Holy Roman Empire

In Cam Ranh Bay, the British deployed two air regiments and three air defense regiments, but the specific armaments are not detailed.There are about [-] fighter planes, at least [-] anti-aircraft artillery pieces, and several anti-aircraft machine guns.

All of this can be detected on the surface, and whether it is hidden in the dark is still unknown for the time being.

Although the performance of these weapons is not very good, they are still very threatening to fighter planes carrying out low-altitude bombing.

If it is a normal period, this is naturally not a problem.As long as the record obtained is large enough, it is worth paying a little loss.

The current situation is an exception. The Suez Canal has been interrupted. It will be difficult for us to obtain supplements from China for at least six months in the future.

The fighter planes in our hands are now one less if one is lost.The active fighters and reserve fighters of the aircraft carrier formation are only about [-] in total.

It seems that we have more aircraft, but the aircraft carrier fighters are mainly bombers, and the number of real fighters is very small.

Once the battle starts, the British Air Force stationed in the surrounding area will also provide reinforcements.

We must now re-examine whether it is worthwhile to exchange precious aircraft carrier fighters with the enemy. "

The reality is so cruel, no matter how superior the performance of the fighters in the aircraft carrier formation is, bombers are bombers after all, and they are still cold when they encounter special fighters.

Coupled with the enemy's intensive anti-aircraft firepower, Cam Ranh Bay is clearly a den of dragons and tigers.If the raid fails and becomes a storm, it is still unknown whether the aircraft carrier formation can hold on.

In case of heavy losses, the aircraft carrier formation built by the Vienna government with a lot of money will be abolished after a wave of traffic.

You must know that this thing is used to deal with enemy warships, not for air combat.If you really want to fight in the air, that is the business scope of the Air Force.

Chief of Staff Ebert Copostela: "Your Excellency, the task given to us at home is to destroy and minimize the flow of materials from the Far East into the British Isles.

Compared with the vast empire, the British Isles are too small.Once the materials from the outside world are removed, the war potential will be greatly reduced immediately.

In this context, it is the British who are anxious to seek a decisive battle.As long as we block the Strait of Malacca, the mission is half done.

As for how to solve the problem of the Royal Navy's Far East Fleet, it is not a matter of a day or two.As long as you stabilize the situation, you can slowly seek opportunities later. "

Conservative, rigid?

No, this is rational.

War is for politics. If the Holy Roman Empire wants to win this war, the first thing to do is to cut off the material supply of the British Isles.

As long as this strategic goal is achieved, the success or failure of other local battlefields is generally not important.

All of them are serving this war, there is absolutely no intention of cowardice, at most they are just respecting their own hearts.

Rear Admiral Davidson: "Chief of Staff, you are right. Now it is the British who are in a hurry to fight. If they don't move, we will take Singapore first and lock the Strait of Malacca.

At the same time, the war of breaking diplomatic relations must also be launched quickly.Colonies all over Southeast Asia are our greatest advantage.

Once this advantage is brought into play, it will not be so simple for the British to transport materials from the Far East to the British Isles.

If this situation really occurs, in order to ensure the smooth flow of the coastline, the British Far East Fleet can't think of a decisive battle with us. "

Passivity and initiative are very important. They not only mean the right to speak, but more importantly, they can influence the choice of the decisive battle location.

It is always more advantageous to fight at your own door than to go to other people's door to fight.If you're lucky, even the Air Force can come out to join in the fun.

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Chapter 132 Plan fine-tuning

The war really broke out, but the first reaction to everyone was not shock, but a deep sigh of relief.

There is no way, the topic of hegemony war has been hyped up in the newspapers for several months.

As if before a storm came, the air was filled with oppressive atmosphere.The European people have spent the past few months in a tense atmosphere, and their nerves have been raised.

Now that the war really broke out, everyone's tense nerves finally eased down.

The nerves of the people have relaxed, but the nerves of the governments of various countries have become highly tense.Especially if you need to gamble on luck in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, you dare not relax for a moment.

A fire broke out at the gate of the city, which affected the fish in the pond.Too much has happened in history. The politics of this year is really not friendly to small countries at all.

Although France is not a small country, the decisive battle between the boss and the second, accidentally killing the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth... not only happens in shopping malls, but also happens frequently in international competitions.

France, suffering five labors and seven injuries, has not yet emerged from the shadow of the war, and now it simply cannot stand the toss.

It is a pity that most of the frontier airports of the Shinra Air Force are located in the northern part of France, and the enemy's front headquarters is located in Calais.

It is only a few tens of kilometers away from the famous Dunkirk in later generations; the straight-line distance from the nearest place to the British Isles is even less than 70 kilometers.

Being able to sit firmly on the throne of the French king without being kicked out, Carlos is naturally not an idler.

Maybe he doesn't have great talent, nor does he have extraordinary internal affairs ability, but Carlos still doesn't lack the most basic strategic vision.

In recent years, the Holy Roman Empire has continued to build several military fields along the coast of France, which are clearly aimed at the British.

Carlos has long been aware of the Shinra Air Force's plan to bomb the British Isles, or the strategy of bombing London.

If it's just to borrow the venue, or if you need to provide logistical materials, then that's fine.The problem is that once the strategic bombing of the Shinra Air Force starts, the British are bound to retaliate.

Carlos doesn't know if the British Air Force can drop the bomb on the mainland of Shinra. Anyway, there is no pressure at all to drop the bomb on the mainland of France.

With the hit rate of aircraft bombing these years, even if they don't deliberately find fault, just to destroy the airports in the coastal area, France will have to pay a heavy price.

"30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi."

Now the French government has lost its right to speak in the international community.There are only two choices left for them: either accept the face happily; or be forced to accept the reality with a gun around their necks.

In the Palace of Versailles, the slightly old Carlos asked: "How is the communication? Does the Vienna government agree to increase our anti-aircraft firepower?"

It's not easy being a king, especially the king of France.As if cursed, successive regimes in France, from the time of the Revolution onwards, were remarkably short-lived.

In the past less than a hundred years, the Bonaparte dynasty, the Orleans dynasty, and the Bourbon dynasty have all gone up and down.

The restoration was finally successful, and Carlos naturally didn't want to be kicked out again.In order to consolidate the rule, Carlos has been working hard for it since his succession.

In addition to sorting out internal affairs and cleaning up the domestic mess, there have also been great breakthroughs in diplomacy.

Although it has not broken away from the shackles of the Vienna Peace Conference, it has eased the relationship with European countries, especially the relationship with the Vienna government.

Foreign Minister Pietro: "No, we were rejected again, but we were let go.

The Vienna government said the Allies would keep us safe, and they didn't think the British would bomb deep inland.As long as the coastal areas are deployed, there is no need to increase the anti-aircraft firepower of inland cities. "

There is no doubt that this is clearly not a question of anti-aircraft fire. "A grievance has a leader, and a debt has an owner." The protagonist of this hegemony war is the Holy Roman Empire, and France is just following along, and it is not worth targeting at all.

Using the pretext of ensuring the safety of the people to increase anti-aircraft firepower is not only a real worry, but also a test of the Vienna system.

It is unrealistic to completely get rid of the shackles on the body.But any hint of ambition in this regard will bring disaster to the fragile France.

But things still need to be done. If France wants to embark on the path of healthy development, it must first return to the sequence of normal countries.

It's a pity that the Vienna government is unwilling to let go, let alone the anti-French allies who are vested interests.

After thinking about it, Carlos sighed: "Forget it, it seems that now is not the time to talk about this. After the hatred fades, look for opportunities!

How is the communication with the British, is it possible..."

Seeing the gloomy expression of the foreign minister, Carlos knew that the result was not optimistic, and naturally he couldn't continue talking.

It's right to think about it. Judging from the hundreds of years of "traditional friendship" between Britain and France, stabbing each other is a normal operation.

Just because of the face of the French government, it is unreliable to prevent the British fighter planes from attacking the mainland of France.

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1904年12月29日，天气：晴，风力2~3级、伦敦大雾……

Looking at the information sent by the meteorological department, Marvin Antonio Chavez, the general of the Air Force, was looking ashen at the moment.

It is true that the weather is good again, but it is a pity that the weather in the "Calais region" is good, and London is still full of smog.

In an area where the visibility is less than 50 meters, it is almost impossible to hit the target accurately.

In addition to the low hit rate, the bigger problem is the safety of the aircraft itself.Not only is it easy to get lost, but it is also possible to collide.

Time is running out, war has broken out.Regardless of the difficulties we are facing now, battles must be fought.

Admiral Malvern: "The core military ports of the British Isles are London, Liverpool, and Aberdeen, and the main force of the Royal Navy's local fleet also mostly stops at the above three ports.

Our bombing targets this time are also the above three ports.It's just that recently, the weather in London has been too bad and the visibility is very low, which is not suitable for air force operations.

Considering the actual situation, the country decided to attack Liverpool and Aberdeen first. As for the symbolic bombing of London, it is enough, and there is no need to take risks.

The relevant information was sent to each of you three days ago, and now we are starting to formulate a detailed combat plan, and strive to..."

Hardly, it is impossible. London is covered by smoggy weather. It is easy to bomb London, but it is very difficult to cause effective damage.

In the case where the hit rate cannot be guaranteed, it can only be piled up with the quantity, but the quantity cannot be obtained now.

The Shinra Air Force naturally has no shortage of personnel and aircraft.The problem is safety. High-altitude bombing is okay, and the impact of smog is relatively small; once low-altitude flight, it will be a tragedy, and the plane may crash at any time.

Loss-making business cannot be done. In this context, the bombing target should be temporarily changed.It is entirely justified to target other port cities in the UK.

The first to be unlucky is naturally the military port. There is really no reason to refuse to be able to catch the Royal Navy together.

Chapter 133 Air Raid

The soft sunshine sprinkles on the earth, and the warm atmosphere is intoxicating.On the pier, the sound of the ship's boiler has already sounded, and it is another busy day.

"You know that, Tom? We're at war with the Austrians."

Everyone was familiar with the opening remarks of the man in gray who asked and answered.The work on the pier is boring and tedious, and there must be some fun to relax.

Gossip is undoubtedly the cheapest way of pastime.It just so happens that the pier is where people come and go, and it is the place with the best news, so there are many topics for nonsense.

Tom rolled his eyes and put the goods on his lap: "John, aren't you talking nonsense.

I also knew that the war was not only with the Austrians, but with all the nations of Europe.Since I went to work today, the big shots have been talking about it, and I am not deaf.

But what does that have to do with us.It's time to work or work, don't you want to join the army? "

In Britain, there are also thresholds for "joining the army", not just being strong and clean.

In peacetime, the lobster soldiers were so small that there was no need for large-scale recruitment; the navy had higher requirements, and illiteracy was basically out of the question.

Now that the war broke out, the lobster soldiers have indeed begun to expand their recruitment, but entering now is just as cannon fodder.

At the same time, it is going to war with the entire European continent. The Royal Navy is really not afraid of naval battles, and land battles are where they will die.

Ordinary people may not have high knowledge, but everyone still has the most basic common sense.

"Cut!" John said disdainfully: "Tom, that's all you know. Do you think I'm a fool and join the army at this time?"

After a pause for a few seconds, seeing that Tom didn't reply, John said to himself again: "Don't think that the war has nothing to do with us, the price of goods will definitely rise with the war.

Let's not forget that we import millions of tons of agricultural products from the Holy Roman Empire every year.Now that it is suddenly gone, how can such a big gap be filled?

Together with the war, our trade with European countries will also be interrupted.It is estimated that the work on the dock will also be reduced in the future. "

Nothing else matters. Prices will rise and there will be fewer jobs on the docks, but the impact will be deeply felt in everyone's minds.

They all began to calculate how much food they could hoard in their family; when the work on the dock was gone, what else could they do next.

The more I thought about it, the more serious the problem became. For a while, everyone's faces were clouded, and the interest in chatting was lost.

Suddenly, there was a sharp whistling sound, followed by a crowd of planes overwhelming the sky.

Limited by technology, aviation fuel is also very expensive these days.It's okay to be idle, the British Air Force will never concentrate so many fighters for fun.

The workers at the port have not yet reacted, but the Royal Navy stationed not far away has noticed the problem.

I don't know who shouted "enemy attack", and then there was an overwhelming explosion.

Bricks, dirt, tiles, and even human limbs flew in the air, and there were endless cries, shouts, and calls for help.

Looking down from the sky, there are only three colors left in the whole world: the azure blue of the sea, the gray black that is splashing everywhere, and the eye-catching bright red mixed with it.

The scene in front of him shocked Major General Winston on duty. After realizing it, he immediately ordered: "Quickly, order everyone to board the ship, set sail, and leave the port!"

Organize air defense?

This is the Port of Liverpool, located in the northwest of England, hundreds of kilometers away from the closest place to the European continent.

It never occurred to everyone in advance that this place would be attacked by air.Even if it is air defense preparations, it is also done in London.

However, the smog in winter saved London, and Liverpool, a port city that was considered safe, was hammered by the Shinra Air Force.

No way, who made them happen to be within the bombing coverage of the Shinra Air Force?If it was further away, such as Aberdeen in Scotland, it escaped because of the distance.

If it's just a short distance, then Hastings and Margate, which are located in the Strait of Dover, are less than [-] kilometers away from the European mainland, and they seem to be more likely to be bombed.

It's a pity that Hastings and Margate are small rural places, not so much cities as they are larger towns, and they are not worth targeting at all.

In contrast, Liverpool is different. Perhaps in later generations London was the only one, and this port city was very inconspicuous; but now it is the core city of Britain, second only to London in importance.