On the morning of March 2, 1539, in an office in Jiedu Mansion, the three towns of Ganyang City, Song Limin, commander-in-chief of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, reported to Zhou Rui: "Marshal, the loss data of the Battle of Gaoluo Island has been counted.

In this naval battle, our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet lost a total of 7 battleships with all main guns, including the Ruibang in the first formation and the Phoenix and Fengming in the second formation.

The third formation of the Tian'an, the seventh formation of the Yaojing, the tentative formation of the 11th formation of the Yaoyue, the tentative formation of the thirteenth formation of the Shangxiao.

In addition, 6 battle cruisers were lost, including the 4th formation of Wuxian, Wuzhang, Yongsui, Yongwei, Yongxi, and the 8th formation of the Feiben.

The Xiangshi-class large armored cruisers lost 6 units, the Ganyang-class large armored cruisers lost 4 units, the Jingsheng-class light cruisers lost 18 units, and the Longshan-class destroyers lost 20 units.

A total of 15,338 officers and soldiers were killed and nearly 4,000 wounded. ”

Zhou Rui nodded slightly, and said with some emotion: "The victory in the naval battle of Gaoluo Island was won by the great sacrifice of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

Pensions for officers and men who have died in battle, as well as resettlement for wounded and disabled officers and men, must be put in place.

By the way, what about the captured 10 battleships with full main guns and 9 battleships with all steel? ”

"Among them, there were 7 battleships with full main guns and 5 battleships made of steel, with only some minor injuries, which could even be immediately added to the sequence of our Southwestern Coastal Defense Fleet.

The remaining 3 battleships with full main guns and 4 battleships with all steel had to be overhauled because of their serious injuries. ”

When Song Limin mentioned the captured 10 all-main gun battleships and 9 all-steel battleships, he couldn't help but show a trace of excitement on his face.

Zhou Rui hesitated for a moment and said: "Old Song, don't rush the captured warships into the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, I will go to Crescent Island in two days, understand?" ”

When Song Limin heard this, he immediately said excitedly: "Marshal, our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet is not short of reservists now, and even if the captured warships are immediately fully staffed, there will be enough officers and men to receive the new warships. ”

"Old Song, there are a little more new warships you got this time, you can first use the new warships to complete the personnel, and then consider the warships of the Golden Lion Empire Navy into the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet!"

It turned out that at the end of the Battle of Gaoluo Island, Zhou Rui received a prompt from the lottery system, congratulating him on completing the hidden task of "winning the largest naval battle", and rewarded Zhou Rui with a four-star lottery card and 40 points.

The Battle of High Snail Island was the largest naval battle in the history of this world, and even the naval battles that broke out between the beast nations in the past, measured only by scale, could not catch up with the Battle of High Snail Island.

The Golden Lion Imperial Navy gathered 282 warships, including 86 capital ships, and the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet gathered 228 warships, including 96 capital ships.

Combined, the number of warships on both sides exceeds 500, with a total tonnage of more than 6 million tons.

After Zhou Rui used the four-star lottery card he got, a total of nine rewards were drawn, and all of them were warships.

Russian Irrational-class destroyers (48 units)

German Wiesbaden-class light cruisers (24 ships)

German York-class large armored cruisers (12 units)

German Scharnhorst-class armored cruisers (12 units)

British Lion-class battlecruisers (6 units)

Kongo-class battlecruisers (6 ships)

Toeikokufuso-class battleships (6 units)

U.S. Nevada-class battleships (6 ships)

American New Mexico-class battleships (6 units)

Among the nine warships, two new ones appeared, the British Lion-class battlecruiser and the American New Mexico-class battleship.

According to the introduction of the lottery system, the British Lion-class battlecruiser has a full load displacement of 29,680 tons and a maximum speed of 27 knots.

It is equipped with 4 twin 45-caliber 343-mm main guns, 16 102-mm secondary guns, and 4 533-mm torpedo tubes.

The broadside armor belt was up to 229 mm thick, the main deck armor was 63 mm, the main turret armor was 229 mm, and the full crew was 997 people.

American New Mexico-class battleships with a full load displacement of 33,000 tons and a maximum speed of 22 knots.

It was armed with 4 triple 50x caliber 356 mm main guns, 22 127 mm secondary guns, and 4 533 mm torpedo tubes.

The broadside armor belt was from 203 mm to 343 mm, the main deck armor was 89 mm, the main turret armor was 457 mm, and the full crew was 1084 people.

It is obvious that the American New Mexico class is also a battleship with full main guns, and its comprehensive combat effectiveness should be stronger than that of the American Nevada class, after all, there are 2 more 50 times the caliber 356 mm main guns.

It can be said that the New Mexico class of the United States will be the most combat-effective all-main gun battleship of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet in the next period of time.

As for the Toeikuni Fuso-class all-main gun battleships, although they also have 12 356-mm main guns, the armor of the Toeikuni Fuso-class is not thick enough.

In this naval battle of Gaowo Island, the Shangxiao of the Fuso class of Dongying Kingdom was blown open by two large holes in the side armor, and finally the ship was seriously flooded, and it rolled over and sank.

In the early hours of yesterday morning, after using the lottery system in a three-star lottery card given in March, Zhou Rui also issued three warship rewards.

German Wiesbaden-class light cruisers (12 ships)

British Lion-class battlecruisers (4 units)

American New Mexico-class battleships (4 units)

In this way, Zhou Rui can now add 22 all-main gun battleships, 16 battle cruisers, 24 large armored cruisers, 36 light cruisers and 48 destroyers to the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

It is enough to make up for the losses in the naval battle of Gaoluo Island several times.

In addition, Zhou Rui found that the hidden task of "winning the largest naval battle" might allow him to brush it up once or twice.

If the naval battle that the Southwest Navy Fleet participated in in the future was larger than the scale of the Battle of Gaowo Island, and won the final victory, would it be equivalent to completing this hidden mission again?

For Zhou Rui's question, the lottery system did not give an explanation for this, but Zhou Rui was more convinced that this was definitely a task that could be brushed many times.

It's just that the scale of the naval battle of Gaoworm Island is already quite large, and it is not so easy to brush this hidden mission.

When Song Limin sent Zhou Rui to learn that the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet would add 146 new warships, including 38 capital ships, the whole person was stunned for a moment, and then immediately patted his chest and assured Zhou Rui: "Dashuai, half a month!"

It only takes half a month for our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet to complete all the personnel of these new warships! ”

Zhou Rui then instructed: "We must transfer more officers and soldiers who have experienced actual combat and assign them to these new warships.

The Golden Lion Empire suffered such a big loss in the Battle of Gaoluo Island, and it will never give up, not to mention that now the Golden Lion Empire is still colluding with the Red Tiger Empire and the Silver Wolf Empire.

The pressure on your Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet may be even greater in the future. ”

At this time, Zhou Xiaorong, who was in the office, suddenly said to Song Limin: "Old Song, now the Fifth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy has withdrawn from Fengsha Island.

Do you think we should take the opportunity to seize the Red Tiger Empire's Phongsha Island Naval Base? ”

The Fifth Fleet of the Red Tiger Imperial Navy, after learning the results of the naval battle of Gaoluo Island, withdrew from Fengsha Island and went directly to Yumen Island, where it merged with the Sixth Fleet of the Red Tiger Imperial Navy and the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy.

If the Fifth Fleet of the Red Tiger Imperial Navy continued to stay on Phongsha Island, it was worried that it would be eaten by the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet in one bite.

After all, the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet did not lose much strength in the Battle of Gaoluo Island, and with the existing strength of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, it should not be impossible to eat the Fifth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy.

Now the three fleets of the Red Tiger Empire and the Silver Wolf Empire can only feel safe if they huddle together to keep warm.

Song Limin hesitated for a moment and said, "Compared to Pusha Island, Fengsha Island may be more difficult to attack.

According to the reconnaissance of our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, there are at least fifteen or more batteries built on Pungsha Island, and even after the withdrawal of the Fifth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy, there are still more than 40,000 troops defending the island on Pungsha Island.

If you want to fight hard, I find it a little difficult, after all, there are a large number of shore defense guns on Phongsa Island, and it is very likely that our southwest coastal defense fleet will not be able to provide sufficient fire support for the army. ”

Zhou Xiaorong sighed and said: "Fengsha Island can be said to be a nail on the coast of Fengwu Town, if only it could be pulled out." ”

Zhou Rui said at this time: "Don't bother with Fengsha Island, as long as the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet can carry the navies of the three beast countries."

Even if you are sleepy, you can trap the Red Tiger Emperor ** team on Fengsha Island to death. ”

Then Zhou Rui asked Zhou Xiaorong: "Second uncle, how is the situation on Pusha Island?" ”

"Marshal, now the 11th and 12th Divisions of the Zhenwei Army are stationed on Pusha Island, and the previously damaged fortifications have been basically repaired, and the two infantry divisions are currently building a number of new batteries to strengthen the shore fire prevention of Pusha Island."

Today, the heavy artillery branch of the Ganyang Arsenal can produce a variety of large-caliber artillery.

This time, in order to strengthen the defense strength of Psa Island, the Heavy Artillery Branch specially produced a batch of 45 times the caliber of 280 mm coastal defense guns and a batch of 45 times the caliber of 220 mm for the defenders of Psa Island.

Moreover, the main gun barrels of many of the main ships of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet have been replaced by large-caliber gun barrels produced by heavy artillery factories because they have reached the end of their service life.

"Second uncle, can Gao Snail Island be guarded?"

"In fact, most of the Golden Lion Empire's fortifications on Gaosnail Island have already been built, and if you can get the cooperation of the navy, you can still try to defend it."

"Old Song, what is your opinion?"

"Our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet will resolutely cooperate with the army to defend Gaowo Island, and if we control Gaowo Island, our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet will be able to extend the island chain defense line to the coast of Boting Town."

"Then leave the two divisions of the Jinnan Army on Gaowo Island, and then send some more large-caliber coastal defense artillery to Gaowo Island."