"Retreat! Follow my orders, retreat!" Milan roared.
He had already lost 200 warships. He could not afford to keep losing more; the cost of those 200 ships alone was already more than he could bear.
The remaining 300 warships quickly disengaged from the battle.
Crescent Moon Scimitar was dumbfounded. Milan's escape was no different from selling him out. He only had a little over 300 warships left, while Lu Yang still had more than 600. He had no desire to fight and quickly fled with his fleet.
"We won?"
"We won!"
"We won the naval battle!"
The Iron Blood Brotherhood players were all thrilled.
"Boss, we won!" Chen Mo shouted excitedly toward Lu Yang's warship.
Lu Yang had his ship pull closer, then jumped onto Chen Mo's flagship and gave him a hard punch on the shoulder. "You did great, kid. You really took a huge weight off my mind."
From now on, whenever there was another naval battle, Lu Yang could confidently send his navy into combat. He would no longer have to worry constantly that his navy might lose to the enemy.
Chen Mo said excitedly, "Boss spent hundreds of millions letting me train with them. How could I possibly embarrass you?"
Lu Yang smiled. "All forces, return. Head back to Hot Spring Island and rest."
"Yes." Chen Mo turned and ordered the fleet to turn around.
Lu Yang called Diamond and Tsuku Take. "I'll leave the fine job of hunting down Italy's troop transports to you two. I'm heading back."
"You're not joining the pursuit?" Diamond asked.
Lu Yang said, "Asia is about to see an even larger naval war. I need to return early and prepare."
"A naval war in Asia?" Diamond asked in surprise. "Against whom?"
Lu Yang said, "Australia, Indonesia, India, and the