Power and Empire Chapter 3733: Misty Dawn (20)

The Imperial Minister of Military Affairs Hu Keqili frowned his eyebrows, fingers clenched the ship's side, his eyes were extremely solemn, and he took a deep breath from the debris and corpses floating on the sea," the commander-in-chief meant. The sea of ​​mist is a natural dividing line between the southern seas of Eero and the sea of ​​Aden. The people of Aden may have found a way to cross the sea of ​​mist"

"Besides this possibility, I can't find other possibilities"

Du Stellenkai nodded and said in a condensed voice, "After the people of Aden lost the Port of Cornelia, the mouth of the inland sea, they not only burned all the ships that could not be taken away, but also directly destroyed the nearby The four oasis areas in the inner sea area hide directly into the depths of the Aden Desert eight hundred miles. In this case, no Aden fleet can appear in the inner sea area unless the Aden people can enter the Eero River from the sea of ​​mist , And then enter the inland sea from the big river. "Dusterenkai's voice paused, and his mouth smiled bitterly." To be honest, this is the last possibility I want to see. If this guess is correct, it means that we will attack south this time. In the southern part of Eero, there is a high possibility of encountering a fleet of Adenites. In other words, His Majesty’s plan to secretly cross the sea of ​​mist to attack the Gulf of Aden will not be carried out, and the environment in the southern part of Eero is said to be extremely harsh and the army is deeply involved. It will be a very troublesome thing"

"And don’t your Excellency Hukochili think that the princes of the southern part of Eero have stayed in the south of Eero’s capital for too long?" Dustellenkai's eyes were sharp and he said suddenly

"The princes in the southern part of Eero are not unified, and no one is willing to become the main force in the main attack on the capital of Eero... It seems like this." Hu Keqili was shocked. Although he was the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire, During the Southern War, he was in charge of the mobilization of various armies in the Imperial Capital. He only had a rough idea of ​​the direction of the battle, so he didn’t notice anything inappropriate inside

"In this Imperial Southern War, I led the Imperial Navy in the southern waters. What I have seen and heard does not seem to be all that is true. The southern princes of Eero are indeed not unified internally, but obviously there are 200,000 troops but they are only small. It’s not even a decent offense. It’s just an inconsistency that is hard to explain. In my own opinion, I’m actually more inclined to say something different.” Dusit’s voice stopped and he wanted to speak. Stop again

"In another way, did the commander-in-chief hear something?" Hu Keqili frowned slightly,

"I have indeed heard some rumors that the princes in the south of Eero are not not attacking, but are waiting for the empire to go south, to meet the empire in the south of Eero." Dusterenkai looked at the waves and waves in the distance. The sea level of the empire, said in a condensed voice, "Since the war between the sacred capitals of the cult states, there has been a saying in the south that no one can defeat your majesty in the imperial area, and there is absolutely no chance of winning in the battle against your majesty in the imperial-controlled area. The Northland nobles overthrew overnight on the Fei Zexi coast controlled by the empire. Even with the sturdiness of the Martin Liga, the army of as many as 500,000, the sect nation under the control of the empire was strangled and shattered by a small river, so I thought The only way to defeat your Majesty is to be in a non-imperial area"

"There is still such a saying?" Hu Keqili raised his eyebrows, his face couldn't help but change. He was the first person in the Imperial Army and the confidant of the Imperial Emperor. He followed the Emperor and didn't know how many games he played. War, if anyone knows the emperor’s fighting style best, he is naturally Hu Keqili. The emperor is known as the first man in the mainland’s strategic layout and a victorious army god, because the emperor never fights in unfamiliar battlefields. And every opponent who was played to death by the emperor was basically dragged into his own layout deliberately by the emperor, which, to some extent, also confirmed the authenticity of this rumor

It is impossible to defeat the emperor on the battlefield chosen by the emperor, but if it is not for the battlefield chosen by the emperor, it may not be impossible to fight the emperor!

It's just that the southern princes of Eero should not have thought of this. If there are people with such outstanding eyes in the southern princes, then they will not be suppressed by the Eero royal family for decades. The biggest possibility is the source of this. Regarding Aden, the fleet of Aden people can cross the sea of ​​mist, which means that the southern princes of the Eero Empire may have joined forces with the Kingdom of Aden

It is conceivable that various military aids come from the kingdom of Aden, and even the Aden army itself has arrived in the south of Eero. There is a large net open there, waiting for the imperial army to throw itself into the net. The climate in the south of Eero It is terrible, and two-thirds of the area is loess and desert. If the imperial army plunges in without preparation, the possibility of a disastrous defeat is extremely high!

Because only the army logistics is an extremely difficult problem

Although the northern part of Eero has the most fertile land in southern Europe, it has been less than a year since the sect army raged. Even if it recovers, how much can it recover? I want to support hundreds of thousands. The battle of the army is okay, and it is completely impossible to fight a confrontation! Not to mention that the main navy has to pass through the sea of ​​mist, blitz the Gulf of Aden area thousands of miles away, mobilize more than 80 naval warships, and more than 260 transport ships, all of which require huge material support. There are also three regiments of the Marine Corps landing in the Gulf of Aden, with a total of 4,970 officers and soldiers, as well as a large amount of equipment, loaded in a total of 87 large transport ships.

How to support the unrecovered northern part of Eero? Hu Keqili asked Dustrum Kai to report the situation to the emperor immediately, and in the report suggested that Aden may have joined forces with the southern princes of Aero. Dustrum Kai immediately dispatched a Dragon Tooth battleship to rush to the emperor at the fastest speed. To the back of the Inland Sea

"Your Majesty should be able to see this report in two days, but before that, we have to face a problem"

Dusterenkai sneered. He didn't know that the people of Aden might have passed through the sea of ​​mist, but he didn't know about it, but there has been no definite evidence, and the emperor's military order has been issued. If at this time, the imperial navy reported A Aden people may have crossed the sea of ​​mist first. The emperor’s plan to go south is an extremely dangerous report. It is to beat the emperor naked in the face, but it would be another time to pull on the imperial military minister Hu Keqili. What's wrong, the effectiveness of a letter from the Secretary of the Imperial Army and the Secretary of the Navy together is definitely much better than that of a unilateral letter from the Navy, and this is just a guess! The emperor would never punish the two together!

The storm is finally here, no need to look at Dustellenkai’s successful face, Hu Keqili also knows what the problem is, he is not a fool, how can there be so many unexpected things, the wind is beginning to blow The ears were ringing, and they were getting bigger and bigger. Large raindrops began to hit the face. From the cold at the beginning, they quickly turned into whips-like beatings, and a strong gust of wind swept across the deck. You can easily blow the wooden bench weighing twenty kilograms to each other, and all the debris on the deck fell into the sea under the baptism of the violent storm. The sails have been lowered long ago, and all movable materials have been fixed by thick ropes, and the most experienced captain personally takes the helm.

"In a storm, the most terrible thing is not the wind, nor the waves, but the various debris on the ship. If you and I are still on the deck, thank God for not being smashed to death." Dustrom Kay walked to the corner of the cabin and picked up the wine bottle, then took out a glass wine glass from the wine cabinet,

The sky became completely black. Even the huge Dragon-class battleship swayed left and right under the swoop of huge waves, but the shaking was still acceptable. Hu Keqili, as a heavy minister of the army, Shishan The battlefield of the sea of ​​blood is not uncommon, but it is the first time that the sea has encountered a storm. He stood in the cabin window with bright eyes, watching the rope on the deck outside the window, like the tentacles of a huge octopus, flying in the wind, as if he had Life generally slaps everything when it comes in contact with it,

"The Aden fleet should have been destroyed by such a storm. The difference is that they were very lucky and crashed into the eye of the storm, and we were only on the periphery. When the storm passed, I believe we will find more. The wreck of Aden’s hull,” Dusterenkai took a sip of the rum in his hand with a leisurely face. Even in the swaying cabin, he still stood firm, as if his two legs were completely nailed to the deck. The same, it seems that this moment is not standing under the turbulent waves, but watching the scenery on the stable grass. The waves are getting bigger and bigger, and the waves continue to pounce on the bow, and then smashed across the deck, and everything on the deck can be washed away. All the walking objects swept into the sea. The waves were only two meters high at first, then gradually developed to three meters, and finally reached almost four meters. The huge waves slammed on the ship’s side one by one, bursting out with a powerful impact

The heavy hull is like a toddler walking in front of a giant, and the inclination of the hull is even more than one third.

The heavy tonnage and huge size of the Dragon-class battleship, as long as the sails are stowed and the direction is straight, although the violent turbulence, it is also unpredictable. However, the smaller Dragon Tooth battleships were not so lucky. Under the impact of the waves, they went up and down, and they were the first to be hit by the storm. The violent storm and rain sweeping the sea brought up huge waves and swooped down heavily. Almost every Dragon Tooth battleship was basically soaked in the sea. It is like a building block floating in the waves. It was lifted high by the waves for a while, and it seemed to be sent to the sky, even the bottom of the ship was off the sea; after a while, it was thrown down heavily, and it seemed to have sunk into the sea, even the top of the mast. I couldn't see it anymore, it took a long time to come out, and the whole body was covered with flowing sea water. The auxiliary masts of some Dragon Tooth battleships were also broken, and the broken masts were floating in the sea, and they were given a pole if they encountered it, and it made a violent crash sound, as if it was beating everyone's heart.

The darkness between the sky and the earth, lightning, and thunder bursts. After an hour, the sky outside began to brighten again, and the shaking of the hull became much smaller

Du Stellenkai put down the wine glass in his hand, I don't know if he was thinking about it. If he felt it, Du Stellenkai suddenly raised his head sensitively, looked at the position of the lookout, and just saw it. At the top of the mast, the lookout kept waving bright red and glaring little red flags. He swept across again, only to see that the lookout posts on all the Dragon Tooth battleships outside the fleet were waving small red flags violently. At this moment, Hu Keqili clearly felt the laid-back Dustrum just now. Kai's momentum has completely changed. It feels like a fierce beast awakens from a deep sleep. Dustrum Kai's mouth even shows a smile

"Is this a catch?"

"What's the matter?" Hu Keqili asked curiously

"Unexpected joy, you'll know later" Dusterenkai said to Hu Keqili as he walked to the cabin door. After opening the door, his face was cold, and he drank coldly. "Notify the ships, prepare Fight!"

"Clang clang!" The harsh siren sounded suddenly, which was particularly harsh in the wind and rain that had not yet completely calmed down. The navy sailors who originally hid in the cabin ran to their positions. The fallen sails were quickly pulled up again, and the sea breeze poured in violently. The dragon-class battleship was printed with the imperial navy's mast, which was more than 20 meters high, immediately. Swollen huge hemispheres, that is the form of the sails fully expanded. When the huge Dragon-class battleship starts to drive in at full speed, the sea is like a layer of rolling white circles.

"Ahead and upper left direction" Dusterenkai's adjutant reached out his hand to point out the direction

Dusterenkai raised the observation mirror in his hand and looked at the sea in the upper left corner. In the rain curtain, more than a dozen warships with black sails appeared quickly, raising their bows like a crescent moon, pursuing Speedy spinnaker fast sailing boats are so fast that they rush towards the Imperial Navy fleet almost like off-stringed arrows. The shape of these sailing clippers is almost the same color as the previously discovered broken hull, dark black. The hull of this color gives people the first impression that they are pirates, but these black warships are obviously not pirates, because the masts of this warship are fluttering with blue and silver stars and moons

"It's the Aden Navy, order to smash the artillery plate, and the artillery prepares." With just a glance, Dusterenkai made a judgment that the Aden Navy really returned to the Inland Sea again, and it appeared at the exit of the Eero River. Haikou! As the order was issued, the huge size of the Dragon-class battleship began to turn. At the same time, regardless of the impact of the wind and waves, the three-story gun deck, which looked like dragon scales, was opened. The gunners opened the portholes, and the naval Thor’s muzzle was blocked. Protruding from the inside, the dark muzzle began to rotate neatly toward the upper left corner. Around the Dragon-class flagship, eight dragon-tooth warships emerged from the waves like sharp swords.

"Aden Navy!"

When Hu Keqili saw this scene, his pupils shrank slightly. He didn't expect that Du Stellenkai would really find the Aden people by following the storm, although the Aden naval ship in front of him looks a little broken, it should be He was damaged in the storm, but the moment he found the Imperial fleet, the opponent did not choose to escape, but confronted it! Hu Keqili took a deep breath. This is the home court of the Imperial Navy. The Minister of the Army only needs to look at him. He stretched out his hand and wiped the rain on his face. It was such a fast and fast Empire. The Longya battleship has already encountered the Sailing Clippers of the Aden Navy,

This is the Navy of Aden that dominates the Gulf of Aden and once brought the southern waters of Central Bahia under its control! Sure enough, there is a bit of confidence! Hu Keqili whispered that the imperial navy is the recognized hegemon in the inland waters, and no navy of any country dared to confront the imperial navy, and perhaps only the people of Aden dared to fight.

Boom and boom, boom and boom, accompanied by bursts of thunder, the Dragon Tooth battleship opened fire one after another, and bursts of bullets fell directly in front of the Aden Navy, blasting the waves into a water column more than ten meters high. The power of the near miss forced the Aden Navy's warships to slow down. Rumble, the fire blazed into the sky, it was the Aden naval battleship that was rushing forward and was directly hit in the warehouse by two cooperating dragon-tooth battleships. The incendiary bomb inside exploded and immediately put the Aden sail fast battleship on the deck. All items and the deck of the ship were torn to pieces, the fire hull was rolling in the wind and waves, and there were constantly small black spots on it jumping into the sea

"Don't underestimate the people of Aden. Although the incendiary bomb of the Aden navy is not as good as the Thor of our empire, it is still a very powerful weapon. In terms of sailors, the Aden navy is not under the sailors of our empire."

Du Stellenkai next to Hu Keqili said to IndoMTL.com~ His eyes were still staring at the Dragon Tooth battleship that had been bitten in the distance, Hu Keqili suddenly felt a violent force coming from under his feet. The roar of the film came out, and Hu Keqili felt like he was standing in a volcanic crater that was erupting. The volley of Dragon-class battleships and the huge counter-shock force even made the huge Dragon-class hull on the sea. Moved up and moved several meters to the side. The dense shells quickly lifted up a large number of water columns on the sides of the Aden sailing warships. Three consecutive sailing warships were hit and set on fire. The deck of the ship was violently blown into the sky and burned. The warships were also submerged by several big waves, and since then disappeared under the dark sea. Their original location was only debris floating with the waves and the corpses of personnel.

However, these Aden warships are still advancing desperately. The Aden’s incendiary bombs smashed through a large swath of screams, and numerous water jets swelled on the side of the Dragon Tooth warship, causing the waves to surge. It boils even more. After losing several ships in a row, the battleship of Aden is like a flying bird, gliding by the side of the Imperial Dragon Tooth battleship, but it is extremely flexible in maneuvering. The bow of the crescent moon seems to be agile. The loach avoids the flying artillery fire like a loach,

Seeing this scene, Hu Keqili's brows are twisted together. He doesn't understand naval battles, but it does not hinder his judgment of the situation. The Aden naval battleship in front of him is not so much a charge, it is more like a death That's right, these Aden navy are either hiding something, or they are hiding someone to escape, but it's a pity that I found out a little later