"Six ships, seven ships! Eight?!!"
His gaze swept across them, and after quickly counting the Great Zhou fast ships that had already formed an encirclement from both sides, Major Blazer's entire face instantly lost its color.
"How could they have so many ships?!"
He was not stupid. He could still tell that all the ships were flying identical flags.
Including the one currently under attack by their Assault Ships, the opposing side actually had nine Sea Ships in total?! They had suddenly surpassed them in ship numbers!
What Major Blazer did not know was that, setting aside the transports, the Great Zhou's Exploration Fleet consisted of one main flagship and ten fast ships in terms of combat vessels.
At this stage, besides charging into battle, fast ships could also serve as escorts within the fleet.
One of their fast ships had returned to relay a message some time ago, which was why only nine had arrived at the scene.
Under normal circumstances, the number of ships directly reflected a fleet's strength.
The opposing side had nearly twice as many ships as they did. How were they supposed to fight?
"Retreat! Retreat immediately!!"
Without the slightest hesitation, faced with the disparity laid bare before him, Major Blazer issued the order to retreat with extraordinary decisiveness. He had no illusions whatsoever about the situation before him.
To some extent, he was indeed a decisive man.
At present, four enemy Sea Ships were positioned on each side, arranged diagonally in echelon formation. No matter which way they went, their route had already been sealed off. The only choice left before them was to turn around on the spot!
At the same time, faced with this sudden turn of events, the retreat of the main flagship left the four fast ships that had charged