Realm of Power

"What's going on?"

The emaciated figure of Mus, the commander of the Kingdom of Aden's Second Fleet, stood on the command bridge, with the sea breeze blowing against his face, like a lifeless sculpture. He stared dumbly at the burning Mas Port that was still visible in the fog in front of him. At this moment, it seemed that Time has stopped. Like him, all the Aden sailors on the battleship stood blankly, and the entire battleship was dead silent.

Mas Port, the largest strategic port in the eastern sea area of ​​​​the Kingdom of Aden, the first port of the Kingdom of Aden Navy where the most powerful squadron is stationed with a total of more than 80 Aden warships. What they see in front of them is such a picture, as if it has been looted by thugs. The tragic scene, the beautiful long curve known as the name of the stars and the moon, is completely covered by the sea of ​​​​fire at this moment.

"Oh my God, what the hell is going on?"

"Mars Xingyue, this is really Mars Xingyue, isn't it that we ran to the wrong place?"

"What are you doing standing there stupidly? Stop looking around. Lower the sail quickly, or we will crash into it."

On the Aden battleship that appeared outside the Port of Mas, there was a rush. The blood on all the people's faces faded like the tide, making them look extremely pale. The fleet that was about to enter the port slowly stopped. At this moment, it was time for the Imperial Navy to evacuate. In less than half an hour, because of the darkness, Mus' fleet, which was lighting lights in the darkness, did not know that the Imperial Navy had just left.

An opportunity that could have reversed the outcome of the entire war passed away quietly as everyone on and off the Mus fleet were completely shocked by the tragic scene in Mus Port before them.

"Immediately send someone to contact the port to find out the situation and the safety of Commander-in-Chief Gudeago!"

Mus took a deep breath, looked back with difficulty from the front, turned to the adjutant behind him and said, at this moment, in his mind, countless explosions rising up in Mus Port, attacks from the sea, The overwhelming scene of flying towards the Aden warship docked in Mas Port, the largest shipyard Lukebia was concentrated by continuous fireballs, and where the explosion occurred, the shipyard was penetrated, eventually causing a big explosion inside the shipyard. As a shipyard that renovates heavy warships, it itself has piled a lot of warships for the Aden Navy. Black oil, if not for this, such a huge shipyard would not have its roof lifted off in one fell swoop.

The port has been completely blocked, and warships cannot enter. The port is full of burning wreckage of warships. Only half of the Lukbia Shipyard, the largest shipyard that the Aden Navy is proud of, is left. The wooden piles in the sea water were looming in the dazzling fiery red light, and the eyes fell Moose's pupils were completely red in the blazing fire of the Lukebia Shipyard. This is the largest shipyard of the Aden Navy, and now there is only a ruin. For the Aden Navy, the Lukebia Shipyard is The loss of the shipyard will definitely not be less than the loss of a squadron.

What worries Mus the most is the safety of Aden's Navy Commander-in-Chief Gudeyago. Mas Port was beaten like this. If even the Navy Commander-in-Chief was killed, then this joke would be big. It was so big that Moose's eyes were so bloodshot that his vision became blurry.

"What's going on with the scene in front? Why can't I see anything clearly?" Musi's face was livid, his body was shaking slightly, and his fingers were clenched. "Why did this damn blindness happen at this time?"

"Commander!" The adjutant next to him saw that something was wrong with Mouth's state, especially as Shangguan's eyes were completely red. He couldn't help but asked anxiously in a low voice. As Mouth's adjutant, he knew that Mouth was extremely anxious. In some cases, there will be blurred vision for a short period of time. This is not a serious illness in the first place, but at this moment, if the fleet is informed that there is a problem with the commander's vision, the impact on the military morale of the entire fleet is foreseeable.

"I'm fine. I'll be fine in a while. Don't tell anyone!" Mus took a deep breath and tried to make himself look like normal. The fleet cannot cause trouble at this time. Who knows who will attack Mus Port? Are the enemies still lurking in the dark, watching eagerly?

“Moose’s Blindness“

This is how this word, which is full of derogatory and mocking meanings in later military terminology, came about. In various academic studies on the Great Battle of Antar, there have been countless scholars who have expressed their opinion that the combat power of the Aden Naval Squadron can be ranked among the top three. The Muss fleet was surprised that they did not notice the withdrawal of the Imperial Navy.

"The distance between the two fleets is actually less than ten nautical miles in total. If it is during the day with good clarity, you can almost see the turning tail of the Imperial Navy at a glance. But that is the fact. The Mus fleet is completely Not seeing the Imperial Navy fleet is like God making their eyes blind. As for the reason, it may only be attributed to God not favoring Aden at this moment."

"In that case, you may consider chasing the murderer, but you should think more about rescuing people." "The largest strategic port was lost before the battle, and the commander-in-chief of the naval fleet was also involved. ... "With such embarrassment, even an experienced admiral should not be able to judge whether the murderer who attacked the port is still nearby. Since he has arrived, the best result is to stay calm! "One hundred and fifty years later, in the notebook of a black-haired student at the Imperial Military Academy, this paragraph was scrawled.

Several small boats were put into the water from the battleships of the Mus fleet. The sailors on them rowed hard. The boats slowly approached the port on a water filled with floating debris and warship wreckage. The connection between the fleet and the Mus port was established. , when he heard that Mus’s Second Squadron was outside Mas Port, Aden Navy Commander-in-Chief Gudeago punched the table in anger.

"Take me to the fleet!"

Brother Gude went straight to the port angrily,

The attack on Mars Port made him almost crazy. The thunderous roar of the Imperial Navy in the middle of the night seemed to be still echoing in his mind at this moment. Looking at Mars Xingyue, who had put so much effort into it, just in a short time In less than two hours, it turned into a sea of ​​fire and ruins. Even the old admiral, who was known for his caution, was furious at this moment as if someone had his anus exploded.

This is a shame for the entire Aden Navy, and a shame that his brother Gude cannot wash away.

On the fleet parked outside the port, he saw his subordinate Mus who had just recovered his eyesight. The first order he gave was "without entering the port of Mus, the entire fleet should immediately pursue the Imperial Navy that attacked the port."

At this time, an hour has passed since the Imperial Navy evacuated from Mars Port. The sky has become brighter, and the nearby sea is covered with large fog. Within the sea level, the range of more than 100 meters will be blurred. Looking at the face The angry Brother Gude, Musi could only express with an ugly expression, "Master Gudeya, the whereabouts of the attacker..."

"Don't you know the target direction? Then set it to the Anta Sea Area. I can say with certainty that the opponent must be following from the Anta Sea Area!" Brother Gudeya rebuked categorically and raised his finger to the east.

As an experienced naval commander, he had guessed last night that the Imperial Navy that attacked Mars Bend must have followed the remnants of the squadron from Anta. The squadron attacked Anta. According to the Imperial Navy Always seeking revenge, they must have taken advantage of the port's carelessness to risk a large fleet entering the port and launch cruel revenge on the Aden navy.

"Commander-in-Chief, after receiving your order three days ago, the entire fleet set off in a hurry. Not only is it extremely exhausted now, but the supplies stored in the fleet have also reached the bottom. In this case, the fleet may not have reached Anta yet. They will fall into a situation where supplies are cut off." Hearing that Gudeago ordered the fleet to not even dock, he directly attacked the Anta Sea area where the Imperial Navy was located. Mus's face turned green, but under the red eyes of Brother Goodyear, he dared not speak out in anger, so he could only bite the bullet and said, "Moreover, the Imperial Navy has built a port and support point on Anta Island, even if The fleet can reach Anta, but there is nothing we can do against the Imperial Navy’s fortifications on Anta Island. On the contrary, once we are delayed by the Imperial Navy, the consequences will be disastrous! "

Under Mus's insistence, Gudeago finally withdrew the order to attack, but the entire Aden naval fleet received an order from the base camp to advance the attack time. Within fifteen days, all Aden warships in the Gulf of Aden We must rush to Mas Port. At the same time, the news of the heavy damage to Mas Port also shocked the entire Gulf of Aden.

Inside an unknown dark island in Devil's Reef, milky white waves pushed up a shoal, and twenty smaller sail warships rose and fell with the waves.

The size of these sailing battleships is half the size of ordinary sailing battleships. It is too much to say that they are battleships. They can be regarded as fast assault ships at most. Aden only knows that the Nansi pirates used decades of savings to order twenty sailing ships from the empire. Battleships, but they didn’t know that the empire had modified these battleships according to the requirements of the Nansi pirates, and equipped them with the sides of other sail battleships. The wheels are different. On both sides of these assault ships, there are more than a dozen pairs of extended oars. This ensures that these assault ships can travel in the undercurrent of Devil's Reef without relying entirely on wind power, avoiding the harsh conditions of Devil's Reef. The large shoals of reefs that people are afraid of are also the reason why Aden sent people into Devil's Reef many times but could not find them because the directions taken by both sides were in the opposite direction.

"The Imperial Navy unexpectedly attacked Mas Port. The attention of the people of Aden will soon be diverted from here. We finally waited for the opportunity!" A young man in pirate clothes held the letter he had just received and expressed his joy to others shouted

In a gorgeously decorated building, a middle-aged man from Aden with a tough look pushed forward and walked into the conference room in front of him. His burly figure almost blocked the sunlight coming in from the entire door. His waves were like a lion's mane. Brown hair was draped over the red and black Aden Marshal uniform. He waved his hands to the more than a hundred Aden officers who stood up neatly in the conference room and said sternly, "Everyone, please sit down."

"brush"

Hundreds of Aden officers sat down neatly, their eyes focused intensely on this middle-aged man.

"Start now and announce the list of this battle!" The middle-aged man unfolded a list in his hand and read out the names one by one. Every time he read one, the person whose name was read stood up straight, and the others His eyes were full of envy. After five or six minutes, the middle-aged man stopped talking, closed the list in his hand, glanced at the Aden officers who stood up, and spoke with a sharp tone.

"I won't say too much. I just want to say to you, I wish you prosperity in martial arts and create a glorious world for Aden."

In the "Rebuilding a Glorious World" conference room, there were overwhelming voices

It was at the royal meeting that he made a request to the King of Aden for the Kingdom Marshal Utes, the commander-in-chief of the Kingdom's expedition to Zhongbia, because he gathered 90% of the nobles in Aden, so this expedition The gathered troops are also quite strong. If it were not for the needs, If the navy is needed for transportation, it is feared that the number of troops will exceed 500,000. As for the early investment of troops, the Lu family of Aden has already prepared more than 100,000 troops. These are the real regular troops of Aden, rather than launching a force like the latter part of the Battle of Cornelia. The absolute majority are slave legions serving as cannon fodder.

The limited shipping capacity decided that the Aden Army gave up the slave death army that had lasted for many years for the first time. It was originally complaining about the Navy's delay in launching a military operation. Unexpectedly, the Imperial Navy stabbed Gudiyago's heart in Mas Port. , Brother Gudeya is getting anxious. The entire kingdom's navy is gathering at Mas Port, preparing to avenge the humiliation and attack the empire's Anta Island again! With the large-scale assembly of the naval fleet, the first batch of troops to be deployed in Central Biya is about to board the ship and head to Mas Port. The first batch of troops to be deployed in combat are naturally elite troops in Aden. This is not only It’s not just about profit, it also involves the honor of the military, which is enough to make other people jealous.

Hurricanes on the sea gathered on the sea surface of Anta Island. On the distant sea surface, the black swirling clouds were like a huge eye staring at the sea area that was about to be raging in war. The people of Aden were doing the hard work and vowing revenge. Prepare, and on the empire side, Squadron Commander Casti, who is feeling the pressure in the Anta waters, has also received news that reinforcements are moving south.

"Are you sure there are two Dragon-class battleships inside?" Looking at the Imperial Navy personnel who came to deliver the message, Squadron Commander Casti's eyes were bulging, and his breathing seemed a lot heavier. It was not that the southwest waterway was Can’t get a dragon-class battleship? How did the Dragon-class battleship get to the sea?

"It's true, two Dragon-class battleships and eight Dragon Tooths," the Navy personnel said categorically. "The Southwest Waterway naturally cannot be used, so this time the route we took was not the Southwest Waterway, but the large river in Central and South Africa. This This is already the greatest help the Admiralty can give. In fact Six months ago, in view of the needs of the China-Biaco South Sea Squadron, His Majesty the Emperor ordered the Navy Ministry to spend huge efforts to dismantle the two Dragon-class warships from the waters of Istanbul, and then transport them in batches to the docks upstream of the waterway. Just the assembly at the back took us two months..."

"Okay, then tell me when the reinforcements will arrive." After confirming that he would soon have a dragon-level sea fortress, Casti's eyes were shining, and he rubbed his hands impatiently. The main force of the Aden Navy was about to fully On the other hand, relying only on the squadron can only attack the stone with an egg, so it is simply not feasible to rely on the defense of Anta Island. The only way is to use super heavy ships like the Dragon class and use the fleet's mobility to give the Aden Navy a heavy blow