National strength is sometimes just apparent strength. When a country's national strength is strong, its subjects will unconsciously show natural strength in external actions.
When the single-barreled 127mm cannon on the destroyer of the Tang Empire was pointed at the fishing boat in the distance, the gunner was really ready to fire.
This is not a guilty-minded threat, but a real desire to carry out orders and achieve success.
All the soldiers have rushed to their fighting positions. The eyes under the brim of the sailor's helmet wearing an orange life jacket are looking at the target in the distance through the sight of the anti-aircraft gun.
Just waiting for an order, they would pour ammunition at the target until they sunk the inconspicuous little fishing boat in the distance.
To their regret, before the attack order was given, the fishing boat in the distance began to turn and kept repeating the light signal "We mean no harm".
Even warships from other countries would retreat when faced with the mad-dog-like Tang destroyers, let alone such fishing boats.
Soon, the fishing boat could only see a small spot on the radar screen. The Tang destroyer still did not relax its vigilance, but followed the fishing boat and sent it far away from the fleet.
Only then did it turn around and return.
Tang's destroyers can reach a super-high speed of 60 kilometers per hour at critical moments, so it is not difficult to catch up with the fleet.
After seeing off the fishing boat, the destroyer turned again at lightning speed, drawing a graceful arc on the sea.
On the far away fishing boat, a sailor was playing with his still expensive camera. The captain of the fishing boat was standing on the deck covered in sweat, looking towards the stern of the ship in silence.
They were indeed a fishing boat, but they just took a job to earn extra money before they came out, and picked up a few "adults" from the Lions Empire along the way.
As for what these adults do and how high they are, he doesn't know. He is only responsible for listening to their orders and trying to get close to the warships of the Tang Dynasty here.
"Did you capture it?" An intelligence officer from Lens asked his subordinates nervously. The camera they used was more advanced and used a telephoto lens.
These days, telephoto lenses that can take long-range photos are rare. Expensive precision cameras are mostly used for aerial reconnaissance, and have not yet been widely used.
However, in order to capture the image of the Tang destroyer, the Lions Empire still managed to obtain such a camera, and then sent someone to carry it to this mysterious sea area.
"It's taken!" The intelligence agent disguised as a sailor playing with the camera nodded and said firmly: "I took several pictures at once, one of them should be useful."
When taking photos on the undulating sea, the subject is also a target that is constantly shaking and moving rapidly, so the imaging effect basically depends on luck.
If you are lucky, you can take a clear photo of the destroyer. If you are unlucky, the developed photo may have supernatural effects.
"Sigh... It's a pity, I don't know what these Tang warships are protecting." The commander at the head sighed and said with some helplessness.
They have always wanted to pass through the outer cordon of the Tang Kingdom's fleet and get to the core of the fleet to have a look. There are always rumors that the Tang Kingdom has built a new type of warship. It is very difficult to sleep without confirming such things.
But no matter how hard they tried, they were always blocked by Tang warships: these Tang warships seemed to be able to sense nearby enemy ships and would always appear in the most correct position.
"You can bring a warship next time so they can't stop you." The captain of the fishing boat gave advice to his country's intelligence officer.
"It's not that easy... We did bring a cruiser last time, but... alas... let's not mention it." The leading commander shook his head, as if he remembered something he didn't want to think of.
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In fact, after being intercepted several times, the Lions Empire did send a cruiser, shouting the slogan of freedom of navigation, and prepared to approach the Tang fleet.
Then, the destroyers from the Tang Dynasty that came to intercept were indeed taken aback by the larger Lions Empire cruiser with more artillery.
However, the captain of the cruiser of the Enns Empire soon became depressed, because they soon discovered the second Tang destroyer, followed closely by the third destroyer.
What was even more annoying was that the opponent fired directly at close range, firing a string of shells in the path of the Lines Empire cruiser, and setting off a row of columns in front of the Lines Empire cruiser.
In the end, after careful consideration, the captain of the cruiser of the Lions Empire voluntarily gave up the reconnaissance mission and chose to leave indignantly.
Otherwise, what else can we do? Open fire and engage in a naval battle with the Tang Dynasty's warships? Stop making trouble, okay? If we really cause trouble, things will not be easy to deal with.
With the residual power of a complete victory in the last war, the Tang State's national power was at its peak, and the Laens Empire did not dare to challenge such a ferocious tiger alone.
This is also an important reason why Tang warships dare to take the initiative to open fire and provoke: the opponent is stronger, so they can be more unscrupulous. Obviously, the Laens Empire is not ready for a war, so they can only pinch their noses and give in.
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What's more, can they really win a battle? The captain of the cruiser of the Reese Empire was not sure - the destroyers of the Tang Dynasty looked weak, but they had torpedoes.
In previous naval battles during the Anti-Tang War, there were many instances of Tang destroyers firing torpedoes and sinking warships of various navies. Therefore, in a sudden exchange of fire at close range, it was still unclear who would take advantage.
Don't open fire and attack by yourself, and then be sunk in this wilderness, it will be great fun.
Therefore, until now, intelligence agencies from various countries come here to find materials. In most cases, they take fishing boats and disguise themselves as civilians, which is safer.
Anyway, if you are really caught, you can just throw your camera and some documents into the sea and pretend to be an innocent fisherman to get away with it.
Of course, because the Tang Navy was extremely powerful in public waters and often made expulsions and interceptions, it was not uncommon for diplomats from various countries to come to protest against the Tang Navy's tyranny.
It's just that such protests are not painful at all to the diplomats of the Tang Dynasty. When they are in a good mood, they will curse and quarrel with each other, but when they are in a bad mood, they don't even bother to pay attention to them.
What's going on? You're not convinced? If you're not convinced, just declare war. If you can beat me, the Tiger Tiger of the Tang Dynasty, you can talk about anything, right?
In order to avoid being tracked by spies from various countries and make the takeoff and landing of aircraft more concealed, Tang's aircraft carrier fleet has been making irregular movements around Dragon Island.
They went north and south for a while, basically leaving no trace. It is precisely because of this that they were able to ensure that they remained hidden and were not discovered by too many people.
In fact, they are not really going in a big circle, but they will avoid the tail port where civilian shipping routes are densely populated, and try their best to move around Long Port, where civilian ships are prohibited from approaching.
Coupled with the reconnaissance patrols of Flying Fortress reconnaissance aircraft and the radar detection and warning of destroyers, under normal circumstances no one will discover this large fleet.
However, there are no absolutes. Because of aircraft take-off and landing training, it is inevitable that Stuka dive bombers or pirate fighter jets will be discovered by fishing boats or spy ships from some countries.
However, because the pirate fighter jets are still classified and have never appeared in the intelligence of these countries, most of the intelligence misidentified the pirate fighter jets as Stukas with similar wing shapes.
There is no way, after all, the Stuka is too famous, and it appeared on a large scale in the war, leaving a deep impression on many people who participated in the war.
As for the occasional person who noticed that some anti-gull-wing aircraft seemed to have no landing gear underneath, this was ignored by the intelligence agencies of various countries.
There are many reasons: it may be an improved model of the Stuka, or it may be a visual misjudgment caused by different angles.
In short, the military of various countries are still unaware of the emergence of a new type of fighter jet in the Tang Navy.
As for aircraft carriers, because they lack enough imagination, the intelligence agencies of various countries have not even thought about it.
For them, airplanes are far away and unfamiliar. This kind of aircraft has only appeared in their minds for a few years, so they never dreamed that there is already a super weapon that can allow airplanes to take off and land on the sea.
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Not wanting to say anything more to the captain of the fishing boat, the intelligence officer from the Lions Empire waved his hand and mentally thought about the specific operational arrangements for the next investigation.
In his opinion, this kind of close reconnaissance that has no chance of winning will definitely not lead to any results. They have no submarines that can avoid the destroyers and directly go in for reconnaissance, and there is no place nearby where planes can take off...
Therefore, the most reliable option is to find a way to use the hidden line buried in Long Island, find an opportunity to approach Longgang, and see what the Tang people are doing there.
What he didn't know was that there were many people thinking about the same problem as him, and many empire intelligence agencies were trying to figure out how to investigate Tang's every move.
Because in the last war, they suffered too much from unclear intelligence. If the emergence of weapons such as submarines had been detected earlier, and if they had known the true strength of the Tang Army earlier, wouldn't they have been able to let them down so easily?
Was he involved in the war against Tang?
For the rulers of these empires, there is no need to review when fighting a war, but if they lose a war, they have to reflect carefully. Because if they lose a war... they will lose money!
