Realm of Power

In the dark night, on an offshore island in the southern waters of Istanbul, the black hull of the Imperial May reconnaissance ship carefully turned out from the side of the island, like a ghost. The seawater hit the mermaid bow of the reconnaissance ship like a sharp blade. Cut open, white waves roll to both sides, and the battleship's sails have been fully deployed It was completely relying on the natural flow of sea water. The speed was not fast, almost gliding on the sea surface, silently. There were no lights on the entire reconnaissance ship, and all the side decks outside were dyed black. Under the cover of the night, no need to When it comes to long-distance detection, it may not be possible to see it even within a range of 50 meters.

This place is more than ten miles away from the port, and even the patrol boats from the port will not pass by here.

Since more than ten days ago, the May ship has entered this sea area. The target of the May ship is Port Cluny, a southern port more than ten miles away. This is the most important maritime support point on the southern coastline of Istanbul. The southern coalition forces With hundreds of thousands of troops, half of the rations are transferred by sea from here. There are always hundreds of transport ships in the port. From a distance, it is a forest of white sails.

In the night wind, Imperial Navy Captain Hardanya, standing at the bow of the ship, held up a long tubular second-generation lookout glass in his hand, looking towards the brightly lit port in the distance, counting the number of transport ships in the port, ≤≮ At the same time, he asked his deputy to write down the number of transport ships in the port today. The scene in the lookout mirror was making his calm face become excited.

"The entire port is almost empty, and there are only sixteen transport ships left, which is one hundred and thirty-three less than yesterday!" The deputy also looked excited. After waiting for more than ten days, the sea breeze blows here every day. After eating salted fish, I finally waited for what I wanted to see most. What does the empty port mean? The collective news of hundreds of transport ships all illustrates one fact.

"One hundred and thirty-three transport ships. If fully loaded with supplies, they should be able to support a large fleet for more than thirty days. It seems that the other party has finally begun to bear the temptation to dispatch!" Hadanya let out a burst of happy laughter, with A handsome young man with sky blue eyes, a head of brown curly hair emerging from the edge of the captain's hat. After a while, he put down the lookout glass in his hand. These transport ships did not return to the port, plus the other party observed yesterday loading supplies overnight. Come and see. Hadanya has reason to believe that even if the main force of the opponent's navy is not in Port Cluny, it is at least nearby.

"By keeping an eye on the opponent's transport ships, you can roughly know the hidden location of the opponent's fleet."

This was the suggestion put forward by Stink, who had just been promoted to Imperial Navy Staff Officer, at the Imperial Navy Operations Conference. This young man with the background of being the youngest squadron admiral of the Strand Navy, with just these words, made the originally very The vague battle situation suddenly became clear. Such a large-scale fleet operation involves more than 300 warships and tens of thousands of sailors. It cannot be traced without traces, and it is impossible to rely solely on warships. A huge number of logistics transport ships are also needed.

"Yes, the Southern Allied Forces can hide the combat fleet. Can they also hide all the transport ships?" The Imperial Navy admirals suddenly became excited. In maritime operations, the most fearful thing is not knowing where the opponent's fleet is located in the vast sea area. No one can guarantee that they will not accidentally step into the opponent's ambush circle. Similarly, whoever can track the location of the opponent's main naval force in advance will be equivalent to taking the initiative in the entire battle. The main force of the coalition's navy has been lurking. , has almost become a worry for the Imperial Navy. Although the Imperial Navy is brave and good at fighting, no matter who thinks that more than 300 battleships will suddenly appear behind them at a certain moment, everyone will feel a wave of pain from scalp to toes. chill

According to the intelligence of the Imperial Navy, the transport ships of the Southern Alliance are basically in the Port of Cluny. From this, it can be judged that the hidden range of the Southern Navy Combined Fleet can only be within fifty to one hundred miles of the Port of Cluny. Based on this judgment, the Imperial May reconnaissance ship was secretly dispatched to this area.

After more than ten days of observation at Cluny Port, the May reconnaissance ship confirmed this conjecture. Every time the transport ship arrived at the port, it was not fully loaded. It might be an accident once, but it is the same every time, which explains the problem. What Stink said is right. The main force of the opponent's fleet can lurk, but people have to eat and all kinds of supplies have to be replenished. Those supplies that have been unloaded are the supplies consumed by the hidden Southern United Fleet. The Southern United Fleet The lurking location of the combined fleet should be south of the port of Cluny. This is the final judgment made by the Imperial Navy. It will take at least four days from the port of Cluny to Istanbul. If the southern combined fleet goes north, it will inevitably Transport ships were dispatched from Cluny Port to follow. Now, more than half of the transport ships in Cluny Port disappeared overnight. It felt like the trajectory that was unclear at first suddenly became clear.

"Report this situation to the Operations Department immediately. The enemy is out!" Hadanya took a deep breath and said with an excited look. His eyes were still on the dark sea in the distance, and the fatigue of more than ten days of lurking was swept away. Light, in this sea area, a group of more than 300 ships are emerging like sharp knives in the cold night, and the first person to discover this is myself!

When the sun rises from the sea level, in the Lulan Sea further north, the waves discharge a white line and slap on the beach of a small island. Near the rock wall where the tide floats, a total of 220 Imperial Navy fleets are waiting. Lurking in the shadows of the cliffs, the waves Hitting the sides of these battleships, white bubbles were formed, making a gurgling sound. The silent wind gave people a solemn atmosphere. In the center of the fleet, the sixty Imperial Navy Dragon-class battleships The huge metal-clad hull rises and falls with the waves,

"Commander-in-Chief! The May issue sent back news that one hundred and thirty-three transport ships in Cluny Port were missing last night!"

On the bow of one of the giant metal ships, the young naval staff faced the brilliance of the morning sun and walked towards the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Fleet, Dustlenkai, standing in front. He stood at attention and said excitedly, "At the same time, according to the report north of Cluny Port, According to the report from the observation point on the cliff of Carranza at 80 miles away, in the early morning, a large fleet of unknown numbers passed by the sea 25 miles away from the cliff, and the direction of travel was the Sea of ​​Hedland."

"So, the other party finally came out!"

Dostelenko turned back from the bow of the battleship, and the sea breeze blew on his face. He was wearing a carefully designed military uniform, a long black flat hat, and a black collar. Black short boots, with a chill in his eyes, he glanced at the countless battleships like a forest in front of him. Three-quarters of the Imperial Navy's strength was gathered here, one hundred and twenty-four Imperial Dragon Fang battleships, and sixty Dragon-class main battleships. , equipped with more than 8,000 Thors, and a total of 31,000 sailors, both for Dustronkai and the Imperial Navy. This is an unprecedented large-scale gathering, and the enemy is also unprecedentedly powerful, the combined naval fleets of the six southern countries! What the two sides decide will be control of the entire Obaron Inland Sea!

"Order the fleet to weigh anchor! Let's set off!"

Dostelenko raised his hand and gave the order with a stern expression. The golden color of the morning sun lit up his clothes from behind. People walked across the deck as if they were walking out of the sun. They had been waiting for so many days. . The wait finally came, and the other party was really tolerant. The main force of the southern navy quietly moved northward, and it must have come to rescue the trapped 200,000 southern coalition troops. I thought I had done it without anyone noticing, and it would only take three or four days to reach the waters of Kyoto, Istanbul, and give the Imperial Navy a full blow, which might even turn the tide of the entire war around.

The other party would never have thought that the army battle involving hundreds of thousands of people was just a bait to lure him to show up.

"Weigh anchor" was heard loud and clear, and countless white sails rose from the forest masts. The dragon-class battleship's huge shaft began to rotate, and the entire sea water was suddenly boiled. Countless imperial warships emerged from the hidden cliffs. The position opened up, like a dark cloud covering the sea, the huge sail was blown by the wind, and the heavy bow It began to slide on the sea that had been calm for more than ten days. With the favorable wind and the unique oar scraping of the imperial warships, the speed reached its maximum in a short period of time. The wolf-like fleet turned towards the south, like a handful of Take the sword out of its sheath, and the thrilling creaking sound of breaking through the sea is definitely the most beautiful war song in the world!

Hedland, Istanbul, Sea of ​​Mists

It is close to the central coast of the Istan Empire. The terrain is relatively low-lying compared to the north. On the right side of the coastline is the most famous Pangbo Wetland in the Istan Empire. It is densely covered with water and crisscrossed by rivers. There is abundant water vapor and warm air currents from the ocean on the coastline. The mutual impact finally formed the majestic landscape of perennial fog and sea.

Under normal circumstances, the fleets coming and going will not choose to sail too close to the coastline. Especially in autumn, the fog in Hedland is so thick that it almost blocks the sunlight in the sky. Only a white afterglow can be seen. According to the changes of the waves, Robbenis, one of the commanders of the Southern Combined Fleet, knew that the fleet was very close to the coastline.

Because the sound of waves hitting the battleship became louder and louder, and became more and more rapid, as if a person's breathing was blocked by something.

"Sir, there is news from the front, everything is normal!" Adjutant Fa'an reported to him the progress of the fleet. It has been two days since setting off from the secret location. The southern fleet traveling along the coastline was cautiously divided into three. Part, the first part is the forward exploration fleet commanded by Joshua, the latter part is The first five miles are the main force of Feize Kingdom's navy, and the third part is the fleet commanded by Robbenis. The three fleets are less than twenty miles apart. Even if they encounter any emergencies, they can be enough to deal with it. If everything goes well, tomorrow In the early morning of , the southern coalition fleet will appear in the waters of Kyoto, Istanbul.

"Order all ships to keep a good distance"

Robbenis ordered with a calm expression. He walked up to the command podium of the battleship. There was a vast expanse of white in front of him. He could only see most of the battleship in front, and there were only some small black spots in front. Fortunately, the southern fleet had no control over Hyde. The heavy fog in the Heidland area has been prepared for a long time. There are people on the bow and stern of each warship to communicate with each other. This situation will last until it crosses the Heidland Sea, which will take about ten hours.

The diffuse fog is a very good cover for the fleet heading north secretly.

Even the cautious Robbenis believed that this section of the road was the safest on the entire journey. The heavy fog made the sailors of the entire fleet very nervous. They were all in their positions, ready to deal with emergencies at any time. Collision here could be dangerous. No joke, so much fog, so much The battleships passed by one after another and collided with each other one after another. Once that happened, the entire fleet would be in chaos. But after this tension lasted for four or five hours, all that was left was fatigue and numbness. The sailors were on the ground. When playing Hatch, more people were sitting on the deck with their heads down and sleeping,

The sea in July is neither cold nor hot, and the wind containing water vapor hits his face. In his hands, even Robenes entered his cabin to re-examine the map of the Istanbul Kyoto waters and read it. The locations where the Imperial Navy may be encountered are marked one by one.

Suddenly, an urgent whistle sounded sharply through the fog, ringing in his ears, which seemed particularly harsh in the calm space. It started with one whistle, then two whistles, then two whistles... and finally all the whistles. Together, the sharp whistle seemed to pierce everyone's eardrums,

"What's going on?" Robenes appeared at the door of the cabin with an unkind expression. Is it really a series of collisions? The deputy also stumbled over. In such heavy fog, no one could see the situation in front. The two of them raised their heads at the same time and looked at the tall mast. There was a lookout post at the top of the mast. The lookout post was conveying the message to the bottom. gesture, vigorously slashing downwards, the flagman kept repeating this action,

"It's a signal of attack!"

Robens's body trembled, and he looked at the gestures of the semaphore hand in disbelief. In such a heavy fog, was he attacked? He looked forward. Although the gesture of the semaphore hand was so obvious, he still muttered to himself in disbelief. Are you kidding? He couldn't even see fifty meters away. Even the enemy would not choose to be in such a place. Let’s fight in the environment! There is no way this place can become a battlefield! In the mist on the side, a whole fire suddenly flashed, and a dense thunderous sound came through the mist.

"Pa" Robenes saw a battleship in front of him being hit by a series of fireballs.

The "boom boom" explosion was deafening, and the sea water nearby was like countless water columns boiling the sea. The firelight flickered on the white faces of all the southern navy sailors,

Watching the hit hull being abandoned high like a roller coaster, it was like the sky was collapsing and the sea was boiling. The armored ship's sides were covered with explosive fire, and the red turbulence spurted out, setting off violent waves. Waves rocked nearby battleships.

The tearing beam looks like an angel of death with silver wings! The moment it hits the target, the target will be shattered to pieces!

There seemed to be blood and debris floating in the wind blowing against my face! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!

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