Chapter 734

Chapter 734: Deep in the Mire

five days later.

Captain Gordon, the envoy sent by King Stupin of the East China Sea Kingdom, traveled more than 600 kilometers by land, water, and sea, and finally arrived at the flagship of the East China Sea Fleet Squadron, Xia.

Even the appearance that was the most important in the past was too late to take care of. Captain Gordon immediately asked Captain Siamore to report the plight of the East China Sea Fleet and conveyed the latest order of King Stubbs.

From the beginning to the end, Siamore's horse-like face was drooping, unable to see any sorrow or joy, and remained silent.

"Your Excellency, Captain, please gather your troops as soon as possible and go to the Donau River for rescue. If you delay for a minute, Your Majesty will be in more danger." Captain Gordon saw that Siamore had not moved for a long time, and couldn't help urging Said, "Does the captain not believe what I say? I can bet my life and reputation. Everything I said is true, without any exaggeration, especially the magic artillery."

"I don't have any doubts about the information brought by Captain Gordon." Captain Siamore let out a long breath as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"Uh..." Captain Gordon was somewhat taken aback.

Before leaving, they all agreed that how to convince Captain Siamore that the East China Sea Fleet was blocked in the Donau River by the fleet led by the Yongye Army was the most difficult thing.

Captain Siamore seemed to see the question in Captain Gordon's mind, and he took the initiative to answer: "I have seen it with my own eyes, the power of the magic artillery in your mouth, they blocked our inland ships on the river, and they also loaded Well, up to now, we have lost more than 300 warships of various types."

"More than three hundred ships were damaged in battle?" Captain Gordon couldn't help but gasped.

However, he thought of the cunning of Yong Ye's army leader, the strength of the infantry formation, and the sharpness of the magic artillery.

It doesn't seem worth being too surprised that Captain Siamore suffered such a loss without knowing it at all.

After all, compared with the East China Sea Fleet, the squadron led by Siamore had to go deep into the Donau Plain to plunder, covering a larger area and being more prone to battle damage.

"Sorry, I lost my composure." Seeing a trace of displeasure flash across the face of Captain Siamore, Captain Gordon hurriedly apologized, "This defeat is definitely not a mistake in the command of the captain, but what we are facing this time. The enemy is too cunning, thanks to the captain here, if it were someone else, the loss might be even greater, I believe His Majesty must understand this."

"Hmph!" Captain Siamore snorted, his expression unchanged.

Captain Gordon is wise not to get entangled in this topic, because the battle damage is here, and it is impossible for this matter to be a merit, "Since the captain believes the news I brought, let's gather the fleet as soon as possible. Go rescue Your Majesty!"

Captain Siamore was silent for a few seconds before he said, "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't."

"What does the captain mean by this sentence?" Captain Gordon looked shocked.

"It is not only His Majesty who fell into the trap of the leader of the Eternal Night Army, but also the squadron." Siamore couldn't restrain a trace of sadness on his face, "The enemy's army formation is too powerful, and our infantry is no match at all. , so we chose from the beginning to use our best pirate tactics to divide our troops on a large scale and launch attacks from multiple points in the Five Rivers Basin at the same time.

Who would have known that this fell right into the opponent's arms. At the beginning, they were only defending in the major towns. A week ago, the opponent began to attack from all fronts and blocked all our landing troops on the plain. The two sides fell into a stalemate. , it will be difficult to withdraw for a while.

If the fleet is simply withdrawn, it will be like giving up the 30,000 sailors who went ashore. This responsibility is not something you and I can bear. "

"How could this be?" Captain Gordon muttered to himself with his eyes straightened. The situation in front of him was completely beyond his expectations.

Just like Captain Siamore said, the life and death of 30,000 sailors is not something they can afford.

In a hurry, Captain Gordon came up with a whimsical suggestion, "Since the sailors who landed will not be able to withdraw for a while, why not gather the squadron first, go to rescue His Majesty, join the main fleet led by His Majesty, and then come back to pick them up." Not too late."

"This method is not realistic." Siamore shook his head without hesitation and said, "The squadron is too scattered now, and it will take half a week just to deliver the assembly order, let alone go to rescue His Majesty. Back, it will take two weeks at the earliest, do you think the 30,000 soldiers can last for half a month without the support of the fleet?"

"No." Captain Gordon shook his head, let alone half a month, once they knew that the squadron was withdrawing, they might not be able to hold on for a week, and they would surrender to the leader of Yong Ye.

"Is there no way at all?" Captain Gordon asked persistently.

"I try to pull them back as much as possible, but it will take at least a week to gather the troops. Including the travel time, it will take at least two weeks, or even longer. Can Your Majesty hold on for such a long time?" Captain Siamore asked back road.

"It's hard to say." Captain Gordon's face became very ugly, "Even if His Majesty can hold on, the landing force led by Captain Lena will find it difficult to hold on. It can't last half a month."

"There is nothing I can do about it." Seamore Captain spread his hands helplessly, "It is better to expect the garrison fleet led by His Royal Highness Layton than to place hope on the squadron led by me. Didn't you just say that His Majesty also sent someone to Have you asked His Highness for help? If His Highness acts quickly enough, His Highness can be rescued in only one week."

When he heard these words, Captain Gordon's face had turned purple, and the anger in his heart almost gushed out.

As an important minister of the East China Sea, how could he say such irresponsible words?

This is completely shifting the responsibility to His Royal Highness Leiden.

When the time comes, the rescue is not timely, and the responsibility is not on him. It is caused by the ineffective actions of Prince Leighton who is stationed in the rear.

However, Captain Gordon is somewhat self-aware. He is just an envoy of King Stubbs, not His Majesty himself.

And Siamore is one of the few real power factions in the East China Sea. In many cases, even King Stubbs himself dared to contradict him.

Usually he didn't even look straight at himself, thinking that he was a jester who had won the favor of King Stubbing by virtue of his rhetoric.

Now that the other party can patiently explain so much to himself, it is entirely for the purpose of being the king's envoy.

"Although there are many difficulties on my side, I can't ignore His Majesty's dangerous situation. How about this, give me three days, and I will try my best to organize the fleet. Even if there is no way for the whole fleet to support, I will try my best to divide What does the captain think of allocating some warships to rescue His Majesty?" Siamore finally gave a compromise opinion.

"That's the only way to go." Captain Gordon's expression eased somewhat, at least this result was better than returning empty-handed.

"Before that, the captain rests on my flagship for the time being. Looking at the captain's face, he has been running around a lot in the past week. Only when he has enough energy can he better rescue and protect His Majesty." Without giving Captain Gordon a chance to refuse, he said to the two guards beside him, "Take the captain down to rest. During this time, the captain's safety will be left to you two guards."

"Captain, what do you mean by this?" Captain Gordon's face, which had been relieved just now, immediately became gloomy again.

To serve myself to rest, do I need to use two great knights?

They are now on the flagship of the squadron, so what danger is there?

Could it be that the soldiers of the Yong Ye army dared to touch it rashly?

It is more appropriate to say that it is to monitor oneself rather than to protect oneself.

But the question is why do you want to monitor yourself?

"Captain, don't get me wrong." Siamore patiently explained, "You don't know, the number of knights and grand knights led by the Eternal Night Army is amazing, especially they have combat skills similar to spells, and they can always do some tricks. Things that ordinary people can't imagine, including stealth and invisibility, the skilled warships and warships of our squadron were touched by them in this way without anyone noticing. Specifically, which warships have been replaced by them No one can tell who is the leader of Ye Jun, so even if we are on a warship in the open sea, we may not be safe.

In particular, my place is the commanding flagship, and it is the primary target of the Yongye army leader. There have been several invasions. It is a pity that we have not caught a single person until now, and we have not figured out how the other party touched it. Battleship's.

The only good thing is that these people seem to be mainly spying on information and did not attack me, otherwise I would have died in my sleep. The captain is a messenger sent by His Majesty, and there must be no mistakes. If there is any inconvenience , Captain please forgive me. "

"Is there such a thing?" Captain Gordon suddenly changed his face, and said a little restlessly, "No, this matter must be notified to His Majesty as soon as possible. What if the other party sends an assassin to assassinate His Majesty?"

"The captain's loyalty to His Majesty is really impeccable." Captain Siamore praised sincerely, "The distant water cannot save the near fire, even if you turn back at the fastest speed, it will take more than half a week. The unbearable things happened long ago, but you should be aware of His Majesty's character, he is a very cautious person, has a very strong sense of crisis, and will not be recruited so easily."

"Although that's what I said, it's better to have a dike in advance than to know nothing." Captain Gordon shook his head again and again, "Please Captain make arrangements, I will return to His Majesty immediately."

"What about the return of the squadron?" Siamore showed a look of embarrassment.

"I just passed the order on behalf of His Majesty. Now that the order has been delivered, the rest is up to the captain. It is useless for me to stay here. It is better to bring the situation of the squadron to the Your Majesty knows, let him be prepared." After the initial shock, Captain Gordon's gaze has returned to clarity, showing that this decision was not made out of impulse, but had its own deep consideration.

Siamore pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "That's fine, you two choose the fastest warship and escort Captain Gordon to the nearest safe place to land."

"Don't be so troublesome, the captain only needs to send me a fast boat and a few sailors." Captain Gordon said hastily.

"How can this be possible?" Radmore shook his head again and again, "The captain has a special status. When I came, I couldn't do anything. When I went back, I couldn't let the captain take risks. Now we are leading the battlefield on the ground with the Eternal Night Army." , Intricacies, if the captain accidentally breaks into the control area of ​​the Yong Ye army leader, if there is any mistake, I will not be able to bear the responsibility of His Majesty, this matter is settled like this."

Seeing the other party's expression of not being able to refuse, Captain Gordon finally could only nod and agree, "Thank you for the captain's kindness, and please return to help as soon as possible."

"Captain, don't worry, we are all on the same boat. If this ship sinks, it will be of no benefit to anyone." Captain Siamore patted his chest and assured, "We will definitely do our best, and we will also give your Majesty some Confidence, as a man who led our Third Fleet to establish an independent kingdom, is by no means easy to knock down, maybe before I get our reinforcements to arrive, His Majesty has already escaped on his own."

"I hope so." Captain Gordon was not as optimistic as Captain Siamore.

Captain Gordon rejected Siamore's suggestion to rest for the night and hurry on the next morning. He took the fast boat prepared by the other party overnight and embarked on the road back to the main fleet of the East China Sea Fleet.

Worrying about King Stubbs being assassinated by the leader of the Yongye Army is only one aspect. The most important thing is the vague attitude of the squadron captain Radmore. He must inform His Majesty as soon as possible. He always feels that there is a deeper layer behind the other party's flashing words. The deep meaning is just what it is specifically, and I can't see clearly, and I dare not think deeply.

But one thing is certain, in the matter of rescue, Captain Siamore is not worthy of trust.

It's just a week, running around day and night, even a man of iron can't bear it, not to mention the cold spell that was swept into the body by the smile of the god of death, and it was not completely expelled.

Although this thing is not life-threatening, it is like a gangrene attached to the bone, entangled in the body, continuously consuming his energy and spirit, making it easier to fall into a state of exhaustion.

After boarding and returning to the clipper, having a hearty meal and surrounded by warm fur blankets, Captain Gordon fell into a state of confusion that seemed to be sleeping but not sleeping.

I always feel that there is a pair of eyes staring at me beside me, and I seem to hear countless whispers, as if I am plotting something.

But when I listened intently, I didn't seem to hear anything, and the surroundings fell into silence. Not only the whispers disappeared, but even the sound of the warship breaking through the water disappeared.

Something is wrong, something is wrong, wake up, wake up quickly.

Captain Gordon roared crazily in his heart. He didn't know how long he had been struggling. He sat up suddenly, opened his eyes, and saw the darkness. It seemed that he had indeed fallen asleep just now, and the sun had already set.

It took several seconds for Captain Gordon to fully adapt to the darkness, but when he saw the situation in the cabin clearly, his body tensed up involuntarily, and he said in a casual tone: "How long have we been walking? The two bosuns are looking for me. What's the matter?"