The end of the military era

Just when the Nine Events Alliance was preparing to land in full swing, on October 1550, 10, two extremely large fleets converged on the sea between the Eastern Continent and the Western Continent.

And these two fleets all belong to the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire. At this time, the 12 main fleets of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire gathered here, and 100 Bird's Nest-class aircraft carriers and 24 Dongying Guoxianghe-class ships were added. Aircraft carriers, 30 US Essex-class aircraft carriers and 86 escort aircraft carriers.

Among the 86 escort aircraft carriers, except for the 24 escort aircraft carriers that were converted from large merchant ships, the remaining 62 escort aircraft carriers were rebuilt by the six major shipyards of the Han and Tang Empire in recent months. Carried about 20 carrier-based aircraft.

In a meeting room of the Bird's Nest, the lead ship of the Bird's Nest-class aircraft carrier, Song Limin, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire, stood in front of the conference table, and said to the 12 fleet commanders in a deep voice: "Everyone, today we are the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire. The essence of the navy can be said to have gathered together.

The decisive battle with the joint fleet of the nine navies has also entered the countdown.

According to the information obtained by the Royal Intelligence Bureau, the Nine Events Alliance is already preparing to implement a large-scale landing in the coastal areas of the Jingzhou Military Region or the coastal areas of the Tongzhou Military Region, opening up the so-called third battlefield on the territory of our Han and Tang Empire.

As for the landing site of the Nine Nations Allied Forces, the Royal Intelligence Bureau has not yet found out, which puts a lot of pressure on the Jingzhou Military Region and the Tongzhou Military Region.

His Majesty's word of mouth! "

Having said that, the 12 fleet commanders in the conference room all stood up with a "swish".

"Your Majesty's oral order: In order to seize the initiative in the war, the Royal Navy is required to take the initiative to attack, strive for a battle to determine the universe, solve the threat of the joint fleet of the nine navies to the coastal areas of the empire, and smash the plan of the Nine Events Alliance to open up the third battlefield."

After a pause, Song Limin, commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire, continued: "In this decisive battle, all the aircraft carriers of our Royal Navy, including escort aircraft carriers, will gather together to form an aircraft carrier fleet, which I will personally command.

Your 12 main fleets will form 4 battle groups.

The first battle group includes the first fleet, the second fleet and the No.12 fleet, and the second battle group includes the third fleet, the fourth fleet and the tenth fleet.

The third battle group includes the Fifth Fleet, the Sixth Fleet and the Ninth Fleet, and the fourth battle group includes the Seventh Fleet, the Eighth Fleet and the No.11 Fleet. "

At this moment, Liu Ergou, commander of the Eighth Fleet, frowned and said, "Commander-in-Chief, are you going to transfer some battleships and temporarily organize them into the aircraft carrier fleet?

In case the joint fleet of the nine navies takes advantage of the loophole, the aircraft carrier fleet does not have the capability of close combat. "

Song Limin waved his hand and said, "Commander Liu doesn't need to worry, I have incorporated the 16 all-main gun capital ships and 16 battlecruisers that His Majesty delivered to the Royal Navy not long ago into the aircraft carrier fleet.

另外还有48艘重巡洋舰、36艘大型装甲巡洋舰、150艘轻巡洋舰、150艘驱逐舰和400余艘潜艇，被编入了航母舰队。

What's more, with your 12 main fleets in front, the aircraft carrier fleet will only be attacked by the opponent's carrier-based aircraft at most. "

The 16 full main gun battleships and 16 battlecruisers that Song Limin mentioned were 16 Italian Veneto-class battleships and 16 American Alaska-class battlecruisers.

Wang Kui, commander of the No.11 Fleet, immediately asked: "Commander-in-Chief, since the 12 main fleets of our Royal Navy and the aircraft carrier fleet have joined together.

So what are we going to do next?Are you going directly to Zatvina Port of the Silver Wolf Empire? "

The Zatvina Port of the Silver Wolf Empire is now the gathering place for the joint fleet of the nine navies, and an absolute part of the warships of the joint fleet of the nine navies are all concentrated in the Zatvina Port.

Song Limin nodded, "The joint fleet of the navies of the nine countries has always wanted to force our Royal Navy to start a decisive battle with it, so our Royal Navy will send it to your door openly.

Of course, it is impossible to sneak attack, after all, our momentum is too great. "

At this time, Wang Hongchun, the commander of the First Fleet, said loudly: "Our Royal Navy has been hiding its strength as much as possible these years.

Even if the joint fleet of the nine navies discovers our intentions, they probably won't choose to avoid the war, so let's fight with dignity!

I firmly believe that victory must belong to our Royal Navy!Belongs to the Han and Tang Empires!Belongs to 26 billion Han and Tang people! "

Song Limin followed up and said, "Commander Wang is right!

Our Royal Navy will definitely win this decisive battle with the joint fleet of the nine navies. I have no doubts about this! "

Then Song Limin changed the subject, "But everyone knows the scale of this decisive battle.

The degree of tragedy may exceed all the naval battles that our Royal Navy has experienced before.

Here, I would like to emphasize that this battle is of great importance, and it will even affect the fate of our Han and Tang Empires.

Therefore, there must be no retreat in this battle. Anyone who flees the battle must do it in the military, and there is no sympathy at all.

You must convey my words to every officer and soldier in your respective fleet. "

No.12 Fleet Commander Hao Desheng immediately said: "Commander-in-Chief, our No.12 Fleet must wash away the shame of Long'an Port this time.

If there is a soldier in our No.12 Fleet who flees the battle, I, Huo Desheng, would like to commit suicide and apologize to Your Majesty! "

During the air attack on the No.12 fleet by the navies of the three elf nations in Long'an Port.

当时还是边防舰队No.12编队的No.12舰队，总计也炸沉了4艘东瀛国金刚级战列巡洋舰、4艘传统级战列巡洋舰、3艘秩序级战列巡洋舰、3艘“捷”字级战列巡洋舰、2艘重巡洋舰、2艘大型装甲巡洋舰、4艘轻巡洋舰和3艘驱逐舰。

In addition, many warships in the No.12 fleet were seriously injured by the bombing. Among them, one order-class battlecruiser and one "Jie"-class battlecruiser were too seriously injured to be worth repairing. Scrap treatment.

It can be said that the entire No.12 Fleet, from top to bottom, held a sigh of relief, seeking revenge from the combined fleet of the nine navies.

Song Limin waved his hand, "Desheng, you are already a commander, you are so old and sexed.

In this decisive battle, I believe that your No.12 Fleet will be able to repay the blood debt of Long'an Port with interest! "

Chapter 2 Seventy

Because the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire made no secrets, the joint fleet of the nine navies soon knew that the 12 main fleets of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire and multiple aircraft carriers had gathered together, and they were heading straight to Zatvina port in a fierce manner. Come.

After deliberation, the nine commanders of the joint fleet of the nine navies decided to gather all the warships of the joint fleet of the nine navies to launch a battle with the main force of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Dynasties near Fairy Reef, about 150 kilometers away from Zatvina Port. decisive battle.

In the early morning of October 1550, 10, the sea was calm, but this calm was broken by an unusually large fleet.

Inside the bridge of the aircraft carrier Bird's Nest, Zhang Zongtao, the captain of the Bird's Nest, took a telegram and walked quickly to Song Limin, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire.

"Commander-in-Chief, the reconnaissance plane found the main force of the joint fleet of nine navies in the waters near Fairy Reef, about 280 kilometers away from us."

Upon hearing this, Song Limin quickly picked up the ruler and started measuring on the chart.

When Song Limin put down the ruler, he ordered Zhang Zongtao in a deep voice: "Order the first wave of attack aircraft to take off immediately and carry out an air strike against the joint fleet of the nine navies."

This time, the Imperial Navy of the Han and Tang Dynasties concentrated a total of 100 Bird's Nest-class aircraft carriers, 24 Dongying Guoxianghe-class aircraft carriers, 30 American Essex-class aircraft carriers, and 86 escort aircraft carriers.

一共携带有5570架f4f野猫式战斗机、5580架sbd无畏式俯冲轰炸机、4980架tbf复仇者鱼雷攻击机、480架东瀛国零式战斗机、768架东瀛国97式舰载攻击机和768架东瀛国99式舰载俯冲轰炸机，总计18146架舰载机。

Before the war, Song Limin divided the 18146 carrier-based aircraft into four parts, including three waves of attack aircraft and a protective aircraft group consisting of more than 3 carrier-based fighters.

The first attack fleet of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Dynasties consisted of more than 5000 carrier-based aircraft, including more than 2000 carrier-based fighter jets, and more than [-] carrier-based dive bombers and ship-based torpedo attack aircraft.

And not long after the reconnaissance plane of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire discovered the combined fleet of the nine navies, the reconnaissance plane of the combined fleet of the nine navies also discovered the huge fleet of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empire.

On the bridge of the full main gun battleship HMS Giant Lion of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, Ralph, the Minister of the Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, slowly put the telegram in his hand on the table, "It's finally here! Today's naval battle will definitely carry Into history!

Order the first wave of attack fleets of aircraft carriers of various countries to take off, targeting the main naval forces of the Han and Tang Empires! "

At present, the joint fleet of the nine navies has gathered a total of 707 escort aircraft carriers. If the 12 carrier-based aircraft carried by the 1152 Stinger-class aircraft carriers are added, the number of carrier-based aircraft in the joint fleet of the nine navies will total 14346.

For the convenience of command, Raff, the commander-in-chief of the joint fleet of the nine navies, divided the 14546 aircraft into three parts before the war, including two waves of attack aircraft and air defense aircraft. The air defense aircraft is composed of about 2 carrier-based fighters.