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Volume 2 Offshore Battle Section 3 Pirates Attack

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    Section 3 Pirates Attack

    Elena put on her dress elegantly, tied a white gauze belt, kissed Lin Fenghan's forehead softly, and walked towards the living room lightly.

    "Can you really not stay?" Lin Fenghan sadly hugged Elena tightly from behind and said hopefully.

    Elena turned around gently, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, she forced herself to be indifferent and broke away from the embrace, and said calmly: "Yi Liuyun, I sincerely wish you can find a good girl you like, our dreams and  The path is fundamentally different. From now on, please don¡¯t disturb my life. I think it¡¯s time for me to go. I wish you happiness.¡±

    "Also, although you unexpectedly repelled Duke Brant's attack this time, he is very powerful. I hope you can be careful. If you can't hold on, you can go to the northern capital to seek help from the nobles  ¡­Of course, maybe they care a lot about your identity as the Queen of Yellowstone, but if you pay enough to go to Prince Reinhardt, I think I will convince him."

    The beautiful figure slowly disappeared, and the faint fragrance drifted away in the wind. Lin Fenghan stood under the fountain, quietly looking up at the sky, and tears appeared one after another in his eyes unknowingly.

    The sun has set on the mountain peaks, and the fiery warmth has disappeared, leaving only the cool night breeze blowing continuously on Lin Fenghan's body.  I don't know when the moon appeared in the sky, its bright white moonlight shone on the earth, and a thin figure slowly walked towards Lin Fenghan.

    "Baron, you have been standing here for five hours, aren't you tired? We have already prepared dinner, and the butler asked me to invite you over." Lingdang looked at the sad Lin Fenghan and whispered.

    "Huh?" Lin Fenghan shook his head in surprise, touched his forehead, and said sadly: "Has it been five hours? So fast, what did you see just now?"

    "What did you see? In the afternoon, Elena's family guards said they were following your order and blocked all the entrances and exits of the surrounding gardens. You talked for dozens of minutes, and then they left. Baron, what happened?  What happened? When will you get married?" Lingdang looked at Lin Fenghan in confusion and asked confusedly.  "Marry? I swear I will never marry her."

    "Prince Reinhardt, just wait and see!" Lin Fenghan shook his head in pain, punched the willow tree next to him, and walked towards the restaurant angrily.

    Ding!

    when!

    Ding!

    Ding!

    ¡­¡­

    "Lord, I'm sorry. There are more than a dozen medium and large-sized pirate ships in the distance more than ten seas away. They are chasing a merchant ship from the west. The merchant ship has asked us for help. After the warning of Admiral Ponos's fleet, these pirates still refuse to comply.  Chasing the fleet relentlessly, fighting step by step, ignoring our dignity. Due to the serious loss of the naval fleet, General Bonos does not know how to deal with it, and is specifically asking you for instructions."

    The herald quickly reported to Lin Fenghan, who was studying the map, and his excited voice echoed in the study.

    "Reverse! Reverse! A group of pirates can ignore the dignity of Elantra and attack the fleet in my territory without a care. If such a thing spreads, then which caravan will pay taxes to me in the future?  It's really unforgivable." Lin Fenghan slapped the table angrily and roared hatefully.  These days, Elena's every move echoed in his mind, as if the beautiful woman was just yesterday. His heart was full of pain, and love kept torturing him and twisting his mind.

    "Order Admiral Ponos to quickly gather troops and prepare all ships that can be used for fighting. I will go there immediately. Order the Guards Swordsmen Brigade and Archery Brigade to prepare. I want to teach these damn pirates a very profound lesson.  ." Lin Fenghan was furious. Yesterday's pain and today's anger burst out together. He quickly put on a red cloak, picked up the long sword, and walked out of the hall with his helmet on.

    "yes!"

    The herald walked out of the house sympathetically.

    Within ten minutes, a fleet consisting of five medium and large long-sail warships and twelve small warships swam toward the southern battlefield visible to the naked eye.  This powerful fleet consisted of twelve small triangular sailing ships.  2 single-decker galleys.  It consists of 2 medium-sized single-decker single-sail armed clippers and a giant three-decker galley flagship, the Sea Blue.

    Elantra's five medium-sized warships are all manufactured by the local shipyard in the harbor. Among them, the latest flagship pointed bottom ship is about 60 meters long, 20 meters wide, and more than 10 meters high. The draft below is all standing.  five meters.  There are three canvases on the boat, and there are paddle poles for rowing underneath. Two ballistae and five ballistae are allocated.  It is allocated to more than 300 to 1,000 people, and other medium-sized warships are between 20 meters and 40 meters in length.  Small battleships are much smaller, with a length of more than ten meters and a crew of ten.? people.

    Lin Fenghan stood in front of the trebuchet, touching a black and yellow wooden-framed ballista about one meter high and two meters wide. He asked with confusion to Bonos beside him: "Why aren't there more ballistas and ballistas?  Aren't they very powerful? How do you usually fight at sea?"

    Bonos was in his forties, tall, dark-skinned, and cautious. At this moment, he smiled bitterly and explained softly: "Ballistas, catapults, and trebuchets are all made of wood, and the shells used are nothing more than spears.  It¡¯s just a stone. The firing range at sea is affected by the sea breeze, so the accuracy and power are very low. If you fire the first round of artillery 300 meters away, it will hit the accurate target very little. If you shoot from 100 meters to 150 meters away, the accuracy at this moment will be very low.  And the power has also been improved. Using incendiary bombs can also make the pirates busy. If they hit the vital ship pole, they can also cause huge damage to the pirates. However, the rate of fire of these things is very slow. It can be fired four times in an average of three minutes.  . And it consumes a lot of ammunition, rubber bands, ropes, bowstrings, etc. At sea, wood, stones, rubber bands, and ropes are all rare resources and are generally difficult to replenish."

    ¡°In fighting piracy, the speed of ships is very important. Ballistas and trebuchets are large in size, require heavy ammunition, are troublesome to maintain, and have a short service life. It is often enough to bring enough sailors and soldiers to replace these things.  In general naval battles, depending on the angle, only the ballistas at the bow, stern, and side of the ship can directly participate in the battle. Ballistas in other places need to be pushed by personnel. A ballista can release ammunition up to ten times in a battle. Generally, the navy includes pirates.  , this kind of weapon, which is particularly resource-consuming and difficult to maintain, is rarely used in merchant ship stations."

    "Huh?" Lin Fenghan stared into Bonos's eyes and asked seriously: "Are you saying that pirates in various places, navies of various countries, and merchant ships rarely use ballistae? Ballista?"

    "Yes, Baron, you must know that the space of a ship is limited. Large ships have a large capacity but are very sparse. Take the Sea Blue at our feet as an example. There are only three floors of real habitable space inside, and each floor is about two feet tall.  5 meters, and it is also necessary to divide the kitchen, dining room, living room, vegetable and grain, weapons, canvas, fresh water, red wine and other material storage rooms. When full, the ship can carry more than 2,000 people, but it can only sustain less than a few  A day's voyage. Generally, there are between 300 and 500 people, so the supplies can last for a month. Only in this way can we fight against pirates in the vast deep sea, protect specific ships, and maintain order in the sea." Bonos is very familiar with it.  Explaining about sea ships.

    "According to what you said, I can make this conclusion for this fleet. This is a long-distance combat navy with speed, durability, and continuous sailing capabilities. It can be used to combat pirates, maintain order on the Elantra Island, and escort ships.  Can the team have multiple functions?" Lin Fenghan closed his eyes and spoke slowly.

    "Yes, Lord Baron! Your understanding is very insightful. Combating pirates and escorting fleets is one of the territory's main incomes." Bonos looked at the young boy in surprise and nodded seriously.

    "Bonos, I want to ask you a sincere question, can our navy compare with the Kingdom's navy? How does it compare with Duke Brant's navy?" Lin Fenghan suddenly raised his head and stared intently into Bonos's eyes, sincerely  asked.

    "Baron, this comparison is not a level one. Our ships are too few. Although there are enough naval soldiers and sailors, Duke Brant's ships are too many. We simply cannot compare. In the case of equal numbers and partial balance,  Only under such circumstances can we have a great chance of defeating them." Ponos lowered his head, shook his head and sighed.

    "Hey! Now that the Elant family is facing destruction, I must make reforms. Maintaining the current navy is already a waste for the Elant family. My decision is to modify the function of the Elant family navy. Its main goal is not to attack  Instead of piracy and maintaining the security of the territory, we must attack and attack in an all-out manner." Lin Fenghan said firmly with his hands behind his hands as he looked at the battlefield that was getting closer and closer.

    February 6, 2012 11:22:47;

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