The end of the military era

However, in the major shipyards of the Golden Lion Empire, 24 Stinger-class aircraft carriers are about to be completed, and 60 Stinger-class aircraft carriers have been built almost halfway.

These two batches of Stinger-class aircraft carriers were additionally built by the Golden Lion Empire.

Seeing the role of aircraft carriers in naval battles, and the navy of the Golden Lion Empire suffered heavy losses in the decisive battle with the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires, the Golden Lion Empire is preparing to build an aircraft carrier with stronger comprehensive combat capabilities.

Prime Minister Salento said: "The Admiralty has already designed it, with a full load displacement of 49500 tons, a maximum speed of 28 knots, and a crew of 3150 people.

装备有36门90毫米口径高平两用炮、60门40毫米高射炮，68挺18毫米高射机枪。

It can be equipped with 45 carrier-based fighters, 45 carrier-based torpedo aircraft and 45 carrier-based bombers, a total of 135 carrier-based aircraft. "

"How much will it cost?" Emperor Kosno asked a more concerned question.

"Including the 135 carrier-based aircraft equipped, the cost is about 3500 million silver coins. If it is built in large quantities, the cost can be reduced."

Emperor Kosno nodded, "I will also allocate some funds from the imperial treasury, and the Ministry of Finance will squeeze out some funds to build... 50 new aircraft carriers first!"

Prime Minister Salento said with a wry smile: "The first batch of 200 billion silver coins of the national debt for the war has basically been spent, and the Ministry of Finance may not be able to squeeze out too much money."

Emperor Kosno said in a deep voice: "Then immediately put the issue of the second batch of war bonds on the agenda!

Regardless of whether we continue to fight or negotiate peace with the Han and Tang Empires, we must prepare enough funds in our hands. "

"Your Majesty, how much is the second batch of war bonds issued?"

"Issuing another 200 billion silver coins, the interest rate is the same as the first batch of war bonds."

Prime Minister Salento hesitated for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, we originally issued the war national debt in order to repay it with the war dividends obtained after defeating the Han and Tang Empires.

However, under the current situation, it may be impossible to defeat the Han and Tang Empires. These two batches of 400 billion war debts may overwhelm the empire's finances. "

"For the future, we will study it in the future.

Now for our Golden Lion Empire, the most important thing is to restore the strength of the Royal Navy.

By the way, I heard that the Han and Tang Empires planned to build a super battleship with a displacement of more than 10 tons? "

"The Han and Tang Empire is indeed planning to build a super battleship with a displacement of more than 10 tons. This matter has already made headlines in newspapers across the Han and Tang Empire."

"Could it be a maze deliberately set up by the Han and Tang Empire?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that even if aircraft carriers will become the protagonists of future naval battles, battleships will still have strong combat effectiveness for a long time to come, especially battleships with a displacement of more than 10 tons.

For example, in landing operations, battleships can provide powerful fire support for the landing troops. "

"It seems that our Golden Lion Empire has to build some more powerful battleships."

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Chapter 289 The Alliance Disintegrated

In the early morning of February 1551, 2, the radar station in the port of Dietern discovered countless planes flying towards the port of Dietern.

After receiving reports from the radar station, the fighter planes at several military airports near the port of Dietham immediately ordered all fighter jets to take off to meet the enemy.

In the Southern Command of the Allied Forces, Morka, the first deputy minister of the Army Department of the Red Tiger Empire, was holding a telegram, his hands trembling involuntarily.

Morka took a deep breath, and then said in a deep voice to Field Marshal Danvich of the Natural Elf Empire, Field Marshal Katfi of the Light Elf Empire, and Field Marshal Zhegaard of the Dark Elf Empire: "The Han and Tang Empire troops really chose Dieter. Han Hong Kong as the landing point!"

Marshal Danvich of the Natural Elf Empire immediately said: "We must immediately mobilize our troops and air force fighters to reinforce Dietham Port."

Field Marshal Katfei of the Bright Elf Empire hesitated for a moment and said: "With the strength of the Han and Tang Empire navy, it may be impossible for us to prevent the opponent from landing.

The only thing we can do is to mobilize heavy troops and try our best to block the army of the Han and Tang Empire in the province of Via. "

Field Marshal Danvich of the Natural Elf Empire immediately said: "No matter what, we have to give it a try.

Even if the landing of the Han and Tang Empire troops cannot be prevented in the end, we must strive to cause more casualties when the opponent lands.

General Morka, what do you say? "

Morka, the first deputy minister of the Army Department of the Red Tiger Empire, nodded, "Although our coalition forces have completely lost their dominance of the sea, the air forces of our four countries still have tens of thousands of fighter planes. , nor is it powerless to fight back.

On behalf of our Red Tiger Empire, let me express our position. Our Red Tiger Empire will do our best to resist the landing of the Han and Tang Empire troops! "

The three field marshals of the elves just looked at each other, but none of them responded to Morka's statement.

The coalition deployed a total of more than 2000 fighter jets and 1000 bombers at various airports near the port of Dietham. However, the first wave of carrier-based aircraft dispatched by the Imperial Navy of the Han and Tang Dynasties exceeded 1.

In addition, the carrier-based aircraft of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire surpassed the fighters of the Allied Forces in all aspects of performance, so soon the air supremacy of Dietham Harbor fell into the hands of the aircraft carrier fleet of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire. .

At present, the establishment of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires remains unchanged, still consisting of 12 main fleets plus 1 aircraft carrier fleet.

汉唐帝国皇家海军所拥有的100艘鸟巢级航空母舰、36艘翔鹤级航空母舰、42艘埃塞克斯级航空母舰、38艘中途岛级航空母舰和158艘护航航母，都被编入了航母舰队，由总司令宋利民亲自指挥。

This time, in order to cover the landing of the Royal Army, the entire aircraft carrier fleet and the nine main fleets of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires were all incorporated into the escort force.

After seizing the air supremacy of Dieterhain Port, Song Limin ordered the carrier-based fleet to continuously bomb the fortifications in Dieterhain Port and nearby beaches.

After the nine main fleets of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Dynasties approached the port of Dietham and the nearby beaches, thousands of battleships immediately used their main guns to bombard the fortifications of the coalition forces.

The landing troops of the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Dynasties also used landing craft to start landing on the beach.

Xiang Tao, commander of the Tongzhou Military District of the Han and Tang Empire, learned that the landing operation had begun, and immediately ordered the Han and Tang Empire troops on the southern front to launch a full-scale offensive to contain the coalition forces on the southern battlefield.

Facing the Han and Tang Empire forces with command of the sea and the air, although the coalition forces desperately resisted, by the evening of the 18th, at least hundreds of thousands of troops from the Royal Han and Tang Empire Army had successfully landed.

This also indicates that it is impossible for the coalition forces to drive the troops of the Han and Tang Empires back to the sea.

The commanders of the four countries on the southern front of the coalition had no choice but to start to study how to resist the attack of the Han and Tang Empire troops in the Via Province of the Red Tiger Empire.

Three days later, when all the landing troops of the Imperial Army of the Han and Tang Dynasties landed successfully, they immediately divided into multiple groups and launched a fierce attack on the coalition forces in the Via Province of the Red Tiger Empire.

Then one bad news after another was sent back to the headquarters of the coalition forces on the southern front.

In the imperial palace of the Emerald City, the capital of the Natural Elf Empire, the Elf Queen Brina handed several pieces of paper to Prime Minister Prono, "The troops of the Han and Tang Empires landed in the Scarlet Tiger Empire only a dozen days ago, and the empire is in the Red Tiger Empire. The army in the territory has lost more than 150 million.

What does the Prime Minister suggest on this? "

Prime Minister Prono hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, both the Light Elf Empire and the Dark Elf Empire have sent secret telegrams, thinking that it is almost impossible for the nine-nation military alliance to defeat the Han and Tang Empires.

Therefore, both the Light Elf Empire and the Dark Elf Empire intend to withdraw from this war with no hope of victory in order to reduce losses in this war.

The minister believes that our natural elf empire should also consider how to end this war decently.

In addition, not long ago, the Golden Lion Empire also sent a telegram, asking whether our natural elf empire agrees to negotiate peace with the Han and Tang Empire. "

The elf queen Brenna sighed, "I didn't expect that our natural elf empire, light elf empire, and dark elf empire, plus the six orc nations, would not have fought a single human nation in the New World.