The end of the military era

The naval part of the entire expeditionary force of the Golden Lion Empire is headed by Kuzier, commander of the First Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, as the commander-in-chief, and Maft, commander of the Fifth Fleet, as the deputy commander-in-chief.

Kuzier, the commander of the First Fleet, also participated in several naval battles between the Golden Lion Empire Navy and the Black Bear Empire Navy more than 30 years ago, but Kuzier was just an ordinary junior officer at that time.

The army part of the Golden Lion Empire Expeditionary Force is composed of five group armies of the Golden Lion Empire Royal Army.

The army group of the Royal Army of the Golden Lion Empire is larger than that of the Red Tiger Empire and the Silver Wolf Empire. It has 5 infantry divisions, 1 supply brigade, 3 heavy artillery regiments, and 1 guard regiment. million people.

In addition, the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire also has a mixed division with lions as officers and apes and humans as soldiers, but this time the Golden Lion Empire did not deploy mixed divisions to join the expeditionary force.

In order to carry the 5 army officers and soldiers of the five armies, as well as the weapons, equipment and supplies of the 50 army officers and soldiers, the Golden Lion Empire mobilized nearly 50 transport ships.

The total number of ships of the Golden Lion Empire Expeditionary Force exceeded a thousand.

On the night of May 5, some senior military officers from the three countries held the first high-level meeting of the Tri-Nation Joint Expeditionary Force.

In this high-level meeting, Kuzier, the commander of the First Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, was elected as the nominal commander-in-chief of the Three Kingdoms Joint Expeditionary Force.

The main task of Kuzier, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, is to coordinate the cooperation of the three countries' armies.

In addition, at this high-level meeting, it was decided that the Joint Expeditionary Force of the Three Kingdoms would set off from Maotou Island two days later and head directly to Yumen Island off the coast of Shuonan Town in the Han and Tang Empires. A fleet of Imperial Navy joins.

After the high-level meeting, Maft, commander of the Fifth Fleet, followed Kuzier to the Garland, the flagship of the First Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire.

The Garland is one of the Golden Lion Empire's Valiant-class battleships with full main guns. The Valiant-class is the battleship with the strongest comprehensive combat effectiveness in the active service of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire. The Golden Lion Empire has built hundreds of ships in two batches.

On the bridge of the Garland, Maft said to Kuzier: "Although the navies of the three countries are united this time, the strength is surprisingly strong, but I always feel uneasy in my heart.

The Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires is really mysterious. So far, no country has investigated where the cutting-edge warships of this human fleet were obtained. "

Kuzier poured Maft a glass of wine, "This is the 20-year-old Golden Noble Ice Wine from my collection. How about you try it?"

After taking a sip from the wine glass, Muffet couldn't help but nodded and said, "The taste is indeed much more mellow than the new Golden Noble Ice Wine."

Kuzier also poured himself a cup, picked it up and took a sip, "This time the navies of our three countries are united, and the strength is unprecedented.

Our Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire has gathered 80 all-main-gun battleships, 4 battlecruisers, and 80 all-steel battleships just for capital ships.

The navy of the Red Tiger Empire has 40 full main gun battleships and 40 all steel battleships.

The navy of the Silver Wolf Empire has 24 full main gun battleships and 26 all steel battleships.

In addition, on Yumen Island, the two fleets of the Red Tiger Empire and one fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire together have 34 full main gun battleships and 32 all steel battleships.

Calculated in this way, our Three Kingdoms Joint Expeditionary Force has 360 capital ships, including other types of warships, the scale is as high as more than 1000 ships.

With such a scale, I don't believe that the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires still has a chance of turning around. "

"However, we also believe that the previous two sea battles on Gaosnail Island will be victorious, not to mention that the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires is also equipped with submarines that can launch torpedo attacks underwater."

"Submarines are a problem. I hope that the depth charges equipped on light cruisers and destroyers can make a difference in naval battles."

Then Kuzier poured Maft another glass of wine, "In fact, we don't have to worry about whether we can win the naval battle. What we should consider is how to reduce the losses of our Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire. It is best to let the Red Tiger The empire's naval losses were greater."

"Kuzier, what do you mean?"

"Muffet, that's not what I meant, it's what His Excellency the Governor meant, don't forget that all the Spirit Race countries, except for the Bull Empire, have joined the shipbuilding competition.

Compared with the southwestern coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang Empires, the navy of the Red Tiger Empire actually poses a greater threat to our Golden Lion Empire. "

"Kuzier, do you have any plans?"

"The battlefield is changing rapidly, we can only wait until the battlefield, and we will play by ear.

Before coming, His Excellency the Governor specifically explained that weakening the strength of the Chihu Empire Navy is more important than destroying the southwestern coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang Empire. "

At this time, at the headquarters of the Fourth Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Red Tiger Empire on Maotou Island, the commander of the Fourth Fleet, Vikacci, frowned and said to the commander of the Second Fleet, Jestu: "Although the Golden Lion Empire this time 80 all-main-gun battleships, 4 battlecruisers and 80 all-steel battleships were dispatched.

But there is still a big gap with my prediction.

The navy of the Golden Lion Empire has suffered two disastrous defeats, yet they still haven't dispatched a batch of warships from the Spirit Race world. "

Jestu, the commander of the Second Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Red Tiger Empire, served as the commander-in-chief of the navy in the expeditionary force of the Red Tiger Empire, and Vicka, the commander of the Fourth Fleet, served as the deputy commander-in-chief.

Jie Situ then said: "Obviously, the Golden Lion Empire not only wants to destroy the southwestern coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang Empires, but also wants to preserve the strength of its navy.

If the Golden Lion Empire does not consider losses, even if there are two disastrous defeats in the sea battle of Gaosnail Island, the navy of the Golden Lion Empire will still have enough power to destroy the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empire. "

Vicacci then asked: "Jestu, what do you think about the secret message from the Ministry of the Navy?"

"We need to understand that the navy of the Golden Lion Empire is the most important problem for our Royal Navy of the Red Tiger Empire, and I think the secret orders of the Ministry of the Navy should be implemented.

With the help of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires, part of the strength of the Golden Lion Empire's navy was weakened. "

Vikac frowned, "Of course I also hope to make the Golden Lion Empire Navy lose more.

However, the strength of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empire is quite impressive. If we do this, will there be any accidents? "

"Hehe, if we add the Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet of Yumen Island, and the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy, our three navies can gather 360 battleships.

Under absolute power, there will be no accidents.

By the way, what is the effect of the depth charges made by the Imperial Arsenal specifically to deal with submarines? "

"The effect is very ideal. With these depth charges, at least the submarines of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet will not be helpless."

"Submarines are a new type of warship, and their combat effectiveness is quite good. I heard that the Ministry of the Navy has already started designing a submarine.

In the near future, our Royal Navy of the Red Tiger Empire will also have its own submarines. "

Some data of the Three Kingdoms Joint Expeditionary Force was quickly mastered by "Ghost".

Zhou Rui saw the strength of the Three Kingdoms Joint Expeditionary Force, and it was impossible to say that there was no pressure.

In an office of the Zhou Mansion in Ganyang City, Zhou Rui handed over some data of the Three Kingdoms Joint Expeditionary Force obtained by "Ghost Shadow" to each of Song Limin and Zhou Xiaorong.

"Old Song, with the current situation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, can it face the combined fleet of the Golden Lion Empire, Red Tiger Empire, and Silver Wolf Empire?"

Song Limin hesitated for a moment, "If you count the Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy on Yumen Island, and the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy.

The number of capital ships in the navies of the three countries is as high as 360. With the current strength of our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, although we dare to start a decisive battle with them, we are not sure whether we can win the final victory. "

在第二次高蜗岛海战中，西南海防舰队被击沉了1艘英国户座级全主炮战列舰、2艘法国科尔贝级全主炮战列舰、1艘德国凯撒级全主炮战列舰、1艘东瀛国扶桑级全主炮战列舰和2艘缴获金狮帝国海军的六头蛇级全主炮战列舰。

There was also 1 British Invincible-class battlecruiser, 2 German Moltke-class battlecruisers and 1 British Lion-class battlecruiser, which were also sunk in naval battles.

Four all-steel battleships were lost, including two Fortress-class all-steel battleships of the 4th Squadron, and two Cardinal Eagle-class all-steel battleships captured by the Golden Lion Imperial Navy.

In addition, 7 large armored cruisers, 9 light cruisers, 10 destroyers and 2 submarines were lost.