NOVEL NEXT Chapter 149: Attack from Within and Without
Li Yuansheng was currently sitting on his own vessel, looking at the island ahead through binoculars.
Lvchun Island.
As a Captain of the Marine Warlord organization [Haiyun], he should have been commanding his troops, joining forces with the Alien Race insurgents to storm the power island of the West Qinghai Sea Region.
But... where there are people, there is intrigue.
Li Yuansheng, an adept in warfare, had made notable contributions on Warlord Island, gradually becoming somewhat arrogant.
Unintentionally, he offended a senior officer and was ultimately reassigned to the Southern Island Sea Region to partake in the battle over Sea Ore Island.
Actually...
If he were to participate in the crucial and vast Sea Ore Island wars, gaining military achievement would be a great opportunity to make a name for himself.
After all, although the West Qinghai Sea Region is currently the main battlefield of the two armies,
the Sea Ore Island and military factories in the Southern Island Sea Region are also considered the lifeline of the alien conflicts.
The top brass takes this seriously, dispatching a significant portion of military forces across thousands of nautical miles to claim the major Sea Ore Islands as their own.
Securing Sea Ore Island means securing military supplies, which is crucial for the [Haiyun] warlord organization.
Yet...
Li Yuansheng glanced at the barren little island ahead, feeling inexplicably agitated.
"Such a small island, and the last time you were sent over, you couldn't even take it? Routed and suffered heavy losses?"
Li Yuansheng's eyes carried a hint of menace, feeling extremely displeased.
Lvchun Island was insignificant to him; the mineral resources it contained were limited, with little impact on the war!
But there was no choice; even his current superior only assigned him to attack such a small Sea Ore Island, not any task that could establish military credentials.
What infuriated Li Yuansheng the most was...
Last time, a lieutenant brought over twenty ships for assault, only to return in defeat without breaching the naval battle wall.
Incompetents... all a bunch of incompetents!
Li Yuansheng felt that being sent here was a waste of his talent.
And yet his subordinates were so disgraceful, he had no choice but to personally lead the army this time to ensure Lvchun Island is taken.
"Hmm?"
Just then, Li Yuansheng suddenly squinted his eyes, straightened slightly, and looked at Lvchun Island with a mischievous glint.
"Have they discovered us? But that's normal..."
Li Yuansheng murmured, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.
Although he looked down on this level of warfare, giving his all in commanding an army was in Li Yuansheng's bones.
In his view, a gap suddenly opened in Lvchun Island's naval battle wall, and two sea ships rushed out through the breach.
The cannon on the ship was raised high, signaling a warning to Li Yuansheng's fleet.
However, Li Yuansheng sat up slightly, a cold smile emerging at the corner of his mouth, and promptly shouted:
"Activate the detection system, check if there are any stealth ships nearby!"
Upon hearing Li Yuansheng's words, the crew hurriedly activated the ship's detection system.
A ripple began to spread from the lord-class vessel where Li Yuansheng was located.
As the ripple moved forward, a certain position on the sea surface showed a slight disturbance.
Subsequently, four stealth ships silently appeared in Li Yuansheng's view.
"Such a clumsy scheme..."
Li Yuansheng shook his head, feeling like a teacher visiting a rural school, applying a superior strike from a higher dimension.
After the two sea ships exited Lvchun Island, Li Yuansheng realized that the enemy probably wanted to use these two ships to draw his army's attention, then use stealth scrolls to quietly approach his fleet and launch a surprise attack.
It's just...
The enemy seemed to consider him as someone inexperienced in the battlefield, hoping to succeed with some simple tactics.
Now that the four stealth ships had been detected, all of the enemy's plans were likely to fall through.
However...
Li Yuansheng's eyes gleamed sharply, and he stood up to instruct his sailors: "Dispatch water-based Transcendents to dive in the sea and check for hidden sea mines below."
"Yes, sir!"
The subordinates responded and departed. After a short while, several water-based Transcendents on the ship leaped into the water.
Li Yuansheng was not in a hurry. He ordered the fleet to halt, waiting in place for the water-based Transcendents' inspection.
After a while, as Li Yuansheng waited, a faint energy level disturbance came from the sea ahead, followed by muffled booms, causing a cold smile to appear at the corner of Li Yuansheng's mouth.
Indeed, it was as Li Yuansheng predicted.
The enemy had prepared in advance.
Bait, deploying stealth vessels to approach, waiting for an opportunity to ambush, followed by laying sea mines below and waiting for the opponent's position to be in chaos before detonating to cause extensive damage to the enemy's ships.
Then, taking advantage of the chaos, they would swarm in all at once to achieve victory with fewer numbers, leaving Li Yuansheng's forces in disarray.