The long fairy road is wonderful

Chapter 1301 Ming Xiu Plank Road

Compared to being raided before, this time it was closer to an encounter battle, and it was almost equal to a blocking battle for the pirates.

The field of view on the sea is almost unrestricted, just because it is too far away due to the influence of the surface of the planet.

With the current artillery technology, let alone beyond-the-horizon strikes, the artillery output of both sides is basically equivalent to a face-to-face violent attack, so neither side has any surprise advantage.

Now, the fight is hard power.

The Garrett Federation's fleet has demonstrated extraordinary coordination capabilities. It communicates through signal flares and semaphore. It seems that the huge fleet does not need to be commanded at all. It is very natural to arrange more than a dozen neat battle lines. The positions of each battle line , interspersed timing, etc., have long been well-done weapon deduction on the sand table.

In order to adapt to the ever-changing battlefield situation, in addition to doing a lot of drills in advance, the flagships of each battle line are equipped with expensive magic communicators. Long-distance communication is impossible and easily interfered, but in today's battlefield In the environment, the commander's order will be conveyed as quickly as possible, which is much more efficient than semaphore.

In contrast, the miscellaneous army that followed Miranda was a bit horrible. After all, everyone came from more than a dozen different countries, and there was no cooperation with each other. Except for Valeria's fleet that could quickly form a battle line, the others The battleship of the team is very clumsy, and it is obvious at a glance that the coordination is not good.

Even though he tried his best to hide this weakness in the huge fleet, the watchman on the pirate side focused on finding the weak point under the spur of his own boss.

To be fair, the Shadow Heart Pirates really don't want to fight against the Garrett Federation's regular army. In a confrontation like this at sea, the hard power of the Garrett Federation will definitely have the upper hand.

There are more than 170 ships on the pirate side, each of which is a battleship, enough to wipe out the navies of many countries.

But the Garrett Federation has more than [-] standard battleships alone, and [-] super-large battleships, not counting various types of small combat ships.

Coupled with the fleet brought by Miranda, the pirates are absolutely at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

But the pirate leader in the Heart of Shadows also understands that this is to drive ducks to the shelves and continue to live a nourishing life. Even if he can escape if he loses, he will commit suicide slowly.

Both sides turned their sails to the maximum, and the sea seemed to be crawling on the sea with dozens of giant snakes winding forward, and both rushed towards each other.

The three battle lines of the Garrett Federation entered from the left side of the pirate fleet, trying to seize the T head from the side and rear, while the rest of the warships charged forward, as if they were planning to play 'bumper cars' without giving way.

The pirates are also veterans, and they have more opportunities to fight at sea. Although their previous operations mainly focused on attacking merchant ships, they did not panic at the beginning.

Also, a battle line composed of three pirate ships broke away from the fleet, counter-penetrating the ships sent by the Garrett Federation.

It's like two people in the ring throwing right hooks at each other.

Seeing the fleets of both sides getting closer and closer, everyone's hearts were raised in their throats.

--boom!

The cannon fired.

Since the artillery of this era is very low in terms of range, accuracy, and power, it is better to arrange a large number of small and medium-sized artillery on the side of the ship instead of arranging a few super-large artillery. Output damage.

But this also means that when the artillery fires, the two sides have reached a distance that is almost face to face.

The white smoke formed by the burning gunpowder floated on the surface of the sea, enveloping both sides of the fire, and a large number of splinters and projectiles caused splashes all over the field of vision.

The warships on a battle line fired in turn, firing solid shells and shells similar to hammer balls at each other. Since they were interspersed with each other, neither side had a chance to conduct a second round of shelling, and almost passed by.

Judging from the situation of the first round of fighting, the fight was roughly evenly matched, the damage was not serious, and the damage was not very high.

But this is just the beginning.

After the first wave of attacks, the warships of the pirates turned around and immediately followed the Garrett fleet.And the Garrett Federation warship, which had planned to penetrate the pirate fleet from the flank, also arrived early to attack the side escort ships head-on.

For a moment, the sound of gunfire was like thunder rolling in the sky, and the sea water in the battle area seemed to boil, and the snow-white waves supported these man-made monsters on the sea and tore each other.

As I said just now, in terms of hard power, it is impossible for the pirates to defeat the Garrett Federation anyway. The personnel training of the two sides is almost the same, but the number of warships is far behind.

Unless the commander of the Garrett Federation makes a fatal mistake, the fight will continue, and it is only a matter of time before the Shadow Heart Pirates are wiped out.

It is unrealistic to expect the opponent to make mistakes. Having more ships can better share the damage and output firepower better in turn. Three for one is unlikely.

Regarding this, the leader of Heart of Shadow is naturally aware of this. Although he feels sorry for the ships that have already started fighting, he also understands that these are necessary sacrifices, and this time it will definitely not be settled without some blood.

There are only two ways they can win.

One is that it hurt the Garrett Federation's navy.

Although they are rich and powerful, and the fleet is extremely large, if the loss is too great, they cannot explain to the people, and the gentlemen in the parliament will also accuse the commander of poor command.

The public opinion of the Garrett Federation does not want a tragic victory, but a crushing absolute victory.

Under such a major premise, the commander of the Garrett Federation would not adopt a tactic of killing one thousand enemies and harming eight hundred.

If the Shadowheart Pirates could inflict serious damage on the Garrett Federation, the loss of dozens of ships would be enough to make the commander quit.

Another method is the beheading tactic.

In the final analysis, Miranda provoked this matter. Originally, the relationship between the pirates and the wave guards was a tacit understanding that no evidence could be found. Miranda insisted on digging out this matter and putting it under the sun.

All countries will send people to follow, because Miranda is the leader. If Miranda is killed, there will naturally be no reason to continue to attack.

On this issue, all countries are more accustomed to pretending to be an ostrich, and those who have lost their talents will naturally act as if nothing happened.

This kind of brain circuit is indeed weird, but it is also a common thinking mode of people on this plane.

As I said before, when a law or rule does not apply, the locals will not consider changing the law, but try to find a way to see if there are loopholes to exploit.

On the bright side, the wave guards did not dereliction of duty, and the countries have no evidence or reason to attack them. Even if they knew it in their hearts, they could only hold their noses and continue to admit it.

It's no wonder that when she first arrived in Lemuria, Sai Li told Lin Tianci that people on this plane had a brain hole, and they really thought differently from normal people.

There are only these two options before the Shadow Heart Pirates.

It is more difficult to inflict heavy damage on the Garrett Federation's fleet, and the commander also knows that he cannot lose too many warships under his command, otherwise he will not be able to explain it when he goes back, which is equivalent to discrediting a great victory.

Naturally, such an officer will end up needless to say.

Therefore, their formation and tactics are relatively conservative, output and damage are ranked second, and the first is to ensure that they will not lose too much.

Originally, there was no advantage in numbers, and they also adopted a conservative strategy of advancing, with no flaws to catch at all. It was very difficult to cause considerable casualties, and a burst of strong attacks might wipe out their entire army, but they failed.

So in comparison, the second option, which is to settle Miranda's flagship, is more feasible.

Not far away, artillery fire was rumbling, and the stray bullets that were knocked off or hit the wood and were bounced flew across the sea with a shrill howling sound, and finally sank to the bottom of the water.

The busy people on the deck lowered their bodies. Although the artillery of this era has limited damage to battleships, it can directly blow up people when they hit them.

It would be too bad luck if it was killed by stray bullets.

The leader of the Shadowheart Pirates did not lower his head or simply hide in the cabin like his subordinates did. He stood on the deck, holding binoculars in both hands, and kept searching for the target.

Finally, he saw the flag representing Miranda's flagship appear at twenty degrees to starboard.

As long as Miranda's flagship is killed, no matter whether it is the Garrett Federation or other warships from other countries, there will be no reason to continue fighting, and the matter will be settled.

The remaining job for the Shadow Heart Pirates is to find a way to evacuate.This is very good for pirates who make their living at sea.

So it can be seen that the pirate fleet on the right side did not participate in the battle, there were more than 60 ships, and the four battle lines detoured towards the Miranda flagship.

Naturally, the other side also saw the actions of the pirates. Taking advantage of the large number of ships, they also dispatched a group of ships to intercept them.

At this time, Miranda's flagship seemed to have realized that the pirates were targeting him, and turned around, trying to hide in the center of the fleet a little behind.

Relatively vulnerable to attacks on the edge, the center is definitely much safer.

But this was also foreseen in advance.

The battle line formed by the two pirate ships that were fighting in the center suddenly accelerated, advancing like a death squad, completely ignoring the artillery fire from the Garrett warships on both sides, and after losing four or five ships, they went straight to the fleet. The core is Miranda's flagship.

The leader of the Shadow Heart Pirates clenched his fists. The people he sent to carry out this order were all his confidantes who were most devoted to him, the kind who would have no complaints about letting them die.

Although the loss is very painful, as long as Miranda's flagship can be obtained, these losses can be made up in the future.

Through the binoculars, he could clearly see that the battleship he had sent was riddled with holes on the side of Miranda's flagship. When the other ships around were too late to rescue him, a pirate ship with a specialized bow came from the side. It directly hit Miranda's flagship.

The strong and sharp impact angle caused Miranda's flagship to be almost torn in half from the side, and it was still floating on the water, but the keel was not completely broken.

The structure of the hull has been destroyed, and the sinking is imminent.

Seeing this scene, the leader of the pirate group immediately beamed with joy, but at this moment, a strong shaking from under his feet made his heart skip a beat.

It felt like hitting a rock, with the source coming from the stern of the boat.

In an instant, the pirate leader who had traveled across the sea for decades was startled into a cold sweat. In a place he couldn't see, at a depth of 20 meters, the submarine warships of sea elves had already entered the best attack position...

(End of this chapter)