The alarm had already been sounded, and the soldiers in the outpost were in panic. This was the first time they had encountered such an unexpected situation in several years.

Although this sea area is the high seas and is quite far away from the mainland, there are outposts of the Sari Kingdom on many islands in this sea area, which are responsible for monitoring the movements at sea on weekdays. Of course, their main surveillance is the navy of the Delta Federation, because only they will come to this sea area, and Hungary and Rwanda will never appear suddenly.

In this sea area, Wenban Island is also the outpost farthest from the mainland, so there are not many armed forces on this island. There are even less than five warships, and they only patrol the nearby sea once a week.

The reason for this is that there will be no unexpected situations in this sea area at all. However, to be honest, the appearance of the Federal Second Fleet more than two months ago was an accident, but even so, they did not increase the number of inspections.

Not long ago, Wenban Island's routine weekly inspection was changed to a daily inspection. The reason was due to the return of the Unicorn Fleet. The Unicorn Fleet passed by Wenban Island on its return voyage and then conveyed the situation of the war on the front line to the sentinels on the island. Since then, Wenban Island has been in a state of continuous alert.

This was certainly a precautionary measure, because even if the Yan people won a complete victory in that naval battle, it was impossible for them to come to the North Sea again after fighting such a large-scale battle. No matter how strong they were, they had to prepare after the war, and considering the weather and supply issues, it was almost impossible for them to sail far in the middle of winter.

But it never goes wrong to be cautious, so the sentinels on Wenban Island still followed the orders given by James, increased the frequency of inspections to once a day, and began to be on duty all day on the island.

However, due to the small organization on the island, these warships will return to the Wenban Island dock after nightfall. This is certainly the case tonight. It is already midnight, and except for two sentinels who are still on duty at the lighthouse, everyone on the island has gone to bed.

However, when one of the sentinels accidentally saw a large patch of mottled light on the distant sea level under the starlight, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

It was a large and sizeable fleet, and most importantly, they were coming from the opposite direction.

Combined with the information he had just learned, the sentinel's hair stood on end. After a few urgent exchanges with his companions, they all came to the same answer.

"It should be...it should be a fleet from Yan Country, sir."

At this moment, in the cramped and dim room on the top of the watchtower, the soldiers gathered together, their pale faces full of panic, and even their voices trembling. The second lieutenant surrounded by them was still looking at the sea through the window with a telescope.

Under the night sky, on the sea surface emitting faint blue light spots, there was a hazy ball of light floating that stretched for dozens of miles.

It was clearly winter, but a drop of sweat slowly fell on the lieutenant's brow.

"call--"

He exhaled a breath of white steam, put down the telescope with a stiff wrist, and said in a deep voice:

"I can't see clearly, but it can only be them."

"Sir, what should we do?"

"Should we... warn them and drive them away?" A fat soldier looked at the second lieutenant.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a crisp "pop" sound.

The lieutenant slapped him on the head and shouted, "Warning? What warning?!"

The soldier who was slapped cried and whispered: "But our duty is..."

The lieutenant slapped him again and cursed, "Fool! This is the high seas!"

The soldier fell silent.

The lieutenant picked up the telescope and looked at the sea, then said, "Wait a little longer and see where they are going. The current direction... doesn't seem to be heading towards our island."

"Go, prepare the warships, we will set sail immediately."

When these words came out, the soldiers were shocked, and one of them hurriedly asked: "Sir? We are going to conduct surveillance at sea?"

The lieutenant turned to the soldier who had spoken and yelled, "Fool! Can we do it?"

"I mean we have to leave Wenban Island by boat and notify other outposts!"

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At the same time, in the Yan Kingdom fleet.

Qin Ze, lying on the bed in the cabin, was listening to the soldier's report:

"Your Majesty, we have entered the North Sea marked on the nautical chart. There are sea outposts set up by the Sarij people. The closest one to us is Wenban Island in the southeast."

"Can you see the lights on Wenban Island?" Qin Ze asked casually with his hands behind his head.

"No, it's pitch black. Even Wenban Island can't be seen." The soldier replied.

Hearing this, Qin Ze said calmly: "If I remember correctly, it is marked as a very small island on the nautical chart and has no strategic value."

The soldier nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"And it's not within our route. If we sail in this sea area, we will definitely be watched by the Sarijim."

Qin Ze yawned and said lazily, "It doesn't matter."

"Follow the original route and sail southwest. When we pass through this sea area, if the Japanese send warships to track and monitor us..."

He paused, then closed his eyes and said calmly:

"Sink them all."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Qin Ze continued, "Although it has entered winter, the weather here is not too cold, but I don't know if the weather will get worse in the future."

"We must reach the Brando Strait as soon as possible before the sea freezes."

"Starting tomorrow, when the wind is against us, we will just burn the boiler and use steam power to drive it."

The soldier nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Then we should be able to reach the Brando Strait by the end of this month. However, before entering the Brando Strait, we will pass through the Star Islands, where is..."

Before he finished speaking, Qin Ze opened his eyes and said expressionlessly:

"Once we sail there, it will no longer be a Gothic sea fortress."

"Capture all the islands in the Star Archipelago, big and small, and wipe out the Golts. Then, advance directly to the Brandu Strait. It doesn't matter how many enemy ships come... Defeat them all and completely destroy their naval power."

"Well, that's it, let's go first."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After the soldier bowed and left, Qin Ze pursed his lips and murmured, "Feng Palen, the army under your command has always been known for its swift combat, and this time..."

"When my army attacks at lightning speed, can you react in time?"

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