"When, when, when!" The crisp sound of the brass bell echoed far and wide in the dark night, blocked by the cliffs around the harbor.

"Quick, quick, quick!" The alternate officers went from cabin to cabin to wake up the sleeping sailors, and the Vasa shook vigilantly like a beast awakening, and the deck began to busily weave through the crowd.

After several months of running-in, the Viking sailors on the Vasa no longer needed the urging and reminder of the officers when the war came, and the combat preparations were carried out in an orderly manner. Looking at all this, Xu Mo nodded with satisfaction and walked towards the bridge.

"Wood, did you find anything?" Although the lookout post at the top of the mountain will send a communicator in the future, the real message transmission will be done in the communication channel of the reincarnated.

"My lord, there is a light to the northwest of Kuforny, it should be the light on the ship, judging by the number, it seems to be a large fleet!" Wood's voice quickly rang out in the communication channel.

"Can you see the shape and course of the ship?" Xu Mo asked in a deep voice.

"It's too far away to see very clearly. However, from our previous inference, it is very likely that it will be the first privateer fleet of the Ottoman Empire. On course, they would pass through the harbor two nautical miles ahead of Kufonesi. Wood watched carefully for a moment, then reported again.

"So close?" Xu Mo was stunned for a moment, although this harbor in Kufonissi was very hidden, but Haireddin must know all about these islands in the Aegean Sea, and if they detected it, it would be equivalent to being caught by someone else's urn.

"Command the anchor, let's go around to the back of Koufonissi!" Xu Mo shouted at Barron under the bridge.

"Alfred, wait!" Blakeney's voice suddenly came from the team channel, "I have also spotted the warfleet here, on the north side of Ios Island, heading in the direction of Kuforny West, we have avoided the front!" ”

"What?" Xu Mo was taken aback, Ios Island was southwest of Kufonisi, only a dozen nautical miles away from the harbor where they were, and they were actually wrapped in dumplings.

"Barron, call all the officers to the captain's room!" Xu Mo was anxious, if the fleets in both directions continued to maintain their current course, they would meet very close to Kufonisi, and a big battle was imminent.

"The fleet to the north should be the first privateer fleet in Highredding, the fleet to the southwest is unknown for the time being, from the perspective of time, it may be Henry Morgan's fleet, what do you think?" After the officers of the Vasa arrived, Xu Mo asked with a solemn face.

"If we stay put, then it's unlikely that they'll find the Vasa." Tie Lilie frowned.

"We can't stand still! It's night, and both Highreddin and Henry are experienced admirals, so they won't necessarily engage right away. There is a chance that they will keep a certain distance and then send armed clippers to conduct battlefield reconnaissance, search nearby islands and harbors, and there is a high probability that we will be discovered! Azisa leaned down on the table, looked at the charts carefully, and said cautiously.

Xu Mo nodded, and Azhisha reminded him. Although he was no longer a rookie in naval warfare, the Vasa had dealt with armed merchant ships before, and the young admiral had not actually fought against the regular fleet.

Originally the captain of a pirate ship, Azisa had been at war with the naval fleets that pursued them for many years, and had a deep understanding of the regular combat process of the navy. In the middle of the night, in the darkness of the night, the two pirate kings really wouldn't rush into each other. Moreover, there are many islands in this area, and if the other side is attacked from behind, one of them will be completely annihilated. In this case, it is inevitable to send armed clippers to search the sea and nearby islands.

"But now the fleets in both directions are very close to us, and if we rush out of the harbor, we will most likely be discovered!" Camille said with a frown.

"We can follow the coastline of Kufonisi, and as long as we go around the interior of the straits of Kufonisi and Naxos, those two fleets are unlikely to spot the Vasa!" Christina clicked on the chart and suggested it.

Xu Mo's brows furrowed more and more, it was indeed a way to go around the coastline to the interior of the strait. It was so late at night, even if the two pirate kings sent armed clippers, they wouldn't necessarily enter the strait. It's hard to see inside from the outside of the strait, after all, the cliffs on both sides of the strait block the moonlight, and even if you see the shadow of the Vasa, you may be mistaken for a boulder on the shore.

However, this is also a gamble, and it is still possible that the Vasa will be exposed by a small probability event. For example, armed clippers ventured into the Strait, and for example, there are also sentient reincarnators in the two fleets like Wood. In that case, the narrow strait would soon become the grave of the Vaasa.

"Emilio, do you have any ideas?" Xu Mo's gaze turned on everyone's faces, and he was about to make a decision, but suddenly his heart moved, and he turned his gaze to the face of the Spanish bullfighter.

"This ......" the honest bullfighter touched the back of his head embarrassedly, and said with some hesitation, "I don't know much about naval tactics, but I know that when fighting a bull, the bull usually only sees the red cloak in the bullfighter's hand, and selectively ignores the matador." Can we ......?"

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"The whole ship lights up, lifts anchor, and sets sail!" After the officers' meeting, Xu Mo returned to the bridge to issue orders.

With the issuance of the battle order, the Vasa changed from the usual state of strictly prohibiting the lights at night, and swaggered out of the harbor of Kufonisi, heading southeast. On the charts, to the southeast of Koufonissi, is another small island with a narrow topography, Amorgos, which also belongs to the Cyclades.

At this stage, the two suspected pirate king's fleets are only about ten nautical miles away from them, and after a while, the two fleets will probably notice the lights on the Vasa, and of course it will take some time for the two fleets to observe each other.

Xu Mo's gaze crossed the many sail cables and landed on Emilio at the front of the deck, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily showed a smile. The Spanish bullfighter seems to be rough on the outside, but he has great wisdom in his heart, and this time he made a splash by wisdom rather than brute force, which made everyone applaud.

Everyone, including Xu Mo, focused their minds on how to avoid attracting the attention of the two pirate kings and quietly leave the battlefield, but they didn't think about how the two pirate kings would react when they saw the Vasa.

You must know that it is night, and the fleets of the two pirate kings are moving opposite each other, and they have not yet discovered the other side. Because the location of the Vasa is right in the middle of the two sides, once it breaks into the battlefield, it will be discovered by both sides at the same time. Of course, at this distance, it was pitch black at night, and even if the two fleets had a perceiver like Wood, they might not be able to see the shape and size of the Vasa.

As time goes on, each of them will find another fleet behind the Vasa. This will be very interesting at this time, the two pirate kings will probably think of the Vasa as the opponent's forward battleship. Will they pounce on the Vasa right away? Obviously, as long as these two fleets were really in command of the two pirate kings, they wouldn't do that.

Both fleets would probably send armed clippers to search the seas to their left and rear, as well as the harbors of the islands, to avoid being outflanked by the enemy. As for the Vasa, they will ignore it, because although the Vasa is in front of them, as long as the captain is in his right mind, he will not rush into the entire fleet alone.

This is what Emilio said, that bulls in the bullring generally pay attention to the dazzling red cloak and ignore the matador. Since the two fleets needed some time to search the sea, the Vasa could naturally use this buffer time to extinguish the lights again and quietly slip out of the battlefield.

The most important thing is that although the Vasa was under the noses of the two pirate kings and slipped out of the battlefield at the same time, and the two pirate kings did not know that there were actually third-party warships in this area!

Of course, doing so requires precise timing. Tie Lilie and the others believed that Xu Mo could grasp this opportunity, while Xu Mo completely believed in Wood's eyes.

"Be careful, and report any situation at any time!" Xu Mo raised his head and looked at the cliff fort on Kufonisi Island.

"Take care, sir!" Wood's voice came from Xu Mo's soul mark, the three forts on the island of Koufonissi had been extinguished, and the entire island was crawling on the Aegean Sea like an ancient beast, quietly waiting for the upcoming battle.