At first, Admiral Prodmore thought that the departure of the Sindelair National Navy fleet was nothing more than a smoke bomb; As for the news that King Dane himself is on board, it is even more nonsense. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But it didn't take long for this news to be confirmed by the intelligence services of Puldri and the Duchy of Florence.

Schindlaire's fleet did leave Ghost Knife Harbor and did not return; King Dain himself was indeed on the Yellow Dragon, at least when he boarded the ship.

When the news was confirmed to be true, Admiral Prodmore began to suspect that there must be a conspiracy in this matter.

Dainco was a man who was able to unify the well-known chaotic land of Sindelair in five years, and create a powerful state that the two traditional powers, Florence and Pudri, had to unite to deal with. How could he possibly do such a thing to send himself to death, and put himself in danger?

A king, how stupid can he be?

The admiral was not convinced.

But there are some things that are true.

Soon, the Combined Fleet, through the Sea Hawk Cavalry, detected the location of the national fleet.

Just as the intelligence at the beginning said, the National Navy fleet did leave Ghost Knife Harbor. They were now drifting on the sea at least four days from the port, not very fast, and they didn't seem to have any clear purpose, just heading in the direction of Shawan Harbor.

As for whether King Dane is still on board, that is a matter for no one to know.

The battleship formation composed of ten ships was floating on the sea, and all the surrounding areas, as far as the sea, had been swept by the Combined Fleet in the past period of time, and there should be no other hostile forces, not even some sea monsters that might occasionally be encountered.

In such a situation, Prodmore could not imagine where else to hide the danger.

In fact, the admiral, from the bottom of his heart, still insists that there is a trap in this matter.

However, all the facts suggest that the enemy may indeed be a fool of the head.

He was still a little hesitant, and the decision to attack was not so easy to make. The powerful combined fleet, which almost gathers two-thirds of the main warships of the Duchy of Florence and the Kingdom of Pudri, absolutely cannot afford to make the slightest mistake.

But the fighter plane, however, is a fleeting thing.

According to the analysis of the intelligence services, it is very likely that the people of Hindlaire could not bear the blockade and there was a crisis in the country's food reserves, so they had to carry out such an adventurous act. The warship left the port and transported supplies to Shawan Port to solve the urgent needs of the country.

There is some truth to this analysis.

The coalition forces have an intelligence network in Sindelare, which is not very strong, but at least some information can be obtained.

The exact number of the food reserves of the kingdom of Hindlaire is unknown to the coalition forces. But looking at the current situation, this number should not be too much.

One of the most direct evidences of this is that on the defensive line east of Sindlaire, the Fifth Army received significantly less supplies; At the same time, the revival policy of Central County, Sweet Water Island County, and Sinderella County was also suspended half a month ago, and the food subsidies for people who open up and build land have also been temporarily canceled.

It is precisely because of this performance of the official government of Sindlaire that the analysis made by the coalition intelligence services has a certain credibility.

Admiral Prodmore hesitated for almost a full day. To be honest, if it weren't for his prestige here, the generals and officers below would have been in a mess.

In their opinion, how can such an obvious good fighter not grasp it?

By the next day, when it was discovered that the general had still not made a decision, some of them could not hold their breath.

The first to lose their breath is, of course, the Florentine. Prodmore was an admiral of the Kingdom of Purdrie and a hero of the Poperi, but had little to do with the Florentine. Although the admirals of Florence had also heard of this famous fellow artist, and did not have much opinion about him becoming the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet, they belonged to two different countries after all.

Prodmoore struggled all day and could bear it; But after two days of entanglement, it's a very fucked up thing: if you continue to entangle, other people's warships will arrive at Shawan Port!

This time, the two countries formed a joint fleet and came to Schindlaire's waters, with the purpose of completing the naval blockade and forcing the Schindlaire people to submit? This person is swaggering out of the port and sailing, but he doesn't dare to fight, what kind of interception and obstruction?

Sailing between Komyrya Island and Shawan Harbor? If the family were to pick up the Shire merchant ships again, or do something else, would they have to stand and watch?

So what's the point of forming a combined fleet and running to carry out naval blockade operations?

The Admirals of Florence approached Admiral Prodmoore.

Their persuasion finally impressed the admiral, and he finally decided to take the initiative.

After all, there is no room for delay.

Now that the decision has been made, Prodmore is not going to stay.

The ships of the combined fleet of the entire sea area, under the orders of the admiral, were all launched. With the exception of a small formation, which was left to continue sweeping across the vast ocean, the main forces pounced on the Sindelare's national fleet.

As soon as the order was given, the thirty-two capital battleships headed in the direction of the enemy's tracks detected by the Sea Eagle cavalry.

The admiral had realized that since the enemy dared to venture out of port, there must be a reason to dare to do so. They were unlikely to change anything on their ships anytime soon, and they had not spotted any signs of sea monsters around Schindlaire's National Navy fleet.

The most likely scenario, then, is that the Schindlaire's ships are equipped with some sort of weapon that is powerful enough to make them feel like they can turn the tide of battle.

Although, as a veteran general who has been adrift at sea for half his life and fought naval battles for half his life, he will not think that there are any weapons that can really ignore the gap between warships and make up for the huge gap in hard power between the two sides. But this kind of risk still has to be guarded against.

Captains at all levels were required to be mentally prepared for a tough battle, and the Sea Hawk cavalry were required to be prepared for air support, and the seven Dreadnought-class warships, loaded with rows of guns, as well as the entire ship of naval soldiers and ammunition, were fully prepared for battle.

The entire battleship formation consisted of two parts. The forward was in a goose-shaped formation, with three Dreadnought-class battleships scattered among them, and seventeen frigates and cruisers cruising beside them. They will be the main force attacking the national fleet of Hindlaire, and after discovering the enemy and entering the battle distance, the goose-shaped formation of the forward fleet will be like an awl, and it will be fiercely scuttled in.

At the forefront was the Prime-of-Florence's Dreadnought-class battleship, the Steel Torrent. The flagship of the Duke's fleet, with a displacement of 11,500 tons, was the most heavily armored and fiercely firepower of the Combined Fleet. Although it has a slight disadvantage in flexibility, it is also compensated for by its superior protection and surging firepower.

Moreover, even the slightly bulky Steel Torrent was no more agile than those pseudo-battleships of the Schindlaires, and the two sides were not at the same level at all.

This leading dreadnought-class battleship, in the bow position, is even equipped with the ancient ramming horn. When it smashes into the enemy ship, it is tantamount to a tiger bursting into a flock of sheep. No warship could withstand the onslaught of the Steel Torrent, and when he entered it, the power of nearly one hundred and fifty cannons on both sides of the ship would shock the hearts of everyone who saw it.

If it was close enough, the Steel Torrent could have taken out one of the opponent's 10,000-ton warships with a single salvo.

And after the Steel Torrent, several battle cruisers were no less to be reckoned with. Each of them has the ability to fight the crippled 10,000-ton warships of the Sindlaire.

At the same time, in the middle of the goose-shaped formation, two other battleships were also lined up, and if the battleships in front of them were not able to gain a crushing advantage in a short period of time, they would immediately join the battle.

For the Hindlaire National Fleet, sending such a large formation actually has a bit of a 'knife to kill chickens'.

But despite this, Admiral Prodmore still felt a little unstable.

So, in the battle formation he discharged, there was a fleet of twelve warships in the rear.

These twelve capital ships will be lined up in an oblique formation, following behind the goose-shaped formation. The four battleships, including the famous Empress, the Holy Knight, the Holy Child, and the Giant Elephant, will all be among them.

Normally, the geese-shaped formation in front is enough to easily destroy the Hindlaites' fleet with a crushing advantage, and even if the Hindlaites are equipped with a powerful weapon on the ship, it is theoretically impossible to survive the blow of the forward fleet.

Even if something happens, Proudmore himself is on the Empress, and this legendary admiral will immediately lead the follow-up oblique fleet to support it.

This should be foolproof, and the admiral can hardly imagine that the enemy has any other way to defeat himself.

He could finally put his mind at ease.

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Two days later, Vice Admiral Paparos of the Duchy of Florence, the leader of the Goose Formation at the front of the Combined Fleet, the captain of the Steel Torrent, sent a message to the Empress that they were able to see the Sindellaire National Fleet with the naked eye.

This proves that the distance between the two sides is not too far away.

If the Steel Torrent was able to spot the Hindlaire, it would naturally be discovered.

The fleet of the National Navy was quite normal, and when it observed an enemy attack, it chose to speed up and flee.

A few minutes after Admiral Paparos sent the message, he received Admiral Proudmoor's next order - to adjust the direction of the goose formation, intercept the Hindlaire fleet in advance, and force them to change course and move away from the harbor of Shawan Bay.

This is something that must be done, after all, they are now in a position that is only about a day's voyage away from Shawan Harbor. If you chase stupidly, if you haven't caught it yet, people have already entered the port, so it's in vain.

Changing course and intercepting in advance may make the chase longer and temporarily distance the two sides, but as long as the Sindelares don't want to crash headlong into the interception line of the combined fleet, they must also change direction. Therefore, under the condition that it is impossible to go to Shawan Harbor, the vast sea will be pursued by the combined fleet as it is.

Anyway, the speed of the combined fleet is much faster than that of the Sindelare's national fleet.

After this chase and escape, four days passed.

The Schindlailes did not dare to confront the Combined Fleet head-on, and after discovering that the Combined Fleet led by the Steel Torrent was about to block in front of them, the National Fleet immediately changed course and headed further east.

Everything was going in a good direction, and nowhere did Prodmore expect.

The admiral's mood was even more relaxed. He even felt that his initial concerns were a little ridiculous, this war was no different from any of the battles he had fought in the past to exterminate pirates, and even easier. You know, those pirates are a bunch of people who have wandered the seas all their lives, they are cruel and cunning, as slippery and elusive as loaches in the ocean, but they are not so easy to catch.

The Hindlaire National Fleet wasn't as clever as the cunning pirates. Obviously, this fleet, which has only been formally established for more than a year, is not mature enough and is far from being able to compete with the real maritime hegemon.

This is true both in terms of the strength of the fleet and the experience of the admirals.

The National Navy fleet, which had been blocked and had no choice but to flee to the east, was finally captured on the sixth day of the official start of the pursuit battle.

At that time, Admiral Proudmore was sitting on the deck of the Queen, looking up at the blue sky and the ocean. His lieutenant sent the news that the Steel Torrent was ready for battle and was about to lead the First Formation of the Combined Fleet to attack.

Prodmoor's heart did not fluctuate, and he just waved his hand lightly, indicating that he knew the news.

He no longer doubted the outcome of the war, he just had to wait for news of victory at the front.

In fact, there is no need to wait, in fact, looking far away, Prodmore himself can see the battlefield in the distance, and see the majestic posture of the Steel Torrent when it launched an attack.

The Florence Steel Torrent was indeed a good ship, no worse than the Empress, and even made him feel a little jealous.

But then, that jealousy was thrown out of the clouds.

The situation on the battlefield seems to be a little wrong.