That night, as always, the sound of the avros pipe sounded on the sea. The sharp sound fluctuated back and forth between high and low, like a siren that made people's hair stand on end.
Normally, this fleet would enter the Black Sea Strait slightly and retreat immediately after the island republic's navy launched an attack. But this time, they lined up outside the Black Sea Strait and were ready.
The pipe players used their fingers to quickly press up and down on a certain mouth of the Avros pipe, causing more fluctuations in the music. In that fluctuation, the tune of the music gradually changed, and it sounded like the sound of a woman's whimpering.
Yin Bolita closed her eyes and listened in the Black Sea Strait. Her father taught her the avros pipe. Their family has been learning the traditional musical instruments of the Qiqiu Empire for generations, but rather than making a living as a skill, they seem to want to use this ancient musical instrument to flaunt something.
The sound of the Avros pipe gradually became broader and sharper, blending in with the tender grass blown by the wind on the land, the waves dancing on the sea due to the wind, and everything else on the battlefield.
"Damn it, why are they blowing trumpets non-stop today?" Contarini cursed, "When will they come in?"
"They won't attack tonight. Haven't you noticed? Our formation has made them aware of our fighting intention." Yin Bolita said, "This music is a signal for a decisive battle. They are inviting We enter the battlefield."
"So confident?" Contarini panicked, "Then, are we still going out?"
"If Andrea is really sure of defeating our fleet outside the Black Sea Strait, then the King of Sweden's transport fleet can be more majestic. They are just putting on this confident posture now, maybe they want to scare us deliberately and let us We dare not go out, right?"
Yin Polita pointed his bow at the sky and shot into the void. A ray of light flew into the sky like an arrow. It was not as bright as in the daytime, but it still illuminated a small half of the battlefield.
This is the order to attack. Contarini wiped the sweat from his face and cautiously directed the fleet to sail out of the Black Sea Strait.
But who would have thought that as soon as their fleet emerged from the Black Sea Strait, Andrea's fleet would change its leisurely "invitation" attitude and suddenly move at full speed, surrounding them like a net.
Contarini couldn't help but cursed again: "Damn it! Andrea is also a famous naval admiral. How come he looks like a street gangster when fighting?"
"Doesn't this further indicate that Andrea is just scaring us? Even if we leave the Black Sea Strait, they don't have much confidence!" Yin Polita said, "I don't understand naval warfare, but Contarini, you are also a naval admiral, no You should be afraid of Andrea. Just do it as usual and show off!"
"Yes, it makes sense, it makes sense!" Contarini nodded repeatedly, and then shouted to the troops around him, "The troops who have already gone to sea are in a fighting formation, and before the rear troops are ready, advance slowly."
As a result, the fleet of the island republic that had sailed out of the Black Sea Strait formed a nearly arc-shaped circular array around the outlet. This is not a formation commonly used by the navy, but the island republic's warships are loaded with ocean fire on their bows. This formation can make it difficult for Andrea's fleet to get close to the island republic's fleet, giving the warships at the rear time to go to sea.
Such a formation really made Andrea's fleet dare not move forward, and they just exchanged bows and arrows with the island republic from a distance. Both sides suffered casualties, but during this confrontation, the fleets of the island republic were continuously sailing out of the Black Sea Strait.
Andrea seemed unable to sit still. After a flurry of bows and arrows, his fleet finally rushed towards the arc-shaped formation.
"Get ready!" Contarini shouted, "Ocean fire!"
The jet device mounted on the bow of the ship spit out fierce tongues of fire. For a moment, the entire battlefield was filled with deafening explosions. The water splashed up by the explosion was like a waterfall falling from the sky, and the turbulent water waves made the large warship rise and fall like a small boat. Several Ligurian warships rushing forward were immediately plunged into a sea of flames. The ships behind were frightened and did not dare to move forward.
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At this moment, a piercing sound of horns suddenly sounded in the fleet of the Republic of Liguria, and the ship with a huge family crest painted on the sail quickly rushed from the rear to the front.
"It's Andrea's flagship! This old guy, in order to boost his morale, finally couldn't help himself and rushed up!" Contarini shouted excitedly, "One more time, Ocean Fire!"
Amidst the explosion, the rushing flagship was instantly set on fire. Contarini saw an old man jumping from the flagship to another ship in a panic with the support of soldiers.
"It's amazing. Even Andrea is helpless against the fire of the ocean!" Contarini was so excited that he couldn't restrain himself. He grabbed the flag of the messenger and waved it personally at the bow of the ship. "Now is your chance! Rush up. ! Charge forward! Capture Andrea Doria alive!"
But the soldiers who received the order were at a loss - the ocean fire was burning and spreading on the sea in front of them, and they really didn't dare to break through the sea of fire to pursue.
"Damn it, if I had known that this ocean fire was so powerful, I should have left a mouth open!" Contarini spat. This was actually the first time he used ocean fire in actual combat, so he was inevitably a little unfamiliar. He saw that Andrea's ship had begun to turn around and retreat, and he was so anxious that he almost gave the order to put out the fire. If the soldiers hadn't stopped him, he would have poured a bucket of drinking water towards the fire on the sea.
By the time the ocean fire was extinguished, Andrea's fleet had already sailed some distance away.
"Hurry up! Don't worry about the damn formation!" Contarini shouted anxiously, "Destroy the fleet of the Ligurian Republic, and I will reward you all with a Nomisma! Capture Ander Lieya, I’ll give you a hundred!”
"No." Yin Polita stopped Contarini, "Andrea lost only seven warships in the round of attack just now, and six of them were small boats that rushed ahead. His fleet Our overall strength has not weakened much. If we disrupt our formation due to pursuit, we may fail if we encounter a counterattack."
"But that seventh ship is Andrea's flagship! They even lost their flagship, how could they still have the intention to counterattack!"
"Losing the flagship so easily is probably just Andrea's strategy to lure the enemy." Yin Polita said, "You can pursue, but the formation must not be chaotic. I'm worried that Andrea and the King of Sweden will lay an ambush halfway. "
Contarini nodded in sudden realization, and then commanded the fleet to pursue Andrea in the direction of retreat in an orderly manner.
