Five days later.

Captain Gordon, the envoy sent by King Stubin of the East China Sea Kingdom, traveled more than 600 kilometers by land, water, and sea, and finally arrived at the flagship of the East China Sea Fleet Detachment.

Even the most important instrument in the past was too late to take care of it, and Captain Gordon immediately asked for a meeting with Captain Moore, explained to him the predicament of the East China Sea Fleet, and conveyed the latest orders of King Stubbin.

From beginning to end, the face as long as Moor's horse was drooping, and he couldn't see any joy or sorrow, and he was always silent.

"Your Excellency, Captain of the fleet, please gather your forces as soon as possible and go to the Danube River to rescue, the more minute you delay here, the more dangerous Your Majesty will be. Seeing that ** Moore was slow to move, Captain Gordon couldn't help but urge, "Don't the captain of the fleet believe what I say? I can bet my life and credibility, what I said is true, not the slightest exaggeration, especially the magic artillery." ”

"I don't have any doubts about the information that Captain Gordon has brought. Captain Moore let out a long breath as if he had just woken up from a big dream.

"Uh......" Captain Gordon was a little stunned.

Before leaving, they agreed that it was the most difficult thing to convince Captain Moore that the East China Sea Fleet had been blocked by the fleet led by the Eternal Night.

** Captain Moore seemed to see the question in Captain Gordon's mind, and took the initiative to answer: "I have seen with my own eyes, the power of the magic artillery in your mouth, they are on the river to block our ships deep inland, and they are also loaded, so far, our side has lost more than 300 warships of various types. ”

"More than 300 ships damaged in battle?" Captain Gordon couldn't help but gasp.

But I thought of the cunning of the Eternal Night Commander, the strength of the infantry formation, and the sharpness of the magic artillery.

It doesn't seem too surprising that Captain Moore had such a loss without his complete knowledge.

After all, compared with the East China Sea Fleet, the detachment led by ** Moore has to go deep into the interior of the Danube Plain to plunder, and the area of the shop is larger, and it is more likely to suffer battle damage.

"I'm sorry, I lost my temper. Seeing a trace of displeasure flashing on the face of the captain of the ** Moore fleet, Captain Gordon hurriedly apologized, "This defeat is by no means a command mistake of the captain of the fleet, but the enemy we are facing this time is too cunning, thanks to the captain of the fleet who is here to take charge, if it is replaced by someone else, the loss may be even greater, I believe Your Majesty must understand this." ”

"Humph!" ** The Moore fleet captain snorted, his face not changing at all.

Captain Gordon wisely did not dwell on this topic, because the battle damage was here, and this matter could not be a merit, "Since the captain of the fleet believes the news I brought, let's quickly gather the fleet and go to the rescue of Your Majesty!"

** Captain Moore was silent for a few seconds before he said, "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't." ”

"What do you mean by that, captain?" said Captain Gordon, with a look of surprise.

"It is not only Your Majesty who has fallen into the trap of the Eternal Night Army, but also the detachment. Moore couldn't help but have a trace of sadness on his face, "The enemy's military formation is too powerful, and our infantry is not an opponent at all, so we chose from the beginning, using our best pirate tactics, dividing troops on a large scale, and launching an attack from the Five Rivers Valley at multiple points at the same time."

A week ago, the other side began to attack on all fronts, blocking our landing troops on the plain, and the two sides fell into a state of stalemate, and it will be difficult to withdraw for a while.

If the fleet is simply withdrawn, it is equivalent to giving up the 30,000 sailors who have come ashore, and this responsibility is not something you and I can bear. ”

"How so?" muttered Captain Gordon, his eyes glazed over, and the situation in front of him was completely unexpected.

As Captain Moore said, the life and death of 30,000 sailors is not something they can bear.

In a hurry, Captain Gordon came up with a somewhat whimsical opinion, "Since the sailors who have landed on the shore will not be able to withdraw for a while, why don't you gather the detachment first, go to the rescue of Your Majesty, and after meeting with the main fleet led by Your Majesty, it is not too late to come back and pick them up." ”

"This approach is not realistic. ** Moore shook his head without hesitation and said, "The detachment is now too scattered, just passing on the assembly order, it will take up to half a week, let alone going to rescue His Majesty, once and again, it will take two weeks at the earliest, do you think those 30,000 soldiers, without the support of the fleet, can hold out for half a month?"

"No, you can't. Captain Gordon shook his head, let alone half a month, once they knew that the detachment had withdrawn, they were afraid that they would not be able to hold out for even a week, and they would surrender to the Eternal Night Commander.

"Is there nothing that can be done?" asked Captain Gordon, reluctantly.

"I'll try to pull them back as much as I can, but it will take at least a week or more to gather the troops, plus the rush time, at least two weeks, or even longer, will Your Majesty's side be able to hold out for so long?" ** Captain Moore asked rhetorically.

"It's hard to say. Captain Gordon's face became very ugly, "Even if Your Majesty can hold on, it will be difficult for the landing troops led by Captain Lena to hold on, and the food supplies they brought ashore will not last for half a month, even if it is halved." ”

"There's nothing I can do about it. ** Captain Moore spread his hands helplessly, "It is better to hope for the detachment led by me, than to look forward to the garrison fleet led by His Highness Leiden, didn't you just say that Your Majesty also sent someone to ask Your Highness for help? If Your Highness acts quickly enough, it will only take a week to rescue Your Highness." ”

When he heard this, Captain Gordon's face had turned purple, and the anger in his heart almost erupted.

As an important minister of the East China Sea Kingdom, how could he say such irresponsible words?

This is all about shifting the blame to His Highness Leiden.

When the rescue is not timely, the responsibility is not his, but the ineffective action of Prince Leiden, who is stationed in the rear.

However, Captain Gordon was somewhat self-aware that he was only an emissary of King Stubbin, not His Majesty himself.

And **Moore is one of the few real power factions in the East China Sea, and many times, even King Stubin himself dares to contradict the figure.

Usually he doesn't even look at himself properly, thinking that he is a courtier who has won the favor of King Stubin by virtue of his rhetoric.

Now that the other party can patiently explain so much to himself, it is completely for the identity of the king's envoy.

"Although there are many difficulties on my side, but I can't ignore His Majesty's dangerous situation, so let's give me three days, I will try my best to organize the fleet, and even if I can't support the whole fleet at that time, I will try to allocate a part of the warships to rescue Your Majesty, what does the captain think?" **Moore finally gave a compromise opinion.

"That's all there is to it. Captain Gordon's face was somewhat soothed, at least it was better than going home empty-handed.

"Before this, the captain temporarily rested on my flagship, looking at the captain's face, in the past week, there has been no less rushing, only by raising enough spirit, can we better rescue and protect Your Majesty. Captain Moore didn't give Captain Gordon a chance to refuse at all, and said to the two guards beside him, "Take the captain down to rest, and during this time, the captain's safety will be guarded by the two of you." ”

"What do you mean, captain?" Captain Gordon's face, which had just softened, immediately became gloomy again.

Serve yourself to rest, do you need to use two great knights?

They are now on the flagship of the detachment, what danger is there?

Could it be that the soldiers of the Eternal Night Army dare to rush up?

It's more appropriate to spy on yourself than to protect yourself.

But the question is, why spy on yourself?

"Don't get me wrong, Captain. ** Moore patiently explained, "You don't know, the number of knights and great knights of the Eternal Night Army is very amazing, especially they have combat skills similar to magic, and they can always do some things that ordinary people can't imagine, including stealth, the skilled warships and warships of our detachment are touched by them unknowingly in this way, and no one can say which warships have been replaced by them to the people of the Eternal Night Army, so even if we are on the warships in the open sea, we are not necessarily safe."

In particular, I am here to command the flagship, and I am the primary target of the Eternal Night Commander, and there have been several invasions, but unfortunately, we have not caught a single live mouth until now, and we have not figured out how the other side got to the battleship.

The only thing to be thankful for is that these people seem to be mainly spying on intelligence, and they didn't attack me, otherwise I would have died in my sleep, the captain is a messenger sent by His Majesty, there must not be any mistakes, if there is any inconvenience, please forgive the captain. ”

"And this kind of thing?" Captain Gordon said with a change of color, a little restless, "No, this matter must be notified to Your Majesty as soon as possible, what if the other party sends an assassin to assassinate Your Majesty?"

"The captain's loyalty to His Majesty is truly impeccable. ** Captain Moore said with sincere appreciation, "Far water can't save the near fire, even if you turn back as quickly as possible, it will take more than half a week, if there is anything unbearable, it will have already happened, but you should know Your Majesty's personality, he is a very cautious person, with a very strong sense of crisis, and will not be so easily recruited." ”

"That being said, it's better to have an embankment ahead of time than to know nothing. Captain Gordon shook his head again and again, "Trouble the captain of the fleet to arrange, I will return to His Majesty's side immediately." ”

"What about the detachment's return of reinforcements?" Moore looked embarrassed.

"I just passed the order on behalf of His Majesty, now that the order has been delivered, the rest of the matter depends on the captain of the fleet, it is useless for me to stay here, it is better to bring the situation on the side of the detachment to His Majesty as soon as possible, so that he can prepare. After the initial outrage, Captain Gordon's gaze had regained its clarity, suggesting that the decision was not made on impulse, but on the basis of its own deep considerations.

Moore groaned slightly, nodded and said, "That's fine, you two pick the fastest ship and escort Captain Gordon to land at the nearest safe spot." ”

"Don't bother, the captain of the fleet only needs to send me a clipper and a few sailors. Captain Gordon said hurriedly.

"How can this be done?" Radmore shook his head again and again, "The captain's identity is special, when I come, I can't do anything, when I go back, I can't let the captain get into danger, now we are on the ground with the Eternal Night Army, the battlefield is complicated, if the captain accidentally intrudes into the control area of the Eternal Night Army, once there is any mistake, Your Majesty will be held accountable, and I can't afford it, this matter is so decided." ”

Seeing that the other party had a look that could not be refused, Captain Gordon could only nod his head in the end, "Thank you for the captain's kindness, and ask the captain to come back as soon as possible." ”

"Although the captain is reassured, everyone is in the same boat, and if the ship sinks, it will not benefit anyone. ** Captain Moore patted his chest and reassured, "We will definitely do our best, and we must also give Your Majesty a little confidence, as a man who led our Third Fleet to establish an independent kingdom, it is by no means so easy to be defeated, maybe before I can reach our reinforcements, Your Majesty has already extricated himself from the predicament." ”

"I hope so. "Captain Gordon is not as optimistic as Captain Moore.

Captain Gordon rejected Moore's suggestion to rest for the night and hurry the next morning, and overnight he took the clipper prepared for him by the other party and embarked on the road back to the main fleet of the East China Sea Fleet.

Worrying about King Stubbin's assassination by the Eternal Night Leader is only one thing, the most important thing is the vague attitude of Radmore, the captain of the detachment, and he must inform His Majesty as soon as possible, he always feels that behind the flickering words of the other party, there is a deeper meaning, but what it is, he can't see clearly, and he doesn't dare to think deeply.

But one thing is certain, when it comes to the rescue, Captain Moore is not worth trusting.

It's just that for a week, running around day and night, even if it is an iron-beaten man, he can't bear it, not to mention the moment when he was swept by the smile of death, the magic cold invaded the body, and it was not completely expelled.

Although this thing is not life-threatening, it is like an appendage, entangled in his body, constantly consuming his spirit and energy, and it is easier to fall into a state of exhaustion.

Hopping on the return clipper, feasting on a hearty meal and hugging the warm fur bedding, Captain Gordon unconsciously fell into a state of confusion that seemed to be asleep.

I always felt that there was a pair of eyes around me staring at me, and I seemed to hear countless whispers, as if I was plotting something.

But when he listened, it was as if he had heard nothing, and there was silence all around, not only the whispers were gone, but even the sound of the warship breaking through the water.

Something is wrong, something is wrong, wake up, wake up, wake up.

Captain Gordon roared wildly in his heart, he didn't know how long he had struggled, he sat up suddenly, opened his eyes, and it was dim, it seemed that he had just fallen asleep, and the sun had set.

It took a few seconds for Captain Gordon to fully adjust to the darkness, but when he saw the situation in the cabin, his body involuntarily tensed, and he said in a casual tone: "How long have we been gone?