"What?! How could this happen?!"
After Roberts finished recounting the situation at the front, Pam was shocked.
The worst-case scenario actually happened: the commander and his men were ambushed by the Yan Kingdom's fleet and suffered heavy losses!
Roberts shook his head as he looked at Pam, whose face was deathly pale.
"In short, this is the current situation. Your fleet was at a disadvantage in the battle with the Yan people and was forced to go to Coral Island to avoid their pursuit. Fortunately, we arrived in time and fought a small-scale naval battle with the Yan people, who then chose to withdraw."
“We originally planned to go to the coral island to rescue them after the tide came in, but the Yan people started to launch an attack. Their harassment has hindered our rescue operation, and we cannot take that risk.”
"Your recklessness led to this defeat. Almost all of the large warships were damaged in the naval battle, and many more ran aground on the coral island."
"They urgently need rescue."
Upon hearing this, Pam was in a state of utter confusion.
As expected, the Yan Kingdom fleet that had previously arrived at Chalmers Island was just a decoy; they were bait, and Commander Edman actually took the bait.
Roberts looked at Pam and said:
"Our mission is to deal with the Yan people. Only by defeating the Yan fleet in one fell swoop can the people on Coral Island be rescued. Therefore, our Marshal Lucat has separated a squadron and sent me to Charme Island to inform you of this news."
"I think our offensive should be effective in the next few days. Once the Yan people are defeated, they will definitely flee back to their homeland. We need to press our advantage and pursue them. So, you can leave the rescue of those people on the island to your own people."
"Did you understand?" Roberts looked around at the Goths with a serious expression.
Panm was flustered and nodded unconsciously.
At this moment, a federal naval lieutenant suddenly frowned and said:
"You should at least have gone to the island and brought some of our people back! Can't you even do that?!"
Upon hearing this, Roberts frowned, his face immediately darkening. He stared at the lieutenant and said coldly, "What do you mean? Do you think I'm lying, or are you blaming us for a failed rescue?"
"If you think I'm lying, that's fine. You don't have to listen. You can choose to stay here and wait! Waiting for years is fine!"
The lieutenant's face was cold and stern, and he remained silent without uttering a word.
Roberts then said sternly:
"If you think our rescue operation failed, that's ridiculous! The reason your fleet ended up like this is because you acted on your own initiative and recklessly. If you had waited for us to arrive and rendezvous, this wouldn't have happened!"
"We've already shown you a great deal of decency by coming to inform you of this news. Do you expect us to divert our forces from the naval battle to the island to rescue your people and then bring them all back safely one by one?!"
"Our objective here is to cripple the Yan Kingdom's coastal defenses; that's the key point!"
After these resounding words, everyone's face turned pale. Pam's face was ashen, and he spoke weakly.
"I see."
"This...sigh." He sighed helplessly.
Roberts' expression softened slightly, and he said:
"I have delivered the message. The battle on the front lines is not over yet, and your people are still waiting for rescue on the island. I think you should know what the environment of Coral Island is like."
"We're heading back first thing tomorrow morning. It's up to you when you plan to set sail for the rescue. You can decide for yourselves."
After saying that, Roberts turned around and led his soldiers away.
"etc!"
Just then, a shout came from behind.
Roberts' wrist twitched, and a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
But he still turned around: "What's wrong?"
Pam looked dejected and said, "Anyway... thank you for bringing us this news."
Roberts glanced at Pam, then at the people around him, and slowly said:
"It's nothing, don't mention it."
He said no more and led his soldiers toward the warship.
Behind him, Pam said in a deep voice, "We can't delay any longer. Everyone get ready, we'll set sail tonight!"
Roberts stopped and turned around:
"You're leaving tonight?"
"Yes, we'll set off tonight. This is urgent and we can't waste any time."
Roberts nodded and said:
"Alright, let's set off tonight."
"I'll show you the way."
“That would be perfect,” Pam said immediately.
Roberts didn't say anything more; he led his soldiers straight away.
That night, all the Federation soldiers on Chalmers Island boarded the ship and sailed away from Chalmers Island under the guidance of the Shenglu Kingdom's warship.
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Two and a half days later.
Around noon, Pam stood on the bow deck, looking out at the ocean. The Shenglu Kingdom warships in his field of vision were sailing very fast. In the past two and a half days of sailing, they had even gradually widened the distance between them.
It was clear that the Shenglu people were eager to return to the front lines, and Pam was also anxious, worried that new situations might arise at the front during this time.
Regardless, it seems that this expedition to Yan Kingdom is doomed to fail, and after rescuing the people on Coral Island, they have no choice but to return.
Just as he was deep in thought, a soldier's shout suddenly came from the watchtower:
"Lieutenant Colonel! There's a large fleet ahead!"
"Hmm?" Pam frowned and picked up the binoculars.
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