On the sea, three Ming army ships were in front and Eastern Rome fleets were behind, one in front and one behind, shuttled through the waters near the Bataan Islands.

When Zhang Mao saw the other party withdrawing his deputy sail and slowing down, he couldn't help but say to himself: "These foreigners are not stupid, they know how to slow down."

"Sir, the enemy is biting very tightly, what should I do?"

"Did you see the island in front? Rush in!"

"Sir, we don't have hydrological information over there. If there are reefs under the water..."

"Damn it, it's better to run into the reef than to be caught up by those foreigners. The artillery on our ship became mute, and the naval battle was too much of a loss."

There are two relatively large islands in the Bataan Islands, roughly the same as Temasek Island. Between these two islands, there are many unknown islands distributed bit by bit.

These islands are islands when the tide is low, and they become reefs when the tide is high.

It is very dangerous to sail rashly without detailed maps and hydrological data.

However, the Eastern Roman ships were chasing too close. If they were traveling on the wide sea, they would definitely be caught up before merging with the main fleet.

Zhang Mao decided to take risks and rush into the reef group.

"Switch the rudder, turn the rudder!"

"Download the secondary sail and slow down the sail!"

Three ships shuttled between the islands where stars were distributed, and their speed had dropped to the lowest level.

Boom!

Boom!

The sound of shelling suddenly came from behind, and Zhang Mao became nervous. Just as he picked up the telescope and was about to observe the enemy situation, a black shadow came to his face.

It turned out that the adjutant behind him rushed and pushed him to the ground.

Zhang Mao pushed him away and said angrily: "What are you doing?"

"Sir, be careful of artillery!"

"Be careful!"

Zhang Mao pointed behind him, and the sparks sparked by the cannonballs and said, "Their cannons can't hit so far, what are they afraid of?"

The adjutant looked up and found that the enemy ship's shells fell into the water, and they were still quite a distance away from his own ship.

"Sir, be careful..."

"Stop talking nonsense, go and stare in front. If the bow of the boat hits the casket, organize personnel to land immediately!"

There are islands all around. If you really hit the reef, you will have enough time to land before the shipwreck is sunk.

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The Golden Griffin did not chase after him because the hull was too large, and the chance of hitting the reef was greatly increased.

Charlemagne sent five medium-sized warships to chase him, and he docked in a natural harbor, then picked up the map, looked carefully for a long time before he circled a location.

"The Orientals are very cunning. They want to use themselves as bait to trap our Golden Griffon in this area of ​​water. Have you seen this? Go around and we will go there and wait!"

"Your Excellency, what if the Orientals don't follow this line?"

"No, if they want to join the main force, going this line is the best choice."

"But……"

"Nothing, General Wells, please recognize your identity. In Griffon City, I am the supreme commander!"

Charlemagne was an extremely proud man who had made great achievements in the Eastern Roman Empire. The Queen Dosia was able to escape from Constantinople and relied on Charlemagne's heroic battle. During the war, he was absolutely

No one is allowed to question their orders.

Although General Wells was unhappy, he had to say, "Abide by the order, Your Excellency Charlemagne!"

The Golden Griffon raised its anchor and sailed, leading other warships around the island and sailed to the other end of the archipelago.

——

Between the archipelago, two fleets, one in front and one behind, began a sea chase.

Zhang Mao's ship had no artillery, so he could only use the terrain to shuttle between the islands.

The Eastern Roman fleet in the rear chased and continued to shell, but either the distance was not enough or there were obstacles to block the shells and all the shells fell.

Even so, Zhang Mao still dared not underestimate this fleet. Although their artillery was still solid iron knots, he was carrying a conventional sailing ship, not an iron armored ship. If he was hit by a shell, it would still be very dangerous.

In this way, from dawn to dark, from dawn to dawn, the two fleets were hanging so far away, I couldn't get rid of you, and you couldn't catch up with me.

Zhang Mao didn't sleep all night, staring at the map with his eyes tightly, trying to find a way to break the enemy.

At this time, the quarconian came forward and said, "Sir, we don't have much food or fresh water!"

Zhang Mao asked without raising his head, "How many are left?"

The quartermaster replied: "It's only enough for one day."

Zhang Mao frowned. On the sea, it was fatal to have no fresh water.

People can still hold on for a while if they don’t eat, but if they don’t have water, they will die of thirst for up to three days.

At that moment, Zhang Mao immediately made a decision, pointed to a location on the map, and said, "You can't get entangled with them anymore. Go out from here and meet with the emperor's fleet!"

——

On the Golden Griffin, General Wells was immediately excited after receiving the news.

"His Excellency Charlemagne, your decision is really wise. The Oriental fleet is indeed here!"

Charlemagne finally smiled and said, "Plant the formation and prepare the artillery!"

Finally, they saw the long-awaited mast.

At the same time, Zhang Mao also found that the situation was wrong.

"Switch the rudder, hurry!"

Due to the terrain, Charlemagne's fleet hid behind an island. When both sides saw each other, it had already entered the range of artillery fire.

Boom!

Boom!

More than a dozen warships opened fire at the same time, and shells flew towards the Ming army.

Zhang Mao immediately ordered, but it was still too late. The sailboat was hit and wood chips flew everywhere.

There was a ship whose mast was broken, and the huge canvas fell down, losing momentum and spinning in place.

"Go to the island, land on the island!"

Zhang Mao had no choice at all. If he still stayed on the sea, he would undoubtedly become the other party's target.

Fortunately, there was a small island nearby. The sailor pulled the canvas rope hard, and the hull rushed straight towards the island, hitting the rocks on the shore.
Chapter completed!