The spacious city conference hall is surrounded by the top leaders of all the ethnic groups that can be gathered. In front of all of them was a copy of a telegram from the Eastern Capital. Everyone pondered again and could see that they were shocked by the unexpected news. So much so that no one said a word for half a day after Zai Tianxiang read out the contents of the telegram.

What is this concept of a fleet? The word fleet is simply synonymous with strangeness and distantness for many hunters who are still busy struggling to get enough to eat. However, Tianxiang and other "pathfinders" who inherited ancient science and technology knew very well that more than 600 years ago, the fleet was the most fundamental indicator of the strength of a coastal country. Compared with the traditional military power of the 6th Upper Navy, the size of the navy actually represents the foundation of the country's prosperity and strength.

Although, in terms of the current world, the concept of the state has been rather diluted. In its place, there is inter-ethnic strife. But no matter what, the power of the race, which has always had a strong fleet, is definitely not to be underestimated. The dragons don't have a fleet, but that doesn't mean there aren't warships. In fact, the ruins of some large coastal cities, including the eastern capital, have been found in the ruins of ancient docks. Among them, the Dongdu Shipyard and several ancient military docks in the vicinity are the most well-preserved. Tianxiang, who was once ambitious, also used the warship design drawings provided by the computer to make use of various local resources to build four missile destroyers with a displacement of about 5,000 tons in the past ten years. It's just that he didn't think about the use of making these steel lumps at all。。。。。。 The construction of these four warships can be described as a waste of money and people. Tens of thousands of hunters spent two years busy repairing the dockyard. Collecting resources, refining steel, finishing workshops...... Everything takes a lot of manpower. Especially in the production and manufacturing stage, if there is no forcible indoctrination of the knowledge of the No. 2 computer, I am afraid that even if all the dragons are busy and exhausted, it will definitely not be possible to create these huge warships within ten years.

It was from that time that Tianxiang realized it for the first time. Why is it said that knowledge is the primary productive force? There are battleships. Of course, there is no shortage of people to control them. In order to train a group of qualified sailors, the dragon people have been busy again for several years. It's just that no one thought of it. A fleet built at such a great cost that has been anchored in the harbor since that time has not been out except for normal training. To be precise, the fleet was a useless decoration for the dragons at the time. Because in the case of 6 resources that have not yet been fully utilized. Going to the sea to find new supplies is obviously a move that doesn't do much. Therefore, under the persuasion of Qin Guang and others, Tianxiang finally dispelled the idea of continuing to build ships. Instead, the focus was on the inner workings of the community. It is precisely because of this that the dragon clan has the scale it has today. Many times, Tianxiang will involuntarily rejoice: if he hadn't listened to the persuasion of others and forced the navy, then, today's Earth Dragon Clan. It's probably something else. After all, in the case of limited capabilities . Instead of grabbing two heavy objects that you can't bear with each hand, it's better to work together to grab one of them first. What's more, two years later, due to the abundant energy supply, the space battleship dock in Base 2 also began to be activated. Although due to many reasons, the space surveyor has not been completed so far. But compared to the kind of steel lumps that can only swim in the sea but cannot fly into the sky. It's been a shotgun for a long time. In this way, this semi-finished fleet, which was once pinned on by Tianxiang, was naturally gradually forgotten。。。。。。 Now, however, a foreign fleet has appeared on the waters of the Eastern Capital. How can such news not surprise people. You know, according to the telegram, there are as many as several ships in this fleet, and dozens of them are far larger and larger than the existing missile destroyers." They're supposed to be from the big side." After a moment of contemplation, each of them expressed his opinion: "They may be from Europe or Australia. However, it seems to me that there is no other possibility than these two places. After all, the information obtained from the satellite images shows that only above these two large 6 places still have a large number of hunters. They have every strength to build a fleet of this size."

"Why not the Americas?" Ou Qin was a little puzzled: "If you look at the distribution of technology and industry in ancient times, the foundation of the Americas is far more than the two places you mentioned. In contrast, the possibilities are naturally even greater."" Americas? Hearing this, Zhan Feng shook his head gently: "Don't forget that America is the source of corpses. According to records, at the end of the war, the combined Asian armies were able to redeploy captured corpses in the rear of the American armies, and in this way they were victorious. Hehe! I don't think there's anyone alive in that damn place. ”

"But how can you explain that satellite images clearly show that there are still large tribal settlements there?" "Why is it impossible for even savage humanoids to evolve into horde tribe corpses? They are also living beings, and nature has the right to evolve.

Although Zhan Feng's words are a bit strong, it is undeniable that he does have a certain truth. "That's it! I didn't call you here to argue on this issue. Tianxiang came out at the right time to make a round: "The question now is why this fleet is here?" What is their purpose? How strong is the power? And most importantly, are they friends or enemies to us? ”

"Huh! Of course, you'll have to ask them. Standing Feng smiled and made a helpless gesture: "We can't answer such a question at all." "Not bad. We have too little information about them to make a reasonable judgment. Ou Qin agreed: "I wonder if we should send someone to contact them first to find out the specific situation before making a final decision?" "I've already ordered the Eastern Capital to do so." Tianxiang frowned, tapped the smooth table with his knuckles, and said in a deep voice: "However, just in case, I order all military units to enter the first-level alert state." The air force stationed in various places has also canceled its vacation from today. Unified centralized in the central cities of all regions on standby. 6 upper aspects. I am going to rush to the Eastern Capital with the 6th Combat Division of the Upper Desire. Where there is only one division, the defense force is not strengthened, I am afraid they will not be able to cope with the sudden incident. "What? You're going to go again? Zhan Feng rolled his eyelids exaggeratedly: "I said." Are you addicted to war? No, this time I said that you would not be allowed to go. If you really want to send someone, I'll go. "Then you will come with me." Tianxiang replied lightly, and then turned to Liu Rui's side: "Then from today onwards, you will be in charge of the position under the jurisdiction of the station." However, I would like to remind all of you that our military power is very strong. But it is not enough to cope with all the circumstances. Don't just worry about food and storage during this time. Nor can the armament be relaxed. Let's just decide for now! The manager of Dragon City is now under Ou Qindan. The army's primary logistical supply will also have to be bothered by you. "There are five garrison troops in Dragon City. In addition to the 64th Mobile Combat Team, which was responsible for Soman's security, there were also the 1st Combat Division directly under Shang Jianming and the 6th Combat Division under Fang Xu. Of course, the Guards Division beside Tianxiang is also one of them, if it weren't for the fact that this unit has not completely changed its weapons, Tianxiang would definitely not have brought only one regiment with him on his last trip.

In addition to the above four troops. All that remains is the First Space Fleet, which is still being formed. Though. So far, the fleet has only two poorly organized warships, and there are only two half-finished ships that have not been fully built. Judging from the actual combat capability, the two units of the 1st Division and the 6th Division were far behind the Guards Division and the 64th Mobile Combat Unit. However, due to various reasons, Tianxiang finally decided: to bring the troops above to attack. Support the Eastern Capital.

Since it is support, it must be rushed as quickly as possible. In this way, the huge military airport in Dragon City became busier and busier. Although he was suspicious of the intentions of the visitors at sea. Tianxiang can only treat it according to the enemy. After all, a large fleet is definitely an incomparably formidable force in the absence of a force capable of countering it.

It's just that when he hurried to the eastern capital and saw the "fleet" anchored on the sea, he really had a feeling of crying and laughing. Because the actual situation is really far from the picture he imagined in his mind。。。。。。 The word "fleet" is also quite appropriate to describe the scene at hand. But what kind of fleet is this!

The tattered wooden planks were covered with large tarpaulins one after another. Although the tall ship has beautiful statues standing upright, it is also a decorative object that has no practical effect. In particular, the masts that stood tall in the center of the ship made Tianxiang stunned. He couldn't imagine how these wind-powered wooden boats had drifted all the way to this place. By the way, there are also those so-called battleships. Tianxiang really can't connect them with the word "battleship". They were obviously in much better shape than the broken wooden boats. At the very least, the thin layer of iron wrapped around the hull is enough to make people look different. Despite this, the contents are still the same wood...... Since it is a battleship, it must be armed accordingly. These wooden ships had a large number of gun ports on both sides. Zhan Feng counted carefully, and the number of side guns on the largest of them had reached a terrifying thirty. It's just that there are so many types of these cannons. There were rear-loading 1o5-mm field guns, as well as 75-mm direct-aim guns, and even older front-loading cannons. Probably the largest number of them is the ignition steel cannon that fired solid projectiles in ancient history. Wooden "battleships" of this kind were parked all over the sea outside the port of the eastern capital. At first glance, there are at least hundreds of them. It's just that, in terms of its quality, it is at best more like a "fleet" on the run.

Tianxiang has already made up his mind to turn around and must scold the managers of the Eastern Capital. Just because of his simple "battleship", he worried in vain, and even more so that the Sixth Combat Division ran around in vain. Zhan Feng had already covered his mouth and hid to the side and snickered. In fact, even if he doesn't say Tianxiang, he is very clear. The other party's intention is unknown. However, it is not worth worrying too much about the weapons and equipment they have shown. Even if there are twice as many dilapidated wooden ships as there are in front of you. It is definitely not the opponent of the four well-armed missile destroyers in his hands. He even suspected that he might be able to send all of these wooden warships to the bottom of the sea by ramming tactics alone.

Just as his mind was full of dirty thoughts, the sentry came to report that a small boat had been released from this nameless fleet of seas, and now they were docked and were negotiating with the port management. "Let's go! Look at it. Before Zhan Feng could speak, Tianxiang patted him on the shoulder. Straight to the port.

The place where the boat docked was already surrounded by a group of heavily armed soldiers. Standing in the center of the encirclement were two strangers who were still neatly dressed.

"Who are you? Why did you come here? Tianxiang parted the crowd and asked the seemingly missionary in the middle. I'm the liaison officer of the Bodes and would like to replenish some fresh water within your territory. Yes! I forgot to introduce that my name is Rosen and I am the prince of Bode. The man who spoke looked quite respectful, and his face was always full of a faint smile. Polish? Prince? Tianxiang looked at the exotic man in front of him with interest. Dark blue eyes from each other's fair skin. And with his tall nose, he couldn't easily tell that he wasn't of the Asian race. But what made him amused the most was that this guy actually called himself a prince. You know, such a title only existed in ancient times. After all, no matter how noble your background is, in this world where even having a full stomach is a problem. The title of prince is not even comparable to a piece of roasted worm meat. "Not bad." The other party straightened his chest and smiled and said, "We have no ill intentions. Just wanted to add a little fresh water here. Hehe! Our fleet has been adrift at sea for a long time. I hope you understand. ”

"No problem." Tianxiang waved his hand generously: "But before I can do that, I need to figure out one thing. Where do you come from? Where are you going? ”

"We come from Hamburg, a small city in Europe's Big 6. As for our destination, it's not far from here. I'm afraid you've heard of it too. "Oh? What exactly is the place? ”

"Beijing, the capital of the ancient Asian Federation."

"Beijing?" Tianxiang was taken aback: "What are you going to do in that place?" ”

"I can't meet your request on this point. After all, this is the top secret of our clan. Please forgive me! As he spoke, Rosen leaned forward slightly. Tianxiang stared at the European in front of him for a long time without speaking. After a long time, he nodded lightly and said, "Let your ship dock!" You are free to replenish fresh water here. ”

"Thank you for your understanding." Hearing this, Rosen's face showed a hint of joy. After whispering a few words to the attendants beside him, he turned around again and said to Tianxiang: "Then I will retire first, our ship is too much, and the amount of fresh water needed is also very large." I hope you understand. "It's rare for a large fleet to need fresh water, but it's not unusual. It's just that in Tianxiang's view, the destination Beijing mentioned by the other party seems to have another layer of hidden meaning. Therefore, after the soldiers paid close attention to each other's movements, Tianxiang and Zhan Feng turned around and got into the armored command vehicle parked next to them.

"Do you think this guy is telling the truth?" Tianxiang asked in the spacious carriage. "There shouldn't be any fakes." Zhan Feng thought for a moment and said, "I looked at the people standing on the bow of the ship, their faces were quite bad. It looks like he's been running out of water for a long time. I think fresh water should be the main purpose of their engagement with us. ”

"Oh?" Tianxiang was a little surprised: "Do you mean that they have any other intentions besides this?" "Attempt? Hehe! Not yet. One thing is for sure, though, that they definitely don't just want fresh water from us. I'm afraid there will be other requirements in the future. ”

If the requirements are not too big, they can be accommodated. Tianxiang smiled: "After all, they don't have any malicious intent. It's okay to help them. It's just that the destination of their voyage is actually Beijing. It's really weird."