Chapter 209: Naval Battle (2)

"William should send troops!" Wen Bufan looked in the direction of Yutai and said.

"Don't worry! William's ironclad ships are three times larger than the enemy, there should be no problem! Princess Changping said.

"I'm worried that William is young and may not be able to convince the public!" Wen Bufan was faintly worried in his heart.

"Those soldiers are all old men in the army, so they should be able to figure out which is more important." Although Princess Changping comforted Wen Bufan on her lips, she was also a little worried in her heart.

The most important thing for officers and men in the army is ability! William took up the post at the beginning and did not make any achievements, so it was indeed difficult for him to establish his authority in the army.

Zhang Tong led the fleet to follow those enemy ships closely, and also entered that sea area!

"General, this sea area seems to be calm, but we don't know much about the situation below the surface of the water, so we are afraid of something happening when we venture into it!" Zhang Tong's deputy general Sun Ping said.

"It doesn't matter! Didn't the Governor let us force the enemy ships into here, presumably the Governor had already arranged it, so we just had to follow! Zhang Tong ignored Sun Ping's persuasion and continued to follow up.

But Zhang Tong's fleet didn't advance for long, and two ships ran aground in front and back! But this did not cause Zhang Tong's idea, fortunately, the inside of the ironclad ship is isolated, even if there is a flood, as long as the cabin is isolated, the ship will not sink!

However, the abandonment of Zhang Tong's fleet attracted the attention of the enemy ships in front.

The commander of the enemy ship in front was a general named Zuoyang.

"My lord! There are many reefs beneath this area! After entering this sea area, Zuoyang's subordinate general Lalu found out, but Zuoyang's fleet had no way to go at that time.

But now that Zhang Tong's fleet has followed, it seems that he is not very familiar with the waters here.

"Slow down, our ships are smaller, and they go through the gaps. Try to avoid the reefs! Zuo Yang commanded.

LaRue commanded to go down.

"General, their speed has slowed down! Can we just annihilate them? Zhou Hai looked at the enemy ship slowing down in front of him and said.

"Now that we're so close, it's impossible for us not to fight! Then let's fight! Zhang Tong looked at the front and smiled, thinking in his heart, this can't be blamed on me, the enemy ship is in front of me, can I not fight?

But just when Zhang Tong gave the order, the enemy ship in front suddenly turned its bow and rushed towards Zhang Tong's fleet! And then it went straight to the gun!

"I'll go! These guys actually dare to fire first! Zhang Tong admired the courage of the enemy ship!

"Call me! Hit hard! Zhang Tong ordered.

However, those enemy ships suddenly dispersed and rushed directly into Zhang Tong's fleet, and now the ironclad ships did not dare to open fire, and they would hit their own fleet if they were not careful!

In the midst of hesitation, the more than forty enemy ships instantly passed through Zhang Tong's fleet and ran in the direction they came!

Zhang Tong looked at it and said in his heart that it was broken! They're going to run back in the direction of Yutai!

"Chase! Chase! Zhang Tong's fleet hurriedly turned the bow of the ship and chased after it.

At this time, four or five of the enemy ships seemed to have touched the reef and began to sink!

"Get around those ships!" Zhang Tong shouted, and the commander chased the fleet forward.

"General. Thirteen ironclad ships on the left were flooded. It is already overloaded, and if there is water in the cabin, it will sink! "The herald on the left reported.

"General, sixteen ironclad ships on the right are flooded, and four of them can no longer move on! And it blocked the waterway! The herald on the right said.

"I'll keep chasing the rest!" Zhang Tong's eyes were already red, and he finally understood why William wanted him to force these enemy ships into this sea area! This sea area is full of reefs, as long as you force the enemy ships here, and then Sun Qian and Li Feng surround them outside, these enemy ships have nowhere to escape, and when the time comes, just wait to annihilate the enemy troops who come to the rescue!

But now he is greedy for merit, and the enemy has also discovered this, and he has discovered it earlier than himself, so he is trapped here!

"The general can't chase! It has been blocked just now, and the situation in other places is unknown, and if it continues like this, the remaining ironclad ships will probably lose their combat effectiveness! Sun Ping persuaded.

Zhang Tong understands that although the ironclad ships will not sink to a certain extent due to the flooding of the cabin, once the war starts, will these ironclad ships that have entered the water be able to withstand the recoil of the cannons on the ironclad ships, and how much can they withstand it? How long?

Zhang Tong shook his fist fiercely and said, "Clear the waterway and get out of here first!" Then he looked at the enemy ships that had gradually moved away, and his heart was extremely angry!

"General, General Zhang didn't drive those enemy ships to the designated sea area!" The herald reported to William.

"What?" William asked.

"General Zhang had already driven the enemy ships into that sea area and followed them, but the enemy ships suddenly turned around and passed through General Zhang's fleet, but most of General Zhang's ironclad ships ran aground and could not continue the battle, and about 30 enemy ships escaped from General Zhang's defense line!" The herald said.

William's face turned pale, and he looked at the chart and said, "Where are those enemy ships going now?" ”

"Northeast of Yutai!" The herald said.

"Northwest?" William looked at the chart and said, "Order!" Li Feng's fleet quickly moved closer to the west, blocking the enemy heading south at all costs! He Shoucheng led fifty ironclad ships to annihilate this enemy army as quickly as possible, and then quickly went north to join Li Feng! ”

"Yes!" The herald said.

"What does the Metropolitan Governor mean that the enemy will meet in the northeast of Yutai and Yutai?" The lieutenant general beside William said.

"Not necessarily! But I think they will! William said.

And at this time, the big ship of the state.

"Lord Wang!" The man dressed as a scribe said: "Zuo Yang has already run out with the fleet!" Less than ten ships were lost! ”

"Ran out?" The prince seemed to be a little unconvinced.

"Yes, and it's already headed for Sido!" Said the man dressed as a scribe.

"Daru, it seems that we still underestimate the West, the Zuo Yang he chose is not bad, and he can actually run out!" The prince looked into the distance and said, "Since they have run out, we have to cooperate, so as not to go back and tell the truth!" ”

"What do you mean?" Daru asked.

"Let's make Sido's main battleground! Give him the credit this time! Sooner or later, there will be such a day! The prince said.

"Yes! I'm going to deliver the order! Daru said.

"Slow!" The prince rolled his eyes and said, "Tell them." It doesn't have to be fast! Dira has already gone, they will hold on for a long time, since they want to take credit, they have to pay a price! ”

"Understood!" Daru said.

The prince looked at the sea in the distance, his eyes were not shocked, but his heart was indeed turbulent! I don't know how the sphere of influence on this continent will be divided after the war?