2378 The Emperor's Sword (XVII)
The new commander of the Fourth Fleet in the Imperial Admiralty was Dylan Skousse. Standing on the deck of the Mayflower, the flagship of the detachment, under the white moonlight overhead, looking at the sea water in front of him as if it was stained with a layer of hoarfrost,
On the almost still sea, the tranquility is as if a layer of hoarfrost was cast on a deep blue
The Gibro Sea Road at the end of May is the calmest time of the year, under the moonlight, you can see between the warships, there are a lot of dense schools of fish here in the sea water freely shuttle, occasionally leaving a series of small white waves on the sea surface, chasing on both sides of the battleship with the waves, leaving a long white wave trail at the tail, the ripples in a circle drift around, and then collide with the ripples on the side of other battleships, stirring up more ripples in circles, which can not disappear for a long time, the fourth fleet on the sea is at rest, the black hull, undulating with the waves, twenty-two battleships, two dragon-class, twenty dragon's teethA day earlier, it had departed from a naval base on the northern coast of Gangfei and was docked at the front of the Gibro Seaway, echoing the Fifth Detachment at the back of the Gibro Seaway
Because the departure time coincided with the turmoil in Lisbonto, and the fleet docked deliberately away from the sea trade routes, until now, few people could have imagined that the Imperial Navy had already set out a huge net along the entire southern coast, and similar to the Fourth Fleet, the other six fleets of the Imperial Navy had also sailed out of port.
Thinking of the situation when he received the order, even Dylan Scuse didn't figure out the situation
Admiral Dustrunkai mysteriously pushed open the door of the conference room full of admirals, put a report in his hand on the table, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen. Don't ask why, our mission is only to cooperate, and this battle plan will be sent down to the detachment level. After reading it, please destroy it immediately!" Then with a gesture, the naval staff officers issued the battle plan to the eight commanders of the naval detachment,
In the middle of the conference room is a huge sand table modeled after the inner sea, with red ships representing large warships and orange ships representing small frigates, staggered in a sand table representing the sea area. It's like a beautiful colorful picture
Every small flag here represents a real warship, although the Admiralty strictly ordered the Admirals not to attack without permission. But on the sand table of the Admiralty, the admirals had practiced many times, and when the moment really came, everyone held their breath. They know. The empire is finally going to fight back, the attitude of the southern region towards the empire has deteriorated, as the imperial navy that is trying its best to suppress the south, it is natural to feel it for the first time, many ports in the southern region have begun to restrict the entry of imperial merchant ships in the last month, and on some small islands near the coast, some fortresses built in the south trebuchets even dare to launch provocative attacks on the imperial navy passing by. , in some ports. Imperial Navy sailors went ashore alone and disappeared or died.
In April, the Admiralty issued a strict order prohibiting naval sailors from landing in the south.
Also at the beginning of May, the Admiralty again issued a harsh order, requiring all fleets to concentrate on the Gangfei coast for rest, which simply showed that the Imperial Navy had become afraid of the south, "Although the Imperial Navy is strong, there are times when it is afraid in the face of the pressure of the whole south!" All kinds of remarks, at the same time circulated in the southern part of the Inland Sea, the admirals of the navy were full of grievances, and they had long wanted to fight a dozen of the sharp spirits of the south, but there was no order from the Admiralty, and the empire out of strategic considerations, in order to avoid falling into a two-front war, strictly ordered the navy not to go out without authorization, the admirals could only compare with the charts in the Admiralty every day, and many naval officers were disheartened and asked the Admiralty to take a vacation, anyway, there was nothing to do, and the Admiralty also approved all the naval officers' requests for leave in one breath three days ago,
"I can finally spend June with my family!"
The perennial turbulence at sea made the naval officer feel guilty about his family in his heart, and he was approved, and the naval base was almost half empty overnight
Happily pushing through the door, the naval officers returned home with the receipt of the report that they were allowed to take leave, and when they opened it, their faces changed, and there was obviously an order in the receipt, strictly ordering all officers to return to the base after a day, and those who violated the order were punished by military law, and the order came so suddenly that all the naval officers were not mentally prepared
As the commander of the naval detachment, he got a document, and the commander of the naval detachment opened the document in his hand in confusion, looking stunned, and his throat even swelled
"With such a large scope, is this going to be an all-out war?" "All-out war? You also need the south to have that kind of strength!" In the conference room, there was a rare smile, the always serious Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, the Imperial Navy Minister Dustrunkay, sneered at the corner of his mouth, his gaze swept over everyone's solemn faces, and said in a cold voice. This time the battle line is indeed a bit long, but the number of troops dispatched by the navy is also unprecedented, six detachments, 231 combat ships, the Admiralty means to seize the opportunity to severely knock the disobedient guys in the south, as long as the timing is right and the means are sharp, within the scope of their respective responsibilities, our naval combat strength is to occupy an absolute advantage." Hearing the words coming out of the mouth of the Admiralty, the Commander of the Squadron looked a little dazed, and there were a lot of inhaling sounds in it, what does the Dustrunkai mean in the mouth of the whole coastline? That doesn't mean that as long as the admirals think that the targets that need to be hit, they can choose to strike, everyone knows that His Majesty Falcon has always been blood for blood, tooth for tooth, when the news of the attack on the Imperial Army came from the Istanbul side, the admirals knew that they would definitely give an unforgettable revenge to the six southern countries, but the commanders of the detachment did not expect that the navy would fight in such a posture, such a large blow surface, it was simply enveloping the entire southern coast "Do you still have any questions?" Dustrenkai raised his head and asked with a serious expression, the commanders of the detachment were silent, and one of the commanders of the detachment boldly asked, "My lord, what does this range mean?" "As long as it is within the scope of your responsibility." After receiving the signal, you can take a strike!"
Dustrunkai calmly merged the battle plan in his hand, and said in a condensed voice, "If not, there is no more." Then let's set off according to their respective combat ranges!In this battle, I will personally take charge!" Dustrunkai's voice paused, his eyes swept over the faces of all the admirals, and he said in a deep voice, "What are you still hesitating about, the entire ship group is already ready to go in the harbor, just waiting for your sharp sword to be unsheathed, as the sharpest combat knife of His Majesty the Emperor." Don't you want the south to see your edge!" "Yes!" All the Admirals of the Navy stood up with excited expressions, their bodies straightened, and their voices rumbled in the chamber. They rushed out and ran towards their respective fleets, including Dylan Skousse, who had just been promoted to commander of the Fourth Fleet, and he saw the lieutenant under the flagship of his fleet. I know that the other party should have received a similar order. Without much explanation, the fleet left the northern naval port of Gangfei and headed for the Gibro Sea Road, which was within the predetermined range
"My lord, ship sixty-four reports that there is a signal from Luansok!" Adjutant Bonapartacari walked up from behind with an excited expression, interrupting Dylan Skousse's thoughts, the so-called signal was the roar of imperial thunder. Although it was a long distance, in the middle of the night. Thor's huge voice was enough to spread twenty miles out of the sea and reach the location of the reconnaissance ship sent by the detachment
"Quick, order the whole fleet to march towards Luansok immediately."
Dylan Scusse looked shocked, and ordered loudly, the group of Imperial Navy ships that had been stationary on the sea for a day and a night began to turn in the direction of Luansok, the huge sails that fell were pulled up by the sailors, and as soon as the sea breeze blew, it immediately puffed into a ball, and the speed of the battleship suddenly increased, and the heavy bow of the ship slammed down from the mirror-like water, like a fierce beast in the sea that emerged in the night, and the sharp arrow galloped away in the direction of Luansok
In the outer harbor of Luansok, a medium-sized Feser warship was wandering, they were ordered to block the port in and out, in the dark night, the rolling thunder from the direction of the port became stronger and stronger, and the Faizer sailors standing on the deck were stunned to see the red light that kept coming from the direction of the port, this is ...... Captain Faizer, who was standing on the bridge, seemed to sense something, and his gaze towards the harbor was a little gloomy, and his expression began to become uneasy. "It looks like a fight!"
On the deck, some experienced sailors were whispering, and the sailors looked at each other, you look at me, I look at you, and soon they all felt the look of fear in each other's eyes,
The Fetzer Navy has only two medium-sized warships in Luansok, and Fetzer knows very well that the strength of his own navy is too far behind the Imperial Navy, and Luansok is only more than ten miles away from the imperial border, and once it is attacked by the Imperial Navy, it will be a situation where the whole army will be annihilated
In this case, it is enough to place two medium-sized warships as eyes, and a white mist rose in the direction of the port, as if something was tumbling inside, flashing red, and suddenly, the face of the captain of this Fetzer battleship turned pale, it was Thor. That's right, only the Thor of the Imperial Navy battleship has such earth-shaking power "Set sail now, let's get out of here!"
The captain stomped his feet with an ugly face, the port is no longer important, since the Imperial Navy has already moved, it is not something that a medium-sized ship can stop by itself, don't you leave at this time, wait for death, the sailors hurriedly raised their sails, turned around in confusion, and on the vast northern sea, the three fastest dragon tooth warships appeared on the sea
"No enemy patrol ships were found, our men were in the harbor, and they asked us to bombard the harbor!" said the lookout at the top of the mast, carefully recognizing the lights coming from the direction of the harbor, and then said loudly to the captain below.
"Got it!" Captain Dragon's Tooth looked cold and retracted his gaze from a distance, the side of the ship began to be horizontal, revealing a whole row of Thor cannon muzzles, all the brushes were aimed at the port, the captain saw the situation of the port through the bright lenses that were somewhat concave through the telescope, and saw the situation in the port clearly, only to see a huge warship, which was violently bombarding the Fei Ze soldiers rushing in the direction of the port with Thor , a ball of fire exploded, and countless small black dots flew into the air, but for the thousands of Fei Ze soldiers, these attacks could not be shaken, and the Fei Ze soldiers holding shields were like ants flocking to the sugar cubes densely impacting the battleship,
"Target correction, three hundred and forty meters, salvo" Captain Longya read in his mouth, and gave an order with a cold expression, he arrived at the right time, although I don't know why, the imperial battleship was besieged by the Faeser people, but this is meaningless to himself, he received the signal, and then attacked according to the signal, this is the order of the imperial ship group,
Thundered......
Almost at the same time, a billowing white smoke erupted from the side of the three horizontal dragon tooth warships, the huge roar made the sea water flip, the anti-shock force of the salvo made the hull of the dragon tooth battleship move back a few meters, the side side of the ship suddenly seemed to put a bead cylinder, white gunsmoke, with the firelight flying out, the hull was swayed left and right by the impact of the reaction force, one after another whistling away Thor bullets, swept across the vast sea, with a louder and louder whistling sound smashed down, dense and huge explosion, directly rolled the port platform in, dazzling firelight splashed around, you can clearly see a circle of air waves blooming outward, dusty, falling around people and things, it was completely gone, and the Fazzer people in the port seemed to be stunned at once
"What's going on!"
The huge angry sheriff Arravin swayed from side to side, and the explosions of fire made him only despair in his eyes,
He ordered the whole city to gather all the troops to gather towards the port, thousands of reinforcements arrived, and brought more than a dozen new catapults, originally thought that he could take down the imperial warship in one go, but he didn't expect a more violent blow to suddenly come, the entire port was covered, and the sound of whistling like a devil,
The intense flames that exploded were coiled on the ground like a fire snake, making a piercing and abrupt burning sound.
In the rising black smoke, the buildings near the port were hit and collapsed, not only were all the people inside buried alive, but even the nearby streets were completely blocked by the bricks rolling down like mudslides.
Some shells directly penetrated the brick walls or windows, causing the internal explosion of the house, and the huge fire sprayed out from the inside, and the whole building was like a scattered building block, completely shattering from the inside outward, and the flying bricks smashed the surrounding residents to the ground with blood, and many people were even directly submerged by the torrent of bricks, and there was blood everywhere.
In the thick black smoke. Filled with a disgusting scorching stench, scorching flames, devouring everything unscrupulously, and finally turning into even greater flames, only to the point where the entire harbor was reduced to a sea of fire, (to be continued......