The reason for the water line alarm was very simple. The Wyverns were overweight. As the Wyverns landed on Marquis Ledvat's ship, the ship's load would slowly increase. Once it exceeded a certain limit, the alarm would be sounded.
"Quick, quick, drain the water." Marquis Ledvat's reaction was relatively quick. The Dorimut Empire's ships were more advanced, so they had designed many water tanks. These tanks would absorb water to maintain the ship's water line and ensure its stability. Of course, when necessary, they could also drain water to reduce the ship's weight.
"We're already doing it, but we can't keep up with the speed of descent, Captain," a crew member immediately replied. Indeed, even without Marquis Ledvat's instructions, the crew members had already started draining the water. However, they couldn't keep up with the Wyverns' speed of descent at all. Two Wyverns were landing on the same ship, and they were descending very quickly. There was no way for them to drain the water.
"Quick, chase them away!" Marquis Ledvat said anxiously.
"Captain, how do we do that?" The crew member's question stunned Marquis Ledvat. That's right, how do we chase them away? First, the Wyverns had landed on his deck, so his cannons obviously couldn't hit them. As for the cannons of the ships next to him, they could really hit them if they turned around, but did they dare to do so? This was the flagship, and Marquis Ledvat was on it. If the cannons of the ships next to him didn't hit the Wyverns and hit the ship, what would happen to the ship at such a close distance?
Actually, the best way was to get the support ships to chase them away. After all, the cannons of the support ships weren't very big. If they hit the Wyverns, there would still be some reaction, but if they hit the main ships, it wouldn't matter. However, the current situation was that there were no support ships around. All the support ships had either sunk or fallen behind in the previous bombardment. The only ones left were the main ships, and all of them had super cannons. He really didn't dare to fire the cannons.
Marquis Ledvat was stunned for a long time, but he couldn't order the surrounding main ships to fire at him. That was no different from seeking death. But what else could they do if they did not fire? It was obvious that the speed of the water discharge could not keep up with the speed of the ship's descent. Now that the ship was slowly sinking, it would soon start to flood. Once it capsized … it would basically be an iron coffin. It was almost impossible to escape.
The waterline was like a lifeline. Marquis Ledvat was watching his life slowly come to an end. The pressure was too great. The surrounding crew also looked at Marquis Ledvat. They didn't know what to do and could only wait for Marquis Ledvat's decision.
"Damn it! Damn it! "Marquis Ledwater slammed the table." Is this your plan? "
Of course, Marquis Ledvart knew that this was the enemy's plan. He also understood the other party's intention. If he didn't sink his ship, the other party clearly wanted him to surrender.
"Captain … Captain … Captain …"
"Fine, you win this time, but I won't let you be so comfortable." In the end, Marquis Ledvart was still afraid of death, so he waved his hand. "Inform all the ships to scatter and flee, then hang up the white flag to surrender."
"What?" "Captain!" "This won't do!"
Marquis Ledvart's order shocked all the crew members. Surrender? The Dorym Empire's navy had been established for so many years, but they had never seen a captain surrender. Moreover, it was the flagship of the fleet that surrendered? One had to know that Marquis Ledvart's fleet was the royal family's first fleet, and the flagship was the Durres, which was named after the emperor. This was not an ordinary surrender. This was a surrender with symbolic meaning. Perhaps this surrender would be nailed to the pillar of shame of the empire.
However, Marquis Ledvart had already decided, so he waved his hand to confirm, "Yes, surrender. Immediately carry out the order."
"Yes … Captain …" Although some crew members still had objections, in the end, it was the captain's order, so no one objected. Soon, the flagship, the Durres, raised a white flag, indicating that it had surrendered. At the same time, all the other ships received the order to leave the fleet and flee in all directions.
Of course, this situation was also noticed by Wilken, who was not far away. He smiled and nodded. "This captain made a decision very quickly. I didn't expect him to react so quickly. If I had known this would happen, I would have sunk the enemy's ship first and let the captain die first. That way, the surrounding ships would fall into chaos …"
"Captain, what do we do now?" a crew member next to him asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, this is all part of the plan," Wilken said with a smile. "Anyway, let's go and welcome our new flagship first."
Wilken understood Marquis Ledvart's thoughts. After all, they really didn't know how they would lose after the Wyvern rode on their face. After understanding the situation, Marquis Ledvart decided to preserve his fleet as much as possible, so he was prepared to sacrifice his flagship to cover the retreat of the other ships. Yes, although his flagship surrendered, it would still take some time to take over it. Of course, Marquis Ledvart also thought about it. If the other party sent the Wyverns to chase after the other ships, he would of course immediately betray them. If the Wyverns stayed, he would of course buy time for the other ships.
As a result, the situation he didn't want to see happened. He saw that the Wyverns in the sky did indeed follow the departing ships, but only two or three of them followed each ship. The rest of the Wyverns were still hovering above his ships.
Marquis Ledvart also understood the plan of the other party's captain. It seemed that the other party's captain planned to send the Wyverns to follow him first, then deal with the remaining ships one by one. Marquis Ledvart had a headache, but there was nothing he could do. Now he could only hope that his fleet could escape a little faster. This way, even if the other party knew where his ships were, they wouldn't be able to catch up.
Because a large number of Wyverns were still above his head, Marquis Ledvart couldn't do anything. Soon, two ships arrived. Of course, they were small boats sent by Wilken. There were only a dozen people on them. They came here first to let Marquis Ledvart's people put down their weapons and gather on the deck. In the end, Marquis Ledvart didn't do anything, he directly surrendered. After everyone put down their weapons, Wilken's fleet also came to receive the new ships.
"Great!" Wilken couldn't help but exclaim as soon as he stepped onto the flagship, the Durres. Yes, this new flagship was really amazing. He had never seen such a great ship before. Although he had seen it from afar before, it was completely different when he walked up to it.
"You're the captain?" Of course, Marquis Ledvart also saw Wilken. Judging from the other party's clothes, he should be the captain of the fleet. However, why did it feel different from what he imagined? Wilken did look a little frivolous, not like someone who came from the regular army. Of course, Wilken was just an explorer (pirate).
"Yo, you still don't look convinced?" Of course, Wilken also knew that Marquis Ledvart was the captain, so he walked over and said with a smile.
"You only relied on Wyverns to defeat my fleet. If we fought on the sea, even if you had ten times the number of ships, you still wouldn't be able to defeat us." Of course, Marquis Ledvart wasn't happy. It wasn't just a matter of being unhappy. Hearing Wilken's words, Marquis Ledvart angrily said.
"What you said makes sense." Wilken nodded. "After all, we can't rely on Wyverns in the future. However, His Majesty's tactics are really useful. In the future, we can try using Gnome Flying Machines …"
"Gnome Flying Machines?" Marquis Ledvart was slightly stunned. Yes, if they were to drop bombs, Gnome Flying Machines could really replace Wyverns. There wasn't much difference. Thinking about this, Marquis Ledvart suddenly felt enlightened.
"Do you understand? You lost because of the concept of naval tactics. Let me tell you, the method of combining the navy and the air force was thought up by our great King. You have seen the results. Your ships are indeed very advanced, but the fundamental reason for your defeat is the outdated concept of tactics, "Wilken said with a smile. Of course, he didn't know that Li Huailin was just talking about the experience of his ancestors.
"This …" Marquis Ledvart couldn't refute. He suddenly thought of many things. The combination of the navy and the air force was really advanced. He had personally experienced it. Could it be that his tactics were too outdated?
"Take him away." Wilken didn't make things difficult for Marquis Ledvart and directly took him away. Then, he communicated with Ovegante who was next to him. Ovegante, of course, immediately commanded the Wyverns to chase after the other warships.
Wilken's warships still had to continue the chase for some time, but the siege on Li Huailin's side was almost over. Previously, it was said that Li Huailin had sunk all the transport ships heading to the port. That really destroyed the last hope of the East Asian players and NPCs. This time, even the ships had sunk. How could they leave this place?
Of course, the East Asian players and NPCs in despair couldn't muster up any morale to resist the attack of the Hua Xia players. Under the attacks of tens of thousands of Hua Xia players, they quickly fell one by one. Of course, after the NPCs fell, they didn't stand up again. After the players fell, they returned to the Rebirth Point. However, there was still a large group of Hua Xia players waiting for them at the Rebirth Point. Without saying much, they continued to take turns.
On the other side, Li Huailin had destroyed all the ships and returned to the entrance of the town center. He found that there was still a battle in the town center. It seemed that the NPCs inside had also realized that something was wrong and wanted to kill their way out.
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