Santairiku Eiyuuki

Now, the news that the Lemurian Imperial Army had landed on Rosa Island instantly echoed around the world.

Most of them set a static sight.

The Kingdom of Tretum, for example.

Far from the island of Rosa in the first place, and none of them needed to intervene in the circumstances of the island of Rosa, contemplating a change of state religion from Western to Orthodox.

The Kingdom of Ederna is also a western Mesian country, but equally non-intervention because of its alliance with the Lemurian Empire.

The princess witch (Medium)...

Needless to say, there is no way that the Orthodox main mountain shelters Western pirates.

It doesn't matter because religion is different in the first place leading up to the Farse kingdom.

That's why none of the Knights of Saint Rosa ever reached out their name to the Rosa Pirates for salvation......

If there is a god to throw away, there is a god to pick up.

King Cerda had just begun to prepare for the rescue.

"If it takes so long to prepare..."

King Cerda - Raus I - sighed.

Originally to avenge Emperor Lemuria, Laus I was prepared.

Raus I's policies have many opponents, including his son...

You can't move an army so easily.

That is why, in addition to strengthening and strengthening the army, it was necessary to stabilise the country with various roots and to clean up the political problems beforehand for Laus I to attack the Lemurian Empire.

What we had to do in particular was enhance the fleet.

The first king of the Kingdom of Cerda took a large number of ships from the Lemurian Empire and ruled the right to control the Temporary Album Sea… but that is also a story of the past.

Naturally, not a single ship was left at the time.

Whereas the Lemurian Empire held more than two hundred galley ships, the Kingdom of Cerda only held around one hundred galley ships.

Even if we think that the Lemurian Empire will leave a certain amount of ships in the Artel Sea in order to secure control of the Artel Sea in the north…

I still want fifty more ships.

That's why Raus I was levying merchant ships or building new ones.

In the meantime, information reached Raus I's ear that Erkür had landed on Rosa Island.

For Raus I, this was both fortunate and unhappy.

The lucky thing is we got a big name.

The great nickname of rescuing the Knights of St. Rosa is sufficient domestically, because it also externally avenges Elkhur and makes it harder to be thought of.

The unfortunate thing is that we still need time to prepare.

In the navy as it is now, defeat of the Lemurian Empire is visible.

Given the time to increase the number and train...... how tenaciously the Knights of St. Rosa can protect them.

but it became a big problem.

"Fortunately, Rosa Island hasn't fallen yet.... We need to hurry. Anchor up!! Set sail!!

And it came to pass that Raus I led one hundred and seventy galley ships out of the port of Cerda.

"It's about... four months, isn't it? His Majesty the Emperor was expected..."

Carolina shrugged pompously.

In contrast, Elquille answers in a flat voice.

"Right. I guess it's time for the Rosa Pirates to run out of food."

The first four months of war.

Yet Erkühl had not been able to drop Rosa Island.

Nevertheless, it is natural, when taken for granted.

Erkühr is besieged by the army...

Because I just kept watching.

Whatever, throw in faeces and corpses with a stone thrower...

I shot an arrow or something.

It's only a minor attack with no damage here.

"With that said... Nia guy, you seem to have figured out my intentions in three days." Attack the food, is it? He asked me three days after the siege began. "

"So, what's your answer?

"That depends on the outcome. And I answered. In fact, if they surrender early, they'll fit in."

"Well, I guess so... By the way, what prompted Nia to notice?

I heard the terms of the surrender were mass conversion.

"Heh... you're such a good kid to notice there"

Troop attacks are not common, as they seem.

Because it is common sense that the former is more susceptible to losing food on the surrounding side and on the surrounding side.

It often turns out to be in the form of a soldier attack, and we don't often target a soldier attack from the outset.

but Erkür's aim has been to attack the troops from the beginning.

Well, there's nothing I can't force down...

"Rosa Island is fishing bait."

"The prey is King Cerda, isn't it?

"Sort of."

Then Elquille whispers, "That's not all, though," he murmurs.

"Well, King Cerda, it's time to fish. If I read correctly..."

Erkühr didn't start a war when he was nasty either.

Suppose... we attack around February.

In doing so, it was likely that King Cerda would take into account the progress made in preparing for the war he was starting last year and the strength and food of the Rosa Pirates and drop them off by deciding that they would "not make it".

When that happens, Elquille must be alert to the coming of King Cerda, who does not know when he will come.

On the contrary, if we attack after July...

King Cerda decided that the Rosa Pirates would have a little more, and it was possible that they would be even more prepared and attacked in full swing.

That makes it a tough fight.

Erkühl therefore calculated at what time he could fight King Cerda's army in optimal condition if he attacked Rosa Island, counting backwards from King Cerda's progress in preparing for war and the lowest monthly estimate that the Rosa Pirates would generally be able to withstand.

He then attacked "March" and came to the conclusion that four months later, "July", he would make a showdown with King Cerda.

"With that said, His Majesty originally predicted a battle with King Cerda 'after the summer', didn't he? Since then?

"Well, King Cerda is not an incompetent king. They should be getting ready to wage war. And, if so, King Cerda will be ready to convince you of the level... well, given the national and military power of the Kingdom of Cerda, will it be after the summer? And that's when I expected it."

Most……

Until this point it is only an anticipation and a guess.

What happens as a reality...

"Your Majesty! Your Highness! Excuse me while I speak to you. We have received an urgent report from a secret detective who was letting us lurk in Cerda!

"You don't have to kneel. Come quickly."

"Yes, I did!

That being said, the conductor handed Erkühl a secret book, out of breath.

Elquille opened it...... with a grin.

"My calculations, apparently, were definite."

Three days after the news of the departure of the Chelda Navy port came under Erkühl.

Elquille entrusted the general command of the offensive to Oscar, who, with Christos and Carolina, was out in the sea.

The Elquilles are the largest galley ship in the centre of the fleet.

I mean, it's the safest place.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Highness the Empress, the Grand Admiral! We have captured the Chelda Navy in southwestern waters! Approximately one hundred and seventy ships!!

Using the flag, the young clerk reported the information conveyed by the message relay method to both Erqueur and Christos.

"Right, right. It's a good thing we found the enemy first."

"No, it can't even be a coincidence. … as a result of the clarity of the difference in degree of proficiency"

"Well, sure...... Laus I would have liked to spend some more time training"

The inadequacy of the Chelda Navy is the result of Erkühl's rush to make the showdown to Laus I.

The Chelda Navy, which had to leave the port as soon as possible in order to save the Rosa Pirates, … has a high ratio of recruits.

Meanwhile, the Lemurian navy is inferior in number to the Cerda navy by about twenty ships, though...

Everything is made up of veteran soldiers, and I haven't missed training.

That was the colourful manifestation of the opposing abilities of both sides.

"Nevertheless... there are many different kinds of the same galley ships"

Carolina groaned intriguingly.

For Carolina in the Army field, naval warfare was something of medium interest.

Christos explained to Carolina so well.

"Yeah, that's right. Generally, the larger the galley ship, the faster it will become. And if it's small, it's small. However, this also depends greatly on the shape of the ship, the number of troops on board, and the number of rowers."

Erkür and Carolina listened seriously to Christos's explanation.

Erkühr has heard Christos lectures and has also read books...... review is important.

"For example... it was the fast ship that captured the enemy ship earlier. This is a large galley ship, elongated in shape. The characteristic is that… there are few combatants and many are rowers. Conversely...... even the same large galley ship is horizontal in one way or another and has a lot of combatants. Marines are the only combatants in a pirate crusade, but when it's a big fight like this one, you rent Army Longbow soldiers. Their shooting power is very powerful, and most importantly, they are long-eared (elves), so they are also strong in melee."

Longbow soldiers are also active on land, but also at sea.

Once it is in the framework of the Army... it can be called the half sea and half army.

"There is another type of large galley ship, a ship that we call the Dragon Striker. This is hardened by a large number of stone throwers and large crossbows. Most of them are rowers, except those who operate weapons... so you're close to a fast ship. The main role is to attack enemy ships from afar. It's just... I don't really get to use it when it comes to rioting, so the numbers are small. By the way, both fast ships and battleships are equipped with one or two stone throwers and large crossbows. So the tactical value of a dragon destroyer is low."

Dragon gunships are not user-friendly, so when both armies clash, they are lowered backwards.

It is the role of the Dragon Striker to sink as many enemy ships as possible before the clash.

"Many medium-sized galley ships are assault ships. This is a ship to destroy or roll over enemy ships in impact angle raids, isn't it? This will require a certain speed, but at the same time some small turns. So it's compact around the corner. Well, there's no difference between a large ship and its size."

Impact angle assault is a flower pattern used in battle on a galley ship.

It is a tactic similar to cavalry assault in land combat.

Naturally, its destructive power is immense.

However... a certain amount of skill is required, so it cannot be done by a less skilled navy.

"All other small and medium-sized galley ships are support ships. Combat ship support is your main task, isn't it? Soldier uniforms vary. They are equipped with soldiers to board enemy ships, archers to shoot at, or small stone throwers or small crossbows."

Hearing Christos explain, Carolina roared to the point of becoming.

By the way, Garfis, Carolina's father, and Christos are friends of the dog monkeys...

Carolina and Christos aren't close, but they're not bad.

Elquille is Christos' nephew, almost as well as his nephew's marital partner...

I guess it's a feeling.

"Generally speaking, I heard you use slaves as rowers on a galley ship... it doesn't look like this ship uses slaves, does it?

"You will not be able to use a possible rebel slave against the rowers of the ship on which His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Empress will board. It's just... other ships use slaves and criminals. Well... 40% are slaves, 20% criminals, and the remaining 40% junior marines are rowers."

Slaves and criminals become galley ship rowers in many countries due to labor costs and understaffing problems.

If they are chained together, they will not be rebelled (even though they cannot be said to be 100 percent).

It's cheap because slaves and criminals don't have to pay their salaries.

"But when the enemy comes aboard the ship... you can expect them as a force of war when the rower is a Marine. I mean, rowers have never been marines."

"I see... by the way, the Chelda Navy..."

"I don't know the exact figures, either, because I mean other countries. But… the slavery rate will be higher than in our country."

"That's reassuring"

This means that the Lemurian Navy is overwhelmingly advantageous when it becomes a white soldier battle between ships.

"Well, this time I'll watch the game thoroughly. Christos, I'm counting on your command."

"I'll take care of it, Your Majesty. We will surely give His Majesty victory."

Christos expressed his deep gratitude to Elquille.