Today, the Royal Army of the Tang Empire has ten Guards Infantry Divisions, one Armored Division, one hundred and thirty field infantry divisions and fifty-two garrison independent infantry brigades, of which six of the ten Guards Infantry Divisions are short, and the other units have reached full strength, with a total strength of 12 million.

However, according to the speed at which Su Yi can now purchase 80,000 army-type primary combat cyborgs per month, the remaining six Guards Infantry Divisions should soon be able to reach full strength.

The Royal Army of the Purple Moon Empire currently has one hundred and twenty fully equipped infantry divisions and thirty-three fully garrisoned independent infantry brigades, with a total strength of 10.26 million.

And the four hundred reserve infantry divisions of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire, as well as the two hundred reserve infantry divisions of the Royal Army of the Purple Moon Empire, if they are all fully staffed, add up to 48 million people, so the more than 70 million troops that He Yunfei, commander-in-chief of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire, said that the more than 70 million troops are not groundless.

Shi Jian, the vice premier of the cabinet, heard the figure of 70 million, his expression was stunned for a moment, and then he said to Su Yi with some excitement: "Your Majesty, Yingluoba, Shalad and other seven countries should not know that our Royal Army of the Tang Empire and the Royal Army of the Purple Moon Empire have six hundred reserve infantry divisions, as long as we announce this news to the outside world, maybe Yingluoba, Sharad and other seven countries will dispel the idea of invading our Tang Empire and the Purple Moon Empire." ”

Seeing that Shi Jian was bent on seeking peace, Su Yi couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Premier Shi, even if it is announced that our Tang Empire and the Purple Moon Empire have six hundred reserve infantry divisions, people may think that we are bluffing, not to mention that now the Liuyun Empire is still suffering from the invasion of the Sharad Empire, and the Celestial Star Empire is also suffering from the invasion of the Jisk Empire, and I have the obligation to help the people of these two countries and drive the invaders out of their homes." ”

When Shi Jian heard this, he sighed secretly in his heart, this majesty is still young and vigorous, it seems that the war between the Tang Empire, the Purple Moon Empire and the Seven Nations Alliance is inevitable.

He Yunfei said at this time: "Your Majesty, if the Seven Nations Alliance wants to invade our Tang Empire and the Purple Moon Empire, it must take a while to mobilize the army, and the minister feels that we can use this time to preemptively attack the Liuyun Empire and the Celestial Star Empire, which can also disrupt the arrangement of the Seven Nations Alliance." ”

Su Yi said with a cold light in his eyes: "I also have this idea, but our Tang Empire and the Purple Moon Empire also need time to prepare, and those six hundred reserve infantry divisions have no combat effectiveness at present. ”

He Yunfei immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that with the strength of the active forces of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire and the active forces of the Royal Army of the Purple Moon Empire, it is enough to attack the Liuyun Empire and the Celestial Star Empire at the same time. ”

After the Yingluoba Empire, the Sharad Empire, the Noomi Empire, the Monia Empire, the Gisk Empire, the Ryerland Empire, and the Orenza Empire formed the Seven-Nation Alliance, the Royal Army of the Tang Empire and the Royal Army of the Purple Moon Empire began to increase troops in the border areas on a large scale, and intentionally gathered more troops in the border areas adjacent to the Tang Empire and the Liuyun Empire, as well as in the border areas adjacent to the Purple Moon Empire and the Celestial Star Empire.

Su Yi had already decided to strike first, and before the Seven Nations Alliance declared war on the Tang Empire and the Purple Moon Empire, he would send troops to the Liuyun Empire and the Celestial Star Empire, striving to bring these two countries under his rule.

However, an unexpected naval battle disrupted Su Yi's arrangement, and even the original plan of the Seven Nations Alliance.

At ten o'clock in the morning on September 20, 3013, two destroyers of the Fifth Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire were patrolling the waters outside the Xingang City of the Liuyun Empire, and suddenly found a huge fleet in the distance, and all the warships of this fleet were flying the flag of the Sharad Empire.

This huge Salad naval fleet consists of thirty ironclad battleships, ten old medium armored cruisers, sixty frigate cruisers, one hundred new torpedo boats, and dozens of transport ships, which are prepared by the Sharad Empire to be given to the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire for free, and are about to rush to Huitong Port, the largest military port of the Liuyun Empire, to be delivered to the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire.

Originally, this fleet rushed to Huitong Port, and it was completely possible to bypass the waters near Xingang City, after all, Xingang City is still in the hands of the Tang Empire, and a battleship formation, a light cruiser formation and a destroyer formation of the Fifth Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire, as well as the Seventh Garrison Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire, are all stationed in the port of Xingang City.

However, Victor, the commander of the Salad naval fleet, was forced to pass through the waters near Newport with the entire fleet.

In the bridge of the fleet's temporary flagship, the Forester, the captain of the Forester, Graxia, looked at the presence of no one else nearby, and then said to the commander Viktoro in a deep voice: "Baron Viktoro, two destroyers of the Tang Imperial Navy have appeared in front of us, should we change the route, if we continue to move forward according to the original route, it is likely to meet the main force of the Tang Empire Navy stationed in Xingang City." ”

Commander Viktoro said indifferently: "Although our fleet will cease to exist after arriving at Huitong Port, but we now represent the Royal Navy of Sharad, in the face of the navy of the Tang Empire, our Royal Navy of Sharad must not retreat, not to mention that our fleet has thirty battleships!" ”

Gracia, the captain of the Forester, looked at Commander Victor's nonchalant expression, and couldn't help but feel a little bad in his heart.

Grasha knew that Commander Victor's two own sons were killed in the Battle of Ambo Harbor, and Grasia was a little worried that Commander Victor would do something irrational, so he hesitated for a moment and said: "Baron Victor, now that our Sharad Empire has formed a seven-nation alliance with Yingluoba, Noomi and other countries, maybe it won't be long before you have the opportunity to avenge your two sons." ”

Commander Viktoro said expressionlessly: "I will be sixty-fifth in a month, and then I will have to take off my military uniform, not even a reserve, this time to come to the Liuyun Empire, it may be my last mission for the Royal Navy of Sharad." ”

All of the current officers of the Royal Navy in this fleet are drawn from the reserves, and most of the naval officers are newly recruited.

Commander Victor's words made Graxia immediately nervous, "Baron Victor, you can't be impulsive!" Now the Seven Nations Alliance has not declared war on the Tang Empire and the Purple Moon Empire! ”

Commander Victoro said in a deep voice: "Graxia, you don't have to worry, I have already arranged it, this war will be fired by the Tang Imperial Navy, and the responsibility will not fall on our heads." ”

Graxia asked in horror, "But...... But we only have thirty ironclad battleships here, and in case of a fight, we ...... Can we win? ”

Commander Victoro said confidently: "Graxia, I have received accurate information, the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire has a total of eleven former dreadnought battleships and two ironclad battleships stationed in the port of Xingang City, as well as a medium armored cruiser, ten light cruisers, ten destroyers, four gunboats and ten torpedo boats, and in addition to our thirty ironclad battleships, we also have ten old medium armored cruisers, sixty escort cruisers and one hundred new torpedo boats, once a naval battle breaks out, As long as we don't get into the range of those large-caliber shore defense guns in the port of Newport City, the final victory will definitely belong to our Royal Navy of Sharad! ”

"Baron Viktoro, most of the soldiers on our warship are new recruits, can we fight it?" Gracia still hoped to stop Commander Viktoro.

"The officers and men of our fleet are preparing for the next expansion of our Royal Navy in Sharad, and along the way, I have let all the officers and men conduct drills day and night, and it can be said that our fleet has a certain combat effectiveness, and now it is time to test the results of training with a real battle."

The two destroyers of the Fifth Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire, after discovering that a large fleet of the Salad Navy had appeared, used a radio transmitter to send a report to the port of Newport City, and at the same time greeted this huge Salad naval fleet, and warned the Salad naval fleet with flags not to approach the port of Newport City again.

After replying with the flag that they were just passing through this area, the Salad naval fleet ignored the warnings of the two Royal Navy destroyers of the Tang Empire and continued to sail forward according to the original route, which was getting closer and closer to the port of Newport City.

At half past eleven o'clock in the morning of 20 September, eleven Edward VII-class dreadnought battleships, eight light cruisers, and six destroyers of the Fifth Fleet of the Tang Imperial Navy suddenly appeared on the sea.

In the bridge of the former Edward-class dreadnought battleship Jianwei, Guan Xiong, commander of the First Battleship Formation of the Fifth Fleet, said to Song Haoqi, the captain of the Jianwei, in a deep voice: "Send another flag to this fleet of the Sharad Navy, and let them change their route immediately, otherwise they will bear the consequences!" ”

Guan Xiong and Song Haoqi are both mid-level combat biocyborgs of the navy, and both have experienced the naval battle of Ambo Harbor against the navies of Sharad, Gisk, and Orenza.

Song Haoqi frowned and said: "According to the intelligence sent by the Military Intelligence Agency, these warships of the Salad Navy should be prepared to be sent to the Liuyun Imperial Navy, and now what do they mean by deliberately running to the vicinity of the port of Newport City?" ”

Just as Song Haoqi finished speaking, suddenly an old medium armored cruiser of the Sharad Navy exploded.