Chapter 1301: 1302How should we respond?

Chapter 1301: 1302How should we respond?

 During ancient wars, the most fatal problem was the backward communication technology. The battlefield can only be divided into small pieces by backward communication, each fighting on its own, and there may even be situations where each other is holding back.

 So in most cases, the outcome of ancient wars was determined by battles between tens of thousands of the most elite troops, because these troops were the limit that a commander could control.

 Exceeding this limit, the flags and drums and trumpets will completely lose their effect. No matter how clever the general is, he will not be able to mobilize and command, and the excess troops will not be able to play their role due to missed opportunities.

 Hence, under the limitations of ancient technical conditions, it is likely that military superiority cannot be exerted, and the so-called military superiority is often reflected in the aspect of "more soldiers and a wider general". To put it bluntly, generals lead their troops to perform their respective tactical tasks and fight for their own strategic goals.

This method is just a compromise. Often, due to the different abilities of the generals and the different strengths of the enemy during the battle, coordination errors will occur, resulting in failure.

At this moment, the Lanes Imperial Navy Fleet is also facing the same situation: they cannot communicate with each other, so they cannot cooperate with each other.

The guard fleet leading the way has been slapped in the face by the Tang Army's anti-ship missiles, and the main fleet following behind doesn't know anything yet.

  King Lynes I sat on the bridge of the USS Lynes aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 40,000 tons, and took a cup of hot tea from the waiter.

He was already very uncomfortable due to seasickness. Twenty days of wandering at sea was really too much for him, a landlubber. But he didn't feel comfortable leaving his most elite troops in the hands of others, so he had no choice but to march in person.

What he is holding in his hands now is the 100,000 most elite troops of the Lions Empire, as well as various supplies, and an entire naval fleet.

According to his calculations, there are 5 main aircraft carriers, 5 battleships, and more than 20 lightly modified aircraft carriers! This is definitely a huge force that cannot be ignored.

“Has the communication not been restored yet?” Blomeyer stared at the captain of the aircraft carrier Lines with an ugly expression, and asked in a lowered voice: “Is there anything going wrong?”

"I'm not sure, but this kind of complete interruption of communication has never happened before. I suspect that the Tang Army may have discovered our movements." The captain of the Lynes aircraft carrier replied truthfully.

 He had previously disagreed with Blomeier's crazy plan, and the sneak attack on Dragon Island itself was almost impossible to achieve technically. Even if the Tang Army does nothing, as long as it enters the range of Dragon Island, the opponent's patrol aircraft and radar-equipped destroyers will definitely be able to detect this large Lions Empire fleet.

 What's more, how could the other party be so insensitive? The war broke out a month ago. All the troops of the Tang Army should be on alert now, and a sneak attack is an impossible task.

What is depressing is that whether it is Navy Commander Bromeier or Emperor Lynes I, they have selectively ignored these problems. Both of them naively thought that the Tang army must not be prepared and the sneak attack would definitely succeed. .

"Report!" The navy carrier-based aircraft commander came over, stood beside the two men, stood at attention and said: "Commander-in-Chief, Captain... Two patrolling Sea Spitfires just came back. They said they saw a warning right ahead. There were fires burning on the battleships in the fleet and thick smoke billowing from them.”

"What?" Blomeier, who had always had a bad premonition, suddenly raised his voice: "Say it again? What do you mean a fire? Thick smoke?" The captain of the aircraft carrier Lines was also confused: " What happened? Could the pilot who reported it be wrong? "

“The communication was seriously interfered with, and the reports from the two patrol aircraft were intermittent, but their reports did include a fire and thick smoke...” the carrier-based aircraft commander replied hesitantly.

He didn't want to believe this kind of thing. The purpose of their visit this time was to sneak attack on Long Island. As a result, we have only walked more than half of the way, and we are still so far away from Dragon Island, and we were discovered by the Tang Dynasty...

It would be fine if it was just discovered, but the Tang people have already begun to attack. This is definitely not good news for such a large fleet.

"It's over... There is still a landing fleet behind us, so many ships... I'm afraid it's too late to turn around now..." Bloemeyer began to retreat. Don't look at the fact that he was the proposer and promoter of the sneak attack on Long Island before. That was because he thought that the "tactic" of the sneak attack could be successful.

 Although there was an element of self-deception in it, at that time he really thought that taking risks could lead to success. Now, the situation has become complicated, and all the prerequisites set before have disappeared. In this case, of course he dare not continue to risk the entire fleet and make a big gamble.

"That's not right... Why did they attack us directly? Did they declare war on us? Why did they attack our fleet?" Soon, Blomeier grasped the key to another problem.

 Lines I, who had taken medicine and drank hot tea, had regained some strength. He looked at the small circle where Blommyer and others gathered, and his brows wrinkled unconsciously.

 “What’s the matter?” He hated being kept from him, so the emperor coughed and asked in a majestic tone.

"Your Majesty!" Several people were frightened when they heard the voice of Lions I, and then they were a little at a loss because they didn't know whether to inform Lions I of the news.

　　In the end, it was Bromire who answered the question of Lions I: "Your Majesty, there is some uncertain news just now... The warning fleet ahead has been attacked... probably from the Tang Empire."

"What!?" Lions I suddenly stood up from his position. He shook a bit, then walked to Bloemeyer and others, and asked nervously: "What happened? One or five Tell me exactly!"

 After hearing a few ministers explain the ins and outs, Lions I regained some of his state. He looked at the communications officer standing on the side and asked sternly: "When will communications be restored? When will the equipment be repaired?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...I don't know how long it will take..." The communications officer answered the emperor's question bravely: "So far we have not found out the cause of the radio communication interruption!"

“Commander! How do you think we should respond to this situation?” Lions I looked at Blommel.