Chapter 484: The Opening Ceremony of the War
If this development continues, by the time the adults of the fleet discuss the reason for coming, it is estimated that they will be ready to wait for lunch. Of course, looking at the current situation, when the floating fleet has formed a queue at such a high altitude, the other side should not attack rashly, and it is estimated that it is not impossible to stalemate until tomorrow when lunch is eaten.
While the bigwigs were still discussing enthusiastically, there was another fierce uproar from the enemy on the opposite side and their own array. Sehireu looked up, only to see the headless wingman scout zombie, holding up "his own" head with both hands and throwing it with all his might, as standard as a good slinger. The horrific head arced and slammed into the bow coat of arms of the battleship Indomitable at the front, and then shattered into a pool of reddish-brown flesh, staining the delicate heraldic pattern to the ground.
The heraldic drawing of a certain family on the bow of the ship means that the battleship was not the property of the Federal Navy, but the private warship of a certain family, but that it had participated in the expedition because of the conscription order of the central government and its master of the acantile Arcan.
As a "noble family", being insulted by heraldic is equivalent to having a family reputation insulted, which is basically not much different from being dug up an ancestral grave. Sehireux could have imagined the anger of the captain of the battleship Indomitable, Colonel Hugh, the 32-year-old young head of the McHill family. Now, she could only hope that the arrogant young family master could have the calmness and judgment of a professional soldier. Anyway, after all, that person is also a top student who graduated from the Millennium Island Naval Academy, no matter how unreliable he is, he is not unreliable, right? Probably......
"Boom! Thundered! "Right in Sehira's thoughts. All of the Crystal Cannons on the battleship Indomitable capable of firing directly in front of them opened fire at almost the same moment.
β¦β¦ Well, reality really jumped out again. Without hesitation, he refreshed the lower limit of Sehireu.
The torrent of destruction gathered with arcane energy vaporized the headless wingman zombie into gas in the first place. The angry arcane torrent rushed forward, and soon rushed into the enemy line on the opposite side and exploded. Soon Bi dug out several noticeable depressions in the dense dark cloud of black dead crows.
"It's too early to fire." Seyriliu sighed silently. Firing at this distance can only bring a certain amount of damage to those undead birds in the first array, but it will definitely not hurt the Black Flag winged people and bone dragons behind the queue. And the Black Death Raven is absolutely renewable cannon fodder, no matter how many undead lords die, they will not feel distressed. Therefore, the salvo just now, except for wasting the magic power of the magic crystal cannon, actually achieved no results.
"At least you can let those boys vent their anger, right?" Misha whispered.
Sai Xiliu thought to himself, if only it could be regarded as shame, these cannons should be regarded as fireworks. Although it is a little expensive, it is worth it if it can calm them down......
It's a pity that what happened just the next minute later made Sai Xiliu really feel that he was too naΓ―ve.
After a salvo, the enemy's formation, although there was no essential loss, seemed to have been greatly impacted, and it immediately fell into a state of panic. The bone dragon and the lich mounted on the bone dragon were the first to retreat, and the black flag wingers in the formation let out all sorts of screams. They scattered in a hurry, scrambling to retreat towards the endless mountains behind them, as if the towering mountains and strange rocks could give them some sense of security.
"That's it?" Sesileu's mouth opened slightly, speechless. They scattered in a hurry, without even a single charge. These guys are clearly out to be funny, right?
"Commander? Do you want to pursue? Vice Admiral Wilf, the chief of staff of the fleet, asked, his tone rather calm, but Sesileu clearly saw a hint of eagerness in the other man's eyes.
As the chief of staff of the fleet command. Seyleu's direct boss should theoretically be an old-fashioned, cautious and peaceful person. Only such a person, as chief of staff, is likely to provide the most calm and objective advice for the commander's decision. But looking at the current situation, Lieutenant General Wilff, as chief of staff, seems to be more than nine times more enthusiastic than Marshal Conrad, who is the commander? There is always a feeling of reversal of position.
This is also normal, this Lieutenant General Werf is also a typical kind of aristocratic gate lord carefully cultivated elite talent, learn to study and be promoted to the army, and then about next year, when he reaches the age of forty, he will officially retire and turn into politics, it can be said that all the journeys in life are paved and designed. However, this young general has been in the army for nearly 20 years, and although he has been prosperous and has been able to occupy the position of general before the age of 40, he has always done clerical work in the army and has never made any military achievements.
Those who have been soldiers, regardless of whether it is for the sense of collective honor or the selfish pursuit of personal merit, will still be a little "hot-blooded", and Lieutenant General Werf really wants to seize his last and only expedition with the army in the army and earn a lot of head.
It's a pity that Marshal Conrad shook his head very incomprehensibly: "No, for the time being, regroup the formation first, and the whole fleet will float 500 meters." β
"Marshal...... This, okay, this gives the order. The chief of staff showed a gloomy expression of displeasure, but as a high-ranking officer and a professional soldier, even if he is a narrow-minded aristocratic brother, he is at least a son of a city government, and no matter how brain-dead he is, he will not defy the order of the supreme commander on the spot.
"Then, I'll go back to the Millennium Eagle and standby." The deputy commander, Admiral Nadnas, also bid farewell to the marshal.
The Millennium Eagle is a 1st class battleship and the first of the most protected Eagle-class battleships in the Federal Navy, and is the seat of Admiral Nadnas. According to the operational regulations of the navies of various countries, the commander and the deputy commander should be on different warships, so that if the supreme commander is suddenly unable to command due to an accident, the deputy can immediately raise the command flag and carry out the command task.
"Old man, try to stabilize the young men." The marshal was about to pull out his legs and leave the ground general, when he suddenly spoke.
Admiral Nadnas turned his head and glanced at the commander silently, before he smiled, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have widened a lot: "This is more troublesome than dealing with ten ghost dragons and frost dragons besieging him, all I can say is ...... Do what I can, old man. β
Admiral Nadnas was also over seventy years old, and like Marshal Conrad, he had served in the army for half a century. However, Sai Xiliu had heard that the relationship between these two veterans and generals, who had the highest seniority in the army, was not harmonious, and now it seems that the rumors are wrong. In fact, during this time, the cooperation between the two veterans was still very tacit, and without the efforts of the two old men, what would become of this expeditionary force full of aristocratic officers and road specimen soldiers, which was something that Seyleu could not imagine at all.
The old general had already left the headquarters, and Major General Reeves, the superintendent, took the opportunity to say: "Your Excellency, at this time, will the soldiers below be regarded as a cowardly move to avoid war?" We hope that you will have an adverse impact on the morale and morale of the military. β
"I'd rather everyone be depressed than lose their lives in a daze, now that the enemy is unknown, the situation is unknown, and even the battlefield is unknown, is it the time to fight? Either way, it's always good to lose and then win before you fight. The marshal said earnestly to the surveillance officer.
The old marshal is good at everything, but he is too gentle with people. Sehiru thought to himself. If it were to be replaced by himself, he would not talk nonsense with the other party at all, and a sentence of "execute the order" could push this eyeless guy back. If it was Lu Xi, well, if it was him, what would he do?
Seyriliu felt that she really shouldn't be distracted at this time, but she was indeed distracted in a daze. By the time she came back to her senses, she could already feel the battleship Nacibia slowly floating under her feet.
"Wait! Why didn't the ships in the striker move? She heard the chief of staff roaring in anger.
The three battleships led by the Indomitable, that is, the ones that had just held a meeting without receiving the flagship's order, did not even pay attention to the flagship's order to float. Not only that, but the three ships suddenly unfurled their sails, mustered up their speed, and rushed towards the mountains where the undead and winged armies had retreated. The Indomitable at the front of the pack turned on the Crystal cannon once again as it advanced, and this time it hit a bone dragon with great precision, blasting it to pieces, causing an even more intense cheer.
As a result of this move, these three battleships also brought a large number of cruisers and frigates, of course, almost all of them were private warships from various families, and they all stopped afloating. They re-unfurled their sails and ran in the direction of the Indomitable, like a group of brainless fans following their idol's charge.
"This is disobedience! To be dealt with by military law! The chief of staff shouted.
Seyriliu felt that the reason why this guy was so angry was not because he really understood that it was a danger for those floating ships to obey orders on the battlefield, but because he felt that his authority as a member of the headquarters had been challenged.
"Your Excellency! Please break it quickly! Major General Reeves said to the marshal.
At this time, the most rational thing to do is to let the unordered fleets go into the mountains and suffer a little. After all, now only those who are not fools can see that the other party's retreat is obviously demonic. However, as the commander-in-chief, can Marshal Conrad really sit back and watch the stupid sons of those aristocratic families rush into the ambush circle with a large number of fleets and soldiers and die without help?
A minute later, the old marshal finally made a decision: "The whole fleet floats down, forms a front and arrow formation, advances at full speed, and meets the battleships in the front." (To be continued......)