Chapter 271: Ambition to seize power
Stewart's words made Floy feel even more uneasy, and he vaguely felt that Stewart underestimated the six warships in Dragon City. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
However, before Floy could speak again, the priestess preemptively smiled and said, "Hehehehe, it looks like our old commander is scared." ”
The witches who followed the priestess also laughed without any scruples, as if they were all waiting to see Floy's joke.
Faced with such a situation, although the eyes of the generals who had followed Floy for many years showed anger, no one dared to stand up and speak at this time.
The Empire is a hierarchical place, and now that Floy is no longer the commander-in-chief, his status and identity are naturally incomparable to before.
What's more, Stewart still has the support of the priestess, and the other generals can only obey orders even if they are unwilling.
Floy also felt humiliated, but he continued: "I just want to remind you not to underestimate the strength of your opponent. ”
It has to be said that even though the entire Imperial Fleet is now divided into three factions, there is a relationship of restraint and competition between them.
But Floy still stood in the interests of the empire as a whole, and did not want the imperial fleet attack to continue to be frustrated.
After all, the Imperial fleet has already suffered three blows in Dragon City, and if the fleet continues to lose, there may really be more problems.
However, Freud temporarily abandoned the practice of factional struggle, and was unable to gain the understanding of Stewart and the priestess.
Stewart still insisted on his orders, feeling that the Forward Fleet should be given a chance to prove them.
As for the priestess who never took Dragon City in her eyes, the pride of the Witch Sect made her subconsciously feel that Dragon City was already in her pocket.
In response to Floy's reminder, Stewart and the priestess smiled at each other, neither of whom took Floy's reminder to heart.
In the end, Stewart just said perfunctorily: "Okay, General Floy, please rest assured, the forward fleet must also want to get such a chance to face the enemy, they fought too aggrieved before, they should be given an outlet to vent the depression in their chests, otherwise the officers and men of the forward fleet will lose the belief in attacking, I will let the second fleet follow, so that your fleet will also get a chance to shoot." ”
Listening to Stewart's words, Floy really smiled bitterly, shook his head helplessly, and retreated without further words.
What Floy didn't expect was that Stewart actually regarded his insistence as a fear that the vanguard fleet would steal the credit.
Floy didn't want to defend anything, so he could only take two steps back and remain silent, quietly waiting for the outcome of the battle ahead.
The forward fleet attacked in a timely manner, stopping six warships directly at sea, and at the same time suppressing them with artillery fire.
Then, under the suppression of powerful artillery fire, all the ships were quickly assembled and the six warships that rushed out of the port of Dragon City surrounded them.
The approach of the forward fleet is very correct, and in the case of absolute superiority of the warship, it is definitely the best policy to surround the opponent as soon as possible.
Seeing that the forward fleet was absolutely suppressed by firepower and quickly surrounded the six warships, Stewart and the priestess and others were all excited.
Stewart glanced at Floy, who had stepped aside, and there was a hint of triumphant joy in his eyes.
In Stewart's opinion, Dragon City's initiative gave him a chance.
Originally, among the three factions of the Imperial fleet, Stewart's forces were the weakest.
At the same time, although Stuart represents the imperial family, his prestige in the military is actually not high.
Don't say that compared to Freud, who has been through a hundred battles, fought with the Sea Clan for many years, and single-handedly conquered half of the empire's overseas country.
Even compared to the generals under Floy, Stewart is just a junior general.
It can be said that Stewart followed the fleet, and was the lowest among the three commanders.
But what Stewart didn't expect was that Floy actually clashed with the priestess of the Witch Cult, and the two sides even broke up.
As a result, Stewart was given the opportunity to successfully sit in the position of commander-in-chief, becoming the nominal commander of the entire Imperial fleet.
But it was only in name, and even with the implicit support of the priestess, Stewart still didn't really sit still.
Because his military merits and qualifications are too few, even the commander of the Second Fleet, Laurie, is a lot higher than Stewart in terms of seniority.
Under such circumstances, Stewart hopes to be able to sit in a secure position, to be able to truly become the commander-in-chief of the Imperial fleet, to be able to firmly grasp the command of the army, and to take advantage of the battle between the priestess and Floy, he can reap the benefits of the fisherman, and finally become the actual commander of the Imperial fleet.
It was too late for Stewart to accumulate seniority, but if he could command a big victory, he would certainly be able to establish his prestige.
But this is also a headache for Stewart, because Dragon City is really difficult to break, and the previous three attacks have shown everything.
Even if Stewart hoped to gain military merit and establish his prestige as soon as possible, he was not arrogant enough to think that he could break through Dragon City.
In desperation, these days Stewart can only temporarily abandon the offensive and let the entire Imperial fleet rest.
But what Stewart didn't expect was that just when he was at a loss, Dragon City actually launched an active attack.
Six warships sailed out of Dragon City, giving Stewart hope, the hope of his power.
In Stewart's view, as long as he can command this attack well, then he must be able to gain the support of some generals in the army.
At least the generals who stood in neutrality would quickly make the choice to take sides, and with the support of those generals, Stewart felt that he had succeeded.
As for Floy's so-called reminders and concerns, Stewart doesn't seem to be worth mentioning at all, just six warships, which can be easily solved.
Moreover, Stewart specifically besieged the Forward Fleet, hoping to gain the support of the Forward Fleet after the Advance Fleet's victory.
Thinking of the successful siege of the vanguard fleet, sinking the six warships that attacked Dragon City, and even capturing the soldiers of Dragon City on board.
At this moment, Stewart's heart was really happy, as if he saw the great success of mastering the power of the fleet and breaking through Dragon City in one fell swoop.
But just as Stewart's thoughts were flying, a scene suddenly broke out on the battlefield in front of him, which shocked all the Imperial soldiers.
Stewart watched as the four ships of the Forward Fleet were sunk, and in an instant, the formation of the Advance Fleet's siege was disrupted.
And those six seemingly inconspicuous warships actually broke through the siege of the forward fleet in one fell swoop and launched a direct counterattack against the forward fleet.
Before Stewart could recover his senses, two more ships of the Forward Fleet were sunk, and the screams of Imperial soldiers echoed across the sea.
The six warships were like six sharp blades, easily cutting through the formation of the forward fleet, and constantly attacking the forward fleet. (To be continued.) )