In fact, Cyric can no longer afford so many airships. Of the many airships that have come here, more than 30 of them were borrowed from the Gobel Kingdom to make up the number.
It is a pity that this sneak attack on Long Island was destined to fail from the beginning: even if these airships broke through the interception defense line of the aircraft, they still had to face the defensive positions of searchlights and anti-aircraft guns, and were unable to cause harm to Long Island at all.
Tang Mo had never been afraid of these airships from the beginning. What he was really worried about was that Cyric could convince several countries in the Eastern Continent to unite their navies and launch a surprise attack on Longgang and Weigang.
In the earth world before Tang Mo traveled through, countries were divided into two types: maritime countries and continental countries. Each of them had its own advantages and disadvantages.
Continental countries have more abundant resources, are larger and have greater potential for development. Maritime countries have convenient transportation and a relatively safe environment.
Relatively speaking, continental countries have to face more complex peripheral situations, and at the same time they lack the development capabilities and flexibility of maritime countries.
Maritime countries, on the other hand, must face problems such as insufficient development potential and the inability to control the oceans like they control land.
Among the civilizations on earth, the so-called geographically chosen country, the United States, is almost the only existence in the world that has the characteristics of a maritime country and a continental country. Therefore, it has become the richest country in the world for a long time.
with the most powerful country.
What's even more annoying is that the United States' superior geographical advantage allows it to avoid the disadvantages of two countries at the same time: it does not need to worry about the complex surrounding situations of continental countries, and because its territory spans two oceans, it has no worries about its own situation.
The problem of insufficient ocean control.
Unfortunately, the Tang Kingdom founded by Tang Mo is now also a "dual-form" country that combines the characteristics of a continental country and a maritime country.
And his kingdom is not a chosen country like the United States. Instead, while incorporating the advantages of both countries, it also retains the disadvantages of both countries.
The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty did have a vast territory, but unfortunately these lands were surrounded by hostile neighbors: the Great China Empire, the Chu State, and the Mirage State of Qi were all eyeing it, and even wars had broken out.
At the same time, because it controls many islands in the endless sea, as well as the big fat dragon island, the Tang Kingdom is indeed a maritime country, and it must maintain a strong navy.
The Dragon Island crisis is a reflection of the underdevelopment of the Tang Dynasty's naval power: it did not have a navy capable of suppressing all enemies, so it fell into passivity and was constrained everywhere.
But Tang Mo didn't have a good solution. Because the Tang Kingdom was a continental country, he had to maintain a strong army, so it was impossible to allocate all resources to the navy.
And the Navy is another gold-eating behemoth. No matter how much money is spent on the Navy, they can spend it easily!
The most annoying thing is that even if they spend a lot of money to build the navy, or no matter how much money is spent on the navy, they are the only branch that can destroy all their wealth in one morning.
All it takes is one decisive battle to determine the outcome at sea: the winner controls everything, and the loser loses everything.
Bernard had been drifting at sea for so many days, and he was already feeling quite irritable. His fleet had been used as a transport ship, which made him very unhappy.
As a result, now that I have finally completed the transportation task, I can do some things that the navy should do in an upright manner. As a result, I was transferred back to Longdao to look after the home and the hospital...
This is simply a shame! In his opinion, if the navy's strength is doubled now, it can barely complete the two completely different tasks of defense and offense at the same time.
At this moment, Bernard is leaning in front of the chart table, measuring the position of his fleet over and over again. He is getting away from the battlefield step by step, and is still wasting expensive fuel.
An entire fleet went north and then began to go south. After such a long circle, not a single enemy ship was sunk. Isn't this a huge waste?
If these materials were exchanged for corresponding supplies and handed over to the army or the air force, they might defeat the enemy in pieces.
However, his navy made such a long circle and did not even see the shadow of the enemy: until now, they have no precise information to prove the existence of such a fleet that intends to attack Long Island.
The collected information is very vague. It seems that Lions' fleet has left the port, but it is not known whether it went to Bunas or went south to join Dorne's fleet.
Dorn's fleet also left the port, but its whereabouts are unknown. The fleet directly affiliated with Cyric also left the port where it was stationed, and the number of Goblins' fleet was also reduced.
With so many warships out of the sight of Datang intelligence personnel, Tang Mo had to be alert. Coupled with the pressure brought by the wiped out airship force, Bernard did not think that the order to return home was unnecessary even if he was angry.
of.
What he is worried about now is that once his fleet reappears near Longgang, the ports near the water and Dongwan Fengshun will not be so safe.
After all, the enemy's intelligence personnel are not just for free. They will report the specific movements of the Tang Kingdom's naval fleet and create opportunities for their fleet.
With the expansion of the Tang Kingdom in the past two or three years, Cyric actually infiltrated some intelligence personnel into the Tang Kingdom, and finally maintained some of the most basic intelligence channels.
Recently, because the Tang State was in a hurry to move the population of Beiling and Bunas to Dragon Island, Cyric finally succeeded in planting nails in places such as Dragon Island and Dongwan Island.
These informants cannot detect core intelligence, but they can still provide Cyric with the most basic information. Most of these information are somewhat delayed and timely, and cannot meet the demand. But something is better than nothing. Relatively speaking,
This is already an improvement.
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How many days to survive is still a question.
Recently, the senior officials of the Mirage Navy have been looking for information about the movements of the main force of the Tang Navy fleet. Their main source of intelligence is Cyric's intelligence network.
There is no way, it is a bit fantasy for a goblin to sneak into the Tang Kingdom and get information. The best goblin who lives in the Tang Kingdom is called Mirage Wuxiong. This eldest brother is now a ruthless man who oversees hundreds of thousands of goblin miners.
It's just that this goblin brother no longer dares to have any contact with the Mirage Kingdom. He personally killed at least 50,000 restless goblin workers to save his life... How dare he be a spy?
According to the Mirage Kingdom, Mirage Wuxiong and Mirage Wenmao's hands are stained with the blood of the people of the Mirage Kingdom. They are Tang Mo's loyal dogs and the devils who help Tang Mo lick his shoes!
Therefore, the intelligence that the Mirage has about the Tang Kingdom basically comes from Cyric and the Dahua Empire, and only they have the ability to insert some intelligence personnel into the Tang Kingdom to inquire about information.
Now, the intelligence fed back to the Mirage Kingdom is that the main fleet of the Tang Army appeared near Dongwan Island, where it replenished coal and fuel oil, and then disappeared without a trace.
They didn't know whether the fleet went north or south. Whether it went to Linshui or returned to Longgang.
The news was so vague that the Navy of the Mirage Kingdom did not dare to act rashly: they were also afraid that the Navy of the Tang Kingdom would suddenly appear in the sea outside the Mirage Kingdom, destroy their ports, and smash bottles and cans in their homes.
Therefore, they did not dare to send out easily to threaten Tang's Linshui Port and Dongwan Port before getting the movements of the Tang army's fleet.
There was no way, Tang Mo was worried about the safety of his Dragon Island, and Mirage was also worried about his port being attacked by the Tang army.
But if the Mirage Kingdom knew that the Tang Kingdom's fleet was not in the north, but had returned to Dragon Island... then they would have the courage to take action. They could directly attack Linshui Port and cause trouble for the Tang Kingdom.
Bernard knew that the battleships he had on hand were the core combat force, so he had to use them together. If they were scattered, it would be even more troublesome for them to be defeated by the mirage fleet: he trusted the combat effectiveness of the battleships, but if something unexpected happened,
The Tang Kingdom's control of the sea was about to be lost. This was something he could not tolerate.
"The news just came from the Air Force! General!" The adjutant came over with a telegram and said, "It's good news! They have shot down all the airships approaching Long Island. At least half of the enemy's plan has failed.
Already."
"The remaining half is the most troublesome." Bernard still did not put down the compass in his hand, and said to the adjutant without raising his head: "We haven't found the enemy fleet yet.
shadow!"
"I actually prefer that the other side does not have this fleet." The adjutant once again put forward his own point of view: "How can Cyric have such great appeal to ask all countries to take out the most expensive and priceless warships, just like
For them to use?”
In fact, many people have thought of this. The possibility of Cyric's fleet attacking Dragon Island is actually very low. To a large extent, countries will not hand over their warships to an unfamiliar commander, because that will control the sea.
symbol.
Who is not afraid that his precious battleship will be used as cannon fodder at a critical moment? How can the combined fleet be fair? If only Cyric's own fleet is left in the end, won't the endless sea belong to Cyric again?
Got it all?
In short, the probability of a similar coalition appearing is really low.
"But we still don't dare to gamble." Bernard scratched his head helplessly and sighed: "Especially now that we have lost Bunas."
