Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation Icy winds mixed with snow particles blew at them. The warships bobbed up and down in the endless waves like dancers, avoiding the ferocious waves with ingenious steps, drawing arcs on the turbulent sea as they sped into the distance.
The northern seas were terrifying in winter. The border between the sea and the sky was always a blur of grey and black, and no one could tell the boundary between the sky and the sea. The waves of the sea were the most turbulent of the year. The howling cold wind was also exceptionally cold and bone-piercing. Without enough cold-resistant clothing, staying at the bow of the ship for a short while could cause one to freeze to death …
Samba Wood stood on the berth, unafraid of the howling cold wind and the snow particles in the wind. No matter how cold the wind was, no matter how cold the snow was, it couldn't extinguish the fire in his heart. It had been more than ten years. When he was still a pirate, he had been forced to join the Norton Family by Laurist. After waiting for more than ten years, he finally had the chance to show off his skills.
Just a few days ago, during the New Year's celebration, Sunbarwood had been made a baron. This was not an incentive for him to fight against the Paragon Fleet, but a reward for his ten years of dedication and dedication in leading the North Sea Fleet to maintain the safety of the northern seas, trade routes, and shipping. Thinking of the promise the Grand Duke of the North had made when he came to see him off on the night he left Raging Bear City, Sunbarwood clenched his fists even tighter. Once he destroyed the Paragon Fleet of the Trade Union, he would be able to advance in his title. At that time, he would become the only Viscount among all the Gold Knights in his family …
Invincible Fleet … We can finally have a proper contest and see who is truly invincible at sea … Sunbarwood muttered to himself, wishing that he could grow wings and fly to Cirvas Island. The eight Thunderbolt Battleships of the North Sea Fleet's Second B Squadron were stationed there. After he returned, he would lead 16 Thunderbolt Warships to attack the southern seas in no more than three days. What awaited him would be his achievements and countless enemy warships sunk!
There were also Roth the Tiger, Freya, and Jost, the Golden Knights of the family. They had always looked down on him, saying that he was a pirate and only knew how to suck up to the Grand Duke. They had sent Genolio to the Grand Duke as an attendant disciple. What they didn't consider was that if Genolio wasn't outstanding, would the Grand Duke have accepted him as a disciple? It was clearly jealousy, just like Freya's twin sons. His Highness did not keep them by his side to teach them personally.
After I destroy the Commerce Alliance's Invincible Fleet and am conferred the title of Viscount, let's see if you people still have the face to say that the North Sea Fleet only knows how to dawdle around and do business. It took ten years to sharpen a sword. Now, it was time for the North Sea Fleet to be unsheathed. The Unrivalled Fleet would be the first sacrifice. It was fine if he didn't win, but once he did, he would shock the world!
A huge wave crashed into them from the side, causing the warship to shake violently. But Sunbarwood took root under his feet and stood tall on the berth like a mountain. He raised his head and looked at the sails on the three masts, which were inflated into a semicircle in the wind. This was already the limit of the sails. If the sails were to be unfurled, the entire ship could easily be overturned by the strong winds in the raging sea. This was a lesson learned.
"Sound the horn! Remind the other seven warships to be on their guard. We'll reach Cirrovas tomorrow after we cross this ocean. I don't want any accidents to happen! "Sunbarwood roared.
The sound of a conch echoed on the dark surface of the ocean. Eight dark lightning-struck warships broke through the layers of raging waves like arrows, speeding forward …
Cirrovas Island, Flagfish Ridge. This was one of the bases of the North Sea Fleet. The cliffs that extended deep into the sea were like a curved arm, protecting the blue water within. Compared to the raging waves on the surface of the sea, the cove was calm.
Sunbarwood jumped off the ship and strode towards a small limestone castle on the hillside of Flagfish Ridge. That was the command center and administrative headquarters of the North Sea Fleet. A few soldiers standing guard were cowering in a corner, shivering. When they saw Sunbarwood, they hurriedly stood at attention and saluted. Sunbarwood nodded in return, then strode up to the second floor and pushed open a thick wooden door.
This was the duty office of the North Sea Fleet. The fireplace in the room was burning brightly, and a tower-like man was sitting in front of the fireplace, roasting chicken wings while humming obscene songs. There was also a large wooden barrel of ale beside him.
"Strange, why are you back so soon this time? Why didn't you stay with your beautiful wife for a while longer? Didn't you say that His Highness the Grand Duke will confer you the title of a baron during the new year celebration? I thought you'd only be back in April or May … "The tower-like man was the commander of the North Sea Fleet's second squadron, Torc, who was also a pirate. He turned around and asked Sunbarwood, who was taking off his outer cloak.
"Haha, old buddy, we have a job to do, and it's a big job!" Sambarwood opened his mouth wide and chuckled. "Oh, I'm sorry, old friend. I didn't hand over your request for leave. Looks like you'll have to wait until you're done with this big job before you can ask for leave to ascend to Gold-tier. Because I think you're more than willing to postpone your promotion to the Gold rank. Otherwise, you'll regret missing this job for the rest of your life. "
"Is that so?" Torc shrugged indifferently, "Tell me, what are we going to do this time? I don't mind postponing my promotion. I'm not very talented anyway, so I can't guarantee a 100% success rate. But are you sure you want to work in this weather? "
"Hehe, that's right. We're going to attack in this weather. Our target is here, Hidden Gold Bay, Invincible Fleet! " Sunbarwood stood in front of the wall with the map of the sea and punched the map with the name of Invincible Fleet.
"What did you say?" Torc dropped the iron fork he was holding into the fireplace. He jumped up in surprise, "His Highness has given us permission to attack?"
Three years ago, the Norton Family attacked a few provinces of the former Crimson Empire that were occupied by the Trade Union. At the same time, they destroyed one of the seven giants, the Visia Trade Union. The Trade Union's Chicod Trade Union and Petersen Trade Union cut off their trade with the Norton Family. Seriously speaking, these two trade unions still owed the Norton Family 400,000 gold coins for their purchases. With this, the North Sea Fleet specially submitted an application to attack the southern seas to intercept and destroy the relevant fleets of the Trade Union.
However, at that time, Laurist considered that the strategy of forcing the Trade Union to sue for peace under the leadership of the second prince might have a high chance of success. Hence, he didn't want to provoke the Trade Union at that critical moment, or let the Trade Union vent their anger on the Norton Family. Hence, he rejected the North Sea Fleet's request to attack.
However, he didn't expect that the Trade Union wasn't prepared to compromise with the second prince. Instead, they set up a ruse and tried to get the Storm Sword Sage to kidnap the second prince and the nobles of the Andinac Kingdom to Morent City, so as to achieve victory without a fight. In the end, Laurist and the Storm Sword Sage fought and both sides suffered heavy losses. The Trade Union and the Andinac Kingdom started a bloody war.
At that time, the North Sea Fleet submitted a few applications to attack the southern seas. However, at that time, Laurist had been hiding in order to find a secluded place to recuperate. In addition, Steward Hansk had started an internal strife in the family territory, causing the entire family's administrative system to be in chaos. The applications from the North Sea Fleet were like stones sinking into the ocean. There was no reply. It wasn't easy for Laurist to recover from his injuries and return to the family territory to set things right. However, all the armed forces of the Norton Family had returned to the north. Hence, the higher-ups of the North Sea Fleet gave up on the idea of taking the initiative to attack.
Now, Laurist had personally given the order to allow the North Sea Fleet to attack. Furthermore, the target was the Invincible Fleet that they had always despised. How could Torc not be overjoyed? "That's great! I'll ring the assembly bell right away and get everyone to come over. We should have taught those sea monkeys a lesson long ago! "
Both of them made a living on the sea. It wasn't like the North Sea Fleet and the Invincible Fleet didn't have any conflicts. The division between the northern and southern seas didn't have any official documents or official documents. It was just a tacit agreement between the Norton Family and the overlord of the southern seas, the Chikder Merchant Group. Take the Heartbreaking Ocean at the border of the Northern Sea and the Southern Sea as an example. Geographically, it belonged to the Northern Sea, but to the Invincible Fleet at the Cangjin Gulf, it was a sea that they had to patrol. Not only were pirates rampant, but it was also too close to the Cangjin Gulf and could not be controlled by others …
Many conflicts had slowly reached an intensifying level over time. It was the same for the North Sea Fleet and the Invincible Fleet. The Invincible Fleet had always been arrogant and thought that they were invincible. If not for the dangerous northern seas, the infamous cursed coastline, and the fact that they were enemies with the Andinac Kingdom, they would have controlled the entire northern seas long ago. How could they tolerate the North Sea Fleet showing off in front of them? Under such circumstances, they thought that the northern seas were given to the Norton Family out of charity. Why would they care about the North Sea Fleet?
The North Sea Fleet also treated the Invincible Fleet as cannon targets. Just like the senior officers of the fleet like Sunbarwood and Torc, with the invincible long-range attack power of the bronze cannons, the unique design of the warship, the sturdy hull, and the super high mobility, Sunbarwood and Torc no longer saw the Invincible Fleet, which relied on jumping ships to fight, as an equal opponent. They mocked the Invincible Fleet for being a bunch of jumping sea monkeys. Other than the fact that they had the advantage of numbers, they had no other advantages.
Therefore, when the North Sea Fleet encountered the Invincible Fleet's patrol fleet in the Heartbreaking Ocean, they were all cursing and swearing. Other than the fact that no one fired the first shot to prevent a naval battle, all kinds of insults and curses became more and more intense. They lined up to urinate in front of the enemy in public, waved women's undergarments at the enemy's ships, and so on.
Last summer, the Invincible Fleet's patrol fleet sent out two large armed warships to crash into a small fast patrol warship of the Norton Family. Although the small fast patrol warship used its agility to evade the attack, the patrol fleet's actions were equivalent to a blatant provocation and declaration of war. However, Sunbarwood remembered that Laurist had just returned to the Northern Lands to quell the chaos, and forcefully suppressed his anger.
The bell rang, and very soon, the large conference room in the Limestone Castle was filled with burly men. They were all the captains and first officers of the North Sea Fleet. When Sunbarwood announced Laurist's order for the North Sea Fleet to take the initiative to attack and destroy the Invincible Fleet, the entire conference room was filled with thunderous cheers. The men of the North Sea Fleet rubbed their fists and palms, and couldn't wait to immediately set sail to attack the Invincible Fleet.
"This time, Torc and I will lead 12 Thunderstruck Warships and set off first. Next will be eight large armed warships that will provide us with supplies and receive the captives. Each Thunderstruck Warship will be equipped with a 100-man assault team to prevent the enemy from jumping ship and to control the captive ships.
The remaining four Thunderstruck Warships will be the patrol fleet to prevent the enemy from launching a sneak attack on Syrovas Island. Don't worry. Although you're not the first wave of warships to attack, you'll be rotated in the second wave. "It's the tenth of the first month of the new year, and there are still about 50 days until the rainy season. We have plenty of time to attack, and don't worry that your ships won't have a chance to make contributions.
The other warships that haven't been called will all set off for North Sea City the day after tomorrow. Don't worry, we're not asking you to miss out on this battle. Instead, your warships will be reinforced and modified at the Oxhorn Bay shipyard, and be equipped with bronze cannons. Although your warships won't have as many bronze cannons as our Thunderstruck Warships, they will still have enough long-range attack power.
The final battle with the Invincible Fleet will be four or five months after the rainy season. We're only giving them a small setback now, so you can definitely make it in time for the final battle. There's no need to be anxious. His Highness has already prepared 200 bronze cannons for us. They're still not used to firing cannons on ships, so you have to cooperate with their training. Finish it quickly and return as soon as possible, understand? "
The sullen captains who hadn't been called all smiled and answered, "Understood, don't worry, my lord …"
Sambarwood laughed and scolded, "Now you can do as you wish, right? Don't be envious of us. You're also cannon warships, so take it easy and don't have any safety accidents. Otherwise, I'll skin you and hang you on the mast to make sails … Alright, those who are going to modify, go back and prepare to set off. Those who are going to attack, stay behind and discuss our first target. "
When more than half of the people in the meeting room had left, Sambarwood stood in front of the sea map and pointed at it, saying, "Our first target this time is the patrol fleet of the Heartbreak Ocean. Although it's winter, the Invincible Fleet still patrols the Heartbreak Ocean once every half a month. This time, we'll wipe out this patrol fleet, and not let a single person escape!
Our second target is the Port of Ainiba, which is the port closest to Cangjin Gulf. It's only a day and a night's voyage away, and it's also the starting port of the Golden Coastline. Further south is the long coastal area of the Titanic Mountains. It'll take three days and four nights to reach the next port. Although the Port of Ainiba is located on the edge of the Christophe Hills, it's also part of the territory of the Trade Union, but it takes four to five days to reach Morrent City by land.
That's why the Port of Ainiba is the Trade Union's most important transit station. All ships coming from the south will stop here before heading to Cangjin Gulf. After we wipe out the patrol fleet of the Invincible Fleet, we'll go around the Cangjin Gulf and head straight for the Port of Ainiba. We'll blow this port into ruins so that it can no longer serve as a transit station. After that, we'll seal off this area and attack all ships coming from the south! "
"Admiral, why don't we just rush into the Cangjin Gulf to destroy the Invincible Fleet?" Torc asked doubtfully.
Sambarwood rolled his eyes, "Are you stupid? Rush into the Cangjin Gulf and walk right into the trap? Do you know how many ships the Invincible Fleet has in the Cangjin Gulf? Don't you know how many rounds the bronze cannons on our warships can fire? We have to lure the Invincible Fleet out of the Cangjin Gulf. The sky is high and the sea is wide, and the wind is strong and the waves are strong. That's the battlefield for us to fight against the Invincible Fleet, understand? "
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