Mirage Martial Bear sat in his command tent, looking at the news that had just been delivered to him without saying a word.
This message was sent here non-stop. The content of the message was sent by the naval commander to the garrison fleet stationed in Dongwan City.
The content of the message is very straightforward, that is, the enemy warships are advanced and our fleet has suffered heavy losses and cannot escape.
Not long after this telegram was delivered to Xu Wenmao, who was staying in Dongwan City, the second telegram from Fengshun City arrived.
Fengshun City also received a message that the fleet was destroyed, which means that both fleets are now in danger.
After receiving these two frightening news, Mirage Wenmao did not dare to neglect and directly ordered the communication soldiers to deliver the letter to Mirage Wuxiong as quickly as possible, hoping that he could be prepared.
Mirage Bear, who had been waiting for Mirage Baisui to launch an attack and flank the enemy's positions from both sides, was completely frightened after receiving the news.
You must know that the navy of the Mirage Kingdom is the strongest in the Western Endless Sea. The Mirage Kingdom is also based on the sea. The army also relies on the navy to transport supplies to maintain its defense.
If there is a problem with the navy, then it will not be fighting on Dongwan Island, but trapped! These are two completely different concepts, and the tactics are naturally completely different.
Assuming that the navy destroys the enemy fleet, then every time it consumes an enemy force here, the opponent loses one point of strength. In the end, their mirage will win no matter what.
But the naval fleet was severely damaged by the opponent. He was completely wasting his strength by entangled with the enemy here.
The opponent's firepower was fierce, and Mirage Bear had experienced it before. To be honest, if he didn't have confidence in the navy, Mirage Bear even felt that it would be more reasonable for him to return to defend East Bay City.
Those were 35 sail warships and 5 iron paddle steamers! A total of 40 warships were defeated by the enemy fleet...
Let's not talk about the power of the enemy's fleet. Just talking about this loss, it almost means that Mirage has lost its sea control near Dongwan Island.
Under such circumstances, Mirage Wuxiong did not think that he was still sure of destroying the enemy's army. What he should do most now was to protect Dongwan City and prepare for Mirage's counterattack.
Because as long as the port of Dongwan City is not lost, Mirage will still have a chance to turn defeat into victory, and it will be possible to recapture Dongwan Island!
If even Dongwan Port is lost, then Dongwan Island will never be regained! Mirage Wuxiong knows very well that taking back Dongwan Island from the enemies in front of him is much better than taking Dongwan from Zheng Guo.
The island is much more difficult.
Therefore, in almost a few seconds, Mirage Wuxiong made a judgment: he must retreat with these troops in his hands!
To be honest, he no longer cares about things in Fengshun City, because in fact... the traffic between Fengshun City and Dongwan City has been cut off by the enemy. Fortunately, there are paddle steamers and telegraphs on both sides.
We can barely keep in touch, which is a blessing among misfortunes.
Thinking of this, the experienced Mirage Martial Bear directly gave the order to retreat: "Let the troops with wounded people stay behind, assemble immediately, and return to Dongwan City!"
He still has a strength advantage. He still has at least 20,000 troops in the direction of Dongwan City. According to his judgment, if the offense is insufficient, the defense must be sufficient.
As long as he can withstand the enemy's attack, he still has a chance to hold his position and wait for reinforcements! This is his opportunity, and it is also the opportunity of Mirage.
It's a pity that he doesn't know yet that his opponent has prepared a big gift and a surprise for him, or rather for the Mirage Army on Dongwan Island!
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"We're almost there... I think." Tang Mo looked at the map in front of him, with a hint of anticipation in his tone, but also a bit of excitement and nervousness.
This is his personal favorite weapon, and it is the first time it has appeared on the historical stage, so he is very excited.
Back then, this idea excited many players who were exposed to real-time strategy games for the first time. Now, Tang Mo has recreated that classic scene in a different world. How can he not be excited?
"No one can remain calm when seeing them, sir." Standing behind Tang Mo, You Lin said with certainty.
"Hahaha! I'm already imagining the expressions of those Mirage people. I hope they like the gift I prepared for them." Tang Mo couldn't help rubbing his fingers and staring at the round one that represented an army.
magnet.
On the sea near Dongwan Island, Datang Group's follow-up fleet, a Bunas-class ironclad, was escorting five free ships and was sailing on the sea.
They have already seen Dongwan Island, and soon the soldiers of the 2nd Regiment carried on these Liberty Ships will arrive at the battlefield.
Having been at sea for almost a month, these Army soldiers stood languidly on the deck, enjoying the sea breeze and retching against the railings.
These soldiers could no longer vomit anything, each of them looked pale, and their bodies reeked of sweat that could not be dissipated even on the deck.
Soon, these spiritless soldiers realized something was wrong. They raised their heads and stared blankly at the sky, their godless eyes full of awe and worship.
More people rushed onto the deck, and even the sailors rushed to watch. Just above the fleet's head, a huge black shadow was like a dark cloud, covering the crowded crowd on the deck.
A huge airship with pointed ends flew quietly past the fleet. On both sides of the hard-shell airship were huge rotating blades.
What makes people feel horrified is that the front end of the airship and the pointed airbag head are exaggeratedly painted with the fangs and mouth of a shark, and the eyes full of murderous intent are as if they are overlooking the prey under their feet.
There was not one such airship, nor two, but many! Almost 20 airships formed a fleet, and flew towards Dongwan Island in layers, high and low.
If it weren't for the huge dragon emblems in the middle of these airships that showed their identity, the officers and soldiers of the Datang Group's security forces looking up to the sky might have rioted.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Because this is the first time that so many airships have appeared in the sky at the same time! This is also the first time that air forces have participated in the war in this world!
One airship after another flew silently over the head of the fleet, surpassed the fleet, and flew towards Dongwan Island at a faster speed.
In the cabins below these "Big Shark" airships, the airship commanders were waiting quietly, waiting for the target of their attack to appear at their feet.
Just behind the cab, behind the complex height-maintaining gas adjustment device, in the huge magazine, the bomb hanging from the delivery device has been released and the fuse has been set.
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In Fengshun City, the defender Mirage Wu Chun, who had no idea that Mirage's hundred-year-old army had been destroyed, had already begun to mobilize troops and generals to strengthen the defense of the port on the seaside.
He still has more than 3,000 soldiers and horses in hand, and together with the warships in the port, he still has some combat effectiveness.
Because he was worried about being raided by the enemy fleet at the port, he sent an additional battalion to the seaside fort to strengthen security.
In fact, there is no need to hold on to that fort at all - it is a fortification left by the Zheng army, and the Cyric muzzle-loading cannons used on it are all thirty years ago.
Even judging from the armament levels of countries around the world five years ago, this fort and the weapons on the fort were already out of date, let alone now.
In fact, when the Mirage State attacked Fengshun City, the Zheng State defenders here simply abandoned the fort and didn't even fire a single shot.
The vulnerability of those cowardly Zheng people was one of the reasons why they abandoned the fort. Another reason was that it was too backward and there was no need to defend it.
However, Mirage Wuchun still decided to send people to defend the backward fort. He thought it would be good to delay the enemy's attack on the port, at least so that he could be prepared.
As a result, in Fengshun Port, there are actually two battalions of about 1,000 people deployed on the seaside, and the remaining 2,000 people defend the remaining three directions.
Because the troops were slightly insufficient, Mirage Wu Chun had been looking forward to Mirage Baisui and Mirage Wuyuan leading their troops to withdraw for defense.
But what he was waiting for was the news that his own troops had been surrounded by enemy troops and were expected to be completely annihilated! The reason why he got this news was very simple. None of the people he sent to deliver the message came back!
Finally, he dispersed some more cavalry, and finally confirmed the news that his own troops were isolated and surrounded. Then he knew that the enemy troops were probably coming towards Fengshun City!
Since he could no longer rely on anyone, Mirage Wuchun decided to rely on himself. He personally climbed to the top of the city, deployed defenses, and prepared to fight to the end for Mirage.
Soon, there were unknown enemy activities around. Fengshun City was in danger, everything was on the line, and a battle could break out at any time.
All the people in the Mirage Kingdom were very nervous, relying on the city wall to monitor every move of the enemy in the distance. The enemy seemed not to be in a hurry, but was just making some ordinary preparations.
While Mirage Wuchun was holding his breath and preparing to face the baptism of a storm, the scream of a goblin soldier suddenly came from the distance.
Accompanied by this sudden scream, the entire defense line of the Mirage Kingdom's defenders seemed to be shaken.
Looking in the direction where the shout came from, Mirage Wuchun's legs gave way and he fell to the ground.
He saw a shark flying in the sky with its mouth wide open, and an evil eye looking down at him.
This huge shark flying in the sky crossed the mountains and suddenly appeared above Fengshun City.
Although there is still some distance from Fengshun City, the scene in front of me is like the torture before death, which does not make people happy at all.
As time passed, the soldiers of the Mirage Kingdom saw giant sharks flying over the ridge one after another, slowly approaching Fengshun City.
For the people of Mirage who have never seen such a terrifying scene, this is almost a miracle, and it is the pressure that makes them unable to resist at all.
Some people from the Mirage Kingdom began to kneel on the ground to worship, and some people from the Mirage Kingdom were shouting like crazy. They began to suspect that they had angered the gods, and some were even ready to open the city gate and surrender to atone for their crimes.
Everyone in Fengshun City will never forget that day in their lives. The sharp teeth and the pair of eyes hanging in the sky looked down at them.
