Chapter 1562: Marching into the East China Sea
Bai Tu’s idea was simple. The remaining three governors of the Barton Empire were all at the level of King Kong Realm. If he seized the opportunity and killed one of them first, he could easily avoid the worst situation.
After all, even if the remaining two join forces, they can handle it based on their current combat power.
Under this premise, according to their current location, the closest place to them is Island No. 5 where the Governor of the East China Sea is! "Out of caution, Bishop Bo Levin will act with us. As for you, considering the possibility of encountering the West China Sea or South China Sea fleet during this period, I will arrange ten warships to act with you."
"On this basis, Patton's Royal Fleet is also at our disposal, and the same will be arranged for you."
Having said this, Bai Tu paused, and as if he had thought of something, he quickly added a sentence.
"I want a ship from the Royal Fleet. It'll be useful."
Bai Tu asked for a ship from the Royal Fleet, which would not have much impact on Soros. Even if he really couldn't win, it would not be easy for the other party to destroy him given the size of the fleet.
At worst, they can turn back and ask for help. Once the two steam ironclad ships arrive, there will be nothing they can't handle within the waters of the Patton Empire.
While they were talking, Bai Tu had already arranged everything clearly. They set off as soon as he said so. Bai Tu and Soros went their separate ways.
There was no delay afterwards. Patton occupied the capital in the morning and the follow-up operations were launched in the afternoon.
Theoretically speaking, the other governors on the outer islands could not have acted faster than them.
At this point in time, they didn't even know that the capital had fallen.
It was not until the Great Zhou fleet entered the waters surrounding Island No. 5 that the patrol ships of the East China Sea Fleet noticed their presence.
On the Great Zhou fleet side, Bai Tu had long since become a hands-off boss, and now Lin Youshu was in charge of everything.
Under the command of Lin Youshu, the two steam ironclad ships did not enter the battlefield directly, but remained hidden and waited on the periphery.
At this time, the only ones entering the East China Sea were fifteen speedboats from their Great Zhou and one speedboat from the Royal Fleet that cooperated with them.
After coming face to face with the East China Sea patrol ship from a distance, the fifteen speedboats on the Da Zhou side stopped advancing, and only the speedboat of the Royal Fleet continued to move forward.
Within the Patton Empire, the warships of the Royal Fleet are specially painted, and combined with the Patton royal flag, they are highly recognizable.
The patrol ship of the East China Sea Fleet on the opposite side apparently also noticed the existence of this royal warship and also began to slow down, and finally stopped completely.
However, the relevant signal has obviously been sent out.
As the royal warships approached, more East China Sea warships began to come into their sight.
However, after noticing the royal warships, they all chose to wait at a distance, just like the Great Zhou fleet.
For the Governor of the East China Sea, even though the Patton royal family is weak now, they have not yet torn their faces with the Patton royal family. Naturally, it is impossible for them to directly attack the royal warships without figuring out the situation.
According to the intelligence Bai Tu and his team had obtained before, there should only be one formation left in the East China Sea Fleet, which is a large warship and ten speedboats.
But obviously, the Governor of East China Sea has not been idle during these months. While building ships at the East China Sea Shipyard, he has also requisitioned all suitable civilian fishing boats and converted them into warships.
At this moment, the East China Sea Fleet has deployed its troops, and there are at least twenty warships on the opposite sea, which is quite different from the previous intelligence.
However, whether it is Bai Tu or Lin Youshu who is in charge of the command.
Everyone is calm and composed at this moment.
On the naval battlefield, the combat effectiveness of their Great Zhou fleet has long been measured not simply by the number of warships.
There are two steam ironclad ships to support them, and they also have aerial bombing forces ready to attack at any time.
If a real fight breaks out, the enemy's battle will be nothing to mention! While Bai Tu and his men were looking at the enemy, the Governor of the East China Sea, who had arrived with the follow-up support, also jumped directly onto the observation deck of the command ship and looked at the Great Zhou fleet parked in the distance.
They recognized the royal warships, but the Great Zhou fleet seemed very unfamiliar to them.
At the same time, the royal envoy on the royal warship read out Patton III's order to the East China Sea Fleet, stating that he had officially announced his surrender and submission to the Great Zhou, and also demanded that they give up resistance and surrender immediately.
Upon learning the order brought by the royal envoy, the Governor of Donghai frowned quickly.
At the same time, his eyes fell on the Great Zhou fleet in the distance again.
Regardless of whether this order is true or false, at this moment, he has already counted the fifteen warships on the opposite side.
Fifteen warships? Ask them to give up resistance and surrender? Ha! Throw a fart! "Pass my order, destroy them!"
It was impossible for him to hand his life over to someone else! The status of the Governor of the Four Seas in the Barton Empire was equivalent to that of a local lord. The main officers and even soldiers of his fleet were all from their major families. To put it bluntly, they were their private soldiers.
If the governor doesn't speak, even if Patton III is standing here, his words may not be effective.
Now that the Governor of the East China Sea had given the order, the East China Sea Fleet under his command immediately advanced towards the royal warships without saying a word.
It was obvious that they wanted to sink the royal warship and use him as a sacrifice.
Noticing the movement on the opposite side, the royal envoy's face suddenly changed and he crawled towards the cabin.
At the same time, the royal warships were also turning and evacuating at the fastest speed.
However, the distance between the two ships was already close at that time, and the warships' turning around delayed time, and by now the East China Sea Fleet's speedboats had already caught up.
Just as the royal warships were about to enter their attack range, at this moment, black shadows quickly passed by in the sky, and then, violent chain explosions engulfed the East China Sea warships one after another!
Needless to say, it was the Great Zhou's air bombing force that attacked!
Their Great Zhou had just accepted the surrender of Patton III some time ago. At this critical juncture, if the royal warships were sunk by the East China Sea Fleet right under their noses, wouldn't that be a slap in their faces?
So Bai Tu gave the order at the very beginning.
As long as the warships of the East China Sea Fleet dared to attack the Royal Warships, they would directly launch an aerial bombardment to deprive the normal attack capabilities of the opposing warships in the shortest possible time! The bombed East China Sea warships, although still able to move, were thrown into disarray. The Royal Warships saw the opportunity and hurriedly fled.
During this period, the Great Zhou fleet on standby on the periphery quickly deployed its offensive formation and rushed into the battlefield at the fastest speed!
(End of this chapter)
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