Chapter 124: Turning Defeat into Victory
When the first rays of sunlight from the east shone on the sea, Nicole's battleship appeared in the sea area west of Fuxing City, due south of the naval battle area between the two sides. Thirty-three ships of the Sixth Theater were chasing eleven ships of the Second Legion, all of which were either flooded in their cabins or their sails burned to the point that only one or two remained.
The one-sided situation of this naval battle was also something that Nicole did not expect, and everyone did not expect that the battleships of the Sixth War Zone would basically pour out. Nicole must make a judgment right away, whether to rescue or give up? The opponent still has thirty-three warships, while he only has six, even if the opponent's warships are damaged, it is difficult for his fleet to retreat in its entirety, and if it is entangled, there is even a danger of total annihilation.
"Command, arrow formation, target, opposing flagship, full speed impact!" Nicole finally made up her mind that if the Second Legion's navy was completely destroyed, her revival battleship would also be doomed.
The fleet of the Sixth War Zone also discovered Nicole's six warships rushing towards them, and abandoned the fleet pursuing the Second Legion, they had learned the power of the revival warships, and they appeared at this critical time, so that everyone had to deal with it carefully.
Sgels ordered all the battleships to line up in three columns, ram head-on, and then quickly entangle with the opposing battleships to win more and less.
But Nicole's fleet completely ignored the fact that Sgels's battleships were lined up in several columns, and the targets were all the columns where the flagship was located, and they didn't intend to hit the left and right flanks at all, and directly interspersed them.
Except for Nicole's battleship, all the battleships relied on good maneuverability, and the collision angles all hit the battleships in the middle row fiercely, some directly hit the corners, and some directly crashed into the opponent's sideboard, directly hitting the opponent's battleship and almost overturning.
Nicole's flagship was also aimed directly at Sgels's flagship, and with a bang, the Fuxing slammed directly into the right front of Sgels's flagship, and the impact angle directly knocked through the opponent's battleship. Dozens of people on the deck of the Sgels flagship were instantly knocked into the sea by the powerful impact inertia. Then the first rain of arrows on the Fuxing was fired at the enemy ship, which was still shaking violently.
The first impact of the revival fleet basically destroyed five battleships, which were either knocked over or the foredeck was smashed to pieces, and the battleships lost the ability to move, and if it weren't for the solidity of Sgels's flagship, it is estimated that it would have been directly overturned. The Alchemy Nation's shipbuilding skills were only proven in a split second in this naval battle.
The battleships that had completed the ramming were quickly entangled with the other enemy ships that had surrounded them, and more battleships surrounded the two flagships. Nicole had no choice, he had to forcibly seize the other party's flagship before the other ships approached his own Fuxing.
"The arrow tower is suppressed, all the foredeck members board the ship, kill!" Nicole ordered loudly.
In such broad daylight, Nicole must not use her own guards until the most life-and-death moments, so as not to cause a diplomatic dispute between Alasia and the Alchemy Nation.
After half a day and a night of fighting, Sgols's flagship had no losses, and there were even more people on deck than on Nicole's flagship, and Nicole had to quickly decide the winner while the other party was still panicking. The two flagships were thus in a hand-to-hand fight.
Click, click, several lightning bolts flashed on Sgels's flagship, and quickly several sailors were burned to charcoal.
"The Wizards?" Nicole was taken aback: "Order the arrow tower to cover, all the staff withdraw to the deck, withdraw to the ramming!" ”
Seeing that hand-to-hand combat not only did not take advantage, but also could be eaten by the other party, Nicole had to order the withdrawal of her flagship.
"Order all the warships to break through in the direction of Fuxing City!" Nicole ordered.
Since hand-to-hand combat can't take advantage, then break through and fight guerrillas, fortunately, your fleet has not yet closed the sails, but it is very dangerous to break through in the entanglement, it is difficult to achieve unity, and the lone battleship will easily be trapped by the other party.
In the end, the fifth battleship did not come out and was surrounded by the opposing side, and many sailors from other battleships were still on the deck of the opposing side. The revival fleet that broke out of the siege lost one battleship and a large number of sailors, and although it also sank five of the opponent's warships, Nicole was still annoyed and had no power to rescue, so she had to hold back her anger and order the fleet to sail southeast.
Sgels was even more annoyed, and in just ten minutes, he lost five battleships, and his flagship was seriously damaged, and was boarded by the opposing sailors.
Now Sgels's twenty-eight battleships are in the middle, the eleven warships of the Second Army are in the west, and the remaining five warships of the revival fleet are in the east.
Sgols knew the situation he was in, and if the opposing First Legion ships were reinforced again, then he was likely to be defeated. Now his own warships have sunk a total of sixteen warships of the other side, and he has also lost sixteen of them, which is basically a draw, and he can barely accept it, although he has not completed the task of blocking the sea, but it can be regarded as an account.
"All battleships, retreat formation, target Truto Harbor!" Sgols finally gave the order to retreat.
Nicole, who was sailing south on the flagship of the revival fleet, saw Sgols's retreat and smiled coldly: "Want to run? Come and run as you want? It's not that easy, without leaving a few warships, I want to withdraw from my territory? ”
"Order, go south ten kilometers at full speed, and then make a U-turn!" Nicole ordered.
When the revival fleet had traveled twenty kilometers south against the wind, Sgels's fleet had completed the formation of the fleet and began to withdraw eastward from the battlefield. Sgels's retreat formation was three columns, each with nine ships, with the flagship in the middle, but the degree of damage to the battleships was not the same, and the fleet could not move at full speed. This is a game of chasing ducks, and the speed of the ducks' movement is not based on the first duck, but on the last duck, which is also called the short board effect and the duck chasing effect.
Therefore, although Sgels's formation was neat, the movement of the fleet was somewhat chaotic, with different speeds and slowness, sometimes fast and sometimes slow.
"Send a signal to the Second Legion fleet and ask them to tailgate!" Nicole ordered the messenger.
"All battleships, arrow formations, full sail full speed, second and third ships, target the frigate on the right flank of the opponent's flagship, and other battleships target the enemy's fleet flagship!" Nicole gave the order decisively.
"All warships, regardless of whether they have knocked down enemy ships or not, must quickly penetrate the opponent's fleet formation and must not entangle with enemy ships!"
The entire revival fleet was like an arrow from a string, galloping north along the south wind.
Sgols was also very depressed on the flagship, he had never seen such a deadly method of warfare, even if his fleet was damaged, but only five warships could pose a threat to his twenty-eight warships?
Sgels guessed correctly, Nicole was playing a deadly strategy, and the target was the flagship of the enemy fleet.
At a distance of ten thousand meters, in the case of a tailwind, the battleships of the Revival fleet can reach it in less than ten minutes.
Battleships No. 2 and No. 3, which rushed to the front, crashed into the frigate on the right flank of the enemy ship, knocking the frigate over. At this time, Sgels's flagship, which was still moving forward, lost the cover of the frigate on the right flank, and the right chord was completely exposed, and Nicole's other three battleships rushed over.
With two thuds, Nicole's flagship and the number six slammed into Sgels's flagship from the side, and the sharp ramming angle was deeply inserted into the starboard side of the flagship. Battleship No. 4 crossed over Sgels' flagship and crashed into the starboard side of a capital battleship to the left rear of the flagship.
In an instant, a frigate, a capital battleship and the opponent's flagship in the sixth theater of operations immediately tilted and capsized. The five battleships of the revival fleet simultaneously retracted the ramming angle and passed directly through the enemy's fleet formation.
But the second battleship was hit on the port side by the enemy ships moving behind, and it was also crumbling, losing power, and becoming entangled with the opposing battleship group.
Nicole, who was very annoyed, had no choice, the other side had too many warships, and there was nothing she could do, so she had to lead the remaining warships and sail to the northwest, and she had to immediately join up with the battleships of the Second Legion before she could turn back and rescue.
The battleship formation in the sixth theater of operations was immediately in chaos, the flagship was overturned, and it was worth paying back, and all the battleships could not take care of the second battleship of the revival fleet, and immediately launched a rescue of their own flagship.
Only then did the No. 2 battleship take advantage of the chaos to tilt slowly southward and escape.
Nicole's remaining four battleships and the eleven badly damaged battleships of the Second Legion finally joined forces, but the flagship of the Second Legion's fleet signaled that she was powerless to pursue and that she must return to port as soon as possible to repair the battleship, Nicole was helpless, she also knew that this was too dangerous, if the other party fought hard, even if she could break through, the Second Legion fleet would be wiped out. Fortunately, although his No. 2 battleship was seriously damaged, he finally broke through.
Nicole and Aberto looked at the enemy fleet from afar, which was busy rescuing their flagship, and sighed in their hearts that it was a pity that if there were a few more warships, they would have to leave the other party's ten or eight warships.
The one-hour rescue was over, and no one knew whether Sgels was alive or dead, but the heavy battleship that was hit by the No. 4 battleship was seriously damaged and was scuttled by the other party itself, and the remaining twenty-five battleships left the waters of Fuxing City.
The results are clear. Before the reinforcement of the revival fleet, the Second Army fleet lost fifteen warships, and the opponent lost eleven; In the first contact after Nicole's reinforcements, each side lost sixteen ships; Nicole's second contact caused the other party to lose three warships again, including a heavy battleship, a frigate, and the most critical flagship.
Therefore, the results of the comeback are all Nicole's revival fleet performing. Although the fleet of the Second Army suffered heavy losses, the flagship was still there, and the establishment was still there, which can also be regarded as a crushing victory.
In any case, the strategic task of the Second Theater Fleet was completed, the lifeline at sea was preserved, and the fleet of the Sixth Theater of Operations was severely damaged.