"Has the Republic of Liguria surrendered?"

Ella's chin is really going to fall off this time. If this is true, then she really can't imagine why the navy of the Island Republic has not appeared yet. She can't hear that the capital was surrounded and was so scared that she turned directly into Ireland to establish a new Island Republic, right?

"I said before that the movements of the enemy fleet have not been discovered, which is not accurate." Poccarios added, "In fact, there are only a few ships we sent out to investigate but failed to return! Do you know what this means?"

Even Amy realized the huge danger hidden behind this sentence: "It means that the enemy is staring at us in the dark, looking for the opportunity to attack us?"

Ella frowned: "Pocarios, let me confirm again-the enemy intercepted the reconnaissance ships sent by Olus, not only one, but several. Not only one, but several, is that right?"

"Yes, that's it."

"This shows that the enemy is in a state of extreme alertness. It should be believed that they are very close to Olus' fleet. Pocarios, are you carrying a chart?"

Ella's reaction made Pocarios stunned: "No... I didn't bring it. That thing is only available on General Olus' ship."

"I don't believe it anymore. Such a large naval fleet in the Island Republic can still fly up! Amy, come with our map!"

Amy was also stunned: "Map? Your Majesty, do we have a map?"

There are maps around the Mediterranean Sea on Nagilfa, but they are now riding an ordinary long-distance boat that has just returned from an unknown "Isfahan". If there is a map on the boat, these pirates would not have driven the boat to the Red Sea.

"Forget it, I'll draw it myself!"

In front of the surprised Pocarios, Ella mobilized her memory and drew a detailed map of the nearby areas in a few "sweeping" times, several cities, several harbors, and even several fragmented islands, all clearly marked on the map.

"This, is this..."

Pocarios took the map and looked carefully for a long time. With the chart he had seen and his combat experience in the Mediterranean, the picture that Ella drew casually was sloppy, but was probably correct. But he was unwilling to show a surprised look in front of several pirates. He immediately put away the map and said with a tense face: "Your skill is okay. If you have the intention to be a cartographer in the Navy, I wouldn't be able to recommend you to the general."

"The enemy is nearby, and now is not the time to talk about such things." Ella interrupted Pocarios ruthlessly, "The map is already here, General, how should we act next?"

"How to act...this..."

Pocarios had to open the map again, look at it pretended to be a while, and then analyze it as well as he could:

"Every day, military travel consumes huge amounts of supplies. It is unlikely that the enemy's fleet will be parked in the distant sea. So we just need to look for it along the coastline..."

Ella interrupted Pocarios again: "In this way, it will be discovered by the enemy at any time. For the reconnaissance team, our fleet is too large. If we fight head-on, our ability to naval battles will definitely be less than that of the Republic of Shanghai."

"Since that's the case, we'll divide it into small teams to investigate..."

"Well, it's true. But we have to investigate separately in a planned manner."

Ella began to divide one box after another on the map and quickly deployed it.

"This is the coastline where the enemy may be bent. We now have twenty-five small boats. I divide the coastline that is within one day of our voyage into twelve sections, and each area of ​​the sea will go to reconnaissance. Because the voyage is only one day, the day after tomorrow - at most a half-day delay, all ships must return. When all the crew successfully returns, we will continue to reconnaissance the sea area within two days."

"Even if the enemy is alert," Ella added, "as long as we find that there is a team that has not returned on time, we have already determined the approximate position of the enemy fleet."

Pocarios looked at Ella in a daze - this girl didn't look like a pirate leader, she looked more like a general than Pocarios.

"General?" Ella raised her head and asked Pocarios, "What is the plan?"

Pocarios finally reacted and said in a deep voice: "Your plan is pretty good, just do it."

At the meeting time two days later, a fleet did not return.

"It's the direction of the Calabria district." Ella pointed a red dot on the map and asked Pocarios, "How far is the distance from here to the station of Olus?"

Pocarios was a little unhappy. He should have asked Ella. Now, he was like Ella's adjutant. But now he was more shocked than he was unhappy: "I didn't expect that the fleet of the Island Republic is so close to us. From here to General Olus's station, it only takes three days to take a boat. If the weather is good, two days will be enough. Could it be that the local lord of Calabria stand on the side of the Island Republic? Otherwise, why are they allowed to be parked in the port without us being aware of it?"

The capital of the Island Republic is located at the bottom of a U-shaped bay, which is called the Adriatic Sea. On one side of the Adriatic Sea is the continent, which is the coastline of the Seven Hills Empire. Delphi, which Ela had just left recently, is located near the entrance of the bay; and on the other side of the Adriatic Sea is a peninsula called the Apennines. The Apennines Peninsula is the place where the seven hills Empire emerges, but now, the north side of the Apennines Peninsula belongs to the Almani Federation, the south side belongs to the Holy Ephelica Kingdom, and in the middle section there are many independent small countries. Calabria is one of these small countries, just like Delphi, close to the entrance of the Adriatic Sea.

"I'm afraid it's not just Calabria," said Ella. "They hid in the port of Calabria, which shows that they know the movements of the Olus fleet. If it weren't for this, the capital was besieged, how could they wait there leisurely? But the road to the bay was blocked by Olus, which is undoubtedly. So where did their intelligence come from?"

"By land!" Pocarios suddenly realized, "General Olus' current position is close to Benevento. The lords there can easily detect General Olus' movements. Then, just pass through Apulia by land, you can reach Calabria and transmit the information to the navy of the Island Republic! Benevento, Apulia, and Calabria, the lords of these three places may all be inclined to the side of the Island Republic!"

“Benevento, Apulia, Calabria.”

Ella repeated these names. These three are small independent countries in the central Apennine Peninsula, located in the trade zone of the Island Republic. The Island Republic has a considerable influence in it. It is entirely possible that they will turn to the Island Republic.

"In this way, we are at an extreme disadvantage in intelligence." Ella's brow locked up, "No matter how Olus is dispatched, they can know it immediately, but it is difficult for us to know their movements. The key is the navy's combat effectiveness, Olus is still at a disadvantage! This is a sign of a big defeat!"
Chapter completed!