Power and Empire Chapter 1991: The roar of the dragon of the sea
The wind and snow landed on the seaside imperial new Kyoto northwest Dahaicheng,
From the emperor’s office at the highest point of the imperial emperor Arthur’s Palace, the landscape of Dahaicheng in the northwest with a population of more than 600,000 people is very majestic. The sharp spires of adjacent buildings bring bright light under the snow. , The cross-shaped outer circle of streets criss-crossed, separating the commercial area from the dock area, and a powerful empire that rose up in the wild northwest through raid and wars. Everyone who came here for the first time would feel shocked. The one who made the whole The emperor of the army **** who was terrified by Oubaro, his office is behind the long snow-covered palace wall. The outer wall of the palace is a rare crimson, like human blood, but also like a battle flag, palace wall Outside is the entire imperial guards wearing black uniforms. This palace and the imperial new Kyoto show the dominance of the world. The huge red palace is called the "Red Palace" by the empire.
The coldness of the Ikadiva style and the romance of the Salander style are also reflected in every decoration of this majestic empire Kyoto. The red color is fairy-tale dazzling, and the red palace is fifty meters wide outside. The Lafhuer River, the commercial district on the other side of the river is full of people, and the Imperial Avenue is set against the imperial Kyoto. It runs from the Imperial Palace where the emperor is located to the coast of Kyoto. There are many shops, set against the white snow on the roof. , The costumed crowd, with figures in handsome military uniforms in between, and the park is full of laughing children,
A black horse-drawn carriage drove across the street, and a colorful billboard was hung on the body. The sign read "Variland Perfume, Brings You Top Beauty!" This is a recent transmission from the remote southern Putao area. In the coming wave, it is said that those merchant ships entering the inland sea have such hanging objects on the sides. In order to open up the situation in the inland sea ports and seize the market, the propaganda of the merchants is simply overwhelming. The coast of Xinjing is white and the waves are carrying white ice floes. Floating, huge imperial warships cracked the ice on the sea, crushing the frozen ice for the merchant fleet behind. The cargo on the dock was still piled up like a mountain, and the merchant fleet and warships sailed on the sea at the same time. The decks of merchant ships from other countries were crowded with people watching the scenery. The fat man turned from the window with a wine glass, looked at the anxious emperor Istan I’s special envoy behind him, and said with a smile, "Your Excellency has seen it too. The focus of the empire’s current military power is still in the Slavic wilderness further north, and the empire has just set up a new capital, and various tasks are complicated. The imperial navy cannot be dispatched in the winter. It is really impossible to help the Istan empire contain costs. In fact, I personally recommend that you go to the Strinland Navy for the actions of the Shan Navy. Their navy is closer to Fe Shan, and they have the advantage of being more familiar with Fe Shan’s navy than we are!"
"But the Strand Navy was completely defeated by His Majesty’s Navy! If it were His Majesty’s Navy, Feishan Navy would definitely be suppressed! If His Majesty agreed to dispatch a navy, Istan was willing to give the Empire 5 million gold coins. You can pay half of your military expenses immediately!" The emperor of Istanbul I’s special envoy was a serious-looking middle-aged man. His thin figure was dressed in the black tailored dress of the Foreign Minister of Istanbul, but there was a military temperament all over his body. , When talking about it, it’s refreshing to take the soldiers straight away. If you are a real foreign affairs officer, you will know how the imperial emperor who looks hòu in front of you is such a guy who cannibalize people without spitting out bones, let alone revealing it at the beginning. With such an eager expression, it feels like shouting to slaughter me!
"For the sake of five million, let the empire erect a strong enemy in the inland sea, the gain is not worth the loss!" The fat man rolled his eyes, and said unhurriedly, the Istanis finally decided to take action against Feshan, for the Falcon Empire He said it was a good opportunity to watch tigers fighting on a mountain. The opponent was a soldier. He could tell at a glance. Five million military expenditures may be very tempting for other countries, but this is the Falcon Empire, the hunting of the rich world. Eagle Empire! Five million is only one-tenth of a quarter’s income for the empire. I don’t know what the talented and roughly emperor of Istan thinks. Such a small amount of money wants the empire to dispatch the navy to attack Feshan. As a forward, the shells shot by the old man are not worth the money! The fat man said unceremoniously that if you want to dispatch the Imperial Navy, you don't have to spend more than 30 million in military expenses, so don't even think about it.
"30 million!"
The Special Envoy Istan hesitated. If he hadn't seen the terrifying power of the Imperial Dragon-class battleship, he would have directly chosen to turn around and leave, but now, he feels that the price is not outrageous, 30 million is The total income of the Istanbul Empire in the past year. Although the Istanbul people have made a huge fortune in the north of Congo, it is very difficult to spend such a large military expenditure in one go. It is very difficult to make a fortune in the north of Congo. It is the soldiers and nobles of Istanbul, and because of this wealth, the voice of declaration of war against Feshan within the Istan Empire has been like a thunder.
"We can't pay 30 million, but if your majesty is willing to help this, the emperor of our country will use one-third of Fei Shan's land as compensation!"
The special envoy of the emperor of Istanbul took a deep breath and said in a condensed voice. He realized that the dead fat emperor really didn’t see any benefits. He grinned slightly, and decided to play the last hole card he could take out. For the analysis of this powerful and barbaric empire rising in the northwest of Oubaro, the Falcon Empire greedily annexed Gangfei and strongly annexed Gaul. I heard that it has expanded to move thousands of miles last month, proving the leader of this powerful empire. , That is, the young emperor in front of me, the inner ambitions can be felt even though there is a lack of plasticity,
"Use Fei Shan's land as a condition for the Falcon Empire to dispatch the navy!"
His proposal was approved by the Istan I. Feshan is the old enemy of the Istan Empire. In order to defeat this century-old enemy, the Istan Emperor has been deployed for 20 years. In terms of the army, the Istan Empire has been hunted. After the Eagle Empire's strong gate Thor, the confidence was enough to blast off the opponent's land defense line, and the army directly hit the capital of the Feishan Kingdom, using sharp spears and curved swords to completely wipe the Feishan people from this land. However, it has been slow to do it because the powerful Feshan Navy has already reached the coastline of Istanbul. It is like a giant shark that swims on the coastline of the Istanian Empire and may bite down at any time, making the entire Istanian Empire's coastal defense tense. Extreme,
Once the two countries start fighting, when the Istan Empire army advances towards King Feshan, the army of the Feshan Kingdom may also land on the coast of the Istan Empire at the same time, making the entire battle unpredictable. The emperor of Istanbul was planning to spend a year to build his own navy, but his plan to take over the Congolese navy was unsuccessful. Some shipyards in the Eastern Province were also destroyed by major unknown forces last month. The naval construction plan can no longer be carried out. Since the internal is not possible, the only way to find foreign aid. At present, the one that can suppress Feishan's naval fleet, the emperor of Istanbul is the most eye-catching, naturally, in the battle for the southern coastline of Congo, it is easy. Defeated the Falcon Imperial Navy of the Inland Sea overlord Strand Navy,
And what allowed the Emperor of Istanbul to make such a partial break was the Imperial Dragon-class battleship that was given as a gift, which deeply shocked the emperor who only had a little knowledge of ocean hegemony. Originally, the emperor only thought of falcons. The Imperial Navy and the Strand Navy were up and down, but when the huge dragon-class battleship unfolded its gun warehouse with the order, the black baffles that opened up were erected like the inverted scales of the dragon. The nobility of Istanbul on the viewing platform was almost dumbfounded
"It's so big!"
" It’s a pleasing performance! I just don’t know what it feels like to stand on it!! "Various emotions were heard from the viewing platform, the imperial dragon-class gun warehouse that is enough to make any opponent at sea feel scalp numb. Open the scene, the evaluation obtained here is enough to let most of the empire's enemies who know what the dragon-class cannons open means they are dying,
The Istan nobles on the viewing platform pointed to the giant dragon class, as if looking at another gorgeous decoration. As the last item in the process of taking over the ceremony, this ship was to represent the Falcon Empire. The Dragon-class battleship, the most powerful on the sea, fired at a previously erected target to prove the combat effectiveness of the entire warship. Looking at the densely opened baffles on the side of the Dragon-class battleship, it does not look like a giant navy trebuchet. People feel full of energy,
Istan nobles on the viewing platform talked about "Will it work! Even such a small tube can sink a huge battleship!"
" That is, apart from the shock at first glance, this ship without any trebuchets, stone throwers, or even side guards can defeat the Feshan naval battleship!"
" Just kidding, it’s just a little better. "Except for His Majesty and a few people who know the terrible navy of the Falcon Empire, most of the Istanbul people have a very shallow understanding of the navy. The Istanian Empire has always been fighting for the hegemony by land. , The role of the ocean is only to stay in fishing, small-scale commerce, plus the suppression of the old enemy Feshan Navy, the entire Istanbul Navy has less than 50 warships, of which there are less than 10 large warships. , Such things as naval salutes are absolutely unheard of
"Does such a warship really have the power to suppress the ground?"
Even several confidant generals under the emperor of Istanbul are discussing in low voices. They are dissatisfied with the emperor’s development of the navy. It is enough for the empire to have an army that dominates the mainland. Can the navy be powerful enough to hit the land? There are not a few people in the Istanbul Army who have this kind of thinking,
listening to various sounds in his ears, the emperor of Istanbul took a deep and complicated breath, waved his hand, and commanded "test shooting!" a flag-speaker standing behind him Waving the flag in your hand,
"It's an order to test fire!"
The captain on the Dragon class warship saw the semaphore from the viewing platform and gave orders solemnly. He and the gunners in the Dragon class battleship were both elites of the Imperial Navy. This time, apart from bringing the warship to the control of the Istanbuls The port is also used as a coach. Part of the obligation as a gift of the battleship is to help the Istanbul Empire train a group of sailors who can operate the Dragon-class battleship. As the first appearance of the Dragon-class battleship, everyone including the captain is There was a rush of energy in my heart. The loud noise from the observatory had long been heard here. Although I didn’t understand what the Istanbul people were saying on the observatory, I still had a few people who took over from my side. With a disrespectful smile on his face, the captain can also feel the opponent’s contempt for this ship representing the most powerful force in the empire
"Laugh at it, I hope you can still laugh!" The captain grinned noncommitantly, turned his mouth to the microphone placed on the command bridge, and shouted, "Bombardment preparation, one hundred and fifty meters ahead Fortress target!"
"Pop!" The iron wire fixing the gun mount was untied, and the artillery proficiently pushed the gun track. The charging belt and the aiming target were completed within five minutes. The entire row of black and dark muzzles, Slowly lifting in the direction of the target, like a Thor's hammer that Lan Chun was brewing to accumulate strength.
"Look, those small black tubes can still move!" The sound of watching a lively movie sounded again on the viewing platform, and many people craned their necks, and the sound of preparation was transmitted through the copper pipes installed in the gun warehouse. To the command bridge of the battleship,
The so-called test target is a small fortress that was temporarily confronted with stones 100 meters away. The length and width are no more than 30 meters. This is an Istanbul engineer who has never seen the prowess of a dragon-class battleship volley. According to general battleships It was established that the bombardment force of the catapult was doubled. In their view, the bombardment force of a naval battleship to such an extent is already at its limit.
"All shots! Three consecutive shots!" The captain held his breath and yelled vigorously. The voice blasted through the copper tube in the gun chamber.
rumbling! "The sound is like a huge thunder that shook the port. All the comments were suppressed. The Istan nobles who were caught off guard fainted on the spot. The huge waves of air even swept to the observatory a hundred meters away, like a strong wind. Turning over the table in front, a piece of chicken flies and dogs jumped, and people watching the ceremony ran in chaos,
Three horizontal rows of white smoke mixed with firelight jetted out from the side of the Dragon-class battleship on the almost tossing sea. The shining white light scorched everyone's eyes, and the huge battleship was almost on the sea. It moved several meters and set off a wave several meters high. In the distance, the so-called small target fortress was hit by countless artillery shells, like straw swept by a strong wind, and was directly knocked off by half in a dense explosion. Some Thor cannonballs penetrated into the fortress through the gap, and the red explosion firelight exploded again from the fortress. The rubble was scattered and spattered, and it was completely flattened in a few seconds.
"hiss!"
There was an inhaling sound. The army generals of the Istan Empire looked pale one by one, looking at the small fortress that had completely disappeared, with their mouths slightly open. It was terrible. Such power has exceeded their ability to attack. The imaginary limit of the city’s weapons, even if it is a drastically sinking battleship sling stone, it takes at least dozens of strikes to destroy such a small fortress to bring down the outer wall, and under the concentrated attack of such powerful naval battleships, Unable to support it for even a minute. If the enemy facing such a warship is himself, the army generals would no longer know how to deal with this weapon.
The emperor of Istanbul I standing on the viewing platform almost stood up from the viewing platform of the receiving port. His complexion was red and bright, and his eyes were waiting to be directly attached to the dragon-class battleship, like in the sea. The behemoth’s super battleship showed its hideous posture, and its hands were clenched into fists. "It really is the dragon of the sea! Just not Kyoto was destroyed by such power! Fei Shan’s navy was only capable of such power. Trembling share"
This viewing ceremony shook the entire Istanbul and even the Inland Sea. Even the Feishan Kingdom, after learning the news, quietly sent naval intelligence personnel to inspect the ruins where the target was located, and the faces of the people who returned Bring back a few crushed stones and report to the Military Affairs Department of the Feshan Kingdom. "If placed on the sea in proportion to the small fortress, it will be a large Feiloa class warship that Feshan Navy is proud of. The length of the opponent’s blow is enough to penetrate a Grand Ferroa-class ship, and the warship may break from the middle because it cannot withstand it! Fortunately, the Istanians only have one such warship. Otherwise, our navy will return as soon as possible. Good! Continue to wander the coastline and encounter the possibility!
" So, we can’t contend at all. If it’s a head-on fight! Our navy might be wiped out. "Fei Shan Navy executives looked at the report provided by the intelligence personnel, and their faces were solemn. The Strand Navy suffered a fiasco They know about the news from the southern coast of Congo. They know ~IndoMTL.com~ The opponent is the newly emerging Falcon Empire fleet. The Strand Navy was not only injured because of this battle, but also the old minister of the Navy, who is known as the protector of the country, also took the blame. After stepping down, the new Minister of the Navy who came to power, the first thing is to immediately declare to the Falcon Navy to fully open the entire inner sea, and said that the Strand Navy will not interfere with the opening of the Falcon Empire’s inner sea.
If the sea is a territory, this is a complete loss of the city and the country, losing power and humiliating the country. The news comes, not only the inland sea is in an uproar, but the Fei Shan Navy is also in an uproar.
"The spineless Strant coward!" The naval hardliners in the Feshan Navy were very strong about this. They expressed extreme contempt for the incompetence and spineless performance of the Strands, anyway. He is also the dominant inland sea overlord who has dominated the inland sea for decades. It is not shameful to fail, but once it fails, even the courage to fight is lost, and the Fei Shan navy, who is equally famous, feels shameless. , The Strand Navy has already clearly understood the huge gap, and the consequence of continued fighting is destruction.
" It seems that we must be prepared, if we can also obtain such a super battleship Dragon class! At least, we also need to ensure that we do not face such battleships! "The Minister of the Navy Fei Shan made Decide,
The Falcon Empire Dragon-class battleship appeared on the eve of the upcoming war between the two countries, causing the naval power of the two sides to quietly change. Perhaps even Fatty himself did not expect that a small stone accidentally dropped into this sea. Start rolling, (to be continued) [] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. )