Another World: Naval Storm

The convoy sailed at sea for several days. It had a total of five escort ships, including the destroyers HMS Edison, HMS Nicholson, HMS Leahy, and HMS Bernard of the Royal Navy and the frigate HMS Algoma of the Canadian Navy.

The ships sailed into the escort position, with the Nicholson and Edison leading the way, the Bernardo and Leah on the left and right, and the Algoma defending the rear. A group of merchant ships formed a formation and sailed towards the Kingdom of Talen.

"This damn fog! It's so uncomfortable to be soaked all over!" The sailors of the fleet cursed the unpredictable weather at sea.

There was sea fog all the way and the fleet could only sail slowly at a speed of 8 knots.

The Troand went forward to search, and its high speed could shake off the enemy's pursuit.

It was spotted by a Drak Empire submarine, which discovered the Allied merchant ship on its patrol line and reported it to the base and Leo's fleet.

"The Drakes are not here, the sea is safe! Safe!

The Troand did not notice the crisis under the sea. The Drake submarine was floating in the sea at this time. As long as the periscope was not raised, no one would find it. After reporting safety, it reduced its speed and waited for the fleet to catch up.

"The Tarens haven't discovered us yet!" Leo looked at the enemy and friendly display in the God's perspective, and the Tarens' ships did not flee in all directions.

From the moment he received the news, he ordered the fleet to sail at full speed and finally approached the fleet in the early morning.

Under the blackout, the Leo fleet had only a sparse light. At the best shooting distance, the Drakes opened fire first. Except for the flagship Von der Tann, the rest of the ships fired at full capacity.

The Tarun tanker Ade and the Noah cargo ship Massa, which had almost no defense, unfortunately became victims of the artillery fire and sank into the sea in raging flames.

More than 80 crew members were struggling to survive in the icy water, and people were dying at sea every moment. Other ships were now busy with their own affairs and no one cared about them.

The Drakes took advantage, and the speed of artillery firing became faster and faster. Shells kept falling on the transport ships, and ships kept catching fire.

"All ships break out on their own! May God bless them!" Lieutenant Colonel Albert Murdoch, commander of the escort fleet, could not bear it anymore and issued the final order.

The escort fleet, led by Lieutenant Colonel Murdoch, and the five escort warships showed unparalleled courage at this time, going against the trend and preparing to stop Leo's fleet.

"They are very brave. The small guns of this escort fleet pose no threat to us! It seems that they want to attack with torpedoes. We must not let them get close!" Every warship is afraid of torpedoes. If they are not careful, they may capsize.

Lieutenant Colonel Murdoch also understood that he could not fight against Leo's fleet, so his idea was to use torpedoes to block the direction of Leo's fleet and buy more time for the fleet. He didn't know that the longer he dragged on, the better.

Talen's 1st Battlecruiser Squadron.

"We caught him! General!" Alex, who received the news, hurriedly reported.

"Is the news accurate?" Liam's eyes flashed with fighting spirit.

"Correct, 3 battlecruisers and 2 armored cruisers!"

"Leo, here I come!"

Talen's 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron.

"Tell all officers and soldiers that the opportunity to avenge our previous defeat has come!" Lieutenant General Sturdy has been brooding over the last battle.

Talen's 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron.

The commander of the flagship Indefatigable, Major General Warren, was not in a hurry when he received the news, because he was the farthest away and the war might be over by the time he arrived.

The five escort warships tried to approach Leo's fleet under fire, but unfortunately the firepower was too strong, so they could only release a round of 5 torpedoes from a slightly closer distance.

Von der Tann's first shot severely damaged the Edison, and one of its turrets was destroyed; the three destroyers, the Nicholson, the Leahyya, and the Bernard, were in slightly better condition, but were also hit by multiple bullets and their speed was significantly reduced; only the Algoma of Canada White North suffered the most, as it was a second-hand warship purchased from Talen, and was directly sunk by a barrage of shells.

The scattered Tarun was in a panic, and an ambushed Drake submarine took advantage of the chaos to fire two torpedoes at an oil tanker named Tafrad. The tanker was hit by a bullet in the bow and eventually sank. Only a few people on board boarded the lifeboat and survived.

Lieutenant Colonel Murdoch didn't think about whether there was an ambush by the Drakes on the other side. Now he just wanted to live a little longer. If the Drakes hadn't slowly transferred their main firepower to the other transport ships, the remaining four warships would have been destroyed long ago.

Even so, they couldn't hold on for long.

"Lieutenant Colonel! The 3rd Battle Patrol Squadron is on the way! They asked us to hold on a little longer!"

"Lieutenant Colonel! The 1st Battle Patrol Squadron is on the way, and they also asked us to hold on a little longer!" Murdoch was stunned by the good news brought by the two messengers.

"Why are they here?"

"Hold on? Hold on? I can't hold on for even a second!" Murdoch had a headache. Is there any way he can delay some time now? Once the support arrives, he will be in trouble for the Drake people.

Murdoch's mind worked quickly, a flash of inspiration came into his mind, and then his face became ferocious.

"Tell the rest of the warships to follow one another and hide near the transport ship!"

The captains of the other three warships were bewildered when they were notified, and they all questioned Lieutenant Colonel Murdoch, saying that this was not what a soldier should do.

"Murdoch, is your head full of seawater?"

"Do you still have any sense of military honor?"

"You scum! You're using a merchant ship to block artillery shells!"

Murdoch could only inform the other three warships of the battlecruiser squadron's coming support, and after a moment of silence, they carried out the order.

"What are they doing? Are they going to escape too?"

"I think so. After all, we can't defeat the Drakes...Huh? Why are the escort warships getting closer and closer?"

"Protect us to evacuate the battlefield?"

Seeing the warships approaching, most of the merchant ships did not understand what it meant. It was not until Leo's fleet separated and pursued them, and heavy artillery fire hit their ships, that they realized they were being used as shields.

“I…fuck…”

“……” Countless dirty words were heard from the merchant ship. The sailors had so many vocabulary that they spoke no more than one word repeatedly for more than ten minutes.

"What are they doing? Weren't they very brave just now?" Dawson looked confused. The Taron people changed their expressions too quickly.

"There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary!" Leo was also wondering why the four Talen warships hiding near the merchant ship did not take the opportunity to escape, but instead continued to fight back with cannons.

Murdoch's strategy did delay Leo's fleet, and the Third Battlecruiser Squadron had arrived at the 60-kilometer edge of the battlefield.

[Ding Di] The system's red alarm sounded continuously.

"what happened?"

[Report to the commander, an enemy fleet appears behind you]

[Please make deployments as soon as possible, the enemy fleet is approaching quickly]

"Tell the fleet to stop playing the cat and mouse game!" Leo yelled. At this moment, Leo finally understood Murdoch's intention, but it was a little late.