Battle of the Long Seas

The Battle of the Long Seas is the first major naval confrontation in the War of the Weary. The battle was an attempt of the Russius Empire to hamper Setupit Empire's supply lines to their expeditionary force. The battle was highly unorganized, consisting of both miscommunication and poor coordination, leading to heavy losses on both sides, although Russius had inflicted greater casualties. Both naval force withdrew after sustaining great losses. The battle took place in early 1 AD.

Prelude
With the ground battle being unfavorable for Russius, the warlords of Russius decided that they needed to take action on another front. Russius had assembled a naval force replicating China's navy, but had yet to test their performance in a real naval engagement. The Empress chose Admiral Freyus, a distant relative, to be in charge of the battle.

Battle
The ships set sail at dusk, the day had been chosen particularly for the clear weather; Admiral Freyus believed that their fleet was superior to the Setupit Empire's fleet. Within an hour, more than a hundred warships carrying over ten thousand men set sail.

The battle commenced near midnight, as they spotted several galleys which sails are painted with the conspicuous sigil of the Setupit Empire. Admiral Freyus gave orders for all his force to attack with their might. Just as they begin to wreak havoc on those galleys, Russius sailors spot a wave of galleys straight after them. It would appear as though they had sail far too close to the enemy's coastline.

It is said that just as men were about to panic, Admiral Freyus rallied his crew, and shouted the battlecry: "OUR SWORD IS OUR SOUL!".

Aftermath
The battle ended with neither side achieving anything strategically, although it was a tactical victory for the Russius Navy. Admiral Freyus was killed during the engagement; he and the crew of the flagship was massacred by a storm of arrows. The devastating losses of the battle would push both nations to restrengthen their navy and review vessel tactics. The death of Admiral Freyus came as a shock to the Russius Command. His position would be succeeded by Admiral Vensky, who would win a decisive victory at the Battle of Port Hobaku.