Chapter 70: A Disparity in Numbers

The orc fleet has been formed and is about to go south, and Gangzi, who temporarily changed the battle plan, returned to the northern end of the elven sea with the main force of the elven fleet. The Elven Kingdom in the rear collected all the civilian ships, and even the small boats in the inland river were dragged with cannonballs to the supply point set up by Gangzi in the rear of the fleet.

The sloops that were in charge of monitoring the orc fleet were sent back every twelve hours to report on the movements of the orc fleet. It takes five days for the elven main fleet to reach the orc harbor, and the intelligence is a five-day delay for Gangzi, which makes Gangzi, who is used to fighting in real time on the main map, a little unaccustomed, but the rules of the jade world are like this, compared to the orc fleet that doesn't know what reconnaissance is going on, Gangzi already knows too much.

"The orc fleet supply is complete."

"The orc army is on board."

"The orc ships are starting to leave the port and form in formation."

"The orc fleet is heading south, and it is expected to take ten days to reach the Elven Sea, or even longer."

It's finally here, and as the orc fleet approaches day by day, Gangzi's chart is constantly updating the location of the orc fleet and the formation of the fleet. In fact, the orc fleet has no formation at all, and every day's voyage will stretch their fleet to a slender length, and there are constantly orc ships falling behind for various reasons, so the commander of the orc fleet has to set up a large flag at intervals in the team, so that the orc ships behind can see the direction of sailing and keep up, as for those orc ships that can't even see the flagpole, they will fend for themselves in the sea.

After a long wait, the orc fleet finally appeared in the northern waters of the elven fleet after fifteen days, and Gangzi gathered all the elven captains on his flagship, the Jungle Corner.

Elizabeth's movements were very fast, and in the past few days, the "Horn of the Jungle" was painted pure white, and the cleaning magic array was hidden in the murals of the Unicorn Lake, and the quiet water of the lake was inhabited by herds of unicorns. It's like being there. She even had the leisure to carve a unicorn bow with a forward kick in the bow, and the entire "Jungle Corner" was covered with delicate sculptures and stunning patterns.

But beneath the suffocating exterior is a formidable weapon of war.

Gangzi once again laid out a simulated naval battle diagram on the deck: "To be honest, I feel sad for our opponents, a powerful army was thrown into a desperate situation so casually. There has already been an extremely huge gap between our fleets, but the orcs have adhered to the extremely stubborn concept of naval warfare, the decisive battle at sea is no longer the time to compete in hand-to-hand combat, elite, professional naval sailors and powerful long-range attack weapons are the elements of the decisive victory at sea now and in the future, tomorrow we will have a decisive battle with the orc fleet, to be precise, our elven navy once again slaughtered the orc fleet, even if the orcs have 70,000 soldiers. We have less than 2,000 sailors, but the orc fleet still can't change their fate. ”

"Now I lay out tomorrow's battle plan, we will not attack tomorrow's battle, tell the sailors to sleep well at night, to destroy 70,000 orcs need sufficient physical strength and experience. Get up at 4 a.m., eat at 5 a.m., start the fleet on time at 6 a.m., the main fleet attacks from a distance of two nautical miles from the right flank of the orc fleet, and the capital ship group marches north in battle formation against the right flank of the orc fleet. The artillery bombardment mode is free rapid-fire, so there is no need to worry about not being able to hit such a dense orc fleet. ”

"At this time, the orc fleet should be in high spirits, and it will definitely press us as a whole, and wait for my flagship signal when the time comes. The fleet turned to the left and continued to storm the orc fleet with our port firepower, returning to the head of the orc fleet and cutting inward, attacking all the orc boarding ships and key targets that could be hit with precision artillery fire within a nautical mile. For example, the flagship of the orc fleet, the ship carrying the soul war drum, and the starting ship. Then the fleet entered the course of attacking the left flank of the orcs, and so on until the orc fleet collapsed. ”

"The First Fleet of Sloops to seal off the back of the orc fleet. When the orc fleet is defeated, don't force it, just stick to them and attack their oarsmen with your bows and arrows, so that their ships can't run, the second fleet of sloops and elven oars blocks the western waters of the orc fleet to prevent them from escaping westward and ashore, don't worry about them if they really force their escape, the shore is all jungle, our companions on land will greet them well, and the rest of them who run east to the deep sea will be dead or alive and let them rely on their own luck. The remaining sloops protect the supply points behind, and any orc ships that come close to the supply points will be wiped out at all costs. ”

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Gangzi said a few more details of the battle, and then dissolved the meeting. This time, the quality of the elven captains has obviously improved a lot, at least Gangzi didn't see the same confused eyes as last time.

At night, the sea was silent, and under the light of the moon and stars in the sky, the elven fleet controlled by the lights was a blurred shadow on the sea. With the exception of the sailors on duty, the other elven sailors were sleeping peacefully in their hammocks, and under the rigorous training they had become accustomed to the undulating cabins of the waves, and the new day would be the fiercest battle, and they needed to recuperate their physical strength.

And the sea thirteen nautical miles north of the elven fleet was brilliantly lit, and it was the orc fleet. The elven sea is about to enter, and the orcs have thrown away a lot of burdens during the ten days of sailing, and the hull of the orcs has become much more spacious, and the food that can be distributed has also increased. At the same time, the commander of the orc fleet also realized that his fleet would be blocked by the elven warships at any time, and the last time the orc fleet was silent, most orcs guessed that they had encountered a storm, so whether it was to deal with the attack of the elven warship or to deal with the bad weather that might be encountered, it was necessary for the orc soldiers to maintain good physical strength.

So the commander of the orc fleet ordered the food for these three days to be supplied openly, eat for three days, eat all the food, and then the orc soldiers will have to go to the elven kingdom to grab anything if they want to eat again, and the orc soldiers will not be desperate at that time.

The orc commander's order was cheered by the orc soldiers in unison.

These ten days of voyage are really a journey to hell for every orc soldier, every day a large number of orcs die in the sea due to disease, because of stumbling, because of capsizing, for various reasons, and the food supply is limited, it is really a torture from the body to the mind. This time, the food can be eaten openly, and the morale of the orc fleet is rapidly rising, and the sound of laughter and scolding can faintly reach the ears of the elves on duty on the elven warship.

"Doodoo ......"

The boatswain's whistle sounded in the cabin, and the sleeping elves immediately jumped out of their hammocks. Washing, eating, and getting to work, everything is in order. The ready ships signaled themselves by the light of fire, the "Horn of the Jungle" raised the flagship flag and the command flag, and under the command of the torches of the flag bearer, the elven battleships raised their sails together, and quietly sailed towards the right flank of the orc fleet in the pre-dawn darkness in battle formation.

At this time, the orc fleet was still asleep after a night of noise.

On the orc's flagship, the squire whispered to the sleeping orc fleet commander, "Dear Lord Rasf, it's time to blow the wake-up trumpet, now do you wake up the soldiers?" Good for the Elf Harbor? ”

"Blow the trumpet and call the soldiers, don't set off yet, tell them to reinforce our ships with bows and arrows, and stand by in place," the orc commander did not open his eyes, he waved his hand and called the squire out: "The elven ships appear more and more frequently near us, and if we go any further, we may encounter elven warships at any time, I already smell a lot of elves, these things that run fast on the sea are not good for each other." Wait for the soldiers who have fallen behind us to break through the blockade of the elven fleet and land on their royal city in one fell swoop. ”

The sound of the "Woo Woo Woo ......" woke up the orc fleet, and the entire fleet was immediately drowned out by various roars. The commander's orders spread to every orc ship. The Orc Kingdom has been at war with the Elven Kingdom for many years, and every Orc knows how terrible the Elven bow and arrow are, the long-eyed arrows that will burrow into the flesh from every place you slip through, and injuries at sea are basically death.

A large shield one and a half high was erected around the ship. The orc soldiers blocked every crevice as much as they could, and although the shield woods made the space of the ship more cramped and dimly lit, none of the orcs complained of slacking off. No one will be at risk of his own life.

After enjoying his sleep, the orc commander climbed to the top of the flagship ladder and admired the invincible armada under his leadership that occupied the entire sea, while squirting the acid urine he had accumulated overnight against the wind.

With his proud nose, he took a deep breath: "The smell of elves is getting stronger and stronger, I like the clean smell of elves, unlike the mixed smell of orcs, that is simply the biggest damage to my sensitive nose, only at the top of the ladder can I stay away from those disgusting smells, and when I conquer the elves this time, I must get a few elf females, the tender skin and fragrant smell are really intoxicating." ”

The commander of the orc fleet ignored the orc soldiers below and swayed wildly above their heads. The sensitive nose allowed him to catch the smell of the elves, and discovered the elven fleet at the first time, and was also startled by the three three-masted warships led by the elven fleet.

"I have to admit that the elves are very skilled in shipbuilding, just like their artwork is amazing, it is hard to imagine that there are ships the size of islands in this world, it seems that the elves have found the legendary undead ship is true, these ships, it is so beautiful, I didn't expect the elves to spend all their time on the carving and decoration of the ship, it is really a race that has a lot of time to waste. But beautiful things often represent fragility and scarcity, and if the elven kingdom spends these two years of truce building such flashy warships, then I will let the orcs attack like a tidal wave to smash them to pieces. ”

The orc commander slowly put away his tools, calmly climbed down the ladder, and then climbed on his flagship command platform, and ordered to the herald: "Find the elven fleet on the right flank of the fleet, blow the battle horn, the ships begin to distribute weapons, the fleet is ready to march towards the elven harbor, tell the troops on the right flank to prepare to defend against the elven attack, although their bows and arrows are powerful, they can't shoot our shields, so that the troops don't pay attention to the harassment of the elven warships, I will attack their royal city." ”

The long horn spread over the sea again, and all the orcs, though they could not see it, knew that the elven fleet had arrived, and they hurried to hide behind their shields, clutching their javelins, and throwing them out just before the orc standard-bearers on the high ladder signaled. But as they waited, the elven warships did not rush straight over, but lined up in a distant line, led by three huge warships, and sailed north along the right flank of their own fleet.

"What are the elves trying to do, are they still preparing to outflank the back of their own fleet?" The orc standard-bearer on the ladder held a large shield and looked at the elven fleet in the distance from the side, thirteen sailing ships marching in a neat queue like exquisite sculptures. There is no intention of leaning up and attacking at all. The orc soldiers below hid behind the shield wall and could not see the elven battleship and could only keep asking loudly, but the orc standard-bearers did not know what the elven warship was doing, they could only look in the direction of the flagship and wait for the order of the orc commander.

At this moment, a black click fell from the sky to hit an orc cantonment ship, and with a "whoosh" it pierced a shield, and an orc behind the shield was killed directly before he knew what was going on.

"What fell from the sky?" The surrounding orcs looked up at the sky, but nothing could be seen in the blue sky. Suddenly, dozens of them appeared from the sky and landed rapidly, not looking like seabirds. The orc soldiers were unaware of the danger coming, and kept staring blankly at the sky, guessing what the black dot was.

These black dots didn't give the orcs much time to think. The blink of an eye was approaching, and by the time the orc soldiers saw that the black dots were black iron balls, it was too late.

The orc fleet had not yet fully activated, and the large target crowded together, the No. 1 battery called the "Horn of the Jungle", found the crosshairs after a test firing. The direction, angle, and strength were quickly transmitted to the battleships behind along the flag, and the gun positions of each ship were ready and fed back to the hands of the flagship Gangzi.

"Rapid-fire shell mode, each ship is free to play, with the aim of destroying the right wing of the orc fleet. Attack! ”

As the order to attack was given, in the face of the orcs who had the hatred of extermination, the Treant Thrower immediately threw out the accelerated cannonball, and then calibrated it through the cannonhole according to the instructions of the elf gunner and himself. The five rattans quickly grabbed the shells in the cannonball slots, grabbed them, and threw them out.

The rapid-fire shells were consumed very quickly, and a box of shells was quickly thrown away, and the elven sailor in charge of transporting the shells pushed the empty shell box away. Another box of full loads was put on the rack, and the partition plate was removed, and the elliptical shells slipped down the track into the shell slots. The cannonball slot is located at the most accessible location for the Treant Thrower.

The Treant Thrower's way of throwing cannonballs has also been improved at Gangzi's suggestion, as their rattan wraps around the cannonball in one direction, and at the moment of throwing, the cannon violently retracts and exerts a pumping force on the cannonball, so that the cannonball spins rapidly like a spinning top. Not only can it maintain a stable trajectory when flying in the air, but it is also easier to penetrate the target when it hits the target.

The orc ships, which had no concept of defense against the hull, could not withstand this kind of attack, and the dense flow of cannonballs kept opening holes in their ships, and one orc ship after another was knocked on their sides or scattered, and they had no way to do anything about such an attack, and the shields they erected were only able to defend against bows and arrows, and the attacks on cannonballs were like paper paste.

The attack on the right flank group was seen by the commander of the orc fleet, and the iron balls that attacked his own ships were obviously from the elves, "How did the elves fire their cannonballs so far, did they install trebuchets on the battleship?" Impossible, the trebuchet that can throw cannonballs so far is very large, at most one or two trebuchets can be installed in the size of an elven warship, but now the speed at which cannonballs occur on elven warships is far from what one or two trebuchets can do. Why do damn elves have such weapons, if they continue to fight like this, it will be impossible for my fleet to sail to Elven Harbor. ”

At this time, the orc ships destroyed by the elven fleet were not much for the entire orc fleet, but the orc fleet still had a long way to reach the elven harbor, and in the long-range attack of the elven heavy firepower, the original plan to rely on the shield to ignore the attack of the elven bow and arrow, and bury its head in the elven harbor was completely lost. The commander of the orc fleet knew that if the elven warships were allowed to continue to fight like this, the orc fleet would collapse if it could not withstand it for even a day.

"Order the right wing ship group to change the front team to approach the elven fleet, and the rest of the ships to the sides to detour, no matter how powerful the elven battleships are, it is thirteen, as long as they are surrounded by us, it is their death."

The order of the orc commander was conveyed to the right flank of the orc fleet, and the ships on the right flank immediately turned towards the elven fleet. Overhead, there were constantly falling cannonballs, dense as rain, and the boats around them were constantly smashed into the water out of control, and their companions around them would burst out of a bloody mist and fall down at any time. But the horn of the charge kept blowing, and even if there was fear in their hearts, the orc soldiers still struggled to row their oars and rushed towards the elven warship.

On the bridge of the "Jungle Corner", Gangzi observed the movement of the orc fleet through a telescope, and at this time, the right wing of the orc fleet had completed the turn and rushed over, and the other ships of the orc fleet also gave up sailing towards the elven harbor and turned to outflank the elven fleet. (To be continued......)