On the vast sea, a huge fleet is advancing. There are five aircraft carriers, five battleships, and dozens of cruisers and destroyers. The end of the formation is almost endless.
Directly behind the fleet, destroyers were guarding numerous supply ships, dragging down the speed of the entire fleet to less than ten knots.
These supply ships, loaded with various supplies, are responsible for supporting the entire fleet's ocean activities. Compared with similar ships of the Tang Empire, their disadvantage is that their speed is too slow.
The maximum speed of the military supply ships of the Tang Empire can be reached to about 30 knots, which is more than 55 kilometers per hour. This allows the supply fleet to move together with the main fleet without any hindrance.
But except for the Tang Empire, no country is willing to use military power systems to equip less important supply ships. After all, it seems more cost-effective to directly build warships with such a system.
Of course, the Tang Empire's supply ships also had a slight flaw, that is, they generally did not carry that many ships, because they had to ensure speed, have certain self-rescue capabilities, and have high safety.
These seemingly unimportant indicators make the naval transport ships of the Tang Empire not so powerful compared to their competitors: these transport ships of the Tang Empire are large in tonnage but small in transport capacity, fast in speed but small in transport capacity, and safe.
Reliable but low capacity...
Following this transport fleet was a fleet of faster merchant ships, and the various ships looked less neat.
Some ships have a displacement of 20,000 to 30,000 tons, some have a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, and some have a displacement of only 5,800 tons.
Such ships also have no end in sight. They cover the entire sea surface in a mighty manner, and their rounded bows push away white waves on the sea surface.
The engines of the Sea Spitfire roared and roared as they flew over the heads of these ships. The two aircraft flew in formation, patrolling their territory like falcons.
Looking at these huge ships at their feet, the pilots of the Lions Empire couldn't help but feel a sense of heroism in their hearts. Such a huge fleet is already invincible no matter how you look at it.
More than twenty years ago, the entire world could not muster so many steel battleships. The fleet in front of them could easily destroy any coastal city in any country in the world.
Now, this fleet is advancing towards Long Island, majestic and overwhelming! As long as they can approach Long Port without anyone noticing and take off planes to destroy the Tang fleet in Long Port, the richest island in the world will belong to Ryan
The Sri Lankan Empire!
I heard that Tang State had stored a large amount of gold on the island... I heard that the research institute on the island was filled with all kinds of technical drawings... I heard that the oil refining equipment there was extremely advanced.
In short, as long as they capture Dragon Island, the Lions Empire will immediately become the most powerful country in the world! No one else! As long as they succeed, then the Lions Empire will definitely become the number one in the world in the next ten years or even a hundred years.
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The Emperor of the Lions Empire, Lions I, has put all his property on the line this time, and as the emperor of the Empire, he must also conduct a great personal expedition!
Yes, almost all of the Lines Imperial Navy fleet came out, with the five most advanced aircraft carriers at the head of the battle, followed by three less advanced aircraft carriers behind them.
In order to make up the numbers, the Lions Empire also modified some merchant ships and turned them into "aircraft carriers." However, they can only carry a dozen aircraft, which is exactly the way of escort aircraft carriers during World War II.
Anyway, the performance of my own aircraft is not very good. It can take off and land even if the flight deck is smaller. It just means that the number of takeoffs and landings is smaller.
Moreover, according to the thinking of the Lines Imperial Navy designers, they did not expect these temporarily modified aircraft carriers to undertake the task of taking off and landing aircraft.
They are transport ships, used to replenish the aircraft carrier with aircraft when the aircraft carrier's aircraft losses are too great.
Because in the operational mission, in addition to defeating the Tang naval fleet, the Lions Empire's aircraft carrier fleet was also responsible for suppressing Dragon Island.
This task is indeed too heavy, because Dragon Island is likely to have deployed jet fighters from the Tang Dynasty. In order to ensure the air superiority of the landing site in a short period of time, more aircraft and more aircraft that can be lost are the key to victory.
According to Lions I's vision, with the support of a temporarily modified small aircraft carrier, he could carry more than 300 more aircraft.
This is equivalent to bringing five more large aircraft carriers to the entire fleet, and the increased combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
Moreover, these small aircraft carriers can also undertake escort tasks during operations, and can follow the landing troops behind to protect the fleet.
That's right, behind this huge fleet, there are countless fleets of cruise ships and professional landing ships. This fleet carries tens of thousands of soldiers.
Long-distance cross-sea landing! Even the U.S. military during World War II did not dare to use tactics, but the emperor of the Lions Empire dared to use it! Moreover, he even combined the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor with the Normandy landing to achieve success!
Standing on the bridge of the aircraft carrier Lions, the proud Lions I was imagining that he would conquer Dragon Island and even land on the Western Continent.
That is his future, the future that belongs to him! The great Lions Empire is about to win, and the history of the world will move towards a new future under his wise leadership!
He will correct the wrong laws of the Tang Empire and bring the world back on track! How could the aristocratic system and bureaucracy that had been implemented for thousands of years be subverted by a mere Tang Empire?
The mantis is trying to block the car without knowing what he can do! The wheels of history will crush the body of the Tang Dynasty, and he will become a beacon for all the nobles, wealthy businessmen, landlords, gentry and bureaucrats in the world!
"No ships from the Tang Dynasty have discovered us yet, right?" After imagining all this, Lions I turned back and looked at his right-hand man, Blomeier.
Lies Imperial Navy Commander Bromeier nodded slightly and replied: "Your Majesty! Neither the outer guard fleet nor the patrolling aircraft have sent back any news! This proves that we have still not been discovered!"
"Very good! Keep the course! God is helping me! We will definitely win this war!" Seeing that they were about to enter the waters of Dragon Island, Lions I nodded with satisfaction and said.
The senior officials of the Tang Empire must not have imagined that... there is another fleet coming towards them! They must not have imagined that there is another fleet that is already so close!
