As a result of the discussion, Galadia, who is good at long-range attacks, and Xiao Yan set off with the fleet, and her perception and long-range firepower were exactly matched with Odulas.

"It's exciting!" As soon as Galadya got on the ship, she became excited, and almost rubbed her face against the mast on the flagship, "This is ...... This is a live sail battleship! ”

"This fleet is the pride of the kingdom!" The commander of the Odessa Expeditionary Force and the agent of King Misrati in Romania, Prince Thorn, said proudly, "The whole fleet consists of 24 warships and 18 auxiliary ships, including 6 battleships of the Misrati class, Misrati, Fury, Counterattack, Prince Oak, Roland Knight, and Razi Hammer.

"The cruiser fleet has 6 Mithril-class cruisers, namely Mithril, Diamond, Pearl, Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire.

In addition, there are 12 gunboats, 12 transport ships, and 6 auxiliary ships of the Third Sentai Group. The battle formation is a formidable fleet of 24 ships, and we've been preparing for this day since the pirates cut off sea trade! Hey, Lord Griffith, Miss Galadia, rejoice! If the pirates dare to show up, we can send them to the bottom of the sea! ”

Xiao Yan nodded slightly. This powerful fleet included almost all the capital ships of the Mithril Kingdom and its allies, and the fact that they were able to set sail immediately after receiving the order was enough to show that King Mithrati had prepared for this day.

Salahaddin Misrati has a big plan.

"What about our enemies?" Galadia asked, "I heard that the sea power of Freemasons and orcs is not weak. ”

"9 battleships, 4 cruisers, 8 privateers, 18 gunboats." Without waiting for Prince Thorn to reply, a dwarf approached and said in a charming baritone, "If they could all mobilize, they would have such a force." But naval warfare is not easy, and it is not easy to mobilize these big guys. Our Mithril Navy ships are all young men who have only recently entered service, and they have an absolute advantage in speed and firepower. ”

"This is Admiral Dowding Somerville, our fleet commander." Prince Thorn introduced them to Xiao Yan very respectfully.

The admiral was dressed in a decent uniform, without armor, with a kind smile on his old face and a gray beard. It's more like a grandfather than an admiral.

"Your Excellency, Admiral." Xiao Yan and Galadia hurriedly and seriously greeted the fleet commander.

"Thank you for your courage and kindness, and especially thank you, Marudan Frudang, without whom we would not be able to reclaim the Heart of the Mountains, and the kingdom of the Dwarves will be plunged into a long period of chaos and civil war." Lord Somerville returned the salute very politely and gracefully, "I heard that you have brought a new tactic to my fleet. ”

"Don't dare, Your Excellency Admiral, we're just facilitating the fleet's reconnaissance from the air." Xiao Yan said modestly.

"Aerial reconnaissance is invaluable." Somerville laughed, "My lads risk falling into the sea and climb the mast just to be able to spot the enemy as far as possible. In the vast expanse of the sea, it is valuable to detect the enemy's fleet a minute earlier. ”

……

The Mithril fleet set sail in the howling sea breeze, loaded with 5,000 troops, and galloped towards Wilhelmshaven. King Misrati and the citizens of Mithril cheered at their fleet by the harbor, wishing them victory.

The cruisers Ruby and Sapphire took the lead, sailing out to reconnoitre, while the Diamond and Mithril spread out to the flanks of the fleet, creating a huge reconnaissance range.

According to Somerville's plan, the Dwarven Navy's primary goal was to get 5,000 reinforcements and their heavy equipment safely to Wilhelmshaven before finding an opportunity to fight the pirate fleet.

However, there is a high probability that the pirate fleet will take the initiative to attack, and the role of the cruisers is to use their maneuverability to find the movement of the pirates first, and then notify the rear fleet to form a formation.

Although they had Odulas's aerial reconnaissance, Xiao Yan was limited in the time they could carry out reconnaissance in a day, and it was impossible for the reconnaissance range to cover the entire vast sea.

According to the admiral's introduction, Xiao Yan learned that their enemy was the notorious pirate commander Helix. This murderous human pirate had commanded his raiding ships to raid the vast coast of the Darren Mere Sea many years earlier, and after he was appointed Admiral of Freemasonry, he became keen to bombard coastal cities with heavy artillery for ransom, but his old art of raiding was not abandoned.

Raiders and gunboats under the command of Helix's captains roamed the open sea, and as soon as they smelled information about their prey, they would notify their accomplices with the expensive communication circles on board. Pirate ships from all sides will come like wolves.

"It's impossible to keep our whereabouts secret." Galadia leaned against the side of the ship, "Such a large fleet departure will surely be known to Helix's men. They must have had a lot of eyes and ears among the sailors and merchants of Mithril Harbor. ”

"As long as the Angmar dragon doesn't come, it doesn't matter." Xiao Yan was fixing the saddle for Ulduras to make it more comfortable for the two of them, "Our enemies are not only human pirates but also orc pirates, although their fleets are huge, they can't get rid of the characteristics of pirates after all.

That night, Xiao Yan's mind swelled, and he was beaten up in just a few seconds before Galadia could stop, and then rolled down the high steps, which also alarmed the palace guards...... Both of them tacitly avoided this embarrassing (explosive) embarrassment (hair) (loss) (loss) experience.

"Every pirate captain derives his status and wealth from his pirate ships and sailors, and if he loses too much in war, his position and influence among the pirate community will inevitably weaken. They won't be so stupid. Xiao Yan is not worried about this upcoming naval battle, for him, the war is nothing more than two endings:

"It's one thing to raid merchant ships, it's another to fight against the Mithril Navy, armed to the teeth. It will not be easy to unite the pirates and launch a general attack on us. If we can't, our 5,000 dwarven reinforcements will reach the front line without any problems, and the Masons and orcs will definitely not be able to accept such a situation.

"Therefore, they will definitely intercept us at sea."

"Uh-huh~" Galadia raised her chin slightly and turned her head to look at him, "Somerville can stare at some of the pirates and beat them up and let them collapse on their own." ”

"There's a communication from the Sapphire!" While the two were chatting, the ship's communications officer ran over, "Found the trail of the pirate ship northwest of Sapphire." ”

"Let's go!" Xiao Yan jumped on Odulas's back, "Let's see if this pirate ship can allow us to discover the pirate's main fleet." ”

(End of chapter)

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