And no one has beaten them inexplicably in the past fifty years, which means that someone has beaten them inexplicably more than fifty years ago. Therefore, these people in the Krul Kingdom remembered: that time more than fifty years ago, they were beaten by
People were beaten for no reason, and it was these damn Daheng people who did it...
It was the time of the Heng'ao War. At that time, the navy of the Kingdom of Krul, which was not yet the strongest navy at that time and could only be ranked fifth in the world, escorted the merchant fleet to the southern countries of the southern continent for trade. As a result, Daheng was blocked by nearby patrols.
The fleet mistook it for the imperial fleet and was beaten indiscriminately. Afterwards, the people of Daheng did not even apologize, but only said: Who let you pass by here!
Ma Dan, the eastern sea of the Orissa Empire is a traditional route. Further east is the deep sea, and there is a large windless zone. In the age of sailing, ships would have to wait to die.
But at that time, the Kingdom of Krul was just an ordinary maritime power. The people of Daheng just fought.
Thinking of this now, and looking at the arrogance of the Daheng people's small broken ships just now, the people of the Krul Kingdom became even more angry, and directly ordered a counterattack!
Then……
Rear Admiral Ren Zhongping fled back with three warships.
However, the fleet of the Krul Kingdom Navy has been following closely, and is now carrying it outside Quping Naval Base, hoping to get an explanation.
If they hadn't exercised restraint, they might have blocked Quping Naval Base and even the entrance of Jinghe River.
After learning about the situation from the emergency report, Lin Ziran felt a little headache and realized that this matter was not easy to deal with!
No matter what the reason is, it is a fact that the two sides are now in conflict, and the most important thing is that both sides actually opened fire. Even if one's side fired accidentally, the other side's counterattack failed to achieve effective hits. At that time, Ren Zhongping, Lieutenant Commander of the Navy, took a look at the situation.
No, those who immediately led the fleet to retreat did not foolishly use three small broken ships to fight against the large fleet on the opposite side.
The total tonnage of such a small squadron exceeds the total tonnage of all ocean-going armored ships of the Imperial Navy.
In this case, you would be a fool not to run!
Actually, the conflict has already begun. If this follow-up really turns out to be completely negative, it will have a greater negative impact on the unification war.
This is not because they are afraid that they will send the army and navy to land. If they really come to land, the Imperial Army will laugh to death and swallow them whole.
What they were afraid of was that the other side would send a fleet to block shipping. They didn't need to do anything else. The main thing was to block the entrance to the Jing River and the Luo Sea, and most of the empire's offshore shipping would be stagnant.
Although there are still railways available for transportation, it is still a problem.
In addition, the other side may also turn around to support Gaoqing Prefecture and Ningwu Prefecture and send them a large amount of weapons and ammunition, which will also create a greater negative impression on the empire's unification war.
As for the rest, no more!
Anyway, the empire has no international trade, and the coastal blockade can only block part of the internal maritime transportation. However, there is a railway system, and although the actual impact is there, it is far more than the extent of bringing the empire to its knees.
But it is not a problem to be blocked by others and allow others to support you. So since this matter is a misunderstanding, it is better to resolve the misunderstanding.
But, seeing the angry looks on the faces of the civil and military generals present, Lin Ziran knew that this matter would not be easy to handle.
The people of Daheng have always been tough to the end when dealing with external affairs. During the Heng'ao War, when many countries united to fight against each other, even if they were beaten to the point of internal bleeding, Daheng at that time was still tough to the end.
They fought until they could no longer fight, and then they decided to withdraw their troops.
As for the Orissa Empire's request for land cession and compensation, Daheng ignored it directly.
The invasion was the choice of the Daheng people, and the retreat was also the choice of the Daheng people. There was basically nothing wrong with the Orissa Empire.
Even though complete reunification has not yet been achieved, many people in the country are already clamoring to start the Southern Continent strategy again and launch the second invasion of the Orissa Empire...
Now we are facing a maritime conflict with the Kingdom of Krul, and the trigger point is the territorial waters issue that the two sides still have disagreements about. I am afraid it will not be so easy to resolve.
No, the army and navy generals present had already begun discussing on the spot how to deal with the threat from the Kingdom of Krul.
Duan Hongxiao and Wu Guanlin had already discussed the operational plan for the army and navy to help defend the coastline, the navy to retreat into the Jinghe River, and the Luohe River to prevent the enemy from penetrating into the inland river.
On the other side, several naval generals are already discussing how to increase the construction of warships and build dozens of armored ships for a decisive battle with the Krull Kingdom Navy.
The army on the other side is also considering that it can form several troops specifically for landing operations. After the navy kills the Krul Kingdom Navy, it will launch a landing operation to attack the Kingdom Island in the east and annihilate the Krul people.
By the way, several other tributaries of the Krul Kingdom and the Puppet Kingdom were also wiped out.
By then the people of Daheng will be able to obtain a large area of land.
If this situation were seen by people from other countries, they would probably curse Hengmanzi as a lunatic.
It's just a misunderstanding. It can only be regarded as a small-scale conflict at most. As for it rising to the point of a decisive battle between the country and even the annihilation of the entire race?
Even in Lin Ziran's opinion, the reaction of these generals under his command was too fierce. Although it is a good thing to be warlike, you should not be hot-headed!
After all, we have to look at the comparison of the maritime strength of the two sides. It is not that difficult to kill the Krul Kingdom Navy.
So at this time, Lin Ziran believed that it was necessary for them to recognize the reality. His navy only had a few broken ships, and he was thinking about launching cross-sea operations to invade other countries all day long.
So Lin Ziran spoke: "Now that the Krul barbarians are bullying others too much, does the navy have a strategy? Can it annihilate the incoming enemy?"
As soon as these words came out, the meeting room that was still full of indignation suddenly became deserted. Duan Hongxiao hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, the strength of the incoming enemy ships is slightly larger. I am afraid that our Imperial Navy will not be able to take the initiative to attack, but it can be
Rely on the port forts to resist it, and at the same time build a new fleet to fight and win!"
Lin Ziran said: "Oh, I heard that the tonnage of the Krull Kingdom's navy exceeds 800,000 tons. How long does it take for our Imperial Navy to build new warships to defeat it?"
Duan Hongxiao said: "A conservative estimate is that it will take ten years to accumulate main battleships and train officers and soldiers, so that we can expand the fleet and win the battle!"
After hearing this, Lin Ziran said: "In that case, let's send someone to negotiate with the Kruls first!"
"As for fighting, it won't be too late to wait until your navy is ready!"
As for now, go ahead and do whatever you have to do!
Anyway, as long as we maintain restraint and do not take the initiative to start a war, it is estimated that the Kingdom of Krul will not be fooled. Without huge conflicts, it must compete with the world's largest army, largest population, and largest mainland area.
The Daheng Empire, which is rich in resources and has a large-scale defense industrial system with passable technology, goes to war.