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

September 26th.

On the vast ocean, the coalition fleet continued to sail according to the original route.

The boundless fleet of warships almost covered the entire ocean. In the center was still the Sari fleet, and on the right wing was the Giant Whale Fleet, and on the left rear wing was the Rose Fleet. Compared with these two fleets, the Rose Fleet was slightly behind, but not too far away.

On the main ship [Lightning], Lucat had a gloomy face as he stood on the bow looking at the ocean ahead. Although the weather was not very good today, it was particularly gloomy and windy, but the view was still clear. There was nothing on the sea level, only the surging sea water.

"Something is wrong." Lucat suddenly said to himself.

Admiral Leto was standing beside him. Hearing this, he said, "Marshal, we have been sailing for six days, but we still haven't seen the federal fleet."

"Are they really not going to wait for us and go directly to the South China Sea?"

Lucat turned his head and looked at him: "I hope so."

"But it is more likely that they are already in a very bad situation."

Leto understood what he meant. During the one and a half month voyage, Lucat told him the idea of ​​this operation, and the reason why he slowed down the speed before was Lucat's intentional act.

According to the marshal, Yan Country must have made sufficient preparations for the war in the past few months, so they must act cautiously. Now that the federal fleet has disappeared due to reckless pursuit, the worst case scenario is that they have been lost in this vast ocean.

And the person who can do this must be a Yan person.

"I hope not." Leto shook his head.

"Come to think of it, we should pass by the coral island tomorrow," Lucat asked, rubbing his brow.

"Yes, Marshal. At this speed, we will pass the coral island as early as tomorrow noon. What's the matter, Marshal? Do you want to stop there? There are many reefs there."

Just as Lucat was about to speak, a horn sounded suddenly from the front. He was startled and looked forward hurriedly.

It was the trumpet sound coming from the Sari fleet. Their warships were sailing the fastest, but even though the trumpet sounded, nothing happened on the sea.

Lucat was confused, and soon, flag signals to slow down came from the front.

"They actually slowed down on their own initiative? What happened?" Lucat narrowed his eyes and looked at the sparkling sea again.

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In the Dawn Fleet sailing at the forefront, Clemento, standing on the front deck of the main ship, was looking at the sea below.

Because of the wind, the waves on the sea were slightly higher than usual, but it would not affect the hull. However, a large number of broken wooden boards, wooden barrels and other items were floating in the rolling waves.

As soon as Clemento saw these things, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately felt uneasy.

"It's the wreckage of a warship, Marshal." The guard beside him frowned, his eyes gradually raised, and then looked at the entire ocean in front of him, more and more shipwrecks appeared in his field of vision.

A large number of shipwrecks were floating on the ocean currents. They were badly broken, which showed how violent the attack on their hulls was.

At this moment, several sailors threw down a grappling rope from the railing, then they reeled in the rope and ran quickly towards Clemento with the hooked objects.

"Marshal, this looks like the flag of the Delta Federation."

The sailors unfurled the charred and shattered flag and displayed it in front of Clemento.

Clemento reached out and touched it. He didn't know how long the wet flag had been floating in the sea. It was already tattered and there were traces of burns on it. After putting his hand down, Clemento said with a sullen face:

"It's their flag."

"It seems that they have already...fought with the Yan Kingdom fleet."

"The wreckage is floating over from the front. The place where they fought should still be in front."

"Pass the order down, stay alert and be ready for battle at all times!"

rear.

The Rose Fleet, which was sailing, also salvaged some damaged items from the sea, and at this moment Lucat was holding a half-burnt wooden board and examining it carefully.

"Marshal, this is a ship of the Delma Federation. They have indeed fought with the Yan Kingdom fleet. Looking at the number of shipwrecks, they... seem to have suffered heavy losses." Leto said solemnly.

Lucat was still looking at the damaged board, but he said:

"Yes, this is the price of contempt."

"It's definitely not luck that the Yan people were able to withstand the storm and reach the vicinity of Charme Island. I think those less than 200 warships must be the vanguard of the Yan people. They are verifying the feasibility of this route."

"And this means...their plan is to go to Leon Continent via this route."

"They...want to bring warships to our country..."

The salty and humid sea breeze blew in his face, and Leto suddenly felt a chill on his body, so he couldn't help but look up at the sky.

The gray sky was covered with dark clouds. Although there was wind, the clouds did not disperse. At this time of the year, the hot summer had passed, and the chill of autumn had already appeared on the sea.

Leto retracted his gaze and said, "Then we must defeat them in the next naval battle."

"Since the Federation Fleet has already fought with them, the Yan Nation Fleet must have paid a heavy price."

Lucat did not reply. He suddenly picked up the charred wooden board and knocked it hard on the deck a few times. Leto looked at his strange movements with a puzzled expression.

After knocking it a few times, Lucat pulled out a piece of iron the size of a thumb from the wooden board.

He stroked the small, sharp piece of iron and murmured, "It was burned by fire."

Laito frowned as he looked at the blackened piece of iron and said, "There are traces of burns."

Lucat reinserted the iron sheet into the wooden board, his expression becoming more serious. "The iron sheet penetrated so deeply into the board, and there are traces of fire. Do you think this is the result of an explosion?"

After he said this, Leto thought for a moment and then agreed:

"Yes, there was an accident of a gun chamber explosion before, and the traces were very similar to these."

"This should be caused by an accident and explosion of the cannon on the ship of the Federation Fleet, right?"

Lucat didn't answer, but examined the rest of the wreckage.

During this period, the ship was sailing, and the sailors salvaged some wreckage after sailing a certain distance at Lucat's request.

As more and more wreckage was salvaged from the ship, Lucat discovered more and more debris.

It was not until he dug out a small piece of iron from a larger wooden board that he straightened up, and his expression became increasingly solemn.

"Have you discovered anything, Marshal?" Leto asked.

"This is not a fragment of an artillery accident." He said, looking at the rectangular piece of iron that was obviously man-made.

"What is that?" Leto looked puzzled, but when he saw Lucat's serious expression, he also became nervous.

After a few breaths, Lukat said in a deep voice:

"I think maybe... that's the case."

"The enemy fired shells into the Union battleship, which then exploded and started a fire."

"But this is not the end. The fragments of the shell and the contents inside shot out in all directions. They shot into the planks, masts, sails, human bodies, and everything they touched."

"And so, these shells destroyed one Federation warship after another."

As soon as he finished speaking, Leto shuddered all over. He turned his head to look at the broken and charred wreckage. His scalp instantly went numb and goose bumps appeared on his arms.

"Can the shells fired by the enemy explode?..." Leto muttered, his face turning pale at a speed visible to the naked eye.