The Combined Fleet, which had managed to capture Seagull Harbor with great difficulty, began to retract after two major setbacks: the attack on the port and the attack on Crescent Island. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

They have realized that the opponent they are about to face is not the commander of the Imperial Navy, Magellan, who was good at defense and stubborn in the corner.

And replaced by a cunning young man who has been in a weak situation countless times, but has repeatedly won incredible tough battles, and even subverted the empire.

Although the port is now empty, where do they dare to make a rash landing? The real battle is only about to begin, and no one dares to relax.

The combined fleet did not land in the port, and the fleet led by Lin Ye also did not land, but docked on an uninhabited island to take a short rest.

There are many such uninhabited islands on the sea, but most of them have complex terrain and lack of resources, such as Crescent Island, which has abundant fresh water resources, and there are not many islands with open sight and topography.

"Your Excellency, you are right, even the most vicious piranhas in the sea will become fish to be slaughtered once they land, but why don't we let them go deeper and farther, and then wipe them out after they have landed completely? ”

Crouff admired the order conveyed by Lin Ye before, and last night could be described as a major victory for the Combined Fleet.

"It would be a good idea to let them all land, but that would mean that several cities would be bloodbathed, and the ground was open and it would be difficult to annihilate them all at once, but it was different on the sea, where there was no place for them to escape. ”

Lin Ye shook his head, he didn't think about annihilating these piranhas who had lost their seawater from the ground, but after calculating the price paid.

He still dismissed the idea of ground warfare, and only conveyed the order to ambush the Combined Fleet in the harbor, inflicting heavy damage on them.

At the same time, he also captured Crescent Island, which dealt a heavy blow to the Combined Fleet, and their advantage was shrinking little by little.

"Then what are we going to do next, are we going to join up with Asik? If we do together, we will have fifty ships, and our strength will be greatly increased, even if we clash head-on, we will not be afraid of their combined fleet, our ships are much more powerful than theirs. ”

The more he fought, the more confident he became, as a real witness to the speed of a new warship, even if he didn't know much about naval warfare.

However, there is no way to compare the performance of steamships with traditional sailboats, and steamships have an advantage in all aspects.

"No, victory is certainly the only result to be pursued, but there are many ways to victory, what the commander has to do is to grab the final victory at the minimum cost, if we fight head-on, maybe we will not lose, but at the same time parry the fierce bombardment of nearly three hundred warships, that is, one to six, the loss to us is also very large, especially once they are surrounded by their numerical superiority...... Suppose the encirclement can be established. ”

Lin Ye paused when he said this, after all, it was difficult to catch up with the steamship at the speed of a traditional sailboat, and they could escape smoothly even if they couldn't beat it.

The likelihood of being surrounded is very low, but he still has to add this assumption to it, taking into account the worst-case scenario in all aspects.

"Then we will lose room to maneuver, and the worst outcome will be to be landed by them, and at that point, the consequences will be difficult to say. ”

Lin Ye shook his head, he was able to win so many battles not because he was much better than others, but because his opponent was so stupid.

It's that he's careful enough that every step he takes isn't necessarily the most correct, after all, the human brain's computing power is really limited.

But he had to make sure that he didn't make a mistake in this step, and even Napoleon, who had won all his life, was defeated at Waterloo.

He has always faced great wars with the mentality of a humble little man, and the consequences of any momentary carelessness will be fatal.

"Then what are we going to do next, if we don't join forces with Asik and them, do we have to fight on both sides? But isn't this a little too scattered and a little weak?" Asik looked at the map, he probably knew where the Far East Fleet was docked.

On the map, the two fleets did have a combined fleet in the middle, and there was a theoretical possibility of a flanking attack, which was often used in land warfare.

However, if twenty ships were used to attack a huge fleet of three hundred ships, the balance of power was further expanded.

"No, now our focus is not on how to defeat them, the combined fleet combined fleet, in the final analysis, is the word 'united', if we put enough pressure on them, then they will definitely twist into a rope against us, but if we do something else......"

"For example, if we cut off their lifeline and hold our troops, then they will definitely fall into disagreement in panic, and with the role of Sessions, then the puzzle of victory will be achieved, and our losses will be minimized, waiting is the most effective way for us to win. ”

Lin Ye pressed his temperament, he looked at the location of the Bolton family on the navigation chart, and outlined the transportation and supply line of the Bolton family to Crescent Island.

"But my lord, aren't we going to rush to the southern front, I heard that the situation over there doesn't seem to be good, the border army is losing and retreating, and even His Highness Wren is wounded, if we don't rush over in time to support, I'm afraid there will be signs of collapse over there, and we can't delay here for too long." ”

Kluff reminded Lin Ye that the battle report on the southern front had only been delivered yesterday, and the letter had roughly explained the current situation.

Although it was only a few words, the strong smell of blood could be smelled through the envelope, and among the four fronts that the empire was facing now or in the past, the battle between the border army under the command of Wren on the southern front and the federal army under the command of Green was undoubtedly the most fierce, and the blood was poured on both sides.

"I know the situation over there very well, but we can only keep our eyes on the battlefield in front of us, we can't be distracted and distracted, we can't fight distant battles, the more anxious we are, the easier it is to make mistakes, so don't say that the southern front can't support it, even if we hit the royal capital, we can only calm down, only by defeating the combined fleet, can we rush to the southern front to save the field, this is the easiest choice problem. ”

"What's more, Wren is not a man who can be defeated so easily, and it is our enemy who will be dragged down by time, not ourselves!"

Lin Ye looked at the calm sea, the seagulls chirped, and the sky after the storm was clear.

As the sun sets over the sea, it's going to be a battle to see who has more patience!