Realm of Power

In the waters of Kyoto, Congo, there was heavy fog, and there was no starlight in the dark night. The sea water was floating, and white waves rolled up and slapped on the side of the battleship. Linskel, the commander of Congo's Fifth Squadron, stood on the side of the flagship Feike Bailing. bow

Below is the cold water stirred up by the battleship. Not far away, there are even pieces of ice that have not completely melted. They are white and stand out against the dark black water. In the depth of winter, the night sky above the sea near Gangfei seems to be always dark.

In the vast fog, the moon can never be seen, and the ocean is not blue, but a chilling gray-white color. The waves are constantly surging, releasing human energy to the fullest and hitting the side of the battleship, making a huge sound. The sound splashed violently at the same time, like a slap on the heart, and with lights flickering, a cruise fleet composed of twenty Gangfei warships sailed in the dark night. Because the fog was too thick, only lights could let the companions know where they were. .

"What an unpleasant night!" Linscale took a deep breath, turned to the first officer standing behind him and ordered, "The fog is too heavy, tonight's cruise is over! Order the fleet to return."

"Return? Sir, the Admiral has specifically ordered that all cruising fleets must strictly control the fifty-mile radius of Kyoto waters, which is less than 20 miles..." The first mate was startled by this order, and then came out 3 hours, at a speed of 5 knots per hour , at most 20 miles, and the order above requires a control area of ​​at least 50 miles. Although he knew that Commander Linscale had been very dissatisfied after hearing that the Southern Navy would play the leading role in this counterattack, he still Not to the point of open disobedience

"Cruising for fifty miles in such a foggy night...are you kidding me?" Linscale's eyes flashed with contempt. He had his own plan, turned around nonchalantly, and tightened the cuffs of his collar. He looked at his first mate with a cold face, curled his lips and said, "The admiral only needs to focus on a non-dangerous sea chart, but what we are facing is the real sea. We can adjust and execute orders according to different environments." The intensity is within the authority of me, the fleet commander. You can tell by looking around. The fog is so heavy tonight that you can't see anything clearly within a hundred meters."

Linscale stopped his voice and said with a solemn expression.

"If we continue to go deeper, after leaving the guidance range of the lighthouse, I am afraid that even we will be lost in such night fog. Not to mention the Falcon Navy who is not familiar with the conditions of the sea! Unless the other party is crazy, otherwise they will not Once we fall into the fog and cannot get out, we will be completely exposed to the Falcon Navy's encirclement net when the sun dissipates the fog tomorrow."

"We only have twenty battleships, and according to the intelligence from some time ago, there are at least three Falcon Navy fleets operating here! They can easily chop us into pieces at sea!"

"But if you withdraw like this, the higher ups will investigate..." The first mate was still hesitating.

"No but, this is an order! As for the investigation, you don't have to worry about this. The Admiral is still worried about the fleet going north, and he is not in the mood to care about such a trivial matter now."

Linscale waved his hand impatiently, "In fact, what will happen even if we really encounter the Falcon Fleet? How much effect can our mere 20 warships have? Or should we give this honor to those who have never met before?" He must be a guy transferred from the south."

"I heard that the Southern Fleet has mobilized more than 200 warships this time! I don't know if it's true?" the first officer asked with a strange look.

"Huh! They're just some powerful villains!" Linscale did not deny it, but snorted in a heavy tone. With an indignation in his eyes, he said with unusual annoyance, "If we hadn't failed in the naval battle in the southwest area, suffered the censure of His Majesty the Emperor, and lost the Kaisili hub, where would it have been the Southern Fleet's turn to take the lead, and this time it was not Kyoto?" Defense battle, fierce The incoming Falcon Navy was completely encircled, and we were caught off guard again. We were already in a dilapidated situation, and we were even hit by violent storms. Our northern fleet group originally had six squadrons, and the southwest sector lost two. , Cathyli is lost again One, this time we encountered a surprise attack, we suffered a lot of losses again in order to resist the opponent's pressing force. A fleet commander like me, Linskel, only has 20 warships under his command, and the Southern Navy has always been full of confidence in our Northern Fleet. How could those demeaning and contemptuous people know how much we sacrificed for the empire's northward march! We were fighting with unequal opponents! We were gritting our teeth and fighting hard, and we were bleeding, while those guys were just watching. A joke, isn't it?"

On a starless night, the Gangfei cruise fleet began to turn. If there was no heavy fog tonight and the vision was good, Linscale might find that there was a black fleet less than ten nautical miles northwest of him. Floating quietly, it was Tigre's fourth fleet that had received the order to retaliate. The eleven Dragon Tooth warships and two Dragon-class warships were equipped with enough artillery shells. They set off at dusk when they received the order and were already floating on the sea. for five hours,

The fog was too thick, which caught Tigel's fleet off guard. They could only move forward in the predicted direction. This was thanks to the latest sea chart sent with the order. Fleet Commander Tigel ordered the fleet to turn off all lights. The entire fleet was pulled into a rectangle with a 20-meter interval. Everyone was silent, with only the sound of seawater hitting the side of the ship. The fleet floated with the waves. They were waiting for the appearance of the Congolese Navy. Blood debt must be paid with blood. The blood of a Dragon-class battleship must be compensated by a Congolese fleet. This was a revenge order issued by Dusterenkai himself.

Look carefully! "Turn thirty-three" Ramon, the captain of the Dragon Tooth warship in charge of reconnaissance, held up a telescope and stood on the bridge of the Dragon Tooth warship in person, looking for anything that might indicate the direction. The cold and dry sea breeze made him lick his cracked lips unconsciously. His bloodshot eyes were instantly filled with desire, and he hated not to see through the fog in front of him, but it was useless. Even if he opened his eyes as wide as possible, the area he could see was no more than 500 meters!

"It's like being blind tonight!" Ramon smiled bitterly and put down the telescope unwillingly.

Like him, in the operations room of the flagship, the windows were covered with opaque black cloth. The commander of the squadron, Tigel, also looked confused and used the pen in his hand to draw lines on the nautical chart that might be the correct route. This raid became unpredictable due to the heavy fog. Several naval staff from the flagship team were calculating the correct route.

"Is there any news sent back by the reconnaissance ship? "Tiger raised his head again. No one responded in the dull operations room. After hearing his words, no one dared to answer. According to the analysis of the nautical chart, the fleet should have entered the range of the Gangfei Navy's cruise, but until now. We have not found any traces of the Gangfei Navy, or we have really deviated from the direction. The fog tonight is too heavy!

"The fleet will look for the last time in the 40-degree direction! If there is still nothing, we can only return along the original route." Tiger put down the pen in his hand, took a deep breath with some frustration, "Bang Bang" the door of the operations room was suddenly pushed open. A naval sailor said hurriedly, "Sir, lights, there are lights on the southeast sea!"

"Lights?" Everyone was excited at once. Tiger blinked and asked quickly, "What direction are you talking about?"

"Southeast sea! The other party did not find us, and it seems to be returning home," the sailor replied.

"If I'm right, it should be the direction of Gangfei Kyoto!" A naval staff officer picked up a compass. He gestured at the nautical chart and said,

"Gangfei Kyoto? Return. . . . . Haha! "Tiger seemed to have thought of something, and danced with excitement. "Great, I was just worried about not being able to find the right way to Gangfei Kyoto. Order the fleet to follow closely at a distance of five miles. We are going to Gangfei Kyoto. Let us make the first roar of the attack on Gangfei Kyoto! For the glory of the empire and for the sacrificed comrades! Let us use a feast of carnival as a tribute to their desperate fight!"

"Go forward, target. Gangfei Kyoto!"

In the dark night, flag signalers used small lamps to shake up and down instead of flags to send signals. The light of the lamps was very small, and the outside was a waterproof glass cover, which would be swallowed by the fog at about one thousand meters. So the flag signalers were not worried about being discovered by the Gangfei fleet five miles away.

"Found the target, follow! "

As soon as the order was issued, the sailors on the fleet deck quickly pulled open the sails, and the waves rolled. The huge Dragon-class warship and the Dragon Tooth ship on the right slowly turned in the same direction. The sails that had been lowered for half the night quickly rose to the tall mast, like a huge battle flag, and were immediately blown up into a hemisphere by the fierce sea breeze. The huge golden falcon mark embroidered on it swayed in the wind, as if it was alive, giving people a ferocious and terrifying momentum.

The sailors were excited, and the bow accelerated to split the huge waves coming towards them. The sea surface was boiling, and it was like a sharp sword piercing into the waves, stirring up a salty and wet sea water. The whistling sea breeze could not calm the burning fighting spirit of the Teagle Fleet.

Three hours later, the Gangfei fleet entered the outer area of ​​Gangfei Kyoto Port. The dense lights of the city were like a giant lighthouse, and the blue waves were rolling. When the Teagle Fleet appeared in the dangerous range 1,500 meters outside the port, the calm Gangfei Kyoto Port was still unaware of the oncoming danger. The Gangfei people regarded the murderous Teagle Fleet as a returning enemy. A cruise fleet returning to the port even sent a secret signal of greeting from the direction of the lighthouse, because the people of Gangfei could not believe that the Falcon Navy would be so bold to go so far alone.

A carriage stopped at the military port of Gangfei Kyoto. A servant respectfully opened the door. Linskel, who had just got off the warship, had changed into a noble costume with gold cuffs and walked into the carriage anxiously. Tonight was the date of the banquet of the famous Stung family in Kyoto.

As a famous family in Kyoto, the Stung family was also an important place in the military of Gangfei. In the interests of the establishment of the Gangfei Empire, the Stung family has contributed three imperial undersecretaries of state, one senior affairs officer, and now there are two legion commanders in office. It is an absolutely powerful family. This time everyone knows that the position of Admiral Leco is no longer secure, and the southern navy is on the rise. Linskel, who has a northern navy background, has to find a way out. Since the navy has no development prospects, it is not bad to transfer to the army. Linsgel happens to have a good relationship with a core member of the Stung family. If he relies on this relationship, he should be able to do a lot if he transfers to the army.

The core member specifically confessed that tonight's family banquet is of great importance. Two regiment commanders who accompanied His Majesty on the southern expedition will also attend the banquet. If Linsigel is interested in developing in the army, it is best to meet him in person. Because of this, Linsgel chose to turn back halfway without hesitation. He didn't know that five miles away from his fleet, Tigel's fourth fleet was following closely like a pack of lurking hungry wolves.

Through the bright, somewhat concave lenses of the telescope, Tigel could clearly see the dense outline of the distant coastline, just outside of Kyoto. The spiers of large and small houses occupy a huge area of ​​about fifty miles long and wide, and there are countless lights, like the twinkling stars in the night sky. According to the intelligence, the population of Kyoto is as high as 600,000, making it a veritable big city. Located on the edge of the sea, it has always been the center for cultural festivals from north to south. The people of Congo have established their capital here for 60 years. They never thought that one day danger would come from the sea. On the side of the port is a huge stone statue. A white lighthouse stands on the cliff by the sea. The huge sea surface, supported by white ice floes, presents a color of gray and white. The light color and depth are like a dreamy sea.

If there was no war, they could enjoy the beauty of a peaceful life in this city. Unfortunately, war has no pity, no sympathy, and no hesitation. For the people of Congo and Africa, when they chose to tear up the armistice agreement, they also chose war, and the costs brought by war have been

"Sir, preparations have been completed!"

The admiralty staff officer came up from behind with an excited expression. These staff officers who graduated from the Naval Academy spend most of their time working in the building of the Navy Ministry. They rarely have the opportunity to actually see a fleet of their own fleet in such a powerful posture on the sea of ​​Kyoto, an empire. The side of the battleship The baffle has been fully opened, and the sailors are trying hard to push out the black muzzle inside. The rumbling sound of the gun shaft rolling on the gun warehouse deck was like an unknown catalyst. The entire fleet was in this semi-silent state, like a volcano that was accumulating power, waiting for the moment to erupt with all its strength.

The sword of the Imperial Navy is finally going to see blood! Tigre thought silently in his heart, slowly put down the telescope, and stared at the city that was about to suffer a devastating blow with his naked eyes. He stared straight at it for a minute, as if saying goodbye to the tranquility in front of him, took a slight breath, and nodded. He raised his head and looked at the city starry sky in the distance that was unstoppable even though the white mist filled it, and said suddenly, "Fire!"

"Yes, fire!" The naval staff officer quickly turned around and raised the lamp he was holding in his right hand towards the flag bearer who was standing in the most conspicuous position on the bridge. Everyone's breathing suddenly became tense. The staff officer smiled slightly and the lamp was thrown high. Before long, a bright arc was drawn in the air, falling towards the sea, like the curved corners of Death's cold and sinister smile. At the same time, the order to shoot was shouted out from the mouths of the gunnery captains of each ship at the same time.

"Rumble...Rumble..."

Rows of red light spots, with a spectacular momentum, suddenly erupted on the sea just outside Kyoto. The lined-up Ryuga battleships fired first, and the side of the ship suddenly seemed to be firing a cascade of bullets. White gunpowder smoke followed. jet of fire, hull Swinging from side to side due to the impact of the reaction force, almost instantly, the sea surface seemed to be boiling. The entire fleet added up to more than 300 Thors. The scene when they were launched together was like countless small suns rising from the dark sea surface.

"Look, what is that?"

On the lighthouse on the cliff on the side of the port, several sailors from the Congolese Navy looked at the spectacular salvo on the sea below, and they were all dumbfounded.

"It's so spectacular!" a sailor said dully

"Which wealthy family is holding a celebration today?" Another sailor said with confused eyes.

In the past, some wealthy families in Kyoto held banquets on warships. If that was spectacular, this time, these sailors suddenly felt a numbness in their scalps for no reason. This is a natural reaction of human beings to danger.

They stared numbly and stiffly at the bursts of fire and smoke emitting from the muzzles of the Longya battleship on the sea, and then stared blankly at the countless white lights, passing over the vast sea, heading towards the sea with an increasingly loud roar. Smashed in the direction of the city,

"Rumble" Countless fires exploded in the urban area. The dense and huge explosion directly swept in all the objects that hit it.

Because it was a retaliatory operation, the target chosen by Tigel's fleet was the area with the densest lighting within the range. It was an aristocratic area. The violent fires and explosions directly covered half of the aristocratic area, and most of the aristocratic villas were The structure of mixed wood and stone exploded to pieces on the spot under the swiftly flying thunder god bombs, turning into countless flying dust. The huge air wave rolled up by the explosion also shattered the display windows of nearby houses.

"This is...an enemy attack!" Several Gangfei sailors on top of the lighthouse were so frightened that they shouted quickly, and the bell indicating the attack came from the lighthouse.

"What's going on?" Linscale, who was sitting in the carriage, poked half of his head out of the carriage in confusion. He thought the explosion just now was just a muffled thunder flashing in the sky. In fact, except for the area where the explosion occurred, there was no explosion. Some Gangfei people indeed regard shelling from the sea as the most common thunder rolling in winter.

But his eyes were quickly flashed by the flames from the port, like the flames rising from hell, densely falling on the mansion of the Stung family he was about to rush to. In the attacking flames, one could vaguely see someone being blown into the air and then falling in a very far place, facing the violent explosions. There were also falling corpses and wreckage

"How could it be, how could it be the Thor of the Falcon Navy!"

Linskel's pupils shrank violently. As a naval commander who had fought with the Falcon Navy several times, this rumbling sound with the breath of death and destruction had already been deeply engraved in his soul! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m. to read.)