The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 64 The disastrous defeat of the arrogant

For the combined fleets of Braavos and Pentos, today is another boring day. After the customary formation in front of the Sheephorn River to provoke the expeditionary force to no avail, the Braavos fleet retreated to its anchorage to rest and prepare. Today’s food collection work.

The Braavos people's anchorage was once just a beach that no one cared about, but due to the huge fleet gathered here, the gathering of huge manpower and material resources made a complete fleet anchorage rise from the ground.

At the same time, it is also the warehouse and camp of the United Fleet, where a large amount of collected materials are stored. There are also many tents and wooden houses on the beach - the latter are mainly for the enjoyment of officers and nobles.

After docking at the port, many sailors were called to collect food. Due to the actions of the expeditionary force, the combined fleet did not have much food, so they basically had to collect food every day. Some troops even arrived without collecting food. A situation in which one has to go hungry if there is no food.

However, as the nearby food was harvested, it became increasingly difficult for the combined fleet to collect food, and they had to spend more energy collecting food.

When the combined fleet returned to the anchorage, most of the people got off the ship and went to collect food or rest. This was extremely dangerous for a navy in a confrontation, but because the expeditionary force stayed behind closed doors for a long time, , causing the combined fleet to become more and more lax, with only twenty warships and sailors on duty.

In fact, if it weren't for Admiral Galen's insistence, the Combined Fleet wouldn't even be able to maintain twenty warships on duty. After all, the expeditionary force has never gone to war, and most people in the Combined Fleet agree that they will stay there until they die.

Among most people, Admiral Galen was too old and timid, and they despised his actions. The persistence of the expeditionary force only strengthened this impression.

But this time it was different. The expeditionary force sent several small ships, following closely behind the combined fleet.

"It's really like what Lord Hugo said, the people of the trading city have completely relaxed their vigilance." Theodore, who was sitting on the boat, looked at the slackness of the combined fleet and said excitedly, "Let's go back quickly, Lord Hugo must know as soon as possible Information here!”

The boat just turned around and sailed back to the Sheephorn River. The Braavos ships on duty noticed the boat, but they did nothing. Both sides had done the boat detection many times, and they did not want to chase it.

Although they are still on duty, these sailors have long been slacking off. I am afraid that Admiral Galen's Freeman is in full combat readiness, but that ship is not here now.

Sir Theodore's boat sailed back to the Sheephorn River at an extremely fast speed under Sir Theodore's urging and the excitement of conveying the important message. However, before entering the Sheephorn River, Sir Theodore raised a sharpened hand. Reflective brass shield.

As Sir raised his head high, a conspicuous reflection immediately emitted from the shield. Hugo, who had been waiting for a long time, saw this reflection and stood up immediately. He had been waiting for this moment for too long. He had shown weakness for so long and held down the Soldiers have been waiting for this moment for so long.

"All troops attack! Target the Braavos anchorage!"

Hu Ge said the words that everyone had been waiting for. All of Hu Ge's entourage cheered. As the news spread, the entire fleet began to cheer. They had been waiting for a long time, endured too many insults, and were just waiting. this moment!

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When the expeditionary force fleet could see the anchorage of the United Fleet, Hugo was on the bow of the Saint, looking ahead, with Count Gerald Grafson by his side. Both of them were excited by what they saw. .

In front of them, the people of the trading city-state were panicking because of the unexpected appearance of the expeditionary fleet. People on the beach at the anchorage were rushing to board the ship, but the number of people at the anchorage was too small, and most of them were collecting food nearby.

In the end, their hard work only allowed a few more trading city-state ships on the sea. There were also many ships that could not be driven at all due to lack of crew members. As for where the crew members who were not on duty went, that was not To collect food is to go somewhere for recreation.

The Braavos warships on duty were very brave. Although they only had twenty ships, they still formed a battle formation at an extremely fast speed. However, their battle formation looked so pitiful compared to the hundreds of ships of the expeditionary force. .

"Look at the panic of the people of Braavos, Lord Hugo, we will win this victory with an overwhelming advantage, and the Grafson family will have one more glory that will be passed on to countless future generations!"

The young face of the Earl of Seagull Town was full of excitement. How could he not be excited? What was in front of him was the opportunity to defeat the Purple Sail Fleet, that Purple Sail Fleet!

Although the process was full of tricks, the result was him. The young Grafson and the God's Favorite defeated the Purple Sail Fleet. This was a glory that the Grafson family had never had.

"Don't be too excited, Count. We haven't won yet. Even if there are twenty Braavos ships in front of us, we must use our full strength. We cannot be overturned by the Braavos at this time. The people of these trading cities will be proud of this for a long time."

Although Hugo told the earl not to be excited, he could not hide the joy on his face. He had spent so long with the Braavos people just for this moment, how could he not be excited.

This emotion also permeated the entire fleet. Everyone could see that most of the enemy ships were unable to move on the moorings. They could crush the enemies in front of them with their numbers. Victory would definitely belong to them in the end!

Earl Grafson greeted the trumpeter, who immediately blew the ancient horn of the Grafson family, which was said to date back to the time when the Andals marched westward, as it once inspired the Andals to cross the sea and conquer the Wei. Stroll's horn sounded, and the ancient war cry echoed across the sea.

The expeditionary force fleet moved and pressed towards the enemy in front of them with thunderous gestures. However, the Braavos people were not afraid and opened their purple sails to welcome the expeditionary force fleet.

The trebuchets and ballistae on both sides of the ship were constantly bombarding. Most of the attacks fell in the sea, but some ships were still hit. However, these long-range damage was very limited, and in most cases they hit everywhere. Several people were randomly injured by flying sawdust.

The speed of the Purple Sail Fleet was very fast. After a while, the distance between the two sides was very close. But just when the Braavos ship was about to enter the range of the expeditionary force's bow and arrow fire, the Braavos people used a kind of maintenance method. The Strollans maneuvered the fleet in seemingly impossible ways.

As the purple-sailed warship turned dexterously, the ballistas and trebuchets on the hull fired. These ships were all professional warships from Braavos. They threw a series of projectiles at the expeditionary force. The accuracy of these projectiles was more than It was too strong before, and the expeditionary force ships were smashed in the face. Although this wave of attacks did not cause too many casualties, it still smashed the bows of many ships into a mess.

The Zifan Fleet was like teasing the Expeditionary Force. After completing this offensive, it left its butt to the Expeditionary Force. The Expeditionary Force's trebuchets and ballistae increased the projection efficiency, but most of them fell into the sea. This scene It seemed like he was mocking the expeditionary force.

"Don't worry about the Braavosi people, rush directly to the anchorage, and keep our current course unchanged. If they shoot again, it will only be an obstacle. If the Braavosi people start to seize the ship, then we will launch a siege. "

Hugo looked at the outstanding "performance" of the Braavos people at sea and issued the order. He felt a little proud in his heart. The little tricks of the Braavos people were of no use in front of him. After seeing the sea performance in the Secret City, Hugo realized that the Braavos people probably wanted to use their speed to consume the expeditionary force like a sea mounted archer. If this was the case, he directly ordered them to ignore it. them.

The naval projection capabilities of this era cannot easily sink a ship. The key to determining the battle is the boarding battle. And if the Braavos want to board the ship and seize the ship, that would be even better. They This is giving up their own initiative advantage. Once the Braavos capture the ship, other expeditionary ships can calmly besiege them. Although a few ships anchor out from the moorings from time to time, their number is still too small.

As the order was conveyed through flags and loud voices on each ship, some of the panic in the expeditionary force due to the performance of the Braavos sea horse archers immediately disappeared, and everyone headed towards the Braavos anchorage in unison.

However, there are still some ships in the expeditionary force that left the team to pursue the Braavos people. After all, the nature of the expeditionary force is very loose, and this is also true in the fleet. Hugo does not intend to care about these people. , and it would be good for them to go after the Braavos, giving these guys something to do.

"The God of Thousand Faces, I am completely helpless now."

While watching the actions of the expeditionary force, the commander of the twenty or so Braavos warships, "Navigator" Galen Burley, said in a desperate tone. He used this strategy to delay the expeditionary force for as long as possible, but The expeditionary force broke through his strategy immediately, and he didn't even get a little buffer time.

The admiral of the navy took off his three-cornered hat and held it in his hand unwillingly. He felt a sense of ridicule. He looked down on the current laxity of the Braavos fleet here and there, but he made such a mistake. I have to say that this is really ironic.

After squeezing for a while, the admiral let go, smoothed the three-cornered hat, and put it on his head again. Although they would definitely fail in this battle, his responsibility was not over yet.

"Let's go! Back to Braavos!"

The Admiral made the only rational decision he could make now. Instead of losing all the ships he had in a hopeless battle, it was better to leave immediately and at least save some ships and people for Braavos.

Admiral Galen's words made everyone hesitate. They looked at me and I looked at you. No one dared to speak immediately. Admiral Galen said something he had prepared for a long time.

"I will take full responsibility."

After hearing the admiral's words, everyone started to move, and the admiral looked at the mooring in despair. Flames ignited at the mooring without knowing when, and the sound of killing was coming from inside.

The admiral's face became even paler, as if someone had stepped on him again, because the admiral understood that their failure was absolute and impossible to change.

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As the small number of Braavos ships retreated, the battle on the sea came to an end, and the battle at the anchorage did not last long. There were not many enemies in the anchorage, and there were no professional land battles. Soldier.

Moreover, the ship slave uprising that broke out in the moorings further destroyed the Braavos people's will to resist. These slave workers were driven off the warships of Pentos. They saw the people of the trading city-state because of the arrival of the expeditionary fleet. After the chaos, they decisively launched a riot, killed the guards, and took revenge on those who enslaved them.

Therefore, when Hugo stepped into the anchorage, many places were already ignited with flames, and there were many slave workers chasing the people of the trading city.

"Let them stop burning and killing. We need the ships and prisoners here. These are important bargaining chips for future negotiations with Braavos. Also, send people deep into the interior, where there are more people from the trading city-states. Catch them all.”

Hu Ge quickly issued one order after another, with urgency in his tone. How could he not be eager? How many prisoners he can obtain is related to his next strategy.

Yes, prisoners, Hugo understands that killing all the Braavos people here is of no use, and burning all the ships will not affect anything. The Braavos people can quickly make up for these, but if they have a lot of cloth in their hands, Lavos captured, that would be different.

Hugo's purpose is simple. He wants Braavos to stop harassing the expeditionary force's route. The connection between the expeditionary force and Westeros is still the top priority for maintaining the expeditionary force.

As for defeating Braavos, that is still too far away. He does not even want to occupy the coast of Braavos because there are too many people in the local trading city-states and it is too difficult to digest them. Hugo just wants to take them away. The Eastern Andals here are enough to make up for the population losses caused by the war and cause trouble for the Braavosi people - these Andals are the majority of farmers and craftsmen on the coast. Of course, you want to let them go. It's a little difficult, but you can take as much as you can.

While Hugo was standing on the trestle, thinking about what to do with this land, Euron's Serenity suddenly appeared on the other side. The red hull was really conspicuous, and behind Serenity were the ironmen and pirates.

The Serenity arrived at the berth at an extremely fast speed, and the crazy man overturned the ship before it could stop. He held an old man's head in his hand and threw it contemptuously in front of Hu Ge.

"Who is this?"

Hugo didn't recognize the face, he asked, but Euron must have brought someone important.

"An old guy with no sense, he actually stood up for his subordinates, so I boarded his ship and brought his head over."

Euron's tone was so calm, as if he was doing something easy and normal.

(End of this chapter)