Volume 2: Soaring! The Overlord of the Region Chapter 373: Krypton Gold Is the King
"General, the Ming fleet is finished!"
Seeing his men cheering and jumping for joy, Zhanla's face did not smile at all. Instead, it was full of solemnity.
This is not right, so many fire ships collided with the Ming troop transport ship. The expected screams that should have sounded on the Fu ship did not appear!
Putting aside Chanrak's doubts, on a Fu ship not far away, the sailors looked at the other side's sailboat approaching and spontaneously combusted with indifference. After their own ship was also on fire, these sailors skillfully untied the two lifeboats at the stern, and then leisurely put them into the sea, and then jumped into the sea. After that, these sailors quickly climbed onto the lifeboat.
"Is everyone here?"
"Captain, there are twenty of us in total, all of us are on board."
"Okay, hey, although this hard sailing ship is not good enough for ocean voyages, it is really easy to control. Otherwise, the two lifeboats might not be able to accommodate us tonight."
After saying this, the captain looked reluctantly at the big ship whose flames had spread to the middle of the ship: "It's a pity to lose such a good ship. We will have to earn double the money from the Siamese thieves later. Let's retreat."
"yes!"
Like the sailors on this Fuzhou ship, facing more than 2,000 trimaran ships covering the sea, nearly 1,000 Fuzhou ships of various types, ranging from 700 to 800 tons to 400 to 500 tons, were set on fire one after another. The few sailors on the ship also retreated calmly and in an orderly manner.
"Li Shuai, can we go up now?"
On the sea surface about ten miles south of the twenty-mile-long sea of fire, Zhao Lujiao held the telescope in both hands, clenched his teeth and paid close attention to the situation on the sea surface. After a long time without seeing any new small sailboats through the telescope, he put down the telescope and turned around to ask Li Guozhu for his opinion.
"We have to wait a little longer."
"Still waiting? Why? Li Shuai, in another hour or so, it will be dawn."
"It doesn't matter if it's daybreak. Our army has been exposed anyway. Daybreak is just the right time for me to lead the team to finish what we haven't done in the East China Sea decisive battle, and put an end to the Siamese navy here. Daybreak is also just the right time for us to land. General Zhao, it's pitch dark, even with the help of moonlight, a few hundred people driving a small boat to attack is fine, but a landing of nearly 100,000 troops before the sun rises?"
"Besides." Li Guozhu pointed ahead: "First, I don't know if the thieves still have haven't released them. Second, hey, the wind direction is not right now."
"The wind is blowing in the wrong direction?"
"Yes, the wind is from the northwest. We are now in the southeast, so if we want to move forward, we have to go against the wind. If the wind direction changes slightly, the sea of fire that seems far away from us will surround us."
"Yes." Zhao Lujiao nodded honestly and said, "General Li, I don't know anything about naval warfare. So, when to attack is up to you, General Li."
"Hey, General Zhao, don't be so serious. Right now, we just need to wait. Wait and see if the Siamese have any backup plan, and see if God will give us some face and southeast wind later."
"Haha, General Li, none of us have the ability of Prime Minister Zhuge. How can the wind direction change so easily?"
"Well, don't tell me, it could change at any time. According to Captain Xu's intelligence, the most common wind in the Gulf of Siam during this season is actually southwesterly winds. Northwesterly winds are also common, but they only last for a short time. So, let's wait and see."
"Hahaha, just follow Li Shuai's instructions."
The two stood on the side of the Beizhili in silence for a while. Li Guozhu felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he took the initiative to find a topic: "General Zhao is so courageous that he actually made the decision to exchange the Fu Ship for the enemy's Flame Ship. After hearing this, I was really impressed."
"Ahem, General Li, please forgive me for making a fool of myself. I know that with this move, the army behind me is safe, but this fire has burned at least 3 million silver dollars. When the battle is over and I return to China, President Cao will not forgive me."
Speaking of Cao Sanxi, Li Guozhu shuddered uncontrollably. He forced out an awkward smile: "That President Cao, hey, is actually a person with a cold face but a warm heart. When Zhao Shuai returns to China, as long as he shows enough attitude, in fact, hehe, it won't be difficult to pass the test."
Li Guozhu, who had no confidence in himself, suddenly tensed up after saying this. He then quickly put his hand into his mouth, spitted some saliva, and stretched it into the air: "Just as I said, the wind direction has changed. Although it's not southeast wind, it's at least southwest wind!"
"What does Li Shuai mean?"
"I will lead the team to fight a night battle with the remaining Siamese fleet. General Zhao, just charge forward with the troop transports. Don't worry, with the fleet here, we will definitely keep you safe."
"I have no doubt about this. Take care, Li Shuai."
"Take care, Zhao Shuai. See you later."
The rare northwest wind in the Gulf of Siam stopped, and the southwest wind began to blow, getting stronger and stronger.
With this strong wind, the sea of fire that originally spread over ten kilometers slowly began to drift from southwest to northeast due to the wind direction.
As the fire moved, the thick smoke that had blocked the Siamese and Ming fleets slowly dissipated. At this time, the time had come to 5:40 in the morning. In the distant east, a trace of dawn appeared.
The sight gradually improved, and at six o'clock local time , in front of Zhan Le were the twenty-two Beizhili-class battleships and forty Jinling-class battleships that had been lined up. In addition, behind these sixty-two battleships, there were more than two thousand ships of various kinds.
Of course, although the Siamese fleet was extremely small at this time, it had already gathered early and formed a battle line.
Zhanla was not a fool. In such a huge fire, he did not scream. He knew something was wrong, so he sent out a signal early and gathered six first-class battleships and sixteen second-class battleships to form a battle line.
In the fire attack just now, he could confirm through the telescope that the trimarans on his side had collided with real big Fuku ships. If the enemy used small sampans or something to attract his firepower, and the fire ship in the front was ignited and the vision was clear, wouldn't he know to order his men to retreat?
It was precisely because he was sure that it was a big lucky ship that he went all in and threw out more than 2,000 fire ships.
Unexpectedly, even after burning thousands of Dafu ships, the other side still had more Dafu ships.
Despair, real despair.
"Keng~" He drew out his command knife and roared loudly: "All troops, advance! Let us all die here! Let us all die in the Gulf of Siam!"
