In the middle of November, 2513 of the Empire's calendar, year 350 of the Finnuba's calendar, year 5235 of the Dark Elf Witch King's calendar.
The Dark Elf Fleet and the Undead Pirate Fleet formed a giant joint fleet that was heading towards the outer seas of Ossouin.
The Dark Elf Fleet was left with about twelve warships after splitting up their forces. However, this included the Black Ark's flagship 'God Bless the Tower of Evil' and the elite Black Ark pirates under his command.
After splitting up their forces to a certain extent, the undead pirate fleet was left with around 36 warships, including Count Noktras's flagship, the Bloody Reaver, which was formed from the remains of countless burial ships and Castle Von Kastein.
Rosia Fallen Heart was an experienced warlord of the Black Ark. He was born in the famous Black Ark Pirate Family, the Fallen Heart Family. When he was young, he had participated in plundering and attacking the High Elves several times, razing many ports to the ground. In the snowstorm and lightning, Rosia led the Black Ark back in triumph and announced the return of the Fallen Heart. The first thing he did after taking power was to sacrifice all the officers of the Black Ark that his father had left behind to Kane.
However, this was not the battle that made the Fallen Heart famous. The battle that made Lord Kraken truly famous was when he defeated Luthor Haken and his Undead Pirate Fleet at the Vampire Coast. After that, he continued south and plundered the ruins of some temples abandoned by the Lizardmen. In the ruins of the sunken Temple City of the Lizardmen, Chapeyuto, which was located deep in the sea, Rosia obtained an immeasurable amount of wealth. He hired seven Dark Elf Sorceress from the Sorceress Sorceress Morasi's Sorceress Association, allowing his army to obtain sufficient magical protection and the ability to breathe underwater. After that, the Black Ark Pirate Army went deep into the sea and battled with many huge sea creatures.
Even the mutated squids, sirens, man-eating whales, leviathans, and hydras could not stop Rosia's greed. In the end, he and his Black Ark Army won a great victory, bringing chests of treasures and gold back to the surface of the water. His loot included many magical artifacts and ancient saint slates. Among them, a divine artifact called the Kraken Giant Demon Mask allowed him to communicate with the gods. From then on, he began to slaughter, plunder, and sacrifice in the name of the Sea God Martheran.
His greatest achievement was defeating the High Spirit Sea Lord Aislin on the vast ocean in Year 254 of the Fenubal Calendar. Out of contempt, Rosia threw him into the sea to die. But unexpectedly, six months after being thrown into the sea, Aislin was blown to the shore of the Kingdom of Etain (which was also the kingdom where the capital of Lothar was located). His injuries were all healed, and he had lost all his memories of the past six months. He was revived with full health.
There was only one possibility for this, and that was the Sea God Martheran. Only the Sea God could save Aislin in such a situation.
But it did not matter. If he did not die once, he could kill him again. Rosia had never felt so excited before. What could be more interesting than killing the Sea Lord in front of the high elves?
Now, the orderly Black Ark Army boarded the Undead Pirates' flagship, the Bloody Marauder. In front of the castle of the Bloody Marauder, a team of deep-sea guards and a team of Black Ark Pirates stood on either side. In the middle was Lord Rosia and Count Noktelas. The two commanders were discussing the next step of the battle plan.
"This is the battle plan of the high elves. They want to have a decisive battle with us in the outer seas of Taranlok." Rosia was wearing a golden Kraken Giant Demon Mask, revealing only a pair of scarlet eyes. He handed the plan to Count Noktelas.
To be fair, Rosia looked down on these skeletons and the salted meat that played with witchcraft. Obviously, only Duruqi was destined to be the ruler of the world who enslaved thousands of people.
But to Duruqi, defeating the High Elves, taking back Osuran, and killing all his cousins who had betrayed him were obviously the top priority. For this goal, everything else could be delayed. "What's the opinion of our pirate count?"
Count Noktelas could hear the sarcasm in Rosia's words, but the leader of the Undead Pirate Kingdom was very calm. He could give up the Von Karstein family name and his own territory in Sylvania. At this time, it was not a big deal for him to suffer a little for the sake of the alliance. Victory and revenge were the top priority. Count Noktelas took the plan and looked at it carefully. After thinking for a while, he shook his head. "We cannot let your cousins carry out this battle plan. Our ships have more firepower and are more powerful, but they are also more cumbersome. If we let the high elves take the initiative in the battle, they will be faster than us. We will be dragged along the sea by them."
Rosia nodded slowly. It seemed that Count Noktelas was not too stupid. He knew the power of the high elves' dragonships. "So, do you have a plan? If you don't, then I will be the commander of the fleet. "
"We will cut off the high elves' fleet midway." Count Noktelas looked down at the tattered sea map that was covered with algae and moss. He pointed at a place with his withered finger. "We will fight the high elves' fleet here."
"Dragon Fjord?" Rosia looked down at the sea map.
Ossouin was a circular island, but there was a protruding peninsula between the capital Lotharn and the Kingdom of Tyrenlock in the west. From Lotharn to the Kingdom of Tyrenlock, there was a need to go around this peninsula. On this peninsula, there was the most famous active volcano of Kaldor and the Dragon's Ridge, where many dragons were sleeping.
"Yes, Dragon Fjord." Count Noktelas described his battle plan. "Our fleet will directly engage the enemy at Dragon Fjord."
"What are you going to do?" Rosia's tone sounded like she was laughing at a joke.
"When the high elves' fleet passes by Dragon Fjord, we will directly attack their flank from the south!" Count Noktelas explained his plan. He pointed at the south of Dragon Fjord and said, "Cut them in half!"
"The enemy's ships are faster, and their ability to turn is stronger. We have more cannons, and they are more powerful. Through this method, we can force the high elves' fleet to not be able to use their advantage. At the same time, our cannons can be used to their maximum potential." Count Noktelas leaned on his halberd. His expression was very cruel. "This is our plan. We will divide into two columns and attack the high elves' fleet from the side. As long as we can get close to the enemy, the Caron cannons and mortar cannons will cause decisive damage at close range."
"Close range, and then?" Rosia waved the two crimson daggers in her hands. The Fallen Heart seemed to have approved of Count Noktelas' strategy. "Ram? Boarding? "
"No, the ending of Sirosta – Fin of Terror has already provided us with a perfect release. The enemy's ships have very strong boarding forces. We will not engage in boarding battle with them." Count Noktelas continued his plan. "On the contrary, we will try to avoid boarding battle with the enemy. We will use suppressive fire to prevent the high elves from getting close. I will be responsible for breaking through the center and cutting the enemy's fleet in half.
Rosia – Fallen Heart's heart was filled with a strong sense of vigilance. The skeleton in front of her was really an expert in naval warfare. If they really followed his plan, the undead fleet would be able to avoid the high elves' advantage and play to their strengths.
"Well said, but what about the two ironclad warships?" Rosia asked coldly. "Don't you know how powerful they are?"
"Ironclad warships? Hahaha, don't worry, I have already prepared a few Beth Queen cannons. " Count Noktelas laughed coldly. "Even if they are ironclad warships, they will be blown to pieces by these cannons!"
The Beth Queen cannons were the most powerful weapons of the undead pirates. They were super cannons with a caliber of 800 millimeters.
Few people knew that these cannons were actually an invention of the Empire. A few years ago, they were designed by a white-haired alchemist, the Mad Sigismund. Engineers and gunpowder smiths praised these warships to the Empire's emperor. After the dwarven engineers from the Edge of the World joined the production, they finally put it into production after many failures and named it "Hellhammer".
At first, the Empire wanted to use these cannons in field battles. However, as the cannons were too heavy and inconvenient to carry around, they could only be used to defend cities. The Empire spent a lot of money to research and manufacture the cannons, but they became useless.
However, the engineers did not give up on improving the cannons. After some research, they decided to install the Hellhammer cannons on the warships. With the help of a special crane from the Rick Naval Bureau, the Hellhammer cannons were installed on the warships of the Rick Navy. These cannons were extremely destructive in naval battles. They were destructive to both the enemy and their own people. As long as they were hit, the enemy's warships would instantly be blown to pieces. However, if they were not opened properly or the barrel exploded, then the warships of the Rick Navy would instantly turn into ashes.
After many battles, the Hellhammer warships suffered a lot of losses. Many of the Hellhammer cannons also sank to the bottom of the sea. The Empire had no way to salvage them. Therefore, these cannons became the spoils of war for the undead pirates. After modification and enchantment, the Beth Queen cannons were born. The undead pirates used these cannons to gallop across the entire ocean.
For this naval battle, Count Noktelas brought out his Beth Queen cannons.
"Very good. My Black Ark will also provide cover fire for you." Rosia was finally speechless. Lord Kraken thought to himself, "Let's wait for my cousins to die first. Then I will deal with you."
"Apart from that, I have also prepared a gift for your cousins." Count Nokte revealed a cruel expression.
Under Rosia's astonished gaze, a giant undead Leviathan that was dozens of meters long floated on the surface of the turbulent ocean. The body of this giant sea monster had been transformed into the most unsightly warship. Above the corpse of the sea monster, the battle flag of Skaven and a shrill death knell made of dimensional stone were fluttering.
"It's my honor to introduce to you our Skaven Ratman ally, the Undead Leviathan warship Skabra, and its Skaven Admiral, Mr. Skorej." Count Nokte laughed heartily.
A half-dead Skaven warlord with a festering body appeared before everyone. His skin had melted, and he emitted a foul stench and yellow-green liquid dripped from his body. At the same time, an undead Skaven engineer and his tattered Dimension Stone Knell appeared before everyone.
"Yesyes ~ Ace pilot, get ready. Sharp-eared Diedie!"
… I'm Sharp-eared Diedie's section break …
Early morning of the second day, Ossouin's outer sea.
The High Elves' Stardragon Fleet was marching on the vast ocean. The elite Stardragon Fleet led by Sea Lord Aisling was sailing on the outer sea of Ossouin.
The fleet consisted of 33 elite warships and two ironclad warships. Mage Jin's flagship, the Burning Cutlass, and Laing's original flagship, the Landuin, were still under repair due to severe damage. The fleet's flagship was Sea Lord Aisling's four-story Stardragon warship, the Martheran. Tyrion was also on board the Martheran. This warship carried three legions of soldiers and was equipped with a Scorching Sun Dragon, two Phoenixes, and 98 Eagle Claw Crossbow Cannons.
The Stardragon Fleet advanced along the Dragon Fjord in two rows. The formation was two to three curved lines that protruded slightly to the left. Amidst the sea breeze and waves, the Stardragon Fleet advanced at full speed.
However, the wind was not strong enough. Even so, the Stardragon Fleet still left the two ironclad warships behind.
On the Enterprise, Laing was talking to Suria, Olica, Bertrand, Juan, and the others. The Knight King stood on the side of the ship and looked at the glorious fleet of the High Elves. He said casually, "Facts have proven that whoever controls the sea will control the entire world."
"Your Majesty, the High Elves still don't seem to trust us. They left us behind," Juan said with dissatisfaction.
"Our speed is not as fast as the High Elves' Stardragon Fleet." Laing was very open-minded about this. He noticed that the Saint Sophia was even slower than the Enterprise. On the deck, the Yenichelli Legion from Araby gathered together and sang a military song. The pleasant singing came faintly from afar.
“ceddin，deden，neslin，baban~”
“ceddin，deden，neslin，baban~”
Perhaps, this was the Roman Praetorian Guard, Laing thought.
After a while, the Enterprise also began to sing a military song.
"I love fried onions, of course, these are good onions ~"
"I love fried onions, I love onions, I love onions ~"
"Onward, comrades, onward, comrades."
"Onward, onward, onward ~"
The High Elves soon found that the two ironclad warships behind them were singing a military song. The arrogant High Elves discussed for a while and also began to sing the military song, "The Phoenix Flag Will Never Fall."
"Did you see what made us so proud when the first light of dawn appeared? What were we cheering for before the first light of dawn?"
"The Phoenix Flag will always fly, the will of Alarion echoes in Ossouin, in the country of freedom, the home of the brave ~"
"Always fly ~"
In the loud military song, the joint fleet of humans and High Elves advanced along the island.
Until the fog in the distance was thick, and in the rain and lightning, a huge enemy fleet appeared in the distance.
The High Elves fleet immediately discovered the joint fleet of Undead and Dark Elves. Sea Lord Aislin was shocked, but he did not panic at all. Instead, he immediately ordered everyone to prepare for battle.
"Enemy ship found! Twelve nautical miles away! "
"Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle! "
"For Ossouin, for the Phoenix King's Court, for Martheran!"
At nine o 'clock in the morning, the largest naval battle since Finnuba ascended the throne, the Battle of the Dragon Fjord, began in the outer sea of the Dragon Fjord.
Attached, the forces of both sides participating in the battle:
The joint fleet consisted of thirty-five battleships, one four-story Stardragon warship, two ironclad warships, nine three-story Stardragon warships, and twenty-three other warships. There were more than 2,600 cannons of various sizes and more than 31,000 soldiers.
Dark Elves and Undead joint fleet: 48 battleships, one super Undead ship, Bloody Reaver, the black ark, God bless the Tower of the Evil, more than 2,100 cannons of various sizes, and more than 53,000 soldiers.
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