Chapter 259: set off

Chapter 259 Departure
The sky is like blue sky.
In a port less than a hundred miles from King Sauron.
On the bank of the inland sea of ​​the Roland mainland, the coastal terrain here presents an inverted half-moon shape, forming a natural harbour wharf - and in fact, this is also the base of the main fleet of the Royal Navy of the Sauron Kingdom.
Fourteen huge Roland Continental Class 1 battleships lined up and docked beside the dock. At this moment, the dock is full of large and small warships. These warships have gone through simple formations. All the weapons worn on them have been disassembled. The flags have all been replaced by a king flag of the Kingdom of Sauron and a gold side. The flag of thorns-the royal flag of the Bright Empire.
A full one hundred warships are already lined up.
After King Sauron had waited for many days, the first batch of warships had been assembled from the various kingdoms of the Roland continent. According to the contract, the first batch of 100 warships will depart from the port today to the Bright Mainland.
On a high platform that was simply built on the dock, the King and Roddy stood side by side, both smiling at the fleet in the dock below. Roddy sighed in his heart. The Roland navy was really strong, especially the 14 largest first-class warships. Such a large warship could hold an army of more than two thousand people. A giant warship of this level, the Bright Empire There was no one in the Navy, but people came up with 14 in so easily.
King Sauron sent a special envoy to board the ship to the Bright Empire with a peace agreement signed by the two sides. According to the agreement between the two parties, when the ships arrived in the Bright Empire, the first batch of released prisoners would also be released. Shipped back one after another.
The king didn't worry that the Bright Empire would take the warship and let him go. After all, the Duke of Tulip was still with him, and that Miss Nicole. These two men are worth more than a hundred warships. According to the negotiated conditions, Roddy will remain in Roland until the completion of this transaction-this also means a mortgage in disguise.
After the roar of a salute, the flag bearer standing on a high tower of the pier waved the colorful flag in his hand vigorously. The largest ship in the fleet hung the flag of the flagship, and then the sailor commanded in flag language from the lookout. , The mighty fleet began to line up slowly out of the port.
The sun was shining brightly, shining little by little on the microwave rippling sea, like little golden scales. The king was a little proud and couldn't help but smile: "Your Excellency Roddy, what do you think of the fleet in front of you?"
Roddy replied simply: "Very good! Such a fleet is indeed invincible above the sea!"
Suddenly someone beside him couldn't help but snorted coldly, his voice seemed to be dissatisfied. It was the Crown Prince Yawen. As the commander of the navy, he was naturally unwilling to see these solid warships given to the enemy.
The king didn't care about Yawen's emotions, just smiled faintly, and said: "Yawen, it's getting late, you can also board the ship!"
Because it is the first batch of warships, it is related to the sincerity of the two companies to cooperate, so the Sauron Kingdom naturally wants to send a heavyweight with a higher status to show the sincerity of cooperation. As the crown prince, Yawen was sent to the Bright Empire.
Even though Yawen was the main battle group, he actually agreed to this request under the king's persuasion. Seeing that his guards had already crossed the deck bench to the flagship on the shore. Yavin finally sighed, bowed to the king and Roddy, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I'm going."
After saying this, without looking at Roddy, the proud young man walked away.
The king looked at his crown prince's back and suddenly sighed: "Young man, it's not a good thing to be too aggressive." Having said that, he glanced at Roddy intentionally or unintentionally.
Roddy closed his mouth and said nothing, thinking this is your housework, tell me what to do...
Now that there are no other people around, the guards are standing in the distance, and the king suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Rodi, do you think these warships are good?"
Roddy was startled and said: "Naturally it is good! It is much better than the warship of our Bright Empire."
The king suddenly sighed and said in a low voice: "Yes, those kingdoms are abiding by the rules this time, and they didn't make any tatters to fool us. After all, they still have hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war in your hands, so they don't dare to do anything. It is shoddy. But..." He suddenly pointed to the biggest flagship that Yavin had boarded, and said seriously: "Did you see this ship? This is already the first-tier warship of our Roland mainland! The whole body of this kind of warship is made of high-quality iron and wood, and it is extremely strong. It is a hundred meters long and can accommodate three thousand people! This kind of warship, the total number of the entire Roland continent, is less than one hundred!"
"Oh?" Roddy's eyes lit up, less than a hundred? Then this time the other party gave him 14 items at once, which would naturally be enough capital.
The king smiled slightly: "But let me tell you that the Roland Sea Alliance is invincible in the world, but only we Roland people know that the real sea overlord is not those of us who live on the mainland... but the dwarf race. The navy!"
After a pause, the king sternly said: "Although the dwarves are sparsely populated, it is impossible to have a large-scale army. However, iron woods are abundant in their territory. With such natural conditions, they can build a stronger army than ours. navy!"
The king took out a thin paper roll from his sleeve, and then slowly unrolled it in front of Roddy.
"Look, this is the main battleship of the dwarf navy! Although the size of the ship is different according to the level, but it is basically manufactured according to this model... The bow of this warship is high and sharp, It is good for breaking the waves. There are three main masts on the warship, and there are a total of five sails on it. It is called the'five-sail warship'! The mast uses a special technology that can rotate by itself and is extremely flexible, and the speed at sea is like wind! "
The king gently pointed his finger at the pattern of the warship on the drawing, and continued: "And the hull is very high. The largest five-sail warship is as high as a four-story building, with fences and fences on it. Arrow stamped!"
"Arrow stomping?" Roddy stunned for a moment. "Use bows and arrows on naval battles? Is it useful?"
The king smiled bitterly: "Have you forgotten what the dwarves are rich in? Ironwood!" He smiled helplessly: "Although Roland Continent has a lot of ironwood, it is not yet luxurious enough to use ironwood to make arrows! But these dwarves, even their arrows are made of iron wood! That kind of arrow shoots out very fast, and the range is almost 50% longer than the average bow and arrow. In the naval battle, the two sides have no warships. It will cause a very headache when approaching. It is almost far beyond the range of the magician's magic attack! If the two sides go to war, the magician we put on is within the range of the opponent's bow and arrow and can't fly up and attack at all!"
"Moreover, the dwarves are naturally excellent craftsmen. They are good at making excellent weapons. They use this kind of bow and arrow to strike us when they are far away. When the two sides get closer, they have another weapon!"
The king's eyes flickered, pointing to the rows of thin tubes on both sides of the hull on the drawing, and said in a serious tone: "This is a kind of nozzle. Once the enemy ship gets close to a certain distance, it will come out of the tube. Spray a kind of black oil, that kind of oil sprayed on the enemy ship, their archers will launch rockets! That black oil will be there, and the more water it is, the more intense it will burn! Although the Roland warship is used Made of iron wood, the fire resistance is much higher than that of ordinary ships, but iron wood is still wood after all!"
The expression on Roddy's face seemed lost in thought. The king continued: "According to my information, there are 250 warships of the dwarf race. Among them, the five-sail warship of the largest class can accommodate 1,500 people. Its combat effectiveness is definitely not ours. Under the battleship Roland...and..." At this point, the king seemed to smile helplessly: "Moreover, more than half of our fleet are such big ships! The other boats are only used for reconnaissance and patrols. of"
Roddy closed his eyes and murmured: "So, we don't have the advantage in speed, and neither long-range combat nor close combat seems to be pleased... Your Majesty, you gave me a problem!"
The king smiled slightly, rolled up the drawing in his hand, and then stuffed it into Roddy's hand, smiling: "Of course, we didn't plan to fight their navy head-on-if we do that, even if we win in the end, It was also a tragic victory, and the price was too great."
Speaking of this, the king took out a scroll from the other sleeve like a magic trick. After unfolding it, it was a map of the sea.
"Our sneak attack plan is in half a month! Nominally, it is the last batch of warships to be transported to the Bright Continent to exchange prisoners of war!" He pointed to the map and slowly said, "Look, this is their island country. The group of ships passed by on their left, all the way south, out of the inland sea, and headed to the southern bright continent... These dwarves are very courageous, and they are afraid that we will attack, so when the previous groups of ships pass by, they must We will send our own navy to patrol on the left side of our island country to do surveillance! And what we have to do is...make full use of this." The king is smiling: "You brought the last fleet, a total of two hundred Fifty warships, I took all the Royal Sauron Navy, the best I could focus on in my hand. After leaving the port for a day, the fleet suddenly turned to the north!!"
"To the north!" Roddy's eyes lit up, his eyes seemed to be profound, and he took a deep look at the king.
The king smiled and said: "It seems that you also understand... Our fleet turned to the north, and after five days of driving, it will be able to circle behind their island country, and then..." The king suddenly waved his hand and clenched his fist. Decisively cut the railway: "Land, sneak attack!"
Roddy thought for a while and said: "The plan is good, but I didn't understand the things at sea. Your Majesty told me about this..."
The king smiled: "My navy commander is naturally responsible for matters at sea, but the battle after landing will be left to you! I know that your country is still invincible in land warfare. I hope you will live up to my trust!" He smiled : "As for the army distribution information on the dwarven island nation, I will give it to you in two days."
Roddy sighed: "For such a big plan, confidentiality is the most important thing. After all, I am an outsider, and I have to rely on you to do these things."
The king smiled slightly and said, "This is natural. Only four people know about this. Even if we set off in half a month, the soldiers will not know where we are going. I will issue an order to declare war at sea! The news will never be leaked!"
In the dock below at this moment, the fleet has gradually left, and finally the flagship left.
On the flagship, Yawen stood on the bow deck, first closed his eyes and enjoyed the sun and sea breeze, before trying to calm his mood.
Well, your Majesty sent me to the Bright Empire, in fact, to distract me. Lest I stay in the country will affect his peace talks plan. Ugh……
Yawen shook his head, the shadow of that stunning face appeared in his mind again, and he smiled bitterly: "Forget it, she likes women as much as her Royal Highness, why should I think about it anymore?" He opened his eyes again, sighed hard, summoned a confidant, and whispered: "Where are the things that were shipped on the ship before?"
"Just under the cabin."
"Good." Yavin breathed a sigh of relief. According to Nedis’s request, he secretly used the convenience of his position to help Nedis transport a batch of her property in the mainland of Roland to the Bright Empire. At this moment, all the goods had been secretly transported to this flagship before departure. Inside the cabin.
This can almost be regarded as smuggling. But Yawen would not think so, he was just using his position to do a favor to his friends.
"Okay, now that the ship is offshore, please ask my friends to get out of the cabin. After being bored for so long, they must be very uncomfortable." Yawen smiled slightly.
The man under him immediately took the order, and after a while, he looked nervous and brought back a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man wore a simple suit, and when he saw the crown prince, he bowed his head respectfully and said in a low voice: "I have seen your Royal Highness!"
Yawen frowned: "Who are you? Where is Miss Nedis?"
The middle-aged man looked more respectful, and said with a smile: "Our master is not on the ship. She asked me to tell your Highness that she still has some private affairs in the king's capital, so she won't go back with the ship this trip. Anyway, the cargo has arrived in Guangming Continent. Naturally, there is a villain who is responsible for contacting the people there to pick up the goods. The host also said that His Royal Highness is very enthusiastic and he must do what he says, and he will not disappoint his friends."
Yavin was stunned, and then a bit of displeasure appeared on his face: "She didn't get on the boat? Humph, this woman dares to tease me." Then he smiled and said, "Okay, since I agreed to Ni Miss Diss, I will definitely help to the end...Well, what else does your master have to do in King Capital?"
The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said: "I don't know too much, but I heard that someone seems to have agreed to the owner's date, but he left the owner there and waited for the whole night. The owner was going to find him. Theory."