"Huh..." Seeing the nearby enemy ship being smashed into a ball of exploding fireworks by cannonballs, Bernard let out a sigh of relief.
He finally took victory in his hands, and with a great victory that was almost one-sided, he ended the navy's humiliation of not firing a single shot in the war for several months.
It was only then that he realized that his palms were full of sweat, and even the sweat on his head had soaked the lining of his big-brimmed hat.
With a slightly slow movement, he raised his hand and took off his hat, then looked at his adjutant: "We won."
"Yes, sir! I think we have achieved a great victory." The adjutant smiled and said to Bernard: "We did it, we wiped out four of the enemy's main battleships!"
"General! The cruiser fleet is calling. The enemy cruisers and destroyers are running away. Will our army continue to pursue it?" The officer in charge of communications came over and handed over a message.
"No need, organize the formation! Cover the injured warships and leave the battle zone!" Bernard took the message and issued the order.
He breathed a sigh of relief and was obviously much more relaxed, and his speech was not so tense. The entire bridge was filled with the joy of victory. After all, this was the first real victory they had achieved since forming the battleship fleet.
"When East Bay No. 1 went to the Mirage Kingdom to scare the goblins, they should have known that we were not easy to mess with!" Bernard put on his big-brimmed hat again and said solemnly.
"Oh!" A burst of cheers burst out from the bridge.
"Okay! Such good news must be reported to Your Majesty as soon as possible! Send a telegram...annihilate all four of the enemy's main battleships, and not a single one of them slipped through the net!" Bernard was in a good mood and ordered the telegraph officer.
"Yes! Your Majesty General! Congratulations!" The officer stood at attention, saluted, and went out to perform his mission.
Everyone felt that this kind of good news should be reported to His Majesty the King thousands of miles away as soon as possible, so that the generals who were waiting for the news could quickly rejoice.
Soon, Tang Mo, who was having a meeting with the generals in Anpu's frontline headquarters, received a telegram announcing Bernard's victory.
When the officer sent the message to Tang Mo, Tang Mo stood up and loudly announced the news of the navy's victory: "Gentlemen! Bernard wiped out all four battleships of the Mirage Navy. We won!"
"Long live His Majesty the King!" All the generals stood up and saluted Tang Mo at attention, congratulating him on this glorious victory.
"The navy has cut off the enemy's sea lines of communication, and we have gained control of the sea! The mirage army in Beiyuan City has become a turtle in the jar." Tang Mo continued to say happily: "The next step is up to us!"
"None of those Mirage people can be easily let go!" A general said: "Although they are persecuting Qi people, those Qi people who died are all your people in the future! If the Mirage people do this, we
We must take the harshest revenge!”
"That's right! Your Majesty! We must emphasize our legitimacy. The subjects of Qi are also your subjects! We can't ignore it!" Nangong Hongye added.
Tang Mo nodded, pressed his hands down, and restored silence to the venue: "I understand! I understand everything! All the goblins of the Mirage Kingdom in Beiyuan City will be executed! If the Mirage Kingdom wants to make peace, then
We need to provide another 300,000 workers and compensation!”
Upon hearing this decision, Parker, who was presiding over the construction of a large number of emerging industrial zones, hesitated to speak. He really did not want to waste the mirage labor in Beiyuan City.
Although these people all deserved to die, Parker did not think that these goblins should be pardoned, but he felt that it was more cost-effective to let these goblins die of exhaustion and starvation on the construction site than to kill them all on the battlefield.
"I know what you are thinking, but these demons whose hands are soaked in blood can no longer be used. They have lost the qualifications to be human and will not be domesticated. Killing is the safest way. I have the labor force you need.
We will use subsequent goblin labor to make up for it." Tang Mo saw Parker's confusion and explained to him.
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"We're finished!" After receiving the telegram from China, Mirage Saburo fell down on his chair and muttered with a pale face.
Mirage Wenxi, who had been staying by his side, snatched the telegram and read the contents carefully. Then his expression became ugly and he also sat down on the chair next to him.
They had imagined that the Tang Army's fleet would be defeated, that they would be able to regain control of the sea, and at the same time be able to resume transportation and reinforcements to Beiyuan City.
At least they can continue to reinforce the troops in Beiyuan City, and at least they can transport enough artillery shells so that they can withstand the increasingly fierce attack of the Tang army.
It's a pity that all this can only be thought about in dreams. Now the environment they are in is even worse than before.
If they were only cut off from most of their supplies before, now they have completely cut off their transportation routes.
What does this mean? This means that even if they are willing to take the risk of returning to Mirage Country by ship, there is a high probability that they will be intercepted and sunk by enemy ships on the way.
They can't go back unless the war ends now, unless their homeland Mirage can negotiate peace with Tang and quickly end the warring relations between the two countries, then they will have a chance to return to the country.
But this can only be their fantasy, because the conditions offered by the Tang State are really unacceptable, so the war has continued until now.
"We're done." Mirage Wenxi muttered in confusion: They were indeed very passive, because just now, another peripheral defensive position was lost!
It was a very important defensive position, and the Mirage State had previously dug an underground ammunition depot there to store ammunition.
But yesterday, the ammunition there was emptied by the defenders. Without ammunition, the Mirage army had to retreat back to the city, abandoning the strong fortresses and trenches there.
What makes people desperate is that nearly 200,000 Mirage soldiers were trapped in the city, lacking ammunition and heavy weapons support, and could only engage in street battles with the Tang army.
However, the Tang army did not seem to be interested in street fighting. They only captured some of the outer neighborhoods and rescued a group of Qi people, and then never launched a large-scale attack again.
The war has reached this point, and Mirage Saburo no longer has any hope of victory. What he now fantasizes about is to hold on until the time when the Tang Dynasty wants to make peace.
"I knew those bastards in the Navy were unreliable at all! They wasted so much national money, only to fail! If so much money had been given to our Army, we would have won the war long ago!" The more I thought about it, the more I felt.
The aggrieved Mirage Musaburo clenched his fist and banged it hard on the table.
You must know that each of those warships made of expensive steel is not cheap. Mirage paid almost all the price to finally accumulate such a large scale.
It only took one day! The fleet, which took more than two years to build, was completely wiped out in just one morning!
If this money is given to the Army, how many cannons will it cost? How many tanks? How many cars and how many machine guns? How many divisions and regiments can be formed?
With such a large number of troops, it would take a month, or even several months, to kill the enemy, right? But the navy was better off, losing all the bets in one morning!
"If we don't have that many warships in the navy, how can we defend our country's waters?" Wenxi shook his head. For an island country, the navy will always be the priority force for development, and this is impossible to change.
This is also the tragedy of an island country: once the navy loses, it means they have lost all their wealth, and there is no way to continue to persevere.
Therefore, Mirage Wenxi understood clearly: "For us, it may not be a good thing for the Navy to lose so completely."
"Huh?" Mirage Musaburo looked at the other party and clarified his doubts in a long voice.
Mirage Wenxi continued to explain: "If the navy loses, His Majesty the King will no longer insist on this war. Soon we will start peace talks with the Tang State. As long as we hold on, there is hope of returning home safely!"
"You're right! It's very possible that we can go back as heroes!" Mitsuru Saburo said excitedly: "Although the Tang State said that war criminals should be punished, it only needs to randomly push out a few scapegoats..."
"That's right!" Mirage Wenxi smiled: "I hope that we, and the soldiers who are here to fight bravely for the kingdom, can go back!"
Mirage Wusaburo nodded, swept away the previous decadence, and rekindled hope: "That's right! Beiyuan City is a good bargaining chip! As long as we hold it, if the Tang people want it, they must show sincerity! Hahaha!"
…
In the base camp of the Mirage Kingdom, the generals of the Mirage Navy sat on both sides of the long table dumbfounded, waiting for His Majesty the King who was absent.
Everyone has already heard the news. The battleships built by Cyric were no match for the Tang army's battleships, which directly led to the disastrous defeat of the Mirage Navy.
Cyric's advisor had a shameful face, because he had just heard that during the decisive battle, a main gun manufactured by Cyric exploded, causing an accident, which seriously affected the battle situation.
Facts have proved that the Cyric battleship they built by Cyric's imitation was a complete failure. The armor protection could not defend against the shells fired by the Tang army's artillery, and its speed was slower than the opponent's. It could not be hit or run away.
This is the content of the last telegram sent back by Mirage Kazuo. Cyric's advisor feels that these are the words of Mirage Kazuo who are incompetent and put all the responsibilities on Cyric.
But a fool also knows that if what Kazuo Mirage said is false, and Cyric's battleships are indeed very strong, as they claimed, and overwhelmed the Tang Army's battleships, then the result will definitely not be what it is today...
