Inside the cold steel, Irlanhill's sailors were desperately filling their battleship's boilers with coal. The sound of the boiler was deafening, and black smoke billowed over the chimney and sprayed on the peaceful sea.

The battleship's cannon has begun to turn, and the naval warships of Iran Hill are still rampant in the South Seas, invincible in the world.

Standing on his bridge, General Lawnes stared at the harbor in the distance with his binoculars, and commanded: "Fire when you are ready, don't wait for my orders!" ”

"Yes! Your Excellency, General! The captain stood up and saluted, then turned and left the fleet commander's position. He gave the order to his weapons officer, and the battleship began its own roar.

The battleship Conquest was the first to fire, followed by the Hero. The two dreadnoughts erupted with dazzling fire, and Shakburn, who had already been sacked once by the Iran Hill Navy, once again rose up a cloud of black smoke.

The battleships of Ellan Hill are simply monsters for these mortal empires. No matter what kind of warships these countries develop, there is no way to fight such a formidable existence.

You must know that although this kind of battleship is only a first-generation battleship, it is still the main warship of the Navy in the new era, and its combat effectiveness is very strong.

Even if these countries have developed warships such as ironclads in order to counter these Irlanhill warships, there is still a significant gap in firepower and mobility.

After all, these mortal countries can only find the export steam engine of Irlanhill, and the performance is actually not as powerful as the steam engine used by the Irlanhill Navy.

In terms of artillery, the caliber of artillery above 300 mm is no longer a simple test of cannon casting ability, but the comprehensive metallurgical level of a country.

Puppet empires can use expensive raw materials such as pyroxene at any cost, and rely on puppet soldiers to expand the size of their artillery regardless of their weight. However, there are too few countries that dare to be like a puppet empire that does not care about the weight regardless of the cost, and can also guarantee part of the casting level with strong accumulation.

So, when these countries took 130 mm cannons, or barely forged 170 mm cannons, and went to meet the 305 mm cannons of Irlanhill with trepidation, their defeat seemed obvious.

The truth is so cruel, although Iran Hill has the least investment in the navy, and the navy's weapons and equipment are the most backward overall, it still crushes those poor mortal empires in the southern region.

The reason is also very simple, that is, these mortal empires spend less money on the navy than Ellan Hill. Although Iran Hill's navy as a whole is stagnant at the level of the pre-World War I, its opponents are not even at the level of the Russo-Japanese naval war!

"I heard that we are going to launch 10 large-tonnage cruisers in one go...... That's a good thing. Standing beside Lawrnes, the adjutant opened his mouth to talk about the message from the rear.

There is really no need for them to command, and every time they go south to plunder, it is a grand carnival of the navy. Along the way, these navies attacked cities and conquered territories and practiced all kinds of landing operations and artillery bombardment operations.

Every time they went to a city, they would loot a lot of money and supplies, just like pirates, laughing at life and death - even if their weapons and equipment were too backward compared to the air force and army, it did not make them sad.

Anyway, their opponents operate warships that are more backward, so they don't mind using these warships from before the First World War to fight a war that is almost close to the level of the Cold War.

"Yes, I've heard that the Osa Dockyard is also building new warships, equipped with 406 mm guns, thicker armor, and more powerful engines." Lawrence nodded, looking forward to the new type of warship.

He liked the feeling of watching his opponent disappear in his sight, and he preferred actual naval guns to fancy things like missiles.

Although, Iran Hill is also building more missile destroyers, but battleships and aircraft carriers are also in the construction sequence.

It's not that Irlanhill wasted his supplies, and it's not that Irlanhill particularly likes backward warships such as battleships, but that the whole of Irlanhill doesn't know what kind of battleships they need.

The enemy has not yet appeared, and in this case, no one can say whether modern missile destroyers are more advantageous, or ancient battleships are more effective. After all, missile technology is still not very mature, and the accuracy of hitting is still relatively limited.

In addition, the defense capabilities of missile destroyers are limited, and the lightweight hull of the warship itself represents a serious deficiency in defense capabilities. Battleships have a unique advantage in this regard, with heavy armor and strong defense, which makes battleships superior in defense.

What's even more interesting is that the defense mode of this world strengthens the advantage of battleships in terms of defense: due to their size, battleships can be engraved with larger city-level defense magic arrays, and can also be equipped with more powerful magic crystals charging devices.

In this way, the defense that a battleship of tens of thousands of tons can provide is more than a little stronger than a destroyer of only a few thousand tons. Therefore, Iran Hill, who had deep pockets, built three more Iowa-class battleships in one go.

The defense of this type of battleship is very good, and there are modern and modified versions that can be directly copied, as well as thick defensive armor and extremely fast speed, which fully meets the various requirements of the Elanhill Navy.

Leaping from a dreadnought to a super-battlecruiser designed at the end of World War II, Lawrence felt like he was shrouded in a blissful glow.

What's even more interesting is that Ellan Hill began to build three such battleships in one go, plus the two aircraft carriers under construction, as well as artillery cruisers and missile destroyers, so that Lawrnes's naval strength increased at least three times in one go!

After seeing that the country began to replenish the navy, the officers and men of the navy, who had been inferior to each other, immediately became highly motivated, and even the number of trips south began to increase.

Recently, because they had to cooperate with Koria's 5th Army to attack south, they did receive orders to attack enemy ports in the south.

"It's really interesting to think about it, we used to have only a few dozen warships, and now because of the expansion plan, we plan to build hundreds of warships in one go. That magic eye that doesn't exist at all, think about it, it's really the benefactor of our navy. The adjutant did not pay any attention to the battle in front of him, but happily talked about the plan to expand the army.

The enemy in front of them really had nothing to look forward to, the fort had been destroyed in the last visit, and it seemed that only a small section had been repaired so far.

The number of artillery on the batteries was pitiful, and even the cruisers of the Iran Hill naval fleet had not hit, so they hoisted the white flag and asked for peace of mind.

Then, the whole Shak Ben became a fish on the board, and the Ranhill fleet was rounded and flattened.

Several tall buildings collapsed after being hit by shells, and smoke billowed from the city. The battle was more like a one-sided artillery drill, less intense than Iran Hill's own naval exercises.

"Nonsense! The mathematician named Sandy thinks that the distribution of these magic eyes is regular, and that we, as the navy of the Empire, should be vigilant! This is our war zone! We're going to fight to the end! Lawrence said solemnly.

In fact, he was also happy in his heart. If it weren't for the magic eye that didn't necessarily appear, he, the commander-in-chief of the navy, might not be able to hold his head up in his life.

The army has ICBMs on its side, and the Air Force has even used advanced jet fighters - only his navy is still a pitiful kitten.

Seeing his boss holding back a smile insincerely, the adjutant was also in a good mood. At least Lawrence is happy, and he has been able to relax and unwind these days.

The navy is not like the army, their tactic is to plunder, so their combat process is relatively happy: you may have to hand over the gold you rob, but if you grab other things, the management is not so standardized.

Therefore, pigs and cattle can be slaughtered and eaten with one eye closed to improve their own food; In the same way, the seizure of some card gambling equipment can be used for pastime on board; And if alcohol is seized...... Well, the Navy has never captured a drop of alcohol, at least in official statistics, not a single drop of alcohol, not a drop.

"However, the weather has been a little too unusual in the last few days...... How could there be such a storm in the south at this time of year? Lawrence picked up his binoculars and looked to the other side of his ship.

In the distance, he could see the clouds covering the top, and lightning and thunder were roaring there, and he could tell at a glance that the weather was extremely bad.

"Looking at the direction, and the scale, it seems to be in the north, and it's very large." The adjutant is also an old seaman, and just by looking at it, you can tell that the sea conditions over there are really bad to the point of being very bad.

"I heard that the flagship Intrepid is on a mission in that area...... It's really a worrying thing. Lawrence put down the binoculars, and the smile that he couldn't hide just now faded away, replaced by deep worry.

In fact, it is not only him, many people are worried about the endless sea. Two of Ireland's most important satellite launch centres have launched four satellites in a row, intensifying surveillance of the area.

Unfortunately, the clouds in the vicinity are getting thicker and the observation conditions of the reconnaissance satellites are getting worse and worse. The only thing that could provide information about the vicinity of the stormy sea was the battleship Dreadnought.