Realm of Power

On the sea of ​​Qinglong Bay, the anxious battle situation was changing in a direction favorable to the Imperial Navy. Because of the Aden Navy's carelessness, the Imperial Navy seized the opportunity to tear apart the Aden Navy warship from the side.

"Rumble"

Spurting white lights continued to rise from the thick mist-like smoke, and the Imperial Fleet's artillery fire from the side swept over fiercely. Countless water columns stirred up more than ten meters of water on the side of the Aden Navy, trying to get closer to the Aden Sail Battleship of the Imperial Fleet. The flames were soaring into the sky. Originally, these sail battleships were hiding behind the thick-skinned main battleships. The surface was now completely targeted by the Imperial Navy's violent cannonballs. The fragments sank, rolled, and exploded in the firelight. Countless black spots were mercilessly thrown into the air. The iconic bow angle had disappeared. The stern of the ship tilted up due to loss of balance, and the sailors on top were completely in a mess, struggling to avoid the rolling flames.

"The side deck of the Style Valley was flooded, and the captain requested to abandon the ship."

The report from the adjutant made Lecadura's heart tremble. This feeling of sudden reversal of the battle caught him completely off guard. The opportunity for victory was so close, so close that he only needed one of his own hands to touch it. But in an instant, like a naughty dancer jumping out from his fingers, the ferocious Imperial Navy began to shift the focus of its intensive artillery fire from the fast sailing warship to the slow-responsive battleship.

The Imperial Navy, like two huge horizontal lines, drew two huge shaking water marks on the sea. It almost simultaneously let out a roar that resounded across the sea, tearing apart the side deck of the Aden Navy. The violence was like a honeycomb. It sprays from the side, with water splashing several meters high. The moment the salvo was fired, it was thrown high around the Aden fleet. The fierce fire was like a dazzling star cluster disillusioned. Countless fireballs, carrying the aura of destruction and death, hit the Aden fleet like a torrential rain. Up, Cibrilli ran away, Lecadura didn't care,

He is just a businessman who ran away. He will settle the accounts with the old dog's master when he returns to Aden. The problem that needs to be solved immediately is that the fleet has unintentionally fallen into the two-line attack of the Imperial Navy. The extremely powerful The central breakthrough is more like a big joke at the moment. Just like a fool who actively exposes his weak side to the Imperial fleet, the cunning Imperial man actually intends to bite someone while escaping. The other party is concentrating firepower on the capital ships one by one. If this continues, There will always be a time when all your own fleets are sunk! Can't fight, must evacuate immediately! Lecadura made a decision in his heart. Taking advantage of the fact that the main fleet group suffered little losses, evacuating towards the south was the only way now. In April, the monsoon happened to be heading south.

"Order the fleet to evacuate to the south!" Lecadura's eyes were gloomy and gloomy. He suddenly waved his hand violently and shouted an order to the adjutant behind him.

"Evacuate! Commander, we are evacuating. The transport ships behind us..." The adjutant looked defeated and hesitated to speak. Only the combat ships of the Seventh Fleet were involved in the battle at Qinglong Bay. There were hundreds of transport ships ten miles behind. Waiting for the fleet to follow the wind and break away from the battle, It is not a problem for fast battleships, but transport ships absolutely cannot do it. Without the protection of the fleet, these transport ships and the 5,000 Aden soldiers on them will be hit by the Imperial Navy in a torrential rain within a single encounter. Thor was completely torn to pieces,

Everything will sink into the sea. Thinking of the scene of the sea full of corpses and wreckage, even a naval officer like the adjutant can't help but shudder.

"Isn't this better?"

Lecadura's face was cold. As long as he could bring the naval warships back, he would not consider the life and death of the transport ships. He looked at the sea of ​​fire with piercing eyes and said coldly, "If you want the main force of the fleet to evacuate safely, always There is a price to pay. If we are all killed, the fate of those transport ships will be the same, so just leave them to hold back the Imperial Navy! " "As members of the Kingdom's navy, they should feel honored for this! What are you still hesitating about here? This is a battlefield, not a place for personal emotions! Every battleship here is the foundation of the Kingdom of Aden. There is no more. What's the use of those transport ships! "

"Yes!" The adjutant nodded with a pale face, and the order to evacuate from the flagship was quickly issued.

"Is this an evacuation?"

The captains of the Aden Navy looked at the evacuation flag put on the Dragon Eagle-class battleship, which they regarded as their spiritual pillar, with disbelief. At this point in the battle, everyone was already red-eyed, even though The imperial fleet's side attack caused heavy losses to the fleet, but no one among the Aden naval officers believed that the Aden navy would fail in this battle.

This is the back garden that the Aden Navy has controlled for decades. How could the Aden Navy fail? The fleet of the Kingdom of Aden is invincible in this sea area, not to mention a Dragon Eagle-class flagship with excellent combat power, but the flagship The retreat flag is flying above

There was silence on the deck. The officers and sailors of the Aden Navy were shouting loudly just now. Under the crossfire as dense as a grid board, running on the deck against the blown debris, they all stopped at this moment, "We Lost? An Aden naval captain's mate The officer looked at the retreat flag on the flagship with tears in his eyes. The captain slapped him hard, opened his bloodshot eyes and angrily scolded him, "How could we lose? It's just that these Imperial Navy are too despicable. It is understandable to temporarily evacuate from unfavorable terrain! "

"Rumble", the shrill and harsh bombardment shook the sea surface, and the shining firelight was still flashing. The Aden fleet began to turn. The captains of the Aden Navy loudly ordered the sailors to turn the rudder, and some main warships even used tragic and majestic sounds. Deliberate gesture Turning to the side of the fleet, baffles spontaneously formed one after another. On the decks of these battleships, the captains of the Aden Navy stood on their respective bridges with their heads held high, until the Imperial Thor who attacked from the side exploded. The firelight enveloped them completely,

"Commander, the Baijiya has sunk"

"Starlight Moon Wheel was severely damaged" On the deck of the Aden naval flagship, the adjutant's voice was filled with sobs

"knew!"

Lecadura took a deep breath, and the fingers holding the side of the ship turned white due to excessive force. He knew that this was the protest of his subordinates against his order to evacuate. There is no one in the Aden navy who is afraid of death. This is Aden. The reason why navy captains don’t dodge even when they are about to die , rumbling "A huge explosion brought countless debris like raindrops hitting the side of the ship. At the critical moment, an Aden warship crossed from the side, like a barrier blocking the front of the Dragon Eagle flagship, Lecadura Being blown away by the huge impact,

His head was in a coma for a few seconds, and his ears were completely filled with En En's voice. Only then did LeAdura hear the excited voice of the adjutant who was still alive, "Commander, it's the Black Rock." He was just a little bit hit. The side of the ship collapsed for more than ten meters, and the adjutant's hair was wetted by the sea water that exploded. Through the gap in the collapsed ship's side, Lecadura saw the huge hull of the hit Black Rock, which was like a broken leaf rolled up in the rain under several rounds of thunder. The fire spread across the deck, completely in chaos, and thick smoke. Rolling fire filled the sky, and the burning battleship made an overwhelmed crackling sound.

The Black Rock is finished! Once the fleet is evacuated, I'm afraid not many of these sailors will survive.

Lecadura withdrew his gaze from the sea, closed his eyes in pain, picked up the dropped commander's hat from the deck, stood up straight with a solemn expression, arranged his uniform dripping with seawater with both hands, and finally put it on his wet head. On, he took a deep breath and said, "Order the fleet to continue to evacuate without any delay!" "At this moment, personal feelings must be subordinated to one's own will as a commander. The most important thing for the fleet is to evacuate from the bombardment range of the Imperial Navy as soon as possible. The swaying Aden Navy battleship was next to the burning Black Rock. Sail past and withdraw from the Imperial Navy's two lines of attack.

The Imperial Navy's Ryuga battleship began to approach the battlefield where battleship wreckage was scattered across the sea.

"Sir, each ship is asking whether to pursue!"

The adjutant carefully asked the Imperial Navy Squadron Captain Katis, who was standing at the bow of the ship.

"Pursuit? I'm almost out of thunder bullets. If they still have more thunder bullets in stock, I will agree to pursue them. The question is, do they have them! These bastards are red-eyed, and they are not afraid of being turned around and bitten by the opponent! "Kasti cursed angrily, waved his hands tiredly, and used the Song fleet to lure Asia. The Ding Navy entered the downwind area to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, but after all, it was a naval squadron far away from the mainland of the empire. If the Aden Navy had not delayed its arrival, it happened to have obtained a batch of ships transported by the Navy from the upper reaches of the river. Thor and ammunition, there is no need to fight this naval battle at all.

Although the brief confrontation only lasted three or four hours, the Aden Navy suffered more than twenty ships in battle, while the Imperial Navy suffered six ships in battle, three to one, but Cartis did not think that the Aden Navy was a soft persimmon that could be pinched at will. On the contrary, under adverse circumstances, the Aden Navy launched a counterattack so frantically that when it finally evacuated , is even more methodical, and the real combat power and tenacity shown are absolutely worthy of the status of the overlord of the Aden sea area. If the Aden navy had not been caught off guard, it would never have behaved in such an embarrassing manner. If the opponent had not fought to the death here, 1 thought, the outcome of this Qinglong Bay naval battle is still two different things!

This time, the Aden people suffered a big loss. When the Aden people come again, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as a squadron! The prelude to this hegemonic battle has begun, and the Aden people will never be willing to have their back garden invaded. What people have taken away, this is an endless fight

The victorious Imperial Navy Squadron Captain Katis did not feel much joy in his heart, but a heavy, calm sea. The light blue water lapped at a battleship that had been penetrated through the deck and was in a semi-floating state. On the wreckage, the setting sun was like blood. The setting sun shone through the sea on the cliffs of Qinglong Bay, dragging out a huge black shadow.

In the fierce battle that lasted for several hours, the twenty-one Imperial Navy Dragon Tooth warships participating in the battle suffered eight minor damage, four serious damage, and three sunk. The battle damage was also so tragic that when the Song people came to ask the Imperial Navy to assist in the attack, When approaching the Aden transport fleet ten miles away, Katis said that the fleet was unable to fight anymore.

He shrugged his shoulders to the Song envoy and said helplessly, "Your Excellency should have seen that there are only a few ships in the fleet that can still be launched, and the thunder gods of my fleet have also run out of ammunition. Once they are all put in, When the Aden navy comes again, we will be unable to fight. I believe that with the strength of the Song clan, it should not be a problem to deal with those transport ships! "Katis knows very well that the Song clan has no problem with the Aden warships! The Song clan's warships have been coveted for a long time. This time, the Song clan's warships were almost destroyed. The nearly a hundred Aden naval transport ships delivered to their doorstep are simply a gift from heaven to the Song clan. In order to obtain these transport ships completely, the Song clan must take the most extreme measures. In the brutal boarding battle, even if the Imperial Navy helped, the Song Clan would not leave a ship for the Imperial Navy. It was better for the Song Clan to do such a thankless task by themselves!

"It seems that the imperial fleet has no intention of competing with the Song clan. This is good, at least it is not inviting wolves into the house!"

Looking away from the sea where the fierce battle was raging in the distance, Song Que, the head of the Song clan who was standing on a large five-story ship of the Song clan and personally supervising the battle, breathed a sigh of relief. He waved his hand with a cold expression and asked the envoy to get down. , the power displayed by the Imperial Navy in Qinglong Bay is too strong. Compared with , he had placed high hopes on the Song fleet before, but it was simply thrown away and even the shadow could not be seen. Such a huge gap made even Song Que feel frightened. He originally thought that the Imperial Navy was just a squadron, with only twenty What kind of storm can a few warships cause in the southern sea of ​​China and Libya?

Who would have thought that today would be an eye-opener for them to know what a real sea battle is. Such a powerful fleet of Aden people was still beaten and fled in embarrassment. Introducing such a powerful maritime force into the southern sea of ​​Central Asia, Song Que There are also worries about attracting wolves into the house. Now it seems that I am a bit worried.

"Master, the nineteenth ship has been captured!" A family member ran over with excitement and reported "

"Okay, at this rate, before dawn, these hundreds of Aden warships will belong to our Song clan!" Song Que laughed loudly, sweeping away the haze in his heart. So what if the Song clan fleet is gone? One hundred Aden warships were enough to make up for the losses of the fleet. These were genuine Aden warships. They were delivered to the doorstep for free. The family even had the funds to build them. What Song Que saw in his eyes was There is no difference between warships and transport ships. The lord of the southern mountains does not know that the empire is interested in controlling the entire southern sea area of ​​​​Zhongbia, not just the southern coastline of Zhongbia that the Song people are concerned about. Zhongbia, who has never known what maritime hegemony is, is far behind the average of this era on the sea, not to mention the Song clan who has locked the entire family in the mountains in the south.

At this moment, a woman with a new understanding of sea control was being picked up from a floating sampan by the sailors of the Imperial Navy. Strictly speaking, this was the first Chinese woman to truly open her eyes to the ocean. People (To be continued.)