After the Battle of Xiangshi Island ended, Zhou Rui didn't expect the lottery system to prompt him, completed the hidden task of "Brilliant Victory", and rewarded him with a four-star lottery card and 40 points.

Seeing the words "brilliant victory", Zhou Rui couldn't help but cry and laugh.

Although in the end, it was the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy that retreated first, but the losses of the coastal defense fleet far exceeded that of the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy, can this also be regarded as a brilliant victory?

Zhou Rui even felt that this was not a victory.

However, since the lottery system believes so, Zhou Rui can only accept it happily.

The four-star lottery card he got was immediately used by Zhou Rui, and a total of twelve rewards were issued.

German Mauser 98K rifle (600,000 units)

Czech ZB-26 light machine guns (60,000 units)

German MG-34 general-purpose machine gun (20,000 units)

Huaxia Type 54 pistols (200,000 pieces)

French Type 1897 75 field guns (3000 units)

German M18 grenades (30 million)

Caliber 7.92×57mm rifle cartridges (8,000,000 cases of 1,500 rounds each)

7.62×25mm pistol cartridges (400,000 cases of 2,000 rounds each)

75 mm shells (6 million rounds)

British Invincible-class battlecruisers (4 units)

British Giant-class battleships (4 units)

German Kaiser-class battleships (4 ships)

Zhou Rui felt that the lottery system was simply his "timely rain".

With the weapons and ammunition issued by this four-star lottery card, even if the arsenal opened before cannot be built in a short period of time, there is no problem for the Zhou family's army to expand by hundreds of thousands of people.

The German Kaiser-class battleship had a full load displacement of 27,000 tons, had 3 steam engines and 16 boilers, and had a maximum speed of 21 knots.

It is equipped with 5 twin 50-caliber 305-mm main guns, 14 45-caliber 150-mm secondary guns, 12 45-caliber 88-mm high-level dual-purpose guns, and 5 500-mm torpedo tubes.

The broadside armor belt was from 150 mm to 350 mm, the main deck armor was 110 mm, the main turret armor was 300 mm, and the crew was 1084 people.

The Caesar-class battleships were also obviously all-gun battleships, and their defenses were much stronger than those of the Giant-class battleships.

This is equivalent to the lottery system adding 8 all-main gun battleships and 4 battle cruisers to Zhou Rui at once, which easily made up for the losses of the coastal defense fleet in the Battle of Xiangshi Island and in Xiangshi Port.

Coupled with the 2 British Giant-class battleships and 12 German Wiesbaden-class light cruisers originally reserved in the lottery system, the strength of the coastal defense fleet will be even more powerful than before the Battle of Xiangshi Island.

The only problem is that the coastal defense fleet may not be able to muster so many officers and men in a short period of time to receive this new batch of warships.

Zhou Rui stood on the ruins of the bombed Xiangshi City, and asked Li Shengjun, the commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 22nd Independent Brigade, in a deep voice: "Uncle Li, how many people were killed in the bombing in Xiangshi City?" ”

"More than 5,000 bodies have now been found, and there may be some buried under the rubble."

Zhou Rui sighed, "This is the power of the beast country, I don't know when, we humans can also set up cannons at the gate of those beast countries."

Let those orcs also taste the taste of being bombarded. ”

Immediately, Zhou Rui said to Li Shengjun: "Uncle Li, next, your regiment will break away from the establishment of the 22nd Independent Brigade and expand into the Xiangshi Garrison Brigade.

Uncle Li, you serve as the brigade commander of the Xiangshi Garrison Brigade, and Wen Ximing serves as the deputy brigade commander.

Those young men who were recruited from the civilian population were all incorporated into the Xiangshi garrison brigade as much as possible. ”

When Li Shengjun heard this, his face couldn't help but be happy, and he hurriedly gave Zhou Rui a military salute and expressed his loyalty to Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui then turned his head to Ma Tiezhu, the commander of the 22nd Independent Brigade, and said, "Uncle Ma, the Jinshui Zhou family of the Bajin Empire has promised to help us recruit 5,000 recruits in several cities in the southern provinces of the Bajin Empire, and they will soon be sent to Xiangshi Island.

We are ready to hand over all these 5,000 recruits to the 22nd Independent Brigade, so that the 22nd Independent Brigade can reorganize into the 3rd Infantry Regiment. ”

Shortly after the Battle of Xiangshi Island ended, the Jinshui Zhou family of the Bajin Empire took the initiative to contact Zhou Rui and expressed their willingness to provide some help to the Ganyang Zhou family in guarding Xiangshi Island.

Of course, the Jinshui Zhou family stood up at this time, and they also saw the possibility of the Ganyang Zhou family guarding Xiangshi Island.

Compared with the Silver Wolf Empire, the Jinshui Zhou family still hopes that Xiangshi Island can be controlled by the Ganyang Zhou family.

Zhou Rui did not refuse the Jinshui Zhou family's initiative to help, and soon agreed with the Jinshui Zhou family that the Jinshui Zhou family would come forward to recruit 5,000 recruits for the Ganyang Zhou family in the area under their control.

Ma Tiezhu nodded, "Major General, rest assured, our brigade has sufficient weapons and ammunition in reserve, as long as 5,000 recruits are in place, the new Third Infantry Regiment can be formed soon." ”

At this time, Li Shengjun opened his mouth and said: "Old Ma, the 22nd Independent Brigade is the maiden home of the Xiangshi Garrison Brigade, so you have to support me with a batch of weapons and ammunition.

Now let alone expand into a brigade, I can barely arm an infantry regiment with the captured weapons and equipment in my hands. ”

Before Ma Tiezhu could speak, Zhou Rui said: "Uncle Li, as long as you have someone in your hand, there is no problem with weapons and equipment, I can provide you with as much as you want." ”

At this time, Wang Biao, the brigade commander of the Second Infantry Brigade of the garrison division, said with a smile: "Lao Li, the major general can even get more than a dozen battleships with all the main guns, and he will also lose your weapons and equipment!" ”

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Ma, Uncle Li, although the Silver Wolf Empire has retreated this time, it should not stop there.

And the coastal defense fleet has suffered too much loss this time, and it is not suitable to go head-to-head with the navy of the Silver Wolf Empire, so Xiangshi Island can only rely on your 3 brigades to defend it for the time being. ”

It was Zhou Rui and Song Limin's decision to let the coastal defense fleet evacuate Xiangshi Island.

You must know that what the coastal defense fleet encountered before was only half of the main force of the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy.

Once the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy comes out, with the current state of the coastal defense fleet, it may not be able to withstand it.

So Zhou Rui and Song Limin discussed it and decided to hide the main force of the coastal defense fleet on Crescent Island, waiting for an opportunity.

On the morning of February 1, 1537, Zhou Rui left Xiangshi Island with the main force of the coastal defense fleet.

In the bridge of the flagship Zhenhai, Song Limin handed Zhou Rui a telegram, "Major General, the Silver Wolf Empire refuses to hold peace talks with our Zhou family, it seems that this battle must continue." ”

With the strength of a family, against a powerful beast empire, after all, Zhou Rui had a feeling of hitting a stone with an egg.

Zhou Rui very much hopes that the Silver Wolf Empire can sit down and talk calmly with the Zhou family after seeing that the Zhou family in Ganyang is not easy to mess with, even if the Zhou family compensates a large amount of silver coins in the end, Zhou Rui is willing.

So Zhou Rui conveyed his willingness to hope for peace talks to the Silver Wolf Empire through some relationships.

It's a pity that in the face of the Ganyang Zhou family, which still has 11 battleships with all main guns on the surface, the Silver Wolf Empire has no intention of ceasefire, but instead puts on a posture of completely destroying the Ganyang Zhou family.

Zhou Rui took the telegram and looked at it expressionlessly, and then said to Song Limin in a deep voice: "Old Song, there will be a batch of new warships to supplement the coastal defense fleet soon."

Since people don't want peace, then we can only accompany them to continue fighting.

I want to see if in the end, is our Ganyang Zhou family destroyed, or is the Silver Wolf Empire succumbing? ”

Aren't you reluctant to negotiate peace?

Then let's hurt each other!

In February, Bai gave a two-star lottery card, which was also used by Zhou Rui, and opened 2 German Caesar-class battleships.

In this way, Zhou Rui could replenish the coastal defense fleet with 12 all-main gun battleships, 4 battle cruisers and 12 light cruisers at once.

Since the hot face is attached to the cold ass of others, it can only grit its teeth and fight with the navy of the Silver Wolf Empire.