The mage arrives

The distance between Black Iron City and Yunlin City is not too far, and it takes about two days by land.It would be faster to go by sea without the rugged terrain of the land.

The Isthmus of Cork is exactly on the middle line between the two cities.When Abel Aldrich's fleet sailed through the Isthmus of Cork, the watchman on the mast gazebo clearly saw the pass built by Gordon at the narrowest position of the isthmus.

At this time, there were no people on the city wall or the tower.This pass, where the most elite soldiers of the Freeman family were always stationed, is now undefended.

Hearing the report from his subordinates, the King of Haven couldn't help showing a contemptuous and proud smile: "Huh, Gordon Freeman is really too young. He spent a lot of effort to build and constantly strengthen the protection measures. Now it is in my gate. In front of the fleet, it became a pile of useless broken stones. Unless he can build a city wall on the entire steam sea, it is impossible to block my attack."

Alger echoed from the side: "It seems that the little count heard the news of our fleet's advance, and immediately withdrew all the garrisons at the pass in fright. Now the entire southern part of the peninsula, any location is our target of attack, I'm afraid the opponent is having a headache, how to allocate limited troops to defend so many important places."

"If I were Gordon, I would draw out all the elite of the general to form a mobile force. The other miscellaneous soldiers would be responsible for detection and defense tasks. After landing, try to let the miscellaneous troops hold us back, and then wait The main force will come as soon as possible. A decisive battle is the best way."

"But there is a prerequisite, that is, the opponent's soldiers can buy enough time. And I believe that with the fighting power of those Freeman's private troops, it is impossible to persist for half a day in front of my Strait Mercenary Group. "Alger didn't really agree with the King of Haven's opinion.

He is even more disdainful of Gordon's views: "A mage is just a mage. No matter how smart he is, he has a unique vision in grand strategy. How to train troops and how to march and set up a camp is still up to us knights. So I dare It is concluded that those Freeman's private troops who have formed an army for less than a month are very weak in combat effectiveness. They may be able to deal with the natives, but it is impossible to win the battle with the real Fereiton noble army. It is a pity. Gordon's command The batch of veterans from the north. There are only 200 people, which is really too small, otherwise it might give me a little headache."

Alger shook his head regretfully: "I think, if Gordon is cautious enough... he is a mage, and the character trait of 'caution' is found in many mages. If he is cautious enough, he should immediately Shrink your troops, stockpile supplies, and stick to the Sea Cliff Fort. That castle was built by you yourself, and now it has been reinforced and rebuilt. I think you should know how strong it is."

The King of Haiwen looked a little dignified: "You mean, he will stay in the Sea Cliff Castle? This is a big trouble. This time, in order to load as many soldiers and supplies as possible, I have put all the crossbows on the battleship The cannons have all been dismantled. With these resources at hand, it is indeed not an easy task to break through that castle."

In this era, even with all kinds of siege equipment, big and small, it is not an easy task to break through a castle with high morale, sufficient supplies and troops.Sometimes, a siege battle would even last for more than half a year.In history, all kinds of famous generals, large and small, often suffered losses in this kind of siege battle.

Of course, if the party attacking the city has an advantage in terms of spellcasters, it may be able to break through the city quickly by surprise.

However, neither Abel nor Alger seemed to think that they had a mage who was better than Gordon Freeman.Even if Hansel and Greta hadn't rebelled, the chances of winning would not increase much if they wanted to conquer Sea Cliff Fort.

"Could it be that with the character of the other party, will he sit back and watch his territory be destroyed by us? His people were slaughtered by us?"

Alger smiled and said: "It's just a group of peninsula natives. In the eyes of the real Fereidon people, they are not citizens of the empire at all. For a knight at the bottom of the nobility like me, that's the case. For the young For the earl who has made such great achievements and has such a great reputation, the lives of those natives are even more worthless. I have heard some gossip that the earl of Haven came to this peninsula to become the lord only because there are It's just a fountain of magic that hasn't been discovered yet."

Seeing the other party's smile, Abel always felt that there was contempt in it.Why isn't he a peninsula native who is worthless in the eyes of these Fereidon people?A surge of anger surged in his heart: "Arrogant Freyton! Sooner or later, I will build the Haiwen Peninsula into a powerful kingdom that you dare not underestimate. I will appear as a king in front of your eyes. In front of the imperial nobles who are higher than the top, let you kneel down and salute in the most humble posture!"

Freyton established his country with military force, his national strength is strong, and he has a tendency to export civilization and beliefs, so it is not uncommon for Freyton nobles like Alger to have a sense of chauvinism in a big country.But he was wrong about Gordon.

A large part of the reason for the discrimination against foreign races by the Freyton nobles is based on their own sense of identity and pride in this country.As an outsider, Gordon does not have much sense of identity as a "Fretonian", so naturally he will not discriminate against other foreigners because of the reason "I am a noble and glamorous Freytonian".

Alger didn't notice the anger in Patriarch Aldrich's heart, and he continued: "If the other party just sticks to it, it's easy to handle. Because even if it takes a lot of twists and turns, the victory will eventually belong to us. But if this war is fought quickly It has become a protracted war. As time goes on, there will be many variables. Your good son and daughter may make trouble in the rear. And Gordon may also invite other reinforcements. You know, although the opponent is alone in the south , but among other things, in the Changxia province alone, there are many nobles who want to make friends with this mage. After all, his name is there."

Hearing what Alger said, the King of Haven, who knew little about Freyton's domestic political situation and the aristocratic circle, became even more anxious.

He decides.No matter what method is used, it is necessary to make a quick decision to end this battle.

But neither Abel Aldrich.It was Alger, who had made all the wrong predictions about Gordon's movements.

The opponent neither retreated into the sea cliff fort, nor deployed defensive troops around.The mage chose a more daring idea: take the initiative to intercept the fleet of the King of Haven at sea.

The menacing fleet of the King of Haven had just sailed through the Isthmus of Cork when it made a new discovery.On the flagship "Poseidon Believer".The watchman spotted another fleet appearing in the distance with his binoculars.

Today is a sunny day with no clouds and excellent visibility.On the lookout post more than ten meters high.It can see clearly the targets on the sea surface [-] kilometers away at the farthest.The fleet, which is still far away, seems to have formed a line of defense, trying to intercept its own southward movement.

According to the information statistics that are constantly reported, the opponent's fleet has a total of thirteen ships.Four large warships of the thousand-ton class.Eight small warships.There is also a huge ship over [-] tons.

According to the description, the largest ship should be the Turbulent City, the first-class battleship of the Imperial Navy.

"Hmph, that Gordon is quite courageous. He actually launched all the warships captured from the Vulture Pirates. For the group of miscellaneous sailors under Gordon's command, it is possible to sail the ship ten kilometers away. It is already a great achievement." The King of Haven's behavior towards Gordon.At first, he sneered a bit, and then there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart.

"I thought he was a cautious mage, but who knew he was a goblin who robbed ogres..." Argel also laughed.

"Ogre-robbing goblins" is a Freton colloquialism, usually used to describe those fools who overreach their means and make trouble for themselves.In the language that Gordon is more familiar with, it is "If you don't die, you won't die."

Originally worried that it would become a protracted siege battle, but now, since the opponent dared to take the initiative to attack, and it was still fighting on the sea where the King of Haiwen was best at, then only a perfect victory would be in line with the final ending of the story.

As a great pirate who once roamed the seas, Abel may have many flaws and deficiencies in other aspects, but when it comes to naval battles, he still has absolute confidence.

The fleet he has built over the years has never suffered even against the Freyton Empire Navy. When sailing on the steam sea, the major pirates even retreated. Newbie to a month?

Since Abel's fleet was formed, the biggest loss was also caused by Gordon, but that was when it was moored in the port, not a real battle.

"Send the order down and get ready for battle." The King of Haiwen ordered, "Also, order the cabin below to get ready. After the battle starts, don't hold back the whip, and lash those slaves hard! Those lowly animals row The harder the oars work, the sooner our moment of victory will come."

In the era of sailing battleships on the earth, what the commanders of both sides have to do during naval battles is to fight for a T-shaped formation and use the superior firepower of the side to destroy the enemy.In the world of Telos, today's naval battle is another form.

Leaving aside ordinary long-range weapons such as crossbows with low combat effectiveness, and magic weapons that are powerful but too high-end to be popularized, the way for men at sea to solve battles is similar to that on land, and they all have to rely on hand-to-hand combat Finish.

Therefore, after the naval battle starts and approaches a certain distance, the warship will often turn its sails to use the oars as the main driving force to obtain a temporary high speed and better small-scale steering ability.In this way, whether it is to board the enemy ship or just rely on the bow to ram the enemy ship, it can be done more easily.

At this time, on the first-class battleship that had been renamed "Rob Antello", Gordon also saw the enemy fleet that had begun to form an offensive formation and was rapidly approaching him.

"One, two, three...My lord, there are five second-class battleships with a displacement of more than [-] tons, and various other small fast warships..." A sailor was beside Gordon, holding up a binoculars Observing with difficulty.

From the perspective of the quality of the post of watchman, there is a big gap between Gordon's subordinates and the King of Haiwen's subordinates.

"Don't count, there are still fifteen small warships." Gordon said.

Originally, because of the talent of the successor of blood, his eyesight was far better than that of ordinary humans. With the blessing of a Pengyu Angel Eye, he could clearly see the incoming enemy fleet without binoculars.

Although as a mage, Gordon didn't want to get too involved in the military.But now he doesn't even have a serious naval officer under his command, and the temporary cameo captains on the warships are all the characters who have served as the most captains of merchant ships in the past.

That's why he personally came to command the naval battle.

Although not my field of expertise.However, Gordon did not intend to rely on traditional naval warfare to defeat the enemy anyway.It is completely impossible to defeat the powerful sailors of the King of Haiwen with the help of the sailors under his command who are capable of sailing the ship.

He is going to use spells to solve the problem and win this crucial naval battle.And this is exactly his specialty as a mage.

After capturing the ships of the Vulture Pirates, Gordon immediately concentrated all his resources and manpower to transform them.Because he can feel it.As time goes on, this sea will become more and more dangerous.Maybe at some point, the fleet of the King of Haven will have returned.It's time to attack yourself.

A few days ago, when Gordon heard Hernandez report that all kinds of espionage activities in the territory suddenly became frequent, he immediately understood.My own worst enemy in the north.I'm afraid they are ready to attack.

So he urged the craftsmen to work overtime and work overnight, and finally finished remodeling all the pirate ships before the enemy fleet came.

Gordon knew that his navy was still a group of rookies. Whether it was hand-to-hand combat or ship handling skills, it was far from comparable to the group of veterans who had served on average for more than five years in the King of Haven.So if the two fleets are in close combat, Gordon will undoubtedly lose.

so.He simply gave up the plan to make up for his weaknesses, and turned to strengthen his strengths.

Gordon uses the expertise he has learned on Earth.A considerable improvement has been made to the crude ballista on the original pirate ship.The three major elements of the ballista installed on various warships, the range, accuracy, and power, have been greatly improved.Combat effectiveness has increased by at least [-]%.

Every thousand-ton warship—according to the standard of the Imperial Navy, this is a second-class warship—is equipped with four ballistas.The bow and stern are equipped with heavy ballistas.On both sides of the middle section of the hull are medium-sized ballistas.

As for those light battleships, only a heavy ballista was arranged on the bow.

Although the long-range firepower has been greatly enhanced, Gordon is very clear that his warships still cannot wipe out the King of Haven's fleet at a long distance.These ballistas can only weaken the enemy, but cannot decide the outcome of the battle.In the end, he will inevitably be forced into a devastating boarding battle.

Therefore, Gordon put all the weight of victory on the ice golem, the hero who captured these warships.

Although the Rob Antero was the largest warship in terms of tonnage, Gordon did not install any ballistas on it.The reason is very simple. One is to reserve space for the future equipment of the magic crystal cannon, which is a naval warfare killer, and the other is that Gordon has other uses for this battleship.

He cleared out all the space in the hull that had been wasted by the pirates, and was surprised to find that about [-]% of the energy storage magic circle that was originally engraved on the lower deck was intact.

The material for drawing the spirit line of this energy storage magic circle is Mithril.The craftsmen poured the smelted Mithril juice into the fine steel grooves inlaid on the deck, and after cooling, they formed lines that conduct energy.Although the pirates were drooling over the precious metals inlaid on the deck below their feet, no matter how hard they tried, using knives, axes, chisels, etc., they couldn't get the mithril out.

This is thanks to the cutting-edge skills of Freidon's craftsmen and alchemists for making this magic circle so durable.

After Gordon discovered this situation, he immediately used all the mithril that was intended to be used to make the fifth battle ice golem to repair the wear and tear of the entire magic circle.

After the magic circle was repaired, he made some modifications and added a secondary magic circle to it, which was used to convert the absorbed free source energy into arcane energy of cold attribute.

The next thing to do is to activate this magic circle.

Although this kind of energy storage circle is very convenient, once it is activated, it can continuously absorb free source energy, but it also has many limitations.First of all, to draw and engrave this kind of magic circle, it needs a material that is very durable and has excellent conductivity to arcane energy.Ordinary magic circles may only need some magic beast blood or gem powder to draw, but energy storage magic circles cannot.

Mithril is generally the first choice, but such a rare metal is too expensive.It would cost at least five thousand gold coins to make an energy storage array of the size on this battleship.

The cost of the magic circle itself is not low.In addition, if you want to activate this magic circle, you need to instantly input a certain level of arcane energy.Judging from the size of the magic circle on the Rob Antello, at least a ten-ring magic power level is needed to activate it.

Ten-ring spells are legendary spells.

Of course, in reality, it is impossible to find a legendary mage to activate the magic circle casually.But the quality is not enough, you can use the quantity to make up.

The energy level of ten-ring spells is roughly equivalent to fifty five-ring spells.

Although it is impossible for Gordon to release fifty five-ring spells at once, he has a huge but stable energy source in the magic laboratory underground in Sea Cliff Fort - ice energy gem.

Gordon managed to build a long-distance energy transmission route, and then activated the energy storage circle on the battleship.Immediately afterwards, he turned the entire third and fourth deck spaces into a world of ice.

He spent a lot of effort to create this kind of environment on the battleship, just to make the Rob Antello the sea base of the Ice Golem. (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and updated faster!