This sea battle named Cape Romani caused many controversies and debates in later generations. Many war scholars and war history experts believe that the sea battle of Romani marked the advent of the artillery era. The North Sea of the Norton family equipped with bronze artillery The victory of the fleet against the Armada of the Merchant Alliance means the end of the traditional melee combat mode at sea. The victory of the Norton family opened up a new legendary chapter of dominating the ocean, which is a huge progress in the history of navigation.
However, more historical researchers and military enthusiasts believe that the Romanian sea battle is not as exaggerated as those war history experts said, and even the bronze artillery is not as powerful. As big as everyone imagined. Although the Armada suffered heavy losses after being attacked at night and three times along the way, they still had a numerical advantage during the decisive battle, and even took the initiative on the battlefield in the second half of the naval battle. Some sand table deduction also came to the conclusion that the Armada won in the end.
If the Armada didn't attack the three whaling ships in the center of the horizontal array where Lorist was, but instead attacked from both wings, separated and surrounded, and used the absolute advantages of the number of warships and high-end force to disregard the heavy casualties and losses, it would not be invincible. Norton family. As recognized by most scholars and experts, the command of the Armada in this decisive battle is very wise and classic. Even though the front line was completely destroyed under the attack of artillery and catapults, it was the best choice at that time for the follow-up fleet to continue to attack the fireboat.
On the contrary, the performance of the Norton Family Fleet was not satisfactory. They even relaxed their vigilance after destroying the sixty or seventy large armed warships in front of the Armada Assault, thinking that the enemy would probably turn around and flee, only to be beaten by the Armada's desperate assault. I was caught off guard. All the sand table deduction and battle replays have shown that if the high-end stormtroopers dispatched by the Armada hadn't unfortunately chosen the whaling ship Lorist was on as the target, then even if the Norton family could win this naval battle Both lose.
As recorded in a sand table deduction in which the Armada won, as long as the Armada first wiped out the whaling ships on both sides of the horizontal array, drove away the large armed warships of the Norton family in the rear, and loaded the Norton family with only one bronze cannon The medium-sized fast armed warships were separated in the reef area, and they endured the shelling by using the method of being beaten but not fighting back. They exhausted the ammunition of the fourteen lightning warships led by Sambawood and forced them to evacuate, and then used fire attacks to destroy the horizontal formation where Lorist was. Three whaling ships in the center. The Armada could win even with heavy losses.
It's just that the premise of this victory is that the Armada knows that Lorist is personally on the front line to command the Romani naval battle, and also knows which battleship he is on. And the situation at the time of this naval battle was that the Armada did not realize that Lorist, the newly promoted sword master, would participate in this decisive battle at sea on the battleship. Isn't that a joke, which sword master would personally go into battle and fight the soldiers? You must know that the Juggernaut is the highest-end armed force of a kingdom. Whether it is a land battle or a naval battle, it would be too embarrassing and embarrassing for the Juggernaut to participate in these battles...
But Lorist didn't care, he didn't take the identity of the Juggernaut seriously, he cared more about the identities of the Grand Duke of the Northland and Patriarch Norton. Instead of being praised and enshrined like the Storm Juggernaut recruited by the business alliance. Therefore, when encountering Lorist who did not follow the usual path, the Armada Fleet could only consider themselves unlucky.
Just like many war scholars, war history experts, military enthusiasts and historical researchers in later generations have been arguing about the Romanian naval battle for a long time, but they have never disputed whether there is any problem with the surrender of Viscount Penelope, the commander-in-chief of the Armada. At most, he just complained that he was unlucky and met the sword master Lorist just after entering the arena, and the only choice was to catch him without a fight. As a result of his surrender, the Armada no longer had the morale and courage to continue fighting, and they hoisted white flags one after another under the surveillance of the Norton family fleet.
"Why surrender?" Lorist was very annoyed at this meeting. Well, the enemy rushed to his ship aggressively. The perfect naval battle with long-range artillery bombardment was commanded by myself in such a way that no one felt comfortable. I wanted to kill him, but who would have thought that the enemy surrendered? It was like punching an empty space with already charged power, which made Lorist extremely upset. You rushed here just to surrender
"I don't want to die..." Viscount Penelope said frankly. He would regret it now. Who would have thought that Lorist, the famous blood sword master, would become the target of the Armada's high-end combat power. Isn't this courting death? ? I am a nobleman of the territory, even if I don't serve as the commander of the Armada, I can still go back to the family territory to sit back and enjoy the success, domineering, I haven't enjoyed the good life yet, the second-level great swordsman is looking for Lorist, the blood sword master, to fight, isn't it an egg Hitting a rock? He's not that stupid, so stupid that he's already turned into a headless corpse on the deck...
Now even if the Armada is completely wiped out, it can't be said that his commander is incompetent, and there is something wrong with his command. On the contrary, Viscount Penelope is very capable to carry out this decisive naval battle. It's just that he was unlucky. He met the sword master Lorist, so the failure is justifiable. You can't force people to die, and even if they die, it's useless. The high-end combat power of the Armada of more than 100 people In Lorist's eyes, it was just a few more swings of the sword, and it had no threatening effect at all.
Now Lorist finally understood why the Second Highness and the others felt trembling and closed their eyes waiting to die when they faced the Storm Sword Master. Mingzhe defended himself and did not dare to speak out to refute. On the contrary, as a time traveler, Lorist had no fear or reverence for the Juggernaut in his heart, so he stepped forward without a clear understanding of his own cultivation level, and fought against the long-famous Storm Juggernaut. The lives and reputations of His Highness the Second Highness and the elite nobles of the Antinac Kingdom were saved.
The performance of the golden swordsmen and great sword masters of the Armada in front of them was even worse than that of the Second Highness. After learning of Lorist's identity, they saw Viscount Penelope and the others first surrender. The golden swordsmen who gathered together seemed to have turned their weapons into hot potatoes, and the throwing movement was so fast. Before Lorist blinked twice, a pile of magic soldiers had already piled up on the deck. Sharp Blade, these golden swordsmen surrendered with Viscount Penelope, as if they rushed to Lorist's boat just to surrender...
"Okay, I'll give you the noble treatment you want, and you don't have to give me the sword. In addition, I allow you to bring two guards by your side. But now this naval battle can stop, let your people surrender .” Lorist said somewhat dispiritedly.
The eyes of Viscount Penelope and the others made Lorist very uncomfortable just now, because there was a sense of grievance in the eyes of a child who was helpless after being bullied by an adult, as if Lorist should not have appeared in this naval battle, Thinking about it, the sword master Lorist really seemed a bit too much to deal with these golden swordsmen and great swordsmen.
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness." Viscount Penelope bowed gracefully, and then motioned to an attendant next to him to take out a conch horn inlaid with gold, and put it in his mouth to blow it. One long and three short, this means to stop resisting the truce and strike. When the people on the battleships of the Armada looked over strangely, they happened to see another guard beside Viscount Penelope waving a white flag desperately.
Now that the top command of the fleet has surrendered, why are the people fighting hard? The battleships of the Armada began to hoist white flags, and the rumble of shelling on the battlefield gradually subsided. The naval confrontation between the Norton Family Fleet and the Armada was over in just over two hours, and the Armada was completely wiped out.
The personnel and warships that received the surrender of the Armada would naturally be handled by the people below, gathering prisoners of war, rescuing the dead, salvaging those who fell into the water, repairing damaged warships, and counting casualties. All of a sudden, everyone in the Norton family fleet was very busy. Can't be handed over. The fourteen Thunderbolt battleships led by Sambawood immediately replenished their ammunition reserves, and then hurriedly rushed to take over the transport fleet of more than 800 commercial alliances.
It was busy until about five o'clock in the afternoon. Two medium-sized fast armed warships suddenly separated from the fleet gathered by the Armada. Only when Lorist realized that it was his old acquaintance, Theliham, the young master of Chickard Chamber of Commerce, had escaped.
After hearing Viscount Penelope's introduction, Lorist realized that the inner wall of the battleship was filled with flour sacks to buffer the bombardment of the artillery, and that it was the idea of the young master Thurliham to launch a desperate assault against the fireboat. Genorio asked Lorist if he would send an order to Sembawood to send several lightning strike warships to pursue. Lorist thought about it and rejected the proposal, let him go.
This young master of Thaliham is definitely a smart man. He knew that after the surrender, the Norton family fleet would definitely send people to control all the large armed warships immediately, but he would ignore those medium-sized fast armed warships due to lack of sufficient manpower. So he took a few confidantes and guards to hide on the two medium-sized fast armed warships. Then waited until the Thunderbolt fleet went to receive the transport fleet, and waited until the wind direction changed around 5 pm and less than two hours before dark before leaving the fleet group and fleeing with full sail.
As expected by Young Master Thurliham, even if Lorist knew that he had escaped this big fish, he would not be able to dispatch battleships and manpower to hunt it down. The speed of fast armed warships, and the second is that there are not enough warships and manpower. There were only fourteen Thunderbolt warships, but the transport fleet had more than eight hundred ships, so Lorist naturally knew which was more important. The third is that it will be dark soon, and no one has the ability to hunt down the two warships that have escaped for more than two hours in the dark sea.
That's why Lorist didn't think of hunting down Young Master Seliham, apart from ordering enhanced security and supervising the warships that surrendered. Eleven days later, the news that the Armada and the transport fleet had been annihilated was escaped by Young Master Seliham. It was brought back to the territory of the Chicod Chamber of Commerce and spread to the countries in the southern part of the continent. And it will take at least a month for this news to reach Morente City by land.
In the evening, Lorist held a banquet to entertain several high-ranking commanders and great sword masters of the Armada Fleet. During the banquet, Lorist always felt that the middle-aged nobleman who was the first to abandon his sword and surrender His face was familiar, as if he had met him somewhere, so he asked who he was.
Seeing Lorist's inquiry, the gorgeously dressed middle-aged noble quickly stood up and replied respectfully: "His Royal Highness Norton, I am Duke Raffi Fausta of the Kingdom of Chigda, a first-class great swordsman."
Lorist was taken aback for a moment, only to feel a bang in his head, and bitter memories flooded his heart. It turned out to be him, no wonder I always felt a little familiar. Back then, he was standing beside his bed and gently advising him to leave the girl who was hidden deepest in his heart. At that time, he was completely defeated in front of him, and could only watch him take away the girl he once loved the most... Unexpectedly, 17 or 18 years have passed, things have changed, and when he appeared in front of him again, he became his captive.
"Why are you here?" Lorist was very surprised. According to the intelligence, the Grand Duke Fausta has the regent power of the Chigurda Kingdom, and his orders are even more effective in the Chigurda Kingdom than His Majesty the King. , How could he appear on this voyage of the Armada
Although he was a little surprised by Lorist's uncompromising tone, Grand Duke Fausta still answered honestly: "His Royal Highness Norton, the Commercial Alliance is an ally of the Kingdom of Chigeda, and the Kingdom of Chigeda wants to defend against the invasion from the south." The two powerful enemies, the Romon Empire and the Havistan Khanate, must obtain the support and help of their allies.
And I am a party in my country who is determined to maintain a friendly relationship with the business alliance. As an ally, I led the Firebird Legion of the Luo Fei Family to Morant City to join the battle. It’s just that I didn’t expect that we would meet Lord Juggernaut here, and the Firebird Legion of our Luo Fei family became prisoners of His Royal Highness Norton before disembarking. This really embarrasses me…”
Grand Duke Fausta said with a wry smile, if the Firebird Legion were captured on the ship without fighting a single battle, they would become prisoners of war. If the news is sent back to the Chigeda Kingdom, it will surely make people laugh out loud. The legion, together with his own 2,000 guards, is the guarantee and foundation of the Luo Fei family's force. The first thing I have to do now is to redeem myself and the Firebird Legion no matter what the price is, otherwise someone in the kingdom will definitely try to plot against the Luo Fei family, and the consequences will be disastrous...
"His Royal Highness Norton, please allow our Luo Fei family to redeem myself and the Firebird Legion. As the head of the Luo Fei family, I promise not to intervene in the war between your country and the business alliance in the future. Of course, the price of our redemption will definitely be Satisfy you." Grand Duke Fausta said with a sincere request.
"There's no need to worry." Lorist waved his hand and said lightly, "I'm very glad to see you again, His Royal Highness Grand Duke Fausta. By the way, how is your wife, Windsor Bilina?"
Grand Duke Fausta was taken aback, looked carefully at Lorist, and asked suspiciously: "His Royal Highness Norton, have we met? You, do you know my wife Wen Na?"
The corners of Lorist's mouth cracked, revealing eight white teeth: "Of course, it happened more than ten years ago. We met in Morente City. I was a student of Dawn Academy back then. You seemed to be Still a marquis. And your current wife, Miss Winner, was my girlfriend at the time. But you are the ultimate winner, and she followed you. But now, I am the winner, and you are my prisoner …”
The face of Grand Duke Fausta turned pale, and Viscount Penelope and the others around him listened with great interest. They had already forgotten their status as captives. Everyone loves to hear gossip, especially legends. Grand Duke Norton, the Blood Sword Saint, had such an intimate relationship with the Grand Duchess Fausta. It was so exciting, and he would be able to brag about it in the aristocratic circle for a few years after returning.
"You, so it's you..." Grand Duke Fausta was trembling at this moment, he had long since forgotten about Lorist. But now Lorist suddenly appeared in front of him as the Grand Duke of the Northland and the head of Patriarch Norton, especially the words "Jugmaster", which were simply two majestic peaks towering in front of him.
What Grand Duke Fausta thought in his heart was: he was dead, it was all over...
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