Chapter 592: Encounter with the Sakura Fleet
In the southeast sea area of Great Xia, a round of shelling broke the calm of this sea area.
In the next second, the commander-in-chief of the detachment of the Great Xia East China Sea Fleet, Lieutenant Commander Tang Han, the voice full of warnings came from afar.
"Listen to the Europa fleet in front, leave our territorial waters immediately, otherwise, our fleet will regard you as an invasion and take corresponding measures!"
At the same time, the fleet above the sea had already launched an artillery formation.
Judging from the size of the fleet alone, the fleet led by Tang Han really can't defeat this Europa Combined Fleet, but if it really starts, it will be enough to pose a threat to them.
Not to mention, compared to the Great Xia Fleet, which was in a state of complete victory, this Europa Combined Fleet was still being driven all over the world by that foreign combined fleet before.
At this time, basically every battleship has more or less damage on it.
"General, if we continue like this, we will be surrounded by Huaxia's fleet!"
Faced with such a situation, the commander-in-chief of the Europa Combined Fleet also knew in his heart that it was impossible to continue to stay in China's territorial waters.
It was not easy to get this little respite, and if they stayed any longer, they would really offend Huaxia's fleet to death.
"Inform the whole fleet and evacuate this sea!"
Under the pressure of the East China Sea detachment fleet, the Europa Combined Fleet turned eastward and gradually sailed away from the eastern territorial waters of Great Xia.
Tang Han, who had completed this mission, also wrote a report after leading the fleet to converge with the general fleet, and sent it back to Daxia City.
Daxia City.
"The plan over there in the East China Sea has gone well so far, so there won't be any mistakes in the future, right?"
After reading the latest report, Xia Qi turned to look at Zhang Liang.
In this regard, Zhang Liang confidently said: "Your Majesty is at ease, there will be no problems with the elf druids watching the whole process." ”
"Okay."
After confirming the situation here, Xia Qi turned to look at Du Ruhui on the other side.
"Du Ruhui, has the condemnation been issued?"
"Back to Your Majesty, it has been sent. However, it will have to wait a while longer before it is delivered to neighboring countries. ”
"Hmm. I'll leave this matter to you, pay more attention. ”
"Understood."
One thing after another was quickly ordered, and during this period, the Europa Combined Fleet, which had sailed away from the waters east of Great Xia, had to face a problem after sailing on the sea for almost half a month.
That is, they are running out of supplies.
In the previous battle with the foreign player, and the uninterrupted pursuit after that, the supply of the Europa Combined Fleet had long been cut off.
Although the supply materials in the fleet were quite sufficient for a period of time, now, driven by the Huaxia fleet, they now seem to have broken into a strange sea.
They didn't know how big the sea was, or how much time it would take to get back to their port, they just knew that now, they had to control all the limited supplies and prepare for the worst so that they could last as long as possible.
After that, another week passed, and the daily food distribution was being cut down, and the things of the fleet soldiers were constantly being cut.
However, this is unavoidable.
Thankfully, the impact isn't particularly big yet.
The soldiers also knew their current situation, and understood that even if there was no shortage of food for the time being, they had to save it.
However, with the continuous extension of the voyage time, the food reserves of the combined fleet are constantly decreasing, and an invisible pressure is spreading in the hearts of the personnel of the entire fleet.
It was at this moment that a small fleet quietly appeared on the sea, some distance away from the Europa Combined Fleet.
"Damn, where did that fleet come from?!"
This small fleet obviously has a better maritime radar than the Combined Europa Fleet, otherwise it would not have been able to lock on to the location of the Combined Europa Fleet before the other side discovers it.
Looking at the small dots of light that appeared on the radar display, the faces of the members of this small fleet fused, and the number of this fleet that appeared in front of them was really too exaggerated.
"What should I do, run away?"
"How to escape? There wasn't even a bunker in the area, and we had eight supply ships full of supplies, much slower than the fleet on the other side, and we would soon be exposed if we got closer. ”
Instead, I saw the commander of the supply fleet gritting his teeth and giving an order: "Destroyers 177, 178, 179, and 180, plus light cruisers No. 071, you disguise yourself as a cruiser that is carrying out patrol missions and continue to advance." Note that to keep a safe distance from that Europa fleet, you just need to be out of sight and grab their attention. ”
This time, if they want to get out of the way, they will have to cover it up.
In this way, the commander of this supply fleet chose to send four destroyers, plus a light cruiser, and in this configuration, it was quite enough to pretend to be a small fleet on patrol duty.
This operation requires contact with the huge fleet on the opposite side, and the risks involved can be imagined.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as a round of naval guns is fired directly on the opposite side, their small fleet will be crushed into scum in an instant.
However, the quality of being a professional soldier made them not waver at this moment.
Four destroyers and a light cruiser headed for the location of the Europa Combined Fleet without hesitation.
At the same time, the rest of the frigates in the supply fleet also hurriedly took eight supply ships and turned around.
With such a large fleet here, this sea area will definitely not be able to go, they will have to go around the other side.
In the command room of the Europa Combined Fleet, a soldier is reporting the latest information to the Supreme Commander.
"Report to the General, a small fleet has appeared within radar detection range, and it is sailing towards our position!"
The small fleet sailed at high speed, and soon they were within radar range of the Combined Europa fleet.
Looking at the radar screen, the commander-in-chief of the Europa Combined Fleet couldn't help but frown.
Then I saw him pick up the communicator and said, "Pass the order, the whole fleet will enter the second-level alert state, and the No. 1 fleet and the No. 2 fleet will come forward to confirm the identity of the other party." ”
According to the detection results of the sea radar, it was a very small fleet, and now their combined fleet could crush the opposite side with a finger.
However, they are now in an unfamiliar sea, so it is better to be cautious.
Except for the two small fleets that had broken away from the main fleet according to the order and came forward to confirm the situation, the warships of the rest of the Europa Combined Fleet began to decline.
Subsequently, the formation was unfolded, and the naval guns adjusted their angles, assuming a posture that could fire directly at any time.
During this period, the fleets of the two sides, which were constantly pulling in, quickly took the first photo and confirmed the identity of the other party through each other's flags.
"Report Major, it's the Europa fleet!"
"Report to the general, it's Sakura's fleet, configured with four destroyers and one light cruiser, and it should look like it's on patrol duty."
Hearing this report, the commander-in-chief's eyebrows furrowed even tighter, and doubts couldn't help but rise in his heart.
"On patrol duty?"
The Commander-in-Chief looked up at the chart on the side, although this sea area was relatively unfamiliar to them, there was no continent around it.
If the fleet on the other side was really on a patrol mission, it would have gone too far.
Just as he was thinking this, a new target appeared at the edge of the radar display on the battleship, which had stepped forward to investigate. "Report to the general, discover new targets, and it seems to be moving away from us!"
A series of information made the commander-in-chief have more doubts in his heart.
The Sakura fleet, and the location they are now in is another sea area in the southeast sea area of the Huaxia player.
Now, part of the fleet on the opposite side is coming towards them, and the other part of the fleet is indeed moving away from them.
One message after another was constantly being integrated by him, and soon, he reacted.
"That's Sakura's supply fleet! Catch up with me and cut that fleet down!" ”
For the Europa fleet, which is currently worried about material reserves, it can really be said that it is a surprise to bump into this supply fleet from Sakura.
At this time, the commander-in-chief of the Europa Combined Fleet was instantly in high spirits, and even his face was obviously excited.
On the other side, due to the large move of the two small fleets on the Europa side, and the slow speed of their own supply ships, it was too late to get out of the radar detection range of the Europa fleet.
At this moment, the actions of Sakura's supply fleet were completely exposed.
"Not good! It's been discovered!! ”
"Leave it alone, keep retreating! Escort fleet pay attention to interception! ”
The major commander of the Sakura supply fleet gave the order head-on.
On Europa's side, the two small fleets that had received the order immediately picked up speed and pursued the fleeing supply fleet.
During this period, the small Sakura fleet that was used as a decoy also took action.
I saw that on the battleship, the ship's guns opened fire one after another, trying to block the pursuit of the Europa fleet.
However, just such a little firepower is a bit unsatisfactory even on the two small Europa fleets, let alone in front of the main fleet of the Europa Combined Fleet.
It can even be said that even if the main fleet of Sakura players is here, it may not be able to defeat this combined fleet of two Europa players.
The huge gap in combat power also makes this battle completely free of any suspense.
The overwhelming firepower allowed the Europa Combined Fleet to effortlessly deprive the other side of all the power to resist, and the eight supply ships full of supplies also fell into their hands!
This windfall can be said to have made everyone in the Europa Combined Fleet breathe a sigh of relief, and in the next period of time, they don't need to worry about the supply of supplies.
At the same time, from this operation, they also confirmed an important news, that is, the territory of Sakura player Yamamoto Seven by Eight should be on this sea area.
Because when they were in the support center continent before, they had experience fighting with the other party.
So they knew very well in their hearts at this time that Yamamoto's seven-by-eight Sakura Navy fleet could not be the opponent of their combined fleet without the help of the Franco fleet!
They are in a state of hostility with foreign alliances, and they will naturally not be soft on foreign players!
Although judging from the current situation, it is the right thing to return to your territorial waters as soon as possible, but it will not delay much if you sweep the coastal cities of the Sakura players along the way and plunder some supplies along the way.
At the same time, an even more important reason is that they have only experienced a hard battle with the foreign combined fleet before, and they urgently need to find a place to dock so that their fleet can rest.
It would be nice if there was a port and a shipyard in that place.
Thinking about it this way, isn't Yamamoto's seven-by-eight coastal city the best target for them?
Moreover, if they had guessed correctly, the Yamamoto seven-by-eight main fleet at this time was probably not in their own territorial waters at all, but had gone to the central continent again.
Even if there is still a part of the naval combat power in their territory, it will definitely not pose any threat to them, that is to say, the target sea air defense is weak, which is an excellent opportunity!