On January 27, the 2nd year of the Falcon Empire, this was the beginning of the second phase of the Empire's battle against Normandy, the cloudless Moon Ans Harbor, the blue sea was churning, and the harbor was densely packed with warships, the southern governor Statunko, who was dressed in a straight military uniform, stood up with a somewhat unbalanced body, and respectfully gave a military salute to the fat man opposite

"Your Majesty, the lower official is now leaving!" Statunko's simple tone was full of military determination

"Have a good trip!We'll see you in Normandy!" the fat man stretched out his palm and patted his right-hand man on the shoulder, "See you in Normandy, take care!" Statunko nodded excitedly, turned around and walked onto the flagship Dragon-class battleship of the attack fleet, the Tregiye, even among so many warships, the size of the Dragon-class battleship of the Treguier is also extremely conspicuous, compared with the other Dragon-class next to it, the side of the Treguier is more than 3 meters higher, like a lonely giant beast quietly lurking on the sea,

This is a Dragon-class battleship that was only launched in December, the brand new deck can still smell the paint, the huge hull is more than 20 meters high, and it has a groundbreaking 180 Thor cannons and the Empire's latest keel reinforcement technology.

This batch of the four latest Dragon-class battleships that have just been launched are all based on the construction of the Admiralty, and the weak points on the side of the battleship are targeted with thick and solid baffles.

Although it looks a bit cumbersome, according to the words of the navy, this shape is like the scales of the neck that suddenly opens when the legendary dragon is angry, and it is absolutely domineering, which is enough to deter those fake super warships in the Gallic navy, "Turn left and board the ship!"

Seeing the corps commander Statunko boarding the flagship, the 30,000 soldiers of the Southern Army waiting in the harbor, turning to the right neatly, their feet moving, the ground trembling slightly, a group of black-armored soldiers. Boarding the dense group of ships lined up in the harbor, the sun shining on the sides of the ship group, flashing with brilliance,

More than three hundred huge transport ships were divided into four echelons on the coastline of the Moon Anth, and the sails of the white battleships with the emblem of the Imperial Navy were slowly pulled up from under the masts by the combined efforts of the Imperial sailors, and when they were blown by the fierce sea breeze, they immediately turned into a bulging hemispherical shape, making an impatient whoosh. It's like a horde of hungry beasts suddenly all come to life

"Raise the sails, set sail!"

The sailors ran back and forth on the deck, and in an instant a dense forest of sails appeared in the harbor on the sea, and the waves rolled up by the heavy bow were like a huge iron plough breaking the vast sea, and the waves were rolled by countless white water marks that rushed side by side.

Six Dragon-class warships and 31 Dragon-tooth warships were at the front of the fleet, like an army being reviewed, passing by one by one from the position of the port watchtower where the fat man stood

The fat man watched the huge group of ships slowly leave the port. disappeared on the sea level in the distance, only to retract his gaze from a distance with a bit of heat,

The sortie group will arrive at the port of Antolus in 3 days and rest for the day. On the fourth day from the port of Antoros and on the seventh day to the distant Normandy coast,

Judging from the time, it was the Northern Coalition brought by Nilai at that time. At the critical moment of confrontation with the main Normandy army, the landing Southern Army Group will swoop down on the Normans' flanks like a pack of wild wolves. Finally beat the Normans to hell,

As the first wave of troops invested by the Reich in Normandy in the true sense, the Southern Army can be described as an elite nest this time.

The 1st Main Battle Flag Regiment, the 2nd Light Cavalry Banner Regiment, the 5th Heavy Infantry Banner Regiment, the 6th Assault Progressive Flag Regiment, plus the Guards Cavalry Squadron directly under Statunko, have a total strength of more than 30,000 troops.

Do the battle name "Twilight of Normandy"

When the fat man read out the entire plan at the military meeting of the Southern Army, the more than 100 officers of the Southern Army attending the meeting muttered to themselves almost in a deep voice,

An indescribable sense of tremor spread throughout the whole body, penetrating the deepest part of the spirit and shaking strongly, and these Southern officers, who had been longing for the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, invariably had a strange feeling, and a magnificent illusion seemed to emerge in front of them.

The remnant sun is like a bloody earth, the iron flow of the army is like a flood, from the flanks into the vast plain, the war horses break the enemy's defense, and the black army array is overwhelming,

This is the twilight of the empire, forward, forward! spears are like blood, war horses are like thunder, trampling a target that is blocking the front into pieces

Such a battle name, from the mouth of the falcon majesty, who is known as the god of the Continental Army and the supreme Falcon, the officers can no longer think of, in addition, what other names are more suitable for this operation,

No, they even felt that because of this designation, the success of the operation was just around the corner.

Of course, this was only an illusion for a moment, and they knew that the road ahead would be extremely difficult, and their expressions immediately turned grim.

But it is undeniable that as a warrior who longs for meritorious service in troubled times, hearing such a battle name will inevitably provoke the kind of courage and pride that lurks in their bodies!

The fat man returned to the Admiralty building from the port, and the navy had already gone out with the fleet, and the people went to the empty Admiralty building, which became the temporary office of the fat man,

An adjutant was already waiting at the door of the office, and when he saw the fat man coming over, he hurriedly greeted him, and said respectfully, "This is the text that the Admiral Minister Dustrunkai specially instructed to hand over to His Majesty before leaving!"

"Dustrenkai?" the fat man's eyebrows furrowed slightly, although the first batch of sorties had been dispatched, but the work had only really begun,

The Central Army, the Northern Army, these more numerous legions, are being ordered to gather towards the Moon, which means that the Empire needs to mobilize more maritime transportation forces.

And in the north of the empire, under his own advance instruction, Berlant Bonnie, who was in charge of the three northern counties, had ordered the border guards to shrink to the south, and Krolysat of Dorok had also given the same order, and on the edge of the eastern grassland, a blank area with a width of 100 miles had appeared.

With the large number of imperial troops gathered from the north to the south, the border guards are far away, presumably the Dongting people who have endured for a long time will never let go of this opportunity, the big war is about to break out, two fronts, one inside and one outside, it is an excellent opportunity to divert the attention of all ethnic groups in the country, as long as the smooth passage of this cruel winter, the rule of the empire can be duly recognized

This winter of the empire is a very critical period both internally and externally, and the pressure on the fat man to continue to move forward in a balanced contrarian trend is not easy!

"Alright, you go down first!"

The fat man took the text in the adjutant's hand, sat down on his gorgeous and elegant red lacquer desk, opened the text in his hand, and Dustrengkai's delicate and neat handwriting came into view.

"This guy!"

After reading it as quickly as possible, the fat man felt like a basin of cold water pouring down his head, and the corners of his mouth smiled slightly bitterly, falling into a deep thought

It's no wonder that Dustrunkai didn't dare to report himself directly, he was simply a weak expression, and no wonder, if it was a few days ago, or a few hours ago,

If such a report is handed over to himself, he will angrily throw this report to the ground, and the army is about to be dispatched, how can he tolerate such remarks to shake the morale of the army!

But now it's different, the army has set out, and it's not too late to make amends!

In this report, Dustrenkai said very cautiously that although the Imperial Navy was strong, the Gallic Navy was not useless, but an extremely dangerous opponent, "The combat power of the Gallic Imperial Naval Fleet should not be underestimated, and only one of the sub-fleets had plunged the Imperial Navy into a bloody battle, so it is a very dangerous act to prematurely judge that there is no need to worry about the sea! His Majesty has invested nearly 100,000 troops in Normandy, and if the navy is defeated, how will the 100,000 troops respond!"

Although Dutert's report is a little vague, the meaning of it is very clear, and it can be seen that compared with the high morale of the army,

The Admiralty Chancellor was not carried away by a series of victories, and great expectations,

On the contrary, there is a strong sense of crisis in his heart, but in that kind of situation where the whole army shouts and fights, whether it is a fat man or an army general, they have already put the expedition on the agenda, if the navy jumps out and makes unfavorable remarks very inappropriately, the biggest possibility is to be attacked as a coward by the army!

"Finally, there is still a sober person!"

The fat man took a deep breath and flipped to the back of the text jiàn clip, in order to improve the combat power of the navy to deal with mutations, Dustrunkai attached a naval improvement plan of up to ten pages at the end of the report,

It is based on the two Gallic Empire ironclad ships that were under repair accidentally captured by the Navy in the dockyard of the port of Antoros, because the time was too short, although the Naval Research Institute made every effort to tackle the problem, it was still unable to develop the technology of a heavy battleship with full coverage of ironclad on a super-large warship like the Gallic Imperial Navy.

But it's not completely out of nowhere,

When the research institute dismantled an ironclad ship, it accidentally obtained a special keel reinforcement technology from the structure of the ironclad battleship.

"This technology is not complicated, mainly the key parts of the hull are reinforced and improved!" In the report, the Naval Research Institute wrote to Dustrunkai that if the existing Dragon's Tooth-class warships are modified to a certain extent according to this technology, the Dragon's Tooth ships will likely have the strength to compete with the ironclad battleships!

After all, the dragon tooth ship is the main type of ship in the Imperial Navy, and the total number has exceeded 120.

The huge Dragon-class battleship, although it has strong firepower, but whether it is a small number or expensive cost, it is determined that it can only be used as an important firepower support point in naval battles, and cannot become an excellent combination of suppressive firepower and high maneuverability in naval battles like the Dragon's Tooth battleships

According to the Naval Research Institute, if the latest hull keel reinforcement technology is used, the size of the dragon tooth battleship may be doubled.

The enlarged hull allows for a stronger and more stable defense, and the cabin can carry more offensive weapons, thus greatly increasing the combat effectiveness of the Imperial fleet in general

After pondering for a while, the fat man finally picked up the pen on the table, the budget for the entire refit of the Dragon's Tooth Ship may be an astronomical amount, but compared to the Empire's 100,000 troops, this money is still worth it! )