Commander Lin Ye's fleet had entered the twelfth day of its southward journey, and it was about to arrive at Seagull Harbor in two days' journey, but news had already been received by this time. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Seagull Harbor had already been captured two days ago, and at this time it was completely in the hands of the Combined Fleet, and they could not land directly in Seagull Harbor.

This was a shock to most of the officers on board, because it was not quite what they had imagined, according to plan.

They were supposed to join the defenders at Seagull Harbor and join forces with the East China Sea Fleet, the Rose Fleet, and a part of the Far East Fleet to launch a breakthrough siege.

Although they still don't have an advantage, as long as Lin Ye is in charge, they have the magic power to turn decay into magic, and they believe that they can win in the end.

"Damn, they've been holding on for two months, why can't they hold out for two more days? ”

Crouff constantly complained that the capture of the port meant that they had no landing place at all, and could only wander aimlessly on the sea.

What's even more fatal is that I heard that the East China Sea Fleet and the Rose Fleet have been defeated, and there is no fleet on the sea that can support them.

This made them, who were originally going to participate in the siege, fall into an isolated situation in an instant, and the current situation is very unfavorable for them.

"It should be said that they can hold on for two months, they have already overfulfilled the task, after all, the United Fleet is a huge fleet with three hundred warships, and in the history of the mainland, there has never been such a large fleet invasion, it seems that the Bay Gap area and the Bolton family have made a bloody investment. ”

Lin Ye looked at the sea from a distance, it was still a calm scene at this time, but he knew that it would not be long before he could see the outline of the port.

And not only the port, but also a huge combined fleet is waiting for them, and it is not enough for their twenty warships to stuff the teeth of others in the past!

"What should we do now, my lord, should we choose to bypass Seagull Harbor and continue southward and land at another port? or ......?"

Crouff didn't know much about naval warfare, and he asked Lin Ye suspiciously, what was going on next, it was too difficult to win back a game in such a situation.

"Don't be in a hurry, take the information you just sent, you should have already got the information of several core figures in the United Fleet, right?"

Even though Lin Ye was in such a disadvantageous state, he was still unhurried, and motioned to Kluff to hand him the information he had just gotten, which was sent by the merchant. ，

"Well, I've already got it, and it costs a lot of money to get this information, but my lord, is it worth spending that kind of price for this little bit of information?"

These are the results of the intelligence network built by Lin Ye, buying and aggregating information from merchants and pirates adrift on the sea.

After summarizing and collating the results, they were transmitted to Lin Ye's hands through various channels, and the cost of obtaining information was unimaginable for ordinary people.

"Knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible, intelligence is the most useful weapon, for example, the current combined fleet has been drifting on the sea, and the intelligence is in a very closed state, and I thought that the elven army was attacking the storm fortress in the north, but I didn't know that I had led the fleet south, they were too superstitious about themselves. ”

Lin Ye took the secret letter and unfolded it and read it, people in this era did not pay much attention to the role of intelligence, but he knew it.

In future wars, intelligence will be the key factor in determining victory or defeat on the battlefield, and if you have enough intelligence, you will be able to grasp the opportunity on the battlefield.

"Are there three main leaders of the Combined Fleet? Commander-in-Chief Pason, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Maude, and Chief of Staff Haigel? ”

After a quick reading, Lin Ye handed over the secret letter to Kluff, which gave a general introduction to the relevant information of the Combined Fleet.

Including the head of the fleet, as well as the structure of the ship, as well as their formation and troop configuration, etc., the letter is not too long.

But in order to get this information, it paid a lot of money, in addition to a huge amount of money, more than a dozen people died in the process.

"Both Pason and Maud came from the Bay Gap region, Maud seems to be a pirate, and Hager is now at the helm of the Bolton family, it seems that the composition of this combined fleet is really complicated, and Pasong and Maud seem to have been here once. ”

Crouff took a cursory look at the secret letter, and based on these brief messages, he couldn't sort out too many conclusions, and frowned.

"This is not just the structure of the Bay Gorge area, the pirate ship, and the Bolton family warship, even the Bay Gorge area is divided into different factions, when they are overwhelmed and invincible, they can still reach an agreement on the surface, but once they encounter setbacks......"

Lin Ye paused when he said this, the sea breeze was blowing, mixed with the smell of the sea, and he was used to wandering on the sea for a long time.

"But it's not easy to inflict setbacks on this huge fleet, so what should we do?"

Kluff couldn't think of a reason at all on his own, so he could only ask Lin Ye about his plans, and only he was the backbone who could call the shots.

"There are at least 20,000 people on the three hundred warships, this is not a small number, they will be adrift on the sea for several months, what do you think is the most important thing for them?" Lin Ye did not answer Kruff's question directly, but threw out another question.

"The most important thing? Isn't it the boat, and they don't have a place to live without it." Crouff replied tentatively.

He wasn't quite sure about the answer, wondering if the young duke's words meant anything else.

"It's not wrong to be a ship, but on this basis, there is another point, they can't do without fresh water and food, otherwise they will all starve to death on the vast sea, the consumption of 20,000 people is not a small amount, and the food and drinking water they bring for such a long time alone is far from enough. ”

Lin Ye smiled and answered the question he raised, a key question that no one could escape from the supply.

"Yes, how much food and water do 20,000 people have to eat and drink every day, all the time on the sea, where do their supplies come from?"

Crouff slammed his head, he himself was in charge of logistics, and he knew the importance of this.

"They were able to besiege Seagull Harbor for two months, and it was obvious that this supply point would not be too far from them, and in less than a day's voyage, according to the speed of their warships, and the radius of action of a day's voyage, many islands would be eliminated. ”

"And we have relevant information on these islands, and some of the freshwater resources stored in them can be excluded, and then ...... according to the geographical location."

"Then we can tell where their supply base is located, which is this Crescent Island. ”

Lin Ye pointed to an island on the map not far from the northeast side of Seagull Harbor and solemnly pointed it out.