Realm of Power

The bright sunshine shines on the carved window sill, the wind blows through the pink stamens of the blooming Lovi flower, the imperial fleet docked in the direction of the port is bathed in the autumn sun, the quiet island, the quiet air, it is midsummer and the mountain flowers are blooming, large areas A large expanse of greenery looms in the distance, and some unique and huge fiery red coral rockeries stand out from the green woods. The streets are full of rose bushes, like a large carpet. On the soft grassland, a small waterfall like a silver ribbon flows down the mountain. Below the waterfall is a pond about 400 square meters wide. There are water lilies and water chestnuts floating on the pond, pink lotus flowers and white duckweed. Flowers were dotted here and there. If it weren't for Navy Commander-in-Chief Dostelenko appearing in front of him with a serious expression, Fatty would have felt like he was in a landscape painting.

"Your Majesty, news came back from Feishan. Just yesterday, a support force set off along the sea route. Varisien immediately sent people to chase after receiving the order. This morning, the chasing fleet only found the target. The transport fleet was attacked by unknown people. During the fleet attack, seven transport ships were sunk and six were damaged. Of the two Dragon Tooth warships, one was sunk and the other was severely damaged. If the search fleet hadn't appeared to scare away the enemy, the consequences would have been disastrous." Dustelenko's voice stopped, and his face looked livid and ferocious. If he had been right yesterday, The emperor's intuition felt a little unimpressed. Now it's a different story.

"What do you think?" The fat man withdrew his gaze from a distance and looked at Dustelenko.

"The enemy came well-prepared, and set up an ambush circle. There was no naval flag raised, so there was no way to tell. I only know that it should be coming from the south. I have ordered the navy to search hard, and all the ports along the southern coast have also put their eyes on it. , as long as the other party does not float from the sea, there will always be clues left behind."

Dostelenko's eyes flashed coldly, and his fingers clenched into fists. When the Navy's transport fleet was attacked, he didn't even know who the enemy was. He had been greatly embarrassed in front of the emperor, and what made Dostronkai find it even more difficult to forgive himself was that the attacker was a fully armed fleet, not a small sampan with two ships. Are the Imperial Navy's eyes blind? Damn it, these guys have already begun to live in peace! Although it was only the transport fleet that was attacked, there was no shortage of necessary equipment. After all, it was a fleet going to a combat area. The transport ships were also equipped with two rows of four-door Thors. There are also two dragon tooth battleships with full firepower to escort them. In terms of firepower alone, they are no less powerful than an old-fashioned sailing battleship group. It is not that anyone who wants to attack can easily attack them. They can attack in a short time. Inside, the one who caused such huge losses to the transport fleet "pay close attention to the south. Now that it has succeeded, the other party will definitely spread the word."

The fat man stretched out his fat palm and patted the angry Minister of the Navy on the shoulder, using the power of a country's navy. The Imperial Navy has tried its best to suppress the entire southern coastline. In fact, this cannot be entirely blamed on the lack of naval intelligence. How can the two thousand-mile long inland sea area be fully covered by the Empire's mere two hundred warships?

Even if all the warships of the Imperial Navy fleet are deployed, it will only be a small part of this thousand-mile sea area. The deterrence of the fleet is mainly reflected in the competition for fixed ports, solidifying the vast sea area into one port after another. Then use the port as a support point. Controlling nearby sea areas is the main tactic in current maritime wars. This attack on the transport fleet is of great concern to the Imperial Navy. It may not be a warning. Once the enemy's naval fleet abandons its original combat mode, no matter how strong the Imperial Navy is, there will be no good way to deal with it for the time being. "Or, you can learn more from other channels!"

The fat man seemed to have thought of something. He raised his eyebrows slightly. The dispatch of a naval fleet is not as simple as issuing an order. With so many sailors, no one knows how long they will be floating at sea. Therefore, material reserves are necessary. Weapons and arrow clusters can last for a long time. If placed in a warehouse, can food and vegetables be stored for a long time? No, if we can start from the business side, we should get the answer soon. The navy of that country has recently left the port, and it should be clear soon. "Your Majesty, I have a cruel request!" Du Si Trenkai suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of the fat man, "You want to mobilize the fleet to take revenge?" The fat man looked at him with a strange expression. How could he not know the character of this naval commander? Why did he suffer such a big loss this time? Maybe Just swallow it like this, but if you are blinded by revenge, or if the attack on the transport ship itself is a trap..." Six hundred navy sailors died in the battle, and there were more than 3,000 casualties on the transport ship. It is really impossible for my subordinates to turn a blind eye, and if the Imperial Navy cannot respond in a short time, the southern coast will not be so easy to suppress," Dustelenko said with a firm face and a sure tone.

"We don't need too many warships. We just need your Majesty's permission to draw twenty of the thirty Dragon Tooth warships currently being repaired in the port."

"Twenty ships? Aren't you taking a bit of a risk?" The fat man's eyes flickered. Dustrunkai's firm attitude made the fat man have to consider the mood of the navy.

Dostelenko said, "In the waters of Istan, there are also three squadrons that have been ordered to approach before. The opponent can get through the cracks of the three fleets with one blow, which proves that it cannot be an accidental encounter, but a very careful arrangement. The wind direction , water flow, and even the position of our fleet, if you want to do For all these, the opponent should have been lurking in the waters of Istan for a period of time before launching such a precise ambush. My subordinates suspected that the opponent had a secret port in the southern part of Istan. The enemy was hidden and we were clear. If it could not be found quickly, the entire Istan The sea is unsafe.”

"Your guess is probably right. The southern part of Istan has long been controlled by local forces, and the ports invested in the six southern countries are kept secret. It is not surprising." The fat man took a deep breath. "I grant your request, and I will let Wa Lisien fully cooperates with the naval operation."

Naval battles belong to Dustrunkai. Although he is good at strategic layout, when it comes to naval battles, the Dustrunkai in front of him is the leading commander in the empire, and can even be said to be the leading naval general in the entire continent of Obaro. , and now it seems that Dostelenko’s focus is quite calm.

"Then, I will set off in the afternoon!" Dostelenko stood up, respectfully gave a military salute to the fat man, turned around and exited the room.

The corridor outside the door was already filled with officers of the Imperial Navy. Their silent and heavy breathing sound was like the sound of wind blowing in the somewhat claustrophobic corridor. They saw Dostelenko coming out of the emperor's room at the end of the corridor, standing at attention uniformly. Raise your hands and salute "Commander-in-Chief!"

"What are you doing here? Does this still look like the Imperial Navy? It's at a loss of ground, and there are still naval regulations in your eyes?"

Dostelenko snorted with a cold face, frightening the officers into silence, Dostelenko. The undefeated commander-in-chief of the Imperial Navy, his prestige in the navy is second only to His Majesty the Emperor. In the eyes of the navies of various countries, Dostelenko is a more terrifying figure than the Falcon Emperor. The Gangfei Navy, the Strand Navy, Feishan Navy, these powerful entities that once had giant ships galloping across the seas, were all cut down from the altar one by one by the Commander-in-Chief of the Falcon Empire Navy, the soul of the Falcon Empire Navy. This is the honorific title used by the entire Inland Sea region to the Imperial Navy Minister. "Commander-in-Chief, don't get me wrong. The subordinates are gathered here just to know as soon as possible. Does Your Majesty agree?"

Commander of the Fourth Squadron, Stephen, stood up from the crowd. He had the highest status here, and he also had the background of the Central Army directly under the emperor. The naval transport fleet was attacked, with a total of more than 3,000 casualties. For the proud Imperial Navy For the officer group, such losses occurred when it was believed that control of the inland sea had been obtained. It was like a slap in the face in front of the entire Inland Sea region. In the history of the Imperial Navy, there had never been such a humiliation this time. Even if the entire Istan Sea is turned over, we must find out these bastards. "What do you agree with?" Dostronkai glared. "Of course we must kill these bastards and avenge our dead brothers! Although we encounter The attack site is more than five hundred miles away from here, but if we know the opponent's retreat, we may not be able to intercept it!" Stephen replied bravely.

Dostelenko rubbed his temples helplessly, and glanced at the faces where blood was already welling up.

Now he finally understood why His Majesty the Emperor had such a helpless expression. Facing his subordinates who were full of revenge, it was really difficult to say no. Looking at these pillars of the Imperial Navy, he was silent for a while and said, "This time It is a sudden attack. In order to enter the waters of Istan as soon as possible, the Dragon-class battleships are left behind. Twenty Dragon-class battleships have prepared fifteen days of combat supplies before four o'clock in the afternoon, waiting for orders! "

"Yes!" The captains of the Dragon Tooth battleship cheered, while the captains of the Dragon-class battleship seemed a lot more frustrated. There was no other way. The Dragon-class battleship has the most powerful firepower in the empire and can be called a sea fortress, but its speed It is far less swift and light than the Dragon Tooth Battleship. At four o'clock in the afternoon, standing on the second On the window sill of the building, the fat man put his hands behind his back and watched the twenty Dragon Tooth warships slowly break away from the fleet in the port. The huge white sails were pulled up, and the triangular bows of the warships drew a huge arc on the sea. , with three ships in a queue, departing from the port position and gradually disappearing into the distance.

After returning from the balcony, the fat man sat down at the desk and spread out a report sent by the Supervision Department. It was a report about the rapid recovery of Commercial Alliance gold tickets in the southern region, and the news that the empire had purchased tens of millions of gold coins from the Commercial Alliance business tickets. has been released, the nine major business groups in the south collectively expressed their support for the Business Alliance Golden Ticket, which immediately caused the value of the hard-hit Business Alliance Golden Ticket to skyrocket, although it was still far from the full value stage. There is still a long way to go, but it has returned to one-half of its original value. It can be fully restored in a month at most. As for the Feize Double-Headed Eagle Merchant Group, which is the key target of the empire, Feize still maintains Silence, this really surprised Fatty. The Double-Headed Eagle Merchant Group was just a pawn of the Fezer Royal Family. Now that the pawn has lost its value, the Fezer Royal Family still favored them. Why?

In the southern part of the Istan Empire, Port Suves, a port expanded from a small fishing village on the Istan coast, is difficult to find even on a nautical map. Large waves are surging and rolling. The waves here are more than one meter high when they are gentlest, and more than five meters high when they are most violent. A curved diagonal line drawn out from the port to the north is a coral reef that is more than ten miles long and peeks out of the sea. It is like a blocking line that greatly weakens the impact of the waves. Suvis means coral in Istanbul. , the Harvey Kingdom fleet that succeeded in the attack was docked in the semi-concave cliff behind this coral chain. The protruding cliff blocked the wide bay inside, so that the fleet docked inside could not be seen.

There are more than fifty Harvey Kingdom fleets docked in the fjord. During the attack, they were counterattacked by the Imperial Army and sank seven ships. Now there are more than forty ships docked in the fjord, including the Harvey warships. The front and rear sections are tilted upward, with a wide deck in the middle and a rounded hull that looks like a month and a half. A dozen of them are huge in size, obviously higher than other super large warships, like wolves. The bravest wolf warrior in the group. It is tall and pressurized. Its tall bridge is like a sword. It floats in the fjord like huge whales on the sea.

A thick and long iron pipe is exposed on the front and both sides of these huge warships. This is a Trident-class warship equipped with the Navy only in the past thirty years by the Kingdom of Harvey. In addition to traditional weapons such as large catapults, it is also equipped with a The black burning liquid collected by the Wei Kingdom on the east coast is called the Vulcan Spear by the Harvey people. From a distance, it looks like the three front ends of a fork.

In the quiet port, the head of Harvey Navy, the thin Admiral Robenis, pressed the battle damage report in his hand on the table with an ugly expression.

Attacking the Imperial transport fleet was originally thought to be an easy task, but the counterattack force unleashed by the Imperial transport fleet was truly astonishing. Six of the Imperial transport ships were sunk, seven were damaged, and some even fought back An Imperial Dragon Tooth-class battleship was presented. It seemed that the results of the battle were brilliant, but who knew that such results would result in more than a thousand casualties in the Harvey Navy fleet, and four naval warships were sunk, including one precious Trident-class warship, and 21 more Coming from different damaged combat ships, is this also called a victory? Admiral Robenis' mouth was filled with bitterness. He was afraid that it would be a miserable victory at best. If the transport fleet was so difficult to fight, how terrifying was the main fleet of the Imperial Navy!

"Is this plan really achievable?" Robenes' eyes fell on a blue-covered document on the table, which read "Operation Name: Falcon Down" (To be continued.)