Since You Have Been Reincarnated as the Youngest Prince of the Empire， Let’s Enjoy Jujiyukrim. But She Said the Empire Was Ruined？ 302

Chapter 302 – Battle of Milliones (3) *Yuria Naval Commander if Illustration*

Battle of Miliones (3)

The Balkan Navy rowed quickly to chase down the Kingdom of Leon’s navy, taking advantage of the strong tailwind blowing from behind and the fast-flowing ocean current. However, the conditions applied to the battleships of the Kingdom of Leon as well, and the mobility of Leon’s light ships was much faster, making it difficult to close the distance. I didn’t lose.

“We have reached the center of the Miliones Strait. I can see the lights of Polygal Island on the distant horizon. If we continue like this, I think we will be able to push the enemy back to our home port by the time the sun rises tomorrow morning.”

At the words of the delighted staff, Count Leverkin nodded his head with a confident expression.

“Hmm! The Kingdom of Leon’s ships are clearly superior in mobility, so it is difficult for us to chase them down, but if we enter a narrow port and engage in an all-out war, we will have an overwhelming advantage.”

Even though it was tangled between the burning fleets, the Balkan Empire fleet displayed overwhelming combat power if it could approach successfully, so Count Leverkin and the captains following his flagship began to feel confident of victory.

“What do you think? Teach. Stop being anxious. You are no longer a pirate, right? You can fight proudly as a member of the Imperial Navy.”

“Okay… I’m not like that…”

“Look over there. Can’t you see the full moon shining brightly in the sky? Thanks to the beautifully shining full moon, our soldiers will be able to fight more easily. It’s clear that the sky is hoping for our victory as well.”

“Full moon… Full moon?!!”

At the tip of Count Leverkin’s finger was a shining full moon, and upon seeing it, Teach was able to recognize the identity of the anxiety that had been bothering him so far.

“Your Excellency!! You must retreat immediately!!”

“Hmm? What does that mean? Retreat? Don’t you know that if we push just a little further, we can drive them into their home port and annihilate them, or even if we fail to annihilate them, we can occupy the enemy port and cut off their supply?”

“It’s a trap!! It means the Kingdom of Leon’s navy pushed us into a trap!! Even the clumsy ship at the entrance to the strait! The fact that we escaped without fighting properly was all bait to bring us here!!”

As Teach’s voice claimed that it was a trap, Count Leverkin and his staff looked at him blankly.

“Hey! Please explain, Teach! We won’t understand if you tell us it’s a trap all by yourself. Just stay calm and try to convince us calmly.”

In response to Teach’s incomprehensible sounds, Count Leverkin asked him for an explanation.

However, Teach ignored his superior’s request, turned his back, climbed up the mast, waved his flag high, and at the same time blew the horn of retreat.

Puuuuu~~ Puuuuu~

Flap! Flutter~!

“Retreat!! The entire fleet escapes from the Miliones Strait!!”

When Teach’s signal to retreat was sent, the Balkan Empire’s 1st Fleet followed her orders and slowly slowed down.

However, since the Navy of the Kingdom of Leon had been pushed forward without any damage so far and the flagship ship that had been in the lead was still stationary, the 1st Fleet only stopped moving forward and put its retreat movement on hold for a while.

Teach, who was biting his lips as he watched the fleet’s movements, had to be grabbed by the collar by Count Leverkin, who followed him up the mast.

“What are you doing, Teach!! You’re raising a signal to retreat to the fleet without an order from me, the commander-in-chief!! This is a crime of rebellion and a crime equivalent to insulting your superiors!”

“Your Excellency! Please issue an official retreat order immediately!! I will explain slowly.”

As Teach continued to insist on retreat, several staff members angrily requested that he be punished.

“Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief. This man is a former pirate captain! He must be receiving compensation from the Kingdom of Leon to spread false information to our allies!”

“That’s right! Otherwise, there’s no way you could throw the fleet into chaos by insisting on a retreat and waving the commander’s flag at will now that victory is completely certain!! You need to cut off that bastard’s head right now!!”

The staff, who had been concerned that Teach, a former pirate captain and not a member of the official navy, was favored as Count Leverkin’s lieutenant, took this opportunity to unanimously demand that Teach be punished.

“I don’t mind cutting off my head!! So please punish me right now and order the entire fleet to retreat as soon as possible. Your Excellency!!”

However, Teach insisted on retreating after punishing himself as if it had nothing to do with it, and when Count Leverkin made eye contact with Teach, he could read the strong conviction in his eyes.

‘Hmm… Teach. He is a guy with a light temperament and likes drinking and women. He is also the one who made me fall into a place called Changgwan and split up with me and Alvida. But… I’m not the type of person to talk nonsense even in such an important situation. And above all, he’s not the kind of guy who would betray me on purpose.’

After thinking for a moment, Count Leverkin decided to believe the words of his favorite lieutenant.

“The entire fleet. Retreat. Raise the retreat signal!”

“Your Excellency!! Now…”

When Count Leverkin officially gave the order to retreat, the staff all protested.

“The commander-in-chief has now given an order. What right do you have to refuse military orders? Then are you prepared to risk your lives like that person? Then, I, Eliza Leonhart von Balkan, will try to persuade the commander-in-chief.”

Before they knew it, the blades of Eliza and the Knights of the Guard were pointed at the staff’s necks, so they had to keep their mouths shut in an instant.

“Hello, Empress Mama. Thank you for your help.”

“No, Lieutenant Steve Teach. You made a good decision. It’s been so long that I forgot… But it wasn’t until I heard your resolution that I remembered the curse of the Strait of Miliones!”

“If it is the curse of the Strait of Miliones…”

Count Leverkin tilted his head at the incomprehensible words that came out of Eliza’s mouth and asked what they were.

“There is no time to explain. Commander-in-Chief, you need to get out of here quickly. It may already be too late…”

“Ah, I understand. The entire fleet is retreating quickly! Turn the nose back immediately and exit the strait… Ugh!”

Count Leverkin, who was attempting to direct his general retreat, felt his body tilting strangely and had to hastily regain his balance.

“W-what is this… My stomach suddenly…”

“Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief!! The current is starting to flow strangely!! The ship is tilting!”

“Fold the sails now and raise the triangular sails! Ride the headwind and escape the current!”

At Count Leverkin’s order, Balkan ships began lowering their square sails and replacing them with triangular sails to take advantage of headwinds. However, the ships were still unable to escape the increasingly strong ocean current.

“No!! The wind has completely stopped!!”

“Tell the sailors to row at full speed!! The current is getting stronger!”

“It’s impossible! The stamina of the fighters is completely depleted while chasing the enemy!! It’s impossible to move quickly anymore!!”

Kwaaang~ Kwaaang!!

The ocean current became stronger, and the Balkan Empire’s Corvus ships started to crash into each other and get damaged little by little.

A huge crash sound occurred, and several legionnaires on board the ship fell into the sea.

“Damn… What should I do with this… Um, what is that!!”

As he gritted his teeth and thought of a way to save his fleet, something flashed in Count Leverkin’s eyes, and he had to admit that he was completely screwed.

“Your Excellency! A Mongchong ship with a lot of fire is approaching the fleet!! It follows the ocean current, so it is impossible to avoid it!!”

There were large iron stakes lined up at the front of the Mongchong ship, which was approaching at extremely high speed, so it seemed almost impossible to remove it if the collision was allowed.

“Battleship evasion maneuver!! Marines, prepare for the battleship to catch fire!! Wet the lower deck with seawater in advance!!”

Kwaang~!! Grumbling

However, despite Count Leverkin’s orders, numerous bomb ships began to collide with the Corvus, and the oil drums inside them exploded on impact, causing the flames to burn with tremendous force and begin to spread to the Balkan battleship.〈 Br〉

“Push with a club to remove the crashed Mongchung ship!! Pour seawater to put out the fire!!”

“No!! The iron stakes are so strong that you have to break the deck to remove them!”

“Then destroy the deck!! If this continues, you will burn to death before the water fills up, and you sink!”

The marines of Corvus, who allowed the collision of the Mongchung ship, made every effort to minimize the damage from the flames according to the captain’s instructions.

However, the chains connected to each other to minimize shaking at sea were enough to spread the flames, and the entire 1st Fleet of the Balkan Navy immediately began to be engulfed in flames.

If illustration. What if Yuria didn’t marry the emperor and stayed in the Wind Rage territory to command her navy?