Power and Empire Chapter 2928: Civilization (9)

On the sea of ​​Qinglong Bay, the anxious battle situation is changing in a direction beneficial to the Imperial Navy. Because of the Aden Navy’s care, the Imperial Navy seized the opportunity to violently tear apart the Aden Navy warships from the side.

"Boom Rumble"

The gushing white light continued to rise from the thick fog of gunpowder, and the Imperial fleet from the side swept across fiercely. Numerous water jets stirred up more than ten meters of spray on the side of the Aden Navy, wanting to lean against the Imperial fleet. The sailing battleships of Aden were blasted into the sky. Originally, these sailing battleships were hiding behind the thick-skinned main battleships. Now they have completely become the target of the violent pouring of artillery shells by the Imperial Navy. The fragments sink, roll, explode, and countless in the flames. The black spot was mercilessly thrown into the air, the iconic bow hitting the corner has disappeared, the stern was tilted because of loss of balance, and the sailors above were completely messed up, struggling to avoid the rolling flames,

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

The sound of the report from the adjutant made Lekadura's heart tremble. This sudden twist of the battle made him completely caught off guard. The chance of victory was so close that he only needed one of his own hands. I touched it, but in an instant, like a naughty dancing girl, she jumped out of her fingers, and the ferocious Imperial Navy was shifting the focus of the dense artillery from the fast sailing warship to the unresponsive capital ship.

Like the imperial navy of two huge horizontal lines, two huge shocking water marks were drawn on the sea surface, almost simultaneously roaring through the sea, tearing the side deck of the Aden navy to a violent degree. Spraying from the side like a honeycomb, the water of a few meters high was thrown high around the Aden ship group at the moment of a salvo. The fierce flames, like the disillusionment of dazzling stars, countless fireballs, carrying annihilation and death. The breath of torrents smashed on the hull of the Aden fleet like a torrential rain, and ran away with weeping, Le Cardura didn’t care,

I was just a businessman, and ran away. When I returned to Aden, I would find the owner of this old dog to settle the account. The problem that needs to be solved immediately is that the fleet has inadvertently fallen into the two-line attack of the Imperial Navy. The incomparable central breakthrough is more like a big joke at this moment. I am like a sly imperial man who actively exposed his weak side to the imperial fleet. He even tried to bite when he escaped. Concentrating firepower one by one against the capital ships, if this continues, there will always be a time when all of your fleet will be sunk! Can't fight, must evacuate immediately! Le Cardura made a decision in his heart, taking advantage of the small loss of the main fleet, to evacuate to the south is the only way now. In April, the monsoon happens to be heading south,

"Order the fleet to evacuate to the south!" Lekadura's eyes were gloomy, and he suddenly waved his hand vigorously, calling out loudly to the adjutant behind him

"Evacuate! Commander, we have withdrawn, the transport ship behind..." The adjutant's expression on his face was disastrous and he stopped talking. Only the combat ships of the Seventh Fleet were thrown into Qinglong Bay. Ten miles behind, there were hundreds more. The transport ships are waiting for the fleet to leave the battle along the wind. This is not a problem for fast warships, but transport ships are absolutely impossible. Without the protection of the fleet, these transport ships and the five thousand Aden soldiers on it , Will be torn to pieces by the Thunder God like the imperial navy torrential rain within one face-to-face time,

Everything will sink into the sea. Thinking of the sea scene full of corpses and wrecks, even naval officers like adjutants can't help but shudder.

"Isn't this better!"

Lecardula's face is cold, as long as he can bring the naval warships back, he will not consider the life and death of which transport ships are dead or alive. , There is always a price to pay. If we all die, and the transport ships will end up in the same way, then we can simply leave them to drag the Imperial Navy! "As a member of the Royal Navy, they should Glory for this! Why are you still hesitating here? This is a battlefield, not a place where personal emotions are used! Every battleship here is the foundation of the Kingdom of Aden. Without them, what use are those transport ships! "

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

"This is an evacuation?"

The captains of the Aden Navy looked at the evacuation flag replaced on the Dragonhawk-class battleship, which they regarded as the spiritual pillar, with a look of disbelief. When the battle reached this point, everyone was already red. Eyes, although the imperial fleet’s side attack caused heavy losses to the fleet, none of the Aden naval officers thought that the Aden navy would fail in this battle.

This is the back garden where the Aden Navy has controlled for decades. How could the Aden Navy fail? The fleet of the Kingdom of Aden is invincible in this area, not to mention a Dragonhawk-class flagship with outstanding combat effectiveness. , But the flag of retreat is now flying above the flagship

There was silence on the deck. The officers and sailors of the Aden Navy were shouting just now. Under the dense crossfire like grid panels, they ran on the deck against the flying debris, and stopped at this moment. "Did we lose? An adjutant of the Aden navy captain looked at the retreat flag on the flagship, and his eyes were tearful. The captain slapped him severely, and opened his bloodshot eyes, and scolded him angrily." How could we lose, it's just that these imperial navies are too despicable, and it is understandable to temporarily withdraw from disadvantaged terrain! "

"Boom" A stern and harsh bombardment shook the sea, and the shining fire light was still flashing. The Aden fleet began to turn, and the Aden naval captains loudly ordered the sailors to turn the rudder. Some main battleships even more. Deliberately turned to the side of the fleet in a tragic and solemn attitude, spontaneously forming a baffle one by one. On the decks of these warships, the captains of the Aden Navy stood on their bridges with their heads upright, until they attacked from the side. The burst of fire from the Imperial Thor completely enveloped them,

"Commander, the Bai Jiya sank"

The adjutant’s voice was sobbing on the deck of the Aden Navy’s flagship "Starlight Moon Wheel"

"Got it!"

Lekadura took a deep breath, and the knuckles of the fingers holding the ship’s side turned white because of excessive force. He knew that this was a protest by his subordinates against his evacuation order. The Aden Navy did not have anyone who was greedy for life and fear of death. This is the reason why the Aden navy captains did not dodge when they died. "A huge explosion sounded with countless fragments hitting the ship’s side like raindrops. At a critical moment, a warship of Aden came in from the side of the flanks, like A barrier blocked the front of the Dragon Eagle flagship, Le Cardura was shaken out by the huge impact,

The head was in a coma for a few seconds, and the sound of grace was in his ears. Le Adulla heard the alive and excited voice of the adjutant "Commander, it's the Black Rock", and he almost got caught. The side of the ship hit collapsed a full ten meters long, and the adjutant’s hair was also wet by the blasted seawater. Through the gap of the collapsed ship’s side, Le Cardura saw the huge hull of the Black Rock that was hit. Below, like the remaining leaves rolled up in the rain, the fire light rolled on the deck, completely messed up, thick smoke filled the sky, and the burning battleship made a crackling sound overwhelmed.

The Black Rock is over! Once the fleet is withdrawn, few of these sailors will survive

Le Cardura retracted his gaze from the sea, closed his eyes in pain, picked up the fallen commander’s cap from the deck, stood upright with a solemn face, and put on his uniform dripping with seawater with both hands. On the wet head, he took a deep breath, "Order the fleet to continue to evacuate without delay!" At this moment, personal feelings must be subject to the will of the commander, and the fleet can only be evacuated from the shelling range of the Imperial Navy as soon as possible. Most importantly, the swaying warship of the Aden Navy passed by the burning Black Rock and withdrew from the imperial navy’s two-line attack line

The Dragon Tooth battleship of the Imperial Navy began to approach the battlefield where the battleship wreckage spread over the sea

"My lord, each ship asks whether to pursue it!"

The adjutant questioned the Imperial Navy Squadron Captain Katis who was standing at the bow of the ship cautiously,

"The chase? My Thor bullets are almost finished. If they have more Thor bullets, I agree to chase them. The question is do they have them! This group of **** are red-eyed, and they are not afraid of being turned around. Take a bite!" Kasty cursed angrily, waved his hand tiredly, using the Song fleet to lead the Aden Navy into the leeward zone, it was considered a surprise attack, but after all, it was a naval squadron far away from the empire. If it were not for the delay of the arrival of the Aden Navy, and it happened to have obtained a batch of Thor and ammunition transported by the Admiralty from the upper reaches of the river, this naval battle would not have been fought at all,

Although the short-term confrontation lasted only three or four hours, the Aden Navy’s battle damage was more than 20 ships, while the Imperial Navy’s battle damage was six, three to one. But Kartis did not think that the Aden Navy was just a soft persimmon and could be free Pinch, on the contrary, under adversity, the Aden Navy launched such a crazy counterattack. When it finally evacuated, it was even more orderly. The true combat power and tenacity demonstrated were absolutely worthy of the status of the hegemon of the Aden Sea. If the Aden Navy were not I was caught off guard and would never be so embarrassed. If it weren't for the opponent himself and didn't have the heart to fight a decisive battle here, the outcome of this Qinglong Bay naval battle would still be two different things!

This time, the people of Aden suffered a big loss. When the people of Aden come again, I'm afraid it will not be as simple as a squadron! The prelude to this hegemony battle has been opened, and the people of Aden will definitely not be content with themselves. The back garden was taken away. This is an endless struggle

The victorious imperial naval squadron captain Katis did not have much joy in his heart, but a heavy, calm sea surface. The light blue water slapped against a pierced deck and appeared semi-floating. On the wreckage of the battleship in the state, the setting sun is like blood, and the setting sun shines through the sea on the cliffs of Qinglong Bay, dragging out a huge black shadow,

For several hours of fierce battle, 21 Imperial Navy Dragon Tooth battleships participated in the battle, eight lightly wounded, four severely damaged, and three sunk. The damage was so tragic that when the Song people came to demand the Empire When the navy assisted in attacking the Aden transport fleet ten miles away, Kartis said that the fleet was no longer able to fight,

He shrugged his shoulders to the Song Clan messenger, and said helplessly, "Your Excellency should have seen it. There are only a few ships that can be operated in the fleet now, and the Thor in my fleet has already run out of ammunition. Throw it in, and when the Aden navy comes back, we will be unable to fight. I believe that with the strength of the Song people, it should not be a problem to deal with those transport ships! "Katis clearly knows that the Song people have long coveted the Aden warships. This time Song The warships of the Clan were almost destroyed. The nearly one hundred Aden naval transport ships delivered to their doorsteps were simply a gift from God to the Song nationality. In order to obtain these transport ships intact, the Song clan must resort to the cruelest ship-to-ship warfare. Even if the navy helps, the Song will not leave a ship to the Imperial Navy. This kind of thankless thing is better for the Song to do!

"It seems that the imperial fleet does not have the idea of ​​competing with the Song clan for profit. That's fine, at least not to lead wolves into the house!"

Retracting his gaze from the fierce battle in the distance, Song Que, the Patriarch of the Song family, who personally supervised the battle on a large five-story ship of the Song family, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand with a cold expression, and let him come back. When the messenger of the empire went down, the power displayed by the Imperial Navy in Qinglong Bay was too strong. Compared with that, he had previously placed high hopes on the Song Clan fleet. It was simply thrown away and even the shadow was invisible. It was so huge. Even Song Que was frightened by the gap. He originally thought that the Imperial Navy was just a squadron, with just over 20 warships, what storms could be set off in the southern sea of ​​Central Bahia.

Who knows that today’s eyes are opened~IndoMTL.com~ I just know what is the real sea battle, the Aden people are such a powerful fleet, still fled in embarrassment, and introduced such a powerful sea power. In the southern sea of ​​Biya, Song Que is also worried about drawing wolves into the house. Now it seems that he is a little worried.

"Patriarch, the nineteenth ship has been taken!" A family child ran over to report with excitement"

"Okay, at this speed, before dawn, the hundreds of warships of Aden belong to my Song clan!" Song Que laughed and swept away the gloom in his heart. What if the Song clan fleet is gone? These hundreds of warships of the Aden people are enough to make up for the loss of the fleet. These are genuine warships of Aden that were delivered to the door in vain. The family’s even the funds built are left. The warships and transportation in Song Que’s eyes There is no difference between ships. The lord of the southern mountains doesn’t even know that the empire focuses on the control of the entire southern waters of Central Piazza, not just the southern coastline of Central Piazza that the Song people care about. He never knows about maritime hegemony. Why China and Biyah are far behind the average line of this era in the ocean, not to mention the Song nationality who locked the entire family in the southern mountains

At this moment, a woman with a new understanding of maritime control rights is being picked up by the sailors of the Imperial Navy from a floating sampan. Strictly speaking, this is the real open eye to see the ocean. The first person in Asia (to be continued.)

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