After the Han and Tang Empire's border guards declared war on the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Nine Events Alliance, the military of the border guards and the people in the 55 feudal towns under the jurisdiction of the Zhou family were optimistic about the war.

But when the war did break out, it didn't go as smoothly as the top brass of the border guards had expected.

A week after the two sides declared war, the Tongzhou Military Region of the border guards mobilized 12 group armies and 25 newly expanded garrison divisions, and with the assistance of seven air divisions, launched a fierce attack on the border defense lines of the Red Tiger Empire's Vya and Chesla provinces.

However, the troops of the Tongzhou Military Region attacked fiercely for half a month, during which they even transferred 2 group armies and 15 garrison divisions to join the attack, but unfortunately they still did not break through the border defense line of the two provinces of the Red Tiger Empire.

On the contrary, the attacking troops of the Tongzhou Military Region had to temporarily stop the offensive due to the great losses.

In a telegram to Zhou Rui, Xiang Tao, commander of the Tongzhou Military Region, pointed out that the failure of the attack was due to the presence of a large number of elven troops on the border defense line of the Red Tiger Empire's Via and Chesla provinces.

And through the banners of the elven army, it can be judged that these elven armies should come from the natural elven empire of another world.

Xiang Tao also reminded Zhou Rui in the telegram that the army of the Natural Elven Empire has sophisticated weapons and equipment, and its combat effectiveness is very strong, and almost every elven soldier's marksmanship can reach the level of a sniper.

In addition, the elven air force is equipped with fighters, especially fighters, with excellent performance.

Only the latest fighters equipped with the border air defense forces can suppress the elven fighters, and the original two fighters of the border air defense forces are no match for the elven fighters at all.

Of the two original fighters of the border air defense force mentioned by Xiang Tao, one of them refers to the British camel fighter, and the other is an improved version of the British camel fighter developed by the Ganyang Aircraft Factory.

The latest fighter equipped by the border air defense force is the French 406 fighter jet that Zhou Rui drove from the lottery system.

The 406 fighter was the largest number of fighters in the French Air Force at the beginning of World War II, with a maximum level flight speed of 509 kilometers per hour, and was armed with a 20 mm machine gun and two 7.5 mm machine guns.

The performance of the French 406 fighter is completely capable of crushing the British Camel fighter and its modifications.

You must know that the maximum level flight speed of the British Camel fighter is only 185 kilometers per hour, and the improved version of the British Camel fighter can only reach 230 kilometers per hour.

It is a pity that at present, the entire border air defense force is only equipped with less than 400 French 406 fighters, and the Ganyang Aircraft Factory, the largest in the Zhou family, has not yet succeeded in copying this new fighter.

On the morning of July 23, 1549, at the headquarters of the Red Tiger Army on the border defense line of the Red Tiger Empire's Via Province, Morka, the first deputy minister of the Red Tiger Empire's War Department, who had just taken office, said to the Field Marshal of the Natural Spirit Empire Dan Wei with an excited face: "According to the report from the front, the border guards of the Han and Tang Empires have fully retreated, and we hold it!" ”

The Red Tiger Empire's border defense line in the provinces of Via and Chesla has 4 million army units and more than 2,000 warplanes.

However, according to the previous attack strength of the border guards of the Han and Tang Empires, the Red Tiger Empire, with these 4 million troops and more than 2,000 fighters with very average performance, may be difficult to hold the border defense line of Via Province and Chesla Province.

Thanks to the Han and Tang Empire's border guards before and during the attack, a total of more than 2 million land forces of the Nature Elf Empire, as well as more than 1,400 fighters of the Nature Spirit Empire, were strengthened to the border defense line of the two provinces through the different time and space nodes in the territory of Via Province and Chesla Province.

It was precisely because of the strong combat effectiveness displayed by the army and air force of the Natural Elf Empire that the attack of the border guards of the Han and Tang Empires became a futile.

Dan Wei is one of the only three field marshals in the Nature Elf Empire, and he is also the commander-in-chief of the Natural Elf Empire's dispatch army.

Danvich looked at Morka, the First Deputy Minister of the Red Tiger Empire's War Department, and a trace of contempt flashed inadvertently in his eyes.

I originally thought that the human army that could defeat the six beast countries was so powerful, but in Danvic's opinion, the combat effectiveness of the border guards of the Han and Tang Empires was no more than that.

Looking at it this way, the army of the six beast countries is really a little weak in combat effectiveness, if it weren't for the six beast countries with a strong navy, maybe the elves would have taken back the spirit continent occupied by the six beast countries.

"According to the agreement of the Nine ** Alliance, the armies of the Light Elf Empire and the Dark Elf Empire will also enter the Via Province and Chesla Province of your country through the nodes of different time and space.

After the armies of those two countries arrive, the land forces of our four countries can counterattack the territory of the former Barbarian Bull Empire.

I hope that your country will do a good job in logistical supply and will not hold back in logistics. Danvich said to Morka in a flat tone.

Morka, the first deputy minister of the Red Tiger Empire's War Department, immediately patted his chest and said: "Marshal Danvich, rest assured, except for the ammunition because of the caliber problem, our Red Tiger Empire cannot replenish the army of your three elven countries, and our Red Tiger Empire has prepared all the supplies in other aspects, and there will never be a situation of pulling back." ”

Danvic nodded slightly, "That's good."

If General Morka has nothing else to do, I'll take my leave. ”

After the Field Marshal of the Natural Elf Empire, Dan Vech, left, a commander of the Red Tiger Army's army couldn't help but complain: "These elves are too arrogant. ”

Morka, the first deputy minister of the Red Tiger Empire's War Department, sighed and said, "People are arrogant and have the ability to be arrogant.

Through the defensive battle in the previous half month, it can be seen that the army of the Natural Spirit Empire is far more effective than the army of all our spirit countries.

Anyway, this time the three elven countries are our allies of the Red Tiger Empire, and with the addition of these three elven countries, I finally see the hope of defeating the border guards of the Han and Tang Empires.

To tell the truth, after being appointed commander-in-chief of the front, I had no confidence in holding the border defense line in the provinces of Via and Chesla. ”

After the failure of the offensive of the Tongzhou Military Region, Zhou Rui immediately held a high-level meeting of the border guards at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Border Guards.

In addition to Zhou Rui, those who attended the meeting included Zhou Xiaorong, commander of the Fengwu Military Region, Song Shenghe, commander of the Luoshan Military Region, Guan Guoren, commander of the Longnan Military Region, and Song Limin, commander-in-chief of the border fleet.

Zhou Rui said in a deep voice: "This attack on the border defense line of the Red Tiger Empire can be regarded as a wake-up call for us.

Before the war, there was a voice among the border guards that with the strength of our Zhou family's navy, land and air force, even against the alliance of the six beast countries and the three elven countries, it would be a crushing war.

However, it turns out that the army of the elves is very strong in combat, even above the army of the border guards.

According to the data obtained by the intelligence department, the elven army that entered the border defense line of the two provinces of the Red Tiger Empire before only had more than 2 million troops and more than 1,400 fighters of the Natural Elf Empire.

According to the agreement of the Nine ** Things Alliance, soon the armies of the other two elf countries will also enter the territory of the Red Tiger Empire through different time and space nodes.

Let's talk about it, what do you think about the next battle on the Southern Front? ”

As soon as Zhou Rui's words fell, Zhou Xiaorong, commander of the Fengwu Military Region, said in a deep voice: "Next, the Tongzhou Military Region must strengthen the border defense line of Tongzhou Town, Lianzhou Town, and Dazhou Town, and prepare for the enemy's counterattack. ”

Guan Guoren, commander of the Longnan Military Region, followed and said: "Marshal, did you take advantage of the border fleet's control of the sea to send some additional army units to the Tongzhou Military Region and even the Jingzhou Military Region?" ”

Zhou Rui nodded, "Xiang Tao is ready to deal with the counteroffensive of the Red Tiger Army and the three elf nation armies.

However, considering the combat effectiveness of the Elven Army, I considered transferring 30 group armies from the other seven military regions to support the Tongzhou Military Region and the Jingzhou Military Region by sea in batches. ”

Song Limin, commander-in-chief of the border fleet, said at this time: "Don't worry, although the army of the three elven countries is very strong, the navy of the three elven countries is very weak.

With the current strength of our border fleet, it is enough to suppress the navies of the six beast countries and the three elven countries, and we can definitely safely escort the army units of the other seven military regions to the Tongzhou Military Region and Jingzhou Military Region on the Western Continent. ”

Zhou Rui immediately said: "Old Song, the Natural Elf Empire has a lot of fighters with excellent performance, and if you don't know it, the Natural Elf Empire will also have torpedo planes and dive bombers.

Your border fleet must be on guard against each other's ......"

Before Zhou Rui's words were finished, Shi Yan Shaoqiu, the head of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Border Guards, broke into the office with a telegram, "Marshal, the twelfth formation of the border fleet has been subjected to a large-scale air attack!" ”

Song Limin didn't wait for Zhou Rui to speak, he snatched the telegram in Yan Shaoqiu's hand first, and after quickly browsing it, Song Limin's face couldn't help but change, "Marshal, according to the report of Hao Desheng, the commander of the twelfth formation, the fighter plane of the air attack is likely to take off from an aircraft carrier!" ”

"Boom-boom-"

In the harbor of Long'an Port in Tongzhou Town, a traditional-class battle cruiser purchased from the Liang Yan Empire, after being hit by three heavy aerial bombs in a row, was detonated an ammunition compartment, and then was almost blown in two, and quickly sank to the sea.

On the bridge of the "Jie"-class battle cruiser Jiexun, Hao Desheng, commander of the 12th formation, anxiously asked Chen Hai, the captain of the Jiexun: "How long will it take for the fighters of the Air Force to arrive?" ”

The port of Long An in Tongzhou Town is the temporary residence of the 12th Formation of the Frontier Fleet, which is more than 1,000 kilometers away from the border of the Red Tiger Empire.

Hao Desheng, the commander of the 12th Formation, never imagined that the main force of the 12th Formation was stationed in Long An Harbor and would encounter an air attack by enemy fighters.

And the fact that the enemy was able to carry out an air attack on the 12th formation in Long An Harbor shows that the enemy's fighters took off from aircraft carriers.

Hao Desheng's guess was not wrong, what raided Long An Harbor this time was the combined fleet of the navies of the three elven countries, and the navies of the three elven countries were equipped with aircraft carriers at the moment.

However, the aircraft carriers of these three elf countries were all urgently modified from merchant ships, but they are very simple aircraft carriers.

These improvised aircraft carriers, with only one deck made of wooden planks, were not equipped with any weapons, not even a single anti-aircraft machine gun.

But it was these improvised aircraft carriers that brought very big trouble to the twelfth formation of the border fleet.

Chen Hai, the captain of the Jiexun, said with a wry smile: "Hao Zhi, because the airfield in Long An Port was bombed by enemy fighters, an air regiment stationed at Long An Port Airport was almost completely lost.

Now we can only count on the support of a few nearby military airfields, but it will take at least half an hour for an air regiment at a military airfield to reach the battlefield recently, and there are only more than 100 fighters, and the number of enemy planes that launched air strikes against our 12th formation may have reached more than 1,000. ”

At this time, cheers suddenly came from inside the bridge of the Jitson, and it turned out that five fighters of the border air defense force suddenly appeared in the air.

Chen Hai, the captain of the Jiexun, immediately said: "These should be the few fighters that survived the Long An Port Airport." ”

Hao Desheng, the commander of the twelfth formation, sighed and said: "It seems that I was wrong before, the aircraft carrier really has a powerful attack power!"

Our border fleet must have a sufficient number of aircraft carriers! ”

At this time, about 180 kilometers west of Long An Port, hundreds of warships gathered, and these warships belonged to the three countries of the elven race.

Among them, the warships belonging to the Nature Elf Empire include 30 battleships with full main guns, 30 battleships made of all-steel, 30 large armored cruisers, 50 light cruisers and 50 destroyers, as well as 24 airstrips converted from merchant ships.

Since the naval strength of the three major elven empires is not strong, the all-steel battleships of the three elven countries still occupy the position of secondary capital ships, and they have not retired all the all-steel battleships like the navies of the six orb countries.

In addition, the warships belonging to the Bright Elf Empire include 16 battleships with full main guns, 20 battleships made of all-steel, 20 large armored cruisers, 36 light cruisers and 36 destroyers, and 14 airstrip aircraft carriers converted from merchant ships.

The warships belonging to the Dark Elf Empire include 18 battleships with full main guns, 22 battleships made of all-steel, 24 large armored cruisers, 40 light cruisers and 46 destroyers, as well as 16 airstrips converted from merchant ships.

On the bridge of the Evergain battleship of the Nature Elf Imperial Navy, Field Marshal Bolenka said to the captain of the Evergreen, Leched: "Get all aircraft carriers ready to reload the returning fighters and bombers with ammunition, fuel and aerial bombs."

Carry out a second air raid on the twelfth formation of the border fleet of the Han and Tang Empires as soon as possible! ”