At this time, the only dozen or so ships on the sea had become tattered under the siege of the Kingdom's navy, but they were still stubbornly resisting and struggling. The large sailing warships of the Latin Principality also seemed to be returning to the light. Generally, there is some kind of renewed fighting power.
Led by the relatively intact flagship that was protected within it, under the impact of full-force oar acceleration over a short distance, he managed to break out a small gap through the surrounding kingdom warships that were bombarded and set on fire; and he used up the last burst of energy. force, rushing towards the retreating Eastern Empire fleet to the south.
The defeated Eastern Empire fleet, although it still had at least dozens of ships, had completely lost the courage and determination to confront it head-on; it actually just retreated on its own and scattered in a mess. There were even two warships of similar style that almost collided with each other.
Their confusion and delay allowed the Western Empire's fleet, which was chasing after them, to further close the distance between them. At this time, the local currents on the sea battlefield seemed to have undergone some subtle changes; the Western Empire Some ships in the fleet sped out of the formation.
Such a scene also made Melisto's face look increasingly ugly. Because, as a Purple Chamber Messenger/Imperial Confidential Officer, and familiar with the Imperial Navy, he had already recognized the origin of this Eastern Empire fleet by observing the distinctive logo on the mast through a large pre-set upright telescope;
It is surprisingly from the Aegean Fleet, one of the five major fleets of the empire. It is also the largest fleet among the five fleets and the fleet with the lowest average strength; because it needs to fight against the Western Empire Navy for a long time in the Aegean Sea and the Apennine coast with many islands and complex sea areas. and see-sawing.
Therefore, in order to adapt to the combat method of rugged terrain and broken coasts, the Aegean fleet has almost no large sailing oar warships with more than three floors. The daily equipment is mainly used for island landing and springboard melee combat; even the traditional key weapon Greek fire and stone cannons, both of which were equipped with very few weapons.
He never expected that after Caesar issued the Golden Edict, the Admiral of the Navy/Archduke Sirabi would still send such an "elite" fleet to participate in and fulfill the military alliance between the Kingdom of Zealand and the Tulip Dynasty; this couldn't help but be surprising. He was furious and had a feeling that something was terribly wrong.
Is it possible that, just when there is a chance to weaken or even severely damage the old enemy, it still falls short due to so-called palace intrigues and conflicts between political factions? What's more, the ultimate goal of this battle is to establish a preliminary military alliance and mutual trust with the Kingdom of Zealand.
Therefore, even if this attack is defeated or fails, the Western Empire can obtain a long-term containment in the form of an east-west encirclement, thereby reducing the long-term border pressure maintained by the Eternal Empire; it may even have the opportunity to concentrate resources and population and regain control of the land border. Turn defense into offense.
However, the disagreements and conspiracies within the palace, coupled with the selfish motives of some people in the navy to preserve their strength, obviously want to ruin everything and miss this rare strategic turning point. But when he clung to the last bit of luck and watched the battle on the sea again, he became even less optimistic.
Because many Eastern Empire sail-oar warships were overtaken by the Western Empire's navy, which accelerated their advance, and were set on fire after a brief battle, or even lowered their sails and surrendered; but the most conspicuous among them was A five-story warship with four rows of linked oars.
"Holy Trinity! It's actually the Holy Trinity!" Seeing this giant ship and the logo decorated on the mast, Melisto couldn't help but murmured to himself in despair: "The Latins actually... Will this giant ship, which is the main force stationed in the Western Mediterranean, also be mobilized to support it?"
Immediately, Melisto, who was full of frustration, also explained the allusion of this giant ship to Jiang Tian; as an old opponent who had been fighting against each other for many years and was extremely familiar with each other, he naturally understood the origin of each main battleship that was the backbone of the Western Empire's navy. ;For example, this ship "Holy Trinity".
Its original version was born in the first celestial change; the wave of mutations that broke out on the Western Continent certainly caused great losses to the countries; it also led to the sudden civil war that broke out the re-established empire. This also disrupted sea trade between the East and the West for a long time.
But it has also brought about other changes, or relatively beneficial products; for example, compared to the generation active in the Atlantic Ocean or off the Indian Ocean, the giant marine creatures of the Leviathan species; the giant sea king species swimming in the Mediterranean Sea , the threat seems much smaller.
Therefore, when the two empires gradually recovered from this wave of changes due to their natural size, centralized bureaucracy, and military region's combat readiness and mobilization capabilities, and regained the large areas of land that had been ravaged by aliens; they also took advantage of the situation. The target turned to these Neptune species.
With the support of many large scorpion crossbows, Greek fire and rock cannons, and anchor cannons that were loaded onto the ships with great effort, the navies of the two empires, which received full support, almost spent a lot of money to set up baits and Using the method of ambush, many large sea king species were killed.
These large creatures began to instinctively avoid the coastal routes of human activities; at the same time, they also obtained many biological materials with different uses and special effects. However, as the main battleship of the empire, the keel and part of the building materials of this national treasure came from an injured and stranded super giant sea king.
Under the huge bounty offered by August of the Western Empire at that time, he paid considerable casualties and other costs to kill this super-giant sea king that was suspected of breaking into the open sea, and used its tough and light bones as ship materials. , seven battleships were built with different functions and characteristics.
With the different combinations of these seven warships as the core, the originally relatively weak navy of the Western Empire was able to rise rapidly; when facing the sea power of the Eastern Empire, it achieved an overwhelming advantage for a long time; it even broke into the The Malamar Sea in the heart of the Eastern Empire.
It broke the underwater cable set up in the Pubrus Strait, and in the Golden Horn opposite Constantinople, it showed off its power and then broke through the blockade and flew away. This was also regarded as a great shame and humiliation by the Caesars of the Eastern Empire and the subjects of the Imperial Palace at that time, and they rushed to donate their wealth to reorganize and strengthen the navy.
However, compared to the super-giant Neptune-like carcasses used as ship materials, the seven sisters of the Western Empire's naval giants; the new warships built by the Eastern Empire using Neptune-like hunted from the Eastern Mediterranean and the Red Sea are always slightly inferior; therefore, Most of the time, we can only use our numerical advantage to force them to retreat.
It was not until later that the mysterious wave in the Western Continent gradually subsided, and the naval superiority of the Western Empire, represented by the seven sisters of the giant ship, also lost its various special effects; even individual abnormal disaster events broke out as a result; for example, sailors staying in the cabin And soldiers began to disappear frequently.
Others hear unusual sounds and sights and become crazy or even go crazy. Therefore, one of the Seven Sisters giant ships was burned due to an accident, two were sunk and sealed at sea due to large areas of decay that were difficult to repair; the remaining four were further modified and are still in use today.
But obviously, with the current wave of mutations and mysterious resurgence in the Western Continent, these giant ships that originally required a lot of manpower and materials to operate long voyages have gradually regained their vitality. The special thing about the "Holy Trinity" is that it can affect local ocean currents.
Thereby increasing the speed of itself and nearby ships; or reducing or interfering with the navigation and maneuverability of enemy ships; but this effect is not without cost. It is said that each time, multiple keels in the bottom warehouse are damaged. At the node, a large number of freshly slaughtered live animals are dedicated.
Of course, Melisto still has reservations. The Eastern Empire is also doing similar things, unsealing those ancient ships that have been sealed or stranded because of the disappearance of the mystery, and restoring a certain amount of them according to historical records. Activity and effectiveness, but it has not yet been put into actual combat.
At this time, it was still gradually darkening, and the hustle and bustle of war in Sassari City in the distance had returned to calm. As for the Eastern Empire ships that fled on the sea, a small number were caught up by the four-oared, five-story giant ship Holy Trinity and its attached warships while sailing in disorder.
Then the merciless Holy Trinity used a giant eagle head made of fine iron to ram into the corner, breaking and crushing it as easily as cutting through butter; every time the Holy Trinity rammed through and crushed a ship. Afterwards; leaving behind a sea full of debris and debris, and not even a person struggling to fall into the water could be seen.
It was like being swallowed directly by some invisible thing in the sea. At this time, the Royal Navy finally succeeded in defeating the remaining enemies and captured the remaining seven or eight large sailing oar warships; then, it reorganized without hesitation to face the enemy's column.
"Your Majesty, maybe you can consider letting the kingdom's navy leave the battlefield." At this time, Melisto also sincerely persuaded again: "After dark, the perception range of most warships will be affected. Severe nerfs, with perhaps the exception of Trinity."
However, before he finished speaking, he saw the figure disappear in a flash and Jiang Tian was missing; then, in the sound of the soldiers from the kingdom's army on the left and right suddenly shouting loudly, he found an almost invisible black dot again; The setting sun was as dim as blood and he walked leisurely across the sea.
Immediately afterwards, on the Holy Trinity in the telescope, countless sailors and soldiers with high morale and high spirits suddenly slowed down as if they had been frightened or threatened by something. In response, he aimed at the sky, shooting or throwing all the weapons he could find in his hands and around him.
Then, a huge rock appeared out of thin air in the sky, resisting their fierce and futile attacks; with thunderous momentum, roaring and drawing a short trajectory; it bombarded the five-story giant obliquely, trying desperately to dodge On the bow of the ship, there was a heavy roar and shattered into pieces.
Then he took advantage of the situation and suddenly plunged it into the sea water, raised the stern of the curved cabin in the air, and threw away the soldiers and sailors gathered on the deck and superstructure along with various loads. Go out; it falls like raindrops into the sea water, and then bounces back.
However, like a dying behemoth with its head cut off and wailing, the Holy Trinity was seriously missing a large piece of its bow; soon, amidst the crackling sounds of the hull structure collapsing and seawater pouring in, layer by layer, Jie Jie suddenly disintegrated and slowly sank into the large whirlpool with turbulent waves.
But obviously this is just the beginning; although there is no more giant rock, the burning fireballs that continue to fall from the sky are still followed up by successive bombardments. However, because of the loss of the command and order of the flagship, many Eastern Empires appear to be leaderless. galley;
Therefore, when night fell completely on the sea and a cold, sparkling full moon rose, on the sea in the north of Latin Island, except for the still burning shipwrecks, there was no trace of the Eastern Empire Navy. Although Jiang Tian only attacked a dozen of them.
However, the remaining sailing oar warships of the Eastern Empire Navy fled desperately under the cover of night. Most of them crashed into the rocks on the shore or ran aground on the tidal flats that had greatly ebbed; They collided with each other, and they could only dive to escape.
Therefore, at this moment, among the torches and swaying lamps on the seaside, the soldiers of the Kingdom are capturing and searching for the defeated soldiers of the Eastern Empire Navy who abandoned the ship after being stranded and capsized. Then Jiang Tian appeared in front of Melisto again in the night breeze and said:
"What did you say before? I still don't think I heard clearly..."
"No, I, the humble one, just want to congratulate you on your great victory and power..." Meristo, who was full of fear and awe, said in a trembling voice with great humility: "Having the kingdom led by you as an ally, you are truly a king. The great good fortune of Caesar of Constantinople and thousands of his subjects..."
In Jiang Tian's vision panel, a new prompt flashed: "Successfully defeated/killed, the resurrecting mutant (seriously damaged), is absorbing quantum..." "In the special scene of the area, the killing variable Over one thousand, activate temporary title experience/gain status, yes/no to load?”
However, the title experience/gain status immediately given this time is no longer the previous "Hundred Killer"; it is the upgraded version of "One Cavalry Against a Thousand". And although the gain effect only lasts for an hour, the duration can be switched on and off at any time.
