Power and Empire Chapter 1918: The Empire’s Counterattack (2)

　　Frye Squadron’s flagship deck was in a mess. The dragon-class linen-disc main gun at the bow of the flag rudder fired frantically after Frye’s fire was completely scrapped, and the red gun barrel slammed into the sea. Squeaking sound,

　　

　　 "Is it over?" The bearded Frye leaned against the base of the main gun at the bow of the ship with a sullen face, staring at the sky blankly, as the Falcon Empire Squadron in the most combated area, slanted sideways. After the Frye fleet quickly blocked the salvo, it fell into a chaotic battle. It successfully completed the task of attracting the enemy’s attention, creating a good opportunity for the North Sea Fleet’s surprise attack.

　　

　　 The Tieger Squadron Pool on the other side of the Frye Fleet took the opportunity to cut into the diagonal line at the same time, which made the Strand Navy’s entire fleet attack line unknowingly skewed, like a line being pulled The long school of fish was eventually bitten off by the evil wolf of the lurking North Sea Fleet.

　　

　　 However, as the target of the Strand Navy’s frenzied fire, the flagship of the Frye Squadron was completely damaged. The deck was full of large holes made by slingshots. The upper deck was broken, and the sails on the masts were in flames. There was a whirring sound in the middle, the ropes were turned chaotically by the sea breeze, the ship's sides were broken, the rudder was shattered, and the sturdy Dragon-class hull also appeared irreparably damaged.

　　

　　"Commander, the hull is severely skewed and we can no longer hold on, we need to abandon the ship." The adjutant limped to report to Frye sitting on the deck, but the smoke filled his back.

　　

　　"Abandon the ship? Bastard, who gave the order, have you ever seen the commander of the Imperial Squadron who gave up her flagship? My Alia will never sink! "Frye is like a tail burned by fire The rabbit jumped up, gritted his teeth and wanted to bite people

　　

　　" Yes.

　　

　　. . It was an order from Master Dustrum, he said. . . . . . "The adjutant has an ugly face, he wants to speak, everyone knows that the commander is grumpy, but he is only afraid of Dusterenkai,

　　

　　 Sure enough, I heard Dustrum Kay’s order, Frye’s angry expression calmed down a bit, and he muttered, "What did your lord say?"

　　

　　 "If you don't abandon the ship, he will send a young handsome guy to your house... He said that only a medal is enough for the dead, but it is more important to take care of the living..." The adjutant hesitated. Click,

　　

　　 "Asshole! Shameless! My Arya!"

　　

　　 hasn’t finished the adjutant’s words, Frye has already yelled angrily. He has just told a daughter and named his flagship after her daughter, and his wife is still very young. After hitting his death hole, he walked into the lifeboat dejectedly, Frye stood on the lifeboat, watching the dragon-class battleship's huge hull gradually being swallowed by the sea and turning into a huge whirlpool

　　

　　"The flagship sends a signal, stop pursuing!" The Imperial Navy fleet that received the order began to stop. In the front, the Strand Navy, which was in a desperate attack posture, seemed to feel something.

　　

　　" It seems that it worked! "The young man standing on the first Poseidon’s flagship, watching the Falcon Empire naval fleet that started to slow down in front of him, gave up the pursuit of the Falcon Empire Navy fleet, and murmured, if at this moment the people on the battlefield When the picture opens, you will find that the confrontation between the two navies presents a concave arc. Although the Falcon Imperial Navy fleet is in advantage, it can be seen as a whole that the Dragon Tooth battleship of the Falcon Imperial Navy Most of them were injured, and the entire queue was completely evacuated in the pursuit. Faced with the Strand fleet that has regrouped, the risk of continuing the pursuit is too great

　　

　　"We are saved!"

　　

　　 Everyone on the deck of the Strand battleship gave a sigh of relief and cheered loudly. Everyone thought they were all done. It was a downwind to the south. After turning the bow of the ship, there was a headwind. The wheel of the Strand battleship. Although the Pan can drive in the headwind, it is definitely not the opponent of the Falcon Empire Dragon Tooth-class paddling battleship with two rows of auxiliary pulps that are like reptiles on the sea. If you just ran away blindly, I am afraid that you will eventually be able to regain the north. No more than one third of the port,

　　

　　"The enemy has stopped chasing"

　　

The adjutant 　　 looked at Stink with full of admiration, "Shall we fight back? The other party's queue looks very loose"

　　

　　 The young commander shook his head. "He can force the enemy to stop chasing. He has tried his best and has no strength to fight anymore. With the beat of the enemy’s breathing, we will also retreat!" The battleships on both sides began. Keeping a distance, it’s like two beasts fighting each other, there is a trace of respect between each other

　　

　　 "Commander, a semaphore is sent from the other side!" The adjutant's expression became tense again,

　　

　　 "Translate it!" Stink waved his hand, and finally no longer had to stand on the bridge under pressure. The responsibility of being a fleet was not as enjoyable as when he was pirates driving a warship freely, but in The feeling under the attention of thousands of people is really a bit nostalgic,

　　

　　 "Then I will say it!"

　　

　　 the adjutant nodded. He himself was a semaphore. He said word by word only with his eyesight, "The imperial navy will keep in mind the attack of the sea country, and he will return it several times, blood for blood, tooth for tooth," This has always been the purpose of the empire, Dustrum, uh...over!"

　　

　　 "Du Stellenkai... Navy Slayer, is this a threat?"

　　

　　 Stink’s expression of joy dimmed, and his eyebrows frowned. It was not an ordinary person who said this, but the commander-in-chief of the Falcon Imperial Navy who defeated two imperial navies in a row and caused the sea country to suffer severe damage. Compared with a small character like your own, the other party's words are enough to cause the sea to roll over. The Falcon Empire Navy is so powerful that it is eye-catching. If it weren't for being forced to be helpless, let's take a gamble and let it go. I don't know what the situation is now!

　　

　　"What should I do?...Would you like to reply?" the adjutant turned his head and asked.

　　

　　 Stink shook his head and hands. "No! No, it's the Fleet Commander's business to reply. The other party probably won't expect us to reply. Send a boat, and try to save what can be done!" The black smoke filled the air. In the sea, the Strand fleet began to evacuate due to darkness, and the Falcon Empire Navy began to gather the queue. In fact, both sides were exhausted, and the sea battle just off the southern coast ended in the sunset.

　　

　　The personnel who participated in the battle were the Falcon Empire battleship, 27,000 sailors, and the Strand naval battleship, 36,000 sailors. This was the first major confrontation between the Imperial Navy in the inland waters. According to the battle damage report, the Falcon Imperial Navy lost one Dragon Tooth battleship and two Dragon-class battleships. The sailors lost more than 1,100 men in the Strand Sea. The country suffered heavy losses. The four Poseidon-class warships that participated in the battle sank three, the other 87 warships of various types were sunk, 114 ships were damaged to varying degrees, and 17,000 experienced sailors were lost. How to evaluate this battle will not be discussed for the time being. After this battle, the barrier for the empire to enter the inner sea was completely opened up, and a new era was opened in front of the empire.

　　

　　 In the dry afternoon, the fat man picked up a document from the table and threw it to the Duke of Universal Set in front of him. "Look at this, if there is anything that needs adjustment, just say"

　　

　　"This?" The Duke of Buddhism picked up the file in confusion, opened it, and took a breath, exclaiming, "Your Majesty, is this going to make the Inland Sea toss completely?"

　　

　　 "Crumbling? Can you understand it like this!" The fat man smiled slightly. "This time the Imperial fleet has taken the opportunity to go deep into the inner sea and has completely controlled the Zhibuluo Seaway. The Empire has established a solid support point on the other side of the seaway. After the naval battle reports, if the Strand Navy is defeated, the Imperial Navy can be regarded as completely opening the door to the Inland Sea. I have ordered the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs to issue the latest Merchant Shipping Act. From now on, the Empire will release the restrictions on the Inland Sea. Any merchant fleet is allowed to enter the inland sea. For safety, these merchant ships need to complete some simple transformations in the southwest area, such as equipped with necessary weapons! This will also be a rare golden development period for the general transfer station. , Universal sets will soon undergo earth-shaking changes. As the Duke’s Mansion, the necessary advance notice is still required!"

　　

　　"Empire Cheeky let go of the inner sea, this...how many merchant ships go south!"

　　

　　Putau Duke’s eyes are bright, but he has seen the scene of thousands of merchant ships juxtaposed in the southwest port. The densely packed merchant ship masts are not too much to call it a forest.

　　

　　 And that port is only one of the ports in the southwest area. There are rumors that the total number of merchant ships in the Falcon Empire is nearly 10,000. This is an absolutely terrifying number. The locust’s Falcon Empire merchant ships swarmed into the inland sea after the restrictions were released, and the Duke of Putu felt that his whole body was boiling,

　　

　　With so many merchant fleets on the coast of Phu Tau, as a specialist site, the commodities in the inland and offshore seas will increase several times over the current period. In this environment, the universal set has truly become a veritable golden place!

　　

　　 "Just after winter, some merchant fleets are still in the empire. A conservative estimate should be between 7,000 and 8,000 ships!"

　　

　　 The fat man looked out through the window to the blue sea, and fell silent for a while, knocked his hand on the map of the inner sea spread on the table, and said with a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, "But this should be enough to make Strand The special person has been busy for a while"

　　

　　"Strantians?" The Duke of Universal was confused. Does the empire let the merchant fleet enter the inland sea on such a large scale, does it have something to do with the Strands?

　　

　　" Strant is known as a sea country. It has not been torn apart before. The empire must have a certain qualification for entering the inland sea, and at least it needs to be at least three-level or higher in the business alliance. "The fat man nodded with a certain look." Now that it has been torn If you have a broken face, then there is nothing to worry about." The fat man licked his lips." The Strands have been operating in the inland waters for hundreds of years. The background of Xiong hòu cannot be shaken in a short battle, and there are not so many empires. Energetic to fight a protracted war with such a country, the naval nation’s roots in the inland sea area, with a large number of merchant fleets attacking the inland sea trade circle, even if the Strant’s baseline cannot be uprooted, it can at least shake its dominance. ! In a few years, Strant's so-called sea country will be fragmented!"

　　

　　" said that, but is your Majesty not worried about this battle at all?"

　　

　　Putau Duke cautiously said, "As the overlord of the Inland Sea, the Strands are very familiar with the situation in the Inland Sea, and I also heard that this time the Strands joined forces with the Gangfei Empire and obtained a lot of supplies. For the support of the Chinese Army, the Congolese Army is matched with the Strand Navy. This is definitely a headache match for Central Europe!"

　　

　　"According to Dustlenko’s commanding ability, there is no need to worry about this! On the contrary, the Duke’s Mansion may be a bit busy here,"

　　

　　 Fatty's mouth curled slightly. The result of the naval battle has not yet come out. It is naturally impossible for him to tell the secret of mobilizing the Imperial North Sea Fleet to follow the lurking Duke Putao. The chest exposed on his face stood up and came to the window, his eyes looked around. Finally, I set my sight on a large transport ship in the distance. The imperial reinforcements that arrived from the southwest area were descending from the deck. This time, 10,000 troops were redeployed from the southwest area, so that the empire was in the area. The force reached tens of millions, which is one to two with the 200,000 Gangfei on the opposite side.

　　

　　 "So..." A trace of worry flashed across the Duke of Pu Tau. If there is no problem with naval battles, the next step is land warfare. Although the Pu Tau area at the rear is not what it used to be, it must be fully supplied. The empire-level war is still under great pressure. The 100,000 Falcon army only consumes a huge amount of food. It is estimated that the Duke’s Mansion must suppress all the food it obtained last fall. The Duke of Universal is still planning to use this. Grain exchanges some useful specialties with merchants, such as slaves from Fei Ze from the south, etc.

　　

　　" Don’t worry, the Duke’s Mansion will not take it all! "The fat man glanced over the embarrassment on his face, knowing the cowardice of this guy, and sneered." The Burrows family wants to break away from the universal state, only a contribution of intelligence. It’s not enough after the meeting. This time most of the military supplies will be taken care of by the Burrows family."

　　

　　" I heard that the Burrows family sent a special envoy to the inland countries to persuade these countries to support their establishment! This should be the instruction of your majesty! "When the Duke of Universal heard that he did not have to bear the responsibility of the Duke’s mansion, he immediately Smile,

　　

　　 The fat man nodded and said in a certain tone, "Yes, only the inner sea barrier was broken by naval battles. It is the inner sea countries that really determine who is the master of the inner sea! The empire's counterattack is not only the trade line, but also Strand A proud alliance

　　

　　 "Boom!" There was a knock on the door,

　　

　　 "Come in" The fat man stood at the window and yelled to the door. An imperial guard walked in hurriedly with a pure blue report, looking like he was running all the way, and he gave the report respectfully. Put it on the table, panting, "Your Majesty, Navy Report!"

　　

　　" Okay, I see, let’s put it there." The fat man nodded and waved his hand to the guard, his face calm and no fluctuations were seen

　　

　　" is the navy's emergency report!"

　　

　　 The Duke of Universal sets his gaze to a halt on the report in the pure blue cover, and swallowed embarrassingly. Doesn’t the Vicky Falcon know how many people’s eyes are now focused on the south of the Congolese Empire The coast? The Falcon Empire’s navy was so powerful that it captured most of the southern port of Congo in seven days. It was a miraculous frontal assault. The deep hidden blade of the Strand Navy also filled all countries with various speculations, whether it was a tit-for-tat or a surprise attack. The Strand Navy’s best roulette rush, it’s like an unresolved puzzle, now it’s time to uncover the answer,

　　

　　" Your Excellency, would you like to take a look? "The fat man smiled at the other side and made a gesture of please

　　

　　"This...Of course..."The Duke of Putu looked embarrassed and wanted to refuse, but he couldn't bear the temptation and temptation related to the battle report of the entire inland sea. He hesitated and stretched out his hand and saw the opposite. The Vicia Falcon did not show anything, and opened it carefully.

　　

　　 glanced over, even though he was mentally prepared, the face of the Duke of Universal set was still astonished, and his eyes were swollen. Sure enough, the Strand Navy chose one of the best fighters that appeared, but. . .

　　

　　How could it be possible that the Strand Navy, the Inland Sea Overlord, was hit hard by the exhausted Falcon Imperial Navy after taking the initiative to make a surprise attack,

　　

The number on "　　" "sinked nearly a hundred warships and captured more than 2,000 Strand naval sailors" shocked the Duke of Putao

　　

　　 "More than two thousand prisoners!" The Duke of Universal saw that there was nothing left to **** in the air-conditioning. As a country that had a good relationship with the Strand Sea State, the Duke knew very well that he could fight the Strand Navy. What does it mean to be able to obtain more than a thousand captives? The Strands must have suffered a miserable loss in this maritime convention battle.

　　

　　 Under normal circumstances~IndoMTL.com~ The number of people killed in naval battles should be more than five times the number of prisoners. From this, it can be calculated that the Strand’s loss is more than 10,000, which is not the total population of the entire country. At 700,000, a sea country with about 50,000 navy and sailors lost more than half of it in World War I. There is no record for many years.

　　

　　 This kind of loss is absolutely tragic. On the other hand, the Falcon Imperial Navy, although seven Dragon Tooth battleships and two Dragon-class battleships sank, the number of Dragon Tooth battleships of the Imperial Navy exceeds one hundred, and the number of Dragon-class battleships is more than one hundred. The number has already surpassed 30 ships, this kind of loss is not even one tenth, it is simply an insignificant loss

　　

　　Putau Duke sighed with a bleak expression, "This sea battle, the Falcon Empire Navy can be said to be a complete victory! The era of sea states is over!" He closed the report in his hand and placed it gently on the table. , I secretly felt pity for the Strands. The news of the defeat of Strand’s fleet will soon spread throughout Obaro like an earthquake. Once the naval myth of the sea country is broken, Strand The special status of the Rand will come to an end. Coupled with the fact that the Falcon Empire takes two steps from both the land and the sea, the Strand’s scenery has come to an end

　　

　　"This is a precursor to the advent of a new Inland Sea era. Fortunately, the Falcon Empire on which I relied is victorious. The door to the Inland Sea has been opened. The Empire is ready to enter the Inland Sea. There is nothing to do in front of the opportunity of, that is really shameful to our ancestors. I was a generalist who conquered the sea!"

　　

　　" Your Majesty, there are still some urgent matters in the Duke’s Mansion. "The Duke Putao feels that he can’t sit still anymore, and stands up to say goodbye to the fat man (to be continued) [This text is provided by the Qihang Update Team@我若写情书]