"What's going on?" said Prince Leiden with a look of astonishment.

"It seems that the lookout post has discovered the enemy's situation. The captain of the Bray fleet said unfazedly, "Let's go, go out and see what's going on." ”

Could it be the fleet led by the Eternal Night, which has mastered the rescue situation and taken the initiative to attack?

A guess flashed through the mind of Captain Cornell and was forcibly suppressed by him.

After all, the gap in the number of fleets on both sides is too great.

It is one thing to be blocked on the Danube, but it is another thing to be in the vast sea.

No matter how ferocious they are, can they still use twenty or thirty warships to break up their huge fleet of eight hundred warships?

But when he arrived at the command platform, Captain Cornell couldn't help but exclaim: "It's the fleet of the Eternal Night Army, it's the fleet of the Eternal Night Army, they have abandoned the blockage and taken the initiative to intercept us, Your Highness, prepare for the battle, hurry up and prepare for the battle." ”

"The fleet led by the Eternal Night has taken the initiative to attack us, with less than thirty warships?" a flash of anger flashed in Prince Leiden's eyes, "They really don't take us seriously, right?" order the entire fleet to attack and destroy them at any cost. ”

Captain Bray on the side, knowing that there was a bit of anger in the order that Prince Leiden had just given, did not stop it.

Because this is also the best response he can think of at the moment.

The other party came out too suddenly, and the distance between the two sides was too close, and they couldn't make any other reactions.

Naval warfare is different from land warfare.

For a land battle, ten minutes, a few kilometers, that is a very long time, an incomparably long distance, enough to fight a small battle.

But in the case of naval warfare, it is only equivalent to an immediate hand-to-hand encounter between the two sides.

After all, if a Wavebreaker-class schooner wants to make a 180-degree U-turn at high speed, it will have to make several nautical miles of big bends, not to mention the Hurricane and Dreadnought.

Captain Bray had a strong sense of worry in his heart, although it had been ten years since he had dealt with the Eternal Night Warlord, the war impression left on him by this emerging force was still indelible, and his research on the Eternal Night Warlord had never stopped over the years.

This force, from top to bottom, is notoriously sanity.

Especially on the battlefield, the structure of their military staff makes it rare for them to have a hot head, and once they attack, they will inevitably have their own deep meanings, and some deep meanings are often understood by the enemy long after the fact.

Including this fleet sortie, it should not be an accident.

The reason why the other party got so close was not because their lookout post was negligent, but because the other party used the island in front of them as a barrier to hide their whereabouts.

Could it be that they are so confident in the naval combat capabilities of their fleet?

"Enemy attack, enemy attack, enemy attack, ready to fight, ready to fight. ”

"Pass the order of Prince Leiden, the whole army attack, the whole army attack. ”

The drums of war roared and the flags waved.

The rescue fleet of the East China Sea Country was at full speed, rushing towards the unknown fleet that was hedging with great momentum.

On the way to the rescue, Prince Leiden held several high-level meetings to explain in detail the danger of the rescue mission to the middle and high-level captains and captains, especially emphasizing the horror of the Eternal Night Army's warship.

But most of the captains and captains were giggling and didn't pay attention to it at all, just thinking that Prince Leiden was making excuses for his defeat in the war.

At this moment, I only saw less than thirty warships, so naturally I didn't pay attention to them.

These twenty-three warships are none other than the Explorer Fleet led by the Eternal Night Army.

At first, the two sides were facing each other head-on, but when the distance reached two nautical miles, the direction of the explorer fleet was deflected to a certain extent, and it rushed forward close to the large force of the rescue fleet of the East China Sea Country.

The distance between the two subjects is kept above half a nautical mile.

This distance has already entered the attack range of the artillery of the Eternal Night Army, but most of the ballista guns of the battleships of the East Sea Kingdom are weak.

"Gun 1001, flares, put!"

"Gun No. 2003, pulse bomb, put!"

"Gun No. 3010, ripping bombs, put!"

"Gun No. 8015, ordinary shells, put!"

Boom! Boom!

The sound of orders and the roar of artillery, one after another.

This time, the explorer fleet didn't care about the consumption at all, and directly tilted out the most lethal ammunition.

Among them, the most frequently used is the blaze bomb.

This spell cannonball is definitely the deadly nemesis of wooden warships.

Once hit, it will ignite a raging fire, which is difficult to extinguish with normal water.

"What kind of shell is this, and why is it so powerful?"

"Hurry up and put out the fire, hurry up and put out the fire, the battleship is going to be set on fire. ”

"Hell, these fires can't be extinguished at all, abandon the ship, abandon the ship quickly. ”

"My ears, why can't I hear, I can't hear anything!"

"My legs, who saw my legs?"

"The ship is sinking, the ship is sinking, everyone hurry up and run for your life!"

"Turn the rudder left, turn the direction, follow them closely, you have to get close to them to attack!"

"Idiot, turn the rudder right, turn the rudder right, stay away from them as much as possible, don't you see how ferocious their shelling is?

The rescue fleet of the East China Sea Kingdom was directly blown up by a round of shelling by the explorer fleet, and it became a mess.

There are all kinds of reactions.

Struggling, trying to save a sunken or burning battleship.

Desperate, abandon ship and escape alone.

Angry, he rushed up with the battleship and fought to the death with the explorer fleet.

Fear, trying to take the battleship away from the range of the enemy warship bombardment.

Soon some of the angry ones turned into strugglers and despairers, because they found themselves running behind other people's butts and getting more and more distanced.

In the process, the enemy's artillery bombardment never stopped, and the accuracy was not comparable to their ship-borne ballistas, and many of them exploded directly around their warships.

The splash of icy water woke up many people, turning them into fearful people and fleeing in a hurry.

When the people behind found out, staying away from the escape was the best way to save their lives under the fire of the fleet led by the Eternal Night Army.

When he saw the fleet of the Eternal Night Army coming towards him, he instinctively made this choice.

In the end, there was an extremely absurd scene in normal naval warfare.

The rescue fleet of the East China Sea Country, except for the large-scale counterattack with a tough attitude at the beginning of contact, the rest is to flee from the wind.

Wherever the explorer fleet passed, the surrounding warships fled into the distance.

Many warships changed direction too suddenly, the number of warships was too large, the formation was dense, and there were many dangerous links, and there were almost no large number of collisions.

What really allowed them to escape was that their fleet was large enough that the explorer fleet could choose too many targets to attack, and they would not bite the same target at all.

What they need to do is to drive along the long fleet line of the East China Sea Rescue Fleet, all the way, all the way to the shelling, and they don't care how much fireworks they have created behind them and how much damage they have caused to the enemy.

"Fools, fools, a bunch of fools, you are only fueling their arrogance, causing more damage to our fleet, stopping them, the warships behind, don't care about the damage, rush up, rush up to intercept them!"

"Useless Highness. "Captain Bray should be much calmer, "The other party's attack is too fierce, our morale has been taken away by them, not to mention that the order cannot be passed on, even if it is passed on, not many people will obey it, and now we can't count on them, what we need to do now is to integrate the surrounding elites on the spot and prepare for the second wave of the other party's impact."

If I'm right, they'll come back after a circle, and if we don't find a way to stop them, they'll be like sharks devouring whales, spinning in circles and gnawing until we're torn apart. ”

"Uncle Bray said very much. Hearing this, Prince Leiden's face turned from anger to pale, for he knew that what Captain Bray said was the truth.

If that really happens, they won't be going to rescue the main force of the East China Sea Fleet, but to give the head of the Eternal Night Army.

Prince Leiden jumped to his feet and said: "Order the surrounding fleets to assemble on the Benjamin, form an interception line on the spot, pass on my previous orders, don't be afraid of the sinking of the battleship, all losses will be borne by the royal family, and all compensation will be doubled." ”

After the initial chaos and panic, the head of the East China Sea Country rescue fleet, which was washed away, somewhat regained a little sense.

When they calmed down, they realized that the damage caused to them by the fleet led by the Eternal Night Army was not as great as they imagined.

First, the opponent is driving the artillery bombardment at a high speed, and the difficulty coefficient of aiming is much higher than that of stationary shelling, and the distance between the two sides also increases the difficulty coefficient.

The two, the number of the other party's warships, after all, is too small, and the current appearance is a bit like a shark gnawing on a whale, even if it is a huge wound torn out by their full strength, it is only a small wound that is not fatal for the whale compared to the shark.

This discovery undoubtedly greatly boosted their morale.

What's more, Prince Leiden's promise came right after.

This is an out-and-out big deal, which greatly stimulates the captains and captains.

They had just fled in a hurry, to a large extent, the fear of death was only one thing, and on the other hand, they were afraid that their warship would be sunk, which was all the family property they had accumulated with great difficulty in their lives, and once they sank, they would be better off dying.

Now that there is security, courage will naturally rise.

Sure enough, an hour later, the fleet led by the Eternal Night Army circled around the rescue fleet of the East China Sea Country and then backcoiled.

"Rush up and stop them, just stop them for half an hour, and our fleet will be able to surround him. "Benjamin, the flagship of the rescue fleet led by Prince Layton, took the lead and rushed towards the explorer fleet.

At such times, the flagship does not take the lead in the charge, and it is not expected that others will muster up morale and courage.

However, in this way, the huge flagship will inevitably become the target of the explorer fleet's fire, and as soon as the distance between the two sides is closer, a series of shells explode around the Benjamin.

However, the purpose of taking the lead in the charge was to play a role, and at least one hundred and fifty warships of all sizes in the East China Sea responded to this charge.

The drums of war roared, and they rushed towards the fleet led by the Eternal Night Army without fear of death.

"All warships, sailing at 45 degrees, should be careful to keep a distance from the enemy ships, do not fall in love with the battle, try not to engage in a string battle, try not to fall behind, and withdraw from the battle immediately if the hull is destroyed by more than 20 percent. "Admiral Arnold, the captain of the Explorer fleet, also issued a series of orders.

Firepower and speed are the two major advantages of their fleet.

Only by making full use of these two advantages can they be qualified to deal with the fleet of the East China Sea State.

How could they give each other the opportunity to intercept and surround themselves?

At the beginning of the battle, Lord Sean repeatedly emphasized that the preservation of his own warship was the first place in the combat objective, and the second place was the most likely killing target.

Their warships are far more valuable than those in the East China Sea, and even if they exchange ten Dreadnought-class sailing ships for one of their warships, they will not exchange them.

The Explorer fleet rushed past the Interception Fleet led by Prince Leiden before they could form a circle.

There were still a few battleships that came into the range of attack of the flagship Benjamin.

The East China Sea Fleet, which was holding back the fire in its belly, immediately tilted the black powder shells down.

At this time, the advantages of the dreadnought-class sailing ship are fully reflected.

The huge size made it more resistant to beatings, and it was hit three times in a row, and the fire was raging, but it still failed to cause fatal injuries to it.

There are enough ballistae on it, and in terms of number alone, one can withstand the firepower of three new Eternal Night Force-led Wavebreaker-class warships.

Even if there is only a small part of the ammunition, it still causes a lot of trauma to the battleship of the Eternal Night Army, and even the speed has dropped by a few knots.

"Hit, hit, these warships just have a longer range, faster speed, and are not much stronger than us, as long as you get close to them, you can find an opportunity to sink them. ”

"Catch up, catch up, we must not let them run away, if you want to stop us, you must pay a heavy price. ”

"If you capture their warships, you must capture their warships, and we must figure out why their battleships are so fierce in firepower and why they are faster than our warships. ”

"That's right, as long as we figure this out, we still need to be afraid of them?"

"Rush up, hurry up!"

The Benjamin hit the battleship of the Eternal Night Army, which greatly boosted the morale of the rescue fleet of the East China Sea Kingdom.

Especially those battleships that are relatively close, they are like chicken blood, one rushing more ferocious than the other.

Because they see great benefits in it.

The reason why the warships of the Eternal Night Army turned their tricks around was because of their ferocious long-range firepower and speed beyond their warships.

If they can get these two things in hand, they will not only dominate the East China Sea, but when the time comes, they will even be able to counterattack the West Sea and become the hegemon there.

This fiery thought made them ignore the danger of death.

"Order No. 118 to withdraw from the battle and return for repairs, and No. 117 and No. 119 to take cover nearby and defeat them! The whole ship will be replaced with black field bombs, drop mines, and carry out tactical interception. General Arnold calmly ordered.

Immediately after that, there was a dull roar of artillery, and more than 300 meters of black field shells smashed down at the same time, making the blue sea more than 300 completely black areas with a diameter of more than 30 meters.