On the morning of February 22, 1537, a large fleet arrived at the Silver Wolf Imperial Naval Base on Pusha Island.

And this huge fleet is the expeditionary force sent by the Silver Wolf Empire from the mainland.

On the dock of the port of Pusha Island, the commander of the Third Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire, Longra, smiled and said to the two wolf people wearing the rank of lieutenant general: "Welcome to Pusha Island with Admiral Bullitt and General Peg. ”

Bullitt is the commander of the Fourteenth Army of the Royal Army of the Silver Wolf Empire, and Peg is the deputy commander of the Second Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire.

Peg then smiled and said, "Old classmate, we haven't seen each other for at least three or four years, and looking at your size, it's still very comfortable to live here on Pusha Island." ”

Longra and Peg used to be classmates at the Royal Naval Command College of the Silver Wolf Empire, and their relationship was not bad.

Longra sighed and said, "If I had a comfortable life, I wouldn't need the Empire to send an expeditionary force.

I didn't expect a small family in the Han and Tang Empires to make our Third Fleet suffer a small loss. ”

At this time, the commander of the 14th Army, Bullitt, who was expressionless, said: "General Longra, my soldiers have been on the boat for more than ten days, and they are already very tired, and I don't know how the reception work is prepared on Pusha Island?" ”

Longra hurriedly said: "General Bullitt rest assured, the place to live is ready, and now you can let the officers and men of the Fourteenth Army disembark and rest."

At noon, I was at the headquarters of the Third Fleet, and a banquet was held for Admiral Bullitt and Admiral Peg. ”

Longra is actually very reluctant to deal with Bullitt, who is very well-known for his old-fashionedness, stubbornness, and lack of understanding in the army of the Silver Wolf Empire.

Longra also heard that Bullitt had slapped the previous deputy minister of the Silver Wolf Empire's War Department with an ear scraper.

However, because Bullitt's family has some connections with the royal family of the Silver Wolf Empire, the last thing is just over, and Bullitt is not punished.

Of course, Bullitt is still very talented in military affairs, and the 14th Army is a group army with relatively strong combat effectiveness among the Silver Wolf Empire's army.

At noon that day, in the small cafeteria of the Third Fleet Headquarters of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy on Pusha Island, several senior officers of the Second and Third Fleets of the Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire, as well as several senior officers of the Fourteenth Army of the Royal Army of the Silver Wolf Empire, sat on a round table and were pushing cups and changing lamps.

As the temporary commander who commanded the naval battle of Xiangshi Island, Yerk, at Peg's request, also participated in this reception banquet.

"Commodore Yerk, what do you think of the coastal defense fleet of the Zhou family in Ganyang?" Peg asked.

Yelk put down the wine glass in his hand, and the expression on his face couldn't help but become serious, "Vice Admiral, although the professional skills and quality of those human naval officers and soldiers are very poor, they are not lacking in courage.

Coupled with the fact that they also have 11 battleships with all main guns, it will not be easy for us to defeat them, and we may still have to bear a lot of losses. ”

Peg nodded slightly, then turned to the commander of the Third Fleet, Longra, and said, "Old classmate, this time the Admiralty appointed me as the joint commander of the Second Fleet and the Third Fleet.

It is hoped that the Third Fleet will be able to temporarily assign all the battleships that can be deployed to the order of the expeditionary force. ”

Longra immediately said: "There is no problem, except for the Javelin all-main gun battleship that is still under repair, the remaining 6 all-main gun battleships and 9 all-steel battleships can cooperate with the Second Fleet at any time."

The other warships of our Third Fleet are also at your disposal. ”

"Longra, do you have any clues about the origin of the 14 battleships with all main guns?"

"Nope! There was no clue at all, and the 14 battleships with all main guns seemed to appear out of thin air.

I even doubt that in addition to the other-space-time nodes that connect our spirit worlds, there are other-space-time nodes that connect to other civilized worlds? ”

The commander of the Fourteenth Army, Bullitt, said in a deep voice at this time: "General Longra, it is better not to speculate on things that have no evidence.

Your suspicion is really shocking, can you be responsible for the consequences arising from it? ”

Longra smiled a little awkwardly, "I'm just saying it casually, General Bullitt don't take it seriously." ”

Bullitt snorted coldly, "General Longra, please always remember your identity.

You are not an ordinary person, you are a vice admiral of the Empire, and you are responsible for some things to say when you say them! ”

Peg immediately played a round and said: "No matter where those all-main gun battleships come from, we will also completely destroy the coastal defense fleet of the Ganyang Zhou family this time!" ”

Bullitt then ignored the embarrassed Longra, turned his head to the commander of the Third Marine Division, Rofer, and asked, "Your Third Marine Division, you have fought against the army units of the Ganyang Zhou family, what are the characteristics of their army?" ”

"General Bullitt, the army unit of the Zhou family in Ganyang, is extremely well-armed and well-equipped, and his will to fight is also very tenacious, so it can be said that he is a very difficult opponent."

The corners of Bullitt's lips raised slightly, "This is a little interesting, if the enemy is too weak, it is not worth the bumps on the sea for more than ten days." ”

Longra wanted to alleviate the embarrassment just now, so he took the initiative to say, "General Bullitt, do you need to temporarily put the 3rd Marine Division under your command?" ”

"I am a lieutenant general in the Royal Army and have no authority to command the Marine Division of the Royal Navy.

If General Longra wants the 3rd Marine Division to wash away his previous shame, he has to go to the War Department of the Empire! ”

Longra was choked by Bullitt for a while, and didn't know what to say, and at the same time secretly complained in his heart: With your temper, if it weren't for your background, the army of the empire would not be able to get along.

Then Bullitt said to Peg: "My soldiers need three days of rest, and after three days, I need the Navy to escort the Fourteenth Army to Xiangshi Island. ”

Peg nodded, "No problem, the Navy will ensure the safe arrival of the Fourteenth Army on Xiangshi Island and provide firepower support to the Fourteenth Army." ”

As soon as the expeditionary force of the Silver Wolf Empire arrived on Pusha Island, Zhou Rui got the news from the Golden Lion Empire.

This time, the Silver Wolf Empire sent an expeditionary force, although it was only aimed at the Zhou family, but the Golden Lion Empire saw the ambition of the Silver Wolf Empire for the entire western coastal region of the Han and Tang Empires.

The merchants of the Golden Lion Empire have a lot of industries in the western coastal areas of the Han and Tang Empires, and of course the Golden Lion Empire does not want to see the Silver Wolf Empire infringe on the interests of the Golden Lion Empire in the western coastal areas of the Han and Tang Empires through this war.

Therefore, in secret, the Golden Lion Empire not only provided the Zhou family with a lot of information about the Silver Wolf Empire Expeditionary Force, but also secretly sold 20 45 times caliber 280 mm coastal defense guns and 5,000 280 mm shells to the Zhou family through Holke, the chief steward of the Nine Star Hotel.

At present, these 20 45 times caliber 280 mm coastal defense guns have been arranged by Zhou Rui in the two newly built batteries in Jingshenggang.

Together with the original two old forts in Jingsheng Port, Jingsheng Port already has four forts.

Zhou Rui took the information sent by the Golden Lion Empire, took a deep breath, and then said to Huang Zhigang, the commander of the Fourth Infantry Brigade of the garrison division: "Send a report to Crescent Island, and start implementing the tactics formulated before."

Then send the news of the arrival of the Silver Wolf Empire Expeditionary Force to Pusha Island to the 3 brigades on Xiangshi Island. ”