"Marshal, could this be a warship from the Yan Kingdom?" Leto asked Lucate nervously, wiping the sweat from his brow.

The distance was still too far to see clearly. Logically, it shouldn't be a warship of the Yan Kingdom, since they should still be fighting the allied forces and it was impossible for them to have ended the battle in such a short time and sailed here. However, when Leto saw the lights, he still felt great panic.

Last time in the South China Sea, he also saw lights at sea at night. It was the Yan Kingdom's fleet, and the feeling of déjà vu made him subconsciously uneasy.

Lucat was the same; his face was pale, and his lips were even trembling slightly.

"It must be them."

"Have they... already defeated the allied forces? Or did they detach a fleet to pursue us...?"

Regardless of the answer, it seems to indicate that the allied forces did not pose a threat to the Yan Kingdom; on the contrary, the Yan Kingdom was able to handle the allied forces' attacks with ease.

If the allied forces have been completely defeated by Yan Kingdom, then one can imagine how powerful Yan Kingdom's navy is. They defeated the massive allied fleet in a very short time and immediately launched a pursuit after the battle.

From the encounter with the allied forces to the end of the battle and arriving at this sea area, only five days had passed. What kind of power could accomplish all this?

Before this afternoon, the wind at sea was consistently against the wind. The Rose Fleet sailed at full speed in a zigzag pattern to reach this place. Yan Kingdom set off later despite the headwind, but caught up with the fleet.

Lucate became increasingly alarmed as he thought about it. He was almost certain that the Yan Army fleet possessed extremely powerful destructive capabilities, as well as unimaginable speed, and that it was an ironclad warship.

"It's over... it's over..."

“If we get caught, we’re doomed.” Lucate’s body trembled, and his moving lips involuntarily let out a mournful cry.

His muttering startled Leto and the other officers and soldiers around him, plunging them into a great panic.

Since the last meeting in Lucat's cabin, Lucat has relayed all his speculations and judgments about Yan Kingdom to everyone.

Therefore, everyone in the Rose Fleet reached a consensus: the Yan Kingdom's fleet was extremely powerful, and they absolutely could not defeat them in a naval battle; in fact, they would be completely crushed by them instead.

Now that the Yan Kingdom's fleet has caught up, one can only imagine the horrific tragedy that will occur once they are overtaken.

"Marshal! We must immediately jettison the heavy objects to reduce the ship's weight!" Leto said in a panic.

Lucat nodded subconsciously, and the soldiers immediately began to move.

Lucat was still keeping a close eye on the movements behind him, but in just a moment, the hazy lights became clearer and clearer, and he saw smoke drifting in the beams of light. The Yan Kingdom's warships were indeed sailing very fast.

This made Lucat's heart sink to the bottom. He knew that even if he reduced the weight of the ship, he could not increase the distance, and the Yan Kingdom fleet would catch up soon.

He wasn't the only one; others also realized this serious problem.

The soldiers grew increasingly panicked, but as the panic reached its peak, a surge of intense anger arose within them. Leto was one of them; he clenched his fists, his face flushed, and gritted his teeth, saying:

"Those bastards chased us way too fast!"

"We are afraid we cannot shake off the pursuit. We are still some distance away and have time to set up our lines."

"Marshal! Let's fight them! We can't escape anyway!"

As the voices reached his ears, sweat poured down Lucate's face incessantly, and his palms grew icy cold. He didn't know how to respond.

If the allied forces couldn't defeat the Yan Kingdom, how could they possibly fight them with only the Rose Fleet? Even if they turned around and deployed their formation, they would still be downwind, which meant they had no advantage whatsoever.

So once the battle begins, the Rose Fleet might disappear from this world after tonight—no, not maybe, but definitely!

Seeing that Lucat remained silent, another officer hesitated and said, "Marshal, even if war breaks out, I'm afraid we have no chance of winning..."

"How about..."

Before he could finish speaking, Leto roared, "Let's fight them! We might as well all die together!"

"At least we've given it our all!"

The officer glanced at Leto, then silently lowered his head, his gaze drifting towards Lucate. Most of the other soldiers also fell silent.

In the deathly silence, Lucat glanced around at the people around him, then swallowed hard and said in a very low voice:

"We can't escape; fighting will only result in total annihilation..."

"Only by surrendering early might we be able to..."

At this point, Leto suddenly raised his voice: "No! Marshal! Given the brutality of the Yan people, they will only try to exterminate us!"

"You should know this time..."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "This time, we organized a fleet to attack Yan Kingdom. How could they possibly accept surrender in the face of such a situation?"

"Moreover, in the last South China Sea battle, you should know that almost everyone except us died. Clemento escaped only because the Yan people deliberately let them go as a warning to us."

At this point, Leto straightened his posture, his gaze gradually hardening. He looked around at the people, then fixed his gaze on the pale-faced Lucat, and said in a resounding voice:

"Therefore, I don't think surrendering will do any good. We should fight them with all our might, even if we fight until there's not a single person left on the ship!"

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