The end of the military era

On the bridge of the full main gun battleship Mo Gui, Liu Ergou put down the binoculars in his hand, and said to his first officer, Liang Baozhong, "Not bad! Very good!

The five Mozi-class ships of our 15th team were all quite accurate in their shells, and it was impossible to tell that most of them were drawn from the reserve. "

Because Zhou Rui added more than 100 new warships to the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet at once, the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet had to reorganize the nine formations before the war, increased the formation of the fleet, and canceled the establishment of the four temporary formations.

The first formation has three battleship teams under its jurisdiction. The first battleship is composed of 1 "Rui" class ships, and the "Rui" class is also the British Huza class.

The second team is composed of 2 "Yao" class ships, and the "Yao" class is also the British Iron Duke class.

The third team is composed of 3 "Yao" class ships and 4 "Feng" class ships. The "Feng" class is also the British Giant class.

The second formation also has three battleship teams under its jurisdiction. The fourth battleship is composed of 4 "Dragon" class ships, and the "Dragon" class is also the French Kolbe class.

The fifth team is composed of 5 "Tian" class ships, and the "Tian" class is also the Kaiser class in Germany.

Team 6 consists of 2 "Dragon" ships and 3 "Tian" ships.

The third formation has four battleship teams under its jurisdiction, the 7th and 8th battleships, each composed of 6 "Lie" class ships, and the "Lie" class is also the German King class.

The 9th team is composed of 5 "Shang" class ships, and the 10th team is composed of 4 "Shang" class ships. The "Shang" class is also the Fusang class of Dongying Kingdom.

The fourth formation also has four battleship teams under its jurisdiction, the 11th and 12th battleships, each consisting of 6 "Fu"-class ships.

The 13th and 14th battle teams are each composed of 5 "Fu" class ships, and the "Fu" class is also the Nevada class in the United States.

The Fifth Formation only has two battleship teams, the 15th and 16th battleships, each consisting of 5 "Mo" class ships, which are also the New Mexico class in the United States.

The sixth formation has four battlecruiser squadrons under its jurisdiction, and the 17th squadron is composed of 6 "Flying" ships.

The 18th team is composed of 5 "Fei" class ships, and the "Fei" class is also the German Seydlitz class.

The 19th team is composed of 6 "Wu" class ships, and the "Wu" class is also the German Moltke class.

The 20th team is composed of 3 "Yong" class ships, and the "Yong" class is also the British Invincible class.

The seventh formation also has four battlecruiser squadrons under its jurisdiction, the 21st and 22nd squadrons, each composed of 5 "Shun" class ships, and the "Shun" class is the King Kong class of Dongying Kingdom.

The 23rd and 24th battle teams are each composed of 5 "Jie" class ships, and the "Jie" class is also the British Lion class.

The eighth formation has two battleship battleships under its jurisdiction, and the 25th battleship is composed of six Black Prince-class battleships with full main guns captured from the Golden Lion Empire Navy.

The 26th Squadron is composed of 4 Hydra-class battleships with full main guns captured from the Golden Lion Empire Navy.

The ninth formation has four battleship battleships under its jurisdiction, and the 27th formation is composed of the first five all-steel battleships of the coastal defense fleet, Zhenhai, Canghai, Jinghai, Weihai, and Yanghai.

The 28th formation consisted of four Fortress-class all-steel battleships captured from the Danyang Fleet in the southern province of the former Bajin Empire. These four Fortress-class battleships were sold to the Danyang Fleet by the Golden Lion Empire.

The 29th formation is composed of five termite-class all-steel battleships captured by the Golden Lion Empire Navy.

The 30th Squadron consisted of four Cardinal Eagle-class all-steel battleships captured from the Golden Lion Empire Navy.

Of course, some of the capital ships of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet are still undergoing repairs in the dock because they were seriously injured in the sea battle of Gaosnail Island. They may not be able to participate in the decisive battle with the Golden Lion Empire Expeditionary Fleet.

另外西南海防舰队现有的30艘德国沙恩霍斯特级大型装甲巡洋舰和19艘德国约克级大型装甲巡洋舰，组成了第31战队至第39战队，每个战队配备5艘或者6艘大型装甲巡洋舰。

The Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet currently has 72 German Wiesbaden-class light cruisers, forming the 40th to 48th Squadrons, each equipped with 8 light cruisers.

西南海防舰队现有的100艘俄国无理级驱逐舰，组成第49战队至第57战队，每个战队配备11艘或者12艘驱逐舰。

Each of the nine formations of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet is equipped with 1 armored cruiser squadron, 1 light cruiser squadron and 1 destroyer squadron.

Liu Ergou was directly appointed as the commander of the 15th Squadron because of his dazzling military exploits in the naval battle of Gaosnail Island, and concurrently served as the captain of the all-main gun battleship Mogui.

Chief Officer Liang Baozhong said with a smile: "These reserve officers and soldiers are said to be reserve service, but they are actually no different from active service officers and soldiers. After all, they also trained together on the warship before.

In addition, the backbone of the five Mozi-class full-main gun battleships of our 15th battleship are all veterans who have experienced the naval battle of Gaosnail Island, so they can form a certain combat effectiveness so quickly. "

Liu Ergou rubbed his hands together and said, "Actually, the combat power of the five Mozi-class ships still has a lot of room for improvement, but it's a pity that the expedition fleet of the Golden Lion Empire didn't give us more time for training and adaptation.

This morning, I heard from Song Zhi that the expedition fleet of the Golden Lion Empire has arrived at Double-Headed Eagle Island.

Perhaps in a few days, a naval battle larger than the naval battle of Gaosnail Island will break out between our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet and the Golden Lion Empire Expeditionary Fleet. "

Double-headed Eagle Island is the largest island in the ocean between the Eastern Continent and the Western Continent. It is named after the shape of the entire island, which resembles a double-headed eagle.

The entire Double-Headed Eagle Island has an area of ​​about 1.3 square kilometers and belongs to the territory of the Golden Lion Empire.

"Captain, where will we choose the battlefield this time?"

"Song Zhi didn't mention this aspect, but I think it may be chosen near Gaosnail Island, after all, there are two infantry divisions of the Jinnan Army on Gaosnail Island.

Our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet can't throw these two infantry divisions of the Jinnan Army to Gaosnail Island! "

"If the battlefield is still chosen to be near Gaosnail Island, then we have to set off in two days."

"So, the five Mozi-class ships of our 15th team have no more time for training and grinding."

On the night of March 3th, in an office at the Double-Headed Eagle Island Naval Base, Renich, the interim commander of the Golden Lion Empire Expeditionary Fleet, said in a deep voice to the other five Golden Lion Empire Royal Navy Vice Admirals in the office: " Ladies and gentlemen, today is the first general meeting of members of our Expeditionary Fleet Command.

I hope that everyone can speak freely, especially Lieutenant General Nakola and Lieutenant General Sievas. "

The other five Vice Admirals of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, except Nakola and Xievas, the two fleet commanders who participated in the naval battle of Gaosnail Island.

There are also Naniko, the commander of the Second Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, Modes, the commander of the Third Fleet, and Mitro, the commander of the Seventh Fleet.

As soon as the interim commander of the expeditionary fleet, Renich, spoke, Naniko, the commander of the second fleet, asked, "I don't know how many warships each of the fourth and eighth fleets can deploy to join the expeditionary fleet?"

It turns out that the expedition fleet of the Golden Lion Empire is not only composed of the Second Fleet, Third Fleet, and Seventh Fleet. According to the arrangement of the Golden Lion Empire's Navy Department, the Fourth Fleet and Eighth Fleet currently stationed at the Double-Headed Eagle Island Naval Base , will also transfer some warships to join the expedition fleet.

In fact, if it wasn't for guarding against the navies of other orc nations, Kosno, the governor of the Golden Lion Empire, would like to gather all the eight fleets of the Golden Lion Empire in the New World, and directly crush the southwestern coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang Empires into pieces.

Nakola, the commander of the Fourth Fleet, immediately said in a deep voice: "Our Fourth Fleet has transferred a large number of warships to join the advance fleet, so it suffered a lot of losses in the naval battle of Gaosnail Island.

In addition, a certain number of warships will be left to ensure the safety of the Double-Headed Eagle Island Naval Base.

所以我们第四舰队这次最多可以抽调出10艘全主炮战列舰、10艘全钢制战列舰、10艘大型装甲巡洋舰、16艘轻巡洋舰和16艘驱逐舰，加入远征舰队。”

Renich, the temporary commander of the expeditionary fleet, nodded, "It's pretty good that the Fourth Fleet can draw so many warships under such a difficult situation.

But I hope Nakola can still lead the team himself. "

"Of course, I must join the expedition fleet. I hope to witness the destruction of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires with my own eyes."

Then the commander of the Eighth Fleet, Xivas, said: "Our Eighth Fleet except for some warships that are undergoing major repairs.

剩余的7艘全主炮战列舰、5艘战列巡洋舰、6艘全钢制战列舰、14艘大型装甲巡洋舰、41艘轻巡洋舰和38艘驱逐舰，全部可以加入远征舰队。

I hope that our Eighth Fleet can personally wash away the shame brought about by the naval battle of Gosnail Island. "