Chapter 65: Opening (1st Update)
"Tie Lilie, are these two seas?" Xu Mo looked at the chart, his eyes shining.
"Well, for your requirements, there are no fully qualified sea areas in the Mediterranean, and these two sea areas are only partially compliant!" Tie Lilie spread his hands and said helplessly.
"Can you tell me more about these two seas?" Xu Mo nodded on the chart.
"The Aegean Sea is a large bay between Greece and the Anatolian Peninsula (Asia Minor), connected to the Black Sea to the north by the Turkish Straits. The coastline is tortuous, harbors are numerous, and islands are dotted. Some of the neighbouring islands are so short that standing on one island gives you a clear view of the opposite island. Seafarers refer to the Aegean Sea as the 'Multi-Island Sea', and the largest island in the southern Aegean Sea is Crete, which is large and narrow and envelops the Aegean Sea like a barrier along with Greece and the Anatolian Peninsula. ”
"This sea area is in line with your guerrilla encroachment strategy, and the numerous islands and bays allow the Vasa to quickly hide and escape after the assault with speed and nimble steering before launching a second attack. The only thing we have to worry about is that once the enemy spreads out of the fleet formation and uses the numerical superiority to conduct a carpet search, then we will have to engage in an encounter with the enemy. ”
"And what about here?" Xu Mo touched the stubble on his chin and clicked on the chart.
"This is the junction of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. The Adriatic Sea is located between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula, with numerous rivers fed by the northern bay and low salinity and low sea density, and higher salinity in the central and southern parts due to their connection to the Ionian Sea. Due to the difference in density of the sea and the current southeast monsoon, the current flows from northwest to southeast.
The Ionian Sea is in the middle of the Mediterranean, and the direction of the current corresponds to the Atlantic Ocean, the sea water is from west to east on the south shore of the Mediterranean, and the north shore of the Mediterranean Sea is from east to west, and the entire Mediterranean current flows in a counterclockwise direction. The currents of these two seas meet at the junction, creating a huge counterclockwise vortex against the currents.
This season, the weather is clear and sunny, and as long as it matches the direction of the currents and monsoons, the speed and steering ability of the battleship will be maximized, definitely much faster than the Calais gunboats and the giant Arab galleys, in line with your proposed kite tactics. The only flaw is that if the ships on both sides are battleships, then everyone will return to the same starting line. Tie Lilie shrugged his shoulders and said.
Xu Mo clasped his hands together, held his chin, and stared at the chart in deep thought. The old K regiment had reached a minimum battle plan in the era of sea power, and although the general regiment of the Temple of the Gods was still complete, it had been weakened by most of the people, and even a deputy regiment commander had died. The old K regiment has completed the main mission, and even if it returns to the superstring space immediately, it is barely acceptable.
The reason why it is said to be reluctantly accepted is because the main force of the Temple of the Gods is still complete after all. In the next "trial", although they will continue to be weakened, there are still five or six core members, and there should be no problem in fusing into the X space. This is nothing unacceptable for the other teams of members of the big round table, but it is not good news for the old K-group.
The old K-group and the Temple of the Gods are mortal enemies, and the Temple of the Gods understands that they will die in the "trial", so if they don't do well, they will take the initiative to find the old K-group, forcing the biggest sworn enemy to be weakened as well. At that time, although there was more than one old K regiment participating in the siege of the Temple of the Gods, the battlefield would not be the era of sea power.
In the battle with the thorns, you can see the strength of the third-order transfers, and in addition to the thorns, it is not difficult to deduce that there should be two or three third-order and above transferees. In a head-on battle, the old K regiment will definitely die!
After careful analysis, Xu Mo had to accept such a conclusion, the old K regiment must seek a decisive battle again in the era of sea power, and weaken the Temple of the Gods to the size of a medium team at one time, that is, less than seven people. In this way, the old K regiment and the ink wind regiment can rely on the numerical advantage to withstand the assault of the temple of the gods head-on.
Now that it has been decided that this decisive battle will be carried out, and the battle goal is mainly the Temple of the Gods, then all that remains is to choose the battlefield. The ships of the Temple of the Gods were giant Arab galleys, and it stands to reason that the area where the Adriatic and Ionian seas meet is the ideal area for combat. The sea is wide and suitable for artillery battles, as long as the Temple of the Gods appears in this sea area, Xu Mo is two hundred percent sure that they will all feed the fish.
However, the situation is now complicated, and Hayreddin has already set out from Istanbul, and it is unclear who is friend or foe. Judging from the information received by Raphael, the Vasa is also one of the targets of the Ottoman Pirate King. There is also the king of the Caribbean, who is clearly coming to the Vaasa......
For these two pirate kings, Xu Mo was not unprepared. However, the worst-case scenario is that the Vasa will have to fight against two pirate kings alone, plus the temple of gods.
In both battlefields, the Vasa has advantages and disadvantages. In the area where the Adriatic Sea meets the Ionian Sea, the Vasa has the advantage of one person, the first mate Iron Rite.
Terelie himself was an Italian and had extensive research on astronomy and geography, ocean climate, wind direction, and ocean currents. In this special sea area, Xu Mo believed that Tie Lilie would not lose to the two pirate kings in controlling the ship.
However, the sea is wide, the weather is clear, and the light is excellent. Once the Vasa is at a stalemate in an artillery battle, they will not be able to get rid of the Sea Sovereign, or the First Privateer Fleet of Hairreddin, and it is very likely that they will be crushed to death by the two pirate kings in a long standoff.
Xu Mo still remembers the tug-of-war between the two admirals, Hedram and Clifford, in the battle for hegemony in the North Sea, with a complete set of pursuits, counter-pursuits, sneak attacks, and counter-sneak attacks. Once this situation is formed, Xu Mo and the Vasa are definitely no match for either of the two pirate kings.
If the Aegean Sea is chosen as the operational sea, the numerous islands and bays make it easy to hide and block the pursuit of the enemy fleet. Of course, in the event of a small probability event and encountering an enemy warship in a narrow bay, then the Vasa may not be able to take advantage of the gunfire advantage and suffer heavy losses in the broadside battle. If they run into the Temple of the Gods, they may also be overturned.
No matter which sea you choose, you need some luck! Xu Mo's gaze swept over the chart, and he raised his head and commanded Tie Lilie, "Let's go to the Aegean Sea, hoping that God will be on our side!" ”
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"Warning: Samsara 228, your ship crossed latitude 35.19 north latitude and longitude 26.34 east longitude and entered the waters of the Aegean Sea!"
"According to spatial calculations, your plot identity is Alfred K. Anderson, the Swedish Admiral, and the plot reputation meets the Pirate King candidate. The Vassa will be a third-party naval battle force, passively participating in the epic historical episode 'Pirate King: Battle for the Mediterranean'. ”
"Hint: The main participants in the 'Pirate King: Battle for the Mediterranean' are Henry Morgan, the epic pirate king of England, and Barbarossa Hayreddin, the epic pirate king of the Ottomans. According to spatial calculations, the probability of war between the two sides is more than 86% under the current plot situation, and the area of battle is a certain part of the Aegean Sea. During an engagement, any Admiral who meets the basic requirements of the Pirate Kings Championship will be considered a third participant. ”
"Hint: Alfred K. Anderson, the third participant of the Swedish Admiral, reincarnation number 228, is the interim Speaker of the Council of Sylmy of the X-Space Wing, and the Viscount of Space. You are the only reincarnation person in this mid-level space-time battlefield who has reached the level of candidate pirate king in terms of plot prestige.
If you choose to join the battle until the end of the story, you and all the reincarnators who belong to the Vasa faction will receive a fixed reward of 10% of their own honor value, and the world exploration will be doubled as an additional reward. ”
"Special reminder for the two spaces: the epic historical plot has timeliness, and the reincarnation No. 228, as a candidate for the pirate king, can choose to submit the plot exploration to a single superstring space after the plot is over, or it can be provided to the two spaces at the same time, and additional rewards for exploration will be issued according to different circumstances."
The sudden surge of information in the soul seal surprised all the reincarnators on the Vasa, who stood up from their respective posts and looked towards the captain's room......
PS: Capuching is more brain-consuming, try to make up for the update!