Chapter Eighty-Eight: Offshore Balancing Hand, Eat Me and Stir the Stick
Thundered
The [King Edward] hull that was taken care of was shot, and the 68-pound cast-iron cannonball was a full 30 kilograms, which made the hull of a second-class ship slightly shocked.
There was a wail in the cabin.
But their first thought was not to fight back, but to immediately check for leaks.
Because what is in the cabin is far more dangerous than the fortress guns!
Little Norwich in the bilge exclaimed:
"What's going on? A natural disaster is out of control?
It can easily destroy even the Lancaster family, why would it miss in front of the mere people of the bay?! ”
The lawyers, who were in charge of the thing, couldn't figure it out more than he could.
They gripped the rod in their hands and watched nervously at the movements of the corrupt tentacles in the faience pot.
I couldn't help but think back to the confidential information I had read when I took over this mission, which was said to have been brought back from overseas by a great adventurer:
"Remember, the common laws, interests, and emotions of humanity are meaningless in an infinitely vast world.
When we cross the boundaries of the dams of reason and mind and enter the boundless unknown, we must leave our humanity and all common sense behind.
We are humble, small and ignorant compared to those ancient beings who have spanned the entire history of mankind"
Just look at the broken tentacle and know that there is something in this world that is beyond the cognition of human beings, and even the most transcendent beings.
The personality is at least above the fifth-order Legendary level [King Horn], the pinnacle of the secular kingdom.
Unable to communicate, unable to look directly, and unable to properly describe each other's image even in the barren language of human beings.
To humanity, they are natural phenomena of the transcendent world, and at the same time disasters themselves!
And the contents of the chest are one of them, or part of something indescribable.
The only fortunate thing is that they do not have their own subjective consciousness except for their love of feeding on people, but there are some objective laws in them.
It's like early humans tamed wildfires, mastered fire, and stepped into civilization.
If you find the rules and use the rules, it will be possible to control this "natural disaster" for my use.
At least the House of York thought they had tamed this power, and often referred to themselves as the "fire stealers" of the New Age.
But in all the emergency plans, there is no strategy for how the other party should deal with it after the failure of predation!
And the longer the seal is unsealed, the more active that tentacle becomes.
The sharp-eyed lawgiver saw that its body seemed to have begun to twitch slightly.
The justices realized that this could not go on any longer, and that they had to find a way to induce the "natural disaster" to abandon the marked goal and get the two sides to disengage again.
Otherwise, the fleet will fight hard against the unsinkable iron anchor bay and fortress artillery, and there will be no chance of victory at all.
Holding the [Second Class Holy Relic - Sheep's Flute of the Piper in Flower Clothes], which is specially used to counterbalance the "natural disaster", he began to chant:
"You are the hero who eliminated the black rat infestation, and you are the star who buried the children of a city"
Each relic carries a unique history of mankind and has had a huge impact in a certain region or field.
To activate such a treasure, it is not a man-made curiosity to use a simple cut inscription, but to sing its deeds and let history reappear.
The history he is singing about the city of Hameln in the Rhine Confederation two hundred years ago.
The rat infestation in the city is so severe that the residents of the city are helpless and ready to abandon the city and flee.
A fluteer dressed in a fancy suit claims that he can solve the rat infestation, but requires a payment, and the townspeople agree to his request.
But when he played the flute and drove all the rats to jump into the river and die, the citizens repented of their debts.
When the fooled flute played again, all the children in the city involuntarily followed him and disappeared forever into the mountains.
Effect: Can blow a hypnotic sound that affects all mentally unsound people.
The "Scourge" cannot be forcibly controlled as it is with the easy control of a rat swarm, but it is enough to exert influence on it.
The flute sounded again, and it did have an effect on the tentacles that were struggling with the entire Iron Anchor Bay.
Although it didn't really relent, the fleet's speed finally slowed down.
Give the Navy time to regroup and launch a counterattack against Iron Anchor Bay with naval guns.
"The ships are lined up."
"Reload on the starboard side to the wind, fire back at me.
Hold on, victory will be ours, God bless Your Majesty! ”
I don't know what strange thing was used, but the voice of Fleet Commander Norwich York drowned out the roar of the fortress cannons and clearly reached the ears of every soldier.
"God bless Your Majesty!"
The Red and White Roses have fought a civil war for thirty years, and they are all veterans of battle, and they are much better together than the Bay Folk and the Great Pirates.
Dozens of battleships lined up in a line and launched a fleet salvo, which was equally terrifying.
But the Mystery Lock is not just a fog, it is also a transcendent level of perception shielding.
If there is no corresponding authority, the third-order [navigator] will not be able to see through the arming in the port.
In addition, the naval guns had a very poor hit rate at a distance of 200 meters, and the destructive power of the fortress guns in the harbor was very limited.
Even if they are allowed to continue to bombard like this for ten days and half a month, Iron Anchor Bay will still be able to withstand it.
For a moment, the battle seemed to be at a stalemate.
If [The Piper's Shepherd's Flute] can successfully appease the tentacles who have no mind at all in a short period of time and return to the seal.
The loss of the York family is nothing more than that of Redbeard's gang, and it is not a bone break.
But Byron, who has a blood feud with White Rose, doesn't want to put this Channel fleet back intact like this.
Seeing that the other party was pulled into the maze without one breath and stranded in the criss-crossing complex waterways, Byron secretly said that it was a pity.
"Even if these traitors gather my family's fleet.
This batch of battleships, especially those third-class battleships, is at least equivalent to one-third of their family resources.
If this fleet can be destroyed, it will definitely make the newly crowned Edward IV anxious.
Under the internal and external troubles, many vassals who were originally subordinate to Lancaster will also be much better off in the kingdom.
In the future, I will have a lot of opportunities to be left and right.
Besides, if you old men of the York family don't die and don't vacate your position, how can I, the new 'confidant' of the York family, ascend to the throne smoothly in the future? ”
As soon as this bold idea was born, it took root in Byron's mind and never lingered again.
A series of plans took shape at a rapid pace.
Pulling Violet to the side, the two of them muttered a few words.
Only then did he take out the [Echo Conch] and re-correct himself into Redbeard's henchman [Executioner] Bill.
Thinking back to the information obtained from the echo record, as well as the specific information of the person in the memory, he silently organized the language, and then pretended to be flustered and said:
"Hey, Colonel Norwich, are you there?"
The two of them held their breath and waited for a while, and then an obviously very unexpected voice came from inside:
"You're Redbeard's henchman, Bill?
I think I've heard your voice a few times when I've been communicating with him before. ”
Redbeard is a very good man, and he has already passed a detailed list of pirates to the Admiralty.
Even Norwich Jr. knew that Bill was his most important confidant.
After confirming Bill's identity, he hurriedly asked:
"Where's Redbeard? Have you taken the position of Overseer? ”
Byron actor possessed, and his voice was a little choked:
"It's miserable, Colonel Norwich, our [Nemesis] is miserable.
I was tricked into Valhalla Valhalla by those treacherous Wanfolk and besieged it, and my brothers lost a lot.
Even the first mate and the captain's guard were all killed.
However, we finally won just now!
As soon as you come out of Valhalla and see the harbor's fort guns firing outward, you know you're in trouble.
Without saying a word, the captain led the crew to block the other party's pirates and blew up some of the fortress guns. ”
Beside him, under the command of Violet, there was also a shouting of killing at the right time.
There are also many fortress guns in the harbor that suddenly mute fire, just like the real thing.
Among them, there is also a second-order [singer] of the temple sequence, who imitates the cry of the red beard vividly.
"The captain has asked me to inform you, and he will open the lock, and ask you to command the fleet and come to support as soon as possible.
Those bayfolk are going crazy and are desperately resisting, please hurry up and help! ”
He glanced at Violet, who immediately activated his authority, causing the milky white mist that formed the outer locks to slowly dissipate.
It's just that the fog is too thick, and it may take some time to completely dissipate.
This strategy is not complicated, it is to find a way to get the other party in.
As soon as they enter the range of the lock, they can close the door again and start the all-round one-way hanging mode (Chapter 23).
When the time comes, the fortress artillery will be fully fired, and it will definitely be able to smash this strait fleet to pieces.
Or simply trap them in a month or two, and you can pick up a fleet for nothing.
"Okay, hold on, I'll report to the commander to support you."
The opposite side hung up the communication.
But they waited for a while, but the fleet never changed formation, and even the signal lights did not flash.
Only one of the lowest, sixth-rank cruisers, left the large force and cautiously sailed over.
Byron shook his head at Violet, who was also disappointed:
"No, this guy wasn't fooled, he was a little too cautious."
There were not many members of the Lancaster and York families, and there were at most a dozen of them, and Byron naturally knew their information.
Even if you don't listen to the echo record in the conch, you can know which one is coming when you look at the appearance of the other party's flagship.
"Little Norwich is a money-hungry philistine, and under normal circumstances, there is an opportunity to turn defeat into victory and recover losses, and he will not let it go.
Even picking up old Norwich is a matter of course.
But looking at their cautious appearance now, I am afraid that even if they miss the opportunity, they will not take the risk themselves before the situation is clear.
Thinking about it a little darker, it is in the best interests of Redbeard's forces to fight to the death with the people of the Bay and consume the strength of the people of the Bay to the greatest extent. ”
Byron didn't know that little Norwich had just received the teachings of his father.
York can pay the cost of countless trial and error, but that cost must not be their own.
And there is one most important taboo: "Absolutely, never let that thing soak in the sea!" ”
Until Iron Anchor Bay is completely disarmed, the King Edward will never risk being knocked through the bilge in a downwind position.
However, York's precautions may not be leaky, but Byron's stomach is also full of bad water.
If you can't make a plan, you will immediately have another plan.
He pulled out his silver octopus coin and summoned another man-eating shark.
Because the thirty silver coins were never united, the Black Mass ritual of collecting the elements of the group continued.
"If you have meat but you can't eat it in your mouth, it must be uncomfortable to be in a hurry.
But if the 'rice' is fed directly to the mouth of that thing, who will it choose to eat first? ”
Since they did not come, Byron snuck over.
Anyway, you have to eat this ** stick for me today!