Upon hearing the system prompt, Ye Fan realized that warships are not like tanks, aircraft, or cannons; each one should have its own name.

If they are some smaller ones, they can be replaced with numbers, but large warships each have their distinct names.

"This is the lead ship of the Divine Dragon class, let's call it Divine Dragon."

[There will be a second one soon, would you like to name it together?]

Ye Fan thought for a moment: "Then let's name them all with dragon names, the second one will be called Cyan Dragon."

As soon as Ye Fan finished naming, the spray-painted letters of Divine Dragon appeared on the Divine Dragon ship.

Onboard the warship, all the naval soldiers immediately went into combat mode.

A battleship carries fifteen hundred soldiers, with all kinds of weapons and ammunition fully loaded, and even four surface helicopters ready.

However, for this battle, helicopters are not needed for the time being; this is a purely naval battle.

Just around the bend of the Great River, as many as thirty-five various types of warships had already come over.

These warships are the first batch, located on the north shore of Wanguo Island, and assembled relatively quickly.

Another group of fleets is much slower; they are all located on the west and southwest coasts, needing to circle from the south shore and take a section of the coastal road, taking at least an hour and a half to arrive.

Moreover, that group of fleets believes that this battle may not even need them, and by the time they arrive, it should just be to clean up the battlefield, so they are not in a hurry to come over.

So this naval battle is a Dawn Army battleship challenging thirty-five multi-national fleets solo.

.....

The sky, at some unknown time, was flooded with massive dark clouds.

James had just finished talking with Lao and was driving to the villa area when he saw bean-sized raindrops striking the car window, which surprised him.

However, in an instant, he burst into laughter.

A Zijing Country congressman sitting in the same car asked, "Why is Mr. Speaker laughing?"

James countered, "What were we most worried about when we set out?"

The Zijing Country congressman thought for a moment: "The Dawn Army's air force."

"Exactly, the Dawn Army's air force is our hidden threat. Although based on our reconnaissance, we didn't see their air force nearby, if they join the battle at a critical moment, the Navy fleet will be in danger."

The Zijing Country congressman nodded: "Yes, on the land of Wanguo Island, we have air defense missiles and anti-aircraft guns, and the area is large enough not to fear the threat of the Dawn Army's air force. But the Navy isn't within the protection range of anti-aircraft fire on the river, which isn't very safe."

James smiled and said, "Not now, with such a heavy downpour, the Dawn Army's air force can't be deployed, it's heaven's will to destroy Ye Fan."

The Zijing Country congressman said, "Then this time the Foot Bath Chicken folks will take the limelight, after all, they have the only real battleship on the entire island, which is enough to flatten the villa area."

James took a deep breath: "Yes, their country is indeed impressive, managing to send a battleship over before our White Eagle Country. I think there's no suspense in this battle; we don't need to rush, let's just let them perform."

Saying this, he instructed the communicator: "Pass it down, the whole army is to slow down, and let the Navy units have the first battle!"

.......

Rumble~~~!

Gold snakes were dancing wildly in the sky, and bean-sized raindrops poured down, the coastal storm came quickly.

The weather was relatively bright in the afternoon, but as soon as this storm hit, the sky was covered with dark clouds, the rain poured heavily, and visibility dropped sharply.

The multinational naval forces were sailing against the wind and rain on the Celestial River.

Among these thirty-five warships, none were from the White Eagle Country; the leading flagship came from a battleship of the Foot Bath Chicken.

This ship was named Yamato, the absolute main battleship of the Foot Bath Chicken, named to commemorate one of their fallen warships.

That warship fell quite miserably, their other main warships were all defeated, Yamato came on only to be gang-attacked and sunk, with powerful firepower but without an honorable battle record.

This time they renamed the new battleship with great ambition.

This battleship was not built on Wanguo Island but came from their homeland.

Their homeland is not far from Wanguo Island, but not as close as Shanshen Country.

Yet, Shanshen Country hadn't built a battleship, but they did.

This is a genuine battleship and their trump card, having been out for less than a month before it was sent to Wanguo Island.

They hope that this battleship can shine here and, by virtue of its power, elevate their status on Wanguo Island, reigniting the glory of the Foot Bath Chicken Empire.

The apocalypse marks the beginning of disaster and is also the origin of some people's ambitions.

The captain of Yamato is named General Saito, and before the apocalypse, he was a Navy officer.

He was quite surprised that his country could build a real battleship because, as far as he knew, other countries on Wanguo Island besides the White Eagle Country hadn't built real battleships.

Even though the White Eagle Country had one, they were too far away to transport it to Wanguo Island, making their battleship unique on Wanguo Island.

There might be some unknown reasons, but it doesn't stop him from feeling proud.

This time, he is on Yamato, along with four warships from their country and thirty other miscellaneous ships, forming this fleet.

Their task is to circle to the rear of Ye Fan's villa area and from there fire, turning the villa area into scorched earth.

This is a battle without suspense because even if Ye Fan's forces land, they certainly won't have a Navy; their ships have no opponents.

There was initial concern that the Dawn Army's air force hadn't left and might return to attack their fleet, but this storm changed everything.

In this weather, the opponent's air force couldn't be deployed, so now is their time to perform.

Yesterday, their congressman died in a building collapse, an act by the Dawn Army. Today, he wants to take matters into his own hands, avenge their congressman, and become the next congressman himself.

The vast river surface was a dark mass, the rain was pouring down heavily.

General Saito stood in the command room, looking ahead.

Once around this bend, they would reach the villa area.

The crew on the ship chatted and laughed, feeling quite at ease.

Until a faint black line appeared ahead.

"General Saito, there's something unidentified on the river ahead."

Saito approached the rain-drenched glass window and saw a black line on the river surface.

But the rain was so heavy that the windshield wiper couldn't clear it well enough for him to see clearly, only vaguely seeing a black line, without being able to discern it precisely.

"Turn around the bend, and we'll see clearly."

The battleship rumbled as it turned, this was an acute angle bend, and before turning, one could not see the specifics of either side.

Unexpectedly, just as they turned, a shocking scene unfolded!

A massive battleship was directly across the river surface, as if it had been waiting for them for a long time.

However, the radar screen had shown no signs of a ship here before.

The specifics of why this was are unknown, but the presence of this ship here was clearly no good.

Saito hesitated for a few seconds.

He worried that this was an allied ship, because according to intelligence, Ye Fan's Dawn Army didn't have a navy, so such a big battleship should not be theirs.

These few seconds of delay caused him to miss the opportunity.

The battleship opposite opened fire directly!

It was a truly giant ship, equipped with nine triple-mounted naval guns.

And the distance between them was less than five hundred meters!

Almost on a collision course, at such a distance, it was impossible to dodge the barrage.

"Boom boom boom~~~~!"

Amid the thunder and lightning, the roar of naval guns echoed.

The Yamato battleship was immediately critically hit!

Six consecutive shell hits set the Yamato aflame!

"Enemy! That's a ship of the Dawn Army!"

"Brave warriors of the Yamato, don't panic, yesterday the Dawn Army assassinated our councilman with vile treacherous means, today we avenge him, fire! Counterattack!"

"Notify all warships to hasten here, concentrate fire, take down that ship!"

"Kill them~~~!"

Saito Jiro's voice broke from shouting, at this moment the battleship under his feet was shaking violently, and the crew staggered.

Fortunately, the Yamato was indeed a meticulously built giant ship, and even after taking six hits in an instant, it was not without the power to fight back!

His crew yelled as they rotated the turrets to counterattack the opposing battleship.

Boom boom boom~~~!

In the continuous counterattacks, three shells hit the enemy too.

Black smoke rose from the enemy battleship as well, and a fire broke out in one area.

Saito Jiro tightly gripped the metal handrail to prevent himself from being thrown down by the swaying of the ship, he had to see the enemy sink, this time he had to win.

He had great confidence, although the opposing battleship looked formidable, he had more than thirty warships on his side.

As long as they withstand, the following ships' concentrated fire would easily sink this battleship.

Boom~~~!

Another violent jolt, his subordinate swiftly ran to report.

"General! We've been hit by a torpedo! The hold is taking in water!"

"Repair it quickly! Under no circumstances should we falter, we absolutely cannot fear face-to-face shooting, fire support will arrive soon!"

The soldiers of the Yamato struggled to repair, while commencing a second round of counterattacks.

In the entire history of naval warfare, such a situation might never have occurred.

Two massive ships over two hundred meters long, engaged in close-range bombardments within a five hundred meters range.

Neither side could evade, nor was there a way to dodge, it depended on whose cannons were more powerful, whose armor was stronger.

The current situation was very obvious, the battleship of the Dawn Army had the upper hand.

Their firepower was inherently stronger than the Yamato, and since they struck first, the current exchange mirrored the problems, if undisturbed, they would secure victory.

But the Yamato dared to engage in direct broadsides because they counted on something, soon, other warships informed of the situation arrived.

A cruiser, two frigates, and five submarine chasers quickly appeared beside the Yamato.

Seeing the Yamato billowing with smoke, these ships joined the battle without hesitation.

Although their cannon caliber wasn't large, they could still inflict damage, crossing the river surface, they focused fire on the Dawn Army's battleship!

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