulated sandbox on the table. It has been filled with triangular chess pieces of various colors, large and small,

Red are large battleships and orange are small and medium-sized frigates. Finally, there is green without combat capability, which represents a frigate full of soldiers. Several colors are staggered in the sand table, just like a beautiful colorful picture. Every small flag here represents a real warship, in the huge The flank of the fleet, an inconspicuous place near the coast, is a piece of chilling black, which represents the position of the Falcon Fleet.

Ready to go, just waiting for the sword to be unsheathed!

In order to accurately determine the route and arrival time of this large-scale transport fleet, the Falcon Navy's secret sentries are placed along the coastline to convey information every fifty miles. The entire coastline is under the complete control of the Falcon Navy.

Although the two are still about fifty miles apart, the Falcon Navy already knows the configuration of this fleet well. The admirals of the Falcon Navy even knew in advance that the other party's flagship, the Glorious Aomida, was in this huge fleet. specific location.

Glorious Aomida, Atwood's naval flagship,

It is forty meters long, twenty-five meters wide, and twenty meters high. It is equipped with four heavy trebuchets, twelve light trebuchets, and is fully loaded with 354 sailors. This data. It has been lingering in the minds of the navy admirals for a long time. If possible, everyone would like to sink it in the first wave.

The wolves have polished their claws. Just waiting for these meat sheep to take the bait,

In order to achieve the goal of completely sinking such a large fleet, Dustrunkai dragged out all the main forces of the Falcon Navy that controlled this sea area, including 6 Dragon-class ships, 41 Dragon Tooth battleships, and 12 large transport ships transporting supplies. Ship, "This is the latest layout, we should not be confused anymore!" Dustrunkai readjusted the pattern, and the messy colors on the sand table began to change significantly. This sand table had already been I adjusted it three times, but no one saw anything special.

But this time, the eyes of all the admirals lit up. It seemed that this was the formation for the final battle. They were really experienced. If they hadn't known about it in advance, this sudden attack would probably have turned into a hard battle!

In the silence, Dostelenko touched his chin with his hand, pointed in a direction of the sand table, and first said, "I heard that this guy named Rodharu has the reputation of being the general of the sea. He has beaten thirty people in all sizes." After many naval battles, it seems that he is indeed a very experienced guy. You can also see it. As soon as the opponent entered the northwest sea, the original sloppy formation obviously changed.

The frigates have been gradually extended to the two wings, and the heavily armed battleships have begun to advance forward, becoming the leader of the entire fleet. If I guessed correctly, once encountered, the frigates on both sides of the opponent's wings will accelerate over first, taking advantage of their speed to form a large net. It is a very practical formation to entangle us, and then the heavily armored battleships can easily crush us, but the disadvantage is equally obvious, that is, once the frigates and main battleships separate, it will be a disaster! ! ""What your lord means is that we use a bait to make the other party fall into chaos without fighting! "Admiral Effinger of the Sixth Squadron was the first to react, and his words also made several other admirals suddenly realize, "Well, you are right! "Dustrunkai nodded." As long as there is a bait, the opponent's flanking frigates will inevitably jump out of the formation like hunting dogs. Our dragon tooth ships are faster than them. As long as they catch up, they will definitely Being dragged away along the way, they were unable to regroup in a short period of time, while the other party In order to protect the transport ship, the large warship can only slowly catch up from behind. The opponent's formation is basically useless. Once it enters the ambush area, the opponent will be at a disadvantage where our Thor can most easily exert its power. If we try to gather them again, we will only suffer greater losses! "My lord, leave this task to me!" "Admiral Tigel of the Fourth Squadron said with a solemn expression, "No, I ran away with my hand, I did it more realistically!" "It was Schiffinger who said this, and he said with a somewhat self-deprecating tone, "It is not easy to fool this cunning guy, and among everyone here, I am the only one who has ever been a deserter! "

"Who said that? When I was a pirate, I was known as the fastest on the sea! Of course, it mainly refers to running fast!" said an admiral dissatisfied.

"Okay, there's no need to argue. This task is handed over to Sieffenger. A hint of admiration flashed in Dustrunkai's eyes. Being able to admit his failure requires great courage. Since the last defeat, Sieffinger He is becoming more and more like a general, and he is unfazed by favors and humiliations. In terms of tactical command and strategy, he is obviously better than the other admirals of the squadron. No wonder His Majesty did not kill him at the beginning. It seems that he also took a fancy to his potential!

"Why, sir, such a decision is unfair to everyone!" Someone complained, although the voice was very low.

"Justice?" Dostelenko was obviously angry. "Damn, this is the army. Does the army know?" Dostelenko's bloodshot eyes fiercely glanced at several rebellious admirals. He said coldly, "If you feel unfair, stand up and I will tell him what justice is." The admirals were suddenly speechless and timid. They did not dare to look at each other under Dustrunkai's eyes, and turned away from Dust. Master Lun Kai looks gentle, but his tactics are dirty!

"What? No one came out?" Dostelenko looked at several silent subordinates and snorted, "Then can any of you tell me what method should be used to face a powerful enemy? Saying that you are in a panic?

"This" several admirals were stunned. I immediately understood why the commander chose Schiffinger, "As a bait, it is not to win, but to fail! Do you understand? In this regard, who of you can compare to Schiffinger who has been in a similar situation?" More appropriate!" Dustronkai's roar made everyone feel like needles were on their backs.

"Yes..., we are too reckless, Sir, please calm down!" Several admirals looked ugly.

"Well, since no one is talking about justice, then Schiffinger, you can go!" Dostelenko retracted his murderous gaze, turned to Schiffinger and said, "Remember, don't expose the reason for our ambush. The original intention is not to use Thor, you can only rely on yourself to express it! It's really embarrassing for you to say that you were so excited just now..." A trace of shame flashed on Dustronkai's face.

"Sir, it's okay! Get up wherever you fall. I'm very grateful to you, sir, for giving me such a chance to get up!" With gratitude on his face, Sieffenger picked up the admiral's military cap on the hanger. , glanced at everyone, "Everyone, wait for my good news." He opened the door of the cabin. The light outside the door was so strong that the half of his face exposed to the sun looked a little pale.

3 p.m.

Sieffinger led one master and one pair of two Dragon Tooth ships and sailed toward the southeast from the upwind direction. Due to the headwind, the squadron did not advance very fast. At 3:20 in the afternoon, Sieffenger finally I saw densely packed masts appearing on the opposite sea surface.

The white sails were swollen by the sea breeze, and emitted a dazzling light under the sunlight, as if a layer of white mist had risen from the sea.

Turn the hull 140 degrees, fully open the sails, and go around at full speed! Parallel to the opponent's fleet! "Sieffenger loudly ordered. Since the Thunder God cannot be used, the only way is to use some unique means to anger the opponent. The best way is to drive in parallel lines.

On the sea, being stared at so unscrupulously by the enemy's navy is the greatest insult to a commander. Sure enough, on the left wing of the transport fleet opposite, a fleet of four frigates suddenly accelerated, broke away from the main line, and moved toward the parallel direction menacingly. The line boss Effinger's fleet rushed over.

"Sir, what should we do?" the first mate asked with an ugly face.

"Don't worry about them, just keep the current fastest speed! Their speed is slower than us, and we are in a straight line, they are in a diagonal line! It's like hell if they can intercept us." Sieffinger sneered with disdain. For a moment, I had already expected this.

Half an hour later, Rodharu's sight had been completely focused on the two strange-looking Dragon Tooth warships that were still parallel to him. The four frigates on his side were dragged far away, and a white line cut across the sea. The water marks were like mocking the four frigates behind them. The most annoying thing was that the opponent, relying on their speed advantage, actually passed diagonally through the front of the entire fleet.

"Oh my, what an arrogant guy!" Rodharu heard Orb's voice coming from the side and didn't know what tone it was. His face suddenly lost its expression. This was an insult to the entire fleet, and it was also a great insult to himself. "Contempt" someone, send Cecil's detachment! His Black Demon should be able to catch up with the opponent's speed and tell him that no matter what means, I want the opponent to sink to the bottom of the sea!" Rodharu ordered with a livid face. Soon, a smaller ship flew out from the left wing. The black sail warship split the waves and quickly Accelerating, like an arrow that was taken off its string, it directly threw a large section of the battleship behind it. Seeing its appearance, some frustrated fleet members even shouted "Cecil, is Cecil's black devil" No! Kill that arrogant guy" Man, the other party is very fast. We are afraid that we cannot continue to perform like this! "The report from the first mate made Sieffinger frown slightly. "At this speed, how far are we from the ambush circle?" "About half an hour!" replied the first mate.

"So, it's very close!"

Seemingly thinking of something, Sieffenger murmured to himself. At this moment, there was a crash and the deck creaked under the weight of the ship.

On the left side of the battleship, a black sail battleship similar in size to the Dragon Tooth ship collided heavily with Sieffinger's flagship.

The side of the ship flew apart, and the guardrail several meters wide was broken, and then the two ships quickly separated, and the situation suddenly became critical (to be continued...)