General Moreau pulled at his hoarse throat and shouted one command after another at the "High Communication Stone", trying to lead his troops out of the ambush circle set up by the Far Easterners, but his efforts were doomed to be in vain. The Second Naval Knights of the Empire did not have an advantage in terms of strength, and the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers was far inferior to that of the opponent, and it was suddenly ambushed by the Wyvern Knights under the extremely unfavorable battlefield environment, and after three rounds of shooting and one round of charge, it had fallen into a complete collapse, and General Morrow or any other Imperial general could not recover the doomed defeat here, and the only thing he could do was to escape.

The fierce battle over the Golden Horn lasted about an hour, and at 5:30 p.m., Roland received the battle report that Helena had just counted.

The losses suffered by his own ships in the enemy bombardment were much smaller than he expected, two destroyers were moderately damaged and were able to continue fighting after emergency repairs, and only one frigate suffered heavy damage and was forced to withdraw from the battle sequence.

The air battle that broke out after the air raid was even more tragic, with a total of 39 giant eagles killed on their side, 61 wyverns killed in battle, and less than 300 wounded giant eagles and wyverns combined.

The Imperial Navy had paid a much more painful price for this rash air raid than in the Far East, enough to cause General Moreau to take off his uniform and retire in disgrace, and Commander Lucien gasped and his eyes blackened.

More than 300 cavalry of the bombing battalion of the First Naval Aviation Knights of the Imperial Empire were wiped out, and the two escort battalions were all disabled, and the casualty figure exceeded seventy. The Second Knights of the Navy, with a total loss of more than four hundred vultures and cavalry. After this battle, more than half of the casualties of the First and Second Naval Knights of the Empire were killed, and the remaining troops were reluctant to even escort their own warships, and they no longer dared to bomb the Far East Fleet.

What made Commander Lucien deplore more than the tangible losses was the fact that the initiative on the battlefield had been invisibly reversed. Now he had to surrender air supremacy to the Far East Navy, which meant that his warships could no longer roam the Golden Horn as unscrupulously as before, and had to guard against bombs that could fall from the sky at any time around the clock.

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Commander Lucien was most worried about the Far Easterners taking advantage of the victory to launch an air attack, but the subsequent evolution of the war did not quite match his suspicions - the real lethal attack of the Far Eastern Fleet was not launched from the air, but from the deep sea.

At 4:50 p.m. on 3 May, just after the fierce battle over the Golden Horn had ended, the clouds that had shrouded the sky for days quickly dissipated, and the summer sun cast down, and the ironclad warships sailing on the blue waves were dazzlingly reflected.

The flagship of the Far Eastern Combined Fleet "Sea Palace", the bridge command, Victoria and Sir Adric are arguing fiercely. Roland, Lyubof, Helena, and Fanny are all listening carefully to their opinions, secretly wondering whose opinion makes more sense.

The Far East Navy had just won a great victory, and the generals under Roland's command all thought that they should take advantage of the victory to pursue and further expand their advantage, but the question was where to launch the pursuit? Sir Adric and Victoria were at odds over this.

Sir Edric believes that since his side has gained air superiority, he should take advantage of the heavy damage to the Imperial naval aviation and launch a counterattack from the air, sending the Giant Eagle to bomb the Imperial fleet, and at the same time sending the Flying Dragon Knights to escort the Giant Eagle team on the bombing mission.

"By launching a fierce air attack and sinking or severely damaging several of the enemy's main warships, we can smooth out the huge gap in the tonnage of the warships of the enemy and us, and then lay the foundation for victory in the subsequent fleet duel."

Sir Edric's analysis sounded plausible and was immediately supported by Fanny, who was initially inclined to go with the above course of action, but Victoria offered a different view.

"It is true that our army has a clear advantage simply by comparing the naval aviation forces of the enemy and us, but please do not forget that the primary duty of the air force is to protect our fleet from air attacks, not to bomb enemy ships from long distances or engage in air combat with enemy air forces, and the remnants of the imperial naval aviation are no longer enough to launch another initiative to attack, but with the sea surface ships that are far more numerous, larger tonnage, and more ferocious in anti-aircraft fire than ours, they are fully capable of resisting attacks from the air."

"We have just won an air battle, and we think that we have great air superiority, and the commander of the Imperial Navy, Admiral Lucien, and his staff will of course be aware of the same problem, and will certainly strengthen the air defense of warships at all levels, and if our army insists on launching an air attack on the premise that the enemy has already taken precautions, it will be tantamount to taking the initiative to ram into the enemy's gunhole, and even if we can achieve some results, we will have to pay a disproportionately huge price for this." Victoria's pretty face was serious, and she raised her voice and emphasized, "In all fairness, the combined strength of the two major naval knights of the empire is not much worse than the giant eagle and the flying dragon troops of our army, it was originally a five-five situation, but just an hour ago, the commander of the imperial naval aviation overestimated his own strength and took the initiative to launch an air attack on our fleet, and everyone saw the fate of the subsequent encounter, should we also follow in the footsteps of the enemy and make the same mistake!" ”

Victoria's warning moved Roland slightly, and even Sir Edric, who advocated an air attack, had to admit that her fears were justified, and the enemy would certainly do everything in their power to prevent air raids, and if they forced their attacks, they would definitely pay a great price. However, Sir Adric thought that the sacrifice was worth it—the loss of the eagle he had cultivated with his own hands was certainly painful for the old man, but it was better than the loss of a more valuable warship.

"Weta, we have understood the reasons for your opposition to launching air raids, the problem now is that the imperial fleet is approaching us, if we start a decisive battle of the fleet like this, we have almost no chance of victory, so we must grasp the slight advantage that has been won with great difficulty at present, and carry out a wave of powerful suppression of the enemy fleet, so as to narrow the gap between the strength of the sea surface ships of the two sides, and strive for victory in the subsequent decisive battle, since you are against launching air strikes, then is there an alternative strategy for air strikes, which can achieve the same goal, And pay less for it? Roland asked Victoria.

"Absolutely!" The little princess of the sea elves held her head high, her heroic face was full of confidence, "On our warship, there are more than two hundred 'Yangbo mechas' in total, which is a powerful force that has not yet been detected by the enemy, and this is the perfect time to use these mechas!" ”

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