Magic Industry Empire - 857. Chapter 857

He didn’t need much eyesight at all, Russell knew at a glance that the opponent must be the escort fleet of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.

There is no other reason. In this wide endless sea, apart from the three frigates now owned by the Candela Imperial Navy, only the New Flying Chamber of Commerce possesses this sea-steel monster.

Seeing the dozen or so frigates approaching quickly, Russell frowned slightly.

The sudden appearance of the new flying chamber of commerce escort fleet made him have a bad premonition.

Before long, the dozen or so frigates on the opposite side had arrived not far ahead and began to slow down slowly.

“Master Russell, what do these guys want to do?” Tom, the third Fleet Captain of the Candela Imperial Navy who was in charge of the operation next to Russell, asked with a frown.

“I don’t know… Stop and take a look.” Russell shook his head.

“Stop?” Tom was taken aback. “Master Russell, we are on a mission, how can we stop casually? If these guys don’t let go, we won’t be able to kill them.”

Russell glanced at him: “Are you confident to kill them?”

Tom looked suffocated, speechless.

If the Candela Imperial Navy was not familiar with these frigates of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce before, then in the eyes of the Candela Imperial Navy, which has always considered Laozi the number one in the world, no one in this world can withstand the wide and endless sea. The steps of the imperial navy.

However, after a head-on conflict with the escort fleet of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, they realized that there is still such a fleet in this world that even exceeds their imagination.

More importantly, after the Imperial Navy of Candela ordered three frigates from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, in the navy’s internal exercises, these three frigates demonstrated numerous times the combat effectiveness far surpassed that of other ships in the navy. A consensus was formed internally.

The frigates manufactured by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are not a concept at all with the traditional sea ships. The comparison between the two sides is like a comparison between a fully armed adult and a child. It can be said that there is hardly any comparison.

In internal exercises, relying on these three frigates alone can easily defeat the huge fleet composed of dozens of traditional sea ships, and win the opponent without temper.

But now there were more than a dozen frigates appearing in front of them, and they were still the guards of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, so how could Tom have the confidence to kill each other.

“Okay, stop first, I don’t think they really dare to do something with us, maybe it’s just a coincidence.”

Russell said so, but he didn’t think so.

Although the Endless Sea is extremely wide, the New Flying Merchants Association’s frigate suddenly appeared when the Candela Imperial Navy just entered the waters of the Ruelson Kingdom. It would be too ridiculous to say that it was a coincidence.

After a while, the two fleets stopped at the same time when they were about two kilometers apart, and then on the frigate where Russell was, the magic intercom device used for communication rang.

“The opposite is the Candela Imperial Navy? I’m Leslie, the former commander of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce’s escort fleet. Is there anyone I know on your fleet?”

Russell and Thom looked at each other, Russell coughed lightly, and said, “Hi, Master Leslie, I’m Russell.”

“Oh? Lord Russell is here too? That would be great.” Leslie’s voice revealed a hint of surprise. “Master Russell, this kind of conversation is not convenient, can we meet and talk?”

Russell frowned slightly: “We are on a mission. I’m afraid it would be inconvenient to delay the time to meet you.”

Leslie chuckled, “Master Russell, what I want to talk to you about is related to your mission this time.”

Russell frowned, and Tom grabbed the conversation and said, “Leslie, sorry, we are on an urgent mission, please lead your men to clear the way and don’t delay our time.”

“What if I don’t let it?”

Tom suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked, “Master Leslie, what do you mean by this? Do you know that deliberately blocking us like this is equivalent to declaring war on us? Are you sure you know the consequences of doing this?”

“I know, that’s why I came.” Leslie’s tone was still relaxed.

Tom was furious and wanted to say more, but was stopped by Russell.

“Master Leslie, what do you mean?” Russell asked in a deep voice.

“I just said it, just don’t let you pass.”

Listening to Leslie’s still relaxed tone, Russell was also slightly angry, and his face became more gloomy, and then asked: “Lesley, do you really know what you are doing? You are hindering our imperial navy’s actions like this. , I can completely think that you are declaring war on our imperial navy and war on the empire! I’ll give you another chance, please get out of the way immediately. For the sake of our friendship, I can treat this incident as never happened.”

Leslie gave a hearty smile on the phone, but there was no more response.

“Master Russell, let’s leave him alone, just rush over, I don’t believe he dare to do something with us.” Thom urged on the side. “If we delay it any longer, we will delay it for too long, or it will affect the entire plan.”

Russell frowned for a while and nodded slowly.

“Go, leave them alone.”

Tom gave a hum, and immediately passed the order.

After a while, all the ships of the Candela Imperial Navy fleet started up again.

However, the three front frigates had just moved more than ten meters, and suddenly they saw a little red light on the opposite ship.

Seeing this red light lit up, Russell and Tomzy felt tight.

If they read it correctly, this is clearly the light fired by the ship-based magic artillery specially equipped on the frigate!

“dodge!”

Thom had just had time to yell when he saw a red light shoot out from the opposite side, and in an instant it broke the distance of nearly two kilometers between the two ships.

However, this red light did not come straight to the frigate at their feet. Instead, after forming a small arc in the air, it sank directly into the sea ahead.

“boom–”

With a loud noise, a giant water column rose into the sky.

There were violent waves on the originally calm sea, and several ships of the Candela Imperial Naval Fleet, which were less than 100 meters away from the explosion site, shook.

Tom and Russell stared blankly at the water wave falling from a high altitude, like a boulder hitting the sea surface, triggering violent waves again.

“He… he’s crazy!” Tom couldn’t help cursing loudly.

Russell took a deep breath and pressed the call button on the magic talk device without hesitation.

As soon as the green light indicating the success of the call came on, Russell shouted angrily: “Leslie, are you crazy? How dare you actually do it against us? Are you declaring war on our Candela Empire?”

Leslie’s slightly lazy voice sounded in the intercom.

“Ah? Declare war? No, no, Lord Russell, you are misunderstood. I don’t mean to declare war directly. It’s just my duty. I can’t let you go.”

“What’s the responsibility?” Russell was startled. “What does this have to do with your duties?”

“Of course I did. I signed a coastal defense agreement with the Kingdom of Ruelson three months ago. The Kingdom of Ruelson entrusted me and my fleet to provide maritime defense services for the Kingdom of Ruelson and ensure that the seas of the Kingdom of Ruelson are not protected. Invaded by foreign forces. So… Lord Russell, don’t you want to tell me that you came with the Candela Imperial Navy just for travel, right?”

“Maritime Defense Agreement?” This was the first time Russell heard of the term, but it did not prevent him from understanding the meaning of Leslie’s words. “In other words, you are now equivalent to the navy of the Ruelson Kingdom?”

“No, it doesn’t count. We are just an employment relationship, and the Ruelson Kingdom has no right to control me.” Leslie responded.

“It’s not important!” Russell waved his hand angrily, and shouted sharply: “I only ask you, Leslie, did you do this at the instruction of President Xu? Is your new flying business association planning to fully support Lu this time? The Kingdom of Elson, do you want to be right with our Candela Empire?”

“Oh, I forgot to tell you. Actually… Lord Russell, I left the New Flying Business Association as early as six months ago. Now the dozen or so frigates I have bought from the New Flying Business Association belong to me. Private property. My staff and I have nothing to do with the New Flying Business Association. Don’t get me wrong.”

“what?”

Russell and Thom were both stunned now.

Leslie had previously served as the commander of the frigate of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. When they discussed the purchase of the frigate with the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, the New Flying Chamber of Commerce frigate cruised in the southern waters of the Candela Empire and entered the Candela Imperial Naval Port. When replenishing supplies, the two sides have a lot of contact, so they are so familiar with each other.

But this was the first time they heard that Leslie had actually left the New Flying Chamber of Commerce!

“By the way, there is one more thing to say. I have also established a chamber of commerce, which is responsible for maritime transportation and security, called the Leslie Chamber of Commerce. This time, the Ruelson Kingdom signed directly with our Leslie Chamber of Commerce. The Haiphong Agreement, um… the price is not expensive, you only need to pay 800,000 gold coins to our Chamber of Commerce a year. Lord Russell, do you think this price is very fair? If your Candela Empire also has this aspect, you can feel free to contact Oh, me. I can give you a 10% discount for what we are so familiar with. Besides, there are other discounts…”

Russell didn’t have the slightest interest in continuing to listen to Leslie’s muttering these meaningless things. He looked up at the dozen or so frigates that lined up on the opposite side and blocked the way. He pondered for a moment, and said to Tom: “Retreat first. Well, report the situation here to the military department before making a decision.”

Thom said in amazement: “Master Russell, if we withdraw like this, we will destroy the plan designated by the military department, and the military department will definitely punish us.”

“If you don’t withdraw, do you really go to war with them?”

Tom turned his head and glanced at the dozen frigates, swallowed hard, and shook his head with a bitter smile.

Although there are only a dozen ships on the opposite side, and they add up to hundreds of ships here, he does not have the slightest confidence in defeating the other side.

But in this way, if you don’t even dare to fight, you just retreat. What’s the difference between fleeing without a fight?

Russell easily guessed his thoughts from the look on Tom’s face, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed: “Okay, don’t be reconciled. There is no point in such a hopeless battle. I will go back. Write a detailed report and submit it to the military, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

Thom breathed a sigh of relief.

With Lord Russell, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy standing in front, he didn’t need to worry about running away without a fight.

However, don’t turn your head and look at the dozen or so frigates in the distance, he is still very unwilling.

“Master Russell, is it possible that our dignified imperial navy can only retreat when we see them in the future?”

Russell fell silent, speechless.

If it is possible, of course he would like to say to Thom proudly that as long as the Imperial Navy is also equipped with the most advanced frigates, then he thinks that he can easily defeat a dozen frigates in the opposite area.

But the reality is that it is very rare for the Imperial Navy to obtain the three frigates they now own. It is almost impossible to equip more powerful frigates.

Thom was well aware of the dilemma of the Imperial Navy. Seeing Russell’s silence, he immediately understood.

The two looked at each other, and often exhaled at the same time.

After being silent for a while, Thom gave the order to turn around and retreat.

The fleet of hundreds of Candela Imperial Navy ships retreated griefly along the course of their arrival.