271 – Battle of Gryfino (9)
When the 23 ships of the Reich Empire’s main force formed a semicircular formation, the reaction of Warsaw’s soldiers and officers was ridicule, contempt, and It was a mockery.
Even though the formation that Peter Yeager first introduced was very unfamiliar to this world, it was foolish to laugh at the enemy carelessly.
For them, a naval battle means hitting the enemy’s side with a wave and sinking the ship, or engaging in hand-to-hand combat, but the Reich fleet foolishly attacked the weakest side.
The number of ships was already nearly six times greater, and Peter Yeager’s few ships anchored with their sides exposed from the beginning seemed nothing but a foolish act.
“f*ck you, platoon leader. “Is what I see really true?”
“Uh-huh, Corporal Yakov. It is against military law to laugh at the enemy during battle! hahahaha.”
“God protect the Grand Duchy of Warsaw! Long live Warsaw! Long live His Majesty the Archduke!”
However, instead of laughing at Peter Jaeger like the soldiers under his command, their commander, Captain Timo, sharply raised his guard.
The reason why I was even more nervous was that when I checked the records of Peter Yeager, not only did he always have a record of winning by using unexpected tactics.
Until he came this far, he remembered that he had escaped numerous crises and desperate situations by maintaining a vigilant attitude in any situation.
‘It’s enough to laugh at Peter Yeager when he hangs the bastard’s head on a pole and triumphs majestically.’
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Timo said as he pulled his sword out of its sheath and swung it around to use it in place of his baton.
“The opponent is Peter Jaeger of the Reich Empire! Anyone who lets down his guard or laughs at me will have his head cut off, regardless of rank, according to military law! “As for ridicule and ridicule, do it after decapitating or capturing the bastard!”
The orders of the commander in charge of the Warsaw Grand Fleet soon spread throughout the entire army, and their mood suddenly changed.
Until just now, the Reich Imperial Army was so amused at the sight of the Reich Imperial Army charging in with a fleet that was so small compared to theirs that they naturally let their guard down, but now it felt as if they were going to step on even an ant to death with all their heart.
“All fleet, row at full speed! Full speed ahead!”
The 115 ships of the Warsaw Fleet began to approach the Reich Empire fleet as quickly as possible, and the Reich Empire’s sailors began to panic as a huge number of enemy ships approached.
“The number of bastards is so great. “Can we really win?”
“I don’t know, you son of a b*tch! If you don’t want to be left behind, get ready to load the ballista with the next stake!”
“I feel like I’m going to die… I’m scared… The bastard who mutters, ‘f*ck, this isn’t right’, Sergeant Lee will personally kill you for sure by dropping him into the sea! “If you go to heaven and go to heaven, you won’t have to be afraid of death. How great would it be?”
Peter Yeager was measuring the distance between his allies and enemies in his mind as he watched the enemy fleet approaching them.
Originally, it is the watchman’s role, but it is something that the person in command must do in order not to miss what he or she thinks is the optimal attack time.
Meanwhile, it was difficult for the staff to understand the captain, who did not say anything and was looking at the enemy with a very cool, even calm expression.
‘If you are a commander who commands a fleet of only 40 ships and fights against an enemy nearly three times the size, it would not be enough to give a speech or give appropriate orders to raise the morale of your troops.’
The longer Yeager remained silent in these thoughts, the more nervous the staff on the flagship became than his soldiers, when Peter Yeager finally spoke.
“The most important thing is to trap the enemy in our semicircular encirclement formation. From now on, until the enemy ship approaches within 50 meters, load the ballista with stones and aim at the paddles attached to the enemy ship. Wizards, fire fireballs at the sails. Completely eliminates the enemy’s mobility.”
The staff heard the most appropriate order for the current situation and began to move quickly.
“This is Captain Jaeger’s order! “Until you approach within 50 meters, the wizards burn the enemy’s sails with fireballs, and the siege ballistas are told to load stones and destroy the oars!”
“This is an order to make those damn Warsaw cripples! “Make him a cripple who can’t even walk in the sea!”
“Long live your Majesty the Great Emperor! “Destroy the oars and sails they are working so hard to row!”
When the order was given, the Reich Imperial Navy soldiers followed the instructions, the wizards aimed at the sails and the ballistas were aimed at an angle to destroy as many of the enemy’s oars as possible.
Then, regardless of whether the officers or soldiers on the deck were assisting in loading the ballista.
“Until the distance to the enemy is within 50 meters, attack only as I tell you. Don’t wait for the next order to fire, just keep shooting.”
When Peter Yeager gave the command to fire, the siege ballistas and wizards launched an attack targeting the sails and oars, which could be considered the legs of the enemy ship.
Rocks flying from the ballista broke several oars attached to the ship with a crackling sound, and fireballs flew into the oiled cloth sails and set them on fire.
Because of this, the speed of the Warsaw Fleet, which had been moving at high speed thanks to the power of oars and sails, gradually slowed down, but Captain Timo did not pay much attention to this.
According to the report, the number of friendly forces was nearly six times that of the Reich Imperial Army, so he was confident that he would win unless he did something quite stupid.
So even when his staff suggested that it would be better to fold the sails and use only the oars, he did not listen.
‘There is no need to sink the enemy’s ship by striking it. If we can cling to Peter Yeager’s ship by any means possible… It is a victory for our team.’
It was possible because he thought he was better than Peter Yeager, who had the desire and expectation of victory, was a little careless, and used tactics that ignored the norm.
“Ahoy! We are the Warsaw Navy!”
“Charge in single file with burning passion and sincere love for our country!”
“Prepare for close combat! “We will cover with small ballistas and charge all at once!”
Captain Timo’s confidence naturally spread to the entire Warsaw fleet, and some of his soldiers were already singing victory songs, so confident that they had almost won.
No, looking at the situation that has unfolded so far, the defeat of the imperial army is almost certain.
They were blind to the fact that victory was just around the corner, so none of them paid much attention to the fact that several oars were broken, sails were burned, and the speed of the vanguard was reduced.
When the battleship’s speed, which was initially over 15 km/h, decreased to less than 7 km/h, the watchman on the Warsaw flagship rang the bell and shouted in a loud voice.
“Prepare for power shock! Prepare for shock!! “Prepare for shock!!”
Everyone’s fighting spirit was kindled by the watchman’s words to prepare for shock.
“f*ck, are we finally going to break through the Reich’s soft walls with our ship’s thick, hard waves?!”
“You bastard, no matter what you say, it’s like you’re shaving your face. “That’s why you don’t attract women.”
“Even if you pick just one piece of Jaeger, or a high-ranking person from the Reich Empire, your fortune will change! Let’s fight to the death!”
Gyeonsisu continued to ring his bell and corrected his misunderstanding.
“Beware of impact from the rear! Watch out for the rear! Hold on tight! Collision with a friendly ship coming from behind!”
After hearing those words, Captain Timo and his soldiers quickly looked back, and behind them, ships that had initially advanced at a similar speed to them were following too closely.
They were desperately trying to avoid colliding with our allies, but the number of ships was so large and the range of movement was so small.
If things continue like this, it was as obvious as seeing fire that a maritime traffic accident would occur.
“The helmsman, turn the ship slightly at an angle! At all costs, avoid being hit head-on by a friendly ship’s crash! Also, all soldiers move to the bow and hold on to the wall!”
Since it seemed impossible for Captain Timo to avoid a collision, he gave instructions to reduce the impact as much as possible.
Thanks to this, the Warsaw ships that were at the forefront but slowed down were barely able to avoid being hit by friendly forces and being sunk or suffering major damage (damage to a level that required repair).
They avoided receiving major damage, but in the aftermath of the collision, the Warsaw ships were mixed up and the battle line was scattered.
Still, they somehow began to approach the Reich Empire’s ship, and then Peter Jaeger’s order came again.
“Wizards, ballistas, and infantrymen, aim and shoot those damn bastards all at once! Don’t miss a single one! And take out all the long spears and lances stuck in the cabin! “The one who kills one more guy and holds out for even one more second wins!”
Jaeger, who commands like that, is still at the forefront without fail.
From now on, until the fishing boats arrive to roast the Warsaw bastards with fireworks, there will be a dog fight, or a muddy fight no less than the fight on Richen Hill.