"There's still half an hour...... That's still too late. Lyubov breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Roland: "We must prepare for air raids as soon as possible." ”

Roland nodded, his eyes swept over the four generals standing in front of him one by one, his eyes full of expectation and trust.

"Mr. Edric, Vita, Helena, and Fanny, I am a layman in naval warfare, and it is up to you how to arrange your troops next, and the survival of the Parnia Peninsula and the entire Far East depends on the decisions you make at this moment! Please, all of you, please help me win this war, which is related to the survival of my country and the safety of tens of millions of compatriots! ”

The four generals were all moved when they heard this, and they all stood up and saluted together.

"Your Royal Highness Regent, we will serve you to the death, and we will not disappoint you!" Sir Adric, on behalf of all the generals of the Far East Naval Command, solemnly issued a military order.

The flagship headquarters immediately became busy, the atmosphere was tense and organized, the news of the impending enemy air raid was quickly conveyed to the command headquarters of all ships, and warships at all levels sounded the air defense alarm one after another. Anti-aircraft gunners and their assistants donned steel helmets and hurriedly ascended to the rotating turrets on the towering bridges at the bow and tail of the battleship, ready to strike at the enemy from the air.

The squadrons of navigator warlocks of each ship also gathered around the captain as soon as the air defense alarm sounded, dressed up completely unlike the ordinary casters wearing robes or wide cloaks, uniformly wearing naval camouflage color star chemical fiber combat uniforms, wearing Far Eastern Type 1623 explosion-proof steel helmets, and a pair of Far Eastern Type 1624 military gas masks blessed with "dark vision" and "thermal energy perception" around their necks - in fact, the main defense is not poison gas, but the inevitable large amount of gunsmoke, scorching steam and flying sparks in naval battles. In addition to the standard equipment mentioned above, each Nautical Warlock is also issued with a "pyrotechnic wand", which is perhaps the only piece of equipment appropriate to their class.

The Far East Combined Fleet's naval forces are far more powerful than the tonnage of warships, and the carrier-based Giant Eagle force is divided into ten wings, totaling 1,000 Giant Eagles, all of which can carry out bombing and escort missions, in addition to the "Flying Dragon Knights" who were transferred from the Western Front just yesterday. Although the bombing technology is not as well-trained as the giant eagle, a thousand dragon knights are all first-class fighting hands, and their individual combat effectiveness is better than that of the Parnia Griffin Knight, and the Canaan Sky Knight, which can be called the world's first-class aerial combat arm in Vares, and one Wyvern Knight is not inferior to two Imperial Vulture horse cavalry.

After the air defense sirens sounded, the decks of warships of all levels in the Far East were busy. The eagle and wyvern braved the storm to take off in swarms and carry out escort missions over their respective motherships.

At the same time that the Far East Fleet was preparing to meet the enemy, fifteen nautical miles away, a total of 1,005 vulture cavalry of the 1st Naval Knights of the Empire, under the leadership of Rear Admiral Hoffman, were flying at full speed towards the sea area where the Far East Fleet was located, 300 vultures and horses carrying aerial bombs, and the cavalry of the remaining two battalions holding "dragoon guns" to escort their companions on bombing missions.

As Sir Adric had predicted, Admiral Charles Lucien, commander of the Imperial Navy, did not relax his surveillance of the waters of the Golden Horn while bombarding Parnia's coastal positions, and sent eagle sentries to reconnoiter day and night over the necessary passage in and out of the bay. In fact, at the beginning of the "Great Tsunami" operation, General Lucien predicted that the main fleet of the Far East would sooner or later go south to rescue Parnia, and this was exactly in line with his expectation - only by completely destroying the main fleet of the Far Easterners could he safely and boldly land on the Parnia Peninsula and carry out the follow-up battle plan without interference.

Just two hours ago, an Imperial Vulture Horse patrol spotted the track of a large fleet over the bay, and immediately took the "invisibility potion" to catch up with the reconnaissance, confirming that the Far Eastern Fleet was approaching the port of Parnia, and hurriedly reported the detected situation to the headquarters by magic transmission.

Receiving the information, Vice Admiral Moreau, commander of the Imperial Naval Aviation, hurriedly approached General Lucien and reported in detail the number of warships and approximate tonnage possessed by the Far Eastern Fleet. Admiral Lucien considered this an excellent opportunity to annihilate the enemy fleet, and instructed the chief of staff, Villeneuve, to inform the commanders of the ships to suspend the shelling of the Parnia position, assemble around the flagship as soon as possible, organize the battle formation, and turn around the Far Eastern Fleet.

Werneuve was ordered to leave the bridge and begin to arrange for naval warfare. Unwilling to play a supporting role in the upcoming battle, Admiral Moreau proposed a bold plan to Commander Lucien: to send the First Knights of the Sea to attack the Far Eastern Fleet under the cover of rainy weather before the two fleets exchanged fire.

"If we can blow up and sink a few enemy warships, it will give our army an advantage in the ensuing decisive battle of the fleet."

Judging from the comparison of the warships of the two warring sides, the Imperial side has in fact an overwhelming advantage, but then again, who would dislike their own advantage too much? After a little thought, General Lucien agreed with General Moreau's plan, and at the same time reminded him to remain calm: "If the air raid does not go well, retreat immediately, and do not pay unnecessary sacrifices for this, the key to victory or defeat depends on the surface fleet." ”

General Lucien emphasized this because he knew Moreau's character. The Air Force lieutenant was known for his courage and courage, but he was impulsive, like a gambler at the card table, motivated by passion to make reckless and risky decisions.

"Your Excellency, don't worry, I will be cautious about every detail on the battlefield, and I will never make the mistake of impulsiveness again!" General Moreau solemnly assured.

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Major General Hoffmann, the commander of the Empire's First Naval Knights, who was responsible for the heavy task of air raids, was Lieutenant General Morrow's most relied on number one favorite general, this elite man who was born in a noble family and wore a general's collar medal at a young age thought very highly of himself, and regarded this operation as a key step for his promotion to knighthood, confident that victory was within reach, just like his previous military career - he could stand out at every critical moment and hand over a beautiful report card that was greatly appreciated by his superiors.

Rear Admiral Hoffman did not fully understand the enemy he was about to face, nor did he think that a navy formed by a mere rebel group could have much strength, and despite the rain along the way, he was in a good mood until he arrived at the intended sea area with his team, and was surprised to realize that something was wrong.

The sky was drizzling, but a thick mist rose from the sea, stretching for ten miles, like a white dragon, enveloping all the possible sea areas of the Far Eastern Fleet, blocking the view of the vulture cavalry in the air.