Chapter 355 Queuing to Kill at Sea 5
The battle in Westport City is still fierce. Although the Goblins fighting the Kingdom’s army are not as incompetent as people thought in the past, their individual strength is still greatly inferior to Human soldiers, not to mention their numbers are not as good as the kingdom's army.
After the initial fear and surprise, the soldiers of the Kingdom Army gradually discovered that the opponent was not as scary as they initially thought, and began to actively respond to the challenge.
Seeing the balance of victory gradually tipping towards the kingdom's army, Harrison breathed a sigh of relief.
What surprised him was that, except for the pirates who commanded the goblins to fight, Harrison had never seen the main force of the pirates. Harrison did not believe that just a few humans leading a group of goblins could occupy Westport like this. Many days.
"Perhaps the Northwest Fleet succeeded in containing the pirates at the dock? I don't know if they are under great pressure."
On the one hand, he was worried that the friendly forces would be overwhelmed, and on the other hand, in order to end the battle as soon as possible, Harrison selected a detachment. Under his personal leadership, he quickly rushed to the port. The battle with the goblins was coming to an end, and the human pirates who commanded them had suffered all casualties. Without their command, the goblins quickly returned to their true nature, completely reduced to a rabble.
Harrison led the team to attack the dock area with all their strength. There was no one on the road. The residents were hiding at home and did not dare to go out. This made their operation very smooth.
After arriving at the beach in one go, Harrison and his men saw a naval battle scene they had never seen before: on the distant sea, the pirates flying the red dragon flag faced the pirates flying the skull and crossbones flag. The fleet attacked head on.
The Northwest Fleet, a total of 12 ships, initially sailed from north to south, while the pirate fleet launched an attack from their east. After the first few rounds of confrontation, the leading six sailboats began to turn left and head toward the east. Outflanking the pirate fleet, the 12 ships still maintained a line of guards connected end to end. If viewed from top to bottom, the northwest fleet at this time should be in an arc.
Every time the pirate warships approached the Northwest Fleet, they were severely beaten. To describe them as a confrontation was too flattering. In Harrison's opinion, it was better to say that the pirates were beaten unilaterally.
Harrison had seen the artillery display of the Northwesterners before, and today he finally realized its terrifying power. Every time the pirate fleet wanted to reorganize its formation or collide, the Northwestern ships would spray out strong cannons. White smoke will appear, and then the pirate ship on the opposite side will fall into chaos, and the formation will be disrupted again. Harrison, who had seen artillery, knew that the white smoke was accompanied by deadly high-speed metal projectiles.
The power of the projectiles was so powerful that when the first sailboat completed its turn and ran parallel to a pirate ship, the distance between the two ships was only a dozen meters, and the pirates on the deck were already ready to join forces. preparations, but the northwest warship's port side suddenly opened fire. Two rows of artillery roared one after another. The pirate ship opposite was beaten to pieces of sawdust. The primary target of the artillery attack was the oarsmen in the cabin. After the roar, the opposite ship It could no longer be as flexible as before. After the first sailboat passed by, the second sailboat continued to bombard. With a large number of casualties among the rowers, many pirate ships were able to drift with the wind.
Harrison was okay, but most of his subordinates had seen the [magic] of the Northwesterners for the first time, and they were all surprised and even dumbfounded.
"Sir, there won't be wizards on the Northwest people's ships, right?"
an officer asked Harrison with a worried look on his face.
"Don't be suspicious all day long!" Harrison scolded him, "I have seen their weapons with my own eyes. Their names are artillery. They fire ammunition like a crossbow to attack the enemy. The operators are also ordinary soldiers!"
It is not a good thing to be associated with witchcraft these days.
The battle on the sea continued for more than two hours. Although the solid shells were very powerful on the human body, they were not enough for the ship itself, especially the wooden ship, and it was difficult to achieve the sinking effect. .
The firepower of the six galleys behind the Arda fleet was relatively weak, and four of them were overtaken by the enemy. The pirates thought they had finally broken through the enemy's long-range attacks and could use their own strengths to kill at close quarters. , however, what greeted them was the ruthless blow of muskets. The pirates who jumped on the Alda warship did not recognize the muskets in the hands of the sailors, and most of them fell down when they encountered each other. The fish that slipped through the net ushered in hand-to-hand combat in confusion...< br>
After being passively beaten continuously, the pirates gave up their plan to continue fighting. The 10 warships fled south with all their strength. The remaining 8 warships were unable to escape due to too many casualties among the oarsmen, and they were raised one after another. white flag.
"General Tirpitz!"
Harrison smiled and opened his arms to the fleet commander who stepped onto the dock.
"Oh, don't dare, I'm not a general yet!"
Tirpitz declared while accepting the other party's enthusiasm.
"This time we have a great victory!"
Harrison is very happy. This is his first battle. It is not only related to his personal honor, but also related to the fate of the family. Since his father was born in a poor family, After his aunt came in, the Abbott family lost the favor of His Majesty the King and sat on the bench for many years. The family needed military exploits to rise again.
Well, if that incident hadn't happened, he must have been among the generals who went south to put down the rebellion this time, right?
Harrison shook his head, expelling the flash of regret from his mind.
While chatting with Tirpitz, he walked towards the city hall, where soldiers had already cleared it.
The two slowly arrived at the central square, where many people were gathered, not only soldiers, but also residents who had the courage to come out.
Tirpitz asked: "What are they doing?"
Harrison replied with a smile: "We captured some goblins brought by the pirates alive, and those people are taking it out on them. !”
“Goblin? The legendary Goblin?”
The fleet commander pushed towards the crowd, and Harrison’s guards immediately cleared the way for him. I saw a group of short humanoid creatures huddled on the ground shivering, their pointed and long ears drooping, looking weak and helpless.
It can be seen from the bruises and tattered clothes on their bodies that these guys have been beaten frequently.
"What? Commander Tirpitz, is this your first time seeing Goblins?"
"Haha, let alone Goblins, we almost never see Goblins in the northwest bay. When visiting foreign tribes, I heard that the dwarves from the northern mountains sometimes come down to trade some items, but I have never seen them.”
“Don’t be fooled by their current appearance, these creatures are extremely vicious at heart. Cruel, I will kill them all later.”
"I understand, but can you give me a few? I want to take them back to open the eyes of people in my hometown."
"This..." Harrison hesitated. He wanted to refuse, but the other party He was the one who helped him win, and he was dealing with the main force of pirates.
“Okay, but I can only give you one. If you don’t want goblins to cause a disaster in the northwest bay, you must also know that the fecundity of this creature is comparable to that of a mouse.”
"Uh... why not give a few more males or females?"
"There are rumors that when there are only males or only females left in a group of goblins, Sometimes, some individuals will change gender, so be cautious...and even if you are only given one, you must keep a close eye on it. If you get tired of it, kill it as soon as possible. Don't let it escape. God knows there are still goblins. What a wicked way.”
"So magical? Okay, I've written it down."
The two people were talking when a political administrator hurried over on horseback.
"Viscount Dylan, you arrived so soon?"
Harrison was surprised that the person coming was Viscount Dylan, who was responsible for handing over supplies to the Northwest Gulf fleet in Westport.
“I followed the army into the city!”
Dylan replied angrily.
“What makes you so angry? We just won the battle.”
“It’s gone, it’s all gone!”
“What’s gone?”
"I just went there to check the supplies in the warehouse, and they are all gone! Damn the pirates, I curse them!"
Dylan jumped off his horse and cursed the pirates in language that was unbecoming of his aristocratic status.
Harrison frowned, "This is too bad, the southern army will definitely be affected."
Tirpitz comforted the two: "As long as the safety of the sea is ensured, coming from the northwest Goods from the Gulf will continue to arrive."
"That's right! Lord Tirpitz!"
Viscount Dylan suddenly held the fleet commander's hand.
"The main force of the pirates has disappeared, but I think these bastards will come again. Please stay here with your fleet."
"Ahem!" Harrison pretended to cough a few times, He reminded the Viscount in a low voice: "This should be decided by His Majesty the King."
Dylan suddenly remembered that the Northwest Fleet was sent by a foreign lord, and his identity was a bit sensitive. An embarrassed look appeared on his face, and he stood aside silently. .
Tirpitz didn’t think it was that complicated, but he felt that Dylan was right.
He said awkwardly: “I can’t make the decision myself, so I have to ask Count Graiman for instructions. ”
(End of this chapter)