When did they realize they had fallen into a trap? When they realized that the bombardment of the naval port had gradually intensified after a period of weakening.

Clemento originally thought that the bombardment of the naval port would gradually weaken with the passage of time, but this did not happen. When the soldiers in the watchtower saw the sky lanterns rising into the night sky, Clemento knew that he had miscalculated this time.

This was a trap from beginning to end.

Qianren is like a fisherman with extraordinary patience. He first scatters the carefully prepared bait to the bottom of the water and waits for the greedy fish to come to this area to eat. The most delicious part of the bait is naturally the bait. The fish bites the bait and swallows the hook.

But the fish was big enough that it could struggle to break free even after swallowing the hook. If he tried to pull the line and the hook hard, the line would most likely break. So he tightened the fishing line while also releasing some of his strength. The two began to wrestle, and with the technique of loosening and tightening, the hook was finally pulled deeper and deeper, and the fish gradually exhausted all its strength.

Then he can lift it out of the water. If he wants to be safer, he must prepare another net. In this way, he can catch the fish accurately and without error.

Clemento shook his head unconsciously. The development of this battle was indeed too ridiculous.

Shouldn't Daqian be the prey? When did it become the hunter?

He really didn't want to accept this idea, but the reality was starkly laid out before him. The sound of shelling outside was so loud that his ears began to ache.

In the last half hour, more than twenty warships were lost, and at least 2 people were forced to jump into the sea. Even at such a high price, it is still unknown whether they can land.

Moreover, as the sky lanterns rose, Clemento knew that the enemy had begun to close in, so their fleet should be sailing on the sea at this moment. By the time they were outflanked from the sea, they would be attacked from both sides and the losses would expand in a direction that was completely uncontrollable.

At this moment, a soldier hurried down the stairs.

"Marshal! The Fiery Sun Fleet has suddenly increased its speed and is attacking the dock."

Clemento raised his head and frowned: "The enemy's artillery fire is so fierce, have they increased their speed?"

The soldier looked serious and followed, "Yes, Marshal, but the situation is not good."

"They can no longer maintain their formation, and several of their warships were sunk midway. In this situation, even if they land on the beach, I'm afraid their manpower will be less than 30%!"

"Marshal, we already have nearly fifty warships that can no longer sail, and more than thirty warships have sunk."

As soon as these words came out, Wilson, the deputy beside him, said to Clemento in a deep voice:

"Marshal, if we carry out a beach landing like the Lieyang Fleet, I'm afraid that by the time we get ashore, our combat power will not be enough..."

Before he could finish his words, Clemento slammed his fist on the table, his face full of anger:

"Damn it!"

"It's all the wrong intelligence that has forced us to face this situation!"

Wilson's body stiffened, and he sighed helplessly. Then he said:

"Marshal, we may have failed in this plan."

Clemento turned to look at him, his face full of anger. Wilson hesitated for two breaths and then said, "I think it's time to evacuate."

"It is definitely not a good idea to risk your life to land on the beach like the Fiery Sun Fleet did."

"I think the Qian army's fleet will arrive soon. We must withdraw our troops in time and not allow more casualties."

"Daqian is here. We will return to the country to explain the situation to Her Majesty the Queen, and then coordinate and dispatch more troops in the future."

"This is the only way! Marshal!" Wilson said in a deep voice.

Clemento looked gloomy and gritted his teeth as he said, "We have already suffered such losses! How can we not achieve certain results? The Lieyang Fleet is advancing at the risk of their lives. If we cooperate with them to land on the beach, we may be able to capture the military port."

Wilson shook his head and sighed: "The price we paid is something we cannot afford."

"The Golts have always been like this in war. They will never give up until they achieve their goal. We shouldn't do the same as them."

As soon as these words came out, Clemento was deflated. He waved his hands and sighed weakly:

"Then... this is the only way."

"Evacuate!" He did not hesitate. In fact, he had been waiting for Wilson to give this suggestion. After all, not long ago, he had solemnly said that he would cover the Lieyang Fleet to complete the landing battle. But now they were advancing, and he had to evacuate with the fleet. This was really a bit shameful.

Even though they were not from the same country, Clemento felt ashamed of his qualities as a soldier.

"This defeat was not due to our military's disadvantage, but was caused by a huge error in intelligence." He added after issuing the evacuation order.

Wilson said nothing, but silently issued the evacuation order.

As the evacuation call sounded, the Lieyang Fleet began to turn, but at this moment this huge fleet had undoubtedly become a burden. It was undoubtedly not an easy task for all the warships to successfully complete the turn and return home during the bombardment.

Meanwhile, on the sea here, the Fiery Sun Fleet suffered much less damage than the Sea Lion Fleet. On the right wing, nearly half of the warships of the Sea Lion Fleet, which had not advanced, had lost power, and had either sunk or were sinking. The Wayne Pearl had been covered with wounds from shells at this time.

Although the sails were folded up immediately, two masts were broken and there were many holes in the hull, with seawater constantly pouring into the holes.

In the cabin, Augustus shouted loudly:

"Quick! Get the sea water out!"

"Close those damn holes!"

The soldiers shouted anxiously: "Marshal! There are too many holes, we can't plug them! Our ship is going to sink!!"

"We have to block it! If the boat sinks, we will all be fed to the fish!" Augustus was panicked and kept shouting.

At this time, the deputy came forward and said in a trembling voice: "Marshal, the people of Sari are already evacuating!"

The words fell.

"Ah?! What!" Augustus' eyes turned black and he almost fell to the ground.

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at the same time.

On the sea far away from the naval port.

Lucat's face, which had turned pale due to the sea breeze, was stiff. Although it was not hot on the deck, his whole body was completely soaked with sweat. He stood in front of the railing, looking at the stars appearing on the sea with a look of fear on his face.

The other people on the boat were no different from him at this moment. Everyone's hair stood on end as they looked at the endless sea.

Under the moonlight, countless flames appeared on the vast sea. Their number was so large and their range was so wide that they even stretched for miles.

That was exactly the Daqian fleet that Lucat had expected to appear.

Now, they are really here.

Lucat's face twitched slightly, and he closed his eyes while trembling, not daring to look at the horrible scene again.

"Merciful Lord, please protect your people and help us get through this difficult time." Lucat, who was not a religious person, prayed in his heart at this time.


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