On July 2, after more than ten days of arduous sailing, the Dylan Donander squadron finally approached the northern coastal city of Huilandra marked on the map, the calm sea was pressed by the bow of the warship with a long water mark, the white waves rolled, looking at the silhouette of the city on the white horizon in the distance, the lookout post on the towering mast of the warship sent an exciting signal

"City! Discover the city ahead!" As the excited voice of the lookout post came, the fleet that had been sailing in this white water for several days suddenly boiled,

"Quick, hoist the sails, and go at full speed!" resounded on the deck the rag-like cries of the first mates, and everywhere the sailors ran to the sound of the sailors, and even the laziest of men became extremely ill at this moment, and the long cable hanging from the sails, for the wind was in an instant pulled straight by the heavy sails of the round bulge,

One of the fastest escort ships first picked up speed and advanced from the flanks of the fleet, its sails bulging and breaking through the ice in front of it to make way for the larger transport ships behind.

Fleet Commander Dylan Donander also heard cheers from outside, and when the adjutant ran in from outside to report to him that he had found his target, he immediately closed the voyage record spread out on the table,

Running quickly to the high bridge, he saw at a glance the spires of the city houses that were already clearly visible hundreds of meters away, this is a city built on the mountain, low city walls, city streets shrouded in white snowflakes, the most exciting thing is the luxuriant port front, at this time, the deck is already full of sailors, everyone tiptoes to see farther, even if the cold northern sea seems to freeze for a while, it can't extinguish the excitement in everyone's hearts

"Behold, it is a tavern, and I must go and drink a glass of the strongest Northland wine in the region! I will tell my son that his father once bravely crossed the end of the earth, which is a white world, and they will be proud of my bravery all their lives."

Everyone was immersed in a state of jubilation, and the barrenness of the Northern Sea was beyond imagination. After looking at the white coastline for several days in a row, the sudden appearance of the black is so exciting

An excited Dürlans Donander got off the bridge and was about to give the order to speed up the port, when he suddenly heard a deep and solemn voice behind him, "Commander." The situation in Port Willandra is complicated, and we need to be vigilant. “

"Why?" Dylan Don turned his head in confusion, only to see the mysterious pilot appear behind him at some point, calmly looking at the city coastline that was getting closer and closer in the distance.

With a grim expression, he explained, "Willandra is not as friendly as you see, and the local lords have made a pact with us in private, but they have never really complied with it. After the first few merchant ships in front of us were unloaded here, they were all unreasonably provoked by the other party, and the empire thought that this guy wanted to blackmail us with this,

This time, our fleet is transporting enough cargo for the other side to take a risk, just like the other side launched a surprise attack while we are docking, and in a hurry, everyone will suffer a big loss!"

"So what should we do?"

"The best thing to do is not to go over and show our power to the local lords. We can't all go over at once, but divide into four teams to take turns to dock at the port to replenish, and the fleet outside needs to put on the posture of the main battle fleet. It's better to make the other side think that our ships are one of the Empire's expeditionary fleets!

Do you know the consequences of this? This is a declaration of war, a naked declaration of war!" Dylan Don Ande looked surprised, glanced at the pilot behind him with a solemn face, and said indignantly...,

"Of course I know," the young pilot smiled wryly, "but as commanders, you and I must be responsible for the thousands of lives of the fleet, and we have no choice!"

With a solemn expression, he took out a document engraved with the seal of the highest rank of the Admiralty from his arms, and handed it to Dylan Don Ander, "Look at this, this is not just what I meant, for Willandra, we can't take the initiative, but we can't let it act arbitrarily." Appropriate force of force is necessary"

"This ......" a trace of hesitation flashed on Dylan Donander's pale face, the fleet has been sailing on the sea for more than ten days, and in the fierce battles of the previous days, it has paid a lot of price, everyone risked their lives to set foot in this strange sea, and it was not only blood and courage that they paid. And the blood of fellow soldiers,

Because of the bleak future, the morale of the fleet has become depressed, and now that it is difficult to see the land, it is necessary to land in such a dangerous manner, and if such an order is given, the whole fleet will be fried.

I know this is a very embarrassing order, the young man sighed darkly, and said in an accentuated tone, "But for the sake of the overall situation, we must carry it out, because we are soldiers, we represent not only personal glory, but also the strategic layout of the entire imperial navy, one thing you can rest assured, the lord of Willandra is a very cautious person, as long as we don't take the initiative to attack, under unknown circumstances, the other party will not send a fleet to fight,"

After this period of sailing, he had already become friends with Dylan Don Ander, patted Dylan Don Ander on the shoulder, and said in a condensed voice

"If the battle order will cause dissatisfaction among the crew, I am willing to go with you to announce this order, you just need to say that this order was given by me, I will bear the consequences, if a battle breaks out and leads to losses, you only need to kill me at that time, the anger of the fleet can be calmed down, I only hope that you can bring the fleet safely to the port of the North Sea Fleet, I am satisfied even if I am buried in the sea."

"What are you kidding, I am the commander of the fleet, if there is any need to declare and assume any responsibility, it should be me, even if it is to jump into the sea, the first one should be me"

Dylan Donander's face changed, and his tone sternly pushed away the pilot's hand,

"Someone, order the fleet to be ready for battle!" he said loudly, although this order will cause a lot of fluctuations, but my subordinates are also in the navy, as soldiers, it is our duty to obey orders!

At this moment, Willandra also noticed that this large fleet was approaching, at first everyone thought it was a merchant fleet, but as the distance approached, the huge hull of the transport ship made them mistake it for a warship attacking the harbor, looking at the battle flag hanging from the top of the mast of the giant warship. Suddenly there was tension on the port,

"Enemy attack, all back to port!" the port guards panicked and ran towards the guard tower high in the harbor, and the small ships docked in the harbor fled one after another. I am afraid of becoming a victim of the confrontation between the two sides

"What's going on?" Austin Carlos, who had received an urgent report from the port, stood on the top of the hill castle with a stern expression, frowning at the unknown fleet less than 500 meters away from his port.

8 warships are not a big deal for the Austin people with strong navy, but the sudden appearance of the other party makes Austin Carlos, who is thinking about how to bargain with the Falcon Empire, feel nervous, because the situation is unknown. He did not order the escort fleet of the port to attack

"The Falcon Empire's navy is nothing more than that!" Seeing that the battle flag flying on the opponent's warship was a blue falcon, Austin Carlos's face relaxed slightly, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, the entire continent said that the Falcon Navy was known as the overlord of the sea, and now it seems that it is nothing more than that, I don't know what will happen in other seas, but in the North Sea, where the wind is strong. The huge size will not take advantage of the slightest advantage, but will become a drag on itself, and the other party will send such an expeditionary fleet. It's not just arrogant, it's ridiculous...,

"Sue the captain of the harbor guard, let him pay more attention, the other party is the navy, don't make his original tricks out to show ugliness, otherwise he will be killed by the other party, I won't go out to wipe his ass" Austin Carlos rolled his eyes, casually left a sentence, turned away from the cold top, and returned to his castle. Continuing to sit on the chair, studying the map of the Northland on the table with several of his subordinates, everyone thought that the Falcon Empire should not be able to meet with them for a few merchant ships, and the other party was more likely to just need to dock, and the other party's fleet that relied on huge size was mainly in the North Sea with strong winds. There's no room for it,

Under the tense preparation of everyone, a small team of two warships and a merchant ship finally slowly approached the shore. The guards of the harbor quickly rushed over, and many mercenaries with various weapons also appeared in the harbor, looking at the large ship that was about to dock with greedy eyes, as if as soon as the ship docked, they would immediately launch it.

"Crossbowmen ready!" resounded throughout the deck, and the sailors standing near the side of the ship drew their bowstrings, revealing neatly through the gaps in the high side of the ship, and at the first order the arrow was about to be dislodged.

"Tell them who we are, and let them disperse immediately, or they will be killed. ”

Dürlens Don Ander said with a stern expression, the adjutant behind him nodded, and shouted in a loud voice that was startling, "We are the expeditionary fleet of the Falcon Empire, and we need to dock at this port for supplies, please get out of the way immediately, otherwise you will be killed!" The voice was repeated four or five times in a row, and the sound spread far through the sea breeze, and the people on the dock had strange expressions, and many people seemed to be whispering in a low voice, and their eyes glanced at this side from time to time,

"Oops. This is the navy of the legendary Falcon Empire!" The mercenaries were stunned for a moment at the same time, and after a while, they whispered to each other, they had only recently gathered here with caravans from all over the country, and they were all left behind by the ambitious Austin Carlos, ready to form a mercenary corps, after nearly a month of expansion, the total number of troops under Austin Carlos has exceeded 6,000 people, and the sphere of influence has expanded to nearly a hundred miles in all directions, and it has become the most powerful prince in the coastal area of Austin

As the shouts spread throughout the port, the form also changed, and the port soon appeared different divisions, and it was the mercenaries who stopped, most of them had only heard of the Falcon Empire in the south, but they didn't want to cause trouble, the other party was a regular navy, and it was not something that they could bully

They all took a few steps back, but they reluctantly looked at the ships that were about to dock, and their faces were blank, but in the end they walked slowly, and soon, only hundreds of harbor guards were still waiting on the dock, and at this time, Dylan Don Ander had the opportunity to look at the Northland infantry that the young pilot asked him to pay special attention to.

The uniforms of these port guards are beige armor, which looks very energetic and neat steps, uniform movements, and high morale, indicating that they are all well-trained elites.

They were all infantrymen, dressed in simple rattan armor, with strange heavy fur on their heads, and most of their weapons were heavy spears and axes. Bow and arrow weapons are longbows that fit well with their tall and stout physique.

Their bodies were very strong and stout, and even compared to the Roud warriors, they might be a little taller. Standing there one by one, it gives people a strong sense of oppression

"It's really a big change" Looking at the neat armor on the port guards, the young man's expression showed a hint of surprise, and he whispered beside him, "I remember that when I set off for the south, the port guards were just some soldiers in leather armor, and their weapons were all for everything, not at all the elite team I see now? I didn't expect to come back this time." Willandra's port guards have all been replaced, and they are all equipped with new armor, it seems that his power has expanded again, this is a dangerous signal, it seems that the Admiralty's goose filling tactics have worked, and sure enough, with the support of a large number of weapons, this unstable dìng factor in Austin is rapidly expanding"...,

"Admiralty's goose-filling tactics?" Dylan Donander's face was full of confusion, and his gaze stopped on the Northern warrior below. Suddenly, he showed a sudden look, "You mean to say that the local lord was deliberately supported by the Admiralty, so he did not immediately take a military strike." But keep a hand on it!"

"That's basically what it means! The other party has iron ore, so we will sell him iron ore, but the secrets of the navy belong to the top secret of the empire, and we can't reveal anything to him!" The young man licked the somewhat dry lips at the corners of his mouth, and said in a low voice, "We just want to give him the illusion that the imperial fleet is nothing more than that, so that they will be full of contempt for us"

"Are these warriors powerful?" Dylan Donander asked suddenly, looking at the Northland infantry below

"Do you know about the Battle of the Eastern Court?" the young man's eyes lit up, as if talking about the war was like a stimulant, and he said in his mouth, "At that time, the 50,000 troops of the Eastern Court lined up outside Motu City to confront His Majesty. Before His Majesty could attack, the Dongting people themselves were in chaos, the reason was that the Beidi warriors under the command of Asu Russia rebelled on the flank of the Dongting people, these strong warriors who grew up in the ice and snow, in addition to being brave and strong, also had a very extraordinary ability. That's the battlefield recovery ability.

Their lung capacity is larger than that of other regions, and their physical functions are also better, under the same combat intensity, ordinary troops fight fiercely for a day, and soldiers need to rest at least one night before they can continue fighting, but the strong physique of the soldiers in the north can greatly shorten the recovery time.

Therefore, when it comes to launching continuous offensives, the Northland warriors are undoubtedly uniquely blessed. In the interval between other people's attacks, they can already launch two or even three attacks, and their excellent physical fitness and strong will make them an undying war machine once they step into the battlefield

"Tsk, I've heard about this too," Dylan Donander took a deep breath of cold air with a pale face, nodded and said, "I heard that the combat power of the Dongting cavalry is still above the Kugit cavalry,

In the battle of that day, even with the wisdom of His Majesty, he did not dare to launch an active attack with superior infantry to avoid encountering a large-scale impact of the opposing cavalry's cutting assault, but the Dongting cavalry was defeated by the Beidi army with fewer than them, which led to the defeat of the Dongting, so it seems that the strong impact of the Beidi warriors is indeed the natural enemy of the infantry!"

While the two were talking, on the sea to the west, a warship with a sail breaking the waves was heading towards Willandra, and when he saw the warship in the distance, the young man's face was suddenly happy

"It's our warship!" the young man pointed to the sea to the west and said excitedly, "If I'm not mistaken, there must be us among the people just now, so we sent a signal to attract our warship, and it is likely to be Lord Ulcondo on board,"

As if to confirm the young man's suspicions, the ship approached rapidly, and finally dragged a white tail out of the sea, docking with Dylan Donander's flagship

"Snap" a sampan to build a passage on the deck of the two ships, Ulcondo dressed in cotton clothes under the escort of several tall and strong sailors, the young man hurriedly stepped forward, stood up in front of Urcondo, saluted Ulcondo, and said loudly: "Honorable Commander of the North Sea Fleet! Captain Berus of the First Detachment of the Imperial North Sea Fleet reports to you! Requests permission to return to the fleet,"

"Bellus, I thought you were called back to the Admiralty and never come back!" Urcondo let out a happy cry from his mouth, and hugged the young man according to the custom of the Dongting people, "What's the matter, the cold ice of the North Sea can't make you afraid, so you have to come here to blow the north wind if you don't wait?"

"How is this possible, even if I wanted to, the Admiralty would not give me such idleness!" The young man sneered at the corners of his mouth, as if he remembered something, withdrew the smile on his face, grabbed Dylan Donander next to him, and introduced to Ulcondo, "This is the commander of the Dylan Donander Squadron, he is the logistics fleet assigned to us by the Admiralty, this time I brought 8 warships, and now it depends on who dares to say that our North Sea Fleet is just some light poles!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )