rise of empire total war

Chapter 421 Night Attack
In the end, Richard still persuaded Stephanie to turn a blind eye to the arrival of Diane and Alfred Jr., and no longer pursue Richard's behavior of raising a mistress outside, but correspondingly, Richard Chad was also asked to swear to God that he would never find a mistress outside again from now on, let alone have another illegitimate child.

Not only that, but Diane and Alfred Jr. were not allowed to step into the Ippolito Palace. Richard could only place them in a manor outside the city, just like Freya had been arranged privately.However, Richard had other plans. Just as Diane thought, the three years of not seeing each other made him feel a little guilty for Diane, so he planned to seal an estate under his name to Alfred, so that He became a landed nobleman and was locked in his fief for the rest of his life.

As for which piece of land to confer to him, Richard has not yet decided. Basically all the territories in the kingdom have been subdivided, and only Cuban Island, Nordland and Urifland are left under Richard's direct control. , If you want to seal it, you can only seal the newly conquered area on the Osa Peninsula to him.

But little Alfred is only two years old now, and may not be able to control the double-hearted Ossa, so Richard can only seal the territory to him in name, and then send someone to manage the fief affairs for him, and wait for Alfred De went to the fief after he became an adult.

At the same time, while Richard was busy coaxing Stephanie, an unprecedented war was about to begin in the port of Paisikia in the far north.

After being besieged for several months, Sigurd, the commander of the First Fleet, waited for the reinforcements of the three newly arrived legions, and finally made up his mind to go to war with the enemy fleet.After discussing with the commanders of the three armies, they decided to deploy the artillery of each army on the shore or on the wall of the port to cover the breakout fleet. On the evening before the start of the war, the generals collected A large amount of gunpowder was made into explosive kits, or placed on small fishing boats confiscated from the port, and a group of daredevils were selected to launch a surprise attack on the enemy under the cover of night.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the deployment of the enemy fleet. The Acarnanian coalition forces knew that the land was dominated by Winster's army, so they did not land, but fixed each ship with iron chains. Together, they occupy the outer waters of Paisikia Port, like a small fortress floating on the sea.

Because of this, Sigurd came up with such a plan. Dozens of gunpowder ships collided with enemy ships and caused explosions. The power should be able to blow up the surrounding warships and cause raging fires. If the enemy could attack them in time, It's okay to put out the fire. If it's too late, the warships connected by the iron ropes will all be burned down due to a chain reaction.

If Richard were here, he would definitely praise Sigurd repeatedly and think of the Battle of Chibi in the Three Kingdoms. The disadvantaged Liu and Sun coalition relied on fire attacks to repel Boss Cao's so-called million-strong army.

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That night, perhaps with the help of the gods, the moon that night was covered by a layer of dark clouds, and the bright moonlight was only left with bits and pieces seeping through the gaps in the clouds. The visibility of the entire sea was extremely low, even standing on Paisikia Looking at the coalition fleet from the city wall of the port, they could only see faint dots of fire.

In this context, 28 small fishing boats loaded with gunpowder quietly left the port and rowed towards the enemy fleet.There are two or three soldiers on each ship. Their responsibility is to control the ship to collide with the enemy ship and ignite the gunpowder on the ship. Each of them knows very well that their operation is basically close to death.

Looking at the increasingly clear silhouette of the warship on the sea in the distance, they couldn't help but subconsciously hold their breath, and they didn't even dare to breathe. promote.As the ships got closer and closer to the coalition warships, their hearts became more and more nervous.

The patrolling sailors on the warship deck did not notice the enemy heading towards them. They held the burning torch with one hand and touched the hilt of the sword at their waist with the other, talking to their companions beside them. They walked along the fixed patrol route with a smile, and the sailors who were responsible for standing guard did not concentrate on checking the sea, but were doing their own things.

The long-standing peace made them completely relax their vigilance. The idea that the Winsters were afraid of their numbers and did not dare to take the initiative to attack was deeply rooted in their hearts. Every moment they are reminded that they are now in a state of war, they will think that it is still a time of peace.

"When will we go back to Patri Dawa? I'm tired of living at sea. There's nothing here. There's no wine, no women, just stinky sailors and boring patrols."

On the deck of the warship of the Acarnanian Alliance, a sailor holding a torch complained to his companions that he hadn't returned to the ground for a long time, which made his eye sockets sunken and his whole person looked a little depressed.

"Unless you can get the defenders of Paisikia Harbor to surrender voluntarily, otherwise we can only stay on the ship." The companion replied. When he spoke, others could clearly see his bleeding gums, and his bare skin Multiple petechiae and ecchymosis may also be seen on the outer skin.

"Damn it, Hudlin, what you're talking about is nonsense." The sailor who spoke first said dissatisfiedly, and the sailor he called Hudlin shrugged helplessly, saying: "What I said is the truth, Emaar, is it possible that I am going to lie to you that I can leave for Patri Dawa in a few days?"

"Damn, at least be more tactful." Emaar cursed. As soon as he finished his words, he felt a rush of urination from his bladder. On a wooden box, he unbuttoned his trouser pocket, took out his dragon king, and sprayed water on the bottom.

At this moment, he vaguely saw a few black shadows approaching the warship, and soon he was a few meters away from the warship he was on. In order to see what these shadows were, he couldn't help squinting. With both eyes, stretch out the torch downwards at the same time, leaning over and looking down seriously—God of the Sea, if he supplemented more nutrients, he would not suffer from night blindness like ordinary people in this world, and he would not have to suffer from night blindness. It took so much effort to see what those black dots were.

With the help of the firelight, he finally saw what those black shadows were. Seeing this, he was so startled that he almost screamed. He saw several small fishing boats docked at the bottom of the warship. On top of it, several shirtless sailors are smiling at him strangely!

"Enemy, enemy attack—"

Emaar's scream pierced the tranquility of the night, and a few seconds later, deafening explosions and dazzling flames engulfed several warships!
(End of this chapter)