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

"Marshal, could this be a warship from the Yan Kingdom?" Leto wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked Lucat nervously.

The distance was still too far to see clearly. Logically speaking, those should not be the warships of the Yan Kingdom. After all, they should still be fighting with the coalition forces. It is impossible for them to end the battle in such a short time and sail here. But when Leto saw these lights, he still felt great panic.

Last time in the South China Sea, he also saw lights on the sea at night. It was the Yan Kingdom fleet. The sense of déjà vu made him subconsciously feel uneasy.

The same was true for Lucat, his face was pale and his lips were even trembling slightly.

“It should be them.”

"Have they... already defeated the coalition forces? Or have they sent out a fleet to pursue us..."

Regardless of the answer, it seems to indicate that the coalition forces did not pose a threat to Yan State. On the contrary, Yan State was able to withstand the coalition forces' attacks with ease.

And if the coalition forces had been completely defeated by Yan State, then one can imagine how powerful Yan State's navy was. They defeated the huge coalition fleet in a very short time, and immediately set out to pursue after the war.

It took only five days from the encounter with the coalition forces to the end of the battle and arriving at this sea area. What kind of power could accomplish these things?

Before this afternoon, the wind direction at sea had always been against the wind. The Rose Fleet arrived here only after sailing at full speed with full sails in a zigzag route. The Yan Kingdom was one step behind in the headwind, but caught up.

The more Lucat thought about it, the more shocked he became. He could almost conclude that the Yan Army fleet had extremely strong destructive power and an unimaginable sailing speed, and they were ironclad warships.

"It's over... It's over..."

"If we are caught up, we will surely lose." Lucat's body trembled, and his lips moved unconsciously and let out a cry of grief.

His mumbling shocked Leto and the other officers and soldiers around him, and then they fell into great panic.

Since the last meeting in Lucat's cabin, Lucat has conveyed all his speculations and judgments about Yan Country to everyone.

Therefore, everyone in the Rose Fleet reached a consensus that the Yan Kingdom fleet was very powerful and they would never be able to defeat them in a naval battle, and would be completely defeated by them instead.

Now that the Yan State fleet is chasing us, one can imagine what kind of tragedy will happen when they are caught up.

"Marshal! We must drop the heavy objects immediately to reduce the weight of the ship!" Leto said in panic.

Lucat nodded subconsciously, and the soldiers immediately began to act.

Lucat was still keeping a close eye on the movements behind him, but in just a moment, the dim lights became clearer and clearer, and he saw floating smoke in these beams of light. The warships of Yan Country were indeed sailing very fast.

This made Lucat's heart sink to the bottom. He knew that even if he reduced the weight of the ship, he would not be able to increase the distance, and the Yan Kingdom fleet would soon catch up.

Not only him, but others also realized this serious problem.

The soldiers became increasingly panicked, but when the panic reached its peak, strong anger followed. Leto was one of them. He clenched his fists, his face flushed, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"These bastards are chasing us too fast!"

"I'm afraid we can't escape pursuit. We're still some distance away, so we still have time to set up our front."

"Marshal! Let's fight them! We can't get away anyway!"

As the voice rang out, sweat continued to flow down Lucat's face, and his palms were icy cold. He didn't know how to answer.

The coalition forces were unable to defeat the Yan Kingdom, so how could they fight them with only the Rose Fleet? Even if they turned around and deployed their formation, they were still at a disadvantage, which meant that they had no advantage at all.

Then once the battle starts, perhaps after tonight, the Rose Fleet will disappear from this world. No, not maybe, but definitely!

Seeing that Lukat said nothing, another officer hesitated and said: "Marshal, even if we start a war, I'm afraid we have no chance of winning..."

"Why not..."

Before he could finish his words, Leto shouted angrily, "Fight them! At worst, we'll die together!"

"At least we tried our best!"

The officer glanced at Leto, lowered his head in silence, and glanced at Lucat. Most of the other soldiers also fell silent.

In the dead silence, Lucat looked around at the people around him, then swallowed his saliva and said in a very low voice:

"We can't escape. If we fight, our entire army will be wiped out..."

"Only if we surrender early, maybe we can..."

At this point, Leto suddenly raised his voice: "No! Marshal! With the brutality of the Yan people, they will just kill us all!"

"You know this time..."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "This time we organized a fleet to attack Yan Country. In the face of something like this, how could they possibly accept surrender?"

"And in the last South China Sea battle, you have to know that almost everyone died except us. Clemento escaped only because the Yan people deliberately let them go as a warning to us."

Having said this, Leto straightened his body, his eyes gradually became firm. He looked at the people around him, then set his eyes on the pale-faced Lucat, and said in a loud voice:

"So I don't think surrendering is useful. We should fight them with all our might, even if it means there's not a single person left on the ship!"

"This is fulfilling a soldier's duty!"

These words were so powerful that many soldiers straightened up after hearing them. Although they were still afraid, the lost fighting spirit was slowly growing.

But Lucat is an exception.

His face was dejected, and there was not only no fighting spirit in his eyes, but he couldn't even straighten his back. He turned his head to look at the sea. The Yan Kingdom fleet was still chasing him. Although he couldn't see the number of their warships clearly, he could already imagine that those warships had already set up their cannons and would soon fire explosive shells.

Our fleet will be smashed to pieces by their artillery fire, hundreds of warships will sink to the bottom of the sea, and tens of thousands of soldiers will all be eaten by fish.

After tonight, the country will suffer heavy losses, and the navy may even be unable to recover in the next few years. The worst case scenario is that the Yan people continue to send fleets to the Leon continent. Then in the next few years, the country may be weakened by a series of battles, followed by severe turmoil.

Thinking of this, Lucat's sweaty face turned paler, with drops of sweat dripping down his chin to the ground. Even breathing became difficult. He opened his mouth unconsciously and began to gasp violently.

"Marshal! We should adjust our formation!"

"We must immediately deploy our battle line and fight them to the death!" Leto couldn't help but shout out when he saw that Lucat was so frightened.

"marshal!"

Amidst the shouts, Lucat finally raised his sweaty face and looked at Leto.

Then he gasped and shook his head.

"The only choice is...surrender."

As soon as these words came out, Leto's eyes widened suddenly and he said loudly: "But Marshal, you know this won't work. Could it be that what I just said..."

Leto's words were interrupted. Lucat hunched over and said weakly:

"I know, but I have to try."

Hearing this, Leto was furious and could not help shouting, "What a joke! Give it a try? There is no such thing as a try!"

"Marshal! You can't let us die in vain because of fear at this time! That's too stupid!"

Lukat just shook his head and said, "I've thought about it, let's do it."

"Order all warships to raise white flags in surrender."

Although Laito was angry, he could only sigh helplessly.

Lukat continued, "Except for the Lightning, all warships will continue sailing behind the white flag, and the Lightning... turn immediately and head for the Yan Kingdom fleet."

As soon as these words came out, Leto's pupils shrank and his expression suddenly froze.

Lucat reached out and patted his shoulder: "Take some of the people and get off the ship now and go to other warships."

Laito stood there in a daze, but Lucat suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "Did you hear me? Quick!"

"Execute now!"

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A moment later, all the warships of the Rose Fleet raised white flags, and lights were lit next to the flags to make them brighter. They were still sailing forward.

On one of the warships, Leto stood on the stern deck, looking at the main ship, the Lightning, which had separated from the team and was sailing back.

The wind was blowing fiercely in his face, and the lights hanging on the mast were swaying from side to side. Light and darkness were constantly intertwined on him. Looking at the Lightning that was getting farther and farther away, Leto reached out to take off his hat that was about to be blown off, and then rubbed the corners of his eyes.