Chapter 1 The Features of the Gigantic Triangular Sailing Ship

The biggest features of the gigantic triangular sailing ship are two points. First, the triangular sails can provide power even when sailing against the wind by zigzagging. Second, there are twenty-four long oars near the waterline. Once power is needed, the oarsmen can be deployed to provide extra power, rowing like flying.

These two features give the gigantic triangular sailing ship extremely high maneuverability, but they also bring a disadvantage. The existence of the rowing room inevitably weakens the ship's defensive areas, and the amount of cargo that can be carried is also limited.

At this time, the *Dingyuan* was dragging white waves behind it, charging fiercely. First, the amazing flames spewed out from the figurehead ignited the opponent's ship, and then it rammed into it with unparalleled barbarity!

With a heaven-shaking crash, the broken masts and even the sailors on the opposite gigantic triangular sailing ship were sent flying by the huge force, soaring twenty or thirty meters into the air with flames, and screams rang out!

The gigantic triangular sailing ship that bore the brunt of the impact was rammed in the middle and broken into two pieces!!

One half spun around and was pushed by the waves to run aground on the shore, and the other half crashed into the friendly ship next to it, creaking and groaning. The surviving pirates were terrified, cursing and crying as they climbed onto the nearby ships and the shore.

After a successful strike, the *Dingyuan* made a wide turn on the Anduin River, and then coldly began to accelerate again. But this time, the collision seemed to be avoided by the target, as if the two ships narrowly brushed past each other.

However, just as the captain of the rammed ship was wiping cold sweat and desperately shouting to jump ship and stab these bastards in the ass, a series of sounds rang out. It was the sound of the *Dingyuan's* bulkheads being quickly lowered.

Immediately afterward, the twenty-four black iron repeating cannons on the starboard side fired at the same time, and pale blue smoke and deafening roars immediately covered the entire river. When the smoke cleared, the Umbar pirates who were about to jump aboard had turned into rolling blood gourds, and their screams echoed across the deck!

When the *Dingyuan* turned its bow again, not only were the remaining three gigantic triangular sailing ships hurriedly rowing away as if they had seen a ghost, but even the fair-weather pirates were also fearfully moving away! No one dared to directly face its sharpness!

Fang Senyan knew that the time to establish his authority was almost over. He was only relying on the power of the Dark Lord Sauron to鎮住 (zhen zhu - suppress) the Umbar pirates, so he had to pay attention to moderation. Otherwise, once he provoked public anger, no matter how strong the *Dingyuan* was, it would only be able to run away if hundreds of ships swarmed up.

More importantly, his purpose here was not to kill many people, but to鎮住場子 (zhen zhu chang zi - control the situation) and seize power. Now, Fang Senyan calculated that the time was almost nine-tenths right, only lacking the final kick…….

So he gave Daiqisi a gesture and lowered a small boat from the *Dingyuan*, which swayed and stabilized in the middle of the river. Fang Senyan stood on it. Then the magical image reappeared, and the provocative voice reached the ears of all the pirates with uncertain expressions:

"Alasong!! Don't use your men's lives to shield yourself. Do you dare to come down and fight me to the death! If you win, I'll leave immediately!"

For Alasong, Fang Senyan had already slapped him in the face severely today, and his prestige could be said to have plummeted to the bottom. Even if Fang Senyan retreated without doing anything at this time, a civil strife might break out within the Umbar pirates, questioning whether Alasong was capable of leading everyone.

At this moment, just when Alasong was already desperate, Fang Senyan suddenly threw out a chance for a one-on-one duel, wasn't that giving him a glimmer of hope when he was almost desperate?

A drowning person will grab at any straw.

So Alasong decisively jumped into a small boat and rowed towards Fang Senyan, already drawing his bright long knife.

But at this time, Fang Senyan smiled, shrugged his shoulders at Alasong dozens of meters away, and spread his hands apologetically, maintaining his regret.

The next second, the *Dingyuan's* gunner, Nannuke, grinned and tore off the tarpaulin, jumped onto the Greenland Harpoon on the bow of the ship, and the whale rib gun that had been magically processed shone with a strange light, shooting out in an instant and piercing Alasong's chest!!

A black light flashed, and after being pierced by this shot, Alasong flew hundreds of meters, and finally was nailed to the bow of his flagship behind him!!! Amidst the surging waves, even the flagship was shot back more than ten meters!

Alasong struggled, his eyes wide open, trying to shout something, but when he opened his mouth, what spewed out was minced flesh and blood, whimpering in his throat. This action also completely killed him.

The Greenland Harpoon was specially used to hunt terrifying sea beasts. Even if Alasong was strong, could he compare with the defense and vitality of a high-level legendary creature? Obviously impossible!

This was Fang Senyan's final kick, to leave all the Umbar pirates with an impression of being powerful, shameless, cruel, and cunning!

Perhaps for troops like the Rohan cavalry, Fang Senyan's behavior could only be scorned and cursed, but for the Umbar pirates, his final behavior could only make them fear and awe him! These utterly bad guys would only obey villains who were stronger and more evil than them!

The Anduin River continued to flow quietly. The Alasong, who died with eyes wide open, was nailed to the bow of his flagship, and drops of blood fell into the river, creating large clusters of filth. A group of Umbar pirates couldn't help but scattered into several groups, fearfully gathering together. They were obviously really scared at this time.

*Weiwei Huaide*. (A Chinese saying, roughly translating to: Awe inspires virtue)

Fang Senyan's heart flashed with these four words. In a hurry, it was impossible to make these guys feel grateful for his kindness, so it was good for them to fear his power.

Having done this, Fang Senyan had no intention of continuing to establish his authority, but directly transmitted his voice through magic:

"Are you also going to defy the will of the Dark Lord!!?? Continue to linger here for three hours, destroy this city! And then rush to participate in the war. Do I need to repeat myself? Sauron's magic eye is watching you!"

There was no doubt that this popular order was quickly implemented. Every Umbar pirate witnessed Sauron's "oracle" before setting off, knowing that they had to participate in the war, but it was always a good thing to participate later. The biggest advantage of participating later was that it was possible that the battle would be over after joining.

At this time, Fang Senyan was also very clear that it was pure nonsense to say that the Umbar pirates would follow his lead from now on. He could only gain a foothold as Sauron's envoy, and this identity was still fake. He only occupied a moral high ground. It was absolutely impossible to make them immediately obey orders.

Therefore, if he wanted to issue orders, it had to be an order that all the pirates felt was beneficial to them.

And Fang Senyan only needed this permission was enough!

Half an hour later,

Fang Senyan had already stepped onto a small triangular sailing ship known for its speed. Although it was small, it was also equipped with twelve oarsmen. This thing, with the wind and water plus rowing, its speed would definitely not be slower than a speedboat.

This ship was of course sponsored by the Umbar pirates. At this time, Fang Senyan said to Daiqisi:

"………That's it. When I'm not around, you can still command these guys with magical images, right? Yes, yes. It's that simple, just do as I say. You should know the signal arrows for contact on our ship, right? This is the preferred way to contact. As soon as you see the signal arrows I shoot out, act according to the plan. Old Sea Dog, Red Beard. You two are the backups. If the signal arrows fail, then I'll have to use the previous contact method."

In order to control the *Dingyuan*, even if they were separated by different planes, Fang Senyan could still contact the people on the ship. The backup method he mentioned was this method, and he also entrusted the important task to three people separately. Perhaps someone might have ulterior motives, but the probability of all three people having ulterior motives at the same time was zero.

After finishing all this, Fang Senyan left the *Dingyuan* and rode on that small triangular sailing ship at high speed!

How could I not be at the most lively place!

If this battle was like a play, then this play had already reached its most exciting moment, how could my appearance be missing at this time!

Hold on, Reef, hold on, hold on, my partners!

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At this time, beneath Minas Tirith, on the vast Pelennor Fields, a terrifying bloody storm was sweeping across.

Seeing that the orc legions, which were still fighting stubbornly, had been completely suppressed by the elite cavalry of Rohan, the powerful cavalry, led by Éomer, continuously formed triangular formations to pierce through them. The casualties of the orc legions had reached an alarming level. Gothmog was seriously injured, and of the nine Nazgûl who participated in the battle, only three remained!

But at this moment, the war elephant legions formed by the Haradrim from the south finally made their grand debut!! The height of the mammoth war elephants was at least ten meters, and their running speed even exceeded sixty kilometers per hour. The tusks of the war elephants were covered with sharp lances, and the backs of the war elephants even carried solid fortresses made of wood, from which the Haradrim could shoot from a high position.

The impact force of the mammoth war elephants running was something that even ten thousand iron cavalry couldn't stop. A warhorse was just up to its instep. This thing would lower its head and swing, and its two ten-meter-long teeth and nose were the ultimate weapons. It could knock a mountain in front of it into a concave shape, and many warhorses would even be trampled to death alive!

A full thirteen mammoth war elephants lined up in a row and charged, followed by the Haradrim's chariots, javelin throwers, and long axemen. If the elite cavalry of Rohan were at their peak, they might still have the strength to fight them, but there was not much chance of winning, let alone being tired troops at this time?

At this time, the tables were turned, and the dark side was beating a dog in the water. No matter how brave the Rohan cavalry was, they would definitely die faster the more heroic they were in this situation. Don't forget that at this time, Rohan was only left with Éomer alone to support the overall situation, and with the cooperation of the contracted party, Éomer was finally ambushed and killed on the spot.

However, just as the Rohan cavalry was almost completely wiped out, a flood of light poured in from the distant horizon.

An amazing flood of yellow and green!!

In front of that flood, riding towards them was King Aragorn. His attire looked a bit embarrassed, and there were even traces of gunpowder on his face. Although he was late, it was better than not coming, because the famous Minas Tirith was emitting black smoke, but it had not yet fallen.

As long as it hadn't fallen, there was hope!

The Army of the Dead, sealed in the mountains for three thousand years, rushed into the Haradrim's legions. Although one side had the support of the incomparably brave giant elephants, the other side relied on the special characteristic of physical immunity. Therefore, the result of this battle was already destined.

Under the overwhelming offensive of the Army of the Dead, even the mammoth war elephants wailed madly as hundreds of ghosts rushed up like a flood, wailing and falling to the ground, and then directly raised their noses and turned into corpses. Under such a

frantic attack, Zi and Ardares tried magic attacks, which were useful, but these ghosts, even the basic soldiers, had been cultivating for three thousand years, and their health points were at least over 100,000. Even if magic attacks were useful, so what?

Fortunately, Fang Senyan had anticipated this situation before, so he had already told everyone how to deal with it, which was to hide.

Hide where? On this vast plain, where could they hide? There was really one place, which was the vital part of the dark camp! The Dark Spring Hall!

As long as there were still people in that hall, it was an unbreakable fortress, and it was also an area directly infused with the will of the Dark Lord Sauron! The Army of the Dead did not dare to approach it at all!

At that time, everyone questioned the fact that the Army of the Dead did not dare to approach, but Fang Senyan's answer was well-founded:

"The Army of the Dead is so powerful, so good steel must be used on the cutting edge. Why doesn't Aragorn directly mobilize them to Mount Doom to destroy Sauron's orc lair? Anyway, Sauron hasn't materialized yet? Is Aragorn a fool? Of course not!"

"The truth is that Sauron originally had a title called *theneancer* (necromancer), which means that he can control the dead. Sauron's power on the Pelennor Fields is out of reach due to the limited distance, and driving the dead to fight at Mount Doom is undoubtedly sending meat to the chopping board. Therefore, in the Dark Spring Hall, where Sauron's power is the strongest, the dead do not dare to approach."