Three days later, the second piece of news about Ella's fleet was brought back by the reconnaissance team: they were steadily approaching here.
"Well, how far is the King of Sweden's fleet from here?" The general counted on his fingers. "Originally, the round trip between the King of Sweden and us took five days, which means a two-and-a-half-day voyage. This reconnaissance It took the team three days to go back and forth, that is, we are only a day and a half away. The distance traveled by our reconnaissance team in one and a half days plus the distance traveled by the enemy ships in this day and a half is equal to the two and a half days of our reconnaissance team's journey. . And during the time when the reconnaissance team returned, they should have moved forward some distance... No, I'm dizzy, how should I calculate this? Did our ambush have any effect? "
The soldier who had previously held the poetry album was laboriously gluing the pages of the poetry album back one by one on the deck. Hearing the general's words, he raised his head and said: "There is no need to calculate like this! We have previously discovered that the enemy's speed is faster than our reconnaissance team. Our reconnaissance team returned after encountering the opposite side. The enemy's fleet should have arrived long ago. ! Even if the speed of the large army will be slower, we should see the shadow! Now we don’t see anything, that is, the ambush has taken effect and greatly reduced the enemy’s speed!”
"Yes, yes! You are so smart!" The general nodded repeatedly, "Since it works, how about we retreat while deploying more suspects to increase the number to 120?"
"No! Boss Halfdan said before that the enemy will find out sooner or later if it is false all the time. We have to find a real one in the middle of the false one! Since the enemy has been fooled, we should really attack and catch the opponent by surprise!"
"That makes sense! That makes sense! You boy learned a lot from Old Halfdan University!" The general praised the soldier a few words, and then ordered sternly, "The whole army attacks! Hit the opposite side by surprise!"
However, after their fleet sailed forward for a day and a half, Ayla's fleet was not found.
"That's not right. A day and a half's voyage should be this distance?" The general fainted again. "Such a large fleet was here a day and a half ago. Where has it gone now?"
So the suspects who had been deployed earlier came back and reported: "The King of Sweden's fleet stayed here for a day. Not long ago, their fleet turned around and sailed in the opposite direction toward the northeast. If we chase hard, we should be able to catch up!"
"That's it! I was wondering just now. Our ship is slower than the other party. How did our reconnaissance team manage to run back? The other side ran away emotionally!" The general analyzed it, then turned to look at the man holding the poetry collection. The soldier said, "Boy, what do you think?"
"I think the same thing!" the soldier said, "Since the other side is afraid of us, let's take the initiative! General!"
But the general was more cautious this time: "No... the King of Sweden's fleet cannot be afraid of us. Boss Halfdan said that if something goes wrong, there must be a trap. If we chase like this, we may end up on the opposite side." Done!"
The soldier woke up from a dream: "It makes sense! A general is worthy of being a general, so what should we do?"
"Our mission is to hold off the enemy for a month! Retreat, and then ambush them on the way back. Let's... work with our pockets!"
On the way back, the wind direction changed to the northeast.
No one cares about this. It took them half a day to find a suitable battlefield and set up an ambush. As soon as everything was prepared, the general received the news: the King of Sweden's army had returned and would arrive here tonight at the latest.
The general was delighted: "At night? That's great! The visibility is not good at night, so it's suitable for an ambush!"
"It's best to send another fleet to lure the enemy." The soldier suggested, "This will make the opponent take it lightly."
The battle plan was decided just like that. This fleet was ambushed on the back of a small island, which was the only way for Ella to pass. Another reconnaissance team climbed to the top of the island to pay attention to the situation on the front of the island. After Ella passes, they can report the fleet to launch a raid.
The soldiers of the fleet lay in wait with bated breath, staring at a firelight on the top of the mountain - at night, this was the most effective way to convey information.
The night is quiet and the wind is gentle. Just when the soldiers were falling asleep, the fire on the top of the mountain suddenly began to flash rapidly!
This was a signal that Ella's fleet was approaching in this direction. The sleepiness of the soldiers was suddenly frightened away, and some of the soldiers' breathing became rapid.
"Don't panic. No matter how powerful the King of Sweden is, he can't see the back of the island!" The general whispered to encourage the soldiers, "As long as we launch a surprise attack from the side, we will have the advantage!"
Before he finished speaking, a soldier suddenly shouted out loud: "Heaven! What is that in the sky!"
The general looked up and saw something shining brightly in the sky higher than the mountain, like a meteor slowly streaking across the sky. The moment it floated over their heads, the light began to flicker rapidly, just like the bonfire they had arranged on the top of the mountain!
"King of Sweden! The reconnaissance force discovered the enemy's fleet! It's just behind the island!"
Ella nodded. The shiny thing is a hot air balloon that is permanently stationed above the Flying Zealander. An extremely long rope connects the hot air balloon to the deck to prevent them from being blown away by the wind.
"I'm lucky. The northeast wind came earlier than I expected. The other side was clever enough to ambush behind the island, which also saved the time to chase them." Aila pointed the crowbar behind the island, "The fleet dispersed and headed towards Outflank the two wings, and the air force begins to attack!"
Dozens of hot air balloons were moved from the cabin to the deck of the Flying Zealander. As the pirates lit the flames, these hot air balloons inflated one after another and flew towards the back of the island like a swarm of bees.
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The general had never seen such a scene before. When the first balloon flashed, he stared blankly at the sky; when more and more balloons floated over, he just secretly felt something was not good; until a bottle was thrown from the sky and set off an explosion on the sea. Finally, he panicked and shouted: "Disperse quickly! Rush to the front and attack them!"
But it's too late. The sea fire thrown from the hot air balloon was not very accurate, but it succeeded in turning the sea into a sea of fire. Ella's fleet surrounded them from both sides and fought with the local fleets in chaos.
The general stared blankly at the battlefield. His fleet was crushed by the attack of the Swedish fleet, which had almost the same warship style and even fewer numbers than theirs. The one-sided battle situation can no longer be called a battle or even a resistance, but can only be called a simple massacre.
The fire that covered the battlefield aroused the grief and anger in his heart. He remembered that Halfdan was defeated by the attack of this flame. However, the honor of a warrior made him hold the ax tightly. He roared like a cornered beast and led the warship under him to fight a bloody path!
——So, he saw the warship as huge as the castle.
The people on the warship didn't pay attention to the small boat in front of them. It came over like a mountain, easily knocking over him and the puny little long boat beneath him.
