Chapter 1482: Joint Military Exercise (II.)
On the same day that they received the order, the two new-style airships that had just been commissioned and the full number of carrier-based aviation units set off for Parniaborg to participate in joint military exercises, and at the same time shouldered the diplomatic mission of strengthening military cooperation between the two countries.
In the Vlads' view, the air force from Krasbourg also had an unspeakable special mission: to show full support for the royal family of Parnha on behalf of the government of the Far East.
The Kingdom of Kolas is a large regional power with a vast territory and a large population, and Parnia is only a city-state on the peninsula, and the support of a great power is of great significance to the royal family of the city-state, and the clear stand of the Far Easterners is a great deterrent to those ill-intentioned wealthy families in the Mulberry Bay region and their supporters, for which the Vlads are very grateful. In return, the royal family of Parnia will bear all the costs of the Far East Air Force during the joint exercise, and Prince Carol and Lady Theodora have also re-signed a contract with Roland to supply magic crystals, ensuring that the export of magic crystals to the Far East will be given the same priority as domestic needs.
Roland was not ashamed of his generosity to the Vlads, and after consulting with his father, he conveyed to Jennifer and Yelena the authorization of His Majesty the King: if necessary, he could accept the request of the Vlads and lead his troops to assist the Parnia government army in quelling the rebellion!
On the morning of November 15, two huge silver-gray warships crossed the sky, and the "Shenghua" and "Destiny" arrived over Parnia at the same time, and under the guidance of ground crews, they successfully passed through the Lost Barrier and landed at the military airport outside the city.
Roland accompanied the Vlad family of three to the airport to greet the Air Force officers and soldiers who had come from afar, meeting several old friends and many new faces.
The former captain of the Dawn-class airship "Independence" Yelena Kuntiliang underwent a three-month training at the military academy, graduated with the first honor, was promoted to major in the Air Force, and was transferred to the captain of the "Destiny", and the captain of the "Independence" was replaced by her former partner, Captain Aldrich.
Colonel Jennifer, the former captain of the "Dawn", is now transferred to the captain of the "Shenghua", and this new post will be an important stopover in her military career.
With a payload of 500 tons, the Sanctification and Destiny can carry twice as many ammunition and combat crews as the Dawn-class airships. The commander of the Far Eastern Air Forces, Rear Admiral Zehir, did not waste these valuable tonnage and made a drastic reconfiguration of the carrier-based forces of the "Shenghua" and "Destiny".
Considering the excessive pressure on the Giant Eagle cultivation base to transport new recruits, coupled with the lack of flexibility of a single unit, Zehir used the 300 vulture horses captured in the first battle to capture the "Fort Atonement", equipped the vulture horses with carefully selected light cavalry, and formed two vulture horse cavalry battalions.
After a whole year of hard training, the Eagle Cavalry has surpassed the Giant Eagle in combat effectiveness, but it has not yet been tested in actual combat. Zehir assigned the two cavalry battalions to the "Sanctification" and "Destiny" respectively, and were responsible for escorting, occupying, and reconnaissance missions.
The "Mirror", which was created with the core technology of "Anna-Saliya Photography", has now become an essential reconnaissance equipment for the Korras Air Force. The Eagle Cavalry has a major advantage over the Eagle in detecting the enemy, and the cavalry on horseback can manipulate the "mirror" to take pictures of the enemy on the ground, while the Eagle is as intelligent as a human, but the talons are far less dexterous than the human hands.
In addition to the 150 vultures, the "Shenghua" and "Destiny" also kept 50 giant eagles each, which were specially tasked with bombing missions. The eagle needs to carry a knight and cannot carry heavy aerial bombs, and the lightly armed giant eagle has an advantage in bomb load, and bomb throwing is not a complicated tactical action, and the eagle claw can also be skillfully operated.
As the host, the Parnia Air Force is relatively weak, with only a small griffin order, with a total of less than 500 griffons in service, which is mainly responsible for reconnaissance and patrol missions in peacetime, and is responsible for the army and navy.
Now supported by two new airships and carrier-based aviation units in the Far East, the air force has an unprecedentedly strong lineup, and it has the confidence to speak loudly in front of the big brothers of the army and navy. It didn't matter if the Parnia Navy did not participate in the exercise, but the army was not to be outdone, and sent the "First Independent Brigade" of the capital's garrison force, including a magic artillery regiment, to participate in the joint military exercise.
The news that the royal family of Parnia is intensively preparing for a joint military exercise has spread far and wide, and the military exercise is scheduled to be held in Mulberry Bay, and anyone with a discerning eye can see what this means. The local wealthy families in Mulberry Bay have now all become ants on a hot pot, and they have sent henchmen to the capital to inquire about the news. However, just the day before the military exercise, a decree issued by the royal family completely shattered their luck mentality.
The Vlads gave an ultimatum to the local tycoons of Mulberry Bay: either sell the mine or submit to a judicial investigation on suspicion of treason.
Once the charge of treason is confirmed, those involved will be sentenced to confiscation of property and imprisonment, or execution at the worst! Those with a clear conscience may not mind being investigated, but most of the local wealthy families have private dealings with the Naraku Order, and they dare to accept the investigation because they have evil intentions? In contrast, it is much better to sell a mine at a price offered by the government, although it is painful, than to lose all of your family property or even your life, and anyone in their right mind knows what to choose.
The very few wealthy families who have a deep grudge against the Vlad royal family are still unwilling to spit out the fat meat in their mouths, and eagerly hope that the Naraku Order will provide stronger support to help them resist the intimidation from Parnia and realize the dream of Mulberry Bay's independence.
However, the Naraku Order is now in a dilemma. The primary purpose of the joint military exercise between Parnia and the Kolas Kingdom was to exert pressure on the local Hao clan in Mulberry Bay, and it also implied a warning to the Nairok Order, Tamara had learned from Roland that the stability of the Mulberry Bay area involved the core interests of the Far East, and if the Naro Order continued to carry out the so-called "thaw operation" in an attempt to incite the local Parnia Hao clan to engage in separatism, the Kolas Kingdom would completely fall to Parnia.
If the situation really deteriorates to that point, the exercise will turn into a real regional war, and the Nalo Order will have to fight against the Far Easterners and Parnians at the same time, which is not a situation that Tamara wants to see - she wants to incite the Mulberry Bay Hao to rebel, but she does not want to shed the blood of the Naro Order for the civil war of the Parnias!