Realm of Power

January 27, Year 2, Calendar of the Falcon Empire, was the beginning of the second phase of the Empire's war against Normandy. The cloudy Port of Moones, the blue sea, and the warship-dense port, saw the Southern Governor Star in a straight military uniform. Tu Enke, standing at attention with his somewhat unbalanced body, gave a respectful military salute to the fat man opposite.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, I'm going to leave now." Statunko's simple tone revealed a military-style determination.

"Have a safe journey, and we'll see you in Normandy." The fat man stretched out his palm and patted his capable subordinate's shoulder heavily. "See you in Normandy, Your Majesty, take care." Statunko nodded excitedly, turned around and walked to the side of the attacking fleet. Flagship Dragon-class battleship Treguier Even among so many battleships, the size of the Dragon-class battleship Treguier is extremely conspicuous. Compared with the other Dragon-class battleship next to it, the side of the Treguier is more than 3 meters higher. Like a lonely giant beast lurking quietly on the sea,

This is a Dragon-class battleship that was only launched in December. You can still smell the paint on the brand-new deck. The huge hull is more than 20 meters high. It has a breakthrough 180 Thor cannons and the empire's most advanced keel reinforcement technology.

According to the recommendations of the Ministry of the Navy, these four Dragon-class battleships that were recently launched into the water all had thick and solid baffles installed on the weak sides of the battleships.

Although it looks a bit cumbersome, according to the navy, this shape is like the legendary dragon's neck scales that suddenly open when it is angry. It is absolutely domineering and is enough to deter those fake super battleships in the Gallic navy. "All left Turn and board the ship”

Seeing Legion Commander Statunko boarding the flagship, the 30,000 Southern Army soldiers waiting at the port turned neatly to the right, their footsteps stomping, and the ground trembled slightly. There were groups of black-armored soldiers. Boarding the dense fleet of ships lined up in the port, the sun shines on the sides of the fleet, flashing with brilliant colors.

More than three hundred huge transport ships were divided into four echelons on the coastline of Yuansi. The white battleship sails with the Imperial Navy logo were slowly pulled up from below the mast by the Imperial sailors, and were blown by the fierce sea breeze. It immediately turned into a swollen hemisphere and made an impatient buzzing sound. It's like a group of hungry beasts all suddenly came to life

"Raise the sails and set sail"

The sailors were running back and forth on the deck, and in an instant a dense forest of sails appeared in the port. The waves rolled up by the heavy bow were like a huge iron plow breaking the vast sea surface, and there were several white water marks rushing side by side. The driving waves roll,

Six dragon-class battleships and 31 dragon-tooth battleships were at the forefront of the fleet, like an army being reviewed, passing one by one from the port guard tower where Fatty was standing.

Fatty watched the huge fleet slowly leave the port. Disappeared on the sea level in the distance, and then retrieved his somewhat fiery gaze from a distance,

The attack fleet will arrive at the port of Antoros in three days and rest for a day. Departing from the port of Antoros on the fourth day, we arrived at the remote coast of Normandy on the seventh day.

Judging from the time, it was the Northern Allied Forces brought by Nilai at that time. At the critical moment of the confrontation with the main force of Normandy, the landing southern army group will pounce on the Normandy flank like a pack of wild wolves. Finally, the Normans were thrown into hell,

As the first real wave of troops invested by the empire in Normandy, the Southern Army can be said to be an elite force coming out of the nest this time.

The Southern Army's 1st Main Battle Flag Regiment, 2nd Light Cavalry Flag Regiment, 5th Heavy Infantry Flag Regiment, 6th Advance Advance Regiment, plus the Guards Cavalry Squadron directly under Statunko, totaled more than 30,000 troops.

Battle name "Twilight in Normandy"

When Fatty read out the entire plan at the military meeting of the Confederate Army, more than a hundred officers of the Confederate Army participating in the meeting murmured to themselves almost in a deep voice,

An indescribable trembling feeling spread throughout the body, penetrating into the deepest part of the spirit. These southern officers, who had always been eager for the opportunity to make contributions, invariably had a strange feeling, and a magnificent illusion seemed to appear before their eyes. ,

The setting sun is like blood on the earth, and the iron currents of the rushing army are like floods, flowing into the vast plains from the flanks. The war horses overwhelm the enemy's defense lines, and the black military formations are overwhelming.

This is the dusk that belongs to the empire. Advance, advance with spears like blood and horses like thunder. Trample all targets in front of you into pieces.

Such a battle name came from the mouth of His Majesty Falcon, who is known as the God of the Continental Army. The officers could no longer think of any other names suitable for this battle.

No, they even felt that due to the emergence of this naming, the success of the battle was just around the corner.

Of course, this was just a momentary illusion. They had experienced life and death on the battlefield and knew that the road ahead would be extremely difficult, so their expressions immediately turned serious.

But it is undeniable that as warriors who long for meritorious service in troubled times, hearing such a battle name will inevitably arouse the courage and pride lurking in their bodies to move forward.

Fatty returned to the Admiralty Building from the port. The Navy had already launched an attack with the fleet. The empty Admiralty became Fatty's temporary office.

An adjutant was already waiting at the door of the office. When he saw the fat man approaching, he hurriedly greeted him and said respectfully, "This is a document that the Minister of the Navy, Dustlen Kai, specially ordered to give to His Majesty before setting off."

"Dustelenko?" The fat man frowned slightly. Although the first batch of attacking troops had been dispatched, the work had just begun.

The Central Army and the Northern Army, these large legions, are being ordered to gather towards Yuansi, which means that the empire needs to mobilize a lot of maritime transportation capacity.

In the north of the empire, under his own advance instructions, Bertrand Bonnie, who was in charge of the three northern counties, had ordered the border guards to shrink to the south. Crolisat of Dorok also issued the same order, in the East Courtyard. On the edge of the grassland, a blank area with a width of hundreds of miles has appeared.

As a large number of the empire's troops are gathering from the north to the south, and the border guards are far away, the people of Dongting, who must have been patient for a long time, will never let go of this opportunity. The war is about to begin, with two fronts, one inside and one outside. This is an excellent opportunity to divert the attention of all ethnic groups in the country. As long as this cruel winter is passed smoothly, the empire's rule can get the recognition it deserves.

This winter for the empire is a very critical period both internally and externally. If Fatty wants to continue to move forward in a balanced countertrend, the pressure will not be easy.

"Okay, you go down first."

The fat man took the document from the adjutant's hand, sat down at his gorgeous and elegant red lacquered desk, opened the document in his hand, and Dustrunkai's neat and neat handwriting came into view,

"this guy"

After reading it at the fastest speed, Fatty felt like a basin of cold water was poured down on his head. He smiled slightly and fell into deep thought.

It’s no wonder that Dostelenko, a slippery man, didn’t dare to report himself directly. It was simply a sign of guilty conscience. It’s no wonder that if it was a few days ago or a few hours ago,

If such a report is submitted to me, I will angrily throw it to the ground. The army is about to be dispatched. How can I tolerate such remarks to shake the morale of the army?

But things are different now. The army has already set off and it is not too late to make amends.

In this document report, Dostronquet said very cautiously that although the Imperial Navy was powerful, the Gallic Navy was not perfect, but was an extremely dangerous opponent. "The combat power of the Gallic Imperial Navy fleet is Not to be underestimated, only one of the squadrons once plunged the Imperial Navy into a bloody battle. Therefore, it is a very dangerous act to judge maritime worries prematurely. Your Majesty has invested nearly 100,000 troops in Normandy. If the navy is defeated, what will happen to the 100,000 troops? response"

Although Duterte Truncay's report was a bit cryptic, its meaning was very clear. It can be seen that compared with the high morale of the army,

The Lord of the Admiralty was not dazzled by a series of victories and great expectations.

On the contrary, I have a strong sense of crisis in my heart, but in that situation where the whole army is shouting for war, both the fat man and the army generals have already put the expedition on the agenda. If the navy jumps out, it will make very inappropriate and unfavorable remarks. , the biggest possibility is that he will be criticized as a coward by the army.

"Finally there is still a sane person"

The fat man took a deep breath and flipped to the back of the folder. In order to improve the navy's ability to deal with mutations, Dostronkai attached a ten-page naval improvement plan at the end of the report.

The basis is that the navy accidentally captured two Gallic Empire ironclad ships that were being repaired at the port dock of Antoros. Because the time was too short, although the Naval Research Institute was fully engaged in research, it was still unable to develop a super-large armored ship like the Gallic Empire Navy. Heavy-duty battleship technology to achieve full-coverage iron armor on battleships,

But it’s not all a success,

When the institute was dismantling an ironclad warship, it accidentally obtained a special keel reinforcement technology from the structure of the ironclad warship.

"This technology is not complicated. It mainly involves the reinforcement and improvement of key parts of the hull." In the report, the Naval Research Institute wrote to Dustrunkai that if certain improvements are made to the existing Dragon Tooth class warships based on this technology, After modification, the Dragon Tooth Ship will likely have the strength to compete with the armored battleships."

After all, the Dragon Tooth Ship is currently the main ship type of the Imperial Navy, and the total number has exceeded 120.

Although the huge Dragon-class battleship has powerful firepower, its scarcity and high cost determine that it can only be used as an important firepower support point in naval battles. And Facheng, like the Dragon Tooth battleship, is in Excellent combination of suppressive firepower and high mobility in naval battles

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 can have stronger and more stable defense, and the cabin can carry more attack weapons, thereby greatly improving the combat effectiveness of the imperial fleet as a whole.

After pondering for a while, the fat man finally picked up the pen on the table. The budget for the entire modification of the Dragon Tooth Ship may be an astronomical figure, but compared to the empire's 100,000 troops, this small amount of money is still worth it. To be continued