Realm of Power

In the lobby of the Congolese Military Affairs Department in Besuca, a city in southern Congo, the spring breeze blew through the windows with a bit of chill. The bright sunshine filtered through the colorful glass of the combat hall of the Congolese Military Affairs Department, shining on Congolese Minister of Military Affairs Marcos. On the body, this old man who presides over the precarious ship of the empire has revealed increasingly obvious incompetence. With his hair as white as snow, his slack eyes were still bright and clear. He stood in front of a huge sand table arranged according to the terrain of the southern coast of Congo. With a solemn expression, he placed the mark representing the Fourth Cavalry Regiment in the south of Congo. At the location of Valenya Port, the hand covered with Zoupi retracted, with an indescribable something in his slightly trembling eyes.

"What's the situation with the Fourth Cavalry Regiment in the South?" Marcos asked, looking at the sand table.

If you look from the top of the huge sand table in front of them, you will see that within a hundred-mile semicircle radiating from Valencia, in addition to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, there is the 9th Southern Infantry Regiment on the left, and the port is located at the 11th step. Corps, on the right is the Seventh Corps, and the support position is marked by the Thirteenth Infantry Regiment.

With uneven markings, the Congolese Army troops, with a total strength of 57,000, gathered in the direction of Varia Port where the main force of the Falcon Empire fleet was attacking.

"Heavy casualties!" He was answered by a middle-aged general with two golden stars on his shoulders. Marquis Stirling, who had just been appointed as the operations officer of the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Republic of Congo, looked at the tired face of his commander and reluctantly Unable to control his inner feelings, he said in a deep voice, "Why don't we let the Fourth Cavalry Regiment withdraw first? In just one day, it will be full of people." The 7,000-man regiment suffered more than 5,700 casualties in battle. Now its morale is low and there is no need to continue fighting. The fastest 9th Light Infantry Regiment has arrived at Flora, 20 miles away from the Port of Valencia. , if necessary, we can enter the battle within three hours, let the 9th Light Infantry Regiment attack."

"No, if we let the Ninth Infantry Regiment go up now, it will arouse the other party's suspicion!"

Marcos frowned slightly. He shook his head and said in a condensed voice

"Guiding the opponent's fleet to seize the bait of Valenya Port is the most critical part of the entire combat plan. If the 9th Infantry Regiment is replaced during the day, the entire combat plan will be in danger of being exposed. We cannot take risks! Because this is The last chance to deliver a brutal blow to the Falcon Empire Navy." Marcos looked a little pale and shook his head, rubbing his temples. Stand up straight, raise your head and look at the colored glass light above your head

"Now that the battle has begun, there is no possibility of stopping it. This is a battle of life and death for the empire. The opponent's army has not moved because it is waiting for the outcome of the war on the southern coast. If we can win, or can dissuade the opponent from launching Possibility of land attack,

"At least we don't have to worry about the embarrassing situation of still fighting fiercely, but the rear has already been penetrated by the Falcon Empire's landing troops!" Marcos smiled bitterly at the corner of his mouth, word by word, white hair on top of the military uniform. His eyes were full of bloodshot eyes that had not slept for a long time, and there was a sense of sadness in the waning days of a hero.

"But sir, the Fourth Southern Cavalry Regiment is the elite of the empire guarding the south. It was not mobilized even in the northern war. This time, in order to achieve the purpose of consuming Falcon Navy ammunition, it had to be used as the fastest mobile force to fight in a deadly battle. The hearts of my subordinates bleed when I think of the brave Imperial cavalry charging towards the enemy under the rain of artillery fire." The voice of the combat officer Marquis Stirling trembled with tears,

"The imperial military strength is already stretched thin. Winter has passed. The spring breeze brings not only the beauty of the recovery of all things, but also the aggressiveness of the two empires from the north and the south. In the south, the Falcon Empire has heavily deployed its troops in the Putao area. The warships attacked the southern coast of Congo, and the 300,000-strong Istan Empire army in the north was fierce. The soldiers are ready and may look for opportunities to go south at any time. "Marcos glanced at him and said, "All I can say at this time is that as a soldier, sacrifice is loyalty. This is a big gamble. In fact, as Stellan Allies of the Strands, when I received the battle plan from the Strands, I also felt a sense of injustice rising from my heart! "

"Oh?" Operations Officer Marquis Sterling was stunned for a moment.

"It is a shame for a commander to let one of his own people die! Even if it is for strategic needs!" Marcos sighed with a face. "I once asked the Strand people, since the two countries are uniting, why, we just Non-military forces to consume the Falcon Empire’s fleet? "

"Do you know what the first lady of Strand Sea Kingdom answered?" Marcos paused in his voice and said helplessly, "She said, this is a war between us and the Falcon Empire, and spring has arrived. , the Istani people may move south at any time. If we don’t continue to entangle with the Falcon Empire in the south, the final result will be that we will be divided and cannibalized by the two northern empires of Falcon and Istan, and from then on In a sense, this is a war between us and the Falcon Empire. We are lucky that the Strand Navy is willing to take action! If we can severely damage the Falcon Empire's naval power, we will be able to mobilize all the southern forces to participate in the war, and Only by getting a more stable southern port to make up for the supplies we lost in the north can we have the strength to expand our army and regain the lost north!"

"That woman is really vicious!" Combat Officer Sterling said with warm anger in his tone. "No matter how high-sounding the reason is, everyone knows that the Strand people want to take advantage of this war to cut off the Falcon Empire Navy's penetration into the inland sea." , so as to continue to maintain its dominance in the inland sea area, but it seems to be a righteous act of helping us! It is such a shame that a small island United Kingdom dares to raise its minions against us!

"You are right, this is a national humiliation! If we have a chance, we must "repay" the Strand people for their kindness!" Marcos raised his fist and smashed it heavily on the wooden table of the sand table, his voice clear. He let out a chill as sharp as a sword and said in a concentrated voice, "But Now, we can only blame Yinren for using us to consume the power of the Falcon Empire fleet, and then Strand Sea Kingdom will complete the fatal blow. The person who made this plan can be said to be quite vicious. In order to let Strath The fleet attacked, and the two countries even secretly signed a Make an agreement, and His Majesty the Emperor will marry Princess Anji of Strand Sea Kingdom after this war! It's really a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone. Both us and the Falcon Empire will lose. It is undoubtedly the best result for the Strant people. This way They can take the opportunity to cut off the falcon The imperial navy's ambitions in the inland sea area can also use the southern ports as a threat to control us more effectively, but we have no choice. What we can do now is to try our best to win before we have a chance to fight against the Strand people. Settle accounts after the fall! "

"The Stirling people are so shameless. If we fill in troops one by one, the losses will be huge!" Operations Officer Stirling looked gloomy and his voice was trembling. "And it was only the third day at the scene, that is to say , we also need more soldiers to act as decoys to hold off the Falcon Empire fleet for three days."

"Yes, three days. Based on five thousand people a day, fifteen thousand imperial soldiers will die in Valencia." Marcos nodded, with a cold feeling in his tone. "Now what we can do in the south is The gathered force is only 200,000 people. Sending one-tenth of the force to death is just to consume the enemy's fleet combat power. Making such a decision requires more than just Courage and decisiveness require more responsibility, because no matter the final victory or defeat in this battle in the south, someone will always have to bear the price of tens of thousands of shrouds, just like Andy who fought desperately to stop the Istanbul army in the north. Ya, despite fighting steadfastly and desperately, returned to the south with the few remaining troops, and was chased and intercepted by the Istan people along the way. To be fair, such a person is a hero of the empire!

The Istani army attacked on two fronts. Andia continued to fight with a weak force until the fall of Kyoto. In the end, he was encircled by the Istani army on two fronts and was defeated miserably. However, as the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire, the only decision I can make is that the battle is ineffective and wrong. Assess the situation. As a result, Kyoto fell and the empire was shaken. His Majesty the Emperor deprived Andia of his position as Deputy Minister of Military Affairs, and his title was swept from Duke to Baron. Now it is said that he is grounded in a small mansion every day, but everyone can see it. His Majesty the Emperor actually admires him very much. Although I know that the defeat in the Northern War has little to do with Andy,

However, two of the four major armies of the empire were directly annihilated in the northern battle. More than 100,000 soldiers died in the battle, and less than 30,000 soldiers returned. Andy, as the commander, cannot absolve himself of the blame! However, as one of the few remaining commanders with more than 100,000 troops under his command, I have submitted a recommendation to Your Majesty. The tens of thousands of troops mobilized by the empire to the southern coast always need an experienced and experienced commander. A commander who is tenacious in fighting is coming. The northern faction is almost withered, and the southern faction is inexperienced. Andy is just right. He is from the southern army and has experience fighting in the north. He is a candidate that can be accepted by both the northern and southern factions. "

"Sir, are you asking Andy to be the commander-in-chief of the southern coast?" Operations Officer Sterling looked slightly surprised.

As far as he knew, before Marcos became the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire due to the 1.12 Incident, the relationship between him and Andia was simply incompatible.

At that time, Marcos was a strong supporter of the capitulationism of former Minister of Military Affairs Rubenthaler. The first thing Duke Andia did when he took over as Minister of Military Affairs was to make a major reversal of the imperial policy, which not only completely abolished the Rubinthucker era. various strategies, and he was also the leader of the radical young faction in the army. The second thing was to demand severe punishment for those who had followed Rubenthaler. Among them, Marcos was the first to bear the brunt.

"The country is in such a critical situation, why are there any factions? As long as we can lift the big fish of the Falcon Empire Fleet, it doesn't matter if Andia is reinstated!" Marcos waved his hand, his nose trembled slightly, obviously knowing that this operations officer What were you thinking about? He said in a deep voice, "Falcon Empire's Your Excellency is very clear about the sharpness of the navy. The army has not moved and the battleships have gone first. This has always been the Falcon Empire's tactic. It is the sharpest sword of the Falcon Empire and is the enemy's spear that stabs us in the back. If the southern coast falls into the Falcon Empire, In the hands of the Eagle Empire, the entire south will be attacked from both sides.

"So we cannot afford to lose this battle!"

Marcos rubbed his temples. "Without a general stationed on the southern coast, relying entirely on the Strand people, it will be difficult to feel at ease after all. Andy may not be able to deal with me politically, but the situation is different. Now all he and I think about is One is to let the country of Gangfei continue to exist, instead of being swallowed up by the Falcon Empire like northern Gaul. If we continue to fight among ourselves like this, Gaul will be our fate! "

Operations Officer Sterling nodded in agreement. This was an unfair war between the Army and the Navy.

We deliberately abandoned most of the ports on the southern coast in order to set up an ambush in Valencia and use our land forces to consume the Thunder God bombs of the Falcon Empire fleet. This is definitely a plan that no normal person would make, but it is feasible. Above, even I thought it was invulnerable,

The only thing that needs attention is how to delay the Falcon Empire Navy in Valenya Port for six days, how to continuously replenish the troops, and how to consume the ammunition of the Falcon Empire Fleet. It must also not arouse the suspicion of the Falcon Empire Navy. As long as the Thunder God ammunition of the Falcon Empire Navy fleet is exhausted, the lurking Strand Navy can launch a fatal blow to the Falcon Empire Navy. Just think of the Falcon Navy Thor's Sharp, Combat Officer Sterling's face seemed to be covered with a layer of ice, and his face didn't even look good.

After the war that brought the empire to a disastrous defeat. The humiliated Gangfei soldiers were also studying the tactics of the Falcon Empire. After conclusion, they concluded that part of the strength of the Falcon Empire's army was due to its powerful range and overwhelming crossbows, and the other part. It is frightening. The powerful Thor Cannon known as the God of Destruction, especially the Thunder God of the Falcon Army, has a great influence on the hearts of most of the Gangfei troops that have fought against it. I think Everyone knows the sight of thunder bullets coming from the opponent like heavy rain and hail.

Violent explosions covered the ground like flames, destroying the solid earth into trembling water with thousands of ripples.

The violent shock wave stirred up dust and thick smoke, and fire rolled into the sky with thick smoke, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. The bright light flashed back in the billowing smoke, and thousands of muffled thunders were heard, and the artillery fire was swept away.

The limbs of his companions were blown to pieces and flew into the sky. Large pieces of flesh and blood stumps fell down, hitting the gravel and dust. The blood mixed with the soil and spattered radioactively onto the walls, the ground and the sand. The patches of dark red slurry were shocking.

No one is there. It’s hard to imagine this scene of the end of the world,

Not to mention watching, the seemingly endless sound of explosions alone can make the charging legions collapse. Under such circumstances, the Southern Army troops, who had never fought against the Falcon Empire, were suffering in hell every day.

The fierce battle in Valenya Port continued until the sixth day. On the left wing of the waters of Vasily Island further north, the waves discharged a white line and hit the beach on the shore of a small island, near the rock wall where the tide floated. A total of 220 ships The waiting Strand fleet lurked like a ghost in the shadow of the cliff, and the waves crashed against the sides of these warships. , forming pieces of white water bubbles, making a gurgling sound, and giving people a solemn atmosphere in the silent wind. In the center of the fleet, sixty huge hulls wrapped in painful metal undulated with the waves, The tall roulette wheel, with a hull length of 100 meters, is simply a giant in the inland sea area with a relatively small hull.

"Commander, it's the sixth day! Do we still need to wait any longer?"

On the bow of one of the giant metal ships, a young adjutant walked towards Fulengia, the commander of the Sea Kingdom Fleet standing in front. "According to the news returned, the Falcon Fleet is still in Valencia, and it seems that it will be replenishing in the future. The Falcon Fleet will not reach Valenya Port before arriving! Once the Falcon Fleet receives supplies, our plan will be in vain,"

"Dustrengke, the Marine Slayer, is indeed not a simple person!" Furengia was tall and thin, wearing a carefully designed military uniform. On his long black flat hat, he had a pin that represented Strangia. The navy commander's four-blue star emblem, black collar, black short boots, and eagle eyes are fierce.

"Order the fleet to weigh anchor!"

Fulengia turned from the front, his eyes sweeping over the countless forest-like sails with a strong-willed spirit and pride. It is only three-quarters of the navy of the sea country, which can be regarded as the power of the country. Such a fleet is definitely a powerful fleet that can move sideways in the inland sea area.

But this time the opponent is the more powerful Falcon Empire fleet. It is an honor for a Navy soldier to fight against an enemy as powerful as the Sea Kingdom in his lifetime.

According to internal data from the Sea Kingdom, the number of Falcon Empire fleets this time is around 120, and it has as many as 2,000 Thors. For several years, the Falcon Navy has dominated the outer seas, possessing the powerful naval weapon Thor, with a range of up to 500 meters. It is said that this A fleet of fleets once fired a volley at the Kyoto of the Confederate Empire. The water was boiling. There were tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers. The armor was truly eye-catching. Every time I think of this , Furengia felt excited. What is a navy? This is a navy. Having a fleet that is powerful enough to make land powers tremble. This is the true power that a maritime country should have. If the maritime country can capture these Even if it is only one tenth of the Thunder God, it will be enough to qualitatively improve the power of the Sea Kingdom. At that time, the Sea Kingdom will be the true sea kingdom of the formation. . . . . . .

"The fleet weighs anchor!"

With loud orders, countless white sails rose from the forest-like masts, the huge wheel began to rotate, and the sea water was suddenly boiled,

"Naval battles are about courage, courage, strength, wisdom and strategy! Naval Slayer, I hope you won't disappoint me!"

Fulengia stood at the bow of the ship, looking towards the sea shrouded in morning mist.

The warships were like clouds, their huge sails were blown round by the wind, and the heavy bows of the warships began to slide on the sea that had been calm for more than ten days.

The squeaking sound of the warships breaking through the sea like a pack of wolves makes people's blood boil. It is definitely the most beautiful war song in the world.

It takes a day to travel from Vasili Port to Valenya Port, but if there is a favorable wind and the roulette wheel unique to the Sea Nation warships, the speed can be increased to the extreme.

This huge time difference is enough to cause the opponent to make a misjudgment.

When the sun sets, the Sea Nation fleet will pounce on the Falcon Empire Navy, which has already lost most of its spirit and ammunition in Valenya, like a wolf!