in the name of the queen.

Chapter 248 Surrender or die
"What is this doing?"

Standing next to Roland, Lisa didn't understand naval warfare. Watching the Perth launch a suicidal attack, she was shocked and murmured softly.

Roland did not look at Lisa and did not explain specifically.

His naval combat skills are not much better than Lisa's, but he can understand the sacrifice of the Perth.

He slowly raised his right hand and saluted the sinking Perth and the sailors who died.

"They are using their lives to pave the way for victory."

Although he fully expected the cruelty of the naval battle, witnessing the tragic battle with his own eyes still made Roland's heart beat faster.

The cannonballs flew so fast that he could barely see the general trajectory.

In front of large-caliber artillery shells, all living beings are equal.

Even a seventh-level transcendent may be shot into the soul by a 32-pound heavy cannon and taken away directly (except for Sophia).

The Perth listed heavily and slowly sank into the sea.

Her sinking also opened a way forward for subsequent battleships.

When the Perth rolled over, the Sovereign was less than 500 meters away from the Valmy.

Although the reloading speed of the Golden Kite fleet is very fast, it is unable to organize a salvo at this distance.

The boarding battle is about to begin.

Bridges breathed a sigh of relief.

He had no time to mourn the death of his good friend Green. He had to concentrate on the next command.

At the expense of a battleship and hundreds of elite sailors, the inferior artillery battle was finally turned into a basically equal boarding battle. His command was impeccable.

But that doesn’t mean victory is guaranteed.

There is controversy over who has the stronger army between the Golden Kite Kingdom and the Vladimir Empire, but Sussex’s land warfare level ranks third at best.

The test of boarding battle is not naval battle, but land battle.

Fortunately, the gang-hopping fighters carried by the Sovereign are all elite.

There are the Governor-General's Guards, the heroic troops who participated in the defense of Helenzburg, and young and capable officers like Tom and Jerry.

The space of the Valmi is very huge, like a maritime fortress, carrying more than 1,500 soldiers.

Using the advantage of combat power to make up for the disadvantage of numbers, this is bound to be a bloody battle.

Bridges bit his lip and looked back at the top deck.

Governor Roland was there to supervise the battle.

He really hoped that Roland, who had the strongest fighting ability, would personally lead his team to attack the enemy ship, but he held back.

He had no authority to give orders to Roland.

Unless Roland himself is willing, no one can force him to take risks.

Bridges didn't think Roland would charge personally.

He couldn't think of a reason for Roland to take the risk. Before the boarding battle began, there was a brutal queuing and shooting process.

Governor Roland was the Queen's lover, so of course he couldn't gamble his luck in a hail of bullets.

After all, bullets don't have eyes and can't recognize your official position.

Not to mention the governor, even the emperor would die if he took a bullet.

Bridges narrowed his eyes and touched the breastplate under his coat.

This is the bear skin armor presented by Governor Roland. It is said to be made from the skin of a demonized giant bear and can stop bullets.

Later he would personally board the enemy ship and kill Villeneuve with his own hands.

I hope the effects of this bearskin armor are not exaggerated.

This is his greatest wish.

If he must die, he must hold on until the naval battle is won.

The distance between the two battleships is getting closer and closer.

In order to prevent accidental damage to friendly forces, the naval guns stopped firing, and the sailors came to the upper deck one after another, raising their muskets and preparing to fire.

The eight hundred warriors carried by the Sovereign were elites, so was the Valmi.

The battleship's soldiers come from the 5th Praetorian Regiment, a historic unit that was once the Praetorian Guard of the Emperor of the Old Empire.

After the coup of Jin Yuan Kingdom, the emperor was executed, but the establishment and number of the Imperial Guard were retained.

Although the Republic Guards are somewhat strange, in order to preserve the honorary heritage of the army, the Golden Kite people with flexible standards chose to respect tradition.

Their combat effectiveness and courage are not inferior to those of the Sovereign Warriors, and their number is twice as many.

As the officer issued the order, the Imperial Guards quickly formed a neat queue. The first row of soldiers squatted half-crouched, while the second and third rows used every opportunity to raise their guns. The muzzles of countless black holes were like the scythes of death, ready to harvest ruthlessly.

Seeing this scene, Bridges's expression changed slightly.

The boarding battle is his last chance, isn't this okay?

He forcibly dispelled the lingering shadow of defeatism in his heart, cheered up, drew his sword, and prepared to leave the command room and personally lead the front-line troops to board the enemy ship.

Just as he left the command room and prepared to go down to the deck, a figure flashed and Roland stood in front of him, looking at him with a half-smile.

"General Bridges, don't leave your post without permission. Your post is there."

Roland pointed to the command room.

Bridges shook his head in defense.

"I did not leave my post without permission. This battle is very dangerous. I must go to the front line in person."

"Who will command the fleet? Does the deputy have your abilities?" Roland spread his hands.

"This"

Bridges wanted to be tough, but it was true that his deputy was inexperienced and had never commanded a decisive battle at sea in the Grand Fleet.

Roland patted his shoulder and said with a smile:

"Bridges, return to duty immediately, that's an order."

"As ordered!"

Bridges saluted Roland, but still protested softly, "The battle requires courage and momentum, and there must be a strong commander."

"I come."

Roland pressed down with one hand, signaling Bridges to shut up, and said in a deep voice: "I can't do naval battles, but no one is better than me in making breakthroughs."

Bridges thought of the Battle of Helenzburg, where Roland personally led a special operations team to mount a mountain raid and turn the tide of the war, and he naturally knew that this was not bragging.

He did not refute or dissuade, but saluted Roland seriously.

Returning to the command post, Bridges' heart almost jumped out of his throat. If something happened to Roland, even nine of his heads would not be enough to chop him off.

He could only pray silently for Roland, believing that Roland would create another miracle.

When Roland came to the front line, the first round of shooting was over.

Jin Yuanren relied on faith to hit Xiaoyou.

After all, there are more of them.

Although many of Sussex's elite warriors wore wolf-skin armor, these leather armors could only protect the vital parts of the body and were not protective enough.

Feeling the excitement of the gunfire, Roland was also dominated by adrenaline.

He summoned the Holy Shield, stood in front of him, and stood with the soldiers, his heart beating like a thin drum.

Some screamed, some wailed, some died.

More men were fixing bayonets.

This distance was only long enough for a single salvo, so rather than waste time on a reload that was destined to fail, it was better to prepare for hand-to-hand combat.

"The bullet is a fool, the bayonet is a hero!"

I don't know who shouted first, and then the soldiers on both sides started shouting at the same time.

Although the languages ​​used by both parties are different, most people can understand each other to some extent.

Many people who understood were slightly stunned, almost distracted on the battlefield and thinking about life.

But this is a battlefield and they have no time to think about life.

The two ships collided and docked.

The Sovereign has a smaller tonnage and its deck is more than one meter lower than the Valmi.

This distance difference is very subtle. The warriors of the Valmi can easily jump, but the warriors of the Sovereign must climb.

The altitude difference put the Sovereign warriors at a disadvantage at the beginning of the hand-to-hand combat.

Seeing this scene, Bridges' expression changed slightly.

He knew that there was a height difference between the two decks, but he didn't expect it to be so big.

He kept giving orders and asked the soldiers in the back row to continue firing in support.

Shooting from such a distance would definitely cause accidental damage, but he didn't care.

Friendly fire is better than the collapse of the battle line.

As long as the bullets don't hit the Governor.

"boom!"

A stray bullet accurately hit Roland's back. Fortunately, Yueye Silver Armor's defense was amazing, and it could easily dissipate the impact without being fatal.

Roland just felt a blow from behind, which hurt a little.

He knew it was not a deliberate attack, but an accidental injury.

Before he could complain about his bad luck, Roland threw out all the smoke bombs hidden in the silver armor.

The terrain is unfavorable, so we have to make do with smoke.

The Jinyuan people never dreamed that smoke bombs would appear in the naval battle, and they were all a little confused.

In the chaos, Roland jumped up high and onto the deck of the Valmy.

He held a repeating short gun in each hand, pulled the trigger, killed several people in succession, and opened up an advancing position to the side.

Of course, after the bullets were fired, there was no time to reload, so Roland stuffed the pistol back and picked up the Hidden Moon Scepter.

Coming from the pith of the ginkgo tree, this scepter has excellent toughness and rigidity, making it ideal for boarding battles at sea.

Roland didn't need to use special martial arts at all. He walked around the enemy's lines as quickly as possible, looking for enemy officers and non-commissioned officers to attack.

"Duang!", "Duang!"

It was as easy as hitting a watermelon with a hammer. Every time Roland hammered it, he could kill a low-level enemy officer.

The attack method of smashing the skull is not very useful in master duels, but it is enough to deal with these people.

As Roland jumped onto the enemy ship, Lisa, who was accompanying him, also took action.

She then jumped onto the enemy ship, and blazing flames spurted out, burning a dozen enemies into fireballs.

These unlucky guys screamed, struggled, and ran wildly, making the already chaotic battle line even more chaotic.

Just when the lower-level officers were being beaten by Roland and the battle line could no longer be maintained, soft singing sounded.

From the ocean comes the song of the sirens.

The second movement, Chaos.

Munina, who has been hiding under the sea, finally waited for the opportunity to speak.

The Jinyuan people understand the siren and have mature methods to resist the siren's charming singing. The effect of singing directly before the battle begins is not good.

She is waiting for an opportunity.

The people of Jinyuan flawlessly take into account the opportunities of threats under the sea.

When the opportunity comes, she certainly won't waste it.

Munina thought of her tragic life and the Gram clan that was almost exterminated. Her anger was mixed with her singing, adding even more power.

Chaos movement, no distinction between each other, indiscriminate attacks.

Fortunately, Munina was very sensitive to the propagation distance of sound, and she tried to make the range of her singing cover the side of the Valmi, causing greater damage to the Golden Kite.

Under the cover of smoke bombs and the double debuff of the siren's song, the elite guards could not withstand it, and Roland forcibly reopened a passage.

Roland didn't even look at the deck where the battle was going on. He yelled at Lisa and asked her to stay on the deck to cooperate with the soldiers in harvesting. He rushed to the command room as quickly as possible.

As long as Villeneuve is captured alive, the Golden Kite people can be forced to surrender.

Roland kicked open the door.

Gunfire exploded like thunder, and thick smoke enveloped the command room.

Villeneuve held a strange-looking gun in his hand and laughed wildly.

Roland, this idiot, actually wants to behead someone by himself?
This is the result of archaeological excavation. With a large-caliber shotgun and a single-point bullet, even an elephant will be blown to pieces, let alone a human body?
When the smoke cleared, Villeneuve was about to step forward to check on Roland's body when a scepter protruding from the smoke pressed against his head.

It was actually Roland whom he thought was dead? !

Villeneuve was stunned.

Roland's whole body was shrouded in gold, and he smiled like a little fox, "Surrender, or die."

(End of this chapter)