"If it was me," Master Ja said to himself, "I would back up the main ship, quickly make a circle, lead their vanguard into it, and wipe out the enemy. They could not support such a heavy fire for a long time. Once they are cut off from behind, they will die here!"

The pope asked quietly, "Do you think Gu Yun will make such a low-level mistake?"

Master Ja: "..."

"Before you go to war, the most important thing you need to do is to understand your opponent — give my command: shrink the wings, focus on defense, move to the southeast, and call for reinforcements immediately." As the pope ordered in an organized way, he said to Master Ja, "If you have seriously studied Gu's cases of pacifying the rebellion in the East Sea and arresting the mountain bandits in the southwest, and carefully reflected on our several contacts with him in the north, you should have a rough understanding of Gu Yun.

“When his resources are really at a disadvantage, he will not let you see it; not only that, he would even seamlessly bring the complete Black Iron Camp in front of you, to frighten you to death. The Great Liang people call this ‘false is true, true is false’".

Master Ja did not agree, but he did not dare to object, so he just followed the pope's words and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Look, it's just a lure," the pope said with a smile. "Let us be patient, drag his hook a little further, and soon we'll really see the trump card in his hands."

At this time, the herald came to report: "Your Majesty, the first, second, and third fleets are not in the port. They have gone out on a 'mission at sea'. You see..."

‘Mission at sea’ was especially to escort and receive the Holy Land supply ships.

The pope replied without turning back, "They should have not gone far, transfer them back immediately. It's safe along the ‘high seas’. They don't need three fleets to escort those goods. It's necessary to have respect and sincerity when dealing with a dear old enemy."

"Yes!"

"Return! Close the wings!"

"Escort the fleet and adjust to the southeast direction, pay attention to speed—"

"Eagles! Retreat for the time being. Pull down all defense steel plates of the main ship, drain the water..."

The whole Western fleet quickly gathered together, becoming a closely linked giant, the supply escort fleets that just left the port quickly returned, watching the fierce and fearless Great Liang Navy in front of it, forming a solid defense.

Every time, it was Gu Yun who walked the Westerners. This time, the situation suddenly changed. It became the Westerners that used heavy defense to stop the advance while the Great Liang navy looked for a place to land their teeth.

Two minutes later, Great Liang's mad dog-like advance finally slowed down, apparently exhausted.

The pope: "Jacques, look."