The fiefdom increases by 1 soldier in 1 second, and the empress kneels down and begs not to rebel

"Marshal, are you really that nervous?" Deputy Leto advised.

Lucat waved his hand and continued to walk around with a frown on his face.

Laito's brows gradually furrowed, and he followed his steps and advised:

"The Fiery Sun Fleet and the Federation Fleet are advancing in lockstep, but you've slowed us down. If this continues, we'll gradually fall behind.

Although I know you are considering safety, if we make such an arrangement at this time, we will inevitably be criticized by Augustus, the bastard, after landing, which will make us lose a certain say in the division of Daqian territory. "

"We can't avoid war just for the sake of avoiding it, Marshal!" Leto finally couldn't help but grab Lucat's sleeve. Until today, Leto has been extremely depressed.

It is obvious that the Sari Kingdom has brought an astonishing number of warships. The Lieyang Fleet has as many as four or five hundred warships, and nearly 30% of them are heavy warships. The number of artillery on the ships is simply jaw-dropping. Such a fleet is truly worthy of the work of a hegemonic country.

Logically speaking, in the face of such powerful combat power, there is no need to worry at all, but Marshal Lucat was still frowning. Even in the current situation where the progress towards South Port was extremely smooth, he became more and more nervous and uneasy.

This performance of his has made Leto lose his trust in him. He is now only disappointed in Lucat. This young man who became the marshal by virtue of his family background does not have the shadow of his meritorious father at all.

He has no fighting spirit.

Under Leto's incessant chatter, Lucat finally stopped pacing.

"It's so annoying!" he shouted in a panic.

"Marshal, you..." Leto hesitated to speak.

Lucat shook his head, and the golden hair that fell on his forehead fluttered on top of his head. He restrained his anger and looked at Leto and said, "Don't you think it's strange?"

"What's so strange?" Leto looked puzzled.

"The Qian people were retreating. When they saw our ship, they turned around and left." Lucat frowned.

"What's so strange about this? Our fleet is unstoppable and invulnerable. It would be strange if they didn't retreat." Leto also frowned.

Lucat said nothing, but just looked sharply at Leto.

The two of them were silent for a few breaths, and then Laito smiled and said:

"What? Does the Marshal think they are trying to trick us into giving chase?"

"Yes! That's right! Their evacuation must be a false alarm. They are trying to make us let down our guard!" Lucat narrowed his eyes, his face extremely solemn.

"Haha." Seeing Lucat's serious tone, Leto couldn't help laughing.

"You think too much, Marshal." He shook his head and continued:

"How is that possible? Although this tactic is very common, does Daqian have the strength to implement it? You know, without strong combat power, the so-called inducement is of no use at all."

“It just makes it easier for us to get to Southport.”

"Besides, this is on the sea, not on land, so there is no ambush or encirclement."

"Even if they are hiding in a strait, they must have a large number of warships. Otherwise, how can they lure us over and attack us?"

What Leto said made sense, and Lucat had to admit that he was right, but now facing the continuous withdrawal of the Qian army, he always felt weird.

The country's change in attitude and the inexplicable emergence of a navy are enough to show that great changes have taken place within the country in recent months.

But now, he didn't think that this country was really bluffing, they must be deploying a combat plan behind the scenes.

But our side did not make any tactical arrangements at all.

At the last meeting the day before, Clemento was too arrogant. He did not take Daqian seriously at all. He thought that if the fleet went over, they would be defeated and flee in a panic.

Therefore, he completely ignored many matters such as overall planning, which led to the chaotic situation in the fleet today.

On the left wing was the Rose Fleet, in the middle was the Fiery Sun Fleet and the Federal Fleet moving forward side by side, and on the right wing was Augustus's Sea Lion Fleet. The four main fleets only moved forward in their respective square formations, with no interweaving in between and no tactics.

Then once we really encounter an opponent of equal strength, the battle will definitely be a mess as soon as it starts.

Of course, this would only happen if the opponent was equal to or slightly inferior to the fleet, but Lucat felt that this mysterious country could come up with a pretty strong fleet.

For this reason, he ordered the Rose Fleet to slow down. He knew that the closer they got to Nangang, the higher the possibility of encountering the Daqian Fleet would become.

He was almost certain that there must be a large fleet of ships in the sea near the landing point.

When we face them head-on, Daqian's true identity will be revealed.

And if it is true as he guessed, their navy is extremely powerful, then the warships that bear the brunt of the battle will definitely suffer heavy damage!

Although the firepower of the Rose Fleet's ships was not fierce, the overall speed of the warships was relatively fast. If the worst situation really occurred, he felt that it could still be salvaged.

But what is disturbing is the continuous withdrawal of the Daqian Navy. Why are they constantly giving up control of the sea?

If they have a powerful fleet, then what is the difference between fighting a battle near the coast and fighting a battle in the open sea? Why bother?

"Why do we have to clear the passage and let us march straight to Nangang?"

Lucat couldn't think of an answer to this question, and he became increasingly anxious.

But as time went on, they did sail into the near sea and were still not blocked by the Daqian fleet. The Daqian people even abandoned all the large and small islands near the coast.

Even until the afternoon, when they were less than an hour away from Nangang, they still did not see the assembled Daqian fleet appear on the sea.

What they saw along the way were just some small ships fleeing quickly on the sea. These Daqian warships appeared to be fleeing in a panic, and the fleets of various countries would naturally not choose to chase these small patrol boats. There was only one place they wanted to go from the beginning to the end, and that was the landing point in Nangang.

At this moment, the Rose Fleet had fallen behind the fleet.

Lucat did not choose to sail at normal speed because of Leto's constant exhortation. He was still certain that the next battle would be a naval battle of extremely large scale that would sweep away everyone!

His worries were not unnecessary. After two and a half hours, Lucat finally understood everything.