Power and Empire Chapter 3865: Cold current is coming (7)
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In the smoke-filled sea near Lofan, a burst of thunderous sounds came from the distant sea. From time to time, there were fierce fires and violent explosions. In the thick smoke, although the frigate was not seen fighting The situation, but it can also be felt that the situation is not good. In front of the bow is a faint sideline, which looks like a line protruding out of thin air. The Aden naval transport fleet sails into the inner sea area and maintains the previous speed. Pushing forward, on the bow of a transport ship, the young general who was talking to Dan Sobyago, his eyebrows were furrowed and he was silent. So when the young general turned around and suddenly asked to see the person in charge of the transport fleet, everyone was shocked.
"How is the situation with the Eighth Squadron?" the young general asked
"The current battle situation is unknown, but the Eighth Squadron should be at an absolute disadvantage"
The dignified head of the transport fleet is a middle-aged man in his thirties. His years of life at sea, the cold sea breeze and the wave of life make his figure appear vigorous and his skin looks like a mist. The grease with a layer of black oil is generally, the Aden people belong to a rare brown race, and there are not a few people with dark skin, but it can be like this, only in the navy,
"Is it possible for the Eighth Squadron to break through and escape?" The young general took a deep breath, holding his fingers tightly on the side of the ship.
"Hope it" the person in charge of the transport fleet hesitated. Everyone can tell that the Eighth Squadron can escape, but the Eighth Squadron chose to stay to stop the imperial navy's pounce. If you use one Words to describe the situation of the Eighth Squadron, that is, the twelfth Army officers on the deck felt nervous, the air on the bridge seemed to be condensed, and the distant sea was filled with smoke and guns. Rumble, the fierce battle has been going on for more than an hour from more than 11 noon to 1 pm, the battle is still not over, and it seems that it is getting worse and worse.
"I personally think that the Imperial Navy is not like a chance encounter. Our route may have been betrayed to the Imperial Navy. The other side is more like a pack of wolves waiting for prey here, rather than a wild horse encountered by accident... "The head of the transport fleet looked angry and hesitated again
"You mean we were betrayed?" The young general's face changed.
"No, adults just pretend to have heard nothing. It is very close to the coastline. There will be at most an hour before I can send you to a safe area." The head of the transport fleet took a deep breath and shook He shook his head and said with a wry smile, "The route of the transport fleet's return was set by the Admiralty Department. Those who know it must be the high-level of the Admiralty Department. If the transport route is questioned, it is no different from directly saying that there are ghosts in the Admiralty. It is no trivial matter. The destruction of a main battle fleet also involves an army of more than 20,000 people. This will definitely be a major event that will shake the entire Aden country. It will inevitably lead to the self-examination of the entire Admiralty, and there will even be heads of people. The result of the landing, and if it is suspected, I, the head of the transport fleet, is also among the suspects"
" Because I also know the transportation route. As a senior middle-level officer of the Aden Navy, I know very well that once this kind of investigation is carried out, there must be a result, but it is difficult to tell whether the result is the truth or not. It is more likely that after the upper-class adults exchanged their interests, they randomly thrown out a substitute for the dead, and I obviously fit this kind of substitute for the dead."
"Are you worried that you will become a victim? Are you too worried? I believe the Kingdom Military Affairs Department will not be confused to this level." The young general glanced at the sea that was dyed red by the fire and turned his back. Go ahead and let the cold sea breeze blow on your face
"Do you remember that a few months ago, the 30,000 Aden Red Dragon Knights, the most powerful Red Dragon Knight in Aden’s Red Dragon Palace, was surrounded and strangled by the imperial army in the southern part of Eero? Everyone can see it, the Red Dragon Knight Because of the wrong intelligence guidance, the regiment ambushed the imperial army without authorization in the old capital area of Eero. When it evacuated, it was retaliated by the imperial army because of the leaked route. It was blocked by layers and suffered heavy losses. When it withdrew, it was betrayed by the vassal army of southern Eero After the siege, all 30,000 Red Dragon Knights were destroyed."
The person in charge of the transport fleet paused and swallowed before continuing to say, "Such an important matter did not cause any disturbance in Aden. It was the Red Dragon Palace high priest who raised the question and the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Kingdom started the investigation. , But what can it be? The final conclusion is that the demise of the Red Dragon Cavalry Group was completely caused by the wrong judgment of the Red Dragon Cavalry Group, and has nothing to do with the intelligence department. Such a major incident, the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Kingdom dare Feel free to find a reason to prevaricate, not to mention that we are just a transport fleet. In order to stabilize the hearts of the people in the country, it is justified to give the admirals of the navy squadrons an explanation and order the execution of the head of the transport fleet who sold the route."
The young general had a solemn face and remained silent. The destruction of the Red Dragon Knights in Aden was not as calm as the captain had seen. In fact, the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Kingdom had news about the destruction of the Red Dragon Knights. , Not only does not conceal, but it is also the kind that is widely promoted. I can’t wait to tell all the people of Aden that the Red Dragon Cavalry regiment, the most proud of the Red Dragon Palace, has been destroyed in the southern part of Eero. Corresponding to it is the Kingdom. The army's triumphant advancement in the Central and Biya region is invincible
Everyone can tell that the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Kingdom wants to make the Red Dragon Palace embarrassed. As for the investigation of the tragic truth, it is even more impossible. There is even a private saying that the Red Dragon Knights are Due to intelligence issues, the imperial army’s combat effectiveness was seriously underestimated, and it was directly destroyed by the imperial army in the breakout battle. The Aden Red Dragon Cavalry Group’s intelligence came from the Aden army
The senior officers of the 12th Army of Yading gathered on both sides of the deck, looking at the sea horizon where the gunpowder was roaring with the naked eye, and at the same time paying close attention to the sea around the troop carrier. Although the sea is as calm as a mirror, the sea is flowing after all, and some scattered objects floating from the direction of the battlefield seem to clearly illustrate some problems.
In the sea, the mutilated bodies of sailors of the Aden Navy floated in the sea. The uniforms of the Aden sailors are easily identifiable, as well as the unique upturned deck fragments of the Aden Navy battleship, the broken masts that have not yet sunk, and There are black wooden barrels on the battleship...All of this shows that the frigate fleet has been hit hard. In the boundless sea, everyone feels that their hearts are turbulent, very unreliable. Although they are elites in battle, they are still the army. In this vast ocean, the army is useless. Once attacked by the enemy fleet, they will become helpless lambs to be slaughtered. Become the belly of the shark.
"This is my sea area of Aden. Since the navy thinks it can block the opponent, then we should trust the navy"
The situation is severe, and the Twelfth Army is also in panic. Bonalsa personally ordered that the navy’s combat effectiveness is obvious to all on the battlefield of China and Biya. Although there must be a certain amount of water in the results reported each time, the combat effectiveness does not need to be questioned. As an army general, Bonalsa is naturally unable to raise any disrespectful views on the Navy, especially the Eighth Squadron, an excellent war-fighting squadron, but he has subconsciously sensed that the Eighth Squadron is fierce. Duojiao
The Aden Expedition, the army and the Aden Navy have cooperated many times. Bonalsa has also dabbled in some naval knowledge. He is not ignorant of naval operations. Arriving at the coastline in an hour is already a blessing in misfortune. Bo Narsa looked back with a complicated expression from a distance. The sacrifice of the Eighth Squadron could not be worthless, but the transportation route might be betrayed. If he stabbed him out, even he could not predict the consequences
He is an army general, and he is also a legion commander who was handpicked by the Aden Military Affairs Department to be withdrawn to stabilize the battle in the Gulf of Aden. He knows far more about the domestic situation than other officers
There is an atmosphere of decadence in Aden on the whole. On the one hand, the country is about to be promoted to the empire and brought about by the national upheaval. On the other hand, it is the panic caused by the military decline and retreat. It's all perplexity. It's not that the Kingdom of Aden is about to become an empire. Why is the frontline swarming? Under this circumstance, the promotion of the Kingdom of Aden is somewhat funny. A country that claims to be one of the most powerful under the entire sky is rubbed against the ground every day. The impact on the hearts of the people in the country can be imagined. ,
Since the empire suddenly entered Aden from both north and south, although Aden clearly has absolute military advantage and geographical advantages, the battle has been retreating and retreating. In the south, 20,000 imperial troops swept through like a hurricane, and Aden’s local defenses The army was disintegrated, and in the end, a full hundreds of thousands of troops were used in Berthard to be considered as blocking. In the northern desert, where is the sphere of influence of the Aden Desert Legion, decades of painstaking management are extremely unfavorable to the army’s operations. The desert area has always been regarded as an insurmountable barrier in Aden, but a year ago, it was almost pierced by the Erot Army. A year later, the Imperial Army pierced it again with a miraculous assault
The former natural barrier has now become a soft fence that anyone can kick over. There are also great opinions in Aden regarding the weakness of the Aden military, especially the army. Aden’s nobles scolded them as false makers, claiming how invincible and invincible they are in the Central and Bahia region. Once they returned to the Gulf of Aden battlefield, they became a weak chicken that was easily pushed down. Now if it explodes again. The entire King of Aden is afraid that the entire King of Aden will be bombed because of the high level of the Admiralty’s betrayal of transportation routes.
The sea calmly pushes into the corner of the coastline, the hull undulates with the waves, and in the shadow of the bay, more than a dozen imperial naval warships with sharp bows are going up and down with the waves
The commander of the 14th Squadron of the Imperial Navy, Zamuks raised his telescope and looked at the position at six o'clock. You can vaguely see the densely packed troop carriers, the distance is no more than five nautical miles. If under normal circumstances, it is a trouble for these transport ships to escape in all directions, the main force of the Imperial Navy cannot be delayed here for a long time. If one misses a hit, it must be quickly evacuated. To be on the safe side, the Imperial Navy Minister Dusterenkai just overwhelmed. Part of the main force of the fleet, the remaining Imperial Navy warships are responsible for the surrounding guards, and the 14th Squadron, which has a total of 16 Dragon Tooth warships, bypasses the position of the main navy's ambush battlefield in advance and enters this area. Coastline,
"It is the transport fleet of the Aden people"
Zamuks look very fortitude, and at the same time full of eagerness to try. There are too many fleets sent to lurch, and it is easy to be spotted by the Aden Transport Fleet. Moreover, the bay in front of you is not large, only able to accommodate a dozen Longya warships. This is the location of the coastline closest to the sea area of engagement. The Navy of Aden In the case of encountering the main force of the Imperial Navy, it is the greatest possibility for the transport fleet to head to the coastline. Judging from the relatively complete line of the Aden transport fleet, the people of Aden did not know that there was an empire in this calm summer bay. The naval squadron is waiting for them
"Raise all the sails, all auxiliary oars protrude, the whole fleet makes a surprise attack"
Zamuks made a decisive order, and the semaphore sent a signal. The sixteen dragon-tooth warships formed a diamond-shaped queue that first came out from the bay like hungry wolves. The fleet was like a giant axe that split the sea towards Aden. The transportation fleet drove quickly, the sails on the masts expanded to the extreme, and sixteen long paddles on the sides of the hull were flying in the sea, splashing, like sharks full of scaly sharks.
500 meters
The **** on the side of the Dragon Tooth battleship opened in sequence, and the black Thor muzzle was pushed out by the imperial sailors. The heavy gun body was hung into the mount, and the metal hook made a clear sound.
"Three hundred and fifty meters away, aim and shoot!" Zamuks stood on the command bridge and gave orders in a low voice.
"three hundred meters"
The four dragon-tooth warships in front of the assault front began to bombard, and the fierce Thor bullets roared towards the panicked Aden transport ship
"Boom Rumble"
Stir up the sea~IndoMTL.com~ The rising water column seems to be covering the transport ship. One of the large transport ships was directly hit at the stern of the ship. The fire exploded, and the rear compartment of the transport ship was blown to pieces. There was a lot of sea water. Pour into the stern, everything on the deck of the transport ship that lost its balance involuntarily slipped to the stern. Numerous things left huge whirlpools on the sea. The main mast broke in the sound of ticks, and it hit the deck directly when it fell. Turned into two pieces
Suddenly, a huge ball of fire exploded in front of Bonalsa’s eyes, followed by a fierce fire from the sky. The sound of the explosion almost stunned him. One of his transport ships exploded and set off an air wave that almost overturned him. Fortunately, he hurriedly grabbed the railing next to him and didn't fall down, but the defenseless adjutant fell sturdily to eat shit.
"What's the situation?"
Bonalsa was bloody, and the broken pieces of wood penetrated deeply into his abdomen. He gritted his teeth tenaciously and stood up on the railing. What caught his eyes were a dozen imperial navy dragon-tooth ships that were like wolves into the flock, rushing into the transport squadron group, while attacking swiftly with the fire from the side of the ship
The second Aden transport ship that was blown up, the Thor projectile penetrated its side, penetrated into the cabin, and then exploded. As a result, it ignited the kerosene in the transport cabin, and suddenly a violent red air wave would A transport ship next to it shook violently, and the heavily slanted mast fell down with the sails in the flames. The entire hull turned over and buckled upside down on the sea, only the bottom of the ship was exposed.