The Port of Minethil is the most important dual-use port in the south of San Jose and home to the double-decker paddle light sails of the Royal Navy's flagship Royal Oak. The San Jose Navy had about 120 warships of various types, of which about 45 were the main paddle clippers, and the rest were less than 80 small sailing ships, clippers, and transports.

In normal times, the Royal Navy would form a number of small detachments to patrol within twenty miles of San Jose's coastline, and the remaining ships would only be stationed in a few ports and live a leisurely life.

Minethil harbor the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fleets, which account for more than 70 percent of the Royal Navy's capital ships and more than 18,000 sailors, including their flagship, the Royal Oak.

On May 27, four years before San José's history, the port of Minethil will forever be recorded in the history of the mainland.

In the early morning of the 27th, it was a rainy morning, the unbeautiful weather made the sea of Changhai swell and rag, the naval camp was quiet, the soldiers stayed quietly in the barracks, the noble officers gathered together in twos and threes to secretly drink the tequila, and the commander of the Royal Navy, General Wellington, was bored looking at the military report sent by the imperial meeting.

General Wellington is a Marquis of San Jose, and his family has a long history dating back to the days of the Magic Empire, and has always been a local nobleman in the coastal region, and is inextricably linked to the court of the Magic Empire. After the establishment of San Jose, General Wellington's ancestors successfully entered the ruling class of San Jose, and the Wellington family received the title of Marquis for their exploits during the war. Hundreds of years have passed, and the family has been an old member of the Royal Navy in San Jose.

This Marquis of Wellington, who graduated from the Royal Military Academy in Kyoto City very early, is an elite officer in San Jose, and the navy has always been an acre and a third of the Wellington family.

The military reports from the city of Kyoto were extremely boring, nothing more than that De Sick and the Shang Alliance had engaged in several battles on the White Harbor front, with hundreds of casualties on both sides; the De Sik army on the San Jose border was frequently mobilized and seemed to have made big moves recently; the informant reported that the prices of vegetables and fruits in San Jose had risen sharply recently, and it seemed that some merchants were hoarding goods; and the Emperor De Sick once again made a war speech, encouraging the Shang League to send troops to fight bravely......

Although you are a marquis and commander of the Royal Navy, Admiral Wellington can see very clearly that the adults of the Imperial Council always keep the most cutting-edge news in their hands, and they will not inform the generals on the front line unless there is a special need. However, fortunately, the port of Minahir is located in the rear, and there has been no war, and the "Black Iron Anchor" family heraldic flag and the "Golden Book Coupon" heraldic flag fluttering at the head of the city are always so stable.

Among the top military leaders in San Jose, Wellington is an outlier, although he has received an orthodox military education since he was a child, but his personality is really a bit perverse, he is forty-five years old this year, his temper is a little like that of a young man, he is always cynical, and he also has a lot of criticism for San Jose's cabinet ministers.

As a result, day by day, the warships of the Royal Navy still resolutely went out to sea every day to cruise, fish, and smuggle, and were very busy.

Just when General Wellington was about to rest after reading the day's military report, the adjutant at the door suddenly walked in with a serious face.

"General, something happened!"

General Wellington sat up smartly, his days in Minahill Harbour were leisurely and peaceful, and it was rare to see an adjutant so affectionate, "What's the matter?"

The adjutant saluted, "The 17th Detachment bound for the 'Marshall Islands' (Note 1) trade is supposed to return to Mineshir Port three days before the plan, and there has been no news so far. The staff (Note 2) thought it was due to the weather, but this was normal. But this morning, fishermen who went out to sea in Minahir harbor to fish found the wreckage of some boats offshore......"

Without waiting for the adjutant to finish speaking, General Wellington picked up the bedside cane and hurried out, "Let's go, go and see." ”

The so-called fragments, are a deck. The deck of the Royal Navy battleship in San Jose was made of southern arbors through multiple processes, and General Wellington and all the officers of the Navy could see at a glance that this deck was a part of the warship, and it was completely different from the deck material used in ordinary civilian ships.

What's even more frightening is that the deck is not intact, and a huge iron arrow is stuck in the crack of the deck. The arrows were so glaring that even the officers present did not dare to speak easily.

Wellington handed his staff to the adjutant beside him, then crouched down and held out two fingers to pick up the arrow. This is a crossbow arrow made of black iron (Note 3), coated with a rare alloy, and the arrow is still shiny as new after being soaked in seawater for several days.

"Four-edged arrows, hehe, you are all staff officers who graduated from the Royal Military Academy, can anyone tell me that there is a country on this continent that uses arrows for naval warships that are four-edged?" Wellington suddenly laughed strangely.

Staff officers, you look at me, I look at you, no one speaks. The adjutant on the side stepped forward, but stopped talking.

"Hey", General Wellington laughed again, "I don't know, or I don't dare to say?"

The staff officers were sweating with horror on their faces.

"Adjutant, go ring the alarm, the Desiks are coming!" Wellington stood up abruptly, "All the Navy soldiers are on board and alert the city of Kyoto." Damn, there's no need to report it, I guess I know all about it when I look at the cabinet, these uncles!" Wellington, who was scolding angrily and scolding angrily, didn't look back.

The staff officers looked at each other. The top students who graduated from the Royal Military Academy, they all know that the bows and crossbows used by the naval warships of various countries on the mainland are divided into three-edged arrows and four-edged arrows. Most countries generally use triangular arrows, which can be used for quick bleeding and sufficient shooting distance. But the brave Desik people like the more powerful four-sided arrows, this kind of arrow, the disadvantage is that the shooting distance is closer, but this is also in line with the combat characteristics of the Desik Navy, they like to choose hand-to-hand jumping gang fighting.

General Wellington trusted his own judgment. In the vast expanse of the long sea near Nanhai County, there is an invisible ocean current that travels back and forth from the depths of the long sea to the coastline of Nanhai County. The average small boat, if they follow the current, can speed up their voyage. This floating deck obviously follows the ocean current, and the smaller size of the deck fragments allows it to drift faster. But what will follow, in fact, the staff officers present all understand.

The alarm bell of "Dangdang Dang" rang through the port of Minehir. Outside the harbor wharf, there is a huge lighthouse with a height of 50 grams, which is the street lamp of Minehir Harbour, and every night, the lighthouse ignites a raging fire to guide the ships returning from afar. And in this early morning, billowing black smoke was lit from the huge lighthouse, and the column of wolf smoke could be seen clearly for dozens of miles. At the same time, all the bronze bells of the city's bell tower were rung at once, and the alarm signal made everyone have to stop what they were doing.

Whether it was the nobles or commoners in the city, the workers in the small workshops, the teachers in the school, the guys in the shops, and even the prostitutes in the brothels, they all stood still, and the piercing alarm bells in their ears were in front of them, and the wolf smoke rising in front of them was in front of them.

In the next second, all the sluggish crowd erupted in loud screams, and fear and confusion erupted in Minahir Harbor in an instant. Everyone rushed home like crazy, and those who were already at home hurriedly packed up their valuable finances at home. The man with the horse mounted his horse and headed north of the city, and on the road, the coachman who had nothing to do was instantly surrounded by countless pairs of anxious eyes.

"All the soldiers, board the ship as soon as possible, don't care about anything, and drive the battleship out of the harbor first!" General Wellington hurried and threw this order to the adjutant, who looked at the staff officers behind him, "Do you understand, don't you go and give the order quickly!"

Most of the Royal Navy soldiers were on leave, and many were scattered in the city's taverns and brothels. When he heard the alarm signal, countless disheveled young men rushed out of the streets and alleys, and they rushed to the south pier of the city. In the military port, countless small sampans and ferries kept carrying the arriving soldiers to row to the battleships in the deep harbor.

General Wellington had already taken his adjutant and boarded the "Royal Oak" for the first time, this flagship was much larger than the average battleship, and there were several more sails, and after the oarsmen were in place, they sailed out of Minethiel Harbor as soon as possible, followed by the four main battleships "Warrior", "Determination", "Revenge" and "Guard", which was the first time that the Royal Navy of San Jose gathered forces, and more warships and sailors were still in the harbor.

"According to the calculation of the speed of the ocean current, a normal small ship will only arrive twenty miles in the outer harbor of Minahir three hours earlier than the battleship, and twenty miles is the minimum requirement for the deployment of the fleet. And our fishermen picked up this deck with arrows two hours ago. If it was really the fleet of the Decirks coming, then we would have less than an hour left. The adjutant explained to General Wellington what the staff had just calculated.

"Don't take any chances," General Wellington interrupted his adjutant, "this four-edged arrow, which is used by the main crossbow of the battleship, is equivalent to the crossbow of the castle defense of Kyoto Castle. As far as I know, the only one that can be equipped with such a bow and crossbow is the main fleet of the Desiks. ”

"General!" the flagship lookout suddenly shouted, "Fifteen degrees south, one thousand and a half distances, fleet! fleet!" Hearing this, everyone in the room rushed out of the command room in unison.

On the sea not far to the south, mighty warships were rushing towards the port of Minahir.

Note 1: The Marshall Islands is an archipelago discovered hundreds of years ago by General Marshall, the famous naval commander of San Jose. There are quite a few indigenous people on the island.

Note 2: Thanks to the existence of the Royal Military Academy, San Jose was the first to establish a staff system in the army, responsible for preparing materials for commanders, formulating plans, etc.

Note 3: Because the crossbow arrow is fired with mechanical force, the difference between the crossbow arrow and the bow arrow is still quite large, and the biggest feature is that the crossbow arrow is heavier and sharper.