In front of Lorraine's finger, the Elf naval officers on board the Ark Royal looked in the direction of Lorraine's finger, and saw a tiny black spot at the far end of the distant horizon.
If I hadn't been reminded, it would be difficult to spot this inconspicuous black shadow.
The deputy commander of the Elf Navy, Parno, glanced at Lorraine suspiciously and thought to himself: The distance was so far away that even a sharp-sighted person like himself couldn't see clearly. How could Lorraine know that it was his fleet?
It might just be a few isolated islands or fishing boats, unless...
Nai'an's fleet had already received orders to arrive there in advance and wait to meet up with the coalition navy.
But before that, no one from their coalition had ever heard Lorraine mention it.
After a while, the black spot was seen getting closer and closer, gradually turning into wisps of black smoke.
The black smoke was extremely strange, gathering together and never dissipating. The thick black smoke went straight up into the sky like wolf smoke, until it rose into the mid-air, and then was gradually blown away by the sea breeze.
That strange situation also attracted the attention of the sailors on other ships. Many people stopped and turned their heads to look south.
Some people even climbed up the mast and had a good look at it.
After a while, the wisps of wolf smoke became thicker and darker, like the billowing black smoke before a volcanic eruption.
Sailors who have been wandering on the sea all year round have often seen the erupting volcanoes on the islands. Once they see the dust that obscures the sky, they will never forget it.
Seeing this situation, the sailors on some ships couldn't help but get a little commotion. They were all the most superstitious and had all kinds of taboos.
As long as they see the slightest thing wrong, they will all attribute it to some superstitious explanation, such as the sea god is angry, the sea monster is in trouble, the mermaid is here to have her aunt, etc...
Then raise the sail and escape as far as you can. Not to mention the dangerous volcanic eruption.
In later generations, this may be a foolish and ridiculous move, but in this era, this is the common understanding of everyone.
It is this kind of caution that allows them to survive in various dangerous sea conditions. Even in the modern era of Lord Lorraine's previous life, the sea was still dangerous, mysterious and unpredictable. Otherwise, Tiedan
Even if it hits an iceberg, it won't become a classic.
Hearing the exclamations and noises from the sailors behind him, Parno couldn't help but feel a little worried and glanced at Lorraine again.
Lorraine bared her teeth and said with a smile: "Ah, this is my fault. I forgot to tell you in advance. When my fleet appeared, the scene was a bit scary.
Sorry sorry.”
But Sir Lorraine didn't even have an expression of embarrassment on his face. Instead, he smiled and looked like he was waiting for a good show.
Parno couldn't help but hesitated. There was a look of hesitation on his face. He secretly suspected that Lorraine did this on purpose.
But then I heard the noise behind me getting louder and louder, like a bunch of silly boys who had never seen the market entering the city for the first time.
Parno felt a little embarrassed on his face, but he had no choice but to turn around, his back to Lord Lorraine, and angrily ordered his officers to suppress the soldiers.
As the order was passed down, the sailors on each ship all knew that it was Nai'an's fleet, and they felt a little relieved.
And they'd better keep their mouths shut, because the bosses don't want to see them embarrassed in front of humans.
Then the sailors of the Elf Navy all opened their eyes wide, wanting to see how powerful the legendary Nai'an fleet was.
You know, in the Battle of Fantino, they only dispatched a mere three warships and dozens of small-tonnage clippers.
Hundreds of Semitic naval forces were defeated and they were in such a state of disarray that they could only parry but had no power to fight back.
And according to the summary afterwards, they destroyed one-third of the enemy warships, while their own warships suffered almost no casualties, and the losses were minimal.
This is simply a miracle~!
Two fleets of their Elven Navy attacked the Semitic fleet, and they had an absolute advantage in numbers. They paid a heavy price in the fierce battle.
If it were not for the fact that many people were present at the time and witnessed the entire process of that battle, and that a large number of wrecks of the Semitic navy would still be left in place afterwards.
Everyone will think that it is the Nai'an Legion who is bragging indiscriminately.
In the history of human naval warfare, there has never been a naval battle with such a disparity in casualties.
It was the Great Battle of Fantino that established the dominance of battleships with large tonnage and powerful firepower in the ocean in one fell swoop, and proved the power of the Naian fleet.
After the naval battle, the Elf Kingdom decided to develop battleships and build the most powerful artillery fleet in the world.
After that battle, the Naian Navy went to the outer sea to perform the task of blocking the Semitic sea lines of communication, and mysteriously disappeared from everyone's sight. Until the end of the war, no one heard anything about them again.
This made the Elf Navy, which has always prided itself on being the best in the world, even more curious and wanted to know which one was more powerful compared to the Naian fleet.
And now, we finally have the opportunity to see its true appearance.
At this time, the black smoke was getting closer and closer, turning into a large black cloud, shrouding something in the sky.
"Woo~~~"
Suddenly there was a long, dull, but extremely loud air whistle sound.
The sound was like the roar of a legendary beast from hell, spreading throughout the entire fleet.
Immediately afterwards, under the black clouds, several battleships were seen lined up on the horizon.
They were sailing against the wind. There was no sail hung on the mast, but a tall chimney stood at the back of the ship.
The billowing black smoke is spitting out from those chimneys.
But what is strange is that their speed is much faster than the fastest sail warships. Parno and a group of elven navy officers and soldiers visually inspected the Naian fleet's speed in excess of ten knots.
‘I think that is the alchemy technology that Naian is most proud of~!’ The people present couldn’t help but admire it.
Seeing those battleships, Parno couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked at Lorraine strangely. Although those battleships were huge in size, compared with the battleships of the Elf Kingdom, they were still a size smaller, at best.
That is to say, it is just a little faster.
However, Parno is confident that even if they only use sails, the Elf Kingdom's naval fleet may not be slower than the Naian people.
With just a few battleships here, Lorraine has the confidence to compete with himself?
That’s not only underestimating your own vision, but also underestimating your own IQ~!
At this moment, I heard ‘woo~~woo~~’
Another roar of the air horn came.
Immediately afterwards, something huge like a hill jumped out of the horizon.
Everyone held their breath for a moment~!
Although the distance was extremely far, one could clearly feel the hugeness and majestic majesty of the ship.
Compared with its huge figure, the battleship next to it is almost an inconspicuous gunboat.
It is like a small island. To be precise, it is no different from an island on the sea. The billowing black smoke erupting from the middle is like a large dark cloud hanging over the head.
Along the way, it crushed the turbulent waves and plowed a deep white wave on the sea. The speed was not slower than that of a battleship.
As it gets closer and closer, everyone can feel its powerful power. It feels like even a small island standing in front of it will be easily crushed by it.
When it came close and walked side by side with the other ships, everyone was shocked by its huge hull.
Even standing on the tall Ark Royal, facing the giant ship, I had to raise my head to look up at its majestic figure.
The sailors on the giant ship also looked down from high places, looking down at the crew members on the Ark Royal with curious expressions on their faces.
Although there was no look of contempt in the eyes of those sailors, they were just pure freshness and curiosity, but because of this, the sailors of the Elf Kingdom were even more angry.
Because, what is more annoying than being looked down upon by others is being ignored by others~!
The other party's gaze was like a well-fed tiger looking curiously at a rabbit it had never seen before. No matter how much the rabbit roared, it would never be taken seriously by the tiger.
Behind Lorraine, a group of officers from the Elf Kingdom looked at each other, and they all saw the bitterness on each other's faces.
The Elf Kingdom has maintained its reputation as the world's number one battleship for hundreds of years, but now it has changed hands.
Parno also stared blankly at such a huge thing for a long time. This huge battleship shocked him from the bottom of his heart.
But then Parno laughed happily with a "ha" sound.
Everyone present was shocked, thinking that this representative of the radical young military officers was mad at him.
Then I heard Parno shout loudly: "You have no cannons on this ship, no cannons, hahahaha..."
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and then they all narrowed their eyes and looked at the giant ship.
Sure enough, they saw that although the ship was huge, there were no firing windows for artillery in the cabins below the deck, and there were not even a few windows opened.
Just in a few corners, there were several large-caliber machine guns and 40mm rapid-fire cannons, with their muzzles raised high and pointed toward the sky, obviously for anti-aircraft purposes.
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other again, and they all showed relaxed expressions: This big ship is not a battleship. It's just a big ship.
But then again, big ships are useless. A ship without cannons is like a gangster without weapons. If he goes out with just two fists, he will be hacked to death by others.
At this time, Parno also realized his gaffe and knew that he was gloating too much. He calmed down and put on his polite appearance again. He smiled and said to Lorraine: "Count, your boat looks quite big.
But where are your cannons?
Or are you building a cruise ship?!"
Lord Lorraine couldn't help but look at him strangely.
I cursed in my heart: You can be considered a young officer~!
It simply brings disgrace to the word ‘young warrior’.
Doesn't it mean that all young officers are very smart and have intuitive sensitivity to new weapons? Often, just by looking at them, they can know the direction of future war development.
Like the artillery master Napoleon. The tank expert Patton. Guderian. Even de Gaulle can barely be counted as one.
In addition, there is Isoroku Yamamoto, who is famous for his aviation warfare, and so on. These are all radical young people, and each of them has an extremely accurate grasp of the direction of the war.
While others were still immersed in the inherent tactical system, they began to think about the new tactics brought by new weapons. They were all awesome and awesome.
And the man opposite...the elf is also an officer of the Young Faction, but his brain is not so bright. The old man showed the ship. He didn't even know what it was for.
And the guys behind him are all as stupid as chickens.
It seems that I was deceived by those third-rate military journals I bought from street stalls~!
Lorraine sneered, shook his head slightly, and asked in a relaxed tone: "Why do I need to equip artillery?"
Parno was stunned for a moment and asked: "Why not equip it with artillery?
Earl, please forgive me, this ship of yours is not a good one, is it? It was just pulled out from the dock after it was built?
You are also a general who has experienced hundreds of battles. I believe you should know that facing a butcher's knife, a wild boar can still resist with its sharp tusks. If it is a domestic fat pig, no matter how fat it is.
But in the end, even a woman with a knife can cut her..."
Having said this, he did not continue, but stretched out his hand and lightly scratched his neck, making an ominous gesture.
Then he laughed loudly, and while laughing, he said apologetically: "Earl, I have always been outspoken. If I say anything, please don't take offense, don't take offense, ah? Hahahaha..."
Lorraine looked at him and also laughed, saying: "I'm not surprised, I'm not surprised. You can't even see this, which only shows that your vision is too small.
And as an outstanding representative of the Elf Kingdom, you are like this, and others are naturally even less worthy of mention. How can I be surprised?"
All the officers present invariably darkened their faces. Lorraine. This was no longer the polite and polite innuendo between nobles, but a naked slap in the face. He also scolded all of them.
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Elves have always been arrogant and extremely sensitive in terms of national pride, so naturally they cannot accept this.
Several young and energetic officers were so angry that they couldn't help but step forward and pull out a section of the sword from their waists.
Lorraine suddenly became angry: nmlgbd~! You damn can't even listen to the slightest advice. This is a problem. I need to cure you~!
He narrowed his eyes and stared at them coldly.
Behind the officers, Hippo Maidon could not help but sigh secretly. The Elf Kingdom had been closed for too long, and the reason why he had not intervened was because he hoped that they could open their eyes and see clearly.
The world, but these people have been closed for too long, their minds are rigid, they are only arrogant, and they cannot listen to what others say.
He stepped forward and shouted: "What do you want to do? Rebellion? Put away all your weapons. Put them all away from me."
As he spoke, he punched and kicked the officers.
Only then did those people retract their weapons angrily and then retreat.
Hippomedon turned around, bowed deeply, and said: "Count, I was not strict in my discipline and I was rude."
Lorraine didn't care and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, just discipline him more next time."
The Elf Kingdom's attitude towards humans has always been a problem, making human politicians quite dissatisfied.
The reason why he took the battleship of the Elf Kingdom this time was to personally understand the thoughts of these soldiers and evaluate the degree of cooperation between him and the elves, and now the results have come out.
Lorraine turned around and said, "Send a signal and ask the people above to pick me up."
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other for a while: The people above came to pick him up? What does this mean? Could it be that he let his warship come close and then he climbed the rope ladder? Or was it the most traditional way of swinging the mast?
But looking at the lord's appearance, it didn't look like he wanted to do that at all.
Although he was puzzled, the signal soldier still sent the signal upward.
After a while, I saw a dark thing rising slowly into the air on top of the giant ship.
That is a small to medium-sized war fortress~!
Seeing this, Parno couldn't help but shrink his eyes, and felt a slight tightness in his chest.
He understood in an instant: It turned out that the huge ship was not a gunboat, but a huge mothership~!
This ship doesn't need any cannons at all. As long as it relies on the powerful war fortress above, it is enough to destroy all enemies from a long distance~!
Unfortunately, I kept shouting about cannons. Now that I think about it, I feel like a clown.
At this time, the war fortress had slowly flown over.
In order to avoid the masts and ropes on the Ark Royal, it deliberately made a circle and then landed in the gap on the aft deck.
When it fell, everyone suddenly felt the hull under their feet shaking slightly. Then they saw the war fortress that had stopped steadily, and their hearts sank.
The war fortress is not big, only half the size of a house at most. But looking through the door and window, you can clearly see that at least ten people can fit inside. This is a new type of war fortress, and it is
This means that mankind's development and research on war fortresses has reached a new level.
The entire Elf Kingdom currently has only a handful of war fortresses, and these were purchased from humans at high prices, not to mention development and research.
Lorraine smiled, then turned back and said to the elf officers: "Everyone, do you want to come with me to visit?"
A group of elf officers looked at each other, cheered, and rushed forward. They almost got into a fight over the seats.
Although they are old-fashioned, they are not stupid. Otherwise, they would not have given up the crossbows of the past and switched to human cannons. Now that they know that another new type of weapon has appeared, they naturally want to learn more about it.
Parno gritted his teeth and stood up. He also wanted to understand how powerful this huge battleship was? (To be continued...)