The Battle of Stour Island came to an end by evening.
All sixty ships of the First Fleet of the Franki Empire led by Duke Williams were wiped out, and not a single ship escaped the encirclement of the Daxia Fleet. Duke Williams' flagship did not surrender. He personally stood at the bow of the ship and ordered the flagship to rush towards the Daxia fleet like a moth to a flame.
His flagship was hit by three shells, and he closed his eyes at the violent explosion.
Half of the supply ships of the Daxia Combined Fleet bypassed the battlefield and arrived at Stull Island. The 30,000 naval officers and soldiers on the supply ships went to the island and fought. In just two hours, they defeated the defense soldiers on Stull Island and occupied the military base on the sea of Stull Island.
Twenty thousand naval officers and soldiers continued to penetrate deep into the island to wipe out the remaining enemy forces. Zuo Mu issued another order on the Chang'an.
Except for the First Fleet, the other five fleets headed towards the waters of Stull Island and defended thirty miles ahead of Stull Island.
The First Fleet docked at the harbor of Stuer Island, and Xu Xiaoxian and others set foot on this foreign land.
At this moment, the second and third fleets of Pokhara Island in France's second defense circle, totaling 120 warships, were approaching at full speed. The commander of these two fleets was the famous French naval marshal Duke Burak.
Duke Burak stood on the command tower, looking solemnly at the vast ocean under the afterglow of the setting sun.
He likes the sea, and he likes the sea even more when the afterglow makes the surface red.
But there was no such joy in his eyes at this moment.
After receiving the news from the First Fleet's express ship, he immediately boarded the ship and led two naval forces to rush to the rescue of Stour Island.
He has been through hundreds of battles and his reputation has spread across the entire European continent, but he knows that the opponent he will meet this time will be the most powerful opponent in his life!
He was the most loyal supporter of Queen Maria II, and he believed that the extremely cautious instructions given to him by Her Majesty were no exaggeration.
The devil from the East has really come.
This land will be ravaged by war.
They had strong ships and powerful guns, and they also had a strong army.
However, he did not need to worry about the army. He also believed that the army of Daxia would not be able to break through the city of Bamor, which was personally guarded by Marshal Mishaul.
What he needs to defend is the first and second defense circles at sea. If he fails to defend them... the enemy warships will be able to reach the third defense circle near the coast of Franky, which is the last line of defense of the empire.
Now a full day has passed and no news has been received. It is not known whether Duke Williams has defended the waters of Stour Island or whether the two sides are in a stalemate.
When he heard that there were hundreds of enemy ships, the heart of the Grand Marshal of the Navy, Duke Burak, sank to the bottom of the valley. At the same time as the fleet set off, he also sent a speedboat to the port of Mezelin.
The Port of Mezerlin is the largest military port in the Atlantic Ocean on the Empire's mainland, and it is also the headquarters of the Empire's third defense circle.
There are more than 200 warships from the Empire's Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Fleets.
The empire's renowned Grand Duke Moshi was also in charge there, but in the eyes of Her Majesty, if the devil from the East really came, then the battle in the second defensive circle would be the most important of this battle.
The implication is that if the second defense circle is captured by the enemy, even if the third defense circle has a stronger naval force, it will be difficult to reverse the decline in this battle.
What is carried on his shoulders is the trust of Her Majesty the Queen and the future of such a great empire!
Is the enemy really that powerful?
Duke Burak was not puzzled by this, but in his opinion, Franky, who was able to unify many maritime powers in Europe, had already stood at the pinnacle of the world's naval power.
So what would it be like if the Daxia fleet was more powerful?
Just when Duke Burak was unable to understand, his adjutant came hurriedly.
"Your Excellency, the Duke, enemy ships have been spotted ahead... a large number of enemy ships!"
Duke Burak was startled, took the telescope, and took a breath of cold air—
In the afterglow of the setting sun, densely packed huge warships appeared on the calm sea!
In fact, the warships did not move. They just floated on the sea like monsters with bloody mouths.
The enemy ships are already beyond the island of Stull... There is no sign of the Empire's First Fleet within sight, not even a hint of war. This means that the Empire's First Fleet has been completely wiped out by the enemy, and the battle took place in a very short time, so the enemy's warships must be extremely powerful!
"Order... all troops to stop advancing!"
"Order... all ships, prepare for battle!"
"Orders... closely monitor the movements of enemy ships. Report any unusual activity immediately!"
On the sea, the Daxia Combined Fleet and the Franky Second and Third Fleets stared at each other, and neither side sounded the clarion call for war.
At this moment, Fu Xiaoguan, Zuo Mu and Fang Chaoyang landed on Stour Island under the protection of a thousand guards. He took his group to inspect the military port carefully and was very happy.
This is an excellent large harbor, and it is obvious that Frankie has put a lot of thought into it.
It has comprehensive facilities, numerous berths, and numerous docks for ship maintenance. If the Daxia fleet were stationed here, it would be able to control the throat leading to European waters...
"Old Zuo, leave thirty supply ships here. Unload the supplies from the supply ships and store them in the warehouses here. Convert the supply ships into warships... Although their combat effectiveness is inferior to that of main battleships, judging by today's battle, they are more than enough to deal with the warships in this area."
"Leave the soldiers on the thirty supply ships here temporarily until we return."
"We need to explore this island, and then plan it carefully after we return. Perhaps it can become an important berthing and supply base for Daxia merchant ships in the future."
Zuo Mu nodded, "Okay..."
He looked at Fu Xiaoguan suspiciously again, "You don't want to farm here, do you?"
Fu Xiaoguan laughed heartily and patted Zuo Mu on the shoulder. "Don't worry, your idea is not bad, but I won't be the landlord here. I hope it will be our descendants!"
Gazing at the last rays of sunset on the horizon, Fu Xiaoguan was filled with high spirits. "Let the people of Daxia work hard to have children, let the people of Daxia spread all over the world, and make them the most noble and respected people. This is the greatest honor that a most powerful country should give to its people!"
Zuo Mu could hardly imagine what the scene would be like when the people of Da Xia set foot on this distant continent, when the people of Da Xia lived and multiplied in these places, and dominated the future and destiny of these places.
People all over the world speak the language of Daxia.
People all over the world use Daxia's currency.
All people in the world exist according to the will of Daxia.
This is the beautiful and powerful country that Zuo Mu can yearn for!
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