Captain Albert is the commander of the Third Fleet of the West Maple Kingdom. He has been at the helm of the ace "Red Parrot" of the Third Fleet for three years, and this year is his fourth year.

"After this year, I will go back to my hometown, find a woman, buy a house near the tavern, and then be drunk every day!" This is what he often talks about.

Every time he said this, the soldiers on the ship would laugh. They didn't believe it because Albert said the same thing last year.

They all knew that Albert couldn't bear to part with the Red Parrot. Over the past few years, he had come to love this ship like his own child.

The day before yesterday, the third fleet received a sudden order and rushed to the waters of the Eastern countries. Today, the fleet of the Red Parrot successfully reached its destination.

In the cabin, a soldier asked Albert with a playful smile: "Captain, it's rare for us to come to the open sea. We will have a holiday later, so let's go to the shore and have fun!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Ellot, who was wearing a captain's hat and a big beard, glared, "Don't forget the order!"

"I know, I know... So what's there to worry about about Bei'an? The mission will be completed soon. Everyone has been drifting at sea for more than three months, and they all want to get off the ship and walk on the ground. Good captain, you can do it

Okay!"

"Huh, let's talk about it then."

"Haha, thank you Captain!"

Seeing Albert relent, the sailors suddenly became happy.

Albert raised his lips slightly, and he also knew that this voyage had indeed taken a long time. Originally, their third fleet was supposed to return home to rest as originally planned, but as a result, another sudden mission came.

After completing the mission, it would be okay to let the soldiers stroll ashore.

Like these sailors, Captain Albert did not take this mission very seriously. In his opinion, dispatching half of the ships of the Third Fleet was a complete waste.

It was not that he had never seen ships from Eastern countries. They were more than one or two generations behind them, and there was almost no comparison. He only needed to lead the fleet to the vicinity of the ferry and complete the order to suppress the fleet of the "Bei'an" regime, and the task would be completed.

"Xifeng's flag is flying, oh what a lovely girl, beautiful flowers are blooming, pick up your gun..."

Humming a little tune, Elliott expertly steered the Red Parrot forward. An hour later, they saw the East Ferry at Bei'an Jingcheng.

Compared with their military port in Xifeng, this ferry is naturally very crude, with very few machinery and most of the work is done manually.

But what surprised Albert was that there were quite a few boats around the ferry. Even though most of them were sailing boats and fast boats, the number was several times that of the third fleet.

But that's okay.

Albert didn't take it seriously. Their third fleet had just undergone a transformation not long ago, and all warships were equipped with newly manufactured ship cannons produced by the army's research and development department.

The new ship's cannon is so powerful that once fired, a fast boat like that will be blown to pieces without any resistance.

In the face of such powerful ship guns, quantity is meaningless. For this reason, Albert was just surprised, not worried, and still let the fleet move forward in the normal mode.

The Bei'an soldiers at the ferry apparently discovered the approaching fleets of other countries and immediately entered a state of war readiness.

Qi Jiguang even asked people to raise flags while arranging and activating various defensive preparations. A large number of soldiers and weapons were mobilized, and all the three bows and eight oxen crossbows placed in the fishing village were pulled out.

These powerful crossbows may not be as destructive as cannons, but their potential energy is enough to penetrate the deck and kill the soldiers on board.

Moreover, the martial arts masters stationed here are also in a state of obeying orders at any time. As long as Qi Jiguang gives an order, they will dive into the water, get close to the enemy's hull and then go up to fight at close range.

This is one of the tactics developed by Qi Jiguang, which uses the high force of martial arts masters to carry out diving beheading operations.

The flags of the two countries are different, but the meaning of "no approach" is easy to understand. Just like two people who don't speak the same language, if one of them slaps the other in the face, the other will definitely not think that this is a symbol of friendship.

"Captain, there is a semaphore on the other side, it seems to ask us to stop moving forward immediately! Do we want to reply?"

"Ignore it and keep going forward." Albert said casually, "Stop when you reach the limit."

The ultimate distance he mentioned is the distance at which enemy ships enter a wide range of fire. Within this distance, enemy ships will be enveloped by the gunfire range of his fleet.

After receiving the order, the ships of the third fleet ignored the Bei'an Army flag and continued to approach.

Qi Jiguang, who was on the shore, looked seriously and informed his soldiers to prepare for battle.

When the third fleet reached the extreme distance, Albert ordered to stop.

He did not take the initiative to launch an attack because the order given by his superiors was not to directly attack the enemy's port. Otherwise, he would have ordered the artillery fire long ago and there would be no need to get so close.

The order given by his superiors was for him to make a provocative gesture as much as possible to lure the Bei'an Army into taking the initiative to attack, and then their third fleet would counterattack.

There is a reason for such an order. There has never been any contact between the Xifeng Kingdom and the Bei'an regime before. Going to war directly without declaring it will damage the country's reputation.

Of course, reputation doesn't matter to Xifeng Country. What they really want is to achieve their goals without fighting.

That is, under extreme pressure, forcing the enemy to succumb under the huge pressure or even lose their mind. At that time, they can then start negotiations or use counterattacks to achieve good results.

This is a tactic commonly used by the Xifeng Kingdom, and now it is also used by the Bei'an Army. So, allowing the fleet to anchor at a position just a few feet away from the enemy's port will undoubtedly be the ultimate pressure on the sea.

After the fleet stopped, Albert took a wine bottle from his waist and ordered: "Young men, be ready to counterattack at any time."

After saying that, he went up to the deck and sat leisurely on a sun lounger, squinting his eyes while drinking and looking at Bei'an Military Port.

A general can only show his true colors by being calm in the face of danger.

Qi Jiguang undoubtedly had this quality. When faced with the approaching fleet of an unknown country and ignoring the flags, he did not choose to start fighting immediately because of impulse.

On the contrary, after seeing the enemy fleet stop, he vaguely guessed what the enemy's tactical purpose was. While he asked all the soldiers to be ready to take action at any time, he sent someone to contact Su Yuan to report the latest progress.

At this moment in the capital, Lu Wuyou found Jerry.

Jerry is a company manager of the Saxon Kingdom and knows something about the Xifeng Kingdom, which is also an overseas Western country. As soon as he heard about the arrival of the Xifeng Kingdom fleet, he immediately showed contempt.

"This is what these hyenas from Xifeng Country like to do!"

He explained.

There are two continents in the overseas west. The Saxon Kingdom is the strongest country on one side, and the West Maple Kingdom is the strongest country on the other side. The two countries have always competed with each other and are regarded as rivals.

The Saxon Kingdom worked hard to develop overseas trade, and the West Maple Kingdom did the same. However, the target areas of the two sides were different. The Saxon Kingdom aimed at the east, while the West Maple Kingdom aimed at the north.

Due to the different "trade areas" between the two countries, there has been no war in recent years, with only occasional minor frictions. But now Xifeng Country seems to have discovered that the country to the east has more money and water, and it wants to intervene for this reason.

Among the countries around the East China Sea, Zhou Dynasty undoubtedly occupies a central position. Even if it is divided internally, it still has enough interests.

After all, the territory of the Great Zhouzhou is larger than the territory of some small Western countries overseas. How can this make the Xifeng Kingdom not jealous?

Jerry said: "The Xifeng Kingdom now wants to force you to fight them. Don't be fooled! I will report it immediately and let people from our government negotiate with the Xifeng Kingdom! I will express my condemnation for you and seek justice for you!"

"

After Jerry finished speaking, Su Yuan said indifferently: "Why should you Saxon and Xifeng decide the matter in Bei'an? We will seek justice ourselves."

Jerry was stunned for a moment: "Prince Bei'an, do you want to start a war with Xifeng Kingdom? This is a very irrational behavior. Xifeng Kingdom has a higher technological level and more scientific combat training. Your army will not be

Their opponents."

"Really? You still have to try it before you know."

"..."

Jerry didn't expect Su Yuan to be so tough and turned to see Lu Wuyou.

"Lu, you'd better persuade your prince. It's not wise to start a war with Xifeng Kingdom, and it will seriously affect our newly established business and trade!"

Lu Wuyou usually talks and laughs humorously, which makes people feel like spring breeze, but at this moment, he is also serious in speech.

He refused: "This matter is our internal affairs in Bei'an, and we will make a decision on our own."

"But! It's better to talk first!"

Jerry undoubtedly did not want to fight. The Saxon Kingdom had just established a trade route with Bei'an. If Bei'an went to war with the Xifeng Kingdom, this trade route would immediately become very unsafe.

This may be nothing to Bei'an, but it will hurt Jerry's company very much! Indeed, the current tariffs are beneficial to Bei'an, but the goods bought back by the company can be resold in Saxon and can make several times the profit.

!

All the aristocratic women do not want a pair of exquisite silk clothes, and the aristocratic gentlemen cannot do without the best camellia. Even ordinary families are proud to own a set of Dazhou porcelain kitchenware.

These business opportunities must not be cut off. Jerry's head was on fire. He hurriedly ran back and said that he would contact the Saxons to get their government officials to intervene in the matter.

After he left, Su Yuan gathered his close friends together to discuss how to deal with the matter.

After Zhou Shu heard the whole story, he said seriously: "We must not let them leave easily."

"That's for sure." Su Yuan nodded.

He had already made up his mind. Xifeng Kingdom did not say hello, but suddenly sent a battle fleet over. Moreover, he ignored the warning and forced his way into the military port area.

If they were allowed to act like this, Su Yuan might as well just hit him to death. He wouldn't be so cowardly.

"No one can leave these ships or the people on them." Su Yuan first made a decision.

Lu Wuyou said: "Your Majesty, do you want to have a talk before taking action?"

"Talk, what's there to talk about?" Su Yuan shook his head, "You can guess how arrogant those Xifeng soldiers will be if we show intention to talk... I don't want us to send

The messengers who went there were humiliated by them.”

"If you want to talk, let's wait until they are all prisoners!" Su Yuandao, "But then it won't be called talking, but a trial."

Lu Wuyou nodded silently.

He knew that Su Yuan was different from him. He was relatively gentle in his work, while Su Yuan was violent, especially in military matters.

However, it is precisely because of this fierceness that the Bei'an Army was able to occupy half of the country in such a short period of time. If we talk about it one step at a time, I am afraid that until now, the Bei'an Army can only occupy one or two states at most.

"I agree with the prince's decision." Zhou Shu said, "Under the premise that the enemy ignores our warning, we want to negotiate, which is actually a sign of weakness."

"Then let's fight." After Lu Wuyou adjusted, he immediately began to study the strategy of fighting.
To be continued...