Chapter 423 - The Burning Sea 2 (1/2)

The next morning.

The Grenada fleet flipped over.

“What did you say? The Rakan estate built a coastal fort on Touled land to attack?”

“Y-yes, Sire.”

At the words of his lieutenant, Duke Nathan thumped the desk with a clenched fist.

“What the heck were you all doing? What the hell were you up to when the enemy was building their own coastal fort!”

“Well… it was informed that it was made over night.”

“What nonsense! Do I look like some fool! How does one build a fort over night!”

Even if Nathan wasn’t used to land combat, he was still a man with common sense.

He knew that it would take at least a few days to build even a wooden fort.

“Ah, shouldn’t there be any countermeasures? The navy and army would be isolated.”

When asked by the lieutenant, Duke Nathan thought for a moment.

The problematic Touled peninsula was in the east of the Lamer city and had a crescent moon shaped land. It was also surrounded with fishing villages on all sides which were taken down.

Nathan’s fleet regularly supplied materials to the army corps and carried their wounded soldiers back and forth.

Therefore, if a port got built on Touled land with artillery, it would be difficult for the supply of troops.

‘If we bypass the land to supply ships to another coast? No, it would waste time. And if there are enemies, who were hiding, in that bay too, we would suffer great loss…’

The most vulnerable point of a ship was when they are docked.

And if attacked, even the most powerful battleships would be helpless.

Even then, he couldn’t move away from their current location.

If he moved away from Lamer city, it would be difficult for the Navy to siege.

As far as they go, the more time it took to attack and waste time as the enemy would have time to recover from damages.

‘Those Lamer men, they played a strong move, but I can’t let them go.’

Nathan, who took the decision, discussed the countermeasures with Fernando over magical communication.

“All of this happened because of our men’s mistake. How is this? Will this be possible?”

At the question of Nathan, Fernando replied with a frowning expression.

-Well, it seems to be very difficult. It is because there is only one way to attack by land, and there are too many obstacles, so securing the Gigants and moving them will be impossible while trying to avoid the shellings.

Mobilizing the troops wasn’t an impossible task.

However, the enemy fort shouldn’t know about it, or they would face a huge loss of lives.

And the attacks of Lamer would currently go into water.

-However, if you can provide artillery support from the sea, we will be able to capture the fort without causing much damage to the fort.

At Fernando’s request, Nathan frowned.

It was because he believed that the mistake of the army was pushed over as the duty of the navy.

However, he couldn’t pretend or be biased. If the army got isolated, then attacking Lamer city would be difficult.

In addition, if Fernando was a prominent successor to the throne and he died in this battle, Nathan would be reprimanded by the King.

“Ah, fine. We will support you, so make sure to capture that fort!”

“Thank you, Admiral.”

After the end of the magic communication with Fernando, Nathan ordered his fleet.

“Move! Our goal is the Touled peninsula. Attack the enemy fort located there!”

At the command of Duke Nathan, large sailboats and paddleboats, excluding the transport ships, began to sail east in unison.

As the fleet began to move, the lieutenant spoke to the Duke, “Admiral, do we need to send all our battleships to capture one fort? I think sending a part of them would be enough.”

“What nonsense. That fort is in a position where it blocks out contact with our men. If you can’t get your mind together, you’ll only cause more trouble.”

Duke Nathan was the kind of man who thought that a thorn had to be plucked out before crushing it.

That was why he was trying to eliminate the power of the fort with the fleet’s power.

“The enemy might have prepared the fort as a trump card. We can never be sure as to what they will be up to if we take our sweet time.”

“Understood.”

At the words of Duke Nathan, the lieutenant nodded as he understood.

The fleet was near to the Touled fort.

Although it was possible to reach the fort in less than an hour, Duke Nathan looked at the fort, waiting for the army to arrive rather than attacking it.

“Damn it, they are taking longer than I thought.”

The fort was located on a towering rock edge and was surrounded by a bay of fishing villages.

While the fort was mounted in the gap between the rocks, the surroundings were reinforced with stones and wooden fences.

‘How did they even make it over night? It surely would have taken time to move those rocks and materials through such lands.’

The jagged rocks made it difficult for even Gigants to enter.

Even then, doing it through a boat couldn’t be considered either.

There were no ships that came carrying materials for Lamer, and anchoring such ships to a reef was difficult for anyone.

‘Anyway, we brought in the fleet. I need to focus on firing and blowing it up.’

“Admiral! We have been contacted by the army just now! They have arrived and are prepared for battle!”

At the report of the lieutenant, Duke Nathan nodded his head and gave orders.

“The whole fleet will attack! Open fire!”

At the command, the high decks of Hyredin opened with large caliber cannons and guns.

All of the weapons started to attack at once.

Shoot! Pung!