Chapter 1492: Each with His Own Motives
Led by Lin Youshu, the First Fleet quickly arrived at the scene and successfully joined up with the Eighth Clipper of the First Fleet.
During this time, their pterosaur riders kept watching the opponent's every move from the air.
This also meant that the Da Zhou side didn't have to worry too much about the other side doing anything in their blind spots, and the number of ships on the opposite side had already been counted by them.
In addition to the six clippers that were in the front and had already deployed their formation, there were nine more clippers hidden further back.
If the pterosaur riders had not had a commanding aerial view, they would not have been able to detect this deployment at all.
These guys are extremely evil, it's obvious that they want to cheat them!
After understanding the situation, Lin Youshu remained relatively calm and simply took advantage of the situation.
"Pass my order, switch to offensive formation and advance steadily!"
Although this was inconsistent with the orders given by Commander Bai Tu, orders are dead and people are alive.
As Bai Tu's adjutant, Lin Youshu knew very well that he had to adapt to the actual situation on the battlefield.
The focus is not on the execution process, but on the results.
As long as the result is satisfactory, the process is not important.
For now, leaving aside the ambush ships on the opposite side, judging from the combat power displayed alone, the eight speedboats of their Great Zhou have the upper hand at this stage.
It would be very strange if I were to be timid now!
In just a short while, following Lin Youshu's order, the First Fleet had already slowly deployed its formation.
At the same time, after receiving the report from the pterosaur riders, Bai Tu, who was leading the fleet to make a detour from the periphery, couldn't help but smile after thinking about it for a while.
Bai Tu undoubtedly trusts Lin Youshu's abilities, and taking his adjutant with him into the attack really saves him a lot of worries.
Take the current situation for example. He basically doesn't have to worry about the front battlefield. He just needs to take care of the two fleets that are making a detour from the side.
During this period, the First Fleet of the North Sea Fleet looked at the Great Zhou Fleet which had already deployed its offensive formation and was advancing on the sea in the distance, and even had some intention of counterattacking them.
The captain frowned, not because he was afraid of the eight enemy warships in front of him.
Instead, he was struggling with what to do next! You know, he still had nine warships waiting in the back.
As long as he gives the order, the nine warships behind him will immediately come up.
By then, with the size of his fifteen warships, it would be easy for him to swallow up the eight warships on the other side. But considering the governor's order, his approach was undoubtedly a bit risky.
At the same time, he certainly considered the possibility that there were ambushes on the other side...
Thinking of this, the captain quickly gave the order...
"Pass on my order. The leading fleet will retreat steadily. At the same time, the rear fleet will be divided into two small fleets and deployed to the two flanks!"
An order was issued, and the vanguard fleet of the North Sea Fleet began to retreat.
First show weakness to the enemy, then make arrangements. Then he will be able to fight or escape.
In this wave, both sides have their own ulterior motives.
In this situation, it all depends on who has better skills.
But the Great Zhou has pterosaur riders who provide aerial vision!
There is no doubt about how dominant the air force is in this maritime battlefield, especially when the opponent does not have an air force.
Basically, as soon as there is any movement from the enemy fleet here, the relevant information will be immediately sent to Bai Tu.
Bai Tu, who understood the situation, said with some profoundness.
While they were trying to counterattack the other side, the other side was also thinking the same thing! Under this premise, judging from the size of the fleet alone, the two sides were really evenly matched.
Excluding the speedboat that went back for help but has not returned yet, they have sixteen warships on the Great Zhou side, among which the large warship serving as the main flagship is still on the way at this time.
It is not known whether they can make it in time this time, so their actual total strength on the front line is fifteen speedboats.
The size of the fleet sent by the North Sea Fleet on the opposite side happened to be fifteen speed ships.
But! They also have air forces!
In a naval battle, this is a strategic-level force that can quickly break the balance of power between the two fleets! "Order the Third Fleet to retreat and avoid colliding with the opposing fleet."
In this wave, the opponent also adopted a two-sided encirclement strategy.
With four ships on one side and five ships on the other, their Great Zhou's Third Fleet just happened to run into the five speed ships on the opposite side.
Under this premise, their Third Fleet only had three speedboats and was at a disadvantage in numbers, so there was no need for them to engage in a head-on confrontation with the opponent on the outer flank battlefield.
After giving this order, Bai Tu pondered for a moment and gave another order.
"We should retreat further out. Don't expose our position to the opposing flanking fleet for the time being. This will buy time for the Third Fleet to retreat and adjust."
As the two sides approach each other, the two fleets will soon face off. Once they come into contact, their layout will be exposed on the spot.
If the Third Fleet fails to withdraw to its proper position by then, a chaotic battle may break out, and the situation may get out of their control and become even more complicated.
This is not what Bai Tu wants to see.
Bai Tu quickly adjusted the tactical plan in his mind and made new arrangements.
Invisibly, the battlefield situation in this sea area began to change rapidly.
As a person involved in the situation, the captain of the North Sea Fleet is now completely unaware of the situation.
Compared with the Great Zhou Fleet, which has aerial vision, the current North Sea Fleet is like a group of blind people. They have no idea that they have unknowingly stepped into the trap set by the opposite side.
Even the captain is still struggling with this. His plan has already been deployed, but the enemy fleet chasing after them seems to be motionless.
Just as the captain was thinking about this, the First Fleet commanded by Lin Youshu suddenly began to retreat.
The enemy captain, who confirmed the situation at the first time, did not think there was anything wrong with this operation.
Apart from the small-scale fleets that were secretly carrying out operations in secret, the fleets of both sides had been engaged in a long-distance tug-of-war.
Simply put, they are running away and the other side is chasing them.
Because the two sides were too far apart, the other side did not seem to have any intention of launching an assault ship.
In addition, the speeds of the two fleets were similar, and the distance between them could not be effectively shortened. The battle could not enter the next stage, or even could not continue at all.
In this case, continuing the pursuit would pose potential risks to the other party.
From a safe perspective, giving up the meaningless pursuit and retreating is also a normal operation.
But in this case, the choice once again fell on him.
Should we fight or retreat? Being calm does not mean being timid. He is also an experienced naval officer. He has served for so many years and has fought many battles, big and small.
This is a battle that can obviously be won, so why not fight it? With this question in mind, the captain resolutely gave the order!
"Turn back and chase!"
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(End of this chapter)
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