The bombardment battalion of the Knights of the First Naval Aviation Regiment of the Empire, which shouldered the heavy responsibility, dragged heavy bombs and flew over the Far East Fleet, locking on a battleship with each squadron as a unit, and diving down one after another in columns, ready to drop bombs as soon as they dived to the lowest point. Although "dive bombing" can inflict maximum damage on enemy warships, it is also recognized as the most dangerous tactical maneuver by the naval aviation units, and it is very likely that they will be hit by enemy anti-aircraft artillery fire during the dive.

The officers and men of the Imperial Knights thought they were ready to make a sacrifice, but they never imagined that the sacrifice would be so great that it was beyond the common sense they had learned in the military academy classroom, and even more than all the actual combat experience they had gained in the wars they had experienced in the past.

The anti-aircraft turret of the Far Eastern warship is equipped with a proximity fuse for every shell fired, which does not need to hit the target directly, and will automatically explode within 30 feet of the enemy, killing and injuring the enemy with high-speed shrapnel. The anti-aircraft gunners of the Far Eastern Navy all wear windproof goggles with a 2-ring psychic ability "Thermal Energy Induction", and even if there is fog and gunsmoke, they can see the heat spectrum radiated by the eagle horse in the air through the smoke - as long as there is a slight difference between the opponent's body temperature and the ambient temperature, it cannot escape the gunner's eyes.

With the two powerful weapons of "proximity fuse" and "thermal energy sensing", the anti-aircraft gunner faced the Imperial vulture cavalry diving down in a swarm as it was training to shoot a target. Just 20 minutes later, the 247 officers and men of the bombardment battalion of the 1st Naval Aviation Knights of the Empire were all shot and killed in the process of carrying out the dive bombing mission.

The two vulture cavalry battalions, which were responsible for escorting the bombardment battalion, were not in much better condition. With the help of the bullets infused with the "Wind Magic", it was not easy to dispel the magic fog, but the navigators of the ships in the Far East intervened in time, raising their wands and unleashing the "pyrotechnics", summoning the thick smoke in the sky to fill the void left by the dissipation of the fog.

Even more terrifying than "smoke" is "fire", the strong flash of light inspired by the wand has a blinding effect, and the vulture horse cavalry in the air was caught off guard, blinded one after another, turning into a group of headless flies that collided in the air, and was swept down by the anti-aircraft cannon in the blink of an eye.

The floating corpses of vultures and Imperial cavalry were everywhere on the sea, blood staining the waters beneath the battlering airspace.

Seeing this miserable scene, Major General Hoffman woke up like a dream, drenched in cold sweat. At this time, the situation on the battlefield was completely out of his control, so he had to pick up the high communication stone with trembling fingers, and stammered to Lieutenant General Morrow to report the fiasco he had just suffered.

……

There is often such an atmosphere of upward and downward efficiency in the troops: what kind of boss there is, what kind of subordinates, what kind of general, what kind of soldier.

Rear Admiral Hoffman and his immediate superior, Vice Admiral Moreau, commander of the Imperial Naval Aviation, were in fact the same kind of people, and would make similar decisions in the face of unexpected changes.

Since the attack of the First Knights of the Navy, Vice Admiral Moreau, who was in charge of the "Crown Prince Frank", has been waiting for the good news from the front line, but he waited and waited, but the good news was not received, but he waited for the bad news sent back by Major General Hoffman.

"What do you say?! Frustrated air raids? Our army suffered heavy casualties and was surrounded by enemy eagles? ”

The "High Communication Stone" intermittently heard Hoffman's cry for help, and Lieutenant General Morrow heard it in his ears, and his blood pressure suddenly rushed, and he couldn't sit still anymore, so he jumped up and scolded Hoffman for being incompetent, and ordered him to hold on a little longer, and he would personally lead the Second Knights of the Navy to reinforce quickly.

Lieutenant General Morrow was finally not completely carried away by the anger, and only then did he realize that it was impractical to continue the bombing plan he had made before, and the top priority was not to sink the enemy warship, but to rescue the First Naval Knights that he had painstakingly built, so he ordered his Eagle Horse Knights to dismantle the bombs and go into battle lightly, so as to rush to the combat airspace as soon as possible and recover as many losses as possible.

……

Thousands of vultures and horses gathered on the deck of the battleship to take off, and the momentum was so great that it could not hide from the stalkers lurking at the bottom of the sea, nor the sharp eyes hidden behind the clouds.

Almost at the same time that Vice Admiral Moreau personally led the Second Naval Knights to attack, the Far East Combined Fleet Command, 30 nautical miles away, obtained its exact movements through the "Little Dolphin" and the Giant Eagle Sentinels sent earlier.

"The Imperial Navy has sent a total of two Naval Knights to participate in this northward operation, and the one that attacked just now was the First Naval Knights, which has been disabled by our anti-aircraft turrets, and is currently surrounded by six Giant Eagle Wings, and is still resisting stubbornly."

In the bridge hall of the "Sea Palace", Sir Adric is briefing Roland on the current state of engagement.

"The second naval knights of the empire are rushing to support, with no less than a thousand vulture cavalry, only the six giant eagle wings that have already attacked on our side will definitely not be able to stop this large army, and the remaining four giant eagle wings will also shoulder the mission of escorting the fleet, in order to avoid being seized by the enemy to drop bombs and bomb surface ships, I do not recommend sending this force to participate in air battles."

Sir Adric paused and turned his gaze to Fanny.

"Your Royal Highness Regent, let our Flying Dragon Knights attack to intercept the Imperial reinforcements!" Fanny took the initiative to ask for help at the right time.

Roland didn't answer immediately, and turned to look at Helena and Sister Yangbo: "What do you think?" ”

"The Second Naval Knights of the Empire are comparable to the strength of our Flying Dragon Knights, but in terms of aerial combat alone, the Flying Dragon Knights are enough to fight against double the Vulture Horse Cavalry, this is a good opportunity to severely damage the Imperial Naval Aviation Force and seize air supremacy on the battlefield, I don't think it should be missed!"

Helena replied categorically, and immediately won Victoria's approval, supporting Fanny to immediately lead the team to intercept the Imperial Air Force.

"Although our side has the advantage in combat power on paper, the battlefield environment is unpredictable, and the enemy is the elite of the empire, even if the Flying Dragon Knights can win this battle, I am afraid it will have to pay a lot of sacrifices." Lyubov was a little relieved.

"Battlefield command is Fanny's duty, aerial combat is the mission of all Wyvern Knights, you and I can't help them, we can only send blessings to them," Roland smiled at Liubofu, "But when it comes to the battlefield environment, especially the weather factors, we can still do our part to make it more beneficial to our army." ”

Lyubov was stunned for a moment, then understood the meaning of his words, and a knowing smile appeared on his beautiful face.

"Our good days on the boat are coming to an end."

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