Chapter 733 Despair

"The situation is not good." Captain Gordon said solemnly, "His Majesty has been working hard to reorganize the fleet, boost the morale of the soldiers, and organized three breakouts, trying to break through the sea blockade of the Yong Ye army leader. Ended in failure, they not only sent a fleet there, but also planted a large number of mines there, His Majesty is sending people to clear the mines!"

"Then, has His Majesty formulated a breakout plan?" Captain Lina was full of expectations, hoping that the other party could spit out good news.

"That's exactly why I came here." Captain Gordon nodded and said, "After several days of discussions with several captains, Your Majesty has come to a conclusion that our fleet is completely at a disadvantage now. Given the circumstances, if we withdraw to the sea, we might not be powerless to fight.

Firstly, we still have the advantage in quantity, and secondly, the number of shells carried by the battleship of the Eternal Night Army is definitely not endless, especially the spell shells. Although we don't know how the other party made them, the cost is definitely high.

This can be seen from their delay in launching a general attack on us.

However, judging from the current situation, if our fleet rushes forward regardless of casualties, the casualties will be beyond imagination.

Therefore, His Majesty sent me out to ask for help, hoping to break through the blockade of the Yong Ye Army Commander by attacking from both sides. "

"Your Majesty also thought of asking for help from Captain Moore?" Captain Lina's face was filled with excitement.

"Also?" Captain Gordon noticed Lena's words, and asked suspiciously, "How do you know that His Majesty is going to ask Captain Moore for help?"

"We just finished a meeting of high-level officers. Captain Cornell thought it would be difficult for the fleet to break through the blockade by himself, so he proposed this plan. Unexpectedly, it coincided with His Majesty. In this way, we don't have to Reported to His Majesty." Lina did not take Cornell's credit.

"You guys are really interested. After the task is completed, I will take credit for you in front of His Majesty. Before that, you must help me pass the information to Captain Moore and His Royal Highness Layton as soon as possible." Gordon The captain is a good person, and he doesn't mind giving it away for favors, no matter what the other party just said is true or not.

"His Royal Highness Layton?" Cornell lost his voice, "Could it be that Your Majesty not only wants to invite Captain Moore to come back for rescue, but also wants to call the fleet staying in Dawan to rescue?"

"Yes." Captain Gordon nodded and said, "This is double insurance. As long as we arrive all the way, our fleet is expected to escape from nature."

"The left-behind fleet has been transferred, what about the Great Bay Islands? Those indigenous rebels are likely to take advantage of the situation." Captain Cornell could not hide his worry.

Before Captain Gordon could answer, Captain Lena glared at him first and said, "Don't look at what time it is, you are still afraid of wolves and tigers, if the main force of our fleet is lost here, the people of the Great Bay Islands will Can the situation get better? The main force of our fleet is the key, as long as this is preserved, even if the Dawan Islands are completely lost, we can regain them again."

"Your Majesty thinks so too." Captain Gordon affirmed Lena's explanation.

"Why don't you send a fast ship to go by sea? The speed of the sea route is much higher than that of the land route, and the blockade of the Yong Ye Army's territorial waters is so strict? Can't even a fast ship go out?" Captain Cornell asked another question. a doubt.

"It's not that you haven't tried the method you mentioned." Captain Gordon's expression became extremely gloomy again, "As a result, thirty-two clippers were buried, and the news was not sent out. Long-range weapons also imitate the special abilities of the dragon skeleton warships. The sails of their warships can use spell energy to accelerate. Our fast ships have no speed advantage at all against them. In addition, they have eyes in the sky, which is very It’s hard to escape their siege.”

"Impossible!?" The two captains' eyes widened at the same time, as if they were listening to a legend.

The dragon skeleton battleship has been in their hands for hundreds of years, and they have not found a way to imitate it.

How many years has it been since the leader of the Yong Ye Army got the Dragon Skeleton Battleship?

Not even ten years at all.

I can't believe it.

"This is what I saw with my own eyes. There is absolutely no mistake. They are using the dragon wings of the Dragon Roar." Captain Gordon said in an extremely positive tone.

Captain Lina wanted to ask other questions, but was gently pulled by Captain Cornell, "Captain Gordon has worked with His Majesty on the Dragon Roar for more than 20 years, and his understanding of the Dragon Roar is far ahead of us." First, since Captain Gordon said yes, he must be right. The Eternal Night Army is leading with the magic armor that the soldiers are equipped with in large quantities, and then the magic artillery that combines magic and black powder. This fully shows that they The magic technique mastered is far beyond our imagination, and it is not surprising that the technology of the Dragon Skeleton battleship has been thoroughly researched and used on other warships."

"First is the Artillery Artillery, and then the Dragon Wing Magic Sail. Even if we successfully rescue the fleet from the Donau River, the situation we will face in the East China Sea will not be optimistic." Captain Lina dripped into the water with a gloomy expression. Come on, there is an unconcealable worry in the words.

All three are old sailors, and they are very clear about the three major elements of naval warfare.

Battleship speed, battleship firepower and personnel quality.

Whether it is the old naval battle mode, or the new naval battle mode opened because of the new warships led by the Yongye Army.

The three elements have not changed, only their importance and order of arrangement have changed.

The order of the three in the old naval battle mode is - battleship firepower - battleship speed - personnel quality.

Limited by the means of long-range attack, they used to focus on the size of the battleship. The larger the size, the more people it will carry, the more various heavy long-range attack weapons, and the thicker the deck. Offensive or melee, will occupy a great advantage.

Compared with the speed of the battleship and the quality of personnel, it is not so important.

The former can be offset by flat push, and the latter can be compensated by quantity.

In the new naval battle mode created by the Yong Ye army leader, the order of the three elements has become - battleship speed - battleship firepower - personnel quality.

With the emergence of ultra-long-range magic artillery, the importance of the speed of the battleship has jumped above the firepower of the battleship.

The reason is very simple. If a Hurricane-class battleship is equipped with such a few magic cannons, it is enough to pull the Dreadnought-class sailing ship from its dominance.

Because the latter can't catch up with the former despite all his efforts.

Of course, this refers to the situation where the Dreadnought-class sailboat is not equipped with magic artillery.

If the two have the same equipment, it will be another situation. Under normal circumstances, no one can do anything to the other.

The Hurricane class didn't dare to get too close to the Dreadnought class square sailing ship, and the latter couldn't catch up with the former.

Winning or losing will depend on the specific circumstances.

The key issue is that the East China Sea Fleet does not have an advantage in all aspects compared to the new warships led by the Yongye Army.

The long-range firepower has been overwhelmed by others, and now the speed is not dominant. As for the quality of the personnel, it can be seen from the infantry led by the Yongye Army that they are absolutely one-on-one.

Even if they reach the sea, they will be sent to death by the new-style warships led by the Yongye army, flying kites alive.

But that's all for the future. Their primary problem now is to rescue the main force of the East China Sea Fleet from the pocket formation of the Donau River. If the rescue is unsuccessful, they have no future at all.

Captain Lina restrained her mind and said: "How does Captain Gordon need us to cooperate?"

"Your Majesty means that I need to personally persuade Captain Moore to return to Dawan Island and inform His Royal Highness Layton. I need to trouble the two captains to send someone. It is best to send a few more in secret. Team up to prevent the opponent from intercepting, in fact, our side is also a kind of double insurance, His Majesty will continue to send people to attack the sea blockade led by the Yongye Army, and get in touch with Dawan Island as soon as possible." Gordon The captain told the truth.

"Okay, I'll take care of this matter myself." Captain Lina clapped her chest without hesitation.

"No, if the captain leaves, what will happen to our landing infantry?" Captain Cornell shook his head again and again.

"It's like leaving it under the command of Captain Cornell," Lina replied.

"No, the captain is the commander of the infantry appointed by His Majesty, and the morale of the soldiers is currently low. Changing the general will only further attack them and cause unnecessary disasters. I may not be able to suppress them by then." Cornell said. The captain still shook his head again and again, "Why don't you leave this matter to me."

Captain Lina hesitated for a moment, finally nodded and said: "What the captain said is not unreasonable, this matter has been decided like this, let's start selecting manpower to prepare, I will cover for you tonight, I hope we If I can break the game, God bless me Donghai."

"God bless me, Donghai." The other two said in unison, but deep in their eyes, there was still worry that could not be concealed.

Because they all knew that the fundamental reason for the failure of the battle with the Yong Ye army leader this time was that being tricked was only the superficial reason.

The real reason is that between them and Yong Ye's army leader, there is a difference in skills like Tianjian.

If this poor skill is not solved, so what if they escape from the Donau River?

What's different is the kite flying by the fleet led by Yongye Army.

Not to forget, the leader of the Yongye Army seized their three Dreadnought-class sailboats, two Dreadnought-class schooners, two Hurricane-class sailboats, and three Wavebreaker-class sailboats.

They are all relatively well preserved.

I believe that it won't be long before they will be converted into that new type of warship by the opponent.

What kind of fighting power will it explode if a giant like the Dreadnought-class sailboat is also equipped with magic cannons and dragon-wing magic sails?

Just thinking about it makes me shudder.

At that time, all the coastal ports of the East China Sea will no longer be safe.

It is only a matter of time before Donghai State is uprooted by the opponent.

It's just that this question is deeply pressed in their hearts. No one dares to lift the lid, nor dare to continue to think about it, because they are afraid that if they think about it deeply, they will lose the courage to resist.

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It was night, and Captain Lina led the Donghai infantry to launch a night attack on the Yong Ye army leader who was following them.

The night attack was so powerful that more than 50,000 Donghai soldiers were mobilized, and the drums and gongs were beating endlessly.

But they didn't have the chance to rush to the front of the Yongye army's leading camp. Ten flares directly illuminated the battlefield into daylight, and then a round of shelling fell down, directly bombarding the Donghai soldiers who were charging at the front.

Recruits are afraid of cannons, and veterans are afraid of machine guns.

In front of the artillery led by the Yongye Army, Donghai soldiers, whether they were elite veterans or newly recruited soldiers, were all recruits, because it was their first time facing this new type of weapon.

Violent explosions, massive damage and terrifying sights.

It will leave an indelible impression on them and seriously damage their morale.

They had to go through a lot of artillery fire before they understood the truth. After all, the coverage of artillery fire is limited. In many cases, it depends on the luck of both parties to hit them.

Captain Lena hastily issued an order to stop the attack. Although it was a bit embarrassing to do so, their other combat goal was achieved.

Taking advantage of the chaos and when the attention of the two legions led by the Yongye Army was attracted, dozens of small teams dived out of the Donghai Infantry Camp and moved along the coastline to the Wuhe area in the Donau Plain.

They all brought the same message, requesting Captain Moore to lead the squadron back to support the main fleet.

If you encounter other warships of the East China Sea Fleet Squadron, they will be requisitioned as soon as possible, and they will fly to the Dawan Islands to ask for help from the warships left behind.

Stubbing, who recovered from the initial shock, began to move as hard as he could on the Donau River.

Although the cannons of the Yong Ye army were fierce, they could not conceal the fact that their warships were few in number.

The leader of the Yongye army absolutely dare not compete with the East China Sea Fleet, even if it is ten for one.

Stubbing made full use of this point and developed a desperate style of play.

They don't care whether the Yong Ye army leader is nibbling or swallowing tactics, as long as their warships sail out of the range of the city defense artillery in Jiangmen Port, warships of all sizes will rush up.

Put on a posture, even if you sink a hundred of my warships, I will sink one of yours.

After showing this reckless posture, the fleet led by Yong Ye was a little restrained, and the speed of encroachment was greatly slowed down.

They could only fight a guerrilla with the East China Sea Fleet on the river.

If the East China Sea Fleet presses too fast, the fleet led by the Yongye Army will retreat back to Jiangmen Port.

If you are a little slack, you will rush out and punch them, grab the battleship if you can, and sink a few if you can't.

Eguchi also repeatedly sent small groups of warships to test, with the purpose of consuming as many shells as possible from the explorer fleet.

At that time, no matter whether it waits for rescue or not, when the East China Sea Fleet rushes out, the difficulty will be reduced.

On this point, Stubbs grasped it very accurately.

The new warships led by the Yongye army are powerful, but their requirements for logistical supplies have also been greatly increased.

With enough shells, they can't hold up the East China Sea Fleet, which can be suppressed by more than 20 warships.

If the shells are exhausted, they will immediately return to their original shape.

When the Explorer Fleet demonstrated its powerful firepower at the beginning, it used indiscriminate artillery coverage. After that, it paid more attention to precise strikes. Not to mention special artillery shells, even ordinary black powder shells are used with fingers.

In the late stage of the blockade, the explorer fleet even ignored the provocations and entry and exit of the small warships of the East China Sea Fleet, and focused on the main battleship of the East China Sea Fleet.

The value of sinking one such warship is far higher than ten small warships.

The leader of the Yong Ye Army did not expect to completely block the news and prevent the East China Sea Fleet from calling for help.

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