Chapter 38: The First Battle at Sea
The boring days finally came to an end, and Luo Yi's 36th unit was ordered to follow Colonel Smoker to sea, which was a good opportunity, but Smoker's combat power was too strong in the East China Sea, and he didn't know if he had a chance to make a move.
Unit 36 was a sabre team with one captain, two sergeants, two sergeants, six corporals, and none of the lieutenants and ensigns. The officers of the navy are all important combat forces, and lieutenants and ensigns are generally the adjutants of the colonel, and only when they are promoted to the rank of captain can they command the hundred-man team, that is, a basic force. This is very easy to understand, if you want to lead the troops, you must first learn from the school officer, and then you can lead the soldiers.
The sergeants are each responsible for the command of fifty soldiers, the sergeant is the helper, and the corporal is responsible for the task of leading the patrol in peacetime, and the corporal is each responsible for the ten-man squad. These non-commissioned officers have to lead by example when fighting, this is their important role, and only then there is a chance to be promoted, and if you retreat, then what awaits you is a military court.
Colonel Smoker's ship was a medium-sized warship, with a standard configuration of 1,000 men, but if he went to sea like this, then Rogue Town's troops would be half empty, so he only took 500 men with him at a time. Today, Luo Yi's 36th unit is one of them, after boarding the warship, they have nothing to do, naturally there are other troops to control, and the warship slowly left the port.
Luo Yi lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling, this voyage was to clear the pirates in the surrounding seas, there are a lot of pirate ships in Rogue Town every once in a while, the goal of these pirates is naturally the great route, but after coming here, most of them will hesitate, and the advancing pirate ships are more likely to crash on the Red Earth Continent, and then they will be buried at the bottom of the sea.
The main reason for this situation is the news in Rogue Town, the pirates need to come here to collect information, and the information they get makes them hesitate, so they stay in the surrounding area to carry out activities, which seriously affects the business of Rogue Town.
The legend of One Piece Roger has been floating on the sea, countless people want to become the next One Piece, so they pat their heads and decide to go to sea, of course, most of them hang up soon after going to sea, and then some of the successful ones will continue to move forward, but they may not have excellent navigators, and the danger of the upside-down mountain makes many people prohibitive.
The warship sailed on the sea, and the huge sails were blown by the sea breeze, leaving a white line on the sea surface by riding the wind and waves. The days at sea were boring, and Smoker sat on the deck, smoking his cigar and holding his chin in his hands in boredom.
"Dusty, you really can't beat that kid?" Smoker asked suddenly.
"Huh?" Dusty was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Oh, I'm not his opponent, his strength and speed are above me, and his swordsmanship is very distinctive, although I don't know how many sword moves there are, but he is very flexible." ”
"Interesting, the information is also very clear, the background is very innocent, you can focus on cultivating, you said that if we meet a pirate today, how about letting him attack by himself?"
"Colonel Smoker, this kind of behavior is very irresponsible, no matter how powerful he is, there is only one person, and his combat effectiveness has not yet reached the level of a colonel, this is very dangerous, we are the navy." Dusty said angrily.
"Oh, got it, let's talk about it then, yawn...... It's so boring, where did the pirates go? ”
"According to the intelligence of the hijacked merchant ship, the pirates who have recently appeared are operating in the southern part of Rogue Town."
"Yes, they even dared to come out as pirates with such guts, and they didn't even dare to go to the northern area of Rogue Town, for fear that their ship would be swept into the current." Smoker has long been tired of the opponents here, but the headquarters has put him here to hone his character.
Perhaps because Smoker was too bored, the pirate ship finally appeared, and the lookout post suddenly leaned down and shouted, "Two ships have been found on the port side, it seems that they are fighting." ”
"Huh? Dusty, order the warship to drive over immediately and sound the battle alarm. Colonel Smoker suddenly came to his senses, got up and walked directly to the port side, and then looked over, but it was still a little far away.
The warship quickly turned left, adjusted its course, and then quickly headed towards the battlering waters, the battle alarm screamed piercingly, Luo Yi picked up his standard saber and rushed out of the room, converging the flow of people and rushing to the deck.
Naturally, the 500-strong troops would not all be concentrated on the deck, some were responsible for controlling the ship, some were responsible for the guns on the lower deck, and there were musket queues standing on both sides of the ship, while their saber teams were concentrated on the middle line of the deck.
The order of battle is incomparably clear, artillery, muskets, and finally the sabre, Luo Yi was a little disappointed, he just arrived at the saber team The first battle was actually at sea, his eyes looked into the distance, the distance was getting closer, it turned out that the two pirate ships fought by themselves, but this is also normal, the pirates are basically acting alone. However, there are exceptions, such as the East China Sea, where it is said that there is a fleet of pirates, the Creek Pirates, with fifty warships.
It didn't show it in the anime.,Seven days after they entered the Great Voyage, they were almost wiped out.,Then Creek fled back with the remnants.,I have to say that their luck is really good.,As for how they escaped back, I don't say.。
But if you think about it, it can be estimated, the windless belt is their best escape route, and Crick himself uses most of the weapons with mechanisms, so his ship is estimated to be the same, relying on its own power to pass through the windless belt, and in the end hungry without the slightest strength.
It was also their bad luck that they met Hawkeye Mihawk and met one of the Seven Martial Seas in the seven days, what kind of luck was this? In the end, there was a lot of escape, what kind of luck is this?
The sea needs luck, for example, the two pirate ships in front, they don't seem to have found the warship yet, they are sailing in parallel, the artillery of both sides is in full swing, such a fierce battle makes them forget to observe the surroundings, and they are rookies among rookies at a glance.
The speed of the warship was too fast, and the huge body was discovered even if they were not paying attention, and the pirates looked at the approaching warship with some blankness, and then both sides made a choice at the same time.
The pirate ship did not run away, but separated from the left and the right, sailing towards both sides of the warship, is this to flank the attack? There is really enough tacit understanding, Luo Yi muttered in his heart, and then waited for the battle to begin.
However, because the outside is always inadvertent, Colonel Smoker suddenly turned into smoke, but he did not rush directly to the pirate ship, but towards Luo Yi, Luo Yi was surprised, he can extract the Devil Fruit, it is unknown whether it has an effect on the living, and this ability is not something he can control.