The lighthouse has not yet been built, and it is not yet possible to illuminate the surrounding sea with arcane lights.

Admiral Berriman temporarily used this highly visible landmark as the perfect place to call the shots, and the flag bearer waving the flag at the top of the lighthouse could be seen far away.

After receiving the order, the coastal fleet, which had not yet had time to change its name, immediately turned around, raised its sails and headed at full speed towards the waters on the border between the two countries.

In the recent privateering operation, the Lordaeron East Sea Fleet suffered heavy losses, and the few remaining warships were still repaired in the dry docks in the northern harbor of Tirisfalin, and only two or three kittens remained.

Admiral Barry Weswin, who had just returned to the headquarters of the East China Sea Fleet, was bitter in his mouth, and he really didn't know the bottom of his heart when he carried out a deterrent mission with just three medium-sized warships.

Lordaeron's intelligence services are not dry, they have long been inquired about the deal between Quel'Thalas and Kul Tiras.

Having just won the naval battle, Kurtilas made an unexpected decision to sell half of the second-class warships that had just left the factory to Quel'Thalas in three batches.

The swift conclusion of this agreement greatly exceeded the expectations of the Lordaeron civil servants, and also disrupted their original plan.

Prior to the privateerings, Lordaeron and Quel'Salas had completely disproportionate naval power in the eastern sea, with Lordaeron having the absolute upper hand.

Terenus thought he was clever enough to steal chickens, and the presence of the Red Dragon Knights made Lordaeron dare not make trouble at sea anymore.

Once entangled by that group of large lizards, unless there is an air force escort, it is impossible for a ship isolated at sea to be pleased.

The civilian corps headed by the Prime Minister advised that until the East China Sea Fleet was replenished with enough ships and air force, it should no longer provoke the High Elves who had bought warships from Kurtilas.

If Terenus was sitting on the throne, even if he was reluctant in his heart, he would choose to endure it.

Unfortunately, Terenus relapsed into an old illness due to his anger, and he is still bedridden, handing over the responsibility of the prison to Crown Prince Arthas.

The crown prince staged a drama called "youthful vigor" for Lordaeron's ministers in a very standard way.

Ignoring the opposition of the Ministers, Arthas emotionally forced the order for Barry Weswin to lead the three remaining medium warships of the East China Sea Fleet to put pressure on Quel'Thalas.

This inexplicable and wonderful order was so angry that Lao Cheng almost took it back on the spot.

On the front foot, he suggested that Arthas and Quel'Thalas ease their relations, and Arthas agreed to do so to his face, only to turn a deaf ear to his old advice on the back foot.

The angry old prime minister really wanted to grab Terenus by the neck and ask, "What have you taught in the past ten years?" How did you teach such a strange person who doesn't listen to advice? ”

No way, my arms can't reach my thighs.

Lordaeron's royal power was very secure, and the prime minister was nominally the head of the civil service, but he could not influence the king's decisions.

Don't mistreat the prince of the prison kingdom as a king, Arthas was the undisputed monarch of the country until Terenus returned to power.

In fact, it stands to reason that the kingdom should not have given such authority to the young prince who was in charge of the country.

Unfortunately, Terenus fell ill very suddenly, and he was unable to explain the future arrangements.

After being rescued by the royal physician, the seriously ill Terenus was not very clear-headed, and kept muttering about calling Arthas back to the prison state, but did not specify who was the main one between the prince and the auxiliary minister.

In this case, it can only be done according to the practice of the kingdom of Lordaeron, and the monarchy comes first.

The ministers of Lordaeron were very dissatisfied with Arthas's stupid move, but they had no right to oppose it, so they could only watch as Arthas's order was sent to the headquarters of the East China Sea Fleet.

Barry Weswin had just suffered a defeat, and he was trying to fish for a few years, but he didn't expect to leave Lao Tzu and come to the boy.

Before sailing, Weswin complained bitterly to Alfred Abydis, who had come to see him off.

"Who the hell am I messing with? Even if you pick wool, you can't always catch one, right? ”

With the military order in hand, Weswin could only go out if he was reluctant, and put pressure on Quel'Thalas's side according to the prince's wishes.

Not to mention, the effect is pretty good.

The High Elf workers, who had been building the harbor in full swing, became panicked, and construction stalled for a while.

It wasn't until Admiral Berriman arrived with a fleet that the work in the harbor took on a little bit of a look, but only a little, and it was far less efficient than it was before it was deterred.

Weswin and Burriman had already fought before, and they both knew that the other side was not easy to mess with, and before receiving further orders from above, the two sides tacitly maintained a confrontation, neither attacking nor retreating.

This tacit understanding was maintained until the arrival of Sarjan, who was also "young and vigorous", and Sarian did not say a word about a live-fire exercise.

Watching the five cruiser-class galleons sail at full speed in an oblique single column, Weswin suddenly "chuckled" in his heart, and instinctively had a bad premonition.

Weswin's adjutant asked in a bit of a panic, "Colonel!" They don't want to take the initiative, do they? ”

Weswin took a deep breath and said with a calm face, "What's the panic!" You are a high-ranking officer, do you want the sailors below to be infected with panic as well? ”

Staring at the High Elf fleet that was gradually slowing down and turning to the exposed cannon muzzle, Weswin pretended to be calm and comforted, "Don't worry, they won't dare." ”

"The East China Sea Fleet is indeed miserable right now, but Lordaeron is not the only one of us."

"Relying on these five warships alone can only take care of their heads, once the fight really starts, the North Sea Fleet stationed on the mainland can completely drive straight east, and even bombard Silvermoon City, I don't think Quel'Thalas would make such a stupid decision."

As Weswin said, while Sarren would love to completely eat Lordaeron's East Sea Fleet and open the sea route to the south, it was not yet time.

Under the nervous gaze of Weswin and the others, Admiral Burriman personally took the helm and steered the ship to aim its guns at the empty sea.

"Live-fire drills begin! Preparation for the first artillery test firing...... Fire! ”

"Boom!"

……

The magic cannon modified by the National Defense Research Institute is no less powerful than gunpowder weapons of the same level, but the movement caused is not as loud as when the gunpowder explodes.

The first shell spun and flew out of the rifled chamber, and Weswin saw the shape of the shell with sharp eyes.

"Fusiform? How can it be fusiform? ”

As it was only a drill, the gunners did not activate the arcane explosion sequence inside the hollow shell, allowing the fusiform shell to burrow into the sea.

As an old Navyman, the muzzle velocity of this cannonball made Weswin feel a chill in his heart.

"So fast! How does this work? ”

The same question was raised by Lasas to Salian.

Sarian explained with a smile: "Actually, there is no mystery to say it, it is nothing more than the streamlining, the lightweight of the shell, and the rotational acceleration of the rifling. ”

"The previous solid shells were dead and heavy, the flight speed was not fast, the range was not far, and they could only rely on their own mass and kinetic energy to smash people, which was too primitive."

Pointing to the small splash on the sea, Salian said meaningfully: "Because it is an exercise, the gunners have left a hand. ”

"Only when the real combat comes, you can feel the true power of the new magic cannon, and it will definitely give the Lordaeron people a big 'surprise' when the time comes."

Rath raised an eyebrow and asked, "You mean, sooner or later we and Lordaeron will have a fight?" ”

Sarjan nodded with a somewhat solemn expression: "Since the alliance fell apart, Terenus ...... Or rather, the whole of Lordaeron sees us as a thorn in the side of Quel'Thalas. ”

"Although the privateering fleet was the sole discretion of Terenus, the current anti-High Elf sentiment in Lordaeron is not something that Terenus can create alone."

"Lordaeron believes that Quel'Thalas is thwarting their dream of unifying the seven kingdoms of humanity, and the successive frictions have left the two countries angry with each other from top to bottom."

"His Majesty Kael'thas has deliberately wanted to settle the grudge and not invite war, but ...... We don't count this matter. ”

"Because of Terenus's sudden illness, Lordaeron's attempt to annex Stormgard will ultimately fail, and who do you think they will blame for this?"

Lars said with a displeased face, "What does this matter to us?" Tyrenus wasn't sick with us. ”

"Hehe~"

Saljan and Old Fritter Lothmar glanced at each other, and Lothmar smiled a little hideously and patted Rath's shoulder heavily.

"There is no simple right or wrong in the relationship between countries, it is nothing more than a competition of interests, and Lordaeron thinks that we are in their way, and this reason is enough."