Chapter 1558: Death Anyway
From launching the attack on the North Sea, to completing the landing, to moving into the Governor's Mansion and occupying the island, the entire process took less than two hours. There were basically no casualties on our side. It can only be said that it was too easy.
In the Governor's Mansion, they easily found the nautical charts of the Patton Empire, and after arranging what needed to be arranged, Bai Tu gathered everyone together to discuss the next steps.
As an archipelago country, the Barton Empire consists of seven islands.
These seven islands originally belonged to seven different countries.
Judging from the sea chart, the four outer islands are currently under the command of the four sea governors.
Bai Tu was not interested in remembering the names of these islands. He simply marked them in order with numbers from one to seven. It was simple and clear.
The capital of Patton, that is, the island where the Patton royal family is located, is Island Number One, and the island where they are located is Island Number Four.
Here, it is worth mentioning that as early as when the North Sea Fleet encountered a series of accidents, Harald, who had a clear premonition that the situation was not good and that war might break out, had already moved his family members to the inner island for refuge in advance.
The inner islands here refer to the three islands other than the four outer islands.
These three islands are basically located inside the four outer islands, so they are collectively called inner islands within the Patton Empire, including Island No. 1 where the Patton royal family lives.
Because of the relatively comfortable environment, they are generally better developed than the outer islands.
And it is precisely because of this that any noble with a bit of power in the Patton Empire has industries on the three inner islands.
The three inner islands are basically distributed in a triangle in terms of location. There is no one inner island that is closer and safer.
However, it is true that as the capital’s number one island, it is the largest of all the islands.
“If you take this route, you can go directly to the capital.”
At the conference table, Hans calmly drew a line on the nautical chart.
This is also the disadvantage of an archipelago country. It is impossible to set up checkpoints at sea and intercept troops.
But this does not mean that foreign enemies can do whatever they want here if they attack.
Because by doing so, there is a high probability that they will be attacked by the surrounding island fleets, and their Patton Empire is a naval power.
So under normal circumstances, no one would dare to do this.
However, the Great Zhou fleet is obviously not among them.
Not to mention the previous battles, both the Royal Fleet and the Four Seas Fleet suffered heavy losses, with the North Sea Fleet being completely wiped out early on. Even if they hadn't, the current Patton Empire would have no chance of winning against the two steam ironclad ships of the Great Zhou.
At that time, if the surrounding island fleets really dared to launch a pincer attack on them, it would be no different from seeking death.
Simply put, the Great Zhou fleet has the strength to head straight for Patton's capital.
In fact, based on the current strength of the Great Zhou fleet, it would not be a problem at all to take over one island at a time.
But as the commander-in-chief, Bai Tu always wants to achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost and will not create more trouble for himself.
In this way, we will go straight to the capital and let Jabbar persuade Emperor Patton to surrender.
If Emperor Patton could surrender smoothly and submit to their Great Zhou, then the next thing would be easy.
On the other hand, if something goes wrong and Emperor Patton refuses to surrender, they can just take over Island No. 1, and then things will be simple.
In this wave, the main strategy is to capture the leader first!
It took almost no effort to capture Island No. 4, so naturally there was no need for much rest.
After a simple night's rest, Bai Tu left behind five hundred Lizardmen soldiers and five speedboats to symbolically garrison Island No. 4. Then, early the next morning, he launched an advance towards Island No. 1 where the Patton royal family was located.
With their sufficient strength, their Great Zhou fleet had a smooth journey.
At that time, the last remaining formation of the Royal Fleet was patrolling around the island. After clearly entering a wartime state, the alert level within the Patton Empire also increased.
After noticing their whereabouts, the Royal Fleet approached them immediately.
In the eyes of Bai Tu and his friends, this action was like "a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger".
Having never seen the power of a steam-powered ironclad ship, they had no idea what they were facing.
Fortunately, this does not prevent them from learning numbers.
As the distance continued to shorten, the members of the Royal Fleet felt their scalps tingling as they watched more and more Great Zhou warships enter their field of vision.
"Wardfa, can anyone tell me what the hell is going on?!"
On the command ship, the fleet captain's mentality instantly exploded.
The outcome of this battle is known without even having to be fought. The enemy can crush them with just the number of warships!
According to their current situation, if they fight, they will die, and if they don't fight, they will also die! Just when the captain was about to explode, the messenger suddenly came over to report...
"Report to the commander, our internal flag has suddenly been raised on the deck of the opposite ship! They want to negotiate with us!"
"Internal banner..."
Upon hearing the news, the fleet captain was stunned and thoughtful.
"Give a reply and agree to negotiate."
After the two sides reached a consensus, the ship responsible for the negotiation mission quickly moved forward.
During this process, the Royal Fleet quickly confirmed that the person standing on the deck of the opposite ship was actually their Royal Mage Jabar!
"What's going on?"
The fleet captain who confirmed the news was obviously stunned.
At the same time, he couldn't help but take another look at the huge Great Zhou fleet in the distance.
"Could it be one of our own? Has our fleet returned victoriously?"
Following the disappearance of the previous large fleet, the large fleet led by Marshal Hans and Royal Mage Jabal also went missing while pursuing the enemy.
While this news was incredible to everyone, it also spread quickly within the empire.
After all, the fleet involved is so large and the number of people is so large that it is impossible to conceal it.
It is no longer a secret within the Patton Empire.
This has also caused panic among the people within the empire.
But now the missing Jabeur was standing right in front of them, and he couldn't help but be confused, and many thoughts flashed through his mind quickly.
After all, no one is a fool, and the current situation is too weird.
But in a dead end situation, it seems that it is not a bad idea to be stupid occasionally. Who knows, maybe this stupidity will save people? "I want to see His Majesty as soon as possible!"
Without wasting time talking to them, Jabbar stated his purpose right away.
The fleet captain breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
【As long as it has nothing to do with us. 】
Thinking of this, the captain of the fleet was not ambiguous at all. He immediately arranged to send Jabbar to the palace to meet Patton III as quickly as possible! (End of this chapter)
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