Seven hundred and thirty sixth chapter is bound to win
In the Lieji Kingdom on the southwest continent, about a hundred nautical miles west of Bova Port, a large-scale fleet was advancing at a speed of about ten knots.
The battleships in the fleet are flying the peony flag of the Daheng Empire!
The leader is a light formation, led by a Yuchi-class cruiser, followed by three Yuanlin-class destroyers.
These four battleships form the Third Squadron of the Southwest Fleet.
To the rear of the north side of the squadron, there is another Yuchi-class cruiser as the leader, and three Yuanlin-class destroyers as the auxiliary second squadron.
These two squadrons, one deployed forward and the other deployed north, are not only used to expand the peripheral reconnaissance, but also to shield the periphery and block possible enemy light ships from approaching for reconnaissance.
At the rear, there are four Crane-class armored cruisers and two Xialin-class second-class cruisers.
The two Xialin-class cruisers have relatively powerful firepower and large tonnage of more than 4,000 tons. They have deployed four 150mm rapid-fire cannons and eight 120mm rapid-fire cannons, and their firepower is relatively powerful.
At the same time, due to the low speed, even under strong ventilation, the speed is only about 22 knots, and it cannot cooperate with the Yuchi-class cruiser and Yuanlin-class destroyer, two warships with a maximum speed of 25 knots.
Therefore, Navy Lieutenant Commander Ren Zhongping incorporated the two Xia Lin-class cruisers into the First Squadron, and together with the four Kelan-class armored cruisers formed the main formation.
At the same time, there are two Yuanlin-class destroyers accompanying the main formation. They mainly serve as close protection for the main formation, hunting down the torpedo boats of the enemy fleet that break through the outer barriers and attack them. In addition, they also perform some other miscellaneous tasks.
As for the more than ten torpedo boats, most of which were only over 100 tons, and a few larger torpedo boats, which were only over 200 tons, they were temporarily divided into three torpedo boat formations and followed slowly behind.
When the entire Southwest Fleet hoisted the red peony battle flag on a white background and advanced in battle formation, it immediately attracted the attention of the observing warships from various countries in this sea area.
One of the cruisers of the Krul Kingdom Navy had the courage to get closer and observe. Its captain was also an incompetent man, and he actually had the time to send a greeting signal to the nearby Daheng Navy Fleet of the Second Squadron.
It's said to be a greeting, but it's actually an expression of goodwill. On the surface, we're getting closer just to have a better view of the battle. We don't want to interfere in the battle between you and the Garfia Empire Navy. You can fight on your own, and we'll just do it.
Watching from the side...
A cruiser of the Valia Empire Navy and a cruiser of the Kokel Empire were also following at a distance, but they were not as bold as the captain of the Krul Kingdom Navy and dared to break into the southwest fleet of the Daheng Empire Navy.
peripheral warning area.
Naturally, the officers and men of the Daheng Empire Navy's Southwest Fleet ignored these followers, and even Ren Zhongping, Lieutenant Commander of the Navy, was too lazy to pay attention to them.
Anyway, these naval ships from various countries that came to watch the battle are all light ships.
In order to avoid suspicion, they would not directly send the main fleet, or even larger armored cruisers and second-class cruisers to watch the battle. Otherwise, it would be easy for the Daheng Empire Navy or the Garfia Empire Navy to misunderstand.
Therefore, all those sent out were some seemingly inconspicuous light ships, mainly third-class cruisers.
It was obvious that they were here to watch the fight.
After all, although there have been many naval battles on Blue Star in recent years, there are actually few truly large-scale naval battles.
The largest previous ones were the two naval battles of Yi'an, and the subsequent eastern naval battle that broke out on the side of the Mongol Khanate had many ships participating in the battle, so it could barely be regarded as a medium-sized naval battle.
These naval battles have brought great changes to the navies of Blue Star countries!
The first Battle of Ian made low-freeboard warships completely withdraw from the mainstream. The Second Battle of Ian made countries begin to pay attention to the development of large-tonnage torpedo boats and the development of secondary guns.
The Eastern Naval Battle heralded the arrival of the era of rapid-fire artillery.
but!
The technological content of the Eastern Naval War was still too low. Although both warring parties had rapid-fire cannons participating in the battle, the ships participating in the war were still old ships. Even most of the ships were low-level cadres who had already withdrawn from the front line among the major naval powers.
side vessel.
Although it has reference value, its reference value is very limited.
At this time, the situation in the Kingdom of Lieji was tense. The Daheng Empire and the Carfiya Empire were preparing for a big fight because of the Bova military base. Naturally, the naval powers would not miss this opportunity to observe closely.
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Not to mention naval powers, even the navies of some small and medium-sized countries will send ships here if conditions permit.
When the southwest fleet of the Daheng Empire set sail from the military base of the Orr Kingdom, it was followed by the three traditional powers of the Krul Kingdom, the Kokel Empire, and the Varia Empire, as well as the Kingdom of Oran and the Kingdom of Iboan.
Not to mention the ships from the big countries in the region such as the Orissa Empire, the four countries on the east coast and the Orr Kingdom also sent ships.
Then there is the navy of the Landlord Lieji Kingdom.
It’s funny to say that the Daheng Empire and the Carfiya Empire were preparing to fight over the ownership of Bova City in the Kingdom of Lieji, but the Kingdom of Lieji stayed out of the fight.
Or rather, they dare not get involved.
Of course, secretly they are still partial to the Daheng Empire. The lease agreement for the Bova military base was made by themselves, and the Lieji Kingdom also promised that the Daheng Empire's landing troops would arrive in their Lieji Kingdom in advance.
Land at the port, then take the overland train to the city of Bova.
But they did not have the courage to stand directly with the Daheng Empire and fight against the Galfia Empire.
How to put it, if war is really declared, it is hard to say who will win or lose between the Daheng Empire and the Carfiya Empire, but their Kingdom of Lieji will definitely be unlucky. Once war is declared, the hundreds of thousands of armies of the Carfiya Empire can immediately
Fight along the coastal strip!
They introduced the Daheng Empire to check and balance the Garfia Empire. They wanted the Daheng Empire to rush forward and take the lead, not to involve themselves. Otherwise, they would not have taken over a large area of Bova City's port.
The place was leased to the Daheng Empire as a military base.
And the development of the matter was indeed as they expected. The Daheng Empire's dispatch of troops to Bova City caused a strong backlash from the Carfiya Empire, and even dispatched the fleet to conduct some maritime exercises off the coast of Bova City.
Trying to prevent the Daheng Empire from landing in Bova City.
But, can they stop the Daheng people from entering the Bova military base?
People in Lieji don’t know!
People from other countries don't know, and even the other party involved, the Carfiya Empire, has little confidence.
But at this time, the major interests of the two countries were related, and the senior officials of both sides gave relatively strong instructions to the fleets that were sent out!
As for the Daheng Empire, it is a very clear signal that Lieutenant Commander Ren Zhongping, a hardline member of the navy, is appointed as the commander of the Southwest Fleet.
The Daheng Empire is bound to win the Bova military base!
Now, Lieutenant Commander of the Navy Ren Zhongping, just as the senior officials of the Daheng Empire expected, faced the obstruction of the Garfians and took the toughest stance to force forward.
The Southwest Fleet's more than ten warships and more than ten torpedo boats formed a huge formation and gradually advanced.
Admiral Jerrold, the commander of the Garfia Empire Navy's Second Fleet ahead, received the notification from the communication ship ahead, and quickly issued an order for the fleet to prepare for battle, and began to list the battle formation.
After issuing the order, Admiral Jerrold stood on the bridge and looked to the west: "Huh, these Hengbarbarians are so arrogant in the central continent, I'm afraid they think they can do whatever they want when they come to the southwest continent!"
"The Southwest Continent is our Galfiya people's Southwest Continent, not their Hengmanzi's!"
"If the Heng Barbarians dare to force themselves this time, we have to let them know that in this part of the Southwest Continent, even they, the Heng Barbarians, have to lie down!"
The bearded man next to him, Rear Admiral Bede, the Chief of Staff of the Second Fleet, also said confidently: "Yes, now that the main force of our Second Fleet is fully deployed, if they don't want to die, they must withdraw from this sea area obediently!"
"Our Second Fleet has two new battleships, two armored cruisers, and four old battleships!"
"We have eight capital ships alone, not to mention we have three first-class cruisers, six second-class cruisers, and four third-class cruisers!"
"Although we followed up on the rapid-fire cannon a little late, through emergency modifications in recent months, we have also installed 120mm rapid-fire cannons on most of the warships!"
"In terms of fleet size and strength, we far surpass them!"
"As long as the commanders on the opposite side are not stupid, they will know the huge gap in strength between the two!"
Admiral Jerrold also nodded slightly!
In order to deal with the Bova incident, the Carfiya Empire was not unprepared at all. Ever since it was reported that Daheng and the Kingdom of Lieji had signed a lease agreement for the Bova military base, the Carfiya Empire had been making preparations both diplomatically and militarily.
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Not to mention diplomacy, but militarily, the army began to station troops in the Republic of Kean. Its local troops and the servant army of the Republic of Kean have begun to mobilize frequently, stationing more than 100,000 troops on the border with the Kingdom of Lej.
In the navy, they transferred two cutting-edge battleships and three cutting-edge cruisers from the First Fleet to supplement the Second Fleet.
The main naval force of the Carfiya Empire is concentrated in the First Fleet, which is also called the Eastern Fleet. This fleet is stationed in the eastern port of the Carfiya Empire to control the Strait of Edith, defend the eastern coastline of the mainland, and defend against
The Kingdom of Krul and the Iboan Empire have the main mission and are the core maritime defense line of the Garfia Empire.