The end of the military era

Just counting the number of capital ships, the combined fleet of the six navies has already surpassed the entire Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

Of course, because Zhou Rui used the Crescent Island Naval Base to hide a batch of battleships and battlecruisers with full main guns drawn from the lottery system, so that at this time, the commanders of the joint fleet of the six nations believed that the Six Nations The strength of the Navy's joint fleet is to crush the Zhou family's entire Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

The Flying Leopard Empire's First Vice Minister of the Navy, Annott, said: "I suggest that most ports in the Phalaenopsis Province of the Silver Wolf Empire and the New Wilk Province of the Barbarian Empire should be set up with sea minefields.

This will allow our combined fleet of the six navies to gather more forces in order to launch a decisive battle with the southwestern coastal defense fleet of the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires."

As soon as Annott's words fell, Yegor, the first deputy minister of the Silver Wolf Empire's navy, snorted coldly and said: "This time our six major spiritual clan countries have declared war on the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empire, which can be said to be related to the entire spiritual clan. national interests, and as a result some countries are unwilling to go all out for it.

The Flying Leopard Navy has dozens more capital ships than our Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire, but now the Flying Leopard Navy is only willing to send 50 battleships with full main guns and 30 battlecruisers to join our six-nation navy The United Fleet obviously wants to preserve its strength. "

Once the coastal ports of the Phalaenopsis Province are sealed off with mines, even if the Silver Wolf Empire regains the Phalaenopsis Province in the future, it will take a lot of manpower and financial resources to clean up the mines that block these ports. Of course, the Wolf Empire is unwilling to implement a mine blockade.

Annott, the first deputy minister of the Flying Leopard Empire Navy, then shrugged and said: "Many capital ships of our Flying Leopard Navy have either just launched or are undergoing maintenance, so for the time being, only 50 ships have been dispatched to the joint fleet of the six navies. 30 full main gun battleship and [-] battlecruisers.

But what I want to emphasize here is that according to the progress of the battle, our Flying Leopard Navy will also send some additional warships to the joint fleet of the six navies, including all main gun battleships and battlecruisers.

I know that many minefields have been set up along the coast of the Phalaenopsis Province of the Silver Wolf Empire and the New Wilk Province of the Barbarian Empire. After the war, it will bring a lot of trouble to the Silver Wolf Empire and the Bull Empire.

But I still insist on setting up minefields at sea, and we can't let our combined fleet of six navies disperse too much power just because we are afraid of trouble.

The strength of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet must be clearer to all of you than me. "

The Second Vice Minister of the Navy of the Red Tiger Empire Pogue hesitated and said: "I agree with General Annott's suggestion of setting up a sea minefield.

In a decisive battle with the southwestern coastal defense fleet of the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires, our combined fleet of six navies must not have any chances and must gather the strongest forces."

Murka, the Second Vice Minister of the Navy of the Black Bear Empire, nodded, "I also agree to set up sea minefields outside the ports of the Phalaenopsis Province of the Silver Wolf Empire and the New Wilk Province of the Barbarian Empire.

If you want to completely cut off the Zhou family's sea channel between the two continents, you have to destroy the main force of the Zhou family's southwest coastal defense fleet."

The First Deputy Minister of the Navy Department of the Golden Lion Empire, Raff, said at this time: "General Yegor and General Larion, setting up sea minefields can be said to be the simplest and most effective method.

I hope that the Silver Wolf Empire and the Bull Empire can agree to this method. I promise to the two generals that in terms of the distribution of benefits after the war, your two countries can get some compensation for the issue of sea minefields. "

Yegor and Larion couldn't help looking at each other. Yegor first pondered for a while and said, "I need to report this matter to the country."

Larion then said: "I also need to report the setting of the minefield at sea to the country."

The first deputy minister of the Navy Department of the Golden Lion Empire, Raff, did not continue this topic, but turned to Annott, the first deputy minister of the Flying Leopard Empire Navy: "How many warships will your Flying Leopard Navy plan to send next, join us six Combined Fleet

Since I was elected as the commander-in-chief of the combined fleet of the six navies, I feel that I must know how much power I can gather in my hands. "

Annott said with a wry smile: "General Raff, I'm really sorry, but I can't answer this question for you right now.

How many warships our Flying Leopard Navy can send to join the combined fleet of the six navies is not something I can decide, not even our Flying Leopard Empire Navy Department can decide.

However, I will send a telegram to the country to get more warships, especially capital ships, to join our six-nation navies combined fleet. "

Soon the governor of the Silver Wolf Empire, Igna, and the governor of the Bull Empire, Trophy, sent telegrams, agreeing to the request of the combined fleet of the six navies to set up a sea minefield.

In the port of Xinying Port, Shi Jing stood on the bridge of the all-steel battleship Bailang, watching the densely packed enemy warships in the distance with binoculars. Instead of showing any look of fear on his face, he revealed An eager expression.

Shi Jing is the commander of the Xinying Port Defense Fleet. He is considered an old man of the Zhou family. When Zhou Rui was reborn, Shi Jing was a bosun on the light cruiser Shuguang of the Ganyang City Coastal Defense Fleet.

新营港守备舰队目前拥有6艘全钢制战列舰、6艘大型装甲巡洋舰、8艘轻巡洋舰、10艘驱逐舰、40艘鱼雷艇和24艘近海炮艇。

Four of the six all-steel battleships are termite-class all-steel battleships captured by the Golden Lion Navy, and the other two are gift-class all-steel battleships captured by the Golden Lion Navy.

白蚁级全钢制战列舰，满载排水量21800吨，装备了2座双联装45倍口径330毫米主炮和4座双联装45倍口径220毫米副炮。

赠礼级全钢制战列舰，满载排水量20500吨，装备有2座双联装45倍口径330毫米主炮和3座双联装45倍口径200毫米副炮。

If the combined fleet of the navies of the six countries attacks Xinying Port, relying on the strength of the defense fleet of Xinying Port, at most it can only cause some troubles for the combined fleet of the six navies.

And Shi Jing has the confidence to knock out a few teeth of the combined fleet of the six navies in Xinying Port, and it is the coastal defense batteries in Xinying Port.

目前新营港总计建有了大大小小几十座炮台，加起来布置了近千门岸防炮，其中还有24门五十倍口径356毫米岸防炮、24门45倍口径343毫米岸防炮和48门45倍口径305毫米岸防炮。

These 96 large-caliber coastal defense guns are all hidden in reinforced concrete forts with a thickness of more than 15 meters, which is enough to pose a very large threat to the combined fleet of the six navies.

Chapter 229 Shipbuilding Ability

Although the orcs in Jingzhou Town, Yuzhou Town, Lanzhou Town, Weizhou Town, and Kezhou Town, except for a small number of Fox, Cat, and Rabbit people, all Beast people of other races have been expelled.

However, the Silver Wolf Empire and the Manniu Empire still have intelligence systems in these five feudal towns of the Zhou family.

Some humans bought by the Silver Wolf Empire and the Barbarian Bull Empire, and even the Fox, Cat, and Rabbit people acted as spies for these two orc nations.

Through the information provided by the Manniu Empire, the combined fleets of the navies of the six countries already know that there are many forts in Xinying Port, and there are nearly a thousand coastal defense guns, including nearly a hundred coastal defense guns with a diameter of more than 300 mm.

Therefore, even if the defense fleet of Xinying Port is weak, the joint fleet of the six navies is not planning to directly attack Xinying Port, but is planning to use mines to block all the waterways in the waters near Xinying Port.

Facing the mine-laying by the joint fleet of the six navies, the Xinying Port garrison fleet has no ability to stop it. After all, the most powerful warships in the Xinying Port garrison fleet are only 6 all-steel battleships.

Shi Jing, the commander of the Xinying Port Defense Fleet, could only immediately report to Song Limin, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, the fact that the joint fleet of the six navies had set up a minefield outside Xinying Port.

Immediately afterwards, the garrison fleets at the ports of Weizhou Town and Lanzhou Town also reported to Song Limin by telegram, and the combined fleets of the navies of the six countries blocked the waters near each port with mines.

In a conference room at the Crescent Island Naval Base, Song Limin said to the other 11 formation commanders of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet in a deep voice: "The combined naval fleets of the six orc countries have indeed adopted mines to blockade the towns of Weizhou and Lanzhou. way of a port.

It seems that the combined naval fleets of the six orc nations want to gather their forces together and start a decisive battle with our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet! "

In addition to being the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, Song Limin also served as the commander of the first formation.

Song Limin had guessed before that the combined fleet of the six navies would probably use the method of laying out sea minefields to block the coasts of Weizhou Town and Lanzhou Town.

Wang Hongchun, the commander of the second fleet, said with a frown: "Our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet is not afraid of a decisive battle with the combined fleets of the six orc nations.

However, the mines blocking the ports of Weizhou Town and Lanzhou Town are very troublesome. The number of minesweepers in our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet is too small. "

Wang Xuewen, the commander of the No.12 formation, nodded and said: "According to the information we have received, the combined naval fleets of the six orc nations currently have a total of 492 battleships with full main guns and 250 battlecruisers.

The 12 main formations of our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet together have a total of 494 battleships with full main guns and 208 battlecruisers.

Although in terms of the number of battlecruisers, our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet has lost dozens of ships, but considering the performance of the capital ships of both sides, if the two sides engage in a decisive battle, our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet will not suffer in terms of capital ships.

The problem now is that even if we add a large number of minesweepers to the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet before we have completely defeated the combined naval fleets of the six orc nations, I am afraid that there is no way to clear the sea minefields arranged by the other party. "

Song Limin immediately said: "The commander-in-chief has ordered several shipyards to start large-scale construction of minesweepers.

Next, each formation will transfer personnel to prepare to expand the size of the mine-sweeping force.

In addition, each formation has received many new warships, and has also added many reserve recruits. Each formation must make all the new warships form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

The sea passages between the mainland of the Han and Tang Empire and Jingzhou Town, Yuzhou Town, Lanzhou Town, Weizhou Town, and Kezhou Town must not be cut off. This is the responsibility of our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet. "

Liu Ergou, who was transferred to the third formation as the commander, then said: "Song Zhi, although our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet is building 48 ships equipped with 380mm main guns at the six major shipyards under the Zhou family at the same time. Battleships and 48 battlecruisers armed with 380mm main guns.