Chapter 337: The First Battle as a Guard
By the time the Black Swan Merchant Group's fleet arrived at the Dream Sea, it had been twenty days later, and Sorjes was powerless to complain about the speed of this fleet, but he also knew that he couldn't compare everyone according to his team's standards, but because of occupational diseases, he felt a little uncomfortable again......
"Huh?"
The person in charge, Obart, was communicating with the rest of the merchants with a few guards, and Sojes was also with him, and he was not at all interested in the polite sycophants between the merchants, and after listening to a few words, he paid attention to his surroundings, but as soon as he looked away, he noticed that something was wrong with the air on the sea in the distance.
"Mr. Obart, 15 degrees to the port side, about 4 to 5 nautical miles, I'm afraid there will be a fight over there, it's better to make a detour. ”
Although the distance is very far, there is a faint heat wave in the air, the temperature of the Dream Sea is not particularly high, and there is no submarine volcano in the current area, so the heat wave can only be generated by a large scale of shelling nearby, because the high temperature generated when the shell explodes makes the air appear heat wave.
"Oh, there's such a thing?"
Obart didn't care about Sojath's sudden interjection, he did attach great importance to what Sojath said, but he paid attention to it, and the people around him didn't necessarily take his words seriously.
"Lord Obart, I see that this kid is simply blowing nonsense, so far away, he is just a third-order swordsman, how can he see the scene so far away?
The person who spoke was a close confidant of Obart, who had been with Obart for nearly thirty years, and he was loyal to Obart, but he also had a problem, that is, he was very jealous, and many people would think that it was grandstanding even if they had a word to say.
However, although this person is jealous, his strength is not bad, he is a fourth-order warrior, and his command ability is not bad, otherwise he would not be reused by Obarth.
"Heh, if you don't believe it, then it's up to you, I only make suggestions, and the decision is up to you. "Sorjes doesn't care about this, the life or death of the black swan has nothing to do with him to be honest, and his willingness to notify in advance is just a matter of loyalty, since the other party doesn't believe it, there is no way, anyway, if it starts, it is not himself who will lose, and with his strength, it is not difficult to save his life at all.
"Humph!"
The cronies snorted disdainfully, but they didn't say the sentence, "Since you said that there is danger there, then you want to go there." He was not stupid with such bloody words, he knew that this kind of thing could not be used to gamble, in case he was stupid and had to go to the combat area that Sojes said and encountered a battle, it would only be harmful to himself and would not be beneficial at all, so he chose a course that could avoid the combat area.
"Little brother Hitter, he usually likes to quarrel with people, I hope you don't care. "Obat is also a self-made businessman who has been at sea for decades, of course he can tell if it is true or false, but he also needs to at least take care of the face of this guard and old friend, so he can't reprimand him in public.
"It's okay, I'm only responsible for making recommendations, and I don't have the right to implement them. Sojes said in a light tone, and in order to avoid suspicion, he had called himself by the pseudonym Hit.
"Huh!" the cronie pouted, very upset at Sogers' nonchalant attitude, but now that Obart had said so, he wouldn't be stupid enough to openly provoke again.
After all, he has been a cronie for decades, and if he doesn't even have this look, then he is not qualified to follow one person all the time.
Although the course changed temporarily, the battle was also divided between the winners and losers, and the victors seemed to have intended to sail in their direction, so the distance between the two fleets was getting closer and closer.
"Can't you avoid it?" Sorgeth muttered, his palm resting on the hilt of the Dawn Moon.
"Looks like there's actually been a fight, sorry, Mr. Hit. "Cronies are not stupid and know what to say when and when.
"It doesn't matter. Sojes smiled, he knew very well the purpose of his cronies' words, it was nothing more than to take a fancy to his own combat power, so he came to calm his emotions, so as not to be passive and slack off because of his resentment.
(Passive sabotage is inevitable, otherwise how can I be worthy of my current identity as a "third-order swordsman"?) Sojes snickered in his heart, it is estimated that the entire Black Swan Business Group may be as easy as him alone.
The opponent's fleet seems to be much faster than the Black Swan's ships, and it is no wonder that one-third of the ships on the Black Swan's side are composed of ironclad ships, although the ironclad ships are slower than the battleships, they are better in defense and have a larger carrying capacity, which is obviously more in line with their needs this time.
"Do you see where the other party belongs?" Obart's face did not show panic, he had been at sea for decades, what kind of danger had he not seen?
"Well, at the moment, I can only see the skeleton pattern on it, it's a pirate group, but it's not clear which pirate group it is. The cronie was holding a telescope in his hand, and the magnification of the telescope in his hand was not very high, so he could only barely see the skull pattern on the other party's flag.
"How's the scale?" even though he knew that the other party was a pirate, Obart was still able to keep his composure.
"There are no magic ships, all battleships, seven ships in total, two of which are still smoking, Mr. Obarth, shall we avoid them, or will we take the initiative?" the cronies were a little eager to try, and with their current strength, it was completely easy to fight a half-crippled pirate group.
"There's no need to get out of the way and find a way to avoid them. Obart said what Sojath had in mind, the pirate group had been beaten to a half-crippled state, and the pirate group in this state was actually the most likely to do something dead.
Sojes and Obart were right, the pirate group that was now heading towards them was actually a pirate group from the open sea, which had just fought with the navy of the Fiana Empire, and it was two times in a row, and their fleet was also damaged to a considerable extent, six of the thirteen ships were sunk, and two more were no longer easy to navigate, and now this pirate group was almost crazy, and when they saw the merchant group, they didn't think about whether they could win at the first time, but instinctively wanted to vent their anger.
It's not that this pirate group is inadequate, it's really that many of the guards of the merchant group are wine bags and rice bags, and there are often scenes in history where a pirate ship defeats two or three merchant ships, simply put, the guards in the merchant group have never needed to worry too much about survival, and they are much weaker than pirates psychologically, even if they have an advantage in numbers, but it is not sure who wins or who loses when it comes to fighting.
"I see. The cronies didn't say too much nonsense, and directly ordered to avoid the pirate group, but they wanted to avoid the pirate group, but the pirate group was unwilling to let them go, and always followed them.
"Be ready to fight, there's no way to avoid it. "Obart doesn't want to go to war with the pirates, but there's no way around it.
"Yes!" the cronie agreed, and then began to direct the fleet to open the cannon door.
There were no magic ships in either fleet, and now the comparison was the accuracy of the shelling and the number of ships, and at the same time, they were competing more ruthlessly.
Although the order was given in a timely manner, it was still the pirates who fired first, and as soon as the cannon rang out, there were still some unavoidable riots among the merchants, although they were not large, but these still caused some adverse effects.
"After all, there are many people in the merchant group who can't go through the battle rationally, and this situation is inevitable. Obat sighed, not all businessmen can be as calm as he is, and many of them have become pampered because of their temporary wealth, and they cannot remain rational when they are in danger, and they have no other use than to pull their hind legs at this time.
"It looks like I still need to do it, it's really troublesome. Sojers sighed inwardly, said hello to Obarth, and left his side.
"Little brother Hit, where are you going?" Obart wondered, what else was he going to do at this time.
"I can't beat them, but it's okay to help with this fight. Sorgeth gave a thumbs up, then turned and walked towards the side of the boat, and just as Obarth and the people around him were puzzled, Sorges pulled out the Dawn Moon Wheel that he carried on his waist, and in this time, he had fully mastered the skill of the Vacuum Moon Scythe, and now was the time to put it into practice.
At this moment, three cannonballs flew from the direction of the pirate ship, and Sojes gently waved his long sword in the direction of the cannonballs, and three scythes with a diameter and cannonballs appeared from the blade.
Although Sorges did not swing his sword quickly, the speed of the Vacuum Moon Scythe was very fast, and its speed was even comparable to Will's bullets, and the three Moon Scythes hit three cannonballs impartially.
"Boom!"
The three cannonballs were exploded by the moon sickle, and the audience was shocked, it is said that it is not very difficult for a third-order professional to release the fighting qi to hit the cannonball, but it is not so easy to accurately hit the cannonball with limited strength like Sojes, originally Obat thought that he wanted to directly swing a sword qi to intercept the cannonball, but he didn't expect him to use this way.
The guards and merchants on the ship only thought that Sogers's hand was very remarkable, but shrewd as Obart was keenly aware that Sogers was definitely not as simple as an ordinary third-order swordsman, and he didn't find out Sogers's true identity, but he just felt that he should be a rising star in a big family, and joining the caravan as a guard was just for experience.
I have to say that although Obart guessed the identity of Sojath wrong, he guessed the purpose of his trip seven or eight points correctly.
Sojes did not overstep his bounds to command the fleet, firstly, because he did not want to reveal his identity, secondly, because he did not want to be dissatisfied with the rest of the people because of his own assertions, and thirdly, it was relatively simple, it was nothing more than that the quality of the crews of this fleet was too poor, and it would be quite troublesome to command.
As if not seeing the surprised faces of these men, Sojers unleashed the Vacuum Moon Scythe, blasting out all that came into his range, but he didn't do anything else—in fact, he didn't need to do anything more.
Although Sorges did not attack, his actions allowed many people in the Black Swan's merchant group to survive, and at the same time indirectly reduced the hit rate of the pirate group.
"It's still too weak, if it were a fleet of the same size sent by the Dragon's Tooth Pirate Regiment, they would have been killed a long time ago!" "Sojes was not satisfied with the strength of the Black Swan Merchant Group, his momentum, combat quality, and hit rate were several levels worse than his crew, he estimated the overall strength of this merchant group, and felt that if everything was put on paper, the Dragon's Tooth Pirate Regiment would only need five battleships to tie them.
"Lord Obarth, do you want to engage the pirates in a broadside battle, with the size of this pirate group, there should be a lot of treasure on the ship, right?"
It was not the previous cronie who spoke, but a commercial deacon under Obart, and after he said this, Obart squinted at him and said lightly: "If we do that, we will inevitably pay more lives." "This ......" The deacon stopped talking, how could he say? Could it be that these lives were nothing compared to treasures?
Sojes glanced at Obart without leaving a trace, UU read the book and muttered in his heart, feeling that the composition of Obart's words was too high, but he also had to admit that this sentence did show his lofty image, but at the same time, it also set off the "cold-bloodedness" of the deacon Originally, the deacon's words didn't actually mean that, but after Obart said this, many sailors and guards would think that the deacon was trying to exchange their lives for the pirates' treasures.
(Sure enough, there isn't a single idiot who can mess around at sea for so long.) Sorjes pouted, but he didn't pay too much attention, from the beginning of the battle to the present, he was only responsible for releasing the Vacuum Moon Scythe on the ship to intercept the cannonballs, anyway, the consumption of this move was very small, and his current level of fifth-order fighting energy, according to this intensity, even if it was released until the end of the battle, it would not let his fighting spirit run out.
The pirate group is like a gambler who is in a hurry to lose, eager to make up for everything they have lost on the top of the black swan merchant group, if they only face the black swan merchant group, then with their current ferocity and the speed of the battleship, although they can't win, but the black swan merchant group can't fall well, at least let the pirate group grab a shipload of goods, but now they need to face the black swan merchant group with Sogers present, although there is only one more person, but with Sogers's combat experience, he almost closes his eyes and knows from which direction there is a cannonball, after his interference, no matter how accurate the shelling is, it can't hit the black swan flagship and the surrounding ships。