Extraordinary Voyage Chapter 352: Code of action: Silver Blitz
Chapter 352 Action Code: Silver Blitz
The east coast of the New World, the northern waters.
Advance island.
This is a desert island where birds don’t shit, but because it’s less than 50 kilometers from the Potosí Islands further north, you can even see the thick white fog surrounding Potosí from here.
So it was occupied by the Hilius, whose base camp was far away from here, and named it "Advance Island", which became their base camp for dealing with Sack and Atlant.
But stationing here has another unexpected benefit.
That is because it is located in a tributary of the warm current of the westerly wind. Although it has completely entered the cold winter, the warm current prevents the Hilius soldiers who are short of clothing and food because of someone "robbing the house" from being directly frozen into popsicles. ...
"Hey hey...it's so cold! I'm already missing the **** tropics like a steamer."
Young Pvt. Mackazi shrank his neck so that the cold wind would not be so violent, and then he spit out a sigh of relief and turned into a cloud of white mist.
"Ha! Me too."
"And...there are those Atrian women with big butts!"
"Hehehe..."
At this time, a few soldiers were carrying muskets and standing on a temporary observation deck built on the island, performing routine security tasks.
But they are only wrapped in a few more layers of singles, and they can't even see a little cotton. It is also difficult for them to feel full of hs thoughts.
Among all the colonies of Hilius, only the Vice-Kingdom of La Plata has winter in the real sense, and only there will be winter clothes for soldiers, and there is also a part of excess reserves.
However, most of the winter clothes they prepared for frontline soldiers have fallen into Falettis's pocket during the first wave of supply line blockade.
Real war is not a strategy game, and materials cannot be generated out of thin air. It is not so easy to re-raise sufficient winter clothing for all front-line soldiers.
This "Silver War" started at the end of autumn, and now it's the coldest time of the year after nearly two months.
Call——
Call——
The cold wind blowing from the eternal white land in the north whirls as if 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 level made targeted response in time and adopted the form of a cluster fleet to carry out large-scale transportation, this also seriously delayed the progress of the frontline war.
However, the various ships lost during that time could not be repaid in a short period of time, and the overall capacity of the supply line was inevitably seriously affected.
Especially after the beginning of winter, all kinds of materials are consumed severely, and logistics has been severely strained.
Not only the ordinary soldiers complained, but even the front-line commander was in a dilemma.
In a small mountain sheltered from the wind on Qijin Island, a temporary headquarters has already been built with cold-proof bison leather.
At this time, the brazier was lit in the tent.
The high-ranking officers of the Hilius Front Fleet are already financially rich.
Major General Alcott, the commander-in-chief, holding his command knife, asked in a deep voice to an officer sitting on the side:
"The General Staff, how are you planning for the next battle?"
Heard that the head of the general staff could not help but his face collapsed, but he had to bite the bullet and answer:
"Your Excellency, it’s not that we didn’t try our best, but that we don’t have enough players to break the deadlock now!
Especially the reinforcements from the Deputy King District of La Plata, which were originally scheduled to arrive some time ago, have completely lost contact.
The series of attack plans that we have formulated around the newly added third-tier ships can only be invalidated, returning to the stalemate tug of war. "
Since the war began.
The three parties have assembled a total of more than 60 warships of all levels, and fought several battles on the sea near Potosí. Although the Hilius side has the overall advantage, it is impossible to eliminate the opponent's main force in a short time.
And over time, their many disadvantages in cross-regional operations have gradually emerged.
There is no naval base nearby, bad weather, logistical pressure, medical support, ship maintenance and repair, personnel repair...all are the severe tests they face.
The Hilius officers and soldiers who are accustomed to using their various advantages to crush the enemy have not fought such a bewildering war for a long time.
Especially, a powerful naval fleet headed by the "Sternberg" disappeared quietly inexplicably, making the senior officers on the front line a little confused.
They don’t know if these comrades in arms have been in a shipwreck, or if they have encountered an unexpected enemy?
Accidents mean variables. Too many variables will cause the war to go out of control. Especially now that the stalemate is still at a stalemate, it is not impossible to slide all the way to the abyss.
"And the war came too hastily. We rushed to the front line without preparation except for weapons.
Limited to the supply line capacity, now there is not only not enough winter clothes. Fresh food is also rationed in limited quantities. Most soldiers eat bacon, peas, and oats that are durable in tropical environments, and morale is gradually declining.
Maybe we can go to the ‘Giant Cape Fishery’ to replenish some fresh food, otherwise the soldiers must have problems before the war turns around. "
Subsequently, without waiting for Major General Alcott's inquiry, the head of the logistics department also reported to him the predicament he was facing.
Obviously.
From this point of view, the Tulip’s supply line blockade tactics are still very effective, and the contribution of the cold weather to the war is no less than that of the two countries on the front line.
The commander gave the commanding knife a gentle pause on the ground, watching all the officers present here make a summary for this meeting:
"Until now, our garrison in Fort Navidad is fighting alone.
If the reinforcements from the colonies cannot arrive in time, the current stalemate may already be the greatest result we can achieve.
So, send our current situation back to the rear headquarters and request..."
But at this time.
"Report!"
The curtain of the tent was opened, and an adjutant hurried in with the cold wind, and brought the latest order from the rear.
"Stick to the line, Admiral Trivier will come to command the front line! The general offensive is about to begin!"
After hearing this, the officers below looked at each other.
"Is it...?"
.......
The north wind howls.
The sea of gold is shining brightly.
Located at the Navidad Navidad Naval Base on the east side of the Isthmus of Barboa, a fleet of only two warships is ready to go.
Although there are only two in number, no one can underestimate their power.
The masts of these two warships hung the flag of the Hilius flame, which is the same as that of ordinary warships, but their combat effectiveness is essentially different from that of ordinary warships.
Because these are the two most powerful killers capable of dominating the New World-Quasi-Legendary Warships!
One of them is a three-tier battleship. On the bowsprit hangs the general's flag, the captain's flag, and the nobleman's flag with the lavender sketch... to indicate its identity.
If Ivan can recognize it at a glance here, this is the quasi-legendary battleship that once interacted unfriendly with the "Cape Storm"-"The Commander of the Guards".
After nearly two months of arduous trekking, this big killer belonging to the strongest new Hilius Deputy King District finally came to the Golden Sea.
The other is also a Tier 3 battleship.
Just looking at it from the outside, this battleship is no different from Hilius's third-tier standard ship, and people can't see where it is "legendary" at all.
But this warship belongs to the vehicle of Admiral Trivier, the highest military chief who guards the Golden Sea and even the entire New World: "The Styx Jellyfish"!
At this time, the "Styx Jellyfish" hung the flag of the fleet commander.
The tall and tower-like Admiral stood in his command position, and saluted with the captain of the captain of the Commander of the Guards, Adonis Auston, who was not far away.
The expression is relaxed, like going on an outing before setting off.
Obviously they are confident about the purpose of this trip.
That is to end this "Silver War" before the arrival of spring and completely take down the entire Potosí Islands!
Code of action: Silver Blitz!
Originally, they didn't want to completely break the tacit understanding between countries, and took the lead in using the quasi-legendary warship that was the finale.
But the stalemate of the war ahead made Admiral Trivier, the commander-in-chief of the New World Navy, also feel the pressure.
Because they were already at the beginning of the war, they made a promise to His Majesty King Philip II who was far away in the mainland:
I promise 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!
Furthermore, the return of the large fleet, which is related to the kingdom's military expenditure, will never be suspended, which will inevitably weaken the military power of the new continent and further break the balance of the front line.
In addition, the merchant ships that Hilius traveled with the Treasure Fleet needed to be turned over to the kingdom one-fifth, which was also an income that should not be ignored.
So, seeing the big fleet set sail for only more than a month, they made the decision to end in person.
Two quasi-legendary ships are enough to overwhelm Zack and Atlan, and they may not even need to fight, as long as they show up, they have to obediently give up the silver mine.
What's more, unless all countries in the New World join forces, no one can make Hilius follow the rules!
The signal flag was waved, and the two warships slowly left the port.
At the same time.
Admiral Trivier took off the black snail from his waist, and blew it with all his strength.
Toot——
The loud snail horns echoed constantly on the surface of the sea.
Grumbling...
A huge shadow with a body length of more than five hundred meters slowly emerged from the bottom of the sea like a silent ghost.
It was a huge jellyfish, or more accurately a huge sea monster in the shape of a jellyfish!
[Wild Sea Monster·Giant Species·Styx Jellyfish】
It is also the reason why this flat-looking Tier 3 ship is called "quasi-legendary"!
The diameter of the umbrella-shaped head of this Styx jellyfish has exceeded 60 meters, and its four mouths have reached 500 meters. It is a truly powerful giant species.
Generally speaking, as long as there is a large species of sea monster, it is enough to be called the lowest level "quasi-legendary", and the "Styx Jellyfish" with giant species is obviously not counted in the "quasi-legendary". The weak.
The snail in the hands of the Admiral is called "Kraken Horn" or "Sea Monster Horn".
After he personally defeated and tamed this sea monster, he used blood from the sea monster to engrave the name of the legendary sea monster Kraken on the surface of the supernatural snail.
Then hold the corresponding ritual if the sea monster is willing: take the ship clockwise around the sea monster's body three times, and then go around the sea monster three times, then you can establish a general contract and command the sea through this horn. Weird activity.
Of course it is limited to defeating his master~IndoMTL.com~ As for how sacred Kraken is, some people say it is the king of wild sea monsters, some say it is the mount of the ancient sea god, and some say it is actually human. The first sea monster to be tamed...
In short, although the legend is diverse, it will only take effect if the name is engraved on the horn.
This is also the reason why many sailors want to be sea monster knights.
Hey----
The giant sea monster that appeared made a sharp scream with a generative organ that did not know where it was hiding, and gently pulled the two battleships with two mouths that seemed to be hung with countless rags.
Then accelerate instantly.
Wow, la la la...
They disappeared into the distant sea in an instant at a speed of 18 knots, which was close to the ship's carrying limit.
(End of this chapter)