Realm of Power

818 The Nords’ Counterattack (1)

Two dragon-class battleships, twelve dragon tooth battleships, and six huge merchant ships sailed against the wind and waves on the dark sea of ​​the Nord Sea, with strong winds and heavy rain sweeping across the deck. Create a splash of water on the ground.

The six large merchant ships, each with a displacement of more than 100 tons, could barely maintain stability and move forward slowly in the wind and waves. However, the twelve lighter Dragon Tooth warships were bumpy in the storm, and their bows were often submerged in the giant waves. , there is sea water flowing everywhere on the deck

"Tell the Lanfork on the port side to pay attention to their position. They are too close to the transport fleet." Falcon Squadron Captain Fry put down the lookout device in his hand and whispered to the deputy behind him. Originally, with his His character rarely reminds others. Whether others live or die is none of his business.

However, this transportation mission is really of great importance. Since the Ferland Island chain fell into the hands of the Falcon Navy, in order to drive this piercing nail deep, the Falcon Navy has continued to spend money on reinforcements on the basis of the original Rods. The defense power of the Orchid Island chain not only renovated the fortresses on the island chain, but also added two small military ports to serve as docking points for the Dragon Tooth warships that are not good at ocean warfare.

The twelve Dragon Tooth warships accompanying this time are the Frye Squadron that is stationed in the Phelan Island Chain. As the Admiralty of the Navy agreed, Frye is the first naval defense fleet admiral in the Phelan Island Chain. Now he is very high-spirited and can’t wait. He brought all his family fortune in Salander to the Ferland Island chain.

The six accompanying huge Salander ships carried the supplies that the Frye fleet urgently needed in the Ferland Island chain and ten newly produced army-type Thors. This Thor was more powerful and had a longer range. It was the only The disadvantage is that it is too heavy and difficult to move.

It is perfect for use as a fortress cannon. This kind of Thor is produced in limited quantities in accordance with the requirements. It has a serial number and the name of the fortress to be equipped. They are all carrots and pits, and rarely leak out.

Even within the Falcon Army, these thunder gods are envied and valuable materials. In order to exchange for these ten thunder gods, this time Frye was able to borrow six entire ships of loot from other colleagues through coaxing and deception. It is said that wherever Fry goes now, there is always a creditor following him.

The Rode Sea in winter is usually turbulent and turbulent. The complex and changeable climate changes have caused it to become a monsoon-prone area. Winter storms come at any time without any warning.

Ships passing here generally take adequate measures to protect themselves from storms. Since the Falcon Dynasty's fleet expanded its sphere of influence to the Nord island chain, the captains of the Falcon fleet are also accustomed to the capricious storms in the Nord Sea. As long as it is not For large storms of level six or above, the improved Dragon-class main battleships and Salander large ships can handle them.

While conveying the order, a huge wave hit, and the deputy standing on the deck staggered. He hurriedly grabbed the railing and turned to look at Frye. All I saw was that he was covered in seawater, but still standing still. This is the ability of people who have lived at sea for a long time. The deputy was about to say something when Fry suddenly turned around and looked at the lookout post on the tall mast.

The adjutant's face was stunned for a moment, and he saw that in the storm, on the main mast of the Dragon-class battleship, which was more than 20 meters high, the lookout hand was holding the mast to stabilize his body with one hand, and quickly waving the red in his hand with the other hand. flag. The red flag was flying rapidly, which looked quite ominous.

"No, can we meet the enemy?" The adjutant's face changed slightly and he said in disbelief. It was my first time to go to sea and endured the baptism of violent storms for two days and two nights. Now I still encountered a hostile fleet. I was really lucky.

"Use the semaphore to order all ships to prepare for battle. The entire fleet is approaching me." Standing under the mast, Frye had already begun to run onto the bridge of the warship. The semaphore meant that there was a huge fleet ahead. Although there was no flag flying, In this sea area, apart from the Falcon Fleet, there is only one possibility, the Nords

As the signalman quickly spread the order, Fletcher's fleet suddenly fell into chaos.

"**, I've seen a ghost"

"Hurry up and open the cannon chamber baffle, otherwise the other side will come and kick your ass."

The captains had different expressions and hurriedly started combat preparations. All kinds of ghostly cries and howls resounded on the deck. The sailors quickly cleared away the excess things from the deck, and many things that needed to be fixed were reinforced again.

The weapons magazine was opened and ammunition began to be transported to the gun room. The twelve Dragon Tooth warships swung their sterns, like shepherd dogs that had discovered a pack of wolves in the waves, and quickly separated from the two wings of the large sea ship.

"Flag"

Frye ordered with a cold face. Soon, a pink piggy flag slowly rose from the main mast. This pink piggy had a chubby face with a black pirate eyepatch on its right eye. Holding a trident, it looks both funny and full of black humor, but this flag has an extremely terrifying name in Ludhai, the Bloody Pig Flag.

Soon, with the two dragon-class main battleships as the center, the twelve Dragon Tooth fleets formed a diagonal line. It was very difficult for the thin hulls to line up in the storm, but no matter how difficult it was, before the battle, You must form a formation and aim your side at the enemy. This has become the most basic principle of Falcon Navy operations.

The six merchant ships filled with supplies urgently lowered their sails, dropped their heavy anchors, reduced their speed, and slowly rose and fell with the turbulent waves. After more than ten minutes, the storm weakened, and most of the sailors You can stand firmly on the deck without relying on railings. Also almost at the same time,

On the ground in the southeast, black sail shadows appeared one after another, densely packed, like a huge black wall emerging from the waves. The silence and depressing atmosphere made people a little breathless. It looked like the ship was quite unstable. few. Through the lookout glass in his hand, Fry could already see the tomahawk flag hanging on the opponent's mast, as well as the navy flag with red ax handles crossed.

"Haha, it's true, it's not like enemies never get together."

Frye's ugly face grinned, and he subconsciously rubbed his dry mouth. That was the fleet of Bandianko of the Nord Navy. This regional fleet had just been transferred from the Nord Navy headquarters. It was Fei The strong enemy of the Frye fleet in the Lan Island chain has 40 large and medium-sized warships. Although its combat power is not as good as the Frye fleet of Felan, it has the numbers and support in the coastal areas. On weekdays, it always plays hide and seek with Frye. I thought I would meet you here today

The sails were lowered and the formation was gathered. The twelve Dragon Tooth battleships slowly lined up in a fighting formation. The gunners all opened the portholes, and the muzzles of the four 100mm heavy naval guns specially equipped for the Dragon-class battleships were also opened. The front turret of the Dragon-class battleship has been pushed out, and the cannonballs have been loaded. Just pull the firing door to fire.

Slowly, the huge fleet in the southeast gradually appeared on the sea level. At this time. The storm became smaller and smaller, and the sun miraculously appeared in space.

Thousands of golden lights fall on the sea of ​​​​Aden, making the sea water emit colorful light, extremely gorgeous. The water is so clear that you can even see large sharks swimming through it from time to time. This has always been an area frequented by sharks. However, no one had the intention to observe the beauty of the sea, and no one imagined how they would face the attack of sharks once they fell into the sea, because everyone's eyes were already firmly fixed on the approaching fleet.

As the line of sight gradually became clearer, the fleet on the opposite side also seemed to have discovered the bloody pig flag that made a rustling sound in the wind. There was chaos. The name of the Nord Navy commander Marquis Bengardi was not well known in Germany. However, because he is a traditional warrior from the Nord royal family, and as a naval admiral who has been vigorously cultivated by the Nord royal family, the fleet he leads is the most combat-effective fleet in the Nord navy, except for the Nord navy.

The three newly launched Storm Serpent-class main battleships and the 30 modified Nord large ships are evidence of this. Each of these warships has a displacement of more than 100 tons and has more than 300 trebuchets and trebuchets of various sizes. There are three thousand troops on board, and judging from the appearance, almost all of them are the latest new ships launched.

"Admiral, the other party has sent a signal"

The bannermen shouted from the mast, "They said this sea area belongs to the Kingdom of Nord, please leave immediately." "Haha, pretend to be stupid, are you interested?" Frye sneered at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

No matter what the other party means, if he dares to appear in front of him like this, he has already offended his dignity. "Tell them that this sea area belongs to the Falcon Dynasty, and all non-Falcon Dynasty fleets must accept our Falcon." Navy investigation..."

The flag messenger sent out a signal, and the other party responded quickly. The flagman's voice sounded a little indignant, and he shouted, "The other party is telling us to die."

"The whole fleet is firing to see which of us will die," Fletcher laughed. He and Bandianco were both unruly guys and had long disliked each other.

"Rumble." There was a violent thunder god bombardment. The forty-eight direct-fire thunder gods on the flanks fired one after another. The shells passed through the gorgeous sea and landed in the middle of the Nord fleet, making a huge explosion.

However, most of the shells missed, and they basically fell into the sea water, exploding huge water columns. At a distance of more than 700 meters, it is basically very difficult to hit a target when firing from a floating ship.

Frye didn't dare to have such extravagant demands. However, he must fire, he must attack first, and he must let the Nord Navy know that he has always taken the initiative to attack. Passivity is definitely not Fry's style.

The Nord navy on the opposite side was under fierce bombardment, and the ten large and small warships were like a sudden blooming flower, quickly spreading out, like a huge arc rushing towards the Falcon Fleet, because it was too far away. for the sake of. The first round of firing by Frye's squadron produced almost no results;

"Wow, this guy has a lot of skills!" Frye couldn't help but exclaimed excitedly when he saw this scene from the lookout mirror. In the past, even the strongest warships could not withstand more than ten attacks in the face of the Falcon Navy's ferocious direct-fire thunder.

"Rumble" In the rapid charge, a warship of the German navy was "accidentally" hit by two thunder bullets on the side of the warship, and there was a huge roar.

Amidst the rising black smoke, the warship was broken from the middle. The bow and stern were tilted high, tilted severely, and lost control. It almost collided with the fellow warship next to it, and the main mast was broken with a "snap". It fell into the sea water and caused a long wave of water.

Bengardi's fleet apparently had a slight commotion. Being sunk so tragically was a shock to all Nord navy personnel.

"Accelerate and rush over with all your strength"

On board the Nord's flagship Feng Xiang Bell in Cambridge, a middle-aged general wearing a navy uniform shouted with bloodshot eyes. Shells dragging black smoke whizzed past the ship's side from time to time, but he still had no fear. standing on cambridge

Under the continuous bombardment from the opposite side, the warships of the Nord Navy spread out and approached step by step.

"Prepare for 400 meters." The heavy trebuchet winch on the Nord warship began to pull slowly. Twelve strong sailors used all their strength, their teeth rattled, and the heavy trebuchet was pushed into the speculative loading frame.

They must be within range of their own trebuchets to possibly counterattack,

"Wow!" I didn't expect that the Nords would attack ten warships without hesitation like a death squad, completely ignoring the cannonballs roaring from the opposite side. "Pfft!" Huge water columns rushed into the air, and the cannonballs fell on the warships. There were bursts of water in the air, and many shells even exploded close to the enemy's warships, but they missed just a little bit.

"Order the ships not to mess up. Put them 400 meters away and then fire. Even if it's a close combat, we can still tear them apart."

Frye looked at the countless fruitless bombardments of his fleet and ordered with a calm face. He also knew that his gunners had tried their best. They had to first hit hundreds of hits on the warships heaving in the storm, relying solely on their eyes and predictions. Targeting a target beyond 400 meters is simply a very difficult task. The warship is indeed very large, but if it is 400 meters away, it is just a slightly eye-catching big black spot.

"Rumble" filled the air with white smoke, flowing in the roaring sea wind like clouds in the sky. The thunder cannons on the same Dragon Ya warship fired a salvo, and the huge recoil could even push the Dragon Ya ship backwards. If the direction is pushed out for more than ten meters, if you are not careful, you will lose your center of gravity and be tipped over.

"Papa"

In Frye's expectant eyes, one of Nord's main warships, the Storm Sea Serpent, was hit. This warship was twice the size of other ordinary warships, and its sturdiness was just like that of Nords. As people always like, it can be said to be indestructible. The middle part of the deck was directly hit by the shell, and the tall mast broke from it. Together with the sailors manning the sails on it,

However, the Storm Sea Serpent was still moving at a high speed with inertia. The Nord sailors on it jumped into the sea one after another. However, due to the high winds and strong waves, and the constant Nord warships passing by, most of the sailors did not escape. The fate of being sucked into the whirlpool of the sea Fortunately, by the time the almost empty Storm Sea Serpent rushed in front of the Dragon Fang battleship, it had been riddled with holes. The three huge main masts on the deck were only partially damaged, and the deck on the side was penetrated by more than a dozen large holes. , the sea water rushes in

Perhaps it was because the distance was too close. The sailors of the Falcon Navy here were deeply shocked by what they saw. They had seen many sunken warships, but the warship was beaten to such a level that it did not sink. But this is the first time. For all sailors sailing on the ocean, they will feel a sense of powerless resistance. If the Storm Sea Serpent is not intercepted midway, with its strong hull, it can kill the hunter in one fell swoop. The formation of the Eagle Fleet was torn apart,

"It must be the legendary steel tree. The Nords actually used the steel tree to build the Storm Sea Serpent." Fry was secretly afraid, and gritted his teeth as he looked at the Storm Sea Serpent that had almost turned into a hornet's nest and was slowly sinking. , I couldn’t help but feel regretful and indignant at the same time.

These Nords are so clueless. If the Storm Sea Serpent in front of them is made of fine steel trees, then the evaluation of this new main warship of the Nord Navy will be improved by at least two levels, which can directly compete with Dragon Fang. Compared with warships, no warship can withstand the impact of warships made of fine steel trees. In this regard, even the unruly Frye does not dare to deny that,

The steel tree is a very hard wood that only grows in the hot southern islands. In the past, you would only hear about the existence of this kind of tree in the stories of some old sailors full of curiosity and fantasy. Most people No one believes in the authenticity of this kind of thing, but occasionally there are some small quantities of fine steel trees sold on the black market, and the price is almost equal to coins of the same weight. Because they are extremely strong, they are used to make warship decks or warship rams. Top quality materials

"If you can have a warship made of stainless steel trees, even the Kraken will avoid you." This is the mantra of many pirates. There are also some legendary pirates who drove stainless steel trees into corners. Super warships plundered everywhere and became the irresistible overlord of the sea.

As the distance rapidly shortened, the situation on the sea began to benefit the Nord Navy. Although it lost one main Storm Sea Serpent and eight heavy warships, the Nord Navy's advantage was still obvious. Three fast ships had already risked their lives. Falcon naval gunfire came within range of the trebuchets,

"attack"

There was a crackling sound like a heavy rainstorm in the direction of the trebuchet, and dozens of heavy trebuchet shells whizzed down from the Nord warships attacking from the front.

"Fuck them all!" the Nord Navy commander Marquis Bandianko roared loudly as he was sure of victory. He pointed the command knife in his hand straight ahead. He wanted to send all these Falcon Marines who didn't know whether to live or die to the bottom of the sea.

"Bang bang" broken wood splashed,

Countless slingshots fell on the deck of Frye's warship, making large and small holes. Some Dragon Tooth warships that were too close were turned into a mess under the opponent's raindrops of slingshots, and the deck was everywhere. There were bullet holes, as well as the sides of the ship. Many soldiers were directly hit by the dense gravel, giving up their young lives, and their blood began to flow on the deck.

Frye remained so calm, not even frowning. Because he knew that as long as he survived the opponent's first salvo, he had already won the chance to win.

In order to counterattack the enemy as quickly as possible, the Nord fleet used solid bullets with a longer range and higher accuracy in the first salvo.

After the first salvo. They immediately changed the type of ammunition and chose gravel specifically designed to kill the opponent's sailors, so as to destroy the enemy's ship while completely clearing the enemy from the deck.

It takes about five minutes from pulling the winch to loading, and five minutes is normal for normal naval battles.

It takes a long time no matter how skilled the gunner is to clean out the remaining gunpowder in the Thor cannon chamber, reload the shells and propellant, and then shoot.

Because the weakness of the Thor Cannon was known in advance. Therefore, Bandianco felt that he had a chance to win at this moment. As long as the second round of intensive salvos could succeed, the opponent's dragon-class main warship would definitely suffer serious damage and might even sink. Other smaller Dragon Tooth warships simply could not withstand the impact of their own Storm Sea Serpent.

This time, I will personally break the myth that the Falcon Navy is invincible. I will use the wreckage of the Falcon Navy to prove who is the strongest in this sea area.

However, Bandiens did not expect that Frye did not need five minutes to reload the shells, not even forty seconds. He gave only one order, turn to

It only takes him forty seconds, from the time the cannon pops out of the barrel, to the time it pierces deeply into the belly of the Nord warship at close range. "Boom, boom, boom, boom", the flank has completely turned the side of the other end of the Dragon Fang battleship. , the muzzle shines with a frightening light.

The huge hull of the Bandiens fleet instantly became the best shooting target for the Falcon Navy Thor. Continuous artillery fire fell among them, and several large warships were directly hit in a row. Amidst the huge explosions, The battleship next to it was blown to pieces, with flying debris and heavy personnel.

In just four minutes, twelve Dragon Tooth battleships and more than 300 direct-fire thunder cannons fired continuously. At such a close distance, they concentrated such fierce artillery fire that even Bandiens' seat The ship was a Storm Sea Serpent made of fine steel, and it couldn't withstand it because it was hit too many times, let alone other ordinary wooden sail warships.

"Sir, northeast, look!" During the fierce battle, Frye heard the shouts from the mast above his head, and quickly raised the lookout glass with his finger, only to see a white forest-like mast appear on the top, with at least hundreds of them. A warship with a Nord naval battle flag is like a huge rolling white wave, slowly rising from the sea level.

"**. It is the main force of the Nord navy." Even with Frye's unruly and conceited attitude, he had to issue a retreat order with great regret at this moment. No wonder the Nords are so fearless this time, they are just stalking. The purpose of the fight turned out to be to entangle themselves and buy time for the main fleet behind them to arrive.

818 The Nords’ Counterattack (1)

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