Chapter 1114: Encirclement

"General, it really is a trap; we are surrounded. Look." After observing the rear for a moment, Song Xiang pointed toward the west and south of the fleet.

Coalition warships had appeared in these two directions as well.

They were currently in the center of the encirclement.

"Don't be anxious, let Gong Ying have his fun for a while longer." Zhou Yi was very calm; he already had a plan in his mind to break through the encirclement and then turn around to devour the enemy.

Song Xiang nodded upon hearing this.

Like Zhou Yi, he was also very confident.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

While Song Xiang and Zhou Yi were observing, Gong Ying was, just as Zhou Yi had said, having his fill of fun.

The Western Lands Allied Forces' sailing warships, when facing the Great Song sailing warships towed by steamships, were like a duel between a snail and a mantis.

Under Gong Ying's command, the formation of the twelve warships was constantly changing.

It was always the horizontal line of a "T," with the sides of the warships always aimed at the Coalition warships.

A duel between sailing warships is a battle to seize the "T"; the side that seizes the horizontal line basically wins.

Because sailing warships have no artillery on their bows, they can only rely on side firepower.

Failing to seize the horizontal line of the "T" means being constantly beaten without the ability to fight back.

Precisely because of this, Gong Ying was indeed, as Zhou Yi said, essentially having fun.

He stood on the deck, smoking a cigar, grinning, and witnessing one Coalition sailing warship after another vanish into smoke and dust.

"Damn Song People, you will pay a bloody price soon. Do you think you have won? Hahaha, you have already fallen into our trap!"

Just as Gong Ying was destroying one Western Lands sailing warship after another, Bolt appeared at the port.

Seeing one Coalition warship after another being hit, his face twisted, and he cursed incessantly.

But he did not notice at all that his hands were trembling slightly.

Clearly, subconsciously, he was terrified.

Because the Great Song warships had destroyed one Coalition warship after another so easily right in front of him.

When Ma Fu'er was defeated in Yizhou and cowered in Malacca, he had been full of contempt.

Now, he finally understood Maluofu's feelings.

"We will definitely win. We have nearly five hundred warships; don't they only have this many? The quantity is massive, the advantage is with us, hahaha..." Bolt suddenly laughed again, his face full of smugness.

Then, he looked into the distance with his telescope and discovered the main fleet commanded by Maluofu.

Seeing this, he suddenly became suspicious again, "I can see Maluofu's fleet, could it be that the Song People haven't? No, that's impossible. That's it, they must have realized they are surrounded and have nowhere to run, so they can only attack the port to vent their anger. Hehe, they know they are dead."

Thinking of this, Bolt instantly became arrogant and ordered a soldier to bring him a chair.

He sat at the port, watching the battle leisurely, just waiting for Maluofu to annihilate the Great Song fleet.

At the same time.

It was not just Bolt whose confidence was swelling; the naval officers commanding each fleet were equally full of confidence.

The fleet located to the east was composed of two hundred warships and was the largest of the fleets from the three directions of southeast and west.

This direction was also the direction for the Great Song fleet to escape back to Malacca, and it was particularly important.

Therefore, this fleet was also personally commanded by Maluofu.

At this moment, Maluofu was on the deck of the flagship, also observing the battle at the port.

Just a moment ago, when he was far away, he could not see the situation on the battlefield clearly.

As the distance to the Great Song fleet grew closer, the situation on the battlefield became clearer and clearer.

Seeing the Coalition warships sinking in flames on the sea surface near the port, he suddenly clenched his fists.

"Your sacrifice is worth it; soon we will avenge you!" Maluofu took off his military cap and bowed his head toward the port.

Other officers on the flagship also took off their caps to salute.

To them, their plan had succeeded.

The Great Song fleet had been deceived and was pinned down near the port.

The remaining major battles would be carried out by them.

"Admiral, the Great Song fleet seems too quiet."

Everyone stood up, and an officer beside Maluofu said softly.

Maluofu had just had the same doubt, but he immediately cast it to the back of his mind.

He said, "There are no secrets at sea. The fact is, the Great Song Navy's warships are all here; next, we just need to annihilate them."

The officer nodded and said nothing more.

Like Maluofu, he could not imagine that the Great Song could possibly master a new type of warship beyond their imagination in such a short time.

More than that, they also believed that the Great Song fleet was like a rabbit surrounded by hounds, too scared to make any move.

"We will definitely win. This is the best opportunity to annihilate the Great Song fleet. As long as we win, we can take back everything we lost, and the Song People will only be able to linger on in their last gasp on land." Maluofu's eyes gradually turned red, like a crazed beast.

In his gaze filled with hatred, the Coalition fleets from three directions continuously approached the Great Song fleet.

The three major fleets gradually completed the encirclement, trapping the Great Song fleet in the center.

As soon as they were within artillery range, they could aim their sides at the Great Song warships and send them to feed the sharks.

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