The sea northwest of Salander in spring can be described as beautiful and magnificent, the turquoise sea reflects the white clouds of the sky, the surging waves roll and foam, and from a distance it looks like a white line jumping forward, 17 dragon's tooth warships, mixed with more than a dozen huge merchant ships. Sailing on the magnificent sea surface of the Northwest Sea, the fierce sea breeze swept across the deck. Brush up the water in a row.

It's April. On a crisp autumn day, there are not many uploads to and from the sea northwest of Salander, but it is at the peak of maritime trade. Every year from April to July, the calmest season in the Northwest Sea, the trading ships that cross this time will choose this time to transport those particularly valuable goods in order to maximize profits.

For example, ivory, gold, jade, and spices from the depths of the foreign continent, diamonds and agate from the southern region of Mesarand, red coral and pearls from the South Seas, the value of the goods carried by each merchant ship was basically more than 100,000 gold coins, however, although the outbreak of the Visa War, many merchant shipowners who crossed the Northwest Sea began to find out. This time, it was no longer the ships of the Commercial Alliance, or the naval fleet of the Hulin tribe that escorted them.

Instead, fly the brand-new Red Falcon Flag, the Wikia Naval Fleet. They politely and loyally protect the southern waters of the Northwest Sea from any possible invasion from Sarander Kyoto.

Of course, many of the merchant shipowners also found out. There is a Vekia Navy fleet flying all kinds of naval fleet flags, which is slowly heading west around the northern sea area, and the admiral's flag fluttering on the high mast, except for some that can be recognized as the identity of the Vikia Navy fleet: some other semi-** demon flags and pink pig flags, so that many captains who think they are well-informed are also stunned.

After sailing along the offshore shore for half a month, Dustrenkai's privateer fleet quietly approached the most important port in the Northwest Sea, the port of Northwest Leger, which had been used as the base camp of the Salander Kyoto fleet.

Seventeen Dragon's Tooth warships quietly invaded the outer waters of Glai Harbor like ghosts.

The long hull is arranged diagonally in a line, posing in a provocative posture, but unfortunately the reaction from the Kyoto Navy made these Vikya captains who were ready to start a massacre scold their mothers, after discovering that it was the Vikia Navy of Megatron Ocean besieging the port, the Salander Kyoto Navy chose to refuse to defend the port, don't say it to face the battle, on the calm sea, there is not even a small sampan

The sturdy and nimble lookout posts of the privateer fleet, standing on high masts and holding ultra-long-range binoculars, probed the exit of the calm harbor opposite to see if there was a target. However, apart from a few small merchant ships and a few fishing boats, there was no trace of the Kyoto Navy's warships.

"These little turtles with shrunken heads. ”

In the command room of the flagship. Dustrenkai had to say a little depressed, he didn't wear a military uniform, only a white shirt, and was lying on the table looking at the charts of the Northwest Sea with a magnifying glass.

It's not that the waters of the Northwest Sea are very dangerous, or that there are too many reefs, but because there are many small islands of all kinds on the surface of the Northwest Sea from time to time, these small islands are the biggest feature of the Northwest Sea, and they are a good place to visit and see in daily life, and almost every island has charming scenery.

But for the naval fleet. These scattered islands are not a good thing, because they are good hiding places, and any fleet can hide between them without knowing it, which is of course a headache for those who search for them.

The strength of the navy of the Kingdom of Kyoto in Salander is not weak, with more than thirty large warships with four masts, and dozens of small and medium-sized auxiliary warships, with a total of less than eighty warships.

The commander of Salander's navy was the Duke of Medea, who is said to be the biological brother of the Sultan of Salander, although there is no evidence. Although from the outside, the two do look very similar, but judging from the actual behavior. It seems that the Sultan of Salander was clearly fond of the duke, and despite the crushing defeat at the Battle of the South, he still tried to keep him as Minister of the Admiralty

"It's boring. Dustrunkai stretched his waist, stood up and twisted his sore neck, and said to the handsome adjutant beside him tiredly, "It is a great shame that the navy of a country is quietly hiding, allowing the enemy to run rampant at the door of the house."

"The navy of the Salanders should want to avoid us and preserve their strength," Adjutant Elek replied with a somewhat solemn face, "Since the First World War in the South China Sea, the navies of these kingdoms seem to know that numbers cannot be an advantage in suppressing our Vikian navy, and now they are doing this, obviously hoping to wait for reinforcements with the defense facilities of the port."

"Hehe, you're right," Dustrenkay understood his thoughts, and said softly, "However, he thinks too simply, and the rats don't come out of their holes, can't we smoke them?"

"What does the Commander mean?" Adjutant Elek looked at Dustrunkai with some hesitation

"Attack the port directly, and drive these rats out of it" Dustrenkai snorted disdainfully at the corner of his mouth, and said with a sneer, his eyes slowly condensed on the port of Glei, which was not far away, and his face was a little cloudy.

"Isn't this a bit risky? The Grand Duke didn't let me attack the harbor," said Adjutant Elek cautiously, "and on the two wings of the hill at the entrance to Port Glay, there are two makeshift trebuchets with heavy trebuchets on them, and if we enter without permission, we are afraid that we will be in danger of being caught between the two wings."

"Hehe, the Grand Duke's order is to destroy the Kyoto Navy at any cost, but it doesn't say that the port can't be attacked" Dustrenkai looked indifferent, as if in order to comply with Dustrenkai's determination, the original northeast wind suddenly turned into a southeast wind,

The Dragon's Tooth warships of the privateer fleet pulled up their sails and sped forward. Originally, the fleet was only ten nautical miles away from Port Glai, in a smooth situation. In less than 1 hour, in the evening of the day, the port of Glay was already in sight. And almost at the same moment, the rapid whistle of the lookout post was heard, and at the same time the flag of the enemy fleet was hastily waved.

"Stop moving forward and prepare for battle. Dustrunkai calmly gave an emergency order.

The Dragon's Tooth battleships of the Vekia Navy have all dropped their sails. Slow down your speed and start forming a battle formation. Almost at the same moment,

The sailors also began intense and methodical combat readiness, the gunwales of the guns were opened from the sides, and the shells of Thor began to be delivered from the ammunition depot to the side of the cannons,

The newly installed rangefinder on board the ship began to work, measuring the distance to the target. The captains of each ship began to ascend to the middle and high parts of the mast, using binoculars to observe the enemy's position while waiting for orders from the flagship.

Looking through the telescope. The entire main force of the Kyoto Navy, including more than twenty large warships and more than thirty auxiliary warships, was lined up outside the harbor, ready to respond to the attack of the Vicchian Navy.

In a narrow harbor. There were also more than a dozen large and small warships of the Salander Navy, densely packed with tall masts, all of which were facing the outside of the harbor, and the trebuchets on the side of the ships had been pulled out, ready to be projectile at any time. If the Vekia fleet crashes head-on. It will definitely suffer an overwhelming rain of bullets, and the seventeen Dragon's Tooth warships may have to be reimbursed a small half.

"This Medea still seems to have a set, but he still underestimated us. Dustrenkai said calmly, and gave the order for the ships to prepare for battle.

The waves rolled, and the entire privateer fleet made a slight bend in the breeze, and the same line was lined up, one after the other, and the side of the dragon's tooth battleship was facing the port of Glai,

The gunners loaded the shells into the shells and then adjusted the angle of the cannon according to the approximate distance provided by the rudimentary rangefinder. These rangefinders have become the tools that gunners rely on the most, although the vast majority of people still do not understand its principle and function, but several extremely effective actual battles have conquered the hearts of these fierce naval soldiers.

The heavy trebuchets on both flanks of Glai Harbor, which had been waiting for a long time, were the first to attack, and those big guys with an average weight of more than one meal, like a row of huge giants spread out, used their thick and powerful arms to throw huge stones into the distant sky,

The momentum was not trivial, not only was the sound earth-shattering and deafening, but huge stones flew over the sea and landed on the sea about two or three hundred meters away from the Vekia privateer fleet.

It fell on the surface of the sea, causing a splash of water more than ten meters high, and then the corpses of countless small yellow croakers floated on the sea. The waters around Glay are also known for their abundance of fish, but they also fell victim to war.

A trebuchet with a range of less than 300 meters, but it works well for frying fish. ”

Dustrenkai held up the binoculars, carefully observing the movements of the enemy, and said casually with a hint of sarcasm.

Of course, he also understood that if he hadn't ordered the ship to stop, the distance of 300 meters alone would be enough to cause immeasurable damage to the smaller Dragon Tooth Ship, and the power of the stone with sharp water chestnuts in naval combat should not be underestimated, as long as two or three rounds were thrown, it could blow a Dragon Tooth Battleship to pieces.

The only thing Medea relied on was the trebuchet on the trebuchet, and the tactics he developed to wait for work at ease probably revolved around the trebuchet.

"Enemy battery, 410 meters, and enemy fleet, 23 Stromke, said briefly, "Order the fleet to prepare for the attack."

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