On the outer sea of Liaodong, the largest naval battle in the world was taking place.
The people and officials of Liaodong Port were watching the battle. Although they didn't understand what was going on, at least they knew that their warships had sunk a lot. But in general, they believed that General An Yixuan would win because he had so many warships!
"Pass down my orders. Let the turtle ships come forward!" An Yixuan calmly gave orders to his subordinates on his own flagship.
"Yes!" Soon, all kinds of flags were sent out from An Yixuan's warship.
Turtle ship was a very strange warship. Just like its name, it looked like a turtle. Its entire body was wrapped in wooden splints and iron plates were installed on it. It even had spikes on it. It looked like a large turtle swimming in the sea.
This kind of tortoise ship's defense was amazing. Even ballista bolts couldn't penetrate it. However, it had one weakness, which was its slow speed. After all, it was carrying a huge tortoise shell. This kind of warship wouldn't appear in the river. In the river, if your ship was very sturdy and my ballista bolts couldn't penetrate it, then I wouldn't use my ballista bolts. I would directly attack and send a water ghost to deal with you, or I would directly jump onto your warship and kill you. If your speed wasn't fast, then you were destined to be suppressed by me. No matter how amazing your defense was, even if I couldn't penetrate you with one ballista, I could send seventy or eighty of them. Even if I couldn't penetrate you, the weight of the ballista bolts would be enough to sink you to the bottom of the river.
However, in the sea, especially the coastal waters, this turtle ship was really a sharp weapon.
Because of its amazing defense, it wouldn't be possible to kill a water ghost in the sea. Even if the turtle ship was fast, it could still outrun a person's swimming speed in the sea. In the inland river, the ships couldn't outrun each other.
The difficult part was space. In the inland river, the ballista bolts basically didn't need to aim because they were all warships. The river was only so big, but in the sea, it was different.
"Turtle ships!" Gan Ning also saw the ships sent by An Yixuan. This kind of turtle ship could really block the ballista bolts. If you leave it alone, then it could directly block the river or ram into you.
With the defense of the Gaulun warship, it really couldn't withstand the impact of this thing.
More than thirty turtle ships lined up, separated by dozens of meters. They were like a fishing net as they flew towards Gan Ning's Sovereign Class.
Liaodong Port was a strait with land on both sides. There was an opening in the middle for ships to enter. This opening was very big, but the turtle ship's net was able to block it.
"General, should we retreat?" The Chief Mate surrounded Gan Ning. The turtle ship clearly wanted to block the entrance of the strait. If Gan Ning didn't leave the port now, then he would be stuck in the sea.
"Retreat?" Gan Ning frowned. Although the speed of the turtle ships was slow, they were still heading towards the main fleet. If they didn't leave the strait, then they would be able to get close to them and block the strait. Then Gan Ning's warship would become a turtle in a jar. But if they retreated, then they would lose a lot of face. They came here swaggering, but now they were being driven out of the port.
Gan Ning picked up the telescope and continued to observe the movements of An Yixuan's fleet.
"You don't want to leave?" An Yixuan really wanted to drive away Gan Ning first. This was because he wasn't sure if he could win. Another thing was that Yangzhou's fleet had come from afar, so they would need to be repaired. Driving them away was also a victory. At least, there was no port nearby for them to stop. Then they would need to return to Yangzhou to rest. This trip would take a lot of time. Also, they couldn't withdraw from the strait in a short time. There must be a fleet to cover the rear. An Yixuan was prepared to swallow Gan Ning's fleet first. He wanted to make up for the loss of more than 30 fast warships.
"If you don't want to leave, then stay!" An Yixuan was cautious, but that didn't mean he was afraid of trouble.
"Pass down my orders. Have the jump ships follow closely behind the turtle ships!" An Yixuan issued an order.
"Yes!" Soon, dozens of warships broke away from the main fleet behind An Yixuan and headed towards Gan Ning's fleet. They followed closely behind the turtle ships. When they caught up with the turtle ships, they were no longer in a hurry. Instead, they hid behind the turtle ships.
"You want this?" Gan Ning looked at An Yixuan's warship.
This An Yixuan wanted to use the turtle ship to drive him away. If he didn't run, then the ship behind him would be the jump ship. What was called a jump ship? In fact, it was no different from a troop carrier. However, the people on the jump ship were navy. They didn't want to land and fight. They wanted to jump onto the opposite warship to fight in close combat.
"Jump ship? We are your ancestors!" Ling Chao saw the movements of An Yixuan's fleet and immediately asked someone to raise a flag.
"General, General Ling Chao raised a flag. He wants to go forward and fight!" Jump ship didn't have the slightest skill. Both sides rushed to the opposite warship to see who was stronger. The stronger person would kill all the people on the other ship and take the spoils or burn the opponent's warship. The losing side would naturally have their ship destroyed and people killed. It was simple and violent. This trick had been used in the Yangtze River Basin for hundreds of years.
Ling Chao was really not afraid of this gang war. Who was afraid of close combat? It was just a matter of fighting with all their might.
"Ling Chao!" Gan Ning frowned. His feelings for Ling Chao were complicated. Ling Chao's father died in the hands of Gan Ning. It was in this kind of gang war that Gan Ning killed him.
But now, Ling Chao had become his comrade, and his subordinate at that. If he allowed it, it would disrupt his tactics. His lord had said long ago that he would not use human lives to deal with things that could be dealt with using artillery shells. Once he jumped into a Guild War, the casualties would be very heavy.
But if he didn't agree, it would feel like he was taking revenge. What would Ling Chao think? The hatred between him and Ling Chao would become more and more unresolvable.
After thinking for a while, Gan Ning chose the latter between personal hatred and the life and death of those soldiers. "Raise the flag. Tell Ling Chao to stay put. The Marine Corps is an army that fights on land, not on the sea. I can't control him on land, but on the sea, he has to listen to me!" “
"Yes!" Very quickly, someone raised the banner and rejected Ling Chao's request to fight.
"Humph!" Ling Chao snorted. Although he was in a bad mood, he didn't dare to act on his own. Otherwise, he would be punished according to military law. Ling Chao was a person who couldn't stand being provoked.
The thousand-man general on the side couldn't help but curse. "What the hell is this? Isn't this deliberately targeting our general? I knew that Gan Ning didn't have good intentions. He didn't want our general to gain merit! "
"Yes, we just sank dozens of local warships. This Gan Ning is afraid that our general's merit is greater than his!"
Ling Chao felt that something was wrong. In addition, his father died in the hands of Gan Ning. His eyes suddenly turned red.
When someone whispered that his general's father died in the hands of Gan Ning, Ling Chao roared. "Enough!"
Ling Chao's eyes turned red.
"Pass down my order. All troops attack!" Ling Chao shouted to his subordinates.
"General, you can't. Without General Gan Ning's order, we can't go forward!" If they violated the order seriously, they would be beheaded.
"General Gan Ning, General Gan Ning, he is the general, but he is not your general. I am your general. Pass down my order. Pass the main fleet and go forward. Prepare to jump ship!" Ling Chao said angrily.
"Yes!" Seeing that Ling Chao was angry, no one dared to go forward and say anything.
Soon, Ling Chao's flag was raised.
"General, not good, not good. General Ling Chao's troop ship raised the flag to fight!" A messenger came and said to Gan Ning.
"What!" Gan Ning sat up directly. "Didn't I tell Ling Chao not to act rashly?" Gan Ning said angrily. "You didn't raise the flag?" Gan Ning directly picked up the messenger and shouted.
"We are rich, we are rich! But General Ling Chao is still ignoring us! "The messenger was shocked.
Gan Ning put down the messenger and ran to the other side of the bridge. He picked up the binoculars and looked at Ling Chao's transport ship. Sure enough, those transport ships raised the flag to fight.
Using Ling Chao's warship as the foundation, they started to bypass the three monarch-class ships and headed towards An Yixuan's ship.
"Damn it. What is Ling Chao thinking!" Gan Ning was angry. Disobeying orders in front of the army was punishable by death. Gan Ning wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
"Pass down the order. Let Liang Chen support them!" Gan Ning could only give such an order helplessly.
"Support them?" Liang Chen also received this flag on the Burly Man. "Ling Chao?" Liang Chen looked at the troop ship with the binoculars.
Liang Chen didn't have a good impression of Ling Chao. What a ticking time bomb. Their general was the one who killed Ling Chao's father, but his father's skills weren't as good as others. If he died on the battlefield, then so be it. However, General Gan Ning still took care of Ling Chao. He didn't know why this lord actually transferred Ling Chao over. Wasn't this just making things worse?
Liang Chen also knew that this Ling Chao was disobeying orders. "What the hell!" Liang Chen was also angry. This was a war, not a game. Once someone disobeys orders in front of the army, it could lead to the army's defeat. According to Liang Chen's anger, this Ling Chao was completely shameless. "Give me the flag! Ask the main ship. The Burly Man is requesting cannon fire. The target is the troop ship! " Liang Chen was also angry.
Ling Chao, who do you think you are? This isn't the first time you've done this. According to Liang Chen's temper, sending Ling Chao into the ocean right now would be a light punishment. If he disobeyed orders, wouldn't that give Gan Ning an excuse to kill him?
"What the hell is big brother thinking!" Soon, Gan Ning sent a message. He rejected the request and warned Liang Chen. If he dared to disobey orders and fire, he would be executed immediately! He actually gave up such a good opportunity to kill Ling Chao. Even if he killed Ling Chao now, no one would say anything.
"Hmph!" Liang Chen snorted.
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