The end of the military era

After the Zhou family army captured the cities of the barbarian empire, they also copied the Zhou family's policy of benefiting the people to the barbarian empire. This made the low-level people in the barbarian empire who were originally exploited and oppressed immediately become supporters of the Zhou family. .

In view of the situation of the barbarian empire and the weak combat effectiveness of the barbarian army, Zhou Rui's ambitions for the barbarian empire also increased, and he decided to take advantage of this opportunity to annex the entire barbarian empire in one fell swoop.

Zhou Rui turned to Zhou Xiaorong and asked, "Second Uncle, what do you think?"

Zhou Xiaorong immediately said firmly, "If the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet can continue to cut off the barbarian empire's sea transportation channels, our army is confident that we can solve the barbarian empire within four months."

"Okay, let's take a gamble

Back then, the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet was able to defeat the joint expeditionary force of the Golden Lion, Red Tiger, and Silver Wolf, and this time it will definitely defeat the joint escort fleet of the Golden Lion, Red Tiger, and Black Bear."

Zhou Rui knew that even if the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet could severely damage the joint escort fleet of the three orc nations this time, it would definitely suffer a lot of losses.

However, Zhou Rui's confidence is that the four large shipyards built with the help of the Zhou family in Ganyang Shipyard, Jingsheng Shipyard, and the Liangyan Empire have now started to build 48 battleships equipped with 380mm main guns at the same time. and 48 battlecruisers armed with 380 mm main guns.

其中全主炮战列舰配备5座双联装45倍口径380毫米主炮，满载排水量将达到38000吨，最高航速为22节。

战列巡洋舰配备4座双联装45倍口径380毫米主炮，满载排水量将达到38400吨，最高航速为27节。

This is only the first batch of battleships with 380mm main guns that Zhou Rui plans to build. Anyway, Zhou Rui is not short of money, and Zhou Rui plans to build the same number of second batch of battleships with 380mm main guns.

In addition, Zhou Rui also placed orders for 30 Xianyuan-class battleships with full main guns and 30 traditional-class battlecruisers in several shipyards of the Liangyan Empire.

In addition, Zhou Rui can also get a lot of warships from the lottery system, so the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet can withstand losses.

In a large hall of the imperial palace in Lingyang City, the capital of the Liangyan Empire, Emperor Fan Yi asked Prince Fan Pu and Prime Minister Lu Qing solemnly, "What do you think of the secret telegram sent by Zhou Rui?"

Prince Fan Pu said with a wry smile, "The Zhou family's Marshal Zhou is a bit too courageous.

That was a joint escort fleet composed of the Golden Lion Empire, the Scarlet Tiger Empire, and the Black Bear Empire. The combined number of capital ships and secondary capital ships exceeded a thousand.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Marshal Zhou is bold enough to take the initiative to launch an attack on the joint escort fleet of the three orc nations. "

Prime Minister Lu Qing said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, Zhou Rui obviously asked our Liangyan navy to join the battle."

Emperor Fan Yi sighed and said, "I know what Zhou Rui means, but the joint escort fleet of the three orc nations is too strong, can the Zhou family's southwest coastal defense fleet win?"

Prime Minister Lu Qing said categorically, "Zhou Rui said in the telegram that since the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet will gather 422 full-armor battleships and 168 battlecruisers this time, there is still some chance of winning.

Moreover, our Liangyan Empire and the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires are already grasshoppers on the same rope, and our Liangyan Empire actually has no other choice. "

Emperor Fan Yi shook his head and said, "Then let's gamble with the Zhou family once."

Order the First Fleet and Second Fleet to arrive at the coast of the Barbarian Empire, and temporarily accept the command of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empire."

After Zhou's army launched an attack on the Barbarian Empire, the Liangyan Empire sent two main fleets to the coast of the Barbarian Empire to assist the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet in blocking the barbarian empire's sea transportation channels in order to express its position.

The navy of the Liangyan Empire only had three main fleets.

Chapter 2 Betting

On New Year's Eve in 1544, in a bedroom in the imperial palace of Baiyun City, the capital of the Barbarian Empire, Emperor Dugu Liang sighed and said to Queen Situ Fei: "Today, Minister Bei Tangxiong of the Ministry of War suggested temporarily moving the capital to Huiping City in the north. ln"

Empress Situ Fei frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, is the situation so bad?"

Emperor Duguliang nodded, "As of now, our barbarian army has lost more than 500 million people.

Although after emergency mobilization, the army of our barbarian empire still has more than 450 million troops, but because the sea transportation channel was cut off by the Zhou family's Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, a considerable part of the recruits can only be equipped with cold weapons and two, Three grenades.

Facing the Zhou family's army, which is almost armed to the teeth, I dare to bet that with the current strength of our barbarian army, we can't resist it at all.

What makes me even more uncomfortable is that most of the more than 500 million troops lost voluntarily surrendered. When did the fighting will of our barbarian army become so bad?"

Empress Situ Fei hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, since you can't win, why don't you hurry up and negotiate peace with the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires."

Emperor Duguliang said helplessly: "I also hope to negotiate peace with the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires as soon as possible, but the Black Bear Empire does not agree.

The Black Bear Empire, the Golden Lion Empire, and the Scarlet Tiger Empire have formed a large-scale joint escort fleet, which will send our Barbarian Empire weapons that can equip an army of about 300 million.

Those orc nations hope to use our barbarian empire to consume the strength of the Zhou family of the Han and Tang empires. "

"Your Majesty, the Black Bear Empire and several other orc nations, do you intend to send troops now?"

Emperor Duguliang shook his head, "No, those orc nations still don't intend to send troops directly."

"Your Majesty, I feel that you should talk to those ministers who control the military power.

If the Barbarian Empire is gone, then everything they have now will disappear, and if they kneel and lick the Black Bear Empire at that time, they will not get anything from the Black Bear Empire. "x

Emperor Duguliang's expression suddenly became ferocious, "Maybe I should use another method."

Compared with Duguliang, the emperor of the Barbarian Empire, who was frowning, Zhou Rui was in a very good mood at this time.

After finishing the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve with my family, it was the early morning of January 1545, 1 in Tianyuan.

The lottery system then gave Zhou Rui a three-star lottery card for January, and a New Year gift package: a four-star lottery card.

The lottery system is still so considerate. You may know that the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet is about to fight a big battle. In addition to 16 50-jin gold bricks, these two lottery cards also gave out 32 battleships with full main guns and 12 battlecruisers.

32 battleships with full main guns, including 8 German Bavarian-class battleships, 8 British Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, and 16 British Vengeance-class battleships.

The British Revenge-class battleship has a full load displacement of 31500 tons and a top speed of 215 knots.

装备了4座双联装42倍口径381毫米主炮，14门152毫米副炮，2门76毫米射速炮，4具533毫米鱼雷发射管。

The thickest side armor belt is 330 mm, the main deck armor is 76 mm, the main turret armor is 330 mm, and the full crew is 997 people.

The 12 battlecruisers are all British Prestige-class battlecruisers.

Even if these 32 battleships with full main guns and 12 battlecruisers were taken out by Zhou Rui now, it would be too late to participate in the decisive battle between the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet and the joint escort fleet of the Golden Lion, Red Tiger, and Black Bear navies.

However, these 32 full main gun battleships and 12 battlecruisers can be used to make up for the loss of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet after the war.

Zhou Rui was about to go back to his bedroom to rest, but was suddenly stopped by Zhou Xiaozheng, "Xiao Rui, can the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet defeat the joint escort fleet of the three orc nations?"

Zhou Rui was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Second Uncle told you."

Zhou Xiaozheng nodded, "That is the property of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, if it happens, the consequences will be very serious."

"Father, don't worry, the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet will definitely win.

Even if the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet suffered a lot in this naval battle, I still have a way to restore the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet to its strength as soon as possible. "

On the morning of January 1545, 1, in the blue sea, there was an unusually large fleet sailing east.

And this extremely large fleet is the joint escort fleet formed by the Golden Lion Empire, Red Tiger Empire and Black Bear Empire.

At this point in the Golden Lion Empire Navy Jet takes over, and so on. "