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In the face of the sudden attack of the Sea Clan, Prince Tang Feng and the fleet of the Sunset Kingdom were completely stunned! In addition, General Ma's response order was not issued in time, so the entire front army was instantly covered by the artillery fire of the Sea Clan fleet without the slightest resistance!

This is too lethal for Prince Tang Feng and the Sunset Kingdom! After a round of bombardment of the Sea Clan warships, a full eight battleships were sunk at one time, and more than a dozen battleships were damaged of different sizes, even if they could fight again, it would be very reluctant...... All of a sudden, the entire front-line battleship was basically wiped out......

In this way, the Sea Clan set up a solid blockade line in front of the battleship of Prince Tang Feng and the Sunset Kingdom, and this blockade line was still composed of the warships at the forefront of Prince Tang Feng and the Sunset Kingdom, which was a blow to the army's fighting spirit and morale, which could be described as fatal!

With one successful blow, watching the sinking of the enemy's forward battleship and the fire starting, Cao Hong, who was standing on the lookout, immediately smiled and said easily: "It's okay, this is enough for Prince Tang Feng and them to drink a good pot!" I will order that all warships must not be in love with war, immediately turn the bow of the ship, and go all out in the direction of the Tongtian Empire!"

After speaking, Cao Hong jumped off the lookout and came to Prince Jingyun and the Dragon Maiden. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Cao Aiqing's strategic command ability has really opened Gu's eyes!" Prince Jingyun smiled with great satisfaction, patted Cao Hong's shoulder and said: "I only used several times less troops than the enemy, but the enemy has caused such huge losses! I am worthy of being the best among the young generation of generals in my Tongtian Empire! It is not in vain that my father and the emperor and his old man taught you to manage Wanghai City, an important coastal town, Cao Aiqing, you really have this strength!"

Cao Hong bowed to Prince Jingyun and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really a mistake, the success of my tactic, but there are a lot of luck elements in it, and it can't all be counted as a ...... in my own strength."

The dragon girl smiled and said, "In my opinion, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is not wrong, many times, luck is also a condition that a qualified commander must have!"

"Yes!" Prince Jingyun nodded in agreement: "As far as I know, on my imperial brother's side, there is an excellent strategic commander like General Ma! Cao Aiqing was able to lead the enemy by the nose from the very beginning of this counterattack and let General Ma be restrained everywhere, this should be strictly speaking, it can't be completely attributed to luck, right?"

Cao Hong scratched his head a little embarrassed, and said, "Then I really have to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Dragon Maiden for their affirmation and appreciation of me!" After speaking, Cao Hong paused, raised his eyes and glanced at the Sea Clan warships in the distance that had completed the attack and safely withdrawn, and let out a sigh of relief, and said: "Right now, the enemy should have been temporarily trapped by us, we have relatively ample time to retreat, and the rest of the matter is to wait for the reinforcements from the Tongtian Empire to join us!" As soon as reinforcements arrive, it's the turn of the Sea Clan to fight back against the Sunset Kingdom!"

Hearing this, the dragon girl's eyes froze, and she said solemnly: "The Sunset Kingdom is too deceitful, this time, I will definitely let them know how powerful our Sea Clan is!"

Prince Jingyun and Cao Hong glanced at each other, both smiled slightly, and then at the same time cast their eyes ahead, where beams of dazzling sunlight pierced through the seemingly dense clouds before, and reflected on the rippling blue sea, shining and shining in all directions......

Different from the hopeful ones on their side, the faces of Prince Tang Feng and General Ma, who were now in charge of the command, had turned pitch black! Where their flagship was located, there were warships that had been scrapped by the Sea Clan fleet blocking the way, and the Chinese army was blocked by a blockade line composed of ships on fire led by the Sea Clan's tactics.

With such an incomparably dismal result, how can General Ma, a well-known general who has been on the battlefield for decades, feel embarrassed? I saw that General Ma couldn't help but "kick and kick and kick ....." He took several steps backwards until his back hit the wall of the cabin and stopped!

At this time, General Ma's face still had a little bit of self-confidence and firmness, and the rest was only a little panic and depression: "Defeated! I am really defeated...... I lost at the hands of Cao Hong, a teenager younger than me...... It was the worst battle I've ever lost since I joined the army...... And the one who has a clear advantage in this battle is still the side I lead......"

Prince Tang Feng frowned, glanced at the depressed General Ma, and said in a cold voice: "Now, this is not the time for us to be discouraged! Even if we were caught off guard by Cao Hong's surprise attack, in terms of combat strength alone, the advantage is still on our side...... Moreover, General Ma, didn't you say it yourself before, the direction of the enemy's escape will only be the Tongtian Empire, you hurry down and command everyone to clean up the mess in front of you, and then chase after the imperial brother and them with all your might, it should be too late!"

General Ma glanced at the Sea Clan fleet that was already beginning to retreat in the distance, nodded helplessly, and turned around and went down to clean up the battlefield as Prince Tang Feng said.

For General Ma, who has quite a lot of combat experience, things are far from being as easy as Prince Tang Feng said!

Indeed, now the remaining combat power of Prince Tang Feng and the Sunset Kingdom on their side is still above the Sea Clan, if some other conditions are equal, the Sea Clan is not the opponent of Prince Tang Feng and their side at all, however, Prince Tang Feng obviously ignored an extremely serious problem, that is, the morale of the army!

Morale is such a thing, you can't see or touch it, you can only feel it, with it, the combat effectiveness of the army can even be increased geometrically, without it, the army may also become a plate of scattered sand.

The Sea Clan Fleet, or Cao Hong, as the commander, used a classic naval battle command to make Prince Tang Feng and the Sunset Kingdom suffer a big loss, which caused the morale of the soldiers to fall to a low point! It is not an easy thing to pull back the fallen morale!

With such a morale army to pursue the fleet of the Sea Clan, even if they catch up, even if they can finally succeed in capturing Prince Jingyun alive, they will have to suffer a large number of completely unnecessary losses!

This is what General Ma is most worried about now!

However, General Ma can't say these to Prince Tang Feng, just kidding, the current Prince Tang Feng can't wait to tie his imperial brother in front of him immediately, where would he care about the level of morale? What General Ma can do is to find a way to use such an army to complete the mission given to him by Prince Tang Feng!

If you succeed, everything is easy to say, if you fail, I'm afraid Prince Tang Feng will definitely not be able to spare him, after all, the three fleets are all under the command of General Ma, and if they are defeated, the first person to take responsibility is him, the commander of the battle!

"I hope everything goes well...... General Ma muttered silently in his heart as he walked: "At least the initiative in this battle is still on our side...... As long as I catch up with them again, I will definitely not be defeated by Cao Hong's kid with this tactic again...... Definitely!"

Thinking of this, General Ma couldn't help but shout "Ah!", while improving his fighting spirit, he also slowly strengthened his determination......

An hour later, Prince Tang Feng and the Sunset Kingdom had finished cleaning up the devastated battlefield, and the soldiers on the battleship that had been sunk and on fire were all rescued.

Immediately afterwards, General Ma issued an order, so that the two fleets of the Sunset Kingdom were mixed with the fleet led by Prince Tang Feng to form a huge number of warship formations, which were unified under the command of General Ma, and together they drove at full speed, in the direction of the Tongtian Empire, and continued to pursue the fleet of the Sea Clan!

In addition to the warships that have been sunk and cannot be used, there are still more than 200 warships of all sizes left, including nearly 20 first-class warships! The scale of such a warship group is comparable to the entire naval strength of a small country! From a distance, it is simply overwhelming, occupying almost the entire sea as far as the eye can see!

"Pass on my general's order!" General Ma stood at the bow of the flagship and shouted loudly: "All warships, prepare enough shells, pursue the Sea Clan fleet at full speed, and capture Prince Jingyun alive!"

After the flagship's herald conveyed General Ma's generals to the ships, Prince Tang Feng, a newly formed huge fleet, began their journey again......

More than two hours passed, and the sky slowly darkened.

The soldiers on the lookout suddenly reported to Prince Tang Feng and General Ma on the lower side: "Your Royal Highness, there is news from the fleet ahead, a fleet is blocking our way, I don't know how to deal with it?"

Prince Tang Feng and General Ma were both slightly stunned when they heard this, and General Ma said: "Immediately order the front army to determine the identity of this fleet! At the same time, prepare for battle to prevent the other party's surprise attack!"

"Yes!" the herald waved his small flag, conveying General Du's order to their front army.

However, before he could finish waving the small flag on his side, a cannon rang out in front of the team!

Immediately afterward, one of the battleships at the forefront of Tang Feng's fleet was hit by a cannonball, and a raging fire burst into flames! In a short time, the flames went straight to the sky! The pitch-black sky was reflected red!

"Enemy attack!" "Enemy attack!" After seeing their friendly troops being attacked, the ships became vigilant, and some of the warship commanders who reacted relatively quickly had even begun to order the sailors to fire back!

Seeing this scene, General Ma smiled and said coldly: "It seems that we are catching up with Prince Jingyun's fleet...... Taking advantage of the darkness of the night to block our path, we also took the first step to open fire on the attack...... Cao Hong, do you still want to hit me by surprise? Hmph! Then you are underestimating me too much!"