Chapter 51. Naval Battles
"The storm is coming, the storm is coming!"
The blue sea and blue sky that were originally peaceful were surging in an instant, and the black clouds surging, and the waves were rushing. It was like a drop of concentrated black ink was inserted into a blue ink bottle, which quickly dyed the entire bottle of ink into black.
The sailors ran back and forth quickly on the deck, and Captain Drake loudly directed them to change into clothes that could withstand the wind and rain, and ordered them to come to their respective posts. The cabins were closed one after another to prevent a large amount of sea water from pouring into the ship.
The wind and waves were getting heavier and the boat began to bump, but this was just the foreplay of a storm. Mia could already imagine what would happen next; if they were driving a small sampan, how would the silence and charming beauty just now swallow them.
"Miss Christian, please go back to the cabin." A gunner of the main gun said hurriedly as he walked past Mia with the filler of the magic crystal.
"go back?"
"It's dangerous on the deck, not just a storm, but we may also fight fire with our opponents later-"
But before the gunner finished speaking, a big wave slammed the Napolean main costume soared into the sky and smashed towards him. But the wave was just in the air, and the lady who looked delicate in front of him suddenly raised her right hand, and the wave stopped in the air, and then turned into a group of flying water-shaped birds and flew around.
The gunner opened his mouth wide and kept it on the lip of the last pronunciation, while the mage had turned around and walked in another direction.
The deck that had originally appeared extremely spacious was now full of people. The sailors who were resting in the cabin and who were part of the combat classification had already rushed to the deck.
La Rochelle never had any "elegance" requirements for the navy's dress, all depends on the captain's preference. Drake's style is more unique: nowadays, sailors wear mostly short shirts that don't interfere with their movements because of the wetness, while on the outside are covered with a thick waterproof leather cloak, with a hat partially spaced from the torso and goggles.
Standing on the anti-slip boots and gradually becoming slippery under the slap of sea water, the sailors were able to keep their movements smoothly. They were originally soldiers of the Napoleans, and their regular navy was born, so their literacy was naturally not low.
The three main guns in front, two in the back, and the secondary guns stacked on the left and right sides of the deck were now full of sailors. The charged green light lit up under one magic crystal cannon means that the artillery fire is ready to go.
"All of all, the ghost ships will not like the regular navy you have ever seen, like fire at you from afar, pay attention to the huge waves around them, they may be hiding inside!"
Drake's voice ran back and forth as he ran, circling on the deck. Everyone stared at the huge waves surrounding him, looking for the figure of the ghost ship that had escaped into it at some point.
"Will the ghost ship really attack in such weather?" Cyrill stood beside Drake and asked with a frown. In such an environment, although wind and waves are composed of "wind" and "water", there is no doubt that the water element occupies more space at this moment, and every wave that rises can cut the wind out of it. Therefore, his wind-listening technique cannot exert the effect of previous reconnaissance.
"I'm sure and sure, they will definitely attack." Connor Drake said confidently. "The seven ghost ship attacks that can be counted in the past, four of them were in stormy weather. They were very adaptable to such weather, so they would definitely come unless they were too afraid."
Cyril turned his head and looked at him. This new Orway man with a similarly intricate background had always given him a feeling of being restrained and submissive. Although he had his own persistence in some things, he did not have the temperament to stand alone.
But at this moment, the other party's still firm expression and determined attitude in the storm made Cyril understand that he had found the right captain.
He wanted to say something, but he keenly noticed a strange wave of magic power, as if in an extremely distant place, the magic power contracted.
He subconsciously looked in that direction, but saw the rush that happened to surge suddenly broke a hole, and then a crystal blue thing had approached the Napoleon, and then it hit the hull heavily-
"Dong!"
A tremor sound came from the hull, and the whole ship shook violently. Drake didn't stand firmly and almost overturned from the side of the ship's bow, and was urgently grabbed by Cyril. The sailors were already shouting: "Perreside, port side is bombarded!"
"The location of the enemy ship is unknown, cannot be observed, cannot be observed!"
Connor Drake stood firmly and had not had time to thank Cyril, and he shouted and asked, "Didn't you see the position of the enemy ship?"
"The fire distance is extremely long, and the location cannot be confirmed!"
The soldiers checking the hull were already shouting a response: "The hull has only scratches and the armor is not damaged!"
Napolei's solid defense gave the crew considerable confidence, but Drake was only uneasy at the moment. He recalled the power of this shelling, and could give Napolei a shocking shelling of at least...
When he opened his eyes again, his breathing was calm, his eyes fixed on the darkness ahead, which had been completely attacked by the storm, and said calmly:
"The situation has changed, and we are moving forward at full speed. The other party is not an ordinary pirate ship, and it is initially expected to be a cruiser or above."
"Try your best to get rid of the other party, and turn the direction to the northwest, and we cut into the inland sea."
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"Captain, the shelling just now failed to cause a heavy blow to the other party."
On the towering deck of the Goddess Dawn class, Gwuff, who was known as the "Solconan Military Academy Fleet", said in surprise to Qing Evans, who was wearing a captain's captain's cap and holding a cigarette in the wind and rain.
"Is it a wrong?"
"Hit right." Gwuff wondered, "but their armor was better than I thought and didn't penetrate it."
"Not pierced?" Evans stepped under the mast and pulled the rope under the mast. In a few seconds, a figure flapped his leather wings and landed on the deck. He bowed and asked, "Sir, do you need anything?"
"Tracking the position of the other ships, let the flying swallow level be lost." Evans put the cigarette holder that had not been lit at all back in his arms, grabbed the mast with one hand and said, "Their armor is very good, but they probably don't plan to fight with us in the storm. They must want to escape to the inland sea and cannot let them succeed."
"Understood."
"Let the Flying Swallow class block them on the edge of the sea, and the Rook class raids from the flanks, and we can chase them from behind."
"yes."
"Go and notify."
He loosened the rope in his hand, and the bat man flapped his wings and rose into the air, conveying the news to his fellow tribes.
"Jias, can you still lock their positions?"
Jayce, who specializes in Hawkeye, was originally on the ship and was responsible for collecting main information. He gradually gave up his position after the Orcs joined. But he was still the best investigator to cooperate with Gwoof. Every time he guided him, he could increase Gwoof's shelling hit rate by one level.
"I can't see, the storm is too fierce this time." Jais shook his head.
"Then we can only catch up." Qing Evans turned around and then said loudly, "All of us should pay attention. We must move forward at full speed and prepare for the battle on the board!"
The crew cheered a lot - the battle between the shore, which was undoubtedly their favorite way of fighting. Because this Solkonan Military Academy fleet was able to reach its current scale, snatching the opponent's ships by placing the battle between the shore, accounting for a large proportion.
You can kill people and grab a boat. You don’t have to work hard to repair it yourself after robbing it. Is there anything better than this?
Under the rolling black clouds, the huge Dawn Goddess-class battlecruiser quickly sneaked between the wind and waves. Its power part was frantically filled with magic crystals, pulling the power engine to the fullest, without any concerns about failures caused by overload or excessive energy consumption.
After several months of training, these originally young student soldiers have now become elite sailors - they are outstanding graduates of the Solconan Military Academy. As long as they provide an environment, they can adapt and grow quickly.
The helmsman is not worried about the dangers that the wind and waves will cause to their ships. Their main equipment is thick and the sailing is extremely stable. I am afraid that only the wind and waves caused by huge monsters above the extraordinary level of the deep sea surface, or the storm caused by giant magic sources, can it sink a ship of this tonnage scale?
They are hunters, waiting to drain the "physical strength" of their prey, and then rushed forward-
The wind and waves are becoming more and more manic, and the pursuit of the sea is often long. One hour or two hours, there is no concept of time in the dark environment, but the longer the time goes on, the more stable the people at the Goddess of Dawn will feel, because this means that they are getting closer to victory.
Jais activated Hawkeye every few minutes. Although the hindrance of wind and waves was very obvious, he could obtain more information. And this was the seventeenth time he activated Hawkeye. Just as his eyes swept across the sea as usual, he suddenly found that a dark shadow seemed to be poking out of the waves on one side.
"Pay attention to starboard, watch starboard!"
His rigorous attitude made him scream immediately, and in an instant, the deck that was still silent became noisy again. The heavy main gun rotated in its direction, and dozens of eyes were concentrated on what he said, chasing any possible enemy situation.
"It should be a monster, right?" Gwoof wondered, "It should be a wave-killing shark. It's very common in such weather. They can't take the initiative to attack us?"
"Be careful." Evans just replied calmly, pressing his hand on the hilt of his waist.
The opponent's ship armor is very reliable. In previous battles, there was no case of mistakes in the shells of the Goddess-level battle patrol when they hit directly. This is the first time.
The ships with armor that can withstand the firepower of the battle patrol may be similar to the Goddess of Dawn. The reason why it is determined that the other party cannot be a battleship is because if the other party is a battleship, they would have been caught up by the Goddess of Dawn. And there is no news of the mobilization of the battleships in the port fleet coming.
Although the possibility of the other party actively fighting back is not high, if the other party does this, all his previous arrangements will fail, and he will undoubtedly fall into a passive state-
He suddenly became alert, stepped onto the main console a few steps, and slapped the button on it hard. In an instant, a layer of bright golden luster covered the entire battle patrol hull. In the darkness, the goddess-level dawn level was as dazzling as tomorrow.
"Captain, are you crazy? This is taking the initiative to be a target for others!" The crew member on the side was shocked and condemned his captain's behavior without hesitation. Turning on the magic shield can allow the Goddess of Dawn to obtain extremely strong defensive performance bonus, but the price is that it is as dazzling as it is now, and even a storm cannot cover up the luster at a close distance.
But Evans ignored him at all, instead sternly said: "Everyone is ready to be hit--"
As soon as he finished speaking, a dull sound came from the starboard side of the Goddess Dawn class, but the waves were torn apart by a slender hull. While the ship was driving the waves, nine gun barrels had already opened fire at the same time, bombarding the front side of the Goddess Dawn class like a target!
"Dong!"
The entire ship was shaking. At such a close distance, the impact of the shell made the Goddess of Dawn shake. The crew responded immediately, not to be shaken away from their posts, but then everyone felt shocked:
"How dare they come back and attack us actively? Wait, the power of this main gun - if there is no magic shield, I'm afraid the main armor will be penetrated?"
"Did the captain predict the attack that the other party might launch?!"
This kind of thought flashed through everyone's mind, but then they made the best response:
"fire!"
The main gun, which had already adjusted its direction, was ready to go, and the moment the gunner returned to his position, it burst out of the borehole.
The crystal blue magic crystal cannon shell flew out, and the three main guns with three three-units on the bow had a total of nine shells, which had already rushed out of the waves like a slash, and were almost parallel to them.
They have no room to hide, and they will definitely die in this round!
The moment the main gun was fired in this round, Gwuff's experience told him that the other party was destined to sink. In normal times, he had turned on the champagne to celebrate the arrival of another victory.
But now, he felt a little nervous in his heart, as if something incredible would happen-
He opened his eyes wide and stared at the flying shells. He quickly passed the fire process in his mind. The timing of the fire and the angle of the fire should be perfect...
No, not perfect!
Due to the first round of volleys by the enemy, the gunner failed to fight back at the first time. Although he was rushing to return to his post, the firing of the gun was a beat slower than his ideal time.
And the opponent's speed—
Faster than they thought!
The narrow-shaped cruiser-type ship was moving forward at a speed that exceeded everyone expected on the Goddess of Dawn. The overloaded engine was roaring, causing the shells that could have perfectly covered the core area to fall to the stern part.
The opponent's helmsman obviously ruddered in advance, and at this moment the stern was floating outward, avoiding their volley shells to the greatest extent!
The nine shells that were able to hit steadily were left, and only one could hit the stern!
And the last shell-
Gwoof stared at the last magic crystal cannon shell that might hit. The crystal blue tail flame was so charming that it gave people powerful and destroyed all confidence.
Even if there is only one shot, it is enough to destroy the other party.
But just as the moment he was about to hit the stern of the enemy ship, a blue light that was extremely dazzling, even brighter than the flame of the shell, flashed across the stern of the enemy ship.
Then, the crystal blue shell disappeared.
It turned into two petals and was swallowed by the waves.
Chapter completed!