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Wang Yongling led the remaining naval warships and set off to return to Istanbul. The warships that could return were only the battleship Mir, three cruisers, and three destroyers. Wang Yongling stayed in Tripoli.

The seven warships slowly returned to Istanbul at a speed of about ten knots. The satellite communication systems on the warships were damaged to varying degrees, and they could not directly receive news from China, so they did not know what Lin Yuan said about this matter. reaction, and I don’t know what method Lin Yuan intends to use to punish Italy.

Italy is the most powerful country around the Mediterranean Sea and one of the most powerful countries in Europe. Now that even Italy is provoking China, it seems that Europe is going to be a mess.

Although Wang Yongling and the others did not receive a message from Italy declaring war, but if Italy attacked the Chinese fleet like this, even if Italy did not declare war, Lin Yuan would definitely declare war on his own initiative.

The battleship was moving forward slowly. After traveling for three days, the speed of the battleship Mir suddenly slowed down, and the speed was only four knots left. This speed was simply a turtle speed for a ship.

The speed of the Mir battleship slowed down, while the other warships maintained a speed of ten knots, which meant that either the entire fleet slowed down for the Mir battleship, or the entire fleet dropped the Mir battleship and let the Mir battleship return alone base.

However, throwing a seriously injured battleship in the sea is extremely dangerous. From this point of view, the entire fleet can only slow down the battleship Mir, but the cost of slowing down the battleship Mir is quite high. It is very likely that some warships will be short of food and fresh water. What is more dangerous is that the speed of the warships will slow down to four knots, which will make the power system of the warships in a state of fatigue, leading to greater failures.

The matter was more serious, so Wang Yongling personally asked about it, "Why did the speed of our battleship drop so much?"

The mechanic replied helplessly: "We don't know what's going on, it should be caused by damage to the boiler. Tsarist Russian battleships are really difficult to deal with."

"When will it be fixed then?"

The mechanic shook his head in despair, Wang Yongling thought for a while, and ordered: "The two cruisers in the best condition will reduce their speed to four knots, and return with the battleship Mir, and the other battleships, return earlier."

The fleet then parted ways at sea, and Wang Yongling remained on the battleship Mir.

The battleship Mir and two cruisers walked for another two days. Suddenly, four warships appeared in the northeast direction. The observation room immediately reported to Wang Yongling: "Commander, four warships were found in the northeast direction of our fleet. Judging by the size of the battleships, it should be It's a cruiser."

Wang Yongling's heart skipped a beat, could it be that the Italian warships were chasing after him?Impossible, if the Italian warship wants to chase it, it will also chase it from the south. How could it come from the northeast?

Wang Yongling ordered in a deep voice: "Quickly scout the nationality of the warship, and report immediately after confirming its nationality."

"Understood!" The observation room reconnaissance for a while, and then reported: "Commander, we have seen the flag of the battleship clearly. They are flying the Greek flag. This is the warship of the Kingdom of Greece."

Greek battleship?Wang Yongling's brows were quickly frowned. Greece is also a country surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, located on the east side of Italy and the southernmost tip of the Balkan Peninsula.

Greece is the beginning of European civilization, and the ancient Greek civilization is well known to everyone. However, in the following 2000 years, Greece has been declining, and it no longer has the status of a big country. It can only be reduced to a victim of European powers striving for hegemony.

Greece in this era was the Kingdom of Greece. The king was George I. George I was born in Denmark and was a member of the German royal family. George I was a relatively enlightened king. Under his rule, the international status of Greece has been greatly improved. Especially in [-], Greece successfully held the Olympic Games, which allowed Greece to regain some of the glory of the ancient Greek era.

Wang Yongling said to himself: "Greek warships? Why do the Greeks come out to join in the fun? With Greece's national strength, do you also want to compete with my mighty China? Probably not. I think the four Greek warships should have come here by chance. Yes. We should have no intentions."

Wang Yongling picked up the communicator, "I judge that the four Greek warships should have just encountered us by chance. Let's ignore them and hang out the flag of 'my ship's power system is damaged' to tell the four Greek cruisers to avoid it." Hang out like this The flag is a nautical practice, the purpose is to try to help and protect the ship with damage to the power system.

As soon as the flag was hoisted, the Greek cruiser sent out a signal: "Hello, Chinese naval warship, I am the Royal Fleet of the Kingdom of Greece. I found that your ship has a flag showing that the power system is damaged. May I ask what damage your ship suffered? Do you need assistance?"

Wang Yongling's heart felt hot. At this moment, he did not expect the Kingdom of Greece to extend a helping hand. Wang Yongling smiled and said, "We appreciate your country's kindness, but we don't need your help."

The Greek cruiser said: "If you need it, we can use the towline to tow you to the nearest naval base of the Kingdom of Greece, where you can overhaul the battleship or wait for the arrival of reinforcements."

Wang Yongling was a little moved. With the speed of the battleship Mir, it took years of monkeys to reach Istanbul. Now with the help of the Greek cruiser, the chances of the battleship Mir being rescued would be greatly increased.

Wang Yongling hesitated and asked, "Which naval base are you going to drag us to?"

"The city of Heraklion in Crete."

Crete is the largest island in Greece, a famous historical and cultural island, and one of the origins of Greek civilization.

Wang Yongling thought about it, and felt that it is feasible to let the Greek cruiser help, so Wang Yongling said: "Well, we accept the assistance of your country's warships, please choose a rescue method."

The Greek cruiser replied: "Your speed is slow enough, so you don't need to stop the ship. Our small boat is enough to catch up with you. Please put down the rope ladder, let our sailors go up, and tie the towline for your ship."

"Okay, we agree, and thank our Greek friends for their assistance."

"You're welcome." The Greek cruiser then sent four small boats to approach the battleship Mir. When the four small boats reached the same speed as the battleship Mir, a rope ladder was put down on the battleship Mir, and several Greek sailors climbed up. When Wang Yongling saw them, a burst of strangeness came to his heart.