Chapter 173: When the miserable goblin pirate
coalition army embarked on the road back to the city, a part of the Stormwind Kingdom's army stayed in the Western Wilds to exercise initial control over this area.
There are also some elite troops from various countries that sail south on the warships of the Kul Tiras fleet.
The fleet will skirt the jungle-filled Stranglethorn Vale to the south, and then head north to the Blasted Lands.
From a geographical point of view, Stranglethorn Valley, the only uncontrolled area in the south of Stormwind Kingdom, is definitely a very eye-catching existence.
The kings of the Stormwind Kingdom all wanted to conquer that land.
Even if it is just to station some troops to promote the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Stormwind.
But over there is the territory of the jungle trolls.
If the jungle trolls didn't like to fight among themselves and live in the jungle, the Kingdom of Stormwind might have disappeared long ago!
Stranglethorn Valley covers a large area, covering hundreds of thousands of square kilometers.
Many human kingdoms in the northern part of the continent are not this big.
In fact, even those powerful jungle trolls do not completely control this area.
This is also one of the reasons why the jungle trolls did not attack the Kingdom of Stormwind in a large scale.
Because there is no need for territory, and the tribes have been fighting for years, there is no time to fight others.
The Kul Tiran fleet moved south along Stranglethorn Vale's long coastline.
From time to time, you can see megalithic structures built by jungle trolls along the way.
Trolls are an ancient race with a long history of civilization.
However, they are very old-fashioned and have not evolved in architectural style or in any other way.
Civilization has always remained in a backward state of primitive barbarism.
Of course, the civilization process of other races is not fast either.
For example, it took humans nearly ten thousand years to climb from primitive society to feudal society.
In other words, dwarfs and goblins who focus on technology have a faster iteration of their civilization.
But the civilization process of trolls standing still is really an insult to the definition of an intelligent race!
When the jungle trolls saw the huge fleet passing by, they did not feel the slightest fear of these large ships.
To them, the humans on the ship are fresh meat.
These savage and backward man-eating monsters rowed their canoes and tried to get closer.
However, they were greeted by fiery bullets shot by human musketeers.
Although the marksmanship of human musketeers is generally average.
These carefully selected human musketeers are still accurate in terms of accuracy.
Even on a less stable ship, they can improve their hit target through anticipation.
Predict the opponent's and your own shaking amplitude, and then pull the trigger at the right time.
Most of the jungle trolls who were shot lost their combat effectiveness on the spot.
The body was torn to pieces by bullets, and even a troll with super strong regeneration ability would take a long time to recover.
Some jungle trolls that are hit in the head will most likely die on the spot.
Of course, there are lucky ones occasionally.
If only half of the head is removed, the core part of the brain is not damaged.
Nothing will happen to that kind of person, and the brain and skull will grow out quickly.
The brain utilization rate of normal intelligent creatures is very low, and it will be okay to knock out part of the brain tissue.
But the probability of surviving a bullet to the head is very low.
The probability of it happening is about the same as winning a million in the lottery.
As the crisp gunfire stopped, the canoes paddling towards the fleet quickly stopped.
The jungle trolls above suffered heavy casualties, and the canoe naturally lost power.
As the Kul Tiran fleet sailed south, it attracted countless jungle trolls along the way.
The Musketeers got tired of fighting until the end, and no one wanted to attack the jungle trolls anymore.
Even if no one hunts those jungle trolls, they can't catch them.
The jungle trolls were unable to catch up after a certain distance, and soon gave up the unnecessary pursuit.
The area of Stranglethorn Valley is divided into two areas: north and south.
This part of the area to the north is mainly under the control of the jungle trolls. In this part of the south, the number of jungle trolls is relatively small, and they are mainly controlled by pirates supported by the goblin plutocrats.
When the pirates saw the Kul Tiran fleet approaching, they fled in panic.
Such a huge fleet cannot be defeated even if all the fleets are assembled.
But in front of several ironclad ships equipped with steam power, the pirate ship's maneuverability was indescribable!
Moreover, the artillery on the armored ship is also more advanced and can hit those pirate ships from a long distance.
Old-fashioned artillery needs to be close to within a thousand meters to achieve relatively high accuracy.
Facing these new artillery pieces that can hit accurately from several kilometers away, the old artillery pieces that are still in close attack mode are powerless to fight back!
The old artillery didn't have enough chamber pressure for the shells to fly that far.
Those cannonballs would fly at most half the distance before falling into the sea.
Watching the sails of the pirate ships being set ablaze by incendiary bombs, Admiral Dailin was impressed by the power of the new artillery.
Herard told him before that having these ironclad ships would be enough for the fleet to sail across the sea.
All dissatisfaction at sea and in coastal areas can be easily suppressed by naval guns.
Admiral Dailin was skeptical about this at the time.
Although the trial effect is indeed good, it is more about supporting air defense for the fleet.
In Admiral Dailin's mind, a few ironclads were too few!
If you take them out to fight alone, they are likely to be surrounded and killed.
The pirates trained by those goblin plutocrats are not weak.
They can easily gather dozens of warships.
If quality doesn't count for quantity, there is always a way to kill the ironclad.
For example, trying to lose money to forcefully approach the gang.
However, in actual combat, those old sail-powered warships had no way to get close to the ironclads.
Their sails were broken a few kilometers away, so how could they get close to the Wan Tiao Gang?
You will definitely not be able to dance!
The pirates could only be pointed at by the enemy with guns, and then obediently raised the white flag to surrender.
Since goblin pirates usually robbed goods for extortion, Admiral Daelin did not send them all into the sea to feed the sharks.
Of course, it is absolutely impossible to let them go!
Robbery is a felony everywhere.
They would spend more than ten years in the mines.
As for the current stage, it is time to go to the Cursed Land to build fortifications.
The Kul Tiran fleet that slipped around Stranglethorn Vale has grown a lot in size.
When the fleet passed by Booty Bay at the Cape of Stranglethorn Vale, the goblins saw the difficult enemy being captured and cheered around the port.
The goblins of Booty Bay are also pirates.
But they are not fighting the autumn wind on their own territory.
On the surface they are legitimate businessmen.
The Kul Tiran fleet would not fight them for this.
Seeing the Kul Tiran fleet disappearing around the corner, the goblins' enthusiasm quickly dropped.
They suddenly felt that the profession of piracy was dangerous.
But in order to fight against other goblin chaebols, pirates must exist.
Are you watching your own goods being robbed?
In order not to be beaten by the Kul Tiran fleet like their old rivals.
Rivergaz, the rich man in Booty Bay, made a difficult decision.
He was prepared to make a major push for steam powering ships.
Even if he couldn't compete with the Kul Tiran fleet, he should at least be able to escape.
Goblins are a race that likes to compare with each other.
Other goblins have switched to steam power, how can we not switch?
Change, must change, we are not afraid of spending more money!
This decision by the rich man Riviera Gaz marked the end of the era of sailing battleships.
In a few years, only some special sail-powered ships will appear on the sea.
(End of chapter)