Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 14 The Shock of the Nations

In the imperial palace of Skystar City, the capital of the Skystar Empire, Emperor Song Cui said to Dang Shijie, Minister of the Navy of the Skystar Empire with a gloomy face: "Two former dreadnought battleships, two iron-clad battleships, two armored cruisers and one light cruiser are So it’s gone, does your Admiralty have to give me an explanation?”

The escaped warship of the Third Fleet of the Skystar Empire Navy quickly sent the news of the disastrous defeat of the Third Fleet back to the Skystar Empire with a wireless transmitter.

Dang Shijie, the navy minister of the Skystar Empire, said sadly: "Your Majesty, the navy of the Liuyun Empire has obtained a dreadnought from somewhere... No, it should be called a super dreadnought battleship. The eight main guns of this super dreadnought battleship The caliber is at least 343mm. It was at a distance of 3000 meters to 4000 meters. The main guns only used five salvos to sink the two former dreadnought battleships, Xinglong and Zhenlong. I feel that even if our four main fleets of the Skystar Empire gathered together, it would be very difficult to defeat such a super dreadnought battleship."

Huang Kun, Prime Minister of the Skystar Empire next to him, frowned and said: "The current Princess Alice-class battleship of the British Empire should be the dreadnought battleship with the largest main gun caliber in the world, but the main gun of the Princess Alice-class battleship is only 343mm. Above 3000 meters, it is almost impossible to have any hit rate. Where did this super dreadnought battleship of the Liuyun Empire come from? You must know that even the Yingluoba Empire does not have such a powerful battleship!"

Emperor Song Cui said in a cold voice: "Hurry up and investigate, such a battleship will not appear out of thin air! In addition, immediately terminate the negotiations with the Liuyun Empire, and at the same time, send two more to the Hedong Province of the Liuyun Empire." Legion, let the third prince and Zhang Daoyuan conquer Tongyi City as soon as possible and seize the entire Hedong Province, the Liuyun Empire sank our four battleships of the Skystar Empire, I must make the Liuyun Empire pay a heavier price!"

At present, the ambassadors of Liuyun and Xingdi in Cangyu City, the capital of Cangyu Empire, have secretly started negotiations for a truce.

Then Emperor Song Cui pondered for a while, and then said: "Xinggang City can be ignored for now, the Liuyun Empire Fleet in Xingang City cannot be wiped out. If the army alone attacks Xingang City, there will not be enough lives to fill it!"

Prime Minister Huang Kun immediately said: "Your Majesty, since the Liuyun Empire has a super powerful dreadnought battleship, I think that the remaining warships of the Third Fleet, as well as the entire Second Fleet, should withdraw from the southern waters of the Liuyun Empire and return to the Liuyun Empire. We are defending the sea area of ​​the Star Empire itself."

Emperor Song Cui nodded slightly and said: "The prime minister is right. Let the first fleet, the fourth fleet, and the garrison fleets in each port immediately enter a first-level combat readiness state to guard against the harassment of the Liuyun Imperial Navy!"

Secretary of the Navy Dang Shijie hurriedly said: "I obey, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Song Cui then asked Dang Shijie: "When will the two Lion-class dreadnought battleships that our Skystar Empire ordered from the Monia Empire be able to return to China?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the two Lion-class dreadnought battleships have entered the sea trial stage, and they can return to China by early June this year at the latest."

"I wonder if the two Lion-class dreadnought battleships can defeat the super dreadnought battleship of the Liuyun Empire?"

"This...Your Majesty, although the Lion-class dreadnought battleship has twelve main guns, the caliber of the main guns is 305mm, so can the two Lion-class dreadnought battleships beat the super dreadnought battleship of the Liuyun Empire? , the minister is not sure!"

"Hey—as soon as possible, find out the origin of that super dreadnought battleship, and find out which country built it? We, the Skystar Empire, should also have such a powerful weapon!"

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, not to mention that the Skystar Empire did not deliberately conceal the fact that the four battleships were sunk, so soon the news that the Liuyun Empire's navy possessed a super dreadnought battleship spread throughout the world.

"Say it again? The third fleet of the Skystar Empire was sunk with seven warships in the waters near Xingang City, including two former dreadnought battleships and two armored battleships?" Li Hong, Emperor of the Liuyun Empire, couldn't help it at all. Believe in the news that Prime Minister Cao Ziliang brought him.

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang said with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, this news should be true. The Skystar Empire has not denied this news, and the ambassador of the Skystar Empire to the Cangyu Empire has unilaterally stopped negotiations. The intelligence department has also discovered that the Skystar Empire is planning to Signs of increasing troops to the east of the river."

Li Hong, Emperor of the Liuyun Empire, said in shock: "So, in the hands of that Su Yi, there is really a super dreadnought battleship that is more powerful than the Princess Alice-class dreadnought battleship of the Yingluoba Empire?"

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang nodded and said: "It should be like this, otherwise the two former dreadnought battleships and two ironclad battleships of the third fleet of the Skystar Empire would not be sunk easily. In addition to this super dreadnought battleship, Su Yi also had There are two pre-dreadnought battleships and two large armored cruisers."

"Then which country built this super dreadnought battleship? How did Su Yi get this super dreadnought battleship? And where did the naval soldiers under Su Yi come from?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know, but this Su Yi has given us Liuyun Empire a big surprise! As long as this super dreadnought battleship can be included in the Royal Navy of our Liuyun Empire, the strength of the Royal Navy will become Geometric growth!"

Li Hong, the emperor of the Liuyun Empire, frowned suddenly, "Prime Minister, we guessed before that Su Yi is probably an agent of a certain country. Will he hand over that super dreadnought battleship?"

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang showed a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, the intelligence department just sent a message not long ago. The intelligence personnel who stayed in Xingang City found that the officers and soldiers under Su Yi were all standard Tang people. It means that Su Yi is definitely not an agent of the seven first-class powers, and it is impossible for the Cangyu Empire, the Skystar Empire and the Ziyue Empire to build a super dreadnought battleship."

Emperor Li Hong frowned even tighter, "Then the question is back to the original point, which country built this super dreadnought battleship?"

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang shrugged and said: "Maybe only Su Yi can answer this question, but in any case, we must try to get Su Yi to hand over the super dreadnought battleship, and even the other two former dreadnought battleships and two large armored cruisers. Give us the Royal Navy of the Floating Cloud Empire."

Emperor Li Hong pondered for a moment and said: "Then let the Ministry of the Navy send someone to Xingang City immediately. As long as Su Yi is willing to dedicate the fleet in his hand to the Royal Navy, any conditions can be negotiated. I can even give him a hereditary Titles and fiefdoms."

The birth of a super dreadnought battleship not only shocked the two warring countries, but also shocked the world's naval powers.

In the royal palace of the capital of the Anglopa Empire, the capital of the world's most powerful navy, Penelope, the emperor of the Anglopa Empire, and the puzzled Prime Minister August asked: "The dauntless ship of the Liuyun Empire Which country built the battleship? According to the new standards formulated by the Royal Navy of the Inlopa Empire, the main gun caliber is more than 343 mm, and the standard displacement is more than [-] tons. It already belongs to the category of super dreadnought battleship! "

Prime Minister August shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know which country built it, but our Princess Alice-class super dreadnought battleship of the British Empire has just been in service for less than half a year. The super dreadnought battleships of powerful countries are still in the dock, I really can't think of which country can build the dreadnought battleship of Liuyun Empire?"

Emperor Penello continued: "Let the intelligence department continue to pay attention to the dreadnought battleship of the Liuyun Empire. It seems that our Yingluoba Empire should also start building super dreadnought battleships with larger main guns!"

Prime Minister August immediately said: "Your Majesty, the scientific research department has developed a 45-caliber 356mm naval gun, and the Admiralty is already designing a super dreadnought battleship equipped with a 356mm main gun."

Emperor Penello said with a satisfied smile: "Although our British Empire already has twelve Princess Alice-class super dreadnought battleships, and twelve Prince Afkta-class super dreadnought battleships under construction, But if our British Empire wants to maintain the number one navy in the world, we cannot relax any more. Once the design of the super dreadnought battleship equipped with 356mm main guns is completed, let the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of Finance immediately raise funds for construction.”

The land area of ​​the British Empire is about 600 million square kilometers, with 37 states. The states of the British Empire are equivalent to provinces, with a population of about [-] million. The economic strength of the British Empire ranks first Number one in the world, this also allowed the British Empire to have sufficient funds to invest in the construction of the navy.

At present, the navy of the British Empire has the most battleships in the world, including 36 super dreadnought battleships, 72 dreadnought battleships, [-] former dreadnought battleships and [-] ironclad battleships. The outdated ironclad battleships have been retired, and the number of capital ships of the British Empire Navy will increase by dozens of ships.

Prime Minister August hesitated and asked, "Your Majesty, do you still plan to build twelve super dreadnought battleships equipped with 356mm main guns?"

In the rich and powerful Yingluoba Empire, each class of battleship basically built twelve ships. This tradition started from the era of sailing battleships.

Emperor Penello said without hesitation: "Of course twelve ships will be built, which can lower the cost of each warship. If the funds of the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of Finance are tight, the royal family can pay part of the money!"

The British Empire has been rich in gold and diamonds since ancient times, and many gold and diamond mining areas are owned by the royal family of the British Empire, which is also the richest royal family in the world.

　I wish all brothers and sisters a happy Children's Day. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)