How long is a naval battle, and what is a short time? This is indeed a very difficult question to define.

According to the normal understanding, naval warfare is only a conceptual noun, which is different from the quantifiers such as "minutes, hours, and days", and there is no built-in unified weights and measures.

For a naval battle, three or five minutes can be called short, and ten, eight, and a half hours can be said to be not a long time.

But the time difference between three and a half an hour is more than 20 minutes, and if the battle goes well, this is the difference between the sinking of a cruiser and the continuation of the battle at sea.

Lao Wang's shortcoming lies in the fact that he can't figure out the time when the Falconi players get out of trouble!

Unlike Falconi's calm arrangement, Lao Wang's choice was to fight with all his might, and strive to inflict massive damage on the enemy in the shortest possible time, so as to sink the enemy ship as quickly as possible.

But after all, this kind of blind man touching the elephant is a lack of planning, which is bound to have a great impact on their combat deployment, and the most intuitive disadvantage is that they cannot arrange the most suitable combat steps according to the time, which is also quite uncomfortable for Lao Wang and them.

Wow!

Falconi felt the vibration of the deck, this kind of movement, it must have been made by Ivan when he strode back, this sound sounded rapid but very bouncing, this guy gait was freewheeling, if there was good news in his heart, he would never be able to suppress the steps, could it be that he ran over at this time, what kind of good news did he bring?

I'm blind, I'm more sensitive to numbers than others, and now it's clear that there are still 15 seconds left until Marni and Giovanni get out of trouble.

"Captain, the time is ahead, the time is ahead!" Ivan's loud voice explained what Falconi was asking, and then the next sentence completely stuffed Falconi's heart back into the cavity:

"Now that the goblet and the oak barrel have completely escaped the control of the mirage state, they are approaching us, and there should be a reply in the team channel immediately. ”

The big guy is right, the team channel that was blocked by props just now is coming out of a clear voice at this time.

"Brother Falconi, here we come!"

"Brother Marni! Brother Giovanni!" Rao Falconi had always been a moody person, and now he couldn't help but tremble a little as he heard the two family members get out early and support them were in place at the critical moment.

"How did you get rid of the mirage in advance, didn't you use any means of double damage?" asked Falconi with some trepidation.

"Dear brother. On the cruiser that was supposed to attack at the tail of the White Tulip fleet, a man with a sturdy skin of wheat and a very distinct southern European character said, "Have you forgotten that the duration of the mirage's counter-devouring effect varies with the size of the affected object. ”

I see!

It dawned on Falconi that even if he was as meticulous as he was, he had missed an obvious statistic this time - they had specially refurbished the new cruisers of the Venetian Navy for this Seven Seas Challenge, and the most obvious parameter change was that in terms of size, these new ships were much larger than the original four-masted ships.

Therefore, according to the law mentioned by the short and rough man, the duration of the mirage's reaction effect will be relatively reduced, and this is the reason why the Goblet and Oak Barrel can get out of trouble early.

"Anyway. This time it was the captain of the cruiser who had been at the head of the fleet, he was the tallest of the three members of the Brenno family, but he was not only the thin bamboo pole of height, but the horizontal dimension of the wide body was equally amazing, which made him look only half a circle smaller than Ivan.

Dahan pressed his knuckles to rattle, and his tone was polite, and he said quite kindly: "Let's get rid of these flies in front of us first, and then let's discuss the changes in these data, Brother Falconi, you have persevered for so long, and it has been hard." ”

"It's nothing, the family's interests are above all else. Falconi replied easily: "According to the established plan, flank the enemy ships!"

"The interests of the family are above all else!"

"For the sake of the mountain, it fell short!"

Lao Wang said quietly, and patted the railing of the boat beside him helplessly.

When he saw the two cruisers emerge from the twisted air, he knew in his heart that he was still a little slower.

Hurry up and fight, in the end failed to cripple one-third of the enemy's combat power in the best time, and now there are five whole ships and a tulip sister ship dragging half a life on his side, and the other party is 2.7 sail-powered cruisers, compared with the two, it is really a lame donkey with a broken car, you have to see.

"It's still not a good idea, uncle. Takenaka said to Lao Wang a little apologetically: "I couldn't accurately estimate the time when the other party got out of trouble, which led to the current situation, I'm really sorry!"

"Little Ancestor, don't take everything on you. Lao Wang waved his hand indifferently and said: "Everything is your responsibility, be careful to crush you again, the heart of the young man is so heavy, and he is so falling, do you want to grow up?"

Lao Wang half-ridiculed and half-comforted the little guy for a few words, his eyes were condensed, and his tone was extremely serious and said to everyone in the team channel: "It's good to be able to do the biggest thing with the least strength, but we always have to face a dignified array with no tricks at all, what should we do when the time comes, no egg can not make a trough cake?"

"Uncle, Sun Tzu said clearly in the Art of War, 'Don't hit the dignified array without inviting the banner of righteousness'. Takenaka explained: "This is the truth of not stumbling head-on!"

"I know that your kid is going to come to such a sentence, and the book of war is not an experimental report, is it possible that there is only one way to interpret it?"

Lao Wang said seriously: "Your uncle's interpretation of this sentence 'Don't hit the dignified array' is the reading method of Grandpa Qi, 'When tens of thousands of people, dignified, they come and go, and they are close to each other', which means that the more dignified the array, the more you have to penetrate it head-on, so that after that, your team will have a soul, will dare to fight, so that you will not encounter a little bit of a prickly idea and think about a detour, this way of playing is not a war strategy, but a military strategy, bamboo, for my uncle to remember!"

Takenaka was dumbfounded, the truth that his uncle had groped out from pragmatism was sometimes more adaptable and philosophical to life than orthodox educated people, in his own words, this is the infinite possibilities contained in China's most simple masses, and it is indeed a terrible power!

The little guy shook his head and woke up from the deafening sensation that Lao Wang brought to him.

He knew that Lao Wang would never grind too much on the things that had already been formed, so he thought about it for a while and said: "Then now, the action of besieging the opponent's Liquor should also be stopped immediately, and our fighting ships should be arranged according to the direction of the enemy. ”

"That's right. Lao Wang continued: "We are not people who can't finish eating, this kind of immediate benefit looks tempting, if you really want to bite it, you have to withdraw the skin, it's just that, give it up when it's time to give up, temporarily adjust the formation, and let the spirit number have a way out." ”

"It's a pity, in a minute and a half at most, I can take out the first cruiser we came to this trial world. Mary joked unwillingly.

Lao Wang smiled, looked up to observe the approaching route of the two ships in front and behind, roughly estimated the distance, turned to the public channel, and commanded loudly to the whole ship: "Separate the Portuguese privateers and two four-masted Galen ships to meet the front ship, and the two Tulip sister ships are also dispatched to meet the rear ships, and the White Tulip stands out from the flotilla and meets the enemy Spirits cruiser alone." ”

He paused, then looked at the wind direction and the sky, and said: "The enemy is good at naval warfare, flag language, inform all ships to pay attention to the enemy's novel methods, give full play to the advantages of flexibility and fight more sports warfare, it doesn't matter if you fight slowly, stability comes first, young men, if you win this time, the entire Caribbean Sea will be your medal! The enemy is a cruiser, you can only win a little slower!"

"Hahahaha! Yes! Admiral!" the ship erupted in high-spirited laughter as the old king ordered.

The various orders and operations on the side of the White Tulip fleet fell into Ivan's eyes at all, and then the big man relayed them to the blind and pale young man Falconi beside him.

"They're going to split up to meet the enemy?" said Falconi, "This is a very steady style of play, and it is also very suitable for the current situation, but in this way, the pace of the battle is bound to be prolonged, and in terms of time, it is very unfavorable for the air race, can this person have this level of patience as a selector?"

"Captain, do you think they want to drag us in tow, and when we worry about the time of the air race, they will have a chance to leave the battle?" Ivan seemed to understand what his captain meant, and couldn't help but ask.

At the moment, this explanation seems to be the most plausible, but I don't understand this point. Falconi said:

"Judging from their records before they played us, this group of people is not simple, and there should be a very amazing way to deal with the current situation, but I don't think it's their style to do so. ”

"Captain, maybe the situation is changing so fast now, the addition of Giovanni and Mr. Marni has made their time to solve the problem limited, and in a hurry, will they only think of such a reasonable solution, and have no time to think of a wonderful solution, this situation is also possible. Ivan said his thoughts.

"Well, indeed, let's just think about it for now, by the way, what you just observed is that their flagship is going to fight us alone?" asked Falconi as he put aside his suspicions for a moment.

"Indeed, the enemy's flagship position has burst forward and is coming towards us, and of course, following the sister ship that we have destroyed half of it, and draining the water as we drive it, I feel that the battle is very reluctant. ”

"Hehe, interesting, we also have injuries on our bodies, this time the forces will be leveled out, want to come to me? Then let's have a good fight, herald sailors, we will attack!"

After a battle of tactics, the White Tulip and the Spirit finally tore off the other labels on their bodies and collided fiercely in the most primitive naval warfare method.

The White Tulip is light and nimble, with its rapid cannon fire, and the sailing skills of the Dutch sailers.

The Spirits has many cannons, and the caliber of the guns and the thickness of the hull are very advantageous, although they are not very flexible, they can sail in the direction of the White Tulip that has been tightly locked, so as to adapt to all changes and occupy a static situation on the field.

However, seeing that the two sides maintained a distance of about 220 yards, guns exchanged guns, and the fight was inextricable.

Although the sound of the cannon was interrupted, because the playing style was relatively traditional and cautious, whether it was a four-pounder pellet or a six-pounder pellet, it did not cause any major damage to the opponent.

After more than 10 minutes of fighting, the White Tulip was only hit by one bullet, the Spirit was a little unlucky, and was hit by two shells, and the other two battle groups that were entangled were also in the same situation.

"Uncle, the so-called dignified array, in the end, is often like this, there is no strategy, there is no overwhelming advantage, you can only grind the fighting quality little by little, and in the end, you can only compete for perseverance. "Takenaka's careful steering and artillery trajectory seems to have little strategy in mind, but it is actually the most challenging one.

"Don't talk about this, take the time to look at the charts and beacons, if my guess is correct, then we still have the confidence to drag on this battle. Lao Wang's telescope kept in his hand, and the focus kept switching between the three battlefields, telling the sailors around him from time to time to convey a few orders.

Where can Takenaka not understand what Lao Wang meant, after a few glances at the blue light curtain, he has the data he needs to reply in his head.

"The number of selector beacons has been reduced to 70, and it continues to decline. Takenaka replied: "I know what Uncle means, all kinds of battles have indeed begun on a large scale at this moment, not only us, but almost most of the contestants have begun to fight each other at this time. ”

"Bamboo still knows me. Lao Wang smiled and said: "This is good news, people are actually afraid of unfairness, we are busy, and the big guys are not idle, which is much more comfortable." ”

"Judging from the current information, this is indeed the case, the speed of most of the contestants has decreased due to naval battles, so don't look at us fighting, in fact, as long as we can end the battle within a reasonable time, the ratio of ranking and total number of people will not change much, that is, we still have the time required by the uncle. Takenaka explained the meaning of Lao Wang to the team members thoroughly.

"That's the truth. Lao Wang agreed: "We are now in a face-to-face battle against the gong, the most uncomfortable result is that we are distracted by other reasons during the battle, now our general environment is very good, then we can take good care of the enemy, besides, our artillery is not powerful, drag to fight for us to have an advantage, so we want..."

"Boom!" a loud bang interrupted Wang's analysis.