The end of the military era

The naval battle at Xiangshi Island has proved that the gap in strength between them and our Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire cannot be made up by having a few battleships with full main guns. "

Ye Erke took another sip of tea, "I hope that the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet still has the courage of the Xiangshi Island naval battle, otherwise the date of my promotion to the rank of major general will have to be extended later."

On the bridge of the Moltke-class battlecruiser Wusheng, the first officer He Yatong held a telegram and excitedly said to the captain Wang Hongchun: "The troops are divided! The call from Ganyang No. [-] indicates that the expedition fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire has divided its troops! "

The 12 German Wiesbaden-class light cruisers of the Coastal Defense Fleet were all named after "Ganyang", followed by a number.

The six German Wiesbaden-class light cruisers joining the raid fleet this time are Ganyang No. 6, Ganyang No. [-], Ganyang No. [-], Ganyang No. [-], Ganyang No. [-], and Ganyang No. [-].

Wang Hongchun snatched the telegram from the hands of the first mate He Yatong, and after reading it quickly, he couldn't help shaking his fist vigorously, "Great! Send the telegram to Yueya Island immediately!

At the same time, several other light cruisers were ordered to move closer to the fifth formation as soon as possible.

In this decisive battle with the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy, our Fifth Formation can't just be a spectator! "

After receiving the telegram from Wang Hongchun, Song Limin, the deputy commander of the coastal defense fleet on Crescent Island, immediately summoned all the captains of the coastal defense fleet on Crescent Island.

"Everyone, the expedition fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire has been split into two, and some of the warships of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy are approaching Jingsheng Port, and the major general is staying in Jingsheng City now.

I won't say much about other words, everyone will return to their warships immediately and prepare to set sail.

All warships, before going out, hang the bleeding skull flag! "

In the early morning of March 3, an unusually large fleet left Crescent Island.

These include the 6 full main gun battleships of the third formation of the Coastal Defense Fleet, Phoenix, Fengming, Fengyi, Fenghe, Fengluan, and Fengcai.

The 6 full main gun battleships of the eighth formation, Longjiang, Longwu, Longlin, Longsheng, Longrui, and Longyin.

The 6 full main gun battleships of the ninth formation are Tianxin, Tiangang, Tiangong, Tianguang, Tianjun and Tianshu.

The three all-steel battleships in the first formation, Zhenhai, Canghai, and Jinghai.

Eight large armored cruisers in the seventh formation, Haifu, Haizuo, Haicheng, Hairong, Haima, Haibird, Seal, and Sea Lion.

The 6 light cruisers of the task force are Ganyang No. 11, Ganyang No. 12, Ganyang No. [-], Ganyang No. [-], Ganyang NO.[-], and Ganyang No.[-].

And just as the main force of the coastal defense fleet left Crescent Island, two giant ships suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the port of Jingsheng Port.

These two giant ships are the two British Huza-class battleships with full main guns that Zhou Rui extracted from the lottery system.

Zhou Rui also learned about the division of the Silver Wolf Empire's expeditionary fleet, and agreed to the battle plan submitted by Song Limin.

In order to increase the odds of winning this naval battle, Zhou Rui plans to let the two Huza-class battleships with full main guns, as well as the Pinghai, Anhai, and Feirong, immediately join the main force of the coastal defense fleet.

As for the naval officers and soldiers who were transferred to the two Huzuo-class battleships with full main guns, Zhou Rui no longer considered how much combat power these two battleships with full main guns could exert.

Zhou Rui only asked that the two Huza-class battleships with full main guns be activated and their guns be able to fire shells.

In fact, Zhou Rui is not willing to do this kind of thing to drive ducks to the shelves. After all, the navy is a technical service, and it is not simply a matter of having ships and people.

But in order to defeat the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy Fleet rushing towards Jingsheng Port, Zhou Rui had to do his best.

Chapter 121 Shark Island

At around 3:2 p.m. on March 2, just after Yerk woke up after taking a nap, the first mate Oss went directly to the cabin where Yerk lived.

"General, the lookout of the Gray Zebra light cruiser found a lot of soot in the southeast direction. I suspect that the main force of the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet has appeared!"

When Yerk heard this, he couldn't help but cheer up, "Great! Oss, let's go to the bridge immediately!"

Although the main force of the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet finally showed up as Yerk wished, the scale of the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet at this time far exceeded Yerk's expectations.

On the bridge of the battleship Red Horn Eagle with all main guns, Yerk put down the binoculars with a solemn expression, then turned to the first officer Oss and said, "Send a report to Lieutenant General Pegg immediately.

Tell Lieutenant General Pegg that the main force of the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet, the total number of battleships and battlecruisers with full main guns is not 11 as we thought, but as many as 25 ships.

But my Third Fleet still has the confidence to defeat the opponent and win a victory for the Royal Navy! "

First Officer Oss said with some hesitation: "General, we only have 6 battleships with full main guns, don't we?"

Before Oss finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yerk, "Don't forget that we still have 9 all-steel battleships, which are fully capable of fighting against them!

In addition, the previous Xiangshi Island naval battle has proved that the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet has a very obvious gap with our Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire in terms of personnel quality. I don't think we are inferior to the opponent in terms of strength!

Os, remember!Our Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire has never flinched from any enemy, and it will be the same this time! "

Oss has been Yerk's first mate for several years, and he knows Yerk's character very well.

Hearing Yerk say this, Oss knew that Yerk had made up his mind. Perhaps even if Lieutenant General Pegg gave Yerk an evacuation order, Yerk might not be willing to listen.

"General, I will immediately notify the teams to switch to battle formation!"

Previously, Yerk set six all-main-gun battleships as the first battleship, five all-steel battleships as the second battleship, and the remaining four all-steel battleships as the third battleship.

10艘大型装甲巡洋舰、20艘轻巡洋舰和20艘驱逐舰，被叶尔克分为了10支战队，从第四战队到No.13战队，每支战队都下辖5艘同类型的军舰。

Pegg, the commander of the Silver Wolf Empire Expeditionary Fleet, received the telegram from Yerk, and his first reaction was whether the sender had sent the wrong number.

Onusha, the captain of the all-main-gun battleship of the Demon Claw Eagle, said with a serious expression: "Lieutenant General, I have repeatedly confirmed that the sender did not make a mistake in the number. The third fleet led by Commodore Yerk indeed encountered Twenty-five battleships or battlecruisers with all main guns."

Pegg was silent for a while before asking, "Onusa, do you think Commodore Yelke should be allowed to lead the Third Fleet to retreat?"

"Lieutenant General, presumably with Brigadier General Yerk's haughty character, even if you order him to retreat, he will not carry out the order.

What's more, the power in the hands of Commodore Yeerke is not too weak, and with the performance of the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet in the Xiangshi Island naval battle, I think it is still possible to fight! "

Pegg nodded slowly, "The older you are, the less courageous you are.

Send a report to Brigadier General Yerk and tell him to fight freely, and I will be responsible for all consequences! "

On the bridge of the flagship of the coastal defense fleet, the Zhenhai, Captain Chen Yongliang reported to Song Liminhui: "Song Zhi, it has been confirmed that the opposite side should be all warships of the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy.

These include 6 all-main-gun battleships and 9 all-steel battleships, and the total number of large armored cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers is about 50. "

Although the coastal defense fleet already has a number of all-main gun battleships and battlecruisers, the flagship of the coastal defense fleet is still the all-steel battleship Zhenhai.

But now Song Limin no longer serves as the captain of the Zhenhai, but Chen Yongliang.

Chen Yongliang is also an old man of the coastal defense fleet in Ganyang City. His cousin is Chen Yongchang, the commander of the seventh formation of the coastal defense fleet.

Song Limin immediately said with a blank face: "Order the first formation, third formation, eighth formation, and ninth formation to meet the enemy with four parallel battle lines, and prepare to seize the T prefix!

Order the fifth formation to break away from the main fleet and look for fighters on their own!

Order the Seventh Formation and the Special Mixed Formation to move forward with the four battleship formations and guard against the opponent's torpedo attack! "

At this time, the main force of the coastal defense fleet departing from Crescent Island had joined the raiding fleet led by Wang Hongchun.