The long fairy road is wonderful

Chapter 1286 Ambush (1)

The morning light of dawn sprinkled on the sea, and the fleet gradually approached the group of islands dotted with dots.

Probably due to the temperature difference between morning and evening, when the fleet reached the distance where the details of the small islands could be seen, a layer of gauze-like water mist gradually rose around.

It’s not dense enough, and the visibility is okay, but it’s still not clear when looking into the distance. The small islands in the distance seem to emerge from the mist.

After all, there are large and small islands everywhere, even if it is one of the more prosperous routes, but no one can tell where there are sharp reefs underwater.

Therefore, their motley fleet composed of several countries slowly slowed down after approaching the island to ensure a safe and undamaged passage.

When you see this group of islands, it means you have officially entered the territorial waters of the Garrett Federation. However, there is still a distance from here to the mainland island of the Garrett Federation. It is estimated that you should be able to see the Garrett Federation when the sun rises near noon. The port of the Leiter Federation.

Miranda initially set up the destination in the Garrett Federation. As long as he can persuade them to send troops to help, the so-called 'security-level' force will definitely be a big help, and Miranda is very confident in this.

In addition, even if they don't send troops, it's time for this motley army to need supplies and rest
It is true that there are times when passing through other ports on the road to replenish fresh water and supplies, but floating on the sea for many years is a great challenge to mental health. The narrow and cramped cabin and high-intensity physical labor will gradually wear down people’s will. More than two months have passed since then, and the morale of many sailors has begun to drop.

After the Garrett Federation, there will definitely be a big fight, and it would be too wrong to lose because of low morale at this time.

Sailors look forward to getting a good night's sleep in a clean bed that doesn't wobble when they land, preferably with a little wine and something good to eat instead of eating maggot-ridden biscuits all day long.

On this point, Lin Tianci also agrees very much.

Ever since he fell into this plane, Lin Tianci hadn't eaten anything decent. Although monks after the fifth rank basically didn't need to carry out physical activities like ordinary people, it was refreshing to eat and drink well.

Lin Tianci, who advertised eating and drinking long live, couldn't bear it. He stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the small islands that appeared in the distance.

Because there is water everywhere, the so-called big meal should be all kinds of seafood, right?

Thinking about what to eat on the shore, the watchman on the mast rang the brass bell a few times, and then shouted:

"There is a boat coming out from behind the small island one kilometer ahead!"

Blocked by the rocks and lush vegetation on the small island, Lin Tianci, who was standing at the bow, didn't see where the ship was told by the lookout at all, but the sound of the alarm bell drew Miranda out from the bridge.

This girl has been soaking in the sea charts of the bridge for a long time, and usually sleeps on a bench on the bridge to make do with a blanket, and when she came out, she didn't have time to tidy her flattened hair.

She quickly rubbed her face to wake herself up, and asked:

"Can you see the flag? Where is the ship from?"

The periphery of the Garrett Federation is covered by a dotted array of small islands. This island becomes a natural breakwater, but it also severely restricts the field of vision.

Many merchant ships bound for the Garrett Federation have to be careful and slow when they enter here, even if they don't hit the rocks, one inattention will cause the two merchant ships to "meet love at the corner" and directly fight together.

This situation is not uncommon.

Miranda also thought it was a merchant ship, and asked the lookout the flag on the merchant ship to identify which country it came from.

Right now, a thin layer of mist is forming, and the watchman stretched his neck with his binoculars in his hand to identify it. After two or three seconds, he said:

"No flags, nothing on their masts, and it doesn't look like a merchant ship, it's too high."

These words made Miranda's heart skip a beat, and then the watchman said eagerly:
"It's turning towards us! There are several of the same ship behind it!"

"Call everyone up and get everyone ready to fight, the other party is not good at coming!"

The watchman vigorously shook the brass alarm bell, and the rapid alarm sound woke up the sleeping sailors, and everyone ran to the deck with bows and crossbows.

The ear-piercing bells passed through the mist and reached the other ships behind them, and they also rang their alarm bells one after another. For a while, this motley fleet was surrounded by bells of various timbres.

After all, there is no radio station these days, and the only way to communicate between ships is through bells or semaphore.

Lin Tianci, who was still imagining what to eat ashore, had no choice but to end his fantasies, and took out the mechanism bird from his arms and threw it into the sky.

Compared with the limited vision on the deck and the conspicuous behavior of flying into the sky, it is safer to use the machine bird to go up to see.

As the field of vision was raised, the sharp eyes of the organ bird pierced the mist, and Lin Tianci saw large ships with high sides coming out from behind the island.

They deliberately used those islands of various sizes to hide, and they could not see them at all when they approached.

And after they appeared, they quickly lined up. A rough calculation showed that there were seven or eight ships raiding from the left and right sides, and more came out from the blind spot behind the island.

The loud bell also woke up Mindatis. Since Lin Tianci didn't want to live in the cabin full of sweat and smell, he had been laying the floor on the deck for a long time. Mindatis, who was the liaison with the sea elf fleet, also followed Lin Tianci. Godsend on deck together.

Before the alarm sounded, he was leaning against the side of the boat and dozed off. After seeing Lin Tianci throwing the mechanism bird on it, he hurried over and asked:
"Mr. Lin, how is the situation?"

"I saw at least seven or eight ships similar in shape to battleships appear from the blind spot behind the islands, and perhaps more came out from behind the islands. I don't know the exact number for the time being."

Miranda was also nearby, and upon hearing Lin Tianci's words, she immediately ordered:
"The fleet is sailing downwind at 25 degrees to the left rudder, using islands to separate us from those warships whose affiliation is unknown."

There are many islands in this sea area, and the waterways are much narrower than the vast sea. The opponent can use this to ambush, and of course Miranda can use this to find a way to deal with the enemy.

At this time, the sailors carried heavy cast iron 'cauldrons' the size of round tables onto the deck, which were filled with firewood and oil for ignition.

The sailors with bows and crossbows also stood on both sides of the ship, drawing arrows wrapped in a layer of oilcloth and waiting for orders.

All three of Miranda's ships had only one cannon installed on the bow, which was usually used to fire flares or signal flares, and it was tantamount to courting death to deal with warships.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of these three ships mainly depends on the ability to shoot rockets.

The ship changed direction little by little, and under the influence of the wind, tried to avoid confrontation with the side of the unknown warship.

At this time, Lin Tianci heard a cannon fire.

He turned around and saw an orange-red flare rising into the sky behind the fleet, drawing a bright trajectory in his vision.

"Sign for help? Is the rear also attacked?"

Ships of unknown affiliation don't only appear in the front. Judging from the signal going up to the sky, they should appear from the side and rear.

In short, they are surrounded.

This must have been premeditated. Someone guessed that they would definitely pass through here and reach the Garrett Federation, so they set up an ambush in advance.

"Don't panic, notify the ships behind to change to battle formation."

Even in this situation, Miranda didn't panic at all, and calmly and calmly gave orders to the fleet behind. She didn't care that her own flagship would sink to the bottom as long as it received a round of salvo.

At this time, there was a dense cannon sound from the rear, like rolling thunder across the sky, it should be that the fleet behind was fighting with the enemy, and most likely they were being passively beaten.

After all, it was a surprise attack. A ship was not one or two combat units, but a combat system. Even if it was a battleship, there were not always people on duty at the gun positions.

The time happened to be the early morning just after dawn. At this time, people are the most sleepy and hard to get up. The sailors were woken up by the alarm bell, and immediately rushed to the gun positions, removed the baffles on the gun positions, and loaded ammunition and gunpowder...

After this set of procedures, it is completely enough for the other party who is ready to drive for two rounds.

Lin Tianci hurriedly controlled the mechanism bird to fly in the direction of the sound of gunfire. Since the distance is relatively short, it can be seen more clearly now.

A line of warships lined up in a straight line passed through the fleet, and each ship would emit dazzling flames and white smoke when it approached the fleet. Through the keen vision of the machine bird, Lin Tianci could even see the wood on the beaten battleships. The scene of collapse.

The ship in front was being beaten, and its speed would inevitably drop sharply, while the ships behind had no time to slow down, and collided with each other one after another, further deepening the chaos.

Some sailors were running around on the deck like headless chickens. When they were attacked, they didn't know how to fight back, or even what to do now, who hit them.

Most of the sailors have never experienced war. After all, the 'war' in this plane has become a style of painting judged by the wave guards. Most of the time they are just talking about it. Most of them are brushed from pirates.

This also led to the fact that the ships sent by various countries were not only bad ships, but also poor crews.

After all, there are still a few people like Miranda who react quickly. Coupled with the unexpected surprise attack by mental arithmetic, it immediately becomes a mess.

But there are exceptions.

Valeria's fleet following the three ships of Miranda is a good example. They changed from a loose formation in a marching state to a neat battle line at an extremely fast speed. The ship appeared behind them, just cutting them off from the fleet behind them, and they could only watch the others behind them being beaten before they could turn around.

When Lin Tianci saw this situation, his first reaction was to touch Qingyun, planning to go to the sky for magic support.But Miranda said to him as if he had predicted it in advance:

"Don't act rashly. Although we have been raided, we haven't reached the decisive moment. To prevent fraud, Mr. Lin, don't make a move."

is it?No matter how you look at it, it looks like you are being beaten on the ground by someone?

Lin Tianci didn't know much about naval warfare, so he couldn't judge whether what Miranda said was reasonable, but since the experts said so, he planned to continue to wait and see what happened.

—Anyway, it wasn't him who was beaten.

　I have some urgent matters in the morning, and I don't have time to turn on the computer, so I'm a little late today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)