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Chapter 727 Lost in the first battle
The battle at sea was still going on. Tianhua Navy used artillery and a solid hull to break through the encirclement and continue sailing southeast amidst the encirclement of the Dongyang Navy.

At this moment, a huge black shadow suddenly jumped into the southern sea, slowly approaching the battlefield here.

After Liang Shicheng received the report from the sentinel, he couldn't help being taken aback, and immediately picked up the binoculars and looked at the other party.Looking at it, he couldn't help but gasped. The fleet on the opposite side was at least nearly a thousand ships, and the sails covered the sea surface, which looked like a black tide from a distance.

Liang Shicheng didn't dare to be careless, and immediately ordered the whole army to turn around and retreat eastward.

At the same time, the Dongyang navy also discovered the situation in the south, and had to quickly order the whole army to suspend the pursuit without knowing the enemy or friends.

Finally, when the fleet arrived close to the battlefield, everyone could clearly see the identity of the other party.On the bow of the ship, a large Cao character flag flutters in the wind.

Liang Shicheng couldn't help but turn pale with fright, and immediately ordered the whole army to speed up and get rid of the enemy's pursuit.Now in this battle, Tianhua was considered to have lost.When Cao Jun and Dongyang Army were united, they were at a disadvantage both in terms of strength and strength.Now he has to lead the fleet and return to the base immediately, relying on the port and coastal defenses to resist the enemy's attack.

As for the Dongyang navy, all cheered. They knew that Cao Jun was still their friendly army.When they came here this time, they naturally wanted to attack the Tianhua Navy with them.Therefore, the general of the Dongyang Water Army immediately ordered the army to kill the Tianhua Army, at all costs, to slow down their speed.

Sure enough, after confirming the direction of the Tianhua Army, Cao Jun's navy immediately turned to chase.

At this time, the Dongyang Army intercepted in the north, and the Cao Army pursued in the south. At this moment, the Tianhua Navy had only one way to go to the east.But to the east is the vast sea, where is there a way out?Liang Shicheng had no choice but to lead the fleet to break through from the east, looking for an opportunity to return north.

The situation was not conducive to Tianhua, relying on the strength of the ship and guns, he forcibly tore a channel from the interception of the Dongyang Army, and more than 500 warships passed through it and retreated to the east.Cao Jun was far away, and he couldn't catch up for a while.

So, with more than 500 Tianhua Navy ships in front, they braved the wind and waves, and retreated in embarrassment; a total of more than 2000 enemy ships in the rear, one left and one right, pursued closely.

After one day and one night, the land was nowhere to be seen, and thousands of warships were in the vast sea, and they no longer knew where they were.In the process of fleeing, Liang Shicheng constantly changed the course, leading the enemy to leave the familiar route.

Two days later, the fleet encountered an archipelago stretching for tens of miles.

Liang Shicheng looked at the island with hesitation on his face.This island is not only a place that can be used for defense, but it is also an extremely dangerous place.The waterways here have become very dangerous, and no one knows where it is easy to cause stranding.Or a sudden reef underneath, enough to smash the cabin.If there is enough time, he can send someone to find out the waterway and slowly drive into the archipelago.But now that the pursuers are right in front of them, they have no way to explore the waterway.

Gritting his teeth, Liang Shicheng immediately ordered the entire army to defend on the spot, and dispatched more than a dozen ships to enter the archipelago first to find out the waterway.

Soon, the enemy army slowly approached the islands, but now that the Tianhua army was leaning on the edge of the islands, and wanted to encircle them, it was no longer so easy, and two thousand warships had to break through head-on.However, hundreds of warships of the Tianhua Army lined up, and their densely packed muzzles were aimed at everyone, and no one dared to approach easily within the range.

After discussing with each other, the general of the Cao Jun Navy and the Dongyang Army decided to send small boats to launch a raid against the Tianhua Army, with the intention of consuming the Tianhua Navy's shells.At the same time, hundreds of ships were dispatched to go around the rear of both sides of the archipelago, enter the interior of the archipelago, and use internal and external pincer attacks to block the Tianhua army in this narrow archipelago.

Time passed by every minute and every second. The coalition forces used small boats to cruise around the Tianhua ship. Whenever there was a chance, they immediately rushed forward, trying to get close to the warship, and fought hand-to-hand with it.

The shells of the Tianhua Marine Division have little effect on these small boats. Often hundreds of shells are fired, and only a few can be hit, which greatly consumes the stock of shells.So much so that they had to reduce the use of artillery and mainly counterattack with crossbow arrows, and now gave the coalition ships a chance to approach the warships.Numerous small boats sailed under the warships and shot at the Tianhua Army.He even set fire to himself in an attempt to ignite the Tianhua warship.

In this regard, the Tianhua army had no choice but to use a grenade to blast a water column on the sea near the fire boat, instantly extinguishing the fire boat's offensive.What really troubled the army were the water ghosts lurking at the bottom of the ship.Those who can deal with them can only be equal water ghosts.

The battle lasted for a long time, and the fleet responsible for exploring the waterways finally returned, bringing the route of the archipelago.

Liang Shicheng immediately ordered the fleet to enter the archipelago one by one. When most of the ships sailed into the archipelago, the last [-] warships were distributed at the entrance of the archipelago to block the enemy ships from following up.For this reason, they did not hesitate to sink five warships at the narrowest point of the entrance, completely blocking the waterway here.The enemy wants to pass unless they are all replaced by small boats.

At the same time, Liang Shicheng dispatched more than 1000 officers and soldiers, carrying artillery and ammunition, to station on the islands on both sides, set up forts, guard the shallows, and prevent the enemy from landing here.

The main fleet continued to travel deep into the archipelago, and soon arrived on the main island.Ultimately, the most important thing for defense here is fresh water.Fortunately, the area of ​​the main island is quite large, and there are some streams and small lakes on it. If you save a little, it can still meet the drinking needs of the entire army.Liang Shicheng had already made up his mind to stick to this place. As long as he lasted for a few days, the other party was in the vast sea and needed fresh water even more.

After some exploration, the archipelago has more than a dozen large and small islands, but there are only three islands with water sources.In other words, the army only needs to guard the three islands, and the enemy can only consume fresh water at sea without being replenished.

Therefore, Liang Shicheng ordered the army to be stationed on three large islands, and they were stuck on the passages in and out.

Sure enough, when the coalition forces entered the archipelago from the flanks, they immediately sent troops to the islands to search for water sources. Unfortunately, there were only a few lakes on these islands, which were not enough for the army to drink.When they tried to go deeper, they were immediately blocked by the Tianhua Army.In this narrow archipelago, dozens of warships are often able to block the waterway.On the islands on both sides, there are a large number of artillery distributed, forming a side firepower network.

But now the coalition forces have no other choice, the only way to get water is to break through, otherwise, the army will not be able to hold on for a long time, so they can only retreat.This war to encircle and wipe out the Tianhua Navy can only be abandoned halfway.

(End of this chapter)