Under the weight of the bow of the huge dragon-class battleship, a piece of offshore ice floe was smashed into two, and a white offshore seagull flew up frightenedly from the sail mast that was bulging into a hemispherical shape, under its slightly panicked gaze, in the confused early morning white fog, countless battleships sailed out like a huge group of whales in the sea, the narrow bow of the triangular cutter split the calm of the waves, and the huge hull savagely squeezed the sea water to both sides, slapping on the side of another battleship, forming a white foam,

On the east side of the sea, a touch of golden and warm sunlight is shining through, and the red flag hanging on the top of the battleship is also clear, it is a golden falcon with wings soaring, its claws are dancing, the eagle is looking around, with a domineering spirit of contempt, countless warships, like razors, dragged out hundreds of spectacular white water marks on the sea, the speed of the fleet is neither fast nor slow, it feels like moving on a smooth plane, the lights of the fleet have all been extinguished, and the sky has gradually become clearer,

At a position 30 nautical miles behind the Falcon Navy, the Gang Fei Navy fleet still has a posture, like a group of fierce wolves biting the tail of their prey, and puts on a spindle array that uses the assault, which can not only effectively deal with the sudden turn that the other side may launch, but also allow the fleet to maintain a fighting posture in the attack

But if you can talk about the distance closer, you will find that this is not the case, only to see the huge staggered row of battleship decks, countless non-naval sailors lying on the deck tiredly, although full of momentum, in fact, the queue of the non-naval fleet is not as compact as it was at the beginning, the fleet is completely in a rigid inertia to maintain, after a night of tense and boring sailing, the fatigue of the non-naval fleet is becoming more and more obvious, the captain on the command platform has given up the initial standing state, but unceremoniously lying on the table, the sailors are also staggering。

The combat readiness order has lasted for 15 hours, and it has not been lifted until now, for the countless officers and men of the Gangfei fleet, the length of the combat readiness order has exceeded the limit of their willpower.

From the commander to the sailors below, everyone must stick to their posts, and the enemy fleet can launch a frantic attack at any time. For this reason, all night long, everyone did not close their eyes, even if they were tired and could fall asleep standing up, the sailors still insisted on the deck, the captain stuck to the command platform, there was no way, the pursuit battle in the dark night, no one knew what would happen.

In naval operations, wind direction, flow speed, and even visibility. It may become an opportunity for the other side to turn the entire battle in one fell swoop, especially since the other side is still a tough opponent who defeated the Fourth Fleet and the Third Fleet in one fell swoop, everyone's nerves have collapsed to the extreme, and the fleet admirals and sailors are preparing for battle every moment. Until the sun rises, a qiē is calm as usual.

It seems that the other party is eager to flee. God help our army, as long as there are three hours left, it can be over" The old back of the commander-in-chief of the fleet, Hobro, held the side of the ship, his bloodshot eyes looked at the small black dot in the distance, and his face showed an unconcealable haggard and relieved,

In order to put pressure on the opposing side, he ordered the entire fleet to be put in combat readiness in order to force the enemy not to turn at will,

The interception fleet has gone to the port of Riston to set up an ambush, according to the current speed of the enemy, the interception fleet should have thrown out a large part of the enemy, at this time, just follow closely and wait for the other party to fall into the trap.

At this moment, Hobro suddenly had the urge to laugh, no matter how cunning the prey was, he couldn't escape the trap of the old hunter, the other party was so tired of running for his life, facing the sudden attack of the blocking fleet, it should be a mess in an instant......!

"My lord, let's go down and take a rest! After all, your age is different from those young people, and before going abroad to fight, Madame also specially explained that your body is not suitable for staying up late for a long time!" Behind him, the old adjutant Fei Rui, who had accompanied him for twenty years, was a little worried, interrupting Hobro's thoughts, "Old friend, you should know that now is the most critical moment" Hobro turned around a little helplessly" I have to make sure that all these guys are driven to their destination, so that I can ensure the final blow of the whole plan" The old friend in the mouth of the tower is his adjutant Fei Rui, 43 years old, since he graduated from the Imperial Naval Academy at the age of 20, as the adjutant of the then 35-year-old fleet commander Hobro, the two have worked together for 23 years, that is, they are superiors and subordinates, and they are also best friends. Adjutant Fei Rui doesn't seem to have the intention of compromise, he knows very well the temperament of his boss, he is almost 60 years old, and he is still playing with his life like a 20-year-old young man, there has been a bad deed of fainting on the command platform because he is too tired before, and now although he is tough, his slightly trembling shoulders and his face are as pale as a piece of paper, all indicate that the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Navy is holding on here at the cost of burning his life

"As a navy, every moment of sailing on the sea is for fighting!" Hobro smiled at the white-haired adjutant who also had gray hair on his temples, "These are the words that came out of the mouth of a young man who came to report back then, and after many years, I still remember it vividly!"

"The young man has grown gray hair, and the fleet commander who was terrifying to death back then is also old, and if he still thinks of himself as a young man, his body will not be able to bear it!" said Adjutant Fei Rui was unmoved, but said in the tone of Lady Tiffany, Hobro's old wife. Madame has specially explained, if the adult is still unwilling to rest for more than 15 hours, let me take out the sword and force you to lie down, I believe that the adult is not willing to appear on the command platform again because of too tired reasons, fainting, as the adult said, the war is coming, the commander-in-chief faints in the command of the operation is a very troublesome thing. It's still 3 hours from Rieston Harbour and the adults have plenty of time to rest"

"Okay, okay, isn't it just an hour of rest, can't I go?" Hobro's mind flashed the old wife's concerned gaze, and his strong heart finally had a trace of compromise,

In fact, he also felt extremely tired, even walking a little fluttering, and his mind was a mess. Hobro dragged his tired body into his lounge, and lay on the bed weakly.

I don't know why, I was obviously tired and didn't want to think about anything, but the thoughts tumbling in my mind were always not calm, and I raised my hand to pull the curtain on the cabin, and Hobro's eyes suddenly focused on my hand

"Is this my hand?" Hobro's blood-red eyes flashed a rare hint of panic, forty years in the army. This is the first time he has found out. His own hands have become so old. Protruding joints, loose flesh, sinuous veins, and the abominable age spots,

Hobro half-sat up on the bed, looking at his hands, more than thirty years ago. These hands are so young and full of vitality. Forever well-trimmed nails, slender and powerful fingers, flexible joints, they used to be two days and two nights in a row, on a huge 3-meter-wide operational chart in the fleet war room. Draw lines lightly and powerfully, marking them one by one, firmly conquering the enemy, and also conquering the other side of the chart. His Majesty the Emperor with a smile on his face. They were once able to wield their wind-swept swords into the heart of the great pirate leader Ruijiao IV, who had plundered the Empire's caravans, but now. But they had grown so old, they had only stayed up all night, they were trembling, and all ten fingers were resisting, revealing an irresistible sense of powerlessness. "Is that really the case!"

Hobro finally closed his eyes and leaned back on the bed, the corners of his mouth trembling, and a sarcastic wry smile. He had to admit that he was old, and all the organs in his body were no longer what they used to be, and he unconsciously recalled forty years ago in his mind.

After graduating from the military academy, the moment he went to report to the Imperial Admiralty in high spirits, at that time, he was wearing a straight officer's uniform, sitting in a carriage, watching the soldiers running in line on the training ground outside the window flashing in front of him, stepping on the steps leading to the Admiralty, climbing the steps, listening to the neat footsteps and slogans coming from behind him, at that moment, thinking that the whole world was under his feet, the young and proud officer, a flicker, a qiē like a cloud of smoke, the young people admired the glory of the older generation, and the older generation did not envy the young people's vigor！

"Boom" A sound like thunder resounded across the sea in an instant, and the ship's cabin shook violently, as if it had been violently hit by something, and the charts on the table fell to the ground with a clatter.

"What's going on?" Hobro was awakened by the sound, and opened his eyes violently in vigilance, he couldn't be sure whether he was dazed or had tinnitus, but there was another sound like thunder rolling in the sky, this time much louder than before, and much denser, as clear as if it had exploded in his ears

"Bumper!" There was an urgent knock at the door, and Adjutant Fei Rui's voice was a little panicked, "Commander, the enemy ship group suddenly turned! Directly killed us" "What!" Hobro jumped up from the bed at once, how could the enemy turn, less than 3 hours away from the destination, the other party should speed up and rush to the destination, how could it suddenly turn? He ran to the side of the ship, just in time to see a battleship erected at the front of the queue, and was instantly blown up on the left wing, the huge mast up to 20 meters high, smashed down in the air, and the hull that lost power was horizontally on the sea

Could it be that the previous qiē was all a deliberately created illusion, and the other party was not running away, but luring!"

Hobro felt a chill, he didn't expect that the enemy, who had been in an escaping posture at the beginning, suddenly flicked his tail, showing such a sharp edge that people didn't dare to look at

There is a mistake in the name of the chapter, but it doesn't affect the reading, Baozi is here to apologize to everyone, and he won't change it, fifty chapters, it's too difficult to change. (To be continued......)