At the moment when the blue light spread across the sky, the shadow man's fleet was like a thick wall and slowly opened a gap. However, in that gap, Fang Plover saw a strange-looking sailboat. It was so huge.
Like a creation from the kingdom of giants, the huge, dark, wall-like hull of the ship was studded with countless thorns, as if it were a giant echinoderm creature suspended in mid-air.
And surrounding that thing, there were also many main battleships of the Shadows that were originally equally huge, but seemed very small compared to the former.
That’s the flagship of Shadow Man!
Almost instantly, Fang Yu realized what he had captured. He had never seen such a huge and weird sailboat. It was so huge that it almost made people feel uneasy. But when he fell on the deck, he felt like
Like a flash of lightning piercing the darkness, an idea suddenly came to mind.
Fang Yu swallowed and hurriedly held his communication crystal. He took a breath, as if to confirm again and again that his thoughts were based on reasonable logic and not just a flash of inspiration;
At this moment, the voices of various ships asking each other were heard in the communication channel:
"...Is everything okay, everyone?"
"Captain Ed, how are you doing there?"
"I'm fine," Fang Plover replied, and then he said, "But everyone, I have an idea."
"Captain Ed, please tell me."
"Everyone, on the upper left side of the fleet, at nine o'clock," Fang Plover looked at the shadow cast by the giant ship in the sky, "Have you seen that sailboat?"
There was silence in the channel for a short moment, as if people were diverting their attention or walking out of their captain's room. After a while, someone answered: "Captain Ed, we saw it."
"That may be the flagship of the Shadow Man," Fang Pliant said in a calm tone, "But regardless of whether it is, it should be very important. Have you seen the Shadow Man's main battleship guarding next to it? I think we should, instead of
It is better to passively defend than to actively attract the opponent's attention so that they have no time to think about anything else."
"So you're saying that we take the initiative to attack the Shadow people's flagship?"
The voice of this inquiry was very familiar to Fang Piao. It was Kaka's voice. He looked back and saw the young man kneeling beside him, holding the side of the boat with his hands and looking up in that direction in the sky.
Kaka's mouth opened and closed as he murmured praises: "That's really a genius idea. Break into a tight siege and attack the opponent's flagship surrounded by more than a dozen battleships. There are also several ships scattered around it.
A squadron.
As long as we succeed, of course, we may not necessarily be able to turn the tide of the war, because as we all know, the flagship is just a symbol, and the command system can be temporarily transferred to another ship.
Of course, this may also be a heavy blow to morale, but it is a pity that the opponent is not a mortal at all, and whether it has morale or not is a matter of two opinions."
He said it was wonderful, but everything he said meant the opposite.
The six figures on the side looked at their companions very worriedly. She had not been dealing with Fang Pliance for a long time. She didn't know whether the commander was good or bad, but the commander must have some dignity of his own, right?
Forget it in the guild, after all, everyone knows what kind of character this guy is, but this is outside, or in the middle of a battle, who knows if the other party will use them to scare others?
She quietly tugged on her companion's sleeves and winked at him secretly, but unfortunately she gave the blind man her 'fascinating looks', and the 'damn guy' didn't even look at her from the beginning to the end.
Liuying was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
Kaka then turned around, but only looked at Fang Plover with a calm look: "So we only have one question left now, Mr. Captain, how can we not turn into a cloud in the sky before we reach each other?"
A wisp of dust?”
Although he asked the question in person, his voice was also transmitted into the fleet's communication channel.
That was exactly the question in everyone's mind. Of course, everyone heard the implication of Fang Plover's words, but few people dared to question it face to face.
The Shadow Man's flagship is located at the core of its fleet. Attacking the Shadow Man fleet's main formation to distract it is not a surprising tactic. It sounds like it's just the same old tune.
But the fleets of Silver Vislan, the fleets of Silver Forest Spear, as well as the fleets of the military and Fenris are all performing such tasks, but even the other party cannot do it. They are a weak force in the division.
How could it be possible to succeed so easily?
The Shadow Man's flagship is surrounded by fleets on its upper, lower, left and right wings. Unless the opponent is deaf or blind, they can get around it. What's more, even if the opponent is really deaf and blind, the battleships guarding the Shadow Man's flagship will not be able to bypass it.
Don't you just turn a blind eye to the enemy right in front of you?
Those huge battleships, according to the Corin-Ithulian classification standard, are at least similar to first- or second-class battleships, with lengths up to eighty or even nearly one hundred meters.
The behemoth of the sky and the sea.
None of them could compete with their crooked boats, let alone not one, but more than a dozen.
But Fang Yu shook his head and sat up with his hands on the deck.
"None of what you said is a problem," he replied, "because we don't have to succeed."
Kaka was slightly startled.
"What?" Even the Six Shadows were stunned for a moment, and for a moment they forgot to wink at their companions.
"Everyone, compared to the entire battle situation, we are only a partial division. This is of course a disadvantage, but it is also an advantage," Fang Pliong said in a very slow tone. He was not poor at words, but he also had no command experience.
I can only use relatively stupid methods to try to make my words sound authentic and credible: "The battlefield in Kukai is three-dimensional. If this battlefield is divided into one level, then we are at the bottom of this battlefield at the moment.
At this moment, the Silver Veslan, the Silver Forest Spear, the military and the Fenrisian fleet have shifted the center of the battle to the middle and upper part of the battlefield. When both sides focus on the main battlefield, where we are
It’s actually a relatively inconspicuous place.”
"Everyone, there are clouds below us, and there is a cloud wall far away from the battlefield. You should have more experience than me. I estimate that the cloud wall will move to the side and rear of the Shadow Man fleet between 7:30 and 8:00.
, there’s still half an hour left from now.”
Fang Plover looked far away at the towering cloud wall on one side of the battlefield, his voice became more and more confident, and his tone involuntarily became infectious.
"If we use some means, it is not impossible to bypass the opponent's fleet below and on the flanks and get close enough. Of course there is a risk of failure, but can't we accept the possibility of failure now?"
The communication channel became quiet, as if everyone was silently calculating the possibility. The captains on these ships were all old men with many years of experience. They may not be good at naval battles, but their judgment of wind direction and weather would only be better than Fang Plover's.
allow.
"If we descend below the clouds now, and then turn and sail eastward, we can be in contact with that wall of clouds within twenty minutes," someone immediately said: "The battlefield is actually moving south and east.
Because that direction happens to be the direction where Elpaxin is, and if you calculate the time like this..."
"It's just right," another voice said: "Of course there is a possibility of failure. If the wind direction changes, or something happens on the battlefield, it will not be so easy to say."
"The possibility of the wind direction changing is very small. There are still at least three hours before the day and night sea and land winds alternate, which is far enough for us to operate. We only worry about changes in the battle situation. We can judge the wind direction, but we cannot judge the battle situation."
"There is no need to judge," Fang Yu said again: "The possibility was zero before, but now it is at least more than half. Everything depends on people and God, and we cannot pursue the illusory 100% certainty."
"Indeed, Captain Ed is right," someone agreed: "Especially in this situation."
"Then we...?"
People looked at each other.
The communication channel once again seemed a little quiet. Although this plan did sound a bit fanciful, when it showed its possibility, everyone couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Because all the successes and failures it brings seem to represent unpredictable changes, huge changes, or costs.
"But even if we bypass those fleets," Six Shadows couldn't help but ask: "Can we injure the Shadow Man's flagship at all? How do you plan to break through the defense line formed by the Shadow Man's capital ship?"
"We don't need to break through," Fang Plover patrolled the airspace: "As long as we arrive at that location, it will be decisive for the change of the situation on the battlefield. We are not the only ones on this battlefield. Silver Vislan and the military are not alone.
We will miss this opportunity. The only thing that restricts us now is time. We must appear in that place before our vitality is exhausted."
Six Shadows looked back at Kaka.
The latter sighed, nodded to her, and then quietly sent a message: "Have you bought your insurance?"
Liu Ying couldn't help but roll her eyes at this guy, but she did understand the implication of the words. It was indeed possible, but as the executors of this plan, they were also in a situation where there was no chance of death.
As long as they reach that position, it will be a certain death for everyone on this fleet. Turning into ashes is really not an exaggeration.
However, they will provide an opportunity for the entire fleet. As long as the Silver Vislan, the Spear of the Silver Forest, the Fenrisians and the military seize this opportunity, although it will not reverse the situation of the war, at least they will perfectly achieve their original tactical purpose.
This leaves the shadow person no time to pay attention to everything happening on the ground.
"Everyone." Fang Yu lowered his voice.
But before he could speak, someone had already responded to him: "Then let's do it, Captain Ed, we agree with your plan. Although we don't know whether it is right or wrong, at least we can't come up with a better one.
Therefore, instead of each having his own opinion, it is better to work together to overcome the difficulties...
If it succeeds, we will taste the joy of victory together; if it fails, we will bear the bitter consequences of failure together. This is also the result of a joint discussion between all of us.
Here is the response from the Napele."
"Everyone on the Sovereign means the same thing..."
Then more than ten similar responses came from the communication channel.
Fang Yu couldn't help but take a breath as he listened to the crowd's voices. Holding the communication crystal, he raised his head and looked at Kaka, Liuying, Hongye, and the alchemist named Xia Yue.
There is no firmness or eyes full of faith, those shining words, as if everything has nothing to do with this moment. Everyone only has heavy thoughts, and all in their eyes is uncertainty, nervousness, or uncertainty about this plan.
doubt.
This is actually a huge gamble that does not need to be modified, but they have no choice, either to seek a glimmer of opportunity from slim possibilities, or to passively wait for failure to come.
Perhaps Bai Xue asked Canghai Guzhou to entrust this fleet to him just to let him make such a judgment, although he didn't understand why the other party must believe that he could make a decision at the critical moment.
Even he himself may not be sure
However, the battle itself may be just a possible choice made out of desperation. For everyone, the outcome is just an unknown.
Flames were blazing on the surrounding wreckage, and the rising smoke obscured a corner of the battlefield. In other words, this was just an inconspicuous corner of the battlefield.
Fang Yu picked up the communication crystal and issued the order:
"Each ship is prepared to release smoke grenades in turn and disengage from the battlefield."
"Next, we will descend the altitude and enter below the clouds, then turn east and sail into the wall of clouds twenty minutes later."
The answer came from all the ships in the affirmative.
The sailors hurriedly ran to their posts, while the Marines cleaned up the messy deck and set fire to the Shadow Man's floating ship before returning.
The gunners prepared smoke bombs and fired them several times. The white mist exploded in a billowing cloud of smoke, like a blooming white flower bud. But the scattered smoke formed a straight line, completely blocking the fire coming from above.
sight
In the shadowy smoke, the fleet began to turn. The snow-white sailboats all turned in one direction, and the sails were raised high, causing the sailboats to begin to slowly decrease in altitude.
After about a few minutes, they entered the clouds.
The surrounding scenery was completely obscured by clouds and fog. Fang Plover put his hands on the side of the ship and listened to the creaking sound from the rocking of the ship. He was no longer the stupid young man he was before. With his experience of sailing on the sea, he could
Determine their general direction.
There was a faint sound of roaring artillery fire above, and sometimes the flash was enough to penetrate the clouds, making the surrounding area brighter.
Sometimes the sailboat would jump out of the clouds, opening up the surrounding scenery, but that was just a sudden appearance. Fang Plovor raised his head and caught the wall of cloud moving laterally to their left.
There are experienced captains on each ship, and the Cloud Wall is already quite close to them.
Kaka seemed to have accepted his fate. He was sitting next to the mast and carefully counting his tools. He asked the sailor for three muskets. After checking them one by one, he inserted them into the belt behind him.
Six Shadows sat on the side of her partner. She was used to this scene. Every time she went to the battlefield, the opponent looked like he was dying. She couldn't help but shook her head and checked her weapons.
Hong Ye and the others were much calmer. This was not the first time she had cooperated with Fang Plover. She just glanced at Fang Plover curiously. The first time she saw Fang Plover, he was still confused and didn't understand anything.
Guys who understand.
But now, he is a commander who can command a fleet.
Although she still looked a little green, she had at least won everyone's trust. She couldn't help but compare her own performance with that of the other party. Before she became the leader of an independent team, she had received many criticisms from Yugudora and Zi.
Feiyu helped a lot, but he didn't get into the groove so quickly.
After sailing for about ten minutes, the surroundings seemed to become a little quiet. The sounds coming from the air and sea battlefield seemed to be isolated by the clouds and seemed a little distant.
This detail made Fang Plover look up and frown. Theoretically, they should not be far away from the battlefield.
He couldn't help but pick up the communication crystal and asked: "Have we deviated from the course? Are we still below the battlefield?"
"Captain Ed, our course has not deviated," the captain of the Napele replied in the communication channel: "The results shown on the wind element detector are also the same, but the position of the Shadowman's fleet is different from what we expected.
It seems a little different.”
Fang Plover frowned: "Can we increase the height now?"
"Captain Ed, we are entering the cloud wall ahead."
Fang Yu closed his mouth. Although he had some doubts in his heart, the situation on the battlefield was ever-changing and opportunities were fleeting. They were just gambling. As long as it was gambling, nothing was guaranteed.
Being indecisive and hesitant will result in losing the opportunity that has already been obtained. Now that they have decided to implement this plan, they can only go to the dark side. Although he is uneasy in his heart, he can only suppress his uneasiness at the moment.
The sailboat under his feet swayed violently and entered the rising clouds. Although the scenery around him did not change much, Fang Plover knew in his heart that they had entered the wall of clouds.
He had had this experience many times in Oronze and during his previous escapes, and his judgment was more accurate than others. Fang Pliance looked back and saw that the others were completely unaware of this.
After entering the wall of clouds, the sailboat began to rise. Not only did the deck tilt slightly, but this could also be detected through the change in the state of the flaps. Fang Yu took out a pocket watch from his arms and opened the cover with his thumb.
Looking down at the time, a quarter of an hour had passed since they entered the clouds.
He raised his head and found that Kaka was doing something similar to him. Their eyes met and each saw the look in their eyes.
The altimeter showed that they had reached an altitude of 1,500 meters. This was already the middle and upper end of the cloud wall, and it was also away from the bottom of the battlefield.
They will soon break out of the cloud wall, but after that, it is uncertain whether they will enter the expected position or face a fleet of shadow people who are waiting for them.
Although they expected that this route should cut into a certain area within the Shadow Man fleet, this was always only a possibility. As long as the battle situation changed a little, they might face a completely different situation.
Fang Yu put down his pocket watch, picked up the communication crystal, took a deep breath, and then whispered: "Everyone, prepare to adjust the course."
"Three minutes later, we left the cloud range and prepared to fight."
The communication channel was silent, with only the sound of low breathing coming.
In the strange silence, the clouds and mist in front began to thin. It was as if the clouds parted in an instant, and at that moment the scene on the battlefield came into everyone's field of vision.
As soon as Fang Yu saw the situation outside, he couldn't help but relax his brows. The worst-case scenario they expected did not occur, including a head-on collision with a squadron of Shadowmen.
But it was not the best situation as expected. The development of the battle seemed to deviate from their expectations to a certain extent, which caused them to appear in a position that was not in the direction they had initially imagined.
"The battle situation seems to have changed to a certain extent," the voice of the captain of the Napele came: "The position we appeared is a bit off. I don't know if it is the reason of Silver Veslan and Silver Forest Spear, or the shadow man
I avoided the direction of the cloud wall..."
"Everyone, there is a Shadow Man squadron on each side of us, but we are located right at the window between them."
"I saw Shadow Man's flagship. It's directly in front of us, at twelve o'clock."
"It's less than ten miles away from us."
Miscellaneous voices are coming from the communication channel.
"They've found us!"
Fang Yu subconsciously raised his head in that direction, only to realize that the Shadow Man's squadron on the left seemed to have noticed the partial division that suddenly appeared behind the cloud wall, and began to turn in this direction together.
What bad luck, he couldn't help but cursed secretly.
But Fang Yu still remained calm enough, and instantly reviewed the positions of both parties in his mind.
"Everyone," he said immediately, "ignore them and release the smoke bombs. If we have enough speed, we can just rush in."