Extraordinary Voyage Chapter 481: The opening of the decisive battle

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Time is passing fast.

The next day, "Crown of Thorns" Pipi caught up with "Cape Storm" and dived under the command of Ivan to accompany the battleship. It will become another unexpected trump card of "Cape Storm". .

Of course, when facing the Hilius, it is better to not use it.

During the period, in the mind network, I also saw from a distance the "Red Maple" who also rushed to the north after the mission failed, and the great knight Griffith, whose face on the ship was pale and could hardly be concealed.

Ivan hesitated again and again, for the sake of his life, he finally did not choose to take the risk.

He never underestimated a peak knight, taking advantage of his illness may not be able to kill him. In particular, Olivia, who used [Smashing Star] for the first time, had no bottom in the effect of witchcraft, and it was impossible to determine his true injury.

What's more, they already know that the alliance has unknown investigative methods.

In case Griffizi pretended to be, and he rushed forward in a hurry, he might have to send himself a song "Cool."

"For the time being, I will let you go, and I will get back the benefits when the decisive battle. Lieutenant General Elvis should be interested in the life of this peak knight. I only need to be responsible for the backstab. Up."

The two quasi-legendary warships headed north, joining their respective forces.

It's the ninth day.

Because the plan to kill the "Storm Horn" was defeated and failed to create a quasi-legendary advantage in combat power, the game between the two sides was considered a tie. Hilius could not find another opportunity to take advantage of, after all, let the alliance's reinforcements enter the field smoothly.

Of course, the first power in sea power also has the arrogance of the first power, no longer entangled in conspiracies and tricks, and also assembled the fleet and set a posture.

The battlefield was selected in the largest bay on the west coast of the South Continent-Benin Bay, also known as the "Slave Bay". The northern part of this sea area is the Falitis colony of Nigeria, which is not affected by the war, and the southeast is Hiliu. Lobito, where the Cape of Sluanda is located.

In the vast area on the southern continent between them, there are many colonies, tribes, and territories. The famous slave supplier Dahomey Kingdom is located here.

Relying on the colonies and ports on the shore, both sides have relatively sufficient supplies of materials and ammunition. Even if the battleship is damaged, it can be quickly evacuated into the dock and repaired, and then re-entered into the battlefield.

As the two sides ceased offensive battles, the balance of power has become clear.

Tulip Party:

Twenty-three reinforcement warships. At this time, even if there are more warships that can continue to be reinforced, they will not be able to keep up with this battle. Among them, there are six cruise ships and supply ships, and seventeen battleships above Tier 4 ships.

With the withdrawal of Ilya, one of the pillars, after the colonial naval bases were attacked, there are currently only 16 combatable soldiers above level 4, plus the return of Gehr. And his "May Wind".

After the two sides merged, there were a total of 33 battleships, plus a number of cruisers supporting the fleet.

However, no one would count cruise ships as combat power, mixing a group of light cavalry in a group of heavily loaded knights, not to mention that the consequences of fighting together is absolutely disastrous.

The commander of the fleet is still served by Lieutenant General Temple Elvis, the highest rank and strongest in the Union's Southern Continental Army.

Hilius side:

The expeditionary force originally had 31 battleships in total. Ten of them have withdrawn from the battle sequence since the start of the war, either captured or sunk, but most of the remaining are three-tier and four-tier ships that are as tall as towers.

In addition to the naval fleet owned by the colonial garrison, the total number of battleships reached 40. Moreover, the proportion of Tier 3 ships occupies an absolute advantage, even if the alliance fleet is unified, the disadvantage is very obvious.

In this naval battle, the commander-in-chief of the navy is still Lieutenant General Griffizi, and another Lieutenant-General Ricard is the commander-in-chief of the army.

In a battle that was jointly launched by sea and land more than a month ago.

Under the command of the latter, the Army won successively against the Tulip Colony’s siege and even won the "Rand Gold Mine." The results were much more eye-catching than the Navy under Griffiths.

At this point in the war, the deep hatred and hatred have been forged, and it is impossible to return to the pre-war hello and my good state.

At this time, even the oracles may not be able to prevent this battle with 73 battleships and a total force of more than 30,000.

The meaning of this battle is extraordinary for either side!

In the early morning, the mist on the sea has not completely cleared.

But the noisy two fleets are like giant white clouds with positive and negative electricity respectively. As long as they approach slowly and collide, they will shake the South Continent and even the entire human world!

"Raise the commander flag!"

Hilius took the lead in action. On the ship "San Juan" of Lieutenant General Ricard, the commander-in-chief of the army, the commander flag representing the supreme command was raised.

Decades ago, the concept of battleship was first proposed by the Hilius.

However, although the current main battleships of various countries are called "battleships" following the example of Hilius, after decades of development and the influence of national naval concepts, technical levels, resource constraints and other factors, all countries are under the same name. The performance and characteristics of battleships are not small.

Hilius’s ship is as tall as a fortress, carrying the most elite army units of this era.

Because of the more developed industrial system, the Tulip side has more sophisticated artillery, and at the same time the battleship is lower and more flexible.

Boom——

A horn was fired from the flagship of the fleet.

It is worthy of being the world’s number one prestige. The entire invincible fleet immediately lined up according to the battle sequence. The ships were either full or reefed, and adjusted according to the state of the neighboring ships. It has been famous in the shortest time. "Crescent Formation".

It has wings that point directly at the enemy, and a thick central zone.

This type of formation is most conducive to the advantage of the Hilius battleship, which has a tall ship building like a bunker, because they...the army is invincible!

Silius began his rise two hundred years ago, and has truly built the reputation of the Invincible Fleet. He has always been relying on elite soldiers. Although the army is their support, it has also become their shackles to a certain extent.

A strong army will inevitably rely more on the army. While the army commander actually has the highest authority on the battleship, the tactical choice must also be tilted towards the battle.

The crescent formation is daunting because the Alliance fleet can only attack the two protruding wings. But there is waiting for the most powerful warship among the warships, and once any of these warships is seriously damaged, they can easily return to the center of the fleet to obtain shelter.

On the other hand, if any Alliance warship rushes between the two corners of the expansion, it will definitely encounter an encirclement and be cut off from the rear by the powerful Hilius warship from the left or right.

At that time, they will be trapped inside the encirclement, and flanking warships with superior wind direction coming from behind will easily catch them in the narrow waters.

"Invincible Fleet! Defeat them head-on!"

"The eternal fire is the most holy!"

"For Your Majesty the King!"

Across from them, the alliance is clearly under pressure.

This was the first large-scale decisive battle on the battle line. In the face of the menacing Hilius, the commander knew that the soldiers must be encouraged.

The voice of Lieutenant General Elvis, the top knight, resounded throughout the fleet:

"Soldiers, we used to be like all the crew on the mainland. Only ships that follow the Hilius can reach the farthest ocean in the world. The Santa Cruz people are born to be the most turbulent in the world. Unhindered in the treacherous sea.

Of course they are powerful.

But!

Now they are going to trample on the Tulip Alliance and take away the wealth and minerals we have been operating for two hundred years!

....

If they are allowed to win here, in the future, they will come to the Union territory, take away our land and homes, and enslave our children...destroy the goddess’ faith.

Now answer the Hilius with the guns in your hands, do you agree? "

"No promise--!!!"

The Lieutenant General raised his command flag to indicate the position of the commander in the fleet, and then issued the first order:

"The battle line grabs the wind!"

Abandoning the outdated command methods such as the cannons and signal flags, all officers above the captain in the fleet have been connected to the psychic network.

Commander Lieutenant General Elvis has a God’s perspective and can see every corner of the battlefield~IndoMTL.com~ Commands can be transmitted to a certain combat module of a certain battleship, which turns the fleet into its own. Hands and feet, such as arms.

This is a joy that has never been experienced in decades of military career.

Wow, wow...

The fleet moved in response, as if more well-trained than the invincible Hilius in the world, quickly forming a column.

Tulip’s "Maritime Warfare Doctrine" clearly defines the column as the standard naval formation: "All warships in each squadron must try their best to keep in line with their squad leader...".

At the same time, the alliance's battle line began to circuitously seize the upper hand!

Most people often have a wrong idea about sailing boats, thinking that sailing boats are pushed by the wind.

In fact, the biggest source of power for sailboats is the so-called "Bernoulli effect", which means that when air flows through an arc like a wing, it produces a forward and upward attraction.

For this reason, it is possible for the sailboat to head in a certain angle upwind.

When sailing downwind, the Bernoulli effect disappears and the ship cannot reach the highest speed.

So usually warships will not sail with a positive tail wind, usually at an angle to the wind direction. Now the sea is facing southwest wind, and the enemy ship is traveling northeast to the northeast, so your own fleet will reach their port side parallel to it. It is the upper hand.

Call——

The battle line consisting of 33 warships on the front line leaned forward, facing the menacing "Crescent Formation" in the fresh wind of the long days, and raised one by one on the pilot ship on the battle line. Cyan head!

Give the morale of the Hilius soldiers a heavy blow in advance.

"The Steel Knight Kungang Taita, Deputy Commander of the Hillius Navy, has given the lead!"

"The Steel Knight Kungang Taita, Deputy Commander of the Hillius Navy, has given the lead!"

"..."