Chapter 87: The War of Attrition and the Theory of Victory

"This time the news comes from this big boss, he started planning as early as a year ago, at that time Jack found me and asked me to secretly join the gang, and then this time I want to participate in the name of the Pirate Council, and bring everyone together, it is for the 'Golden Treasure Ship' of the Panya Empire, you know? Just the gold inlaid on the hull can be worth tens of millions of Fei Lang! The big boss has already negotiated the conditions, and after the matter is completed, three seven will open, we will seven, and the big boss will be three! Zhou Dong's eyes were full of greed.

The "Golden Treasure Ship" of the Panya Empire? How could Chen Ye not know that this era is known as the most weak era of the ancient Oriental country full of gold, and several Western empires that dominate the sea take turns to divide the huge wealth of the ancient Oriental country, among which the Panya Empire, which has the most advantageous geographical location, is the most, "Golden Treasure Ship" is just a title, meaning that the treasure ship specially used to transport gold is a representative symbol of wealth of the Panya Empire, and every few years the Panya Empire will loot a huge amount of wealth in the ancient Oriental country, and then use the treasure ship to transport it back to China. Each of these trips was an astonishing fortune worth hundreds of millions of francs, perhaps to cater to the "golden treasure ship", which was later used by the Panya Empire to decorate the buildings on the treasure ship.

Dare to transport such a huge amount of wealth so blatantly, naturally there is confidence, the "Golden Treasure Ship" body length of 470 meters, is the largest hull today, there is no one, Lei Guang is only less than 80 meters of body length, and a transport, will use 4 "Golden Treasure Ships", with iron chains to tie the head and tail, is to calm the impact of the wind and waves, the "Golden Treasure Ship" itself has no combat effectiveness, but solid thick wood steel armor, even if it is a 24-pound cannon is difficult to penetrate, 4 "Golden Treasure Ships" are connected, It has been made up of a small battlefield of nearly one kilometer and six floors, and the army stationed on the ship alone is enough to have 2,000 people, and the escort of such 4 "golden treasure ships", as well as 50~60 naval warships, its force can be called the domination of the seven seas, even if the legendary pirate "Hekborz" is resurrected, he does not dare to fight the idea of "golden treasure ship".

"Crazy, right? It's better for these pirate leaders to rob some passing merchant ships, and it's okay to be bold enough to harass coastal cities, where do you dare to move the golden treasure ship? Chen Ye said in astonishment.

Zhou Dong smiled and said: "Every empire has a 'Migno', there are many people who dream, but there are very few people who dare to turn their dreams into reality, they can come up with this plan, and also pull the four of us into the gang, naturally there is a very perfect plan, otherwise, how can those pirate leaders agree." ”

"Then why are you looking for the four of you? Aren't the three of them more inclined to the Italian and French empires? Chen Ye was puzzled, but as soon as the words came out, he had already guessed the answer.

Sure enough, Zhou Dong responded directly: "The three of them are wall grass, who dares to guarantee that they will not return to the past and sell them to the Banya Empire as a transaction when they get the news?" You must know that the three of them have long wanted to wash their hands and go ashore, and the pirate leader only has 2 endings, one is to die at sea, and the other is betrayed and died on the gallows, and no one wants to be the last, so these idiots are also desperately looking for opportunities. ”

"The four of us are different, Jack and I were originally allowed to go ashore, as long as we scraped together enough money, we could wash our hands at any time, and maybe we could be a naval commander, Zheng Shi was born in an ancient oriental country like me, right' The Golden Treasure Ship is full of hatred, and has long wanted to grab it, and Shore is a very pure person, if these pirate leaders, who really yearns for the life of a pirate, only Shore, he is a madman, and he is also an out-and-out brave, the more crazy the challenge, the more he has to try, he has lived for thirty-seven years and has not lost his life, but there is a scar on his face, which is also his life. Zhou Dong explained.

"We've been in Saint-Malo for more than half a month, and every few nights the four of us get together on the Pearl to discuss plans, but on the surface we are tense, and the decision to participate in the pirate council is delayed, and there is deliberate friction, Wakman just can't bear to go out alone to hunt wild food, and you hit me squarely, Pyros and Moken are afraid that they can't sit still, I think we will make a final decision tonight, you go with me, and I can also make up for some things I didn't expect." Zhou Dong finally said.

After Zhou Dong left, Chen Ye fished in the name of beauty, put down the last boat, and let Luke row the boat to wander around, in fact, he just wanted to sleep, and even he wanted to stop for a moment, so that Kraken could make a dumpling, and see if it was the pirate leaders' ships that were strong and sharp, or Kraken's rough skin and thick flesh, but when he heard the news of the "Golden Treasure Ship", his heart moved, and he immediately pressed the throbbing, compared to a few pirate leaders who had a higher escape coefficient when encountering danger, Chen Ye felt that " The "Golden Treasure Ship" frigate is more reliable.

Jakescot is also one of the most famous pirates, with a tan dreadlock, tied with colored ropes, according to his words, each color of the rope represents an unforgettable love affair with him...... No, it's love, but most of the objects are married women, and I don't know if it's because of excessive wine, his dark circles are very heavy, and his expression has a strong lazy meaning, which is extremely rare among pirates who make a living by plundering and always have their lives in danger, and what he does most often is to use an ivory comb to take care of his beard, in appearance, Gen Feng is handsome and completely unreliable, but Chen Ye's first impression of him is still that his temperament is extraordinary, There's a natural feeling that makes you want to be close.

Zheng Shi's more traditional oriental dress is just discarded women's unique clothing, but wears a short armor that is convenient for sea action, and even shaves the same hairstyle, and there is an earring with a special gemstone shape on the left ear, if it is not a typical female appearance characteristics, Chen Ye will only feel that this man is a little gloomy at first glance, especially her height, Zhou Dong is no longer short, she has a 1.9 meter appearance, but Zheng Shishi is not short at all when she stands beside him, it is her tall and stout skeleton, It made her look a little weird.

Shore can be said to be the most pleasing pirate leader among several people, if it weren't for the two fierce pirates standing behind him and a faint scar on his left cheek, from his polite behavior, it would never be seen that he was also one of the nine pirate kings who killed people, his fair skin was more feminine than a woman, his humorous conversation and extensive knowledge would make people think that he was a scholar or traveler from a noble background, but a gold coin inadvertently turned in his hand, exposing his flexible fingers, This is a powerful character with extremely skilled short weapons.

Coupled with Zhou Dong, who is full of flesh and tall body, this already represents half of the top pirate forces in the Seven Seas today, as for those little pirates who are not in the stream, in this chaotic era, there are already countless people, and when they meet the navy, they pretend to be fishermen, and when they meet the weak who can rob, they will immediately pull up the pirate flag and play the pirate.

The four of them sat around a table, each with 1~2 henchmen behind them, Zhou Dong only brought Chen Ye alone, which was not only a show of favor to Chen Ye, but also a weakness to the other 3 people, especially this kind of joint operation, it is not a good thing to be too strong.

"Would you like a glass of delicious wine?" Jackscott, as the proprietor, entertains the other three.

Although Zheng Shi is a woman, his temper is the strongest, and he immediately slapped the table and said: "Jack, we are not here to drink with you, we have been here for more than half a month, if we still don't settle down, just disperse!" ”

"Extinguishing the fire, this is a big deal after all, we are all looking forward to being able to do it, if it is not with such thoughts, why waste time here, we are not like the two of us have a backer behind us, every day like this, we can't last a few days." Xiao Erming persuaded Zheng Shishi on the surface, but in fact, he was also putting pressure on the other 2 people, and when it came to the urgency of the belligerentness, his excited eyes were really not inferior to the bitter hatred in Zheng Shi's eyes.

Jakescot spread his hands and said: "I'm just a person who explains business, and it's already the greatest ability to pull everyone to this table, in terms of operational command, I can't compare to you, and in terms of ambition, I can't compare to the big boss, and now I can grasp the news, only three points are very useful to us, first, this time there are royal nobles of the Panya Empire on the golden treasure ship, so they use half of the honor guard as the soldiers in the escort battleship; Second, the royal family, greedy for treasure, sold 10 frigates that were about to be decommissioned at a very high price before returning home, so this time their frigates were actually not under the number, only 40; Third, the structure of the Golden Treasure Ship, which was also stolen from the Banya Empire at a very high cost by the big boss, as for how to use these three advantages to achieve results, that is not something I can think of. ”

There was a silence between the four of them, obviously, no one was willing to come out of this, which made Chen Ye anxious, he couldn't help coughing lightly to remind Zhou Dong, Zhou Dong nodded slightly: "Since a few of us can't make up our minds, then why don't I introduce someone to everyone, it is my former first mate Chen Yulun, who is now the captain of the Thunder Light, who has just returned in the past two days, and the interesting thing is that he beat Wakeman into a waste as soon as he came, and everyone wants to see that poisonous snake again in the future, it is really not easy." ”

"Chen Yulun? I've heard of you, and today's tavern is full of legends of your battle against demons, and I personally think it's a bit out of place. Zheng Shishi closed his eyes and said completely indifferently, even Zhou Dong sat at this table, she didn't completely agree, and now even an adjutant wants to speak in this kind of meeting?

Jackscott shrugged his shoulders and didn't say anything, but Shore said very enthusiastically, "Oh? Your sailor's cowhide is pretty big, and there's a guy named Luke who got beaten up for an argument, but it's a bit of a legendary addition to the boring pirate experience, and of course, if I have the chance, I'd like to see the world of magic. ”

Since there are 2 people in favor and 1 abstaining, it is no problem for Chen Ye to at least express his opinion, Zhou Dong's eyes signaled, Chen Ye cleared his throat and stood up and said: "In the matter of the 'Golden Treasure Ship', I have communicated with Captain Zhou Dong, and at that time there were no three advantages mentioned by Captain Jack, but I think that the success rate of our four major pirate forces is less than thirty percent, but with these three advantages, I think the success rate is as high as ninety percent, and the difference is how to reduce losses." ”

"What kind of captain there is, what kind of sailor there is, your cowhide blows very loudly!" Zheng Shi said directly sarcastically.

Chen Ye ignored her, and pointed directly at the chart spread out on the table: "The route of the golden treasure ship of the Banya Empire is not a secret, this route has a wide field of vision, light wind and waves, and is far from the land, the reason why they chose this way is because this route is the closest, because the golden treasure ship will never temporarily dock in other areas for replenishment, that is to say, their supply is one-time, the supply on the golden treasure ship can not be judged according to the concept of ordinary navigation, this route takes about 17 days to smooth the wind and water." , Even if there are twists and turns, it will not exceed 25 days, so I judge that the Golden Treasure Ship is a supply, which is about a month's time, and the reason why I say that there is a thirty percent chance is based on this, relying on the four pirates' familiarity with naval warfare, from the beginning of the Golden Treasure Ship entering the far sea area, it has been constantly harassed, forcing the treasure ship to change its course and prolong their sailing time, I estimate that at least more than half of the ships and personnel will be lost, so that the Golden Treasure Ship can be cut off from water and food before approaching the Banya Empire. ”

Chen Ye glanced at the four of them when he said this, their eyes gradually became bright, Jack even began to comb his beard with a comb with interest, staring at Chen Ye, not looking at the charts, and seemed to be more interested in him than about the battle plan this time.

"The harassment tactics are to force the other party's commander to believe that there are more ambushes on the old route, so at the beginning we have to lose a lot of combat power, so that the golden treasure ship will suffer non-negligible losses, as long as the route is changed, then they only have these three ways to choose, the first is to turn around and return to the colonial area of the ancient eastern country, this choice I don't think the commander who is particularly bold will not choose, because the Panya Empire is very harsh on soldiers, and did not complete the assigned task, not just to be judged, He will even use burning at the stake, so there is a high probability that he will choose the second option, detour, along the coastline of the Italian and French Empire, through the Lekin Strait to the territorial waters of the Panya Empire, so that they only need to guard against harassment, we will not be able to fight him from the coastal area of the Italian and French Empire, of course, there is also a third way, that is, through the Perbro Strait from the waters of the British Empire, then this route is even farther, as long as they are not particularly badly attrition, they will not make this choice. Chen Ye said eloquently.

Shore was obviously impressed by the use of the various routes, and after a slight estimate, he said: "If it is diverted to the Lekin Strait, then the voyage will be extended for about 10 days, and under normal circumstances there is only one month of supply, and we still have to look at luck, pray that the sea god will give them some obstacles, and it is best to encounter a few days of heavy rain and headwinds, and if it runs out of food and water before the Lekin Strait, then we only need to block the entrance and exit of the strait for a few days, and no matter how strong he is, he will have to be dragged to death." As he spoke, his eyes gradually lit up, and everyone was only at a loss in front of how to deal with a strong army, but they didn't expect that under the strong army, there were also huge hidden dangers.

Chen Ye stretched out three fingers and said: "So I said, there is only a thirty percent chance, and everyone will pay at least half of the loss, because in the final stage, even if they successfully jam the entrance and exit of the Lekin Strait, they will inevitably launch a suicidal crazy attack in order to survive, it is possible that we will only win miserably, but after Captain Jack gave three advantages, I think there is a ninety percent chance of victory, the difference is only the size of the loss." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zheng Shishi put aside his prejudice against Chen Ye's age and agreed with his plan, but a disastrous victory was obviously not the result she wanted.

"First, the royal family and nobles of the Panya Empire used the honor guard as half of the military force; In fact, it seems that we do not have much advantage in this matter, because the honor guard is also a well-trained soldier, and sometimes it is more effective than those short navies, and there are naturally skilled navies to operate in artillery warfare and navigation, but the key point is ' The royal nobles', because the Panya Empire is class supreme, if the royal nobles are there, the naval commander will not be able to operate as the highest power system, and everything must be reported, and the royal nobles who lack experience in naval warfare may agree to the combat order under the persuasion of the commander, but the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the supreme order is delayed. Although it is impossible for us to destroy the frigate group by relying on this, it can achieve a longer delay effect, and the pirate ships that come and go like the wind will not lose much in front of the unresponsive frigates, and can accumulate a lot of strength to make the final resistance, so the victory rate has increased by two percent," Chen Ye said eloquently.

Shore said in a timely manner: "I know, the second advantage is not that there are 10 fewer warships, but that there is a lack of space to carry them, so in order to accommodate these people, the Golden Treasure ship is bound to reduce a few supply cabins, plus they are greedy for treasure, it is possible to continue to reduce the supply tanks in order to free up more cargo positions, then the original supply volume of more than a month, it is likely that it will only be 25 days to be full, plus the waterline is very deep, the speed is not fast, under the premise of not losing weight, even if we don't make a detour, we can also use wolf tactics, Drag them alive to death on the sea. ”

Chen Ye nodded, and then compared a number of "9" and said: "The last two percent chance is because of the structural diagram of the treasure ship, don't underestimate it, if we play well, we can even get a huge advantage beyond imagination, so, can Captain Jack expand the structural diagram and take a look?" ”