The rain shower made the streets of Yue Anse, south of Salland, shrouded in a curtain without color. The head of the third flag of the Southern Army, the third flag leader, Reposti watched the raindrops climbing on the window and thought to himself The weather this winter does not seem to be smooth,

Winter is a very beautiful season for southern Salland. Unlike the cold white snow falling in the northern area, southern Salander is affected by the warm air currents of the ocean, but this season is full of sunshine and greenery.

Everywhere you can see the romantic and affectionate Sarande girl, dressed in flowery branches walking, dressed in a gorgeous waterproof cape, and the friends are like a group of chirping birds, like a silver bell A series of pleasant sounds, such a beautiful scene, almost make people forget the war that made the entire Saland pay a heavy price,

"I finally know why, in the lyrics of Salander's poets, winter is a nature full of transparency, and it is an accompaniment to bring a rich life to mankind.

Some people even say that nature often acts as a horn to ease dissatisfaction among the civilian class...General, don't you eat something? "The young lieutenant Li Sidan sitting across from him reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the beautiful shadows on the street in the distance. His mouth made a sigh of emotion, which was only in his early 20s, but he was about to show his 30s or 40s. Vicissitudes

"Young is good!"

Reposti, who was sitting opposite, couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Faisalik's Second Banner Regiment and his own Third Banner Regiment have been training for three months to cross the sea, from officers to soldiers, everyone After tumbling in the sea for three months, even the leader of his own flag didn’t return to Yueansi, where the Legion’s Department was located, ten days ago.

With a little thought, Reposti filled the deep bottom rough earthenware wine glass with dark beer and drank it. The richness of this dark beer transported from the south of Wikya is what the Salander people like. The fruit wine is unmatched. If you close your eyes carefully and taste, it seems that you can still feel the fragrance of wheat straw from the homeland, bringing the vague nostalgia in his heart

As the Southern Army entered the southern Salander, the soldiers missed their hometown more and more. In order to cope with this situation, Southern Governor Statunko asked His Majesty Falcon for permission to rotate the Southern Army sub-units on a quarterly basis. This proposal Has been approved by the fat man, allowing the 40,000 people of the current Southern Army to be divided into four parts, three in Salland, and one in the southern coastal area of ​​Vickia.

Rotate every quarter, which can ensure that everyone can spend one quarter in their hometown every year, and the winter is the time for their flag regiment to return to the country, but the order from the Legion Department is to allow themselves to stay in Saskatchewan. Rand, and stopped crossing the sea to rush to the Legion reported

"Slap" the restaurant door was pushed open by an officer of the Falcon Army. The serious officer's eyes fell on Reposti. He came straight and hesitated and asked, "Is it Master Reposti?"

"Yes, I am Reposti." Reposti nodded and stood up from the seat. He saw the silver cross star representing the lieutenant of the Legion in his chest

"This is an order signed by Lord Governor Statunko personally." The officer took a sealed document from his arms and handed it to Reposti, saying, "Because things are urgent, Lord Governor will no longer meet with you alone. Grown up"

"Oh, what's the matter?" Reposti froze slightly, and asked in surprise.

"Military secrets, I don't know very well!" The officer hesitated a bit embarrassed, and then whispered, "I just heard that it was an order from His Majesty. This winter must get through the South China Sea! Although the Governor General has made ample for this Ready, but because it involves naval assistance, he rushed to the base of the fleet north of Sarand overnight to discuss the matter

"It seems that what should come will always come!"

A cold light flashed in Reposti's eyes, and he felt that the order book in his hand was so hot, this is a signal of war! Compared with the unique enthusiasm of the young adjutant, Reposti's eyes, which have seen various scenes of the **** sea of ​​the corpse mountain, have been difficult to treat all this insipid

Under this calm and beautiful appearance, he saw the metal collision sound of the army preparing for the battle of the empire's rolling forward. The winter is a beautiful season, but it is also a rare calm period in the south of the Sarande. . According to the strategic deployment set by His Majesty Falcon in June, such an excellent opportunity for attack will never be missed, but I don’t know where this time, His Majesty’s Sharp Saber will fall across the sea!

At this time, at the Wikton military port north of Salander, the Dusselung, the Minister of the Navy, who had just returned from the Barrow waters of Northern Europe, stood in front of a huge map. He also received the attack from Normandy. Chain command,

With the dispatch of various squadrons to explore the sea route to Obaro some time ago, most of the fleet has now returned to the military port. The dense battleship masts are like a huge forest in the direction of the military port.

In the hall of the Fleet Headquarters, the lights were brightly lit, the second squadron commander Frye, the third squadron commander Effinger, the fourth squadron commander Frederick, the fifth squadron commander Frederick. , Commander Tegel of the Sixth Sail Squadron, and Roosevelt, Commander of the Logistics Fleet, sat on both sides of the long table, all eyes were on the map on the wall

In front of these imperial navy, the navy intelligence minister Yorus, who was responsible for collecting the sea area intelligence, was holding a wooden whip in his hand, pointing on the map behind him, saying, "The Normandy island chain is a long stretch of the southern waters of Sarand. There are about 400 nautical miles of island links, and a total of 131 islands, large and small, were formerly controlled by the Salander Navy and later fell into the hands of the Normans.

In order to become a logistics line to support the army, the Normans built many small ports on these islands to use as transit points. Although the Normans destroyed a part when they evacuated, but they remained within a hundred miles of the coastline. Among these dotted ports, Antoros Port is definitely the most important natural port among them.

It is located in the right concave part of the island of Antoros in the middle of the island chain. It is a natural calm harbour. There is very little wind and waves. Even if the storm in the southern sea has never eroded this place,

I used to be a merchant and I went there in person. The ships from Normandy to Salander usually choose to dock at the port of Antoluth. Even if they don’t trade, they have to supplement food and fresh water from Barrow, Northern Europe. Some merchant ships will also choose to sell part of the goods here in exchange for supplies. Therefore, the focus of our battle should be whether we can occupy here in one fell swoop before the Normans react, thus completely cutting off the Normandy maritime routes.

"According to the latest information brought back by the merchant fleet, the Normans valued the defense of the port of Antoros very much. There are 31 warships alone, with a force of 11,000 people, three strong fortresses are built and there is a distance from Normandy. In the northernmost port, once the jǐng report is received, the Normandy army docked in Normandy will also move. It is worth noting here that our enemies may not only be the Normans, but also in the waters of the port of Antoros. There are a considerable number of pirates. These pirates are not powerful but they are enough to threaten our logistics supply line."

"Pirates? What a surprise!" Hearing the Minister of Intelligence Yorus, the second squadron commander Fry asked. "Do you know the specific dens of these pirates? Since they can stay in the waters of Port Antoros for a long time. , Prove that these guys must have a very secret stronghold nearby, I think this is an opportunity not to be missed for us, or we can spend a little money to get some useful information from these pirates!"

"I think this proposal is good! But need to be cautious." Dustronk nodded, agreeing that his iron black hair was a little bit dignified, only in his twenties, he should be one of the emperors. The Minister of Empire and Navy holding thousands of miles of water, there is no longer the arrogance of the Maotou

He stared at the map and frowned slightly. "Although our information is clear, the Normans are not fools, so contact with these pirates is very dangerous. Since they can beg for food in the Antoros, they should have the Normans. The inextricable relationship of what kind of people will be the key to this incident! And there is still a problem, because many fleets have just returned, the veterans on the ship have also rotated, and the Normans are in Saskatchewan. Rand also has eyes. In order not to attract the attention of the Normans, I decided that the number of warships mobilized in this battle will not exceed thirty, and as the main battleship, many captains who have just graduated will also be responsible!"

Logistics Fleet Commander Roosevelt frowned and asked, "Will recruits and interns also attack?"

"Of course!" Xìng's wild Fry shouted, "In the final analysis, they were also distributed to the fleet for the sake of war. Anyway, sooner or later they will have to experience the taste of "first battle". It can be said that for all recruits, this battle is too early.

But in this field, fighting is inevitable, and it is impossible to fight with only a few veterans."

"Finely speaking, my imperial navy doesn't need a seed!" Dusterenkai turned to look at the night sky starlight outside the window. "We weren't the same at the beginning. We dared not face the 20-meter-high blood swell and dare not listen. The thundering navy, what do we want them to do?

"All the recruits went to war in the name of training abroad! There was no time for them to sit and appreciate the war and let them go! Fly like a young eagle!" Dusterenkai's eyes flickered,

While giving orders, he couldn't help but feel sad. He didn't know how many recruits could return to the fleet port safely after this battle, but this is the only way for the imperial navy and the letter from the Falcon. The secret order specifically mentioned in

The imperial navy needs an effective military training system. If it is in accordance with the usual practice, let the soldiers intern in the port for one year and then on the deck for one year, and finally be eligible to truly embark on the battleship, then the empire’s naval strategy is the least It has to be postponed until three years later, so only the **** and tragic battlefield can enable the recruits who have just stepped on the deck of the warship to become the force that really trembles Opelo Continent in the shortest time,

The Northern Fleet of Urkondo is thus trained to produce a quick product. Although it is still not comparable to the real jīngrui of the Imperial Offshore Fleet in terms of combat effectiveness, compared with the northern navy of the old battleship, the strong suppression is more than enough. ,

According to a report last month, His Majesty the Falcon has officially appointed Urca as the commander of the Northern Navy, separate from his own commander of the Southern Navy, and has also been promoted to the deputy commander of the Navy,

Wealth seeks wealth, and the eastern court of Urkondo, the speed of rocket-like promotion also made Dusterenkai see one thing. His majesty's ambition is not just a southern Sarand, but the entire Obaro's vast coastline! No one naval commander would face such an ambitious and indifferent face in a battlefield that was vast enough for him to boil over.

"If there was a trace of hesitation before, it no longer exists now." Dustrounka withdrew his gaze from a distance, and looked at the map behind him again, as if the fire was scorching his heart, secretly.

"If the empire needs a powerful navy capable of deterring the entire Obaro continent, if His Majesty is thinking of the entire Obaro's thousands of miles of coast, then let Obaro tremble under His Majesty's wings, Even if I give up my life, I will carry it out without hesitation

In the first half of November, in the cloudless southern sea of ​​Salander, seven long-toothed warships lined up in a long column on the calm sea, advancing in the wind and the waves. There were trading ships passing by between the seas, and they were all surprised to watch this naval fleet flying the Falcon war flag go all the way south

"What's that?" asked some merchants who had rarely seen the quirky appearance of the Dragon Fang.

"You haven't seen the battleship of the Falcon Kingdom!"

Some people disdainfully said that although the Falcon Empire almost unified the entire continent of Icadiva, for the real main continent Obaro and the more distant continent of Central Villa, the so-called continent, Icadiva, However, it is just a peninsula split from the main continent. Naturally, no one will call the Falcon Empire, but only the Falcon Kingdom.

"Nonsense, I certainly know this is the battleship of the Falcon Kingdom, but what are they doing here?"

The embarrassed whispered face of the robbed businessman had instinctively realized that this calm-looking but fierce fleet is definitely a bad comer. Perhaps, the sea in the south of Salland will no longer be quiet, but if judged by this A peninsula will fight against the entire Obaro, this kind of conclusion is too ridiculous

In the flagship command room. The second squadron commander, Frye, wearing only a gray linen shirt, was lying on the table and examining the chart. The terrain in the southern waters of Salend is very complicated and dazzling. More than a hundred islands, like countless pearls with broken chains, are scattered on the charts, even if Fry has been a pirate. The complicated sea area is also quite a headache

This is not to say that the main route of the sea is very dangerous, or there are too many reefs, but because there are many small islands that protrude from the surface of the sea from time to time, some small islands are not so large because of their small size. Recorded on the chart, this made Frye difficult to judge. These dotted islands are exactly the terrain that pirates like,

Because that’s a good hiding place, even a fleet can hide between those islands without knowing it, which is of course a headache for those searching for them.

According to the information collected by the Ministry of Intelligence, there are 7 pirates in the Antoros sea area. Among them, a pirate named Ruhr is the most powerful, controlling the passage north of Antoros, and often looting and passing from the Barrow South of Northern Europe. ship,

It is said that this man named Ruhr was a fisherman in northern Normandy before he became a pirate. Because he killed a tax officer who communicated with his wife, he fled to the sea to become a pirate. Some people say that this pirate of Ruhr came from Northern Europe. The nobleman of Scandonia in Barrow, some people even rumored that this Ruhr was the younger brother of Duke Ona, one of the two major forces in Scandinavia, because of his dissatisfaction with the family, with subordinate anger Joined the pirate and went here in exile

Anyway, ~lightnovelpub.net~ This most powerful pirate leader has never dealt with the Normans, because the Nordic Barrow route he controlled has severely traumatized the Normandy trade route to the north, and Saran The German defeat made the Normans who were in desperate need of expanding the channel even more mad at this guy who was against him, but after several rounds of encirclement and suppression, he still let this Ruhr slip away.

"Commander, I think it is not a way to find this way!" The adjutant said on the map. "Almost every island has been drawn, and it is still impossible to find the hidden location of the Ruhr pirates. To find a ship among these dotted islands, and This is an area where the other party is familiar with. If you want to avoid us, it is really too easy. In fact, we can find another way."

"Oh, what method?" Frye asked, raising his head.

"Delimit an area, and throw ten rounds of thunder bombs on each island!" The adjutant said with a sneer. "I believe that the other party has discovered us long ago, just hiding in a dark port, as long as When the thunder cannon sounded and the mice didn’t go out of the hole, could we not use smoke to fumigate? In the case of panic, the other party must first think of running away in a boat. In terms of speed, our dexterous dragon tooth ship is better than a huge one. The adjutant of the sailing warship snorted coldly and said with a sneer.

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