"Dear Lily Marlene, my goddess, my angel in white! At this moment, the poor man who loves you the most is writing to you in a prison tower, and I miss you like a stranded whale longing for the sea......"

"As I have said to you before, the work of a coastal navigator is boring, and I am like a caged bird, circling around a mere thirty-square-foot attic all daylight, and the only way to combat loneliness is to pour out my thoughts about you between the lines......"

"Did you know? Whenever I miss you, I turn my searchlight on the surface of the sea, and the blue water glows beautifully reflective, like your affectionate eyes...... Ah, my dear Lily Marlene! I wish I could get malaria again, so that I could be admitted to the hospital and receive your gentle care with peace of mind, what is the disease compared to the torment of love?! ”

"We had the most enjoyable night of our lives together last weekend, and tomorrow is the long-awaited holiday, are you sure I should wear a military uniform to meet your parents? I just got a stipend, if I wear a more decent dress to visit your home, will I get extra points when I propose? Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock I will be waiting for you at the entrance of the hospital, with me of course a bouquet of roses......"

Ivan, a young coastal navigator, was so immersed in his longing for his lover that he forgot about his work, until the sound of the roaring waves stirred up by the Magic Crystal steam engine pulled him back from his rose-colored memories. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Damn it! In the middle of the night, how could there be a steamer approaching the military port?! Annoyed, Ivan threw away his quill and grabbed his monoculars to look out into the sea on the outskirts of the port, where on a moonless night, the sea was as dark as ink, and three huge shadows were vaguely gliding rapidly on the sea, forming a column towards the port.

"Huh? What is that......" After graduating from the Maritime Academy, Ivan returned to his hometown and found a quiet and boring errand in the military port, and it has been less than two months since he took office, and he is not used to being alone at night, and he can't help but panic when he encounters an unexpected situation.

He hesitated for a moment before turning his searchlight into the shadow of the ship, and by the light he could vaguely discern that there were three warships approaching the harbor, and on the masts were two flags, one of the Bend League and the other of the dolphin flag of White Gull Harbor.

Ivan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. Takanoshima is not part of the Bend League, but it has always had good relations with the authorities of Hakume Harbor. It is not uncommon for the warships of Hakugume Harbor to borrow the Takashima Military Port for repairs and supplies during their long voyages.

Ivan waved a flag through the signal light, informing the other party to stop the ship for routine inspection, and confirm that the formalities were complete before entering the port and lowering the anchor.

However, what happened next was very much beyond his expectations, and the three warships suddenly accelerated through the warning belt and broke through so blatantly.

What's going on?

Is the opposing warship out of order, or is Hakumome harbor planning to go to war against Takashi Island?

Ivan broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly switched the signal light to red, giving a solemn warning to the three strange warships.

However, the warning did not have any effect, and the other party is still going its own way!

Ivan's hand reached for the siren, but he hesitated. If the alarm is sounded, it means that the enemy ships are invading, and the shore defense batteries can open up their guns to alert. If the other side is really a warship from Baiou Harbor, and rushes into the port because of a malfunction or other reason, the consequences of the shelling are likely to cause a diplomatic disaster, and when the responsibility is finally settled, he, the little navigator, is destined to take the blame.

Just when Ivan was still hesitating, the three warships that had already broken into the harbor suddenly changed their course and turned to the left at 90 degrees, dragging an arc-shaped trajectory on the calm sea, and the formation quickly switched from a column perpendicular to the embankment to a horizontal formation tangent to the port side, like a wall floating on the sea, almost cutting off the passage in and out of the harbor.

"Oh-no! Oh my God!! ”

Ivan finally understood what was going on, and his trembling palms frantically slapped the siren.

A shrill whistle rang out over the lighthouse, like a heart-rending scream.

The military port was in a commotion, the frigate "Harvest" parked at anchorage had turned off its lights, and all the sailors had fallen asleep except for a few officers on duty. At this moment, he was awakened by the sudden alarm, and hurriedly got up and ran to his post.

Maybe they wanted to find out what was going on, maybe they never dreamed that the enemy fleet would dare to swagger into the port of entry, or maybe it was a pirate spy who secretly made trouble, and at this critical moment when the lights should have been controlled, the lights were turned on on the bridge of the "Harvest"!

It was as if it provided a conspicuous target for the Assassins who came at night, and the captain of the Canglong did not miss the opportunity and immediately ordered to fire at the light!

Because of Ivan's slow reaction, the surprise attack fleet led by the light cruiser "Canglong" and supplemented by the destroyers "White Shark" and "Tiger Shark" has opened the battle line without interference, opened the portholes of the guns on the lower deck together, and launched a row of black holes with gun ports.

The harbor shrouded in darkness resounded with the rumbling of cannons, and a total of forty-five magic crystal cannons on the port side of the three battleships opened fire one after another, and incendiary shells loaded with 24-pound and 18-pound blazing glue rushed out of the gun door, and opened a fan-shaped barrage parallel to the waterline in the air, and bombarded in the direction where the lights were!

The frigate "Harvest" anchored at anchor was suddenly shelled and unprepared, and the superstructure, including the bridge, was brutally washed by artillery fire, and the deck was turned into a sea of fire in an instant.

The shelling continued, this time with armor-piercing shells.

The harbor was calm, and the pirate fleet was less than a nautical mile away from the "Harvest", which was easier than practicing target shooting, and at least five out of ten shells hit.

The poor "Harvest" was caught off guard and suffered a miserable loss of luck to the extreme, the command tower was hit head-on by a 24-pound armor-piercing shell, and the captain and the first mate, the second officer, the chief navigator, the boatswain, the chief gunner, and other officers were all killed.

At the beginning of the battle, almost all of their commanders were lost, and the junior sailors were overwhelmed and could not organize effective resistance, let alone break through the harbor blockaded by the enemy fleet under artillery fire, and could only return fire in vain, which was destined to be of no use.

After the third round of shelling, the masts of the Harvest were blown off, the sails were ablaze, the boilers exploded, and a huge wound was torn in the middle of the hull, and the sea water quickly poured in.

In desperation, the sailors aboard the Harvest had to jump into the water and flee, leaving the unfortunate battleship to struggle in vain in the sea and fire, and finally ushered in the end in a very tragic way - it completely disappeared from the sea in just five minutes.