Unable to open the situation on land, the coalition forces were stagnant on the border before the actual war with the army of the Kingdom of Sindelare, and even when there was disagreement and even quarrel among the coalition forces, they decided to open the situation from another place. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The place they chose was the ocean.

The Duchy of Florence and the Kingdom of Pudri are both seaside states. These two countries are similar in many places. For example, most of the terrain in these two countries is mainly plain, the terrain is flat, and the land is relatively fertile and productive; For example, the conditions for the production of mineral resources and magical materials in these two countries are not very good, and these raw materials are very dependent on imports.

At the same time, the two countries coexisted on the plain of the Southern Cross, separated by the Central Mountains to the north and Hindlaire to the east, on the edge of the Eastern Heath; To the west is the Golden Bay.

The trade routes to the north were not easy to follow, the east was barren - at least in the past, and to the west and south, although there were other abundant countries, but they were all separated by the sea.

Under this geographical environment, the maritime trade between these two countries was very developed.

Today, maritime trade has become the most important pillar of both countries. Whether in the Sea of the Southern Cross or in the Golden Bay, there are many sailing ships carrying the Florence Purple Lily Flag and the Pudri Bauhinia Flag, sailing on the vast sea.

They have huge interests at sea, and in order to protect them, they must have a strong navy.

Compared to their land forces, the naval fleet is the most powerful place in both countries.

In other words, the navy is the foundation of the two countries, Florence and Pudri. If the two countries are united in the same spirit, if their navies are united, even the powerful Holy Prometic New Empire will have to retreat.

And the navy of the kingdom of Hindlaire......

It was not that Dane did not attach importance to the development of the navy, on the contrary, he knew that his country, although not as dependent on the sea as the Florences and Pudri, was an important lifeline for him. Even though the two countries were at odds with each other, and the trade activities between them were almost static, the route from the Shire mainland to the Ghost Knife Port and then to the Shawan Port was still flourishing.

Oasis' agricultural plan, thanks to the combined efforts of the mages and druids, has begun to bear fruit. But despite this, Hindlaire still has a long way to go if he wants to reach the level of self-sufficiency in food production. The big farm plan in Oasis County would have to be expanded at least two or three times more to barely be sustained; And if you want to have a certain reserve for war, then this number will continue to be calculated.

This will not happen overnight, and according to the joint estimation of Druid Master Fein and Archmage Easterling, it will take at least three years or more.

So, as it stands, the kingdom of Cindelare still has a large demand for food that needs to be imported.

After the war with the Duchy of Florence, the grain trade from the land border was cut off, and now the sea is an important place to sustain Schindlaire's lifeline. The kingdom of Dane relied heavily on trade with the Charr from the sea.

In this situation, the Florences and Pudri finally got their heads in their heads, and they sent a combined fleet to attack Schindlaire from the sea!

How could Dane not know how important the lifeline of the sea was to his kingdom? And to protect this lifeline, you must have a strong navy!

The problem is that a navy is not as easy to build as an army. Although, in the past two years, Dane has invested a lot of money in this area, and he has invested a lot of money, but in this regard, there is still a very huge gap between the Kingdom of Hindlaire and the other two traditional maritime powers.

Warships are not ordinary merchant ships and sailing ships. The construction of warships requires a fairly deep foundation in construction, and it requires mature ship craftsmen, mature ship designers, and mature craftsmanship. These are all things that Sindelair lacks, even in the past two or three years, Dane has put a lot of effort into this area, but there is still no way to make up for the gap with his opponents.

Not to mention, a warship weighing several thousand tons is not built overnight. Time is something that money can't get in exchange.

Over the years, Sindelare's National Navy fleet has fought hard, and there are only ten truly qualified warships. Of these, only three warships have a tonnage of more than 10,000 tons. There are only these three, not built by the shipyards in the port of Shawan and Komya, and the shipyards owned by Dane itself do not have the capacity to build such a large warship.

These three 10,000-ton warships were bought from the Shire.

Dane has been working very hard to expand his sea power, but the current national naval fleet is not too much of a problem to deal with ordinary pirates, but it is difficult to deal with the attacks of Florence and Pudri at sea.

Not to mention dealing with the combined fleets of Puldry and Florence, these two countries come up with one alone, and their sea fleets are not something that Sindelair can compete with!

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In mid-August, not long after the war on the land border had subsided, the Combined Fleet had already begun to wield its might.

The two allied countries first declared war on the Kingdom of Schindlaire at the same time, and then the Duchy of Florence and the Kingdom of Pudri issued a warning to all ships passing through the Southern Cross, declaring that the Southern Cross Sea had entered a state of war, and that any ships that departed from the harbor of the Kingdom of Sindelare, or whose target was to the Kingdom of Schindlaire, would enter the target of the Combined Fleet.

This announcement directly caused dissatisfaction among the Shire. There is a lot of trade between the United Chamber of Commerce of the Charr and the Kingdom of Hindlaire, and although the declaration of the Combined Fleet is directed at Hindlaire, it is clear that the Charr will also be greatly affected.

The Charr Chamber of Commerce protested to the two countries, but the combined fleet acted very decisively, and they did not care about the protests of the Charids at all, and fought directly at sea.

The merchant ships flying the flag of Sindelare, there is nothing to say, either surrender or sink. The Shire's ships were treated slightly better - but only a little better.

The ships of the Charids were driven away. Merchant ships were not allowed to continue in the direction of Sindelair and Cormier when they were far from the harbor; If you get closer, you will be bombarded with warnings; Ships closer to the harbor will be sunk outright.

The two countries finally showed their sharpest fangs to Schindlaire!

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