With the end of the 16th wave of air raids by the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires, the sky gradually darkened.

Although relying on the support of the air forces of the five countries, the Golden Lion, the Black Bear, the Silver Wolf, the Flying Leopard, and the Wild Bull, the combined fleet of the nine navies has never completely lost air supremacy.

However, the 8 waves of air raids behind the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires, that is, after the capital ships of the two sides launched a frontal bombardment, the 8 waves of attack aircraft dispatched by the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires still caused very large losses to the combined fleet of the nine navies.

Coupled with the losses in the bombardment of the warships of the two sides, the combined fleet of the nine-nation navy was already somewhat unable to support it at this time.

In the bridge of the Golden Lion Empire's Royal Navy Giant Lion's full main gun battleship, the captain of the Giant Lion, Volod, reported to the Golden Lion Empire's Admiral Minister Raff with a gloomy face: "General, the Black Bear Navy has sent a telegram that General Murka of the Black Bear Empire has been killed, and the Black Bear Navy will be served by General Leth as the temporary commander."

This is already the third commander of our combined fleet of nine navies to be killed, alas-"

In addition to the First Vice Minister of the Navy of the Black Bear Empire, Marshal Peterye, the commander of the Bright Elf Empire's Navy, and the commander of the Dark Elf Empire's Navy, Marshal Prott, have all been killed in the battle.

The Admiral Minister of the Golden Lion Empire, Raff, said expressionlessly: "It's already dark, and the carrier-based aircraft of the Han and Tang Imperial Navy will not be able to continue to carry out air attacks on the combined fleet of our nine navies.

Send a message to the naval commanders of various countries to organize light cruisers, destroyers, and submarines as soon as possible to carry out night raids on the navies of the Han and Tang Empires. ”

The captain of the Giant Lion, Volod, hesitated and asked, "General, now the naval fleets of all countries have suffered very heavy losses.

In terms of overall strength, even in terms of the number of all-main gun battleships and battle cruisers, the navy of the Han and Tang Empires may have surpassed the combined fleet of our nine navies.

Keep fighting, I'm afraid ......"

Volod said this, and did not continue, but Raff understood what Volod's "fear" was.

Raff said in a firm tone: "It's too early to talk about who wins and who loses.

The Northern Front Coalition Command in the Violet Province of the Silver Wolf Empire has promised to gather more fighters tomorrow to provide air support to our nine-nation naval combined fleet.

I would like to stress once again to the naval commanders of various countries that this war has a bearing on the trend of the entire war, and any country's navy retreating without authorization will affect the outcome of this decisive battle at sea.

At that time, whoever is responsible will bear it! ”

The reason why Raff said this was because several commanders had sent telegrams before, believing that it was impossible to win this naval battle, and that it was time to consider preserving the strength of the combined fleet of the nine navies.

However, Raff knew that if this naval battle was lost, the combined fleet of the nine-nation navy would directly lose the sea supremacy of the western continent, and even the combined fleet of the nine-nation navy might collapse.

"General, why should we gamble all our chips on this naval battle?

Including our Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, the countries of the alliance still have a lot of chips in their hands, and they have not put them on the gambling table of our nine-nation naval combined fleet. ”

"Volod, how strong do you think the Nine ** Alliance can be?

No country, including our Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, would put all the chips in their hands on the table.

In this battle, victory will be all right.

If it is defeated, I am afraid that there will be disagreements within the Nine ** Alliance. ”

At the Allied Forces Headquarters of the Violet Province of the Silver Wolf Empire, an Air Force Colonel of the Golden Lion Empire held a few pieces of paper and said in a deep voice to the army commanders of the five countries: "After dawn tomorrow, the airfield near the port of Zatvina will be able to dispatch a total of 528 fighters and 236 bombers.

But by 12 noon tomorrow, about 1,500 fighters and 1,200 bombers will be ready to join the battlefield.

By 6 p.m. tomorrow, the number of fighters joining the battlefield will increase by about 1,800, and the number of bombers will increase by more than 1,000. ”

At this time, the Minister of War of the Golden Lion Empire, Luo Fika, opened his mouth and asked: "How many fighters have the air forces of our five countries lost in total today?" ”

The colonel of the Air Force of the Golden Lion Empire replied: "In total, more than 6,000 warplanes were lost, and the number of fighters and bombers was almost half. ”

When Wu Liyang, the first deputy chief of the Black Bear Imperial War Department, heard this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The fight is really bad.

In just one day, not only did the combined fleets of the nine navies lose more than 14,000 carrier-based planes, but the air forces of the five countries also lost more than 6,000 fighters.

I wonder if the combined fleet of the nine-nation navy can still hold up? ”

The Golden Lion Empire's War Minister Luo Fika immediately said: "Our Admiral of the Golden Lion Empire, General Raf, has just sent a secret telegram to our Northern Front Coalition Command.

The combined fleet of the nine navies will use a large number of light cruisers, destroyers, and submarines to form death squads at night to launch an attack on the naval fleet of the Han and Tang Empires. ”

The War Minister of the Barbarian Bull Empire, Tonech, smiled bitterly, "It seems that the combined fleet of the Nine Nations Navy is also about to reach the point of exhaustion, otherwise there will be any death squads organized."

If this decisive battle at sea is lost, the coalition forces will lose their sea dominance, and then it will not be the coalition forces to open up the third battlefield, but the army of the Han and Tang Empires will open up the third battlefield.

General Rofika, can the air forces of our five countries mobilize more fighters and bombers around the port of Zatvina? ”

The War Minister of the Golden Lion Empire, Rofika, shook his head, "The air forces of our five countries have gathered a total of about 27,000 fighters on the entire northern front before.

Including the approximately 5,500 fighters that will be transferred to the airfields around the port of Zatvina tomorrow, we have already drawn more than 12,000 fighters from the entire northern front.

We can't continue to draw any more, don't forget that opposite us, there are dozens of air divisions of the Han and Tang Empires.

What's more, if you want to support more fighters, it will be too late in time, maybe tomorrow, this naval battle will be decided. ”

Luca, the Minister of War of the Silver Wolf Empire, coughed and said, "Guys, I think we have to prepare for the worst.

Formulate in advance a battle plan to prevent the Han and Tang Emperors from opening up the third battlefield. ”

At this time, the first deputy minister of the War Department of the Flying Leopard Empire, Fajit, said with some frustration: "If it really comes to that time, it will not be so easy to be prepared.

After all, the army of the Han and Tang Empires could choose the location of landing, which was too much. ”

Inside the bridge of the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier, Song Limin, commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires, held several loss reports and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although up to now, the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires has occupied a considerable advantage in this decisive battle at sea, and has brought considerable losses to the combined fleet of the nine navies, but the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires itself has not suffered a small loss.

Now in the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires, the warships of the aircraft carrier fleet have the least losses.

Because when the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires approached the combined fleet of the nine navies, the aircraft carrier fleet directly slowed down and temporarily separated from the 12 main fleets.

Therefore, after the capital ships of the two sides launched a frontal bombardment, the aircraft carrier fleet of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires did not sink a single warship.

In the total of 2 waves of air raids launched by the combined fleet of the nine navies, only 3 escort aircraft carriers and 1 light cruiser were sunk in the aircraft carrier fleet of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires.

The losses of the aircraft carrier fleet of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires mainly came from carrier-based aircraft.

After the end of the 16th wave of air raids by the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires, the original 18,146 carrier-based aircraft were now less than 12,000 left, with a loss of more than one-third.

According to the telegram sent by the 12 main fleets of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires, the total of the 12 main fleets has sunk a total of 22 battleships with full main guns, 25 battle cruisers, 19 large armored cruisers, 43 light cruisers and 59 destroyers, and many warships, which can only temporarily withdraw from the battle because of their injuries.

Zhang Zongtao, the captain of the Bird's Nest, came over with a telegram at this time, "Commander-in-chief, the combined fleet of the nine-nation navy did not choose to retreat, but began to use light cruisers and destroyers, and even submarines, to launch a night attack on our 12 main fleets.

At the same time, the remaining battleships and battlecruisers of the combined fleet of the nine navies with all main guns are still forming a battle line and are bombarding our 12 main fleets. ”

When Song Limin heard this, a sneer appeared on his face, "It's just a dying struggle."

The 3rd and 4th battle groups were ordered to outflank the combined fleet of the nine-nation navy from the left and right flanks.

Since you don't want to go, don't go! ”

Then Song Limin asked again: "Where is the submarine force now?" ”

"We have arrived at the warring seas."

"Order the submarine force to cooperate with the 12 main fleets to fight at night, and take the opportunity to launch an attack on the combined fleet of the nine navies."

In the bridge of an American Cleveland-class light cruiser Yunzhou 9, Captain Han San couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw a sinking enemy light cruiser in the distance, this was already the fourth enemy warship sunk by Yunzhou 9 in just two hours.

When he was young, Han San never imagined that he would one day become a captain, and he would be the captain of a light cruiser with a full load displacement of up to 14,358 tons.

Han San was originally a lowest-level pirate under Liu Ergou, but in fact, he could only be regarded as a coolie on a pirate ship.

After Liu Ergou led his troops to take refuge in the Zhou family, Han San was also incorporated into the Zhou family's navy, and as the scale of the Zhou family's navy became larger and larger, Han San, who was very average in all aspects, even rose and his military rank became higher and higher.

Soon after Zhou Rui ascended the throne and became emperor, Han San was transferred to Yunzhou 9, an American Cleveland-class light cruiser, and served as the captain.

The Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States was named the "Yunzhou" class light cruiser by Zhou Rui, and the word "Yunzhou" is numbered after it.

The Yunzhou-class light cruiser is also the most powerful light cruiser in all aspects of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires.

You must know that among the navies of the six beast countries, the light cruiser with the largest full load displacement may not exceed 5,000 tons, and the tonnage of the Yunzhou-class light cruiser even exceeds that of the vast majority of large armored cruisers.

The Yunzhou 9 belonged to the Eighth Fleet, and at this time the Yunzhou 9 was to the left of the Iowa-class all-main gun battleship China Resources, only a few hundred meters away from the China Resources.

When the combined fleet of the nine navies used light cruisers, destroyers, and submarines to launch a night raid, the Yunzhou 9 formed a tight blockade line on the left side of the China Resources.

After the sinking of the Huarong, the flagship of the Eighth Fleet, Liu Ergou, the commander of the Eighth Fleet, was transferred to the China Resources, making the China Resources the new flagship of the Eighth Fleet.

In addition to the Yunzhou 9, there are 1 American Baltimore-class heavy cruiser and 2 American Fletcher-class destroyers around the China Resources, which are also performing the same mission.

Just as Han San breathed a sigh of relief, the first mate of Yunzhou No. 9 shouted loudly: "Captain, the sonar shows that there are 2 enemy submarines approaching our side. ”

When Han San heard this, he immediately ordered: "Go ahead, use depth charges to deal with them, and never let the enemy's submarine get close to the China Resources, Commander Liu is on top of the China Resources!" ”

In fact, the Cleveland-class light cruisers of the United States are equipped with four seaplanes, and if an enemy submarine is discovered during the day, it can let four seaplanes carry depth charges and sink the enemy submarine.

It's a pity that at present, including the Han and Tang Empires, there is no aircraft with the ability to fight at night, so Yunzhou No. 9 has to go into battle in person.

Relying on the advanced sonar device on the Yunzhou 9, the Yunzhou 9 soon came to the top of an enemy submarine, and then dozens of depth charges were dropped into the sea.

Under the surface of the sea, a submarine of the Golden Lion Empire was immediately blown up and sunk.

Immediately afterwards, Yunzhou 9 concocted the same method and sank another submarine of the Golden Lion Empire.

Now the six orc countries and the three elven countries are all able to build submarines on their own, and they have also developed a sharp weapon against submarines - sonar.

In a "Ghost 4" class submarine, Zhang Donghua, commander of the submarine force of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires, stood in front of the periscope, observing the battle situation in the distance.

The "Ghost 4" class submarine is the latest submarine of the Han and Tang Empires, with a full load displacement of 1,320 tons on the water and 1,680 tons under the water, with 10 diesel engines installed, a maximum speed of 16 knots on the water, a maximum underwater speed of 17.5 knots, and a maximum diving depth of 200 meters.

Equipped with 5 550 mm torpedo tubes, it can carry 18 torpedoes and has a crew of 48 people.

Although he received the order to cooperate with the 12 main fleets to fight at night, Zhang Donghua did not let the more than 400 Ghost 3-class submarines and Ghost 4-class submarines under his command blindly launch an attack on the combined fleet of the nine navies.

After all, many warships of the combined fleet of the navy of the nine countries are equipped with sonar and depth charges, and more than 400 submarines rushed over in a flash, no different from sending them to death.

Therefore, Zhang Donghua asked the more than 400 submarines under his command to choose a favorable position to squat in the pit, waiting for the opportunity to carry out torpedo attacks on passing enemy warships.