Chapter 541: The Expeditionary Force Arrives
With Muir to the east and Carthage to the south, the expeditionary forces sent by the two countries will attack the Shark Sea from two directions. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Saint-Maro's expeditionary force is a mixed combination of the Second Navy and the Third Navy of the Empire, the flag of Saint-Malo is the Eagle Banner, this mixed expeditionary force is called the "Eagle Beak", passing through the Gellert Sea, and the commander is Bennett, who was once defeated at the hands of Ivo, sacrificing the Knight of the Will.
Defeated at the hands of the crows last time, Bennett is looking forward to fighting Ivo again, this time as the vanguard of the crusade against Ivo, the Saint-Maro Empire has deployed a high configuration for the Eagle Beak Expeditionary Force, seventy-five excellent warships, each warship is equipped with forty-six ballistas, a small alchemy cannon on the bow, strong firepower, all of which are sharp weapons of naval warfare.
Not only that, but the Holy See also shared information that Ivo could transform into a giant, and on Bennett's flagship, a super-large caliber burst alchemy cannon was arranged, as a killer weapon against giants, and the cost reached an astonishing billion! Each cannon had to be reloaded for ten minutes, but the power could bulldoze a small hill.
The larger the caliber of the alchemy cannon, the more high-end the craftsmanship, the longer the production cycle, and the entire San Maro Navy has only four super-large caliber alchemy cannons, all of which have been in service for more than fifty years.
Bennett also knew that the expeditionary force sent by the Southern Continent also had hole cards.
Although the expeditionary force is very strong, Bennett is very cautious, he once fought with the crow, he knows that it is a difficult guy to deal with, since Ivo chose to face such a large force, there must be a backhand, but unfortunately most of the officers and sailors of the expeditionary force are not as cautious as Bennett, the huge fleet has made their confidence swell, Bennett has scolded many times, and the soldiers under his command still disagree.
Not to mention the regular St. Maro sailors, in the expeditionary force, there are ten pirate ships sent by Harry Morgan, which are out of step with the neat line of warships. Bennett had no affection for the scum of the sea, but because of the military orders, he could only put up with this group of pirates mixed in his ranks, and he did not expect this group of loose pirates to help, but begged not to hold him back.
The "Southern Cross" fleet, an expeditionary force sent by the Southern Continent Federation, had a larger number of ships, with ninety warships.
The economy of the Southern Continent Federation is prosperous, the Libra Alliance provides funds for all aspects of the Federation, there are many sea areas near the Southern Continent Federation, and great importance is attached to naval construction, and the cost of the warships of the Southern Continent Federation is higher than that of the San Maro warship, which is biased towards speed and has better performance than the San Maro warship.
The commander of the Southern Continent Expeditionary Force, Maleton, was a young man in the army with outstanding ability, and was highly expected by the leadership of the Southern Continent Federation.
"Ivo Harriken, who once fought in the Hokuriku and fought brilliantly, turned the tide for the kingdom of Lasce......"
Marretton read the information about Ivo many times, Ivo's record is very strong, Marretton values Ivo as an opponent, and has developed a fighting mentality. Marretton asked himself how much worse his record was than Ivo, and as a young radical in the army, he naturally relied on his strength to take on the heavy task of the expedition.
Marretton loves to play with strong opponents, and every time he defeats a tough opponent, he feels an extraordinary sense of accomplishment, which is why he is passionate about war.
The ships of the expeditionary force were strong, the officers were excellent commanders selected from the navy, the supplies were also abundant, and reinforcements were on the way, and Marretton really could not imagine the possibility of them losing. He believes that the biggest variable lies in Ivo's legendary battleship capital of the dead, because the dragon plague among the five legendary battleships was created by the Southern Continent Federation, so he knows a lot about the horror of the legendary battleship.
In order to limit the ability of the capital of the dead, Marleton specially brought a hundred necromancers, as well as countless magic items, his flagship is the treasure ship "Thorn" brought out from the treasury of the Southern Continent Federation, the power is second only to the legendary warship, and it is a half-finished product that the Southern Continent Federation wants to mass-produce the dragon disaster.
The formation of the legendary battleship requires technology, materials, luck, and environmental factors, which are almost impossible to replicate, and can be called a "semi-finished product" rather than a "failed product", which can already reflect the strength of the "Thorn".
With so many hole cards, Marretton was confident in the outcome of the battle.
Time passed quickly in the world's attention, and finally the two expeditionary forces sailed into the shark sea one after another, and Ivo's intelligence network received the news at the first time.
"It's finally here......"
Ivo stood at the bow of the ship in the capital of the dead, turned his head to look back, and saw a dense array of warships forming a dense formation following behind, eighty warships, 10,000 men, this is his accumulation of two years.
And then there were the pirate forces he had reclaimed, thirty ships and thousands of pirates.
Ivo waved his hand and said to the senior cadres next to him: "Don't say more, go according to plan." ”
The expressions of the senior cadres at this time were completely different from the appearance of half a month without confidence, with a smile on their faces looking forward to the beginning of the show, they knew very well what kind of big net Ivo had woven in the past half a month, which would definitely surprise the offenders.
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"Boom ......"
Artillery fire continued.
On the third day of entering the Shark Sea, the "Eagle Beak" expeditionary force was attacked by a small group of pirate ships.
Bennett was in good spirits, he was not afraid of encountering the enemy, he was afraid that Ivo would hide and not appear, so he immediately commanded several clippers in the fleet and quickly pursued the small group of pirate ships.
After chasing more than ten nautical miles, there was an ambush, and several pirate ships appeared, causing serious damage to several pursuing ships of the San Maro fleet, and then ran away before the whole San Maro fleet surrounded them, and Bennett commanded the fleet to chase after them.
Bennett muttered to himself, "I guess there is still an ambush ahead, and it seems that Ivo is planning to engage San Maro first." ”
In his opinion, Ivo does not have the strength to fight on two fronts, and as long as he encounters Ivo's main force, he can start a decisive battle.
He immediately picked up Marreton's summons badge and said, "Commander Marreton, we have spotted Ivo's troops and asked to join us immediately. ”
The original plan was for the "Eagle Beak" expeditionary force and the "Southern Cross" expeditionary force to choose one direction each and search for Ivo's traces in the shark sea.
"Understood, I ......," said Marleton, and before he could finish speaking, there was a sudden roar of artillery fire from the teleportation badge.
"What's going on?" Bennett was startled.
After a moment of artillery fire, Marleton said: "We have encountered a large force of Ivo, there are fifty or sixty ships!"
"It seems that Ivo's real target is you!" Bennett immediately said, "The enemy we encounter should be just a decoy, or a delayer, you wait, I will support you immediately." ”
Hanging up the teleportation badge, the San Maro fleet stopped pursuing the pirate ships and turned to the aid of the Southern Continent Expeditionary Force.
Half an hour later, the "Eagle Beak" expeditionary force passed by an island, and suddenly a huge tsunami turned out from behind the island, which caught Bennett's troops by surprise, and then rained down on the St. Maro fleet.
I saw the capital of the dead slowly appearing with dozens of warships, and Ivo stood in the most conspicuous bow.
"Ivo is here, he still has so many warships?!" Bennett's eyes widened in disbelief, "Does he want to fight on two fronts?!"