The end of the military era

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The battleships of the Eighth Fleet are located at the forefront of the expedition fleet, acting as the vanguard of the entire expedition fleet.

After receiving the order from the temporary commander of the expeditionary fleet, Zenic, the commander of the Eighth Fleet, Sivas, immediately ordered several warships under his command to start bombarding the distant sea with naval guns, hoping to scare away the two giant dragons. .

However, to the surprise of Xievas and all the officers and soldiers of the Golden Lion Empire expedition fleet, the two giant dragons not only did not scare away, but accelerated towards them.

The commander of the Eighth Fleet, Xie Vas, immediately ordered that the anti-aircraft firepower of all the warships of the Eighth Fleet aim at the two giant dragons and open fire immediately.

A giant dragon flew over an all-steel battleship, and was immediately targeted by the anti-aircraft firepower of the all-steel battleship and the anti-aircraft firepower of some nearby warships.

However, although the 30mm anti-aircraft guns and 13mm anti-aircraft machine guns equipped on the warships made the dragon scream again and again,

But it can only make a little bloodstains on the dragon's skin. Even a 30mm anti-aircraft gun can't penetrate the dragon's skin, let alone cause fatal injuries to the dragon.

The screaming giant dragon then swooped down suddenly, and slammed into the side of the all-steel battleship with its huge body.

With a loud bang, this termite-class all-steel battleship with a full load displacement of 21800 tons was hit and turned sideways by the giant dragon.

This giant dragon was unreasonable, and then crashed into another Cardinal Hawk-class all-steel battleship with a full load displacement of 18800 tons

Seeing that the anti-aircraft firepower could not kill the two giant dragons, the warships of the Golden Lion Empire Expeditionary Fleet had no choice but to adjust their naval guns to the maximum height and shoot at the two giant dragons in the air with their naval guns.

However, the speed of the two giant dragons is too fast, and they are very smart. It is difficult for the shells fired by the large-caliber naval guns to hit the two giant dragons.

After the two giant dragons raged in the queue of the Golden Lion Empire expedition fleet for nearly an hour, one of the giant dragons was hit by a 330mm shell.

The 330mm shell directly blasted a blood hole several meters on the dragon's body, and smashed some of the dragon's internal organs.

Then the body of the giant dragon fell into the sea water, and soon disappeared.

The remaining giant dragon became even crazier when it saw its companion being killed, but it was also killed by a large-caliber shell in the end.

On the bridge of the Brave, the flagship of the Second Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, the temporary commander of the expedition fleet, Renich, had a very ugly expression on his face.

It never occurred to her that before meeting the Southwest Coast Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires, the expeditionary fleet of the Golden Lion Empire lost dozens of warships under the ravages of two giant dragons.

Naniko, the commander of the Second Fleet, held a few pieces of paper and said with a wry smile: "Lieutenant General Renich, the specific data of the loss has been calculated.

一共有10艘全主炮战列舰、2艘战列巡洋舰、13艘全钢制战列舰、7艘大型装甲巡洋舰、15艘轻巡洋舰和8艘驱逐舰，被两头巨龙给撞沉。

In addition, during the firing of the dragon by naval guns, 1 all-steel battleship, 1 large armored cruiser, 2 light cruisers, and 3 destroyers were sunk by accidental damage, and more than 20 battleships were damaged.

The number of missing and killed in action exceeded 7000. "

Renich gritted his teeth and said, "Why did the two god-level dragons appear in the sea? This is simply incomprehensible!"

Naniko shook his head, "In recent years, it is rare to hear of the appearance of giant dragons in the New World.

We don't know whether it was good luck or bad luck, but we encountered two giant dragons in the vast sea, and they were even two dragons at the God's Domain level. This really hurt morale.

What is even more irritating is that the corpses of the two god-level dragons, which are enough to sell for hundreds of millions of silver coins, have now sunk into the sea. "

Renich said a little discouraged: "It's really a bad start.

How can I explain to the Governor-General that our expeditionary fleet has suffered such a huge loss before encountering the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires! "

"Lieutenant General Renich, this is an accident, and no one can predict it.

How do you think we have to report to His Excellency the Governor? "

"Hey, report it as it is! What is this called! It's too bad luck!"

Chapter 169 Shipbuilding Competition

"What? Two giant dragons at the God's Domain level?

You said that the expedition fleet was attacked by two giant dragons of the God's Domain? "

The governor of the Golden Lion Empire, Kosno, asked the Deputy Minister of the Navy, Raf, with a face full of shock.

Raff smiled wryly and said, "Governor, although it's hard to believe, the expedition fleet was indeed attacked by two God's Domain dragons this morning.

Due to the extremely strong defensive power of the two God's Domain-level dragons, the 30mm anti-aircraft guns and 13mm anti-aircraft machine guns equipped on the warship cannot cause damage to the two God's Domain-level giant dragons at all.

So much so that the expeditionary fleet of the Imperial Royal Navy was knocked over by these two god-level dragons and overturned many warships, causing extremely heavy losses.

The only good news is that the two giant dragons of the God's Domain have been killed by large-caliber naval guns. "

Governor Kosno felt a little depressed. These years, giant dragons have been very rare in the New World, let alone encountering them on the sea.

As a result, the expedition fleet I sent not only encountered a giant dragon in the sea, but also encountered two dragons of the God's Domain level, which was a bit too unlucky.

"What about the specific lost data?" Governor Kosno asked in a deep voice.

The Deputy Secretary of the Navy Raff hurriedly handed some papers to Governor Cosno.

When Governor Kosno finished reading the loss figures reported by the expedition fleet, he couldn't help cursing his mother.

Even without encountering a single warship from the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empire, the expeditionary fleet had already lost dozens of warships, including more than 20 capital ships. This is really not a good sign.

"Raff, do you think the expedition fleet can continue to go to the western coast of the Han and Tang Empire as originally planned, looking for the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet for a decisive battle?"

The Deputy Secretary of the Navy Raff pondered for a while and said: "Governor, since the expeditionary fleet is at the Double-Headed Eagle Island Naval Base, more than 100 warships from the Fourth Fleet and Eighth Fleet have been supplemented.

Therefore, the losses caused by the two god-level dragons can still be tolerated, and it should not affect the battle plan to destroy the southwestern coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang Empires.

However, I still suggest that it is best to conduct joint operations with the navy of the Red Tiger Empire and the Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire in order to reduce the loss of the Imperial Royal Navy's expeditionary fleet. "

Governor Kosno put a few pieces of paper in his hand on the desk, "Since this loss will not affect the previous plan, let the expeditionary fleet continue to move forward.

I have already said that it is worthwhile for the Royal Navy to pay some price in order to eliminate the negative impact of the Gaosnail Island naval battle on our Golden Lion Empire! "

Seeing Governor Kosno's attitude, Raff, the Deputy Minister of the Navy, knew that he had no way to make Governor Kosno change his mind.

It seems that the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, which is so powerful that people are astounded, can only be solved by the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire alone.

Then Governor Kosno changed the subject, "How long will it take for the first batch of 30 Unicorn-class all-main-gun battleships and 30 Vanguard-class battlecruisers to be ready for service?"

"Governor, the 30 Unicorn-class battleships with full main guns and the 30 Vanguard-class battlecruisers will gradually join the ranks of the Imperial Royal Navy starting from mid-October this year.

All 60 capital ships should be ready for service before the end of the year. "

"What about the second batch of 20 Unicorn-class all-main-gun battleships and 30 Vanguard-class battlecruisers that were just approved for construction?"

"About the end of next year, almost all of them will be able to enter the ranks of the Imperial Royal Navy."

Governor Kosno said: "The latest shipbuilding plan of the Black Bear Empire, I think your Admiralty should already know about it."

When the Vice Minister of the Navy heard this, Raff's expression suddenly became solemn, "I never thought that the Black Bear Empire would prepare to implement such a huge shipbuilding plan.