Captain Lena nodded and said, "The original advantage of the Dawan Islands has become its disadvantage, the enemy's fleet is within reach of here, if we stay here for one more day, we will be beaten for one more day, and now that the port and shipyard have been destroyed, giving up here has become a choice, don't forget our origins, the island has never been our roots, it is just a place for us to rest, the ship is, the fleet is, as long as the ship is there, the fleet is there, our East China Sea Country is still there, our third fleet is here!"

Several old ministers of the East China Sea Kingdom nodded secretly when they listened, Captain Lena's analysis, in the current situation, is absolutely pertinent, but in view of King Stubbin's extremely embarrassed face, no one dares to speak out in support of her.

Perhaps King Stubbin himself was very aware of everything that Captain Lena had analyzed, but he was unwilling to let go of everything in the Great Bay Islands easily, and he was unwilling to let go of his dream of being a king.

You can wake up someone who is asleep, but you can't wake someone who is pretending to be asleep.

Seeing that his father looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, Prince Leiden took the initiative to speak: "Aunt Lena, if we give up the Great Bay Islands, where should we go? ”

"If it were normal and we rushed back, the situation we faced would indeed be as you said. Captain Lina's eyes flashed with wisdom, "But now the situation in the Western Sea is very unique, the other fleets are involved in the reshuffle of the power of the new royal family and the witches, it is the critical moment to fight for maritime sovereignty, the whole family is in great need of strength, although our strength has suffered a part of the loss, but compared to other fleets, our attention to and application of black powder is still at the forefront, with certain advantages, I believe they must be very happy to see a new force join." ”

Prince Layton subconsciously glanced at Stubbin before asking, "Is there any other choice?"

Knowing a father is like a son.

Returning to the Western Seas was definitely not the best choice for King Stubbin.

It is better to be a chicken's head than an ox's tail.

This has always been Steubin's ambition, and it has always been.

Not to mention that he has already tasted the taste of the king, and then let him return to the Western Sea, on an equal footing with the captains of other fleets, and even have to be crushed by them, it is more uncomfortable than killing him.

"There is another option, which will be published through the route map of the South China Sea, and completely open the shipping lane, I believe that the other fleets will definitely be very interested in the East China Sea and the Danube Plain, and completely muddy the water here, we will naturally have more opportunities!" Captain Lena made another plan.

This time, without waiting for Prince Layton to speak, Captain Bray shook his head and said: "Now the route map of the South China Sea is no longer unique to us, and the bastard of Xia Moore is also in control, and the Eternal Night Commander only needs to divide a few warships to set up magic cannons there, and then it will just be a repetition of our old things on the Danube River, unless the entire fleet is dispatched together, but you just said that the Western Sea is now at a critical moment of power reshuffle, and they can't draw the entire fleet." ”

"The last option, which is to continue south, try your luck. Captain Lena spoke up his mind.

"What do you mean by trying your luck?" Not only was Stubin puzzled, but the others also looked puzzled.

"Three months ago, I dug up a very interesting piece of information from the local natives, saying that there is a larger archipelago to the south of the Great Bay Islands, where people use the island as their home, their boats as their legs, and the sea as their hunting ground, and his grandmother was shipwrecked and drifted here. Captain Lena replied.

"Have you verified this information?" Captain Bray hurriedly asked.

"The verification was sent to verify it, but the ship sent to verify it has not yet returned, I originally waited until this matter was completely confirmed, and then reported to His Majesty!" said the captain of the Lina fleet, "So, this matter needs to be lucky, if we can really find a new continent, maybe it will be our turning point." ”

"The most taboo thing to explore this kind of thing is to make a rash decision, especially a large-scale ocean. Captain Bray said cautiously, "But this news from Captain Lena does bring us another choice, if the Eternal Night Leader wants to digest the results of the battle from us, it will inevitably take a certain amount of time, and we still have plenty of time to make preparations and choices, so we might as well start from many aspects." ”

"Which ones?" Captain Lena handed over the reins of discourse.

"First of all, the news provided by Captain Lina needs to be sent to further verify, not only to find the new continent, but also to find out the situation of the new continent as much as possible, like with the Eternal Night Commander, if you don't understand it, you will start a full-scale war, and it must not happen again. Captain Bray said.

"Captain Bray, this is a sure thing to say. ”

"This world is bigger than we imagined, and the imagination is more magical, and our fleet can't withstand the second big damage!"

Several other captains nodded their heads again and again, giving support and affirmation one after another.

People's mentality changes with their own circumstances and circumstances.

Because of his cautious character, Captain Bray was snubbed in the East China Sea Kingdom in its heyday.

Many people think that his decision-making is too conservative, and that the boy's adrift on the sea is a kind of struggle in itself, and the greater the risk he takes, the greater the harvest.

The Danube Plain, where the Eternal Night Army was entrenched, was dominated by this mentality.

But when the strength of the East China Sea Kingdom was damaged and they could no longer afford to suffer greater losses, Captain Bray's cautious advice immediately turned into pertinent words.

Captain Bray continued, on the contrary, "But in this matter, there are too many uncertainties, too many luck components, if the legend about the New World, is just a rumor, or the area there is far less than we imagined, or it is not conducive to our foothold, if we invest too much expectation and energy in this, it will make us very passive, so we must prepare a second way for ourselves."

A safer second way!

That's the West Sea.

After all, we and the other fleets are all family, and we know how they act.

As long as we can show our value and provide them with greater benefits, they will definitely accept us again.

Before that, we have to send someone back to pave the way.

Our black powder ballistas and the safe passage of the South China Sea are the best stepping stones.

Before they knew that there was a supershark entrenched in the East China Sea, the safe passage in the South China Sea was still of great value.

The key now is to guard the safe passage in the South China Sea.

If it is taken away, we will really become the big fish in the pond in the back lake yard of the people, and let the people cut the meat and make soup when they are in a good mood!"

This time, not only the others couldn't help but nod their heads again and again, but even Stubbin, whose face was tense, couldn't help but show a look of approval in his eyes.

Captain Bray's strategy is all-encompassing.

Even the most picky person can't find much fault with it.

Stubin said in a dumb voice: "Let's act according to the plan, the exploration of the New World, since it is the head of the Lena fleet, the next thing will still be handed over to you to be responsible, this matter is related to the future of our fleet, you have to go all out, not only to find out whether there is a New World in the south, but also to find out the situation of their local forces." ”

"Your Majesty will leave this matter to me, although rest assured. Captain Lena patted her full chest, and she shook in circles.

It's just that the minds of the men present are not here, and they don't pay much attention.

"As for the matter of returning to the Western Sea, it needs to be presided over by a steady person, and it will be handed over to Captain Bray, I am most relieved, what do you think?" King Stubin asked for advice from the others.

"We also think Captain Bray is the right guy. Captain Lena nodded.

"I'm sure Uncle Bray won't let us down!" Prince Layton followed.

"What do you mean, Bray, to return to the Western Seas, but it's a risky and thankless chore. Stubin looked eagerly at Captain Bray.

"It's my pleasure. Captain Bray commanded directly.

"That's hard work for you. Stubin patted Captain Bray on the shoulder, and continued, "As for the issue of guarding the safe passage in the South Sea, in a short period of time, the problem is not big, and after a series of battles, I have discovered a fatal flaw in the fleet of the Eternal Night Army. ”

"What fatal flaw?" the others were shocked.

Stubin didn't have an appetite, and replied: "The battleships led by the Eternal Night Army are strong in speed and artillery firepower, but the ship type, they don't have much innovation, one-third of them are transformed from our warships, their new weapons are completely made of steel, and the weight will definitely not be light, which will occupy most of the load of the battleship, plus the necessary crew to control the ship, guess how much load capacity can be left of their battleship? Do you know what this means?"

"This means that their endurance is particularly poor, and they have to rely on the harbor, and they can't easily sail long distances, let alone fight in the oceans!" Prince Layton blurted out.

As a young man who is not proficient in voyages, the experienced captains present naturally figured it out for the first time.

Stubin nodded and said, "At least until those dreadnought-class warships are used for themselves, their ocean-going combat capabilities are still very poor, on the contrary, Sia Moore will become a big trouble for us, and when he reaches the Eternal Night Commander, he will inevitably become the first hound of the other party to attack us." ”

"For a betrayer, it is impossible for the Eternal Night Commander to give him too much trust as soon as he starts, and Xia Moore is also an old fox, he knows very well what his hole cards are on the Eternal Night Commander's side, and he will not easily use his own fleet to fight us. Captain Bray analyzed on the side.

"It's possible, but we have to guard against it. Stubbin's eyes flashed fiercely, "I can't swallow this breath if I don't chop this betrayer and throw it into the sea to feed the sharks." ”

"Your Majesty, don't let a moment of hatred get out of proportion. Captain Bray's heart jumped, and he hurriedly admonished.

lest Stubin have a hot head and make an impulsive decision, their East China Sea Fleet can no longer withstand greater waves.

Stubin took a deep breath, waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I still know the severity, and from now on, I will try to restrain myself." ”

"Your Majesty......" several people couldn't help but whisper.

"I am the one who brought you into the trough, and I will do my best to bring you out. Stubbin waved his arm heavily, "Trust me, believe me again, I will!"

"We believe in Your Majesty!" said everyone in unison.

"Your Majesty, I also have a little personal opinion, I don't know whether to talk about it or not!" said the captain of the Cornell fleet.

"When is it now, everyone is on the same boat, as long as it is good for this ship, what should not be said. Steubin waved his hand and said, "Say anything." ”

"I think that captains, although the matters discussed are important, they do not touch the core of our defeat. Captain Cornell said stiffly.

"The core of the defeat?" Captain Bray meant...... "Captain Bray looked thoughtful.

"The new weapons used on their warships, if we had the same new weapons, even if they were just of the same range, we wouldn't be so embarrassed as we are now, I have carefully observed and compared, the artillery of the Eternal Night Army, there are two kinds of shells fired.

One is the one with a special magic effect, which we shouldn't be able to do anything about it in the short term.

But the other is formed by the explosion of black powder, which is just another use of black powder, and the key should be in their launchers cast from steel.

The Eternal Night Leader can make it, why can't we?

As long as we can make this kind of artillery, even if we are forced to return to the Western Sea, we will have enough confidence to start all over again!" Captain Cornell became more and more excited, and finally couldn't help but wave his arms vigorously.

"It's not that I haven't taken this into consideration, it's just that our shipyards and craftsmen ......" Captain Bray couldn't help but glance at Stubbin, and seeing that he didn't react too excitedly, he continued, "Our port side has been hit too hard, and it is not easy to restore the original scale, let alone develop new equipment, and nothing else, but a piece of steel is a big problem for us." ”

"I think what Captain Cornell said is very reasonable, this kind of artillery led by the Eternal Night Army must be the general trend of the development of naval warfare in the future, one step ahead, there is an advantage, since we have seen the power of this weapon, we cannot sit idly by, even if there is a great difficulty, we cannot retreat. ”

Captain Lena voted in favor of Captain Cornell's suggestion, and a sneer curled into her mouth, "Who said we should start from scratch?

"Captain Lena wants to steal it from the Eternal Night Commander?" Captain Cornell said with a little stunned, "This difficulty is not much lower than our spontaneous research, right? The Eternal Night Commander itself is a monolith, and it is difficult for outsiders to break into it, not to mention a new weapon like artillery, it will definitely be strictly guarded, and it will not give us a chance at all!"