Chapter 561: Stirring Up the Wind and Rain
Above the sea, a demoralized Aztec fleet was on its way to the next port.
The previous encounter made the soldiers of the Aztec Navy in a very bad state, and even the commander-in-chief of the fleet had a very gloomy face.
At this time, he only hoped that the previous matter could be quickly found out.
It was hard for him to imagine that a fleet that had been away for a long time had been attacked on its way back to port.
What worries him most is what to do if he is attacked again at the next port.
Now the morale of their fleet is low enough, and if there is another attack, how low will the morale be?
Just as he was thinking this, there was a sudden explosion in front of the fleet.
In an instant, his whole heart hung in the air.
"What's going on?!"
When inquiring about the situation, he also rushed out of his captain's room.
"Report to the general, the destroyer No. 049 in front of the fleet seems to have encountered a mine."
Mine!
After hearing these two words, the commander-in-chief's cheeks twitched twice.
He just felt like he was going crazy, where the hell did this mine come from?!
On the other side, the destroyer, which hit the mine, made a turn at the first moment, and as a result, two more mines were triggered in succession.
Not only that, but the next few destroyers that could not control the inertia of moving forward also followed in the footsteps one after another.
On the ship that was about to sink, the crew hurriedly put down the lifeboats, and some even jumped off the ship to escape.
But when they got to the surface, they found another problem.
In an instant, they froze in place, not daring to move.
After all, no one knows whether mines have been laid under this sea surface.
Before, the mine was blown up on the destroyer, and they still had a chance to escape, but now, if they triggered a certain mine, it would instantly turn into a pool of blood.
I don't even have a chance to keep a whole corpse.
Needless to say, this mine attack was still carried out, and once again caught the Aztec fleet off guard.
He had placed mines near the harbor because he was unable to figure out the route of the Aztec fleet's return.
But this time it was different, the Aztec fleet moved almost along the coastline, and it was too easy to see.
However, the successes did not let Bao Han get carried away, and his fleet remained in its own state of seclusion.
Because he knew very well that once the Aztec fleet on the opposite side spotted them, the powerful firepower would instantly silence them.
If your brain is hot, you don't know the situation, and you rush up with a dozen destroyers, it's just looking for death.
Next, let's go with the commander-in-chief of the Aztec fleet and become suspicious, anyway, their goal has been achieved, and the Aztec fleet's naval combat power has been reduced!
And just like that, from beginning to end, the fleet, which was completely faceless, quietly retreated.
And when the Aztec player received the news and learned that his fleet had been attacked by mines continuously, his face instantly turned hideous.
He even began to wonder if there was another rebel group in his empire.
Something like this has happened many times over the past few hundred years.
The Aztec fleet was attacked by mines in a row, which can be said to have greatly delayed their return.
Because of the delay in returning to the front line, the fleet under the command of the two Sakura players suddenly became sad.
When the news reached the ears of the Aztec players from the border, and then the Aztec players relayed it to the other two Sakura players, and finally the two Sakura players informed their respective fleets, I don't know how long it had been.
"Yaga! Don't all those guys in Europa need to go back and resupply supplies? ”
"I'm afraid there's a supply ship on the other side."
"If we don't retreat, we won't have enough supplies on board."
"Don't talk too much! The captain's own soldiers came over. ”
Hearing this, the Sakura Navy soldiers all shut down, and it was only after the personal soldier walked in front of them that the soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Because of the gradual shortage of supplies, the pressure on the naval soldiers of the two Sakura fleets is increasing, and it is inevitable that there will be a lot of discussions in private.
During this period, the commanders of the two fleets were also discussing this matter on the main flagship of one of the Sakura fleets.
"The Europa fleet was able to stay on the front line for such a long time, and there were definitely supply ships in the rear to help them deliver supplies. General Koizumi, do you think we can fight the idea of a dozen supply ships? ”
"General Kamei, the most troublesome thing right now is that we don't know where the supply ships of the Europa fleet are hiding. Moreover, Europa's combined fleet is currently in high morale and will not give us the opportunity to fight their supply ships. ”
In the face of the entanglement of the Europa fleet, it is impossible for them to get out easily, and if they disband the combined fleet and withdraw separately, it will only be broken by the other side seizing the opportunity and breaking them one by one.
At the moment, they have no other choice.
A week ago, they had already sent a destroyer back to the port to apply for support. Since they can't go, they can only send supply ships to support.
However, what the admirals of the two Sakura factions didn't know was that the destroyers they sent out were under the watchful eye of the elven druids all along.
The situation is deadlocked, the Aztec fleet can't rush back to the front line for the time being, and the two Sakura fleets can't go if they want to, and in the face of the shortage of supplies, they can only ask the rear to send supply ships to support, which has no choice.
However, at this time, Bao Han was not in a hurry to do it.
For months, he commanded the fleet alone and fought outside, allowing him to grow rapidly.
Today's inclusion has a bit of the style of a strategizing general.
Let the destroyers who asked for help run first, while he returned to the temporary base with the lightning fleet to replenish a wave of supplies before setting off again.
Without the drag of large battleships, the destroyer sailed at a very fast speed.
In the port warehouse of the Sakura camp, supplies for the front-line fleet had already been stockpiled, but as soon as the news was received, the troops stationed in the port immediately took action and began to transport those supplies to the supply ships.
The supply fleet of the two Sakura players can be said to have set off one after the other.
The inclusion of the information was confirmed at the first time, and the supply ship loaded with supplies was slower than the battleship, and it was not at all possible to reach the front line in a short time.
After confirming the distance and location, Bao Han directly locked onto one of the supply fleets, and then launched the operation.
A Sakura supply fleet sailed slowly above the sea, surrounded by a light cruiser and a convoy of ten destroyers.
At this moment, a fleet jumped out of the distant horizon,
With the appearance of this fleet, the Sakura fleet immediately began to warn.
"Enemy attack! Spot the enemy fleet, confirm the flag, it's the Europa fleet!! ”
In the next moment, while the entire supply fleet was trying to escape, the surrounding frigates also entered the battle state one after another!
For this, inclusion shows that it is at ease.
In the daytime, it is indeed impossible for him to fight the main fleet on the opposite side, but he can still deal with a supply fleet.
The lightning strike fleet rode the wind and waves all the way, and quickly approached at top speed.
The frigate on the opposite side was unable to escape because it needed to protect the supply ship.
As the Great Xia fleet began to act, the salamander warriors below the surface of the sea also made moves at the same time.
With the cooperation of the two, it can be said that it is easy for Bao Han to pack up a supply fleet.
A naval battle, from the beginning to the end, did not take long at all, and the escort fleet on the Sakura side ushered in the end of total destruction.
Compared to this, the aftermath is a little more troublesome.
Although they imitated the flag of one of the Europa fleets and hung it just in case, it was safer to kill it directly if it could be extinguished.
Because of the cooperation of the salamander warriors, there are no fish that have slipped through the net.
Then, after ordering someone to take over the enemy's supply ship, there was no time to stop longer, and the order was quickly issued, and the bow of the ship was adjusted, and it headed straight for another Sakura supply fleet.
The long wait for supplies made the commanders of the two Sakura fleets a little uneasy, but because of the existence of the Europa Combined Fleet, they simply didn't have time to go and confirm it in person.
They couldn't hold out anymore, and with no other choice, the two Sakura fleets began to evacuate on the same day.
And the Europa Combined Fleet, which has been gaining momentum recently, will naturally not let them go, and will pursue them all the way, becoming more and more courageous the more they fight.
To be honest, even the commander-in-chief of these two Europa fleets did not expect that they would fight so smoothly in the recent period.
Of course, if you don't understand it, you can't understand it, and the movements in your hands will never stop.
Now, the opportunity to turn the tables is in front of us, how can I easily let it go.
The momentum of the pursuit of the Europa Combined Fleet is called a ferocious, and it is no exaggeration to say that the success or defeat depends on this time.
During this period, they even began to let their destroyers attack the Sakura fleet trying to escape, just to force the other side behind.
This fierce style of play makes the Sakura Fleet, which has no intention of fighting, cry bitterly.
All of a sudden, the situation on this maritime battlefield has completely changed!
It can be said that the supplies of the fleet will directly affect the morale of a whole fleet, and in the case of a gradual shortage of materials, the morale of the fleet will gradually decline.
Coupled with the fierce pursuit of the Europa Combined Fleet, the Sakura Fleet has fallen into the disadvantage.
After confirming the inclusion of this latest news, he was counting the supplies on the Sakura supply ship in his temporary base.
Not to mention, the harvest this time is quite large, and the money in the hand of the inclusion is suddenly abundant.
Most importantly, there are also a lot of canned fruits.
In this day and age, this is a good thing for a sea fleet that is on an expedition.
After all, it's really not easy to eat some fruit and supplement vitamins at sea.
Therefore, the value of canned fruit as a material naturally becomes very high.
With a wave of his hand, Bao Han directly took out some of the canned fruits, and then distributed them to everyone in the fleet.
They had been out on the road for so long, and the soldiers' nerves had been tense, and it was time to relax and celebrate.
During this period, the elven druids scattered all over this sea area also rushed back to this small archipelago one after another, reporting the latest information to Bao Han.
"Major, for now, the Europa Combined Fleet has initially established an advantage, the two Sakura fleets have no intention of fighting, and in the most recent encounter, three more battleships of the Sakura Combined Fleet were sunk by the Europa Combined Fleet......"
Listening to a series of reports, a hint of satisfaction suddenly appeared on Bao Han's face.
If this happens, the Europa Combined Fleet will not be able to gain the upper hand, then it can only be said that the two Europa commanders on the opposite side are really stupid.
Five days later, another elven druid flew back to the archipelago and brought the latest news to Bao Han.
"Report to Major, the Aztec fleet, which is resting in the harbor, has set sail."
When Bao Han heard this, his spirit was shocked, and then he immediately issued an order: "Pass the order, let the whole fleet prepare to sail!" ”
Nowadays, the climate at sea has begun to gradually get colder, and winter is not far away.
Bao Han plans to do a big one more before the winter and come up with greater results.
Some time passes.
Thousands of nautical miles from the small archipelago, two huge steel fleets are at war.
The Sakura Combined Fleet, which has fallen into a disadvantage, has been getting worse and worse recently, and almost every battleship is damaged.
Looking at the current situation, they can't get rid of Europa's combined fleet.
Wherever they fled, Europa's combined fleet pursued them, without giving them the slightest respite.
During this time, they tried to send several small fleets to search for the location of the opposing supply fleet.
As long as they can intercept the supply ships on the opposite side, they can not only temporarily solve the supply problem of their Sakura Combined Fleet, but also deal a heavy blow to the Europa Combined Fleet.
However, the small fleets they had high hopes for were completely lost soon after they were dispatched, and it is estimated that they were more than lucky.
This is a good thing, the materials were not intercepted, but a number of warships were folded in vain, which further weakened their own strength.
The Europa Combined Fleet obviously knows in their own hearts that the supply fleet is their shortcoming, so it must be better hidden.
It's just that the small fleets sent out by the Sakura Combined Fleet were not planted in the hands of the Europa Combined Fleet, but were quietly killed by the fleet under his command.
But it seems that they don't dare to do the same thing a second time.
Sakura Fleet, flagship.
"Now there are only two ways left."
"The first way is that you and I will scatter the two fleets, and the enemy's combined Europa fleet will only chase one of them even if it wants to chase it, and the final result depends on luck. But we were able to guarantee the safe evacuation of at least one of the fleets. ”
"The second way is to take advantage of the fact that we still have the strength to fight a war in this sea area and fight to the death with the Europa fleet."
"If we lose, then we can only commit suicide, but if we win, even if the fleet suffers heavy losses, we can also have an explanation from you and my Emperor Majesty."
"General Koizumi, which one do you choose?"
Faced with this dilemma, as the commander-in-chief of one of the Sakura fleets, Koizumi's face was also struggling.
But at the same time, he also knew in his heart that they had no third way to choose now.
"General Kamei, for the sake of victory in the future, I choose to disperse and evacuate!"
Faced with this answer, Kamei did not raise any objections.
Since he gave this choice to Koizumi of the other fleet, it means that no matter which choice the other party makes, he can accept it.
As for the current situation, Koizumi's thoughts are also very clear.
If they choose to stay and fight to the death, then according to the current strength of the fleets of both sides, their chances of victory are barely five or five.
If you win, everyone will be happy.
But once they lose, then in this sea area, their cherry blossom camp may collapse directly, and there is no possibility of a reversal.
Therefore, for General Koizumi, it is too risky to fight to the death.
And if you choose to disperse and evacuate, there is at least a good chance that one of the fleets will be able to evacuate safely and return to port.
When the time comes, as long as this fleet and the Aztec fleet join forces, then the battle in this sea area can still be fought!
That's why he said that he chose to disperse and evacuate in order to win later.
After the decision of the two commanders was given, the Sakura Combined Fleet above the sea quickly split in two.
In the face of this move of the other party, the two commanders of the Europa Combined Fleet did not show too much surprise on their faces.
After some brief discussion, the Europa Combined Fleet pursued one of the Sakura fleets directly.
Koizumi, who realized that his fleet had become the target of the other party, directly signaled his fleet to get out of this sea area as quickly as possible.
However, he knew that he would never be able to escape, so he didn't plan to keep running.
After leaving this sea area, I saw Koizumi pull out the command knife on his waist, and then shouted loudly:
"Command the entire fleet, the time has come to dedicate oneself to my Great Sakura Empire! Spread out the formation and kill Jiji!! ”
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