"This is war, and it is really impossible to completely avoid the death of civilians, even if you are an idealist, you still need to take into account the existence of reality."

The middle-aged man's words continued.

"However, you can also consider how to deter and combat militarism with minimal casualties."

Beichen's representative stared at the middle-aged man silently, but did not speak.

The middle-aged man apparently noticed her gaze as well, and turned his head to give her an awkward but polite smile.

"What's wrong?"

"I have a friend who says you are much more dangerous than the one who stepped down, Nicholas II." Representative Beichen picked up the black tea in front of him and took a sip, "I didn't think so at the time, because we are much stronger than you, and we are also confident that we will be stronger than you in the future." But now."

Her words paused, "I think he's right." ”

She looked at the middle-aged man, and in her dark pupils, there was a deep meaning that she didn't understand, "Your danger is not in wealth and national strength. ”

The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed slightly, but at this time, a whistle suddenly sounded outside.

The shrill sirens sounded from far to near, causing everyone present to frown.

And a soldier pushed the door open and walked in.

"Is it a combat alert?" The middle-aged man asked.

"Yes, sir." The soldier said, "The preliminary judgment is that it is the German army." ”

"Why did they come to attack us, did they leak the news?" The middle-aged man continued.

The soldier nodded, "Although it is not clear why Germany attacked us, it should be so." ”

"It seems that what Wilhelm II left in this country is more difficult to find than we think." The middle-aged man muttered softly.

He slowly stood up and looked at everyone present, "I'm sorry, guys, this may be the end of the meeting, you can get out of here first." ”

He looked at Joan of Arc and Raman, "They probably came for the weapon, and you came in an airboat, right?" ”

Joan of Arc nodded.

"You go to Novaya Zemlya and transport Katyusha away." The middle-aged man said.

"We can help." "Our airships are very destructive to warships on the sea. ”

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment and said, "It would be best if I could help." It is undeniable that the airships stationed in St. Petersburg have basically been destroyed by Zeus, and we really don't have the ability to deal with warships now. ”

Tesla also stood up, "I'll go with you." ”

Together, they walked out of the Hermitage and came to the palace square outside the Hermitage.

However, at this moment, a high platform was temporarily erected in the square, and the high platform was about twenty meters, and the empty boat on which Joan of Arc and Laman were sitting was tied to this high platform with ropes.

On the side of the high platform, there were two tall mechas.

"It's an empty boat from Britannia." Raman said to Tesla, "But with your engine technology, the name Leviathan, if it's a tailwind, it can reach 150 km/h with six engines running at full power." ”

Tesla nodded, this should be one of the fastest airships in this era.

Of course, it can't be compared to his empty boat, after all, the thrusters used were taken from Tony, and they were something ahead of their time.

Moreover, this empty ship is much larger than his one, and it is also equipped with a lot of weapons and ammunition, which are all factors that affect speed.

The middle-aged man also walked out, followed by Beichen and Britannia's representatives.

The middle-aged man gestured to the mecha on both sides, and the mecha bent down and lowered his palm.

Tesla, on the other hand, walked into the palm of his hand with Joan of Arc, Raman, and the Britannian representative, Reilly.

Reilly came with Joan of Arc and the others on an empty boat.

Then, the mecha was lifted up again, and directly brought several people to the high platform, and entered the air boat through the link between the high platform and the empty boat.

The airboat disconnected the rope and slowly lifted into the air as the airboat airbags puffed up again.

Tesla and Joan of Arc walked headlong down the corridor inside the empty boat, heading to the head of the pod.

Although the airship is very large, in fact, most of the volume is airbags, and the size of the pod is not large, around sixty-one meters.

Some look like giant whales carrying their calves.

They quickly reached the front of the pod.

That is, the console of the entire gondola, which, according to professional parlance, is called the bridge.

The captain issued instructions from the bridge and controlled the entire airboat.

The crew in the engine room, the bomb bay, the top of the airship were all under the command of the bridge.

The floor was also covered with a short-haired carpet with a huge Britannian emblem.

Surrounded by the members of the Entente who were busy with something.

On the table on the right is a telegraph machine, and an interpreter in different costumes is sitting in a chair listening to the telegram.

In the center of the bridge, Joan of Arc was standing straight with her hands folded over her chest, staring at the scene through the window with a serious face.

As if hearing something, the interpreter turned his head and shouted.

"There is information from the Ministry of Intelligence that Germany has sent three underwater mechs, and according to the time when the intelligence was sent, it should be near us now."

"Underwater submarines?" Raman frowned slightly, if it was a warship, their airboat would be able to help, while the underwater mechs would have to wait for them to come ashore.

Joan of Arc stepped forward slowly, picked up a telescope directly from one side and went to the starboard window to look down, and they were now flying over the Barents Sea, heading for Novaya Zemlya.

She saw three splashes beneath the Leviathan.

Her mind conjured up the image of three large machines swinging their legs underwater.

"The two frigates are about the same size as the corvettes." Joan of Arc looked at the splash below, "But the one in the middle is at least the size of a small destroyer." ”

"Is it a submarine ship?" Rahman asked.

Tesla raised his eyebrows and stepped forward quickly, "Do you still have a telescope?" ”

The staff on one side handed him one directly, and he also raised his binoculars and looked down through the porthole.

The surface of the water was pitch black, and under the light of the rising moon, the bubbles that bubbled out of the water looked like scattered pearls, very delicate, not like they were emitted by a mechanical engine.

The air was filled with the atmosphere of battle, and everywhere there was the roar of engines.

His face was a little serious, he originally thought that the Zeus ship was already the most advanced submarine ship in the world, but the speed of the enemy's technological progress was somewhat beyond his imagination.

"It's less than a hundred feet deep." The navigator said, spreading the chart on the table, "Within a few miles of it, the water is the shallowest here, sir." ”

"Then I think we should be able to attack them in advance." Tesla said.

Hearing this, everyone on the bridge looked at him.

Tesla said slowly, "Driver, slow down to a quarter and ride the wind." ”

The pilot glanced at the captain, who nodded.

The engine shook a bit, and the airship began to tilt to the right. The splash below is also gradually approaching Novaya Zemlya.

"The bubbles float up with the current." Tesla said, "What's the flow velocity down there?" ”

The driver lowered his binoculars, "About five knots, sir." ”

"We just need to figure out how long it will take for the bubbles to float up a hundred feet."

Tesla thought quietly, muttering softly as he thought.

"It depends on the size of the bubbles. Bubbles the size of a champagne foam take a few seconds to rise an inch. ”

"But obviously, these are not champagne foam, they are emitted by large diesel engines. At least the size of a baseball. ”

He thought for a moment, "Probably. Ten feet per second. ”

After a moment of rehearsal in his head, he said, "Prepare to drop the bomb, listen to my command." Three-two. One! ”

With the sound of cannonballs reverberating through the corridors, aerial bombs were dropped from above the airboat.

The deck shook slightly, and Tesla felt some pain in his knees, and he leaned against the sloping window, trying to see what was going on beneath the airship.

At first, nothing changed, only the dark sea. Then there was a splash on the surface of the water, and the bomb entered the water.

A few seconds later, the bomb exploded, blooming in the moonlight like a silver flower. The air currents from the explosion burst out of the water, forming a white dome, and huge waves splashed on the shallow stalls.

"Come closer." Joan of Arc commanded.

The Leviathan slowly turned, the bridge window facing Novaya Zemlya, the water calmed down, and Tesla leaned in for traces of the underwater mech's exhaust.

One of the mechs malfunctioned - the bubbles were huge. Then a large bubble erupted, like boiling water.

"Secondary explosion," said the first mate, "a guard mech was destroyed by a blaster. ”

"Turtle in the urn." Joan of Arc murmured.

Tesla's mind seemed to have an image of the underwater, how the people inside tried in vain to stop the influx of seawater. The other mech also failed, and the bubbles emitted fluctuated in size and size. However, its movement is relatively small, and the bubbles gradually become smaller, and then there is nothing left.

"The two little ones are done, sir." The first mate said.

Tesla shuddered slightly, although he created the Zeus ship, but he hated to dive to the bottom of the sea, because his imagination was too strong,

He even had in his mind the image of the engine failing and the mech despairing in despair falling in the dark and cold depths.

"Submarine ships are more heavily armoured, sir." The first mate turned from the window.

"Then another round."

However, as its words fell, the warship seemed to have completely abandoned its hiding, and the waves on the surface of the sea quickly moved towards Novaya Zemlya.

They saw that the submarine was even less than two kilometers away from the research institute on Novaya Zemlya.

"Wait a minute!" Joan of Arc stopped the bombing plan with a solemn face.

At this time, they can only bomb one more round, and they can't guarantee that it will affect this research institution.

No one knows how that weapon works, and if it is detonated by their bombing, then not only these scientists in the research institute will all die here.

Their idea of ending the war early will also be forced to come to an end. So you need to aim a little bit.

The mecha is less than a kilometer from the shore, but the top of it is already exposed to the water. The sea water washed down the deck, leaving behind seaweed and salt. The metal mechs beneath the surface of the sea glowed, and with a roar of the engine, the giant claws beneath the mech reached out of the water.

(End of chapter)