Just when the military alliance of the nine countries declared war with the Tang Empire, on the thousands of kilometers of border between the Tang Empire and the Sharad Empire, the Sharad Empire arranged 195 infantry divisions and more than 1,300 warplanes, and built a large number of fortifications to prevent the attack of the Tang Empire.

At this time, after the pre-war expansion, the Royal Salad Army had become 280 infantry divisions, with a total strength of 28 million, which was double the number of warplanes of the Royal Salad Air Force at this time.

On the border between the Tang Empire and the Jisk Empire, the Jisk Empire has gathered one hundred and eight infantry divisions and more than 700 fighters, and the Jisk Empire has expanded its army, and the Jisk Royal Army currently has one hundred and thirty infantry divisions, and the number of fighters in the Jisk Royal Air Force has exceeded 900.

On the border between the Tang Empire and the Orenza Empire, the Orenza Empire also gathered eighty-five infantry divisions, and the Orenza Empire has expanded its army, and the Royal Orenza Army also has one hundred infantry divisions.

Due to the fact that the Orensa Empire was unable to produce its own fighters, the Royal Orenza Air Force only had 48 fighters and 24 bombers imported from the Gisk Empire, and these 72 fighters were also deployed on the border with the Tang Empire.

The nine countries of the Nine Nations Military Alliance, and only the Shalad Empire, the Jisk Empire, and the Orenza Empire, have territorial borders with the Tang Empire, and the armies and air forces of the other six countries of the Nine Nations Military Alliance are all preparing to enter the territory of Sharad, Jisk, and Orenza, striving to break through and attack the hinterland of the Tang Empire from the border between the three countries and the Tang Empire.

However, what the Nine Nations Military Alliance did not expect was that the Tang Empire moved so quickly, and on the afternoon of the declaration of war, the Royal Army and Royal Air Force of the Tang Empire launched an active attack on the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire respectively.

Although the strength of the active forces of the Tang Royal Army has not increased, according to Su Yi's requirements, the Tang Royal Army has formed two thousand reserve infantry divisions with an establishment of 50,000 people.

After the start of the war, the 2,000 reserve infantry divisions were immediately transformed into 2,000 temporary infantry divisions, and the temporary infantry divisions were already active troops, which made the total strength of the Tang Royal Army instantly reach 170 million.

As for the fighters owned by the Datang Royal Air Force, they have already exceeded tens of thousands, and the attack on the Gisk Empire and the Orenza Empire was first launched by the Datang Royal Air Force.

Although the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire not only deployed heavy troops in the border areas of the adjacent Tang Empire, but also built a large number of fortifications in order to prevent the attack of the Tang Empire, but in the face of the attack of the Tang Royal Air Force and the Tang Royal Army, the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire still resisted very hard, and a large number of troops stationed in the border area were defeated, and the two countries had to ask for the other four countries belonging to the southern theater of the Nine Nations Military Alliance. Deploy additional army and air forces to the territory of the Gisk and Orenza empires as soon as possible.

On the morning of August 4, 3016 in the Tang calendar, in the Xiande Hall of the Imperial Palace of Chang'an City, He Yunfei, the commander-in-chief of the Tang Royal Army, reported to Su Yi with an excited face: "Your Majesty, the current attack on the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire is very smooth, in three days, it has eliminated nearly 1.5 million troops of the Gisk Empire, and at least one million army forces of the Orenza Empire. Our Royal Army can break through the border defenses of these two countries! ”

Su Yi smiled slightly, then turned his head to Wang Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of the Tang Royal Navy, and said: "According to the strategy we have formulated, in terms of land warfare, we will take a defensive position against the side of the Shadra Empire, and strive to solve the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire first, but if you want to solve the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire, the Royal Navy must block the coastlines of these two countries and prevent the troops of other countries of the Nine Nations Military Alliance from entering the territory of these two countries." ”

Wang Chengliang, commander-in-chief of the Tang Royal Navy, said confidently: "Your Majesty, rest assured, our Royal Navy has the confidence to completely cut off the sea passage of the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire. ”

Just when Wang Chengliang patted his chest and assured Su Yi that the Tang Royal Navy would definitely be able to cut off the sea passage between the Jisk Empire and the Orensa Empire, a fleet of the Tang Royal Navy appeared here in the Wessel Strait, which is located between the Jisk Empire, the Orenza Empire and the Hessel Kingdom.

With an average width of about 1,600 kilometers and an average width of 250 kilometers and a narrowest point of about 140 kilometers, the Wessel Strait is one of the important passages connecting the Eastern and Western Oceans.

The Datang Royal Navy fleet, which appeared in the Wessel Strait, was subordinate to the Third Fleet of the Datang Royal Navy, and consisted of thirty-six Jingyuan-class super dreadnought battleships, thirty-six Zhiyuan-class battlecruisers, ten heavy cruisers, forty light cruisers, and forty destroyers.

In mid-June, the thirty-six Jingyuan-class super dreadnought battleships and thirty-six Zhiyuan-class battlecruisers that joined the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire were all incorporated into the Third Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire, and the Jingyuan-class and Zhiyuan-class both had 406 mm main guns, which made the strength of the Third Fleet instantly surpass the First Fleet and the Second Fleet, becoming the strongest of the seven main fleets of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire.

This time, the task of cutting off the sea passage between the Gisk Empire and the Orensa Empire fell to the Third Fleet, and the Fifth Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire will also cooperate with the Third Fleet to complete this task.

In the bridge of the Jingyuan-class super dreadnought battleship Jingyuan, Jiang Zhihang, commander of the Third Fleet, said to Chu Rongke, the captain of the Jingyuan, with a sigh: "The performance of the Jingyuan-class is very good in all aspects, and I personally feel that it is stronger than the two super dreadnought battleships newly added to the Seventh Fleet." ”

The two super dreadnought battleships of the Seventh Fleet mentioned by Jiang Zhihang refer to the North Carolina-class super dreadnought battleships and South Dakota-class super dreadnought battleships that Su Yi purchased from the system at the beginning of this year, both of which are equipped with three triple 45-caliber 406 mm main guns, while the Jingyuan-class super dreadnought battleships are equipped with five twin 45-caliber 406 mm main guns.

In terms of the number of main guns, the Jingyuan class has one more than the North Carolina class and the South Dakota class, and in terms of the thickness of the armor of the various parts of the warship, the Jingyuan class is also thicker, and only in terms of speed, the North Carolina class and the South Dakota class occupy a certain advantage.

Chu Rongke, the captain of the Jingyuan, said with a smile: "Commander, due to the new technology provided by His Majesty, our Jingyuan-class uses new armor, the 406-mm main gun has a longer range, and it is even equipped with a more advanced artillery aiming system. ”

The new technology mentioned by Chu Rongke refers to some of the technologies that Su Yi brought to the Tang Empire from the world of the Han Kingdom for manufacturing warships.

Jiang Zhihang, the commander of the Third Fleet, nodded slightly, "Although our Third Fleet has to be separated in order to block the sea passage between the Jisk Empire and the Orensa Empire, with the thirty-six Jingyuan-class and thirty-six Zhiyuan-class, even if I encounter the main forces of the Jisk and Orenza navies, I am confident that I will win the battle!" ”

Jiang Zhihang's mouth seemed to have opened his mouth, and as soon as Jiang Zhihang's voice fell, a destroyer in charge of reconnaissance in front sent a telegram, and the destroyer's radar found that an unusually large fleet had appeared in the west of the Wessel Strait, and now the destroyer was rushing to the west to conduct reconnaissance.

Jiang Zhihang, the commander of the Third Fleet, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then a gleam broke out in his eyes, "Order the first team to continue to advance to the west of the Wessel Strait, and let the fourth team immediately enter the Wessel Strait and prepare to support the first team." ”

The Third Fleet is currently divided into four teams, the First Fleet is led by Jiang Zhihang, the commander of the Third Fleet, and the Fourth Fleet consists of eighteen Iron Duke-class super dreadnought battleships, eight Prestige-class battlecruisers, fourteen large armored cruisers, forty light cruisers, and forty destroyers.

Jiang Zhihang had a hunch that the huge fleet that appeared in front of him was likely to be the main force of the Gisk Navy or the Orensa Navy, and it might even be the combined fleet of the main forces of the navies of these two countries.

Jiang Zhihang's guess was almost the same, this huge fleet that suddenly appeared in the Wessel Strait included most of the main forces of the Gisk Navy and the Orensa Navy, as well as many warships of the Hessel Kingdom.

It turned out that after the Tang Empire and the Nine Nations Military Alliance declared war, the Tang Royal Navy, which had already formulated a strategy, immediately dispatched the Third Fleet and the Fifth Fleet to blockade the coastline of the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire.

Faced with the unfavorable situation in terms of land warfare, the Gisk Empire and the Orenza Empire requested that the Monia Empire, the Rirlan Empire, the Hessel Kingdom, and the Revelli Kingdom, which were all part of the Southern Theater of the Nine-Nation Military Alliance, send troops to join the battlefield as soon as possible.

Because the Hessel Kingdom is only separated from the Gisk Empire and the Orenza Empire in the Wessel Strait, it first agreed to send three million Hessel troops to the territory of the Gisk Empire and the Orenza Empire respectively, but the Hessel Kingdom asked the navies of Jisk and Orenza to drive away the Tang naval fleet wandering in the Wessel Strait, otherwise the three million Hessel Army would not be able to safely pass through the Wessel Strait.

Originally, the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire were very afraid of the Tang Navy, and without the four major naval powers of Yingluoba, Sharad, Noomi and Monia in front, the Jisk Navy and the Orenza Navy did not dare to go head-to-head with the Tang Navy.

However, when the Gisk Empire and the Orensa Empire learned that the Tang Navy, which was currently in the Wessel Strait, was only a detachment under its Third Fleet, this made the Gisk Navy and the Orenza Navy inevitably have some heart.

Perhaps the combined Jisk Navy and the Orenza Navy will not be able to compete with the Third Fleet of the Datang Navy, but only a sub-fleet of the Third Fleet of the Datang Navy, the Gisk Navy and the Orenza Navy both believe that if the main forces of the two navies combined, there is still a great chance of victory.

As a result, the main forces of the Gisk Navy and the Orensa Navy were quickly gathered together, and even the navy of the Hessel Kingdom sent a fleet of good strength to fight together.

In the bridge of the super dreadnought battleship Cold, the flagship of the Royal Navy of the Gisk Empire, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy of Gisk, Gorgei, said in a deep voice to the captain of the Cold, Larion: "The detachment of the Third Fleet of the Datang Navy has been discovered ahead, and the next battle will be a decisive battle that will decide the fate of our Royal Navy of Gisk!" ”

The Grim is the lead ship of the Cold-class super dreadnought battleships built by the Gisk Empire, with five 381 mm main guns, and is the most powerful warship of the Royal Navy.

Gorgey is not only the commander-in-chief of the Gisk Royal Navy, but also the minister of the Imperial Admiralty of Gisk, who has led the main force of the Gisk Royal Navy before, and has fought a major war with the navy under Su Yi, but Gorgey lost the main force of the Gisk Royal Navy that time.

Larion, the captain of the Cold, immediately said: "Commander, the thirty-six super dreadnought battleships and thirty-two battle cruisers of our Gisk Royal Navy have all gathered here at this time, and the thirty-two super dreadnought battleships and thirty-two battle cruisers of the Orenza Navy are also here, plus the six super dreadnought battleships, six battle cruisers and six dreadnought battleships of the Hessel Navy, it should be a sure victory against a detachment of the Third Fleet of the Datang Navy!" ”

Commander-in-Chief Gorjay was not as optimistic as the captain of the Cold, Larion, "According to the information we have obtained, this detachment of the Third Fleet of the Datang Navy has thirty-six super dreadnought battleships and thirty-six battlecruisers, and these seventy-two battleships all have 406 mm main guns, and they are the cutting-edge warships of the Datang Navy that have just been commissioned in mid-June, but it is not so easy, if you don't get it, the combined fleet of the navies of our three countries will suffer very large losses. ”

The captain of the cold, Larion, suddenly said with some emotion: "Just a sub-fleet under the main fleet of the Datang Navy is very difficult for the combined fleet of the main forces of the navies of our three countries, which shows how powerful the Datang Navy is, and the name of the world's first navy, the Datang Navy is indeed well deserved." ”