The naval battle of Xiangshi Island can be said to have shocked the entire Han and Tang Empires.

Previously, after the newspapers in various parts of the Han and Tang Empires reported the news that the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy was besieging Xiangshi Island, the people of the Han and Tang Empires couldn't help but feel sad while being angry.

Obviously, the Ganyang Zhou family, who controlled Xiangshi Island, did not have the strength to fight against the Silver Wolf Empire at all, and in the end, it was inevitable to compromise with the Silver Wolf Empire, and even cede Xiangshi Island to the Silver Wolf Empire.

However, what the people of the Han and Tang Empires did not expect was that the Ganyang Zhou family, a local family belonging to Fengwu Town, did not admit it in the face of the powerful Silver Wolf Empire.

What the people of the Han and Tang Empires never expected was that in the first round of battles, the Ganyang Zhou family did not show any disadvantages, but took out 14 battleships with all main guns out of thin air.

Although in the Battle of Xiangshi Island, the coastal defense fleet of the Ganyang Zhou family suffered very heavy losses, and also sank 3 battleships with full main guns and a number of all-steel battleships.

But in the end, it also sank 3 all-steel battleships, 1 light cruiser and 3 destroyers of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy, drove away the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy, and held Xiangshi Island.

This made the Ganyang Zhou family suddenly have a huge prestige in the entire Han and Tang Empire, and there were even many people who rushed to Ganyang City thousands of miles away, ready to join the Zhou family army that dared to say "no" to the beast country.

Many of the feudal towns, including Fengwu Jiedu, issued statements in the newspapers expressing support for the Ganyang Zhou family's resistance to the invasion of the Silver Wolf Empire.

It's just that these supports are all thunder and rain, and even the Fengwu Jiedu Mansion does not have any intention of sending troops to reinforce the Zhou family.

Other countries, including several orc nations, were taken aback by the appearance of 14 battleships with full main guns.

You must know that at present, there are only seven countries in the world that have built battleships with full main guns.

In addition to the six major beast countries, among the human countries, only the Liang Yan Empire has independently built 4 battleships with full main guns.

So the question is, where did the 14 all-main gun battleships of the Ganyang Zhou family come from?

It's a pity that the Ganyang Zhou family has been silent about this issue, and the forces from all sides have checked and checked, but they have not found any clues.

After learning the result of the naval battle of Xiangshi Island, Xu Wanpeng, the envoy of Zhenwei Jiedu, had already planned to postpone the plan to attack Jingsheng City.

After all, the main reason why Xu Wanpeng was in a hurry to snatch Jingshengcheng back was that Xu Wanpeng was worried that the Silver Wolf Empire would take the opportunity to seize Jingshengcheng under the pretext that Jingshengcheng was owned by the Ganyang Zhou family.

However, with the arrival of a piece of news, Xu Wanpeng immediately ordered the Fourth Division, the Second Mixed Brigade, and the Third Mixed Brigade of the Zhenwei Army to assemble in Linxing City as soon as possible, and then converge with the Second Division of the Zhenwei Army stationed in Linxing City and rush to Jingsheng City.

On February 5, 1537, the Governor's Office of the Silver Wolf Empire announced that it would send an expeditionary force to the western coastal areas of the Han and Tang Empires.

Although the Governor's Office of the Silver Wolf Empire did not explain what this expeditionary force was sent for, the whole world knew that the target of this expeditionary force was the Ganyang Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires.

In the City Lord's Mansion in Jingsheng City, City Lord Peng Hongchao said to Zhou Rui with a worried face: "Young General, this time the Silver Wolf Empire is menacing, I'm afraid we have to prepare for the worst." ”

The Silver Wolf Empire did not hide the strength of this expeditionary force from the outside world, and even directly published the composition of the expeditionary force in the newspapers of the Silver Wolf Empire.

This expeditionary force of the Silver Wolf Empire consists of two parts: the navy and the army.

The naval component includes 6 all-main gun battleships, 4 all-steel battleships, 6 large armored cruisers, 12 light cruisers, and 12 destroyers drawn from the Second Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire.

The army part is the Fourteenth Army of the Royal Army of the Silver Wolf Empire.

The 14th Army of the Royal Army of the Silver Wolf Empire has 4 infantry divisions, 1 baggage brigade, 2 heavy artillery regiments, and 1 guard regiment, with a total strength of about 80,000 people.

Each infantry division has 3 infantry brigades, 1 baggage regiment, 1 divisional heavy artillery battalion, and 1 guard battalion, with a strength of about 18,000 troops.

As the city lord of Jingsheng City, Peng Hongchao can be said to have not had a good night's sleep these days, and has been scared.

He never thought that the Ganyang Zhou family would provoke the Silver Wolf Empire.

It's a pity that from the moment he took refuge in the Ganyang Zhou family, Peng Hongchao had already been tied to the Ganyang Zhou family on a rope, and now it was too late to break away.

Seeing the somewhat frustrated city lord Peng Hongchao, Zhou Rui couldn't help but comfort: "Old Peng, the sky can't fall." ”

There are some things that Zhou Rui will not tell Peng Hongchao now.

Before Zhou Rui came to Jingsheng City, he followed the main force of the coastal defense fleet and went to Crescent Island.

At present, four 30,000-ton floating docks have been placed by Zhou Rui on Crescent Island, and more than 100 shipyard technicians and more than 1,200 shipyard ordinary workers recruited by Zhou Rui with the help of the rebels have also been secretly sent to Crescent Island.

After the main force of the coastal defense fleet arrived on Crescent Island, 4 battleships with all main guns that were slightly damaged, first entered the floating dock and began repairs.

According to Song Limin's arrangement, the lightly injured warships were repaired first, and then several warships that were seriously injured were repaired.

By the time Zhou Rui left Crescent Island, there were already 6 German Caesar-class battleships, 6 British Giant-class battleships, 4 British Invincible-class battlecruisers and 12 German Wiesbaden-class light cruisers in the port of Crescent Island.

For these warships that suddenly appeared, Song Limin was shocked, patted his chest and assured Zhou Rui that he would complete all the personnel of the new warships as soon as possible.

Because of the sinking and scrapping of many warships, there are now nearly 10,000 officers and men in the coastal defense fleet.

In addition, the coastal defense fleet has not stopped recruiting new soldiers, and a group of officers and soldiers can also be temporarily transferred from some old ships of the fourth formation and the sixth fleet, so Song Limin dared to ask Zhou Rui for tickets.

Of course, even if these new warships are fully staffed, there is no need to expect too much from their combat effectiveness.

But in any case, the coastal defense fleet is equivalent to 12 more battleships with full main guns and 4 battlecruisers with firepower comparable to those of battleships with full main guns.

Zhou Rui and Song Limin both believed that even if the 40 warships in the Silver Wolf Empire Expeditionary Force merged with the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy, the coastal defense fleet would still have the strength to fight.

Peng Hongchao then said complimentarily: "Thanks to the young general's strategy, the 1st Infantry Brigade of the garrison division is now marching towards Linxing City.

As long as our Zhou family can capture Linxing City, then it will be equivalent to occupying the entire Zhenwei Town, and there will be space for strategic depth.

Even if the army of the Silver Wolf Empire attacks Jingsheng City, we can retreat to the hinterland of Zhenwei Town. ”

The matter that the Zhou family in Ganyang was about to seize Linxing City, Zhou Rui did not let anyone hide Peng Hongchao.

It was precisely because Peng Hongchao learned that there was still a way out that the whole person did not collapse.

The pressure on Peng Hongchao from the Silver Wolf Empire was too great.

"Hehe, Lao Peng, don't worry, the Silver Wolf Empire wants to capture Jingsheng City, but it's not that easy."

Then Zhou Rui turned his head to Hu Yi and asked, "What's going on in Linxing City?" ”

Hu Yi said: "Major General Qiyu, according to Hu Er's statement, everything is ready on the Linxing City side now, and only Dongfeng is owed.

As soon as the 1st Infantry Brigade of the garrison division arrived, operations on the side of Linxing City would begin immediately. ”