Chapter 419: Chapter 387: The Great Encirclement!

On the evening of June 3, Sky Era Year 118, the only remaining hundred or so warships in Chenxiu City formed an expeditionary force and flew out of Sky City that very night, heading north towards the battle zone to chase after Rocky’s fleet.

On the morning of June 4, the pursuit team arrived at the small forest where Rocky and his men had previously ambushed. After a thorough search, they found the wreckage of two reconnaissance ships nearby but discovered no trace of the enemy.

Then, the pursuit team’s commander issued an order not to order the fleet to return but rather to change direction and start advancing towards the south of the battle zone.

The commander of the pursuit team was named Sapoya, also one of the top generals from Chenxiu City, whose abilities and reputation even surpassed those of Lapaton!

According to Sapoya’s judgment, after the enemy was spotted by the reconnaissance ships, it was obvious that they had immediately abandoned their ambush and chosen to retreat; but where had they escaped to?

This was something that was impossible to trace from the clues available. When Sapoya led the pursuit team to the airspace of the small forest, apart from the wreckage of two reconnaissance ships, they found nothing, with no clues to indicate the enemy’s whereabouts.

Even without clues, Sapoya could still make judgments based on his own experience!

Standing in front of the large sand table in the captain’s quarters, Sapoya looked down at the entire battle zone depicted on it, surrounded by various aides.

Under the gaze of his aides, he casually picked up a small flag and then placed it on the sand table.

“This is our current location.”

After placing the small flag on the sand table, it seemed as if Sapoya was speaking to his aides, yet it also seemed as if he was talking to himself.

This was his habit, and his aides were already accustomed to it, so none of them spoke, all listening quietly.

Soon after, Sapoya took out another small flag and placed it just above the forest, “This is the direction where the Blue Sky Caravan entered the battle zone. If the enemy retreated toward this direction, it wouldn’t take long for them to encounter the caravan, thus continuing to expose themselves. Therefore, if I were the enemy commander, I would not choose to go north.”

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While he was speaking, he pointed to the left of the forest, “This is the direction we came from, that is, the direction of Chenxiu City. The enemy wouldn’t possibly flee toward this direction either, otherwise, they might directly encounter us.”

“With neither north nor west viable, the enemy could only retreat in the southeast directions.”

In just a few words, Sapoya used his rich strategic experience and precise judgment to narrow down the possible paths of Rocky and his men by half.

He then continued, “If the enemy retreated eastward, then they would be completely leaving the battle zone, possibly towards their Sky City and reinforcements in the east. In that case, the enemy would have completely escaped…”

“But if the enemy escaped like that, it would actually be good for us, and we wouldn’t have to go to such great lengths, would we?”

While speaking, Sapoya turned to look at the aides beside him and chuckled twice, “So let’s not chase them eastward. If the enemy has escaped that way, then let them go.”

“We are going south.”

After chuckling, Sapoya’s expression became serious, “If the enemy flees south, they can also leave the battle zone, but if they change direction midway, they could counterattack us, something I absolutely will not allow to happen.”

After saying this, Sapoya turned to face his aides, “Pass down my order. Let the fleet head south!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

At his command, all the officers in the room snapped to attention and saluted Sapoya before exiting. Soon after, over a hundred warships in the pursuit fleet changed direction and began heading south.

On June 3, Sky Era Year 118, Rocky’s troops were spotted by a reconnaissance ship dispatched from Chenxiu City, revealing their whereabouts.

On June 4, Sapoya led the pursuit fleet to the target area, only to find that the enemy had already evacuated and then continued to advance southward.

However, from that day on, Chenxiu City once again lost all contact with Rocky and his team. Although Sapoya’s pursuit fleet kept chasing as best as they could, they never found any trace of Rocky and his team.

Just like that, three days passed in the blink of an eye.

During those three days, Sapoya’s pursuit fleet had flown extensively in the rear of the warzone, but their search turned up nothing, failing to find any sign of Rocky and his team.

Of course, starting from then, the caravans coming and going from Chenxiu City had not been attacked either.

In Chenxiu City’s eyes, this clearly indicated that their measures were effective. While dispatching numerous reconnaissance ships for carpet-searching, they also sent out a massive pursuit fleet, deterring the enemy from taking any action, perhaps even scaring them off!

However, although Rocky and his team had vanished since then, Goth had not been reassured for a moment because the enemy’s disappearance did not mean they were defeated. Who knew if they might suddenly return one day.

To prevent a repeat attack, Goth did not withdraw Sapoya’s pursuit fleet after three days–instead, he dispatched a second pursuit fleet!

Over the past three days, including the Blue Sky Chamber of Commerce, four caravans had successfully reached Chenxiu City. This not only meant that four batches of goods had been delivered to the city but also that four escort fleets had returned!

As the escort fleets returned one after another, Goth immediately restructured his fleet, pulling ten warships from each escort fleet and then dispatching three Void Magic Squads to form the second pursuit fleet.

This was the strength of a large Sky City. Although Goth was caught off guard at the initial attack, causing some disarray in deployment, Chenxiu City was, after all, a large Sky City with significant strength and resources. Given some time, even not much, Goth could rapidly assemble a powerful pursuit fleet to fully encircle and suppress the enemy!

The situation was indeed as such now!

The two pursuit fleets deployed in succession were now extensively searching a large airspace, determined to leave no potential for escape. As long as the enemy was still hiding within the warzone, they were resolved to root them out and destroy them!

Meanwhile, the reinforcements pulled from the front line had also reached the airspace of Chenxiu City!

Previously, due to the tight situation and the severity of the enemy attacks, Goth had to request reinforcements, asking for two medium-sized Sky Cities from the front line to ensure the safety of the supply lines.

Now, the units pulled from the front line to secure the supply lines had finally arrived.

With this, Goth’s forces were now completely bolstered, and he immediately launched an extensive encirclement!

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