Therod has become a captain. Thirty years have passed since he joined the ship at the age of fifteen. He has gradually become a captain of the Armada from the bottom sailor on the ship. Risk and Tribulation. I remember that when he voluntarily became a hired sailor of the Armada, many people said he was stupid, but after a few years, when he was formally hired by the Armada to become a member of the fleet, how many people envied him...
He was only in his thirties at that time, but the grocery store owner in the neighborhood where he lived still married his seventeen-year-old daughter to him without hesitation. Now Therod has two lovely children, and he was promoted to the captain of a large armed warship last year. For Sailord, success is very simple, as long as more than ten years of hard work, diligently complete the orders issued by the superiors, and pay some financial price to build a good relationship with the superiors.
So when Therod received the order from his superiors to lead the fleet out on patrol, he didn't curse like his colleagues, complaining about the hellish weather and his own bad luck. Instead, he nodded silently, and began to compile all the supplies needed for the voyage with the logistics supervisor, as well as the cold-proof clothes allocated. Sailing in such a stormy weather is an adventure, and every detail must be carefully considered.
The luck is not bad, it is the greatest good thing to go to the sea patrol in such a winter to reach the destination without incident. The next step is to go back to the Sad Ocean for business. In fact, the Sad Ocean in winter is not deserted. You can often see the shadow of one or several armed merchant ships. Sailord and the others knew very well that most of these were actually smuggling ships. Regardless of the fact that the Commercial Alliance was at war with the Antinac Kingdom, the smugglers on both sides were still communicating with each other. In many cases, both sides of the war The more intense the confrontation is, the more rampant the smuggling will be and the more money will be made...
However, Thelord's patrol fleet doesn't pay much attention to these smuggling merchant ships. For the Armada, as long as these merchant ships have a chartered pass issued by their fleet and a small red flag with three blue diagonal stripes on one side, then these merchant ships It is legal. The bosses and captains of all merchant ships and cargo ships who live in the Golden Bay know that as long as they buy such a one-time small flag at the Armada for ten gold dollars, they can not only travel unimpeded at sea, but even get the protection of the Armada .
It would be great if we could find those smuggling ships that did not fly the small chartered flag. This is the expectation of almost every crew and sailor who sails and patrols in such a cold winter, because it means that everyone can have an extra income. account. Without the small flag of charter, the captured smuggling boats will be handled by the patrol fleet. No matter which nobleman or the president of the chamber of commerce is behind them, the Armada Fleet will come forward to have a good communication with them. On the sea, the Armada is so domineering, it will make everyone understand that the sea is the territory of the Armada.
The fire is beating in the fireplace. This should be the warmest and most comfortable cabin in the entire large armed battleship. Therod thinks he has the qualifications, because he has also suffered a lot, and he is crowded with the lowest-level sailors who are bitter. In the damp and cold dark cabin, I used my body to keep warm to spend the endless cold nights. But now that he is the captain, he naturally wants to enjoy the spacious and warm captain's cabin.
The so-called bitterness before sweetness, no hard work, no sweet harvest, of course, Captain Therod's current goal is to be knighted, leaving a hereditary territory for his descendants has become his goal. Becoming a nobleman of the business alliance is not something that can be achieved by working hard. Captain Therod is calculating how much property and help he needs to become a nobleman of the business alliance that everyone admires...
"Ship, black ship, the Norton family's black ship fleet!" The watchman's trembling voice came from the berth. Of course, the trembling was not from fear, but from cold and excitement. Anyone could hear that there was a hint of surprise in the shouting. At the beginning of last year, the Armada issued an order that ships that met the Norton family at sea could launch an attack at any time, instead of not attacking each other as before. Because the Norton family has become the enemy of the business alliance.
"Aha, the mouse has finally come out of its hole..." Captain Therod said happily to himself, maybe this winter patrol will bring him good luck, such as adding a silver sail to the captain's uniform collar Insignia, which represents the victory medal for commanding a fleet to give the enemy a hard blow, now Captain Therod only hopes that this time he will not encounter the small fast patrols of the Norton family fleet called "little rats at sea" by the Armada Ships, those ships are too flexible and fast to be caught.
When Captain Therod was on the berth, the mast was on the watchtower, and the call of the watchman came again: "The main battleship of the Norton family, the black ship, twelve ships, 500 sea yards away, fanning towards us Surround them. Alert! They seem to be coming towards our fleet, they are hostile... Get ready for battle!"
Five hundred nautical yards equals one kilometer on land, the standard unit for measuring distances at sea in Galintia. It seems that it will take about ten minutes for the two fleets to get close to the combat distance, and there is still enough time to order the subordinate warships to prepare for battle. Captain Therod looked up at the sky. The weather is very good today. It is rare to see a piece of blue and a ray of sunshine in the sky. There should be no snow in these two days.
However, after waiting for a long time, Captain Therod still couldn't wait for the watchman to continue to report. Angrily, he raised his head and yelled at the watchtower on the mast: "Bastard, continue to report to the enemy!"
A trembling answer came from the lookout above: "Master Captain, haven't you already reported it? Twelve black ships..."
"Only twelve ships? There are no other ships?" Captain Therod was surprised.
"Yes, Master Captain!" the watchman shouted down: "There are only twelve black ships, and there are no other ships! There are more than four hundred sea yards away from us now..."
Strange, what does this fleet of the Norton family want to do? Captain Therod felt a little puzzled. He knew that the opponent called the North Sea Fleet had a total of sixteen black-hull warships as its main battleships, which was the main reason why the Armada didn't want to call it the North Sea Fleet and called them the Black Ship Fleet. In the minds of all members of the Armada, the sea belongs to the Armada, even the tasteless northern seas are no exception. That's why they don't want to call their opponents by their sea names. Calling them the Black Ship Fleet is equivalent to treating their opponents as those pirate fleets.
The sixteen main battleships of the Black Ship Fleet are said to be equipped with artillery, a long-range attack weapon invented by the dwarves. Once, patrol fleets and merchant ships saw a main battleship of the Black Ship Fleet firing rumbling guns in public. A medium-sized pirate ship was smashed. Captain Therod was not too worried about this, because the people who watched the battle said that the black ship of the Norton family hit the fleeing pirate ship when the two ships were close to more than 50 meters. Several rounds of artillery fire were fired. Therefore, all the members of the Armada no longer pay attention to the artillery mounted on the Norton family. You must know that the long-range attack warships of the Armada can accurately hit fireballs and stones on enemy ships within a distance of 100 meters. In the first round, you can hit five out of ten shots.
On the contrary, the main battleship of the Norton family, the Black Ship, once aroused great interest in the Armada. This ship, not smaller than a large armed warship, has extremely unique advantages in design. Freedom caught the attention of the Armada. It was only later that when a technician from the Chicod Chamber of Commerce said that the cost of a black ship was probably worth the cost of building six or seven large armed warships, the top management of the Armada lost interest. Although the allocation and income of the Armada is a huge amount of money every year, all expenditure items have been divided and owned. It is impossible for the Armada to come up with an extra expense to build a few experimental ships like the Black Ship...
Perhaps I might be able to capture a few black ships and go back, which will be a great contribution and help to my title... Captain Therod's heart was burning. As for the victory, this undoubtedly belongs to the Armada. Look at yourself, the fleet of the patrol squadron alone has twelve large armed warships, and twenty-four medium-sized fast armed warships. Against the twelve black ships of the Norton family, Captain Therod was sure that the opponent would end like moths flying to a flame.
However, Captain Therod has always been very cautious. Even if he thinks that the commander of the Norton family's black ship fleet has lost his mind and came to give credit, he doesn't want to capsize in the gutter. Besides, based on his thinking, the opponent's twelve black ships are not without chances of winning. If the twelve black ships are equipped with a sea assault team of one hundred people, as long as they rush into the formation of the patrol fleet and fight together, there will be no chaos. chance of winning.
A patrol fleet of the Armada Squadron, twelve large armed warships, and twenty-four medium-sized fast armed warships are the most basic configuration. The twelve large armed warships are divided into two types: melee type and long-range attack type. The melee type large armed warships carry a sea assault team of 100 people to carry out sea jumping operations, which is the key to seizing enemy ships. The large-scale armed warships of the long-range attack type are full of twisting stone cannons, flying fireballs, large crossbows, and newly equipped catapults, which are the main force guarantee for destroying enemy ships in long-range non-contact operations.
However, if each of the twelve black ships on the opposite side carried a hundred-man sea stormtrooper, it would indeed have a relatively large advantage in the gang-jumping battle. Maybe that's the idea of the enemy. Captain Therod smiled coldly. I have never seen such a scene in the Armada. Do you think such a simple trick can make my patrol fleet suffer a big loss
"Blowing the trumpet, the medium-sized fast armed warships spread out on two wings, entangled the four black ships on the outermost periphery of the opposite side, and six long-range large-scale armed warships rushed forward, blocking the four black ships in the middle of the opposite two wings, no melee combat, and long-range attacks Destroy the enemy ships. The six melee-type large armed warships launched an attack after the long-range attack type, and the target is the four black ships in the middle of the enemy. Fight fast, fight more and less, and occupy the enemy ships in the shortest time!"
Captain Therod's order was very concise, and he had already made the best plan for the battle in the fastest time. All of a sudden, the horns of the patrol fleet were loud and clear, and the flags were flying, while Captain Therod's boat The flagship Haima, as a long-range large-scale armed warship, also took the lead. It appeared at the forefront of the patrol fleet and met the twelve black ships of the Norton family who were coming in the distance with the wind and waves.
It's getting closer, it's getting closer, the fleets of both sides are getting closer and closer, Captain Therod stands on the slipway like an iron tower, watching with satisfaction the sailors on the deck string up the twisting stone cannon in an orderly manner, open the crossbow, and light the brazier, Put forty or fifty catties of stones on the trebuchet. Once the Norton black ship is within range, Captain Therod promises to teach his enemies a hard lesson...
Seeing that the twelve black ships on the opposite side reached a distance of 150 yards, all the black ships suddenly turned sideways, placing the hull on the left side in front of the patrol fleet.
What does it mean? Captain Therod was taken aback. Could it be that the enemy only thought of fleeing now after regretting it? But this distance is too short, just wait for them to fall over the bow of the ship, adjust the angle of the sails, and start to escape, so as to ensure that the patrol fleet has chased after them. By then, the Norton family's black ship can only be beaten In such a situation, no matter how stupid the captain is, it is impossible for the captain to make such a decision. It would be better to rush through the enemy's formation first and then find a direction to escape...
Just when Captain Therod was puzzled, he saw two rows of black windows appearing sideways on the opposite side of the black ship, and then bursts of white smoke rose, and there was a rumbling thunder from the sea. It turns out that the black ship turned sideways for the convenience of firing artillery! But can the artillery hit at such a distance? As long as we rush up, these black ships will be finished! It seems that the commander of the black ship fleet on the opposite side really doesn't know much about naval warfare, and he may be panicked. You must know that at a distance of 300 meters, no long-range attack weapon has such a long range...
It's just that Captain Therod laughed dumbly, and just as the smile lines on the corners of his mouth were raised, he heard a shrill wind sound from far to near, and an ominous sound of "crack, bang, bang, bang".
Captain Therod looked up and couldn't help being stunned, but saw that the five full-speed sails on the mast were swept by something. The top two small sails were fluttering, and the other was flying like a flag. Fluttering in the hunt. But the most frightening thing is the three big sails below, as if cut in half by a sharp knife, all the cables on the front one have been broken and are falling, and the main sail in the middle is broken A third of the opening was opened, and the opening was getting bigger and bigger amidst the whistling of the wind, and the last jib was interrupted by the lanyard and turned into a sidesail...
The battleship lost its wind power and began to turn sideways after a sudden pause. After staggering, Captain Therod rushed to the rudder and tried to turn the ship in the right direction. Unfortunately, the damage to the sail was not caused by manpower. It can be recovered, the hull of the Haima has already started to turn to the left in place.
This all happened in a short moment, and then Captain Therod heard the stern sound of the wind on the ship again, accompanied by the screams of the crew and sailors. After the wind died down, Captain Therod looked on the deck, and saw a mess of broken limbs and arms, blood and mud, and the culprit was two iron balls the size of fists, half of an iron ball was embedded. On the thick wooden deck, another iron ball was still rolling covered with blood, and there was an iron chain connecting the two iron balls...
It wasn't that the Haima, which was at the forefront, was unlucky, but that the six large long-range armed warships were all unlucky. The braziers on the two battleships on the far left were probably overturned, and burned along the broken sails hanging down, and the two ships were in a panic. The most severely injured was the Octopus on the right side of the Seahorse. Its middle mast was broken and hit the slipway.
The damage to the six long-range large-scale armed warships in front actually aroused the morale of the remaining ships of the patrol fleet. Twenty-four medium-sized fast armed warships passed the damaged six warships and stopped in front, and then six melee warships Type of large armed warships, they launched a charge to the Norton family's black ship...
For Captain Therod, this day is a picture that will never be forgotten in his memory. The twelve black ships retreated, turned sideways, fired, and then retreated, turned sideways, fired, or pursued and turned sideways. ,fire…
The sound of rumbling guns echoed for a long time on the surface of the Sad Ocean. Captain Therod and the sailors who survived the disaster watched with tears streaming down their faces as six large melee-type armed warships were smashed to pieces and sank to the bottom of the sea... In such weather, falling into the sea means death. Even if Captain Therod wanted to save them, he could do nothing, and his own Seahorse lost control.
There was also the sound of rumbling guns from behind the patrol fleet in the distance. It was the black ship chasing several fleeing medium-sized fast armed merchant ships. Captain Therod watched the six black ships in the distance turn around and approach the six ships on his side that had lost their sail power, and knew that it was the last moment, and he would never see his lovely children and beautiful wives again up.
"Quick, we surrender with the white flag..." Captain Therod murmured with his eyes closed.
"My lord, what did you say?" asked the bosun who couldn't hear clearly.
Captain Therod opened his eyes and turned into anger: "Hang up the white flag, hurry up, labor and capital are saving your lives, if you don't want the seabed to become a feast for fish and shrimp, hurry up and hang the white flag for me!"
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