Chương 1938: Battle of the North Sea (82)

"However, no matter how earnestly I tried to persuade him, he remained unmoved. Left with no other choice, I had to engage him in a life-or-death struggle! Unfortunately, my strength was no match for his, and I was ultimately severely injured and fled here in a sorry state. I never expected to have stumbled into your army's territory."

After saying these words, Yi Xiao let out a long sigh, as if she had a thousand sorrows in her heart but nowhere to express them.

After hearing Yi Xiao's brief yet thrilling account, everyone present, including the colonel, couldn't help but gasp.

The colonel himself was particularly astonished, his mouth slightly agape and his eyes wide as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. He stared incredulously at the exhausted and battered man before him, and it took him a while to finally come to his senses. But he still stammered, "Could it be... that you are the mysterious expert who suddenly appeared in the North Sea two days ago?"

Before the other party could answer, the colonel continued impatiently, "Sir, you don't know this, but the earth-shattering battle between you and Caesar has been the talk of the town in the North Sea region. Everyone knows about it! Now the whole North Sea knows that we have an unparalleled expert here who was able to fight the legendary Caesar to a standstill! It's simply a miracle!"

By the end, the colonel's voice was trembling with excitement.

Upon hearing this, Yi Xiao merely shook his head with a bitter smile, then said in an extremely bitter and self-deprecating tone, "Equal? Hahahaha... How utterly ridiculous! Colonel, you are far too kind to me. I could never have caught a single casual swing of his sword!"

After saying these words, Yi Xiao looked even more dejected and haggard.

"Sir, as you know, the Rockefeller Kingdom has been invading Beihai for over half a month. During this time, they have been unstoppable, advancing triumphantly, and Beihai has suffered defeat after defeat! City after city has fallen, unable to withstand the Rockefeller Kingdom's overwhelming offensive. Just then, you appeared like a divine intervention, single-handedly holding back the Rockefeller Kingdom's offensive for half a day. This is nothing short of a miracle for Beihai!

Before this, no one had ever accomplished such a feat! Even more commendable is that your heroic act is like a beacon in the darkness, bringing a ray of light and hope to the desperate people of Beihai. Therefore, everyone praises you highly and spreads your story widely, hoping to boost morale and inspire the people!"

The colonel excitedly explained the reason to Yixiao.

"Oh? There's such a thing... Since everything I've done has earned the recognition and support of the people of Beihai, then I can say that I have no regrets in this life!"

After listening to the colonel's words, Yi smiled slightly, revealing a gratified smile, and nodded gently to indicate that he was already aware of the matter and felt deeply honored.

But he knew in his heart that with his current abilities, it was indeed difficult to completely defeat the powerful enemy, the Rockefeller Kingdom. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh heavily: "Alas... it's a pity that my cultivation is still shallow and my strength is limited. In the end, I am powerless to turn the tide! I have failed to protect this land and have truly let down the people of Beihai who have high expectations of me!"

"It's alright, it's alright. You are a righteous person and will defeat the evil Rockefeller Kingdom sooner or later. And to be honest, sir, the Navy Headquarters has decided to support the North Sea. In another half month, you will hear the news of the Navy Headquarters' support for the North Sea!"

The colonel quickly changed the subject, knowing he couldn't let the atmosphere remain awkward, so he decided to bring up some things in advance.

Of course, this is not a particularly confidential matter.

After all, it is difficult to keep the large-scale troop movements of the Navy Headquarters completely secret. Anyone who is interested can find out the clues by doing a little investigation.

Yixiao was not comforted by the colonel's words; instead, his brows furrowed.

"Why is the Navy Headquarters so slow in deploying troops? Shouldn't they be dispatching immediately? Even if they need to mobilize troops, they should at least send a few admirals to oversee operations in the North Sea!"

A smile openly expressed her inner confusion and worry.

Ever since he learned of the Rockefeller Kingdom's invasion of the North Sea, this question had weighed heavily on his mind like a stone, lingering there for a long time.

Especially now, as time goes by and the Navy Headquarters still hasn't taken any substantial action, he is becoming increasingly anxious.

This even gave Issho the illusion that the Navy Headquarters had completely abandoned the North Sea region.

After all, while the high command of the Navy Headquarters has not suffered heavy losses in the past period, its middle and lower-level units have been hit hard.

They suffered repeated and fierce attacks from the Rockefeller Kingdom, resulting in heavy casualties.

Faced with such a dire situation, the navy may no longer have the resources to deal with a large-scale attack from the Rockefeller Kingdom.

Therefore, the Navy Headquarters made the decision to abandon the North Sea and shrink its defenses, aiming to concentrate its forces to fight a desperate battle against the Rockefeller Kingdom.

But now, the school has suddenly announced that the Navy Headquarters is about to send troops to support the North Sea.

This news made Yixiao suspicious: if they really intended to send troops, why have they delayed until now?

Nearly a month has passed since we first learned of the enemy's attack!

Moreover, even if the naval force were to set off for the North Sea now, it would still take a full month to reach its destination.

As a result, a total of two months of precious time were wasted.

During this period, the Rockefeller Kingdom had every opportunity to occupy every island in the North Sea.

The colonel seemed somewhat embarrassed and awkward at Yixiao's question, and he stammered, unsure how to answer.

In fact, the colonel knew the whole story, but as the saying goes, "family scandals should not be aired in public," and it was really hard to talk about such a thing!

How could the colonel simply tell someone that?

You should know that the Navy Headquarters is currently in the midst of an extremely fierce, thrilling, and power struggle for command!

In this situation, they had no time to attend to anything else, let alone deal with the various problems facing the distant North Sea region.

If all these facts were revealed, it would not only cause the entire army to lose face, but it could also cause some unnecessary trouble and misunderstandings.