Volume 3 Chapter 9 (1/2)
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Chapter Nine: Declaration of War[]
The Gered for Princess Henrietta’s wedding ceremony to take place in Germania’s capital, Vindobona The date of the ceremony: the first day of the month Nyuui
Currently, the Mercator flagshi+p of the Tristain fleet was to welco them to La Rochelle, where they would stay anchored in the skies above it
The commander in chief of the fleet, Count La Ramée, sat in the quarterdeck in for his ed time
“They sure are late, Captain”
La Ramée replied with an irritated voice
“Those Albion dogs who killed their king with their own hands are probably still busy acting like dogs”
The sailor on the top deck suddenly informed him of the fleet’s approach in a loud voice
“A fleet! From the left!”
With a large shi+p leading in front, which could easily be mistaken as a cloud, the Albion fleet had started to descend
“So that’s the standard of Albion’s ‘Royal Sovereign’ fleet…” said the captain, watching the large shi+p in awe
It was the shi+p that would have had the ambassador on it
“So that no one would want to meet on a battlefield, that’s for sure”
The Albion fleet descended until they were level with Tristain's fleet The Albion shi+p began sending signaling es from the mast
“We thank you for your fleet’s welcoton”
“We have an ad treated like fools” the captain said resentfully, while looking over Tristain’s weak array of shi+ps
“They’re probably thinking the world is within their grasp now that that they have that shi+p Reply to theive you our warmest welcome This is the commander in chief of the Tristain fleet’”
La Ra on the e was then hoisted up
The Albion fleet fired their cannons in salute There were no shells inside the cannon, they had unpowder explode
Though the Lexington fleet had done a mere cannon salute, the air around it shook La Rah he knew that live ammunition couldn't possibly reach across the distance separating theton fleet was able to make the experienced admiral retreat
“Fire our cannons in response”
“How many shells shall we fire? For the top nobles, eleven is required”
The number of shells to be fired depended upon the person’s rank and social status
“Seven will do,” ordered La Rarin on his face like a stubborn child
“Prepare the cannons! Seven shots, one by one! Fire when they’re ready!”
On the afterdeck of the Lexington, flagshi+p of the fleet, Boas looking at the Tristain fleet Next to him was Sir Johnston, the commander in chief, responsible for the entire invasion squad Being a member of the council of nobles, Cromwell trusted him deeply However, he had no experience He was a politician after all
“Captain…” Johnston said to Bowood in a worried voice
“Sir?”
“Is it alright to go so close to theht? Put some distance between us His Excellency has entrusted me with important soldiers”
“Cromwell’s puppet, huh…” Bohispered coldly to himself
“Yes we do have the new cannon e, they won’t hit”
“But I bear his Excellency’s task of letting off those soldiers safely in Tristain We can’t have the soldiers scared Their morale will drop”
I don't think it's the soldiers that are scared… Bowood thought
Ignoring Johnston, he issued a new cooverns the sky, after all
“Prepare the left cannons”
“Yes sir! Prepare the left cannons!”
The sailors on the deck started to load the cannons with gunpowder and shells
A thunderous roar could be heard from the Tristain fleet, which was ai the cannon salute
The battle plan had commenced
During that moment, Bowood had turned into a soldier The political details, his hus, the cowardice and foul play of this operation were all forgotten As the captain of the Lexington fleet of The Republic of the Holy Albion, he proceeded to rapidly issue orders
The crew of the old Hobart shi+p trailing at the end of the fleet had finished their preparations, and started to evacuate via the boats they had made levitate with the “Fly” spell
A startling scene unfolded before La Ra at the end… the oldest and one of the so up in flames
“What? A fire? Was it an accident?” whispered Fevisu (?????)
The next instant, another startling thing occurred The shi+p that was engulfed by flames exploded in the air
The Albion shi+p was reduced to ruins and caround
“W-What is this? Did the fire reach the ae?”
The Mercator was in an uproar
“Calm down! Calm down!” Fevisu (?????) yelled at the sailors
A signal flag was seen fronals with a telescope
“Fro behind sinking Hobart”
“Sinking? What is he saying?! It exploded by itself!”
La Ra
“Send a reply ‘The fire from my shi+p was a response to your salute The salvo didn’t contain any live shells’”
A reply was sent proton
“Your shi+p's attack used live ammunition We shall return your intent of war”
“What nonsense!”
La Raton
Impact The mast of the Mercator broke off and a few holes were made in the deck
“How can their cannons reach from such a distance?!” said a surprised Fevisu (?????) on the shaking deck
“Send a e! ‘Cease fire, we have no intent of war’”
The Lexington replied with a barrage of cannon shells
I and fires had started here and there
Like a shriek, Mercator’s e repeated over and over
“We repeat! Cease fire! We have no intent of war!”
The Lexington’s fire showed no signs of stopping
I out of Fevisu’s (?????) sight
The shock of the impact had thrown Fevisu (?????) onto the floor He suddenly realized that the attack was all planned They never had any intention of a “good-willed visit” at all They had all been deceived by Albion
The shi+p started to go up in fla his head while standing up, Fevisu (?????) yelled, “The coshi+p captain will now take control of the fleet! Daht cannons!”
“So they’ve finally realized” Said Wardes, as standing next to Bowood, as he leisurely watched the Tristain fleet Wardes also believed the commander in chief, Johnston, didn't deserve the title and would be unable to do anything Wardes was in effect, the co officer
“Seeh”
The Albion fleet, which had superior mobility, had already taken action to suppress the full on charge of the Tristain fleet
The Albion fleet kept a fixed distance, and continued firing their cannons Their fleet numbered twice that of Tristain’s and in addition they had the huge Lexington, which had the new cannon model There was no contest in firepower
As if they were tor the Tristain fleet, the Albion fleet continued their fire The Mercator, which was already on fire, had started to slant In an instant, the Mercator exploded with a deafening roar None of the shi+ps in the Tristain fleet were undaed The fleet was thrown into chaos with the loss of the flagshi+p
Destroying them was only atheir white flags already
On the Lexington, cries of “Long live Albion! Long live the holy king Cro the days of the Royal Air force, no one used to say things like “Long live so and so” during battle Even the commander in chief, Johnston had joined in
“Captain, a new page in history has begun” Said Wardes
As iffor his enemies, who didn’t even have a chance to cry out in pain, Bohispered, “No, only a war has begun”
Soon after the news that the entire Tristain fleet in La Rochelle had been wiped out arrived, a declaration of as issued by Albion It blaression treaty by attacking their fleet without reason, and stated “As an act of self-defense, The Holy Republic of Albion shall declare war on the kingdom of Tristain”
The palace, which had been busily occupied with Henrietta’s departure for Germania, was thrown into a state of confusion from the turn of events
The generals, cabinetBut thewas little more than a disordered ramble Opinions that they should inquire Albion about the circuers requesting aid were thrown about
Sitting in the ’s seat of honor was a shocked Henrietta She earing her beautiful wedding dress that had just been finished She had originally planned to head to Gere after the dress was finished