Chapter 592: 592 The returning fleet
Chapter 592 Chapter 592 The returning fleet
“Dang, Dang, Dang!” When Tang Mo finally finished one drawing and was about to start copying the second one, there was a knock on the door.
“Come in!” Tang Mo ordered casually, and then saw the tall and muscular bartender walking in and standing by the door.
The guards knew that Alice came to visit Tang Mo, so if they didn't have urgent information, they would not allow the bartender to knock on Tang Mo's door.
What they don’t know is that Tang Mo is a normal man, and he cannot squander himself without any pressure like in some novels.
What needs to be done has been done long ago, and he even had time to draw drawings under Alice's gaze for more than an hour.
"What's the matter?" Tang Mo no longer cares much about the battle situation on the front line. For him, the outcome has been decided, so there is nothing to worry about.
Unless the Great China Empire and the Chu State can immediately declare war on the Tang State, there will not be much change in the situation on the battlefield.
It is simply unrealistic to expect the Mirage troops to come out and defeat the Tang army surrounding them, or to expect the prince of Qi to cheer up and launch a counterattack.
The eldest prince didn't even have enough ammunition. The main reason why he could hold on until now was that the Tang army didn't kill him.
As for Mirage, they are being bombarded every day and then bombed again. They are so frightened that they have no time to think about themselves. Organizing a counterattack is definitely overthinking.
The bartender said: "Your Majesty! We received reports that a large number of airship troops were discovered in the southern waters of the Endless Sea."
"Airship?" Tang Mo was slightly startled. He really didn't expect that Cyric would have the guts to use such an expensive but useless outdated weapon.
For him, these weapons are completely money-grabbing things. The only reason why he uses airships is to advertise this thing.
"Yes, a sailor from a free ship discovered this airship force. They reported the situation. Dozens of airships are not far from Dragon Island." The bartender briefly introduced the situation.
Tang Mo almost laughed out loud when he heard the news: "Good guy, are they going to Dragon Island?"
"Yes! Obviously, they plan to attack Long Island and destroy our industrial facilities there." The bartender nodded and said to Tang Mo.
Hearing the news, Tang Mo even began to wonder whether the decision-maker of Cyric who made such a decision was out of his mind.
Even knowing that the Tang Army had new weapons such as fighter jets, they dared to send airship troops to participate in the battle. This can no longer be said to be courageous, it can simply be said to be brave and unafraid of death!
“The Air Force calculated the speed and found that it was night when the opponent approached Dragon Island! Our fighter jets couldn’t intercept it at all.” The bartender explained again.
"Oh!" Tang Mo nodded slightly: "That's it! They plan to use the night as cover to sneak attack on Long Island!"
“That’s probably it.” The bartender immediately agreed with Tang Mo’s judgment.
Tang Mo nodded slightly again: "They won't be so naive as to think that my fighter force can't find these stupid airships at sea, right?"
“…” The bartender didn’t speak.
Tang Mo narrowed his eyes and called his secretary: "Secretary! Come in! Send my order to Harry to have the fighter jets stationed on Dragon Island take off and intercept any aircraft trying to approach Dragon Island!"
“Yes!” The secretary saluted behind the bartender, turned around and walked out of the room.
"They were really creative in the sneak attack on Long Island!" Tang Mo thought for a while and then said, "Since they sent out airships, will they also send out warships?"
"It's very possible!" The bartender came to deliver the news. He didn't leave immediately after delivering the news. He just wanted to remind Tang Mo that the other party might attack Long Island with all his strength.
Tang Mo silently calculated the strength of Dragon Island in his mind: There are now more than 2 million people there, and two divisions of troops are stationed there. It can be said to be very safe on the shore.
On the endless sea, Tang Mo couldn't think of anyone else who could transport so many troops to a long-distance landing in one go. Even he didn't have such transportation capabilities.
If the other side only sends a few thousand people to land, it will not be enough for the Tang army to fight. There is a tank training corps and an air force academy on Dragon Island. Just the students training there can repel thousands of enemy troops.
In addition to these troops, Tang Mo also left an air force on the island. These air forces are equipped with fighter jets. Their mission is to ensure absolute safety over Long Island.
There was no other way. In order to support the frontline operations, Tang Mo transferred all the Stuka dive bombers that could be transferred. He also transferred the bomber unit of the Flying Fortress. Although the performance of the remaining Butcher fighter units is not very good for ground support, it is very good when used to attack Cyric's airships.
Even Tang Mo doubted whether the airship force assembled by Cyric was enough to fight the two Butcher fighter jets.
So, Tang Mo had no doubt that he had absolute superiority in the air and on land, so he began to plan his naval fleet.
What stayed on Long Island was not the main fleet of the Tang Kingdom, but a squadron. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of this fleet is actually not strong. Compared with the navies of various countries, it does not have an absolute advantage.
At present, various countries have dozens of steel warships, some purchased from Datang Group, and some purchased from Cyric. In short, there are a lot of them.
If these battleships are really assembled, the Tang Navy will not have an advantage if the Tang Army does not dispatch Dongwan-class battleships.
There are three former Wolf-class cruisers deployed on Longdao that have been renamed Weigang-class, and 9 rush-built Fengshun-class destroyers (previously simplified destroyers). Their combat effectiveness is indeed average.
Grabbing the phone in front of him, Tang Mo said, "Have Loew and the naval liaison officer come to my office."
Soon, Loew walked in with the naval liaison officer and stood in front of Tang Mo. Tang Mo motioned for them to find a place to sit down, while he sorted out the drawings and put them aside.
"Bartender, tell them the news." Tang Mo sat next to Alice, grabbed the boiling water on the coffee table and took a sip.
Soon, the people who followed knew the whole story. Loew's face became serious, and the naval liaison officer also frowned.
"Your Majesty. If Cyric really dispatches the navy, we are likely to be passive near Dragon Island." Loew organized his words and said to Tang Mo.
The naval liaison officer also added: "Your Majesty, if the enemy attacks the port, we will lose the dock and the pier, which will seriously affect the production capacity of Longgang and Weigang."
Tang Mo is actually most worried about this: the other party is just here to cause trouble, not to land on Dragon Island. They only need to smash the bottles and cans on Long Island, and Tang Mo will have to spend a lot of time and energy to restore production capacity.
The most annoying thing is that Longgang not only has docks and terminals, but also the most important facilities: oil refineries and pipelines.
If these things are destroyed, Tang Mo will not be able to guarantee his energy supply. His various advanced troops are all oil tigers. Once there is a problem with the energy supply, the Tang army will be as tragic as the German army in 1944.
"I suggest that Bernard return! At least the situation on Long Island can be stabilized." Loew looked at Tang Mo and suggested: "Oil is the top priority, not to mention that there are various factories on Long Island. If the terminal If it is destroyed, we will be cut off from shipping for at least a week, which is terrible.”
In his opinion, oil supply is the most important. As for the people of Beiyuan City, they are not worthy of comparison.
The navy's liaison officer also nodded: "Your Majesty! I also believe that without General Bernard's main fleet and only relying on the squadron, it is impossible to ensure the security of the port. Moreover, if the enemy attacks Wei Port and Long Port at the same time , the squadron cannot guarantee the security of two ports at the same time!"
"Ha! Cyric really made a good deal! They only used a bunch of outdated airships to force my main fleet to turn around and return..." Tang Mo sighed reluctantly.
It is not easy to find the enemy's fleet on the vast sea, so it is not yet certain whether the enemy's fleet participated in this attack on Dragon Island.
But in order to prevent the situation from getting worse, Tang Mo could only acquiesce that the enemy had a fleet approaching Long Island. In order to ensure nothing went wrong, Tang Mo had no choice but to recall his main fleet.
After sighing with emotion, he had to admit a fact: "It seems that our enemies are smarter than we think!"
"Your Majesty!" Le Fu wanted to persuade him again. He thought that Tang Mo was unwilling to give up the great opportunity to severely damage the Mirage Kingdom.
Tang Mo stopped him: "Let Bernard return! Preserving Dragon Island is the top priority! There is no room for failure! He will definitely be very upset, but there is nothing we can do about it."
After ordering his fleet to turn back south, Tang Mo continued: "They made such a move, there must be a follow-up! Order the navy's patrol ships... to pay close attention to the movements of the Mirage Navy fleet!"
"We have to consider one thing now..." After giving the order, Tang Mo looked at Loew: "If the Mirage Navy goes south and tries to cut off the transportation lines from Linshui to Dongwan, Dongwan to Longdao ,what should we do?"
Originally, the Tang Navy was prepared to annihilate the Mirage Navy, but now, the offensive and defensive momentum seems to have been reversed. The restrained Tang Navy was attracted to the south, and Tang Mo felt the pressure brought to him by breaking the engagement for the first time.
A little annoyed, he added: "Since they sent the airship troops to give us problems, don't even think about this bait going back! Order the air force of Long Island to attack! Shoot down all the airships! Don't stay Any ship!"
(End of this chapter)