Chapter 5: Anti-Siege?

After decades of spreading, this oil has long been transmitted to the orc tribes, so the orc warriors are well aware of the power of this oil and they don't have time to think about why this expensive oil can appear in such a small battle. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Now, they just want to get out of the sea quickly.

However, this group of orc warriors, who had temporarily learned swimming skills, kept their composure and swam towards safety under the leadership of their commander.

Their final struggle, though, was clearly ineffective.

When a row of fiery arrows pierced the sky, it completely interrupted the illusions of the orc warriors, who had all their efforts in vain, and could only shout and curse the human sailors who were drifting away.

But the curse only lasted for a few seconds, and when a crimson flame swept across the surface of the sea, the orc warrior's voice had already turned into a scream, and some intelligent orcs lurked at the bottom of the sea, but it only allowed him to live for a few more minutes.

Billowing smoke and a dazzling flash of fire wiped out the small orc reconnaissance fleet.

The smell of burning oil was notoriously unpleasant, and even Colonel Temple, who was watching the battle from a distance, couldn't help but touch his nose.

The Colonel had no interest in the battlefield that was already a foregone conclusion, and he turned his gaze to the orc fleet that was chasing the First Fleet.

To Colonel Demps's surprise, the orc fleet did not withdraw from the battlefield.

Now, the flotilla full of orc warriors had spotted Colonel Demps' main flotilla.

At this time, the orc fleet made an astonishing move, and they actually clumsily turned the direction of the voyage under the orders of the commander.

The Colonel's years of experience as a sailor instantly showed that this orc fleet had made his main fleet his main target.

Colonel Demps was visibly taken aback by the flotilla's actions!

Now that the battle situation is so clear, even the most stupid commander will not choose to attack the opponent's main fleet at this time, which is no different from looking for death, unless they have other support.

"Colonel..."

Demps was thinking when the observer on the lookout above his head suddenly shouted loudly.

The shouts of the observer gave rise to a sense of foreboding in the colonel's heart.

Sure enough, the observer seemed to be very nervous, and he finally turned around and continued: "In the rear fleet, a large number of orc warships were found, more than two hundred, fully loaded!"

"Rear?" Demps chuckled in his heart, and the sackcloth shirt he wore inside was instantly wet with cold sweat, but he didn't dare to show the slightest expression on his face, because his soldiers were looking at him.

As fast as he could, the Colonel pulled out the chart he had with him and nailed it to the board of the nearest ship.

"Anti-encirclement?" said Colonel Demps's second lieutenant, Major Leon, and then, as if he had thought of something shocking, the major's face suddenly changed, and he exclaimed, "Our plan has been leaked? Is this impossible?"

"Shut up!" the colonel's eyes were cold, and he glanced at his second mate, "You idiot!"

Colonel Demps usually admired the young Major Leon, he was capable, and intelligent, and as long as he accumulated a certain amount of experience, he would definitely become a qualified naval commander.

However, he did not allow the other party to speak freely, especially in front of the soldiers.

"I'm sorry, Colonel!"

Major Leon rarely saw his superiors have such a look, he knew that he had just made a little saffe, although what he said might be true, but he shouldn't have found a time and place to say it, especially as a leader of an army, he shouldn't say such things in front of the soldiers.

At this time, the colonel's first mate, Lieutenant Colonel Ande, immediately said: "Judging from the battle just now, the orc warship has too much draft, and the speed is obviously slower than ours, and we are fully capable of breaking out of their encirclement, Colonel!"

At the same time, Lieutenant Colonel Ender used his body to block between Colonel Demps and Major Leon to relieve Leon's pressure.

Demps's eyes lit up when he heard Ender's words, and after his gaze stayed on the chart for a moment, he turned his head and looked at his first and second mates seriously, his eyes flickered slightly, and he no longer pursued Major Leon's gaffe just now.

"Order the Second Flotilla to move closer to the First Flotilla, so that they must flank the rear orc fleet within five hours!" Colonel Demps immediately instructed the herald.

The colonel's intention was obvious, he wanted to use the advantage of the speed of his fleet to make a big circle and then counter-encircle the rear fleet, which was a good plan, but it would take a long time.

Second Officer Major Leon frowned, he heard his boss arrange business, as if he had forgotten his gaffe just now, he stared at the chart, and quickly made a silent calculation in his heart.

Immediately, the major seemed to notice that something was wrong, and he ignored the eyes of the first mate next to him, Lieutenant Colonel Ande, and said: "Colonel, as your second mate, I have the responsibility to remind you that even if the first and second fleets sail at the fastest speed, they want to bypass this archipelago..."

Saying this, the major looked at Demps's face, he saw that the other party's face had not changed, as if he was still listening carefully, so he continued: "Our first and second fleets, if they want to pursue the orc fleet that is also moving, it will take at least ten hours to reach the designated position you said!"

"Moreover, during this period, we also need our main fleet to sail on the most advantageous route ahead, and at the same time, we must not make any mistakes when sailing!"

The Major finished his calculated answer in one breath, he was not in a hurry to show himself, he just felt that he should do his duty, at least he thought so, as for the opinions of others, the young major never cared.

Colonel Demps was not angry at his second mate's words, he waved his hand for the herald to convey his order to the standard-bearer, and then said lightly: "Major Leon, my soldiers will tell you by their actions that your calculation may be wrong!"

Major Leon was stunned for a moment, and he was so confident in his calculations that he wanted to remind Colonel Demps again.

"Alright, Major, you have more important things to do...", the Colonel didn't want to waste time on this matter, he waved his hand, "Use the knowledge in your head to tell the soldiers how we should dodge the rushing orc fleet ahead!"

"Remember, I'm going to cross the orc fleet and the archipelago unscathed!" Colonel Demps ordered his second mate.