Realm of Power

Zhongbia, off the coast of Longchang Port

The waves are rippling and the water is blue. You can vaguely see the beautiful corals in the strait and the sea fish flying freely in the water. These tenacious and humble life forms have turned the entire seabed into their own world through millions of years of accumulation. , the three islands formed here by the islands and reefs emerging from the sea are like three beacons embedded in the vast sea.

On the outskirts of these three coral reef islands, six Aden warships hidden in the shadows of the islands are rising and falling with the sea water. These Aden warships are all fast sailing warships, and their size is only considered medium among warships. Warships There were no flags flying on the top of the mast, and the hulls mostly looked dilapidated, looking like ghost ships in the shadows.

At this moment, under the impact of the sea water, a Chinese merchant ship flying a white flag was approaching the side of one of the larger Aden warships. When he saw this Chinese merchant ship, a rope ladder was lowered from the side of the Aden warship. Soon, a figure on the Zambian merchant ship climbed up the rope ladder to the deck of the warship. It was an Aden man wearing a white robe.

"Lord Yabu! I knew I had good luck today. Seeing you is as lucky as seeing the morning light in Longlin."

On the deck, a strong Aden man wearing mail and leather buttons walked towards the white-robed Aden man with a grin. On his bald head, under a pair of thick eyebrows, were a pair of eyes full of bloodshot threads, and his nose looked like Very weird, it feels like there is no It looked like the bridge of his nose, which was the mark of being chopped off. There was also an old wound on his right cheek that looked like a cross, making the originally ferocious face of the strong man look even more terrifying. When the corner of his mouth opened, a yellowish mouth appeared. The teeth make the face of the white-robed Aden even more ugly,

"Captain Yola, I brought the order from the great elder"

Yabu frowned with an ugly expression. He smelled the fishy smell of the sea between his nostrils and almost vomited it out. This was also the first time for him to meet the notorious Captain Yola. He was looking for him in the port. The pirate liaison found here through the identity of the Great Elder's special envoy. Who would have thought that the nobles of Aden would also need the help of these notorious pirates?

But there is no way. The Imperial Navy has blocked the southern sea of ​​​​China. The naval warships of the Kingdom of Aden were suppressed by the Imperial Navy. In several battles, the Imperial Navy won with a large advantage. The Aden Navy’s stronghold in the southern sea , and even been pulled out one by one by the Imperial Navy. Now they can only guard their position in the Longlin Strait and use the unique geographical location of the Strait to be able to stop the Imperial Navy's pressure.

The only ones who can bypass the Imperial Navy blockade and appear outside Longchang Port are these cunning Aden pirates. After all, most of those who can become pirates have one or two secret routes. Otherwise, once they are chased by the regular navy, they will It's a dead end, just such a secret route to Travel also represents extreme danger. Generally, it is either a storm area or a stranding area full of islands and reefs. Only pirates who are being chased and jump over the wall will bravely make their way through it without fear of death, such as the Yola in front of me. , is such a pirate leader, who is said to be a lowly naval slave,

During a mission, Yola encouraged other slaves on the ship to kill naval officers and seize the warship. When the Aden Navy ruled the southern sea of ​​Central Asia, the Aden Navy once offered a bounty of 20,000 yuan. As a result, this guy Not only was he not caught and beheaded, but he took advantage of the fierce battle between the Imperial Navy and the Aden Navy in the South China Sea and led his pirates to loot a building of the Aden Navy. At the dock port, several more Aden warships were taken away from it. Because of this matter, the Navy Department of the Kingdom of Aden directly replaced the commander of the fleet in the Central Asian Sea and detained him on charges of incompetence in combat. When the news came out, the Pirate King Yola can be said to have shocked the entire Central Asian Sea. Yola's power has grown more and more. Now it is a big pirate with six Aden sailing warships and a total of 1,100 sailors.

"This is what the Great Elder asked me to entrust to you. As long as you can handle this matter, the Great Elder can consider coming forward to say a word for you. You, Yola, don't want to be a pirate all your life! Now the Kingdom's navy is in the Southern Sea. Failure is the time when strength is needed. If it is the recommendation of the great elder, I believe the Kingdom’s Navy Department will also consider it!" Great Elder Yabu said! After handing the letter to Yorah, he slightly tilted his face arrogantly, full of grace. He was a nobleman of Aden, and Jorah was at most a slave. If it were in Aden, a slave like Jorah would not be able to lift up a noble. If you first look at yourself, you will be regarded as rude and your eyes will be gouged out. Now that you are condescending and condescending, you are already giving a lot of face.

"I understand what the great elder means."

Yola's excited eyes shone, and he pretended not to see Yabu's arrogance at all. He just looked at the letter in his hand with hot eyes. After confirming that it was the handwriting of the distinguished elder, he carefully put the letter in his pocket and looked at it. Zhong Geng showed a bit of fierceness. The Great Elder asked him to attack Longchang Port tomorrow. This was not difficult for Yora, who even dared to rob the Aden military port. By plundering Longchang Port, he could also get the Great Elder's Recommended, how can you let such a good thing go?

"At noon tomorrow, when merchant ships gather in Longchang Port, let's make a big fortune!" Yorah sent away the great elder's envoy and immediately ordered a meeting of all the captains of the fleet. Yorah's sailors were all There are a thousand, although Longchang Port However, there are also so-called city guards, their number is only five hundred, and they have never really been on the battlefield. It is okay to maintain law and order, but if they really want to fight, such an opponent is for the Aden pirates who lick blood with their swords. , simply vulnerable! The piece of fat in Longchang is already in front of you. All you have to do is take a bite. .

The scorching sun is steaming, water vapor is floating on the sea,

On the east side of the sea outside Longchang Port, the entire sea surface is so calm that it is like a smooth and transparent mirror. The white waves hit the bow of the ship that is heading forward, like a white line blooming on the sea surface. On the squadron flagship June On both sides of the wind, there were three Imperial Dragon Teeth battleships guarding the sides of the fleet. , breaking through the sea and moving forward neatly, the huge white sails were swollen by the sea breeze, and the pulling reins jumped straight. Behind the battleship was a huge logistics supply fleet composed of more than eight imperial transport ships. The entire fleet totaled seven dragons. The battleships and eight transport ships formed a triangular formation.

Known as the rising star of the Imperial Navy, the young man stood alone and proudly on the bow of the ship, wearing a straight black uniform of the Imperial Navy. Looking far into the distance, he looked at the sea below his feet with a condescending look, with a hint of yearning on his resolute face. A look of envy, such clear water, and picturesque coral reefs in the sea, flanking the huge and orderly fleet advancing at a constant speed. Coral reefs emerge shallowly from the sea, sporadically and orderly surrounding them into an elliptical ring, like a bouquet of flowers thrown to the blue sea, and like a string of white jade pearl necklaces scattered to the sea, gorgeous Colorful, the waves crashed on the coral reefs, splashing into broken white jade-like waves.

After receiving the emperor's order, Katis immediately mobilized the Empire's Central Asian South Sea Squadron to march north to the Longchang Sea. As a rising star of the Imperial Navy this year, Katis single-handedly severely damaged the Aden Navy in the Central Asian South China Sea and pushed Aden into the sea. The route for people to obtain property and supplies from China and Libya was completely cut off. The status of the South China Sea Squadron of China and Libya was in the Imperial Navy. Zhongfa has the appearance of a so-called regional giant. Although it is still far behind the main force of the fleet in the inland sea area of ​​the empire, the size of the squadron has long exceeded that of the ordinary squadron. The empire spent a lot of money to build a fleet in Tengyang Lake in the upper reaches of the southwest river. The construction of more than a dozen large shipyards ensured the continuous delivery of Imperial Dragon Teeth battleships and transport ships to the squadron.

In just one year, the scale of the China-Belgium South China Sea Squadron has expanded from the original six Longya battleships to the current size of 18 Longya battleships and more than 20 large transport ships. The Yanan Sea region snatched more than a dozen small and large islands from the Aden people in one go, completely cutting off all the tentacles of the Aden people extending towards Central Asia, making the Aden people's teeth ache with hatred for this fleet. But there is no other way. This time, some parts of the The fleet performed its mission for a short period of time. Katis did not think there was any danger. In fact, although it was only about half the strength of the squadron, the entire fleet was enough to walk sideways in the waters of Central Asia, because Central Asia did not have a navy. As for those When the sporadic pirate forces saw the imperial fleet, their first reaction was to flee as far as they could, because those pirates also knew very well that the Imperial Navy Thor could smash their ships into sieves and destroy their bodies from hundreds of meters away. torn into pieces,

When heading north to Longchang this time, Casti looked more like he was on vacation. The mentality of the entire fleet was also the same, so the fleet was only in a loose formation.

"You see what I said, right? You hit me too hard. The Aden people have replaced another fleet commander. It seems that he will not leave the canyon in the next half month. It should be said that before the monsoon arrives in June, he will not leave the canyon." There will be plans to come out." A middle-aged man wearing an Imperial Navy uniform came up from behind and put his hands in his hands. A piece of information was passed to Katis in front of him. He was the deputy commander of the Southern Fleet in Central Asia, Yamirak. As the size of the Southern Fleet continued to grow, the Imperial Navy Department had begun to make proposals to the emperor. , divided the Southern Squadron into one and two teams, but was vetoed by the emperor.

The emperor believed that the importance of China and the South China Sea was self-evident, and it was still fiercely competing with the Aden people. Dividing it into one or two fleets would only cause dispersion of strength and inconvenient command. In the end, the emperor just agreed to the navy. The Ministry requested to add a deputy, and the duty of this deputy was not to command the fleet, but as the emperor's special envoy, he was stationed in the Southern Squadron. In other words, the Southern Squadron in China was actually commanded by the emperor himself. . The deputy assigned was named Yamilak. In order to weaken the influence of the Admiralty Department on the navy in southern China, the emperor directly transferred people from the Supervision Department this time.

"Isn't this better? We have been fighting with the Aden people for more than half a year. Everyone needs a break."

Casti's eyes fell on the deputy who was complaining to him. As for the deputy's background in the Ministry of Supervision, he said with a flattering smile, "I have already reported to the Navy that as a squadron, we should have a dragon-class battleship of our own." Just as a flagship, June in front of me The Fenghao was still usable before, but now it must be a Dragon-class one! ""Do you think it was also written in the report to His Majesty the Emperor, don't look at me like that, I know your Supervision Department! Not all people have a channel to submit directly to the emperor.

"Dragon? Stop joking. It's not difficult to ask the Navy to send a Dragon. What's difficult is how do you let the Dragon pass through the Southwest Waterway?" Yamilak rolled his eyes rudely, saying that this was simply impossible. Although I am not from the Ministry of the Navy, I did a lot of research on the Central and Southern Squadron before I came here. I know that the warships of the squadron are all transported from the Southwest Waterway. The width of the Southwest Waterway is so wide that it is basically It is impossible to let the huge size of the Dragon-class battleship pass through

“It would be great if a shipyard could be set up in the southern port of China.”

There was a touch of excitement on Casti's face, his eyes were red, and he was eager to try, but it soon dimmed again. He lowered his head and said helplessly, "This is even more impossible. The Zhongbia court will never do it." Allowed, unless the empire launches a war to force the Zhongbia court, but I heard that the empire’s progress in Deyang is very slow, let alone the coastal port areas.”

At the moment when he was sighing, an urgent whistle suddenly sounded sharply, which was particularly harsh in the calm sea. The sharp whistle seemed to pierce everyone's eardrums. The sailors who were taking a lunch break were immediately awakened by the sharp whistle and started to rush. fell from hammock

Casti and his deputy Amirakdin looked up at the tall mast at the same time, only seeing the top of the mast, holding a telescope in his hand, sounding the most urgent alarm through gestures and whistles. The gesture of Wangshou made a powerful downward slash, and then crossed his chest horizontally. He repeated this action several times in a row, as if the scene he saw in front of him was really unbelievable.

But in the eyes of the imperial sailors and Casti and others, it only meant one thing: "Aden Fleet"

It was as if Casti had been injected with chicken blood. There was really no place to look for, and it took no effort to get here. He didn't expect to meet the Aden navy here. He drew out his cold-glaring saber with a swipe and roared sternly. : "Send the order, the whole fleet! Font! Fight! Attack!"

A rapid and sharp whistle sounded throughout the entire fleet. All the sails of the seven Dragon Tooth warships at the front were fully opened, and they began to accelerate on the sea. Because of the rapid rotation, long waves were drawn on the calm sea. The sea water also surged due to the fierce movement of the ship. The sea breeze blew, and the huge falcon flag floating on the mast of the battleship fluttered in the wind.