Chapter 113: The threat of bluffing
The Emperor of the Orenza Empire, Modest, after hearing that Prime Minister Nikiful objected to the Orenza Royal Army's continued increase of troops to the southern region of the Purple Moon Empire on the grounds of excessive logistical pressure, frowned and said to Prime Minister Nikifuer: "Prime Minister, you also know the casualties of the front-line troops in the past few days, reinforcements must be sent, do you have any way to relieve the pressure on logistics?" ”
Prime Minister Nikifore said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, there is only one way now, which is to let the reinforced infantry legions carry enough ammunition to last for two or three months, and then take the road to the southern region of the Purple Moon Empire. ”
War Minister Andrian immediately said in embarrassment: "Prime Minister, you also know how difficult the roads in the Purple Moon Empire are, let the reinforced infantry legions, carrying a large amount of ammunition, maybe not be able to reach the front line in a month, the railway really can't squeeze out the wagons?" ”
Prime Minister Nikifore shook his head and said: "There is no need to think about the reinforcements taking the railway, now all the capacity of the railway is used to ensure the logistics of the seventeen infantry regiments, if additional reinforcements are sent, they can only take the road, and the reinforcements themselves have to carry enough ammunition." ”
Emperor Modest immediately said categorically: "The War Department will dispatch five more regular legions, carrying ammunition that can support three months of high-intensity operations, and enter the southern region of the Purple Moon Empire as soon as possible. ”
As soon as the Minister of War Andrian heard Emperor Modest's tone, he knew that he could no longer object, and Adrian hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, if you let five regular legions carry ammunition that can support three months of high-intensity combat, then the War Department must collect a large number of trucks and pack horses, and even have to recruit a large number of young men to help transport ammunition. ”
Emperor Modest nodded and said: "Trucks and pack horses, I will ask the Prime Minister to help the War Department raise as much as possible, in addition, there is no need to recruit a large number of young and strong, the War Department can recruit a million army reservists to rush to the southern region of the Purple Moon Empire with five regular legions, this million army reservists can not only help transport ammunition, but also replenish the losses of various infantry corps." ”
Prime Minister Nikifore and War Minister Andrian were about to say something, but Emperor Modest continued: "I know that there are many difficulties for the Prime Minister and the War Department, but in order for our Orenza Empire to become the ultimate victor in this war, no matter what the difficulties, we must overcome them!" ”
Prime Minister Nikifore and War Minister Andrian looked at each other, and there was a trace of bitterness on their faces, Emperor Modest had blocked what they had to say, and then they could only bite the bullet and complete a new troop reinforcement plan.
Then Mihailo, the Minister of the Imperial Navy of Orenza, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the port of Leon sent a telegram yesterday, in the sea area outside the port of Leon, a large fleet of the Su family army was discovered, and there were more than ten super dreadnought battleships alone, and the minister was worried that the independent fleet of the Su family army would attack the Leon shipyard in the port of Leon. ”
Port Leon is located about 200 kilometers west of the Wessel Strait, is the largest military port of the Orenza Empire, the Leon shipyard in the port of Leon, is the largest shipyard in the Orenza Empire, there are currently two Orenza Royal Navy self-designed and built super dreadnought battleships, are in the dock of the Leon shipyard, have been built almost 80%.
In addition to the two super dreadnought battleships, several armored cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, and torpedo boats were being built in the numerous docks of the Leon shipyard.
When Emperor Modest heard this, his expression suddenly became nervous, "The warships under construction in the Leon shipyard are the hope of the rebuilding of our Royal Navy in Orenza, and they must not be ruined by the independent fleet of the Su family!" If the Independence Fleet attacks Port Leon, will the Navy be able to hold it? ”
Admiral Mihailo said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, with more than 300 shore defense guns with a caliber of more than 100 mm in Port Leon, the independent fleet of the Su family army basically has no possibility of capturing Port Leon, but if the independent fleet risks some losses and destroys the Leon shipyard, our navy has no way to stop it. Eight destroyers, eight gunboats, and eighteen torpedo boats, these warships are almost all of our Royal Navy in Orenza today. ”
The main force of the Royal Navy of Orenza was in the Purple Moon Empire's Starfish Harbor, after destroying the batch of weapons and ammunition sold by the Yingroba Empire to the Purple Moon Empire, and fell into the encirclement of the independent fleet on the way back, and finally the main force of the Royal Navy of Orenza was completely wiped out, and only the capital ships captured by the independent fleet included seven dreadnought battleships, four former dreadnought battleships and eight ironclad battleships.
The reason why the Royal Navy of Orenza can still have four dreadnoughts is because these four dreadnoughts were too seriously injured in the Battle of Ambo Harbor, and when the main force of the Royal Navy of Orenza left Port Leon, these four dreadnoughts were still in the dock for repairs, which escaped.
Emperor Modest said with some despair: "Could it be that the Leon shipyard really can't be saved?" ”
Admiral Minister Mihailo shook his head gloomily and said: "If the independent fleet of the Su family army is willing to bear some losses, according to the location of the Leon shipyard, there is basically no possibility of survival. ”
Emperor Modest gritted his teeth and said, "Then immediately contact the Su family army and tell that Su Yi that if his independent fleet dares to bombard the Leon shipyard of our Orenza Empire, our Orenza Empire will not be able to guarantee the safety of the lives of Tang civilians in the area occupied by the Purple Moon Empire!" ”
As soon as Emperor Modest's words fell, Prime Minister Nikifuel hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Majesty, the Leon shipyard is a military target, if our Orenza Empire uses the civilians of the Purple Moon Empire to threaten the Su family army, it is not only morally untenable, but also the Su family army should not be threatened by this, the most important thing is that the independent fleet of the Su family army is now in control of the sea dominance, once our Orenza Empire massacres the civilians of the Purple Moon Empire, then the independent fleet of the Su family army, It is completely possible to bomb all the coastal cities of our Orenza Empire into ruins! ”
Emperor Modest sighed and said: "Prime Minister rest assured, I will not really give the order to slaughter the civilians of the Purple Moon Empire, I only hope to scare that Su Yi, the Leon shipyard is the hope of the rebuilding of our Royal Navy in Orenza, it is really impossible to lose!" ”