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Chapter 4560 Something is wrong?
A few days later, the fleet has entered the predetermined position. There are dots of islands here, which are the Zhoushan Islands. There are large and small islands and reefs, some are famous, some are unknown, there are hundreds of thousands of them, and the sea conditions are extremely complicated. changeable.

Han Xiucheng was an unknown person who committed crimes on land and fled to Zhoushan, becoming an ordinary pirate. Originally, there were many pirate forces in Zhoushan. Han Xiucheng started as an ordinary pirate, and it only took more than ten years to integrate and unify. The entire Zhoushan group of pirates has become an extremely large pirate force, and can be called the strongest pirate overseas.

Cunning, wise, and cruel, these are the evaluations of Han Xiucheng by the people around him.

"On the sea road, there are small boats passing by one after another, Han Xiucheng should have noticed it." Qi Yuanfei, who was standing aside, said.

"Have all the ships in our ambush been arranged?" Luo Xingchen took a telescope to observe the surrounding environment carefully.

This is a coral reef in the Zhoushan Islands. There are many undercurrents and coral reef caves nearby. There are many hidden waterways. Because of the fog, the surrounding ships have been arranged properly.

"I always feel something is wrong." Lan Fenghuang frowned tightly.

"What's wrong?" Luo Xingchen said.

"I don't know, intuition." Lan Fenghuang said.

A woman's intuition is always so keen, but intuition does not equal the truth, at least from the current information, there is no sign of something wrong.

"Let the patrol go to the outside to check again." Luo Xingchen ordered.

To be cautious, Luo Xingchen sent more patrols to investigate.

At this time, a ship from the outside approached quickly, with the image of flying fish carved on the bow, it was a patrol ship.

"It's not good. A hundred nautical miles away, there is an unfamiliar fleet that has cut off our retreat, and it will be close to us in a short time." A man on the ship boarded the big ship and reported.

"A strange fleet? What does it look like?" Luo Xingchen's first reaction was that Han Xiucheng led the team to kill him.

The plan of using himself as a bait was not disclosed to others, so it is normal for this man to panic without knowing the situation.

After all, the power on the surface is not strong now. If they really encounter Han Xiucheng's large army, they will definitely lose more than win, and the danger is extremely high.

"There are at least a hundred large ships, and the one in front looks like it's made of steel..." The man faltered at this point.

Who would believe a ship made of steel? Today's ships are all made of wood, with a little steel at the bow at most.

"The steel ship, not Han Xiucheng." Luo Xingchen's pupils contracted.

If there are really hundreds of steel ships, even if all the hidden power is used, they will definitely not be able to defeat them.

Han Xiucheng's boats were all wooden boats, but not only did they not have steel boats, even Daqi was useless.

It's my mother who said... the future of sea-going ships must be made of steel, but that's not only technically difficult, but also requires a lot of steel.

"Let's go, this time the plan is cancelled, and all the fleet will go all out to return to Qiye Island." Luo Xingchen gritted his teeth and made a decision.

The man who summoned him didn't know how to talk nonsense, since he was sent back to summon him, there must be some.

"Okay, the fleet will return immediately." Lan Fenghuang nodded.

The order was quickly executed, and the fleet began to turn around and prepare to leave.

In such a situation where the enemy's situation is unknown, preserving strength is the most important thing.

"The retreat has already begun, and the fleet that is covering and hiding has also begun to return." Lan Fenghuang said.

"Okay." Luo Xingchen nodded.

It is still a pity that the plan that was prepared this time fell through.

However, as long as they can return to the voyage safely, they can find a way to deal with Han Xiucheng later, and there is no need to rush.

"It's up to man to make things happen, so there's nothing he can do." Luo Xingchen sighed secretly.

The fleet left the coral reef cave smoothly, and there was a confluence of ocean currents in front of them, with turbulent undercurrents.

"Report to the general, a fleet has appeared on the side." At this time, someone came to report in a hurry.

"What fleet?" Luo Xingchen was moved.

"Ironclad Fleet, the speed is extremely fast, our ship can't run." Cold sweat oozes from the forehead of the visitor.

"Move forward at full speed with the greatest power." Luo Xingchen immediately ordered.

However, there is a huge gap in the speed of the ships in the fleet, and even with all their strength, there is no way to narrow the gap.

In less than half an hour, the huge armored fleet surrounded Luo Xingchen's fleet from all directions.

"Boom boom boom..."

A sailing ship that was trying to break into it was hit by a cannon on its mast. The ship lost power and was stuck on the sea surface, unable to move.

"It has been confirmed that it is an ironclad ship from the west. From the flag, it can be judged that it is from Yajili from the west!" Lan Fenghuang gritted his teeth.

Ships are not as good as people, and weapons are not as good as people. The opponent's hostility is obvious. This naval battle is doomed to lose.

It is meaningless to start a war by force, Luo Xingchen knows this clearly.

"Ask them why they came here." Luo Xingchen said in a deep voice.

"I'll go there in person." Lan Fenghuang said.

The largest flagship on the opposite side has already approached, it seems that it is not afraid of the attack from this side at all.

The fact is also the same, the ships here are very different, how can the use of primitive bows and spears damage the armored gunboat, this is a qualitative difference.

Lan Fenghuang only took a few followers, and approached the flagship in a small boat.

Luo Xingchen used the eyepiece to see clearly. After Lan Fenghuang boarded the boat, a blond man in a blue military uniform was waiting.

Luo Xingchen could see the arrogance and condescension of the blond man.

"My mother is right, if you fall behind, you will be beaten. Daqi has been divided and fought endlessly for so many years, and he has not paid attention to coastal defense. His strength has been far behind by the West." Luo Xingchen bit his lip, his eyes were full of coldness.

"Brother Chen, can't we go back?" Ying Xiu, who had been resting in the cabin, appeared next to Luo Xingchen. She suddenly took Luo Xingchen's hand and said seriously.

"No, there must be a way. I've prepared a call for help in advance, and the nearby fleet will come over. If you trade quantity for quality, it's not impossible to escape." Luo Xingchen said solemnly.

But he would have to pay a huge price, and it would be inseparable from the ending of countless casualties. He knew it in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud.

"I know Brother Chen will find a way." Ying Xiu smiled, trust overflowing from her little face.

Luo Xingchen nodded heavily.

After waiting anxiously for a while, Lan Fenghuang was not detained by the other party, but came back by boat smoothly.

"How's the situation?" Luo Xingchen asked anxiously.

"Go in and talk." Lan Fenghuang whispered, then raised his head and waved his hands: "You all go your own way, Ying Xiu, you go back to your own cabin, I have something to say to Xing Chen."

The others left immediately, and Ying Xiu also turned around alone. She has been independent since she was a child and knows how to measure.

(End of this chapter)