On the left flank of the sea area of Antoros, the waves discharged a white line, lapping on the shore wall and tidal flats, near the rock wall where the tide floated, 50 Imperial fleets lurking in the shadows of the cliffs like ghosts, and the waves hit the sides of these warships, forming patches of white blisters, making gurgling and churning sounds, and in the silent wind, bringing a solemn atmosphere

In the center of the ship group, ten huge hulls wrapped in metal undulated with the waves, and the battleships with a length of 100 meters were very rare even in a country like the Empire that believed in the strategy of giant ships.

And at this moment, on one of the metal armored ships, the white-haired old Admiral Ayaze, stared coldly at the Myrondi fleet that was turning in a panic on the sea, and said to the middle-aged officer standing next to him, "I really didn't expect that the attack power of these heretics is so strong, even the Merendi fleet, one of the three major fleets, only lasted ten minutes in the first confrontation before having to choose to retreat."

The middle-aged officer was tall and thin, wearing a well-designed military uniform, a long black flat hat with a white star insignia representing the first admiral of the Imperial Navy, a black collar with an ivory-white triangular scarf around it, and a pair of black boots draped over trousers of the same color as the triangular scarf. "My opinion is just the opposite of that of adults!" Hearing Ayaxue's words, a sneer appeared on the corner of the middle-aged officer's mouth,

He stared at the Merendi fleet in the distance, and said softly, "Although the opponent's attack is indeed fierce, the damage caused to the Merendi fleet is also very limited, and it is not as he described before, it has a completely overwhelming advantage over the Imperial warships, and it is precisely the fleet commander Merendi himself who really makes the Merendi fleet lose the will to fight so quickly."

"Naval warfare is actually no different from land warfare. It is still the courage of both sides that fights. Courage, strength, wisdom and strategy!' The middle-aged officer's voice paused, a look of contempt flashed in his eyes, and he said eloquently, "As a glorious Admiral of the Imperial Navy, he has a warship that is superior in size and numbers. But he is afraid of melee combat with weak enemies, in a sense, like a heavily armed knight being chased by a lightly armed swordsman. What a disgrace for the Imperial Navy! If I were in command of these fourteen Imperial ships, I would have ordered the fleet to spread out on both flanks until the enemy fleet reached the center. In the abrupt closing of the two wings, it is bound to cause great panic on the enemy!and then break the enemy's will in a battle!""You mean to put the enemy in the center of the group, and then use the powerful tonnage of the battleship. Is it a sea ring tactic to forcibly crush the enemy?' said the old Admiral Ayaze with a slight frown, and said after a moment of silence

"Although there was such a classic battle in the Battle of the Sea of Yaris 50 years ago. But at that time, the opponent was a gang non who did not understand naval warfare, and this time our opponent obviously did not understand, being able to have such a large naval fleet is enough to show that although the opponent's naval strength is not enough to compare with the empire, it is at least at the level of a great monarch, don't forget, this is only the enemy's forward fleet. With the enemy's main force in full swing, it is very risky to use ring tactics. It is likely that it will collapse prematurely in the face of an enemy counterattack"

"I don't think these barbarians know what naval strategy is! At most, it's just some small sampan that can't be put on the table," the middle-aged officer's ice-blue eyes flashed with a clear glow, and he pursed his lips disdainfully, "Otherwise, they wouldn't have stupidly landed head-on with a troop carrier," In terms of tonnage, the Merendi fleet has an absolute advantage, and from the beginning, the enemy is completely reckless and untactical, but this guy does not take advantage of such a big opportunity, but shows defeat as soon as he touches it, and then escapes with the speed of the smaller enemy!

In less than ten minutes, I can tear all these small points to pieces, and then I will turn to the main force of the enemy's ship group, just in terms of the striking power of the visual inspection just now, I don't think that the other side has the weapons to penetrate the Biak heavy battleship, and even if there is, in the absence of enough dense strikes, the Biak battleship with the internal and external double hull design can also slam into the enemy ship with heavy damage until all the enemies are crushed" "There is no problem with your analysis, but don't underestimate your opponent!" The old admiral Ayazer sighed,

He stared at the Merendi ship group in the distance that began to turn this way, and said with a solemn face, "Although I have never fought against such an enemy, I believe that Merendi is not a mediocre talent, just in terms of fleet command ability, Merendi is definitely in the top three of the Admirals of the Imperial Navy,

If even he thinks it's extremely dangerous to be approached by such an enemy, then it's better to be cautious!"

"Teacher Ayaxue, you are indeed old, the wind and frost of the years have not only dyed your sideburns white, but also made your gaze timid!" The middle-aged officer sighed with a slight frowning inwardness, and glanced at Ayaze next to him,

As a student of Ayazer, the gray-haired old admiral was already difficult to convince him anymore,

In the past few years since he was transferred from the local fleet to the Imperial Navy, his gaze has gone far beyond the boundaries of his original line of sight in the local navy, and he has seen powerful warships full of imperial will, crushing the enemy who does not know the current affairs into pieces.

He saw the ambition of the empire and the incomparably magnificent mountains and rivers,

Under the teacher's earnest words, he didn't want to argue anymore, but looked at the sea not far away, and finally showed a faint cruel smile on his arrogant face,

Facts will soon prove who is right and who is wrong! The ten Imperial heavy warships brought by himself this time are the most powerful force of the Imperial Navy on the nearby coastline.

These huge hulls, completely covered in metal iron, are the crystallization of the imperial naval technology and a symbol of the emperor's ambition to conquer the four seas.

Even the Panghai-class super battleships of the Holy Sigst Empire would be smashed like torn pieces of paper in front of these heavy battleships, not to mention these small warships that were less than one-third of the Panghai-class in size.

In his eyes, these enemies who were chasing after the Merendi fleet like wolves, like a pack of prey stupidly rushing into a trap, would soon let out a miserable cry under the crushing of powerful giant warships,

The creaking sound of the ship's hull breaking that makes people's blood boil is definitely the most beautiful war song in the world.

The distance is closing, as long as the enemy fleet follows the Merendi fleet around the reef island in front, it is the moment when the ambush fleet of our side attacks.

Standing on the bridge of the battleship, Smithinger stared at the bursting sea breeze and shouted loudly, "Catch up, kill them!"

"Enemy spotted on the flanks!"

When he heard the overhead lookout post shouting "There is an enemy fleet rapidly approaching on the flank", Si Efenger, who looked slightly stunned, turned his head to look to the side on the bridge, and a wave rushed to his face, wetting his body, and also making him shiver, a chill came from his back to his mind, and for a second, Si Effinger even felt a trembling "Bastard, ambush!"

I saw that about 300 meters away from him, like a crescent-like concave area, countless masts and warships appeared in the shadow of the inner wall of the coast, and Si Efenger made a brief visual inspection, at least more than 40 ships,

And what shocked him the most was the ten giant warships that were slowly raising their sails in the middle,

The metallic luster completely enveloped the entire battleship, and under the full force of the sails, the battleship began to accelerate, and the sharp bow of the half-cut ship was like a huge and heavy side knife plunging into the sea, rolling and roaring waves rushing directly towards this side

"Commander, what should we do?" The adjutant next to him also seemed a little impetuous and restless, and the ambush ship group that appeared in the distance touched every nerve of everyone in the fleet! The hunter suddenly became prey,

Si Efenger glanced solemnly in the direction of the main force of the fleet, the landing ship group was approaching the enemy's port, and the attention of the main force of the fleet was also in the direction of the port.

The sound of the rumbling thunder shelling, rolling up white smoke on the sea surface, which also invisibly blocked the view of the main force of the fleet, if their side chooses to avoid the battle and retreat, the weak flanks of the main force of the fleet that are unaware of this are equivalent to being directly exposed to the enemy's blows, once the opposing fleet rushes into the attack range, the ship-borne trebuchet group violently erupts, and the main force of the fleet, which has no time to turn the bow of the ship, will inevitably suffer heavy losses,

And the ten all-metal shelled giant ships at the front of the opponent will be like a huge side knife to cut the main force of the fleet into two, and then fall into the miserable situation of fighting for themselves, and finally be swallowed up by the enemy with superior numbers and tonnage, the destruction of the main force of the fleet will directly lead the landing fleet into a crisis without cover, and the 11,000 soldiers on it will all sink to the bottom of the sea under the blow of the enemy's power.

I have to admit that this blow of the other side is enough to turn the entire tide of the battle in terms of timing and situation, and at this moment, the fate of the entire fleet and 11,000 soldiers is in the hands of his own thoughts, and he has no way to retreat! With a hint of determination, Si Efenger ordered the adjutant behind him, "Let the fastest Ansti return to the main force of the ship group and send a warning! All the other warships will meet it with all their might" and "rush...... Rush up?"

The adjutant who heard the order almost suspected that he had misheard, and the other party's ship group was densely packed, like a huge wall pressing from the direction of the coast, and asked again in a trembling voice, "Yes, tell everyone, for the safety of the main force of the ship group, you must do your best to hold back the enemy! )