The night was hazy, and only a string of firelight could be seen faintly on the other side. I guessed it was Andrea's fleet.
"The enemy comes late at night, I'm afraid they are coming with bad intentions." Yin Bolita said with a frown.
As Ella showed Yin Polita, the ownership of the Black Sea Strait affects the outcome of the entire war. The Black Sea Strait is in the hands of the Island Republic, and the First and Second Royal Field Armies of the Seven Hills Empire cannot cross the sea to come to support; once the Black Sea Strait is lost, the Alemanni coalition will not only have to face more than 40,000 reinforcements, but also Risk of supply lines being cut off.
For security reasons, Contarini, the naval admiral of the island republic, has been transferred to the Black Sea Strait by Impolita with a letter written in Giovanni's name. In addition to the Praetorian Guards blocking Corfu Island and the navy necessary to maintain supply routes, almost all of the main naval force of the island republic has been concentrated here.
"There is no big problem. This is the Black Sea Strait, and we still have the fire of the ocean in our hands." Contarini looked confident, "The Seven Hills Empire has proven many times that no navy can survive in such a narrow Black Sea Strait." The terrain defeats the fire of the ocean!”
But Yin Bolita is still worried about the declaration left by Ella.
"Don't be careless. Send a team of troops to ambush in the Golden Horn. If the situation goes bad, retreat, lure the enemy ships to the Golden Horn, and attack from both sides!"
The Golden Horn is an important port in the city of Constantiniya and is currently under the control of the Island Republic Army. This is one of the few divergent points in the narrow Black Sea strait and is often used for ambushes.
After a flurry of deployment, Andrea's fleet has entered the Black Sea Strait.
"Ocean Fire!"
Under Contarini's order, the jets filled with ocean fire were aimed at the enemy ships in the front. The soldiers pumped air and pressure into the box by stepping on it, causing the liquid inside to be ejected from the box. Once these liquids that were silent in sealed containers came into the air, they could no longer suppress the passion in their bodies and turned into blazing fire. The cold sea water at night not only failed to cool down this enthusiasm, but instead allowed the hot restlessness to be vented explosively. In an instant, the entire sea in front of the island republic was swept by explosions and flames!
At first, Andrea's fleet tried to avoid the flames and move forward. But Ocean Fire caused far more fire than they had faced in training, and they were forced to turn back after three ships caught fire.
"Run away so quickly?" Contarini waved his hand, "Follow me!"
"Stop!" Yin Polita shouted to stop Contarini, "Your mission is to guard the Black Sea Strait, you are not allowed to chase him out!"
Hearing Yinpolita's words, Contarini patted his head in sudden realization: "Yes, yes! This must be a time to lure the enemy. If you didn't tell me, I was almost lured over. I may not be able to win on the wide terrain. Pass Andrea. Give the order to go down, no pursuit, and guard the Black Sea Strait!"
The fleet of the Island Republic stopped inside the Black Sea Channel. After a while, the fire on the sea extinguished, and Andrea's fleet had already moved some distance away from them, with dots of fire shining in the distance.
In order to prevent the other party from plotting, Contarini asked the navy to be more vigilant and stay on guard all night. But after Andrea's fleet retreated, it never appeared again.
Azov city.
Andrea led the defeated fleet back to the port. Ella was there to greet him.
"King of Sweden, I followed your instructions and retreated in defeat. I lost three ships. But the enemy did not pursue me out of the Black Sea Strait. What should I do?"
"It seems that the other party is very vigilant, but it doesn't matter. I have a backup plan." Ella seemed to have predicted that the island republic's fleet would not chase them out, and said without thinking, "Andrea. You continue to attack tomorrow night. If you see If the opponent uses Ocean Fire, immediately raise the white flag and retreat to the port of Azov City, trying to avoid fighting. You are limited to losing fifteen battles in a row and losing seven battleships within half a month. Even if you only lose fourteen times, don't Come back and see me."
"King of Sweden, how can you lure enemies like you!"
Andrea was a little angry.
"The enemy is guarding the Black Sea Strait. I want to lose fifteen times in a row, which means I have to attack fifteen times in a row. The enemy runs away as soon as he sets fire to the ocean, and attacks fifteen times in a row. All fools know what I want to do. Lure them out of the Black Sea Strait!"
"Ah, by the way, I forgot one thing." Ella patted her head, "When you retreat, you must keep the fleet in a tight formation, and there must be no chaos!"
"Isn't that more like a sheep defeated? And even if I leave the Black Sea Strait, I may not be able to defeat the fire of the ocean on the spacious sea. King of Sweden, even if this is not your battleship, you can't be so casual...! "
"As for the battleships, didn't we capture a batch when we defeated the Navy of the Island Republic before? Don't feel bad, I will make up for your losses from here." Aila said, "I just want the other side to see that I am defeated by the sheep. ! If they think we are really defeated, it will be difficult!"
Andrea frowned: "King of Sweden, what do you mean? Don't you want to use sheep defeat to lure the other party out of the Black Sea Strait?"
"No." Ella replied, "Don't worry, even if they know you are a loser, they will willingly walk out of the Black Sea Strait on their own!"
Over the next few days, Andrea launched almost nightly attacks into the Black Sea Straits. Sometimes there were even two attacks in one night. Such attacks are safer because the island republic's navy never pursues them beyond the Black Sea straits. The soldiers under Andrea gradually got used to this daily routine, and through actual combat drills, they became more and more proficient at hiding from the ocean fire.
But the soldiers of the island republic became increasingly restless. In their eyes, this group of soldiers from the Republic of Liguria are like annoying flies that cannot be driven away, and they are becoming increasingly difficult to target.
"What do the enemies want to do?" Contarini finally couldn't help shouting, "The fish in the sea can see that they are defeated sheep, and they still come every day! Even if they put on a show, will their formation be more chaotic when they retreat? "
Yin Bolita smiled slightly. These days, Andrea's poor acting skills have gradually made her more confident.
"Don't you understand? This is a provoking method. I just want to make you angry and then chase you out."
"Just chase him!" Contarini said, "The navy of our island republic is not a vegetarian! Even if we reach the wide sea, we will not necessarily lose to Andrea!"
"Why are you anxious? She deliberately provoked us, can't we deliberately provoke them?"
Yin Bolita's laughter gradually became colder and sounded a little scary.
"Take all the slaves we captured along the way, regardless of age or sex, strip them naked, tie them to crosses, and bring them to the Golden Horn!"
