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

a few days later.

In the early morning, when the vague outline of the island finally appeared on the endless sea horizon, Humphrey, who was standing on the bow deck of the Steel Frame, smiled faintly.

He put down the telescope, turned to Xia Liyang beside him and said:

"Marshal, we can already see the shadow of Charme Island. It looks like we will pass Charme Island before noon. At this point, our journey is only halfway done."

Xia Liyang crossed his arms, adjusted his hat upon hearing this, and nodded, "Yeah."

"But we can't waste time. We don't need to go to Charme Island. We can just go around it and reach Yan Country as soon as possible."

"Yes, Marshal." Humphrey agreed, and the Second Fleet slightly adjusted its direction, but still moved forward.

After marching for about an hour, the private in the watchtower sent an urgent message.

"Sir, a fleet has appeared behind us!"

When this urgent news reached Xia Liyang, he was quite surprised, and immediately asked which fleet it was.

The private replied that he couldn't see clearly because the distance was very far and he could only see a vague black dot, but there was no doubt that it was a fleet.

After receiving this reply, Xia Liyang's first reaction was to think that this might be a fleet from the Sari Kingdom.

After all, Xia Liyang had seen their warships when they sailed through the territorial waters of the Sari Kingdom before, so there was no doubt that they had also seen the deployment of the Second Fleet. Therefore, it was not surprising that the Sari Kingdom sent a fleet. They also wanted to seize more territory in the Yan Kingdom, which was in line with their style.

"It should be the fleet of the Sari country, right, Marshal?" Humphrey also asked at this time.

Xia Liyang looked calm and replied:

"Besides them, I can't think of any other country. Hungary can't possibly move faster than Sardinia, and Sindh... that's even more impossible."

"They just met with us a few days ago and went back. There is no way they would come back again now."

"Well...but they are sailing very fast. Logically speaking, they set out later than us, so they shouldn't catch up with us at this time." Xia Liyang frowned slightly.

Humphrey also frowned and said, "Our warships are fully loaded. Perhaps the warships of the Sa-ri Kingdom did not sink."

Xia Liyang nodded slightly: "Maybe, don't pay attention to them."

"Our goal is to land in Yan Country as soon as possible. They can come if they want. At least now we are still on the same front."

Humphrey agreed, "Yes, Marshal." He picked up the telescope and looked forward again. After an hour's sailing, the Charme Island, which had only a vague outline before, was now much clearer.

"It is indeed a huge island. If Charmey Island were near the coast of our country, it would be large enough to be built into a naval military base. Unfortunately, it is too far away, and it is inconvenient to transport supplies." Humphrey sighed.

Hearing this, Xia Liyang pursed his lips and said, "Don't worry, there will be everything."

"After we establish a base in Yan Country, the emperor will send more reinforcements, but that will be next year. By then, Charme Island will become a transit station."

"Take a good look at this island. From now on, it will belong to us." Xia Liyang's eyes were shining.

The fleet was still sailing forward in an orderly manner. Of course, during this period, surveillance of the fleet in the rear was also carried out simultaneously, but as time went by, the fleet in the rear did not shorten the distance. They were still just a vague black shadow, which made Xia Liyang feel strange.

"Did they reduce the speed?" Xia Liyang asked doubtfully.

Humphrey frowned, with the same doubt in his mind: "But they suddenly appeared behind us, which means they are sailing at a fast speed. Why don't they catch up with us?"

Everyone was confused, but the Second Fleet was getting closer and closer to Charme Island ahead.

Since Xia Liyang had no plan to stay on Charme Island, the Second Fleet was now moving forward in a direction away from the island, that is, heading southwest.

After sailing for a while, the outline of the island became clearer and clearer. It was at this time that everyone belatedly discovered something was wrong.

Humphrey, holding a telescope, frowned and stared at the island without blinking.

"There is a building on the island... Is that a bunker?"

What came into view was the outline of a series of simple fortresses built of stones, and even the gun emplacements. Such a scene made Humphrey look puzzled.

The same was true for Xia Liyang. He knew that Charme Island was huge and magnificent, with rich resources on the island. It was the largest island on the route to Yan Kingdom. However, because it was too far away from other countries, it could not be used. He had never heard that the Sari Kingdom had built any artificial fortresses on it. At best, there were only simple docks on the east, south and north sides for ships to dock.

"When was it built? Was it built when they came this time?" Xia Liyang looked confused.

"Want to go up and take a look, Marshal?" Humphrey asked.

"No need, just go directly to Yan Country according to the original plan." Xia Liyang put down the telescope. Although he was confused, there was no need to waste time docking at Charme Island.

"Huh?" Suddenly, Humphrey, who was holding a telescope, exclaimed.

"This is?"

"What's wrong?" Xia Liyang picked up the binoculars in his hand and looked forward again.

The next moment, his pupils shrank and his face was filled with shock.

In front of the left side of the fleet, that is, in the waters northwest of Charme Island, several warships appeared.

These warships appeared extremely suddenly and were not seen before.

"Marshal! These warships...came out from the back of Charmey Island. How could they suddenly..." Humphrey keenly sensed the bad atmosphere.

"It's not sudden. They were hiding on the back of Charme Island. The people on the island let these warships come out after seeing us approaching. It seems that they... were hiding there deliberately waiting for us to come." Xia Liyang's surprised face began to turn solemn.

While the two were just talking, the number of warships sailing out from the back of Charme Island began to increase exponentially!

"They are coming for us. They don't look like friendly forces." Xia Liyang's expression became more serious, and then he immediately gave the order:

"Be prepared for an enemy attack!"

Although the alarm had been sounded, in fact the inexplicably appearing warship was still very far away from the Second Fleet. However, Xia Liyang judged that this "suddenness" was definitely not a normal situation.

If they were friendly forces, they would never hide behind the island, nor would they suddenly swarm out. The only ones who would do this could only be enemy forces of unknown origin.

"Marshal, something is wrong."

"These warships... and there are still this many of them..." Humphrey watched as more and more warships sailed from the back of the island to the northwest waters, and then rushed towards them in an arc, beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on his forehead.

"Why does this look like an ambush?" Humphrey muttered as he became more and more nervous.

"It's not like that! This is an ambush!" Xia Liyang said with a gloomy face, "At this distance, they may rush over before we can even turn around."

Just at this moment, as the distance of the first batch of enemy ships approached, the privates on the watchtower gave an emergency signal in panic.

"That's not a warship from any country in the coalition!"

If it is not the coalition forces, then the answer is already clear: this fleet that suddenly appeared came from Yan Country!

Xia Liyang's scalp went numb as he suddenly realized that the information he had previously learned from the returning Shenglu people was probably all false.

This is a huge lie that is carefully woven to lure yourself into a trap!