European Financial Emperor

158 The Battle for Oil (2)

The Russian army advanced from Helsinki to Stockholm.

Sweden has been a British ally and has announced that it will block the canal to prevent the passage of the Russian army and navy.

Accordingly, the Russian Army used ships to lay down land forces on the ground and ignorantly advanced forward.

The Kingdom of Sweden, which could not afford 800,000 troops, had no choice but to give way.

Thus, Russia was able to cross the North Sea and set up a base from which to advance to Britain.

Now the British and Russian naval forces met in the North Sea for a real head-to-head battle, which took a toll on the stock market.

Lee Hwan heard this news from California.

“Your Majesty, Britain and Russia are now expected to engage in battle soon.”

“Hmm, is that so?”

Now that news can be delivered through the radio, even if it is a news that crosses the continent, it can be heard in two days.

Perhaps if the submarine cable was installed, it would have been possible to proceed much faster than that.

Easterfield’s defense ministry has expressed concern that the Russian-British fight might eventually escalate into a world war.

If it had touched the canals and territories under the jurisdiction of the Köbenhavn Corporation, Easterfield would not have been in a position to stand still.

That is the position of the Ministry of National Defense that Russia is aggressive.

“Your Majesty, do you intend to see Russia’s arrogance as it is?”

“Then do you think it is right for us to turn Russia into an enemy?”

“It’s an opponent we can easily beat. I don’t think it’s a bad idea to cut off the buds to prevent aggression from happening in the future, rather than waiting for the international situation.”

At the request of his servants to destroy Russia, Lee Hwan thought for a moment.

It was because his ideal and the ideal they thought were slightly different.

“Do you want our Easterfield Federation to reign as a god that rules the world?”

“I don’t think we need to hide our power.”

“But there has never been a world in which God reigned and was not destroyed. What do you think of him?”

The Absolute cannot last forever.

Therefore, the empire he created could not last forever.

Lee Hwan had a desire to conquer the world not only with violence, but with Easterfield’s economic power and influence.

It was Lee Hwan’s idea that force should be the foundation that supports everything, not the fundamental solution.

“We cannot be eternal gods. Force is a means of deterring war. Of course, if a force opposing our country appears, we will of course punish it. Rather than simply punishing them, they wipe out the country’s established elite until only bones are left. That is the Easterfield I dream of.”

“iced coffee… … !”

“Do you understand? The Easterfield we dream of is not a first-class country, but an empire of blood stained with violence.”

“The thoughts of the gods were too short!”

“not. Even now, if we know the direction we need to go and walk forward, even your descendants will be able to enjoy a very prosperous life.”

No one can predict what will happen to Easterfield after Lee Hwan’s death.

At least, Lee Hwan was laying the groundwork for Easterfield to play the role of a leader who sets the world order.

Lee Hwan was planning to mediate in the middle if he wanted to gain real benefits from this war and if the war became too intensified.

“We are creating enormous gold coins and future goods from war. However, trust is lost if such an act of luxury continues. So, if the Anglo-Russian war becomes too long, we will directly intervene. Until then, we will remain consistent with the situation.”

“Yes, my lord!”

***

A naval battle between Britain and Russia began as Easterfield watched.

In this naval battle in which Britain and Russia and their pride were at stake, the order of Europe would be changed.

In terms of naval forces, the British had the upper hand.

While Russia was pursuing a policy of securing an immovable port, everything was frustrated when it was blocked by Yi Hwan near the Black Sea.

As a result, Russia’s naval reinforcements had to be delayed a bit, and Britain secured ironclad ships purchased from Easterfield due to the island’s characteristics.

It was already a different force, but Russia had one weapon.

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Now that the north wind was blowing, it could be said that Russia had a slight advantage.

As long as there was an Eaststellar cannon that could pierce the north wind, Britain was one step ahead in the artillery battle.

Boo woo woo!

The trumpet sounded in the British camp.

Now they turned their muzzles towards the Russian ships, which were forming lines to move south from the north.

They had a total of six long-range guns, but this was enough to be a stumbling block to the enemy.

Whoops!

A pre-emptive strike was struck by the British camp.

It was to lead the war to an advantageous phase by destroying the enemy camp and hunting the scattered ships one by one.

In addition, Britain had a number of transitional cannons, the Oxford Cannons.

It is now considered a medium-range cannon, but if it weren’t for Eaststellar’s ESA-1, the British Oxford Cannon would undoubtedly dominate the battlefield.

The British believed in the Oxford Cannon and began to advance.

boo! boo!

When the trumpet sounded, the Royal Navy began pouring coal into steam turbines.

The British army had no choice but to generate explosive power based on coal because it did not have ships with oil engines yet.

Compared to Easterfield’s navy, it was an almost primitive form of combat, but compared to the existing forces in Europe, it was definitely a superior skill.

British ships sailing north in an instant.

The British side thought they could win this battle.

But it was a thought that could be done because the investigation into Russia was still lacking.

Tal Tal TAL… … !

In the distance, small assault ships with diesel engines were running in a line.

British Admiral James Eiders doubted his eyes.

“… … assault ship?”

“How could the Russian Navy have such a fast ship?!”

Surprisingly, Russia remodeled an assault ship with a steel frame attached to a wooden ship and strengthened the stern as much as possible and sent it to war.

However, they did not have any weapons.

If it collided with a large ship with the impact tactic as it is, the assault ship would run out of its durability.

In a nutshell, it meant that if you didn’t land on a British battleship and take it, you could lose your life.

Even more surprising was the engine.

“… … Wait, isn’t this an industrial engine?”

“you’re right. It looks like the diesel engine used in the factory is attached to the ship.”

“Huh!”

“It is clear that you have built a navy in a short period of time.”

Since the start of the war, Russia has never shown a way to reinforce its naval forces.

Nevertheless, it could be said that it was risking life and death to produce this level of potential.

James Eiders reminded himself that if Russia risked life and death, he risked it too.

“Whatever they come out, we win! We sharpened our knives for today too!”

“Wow!”

“Shoot!”

The Oxford Cannons fired fire at as many as 50 enemy small ships.

Bubb bubbly!

The Russian assault ship began to sink after being hit by cannons that fell mercilessly enough to fill the sea.

But the Russian assault did not stop.

“… … Shit! Be prepared for shock!”

British ships have only just been remodeled.

He added power by adding iron armor to the wooden ship and installing an engine, but the fact that the skeleton was made of wood did not change.

An assault ship running at full speed.

Quang!

Shortly thereafter, a small hole was drilled in the shocked British ships.

Because the iron armor was so strong, it collided with that large ship, but no one was killed.

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Moments later, Russian marines began to pound and climb from the underground cabin.

“Wow!”

“Stop it! Stop the enemy from coming up!”

“But, captain, the enemy even climbs on deck!”

“what?!”

The Marines began to press the British navy from all directions with Operation Yangdong.

At first, Russia knew that their firepower was overwhelmingly insufficient in naval warfare, and the Marines had planned a diversion operation to cover it.

It was a tactic that did not think about retreating enough to be considered ignorant, but the horror when it worked was indescribable.

The Russians used swords rather than guns in view of the narrow space.

Unlike the ES-2, the ES-1 was a bolt-action rifle, so it had to be reloaded frequently on the battlefield.

This was truly an innovation compared to the matchlock gun, but it could not escape the pressure to reload.

“die!”

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The Russian Marines’ long swords and daggers left the British Navy to nothing but helplessness.

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Moreover, the biggest problem was that the Russian troops outnumbered the British.

Although they may be inferior in terms of naval power, they were able to use these tactics because the troops themselves were more than three times larger.

The British army is starting to clear up in an instant.

The scary thing started in earnest from now on.

“Turn the nose! Manipulate the ship and head to the enemy camp!”

“Yep!”

The Russian marines, who had completely wiped out the British, immediately captured the ship and began to advance south.

In other words, they absorbed the power of the British army as their own.

Boo woo woo!

When the Russian Marines lost more than half of the British forces, only then did the Russian main force begin to move.

When they moved, even more than 100 small ships moved with them.

It was a type in which a small assault ship collided with the enemy’s flank when a large wooden ship blocked the fire from the front.

But Britain was never swayed.

“Shoot! Keep shooting!”

Bubbly!

While striking the enemy’s central force with overwhelming firepower, it solved the enemy’s forces attempting to charge from close range with a rifle.

Tang Tang!

“Ahhh!”

“Kill the people you see! If we don’t stop it, we will die!”

“Bring some oil!”

Now, he decided to pour in hot oil to prevent the enemy from coming up at all.

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As soon as the hot oil hit their heads, the Russian Marines let out a terrible scream and died.

“Aaaah!”

“These motherf*ckers! If caught, I will remove the intestines and jump rope!”

War drives people to madness.

At some point, they forget what their purpose is and move only with the blind intention to kill the enemy.