Chapter 268

EP.268

The Warsaw reconnaissance fleet turned its bow toward us, as I expected, and approached at maximum speed.

With the distance between them and us and the current speed of the enemy battleship, they wouldn’t be able to make a hole in our ship with the prongs attached to the bow.

Unlike us, it is virtually impossible to destroy other ships, including the flagship I am on, using only small ballistas and arrow magic, so they are probably trying to compete in hand-to-hand combat.

Although it was a reconnaissance fleet, the enemy ships outnumbered ours by two (3 to 5), so the morale of the Warsaw soldiers approaching us seemed to be very high.

“Kill Peter Yeager! “There’s that bastard, Peter Yeager, on that damn flagship!”

“팔자를 바꿀 기회다 무슨 수를 써서라도 저 개새끼를 죽여!”

“Our army has 5 ships, and the enemy has only 3!”

The soldiers on the deck of the flagship I was on looked eager to rush out as soon as close combat began or to fire ballistas and arrows at the enemy soldiers huddled around the bow.

Among the officers, there was one who asked me with his eyes to shoot me right away.

If we suppressed the boiling urge to kill the enemy until the right time, our side, which had fewer numbers than the enemy scout fleet, would have a chance of victory.

“Ballista and crossbow magic must be fired upon my command! “Anyone who shoots first for no reason will be severely punished later by military law.”

The soldiers on the flagship deck stamped their feet in sorrow when they heard that anyone who tried to kill an enemy by pulling the trigger carelessly would be beheaded at the end of the war.

As if to tell us that the wait wouldn’t be long, the Warsaw idiots threw a rope with iron hooks towards our ship.

When a hook was caught on the wall that covered the deck of the ship, they began to pull with all their might.

The enemy fleet seemed determined to capture the flagship I was on, with one vessel clinging to the bow of the flagship and another to the side of the ship.

If things continued like this, we would be fighting a 1:2 close combat on the deck...

but 2:1 was enough for me to do what I had prepared for.

“From now on, each battleship should aim its ballista crossbow magic at the enemy ship clinging to its side! “Fire all at once just before they set their hooks and let each ship engage in close combat independently under the command of its captain!”

In this way, I prepared as perfectly as possible for hand-to-hand combat, the highlight of medieval naval battles, and headed toward the bow with my sword in hand.

This is because all firepower, including the ballista, was currently concentrated on the side, making the bow side relatively weak.

However, since the side, which provides a certain amount of firepower, must engage in close combat against one enemy ship, the deployment of additional troops is necessary.

“Captain Foch will lead a platoon to the side of the ship and prevent the Warsaw bastards from landing without permission! And everyone, don’t use a one-handed sword just because you’re trying to be cool, but pick up a sword and follow me! “I will be at the forefront.”

Following my orders, Captain Foch led one platoon and quickly moved toward the ballista, while I walked toward the bow where the enemy was trying hard to land with a hook.

In the meantime, the soldiers let out loud cheers, probably thinking that they had already won this hand-to-hand combat when I truly stood at the forefront.

“Captain Khan Slayer Jaeger is at the forefront!”

“Don’t fall behind the commander! Risk your life and follow me until the end!”

“Long live the captain! Long live the Reich Reich!”

“According to the pact I made with the Flame Spirit... Pa...”

“Die, you bastard.”

The enemy was cut in the waist by a sword I swung from bottom to top with the staff pointed at me.

Blood flowed from the enemy’s body as the sword passed through it.

Next, I turned to the right and cut off the head of the wizard in front of me. Then, I took another turn and cut off the other guy’s head.

The faces of the enemy soldiers who witnessed the scene were astonished.

“Are you a fucking monster? How many people are you killing by yourself?”

“...... help me.”

“Is that the Sword Master that the fucking bards often talk shit about?! Why the fuck can even our captain do that?”

However, whether they were shocked or not, I continued slaughtering the enemy soldiers with the determination not to miss a single one.

Let’s kill each and every one of them by cutting into the head, chest, armpits, and even the crotch if there is a gap.

The Warsaw guys lost control when they saw the kid, who was clearly wearing a four-star rank insignia, going crazy.

“You stupid bastards! Unite! “If we stick together, we can survive!”

“Platoon leader, then please kill that damned Peter Jaeger bastard! How do you beat that bastard?”

“... Catch that crazy bastard who is leading the vanguard with a sword or a spear!”

Soldiers who did not listen to their officers’ orders were not soldiers, but simply idiots who were weaker than civilians, so the soldiers under my command mercilessly slaughtered them except for those who laid down their weapons and surrendered.

After about 12 minutes, there were no more enemy soldiers visible on the deck of the Warsaw Battleship where I was now.

“Go below deck and subdue all the rowers. “If anyone surrenders, we will tie his hands and put him in our ship’s warehouse, and if he doesn’t, we will kill him.”

So I succeeded in completely taking over the enemy ship and immediately returned to the flagship with my soldiers.

After returning, I was briefed on the situation of the battle, and it was said that the other allied battleships also swept out the enemy with ballistas in close combat and fought with momentum, so they all achieved victory without suffering much damage.

“One of the enemy ships deserted immediately after the close combat began. So they limited themselves to seizing four Warsaw ships. What would you like to do?”

Normally, I would have tried to capture the runaway guy as much as possible and return, but I couldn’t afford to do that now.

You must prepare to deal with the enemy’s main force of 116 ships that will immediately pursue you.

“Like this, we will lure the enemy to where our main force is located. “We will rest like this for 10 minutes, and as soon as the enemy fleet comes into sight, we will fall back.”

Come after me, you idiot.

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