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Chapter 3: Britain's Ask for Help (3)

Three days later, the second movement about the Ella fleet was brought back by the reconnaissance team: they were approaching here steadily.

"Well, how far is the Swedish King's fleet from here?" The general counted with his fingers. "Originally, it took five days to go back and forth between the Swedish King and us, which means there was a two and a half voyage. This time, the reconnaissance team took three days back and forth, which was only one and a half days away from us. The range our reconnaissance team had taken one and a half voyages, plus the range of enemy ships in this day and a half is equivalent to the two and a half voyages of our reconnaissance team. And during the time when the reconnaissance team returned, they should have advanced a distance... No, I was dizzy, how should we calculate this? Did our ambush have any effect?"

The soldiers who had previously held the poetry collection were trying hard to stick the papers of the poetry collection back on the deck. Hearing the general's words, he looked up and said, "No need to calculate that! We had previously discovered that the enemy's speed was faster than our reconnaissance team. When our reconnaissance team met the opposite side, the enemy's fleet should have arrived long ago! Even if the large army was slower, we should see the shadow! Now we have seen nothing, that is, the ambush has taken effect, greatly reducing the speed of the enemy!"

"Yes, yes! You are so smart!" The general nodded repeatedly, "Since it works, then we might as well retreat and arrange more suspicious soldiers. How about adding them to 120 places?"

"No! Boss Hafdan said before that if it is always Xu, the enemy will find out sooner or later. Let's get a real one in the middle of Xu! Since the enemy has been deceived, we should really attack and surprise the opponent!"

"It's reasonable! It's reasonable! You kid is good at studying at the old Hafdan University!" The general praised the soldier for a few words, and then ordered seriously, "The whole army attacks! Fight against the opponent by surprise!"

However, after their fleet sailed forward for a day and a half, no Ella's fleet was discovered.

"No, the voyage of one and a half days should be this distance?" The general fainted again. "That big fleet, which was still here a day and a half ago, where have you gone now?"

So the suspect soldiers who had been laid out earlier came back and reported: "The King of Sweden's fleet stayed here for a day. Not long ago, their fleet turned around and headed towards the northeast. If you chase hard, you should be able to catch up!"

"So that's it! I was wondering just now that our ship was slower than the other party. How did our reconnaissance team successfully run back? The relationship was the opposite side escaped!" The general analyzed, then turned his head to look at the soldier holding the collection of poems, "Boy, what do you think?"

"I think the same way!" said the soldier, "Since the opponent is afraid of us, then let's take the initiative to attack! General!"

But the general was more scrupulous this time: "No... the Swedish King's fleet would not be afraid of us. Boss Hafdan said that if something goes wrong, there will be a trap. Just chase it like this and you may be fooled by the other side!"

The soldier woke up from a dream: "It makes sense! The general is worthy of being a general, so what should we do?"

"Our mission is to hold the enemy for a month! Retreat, and then ambush them on the way to retreat, and come... to work with your pocket!"

On the way to retreat, the wind direction turned into a northeastern wind.

No one cared about this. It took them half a day to find a suitable battlefield and arrange ambushes. As soon as everything was ready, the general got the news: the Swedish king's army made a comeback and would arrive here tonight at the latest.

The general was amused: "Tonight? That's great! The sight is not good at night, it's suitable for ambush!"

"It's better to send another fleet to lure the enemy," the soldier suggested, "this will make the opponent careless."

The combat plan was decided like this. The fleet was ambushed on the back of an island, which was the only way for Ella. Another reconnaissance team climbed to the top of the island to pay attention to the situation on the front of the island. After Ella passed, they could report to the fleet to launch a raid.

The soldiers of the fleet were ambushing with breath, staring at a fire on the top of the mountain - at night, this is the most effective means to convey information.

The night was quiet and the wind was gentle. Just as the soldiers were sleeping, the firelight on the top of the mountain suddenly began to flash rapidly!

This was a signal that Ella's fleet was approaching in this direction. The soldiers' sleepiness was suddenly scared away, and some of the soldiers' breathing became rapid.

"Don't panic. No matter how powerful the Swedish king is, he can't see the back of the island!" The general whispered to cheer the soldiers, "As long as we launch a surprise attack from the side, we will have the advantage!"

Before he finished speaking, a soldier suddenly shouted: "Heaven! What is that in heaven!"

The general looked up and saw something shining on the sky higher than the peak, like a meteor slowly passing through the sky. The moment it floated to their heads, the light began to flash rapidly like the bonfire they arranged on the top of the mountain!

"King of Sweden! The reconnaissance forces discovered the enemy's fleet! It's right behind that island!"

Ella nodded. The shining thing was the hot air balloon that was always on the sky above the Flying Zelamite. An extremely long rope connected the hot air balloon and the deck to prevent them from being blown away by the wind.

"Good luck, the northeast wind came earlier than I expected. The opposite side was ambushing the island smartly, saving time to pursue them." Ella pointed the crowbar behind the island, "The fleet dispersed to encircle the two wings, and the air force began to raid!"

Dozens of hot air balloons were moved from the cabin to the deck of the "Flying Zealander". As the pirates lit the flames, the hot air balloons bulged one after another, flying towards the back of the island like swarms.

The general had never seen such a scene. When the first balloon flashed, he stared blankly in the sky; when more and more balloons floated over, he just felt something was wrong; until a bottle was dropped from the air and exploded on the sea, he shouted in panic: "Distract quickly! Rush to the front and attack them!"

But it was too late. Although the ocean fire thrown from the hot air balloon was not very accurate, it successfully turned the sea into a sea of ​​fire. Ella's fleet surrounded the two wings and fought with the local fleet in chaos.

The general stared at the battlefield blankly. His fleet was almost the same as the style of the warships, and his number was even worse than that of their Swedish fleet. The one-sided battle situation could no longer be called a battle, or even a resistance, but could only be called a simple massacre.

The fire covered with the battlefield aroused the grief and anger in his heart. He remembered that Hafdan was defeated by the attack of the flames. However, the honor of the warrior made him hold the axe tightly. He roared like a desperate beast, and led the warship under him to a bloody road!

——So, he saw the warship as huge as a castle.
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