Chapter 350: The Lost Trace
After being injured, Erzumat was very jealous. Its eyes scanned the building-like enemies, trying to find out what had hurt it, and it didn't dare to rush forward until it was confirmed.
It was timid, and it suddenly made the shape facing the Faceless and Naga's legions even more severe.
They were already being flanked from two sides, and the Water Elemental Legion in front of them was in a tendency to rout due to the injury of their leader Neptulon, but now the surprise attack of the coalition forces took most of the pressure off them, especially Erzumat. The Water Elemental Legion quickly held the line, and after the Tide Hunter Neptulong recovered a little, he immediately returned to the battlefield from the depths of the Tided Throne.
His addition didn't just make the Naga legion grim - the Naga and the Faceless Legion were quickly routed, and soon after, the remnants of the defeated army escaped from the Maw of the Abyss with the second-wounded Erzumat.
Not only did this mean that Enzos's plan had failed, but now that Neptulon had been reinforced, he would no longer be afraid of the threat of the Elder Gods.
The battle situation in the four elemental planes was very favorable to the Azeroth coalition forces, but the naval battles near the Maelstrom were fierce.
When this naval battle broke out, Kul Tiras's elite navy faced enemy ships that were almost ten times their size. Even though Admiral Dai Lin commanded well, the balance of strength was too great. The shelling and broadside fighting, which lasted more than four hours, inflicted heavy casualties on Kurtilas. Now that Kurtilas's ship has capsized, even the flagship Spirit is scarred and its speed has dropped dramatically.
At this point in naval warfare, the so-called tactical command was useless, and the remaining twenty or so warships with minor or serious injuries surrounded the Courage, constantly firing back at the trolls' enemy ships.
These valiant Kultiras naval elites still achieved twice as many casualties as their own casualties in the sheer disadvantage, but this was nothing for the large base of the troll fleet. Four hours after the start of the battle, they were exhausted, and more and more troll warships were rushing out of the mist on the surface of the sea, covering the entire surface of the sea as far as the eye could see!
It was a scene of utter despair, and now they were surrounded by a group of people from which there was no way back. Perhaps a few salvos from the opposing gunboats would have completely sunk them.
Could this be the end of the elite of the Kul Tilas Navy?
Under the battered Kul Tiras, every valiant naval soldier thought his final hour was coming.
But at this time, the communicator who had been staying in the command room ran out excitedly and shouted: "Commander, commander, our reinforcements are coming!" ”
"Which part of the reinforcements is it?"
"The Valoran Rapid Reaction Force, the Valoran Naval Conquest Fleet, and the Lost Trail...... Hey? ”
The first two Dalins knew. The Valoran Rapid Reaction Force is a combination of flying units and airborne troops that carry out rapid air maneuvering through the Guò Storm Fortress sub-ship, and now the Storm Fortress is just south of the Maelstrom, ready to land in Pandalia at any time, and it is normal for the rapid reaction force to arrive first; As for the conquest fleet, it was the Valoran fleet under the command of Planck, the "Scourge of the Seas", and the main component was the pirate ships from Bilgewater.
Daylin had always had a bad opinion of Planck, as he was a pirate and seemed free and loose compared to his regular navy, which was completely inconsistent with the Kurtilas navy, which was known for its strict discipline.
However, the other party was able to get to the battlefield as soon as possible, and Dalin felt that he should change his mind about the conquest fleet that this group of pirates had transformed into a regular army.
And to which country did this last "Lost Trace" belong to? He didn't even know it.
Could it be some special unit of Valoran?
Four minutes later, the sky was filled with the sound of propellers churning the air and engines whispering. The first reinforcements, the Valoran Rapid Reaction Force, which had arrived from the air, had arrived.
In the meantime, the Troll Fleet has launched a round of artillery bombardment, the Spirit has been shattered, and four warships have capsized.
The trolls' dragon eagle knights and bat knights roam the skies, shooting their venomous spears and bows at the warriors on the ship.
At this moment, the heroic grenadier Kutch led the rapid reaction force to swoop down from the clouds, and hundreds of helicopters lined up in large and small formations, which was simply obscuring the sky.
In an instant, hundreds of missiles and rocket launchers flew towards the enemy group with long tail flames, and dozens of troll warships were immediately shattered in the violent explosion.
In just one round of attacks, the troll's losses were close to half of what they had in the four-hour naval battle!
And that's just the beginning. The gunships opened fire, the cannons created a brilliant metal storm in the air, and the cannon ammunition was raging, and the troll air knights who were besieging Kurtilas exploded in volleys, while those who were not hit were so frightened that they fled and returned to their fleets for refuge.
With a nice tail flick, Kuchi approached the Courage and easily knocked out the two fleeing Eagle Knights, then pressed the megaphone and shouted downward, "Allies of Kul Tiras, rush south!" ”
The conquest fleet was approaching from the south, and Admiral Daelin knew that now was not the time to be reckless, and they had already made great sacrifices and delayed enough time. More troops are coming, and this fleet of trolls that have come out of nowhere will surely pay a heavier price for their aggressive actions than Kul Tiras!
Admiral Dalin's fleet stepped up its evacuation under the cover of the air force, but most of their hulls were damaged and the overall speed was slow. How could the commander of the troll fleet accept the imminent prey slipping away? Although they lost their air superiority due to the obstruction of Valoran's rapid reaction forces, the trolls on the sea still had the absolute upper hand. Therefore, they persevered and led the fleet in pursuit.
The two sides bit tightly, and Kurtilas lost three more ships. But at this time, in front of them, a large number of warships flying the flag of the Valoran Federation broke through the waves. At the head is the huge flagship Abyss.
Captain Planck lowered his binoculars in a pretended manner—for the situation on the battlefield had already been communicated to him by the Guò Air Force reconnaissance plane—and all he could see was the Kurtiras ship approaching this direction.
"Cannon curtain ready! Give those troll cubs a little bit of power! Planck shouted.
He suddenly felt a cold stick on his back, and he turned around scolding, just as he saw the "Troll King" Trandel with a bad face.
"Aha, I'm not talking about you, it's the indigenous trolls of this world!" Planck explained curtly.
Although there were quite a few conquest fleets, only a small number could get here, and the actual number was no more than the naval fleet of Kurtiras before the war. Even with support from the air, it would not be able to confront the huge troll fleet head-on.
Planck took advantage of the ship's speed and firepower to fight and retreat, and took the troll fleet in circles.
Admiral Dalin came to the Abyss and asked puzzledly, "General Planck, are you preparing any special tactics?" ”
He couldn't understand why the Conquest Fleet was fighting like this—the troll fleet had been chasing after them, and they had been running around with each other, consciously or unconsciously, as if they didn't want to leave the area.
"Special tactics? Nope! I'm waiting for a signal over there. ”
"Over there?" Dai Lin didn't know who that "over there" was referring to.
"Trace!" Planck said mysteriously.
"So what? A battle-changing supership? "Dahlin has never heard of this ship at all, and it stands to reason that even if the Valoran Federation has any secret weapons, it will not be kept secret from them. He guessed that it might be some kind of strategic weapon that Jiang Weihan had summoned from Valoran not long ago.
Planck said with a strange expression, "Basically—it's huge, bigger than you think!" ”
His rhetoric piqued Dalin's curiosity entirely. Kurtilas were a naval power, and until the arrival of the Valoran Confederation, they maintained a leading position in naval power and equipment. Generally speaking, the best warships in the Eastern Kingdoms are basically built in the dockyards of Kurtiras.
Because of the current technology, material and cost constraints, a warship that can be installed in the navy is already a perfectly designed weapon. So how big will this super huge battleship be that can exceed Dalin's own imagination?
Will it be ten times bigger than the Spirit? All-metal armored boats?
But even so, such a warship can't be able to defeat hundreds of troll warships, right?
He was a little suspicious that the pirate captain in front of him was bragging.
However, he was not in much of the mood to think about such a thing, because in the sea battle just now, the elite of the Kul Tiras Navy suffered heavy losses, with more than 80% of the battle losses, and many heroic naval soldiers fell into the water because of the sinking of the battleship. There is no one to rescue, and even if the trolls don't send people to chase them, it will be difficult for them to survive. What's more, trolls don't give up a good chance to capture captives, most of them have a habit of cannibalism.
Whenever he thought of this, Admiral Dai Lin's feelings were very low.
However, he did not notice that another small-scale naval battle was also breaking out in the place where the previous naval battle had taken place.
The parties involved in the war are, of course, the trolls, who are the fleets that specialize in salvaging overboard human warriors, most of them are transport ships, and there are only a few frigates. Salvage is not out of battlefield norms or humanitarianism, but these are their "food reserves". As Daelin thought, most of the troll tribes have a habit of cannibalism.
It's rare to find a "simple" troll like the Darkspear tribe of the Echo Islands. It is precisely because of this that people can gradually accept the dark spear trolls who have joined the Valoran Federation.
The main battlefield of the naval battle, which had been dragged to the rear by the conquering fleet, was relatively calm, and the sea was littered with the wreckage of ships, both trolls and Kurtilas. Some of the fighters who are good at water hold up floating objects such as planks and barrels to avoid sinking on their own.
The trolls rowed boats to the surface of the sea, rescued their own people, and captured human captives along the way. Those who resisted were killed, and those who surrendered were dragged back to the ship and tied up.
However, their cleanup had only just begun a moment ago, when the troll commander received a report from the first mate that an island had appeared in the mist.
This was not a big deal, there was a layer of mist on the sea before, the vision was not clear, and it was normal for the warring parties not to notice that there were islands nearby.
But what is abnormal is that they are carrying out a cleaning mission in this fixed sea area, only to find that the island is getting closer and closer!
After ruling out the possibility that the ocean currents were carrying them along, the troll commander came to a startling conclusion - the island was moving!
But how is this possible?
He thought he must have been dazzled, or that it was some illusion created by the enemy. To be on the safe side, he still excluded the Dragon Eagle Knights from scouting.
After a while, things on the island gradually became clear, and the frigate's dragon eagle knights, after some reconnaissance, brought back the news that the troll commander feared the most.
Is the island really moving...... Because that island is actually a giant sea turtle!
And there are some panda people living on the island, and now they're armed and ready to fight!
The pandaren are not allies of the trolls, and they are clearly not good.
But that's not all.
Because the knights also spotted a fleet coming in on the waves next to this huge moving island.
The armed fleet, also from the Valoran Federation, was commanded by Sarah, Miss Doom, who stood on the bow of the Call Girl, fiddling with her twin guns.
"It's really boring to let my Blue Flame fleet deal with these transports!"
Miss Doom looked bored.
Because her fleet was a little far away from the battlefield of the Maelstrom, she naturally did not be able to join the battlefield at the first time, and according to the orders of the General Staff, she had to work with the panda people on the Lost Island to rescue the overboard Kurtilas naval warriors and attack the enemy who stood in their way.
She thought there would be a big battle, but the news brought back by the reconnaissance plane showed that most of the transport ships near the designated area were not equipped with cannons and ballistas, and presumably there was no regular navy on it.
There are also troll frigates among them, but that little power is not enough for her fleet to stuff her teeth!
The battle began quickly and ended quickly. As Sister Good Luck had predicted, when the Blue Flame Fleet and the gigantic Kambako rushed into the enemy group, the trolls' side was quickly overwhelmed. The few frigates resisted for only a short time before all of them were sunk, and the transports were ineffective and too slow to escape. How could they have escaped the Calling Girl, the fastest of the Conquest Seas?
After occupying this sea area, the panda people from Lost Island, under the command of Master Shang Xi, came in large and small ships to rescue the overboard naval soldiers. As for the trolls who fell overboard?
The obedient one will give him a paddle to stun and drag him up and tie him up, and the disobedient one will stun him with an oar, and let him sink to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish! R1152