It is true that the guidance capability of the first generation of anti-aircraft missiles of the Chinese Empire was not outstanding, and the reason why it was able to achieve such an impressive record was also related to the lack of training of the Boston pilots and their inability to make large overload maneuvers. Otherwise, with the current level of guidance of anti-aircraft missiles, they are quite capable of getting rid of the entanglement of missiles.

This time Fang Ruijun can be said to be the best of the best, almost all of the Second Artillery Corps went into battle, in addition to the anti-aircraft missile troops, the ground-to-surface ballistic missile units were also put into battle, although the Second Artillery Corps of the Chinese Empire only had short-range surface-to-surface missiles, but its range of 400 kilometers was enough for the Axis army to have a headache.

Under the unscrupulous reconnaissance activities of the Black Feather strategic reconnaissance aircraft, the rear important areas of the Axis military were reconnoitred one after another, and then short-range missiles would attack these places, which caused the Axis forces fighting on the western continent, especially the air force, to suffer heavy losses, and the supply of weapons and ammunition became more and more strained.

Despite this, the Boston Empire did not transfer troops from the Western Continent after being invaded on the mainland, except for the advanced fighters necessary for the country, but strengthened the supply of weapons there in other aspects, so that the pressure on the NATO troops on the defense line increased greatly, in order to ease the situation, Gao Hong, who had always been bold and reckless, decided to lure the enemy deep and deal a severe blow to the arrogance of the Axis army.

Under the strong walls and clear fields, the Chinese army led by Gao Hong, together with the Iranian army, began to resist and retreat at the same time, and soon ceded nearly half of the territory of the Iranian Empire. Gao Hong's degree of determination made even Abdul II, who did not dare to casually intervene in command since the loss of the capital after his decision-making mistake, was a little unbearable, and he repeatedly expressed to Gao Hong that he hoped that the coalition forces would stop retreating and resist the Axis forces.

But since the last incident, even the Istanbul Empire has had a lot of doubts about the emperor, so Fang Ruijun removed his nominal supreme commander and let Gao Hong take full charge of the command. Now, even such a request for the near-annexation of the Empire of Istanbul has not met with much resistance at home, which shows how popular Abdul II is.

Now Gao Hongcai doesn't care what Abdul II thinks, as long as he can win, he won't care how much price he pays, not to mention that it is the Istanbul Empire that pays the price, not his own motherland, so it should be a lesson to Abdul II.

Gao Hong's stride back did not make Marshal de Gaulle nervous, on the contrary, he believed that the Chinese army had drawn too many troops into the Boston Imperial battlefield, resulting in a lack of troops and a weakening of combat effectiveness on the frontal battlefield, which he was very happy about. The last time the war against the Allies caused the Nantes Empire to suffer heavy losses, the Boston Empire had reaped tangible benefits, and now the Boston Empire has also paid some price, which makes him very happy.

In the view of Marshal de Gaulle, the Axis powers had absolute military superiority, and the war had already been won, and on the basis of victory, the Boston Empire would pay some more price, which would be conducive to the re-emergence of the Nantes Empire after the war. As long as the army led by himself is the first to enter the Chinese Empire, he can get the greatest benefits, which will provide sufficient funds, technology and other support for the post-war reconstruction of the Nantes Empire, so he is very hard to launch an attack.

In the face of the strength of the four million Nantes army, Gao Hong's troops retreated and soon retreated to the vicinity of Ankara, the capital of the Iranian Empire, and this time Abdul II said nothing. The capital has been lost, and if he loses all his companions this time, he can only drink poison and commit suicide to apologize, but fortunately, Gao Hong's goal of luring the enemy deep has been achieved, and there is no need to retreat.

With enough occupied areas, the four and a half million troops of the Nantes Empire were able to deploy, so Marshal de Gaulle crossed them all across the Dardanelles. Marshal de Gaulle used all his forces to press on the combined NATO forces of the Chinese Army and the Iranian Army, but the NATO forces had already built strong enough fortifications on this line, and they stubbornly resisted the onslaught of the other side.

Seeing that the other party had completely entered the trap, Gao Hong was ready to close the net, and he first informed Wan Yong, the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, and told him that the plan could be implemented. After receiving Gao Hong's news, Wan Yong, who had long been impatient, immediately dispatched all submarines. The submarines of the Mediterranean Fleet are still the old Seawolf 2 submarines, and they still have some difficulty dealing with the latest destroyers equipped by the Axis powers, but they have no problem laying mines at all.

The latest mines of the Chinese Empire are all sunken mines, these mines usually sink to the bottom of the water, it is difficult to be detected, and when a ship passes by, the mine will immediately rise to the surface and explode after receiving the electromagnetic signal of the ship, and destroy the ship that is caught off guard.

In addition, these mines have signal receivers, which allow the submarine to control when these mines are activated by encrypting the signal, and can also allow them to self-detonate to prevent danger. Since these mines did not pose any threat to their own side, the submarine force naturally laid mines boldly, and laid mines in the area near the Dardanelles Strait, and even the air force even let bombers take off from the airfield near Cairo at night and use airdrops to lay mines.

The Abu Qadri was a 20,000-ton Boston-flagged merchant ship that was requisitioned by the Axis powers to supply the Nantes army, much to the delight of the old captain Kyle.

Their mission was to transport goods from the port of Genoa in the Grand Duchy of Sardinia to the port of Ismir in the Empire of Istanbul, a short journey with calm waters in between, and the recent aggressive Axis offensives had made them rarely harassed by NATO planes and ships. With such a high-paying job, he earns a lot of money, and he is sure that as long as he can survive peacefully until the end of the war, with the profits he earns now, it will be enough to live the rest of his life in peace.

The crew of the whole ship also had similar thoughts to him, and the calm of these days had made them let their guard down. Moreover, on such a cloudless day, the lookout posts on the masts could spot enemy planes and warships thirty kilometers away, and if they found warships, they could escape safely in advance and flee directly into the ports of the Axis powers in the north.

If it is an airplane, it is mostly a patrol aircraft acting alone, and the opponent's single aircraft, the four 12.7mm machine guns on the ship are still very methodical. As for the threat from underwater, the submarines of the Chinese Empire have never been active in the Mediterranean, so they are not worried about this aspect.

At that moment, a loud bang suddenly came from the bottom of the ship, and the loud vibration caused the captain to spill all the coffee in his hand on the brand new uniform. "Something happened." Captain Kyle didn't bother to wipe his stained clothes, and was the first to rush out, along with many sailors.

"Is it an enemy plane?" The first mate asked the lookout on the mast, who waved his hand at them to indicate that he had not found it.

At this time, Lavenders, who was in charge of the engine in the bilge, ran up out of breath and said, "Oh no, captain. We were attacked, a big hole was blown out of the bottom of the ship, and I had sealed the broken hold, but there were so many incoming cabins that even if all the pumps were turned on, I guess it wouldn't last long. ”

Lavenders' words made Captain Kyle's face pale, and he turned to the first mate and asked, "How far are we from the nearest port?" ”

Without hesitation, the first mate replied, "Fifteen kilometers to the northeast of us is the destination of Ismir Harbor." ”

The first mate's words made Captain Kyle's face look better, and he immediately ordered, "The engine is running at full speed, and we are moving forward at full speed." All the pumps were also turned on and pumping water as fast as they could, and as long as we could make it to the port, we would be saved. "The captain gave the order, and all the sailors were busy, but they did not know that great danger was approaching them.

The merchant ship "Abu Qadri" dragged its half-sunken hull towards the port of Ismir. "Captain, I've seen the harbor." The lookout on the mast shouted excitedly, and the sailors who were busy with his shouts were jubilant.

But at this moment, a huge explosion sounded from the stern of the ship again, and the surging air wave knocked many sailors working on the deck to the ground, the propeller was blown up, and the ship immediately lost power, and slowly taxied towards the harbor, but soon another explosion sounded in the bow of the ship, and this time the explosion completely killed the huge merchant ship.

The merchant ship Abuqadri, which could no longer hold on, began to sink slowly, and Captain Kyle had to order all the crew to abandon ship and go ashore. It took only ten minutes for the huge "Abu Qadri" to sink to the bottom of the sea with a ship full of supplies, but due to the shallow water, the huge merchant ship did not sink completely, at least its mainmast was still standing alone on the surface of the sea.

The sinking of the merchant ship "Abu Kadri" shocked the Axis leadership, who at first thought it was a submarine attack, but due to the small water surface of the Mediterranean, a large number of Axis destroyers cruised. In order to reduce losses, the Chinese Navy has never committed submarines to break the engagements here, and the three attacks on the "Abu Qadri" have long intervals, not like they were caused by submarines.

Before the Boston Imperial high-level could figure out what was going on, they received several things about the bombed and sunken merchant ships one after another, and these sunken merchant ships were all attacked on the periphery of the Istanbul Peninsula without exception, and the Boston Navy senior management immediately realized that the vicinity of the Istanbul Peninsula was mined, but they dispatched a large number of small ships to clear mines but found nothing, but dozens of ships were sunk, which puzzled the Boston Navy.