Extraordinary Sailing

The east coast of the New World, the northern waters.

Advance to the island.

This was originally a deserted island, but because it was less than 50 kilometers away from the Potosi Islands in the north, the thick white fog surrounding Potosi could even be seen with the naked eye.

Therefore, it was occupied by the Cyrus people whose base camp was far away from here, and named it "Advance Island", and became their base camp for dealing with Sark and Atlan.

But stationing here has another unforeseen benefit.

That is because it is located in a tributary of the warm current of the west wind. Although it has completely entered the cold winter, the warm sea current prevents the soldiers of Cyrus who are short of clothes and food due to someone "robbing their houses" from being frozen into popsicles

"It's so cold! I'm starting to miss that damn tropical heat."

The young private Ma Kazi shrank his neck to prevent the cold wind from blowing down so fast, and then let out a breath that turned into a cloud of white mist.

"Ha! Me too."

"And there are those Atrian women with big asses!"

"Hey hey hey"

At this time, the soldiers who were making obscene laughter were standing on the temporary watchtower built on the island with muskets on their backs, performing routine security tasks.

But they were only wrapped in a few layers of unlined clothing, and they couldn't even see a little bit of cotton wool. It's also difficult because they are not full and warm at all, but they are full of hs thoughts.

Among all the colonies of Silius, only the deputy king of La Plata has winter in the true sense, and only there will be equipped with winter clothes for soldiers, and there are also some redundant reserves.

But most of the winter clothes they prepared for the frontline soldiers had fallen into the pockets of Phalitis during the first wave of supply line blockade.

A real war is not a strategy game, and materials cannot be generated out of thin air. It is not so easy to refinance enough winter clothes to supply all frontline soldiers.

This "silver war" started in late autumn, and now it has been the coldest time of the year for nearly two months.

call--

call--

The cold wind blowing from the Eternal Bailu in the north swirls as if it wants to take away the last trace of warmth from the human body through the gaps in the clothes.

Especially the inexplicable disappearance of a large number of supply ships and merchant ships some time ago.

Although the upper echelon made targeted responses in a timely manner, using the form of a clustered fleet to carry out large-scale transportation, this also seriously delayed the progress of the frontline war.

However, the various ships lost during that period could not be replenished in a short period of time, and the overall capacity of the supply line was inevitably severely affected.

Especially after winter, all kinds of materials are seriously consumed, and the logistics are already very tight.

Not only ordinary soldiers complained, even the frontline commanders were in a dilemma.

In a small hill sheltered from the wind on the forward island, a temporary headquarters has already been set up with bison leather to protect against the cold.

At this time, a brazier was lit in the tent.

The senior officers of the Sirius Front Fleet have gathered together.

The commander-in-chief, Major General Alcott, held his command knife and asked an officer sitting on one side in a deep voice:

"Staff, how is your next battle plan going?"

Hearing this, the person in charge of the staff department couldn't help but lose face, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer:

"Your Excellency, Commander, it's not that we don't try our best, but that we don't have enough back-ups to break the deadlock!

In particular, the reinforcements from the Deputy King of La Plata, who were scheduled to arrive some time ago, have completely lost contact.

The series of attack plans we have formulated around the addition of the third-tier ships can only be cancelled, and we will return to the stalemate tug-of-war. "

Since the war.

The three parties successively assembled a total of more than sixty warships of all levels, and fought several battles in the sea near Potosi. Although Sirius' side is generally dominant, it is impossible to eliminate the opponent's main force in a short time.

And as time dragged on, many disadvantages of their cross-regional operations have gradually emerged.

There is no naval base of their own nearby. Bad weather, logistical pressure, medical support, ship maintenance and repair, and personnel repair are all severe tests they face.

The officers and soldiers of Sirius, who are accustomed to using various advantages to crush the enemy, have not fought such a frustrating war for a long time.

In particular, a powerful naval fleet headed by the "Singdenburg" quietly disappeared inexplicably, which made the senior officers on the front line a little confused.

They don't know whether these comrades encountered a shipwreck, or encountered an unexpected enemy?

Accidents mean variables. If there are too many variables, the direction of this war will be completely out of control. Especially when there is a stalemate now, it is not impossible to slide all the way to the abyss.

"And the war came too hastily, we went to the front line with nothing prepared but weapons.

Limited to the capacity of the supply line, not only is there not enough winter clothes now. Fresh food was also rationed, most soldiers were fed the shelf-stable bacon, peas, and oats of the tropics, and morale was waning.

Maybe we can go to the 'Big Horn Cape Fishing Ground' to replenish some fresh food ourselves, otherwise the soldiers must have problems before the war turns around. "

Later, without waiting for Major General Alcott to inquire, the head of the logistics department also reported to him the dilemma he was facing.

Obviously.

From this point of view, Tulip's supply line blockade tactics are still very effective, and the contribution of the cold weather to the war is no lower than that of the two countries on the front line.

The commander lightly tapped the command knife on the ground, and watched all the officers present make a non-summary summary for this meeting:

"Until now our garrison at Fort Navidad has fought alone.

If reinforcements from the colonies do not arrive in time, the present stalemate may be the best we can achieve.

So, send our current situation back to rear command, request"

But at this moment.

"Report!"

The curtain of the tent was lifted, and an adjutant hurried in with the cold wind, and brought the latest order from the rear.

"Stick to the front line, Admiral Trivier will come to the front to command in person! The general offensive is about to begin!"

Hearing this, the officers below looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Could it be?"

The cold wind from the north howled.

The golden sea is bright and sunny.

Located at Fort Navidad Naval Base on the east side of the Balboa Isthmus, a fleet of only two warships is ready to go.

Although there are only two ships, no one dares to underestimate their strength.

On the masts of these two warships, the same Cyrus Flame Long Flag was hung on the masts of ordinary warships, but their combat effectiveness was fundamentally different from that of ordinary warships.

Because these are the two most powerful weapons capable of dominating the New World—quasi-legendary warships!

One of them is in the shape of a third-tier battleship, and the flag of the general, the captain, and the nobleman with a lavender pattern are hung on the bowsprit to mark its identity.

If Aiwen can recognize it at a glance here, this is the quasi-legendary battleship that once had a very unfriendly interaction with the "Storm Horn"-"Guardian of the Guards".

After nearly two months of arduous trek, this killer ship belonging to the most powerful New Cyrus vice-kingdom finally came to the Golden Sea.

And the other is also a Tier 3 battleship.

But just looking at it from the outside, this battleship is no different from Sirius' standard third-tier ship at all, making it impossible to see where its "legendary" lies.

But this battleship is the car of Admiral Trivier, the highest military officer guarding the Golden Sea and even the entire New World: "Styx Jellyfish"!

At this time, the "Styx Jellyfish" hoisted the fleet commander's flag.

The admiral, who was as tall as an iron tower, stood in his command position, saluting each other with Lieutenant General Adonis Oston, the captain of the captain on the "Guardian of the Guards" not far away.

The demeanor is relaxed, as if leaving for an outing.

It was evident that they were confident in the purpose of the trip.

That is to end this "Silver War" before the arrival of spring and completely win the entire Potosí Islands!

Operation Code: Silver Blitz!

Originally, they didn't want to completely break the tacit understanding among the countries and take the lead in using the finale quasi-legendary warship.

However, the stalemate in the battle ahead made Admiral Trivier, the commander-in-chief of the New World Navy, also feel the pressure.

Because they had already made a promise to His Majesty King Philip II who was far away in the country at the beginning of the war:

Guaranteed to dedicate the first silver brick extracted from the Potosi silver mine to him when the regular treasure fleet returns in the early spring of next year!

And because it is related to the kingdom's military expenditure, the return of the large fleet that is absolutely impossible to suspend will inevitably weaken the military strength of the New World and further break the balance of the front line.

In addition, the merchant ships that Cyrus traveled with the Treasure Fleet also need to turn over one-fifth of the income to the kingdom, which is also an income that cannot be ignored.

Therefore, when they saw that the large fleet had only set sail for more than a month, they made the decision to end in person.

The two quasi-legendary ships are enough to overwhelm Sac and Atlan, and they may not even need to fight. As long as they show up, they will obediently give up the silver mine.

What's more, unless all the countries in the New World join forces, no one can make Sirius obey the rules!

The signal flag was waved, and the two warships slowly left the port.

at the same time.

Admiral Trivier took off a black conch horn from his waist that never left his body, and blew it with all his strength.

beep--

The sound of the loud conch horn echoed continuously on the sea.

And the inexplicable existence responded to it!

grunt grunt

A huge shadow with a body length of more than 500 meters, equivalent to the length of seven first-class ships, slowly emerged from the bottom of the sea like a silent ghost.

It was a huge jellyfish, more precisely a huge sea monster in the shape of a jellyfish!

【Wild Sea Monster·Giant Species·Styx Jellyfish】

It is also the reason why this plain-looking third-tier ship is called "quasi-legendary"!

The diameter of the umbrella-shaped head of this Styx jellyfish has exceeded 60 meters, and the four mouth and arms have reached 500 meters. It is a truly powerful giant species.

Generally speaking, as long as there is a large-scale sea monster, it is enough to be called the lowest-level "quasi-legendary", and the "Styx jellyfish" with a giant-species is obviously not weak among the "quasi-legendary".

The conch in the admiral's hand is called the "Kraken Horn" or "Sea Monster Horn".

After defeating and taming the sea monster with his own hands, he used blood from the sea monster to engrave the name of the legendary sea monster Kraken on the surface of the conch with extraordinary essence.

Then, if the sea monster is voluntary, a corresponding ceremony will be held: take a boat around the body of the sea monster three times clockwise, and then three times counterclockwise, and a general contract can be established, and the activities of the sea monster can be directed through this horn .

Of course it is limited to defeating his master.

As for the sacredness of Kraken, some people say it is the king of wild sea monsters, some say it is the mount of ancient sea gods, and some say it is actually the first sea monster tamed by humans

In short, although there are many legends, only the name inscribed on the horn will take effect.

This is also the root cause of countless sailors who want to become sea monster knights and support their dreams into reality.

Oh——

The gigantic sea monster that appeared made a sharp cry with its vocal organs hidden somewhere, and gently held the two battleships with its two wrists that seemed to be hung with countless rags.

Then accelerate instantly.

clatter la la la

At a speed of 18 knots close to the ship's carrying limit, they disappeared in the northern sea in an instant.