"Do you think the Koreans will know our goal of action?" Li Dong asked his first officer.

"Yes, sir, if I were a Korean, I would analyze the purpose of our southward journey, the port of the Chu people, they would blockade them, so that we would not be able to go to the port of the Chu people, and we The source of the news also comes from Chu people, they will follow our ship to our destination." The chief officer analyzed. They finally got the news they wanted from the Chu port area. The Koreans imposed a strict maritime blockade on them. As long as they were merchant ships from Qi, they would seize them. This made Qi merchants very annoyed, but they didn’t. Any way, because their merchant ships were severely impounded.

They can only pin their hopes on the Qi government. They hope that the Qi government will consider their actual situation and the Koreans will resolve the incident peacefully.

"Chu’s port cannot be passed, and on the other side, if we need to go to the Western mainland, we must pass through Zhang Xiong Island. The South Korean navy there has been strictly guarded. The most important thing is that there are a large number of waters near the Western mainland. The main force of the South Korean navy, once they reach Zhang Xiong Island, our situation will be very bad." The chief officer analyzed.

"Hmm. What else?" Li Dong asked.

"There is also that we have occupied Zhangyi Island. This is the only place we can dock at the moment, and it is difficult for us to go back in the north. In this way, they will send troops to attack our naval ships on Zhangyi Island and those Merchant ships. In that case, it is difficult for us to guarantee the safety of our ships.” The chief officer said.

"I hope sir, for the safety of the entire fleet. The fleet will be transferred back in time. It is still very beneficial to us when the Korean warships are not assembled yet." The chief officer suggested. In fact, the Qi State Navy received very little news, and it was quite lagging behind because they did not have submarine cables. Even if they did, they were easily cut off by the South Korean Navy. The information they obtained would take a long time from the surrounding areas. After receiving the news in the port area of ​​Chu State, and then turning back here, the time and the reliability of the news could not be guaranteed in time. For them, It has had a big impact.

"This, but our task has not been completed, you know. Our task is to transport a large amount of oil back to Qi, but this task has not been completed yet." Li Dong said.

"The most important thing is that if you go back at this time, you must give up a lot of merchant ships, and you will also encounter the South Korean navy when you go back. This is a big risk for us." Li Dong believes that the risk of going back is very high, so it is better. Just stay on Zhang Yidao and wait for the situation to become clear before making a decision.

"Sir, in this case, we might as well walk around the sea and leave here as soon as possible. In this way, we can avoid direct conflict with the South Korean Navy." The chief officer suggested. Starting from Zhang Yidao, bypassing Song Island controlled by South Korea, and then bypassing Queen Island, from the ocean-going area back to Qi State waters, and finally launching the final war and returning to Laizhou Port. Although the distance is very long, it can effectively avoid direct collisions with the South Korean Navy. You must know. The South Korean navy is large in number and well-equipped. Avoiding war with the South Korean navy is the wisest decision. It is difficult to search and find targets in the open ocean when entering the ocean. This is the plan of the chief mate. But there is a serious problem with this plan, that is, their ocean-going capabilities have never been proven to be used well. Although they have learned, this time they did not rely on midway supplies for such a long voyage for the first time. There were more problems in the middle than they thought.

"This. It may be a bit difficult. Think about it. It's tens of thousands of miles from here to Laizhou. This, and there is no supply point in the middle, there is a little storm, and there are other problems. It is difficult. Very difficult. Difficult." Li Dong said embarrassedly.

"So, don't do this thing. Let's think of other ways." Li Dong shook his head and refused. He felt that the road was too far. It's a bit outrageous to be far away.

In the command module of the flagship of the South Korean Navy.

"Sir, there are indeed a large number of Qi State naval warships and merchant ships in the harbor, but their defenses are still relatively high. If we launch an attack, our harm to them is very insignificant, but it arouses their vigilance. In this case , It’s difficult to achieve the goal of defeating them all at once.” A Navy Lieutenant Commander said to Shen.

"Yes, sir, our purpose is to monitor them. Now that our purpose has been achieved, we will wait and send the news out. After the main force arrives, we must destroy them all in the port. If we take the initiative to launch An attack is very risky. And it is easy to cause the other party to alert. Once they enter the deep sea area, it is difficult for us to find them further. The final situation must be detrimental to us." Another Navy Lieutenant Commander said. They all think that it is very uneconomical to initiate an offensive initiative. The reason is simple, because they lack effective attack weapons and launch attacks without effective weapons. It's hard to beat the enemy, hard to say. The most important thing is to fight the grass and startle the snakes. They chose to escape from the far sea area to the east. In that case, the situation is very bad.

"I think the Qi State Navy will not do that, although they have a very low probability of doing it. However, they still will not do it." At this time, a navy lieutenant colonel stood up and said in opposition. His position is combat staff, mainly responsible for drafting some combat plans.

"First of all, we know the ocean-going capabilities of the Qi State Navy. It didn’t take long for them to establish the navy. They just need to learn. It still takes some time to master such a technology. Secondly, this is a kind of adventure. In the event of a large-scale storm, the probability of the entire army being annihilated is still very high. Finally, there is a problem with their supplies." said the Navy Lieutenant Colonel.

"If they start from Zhangyi Island, they will continue to sail eastward. We don’t know whether there are islands there, but they are relatively small. It is difficult to provide a large fleet of supplies for the supply, and they have to Bypass our Song Island, and then Queen Island. There, we have further blockades of warships, they must sail again, so that they will sail with little or no supplies, This requires considerable courage and determination, because there will be a lot of problems in the middle. These problems will lead to the complete destruction of the fleet. I think that the Qi State Navy has not had such determination to do such a thing.” said the Navy Lieutenant Colonel. To.

"However, once we attack each other, they will be alert. In this case, we will only cause them minimal loss, but the price is that they found us." The Navy Lieutenant said.

"Yes, what we want is such a result. Fighting is to frighten. If we can arouse the other side's alertness, or continue to harass, make them feel worried. If we can suppress the port, we can wait for a large number of main forces. The fleet forms a blockade against them, forming a huge suppression, which can create a lot of momentum." said the lieutenant colonel.

"If the other party keeps running away, we can suppress them and expel them. There is the Queen Strait in the north, the suppression of Song Dao, and the vast ocean to the east, it takes great courage to enter and leave that place, to the west, It’s Zhang Xiong Island. It’s a huge military fortress. They can’t go west. The only way is to go north. They try to use their iron-clad ships to open a way to survive. Only then can they have a way to survive. But in that case Another battle fleet going south from the north will form a new suppression on them. I think the Qi State Navy certainly doesn’t know about this.” said the navy lieutenant colonel.

"If this is the case, we can quickly launch an offensive and drive them into our northern ambush circle." said the navy lieutenant colonel.

"Yeah." Shen Value just hummed. Then began to think about the feasibility of this plan.

Although it is safe to wait peacefully for the main force, in that case, there is no point at all. This is intolerable to him.

"The plan is good, but we can't beat those armored ships at all." The Lieutenant Commander continued. For them, the most threatening remains are those armored ships, which have a great influence on them.

"This. It's a nightmare for us. Our artillery can't beat each other." said the Lieutenant Commander. For them, the armored ship is still a heavyweight weapon that is difficult to conquer.

"We can avoid those iron-clad ships. They are very slow, they have heavy firepower but aim, and their reaction speed is very slow. But there are a large number of merchant ships behind them. Our goal can be to target those merchant ships and avoid those iron-clad ships. If it is, it is very easy for us." said the navy lieutenant colonel.

"Yeah. That's right. Just do it. We have to do this. What we need is this result. Drive them out and let them go from the north. If we follow the Qi State Navy, they will have no way to survive. , They also don’t have the ability to supply supplies. In this case, walking the eastern road is a dead end. As long as we pester them, we will definitely have the opportunity to eat each other.” Shen value suddenly said at this time.

"We will continue to execute the combat plan and attack them. Our goal is not to sink many merchant ships, but to anger them and move northward. To force them to do so." Shen value said firmly.