There are always signs at the beginning of a war, which is often difficult to detect, but it can not be denied that it exists. Most of the time, even experienced generals can''t distinguish this fatal sign from subtle anomalies. Only after a few years, when war has become history and history has become a story, people will realize what the slight wave represents when they sing the story in the pub. So the audience would clap their thighs and exclaim that if they were themselves, they would be able to accurately find the signs that others had ignored, so as to become heroes of the war and change the history that can not be changed. But the truth is, who cares about the ripples on the side of the boat when the gray fog is coming towards them?
"Captain! Semaphore The watchman at the top of the mast roared at hafdan, who immediately opened his telescope in the direction pointed by his opponent. There was the right wing of the fleet, part of the pirates. In principle, pirates are the most effective group on the sea besides regular soldiers, and should be entrusted with heavy responsibilities. However, their poor discipline and bad character, together with the fact that every decent sailor has been more or less hurt by these guys, all these factors combined to make the captains abandon the idea of mixing pirate ships into the fleet, and let them form the right wing, which is called to concentrate the fighting power and become the fangs of the fleet. But who could have thought that the beast, called fleet, had been smashed by his opponent before the war began.
It was still some time before the fog really spread. The captain of the black arrow saw through his lens what was happening on the right wing of the fleet. Some of the confused flags swayed in the wind on the masts of pirate ships. The colored bunches of flags were originally used as flags for the exchange of information between ships, but it was clear that pirates did not use them very often. Yes, there are no real big pirates in lost heart Bay, because it is not conducive to the rule of the witch group, so most of the pirate ships operate independently, and a few will cooperate with each other in the cooperation of the captains who have good relations, at least on the surface. But even so, they rarely use flags, so few people can understand what these guys are trying to express when they are scrambling to raise the tattered flags that have been bitten by rats.
But the crew of the black arrow were sailors who had been in the sea for a long time, just like their captains. They knew not only the waters, but also the ships they were carrying. First of all, it''s certain that these pirate ships are not celebrating, so what else are they likely to convey? It''s self-evident. "Sign! Inform all ships that our starboard side is under attack Hafdan''s orders were soon carried out. The black arrow, which was in the middle, had the responsibility of being a flagship. The correct flag was soon spread among the ships.
"Captain, the blue parrot asked what we should do? Do you want support? " The watchman translated the flag and quickly conveyed the information from other ships.
Hafdan''s brow was very tight. He looked at the three witch ships ahead. He did not believe that the witches would not know about the attack on the right wing of the fleet, but the other side showed no sign of action. Don''t you want to ignore this exploratory attack? Or do the witches care nothing about the fleet''s casualties? In any case, hafdan didn''t think that it would be easy to win the war by relying on three monstrous ships, so after thinking for a moment, he ordered, "let the outer ships help, and the inner ships draw closer to form a defense line!"
Hafdan''s decision is not wrong, because of the characteristics of pirates, the formation of the right wing of the fleet itself is relatively loose, and the closer to the center, the more smooth the cooperation between ships. That''s why the captain guessed that the right wing was attacked. The sirens hope to take advantage of the loose formation and break down the ships on the edge if other ships don''t find it. But they are too anxious, such tactics, if wait for the thick fog to hit, no, only need a thin layer of fog, can greatly extend the human side to find out. At present, as long as the ships in the middle of the country immediately reinforce themselves, those fishermen can''t take advantage of it.
Sure enough, shortly after the order for reinforcements was given, the lookout brought news that the right wing was safe. The crew of the black arrow breathed a little relief, and the feeling that they had to wait for the result was really uncomfortable. Hafdan touched his beard and stimulated his consciousness with this slight pain. As the captain of the fleet''s flagship, he had to stay awake to cope with the next situation. "Let the right wing shrink and report casualties. After being taught by the fish man, those guys should be able to obey the command
But just then, "Captain! The fleet is under attack "Right wing? Are those fishmen back? " "No! This time it''s the left wing! "
Left wing? An aerial view of the fleet came to hafdan''s mind. The number of ships sailing from lost heart Bay is about 60, which is quite terrible, but there are not many ships with real combat capability. Although most of the merchant ships are in good condition, they can only be used as transport ships carrying sailors. There are no catapults and harpoons on board, which can pose a threat to underwater sea monsters. Therefore, in addition to pirate ships, most of the ships on the left side of the fleet are large fishing boats, and the fishing nets on these vessels can cause great obstacles to underwater targets. It''s a rather unwise choice for sea monsters to attack these ships."Let the left-wing solve the problem by itself, and the nearby ships will provide support as appropriate." Said huffdan in a deep voice, his telescope turned to the left, and sure enough, except for the faint shouts, there was no obvious sign of disturbance from the ships there. But what is the other party doing? If they''re trying to make trouble for the fleet, they don''t have to be in such a hurry to wait until the fog is over. And even if they are so arrogant that they want to solve the human forces outside the fog, they should not use this method to divide their soldiers into two ways to carry out this kind of ineffective harassment. Maybe these sirens are trying to find the weakness of the fleet? It''s a reasonable guess, but if they really think the right wing will be the weakness of the fleet, it''s a big mistake. Although fishing boats are more suitable for dealing with siren attacks than pirate ships, pirates'' insidious and cunning ways of fighting are bound to last longer.
"Captain! The rear of the fleet is under attack! Captain! We are under attack around us! " The watchman''s voice was going to be hoarse. But instead of yelling like that, the other crew members noticed the figures climbing up the outer walls of the ships around them. The sea monsters with daggers in their mouths and their limbs like geckos were trying to climb up the deck from both sides of the ship.
"Protect the deck! Provide cover fire to both sides! " Hafdan said without hesitation. The sailors, who had been rubbing their hands for a long time, drew out their machetes. Others who knew how to use bows and arrows took over the arrows and fired at the sea monsters on the outer walls of ships on both sides from high places. All aspects of the fleet were in a similar state for a while.
No, there''s something wrong. Hafdan clenched the rudder with both hands and looked at the front. The attack was completely different from what he had imagined. The sea demon''s attack came too fast and the range was too wide, but the strength of their attack was too weak. They were so weak that they hardly needed help. Each ship was able to deal with the invading enemy alone. At this time, the message came from the right wing that they did not suffer much loss. Instead, all the sea monsters who boarded the deck died miserably.
"Bang!" The sound of the body hitting the deck called back the captain''s thinking. He saw the first mate carrying a sea demon''s neck, throwing it heavily on the deck, and then stabbing the other party''s chest with a knife. The sea demon struggled for two times and then there was no movement. It''s too smooth. This is not the state that the opponents with full confidence want to eliminate the whole lost heart Bay in one fell swoop. Wait, status? Hafdan turned his eyes again to the corpse on the deck. The sea demon was thin and had no armor. Its scales were dim. The weapon was only a simple and ridiculous fish bone dagger. These guys aren''t real enemies. They''re death squads. They''re cannon fodder used to spy on intelligence and consume the opponent''s strength. So the question is, what do the people who sent the cannon fodder want to know?
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