At this time, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
Longyan's fleet was divided into two groups, one led by Li He, which detoured from the Atlantic Ocean to attack Quebec.
The other group, led by General Ling Chen, landed at Boston Harbor to support America.
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Sheldon, who was sitting in Quebec, suddenly received the news.
"Governor, the enemy fleet was discovered in our defense zone!"
"A full twenty battleships are attacking us."
Hearing this, Sheldon was shocked. He did not expect that the other party would take such action and mobilize troops directly from the sea to attack their New England capital, Quebec!
Quebec's status will be equivalent to Philadelphia, the heart of Britain's American colonies.
If this place falls, the British colonial area will collapse as a result.
Sheldon issued the order without any hesitation, ordering twenty-five British warships to withdraw to block the Longyan fleet.
At this point, a protracted naval battle broke out at sea.
Britain's Dreadnought-class battleships are no inferior to supply ships in terms of specifications.
If it were a frontal attack, the supply ship might not have the upper hand.
However, there is one thing that the British do not know, the most important core giant steam engine of the Dreadnought-class battleship that they are proud of.
Whether it is technology or manufacturing, Long Yan has long been familiar with it.
And he knew the weaknesses of this steam engine.
Li He took advantage of this to hold back the British fleet at sea.
Give General Ling Chen time to land.
The main supply fleet led by Ling Chen sailed secretly and quickly on the sea, and did not dare to stop even in the middle of the night.
But this place has become a sea area controlled by Britain, even if most of their troops are contained by Li He at sea.
But Ling Chen didn't dare to take it lightly.
Even in the middle of the night, the British fleet was still patrolling.
Ling Chen didn't want to conflict with them at all. The hundreds of tanks, tens of thousands of Dragon Flame troops, and countless ammunition and artillery carried on their supply ships were all Long Yan's hope of aiding America in defeating Britain!
Even the loss of one ship is unacceptable to Ling Chen!
At this time, the intelligence officer hurried over.
"General, there are British patrol ships ahead!"
In the darkness where he couldn't see his fingers, Ling Chen saw through the telescope a little sporadic light in the distance.
It was the torch lit by the patrol boat operating in the darkness.
It is very dangerous to sail in the dark. At least there must be a torch to guide the sea.
"Extinguish the lights, stop the crews, and stop all battleships!"
"quick!"
"yes!"
Ling Chen's order was issued to every Longyan battleship.
Even in the darkness, it is not difficult to observe the battleship.
The sound produced when a giant steam engine operates, and the water ripples produced when a battleship moves, are all easily observed on the extremely quiet sea surface.
Ten Dragon Flame battleships were docked scatteredly in the darkness, like rocks blending into the sea.
Ling Chen was on the deck, continuing to observe the British patrol ship getting closer and closer through the telescope.
Everyone stopped their movements nervously, fearing that if they were not careful, they would continue to attract British patrol ships.
It doesn't even take ten of their ten battleships to deal with this patrol ship!
But it is too close to the shore, and the light and sound of the artillery can definitely alarm the enemies on the shore!
They did not dare to act rashly, but the British patrol ships seemed to be guided in the darkness.
Getting closer and closer.
Ling Chen frowned and issued an order: "Send out the small boat. If they continue to approach, let our special forces kill them!"
British patrol ships also use steam power, which is not easy to touch.
And once the action begins, no matter whether it fails or not, there is not much time left for them.
It may even affect their landing plans.
But it’s better than being exposed now!
However, just after the boat on the supply ship was lowered, the light in the darkness suddenly faded away.
After seeing this scene, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
What a risk, what a false alarm.
On the British patrol ship, their commander looked through the telescope at the distant sea level.
"Whether there is enough fuel, I always feel that there are a few large rocks on the sea level in front of me, something is not normal."
"I'm worried it's a battleship from the Long Yan Army, or something else."
The adjutant under him shook his head and said, "Sir, please spare us."
"It's already three o'clock in the morning. We can still get a good night's sleep when we return."
"And hasn't the intelligence already said that the battleships of the Longyan Army appeared on the route to Quebec, where our main force and their main force are fighting."
"It is impossible for a British battleship to appear here. Sir, you must have seen it wrong."
Hearing this, the British commander felt a little uneasy after confirming the unclearly visible rocks in the distance.
"No, we'd better confirm again. Anyway, the distance is not far away."
"We've all come this far."
The adjutant sighed, feeling that his plan to rest earlier was doomed to failure.
He could only say: "Okay, okay."
"I'll tell them to turn around."
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After a short journey, the adjutant cursed and walked to the deck to light a cigarette.
However, at this moment, he suddenly saw the dark deck below, and suddenly a man in black came up to kill him.
The moment he saw the man in black, the adjutant felt a lump in his throat, his head seemed to have lost consciousness, and he fell heavily to the ground.
There was still a look of horror on his face at the last moment.
The Dragon Flamers are really nearby!
The British commander saw the 'reef' in the distance becoming more and more clear, and immediately shouted: "The battleship is Long Yan's battleship!"
However, at this moment, he did not notice that death had come at all!
A knife passed through his back, very cleanly.
At the last moment, he turned around and noticed that there was no living crew member on his ship.
If he hadn't chosen to explore the information again, he might not have died.
His crew members may not die with him!
However, the outcome was already doomed, and until the last moment, his face was filled with endless unwillingness.
He didn't even have a chance to take revenge!
However, for Ling Chen, their actions tonight only bought them one night for their march.
One night, it is already three o'clock in the morning, and there are only more than three hours from now to dawn!
They must act quickly.
And they are still at least two days away from the port of Boston!
