The sky always gets dark quickly in winter. The big sun in the sky has reached the western sea level. In a moment, it will set completely. But before it sets, the stars and islands have already become dim.

The sounds of shelling and shooting were getting weaker and weaker, but the occasional roars still made Sasha, who was fleeing, panic.

At such an evening, the 28th Division under his command was almost destroyed, and the 86th Division was completely wiped out.

His plan of holding the Star Islands for five days and waiting for reinforcements became an unattainable luxury. In fact, the day had not even ended and the Star Islands, which were particularly important to the empire, were about to fall into his hands.

Sasha, riding on a warhorse and fleeing with a group of remnants of soldiers, was heartbroken. The huge gap in combat power between the enemy and us destroyed his will to fight, shook his determination to stay here, and lowered his bottom line again and again.

He could only tell himself that this meaningless persistence was useless and would only turn him into a worthless corpse. If he evacuated the Star Islands, then perhaps he could still play a role in the future.

At present, the prerequisite is to be able to successfully reach the South Shore Pier, board the ship left there, and escape back to the Brando Strait.

At this time, the roars from the pursuers behind him already made him panic, but fortunately they were not fast, and the enemies with only two legs could never catch up with the four-legged warhorses.

During the previous training on the island, several hundred war horses were specially transported from the country to the island. These horses were usually only used for communication, but now they are considered the most valuable things. However, this number also determines that there will not be too many escapees, and most people will still die in the pursuit.

Finally, the sun set completely.

But the island did not fall into darkness. The war was still burning, there were still gunshots and cannon fire, and some remnants of the army were still resisting.

Sasha, fleeing for his life, led his cavalrymen along a trail through several terrains, gradually moving away from the area where the war was concentrated, and the southern coastline was not far from them.

Unlike during the day, the temperature dropped sharply after the sun went down. Sasha, who was running around, entered the coldest winter both physically and mentally. The previous battle was fierce and he had no time to think too much. But now, after running all the way, he gradually calmed down and thought about the current situation of the other four islands.

Judging from this battle, the enemy's naval power is almost unmatched, and their army is also extremely brave. Such a terrifying army makes Sasha almost unable to believe that it came from Yan Country.

When did the weak and backward Yan Kingdom become so powerful that it could even bring its fleet across the ocean and fight here? This made Sasha feel like a fish on the chopping board suddenly jumped up and bit him hard.

Now this inexplicably jumping "fish" is almost about to capture the Star Islands, so what are they going to do next? Do they want to advance to the Brando Strait?

Obviously, but they must rest and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive before they can go to the Brando Strait.

Sasha shook his head, shaking off the cold moisture that had gathered between his brows, and dared not think about the more terrifying future.

"Stop! Stop!"

Just then, a nervous shout suddenly came from the side.

"Sir! Our retreat...is blocked!"

Sasha's heart skipped a beat. He blinked quickly to relieve the heaviness of his eyelids and then looked intently towards the coast ahead.

Dozens of warships emitting bright lights were particularly eye-catching in the dark night. Although only vague outlines could be seen, they were definitely not their own warships.

"Yan Country's warships!! It's them!"

"Have they already spared us? Then the other islands must be..." the officer on the horse screamed, but stopped talking halfway. He realized that the loud noise might attract the attention of the people in front. After all, the warship was on the sea, so the dock must have been occupied by the Yan people.

He was not wrong. If he could rise to a high altitude, he would be able to see that the Star Archipelago had been completely surrounded by the Yan Kingdom's warships. Except for the fleet that fled back to the Brando Strait shortly after the war began, the rest of the warships had been intercepted.

Small-scale battles were also breaking out on the other islands. Most of the Gothic soldiers had been killed in the simultaneous battles in the afternoon, leaving only a few defeated soldiers still fleeing for their lives.

"It's over."

Sasha turned pale and almost fell off his horse.

As a commander, when Sasha saw the warships appear on the sea, he had already deduced the direction of the entire war.

Obviously, all defense lines had been completely broken, and the Yan people seized control of the entire Star Archipelago with lightning speed.

The empire's most important maritime military base has completely fallen into the hands of the enemy today!

A dizzy feeling swept over him, and Sasha, with a pale face, was about to fall.

"Oh!"

Accompanied by a sudden gunshot.

Sasha fell off his horse to the ground, his eyes wide open with bloodshot eyes, his open mouth full of blood, looking bloody and terrifying. The short-handled rifle slowly slipped from his hand, and the officers around him shouted in panic in the chaos.

The noise attracted the Yan soldiers who had taken over the coast in front. They had serious faces and trotted over cautiously with their weapons.

Gradually, the neighing of horses and the sound of gunfire became louder.

-

On the sea near the southwestern island, the main naval force of the Yan Army has arrived here. Qin Ze, who is among them, has not got off the boat. He is looking at the opposite side of the sea in the dark night.

Although he could not see anything, he knew that if the fleet sailed at full speed, it would only take a day and a night to enter the Brando Strait.

As for the defeated soldiers on the island, Qin Ze has ordered them to be completely annihilated and no one should be left alive. This is certainly a ruthless approach, but as the war is currently in its early stages, there is no need for any easing measures.

It will take some time for the war on the island to end completely. Those defeated soldiers can hide everywhere, and it may take several days to clear them out. However, Qin Ze decided to stay for only one day and then set off for the Brando Strait.

Qin Ze had no idea how many enemy fleets were in the strait, but he thought there should be quite a few. After all, Gorter had already sent out three fleets before, and there should be even more warships in their homeland.

But no matter how many or how few, Qin Ze decided to defeat them all. Only by completely defeating the Golts' naval forces could he provide conditions for the subsequent full-scale landing battle.

Von Palen, who was worshipped as a god by the Golts, launched a war with the entire country based on his personal will. While he was in the so-called "holy city" of Salvia, he must have had no idea that he had already brought his fleet to his territory and was about to set foot on land and march towards Salvia.

"Feng Palen, does the word 'surrender' appear in your dictionary?" Qin Ze touched his chin and muttered to himself towards the distant sea.

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