Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Royal Navy Zhan Tie put down his telescope.
He saw a shell from the battleship Tarzan sink the European Allied flagship Mighty Sovereign.
He knew the naval battle was over.
He immediately issued an order to the fleet. The fleet led by the battleship Qin Shihuang was responsible for searching and rescuing his own ships and personnel.
The fleet commanded by the battleship Huashan is responsible for cleaning up the surrounding waters and controlling surrendered enemy ships.
The fleet commanded by the battleship Tarzan was responsible for pursuing the escaping European Allied fleet and trying to sink or capture the European Allied navy.
Zhan Tie knows that it is extremely difficult to train the navy, which is a military branch that attaches great importance to inheritance.
The Imperial Royal Navy was established only a short time ago, and its tactics in the early stages were very immature, relying only on powerful artillery to fight the enemy.
Their combat level on sailing battleships is far inferior to that of the European naval powers with hundreds of years of heritage.
The emergence of new technologies such as ironclad ships allowed the Imperial Royal Navy to overtake them in a corner.
The Imperial Royal Navy directly changed the track, and the tactics of the ironclad ships were completely started from scratch.
All countries in the world are starting again. The empire has an absolute advantage and has traveled a long way further than other countries.
European countries have relatively traditional naval talents. These experienced people can easily learn the relevant operations of ironclads after being exposed to them.
Zhan Tie decided to wipe out all the European Allied navies.
Even if European countries can survive, their naval talents are out of stock, and they are in a state of shortage.
After all, war is controlled by people. If European countries lose their naval heritage, they will no longer have a powerful navy.
Chief of Staff Cao Zhengyuan said with emotion: "I thought this naval battle would be a relatively easy thing for us.
Now that the naval battle is over, it is not easy at all.
The small ships of the European Allied Forces were unable to break through the fleet's tight firepower net.
But the dangers of submarines under water are obvious to all. One careless move can really sink our battleships.
One of the secret weapons carried by the fleet is the torpedo.
This type of large artillery shell is powered by compressed air and can move at high speed underwater.
The battleship Qin Shihuang could be sunk even if it took two or three hits.
Fortunately, the European Allies did not have weapons like torpedoes.
Otherwise, the submarine would be equipped with this kind of torpedo.
They don't need to rely on ramming ships at all.
The submarine is like an assassin underwater, firing torpedoes and then retreating.
This tactic poses a great threat to ships, and submarines do not need to be used as consumables, and the morale of the battle will be higher."
Commander Zhan Tie's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "Chief of Staff Cao, it's best to form a system for your idea.
Because of your idea, our Royal Navy may have an additional branch in the future."
Commander Zhan Tie and Chief of Staff Cao Zhengyuan discussed the role of submarines as weapons in future naval battles.
They are all experienced naval generals, and of course they can see the huge potential of submarines.
When the two saw Supervisor Zhao Changkong approaching, they stopped discussing submarines and asked in unison: "Supervisor Zhao, how are our army's casualties?"
As the supervisor of the fleet, Zhao Changkong was busiest after the war, counting the casualties and achievements of the fleet.
After hearing the two people's questions, he opened his notebook and said in a serious tone: "The European Allied Forces' tactics of mutual destruction did bring a lot of casualties to our army.
The fleet does not include logistics ships, and there are a total of fifty-seven combat ships.
A total of nine destroyers were sunk in this naval battle, and 13 destroyers suffered various types of damage and were unable to continue fighting and had to return to port for overhaul.
The Wenzhou cruiser's power was damaged and the propeller main shaft was broken.
The cruiser Xuzhou's gun emplacement was damaged and its ammunition depot exploded.
They all need major repairs.
In this war, 451 people were killed, 732 were missing, 135 were seriously injured, and 1,657 were slightly injured."
When Commander Zhan Tie and Chief of Staff Cao Zhengyuan heard the casualty data, they were silent for a moment.
The number of people missing is equivalent to the number of people who sank into the sea, almost equal to the number of deaths.
In this war, more than a thousand members of the Imperial Royal Fleet lost their combat effectiveness.
But they have wiped out tens of thousands of European Allied forces, and they are already proud of themselves.
Commander Zhan Tie ordered: "After verifying the accuracy, report it to the court.
The imperial court will carry out pension and other work, and the injured will be transferred to field hospitals in Greece for rest and recovery.
The ship could not be repaired in the Mediterranean and was transferred to the Obsidian Province in Persia for overhaul."
The Imperial Royal Navy has a complete process for related events.
Zhan Tie and others only need to follow the process.
He looked west to the Italian peninsula.
The European Allied Navy has been wiped out, and this peninsula is the fat on their lips.
Commander Zhan Tie clenched his fists and said: "Our next goal is to capture the Italian Peninsula.
To rely on battleships to destroy coastal defenses and occupy the Italian peninsula, we still have to rely on the Marine Corps.
Notify Tang Xiaoqing and ask their Marine Corps troop carrier to speed up to the Italian Peninsula.
We hope that when the Marines arrive, our fleet can destroy the forts on the shore."
The main mission of the Marine Corps is landing operations, and they do not contribute much to naval warfare.
The Marines stayed in Port Hui Yao to rest and recuperate.
Zhan Tie also asked Gu Han to tell Admiral Yang Wanjun to notify the Mediterranean Fleet to assist them in defending Italy.
This is something they have discussed long ago.
After the Marines occupy Italy, they will turn their attention to France, Spain, and even England.
The Italian Peninsula is already under the control of the Imperial Royal Navy, and there will be no war. At most, it will only maintain stability.
By leaving this task to the Mediterranean Fleet, they can devote more troops to other battlefields.
It is really not easy for the navy to encounter a large-scale war, and it requires more military achievements.
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Brilliant Harbor.
Mediterranean Admiral Yang Wanjun saw Marine Corps Admiral Gu Han's cold face.
He was not familiar with the Marine Corps admiral at all, but he had heard of his name.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This kind of person who does things strictly and does everything according to the rules is both easy and difficult to communicate with.
Admiral Yang Wanjun said politely: "Huiyao Port has all the facilities, so the Admiral can let the brothers enter the port to rest.
It’s easy to get suffocated if you’re all bored on the boat.”
Gu Han refused directly and said: "This is wartime, and wartime rules and regulations must be strictly enforced. Anyone who violates them will be subject to military law immediately regardless of their identity."
Admiral Yang Wanjun was choked back immediately. He could no longer find a topic to communicate with this person.
If he hadn't been unable to contact the fleet directly and needed to know some information from Gu Han, he would have ignored this person long ago.
In order to prevent the leakage of telegrams, the Imperial Governor's Office had strict regulations on who should send telegrams during wartime.
One of the regulations is that it is prohibited to send explicit reports.
Only Gu Han has the fleet's code book.
Even if the Mediterranean Fleet could receive a telegram from Zhan Tie's fleet, it would be a mess and the contents could not be translated at all.
Admiral Yang Wanjun murmured to himself: "There is no problem in relaxing for the first few days.
It will take some time for the naval battle to end.
It’s only been a little over a day now, and the fleet is on its way.”
Gu Han glared at Yang Wanjun, but he didn't answer.
Telegrams received by the radio indicated that the fleet was engaging the enemy.
This is a secret belonging to the fleet. He will not disclose this situation to anyone without permission.
Gu Han silently cheered for his comrades in his heart, and he must win the war with as few casualties as possible.
As for losing the war, that was completely out of his scope.
There was a huge difference in strength between the two armies. He couldn't figure out how the Royal Fleet could lose?
The two fell into an eerie silence.
A communications soldier took a telegram and broke the silence between the two.
After Admiral Gu Han read the telegram, he immediately stood up and said excitedly: "Okay, great."
He glanced sideways at Yang Wanjun, the admiral of the Mediterranean Fleet.
The notice without any fluctuation in tone said: "The Imperial Royal Navy fleet has won the naval battle.
Commander Zhan Tie notified the Marine Corps to set off immediately to occupy the Italian Peninsula.
At the same time, let me notify the Mediterranean Fleet and follow the Marine Corps.
After the Italian Peninsula is occupied, it will be transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet for defense."
Admiral Yang Wanjun was stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect the Imperial Royal Navy fleet to be so powerful.
Admiral Yang Wanjun is also aware of the strength of the European Allied Navy.
When the Mediterranean fleet encounters them, it will also restrain its light.
They were huddled in Port Brilliance, and the Strait of Gibraltar was out of control.
The navy of the Mediterranean Fleet in the Port of Gibraltar can only hide in the port and rely on the powerful forts on the shore for defense.
At that time, the empire and the European countries had not yet entered a state of war, and neither side had any conflicts.
As soon as the Imperial Royal Navy fleet came into contact with the European Allied Navy, the Imperial Royal Navy fleet won a great victory.
This proves that the power of the Imperial Navy's warships is far beyond what small countries in Europe can match.
Admiral Yang Wanjun was surprised at first, and then became very anxious.
The Mediterranean Fleet wants to rush to the Italian Peninsula as quickly as possible.
Commander Zhan Tie distributed a portion of his military merits to the Mediterranean Fleet.
But if they are too weak, they may miss this part of the credit.
Admiral Yang Wanjun issued an extremely strict order to assemble the Mediterranean fleet immediately.
Those who can't wait for less than half an hour will be directly engaged in military law.
Admiral Yang Wanjun saw the Marine Corps troop transport ship starting to leave the port.
He became more anxious. The Mediterranean fleet prepared a ship, and he immediately ordered to follow closely behind the Marine troop transport.
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It was getting slightly brighter, and the battleship Qin Shihuang, together with the battleships Taishan and Huashan, had arrived outside the Port of Naples.
The Imperial Royal Navy fleet will destroy enemy forces in Sicily and the Italian Peninsula simultaneously.
Chief of Staff Cao Zhengyuan put down his telescope and said helplessly: "Now cement technology has completely spread, and all major ports and fortifications use reinforced concrete as construction materials."
Commander Zhan Tie said with a smile: "We must believe in the power of battleship armor-piercing bombs.
Even if it is a reinforced concrete building, it cannot withstand the continuous attack of large-caliber naval guns.
The main gun range of the Qin Shihuang warship is further than the range of these coastal defense guns.
This shows that we can destroy these coastal defense guns without paying any cost.
What follows is a game of whack-a-mole, inform the artillery staff not to save ammunition."
At this moment, the battleship Qin Shihuang was finally able to exert its powerful firepower advantage.
The artillerymen on the battleship Qin Shihuang knew that the coastal defense artillery on the opposite side did not have enough range to hit the fleet.
They can take their time, aim and shoot slowly.
A shell was fired and hit the open space next to the fort due to a ballistic error.
The artillery shell blasted a circular crater nearly ten meters in diameter in the open space.
According to the yaw of the artillery shell, the artillery staff immediately corrected the artillery data.
The second shell was fired and accurately hit the fort on the shore.
Half of the warhead of the armor-piercing projectile is embedded in reinforced concrete.
Then there was a huge roar and smoke billowed near the fort.
After the smoke and dust dissipated, a deep crater was left on the fort, with broken steel bars exposed inside.
Shattered shrapnel and small concrete blocks were scattered in all directions.
When Chief of Staff Cao Zhengyuan saw this situation, he said in surprise: "This battle is stable.
We attacked the land forts, but the troops on the Italian peninsula showed no resistance at all.
Only the forts on land provided unnecessary resistance.
But their cannonballs fell directly into the sea.
The main reason is the strength of the Imperial Royal Navy fleet.
The secondary reason is these forts, which were mainly built in the Holy Roman Empire and France.
The defenders are also mainly from these two countries. For a country like the Italian Peninsula, which is composed of several principalities and kingdoms, they simply do not have the ability to build such a powerful fort."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The battleship Qin Shihuang destroyed the long-range forts on land.
The Imperial Royal Navy fleet can be closer to the shore, with the battleships Taishan and Huashan.
They can also participate in wars, and fleets can destroy forts faster.
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Gu Han stood on the deck. Under the guidance of the destroyer, he came to the Strait of Messina where Sicily meets the Italian Peninsula.
He could already hear the roar of naval guns from time to time.
The leading destroyer stopped moving forward and notified Gu Han that the marines were gathering here to wait for the order to land.
Gu Han didn't know how long to wait. When he was anxious, the telegraph operator ran over quickly.
"Sir, landing order.
Let us land in Sicily and the Italian Peninsula."
Gu Han immediately sent a small number of troops to land in Sicily and the main force landed on the Italian Peninsula.
Under the cover of battleships, the Marines began to land.
Gu Han originally thought that the landing of the navy and army fleet would be met with resistance.
But the landing went smoothly, beyond his expectation, and there was basically no resistance.
Gu Han led his army and headed directly towards the interior of Sicily.
The fleet dispatched warships to advance northwest simultaneously while providing supplies to the Marine Corps.
"Sir, the enemy in front has surrendered."
"Sir, the enemy troops in front have surrendered again."
Gu Han was not surprised when he heard the news of the enemy's surrender again.
Many countries on the Italian Peninsula chose to surrender directly after encountering the Marine Corps.
A small number of them were hit by a volley of fire, and after the army suffered casualties, they immediately chose to surrender.
Gu Han said helplessly: "The people here in the Italian Peninsula surrendered too quickly."
The Marine Corps easily occupied the Italian peninsula very quickly without suffering many casualties.
