Three days later, the second piece of news about the Ella fleet was brought back by the reconnaissance team: they were steadily approaching here.
"Well, how far is the King of Sweden's fleet from here?" The general counted on his fingers, "Originally, the round trip between the King of Sweden and us took five days, which means it was a two-and-a-half-day voyage. This reconnaissance
It took the team three days to go back and forth, that is, it is only a day and a half away from us. The distance traveled by our reconnaissance team in one and a half days plus the distance traveled by the enemy ships in this day and a half is equal to the two and a half days' voyage of our reconnaissance team.
.And during the time when the reconnaissance team returned, they should have moved forward some distance... No, I'm dizzy, how should I calculate this? Did our ambush have any effect? "
The soldier who had previously held the poetry album was laboriously gluing the pages of the poetry album back on the deck one by one. Hearing the general's words, he raised his head and said, "There is no need to calculate like this! We have already discovered that the enemy's speed is faster than ours.
The reconnaissance team should be fast. Our reconnaissance team should return after encountering the opposite side. The enemy's fleet should have arrived long ago! Even if the main force is slower, we should see the shadow! We don't see anything now, it is an ambush.
It had an effect, greatly reducing the enemy's speed!"
"Yes, yes! You are so smart!" The general nodded repeatedly, "Since it works, how about we retreat while deploying more suspects to increase the number to 120?"
"No! Boss Halfdan said before that if you keep telling the truth, the enemy will find out sooner or later. You have to find something real in the middle of the lie! Since the enemy has been fooled, we should really attack and catch the opponent by surprise!"
"It makes sense! It makes sense! You boy learned a lot from Old Halfdan University!" The general praised the soldier a few words, and then ordered sternly, "The whole army attacks! Hit the opposite side by surprise!"
However, after their fleet sailed forward for a day and a half, they did not find Ayla's fleet.
"That's not right. A day and a half's voyage should be this distance?" The general fainted again, "Such a large fleet was here a day and a half ago. Where has it gone now?"
So the suspects who had been deployed earlier came back and reported: "The King of Sweden's fleet stayed here for a day. Not long ago, their fleet turned around and sailed in the opposite direction toward the northeast. If we chase hard, we should be able to catch up!"
"So that's it! I was wondering just now. Our ship was slower than the other party. How did our reconnaissance team successfully run back? The other party ran away!" The general analyzed it, then turned to look at the man holding a poetry collection.
The soldier said, "Boy, what do you think?"
"I think the same way!" the soldier said, "Since the other side is afraid of us, then let's take the initiative! General!"
But the general was more cautious this time: "No... the King of Sweden's fleet cannot be afraid of us. Boss Halfdan said that if something goes wrong, there must be a trap. If we pursue it like this, we may end up on the opposite side.
Done!"
The soldier woke up from a dream: "It makes sense! A general is worthy of being a general, so what should we do?"
"Our mission is to hold off the enemy for a month! Retreat, and then ambush them on the way back. Come... and use your pockets!"
On the way back, the wind direction changed to the northeast.
No one cared about this. It took them half a day to find a suitable battlefield and set up an ambush. As soon as everything was prepared, the general got the news: the King of Sweden's army had made a comeback and would arrive here tonight at the latest.
The general was delighted: "At night? That's great! The visibility is not good at night, so it's suitable for an ambush!"
"It's best to send another fleet to lure the enemy." The soldier suggested, "This will make the opponent take it lightly."
The battle plan was decided like this. The fleet was ambushed on the back of a small island, which was the only way for Ella to pass. Another reconnaissance team climbed to the top of the island to pay attention to the situation on the front of the island, and waited.
After Ella passes, they can send a message for the fleet to launch a surprise attack.
The soldiers of the fleet lay in wait with bated breath, staring at a firelight on the top of the mountain - at night, this was the most effective way to convey information.
The night was quiet and the wind was gentle. Just as the soldiers were falling asleep, the fire on the top of the mountain suddenly began to flicker rapidly!
This was a signal that Ella's fleet was approaching in this direction. The sleepiness of the soldiers was suddenly frightened away, and some soldiers' breathing became rapid.
"Don't panic. No matter how powerful the King of Sweden is, he can't see the back of the island!" The general whispered to encourage the soldiers, "As long as we launch a surprise attack from the side, we will have the advantage!"
Before he finished speaking, a soldier suddenly shouted out loud: "Heaven! What is that in the sky!"
The general looked up and saw something shining brightly in the sky higher than the mountain, like a meteor slowly streaking across the sky. The moment it floated over their heads, the light was as bright as the sky.
Like the bonfire they arranged on the top of the mountain, it began to flicker rapidly!
"King of Sweden! The reconnaissance force discovered the enemy's fleet! It's just behind the island!"
Ella nodded. The shiny thing was the hot air balloon that was stationed above the "Flying Zealander". An extremely long rope connected the hot air balloon to the deck to prevent them from being blown away by the wind.
"I'm lucky. The northeast wind came earlier than I expected. The other side cleverly ambushed them behind the island, which also saved the time to chase them." Ella pointed the crowbar behind the island, "The fleet dispersed and headed towards
Outflank the two wings, and the air force begins a surprise attack!"
Dozens of hot air balloons were moved from the cabin to the deck of the "Flying Zealander". As the pirates lit the flames, these hot air balloons inflated one after another and flew towards the back of the island like a swarm.
go.
The general had never seen such a scene. When the first balloon flashed, he stared blankly at the sky. When more and more balloons floated over, he just secretly felt that something was not good. Until a bottle appeared.
After being thrown down from the air and setting off an explosion at sea, he panicked and shouted: "Disperse quickly! Rush to the front and attack them!"
But it was already too late. Although the ocean fire thrown from the hot air balloon was not very accurate, it successfully turned the sea into a sea of fire. Ella's fleet surrounded it from both wings and fought with the local fleet in chaos.
together.
The general looked at the battlefield blankly. His fleet was defeated by the attack of the Swedish fleet, which had similar warships and even fewer numbers than theirs. The one-sided battle could no longer be called a battle, or even a battle.
It was resistance, but it could only be called a simple massacre.
The fire that covered the battlefield aroused the grief and indignation in his heart. He remembered that Halfdan was defeated by the attack of the flames. However, the honor of the warrior made him hold the ax tightly, like a cornered beast.
Roaring, he led the warship underneath him to fight a bloody path!
——So, he saw the warship as huge as the castle.
The people on the warship didn't even pay attention to the small boat in front of them. It came over like a mountain and easily knocked over him and the insignificant little long boat under him.
