Realm of Power

The rain fell like broken pearls on the ground in Kalos, the capital of Aden. The water flow gathered into small waterfalls and washed down layer by layer from the high steps, just like layers of crystal clear flowers blooming. The Red Dragon Palace of Aden, which represents the dominance of this land, is located at the highest point of the city.

The Red Dragon Palace in the rain curtain is like a huge red crown bathed in the rain. The layout of the entire royal capital of Kalos is divided to the left and right with the Red Dragon Palace as the center line, and the residential houses are stacked on top of each other along the mountain. Like a beehive, the card close to the coast The Ross Oasis, although it is called an oasis, is actually far from an oasis in the desert. It is actually a branch of the majestic mountain range La Roglin. The vast and majestic white peaks stand to the east of the city, and to the west are large areas. emerald green dense forest,

In the mist, it looks more like the legendary Shengjing Wonderland. The turquoise sea surface is like a huge half-curve surrounding the city, emitting patches of shimmering light. After the quince trees planted in the streets of the city bloom, they are like a sheet of goose-feather snow covering the city. It is so beautiful that it is breathtaking. Everyone who sees it is intoxicated

Kalos, in the Aden language, originally means the whip of the earth. According to the Aden people, Kalos, a large basin formed with mountains on its back, is actually the fifth day after God created the world. Carefully, I dropped my favorite whip on the ground. This whip The power of the earth cut open the earth. What sank was the ocean and what rose was the mountain. And Aden, built on the whip of the earth, was the ruler of all races on the earth chosen by God. All people should become slaves of Aden. , because this is the sacred power given to Aden by God

"Can the Ministry of the Navy give me an explanation? How come there is a navy of the Falcon Empire in Qinglong Bay, Central Asia?" King Mateus of Aden pressed the battle report in his hand on the table with an angry look, and glanced across it like a knife. Next, the head of the navy, Butoya,

"According to intelligence, the main force of the Falcon Empire Navy has always been in Kailuo Port. The Falcon Empire Navy that appeared in Qinglong Bay should be just a small fleet that bypassed our sight. And judging from the time, it should be the ship that was captured by us. It entered the Sea of ​​Aden only after the imperial warship was sunk." Butoya replied with a defeated expression.

"That Imperial battleship? Is it the one that was sunk in the waters of Central Asia mentioned in the Falcon Empire announcement?"

King Mateus' pupils slightly dilated and he asked again. Although he was the king, Aden's navy had always been strong. But he didn't expect that the Admiralty even hid it from himself. If he hadn't seen the imperial notice, Matt Us didn't know that the Admiralty had been in Central Asia An Imperial warship was sunk in the sea, so at the beginning there was no preparation for the Empire to start a war on Aden. As a result, the Imperial cavalry easily raided the logistics line of hundreds of thousands of troops. If the response was not fast enough, the Kingdom of Aden would be in Cornelia. The war in the region will end in a disastrous defeat!

"Yes, this is also the reason why the navy had to sink it in the first place. It's just that I didn't expect that the imperial navy was so ambitious that it would send an entire fleet to the waters of Central Asia this time. My subordinates believe that in view of the current situation, In this serious situation, the Royal Navy can no longer wait passively and should take the initiative!”

Botoya nodded solemnly, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. What happened last time was indeed too dangerous. If it weren't for the main force of the Imperial Navy at Kailuo Port, the main force might have gone south at any time. The young and energetic Mateusz Your Majesty will definitely take this opportunity to make a major change in the entire Navy Department.

This young hero who ascended the throne three years ago has always been dissatisfied with the fact that several of his close associates were excluded from the Admiralty. How could he let such an opportunity pass?

The military side even accused the Navy of completely ignoring the overall situation and only thinking about its own small circle, so that the Kingdom of Aden now had to face two fronts of pressure from the Eero Empire and the Falcon Empire. The victory situation can be maintained in Cornelia now. I don’t know how many people are scolding the navy behind their backs. Some people even suggested that the naval squadron was acting recklessly and had reached the point of ignoring the royal power. As the head of the Navy Department, who You know how stressed you are!

It's fine now, all the sounds are gone

Who would have thought that what saved the Aden navy would be a disastrous defeat. Butoya himself was a little bit dumbfounded.

At Qinglong Bay in Central Asia, although the Seventh Fleet finally escaped the battlefield, it lost all its transport ships and encountered a storm along the way. When the entire Seventh Fleet slowly arrived three hundred meters away from Qinglong Bay like tattered beggars, When they arrived at Aishanya Port in Yuli, they shocked the Aden people at Aishanya Port.

According to statistics, the entire Aden 7th Fleet suffered 34 casualties and 19 injuries. All transport ships were abandoned, and more than 5,000 sailors were killed or injured. Almost half of the resources cultivated over the years were lost. The Seventh Squadron, which has been operating rampantly in the waters of Central and South Africa for eleven years, and the largest fleet of the Aden Navy in the waters of Central and South Africa, was almost wiped out in the waters of Central and South Africa. The news shocked the entire Kingdom of Aden. ! From top to bottom in the Kingdom of Aden, all voices accusing the navy of wanton behavior seemed to disappear overnight.

Because all Aden people know very well that giving up Cornelia will only lose the eastern seaport for the Kingdom of Aden, but the hundreds of miles of desert lying between the two continents are enough for Obaro People's ambitions have stopped, but the appearance of the Falcon Empire Navy in the Central Asian Sea will truly shake the foundation of the Aden people. Although the face of the desert people is important, the life and death of the Kingdom of Aden is obviously more important! Facts have proved that if the Aden Navy did not decisively sink the invading Imperial warship, then the Imperial Navy may have launched a full-scale invasion of the Aden waters at this moment. Although this is only a guess, Qinglong Bay is clear evidence of this speculation. The Imperial Navy The ambition to invade Aden's sphere of influence has been clearly revealed. Who would accuse the navy of being unnecessary at this time!

The operation to retake the waters of Central Asia was put on the agenda of the Royal Council of the entire Kingdom of Aden. Today’s meeting, attended only by the naval admirals, was held under such a background. Butoya personally presented the Navy Department’s combat plan “Your Majesty. , the Central Asian waters have been regarded as the control area of ​​​​Aden as early as more than 30 years ago, and four ports have been built, with a garrison of 6,000 troops. The maritime route from the Central Asian Sea to the Aden Sea has brought The income has always been in the ocean of Aden Occupying an important position in the trade "" The disastrous defeat of the Seventh Fleet this time was entirely due to the opponent's sudden attack and unprepared unfavorable operations. But even so, the Seventh Fleet's tenacious battle, although it suffered heavy losses, the Falcon Empire Navy The losses are also considerable. The Ministry of the Navy believes that it only needs to send more fleets to the waters of Central Asia at this moment to take advantage of the fact that the Falcon Empire Navy fleet has not yet grown in strength to eradicate this major threat. This is a combat report. Please give your Majesty’s approval!”

Mateus opened the result report, flipped through it, and frowned slightly, "Is it really okay to allocate the strength of two fleets from the defense force of the Falcon Empire's main fleet? If at this time, the Falcon Empire Navy What to do if the main force goes south?”

"Your Majesty, you can rest assured that the southern seaport of the Ero Empire has always been called the Sea of ​​Mist. Not only are there many reefs, but it is also foggy all year round. Especially now in April, it is difficult to see beyond a hundred meters. This is also One of the reasons why the Aero Empire does not develop its navy. If the Falcon Empire's navy If the main force of the army really goes south along the river of the Eero Empire, it will inevitably plunge in. However, the main force of our naval fleet has already been waiting outside the heavy fog. We dare not say that we can sink them all, at least it will be enough to make them afraid. Leave the seaport!" Butoya took a deep breath and said with twinkling eyes.

"Okay, I will order all the ports to cooperate fully, and the garrison troops in Central and Bibia will be deployed by your naval department. Within a month, I will hear good news, don't let me down again!" King Aden immediately said Theus's face relaxed a little. Although he also believed that the power of the navy was too heavy, the combat effectiveness of the Aden Navy was unquestionable.

"Yes, please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

Butoa nodded confidently and turned away with the admirals. Although he did not know how the Falcon Empire Navy managed to bypass the Aden Navy's eyes with an entire fleet and reach the waters of Central Asia, thousands of miles away. Yes, but he believes in the Sea of ​​Mist, so Even the Falcon Empire Navy can only struggle inside. It is possible for a small-scale fleet to pass through, but it is absolutely impossible for a large-scale fleet to pass safely. Even the Aden Navy, the overlord of the sea area, is absolutely impossible. Will venture into the sea of ​​mist,

The Eero Empire was so ambitious at the time, and it once wanted to build a navy at the southern estuary. As a result, as long as the ships entered the foggy sea, they basically either sank or were seriously damaged. After spending a huge amount of money, they could only end up hastily. , for decades, the content of the naval fleet has never been mentioned again. One can imagine the despair for the Sea of ​​Mist.

"Sir, are you planning to dispatch the two naval fleets to the waters of Central Asia this time?" On the steps of the royal palace, a naval squadron admiral asked Butoa in a low voice.

"The Ninth Fleet and the Sixth Fleet" Botoya was silent for a moment,

What he said made the naval admiral look confused. He couldn't have heard it wrong. These two fleets are not considered front-line combat fleets. They can only be regarded as offshore patrol units. In terms of real combat power, they may add up to Not as good as the Seventh Fleet that suffered a disastrous defeat at Qinglong Bay, it is really incomprehensible that Butoya sent such two fleets to the waters of Central and South Africa.

"It's weird, isn't it?"

Butoya looked at the confused faces of his subordinates and smiled slyly, "Actually, this is not surprising. Although the Central and Asian waters are important, they cannot be completely controlled in a short time. Moreover, even if I send the strongest The larger fleets, including the Falcon Empire fleet, will not come out to fight us, so we might as well send two fleets with average combat power. ""They don't need to defeat the Falcon Empire Navy, they just need to hold it back. Just the other side, we need to figure out what really determines the victory of this war. Or in the duel between the main force of our Aden Navy and the main force of the Falcon Empire Navy, I can feel that the opponent's fleet is already making final preparations. The Falcon Empire Navy is waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to break through the blockade of our navy fleet. This Although the two fleets have average combat power, the number of battleships accounts for one-sixth of the entire fleet. Taking them away at this moment is enough to give the other side the illusion of dispersed forces. ""What we have to do is wait for the Falcon Empire outside the Sea of ​​Mist. The main force of the navy comes over! "

Butoa looked at the sea in the distance. Raindrops filled the sea and the sky. He said slowly, "The April rainy season is when the water mist on the Sea of ​​Mist is the largest. Since the Falcon Empire Navy has been slow to move, , then take this opportunity to lure down the main force of the Falcon Empire Navy. The Imperial Navy ambushed the Seventh Fleet in Qinglong Bay, just to force me to Aden. The Navy mobilizes its forces to fight back. This is like a gamble. Both sides can see the next card the other side will play. The only difference is that the other side will not expect that we will withhold the good card and replace it with a bad card. Go up, but the opponent has to take the risk to play the good cards, because once the opportunity is missed, there will be no such good opportunity next time!”

"Yes, I understand." The navy admiral looked stunned. Yes, the waters of China and Libya are important, but what is really important is the outcome of the waters of Aden. Otherwise, once the waters of the Kingdom of Aden are no longer safe, what will happen? The most deadly thing for the entire Kingdom of Aden is that because there is a vast desert to the east, most of the material trade and transportation lines of the Kingdom of Aden actually rely on Near the coastline, the reputation of the Falcon Empire's navy for bombarding other cities has long been a consensus known to all of Obarro. Just think about it, the Falcon Empire's naval battleship appeared in the sea off Kalos, with its dark Thor cannon. Pointing his mouth at Carlos, the naval admiral felt a chill running down his spine. If such a situation really happened, he would not be able to atone for his sins even if he turned into ashes.

Butoya's judgment was correct. When the information extracted from the front by the two fleets of the Aden Navy was sent to the hands of the Falcon Empire's Navy Minister Dostelenko, they had already been waiting at Kailuo Port for two full months. The Imperial Navy finally began to move south along the Kailo River, the largest river in the Erro Empire.

Imperial Navy Minister Dostelenko wears a long black flat hat and a black collar. Black short boots, his eyes swept across the Kailo River, which was a hundred meters wide in front of him. The waves were rolling. The dragon-class battleships were too big to enter such a river, so this time all the dragon-class battleships entered were imperial dragon tooth battleships, two hundred and twenty-four. The Imperial Dragon Fang battleships are equipped with more than 4,000 Thors, 367 transport ships, and a total crew of 15,000 sailors. This is four-fifths of the total number of Dragon Fang battleships currently in service in the Imperial Navy.

(To be continued.) 8