Chapter 117: The Battle Clouds Gathered
In the middle of the night, countless torches swayed on the harbor of Sisis, and the deep night sky seemed to be illuminated. [Ran^Text^Library] []
The towering bodies of one warship after another stood silently in the harbor like one mountain after another, and the officers and men of Sisis were neatly dressed and fully armed on the deck, and the torches in their hands outlined the battleships in the thick of the night.
Alam Shei wore snow-white gloves on his hands, and the gorgeous naval uniform on his body was so straight that he could not find a trace of wrinkles, and he leaned on the long sword between his hips with one hand, and the other hand hung down from his waist, standing proudly and reservedly like a military flag.
For many years, he hadn't stood as tall as a soldier like he was now.
Despite his age, Alamsey could still feel the blood boiling and burning in his body.
He longs to lead his fleet to the vast and dangerous seas, to fight, to fight, to regain those lost honor and dignity!
As the commander of this naval fleet, he is still brave in his fifties, and the other generals and naval soldiers are naturally in awe, and the soldiers and officers who are lazy and lazy on weekdays have shown a rare seriousness and heroism, and the heavy and oppressive atmosphere is like an iron cable across the deck, and a breath of mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, which makes everyone's hearts heavy.
"Lord Alamsey!" an officer walked up to him with a quick step on stiff cowhide boots, saluted, and handed him a dossier.
Alam Xie took the file with a grim expression, opened it and glanced at it, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He slowly retied the file, then handed it to the lieutenant beside him, and raised a hand.
As soon as his hand was raised, he saw the soldiers on the flagship deck "whoosh", standing upright, his heels touching, and the sound was as neat as waves.
The whole army was solemn.
"A month ago, a group of pirates came to the Roentgen Sea from the Ataq Sea, and within the scope of our sea area, they defeated us with the warships of our Sisitic people's own making, and all the officers and men of the entire Third Coastal Defense Fleet died heroically in the sea, and their heroic souls returned to the arms of the sea god Tira...... "Alamshe's voice was low but loud, his eyes were sharp, and he glanced at the soldiers on the deck, "Our dignified Sithian coastal defense army was beaten by a rabble of pirates, and we couldn't raise our heads...... What is this?"
The torches on the deck were burning, the sound of the sea slapping against the battleship echoed, and the figures of the Sisian admirals were silent in the night, only the faces were bright and dark in the light of the fire.
"It's a shame!!" Alamsey's voice suddenly raised an octave.
"As you walk in the harbor of Sissia, do you hear the lowly and filthy sailors laughing at us behind their backs? As you walk through the streets and alleys of Sissia, do you see the lowly civilians looking at us with mocking and vicious eyes?" "You are the mighty navy of the Sissies, the proudest force of His Majesty, the mightiest warriors of the frontiers of the Empire!
"Can't!!" the soldiers of Sisis roared loudly.
No man can stand to be sneered at by his own fathers and fellow villagers in his hometown, not to mention that they are proud of the navy.
"Now, you have a chance to change this, to reverse all this! to avenge your robes, to wash away the shame of our military flag!" Alam Shezheng pulled out the saber at his waist and pointed straight at the dark sky.
"Listen to my orders!!" Alamsey's stern voice echoed, and all the soldiers on the deck of the battleship looked grim.
"All warships, hoist the sails and anchor!!"
As soon as Alam Shay gave the order, the officers and men on the deck obeyed the order, and the first mate beside him began to shout loudly, dividing his orders into specific instructions one after another, and then conveying them to the officers on the deck.
"Gem, take your men to pull up the halyard, loosen the sail line, and hang up the crossbar!"
"Hell, go adjust the sail position, do you want to be kicked by me? Adjust the sail noose, hang up the spinnaker, tighten the halyard, and start the winch......"
The captains of the other warships around the flagship shouted loudly, and the trumpets of the soldiers hoisting their sails echoed neatly in the night sky.
The port of Sisis, which was calm and silent just now, suddenly became lively.
There seemed to be a murderous aura in the night sky, and the Sisian civilians near the port watched with fear and horror, they had not seen such a large-scale military operation for a long time.
Some of the sailors also hid in the dark, watching all this with cold eyes, whispering.
"You say, how many warships are there?" one of the sailors swallowed, "Foolish, the first, second, and fourth coastal guards have all been pulled out by Alam Shei! The first coastal guard has ten warships, the second coastal guard has nine, and the fourth coastal guard has as many as twelve! How many warships do you say?"
"Oh my God...... Thirty-one warships!!What do they want to do with such a powerful fleet?"
"Hmph, they were beaten a while ago, and now they're going to take revenge! Hey, I've heard that those pirates at sea only have three warships at most, and our Lord Alamsey really looks up to them!"
"That's all he's capable of bullying the weak!" scoffed one of the sailors.
"You say...... Can these pirates win?" said one of the sailors weakly.
The "......" sailors were silent.
The fact that sailors and civilians like the Siss are so strangely hoping that their navy will lose the war, and that they are instead interested in pirates, is truly unique.
For the Sicisians, although Tang Jie's group of pirates came from the Ataq Sea and are currently entrenched in the Roentgen Sea, they have never plundered the Sisis and have not burned the flames of war on the heads of their common people.
If there is one person who hates pirates among these civilians, it is probably only the families of the fallen soldiers of the Third Coast Guard.
What's more, the navy of Sisis has always despised and looked down on these lowly civilians and lowly sailors on the docks, and it is normal for the two sides to be hostile to each other.
But this time, even if they gloat, those who hope that the Sisis Navy will be defeated know that in the face of such absolute superiority in force, courage and wisdom alone are not enough.
How could three battleships beat three fleets?
There has never been such a thing in the history of world ocean warfare!
Darius was in a hurry at his home, and when he received the news that the Sithian navy, which had been ready for three days, had finally left the port, he had the feeling that the sky was about to fall.
The fat and timid businessman was almost frightened the moment he heard the news, and he wanted to quickly climb to Alamshe's heels, kiss his toes in the most humble posture, and ask for his forgiveness and forgiveness.
Dalyus still didn't do that after all.
Because when he wanted to show his loyalty, Alamsey had already left Hong Kong, and he was one step late.
Darius began his daily agony of suffering and waiting, from the time the sun rose to the time he set, he was tormented in agony every minute and every second, and he began to fantasize about the great accomplices of Alcatraz when all the pirates on Alcatraz were killed, and the great Sithian city guards would come to capture his entire accomplice to the most heinous crimes, the greedy and depraved merchants.
But when he fell asleep every day, he began to have the same dream again and again.
In the dream, the black-haired pirate was repeatedly replayed in front of him, and scolded Fang Xuan's words: As long as I gain a firm foothold on Alcatraz Island, the entire golden route will fall under my control, and whoever I let go will be able to pass! Under my authorization, your caravan will crisscross the Noah Continent and the Pound Continent, and no Chamber of Commerce can compete with you!
You will be the king of this ocean except me!
Every time he thought of this, Darius would wake up from his sleep, and then sit on the edge of the bed, wiping a cold sweat, and looking out the window at the dark sky.
No one understands the severity of the situation on Alcatraz better than him, and no one understands better what kind of fierce battle Alcatraz will face.
From the moment Alam Shei returned to Sisis, all the resources sent to Alcatraz were completely cut off, and the food and water stored on Alcatraz were only enough for them to last less than a month!
There were no more than a thousand pirates and slaves entrenched on Alcatraz Island, no more than 500 people could fight, and there were only 3 warships under its banner, and they had to face a full 32 warships and a full 8,000 soldiers!
What is this concept?!
As long as Nia dared to go to sea, they would immediately be blown into countless pieces by Sisis's coastal guards, and the whistling shells would tear them apart like rags.
But if they don't go to sea, a large number of soldiers will flood the island, and they will drown everyone on the island like a tidal wave!
Te Ra, god of the sea, I Darius really can't imagine that Alcatraz and the pirates there have the slightest chance of winning!!
What's more, their king, their captain, is not on Alcatraz right now!
Without Tang Jie, how long could they hold out under the onslaught of the Siss fleet?
Darius stared out the window blankly, a bead of sweat the size of a bean rolling down his forehead, and the air around him was hot and humid, extremely hot.
He muttered, "The storm is coming......
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