Chapter 421: Look Where You're Going
On the sea, the endless expanse of ships sailed at full speed.
Wu Fa Wutian stood on the flagship and glanced at the Wu family's fleet, and couldn't help but feel relaxed. With such a large fleet, who else in the world is the opponent?
That lonely boat? No way.
Other families? Not even more.
This is the foundation of the Wu family. With such a fleet, you can cross the ocean to plunder other players, and retreat, and you can attack the inland through the river system that has become extremely rich due to the expansion of the map. It can be said that the Wu family has been invincible since then.
Is it worth spending nearly 20% of the Wu family's wealth to build such a fleet?
The answer is obvious, value.
Wu Fa Wutian was even grateful to Lu Yao for giving the Wu family a fatal blow in the Nameless Gorge. If it weren't for that, with such a large fleet, God knows when the old things of the Wu family would be willing to build it. Those old guys will only say nonsense like that. I don't want to think about which family is not desperately accumulating strength and swallowing their previously demarcated spheres of influence, so that it will be easier to squeeze out every gold in the hands of ordinary players in the future.
The fiasco of that battle was a great advantage in his opinion.
In order to protect themselves, the Wu family had to abandon the old and rigid strategy and build such a fleet in advance. First, to deter other families and restore their former fame, and secondly, this fleet really fell into his hands.
With such an extra fleet, there is a lot of room for manoeuvre. However, the most important thing at the moment is to find the lonely boat, destroy the famous generals it has subdued, and swallow the hundreds of thousands of ordinary NPCs taken away from Yangzhou.
Wu Fa Wutian thought so, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but tilt slightly upward. It was as if he had seen the prospect of returning victoriously. Lu Yao's desperate eyes, a boat full of ordinary NPCs, and even a few famous generals may be captured alive. Thinking of this, he was in a good mood.
There are a lot of beautiful women and celebrities under Lu Yao's account.
"Here's the signal."
Suddenly, one of the players below screamed in surprise, interrupting his fantasies. He hurriedly looked up. Sure enough, the group of ships in front of the building raised the signal flag one after another.
"Look where you're going." Wu Fa Wutian sneered, and then ordered to catch up.
The sea is as far as the eye can see, and the view is quite good. As soon as the fleet on this side moved, the fleet on that side immediately realized that something was wrong, and bypassed it from a distance, trying to get around.
When the signal came, Wu Fa Wutian couldn't help but laugh.
It's naΓ―ve, 10,000 ships, 100,000 fighting ships, such a huge fleet spread on the sea level, but at least 10,000 times larger than the area occupied by 110,000 soldiers and horses on land. Roughly calculated, it must be at least a thousand miles away.
If you want to get around and escape, it's impossible.
The advantage of the huge fleet is obvious, and with only a slight change of direction, the black-pressed ships will immediately make the fleet in the distance useless. Instead of getting rid of it, it made the two sides closer.
"Signal, I'm going to the front." Wu Fa Wutian sneered and ordered.
The flagship immediately cleaved the waves and sailed forward. The ships ahead parted like a tidal wave, giving way to the way out. After about two hours, the flagship arrived at the front line, and Wu Fa Wutian saw at a glance the fleet that was fleeing in a hurry on the sea level in the distance.
Both sides are downwind and both are sailing at full speed. However, the Wu family's fleet was huge, and after several hours of pursuit, the distance between the two sides had narrowed a lot. At a glance, there are dense black spots on the sea level, and the ships are unknown.
"That's right, it's him." Wu Fa Wutian is in a good mood.
Looking at the whole region, I am afraid that only the Wu family and Lu Yao, who has Sun Jian's full assistance, have such a large fleet. Wu Fa Wutian happily pointed to the sea level in the distance and laughed: "Last time he gave it to our Wu family...... No, it's a big gift for me, and I'll have to repay it this time. β
A group of henchmen around him smiled knowingly, and their mood was very relaxed.
In the face of absolute power, all intrigues and tricks are floating clouds.
Even if Lu Yao received Sun Jian's full assistance, he could only run for his life obediently now. When you run out of strength, you can only tie your hands and catch it.
Wu Fa Wutian gave an order. The right flank immediately divided a fleet and went straight to the back of that fleet. Immediately after the left flank, another flotilla was divided and went around the front to intercept. And he personally led the rest of the fleet to the Chinese army, instantly creating a three-sided encirclement posture.
He wasn't worried that Lu Yao would flee to the coast. On the contrary, he also wished that Lu Yao would respond like this.
Huiji County is the territory of the Wu family. Sun Jian occupied the nine counties of Jiangdong, but in fact, only Yuzhang and Wu counties were completely controlled. Forcing Lu Yao ashore can give full play to the strength of the Wu family. At that time, even a fly will not be able to escape this net.
The flotilla was apparently aware of the imminent encirclement on three sides, and immediately approached the shoreline. Responding like this made Wu Fa Wutian smile from ear to ear.
Providence, you deserve to fight and make a name for yourself.
I didn't want to think that the fleet suddenly changed direction again, crossed an arc on the sea, and turned straight to the northeast. Wu Fa Wutian was stunned for a moment, and then smiled reservedly.
It's gone. Don't look at the current wind direction either. What else can a fleet sail against the wind do.
The sheer size of the fleet brings unparalleled advantages. With a slight change of direction, the mighty fleet instantly seized the advantage again, narrowing the distance between the two sides a little closer.
Wu Fa Wutian watched the fleet run like rats falling into a net, and a sneer hung on the corner of his mouth. He loved the feeling of pushing Lu Yao into a corner. Fighting with the family, that is looking for death.
What about subduing a large number of famous generals?
What if the relationship with the NPC forces is too good?
In front of the family, you are just a commoner after all. Can one person's strength turn the sky upside down? The answer is clearly no. Sun Jianyuan can't quench his thirst, and on the vast sea, he relies on hard power.
Do you have hard power?
Wu Fa Wutian was too lazy to think about what kind of moth Lu Yao would play. The flotilla ran over and everything turned to ashes. He couldn't wait to see Lu Yao's desperate expression.
"He Shao, it seems that something is wrong." A henchman behind him suddenly said suspiciously: "It seems that there are not many ships over there, no more than two hundred at most." β
"It's still far away, the other ships are below sea level, of course you can't see it. When you catch up, you can naturally see other ships. Wu Fa Wutian sneered, disapproving.
"But at this rate, I'm afraid it will take at least a lot of time to catch up. Isn't it time to send ships to transport grain and prepare for a protracted war? The confidant brother proposed again.
Wu Fa Wutian glanced back and was noncommittal: "Three days, three days at the latest can force him into a dead end." Is there not enough food and grass for three days on the ship? To look at the problem, we must proceed from the overall situation, and you must know that the loss of grain transportation by sea is huge, and you can save a little. β
The confidant brother was speechless, closed his mouth sullenly, and secretly slandered to himself: "The sea is so big, it is not easy to catch up with a fleet that wants to escape." When the time comes, the food will run out, and everyone will be finished together. β
As the confidant brother expected, this chase lasted for half a month.