Chapter 11 Night Attack and Fire
"Jianghai, get up quickly!"
Early the next morning, Viscount Du Wen hurriedly knocked on the door of Jianghai.
"What's up?"
"Prince Inlahir has issued a war conscript order, and all the Dor'anros nobles immediately came to his palace to gather." Du Wen said excitedly. The swan knight had already smelled the smell of war.
"We're finally here, Prince Inrashir is going to use force against Pirates Amba!" Jiang Hai jumped out of bed with clever washing, then rushed to Prince Inrashir's palace with Viscount Du Wen.
I met many nobles on the way, all of whom were ready to go.
Gondor is a martial kingdom. Because he has been adjacent to the two evil forces of Mordor and Harad for many years, both traditional nobles who inherited the family business of his ancestors and new nobles can fight on the battlefield.
In the center of the main hall of the Prince's Palace, a huge map is placed on the long table, depicting the city of Dor's Anros and the terrain of 150 kilometers nearby.
A large group of Gondor nobles, including Jiang Hai, stood in the hall, waiting for the orders of Prince Inlahir.
Prince Inlahir walked to the map and said, "Everyone, the pirates of Amba have invaded our territory for a long time and have been raging on our sea for a long time! It is time to drive these greedy devils home!"
"Ao! Ao!"
As soon as the prince finished speaking, a group of nobles below immediately became excited, and several people were still screaming excitedly.
Pointing to an island southeast of Dor'anros, Prince Inlahir said: "Torfaras Island has been occupied by Amba pirates for decades. They used the island's Gerben Fortress as a supply base and used it as the center to invade the coast of Gondor. Not only our Dor'anros City, but also the Port of Pelag in the east were also deeply affected. If this island can be occupied, our navy will regain the initiative and block the Amba pirates in the desert coast in the south! Our maritime trade routes can be opened again, and our fishermen can also go to sea with peace of mind. Gondor will regain vitality!"
Jiang Hai estimated that Prince Inlahir had a high charming attribute. This speech not only made other nobles excited, but also his own emotions were aroused. He really wanted to lead the army to sea immediately and drive the pirates of Anba out of Thorfaras Island.
This battle plan was agreed by almost all the nobles. After all, the maritime trade routes were blocked, and they were the ones who suffered the biggest losses. These people had long wanted to drive the pirates of Anba away.
The combat plan to capture Thorfaras Island was divided into two parts. Some nobles were responsible for disturbing the enemy and defending the enemy, while some nobles were responsible for attacking.
As expected, Jiang Hai was assigned to the offensive troops.
"Side Quest: The Threat at Sea."
"Complete the mission objective: Wait for the orders of Prince Inlahir."
"New mission objective: defeat the Pirates of Amba and occupy the island of Thorfaras."
"Mission Description: This is the first battle since joining the Kingdom of Gondor. You'd better not mess it up."
After the meeting, the Gondor army, which had already been prepared, set sail and left the port in the afternoon.
The fleet that attacked the island of Tolfaras this time consisted of more than fifty ships of all sizes, with a total force of 3,000. Although the tonnage of the Jianghai, the Wind, was not as good as the swan ships of the Gondor Navy, it was among the best in terms of speed and mobility.
The gold coins that Prince Inlahir gave to Jiang Hai were used by Jiang Hai to purchase a set of full-body plate armor, a one-handed steel warhammer, a zither-shaped shield, and a heavy armor-breaking crossbow.
This outfit costs 300 gold coins from Jianghai to buy three farms or a luxury house in the city.
The remaining 100 gold coins, plus the 150 gold coins borrowed from Viscount Du Wen, were used to transform the Yingfeng. Three medium-sized crossbows were installed on each side, a heavy crossbow was installed at the bow, and a 360-degree striking stone tool was installed on the stern of the ship.
In this way, this fast merchant ship transformed into a fully armed sea killer.
Due to the sufficient prior intelligence work, the Gondor Navy did not even encounter a pirate ship when it arrived at the coast of Torfaras Island.
This time, the commander of the Gondor Navy was Earl of Ota. After everyone held a pre-war meeting on his flagship Swan giant ship, the Black Feather Lake, they dispersed.
It was eleven o'clock in the night. Earl Ota decided to launch an attack at five in the morning the next day, the darkest moment before dawn, when the pirates slept the most deadly.
As a war layman, Jiang Hai naturally would not overestimate his own ability to express his opinions. In this battle, the goal he set for himself was to pick up bargains while making soy sauce and accumulate combat experience.
At four o'clock in the morning, the rest of the Gondor seamen got up and chewed the marinated meat with mixed rum for breakfast.
At this time, the northwest wind was blowing, and the Gondor fleet was in a favorable position for a smooth wind.
The pirates were still sleeping soundly and did not find the approaching Gondor fleet.
Jiang Hai asked Yingfeng to drive half of the sail and mix in the fleet slowly. Fifty Gondor militia archers were already lined up neatly on the deck. Each of them prepared twenty rockets.
In the sail era when artillery did not appear, naval battles were nothing more than using rocket crossbows to shoot at a distance. When they were close to throwing tinned oil tanks, or rushing with a horn. Finally, it was a platoon battle.
When the vanguard warship of the Gondor fleet was only 400 meters away from the port, the pirates finally discovered the enemy. Just like a hornet's nest that was lit, the port suddenly exploded.
The lights were lit up one by one. The prostitutes were sleeping soundly, or the drunk pirates suddenly woke up from their dreams, and were then yelled by the leaders, punched, kicked, or whipped away from the warm bed.
Several pirate ships have begun to slowly raise their sails and are ready to leave the port. But it is already too late.
The catapult on the Gondor warship opened fire first.
In the dark night, a series of terrifying whistles came from the sky. The pirates looked up in despair, watching the huge rocks fall down, pierce the deck, and smash people into meat paste.
Jiang Hai also ordered the thief of Yingfeng to start shooting. However, the accuracy of this primitive weapon was really poor. After working for a long time, he did not hit a single shot.
When the distance was closer to 200 meters, the crossbow cannon began to shoot. Jiang Hai also took off the heavy armor-breaking crossbow from his back and installed a rocket.
After igniting it, he pulled the trigger to the nearest pirate ship with a try-and-see attitude.
Because the arrow wrapped in burning objects, the ballistic performance of the crossbow arrow was much lowered. The rocket drew a strange arc and hit the side of the pirate ship in a crooked manner.
But the next development was completely beyond Jiang Hai's expectations.
The small flame on the arrow actually burned more and more vigorously, and soon turned into a sky-sky fire!
Chapter completed!