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Chapter 874 Battle of the Black Sea Strait (Part )

In the narrow Canakkale Strait, Gral led a fleet and was conducting daily patrols.

The Canakkale Strait is located at the western end of the Black Sea Strait, which connects the Aegean Sea and the Sea of ​​Marmara. The Marmara Sea is the inland sea of ​​the Black Sea Strait, and the last Ottoman navy is stationed here.

Graer stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the narrow exit of the strait in the distance. Thinking of the mighty Han navy outside the strait, he couldn't help but show a slightly frightened expression.

The last battle of Port Ifre resulted in a disastrous defeat for the Ottoman Mediterranean Navy. Most of the navy was buried in the belly of the fish, and only a few managed to escape, and Gral was one of the lucky ones.

Thinking of the naval battle back then, Grall couldn't help but secretly shout for God's blessing. At that time, his warship was hit by the big man's artillery, and he was hit by fragments of the ship's plank, and he fainted on the spot.

Fortunately, the damage to Graal's warship was not serious. After he passed out, his deputy immediately took over the command of the warship and withdrew from the battlefield in a timely manner.

Later, Graal regained consciousness. He was wounded and commanded the warship, escaping the pursuit of the Venetians. Finally, he was very lucky and escaped back to the Black Sea Strait.

But the other warships under his command were not so lucky. They were either sunk or captured by the Venetians. Only one out of ten could escape.

Thinking of those brothers who died in the battle, Graer couldn't help but feel a little lucky despite being angry, because as far as he knew, the Venetians executed all the prisoners. After all, the hatred between the two countries has long been unresolved, and now Venice has such a powerful man. With the help of the enemy, he was determined to completely wipe out the Ottoman navy, so he also killed all the prisoners.

"General, a Venetian warship was discovered at the exit of the strait!"

At this time, the lookout hand above his head suddenly reported loudly.

Upon hearing this, Graer also immediately looked towards the exit of the strait, and saw a few Venetian sailboats appearing on the distant sea. However, they did not enter the strait, but patrolled back and forth in the direction of the exit of the strait.

"It's those nasty bugs again!"

Graer couldn't help but cursed angrily when he saw the Venetian warships outside the strait.

Since the last defeat in Port Ifo, the Ottoman navy has cowered in the Black Sea Strait and dared not come out. As a result, the Venetians have gone further and have been provoking outside the strait. They even called them Ottoman cowards. Many Ottomans were so angry that they wanted to rush out and fight with Venice. People work hard.

After all, in the eyes of the Ottomans, they were defeated by the steam warships of the Han, not the small sailing ships of Venice. Without the warships of the Han, they were even confident of defeating the Venetian fleet that was several times their size.

But now the Venetians are pretending to be powerful, relying on the powerful steam battleships as the backing, and constantly provoking outside, looking like a villain who has succeeded.

However, the Ottoman senior officials strictly ordered everyone not to go to war because they suspected that this was a trap deliberately set by the Han and Venice. As soon as they left the strait, they might be attacked by the Han navy, so no matter how angry they were, they had to endure it. .

Grall also once thought about fighting out of the strait and killing those annoying Venetians, but he had no choice but to give a death order. He weighed it again and again, and finally did not dare to disobey the order, so now he can only look at those majestic Venetian warships. I can vent my anger by swearing a few words.

Graal's mission was to patrol the strait, which was also a routine task every day. He had long been accustomed to seeing the Venetian warships outside the strait, and he still moved forward slowly along the original route.

There seemed to be nothing unusual about the Venetian warships outside the strait. They were still patrolling back and forth outside the strait as before, and there was no sign of entering the strait.

However, at this moment, Graer suddenly saw puffs of black smoke suddenly appearing under the sea in the distance. Because the sea wind was relatively strong, the black smoke was quickly blown away. If you didn't look carefully, It can't be discovered at all. When Grall saw the black smoke on the sea, he was immediately startled. The disastrous defeat in Port Iver suddenly came to his mind. When the big man's steam warship appeared, the chimney on the ship kept spraying black smoke outwards. The smoke looks like a legendary fire-breathing dragon.

"Enemy attack, Han warships spotted in the distance!"

At this time, the lookout above the head also shouted in horror. The people on the ship were all survivors from the last war. The big man's steam battleship had already planted the seeds of fear in their hearts, so now they could see the newly emerging head in the distance. When I saw the battleship, my voice changed with fear.

"Return! Return!"

Gral also reacted at this time and immediately shouted an order. With their small patrol fleet, it was impossible to block the opponent's steam battleship. Moreover, in the last battle, the speed of the steam battleship was also slower than Gral's. It has left a deep shadow on you. Even if you turn around now, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape the other party's pursuit.

It is not an easy task for a sail warship to turn. Not only must the rudder be adjusted, but the sails must also be adjusted. The operation is very complicated.

By the time Graal and his ships hurriedly turned around, the steam warship behind them had already entered the strait and was not far away from their fleet.

"It's over!"

Graal looked at the steam battleship getting closer and closer behind him, and couldn't help but murmur in pain, because he knew that now they had entered the opponent's firing range, and if they escaped again, they would probably be greeted by the opponent's artillery fire.

"General... General, what should we do? Do we want to fire?"

At this time, the general under his command trembled and asked Graer. Obviously he also knew that if the artillery fire was fired, there would definitely be more fierce artillery fire from the Han army.

"What the hell, lower the sails and raise the flag of surrender!"

Graal gritted his teeth and ordered.

"But general, it is said that all the brothers who surrendered last time were executed by the Venetians. If we surrender, we will not end well, right?"

The generals under his command were somewhat reluctant and said that although they knew they were outmatched, if surrendering meant death, it would be better to fight, even if they died, they would be able to gain some backing.

"You also know that it is said, and even if it is true, it was done by the Venetians. We are surrendering to the big man now. At least there is a glimmer of hope for survival, but if we resist, we will definitely be dead!"

Graal looked at the warships getting closer and closer behind him and immediately gritted his teeth and said. If he had a choice, he was unwilling to surrender, but he had no choice. If he didn't surrender, he would die. Surrendering still had a chance of survival, so he had no choice but to do so.

Hearing what Graer said, his generals did not dare to say anything more and immediately raised the flag of surrender.

But what Grall and the others never expected was that a dozen steam warships rushed past them, completely ignoring their surrender.

(End of this chapter)