Zhou Rui felt a little regretful about the handshake between the six beast countries and the three elf countries, after all, this war had only lasted for half a year, and the six beast countries and the three elf countries had not dried up their blood in this war.

However, this war is already an unexpected surprise for the Han and Tang Empires, at least in the next few years, the military alliance of the nine countries reconstituted by the six beast countries and the three elf countries will be more honest.

And at this moment, the newspapers in all parts of the Han and Tang Empires were discussing a question: Should the Han and Tang Empires take advantage of the defeat of the beast countries and the elf countries to drive all the beast countries and elf countries out of the Western Continent?

Many of the people of the Han and Tang Empires supported an immediate war with the Nine Nations Military Alliance, but there were also some people who believed that the losses of the six beast countries and the three elven countries in the previous war were not too large, and it was not a good time to start a war now.

Of course, more people of the Han and Tang Empires are unwilling to break the current peace, hoping that there will never be a war between the Han and Tang Empires and the Nine Nations Military Alliance.

In the imperial palace of Tiansheng City, the capital of the Han and Tang Empires, Zhou Rui asked several military marshals in a deep voice, "What do you think of the issues discussed in the newspapers recently?" ”

These marshals included Xiang Tao, commander-in-chief of the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires, Wang Kui, commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy, Huang Zhigang, commander-in-chief of the Royal Air Force, and Song Shenghe, deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Army.

The four marshals of the Han and Tang Empires looked at each other, and Xiang Tao, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Army, said first: "Your Majesty, although it is said in the newspaper that there must be a war between our Han and Tang Empire and the Nine Nations Military Alliance, but now to start a war with the Nine Nations Military Alliance, I feel that the time is not ripe enough.

Among the six beast countries and three elven countries in the Nine Nations Military Alliance, except for the military strength of the Flying Leopard Empire, which suffered a great loss in this war, the military strength of the other eight countries was actually not serious.

And because of this war, those nine countries have all carried out a comprehensive war mobilization, and now the total strength of the entire nine-nation military alliance has more than doubled compared with before the war.

However, our Han and Tang Empire only has two military regions of our Royal Army in the Western Continent, and we have expanded some troops. ”

Wang Kui, commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy, continued: "Your Majesty, although the scale of the three naval battles that broke out between the beast navy and the elven navy is not small, the losses on both sides are not large.

If there is a war with the military alliance of the nine countries, it is best to wait for all 60 of our Royal Navy's 60 Fuyun-class aircraft carriers to enter service. ”

In order to completely suppress the navies of the Nine Nations Military Alliance, the Han and Tang Empires allocated a full 156 billion silver coins about two years ago and began to build 60 Fuyun-class aircraft carriers at the same time.

The Floating Cloud-class aircraft carrier is an improved version of the Qingtian-class aircraft carrier, with a full load displacement of up to 475,000 tons and a maximum speed of 32 knots.

Although the Floating Cloud class has less full load displacement than the Optimus class, the carrier-based aircraft configuration of the Floating Cloud class is exactly the same as that of the Optimus class, and it can carry 150 Tomcat fighters, 150 Hornet fighters, 10 early warning aircraft, 10 electronic warfare aircraft, 24 anti-submarine helicopters and 12 rescue helicopters.

In addition, compared with the Qingtian-class aircraft carriers, the Fuyun-class aircraft carriers have more advanced ship-electric weapon systems and missile devices, and their comprehensive combat effectiveness is also stronger.

At present, the construction of 60 Fuyun-class aircraft carriers has reached the final stage, but because the active aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires have been replacing the previous third-generation carrier-based fighters with fourth-generation carrier-based fighters, the carrier-based aircraft equipped with 60 Fuyun-class aircraft carriers have not yet been produced.

Zhou Rui asked: "How long will it take for the 60 Fuyun-class aircraft carriers to be fully commissioned?" ”

Wang Kui replied: "A total of 9,000 Tomcat fighters and 9,000 Hornet fighters are needed for 60 Fuyun-class aircraft carriers.

Even if several aircraft factories have doubled their production capacity and can supply our Royal Air Force with more than 500 Tomcat fighters and more than 500 Hornet fighters every month, I am afraid it will take a year and a half to complete the carrier-based fighters of 60 Fuyun-class aircraft carriers.

What's more, the existing aircraft carriers of our Royal Navy still have a big gap in Tomcat fighters and Hornet fighters, and it may take almost four years to complete the replacement of all carrier-based fighters, including the equipping of 60 Floating Cloud-class aircraft carriers with carrier-based aircraft.

Of course, if war breaks out, the third-generation carrier-based fighters of our Royal Navy will still have a certain combat effectiveness, after all, the navies of those nine countries are not equipped with many fourth-generation carrier-based fighters. ”

Zhou Rui said at this time: "In the secret warehouse on the outskirts of Heavenly Saint City, there are now 6,000 Tomcat fighters and 6,000 Hornet fighters in reserve, your Royal Navy will take them first!"

We will order the Ministry of Industry to allow several aircraft factories that can produce fourth-generation fighters to add new production lines to continue to increase production capacity. ”

In the past six months, Zhou Rui has received a four-star lottery card every month, and almost every one of them can open a large number of fourth-generation fighters.

In addition to the 12,000 fourth-generation carrier-based fighters that will be delivered to the Navy, there are also 1,200 American F-15 fighters, 1,200 American F-16 fighters, 1,200 Russian MiG-29 fighters, 1,200 Russian Su-27 fighters, 1,200 French Rafale fighters, 1,200 Dongying F-2 fighters, 3,600 Huaxia J-10 fighters, 3600 Huaxia J-11 fighters and 3600 Huaxia J-16 fighters.

These nine fighters all belong to the fourth generation fighters, and the current lottery system has only opened these nine fourth-generation fighters used by the Air Force.

In the shocked eyes of the four marshals of the Han and Tang Empires, Zhou Rui said to Huang Zhigang, commander-in-chief of the Royal Air Force: "In the secret warehouse, there are still 18,000 fourth-generation fighters equipped with the Royal Air Force, and your Royal Air Force should also take them away as soon as possible!" ”

When Huang Zhigang heard this, he exclaimed: "Your Majesty, I heard you right!

In the secret warehouse on the outskirts of Tiansheng City, there are exactly 30,000 fourth-generation fighters? ”

Wang Kui, commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy, also asked in disbelief: "Your Majesty, is there really 30,000 fourth-generation fighters in that secret warehouse?"

Among them are 6000 Tomcat fighters and 6000 Hornet fighters? ”

Zhou Rui smiled slightly, "You have no jokes." ”

Huang Zhigang immediately said excitedly: "Your Majesty, after our Royal Air Force has 18,000 more fourth-generation fighters, the total number of fourth-generation fighters has exceeded 26,000.

Even if we start a war with the military alliance of the nine countries now, our Royal Air Force can beat the air forces of those nine countries out of the! ”

After Huang Zhigang finished speaking, he felt that it was a little inappropriate for him to speak rudely in front of the emperor, so he hurriedly continued: "Your Majesty forgives me, I am so happy, some of the palace has lost its manners. ”

Zhou Rui said indifferently: "Scar, you have been following me for decades, and I still don't know what you look like."

Don't be too restrained in front of me, in my heart, you, Taozi, Da Kui, and Da Tou are all my brothers. ”

When the four marshals heard Zhou Rui call them by their nicknames, their hearts couldn't help but warm.

Wang Kui then said: "Your Majesty, if our Royal Air Force has 6,000 more Tomcat fighters and 6,000 Hornet fighters, it is fully capable of defeating the nine-nation combined naval fleet again!" ”

Xiang Tao, commander-in-chief of the Royal Army, also changed his previous position at this time, "Your Majesty, if our Royal Air Force and Royal Navy can have these 30,000 more fourth-generation fighters, even if our Han and Tang Empires have not yet mobilized for war, it will be enough to suppress the entire Nine Nations Military Alliance."

Even if it is a war now, it is completely possible, after all, the current war is too dependent on air supremacy.

With these 30,000 fourth-generation fighters, the nine-nation military alliance may not have a chance to compete with our Han and Tang armies for air supremacy. ”

As for the origin of these fourth-generation fighters, none of the four marshals asked.

For so many years, the high-level military of the Han and Tang Empires have become accustomed to the large number of weapons and equipment that suddenly appeared, and they all tacitly believe that the emperor has a large number of military enterprises in an unknown place.

This unknown place is also likely to be a different world connected by a node in another time and space.

Zhou Rui immediately said to Xiang Tao and Song Shenghe: "Taozi, big head, in the secret warehouse on the outskirts of Tiansheng City, there are still 5,000 dragon tooth tanks, 5,000 dragon scale tanks, 5,000 dragon crystal tanks and 5,000 Phoenix helicopter gunships, you should also send people to take them all away as soon as possible!" ”

The Dragon Tooth Tank is the Huaxia Type 99 main battle tank, the Dragon Scale Tank is the American M1A2 main battle tank, and the Dragon Crystal Tank is the Russian T-80 main battle tank, all three of which belong to the third generation of main battle tanks.

The Phoenix gunship is the Apache gunship, and at present, several arsenals in the Han and Tang Empires have been able to imitate the Apache gunship on a large scale.

Zhou Rui actually knew in his heart that the Han and Tang Empires were not ready for war in the face of the reconstituted nine-nation military alliance.

However, in the past six months, a large number of weapons and equipment from the lottery system have given Zhou Rui more confidence in the face of the nine-nation military alliance, 5,000 Huaxia Type 99 main battle tanks, 5,000 American M1A2 main battle tanks, 5,000 Russian T-80 main battle tanks and 5,000 Apache helicopter gunships, all of which have been driven by Zhou Rui in the past six months.

Xiang Tao and Song Shenghe glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but show excitement, which was equivalent to adding 15,000 third-generation main battle tanks and 5,000 gunships to the Royal Army at once.

You must know that up to now, the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires has only been equipped with about 25,000 third-generation main battle tanks and more than 5,000 helicopter gunships.

If this batch of equipment is received, the number of third-generation main battle tanks of the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires will exceed 40,000, and the number of helicopter gunships will nearly double.

Nowadays, in the sequence of the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires, there are still a large number of American M60 main battle tanks, Chinese Type 69 main battle tanks, Soviet T62 main battle tanks and Black Dragon main battle tanks independently designed and produced by the Han and Tang Empires, all of which belong to the second generation of main battle tanks.

The armored forces of the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires were also equipped with at least more than 100,000 second-generation main battle tanks.

Then Zhou Rui said to Wang Kui, commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy: "Da Kui, in a few days, you will accompany me to the Crescent Island Naval Base, and I still have a batch of warships to deliver to your Royal Navy." ”

Wang Kui asked with a happy face: "Your Majesty, how many warships are there this time?" ”

Zhou Rui then said: "24 Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers, 64 Brilliant-class missile cruisers, 64 Glorious-class missile cruisers, and 160 shotgun-class missile destroyers.

Among them, 24 Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers are fully equipped with carrier-based aircraft. ”

The Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier is the American Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, and Zhou Rui did not rename this aircraft carrier.

The Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier is equipped with 20 F-14 Tomcat fighters, 24 F-18 Hornet fighters, 16 attack aircraft, 4 AWACS aircraft, 4 electronic warfare aircraft, 6 anti-submarine aircraft, 6 anti-submarine helicopters and 2 rescue helicopters.

There are only two missile cruisers from the lottery system, namely the American Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser and the Russian Glorious-class missile cruiser, both of which are conventionally powered.

So far, Zhou Rui has not driven nuclear-powered warships from the lottery system, all of them are conventionally powered warships.

The American Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser has a full load displacement of 9480 tons, a maximum speed of 30 knots, two 54 times caliber 127 mm naval guns, two triple 324 mm torpedo launchers, which can carry 122 missiles of various kinds, and is also equipped with 2 anti-submarine helicopters.

The Russian Glorious-class missile cruiser has a full load displacement of 11,280 tons, a maximum speed of 32.5 knots, 1 double-barreled 130-mm naval gun, 2 quintwin-mounted 533-mm torpedo tubes, which can carry 82 missiles of various kinds, and is also equipped with 2 anti-submarine helicopters.

The U.S. Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers are the Glorious-class missile cruisers, and the Russian Glorious-class missile cruisers are still called the Glorious-class.

There is only one missile destroyer from the lottery system, which is the American Burke-class missile destroyer, with a full load displacement of 9,558 tons, a maximum speed of 31 knots, one 62 times the caliber of 127 mm naval guns, two triple 324 mm torpedo launchers, which can carry 96 missiles of various kinds, and two anti-submarine helicopters.

The American Burke-class missile destroyer is called a shotgun-class missile destroyer in the sequence of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires.

Wang Kui said excitedly: "Your Majesty, our Royal Navy will definitely complete the officers and men of these 24 Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers, 48 Glorious-class missile cruisers, 48 Glorious-class missile cruisers, and 120 shotgun-class missile destroyers as soon as possible. ”

Zhou Rui then pondered and said to the four marshals: "Since the six beast countries and the three elf countries have re-established the Nine Nations Military Alliance, then our Han and Tang Empire and the Nine Nations Military Alliance will have a war sooner or later.

Therefore, I am ready for your navy, land, and air forces to immediately begin preparations for war in secret.

Anyway, sooner or later, we have to fight, so it's better for our Han and Tang Empires to do it first! ”