Speaker Grover returned from Oulu Academy, and the all-metal steam battleship inside the Ibur shipyard was somewhat unexpected, but within acceptable limits. No matter what conspiracy Meteorite wants to use this warship, it is impossible to change the balance of power at sea with a hastily built new warship.

Not to mention that the maneuverability is very worrisome, there is no sample ship test, there is no continuous technical polishing and design improvement, and there is a great chance that this kind of all-metal warship will be launched and directly overturned and sink into the sea.

Just remind the Saxon engineering fleet to pay attention.

The biggest takeaway from Oulu College is undoubtedly the change in attitudes of the clear sky, which shows that his strategy of starting with common ideas is correct. Now that Clear Sky is grasping the meteorite in the event of the ruins of the Magical Plant Museum, both land and sea are at your disposal, and under the crushing of this absolute strength, you can only be like a clown struggling to turn his head in the stands.

Amusing! Wretched!

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The blockade of Cape Harbor by the Saxon engineering fleet was very effective. Their main fleet cruised off the coast of Fury Waves, sending recruited pirates to intercept passing ships. Ships with passes for other ports in Angry Waves are allowed to go, and ships that do not have a pass, or who are clearly in or out of Cape Harbor, are sacked.

The Imperial Navy stationed in Angry Waves was unusually calm, and even though the Cape District had repeatedly informed them of pirates at sea, the navy remained unmoved. Even on the grounds that the fleet's warships needed to be overhauled, routine maritime patrols were terminated, and only reconnaissance airships were dispatched to monitor the movements of "pirates."

In addition to the construction of Haijiao Port, the number of ships on the wharf has been greatly reduced. This has led to a crisis in the livelihoods of many people, and the interior of the Cape District has become unstable.

Shelley and his Einsatzgruppen kept the city on guard day and night, but this was not a long-term solution. The prestige of the chief detective of the meteorite will always be exhausted one day, and when the General Intelligence Bureau can't suppress the underground turbulence, once it erupts, it will be out of control.

Every day, Luke asks about the construction progress of the "First Machine", and the Yanyang Group has to take out a lot of money every day for the pacification of all parties.

The seemingly prosperous and calm Angry Wave City, a string in the sky is getting tighter and tighter.

Finally, the Ibur shipyard sent the news that the "first engine" had been built, and Pan also sent the cruising route of the Saxon engineering fleet and the schedule for the next rest and replenishment.

Luke immediately ordered the "First Plane" to go to sea loaded with ammunition and fuel and sail towards the waters of Fishbone Island. Time was of the essence, and the "first machine" was not given time for testing. Once Fishbone Island had Lady Tasia accepted the battleship, all testing and training was carried out on the voyage to the attack position.

Luke then sailed to Fishbone Island.

In the evening, the "first plane" slowly sailed out of the dock. The moonlight shone on the hull, and the steel battleship, which had not had time to be fully painted, shone with a bright metallic sheen in many places.

The warship, which is fully loaded with nearly 3,000 tons, is much smaller than that of wooden ships of the same class because the hull is made of steel. Compared with those 4,000-ton and 5,000-ton ships, it is more like a child.

The First Aircraft was dragged away from the Ibur shipyard by a ship much larger than itself. In this way, even if someone finds it finished, it will be considered that there is a serious problem with its power.

The steel battleship quickly disappeared into the night, heading in the direction of Fishbone Island.

In the Anno game, Luke has landed on Fishbone Island more than once. Kill some Naga to get the materials once, and then leave in a hurry.

After the Clover airship robbery, the Naga queen Lady Tasia was hanged, and Fishbone Island was completely destroyed. It became a place for hunting nagas, and a large number of naga were enslaved and sold.

Only this time Luke changed the fate of Lady Tassia and Fishbone Island.

The connection to the shipping route in the Cape District allows Fishbone Island to easily and cheaply obtain supplies on land. The formation of the anti-smuggling fleet in the Cape District gave Lady Tassia the command of a powerful fleet.

With money, supplies, and ships, Lady Tasia stopped trading pirates, but did pirate business. Fishbone Island has been turned into a free port, which connects to the Cape District, through which the pirates' looted goods can be circulated and safely entered the city of Fury Waves for cash.

Just taking a commission is enough for Fishbone Island to survive, not to mention Luke's unrelenting investment in the area.

Haijiao Port is a commercial port, and the stationing of armed fleets affects the money. Moreover, Luke regarded this fleet as his own private army, let alone stationed within the limits of the Empire.

Fishbone Island has become very important in Luke's heart.

Defensive fortifications were naturally also the focus of the construction of Fishbone Island.

In Luke's vision, Naga used the seabed around the island to create a reef zone with a depth of one to two kilometers. Ships entering and exiting Fishbone Island were only able to pass through the reef area smoothly under the guidance of Naga pilots.

If there is an invasion, it is only necessary to lay mines in a large area of the reef area to effectively prevent enemy ships from approaching.

Permanent defensive batteries were built on the islands, and state-of-the-art heavy artillery was procured to deliver devastating strikes against sea targets that came into range.

Although the current Fishbone Island has not been built into Luke's imagination, the existing defensive measures are enough to deter the Saxon engineering fleet from attacking it.

As soon as Luke landed on Fishbone Island, he summoned the commanders of the anti-smuggling fleet to meet in a newly built defensive fortress.

In the middle of the conference room, on a tactical table five meters long and three meters wide, a pair of charts was spread out on it. The charts depict the waters around the city in detail, full of intricate lines and symbols.

Luke couldn't read the charts, so he handed a piece of paper to Lady Tasia, who was beside him.

Mrs. Tasia took the paper and quickly used the model to lay out a map of the situation of the conflict at sea.

After the arrangement was completed, Mrs. Tasia looked at Luke, "Chief Inspector, do you have any other orders?" ”

"It's a very accurate piece of information," Luke said. I hope that you will be able to use this information to eliminate this pirate who provoked the anti-smuggling fleet in the Cape District.

Now there's Lady Tasya explaining the details of this information, and then you give me a plan of annihilation. ”

"Yes, Chief Inspector."

Mrs. Tasia then took up the command post and explained the schedule of the Saxon engineering fleet to the commanders of the anti-smuggling fleet. Several staff officers took the push rod and moved the model ship on the chart, as Mrs. Tasia had recounted.

"According to the navigation route of the Saxon engineering fleet, it can be seen that they are also afraid of irritating the Imperial fleet stationed in Fury Waves, so they do not dare to approach the waters of Fury Waves too much.

By following this route, they can effectively deter ships coming and going to this area, and let the shipowners choose other ports of Angry Waves other than Cape Harbor.

According to intelligence, now the main forces of the Saxon engineering fleet should be in the 7846:6894 area, arriving in nine days at the Freeport of Brilliant Island for a replenishment. On the first day, it is possible to complete the replenishment of ten to thirteen ships, and on the second day, the replenishment of all thirty-four ships can be completed. During the replenishment period, all crew members took turns to go to the island for one day. The next morning, also on the morning of the 24th, the first crew members had just boarded the ship, and the second batch of crew members had just disembarked.

You know for sure what the state of the fleet is at this time. ”

Mrs. Tasia's words drew laughter from all the commanders.

After being adrift at sea for half a month, once the crew goes ashore, they must be indulgent. Alcohol and women can drain all their strength, and even if a group of soft-footed shrimp detects an enemy attack, there is no way to quickly turn the fleet into a state of imminent battle.

If you can't even hold a shell, how can you fight?

Lady Tasia and the commanders don't know where the Chief Inspector got this information, but with this information, a beast that weighs them down has become a lamb to the slaughter.

The atmosphere in the war conference room instantly became relaxed.

A battle plan was quickly drawn up.

The main force of the anti-smuggling fleet in the Cape area immediately attacked, and made a large circle around the sea to evade the reconnaissance ships and reconnaissance airships sent by the enemy fleet. Calculating the range and time, on the eve of the 24th, he approached Brilliant Island, and in the morning launched an attack on the Saxon engineering fleet docked on Brilliant Island.

"The auxiliary fleet is responsible for forcing the defenders of Brilliant Isle. I know Jeff, the lord of Brilliant Isle, and as long as our deterrence is sufficient, he will not fight for the Saxon engineering fleet and us.

It cannot be ruled out that the Saxon Project offered a large price that Jeff could not refuse. We may suffer heavy losses, but I promise to sink the entire Sachs Engineering fleet in the harbor with the main fleet.

Inspector General, please! ”

Mrs. Tasia was very decisive.

This kind of opportunity is too rare, and in one fell swoop it will reverse the ratio of strength between the anti-smuggling fleet in the Cape District and the Saxon engineering fleet. As long as the auxiliary fleet can contain the firepower of the defenders of Brilliant Island, she will be able to break the blockade of these days in one fell swoop.

The other commanders were also angry, seeing that they could block the Saxophone Engineering fleet in the harbor and beat it, and immediately asked Luke to fight.

"Inspector General, please!"

Luke watched the battle on the charts, and the anti-smuggling fleet blocked the Saxon engineering fleet in the harbor of Brilliant Isle, with a posture of swallowing the enemy.

If you want to win, you have to come out of the nest with the sea wealth that you have saved so hard. The only variable now is whether the defenders of Brilliant Island will help the Saxophone Engineering fleet, and to what extent.

Most of the anti-smuggling fleet is a merchant ship converted from a warship, and it has no advantage against shore defense artillery.

"This offensive plan is an alternative plan first......

Hearing that Luke did not agree to this attack plan, Mrs. Tasia was a little anxious: "Chief Inspector, if our fleet wants to approach Brilliant Island without being discovered by the Saxon engineering fleet, we need to make a big circle on the sea. If you delay in making a plan, you are likely to miss out on the best opportunity to attack.

Once resupplied by the Saxon engineering fleet, we fought head-on at sea and were no match for the enemy fleet.

Chief Inspector, with our current strength, there is no better way. ”

Luke said: "A new ship will arrive tonight. I believe that when you see this battleship, you will have a more secure battle plan. ”

"New ship! Stumped ......"

Hearing Luke say that a new ship had arrived, Lady Tasia instantly became excited, and the scales on her neck and cheeks fanned uncontrollably slightly.

Luke made a secret gesture: "Let's talk about it when we meet, you first see if it has combat capability, and save everyone in vain." ”

"Yes, yes, Inspector General."

Lady Tasia's voice trembled with excitement.

She knew that the Chief Inspector had commissioned the Ibor Shipyard to secretly build an all-metal steam battleship, but she didn't expect the battleship to be built so quickly.

If it really has the capability to fight at sea, it is the world's first all-metal steam warship. The chief inspector promised that I would be the captain of this battleship.

"Let's dismiss the meeting...... Everyone go back to mobilize, and the battle of Brilliant Island must be fought. ”

"Yes, Chief Inspector."

Although the commanders at all levels wondered what kind of warship made Mrs. Tasia so excited, the chief inspector said that it was a secret, and they did not dare to ask more. I can only leave with curiosity, and I'll see you sooner or later anyway.

In the evening, Lady Tasia accompanied Luke to a separate dock on Fishbone Island. There were also hundreds of sailors standing neatly on the docks, all of whom had completed their training on the Adonis-class steam battleship and were the crew members of the "first machine".

Around the docks and on the sea, Naga warriors are on guard, and no one is allowed to approach this area.

The sea breeze blew the blanket on Lady Tasia's body, and she straightened her tail to stand taller, looking out into the dark sea, her eyes full of anticipation.

Luke didn't disturb Mrs. Tasya, he wanted to smoke a cigarette, but after thinking about it, he still pulled a candy and put it in his mouth.

After a few more moments, a Naga warrior rolled over from the sea and jumped onto the dock. He saluted Luke and Lady Tasia with a look of shock and excitement: "We have received the 'first plane', and this invincible warship is coming. ”

"It's coming!"

Lady Tasia's body was raised again, almost supporting her entire body with the end of the snake's tail.

Soon a metallic color appeared in the distant darkness in the moonlight, and then a huge steel ship sailed out of the night and made its way to the docks.

It has a sleek hull, and the bow of the ship lightly separates the seawater, giving the feeling of being able to sail with ease.

"Great!" After admiring it for only a moment, Lady Taasia couldn't help but admire: "I can't imagine that a battleship made entirely of steel should appear in front of my eyes like this. Judging by its speed, it can catch up with the Adonis-class steam battleship, and although I don't know how good its acceleration and steering performance are, I'm sure it's good enough for any naval battle.

Chief Inspector, this is an invincible battleship, and no ship at sea can sink it. No...... There is no cannon that can sink it.

The ocean of the future is your ocean! ”

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