Chapter 1004: Chapter 1004

Li Nan's face was already turning a bit green at this moment.

Earlier, in front of news reporters, he was bragging about how mighty the Vietnamese Navy was, boasting about their formidable fighting power. He even claimed that they could engage in this naval battle without deploying heavy cruisers.

Yet, while his boasting was still echoing, reality hit him hard.

As the battle had just begun, more than a dozen light warships had just set out to sea, and they hadn't even seen what Yongfan Island's navy looked like, but two of them were immediately sunk by missiles.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you can clearly see through our camera that the Vietnamese Navy has just had two of its warships sunk by missiles from Yongfan Island..."

At this moment, the beautiful female reporter was introducing the situation to the camera.

"Major Min Ming!" Li Nan couldn't hold his expression anymore; it was utterly humiliating, losing face not just locally but globally. People all over the world were watching the people from Yongfan Island slap him in the face.

"General." At this moment, Major Min Ming ran up hurriedly.

"What happened just now? Why did our missile defense system fail to intercept Yongfan Island's missiles?" Li Nan's face looked very unpleasant.

"General, the enemy's missiles used a stealth technology, our radar couldn't detect them..." Major Min Ming answered honestly.

"Stealth technology for missiles?" Li Nan was taken aback.

Li Nan, who had climbed to the rank of Lieutenant General, was someone who had seen the world. Stealth jets, stealth tanks, and even stealth warships were known to him. But stealth missiles were quite unheard of.

Earlier, when Li Nan visited The Stars and Stripes Country, he happened to encounter missile stealth technology, but at that time, it hadn't taken shape yet.

The Stars and Stripes Country, being the world's top power, hadn't perfected missile stealth technology, yet now, the tiny Yongfan Island had actually put a missile stealth system into practical use.

Li Nan's face became extremely grave at this moment.

In today's era of precision guidance, if you can't detect incoming enemy missiles and intercept them, you're basically awaiting doom.

Whoosh... whoosh... at this moment, four more missiles were launched from Yongfan Island's direction.

These missiles were visible to the naked eye, but the radar couldn't detect them at all.

As those four missiles hit, four more charging light warships were sunk.

The entire sea surface was enveloped in flames. The most update n0vels are published on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁

Of the more than a dozen light warships that charged out, six had already been sunk without even seeing Yongfan Island's warships.

"Mainship... call to Mainship, requesting retreat, requesting retreat."

At this moment, a call for retreat came through the radio from the frontline warships.

In the current situation, they couldn't see the enemy's main force ships, nor could they intercept the enemy's missiles; continuing to charge would likely lead to complete annihilation before reaching the enemy.

The officers and crew of the light warships charging ahead had been struck with fear.

The enemy could sink one of their warships with a single missile; who knows when the next missile might fall on their heads.

As Li Nan hadn't had the chance to issue the retreat order, four more missiles were launched from the sky.

Seeing the four missiles launched from Yongfan Island, Li Nan felt a chill down his spine. It practically foretold that four more warships were going to be sunk.

"Retreat! Order all light warships to retreat!" Li Nan grabbed the radio communication device nearby, almost shouting frantically.

However, Li Nan's order came too late.

Boom... boom... four missiles fell, and four more warships were directly blown into fireballs.

The originally calm sea surface suddenly turned into a sea of fire.

Of the more than a dozen light warships that dashed out, only three returned!

The remaining warships were all blown into pieces by Yongfan Island...

Li Nan was desperately clenching his hands to stop them from trembling.

Li Nan was reputedly Vietnam Country's most outstanding naval battle commander; he had previously fully commanded the naval battle against the India Country, heavily damaging India Country's navy in the end.

However, Li Nan never expected that while he could heavily damage India Country's navy, a small Yongfan Island could tear his fleet to shreds, sinking ten ships before even seeing the enemy...

"General, earlier you mentioned that dealing with the Yongfan Island ruffians would be easy and enjoyable. Did you anticipate the current situation, being hit so hard just after the battle started?"

That beautiful female reporter came to Li Nan to interview him at an untimely moment.

Li Nan truly wished he could find a place to hide.

Earlier, he was bragging in front of the media, claiming that the Vietnamese Navy was invincible and that they could easily dismantle all naval forces from Yongfan Island.

But now, without much ado, ten warships had been taken out by the enemy.

Despite his shame, Li Nan couldn't afford to lose his temper with the media. Being slapped after boasting was bad enough; being hostile to the media would ruin the Vietnamese Navy's image entirely.

"Sorry, the current combat situation is beyond our expectations, but the outcome won't change, we will certainly secure victory..."

Before Li Nan could finish speaking, Major Min Ming exclaimed.

"General, radar has detected, the enemy's warships are moving out!"

At this moment, Li Nan grabbed the binoculars beside him in a hurry, and he could see clearly that there were indeed three heavy warships from Yongfan Island in the distance.

Those three heavy warships were captured from the Indian Navy by Ding Fan before. After training, these three warships have developed combat capabilities!

"Ladies and gentlemen, please look, Yongfan Island's navy has appeared not far away. Will there be an intense naval battle below? Please watch the video we sent back on site!" The beautiful female reporter seemed to be in high spirits at this moment.

Li Nan simply didn't have the mood to deal with the media at this time.

Having just been sunk ten warships by Yongfan Island, and since the opponent has dispatched forces, he naturally must seek revenge.

"Order!" Li Nan's face was solemn. "Order all four heavy destroyers to engage fully, except the main ship!"

"Yes!" Min Ming immediately went down to convey Li Nan's orders.

"Get me high-powered binoculars." Li Nan was concerned about the naval battle in the distance, and he directly shouted to the soldiers beside him.

In no time, a soldier was already jogging over to deliver a high-powered binoculars to Li Nan's side.

Li Nan took the binoculars and directly looked towards the sea in the distance. Because the magnification of the binoculars was very high, he could see the situation dozens of nautical miles away clearly.

At this moment, the heavy destroyers from the Vietnamese side emitted shocking roaring sounds.

Those were missiles launched by the Vietnamese Navy.

The surrounding media captured this shocking scene in its entirety.

"Huaxia people on Yongfan Island, go to hell!" Li Nan gritted his teeth while looking at Yongfan Island's warships through the binoculars.

These five heavy warships were equipped with the most excellent firepower devices, and these missiles were specially designed by weapons experts from the Rakshasa Country.

In terms of both accuracy and power, the fire equipment of these five warships was world-class. Back then, the Vietnamese Navy relied on this outstanding firepower equipment to deliver a fatal blow to the Indian Navy.

As the missiles were launched, Li Nan could already imagine the scenes of the enemy's warships being blasted into a sea of fire.

However, what happened next left Li Nan utterly perplexed!

The missiles launched by the Vietnamese Navy flew straight towards Yongfan Island's naval warships. But just as they were about to hit the targets, the warships seemed to have a glass-like protective barrier, simply put, the warships seemed shielded. The missiles exploded outside the warships.

Although the missiles exploded, the warships from Yongfan Island were completely unharmed.

"How could this be! How could this be!" Li Nan opened his mouth wide, his face full of disbelief.

Li Nan really felt like he had seen a ghost. How could such a thing happen in the world, with the warships appearing to have protective barriers outside them?

What is going on here!?

The unfolding events were already beyond Li Nan's understanding.

Boom... and at this moment, the warships on Yongfan Island's side also launched missiles.

Rumble... The opponent's missiles came roaring in, and Li Nan almost watched them fly slowly from afar...

The missile finally hit one of the heavy warships beside the main ship, and the deck of the warship was instantly engulfed in flames.

Li Nan was utterly stunned.

These heavy warships were the main force of the Vietnamese Navy, cherished by the Vietnamese Navy.

Yet this cherished asset was severely damaged in his hands...

Coupled with the ten warships previously sunk... Li Nan already realized that returning home now would spell his end.

His military career probably wouldn't go beyond being a lieutenant general!

"Retreat! All retreat!" Li Nan issued the orders over the radio with some despair.

The Vietnamese Navy, hearing Li Nan's words, seemed to be relieved, turning their ships around and retreating rapidly.

Truly fleeing like a bereaved dog...

Among the five main heavy warships, the main ship where Li Nan was located retreated the fastest.

Even so, the pursuing warships from Yongfan Island still continuously fired missiles.

Soon, two main heavy warships were directly sunk by missiles from Yongfan Island. Another main heavy warship was also severely damaged...

Additionally, all the remaining three light warships were sunk...

The navy from Yongfan Island pursued for more than fifty nautical miles before retreating...

Li Nan, in a very embarrassed state, sailed away from the waters of Yongfan Island with the remaining three heavy warships.

Looking at the remaining three warships, Li Nan felt like crying his heart out. When he set off, he boasted to the world about finishing the battle within three days.

But now, after one battle, the Vietnamese Navy didn't even scratch the paint off the Yongfan Island's naval warships but instead got fifteen warships, including heavy warships, sunk.

A slap in the face... an utterly loud slap in the face...