Realm of Power

Off the coast of the Putau island chain,

With the sound of rushing water, a dense row of masts appeared in the northeast of the sea. The white sails reflected the brilliance of the sun, emitting a dazzling white light. After a while, countless large warships Showing a white line pushing forward

The sea breeze brought by the battleship blew the huge falcon navy flag on the mast. "Wow!" A huge wave rolled towards us. The towering bow of the Dragon-class battleship was heavy with unparalleled domineering force. Split the calm sea water , the surging white water waves rolled forward, and the wide side of the battleship was like a razor. The ripples collided with each other on the sea in circles, breaking or merging into larger ones. a circle,

"Your Majesty, it's windy outside, so you'd better go inside and rest," Falcon Empire Navy Minister Dustelenko came up from behind the deck and said with a respectful look.

"How far is it from Puntao?" the fat man asked without looking back.

"Judging from the chart, our current location is already in the Ptau Inland Sea area," Dustronkai replied, "I have sent three fast ships to confirm, and I should get the news soon!"

"Oh, so fast! No," the fat man turned around in shock and said, "It's not that it was originally expected to take ten to fifteen days from the southwest area to the Puntau area, but it is only the eighth day now, which is shorter than the estimated time." Nearly half"

"Ten to fifteen days refers to the absence of chart guidance," Dustronkai said with his head lowered. "But now, not only do we have chart guidance, but the sea has caught up with the winter undercurrent, which happens to be It flows from the north to the south! So the speed of the fleet is much faster than normal, but it will also be affected when it returns, which will slow down the fleet a lot!"

"It seems that you are more familiar with the ocean than I am!"

The fat man turned around from the front of the ship, smiled, and adjusted his wet clothes with his hands. Said ""How is the situation of Duke Putau? With the rough seas these days, I don’t want our nominal sufferer to die before we even get there. We are sending troops this time in the name of punishing the murderer."

"Your Majesty, you can rest assured!" Dostelenko replied with a sure look, "I went to visit Luolai's battleship yesterday, and the incision has healed. Although I can't walk yet, my life should be fine! It's just... . . . ” Dustronkai’s voice paused.

"Just what?" Fatty looked into his eyes and asked in a serious voice.

"Actually, it's nothing. I just think that the Duke of Putau is cruel enough," Dostelenko said quickly. "The knife stabbed him so deeply in his ribs. It almost killed him. How much hatred does this require? If we didn’t have military doctors who specialize in treating sword wounds and don’t have the best medicine, I’m afraid this would A bold duke really died in the empire, and when he learned that we agreed to send troops, he would follow our fleet southward even if he risked his death on the way. Such a guy would never do it once he gained power. He is a simple guy. If we help him like this, it may even lead to a new war with Gang Fei. Is it worth it? "

"You are trying to say that we might raise tigers and become a problem!"

The fat man chuckled and patted the Imperial Navy Minister's shoulder heavily. "You are right. This Duke of Putao is indeed a bit ruthless. But isn't that what we value? Is this guy going to... I don’t know if I can become a tiger, but I can be sure that if I really become a tiger, the unlucky person will be Gang Fei Ren! I have no extra energy to worry about our Southwest District! Even that guy in Salon has vaguely noticed this! Of course, there is another extremely important reason for sending troops, and this is my personal reason. It’s a secret, so I didn’t tell you that Princess Robert Stewart is currently in the Principality of Putau.”

"What, Princess Turit is in the Principality of Putau! What's going on! Doesn't it mean that the princess went back to visit relatives and never returned?" Dostelenko's eyes widened, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"It's true that I haven't returned home yet. Turrit Colleen said she wanted to go back to China the year before last. I didn't ask in detail at the time. I just sent a fleet to accompany me. I thought it would be foolproof, but I didn't expect that more than a year later, there was no news. Nothing, as if the world has evaporated,

"At that time, I asked the Admiralty to fully expand to Obarro and explore the route between the two continents. In fact, I hoped to find clues about Tourit Corinne, which was one of the reasons. Unfortunately, Normandy knew the details of Tourit Corinne. All the people were slaughtered by the expeditionary force, and this line was cut off. I expanded to the northwest and attacked the southwest, not without the idea of ​​​​searching.

The fat man smiled bitterly, "But until I occupied the southwest, I didn't get any relevant news. Instead, Salon went to Gangfei as an envoy, but unexpectedly gained. The mother country of the Burrows family of Turit Kelin is the Principality of Putao. , is currently under the comprehensive surveillance of the Gangfei Empire,

A trace of sadness flashed across the fat man's face, his eyes flickered, and he held his head high and said in a deep voice, "And the important Burrows family is a top priority under surveillance by Gang Fei. Turrit Colleen was suddenly detained just after returning home. The fleet that went with the team was also intercepted and sunk by the Gangfei Navy, and thousands of sailors did not survive!

"Damn Gangfei, if I had known this, I shouldn't have ceased war with Gangfei! If your majesty allows it, I will immediately lead the fleet to bombard Gangfei Kyoto." Dostelenko said through gritted teeth, thinking of the thousands of sailors from the empire who were buried in the sea.

"A small impatience will ruin a big plan! At present, the main target of the empire is still the Gauls!" The fat man shook his head and took a deep breath and said. "Fortunately, the Burrows family has connections all over Central Europe. The Gangfei people only dare to take general measures." The house arrest strategy hopes to gradually cut off the possibility of Duke Putau gaining support."

"Otherwise, I will definitely use a million inhuman blood to bury Turrit Colleen." The fat man snorted with a heavy expression, turned his head and looked at his fleet commander. "At present, we First, we need to open a gap in Ptau to provide a docking point for the fleet. You found the Duke of Ptau yesterday. What did he answer? "

"The Duke of Putau actually proposed a location that met the conditions." Dustelenko nodded. He said that Putau is a small country, but it has more than a dozen outer islands, called the Putau Island Chain, among which. He Huacheng Island, where the greatest enemy, Prince Raphael, is located, has no place among these island chains. It is suspected to be the largest in area, and Huacheng has complete port and fleet facilities. It is said that there is also a very valuable gold mine on the island, and the annual harvest is not small. Therefore, the Gangfei people have specially stationed a squadron on Huacheng Island. To protect and transport this gold.

"Gold mine!" The fat man's eyes lit up unexpectedly. He really didn't expect that the small Principality of Putao has such a precious mine. It's no wonder that Gang Fei has been eyeing the Principality of Putao.

"It's just that my subordinates feel that" Dostronkai glanced at the fat man and gritted his teeth and said, "This suggestion is more like using our hands to directly eliminate his biggest threat."

"It's just mutual use! No one is a fool. According to the current relationship between the two parties, the Duke of Putao should not be able to deceive us. Because even if we kill King Raphael, Gangfei people can find a new replacement. Well, Duke Putao wouldn’t be so stupid!”

The fat man sneered at the corner of his mouth, "Give the fleet an order to head towards Huacheng Island! Let's tear a hole in this island chain now."

The waves on the quiet sea have become much smaller, which is a sign of approaching the mainland.

In the afternoon, under the pale winter sunshine. The Falcon Fleet arrived at the northern sea of ​​Huacheng Island. The huge fleet was anchored on the sea less than three nautical miles away from the island's coastline, staring at the huge island in front of it like an eagle.

If you look at it from the perspective of the Falcon Navy who is used to seeing large ports, Huacheng Island cannot be regarded as a city where the king lives. At most, it can only be regarded as a relatively prosperous small town. Indeed, as the Duke of Putao said, this small town has Complete naval facilities, small as a sparrow, but well-equipped port. The shipyard, repair shop, lumber factory, the extension of the port, and the sea are decorated with white stones similar to white marble on the island. It is also very pleasing to the eye from a distance.

There were some fishing boats and several small sailing ships flying the flag of the African Navy docked inside the port. Seeing the murderous fleet group appearing on the sea, the alarm bell rang in the port. The port mountain was in chaos. The mountains behind the port Above, in a castle with square sides,

"What happened at the port?"

The young King Raphael, listening to the emergency bell from the port, ran to the highest watchtower of the castle in confusion. His appearance was very different from that of his cousin, the Duke of Putau. The Duke of Putau was tall and slender. Get up and be energetic, The young prince is two meters tall and has a burly build. He is a fierce general at first glance. When he was very young, Rafael was known as the most outstanding warrior in the Principality of Putao, and he will definitely become an auxiliary in the future. The backbone of the principality.

"Your Highness, an unidentified huge fleet has appeared in the port!" A guard rolled and climbed up the castle wall, his face looked as ugly as a dead man, and shouted, "The other party sent a message in semaphore, asking us to Surrender unconditionally, otherwise, we will launch a full-scale attack in an hour!”

"Surrender? Are you kidding? This is the Flower City!" The arrogant prince was obviously very angry at the demand for surrender. He looked hard at the shining family coat of arms hanging on the white wall and shouted loudly He said, "Tell them, no one can force me to leave here. This is my land. Come and take it if you can, and go and ask General Alange of the Congolese Navy immediately. I want to ask the Congolese Navy Fleet." support"

In another room on the island, Commander Alange, commander of the fifth detachment of the Seventh Fleet of the African Empire, looked at the battleships lined up on the sea, gently rotating the navigation instrument with a bronze base with his fingers, and his eyes gradually Condensed into a thin line, he has a pair of charming light blue eyes, a head of thick short flaxen hair, white gloves on his noble hands, and a neat navy uniform with golden silk on the cuffs and collar. On the side, there is a golden tassel embroidered on the badge on the shoulder.

How could the Falcon Fleet appear in this position? Although the Falcon Fleet has not been encountered head-on, the fall of Kaisili, the core of the northern sea area, has made all the Congolese naval admirals remember the black Falcon flag as the naval flag. A terrible fleet,

After visual inspection, Alange can be sure that the number of the opponent's warships is more than fifty. This is not something that his small squadron can provoke with more transportation than actual combat. He has heard that the original Kesiri and Falcon fleet directly used long-range weapons. Destroyed the entire port area

"Your Majesty Commander, the butler of King Raphael wants to see you!" A servant's voice sounded outside the door,

"Let him come in!" Alange replied to the door without looking back. He originally wanted to refuse. But thinking of the huge amount of effort the empire had spent on Raphael, he finally resisted. the urge to refuse,

"Commander, Your Highness the County Prince has something urgent to ask you to come over!" The old butler, who was a little thin, opened the door and said to Alange anxiously.

"If it's about the maritime fleet, I won't go!" Alange turned around, looked at the old housekeeper who was staying there with a somewhat apologetic look, and said in a solemn voice, "I'm not willing to help. I only have 7 small battleships, and the others are transport ships, so I really can't help.

"Commander, do you mean that the empire has abandoned Huacheng?"

King Raphael's voice with a strong anger came from the door. The angry King walked in and looked at Alange with bloodshot eyes. "I just want to ask, I serve the empire loyally." , even the gold mines on the island were not dedicated to the empire. Where was the empire when I needed it!"

"In fact, I will order the fleet to leave soon." Alange looked at the angry King Raphael and said seriously, "This is a problem that belongs to the Puntau people themselves. Who knows how you can provoke them?" I can’t let the Imperial Navy get involved without receiving clear orders from the Imperial Navy!”

On the sea. The fat man looked at the sky impatiently. He needed complete facilities at the port, so he made a surrender request to the island, but the other party did not respond at all, which undoubtedly made the fat man feel angry.

"Order the fleet to crush the area on the right side of the port first!" The fat man ordered Dostronkai behind him. He must tell the other party that this kind of overestimation of one's capabilities is simply self-destruction.

"Wow!" The battleships made huge waves, and the twenty Dragon Tooth battleships of the Falcon Empire Navy were already lined up. The side string was aligned neatly on the right side of the Huacheng Island port. It was a beach with watchtowers and several small trebuchets built to monitor the sea. Through the lookouts in their hands, the admirals of the Imperial Navy could see Putao. The soldier holds an ancient spear in his hand. The armor on their bodies is very simple and worn out, and these soldiers don't know what is about to happen, and are looking nervously at the sentry tower.

"The target is 300 meters, height 17, ready to shoot!" The fleet gunners have begun to refine the shooting data. The fleet is deflecting neatly, and the Thor's black muzzle is slowly raised, aiming at the forts in these areas.

"My lord, what do you think these battleships are doing?" A Puntau soldier asked an officer next to him with a pale face.

"His Royal Highness ordered the defense strictly. Why are you asking so many questions? Is it possible that these warships can still run ashore to show off their power!" The officer wore a roll-brimmed hat unique to the Putou Army, and also held a long gun made of fine iron in his hand. , for those who have been reluctant to attack on the sea The unknown fleet had obvious disdain in its tone. At this moment, he suddenly heard a rumble of thunder coming from the sea, and white smoke sprayed out from the side of the battleship on the sea. For a moment, the entire distance The sea surface is filled with white smoke

"What's going on?"

At the moment when the officer was stunned, a fierce heat swept around him. White lines whizzing down from the fleet on the sea filled the sky and fell on the beaches to his left and right, rising into the air. The position is filled with smoke. "A violent roar passed over his head, and a white line streaked across the sky, hitting the wall of the island fortress. "Boom, boom," the violent explosion sounded like muffled thunder, and countless flames shot out from the sides of the battleships on the sea. Flashing on the sea in an instant,

"Hoo ho ho!" Thunder bombs fell like raindrops. Everyone in Putuo who faced the navy's salvo for the first time was completely stunned. Everything was undulating and flashing in front of their eyes. The fire exploded and the smoke Rolling, human limbs flew away like pieces of paper, the seemingly solid fortress was torn open, and countless rubbles fell down

The sand on the beach was blown up as if blown by the wind. The soldiers who were still lined up on the beach were frightened by the intensive and powerful artillery fire, and some jumped up in panic. Running around and getting blown to pieces. On the contrary, those soldiers who stayed calmly in their sand pits were fine. Unless they were directly hit by artillery shells, the soft sand absorbed most of the energy of the shell explosion, and the damage radius was greatly reduced.

but. It was different for the sentry tower behind the beach. There was no beach there to absorb the energy of the shell explosion. The Thor shell landed there and exploded. It exploded into a large piece and sent the soil flying into the air. Large swaths of trees were blown apart in the middle, smashed down one after another, and were instantly blown beyond recognition by the volley explosion. The shelling first strafed the edge of the port, and then extended to the middle. Houses and facilities were hit one after another, and rubble flew everywhere. Some wall fragments collapsed from the middle, and some were directly lifted off the roofs of the houses. Beautiful The house turned into a miserable ruin in an instant. The platform at the port was full of people running in panic.

"Oh my god, what is this!? Even King Raphael, who was standing on the castle in the distance, was frightened by the devastating blow at the port. Flashing white lights stimulated his pale pupils.

"It's Thor!" At some point, Alange, the commander of the Gangfei Squadron, stood beside him. "They used this to destroy the northern hub of Kaysiri, and more than 40,000 people died as a result!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)