On the sea.
Saigo Jun's fleet was still slowly moving forward.
The fog remained thick, and news came from patrol boats from time to time. Saigo Jun remained calm and ordered them to keep scouting the enemy's movements.
Some time had passed since the first military intelligence report, and Saigo Jun guessed that even if the enemy's warships were not traveling fast, they would encounter them in the thick fog in no time at most.
At that time, a naval battle will be inevitable.
The grief of losing his beloved son still tormented Saigo Hayato, so he knew that this time he must utterly annihilate these Yan people!
With a blank expression, Saigo Hayabusa looked at the mist ahead and turned back into his cabin.
He sat in the chair, closed his eyes, and began to wait quietly.
But then, he suddenly cursed.
"That bastard Huang Tianwei!"
"If you fall into my hands, I will make you wish you were dead!"
In fact, Huang Tianwei's escape earlier was made possible by Saigo Jun's help.
Huang Tianwei obtained the boat from Saigo Jun, and Saigo Jun chose to give him the boat because he was intimidated by Huang Tianwei's words.
At this moment, recalling what Huang Tianwei had said back then, Saigo Hayato gritted his teeth in hatred.
Just then, shouts from soldiers came from outside:
"General! You're back!"
"The patrol boats are all back!"
Upon hearing the sound, Saigo Hayabusa raised an eyebrow, then slowly walked out of the cabin and onto the deck.
Seeing the patrol boats emerging from the fog, Saigo Hayato said to his lieutenant, Tamiya, beside him:
"What happened?"
"Why are there so many ships coming back at once?"
"Haven't we already given them orders..."
His words were interrupted, and Tamiya looked surprised. He pointed to the patrol boats and said:
"General! Look at the flag signals!"
"This is an emergency signal!"
"They've encountered a major danger ahead!!"
"This...this is them running back!"
Saigo Jun frowned, squinting at the ships ahead.
"Escape? It seems the enemy has quite a few ships."
"Besides, the fighting has already started, and we've only dispatched seven or eight patrol boats. It's not a problem to avoid their sharp edge for now."
"But isn't this flag signaling a bit too serious?"
Is it necessary to raise the alert level to the highest level of emergency?
Tamiya then asked, "So, General, who are we?"
Saigo Hayabusa waved his hand and said coldly:
"Proceed according to plan! Kill as many as they come!"
"Naval battle? Do you think they can possibly defeat us?!"
"What a joke!"
"Full speed ahead!!!"
With a loud roar, the fleet accelerated, moving forward instead of retreating!
As they went back and forth, the patrol boats drew closer to the fleet, and shouts came from them:
"We've already sunk several ships!"
"Return to base immediately! Return to base immediately!"
"Stop sailing! The enemy ships are numerous and their firepower is fierce!!"
"Return to base immediately!!!"
Urgent shouts came continuously from several patrol boats.
At this distance, the soldiers on the fleet could already see the faces of the people on the patrol boats. They were all ashen-faced and shouting at the top of their lungs.
Upon seeing this, Tamiya immediately sensed something was wrong. He looked at Saigo Hayato with a serious expression and said:
"Oh no! General!"
"It seems the enemy has more ships than we expected, and their fighting strength is also very strong!"
"Although I don't want to believe it, they are probably much more powerful than the East China Sea Fleet! Their urgent need for us to return to port must be based on their assessment during contact with the enemy!"
"General, do you think we should...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Tamiya was startled. He saw several ships appearing in the thick fog a mile ahead!
Without a doubt, these are enemy ships, and they are actually following the patrol boat closely!
Looking at the ships visible through the fog, there were dozens of them sailing side by side before being enveloped by the fog and becoming obscured.
Tamiya seemed inexplicably flustered, and he hurriedly said:
"General! Look! They've actually caught up with us!"
"There are already dozens of ships in our field of vision right now, no... and they're still increasing! More ships are coming into view!"
As they spoke, more ship outlines appeared in the mist.
"General, should we...should we take refuge for a while and then..." Tamiya didn't finish his sentence.
With a "snap".
Saigo Jun's face flushed red with anger, and he slapped him across the face.
"Refund? Refund my ass! What nonsense are you spouting!"
"Our mission is to defeat them at sea. Even if they have a hundred or so ships, they are no match for us!"
"On this vast ocean, we Japanese have never feared any country!"
Xi Gong touched her reddened face and whispered, "But General, more and more ships are appearing in the fog."
"Moreover, the captains on the patrol boats are all very experienced veterans. They determined that the enemy was extremely strong, which is why they ordered us to return to port. This..."
Before he could finish speaking, Saigo Hayato glared at him angrily and rebuked him:
"Experienced?"
"I've been sailing the seas for almost twenty years! Without me, would our navy be where it is today?!"
"Since this new army was born under my command, we have never lost a single battle, whether it was the Kingdom of Gaoli in front or the East China Sea Navy behind! Every time we have returned in great victory!"
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