Chapter 457: To the Vampire's Lair
The battle lasted all day, and it wasn't until nine o'clock in the evening that it was officially over. At this time, the Europa fleet had completely lost its combat effectiveness, and in contrast, although the Ocean Alliance had also suffered some damage, their maintenance ships had not participated in the battle at a relatively distant distance.
The Ocean Alliance did not sink a single ship, but there were still some heavy losses, Europa was not so lucky, although Xia Li tried not to be heavy-handed, but with the strength of the ships of the Ocean Alliance, a third of the ships were still sunk or close to sinking. It's just that at this time, the main fleet of the Ocean Alliance didn't have time to stay here for a long time, and the part of the ships they left behind with damaged power was responsible for salvaging the Europa sailors who fell overboard. The rest of the main fleet passed through the Turkish Straits and headed for the Caucasus Canal.
"How? Treshi? Although it should not be the main fleet, the strength of this fleet should not be particularly weak. "After the battle, His Highness Drake and Treshi breathed a sigh of relief, because even the fleet of the Ocean Alliance could not completely bring the two of them to safety. If they lose the battle, the biggest losses will be the heirs of the two nations.
"This must be the first naval battle I've ever experienced!" In fact, he is the only one in the entire history of the United Kingdom who has personally participated in it. Neither His Highness nor His Highness Charlie had ever been on a warship to engage another nation, and perhaps they had been on a ship during naval exercises, but had never been involved in any official war.
"How so? I'm actually a little worried that the flagship will be attacked. Although until the end this flagship did not suffer any major damage. "Because they all know who is on this flagship, the other ships are also completely unreservedly inclined to fire at the enemy position. Although the ammunition was a bit too much, at least, they were able to ensure that not a single ship sank.
"Haha! You're still young! Combat experience in this area is inadequate, unlike me, at least not for the first time. "Because His Royal Highness Drake is a member of the Galle Empire, he has not only participated in almost every military exercise, but has even been to the front line himself. Of course, when he was young, he did not command, but watching the whole process of the battle from the flagship of the front line, his mind also grew a lot.
The final record of this encounter, which later became known as the Battle of Marmara (or Battle of Dardanelles), was the sinking of one aircraft carrier by Europa, the paralysis of all battleships, and the sinking of 30 large and small ships, which dealt a great blow to Europa's Black Sea Fleet. However, in the records of both sides, the evaluation of this is not the same, Europa naturally thinks that this is a provocation from the Ocean Alliance, but the Ocean Alliance claims that Europa is not paying attention to the satanic crisis and trying to prevent the war to save humanity from continuing.
Of course, they are not particularly serious here, and the Ocean Alliance mainly claims that Europa is dissatisfied with the United Kingdom and is trying to make trouble for the United Kingdom here. However, the difference in the strength of the fleets on the two sides was too great, and Europa suffered a crushing defeat. And not only that, but the United Nations, on its part, is not very happy with Europa's behavior, at a time when all countries need to unite. Europa, on the other hand, is particularly stiff with the United Kingdom over some former personal enmity.
The Ocean Alliance was not innocent this time, and the friendly negotiations between them did not last long, but Europa blamed Athens for this time, believing that it was Athens' own initiative. Europa itself did not want a direct confrontation with the fleets of the Ocean Alliance. This is normal, after all, no country wants to compete with the Ocean Alliance, and it can be said that this is not a fleet that they can deal with.
"Maybe I'm not mature in that regard, but Drake, you're not any better than me in politics." After passing through the Turkish Straits, their fleet headed east, and the two of them had no intention of sleeping for the time being, but they were not suitable to stay here for a long time. Europa has not yet consolidated its strategic position in Turkey, but it does not mean that there is no army on Turkish soil.
"Although we have achieved a military victory, it does not mean that we have achieved a political victory. We are acting in the name of supporting the Northern Union, but that doesn't mean we can sink Europa's ships. This makes a lot of sense, and although Crown Prince Drake is theoretically special, he doesn't like to look at all the stuffy politics. But if you really don't know anything, that's not necessarily.
"But there is one thing, their preemptive strike gives us a big reason to use as a defense." Indeed, the original intention of the missiles launched by Europa was only as a deterrent was to warn them. However, if Europa's meaning is misinterpreted, it can be assumed that Europa took the initiative to provoke the fleet of the Ocean Alliance.
And the reason is actually very sufficient. That was a phrase spoken by the commander of the Europa Black Sea Fleet after the last encounter between the Northern Combined Fleet and the Europa Black Sea Fleet. "I believe that with our fleet, even if it encounters the Ocean Alliance, it will have the power to fight!" It may be just a sign of boasting, but in the eyes of politicians, it is a declaration of war. The commander of Europa's Black Sea Fleet has long wanted to compete with them. And this time it was just the right time, the fleet of the Ocean Alliance was going to go to the Northern Union through the waters under his jurisdiction.
"Trecy, I really don't think I can get along with you for long, you guy, your stomach is full of bad water!" "Hahahaha! Thanks for the compliment, man. Although Drake's words didn't like it, Trecy himself was satisfied. Politicians are basically like this, and they are not called politicians without the slightest scheming, are they? After this whole battle, their mental exhaustion has also reached a certain level. After leaving Europa's territorial waters and entering the open sea, the two of them also left the bridge, and the captain was the only one left on the bridge.
However, he should be called the commander-in-chief of this fleet rather than the captain, although he was relegated to the second line due to the arrival of the two royal highnesses, but he is also the actual leader of this fleet!
"It's true that the blue is better than the blue, and His Highness Therechy's tactics are indeed excessive. Let T47 and [Javelin] face [Beyan] and [Zara] independently, and change the other commanders, it is estimated that they will not give orders so calmly. "Therech actually has a hand to prepare, the air defense system on this side of the Turkish Strait, in fact, he has not used it, that is to stay to deal with [Byann] as a last resort, once the T47 fails to eat [Byann] alone, then the anti-aircraft missile will assist it to get out of the range of the enemy, in the final analysis, Tresch estimates that he still has a lot of backup plans, but unfortunately, Europa's Black Sea Fleet, it seems that he can't use these means.