Iron Power And Sorcerer

Iron Power And Sorcerer Chapter 72

2021-01-23

Chapter 72 Feasts
Lighthouse Harbor is very lively, twelve galleys are docked at the dock, Porters carried dry rations and fresh water barrels to the warships. The sailors disembarked and pitched their tents in the open space of the port, made a fire to cook, and slept and rested.

Since leaving Veneta, the sailors of the galleys have had to drink cold water and eat wheat cakes that have become dry from the loss of moisture, and they have only tasted warm soup for the first time after arriving at Lighthouse Harbor. and fresh bread.

The lucky ones selected by lottery on other ships also camped ashore to make a fire and cook, but they were strictly separated from the sailors of the galley and were not allowed to interact with each other.

The same is true for the sailors on the galleys. The sailors of each ship camp separately, and the adjutants and midshipmen take turns to patrol. No sailor is allowed to leave the ship's camp without permission.

These measures are all for epidemic prevention. Lieutenant Admiral Nareshaw has lived at sea all his life. In his view, the outbreak of infectious diseases on the dirty and crowded galley is a matter of time and cannot be avoided no matter how hard we try. .

The only thing the Vice Admiral can do is prevent the sailors on the galleys from spreading the disease to the galleons.

Outside berth, where the rest of the fleet anchors.

The entire fleet appears to be moored at anchor, but there are inherent rules.

The Glory and the supply ship are moored on the innermost side, the large merchant ship for the third Legion infantry is moored near the Glory, and the navy's main galleon warship is in the outer circle to protect the merchant ship carrying the infantry.

The other light ships in the fleet were placed farthest from the flagship by Admiral Nareshaw, serving as the outermost layer and sentinel of the entire fleet.

At night, the warm port gradually became silent, but the atmosphere on the Glory gradually warmed up, and a grand banquet was being held on the Glory.

The temporary partitions on the artillery deck were removed, and the square table was assembled into a long table, which was placed from the bow to the stern.

Admirals Antonio and Naresho sat side by side at the bow end of the long table, and the other naval and army officers sat face to face, roughly in descending order of rank all the way to the stern. .

The navy brought freshly slaughtered cattle, pigs, chickens and ducks, fresh vegetables and fruits, and fine wine from the port in small boats.

The cook on the ship worked hard tonight, and the small kitchen on the ship continuously brought out one after another big dish on the long table.

The recipes for these dishes are very simple, nothing more than roasting and boiling. The meat is roasted on a fork, and the vegetables and fruits are washed and placed on a plate.

But it was rare to eat fresh meat and vegetables on board. Everyone was very happy and praised the chef's good craftsmanship.

The officers dined together in the cabins, and the sailors on deck received double spirits, according to Victory Day standards, and enjoyed roast meat and vegetable soup from the galley. Although there are no tables and chairs, they are no less happy than the officers.

Winters had never been to such a fun feast, and the venue was so dark, low, and shabby: behind Winters' chairs was the Glory's cannon, and just above her head was the Glory's deck , the dozens of candles placed on the dining table are all the light sources in the cabin.

No crocheted tablecloths, no fine china, no gold and silver knives and forks—not even cutlery, in fact, the Glory has never received so many officers, and officers are not allowed to use sailors as a rule. Cutlery, so the officers sitting in the back half of the long table eat meat all by hand.

But the atmosphere in the cabin was so warm and cheerful. According to Winters, this place was much more interesting than the pretentious reception of the Nawa Lei Family, and the serious atmosphere of the army dinner.

Who would have thought that the strict navy would throw the concept of inferiority and inferiority aside at the dinner table?

On the artillery deck of the Glory, army officers and naval officers gathered together, and no one could see that these were two groups of people who usually looked down on each other.

The officers didn't drink much, but their faces were flushed. Antoine's proven mystery chatter, and from time to time there is a big laughter from the dining table over the bow.

The seats of Winters, Bud and Andre and the other warrant officers were at the end of the table. They couldn't hear what the generals on the other side of the table were saying, but only heard waves of clapping and laughter. Voice.

But the advantage is that they are far away, and no one cares about the manners of these lowly apprentice officers, and all the dishes are served from their position, so a few warrant officers can eat without regard to appearance Eat especially.

Andre handed Winters his plate, which had a pile of meat on it like a building block. With bulging cheeks, he chewed hard and said vaguely, "Eat...eat this meat, this part is roasted deliciously..."

Winters also politely took half of the He put the roast meat on his plate, raised his glass and said with a smile, "To the cook! To the flames in the hearth! To the pig!"

Andre stretched out the glass with a smile, and the two Clink glasses.

Bud also silently raised his glass and touched it. He never liked to talk during meals.

And at the moment, sitting across from several army warrant officers, are four or five hairy children who look to be in their early teens.

One of the little children with golden curly hair is trying hard to break off a rib, but his strength has not grown, and the rib is very strong, no matter how hard he tries, it is completely motionless.

Winters stood up when he saw this, took out a knife and pryed the ribs down the bone, and placed it on the blond kid's plate.

The little child in the blue officer's uniform stood up and politely said in a childish voice, "Thank you, Your Excellency in the Army."

Looking at these little children, Winters remembered to Benville's younger brother Shire. So he simply rolled up his sleeves, removed the meat from the half roast pig, and shared meals for several children.

These little children in officers' uniforms are all very polite, and every time Winters puts meat on their plates, they get up and say thank you.

Although they are only eleven or twelve years old, they haven't even reached the period of changing their voices, they are completely small children. But they belonged to the same rank as Cage, and they were both midshipmen, and Cage was only this big when he first got on the ship.

This is how the Veneta Navy trains officers, the Army runs a military school, and the Navy directly sends these 11- or 12-year-old children to warships. In the Navy's view, warships are the best military schools.

These children left their parents at the age of eleven or twelve and were sent to live on ships. As apprentice officers, they learn how to use sextants and charts, how to navigate the waves and how to earn the respect of sailors by the captain's side.

By the time they're twenty - if they can survive the hardships at sea - they'll be tenacious, tenacious men.

Then they will be eligible to sit for the Navy Board examination, and after passing the examination, they will enter the true officer class of the Navy and become an adjutant.

But now, the apprentice officers in front of Winters are just children.

“Do you have anything else to eat?” Winters asked, after filling the plate with meat for every child in front of him.

The golden curly-haired child and his companions looked at each other, then stood up and bowed slightly: "That's enough, thank you."

Winters felt the child more and more. Cute, reached out and touched his head, said with a smile, "You're welcome."

But this gesture of intimacy angered the little officer, and the blond child, who was originally polite, slapped him angrily. Lost Winters' hand: "Don't treat me like a child, I'm a naval officer!"

Winters laughed heartily, not only did he not feel angry, but he found the little adult more adorable.

Andre also laughed and stood up, raised his glass and said, "I apologize to you on his behalf, and respect all naval officers."

After he finished speaking, he drank in one breath. Finished a whole glass of wine.

The golden curly-haired midshipman also not to be outdone, he poured himself a full glass of wine and drank his head up.

Winters punched Andre and bowed sincerely to the little Navy midshipmen: "I was abrupt, sorry."

At this point, no Knowing what was being discussed at the dining table over the bow, there was another burst of have a big laughter. The army and navy commanders were breathless with laughter and slapped the table hard.

The lieutenant general stood up with a smile on his face, raised his glass and toasted loudly: "To the lovers and ma'am - may they never see each other!"

This one-liner There was another burst of violent laughter in the cabin, and all the officers raised their glasses together: "To the lovers and ma'am - may they never see each other!"

Then everyone drank it down .

Suddenly there was singing from above. After the sailors on the deck drank wine and ate meat, they began to sing in harmony:

"Back to the peaceful hometown. ,
Let the sea roar, my friend!"

Lieutenant General Nareshaw was in high spirits, and then the sailors sang:

"Through countless storms,

We landed safely!"

All the naval officers looked at each other with a smile, all stood up and sang along:

"Don't forget your ship My old comrade in arms!
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la, oops!"

Antonio also stood up, clapping his hands to the chorus of the naval officers. Under his lead, the army officers all stood up and beat the beat for the naval officers.

"We're on the same gun,

We'll wipe the deck together,

Damn, reload the gun,
Win the battle and come back!"

After a pause for a few seconds, the sailors on deck and the naval officers in the cabin sang:
"Through numerous storms,

We landed safely!
Don't forget your old comrades on board!
La la la la la la la, oops!"

Everyone refilled their glasses, waiting for the two generals to say their toasts .

However, suddenly, there seemed to be a sound of thunder on the sea in the distance.

The lively atmosphere of the banquet quickly cooled down, and the originally noisy cabin instantly became quiet. The officers were all too familiar with this voice.

"Thunder? Or cannonade?" Winters was startled, trying to discern the source and direction of the sound.

The thunder of one after another came.

It was artillery, Winters was sure, and it was coming from the sea.

Why the cannon sounds? is it possible that is the Taniria Federation trying to repeat the old tricks?

The quiet cabin suddenly became noisy again, and the officers were swearing and searching for their sabers and coats.

"Quiet!" Lieutenant General Nareshaw yelled.

All the officers in the cabin froze in place, turning to look at Lieutenant General Nareshaw.

"The Falcon and Amelia reported that since the day before yesterday, two clippers had been behind us not far or near. Therefore, General Serbia and I thought that instead of going to Instead of looking for pirates, it's better to create opportunities for them to fight us!" Lieutenant General Nareshaw said calmly: "Tonight, the wind direction, tide, and formation are not in our favor. The pirates of the Federation must think they have caught a godsend. This is a great opportunity, and we will recover the first blood debt tonight!"

"I announce that the Joint Command Number One has ordered: annihilate the enemy who came tonight." Lieutenant General Nareshaw Announced loudly, then he raised his glass high: "This glass, to victory!"

After finishing speaking, he drank the glass and smashed the glass

Except for a few high level Except for the officers, most of the officers only knew what happened at this time.

Antonio also shouted: "Victory!" and drank the wine in the cup.

Under the leadership of Antonio, all officers raised their glasses, or worried, or panicked, or calmly toasted.

Lieutenant General Nareshaw calmly said to his adjutant: "Mr. Klarman. Send orders, beat the drums and prepare for battle!"

The rush of drums sounded, and the Glory entered the battle state.

The naval officers put on their uniforms, hung up their sabers, and ran to their posts.

The sailors poured into the cabin, and the tables, chairs and cutlery on the artillery deck were quickly removed. Andrei held the plate and said with a sad face: "I haven't finished eating yet."

"Throw it away, look at the little ones." Winters pointed to the young naval officers.

They obviously hadn't eaten a few bites of meat, but after the sound of the war drums, they got up and left the cabin without any hesitation.

The sailors threw unfinished food directly from the gun port into the sea, and the gun deck was cleared in less than one minute.

Every officer and every sailor on the ship returned to their posts, methodically preparing for battle, with only the army officers standing there, not knowing what to do.

"The Hundred-Men Commander returns to the ships to find your troops. The Great Captain remains on the Glorious, awaiting assignment." Antonio called the Army officers to his side and ordered: " Execute the orders of the Joint Command."

The army officers woke up from their dreams and left the cabin one after another. At sea, the Army has one officer on each ship, and the rest of the officers rest aboard the Glory.

The three warrant officers also ran back to the poop cabin to get their weapons, and then found the chief battallion Captain Wilson of the 1st Hundred Men Squad.

The sailors fired torches at various points on the deck of the Glory, and the four small boats were released and returned to their own ships, carrying the naval and army officers who had just attended the banquet.

Two more horns sounded, this time the Glory's horns.

The entire fleet was awakened by the sound of cannons, and other ships also lit torches one after another, and the horns responded to the Glory.

In the distant port, the sailors who were resting ashore also heard the sound of the horns. The port came alive, and the sailor's camp gradually changed from starlight to brightly lit.

Lieutenant Admiral Nareshaw stood on the forecastle, with his hands behind his back and silently counting the sound of his own horns.

An adjutant climbed up the forecastle and said excitedly, "General, Drake is actually here!"

Lieutenant General Nareshaw counted to three Ten, before answering: "I waited for him for a day and a half. If he doesn't come again, it means that I overestimate him. The whole bay is full of spies. Don't say that a ship has already found us."

Antonio also boarded the forecastle, he excitedly shook hands with Lieutenant Admiral Nareshaw and congratulated: "Your Excellency is actually across the vast sea. You can make the enemy act according to your plan. If you hadn't informed me in advance, I would have thought that you were responding to the situation and used this rhetoric to appease the military's heart."

"In fact, it is to appease the military's heart, and the situation is still against us. It's not good, and I wasn't sure whether Captain Drake would come or not." Lieutenant General Nareshaw said with a wry smile: "Captain Drake is an avid gambler, and he will not let anyone with a small and great reputation let go. Opportunity. After getting our four warships, he has more money to gamble, but I'm not sure whether he has the guts to come down and gamble."

"Please don't do that. Humility, your handling of Drake's mentality is beyond my imagination." Antonio said admiringly.

"Because I am also a gambler, and only the gambler knows what the gambler is thinking best." Lieutenant General Nareshaw's face did not show any joy: "I am actually taking the fleet as capital, Take a gamble with Captain Drake."

"So what do you need our Army to do tonight?" Antonio asked.

"Do nothing." Lieutenant General Nareshaw replied with some regret: "I will not use these twenty-one troop carriers until it is a last resort. It's not that I underestimate the battle strength of your subordinates, but after all, the sea is different from the land. If I can not use the third legion, I will try not to use the third legion. "

Antonio nodded, showing his understanding to Nareshaw with his eyes.

Lieutenant General Nareshaw was also nodded gratefully.

Distant On the sea, a little fire flickered.

It was a guard ship arranged on the periphery. Nareshaw sent two light sailboats with a tonnage of less than 100 tons to patrol the periphery of the fleet anchorage. It was them just now. When the enemy's fleet is found, fire artillery to warn.

The warning ship is sending information to the flagship through the lights.

The regularity of the lights on and off represents several situations agreed in advance.

The warning ship kept repeating this message: Enemy ships, northwest, twenty to twenty-five.

The moon was dim, but on the dark sea about two kilometers away, I can still vaguely see the shadow of the ship.

The enemy is coming.

The boat song in this chapter is Don't forget your old shipmates. I heard this for the first time The boat song is still in "AC: Mutiny", and then "Fighting in the Furious Sea".

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