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Chapter 185 This is okay
Zhang Wei's reinforcements were determined to pursue the enemy for two hours. If they could not catch up with the target, they would return along the original route. After all, it was beyond their expectation that Zovia Port would not allow them to rest.
At the same time, they were also worried about encountering accidents on the long journey back to Sinnar Port.
Perhaps this was a blessing in disguise for Zhang Wei’s reinforcements!
When some of the Neon Empire's warships rushed out of Zovia Port, the reduction in personnel, collisions and other factors caused the sailing speed of these warships to decrease, and they gradually fell behind the team.
At this moment, the Neon Empire warships have lost all morale.
Those warships rushing in the front were only thinking about escaping back to Pada Port in the next second, completely disregarding the life and death of their comrades behind them.
Such a situation undoubtedly gave Zhang Wei's reinforcements a good opportunity to pursue the victory, especially the Pegasus and Dark Dragon troops that took off into the air, which completely crushed the last bit of courage left by the officers and soldiers on the lagging warships of the Neon Empire.
hours later
Fourteen Neon Empire warships passed in front of Zovia Port. These returning warships greatly stimulated the nerves of the defenders of Zovia Port. However, they were shocked to find that these Neon Empire warships did not attack Zovia Port, but continued to sail westward.
When the defenders of Zovia Port discovered that behind these Neon Empire warships were Zhang Wei's warships and the flying Pegasus and Dark Dragon troops, they realized that the fourteen Neon Empire warships were the spoils of war of Zhang Wei and his men.
If he said he wasn't jealous, that would be a lie. The chief of Zovia's garrison immediately wrote to Duke Baihu, informing him that Zhang Wei had seized fourteen Neon Empire warships. However, what the chief didn't know was that his letter was a death letter, demanding his own life.
When the remaining Neon Empire fleet arrived at Padda Port, they received news from the Empire.
It is reported that Liu Rengui's privateering fleet has reappeared near the port of Imana, causing huge losses to the sea trade routes.
Therefore, the Imperial Navy ordered the Neon Empire fleet to split its forces and march north to eliminate this privateering fleet.
However, at this moment, divisions arose again within the Imperial Navy, which had just suffered a devastating defeat.
Twelve of the warships refused to leave the port with various excuses, determined to hold on to Pada Port until their own warships recovered their strength.
At the same time, although the remaining warships left the port ostensibly under the banner of encircling and suppressing Liu Rengui, in fact, most of them headed straight eastward as soon as they left the port, targeting the Neon Empire, and obviously had no intention of fighting northward.
In the end, only six warships actually carried out the orders of the Navy Department, attempting to regain their long-shattered honor by defeating Liu Rengui.
Unexpectedly, not long after the six warships moved north, they encountered Liu Rengui's fleet moving south.
Faced with such a sudden encounter, the Neon Empire Navy was caught off guard.
After this short and fierce confrontation, the outcome was already determined - the six warships not only failed to defeat Liu Rengui and regain their strength as they had hoped, but instead became defeated by the enemy and even lost their lives, becoming a delicious meal for the fish in the sea.
During the battle, Liu Rengui captured several Neon Empire Navy officers and soldiers who had fallen into the water, and learned an important piece of information from them:
There were still twelve warships staying in Pada Harbor. The crews of these warships had long lost their fighting spirit and spent their days indulging in wine and women.
On the one hand, they were afraid of being punished when they returned home; on the other hand, they had no intention of continuing westward to attack the port of Zovia.
Liu Rengui was keenly aware that this was a rare opportunity.
The thrilling encounter just now made him miss the opportunity to capture the enemy ships, but if he could successfully capture the twelve warships in Pada Port, it would undoubtedly be a great help to Zhang Wei.
Liu Rengui has always been bold and careful, and this time he is even more skilled and daring.
He decisively ordered the fleet to anchor not far from the east side of Zovia Port, and then personally led the troops to Zovia Port. Outside the city, they split into small groups and easily sneaked into the completely undefended Zovia Port.
After entering the city, Liu Rengui commanded the main force to disperse quickly and head straight for the warships.
They were agile, coordinated well, and had a clear goal - to seize the ship!
Liu Rengui himself led a team of elite soldiers and generals to specifically target enemy officers of higher ranks.
If you encounter an enemy general who can be captured alive, do your best to capture him alive. If you cannot capture him alive, execute him without hesitation.
In this way, without anyone noticing, a shocking operation was unfolding in full swing.
When the ordinary officers and soldiers of the Neon Empire who had been drunk and drowsy all day finally woke up at noon, they were shocked to find that the twelve warships that originally belonged to them had changed owners without their knowledge.
No senior officers stepped forward to organize resistance, and these imperial navy men, drained of their bodies by alcohol and women, had no choice but to surrender.
After a fierce naval battle, Liu Rengui led his men to successfully seize twelve warships of the Neon Empire in Pada Port and properly dealt with the prisoners of war. Most of the prisoners chose to become helots, and a very small number of them had their brains damaged by alcohol.
Liu Rengui thought about this kind of people and commissioned the local Adventurer's Guild to send these brain-damaged Neon Empire naval officers and soldiers back to the Neon Empire. These people could disrupt the stability of the Neon Empire if they returned.
After that, he began to undertake two important tasks: one was to recruit experienced sailors with high salaries in the local area; the other was to sell the intercepted Neon Empire specialty materials on the spot.
After deducting the share that must be paid, there was actually a surplus.
Through this fierce battle, the team led by Zhang Wei not only increased the total number of warships to thirty-six, but was also able to form three powerful fleets.
Although each ship suffered varying degrees of damage, fortunately they are all repairable and can be repaired with just some time and effort.
During this period, Duke White Tiger struggled to resist the enemy's fierce attack and successfully defended the Port of Zovia.
Zhang Wei also held a second dividend distribution as a matter of course. If we look at the monetary gains alone, the White Tiger Duke's side did indeed reap great rewards.
However, when Liu Rengui's fleet was preparing to return, the chief officer of Zovia Port was still stubborn and refused to listen to the advice of local officials and refused to allow them to dock.
Zhang Wei strongly protested against this and implicitly pointed out that the other party had lost a lot of trade profits due to short-sightedness.
The Duke of White Tiger was very angry about this. He sent a special envoy to lead a team of cavalry to Zovia Port to capture the chief officer. However, on the way to the White Tiger Fortress, the chief officer, knowing that he would die if he returned, found an opportunity to escape...