Chapter 300 – Battle of Miliones (1) *Princess Fiona Naval Uniform Illustration*
Battle of Miliones (1)
Wow!
“You arrogant bastards… How dare you make such cheap provocations…”
“What does it say?”
“If you have the courage to confront the Balkan Landlord head-on with a fleet-to-fleet battle, they are telling you to come out to the Miliones Strait. Dare… “
After hearing this, Count Leverkin frowned and ran to the mast to give orders to his fleet.
“All ships! Raise sails and increase speed!! Send a signal to the 2nd fleet and tell them to come to the Miliones coast!!”
“Dismissal! The sea fog is so thick! There is no need to move as the enemy intended. Please reconsider your order!”
“The enemy is also unable to properly understand our movements due to the sea fog! So, from now on, we will make a surprise attack at high speed so that the enemy cannot even prepare!! So don’t worry about the enemy’s scout ships and raise your sails right away!! “Tell the strikers to row even harder!!”
Despite his adjutant Tić’s dissuasion, Count Leverkin increased the speed of the fleet, and the Balkan 1st Fleet, led by him, began to enter the Miliones Strait at high speed.
‘The ocean current flows quickly, and even the wind blows in a tailwind! This is the best situation. Plus, the thick sea fog is blocking our movements! The enemy would never dream that we could move this fast!! Quickly annihilate the enemy navy, land the legion and occupy Polygal Island!!’
After completing his rough calculations in his head, he tried to give orders to his fleet once again.
“The flagship you see now! Hyperion takes the lead of the fleet!! Every ship follows its origins… Ah!”
Count Leverkin, who was about to take the lead as he usually did when clearing out pirates, stopped giving his orders as if he realized something from the fragrant scent wafting from somewhere.
And when a beautiful voice was heard from the bottom of the mast, he quickly went down and greeted the owner of the beautiful voice.
“Commander-in-chief. The fleet’s speed has increased dramatically. What’s going on?”
“Oh, no. Empress Mama.”
Wherever he headed, Eliza, dressed in the Balkan Navy uniform and accompanied by a dozen knights of the Royal Guard, was waiting for him, so he got down on one knee and showed respect to the royal family.
‘This… I forgot that the Empress was aboard my ship… I have to cancel taking the lead. Furthermore, I know that Empress Mama is the master, but fighting on the sea is different. There is no need to take risks that could put Empress Mama in danger…’
“I thought I would soon see the enemy fleet, so I went to the front of the fleet for a moment, but I would soon fall back. “Please rest assured that no danger will come to the Empress.”
Whether it was fighting pirates or training, Count Leverkin always stood in the front line, fought bravely, and commanded the battlefield. However, since the Empress was on his own ship, he could not take the risk to her, so he took the speed of the flagship. I tried to fall into the rear row.
However, Eliza did not miss the slight hint of regret that flashed across his face.
“General Commander. It’s okay. If you are doing it for me, please go to the front lines. “If the flagship falls behind and shows no interest in battle, the soldiers will not be able to fight bravely.”
“Haona… “
“Why did His Majesty send me here? Just pretending to command while being safely protected aboard the flagship and only making achievements?”
“That… “
Few days ago. When Eliza, the Empress, came to Snelleda for support, Count Leverkin was worried about whether she might have taken away her command and whether she, lacking much battlefield experience, might go on a rampage, so he could not give a proper answer.
“No. I am the empress, but she is a knight before me! I have come to participate in the battle in the name of Eliza Leonhart von Balkan, a knight of the Balkan Empire. So, the commander-in-chief, please give me an order so that I can fight on the battlefield. The commanding authority of the troops lies with the commander-in-chief.”
Count Leverkin was able to return a confident smile as Eliza raised her sword and made a knightly gesture, asking for her command.
“Yes! I will take your orders! Empress Mama! From now on, the flagship Hyperion will not retreat from the forefront of the battlefield, so Empress Mama, please protect the drawbridge so that the soldiers can safely enter the enemy ship, and prepare for any unexpected enemy masters!”
“All right. Commander-in-Chief”
Eliza gave a light salute and disappeared over the drawbridge at the stern of her ship as he had commanded, while Count Leverkin stood at her mast, clenching her fists as she watched the Kingdom of Leon’s fleet begin to appear through the thick sea fog. Br〉
“I see the enemy fleet!! Entire fleet! Rush into enemy territory at full speed!! Hyperion takes her lead!!”
“Dismissal! Wouldn’t it be better to wait for the 2nd Fleet?”
“Okay! According to reconnaissance, the Kingdom of Leon’s navy has more warships than our allies, but its troops are only half of our allies! Moreover, if we succeed in approaching, our combat power can overwhelm the enemy!!”
“That’s true, but… “
Aboard the fleet, the selection criteria were the strictest among the imperial corps, the training was also the harshest, and the highest-quality equipment was supplied first, and it was a bodyguard corps, and since their combat power could be seen directly in the naval training, Teach logically followed his superior’s orders. I knew it matched.
‘But something makes me uneasy… Is there a reason why the Leon guys decided to designate the Miliones Strait as a battlefield? Is this place famous for having the fastest ocean currents? Moreover, this is a place where the ocean current flows towards Polygal… ‘
Even though everything was going in their favor, Teach couldn’t shake the feeling of anxiety that was creeping into his heart.
However, regardless of his anxiety, the Balkan Empire’s 1st Fleet led by Count Leverkin was rapidly advancing into the formation of the Kingdom of Leon, and as it approached the enemy, the archers began firing arrows in protest.
“Fire!!”
Floating!!
As the drums rang loudly, rain began to pour down on Leon’s battleship.
A waterfall-like rain of arrows poured down on Leon’s battleship, but no counterattack came from Leon’s side.
“Our speed was so fast that the Leon guys couldn’t even prepare for it!! At this rate, there would be no need to use a drawbridge!! Each ship should ram the ship and capture the enemy ship!!”
When it comes to moving troops, it was faster to attack directly by placing ships adjacent to each other than through a drawbridge, and since the size of the ship was much larger than that of the Kingdom of Leon Navy as the ships were connected, Count Leverkin thought there was no need to worry about the ship being broken even if it collided with it. I gave the order to do it.
Kwaang!! Kwaaang!!
Following Count Leverkin’s orders, the Balkan warships collided with Leon’s battleship and hooked the ship to swell the ship, and countless troops began pouring in.
Wow!!
Occupy the enemy ship!!
The legionnaires who bravely jumped into the Leon Kingdom’s ship, shouting loudly, immediately realized that something was strange.
“It’s strange!! “There is no response from the enemy at all!!”
“I thought you were embarrassed by our troops’ arrows and failed to respond… There is no pretense of popularity at all!!”
“What is this? Where on earth are the Leon guys… “
A small fireball breaking through the sea fog began to appear in the field of view of the imperial troops who were perplexed by the enemy’s ship, which did not respond, and the fireballs soon began to swell into hundreds or thousands.
“It’s a fiery arrow!! Raise your shield!!”
However, the target of the fiery arrows was not the legionnaires.
When the fiery arrows that covered the sky hit the battleship, Leon’s ship began to burn in an instant.
“It’s a trap!!”
“They greased the boat!! “All troops, return to their respective ships!!”
The soldiers of the Balkan Empire were taken aback by the fire that began to burn with great force, but as expected of elite bodyguard legionnaires, they began to return to the ship in an orderly manner.
But this was not the end of the Leon Navy’s ships…
Floating!
With the sound of a large drum ringing, Leon’s new fleet appeared in the sea, and they began to attack the Balkan Empire army with a barrage of arrows.
“Aaaaah!!”
No matter how elite the troops were, they had no choice but to expose their vulnerabilities while moving from ship to ship, so many soldiers began falling into the sea after being shot by arrows.
“Protect your comrades on board with your shield!! The troops still remaining on the enemy ship must return quickly!! With all the troops returning, the ship pushes away the enemy ship to prevent the flames from spreading… Hehe!!”
Count Leverkin was momentarily taken aback, but he quickly came to his senses and stood at the mast, attempting to command his troops.
However, he was startled by a ray of sword passing by his neck and had no choice but to come down from the mast.
“Tsk! Killing the commander failed. It doesn’t matter. All troops!! Keep firing arrows!! “Show the Vulcan bastards what the price is for daring to target Leon!!”
It was Princess Fiona’s sword that appeared at the head of the Leon Kingdom warships and sniped at Count Leverkin, and with her voice, the Leon Kingdom troops entered the Miliones Strait and a full-scale naval battle began.
*Princess Fiona navy uniform illustration*
*Princess Fiona Navy Uniform ver2*
