Pirate Kingship-Chapter 731 - 481: Fury of the Seas: Line Tactics vs. Boarding Tactics (6100)_2

In the first wave of fire, the lightest was a solid 18-pound cannonball, while more were 24-pound, 32-pound, and even 42-pound cannonballs fired from the carronades.

They streaked across the sky, leaving burning trails as they roared down like raindrops onto the Treasure Fleet's "Sea Wall".

The iron-colored barrier, weakened three times, began to flicker uncertainly, its power rapidly diminishing.

At this moment, the Seventh Fleet, flying the pirate flag instead of the military flag, had fully deployed their formation, advancing alongside the opposing fleet without any cunning maneuvers.

While they used single-column tactics with full firepower, the Treasure Fleet maintained their "Sea Wall" dual-column formation, unable to utilize half of their firepower.

The line tactics employed by the Seventh Fleet were far superior to those used by the pirates.

The fleet members were undeniably part of the absolute direct lineage, showcasing top-notch standards in cannon quality, loading speed, and hit accuracy across all national navies.

It's no exaggeration to say that none under the battleship class could intimidate them.

On the Treasure Fleet's flagship [Ox City], Katerina watched the wavering "Sea Wall," her face pale with anger, teeth gritting:

"Brother, another scavenging hyena is coming.

[The Sea Hunter] and his crew can clearly see the Treasure Fleet as well!

There's no mistake; in this world, such coincidental events don't happen.

Two opposing forces capable of threatening the Treasure Fleet have conveniently obtained information from the Information Black Box and have come to attack us consecutively.

Someone high up in the Kingdom must have intentionally leaked the Information Black Box's content.

They specifically picked these two enemy forces, trying to achieve some unspeakable secret through their actions.

Targets could be the treasures escorted by [Lady Green] under the King's command or the Impoverished Knights Order hosted by Princess Isabella under Jeanne Don Quixote.

Or perhaps both.

[The Sea Hunter] and [Berserk Hunter] are both secretive storm admirals from the Lancaster Party; one of them will certainly wage a bloody battle after securing the promotion.

By then, the mastermind behind the scenes will probably emerge to seize their desired fruit."

The Debo siblings, although not staying long in the Bantaan Archipelago this time, were familiar with the legendary stories of Byron and were not surprised by their choices.

It's just that the later [The Sea Hunter] had a larger appetite, relying on his regular forces to target the fleet led by them.

"Huh? Lady Green? Escorting treasures?"

Byron listened to Katerina's analysis from afar through [Breeze Whisper], appreciating the sharpness of the shipowner's daughter.

Actually, during the Raven's monitoring of [Numa Nande].

Byron had already seen Knight Isaac from the Impoverished Knights Order.

He discovered that under the leadership of the "eternally unlucky E-lancer, whose chest is also E" Captain Jeanne, they audited the overseas assets of Crown Princess Isabella and evaluated their market value one by one.

Before departure, this was organized into an asset evaluation report and secretly sent back to the headquarters.

"Without a doubt, Her Royal Highness Princess Isabella is preparing to make an unprecedented mortgage loan.

By financing with the globally famous magnate from the Impoverished Knights Order, she is raising a substantial amount in a short period to complete a secret scheme even Jeanne Don Quixote is unaware of.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, at the status level of the Crown Princess, the purpose is unlikely for consumption and enjoyment, right?

This princess is famously known for only bathing once at birth and plans to take another one only at marriage, a feat that has earned her sainthood renowned throughout the nations.

Indeed, I hardly know any pleasures she might pursue in this world.

The next likely pursuit is the throne of Castilia.

But as for whatever secret [Lady Green] is hiding or what treasures she's escorting, I have no clue.

At least I know that whatever they are planning is not what Puppet King Louis wishes to see.

Their upcoming actions could threaten the heir Princess Juana supported by Puppet King.

This makes things interesting."

As Byron pondered, the decryption rate [Hidden: The Treasure Fleet's Crisis, Historical Influence 28] instantly rose from 38% to 58%.

The astonishing rate of increase was evidence that these two pieces of information were likely leaked intentionally by Puppet King, serving as the trigger for attracting external enemies like them.

By continuing to speculate, Byron guessed Puppet King was merely planning to drive wolves to devour tigers and then become the final hunter.

With Byron roughly understanding the cause and effect, the Treasure Fleet's counterattack finally arrived.

"Fire, fire!"

Compared to Byron's side, the scattered barrage quickly flew over.

Unfortunately, the largest naval heavy artillery in the Treasure Fleet was the 32-pound cannon equipped on [Ox City], while other warships and armed merchant ships were equipped with a maximum of only 18-pound cannons.

Even searching the entire fleet would not find any of the recently popular yet already widely acclaimed large-caliber carronades.

This resulted in a fleet total ship count perhaps not differing much, but with a vast difference in barrage density and firepower intensity.