When the first ray of sunlight in the morning light shone in the sky, the Ulster Wessex border defense line was silent, and there was no smoke in the cooking fire, nor was there walking figures, as if these carefully constructed fortifications had been abandoned, but after careful observation, it was not difficult to find that a pair of vigilant eyes were looking out from the trenches, bunkers and various fortresses.

South of the border is the federal territory, which is different from the open grassland terrain in the north. This side is the hilly terrain with lush vegetation. The border fortifications of the federal army, the main defense area is located in the hills, connecting barracks, warehouses and artillery positions hidden in the woods through multiple traffic trenches. Faced with the threat from the south of the defense area, the officers and soldiers who stayed on the defense line had only one coherent warning position to rely on. The artillery troops hurriedly turned the artillery direction. As for whether such hasty preparation could withstand the fierce attack of the Normans, they were completely unsure.

"Notice……"

An extra-strong hoarse voice sounded on the position, as if the first rooster crow at dawn, and immediately received the echo of his companions. The officers and non-commissioned officers used this voice to remind the soldiers to prepare for the enemy, but the ones who walked out of the woods opposite were not the terrifying Normans, but the federal soldiers who supported each other and staggered.

Another group of defeated soldiers!

Looking at the scene in front of him, Weiss was in a low mood and his pessimistic thoughts were lingering in his mind. It is still difficult to protect the existing forces on the border defense line, and it is impossible to organize troops to launch a counterattack against the Norman airborne troops. In this way, the Normans only need to wait patiently until the next night to join forces with the Norman army to attack the coalition border defense line on both sides. Is there any suspense in this battle?

When his retreating troops entered the defense zone, Weiss finally saw several familiar faces and hurriedly stepped forward to inquire about the main force of the Baston Student Group - several groups of people were withdrawn from the front at night, but there was no officer or soldier from the Baston Student Group, which made the left-behind personnel very worried.

A Baston Military Academy student with bandages on his arms told his companions what he had experienced and witnessed: "On the day we went to the front line, our regiment did not enter the battle until night. We thought we could break the deadlock on the battlefield, but we did not expect that the Normans had done enough effort, and their soldiers were lying in fox pits waiting for us to attack. No matter which area we attacked, we would always be shot by dense bullets. We finally approached their positions and were dizzy by their pineapple bombs. We thought we would fight with the Normans.

But most people didn't even see their appearance clearly... At night, the Norman soldiers changed their decisive defensive attitude during the day and launched attacks on us one after another. We tried to imitate them to organize defense, but we couldn't see clearly and fight accurately at night. Several times when we saw the Normans, they had already rushed to the front of us with bayonets. In this way, the federal troops participating in the battle were defeated by the enemy... On such a battlefield, the Norman soldiers were not soldiers at all, but devils!"

After listening to the student's narration, the people around him were collectively silent.

After a while, someone suddenly whispered: "Look! It's our fleet! The main fleet!"

The ground war was unfavorable, and the hope of turning the situation around was naturally placed on its own flight troops. It has been more than two days since the Dulm battle group was formed and put into combat. Although the Federal Aviation Force frequently dispatched ships to support ground troops, the main forces of the 2nd and 4th Fleets that could be deployed on the North Line were all restrained on the Wessex battlefield. The Monster Garrison Fleet, which had strong maneuverability, was accidentally hit hard. Most of the people who could be dispatched to battle were patrol ships. Their firepower output and mental shock were limited, and their role was far from comparable to armored ships and even battleships.

Everyone looked up and saw a huge fleet flying from the south. Even though they were far away, people could feel the magnificent domineering spirit of no other than me.

As the battalion-level commander, Weiss got a semi-automatic pistol as a gun and equipped with a pair of binoculars. He picked up the telescope and carefully inspected the lineup of his fleet. When he saw it, his low mood suddenly surged. Good guy, the latest and most powerful loyalty-class battleship of the Federal Army has arrived, and the General Castivier-class battlecruiser has also arrived. This is the rhythm of sending all the main force to the battlefield!

"Ha! It's our loyalty level! And our General Castevier level! It's the 1st Fleet here!" Otto Lundes, who was beside him, shouted ecstatically, as if a Jedi reversal had already begun.

The 1st Fleet, which has been stationed on the western border for a long time, has always been the strongest fleet of the Federal Aviation Force. In order to maintain a military deterrence against the Norman Empire, many new ships were given priority to the fleet after they were in service. Loyalty-class battleships are super steel fortresses with a standard tonnage of 40,000ta. They are the largest and largest tonnage battleships built in the history of Orence Planet civilization.

It occupies the first place. The General Castivier-class battlecruiser named after the famous federal general Castivier is a first-class battleship with tonnage second only to the Loyalty and Norman class. With its powerful power system, it firmly sits at the top of the top with the fastest horizontal speed and the strongest climbing ability of the main ships of various countries. Although it has only 6 main guns with a caliber of 80pir (400mm) caliber, it has the ability to fire a forward 180 degrees full scatter and the power of entering the soul.

Seeing that our own fleet flew towards us with a force of covering the sky and sun, the federal officers and soldiers on the border defense line, whether they were staying here before or just retreating from the front line, raised their arms and shouted "Long live", and their emotions suppressed by the war were vented. However, this good mood had not lasted for a long time and was interrupted by the sound of thunderous cannons. In the federal fleet that was forming a battle formation, the front main guns of the loyal-class battleships ejected dazzling flames, and the black shells flew to the north at a speed that could be distinguished by the naked eye...

At this moment, someone on the position exclaimed again, "The Normans are coming", but the visitor did not defeat the Norman airborne troops of the Dulm battle group, but appeared in the Norman fleet in the northern sky!

Through the 8x military telescope, Weiss saw a Norman fleet that was almost as large as the Federal Fleet. Judging from the appearance outline, the Federal Fleet had uniform lines and solid shapes, like industrial products designed by professional engineers. Although they lack artistic beauty, they are strong and durable. The lines of the Norman Fleet can be said to be concave and convex, their cross-sections are narrow and their middle wide, and their outlines are like spindles that have magnified many times. In theory, this shape has better mobility and elastic resistance, but on the battlefield, the Norman Fleet often wins by relying on the control technology and fighting will of the crew.

After the Federal main battleship opened fire, the Norman warship far away in the sky quickly fired. The flames of the main gun fired appeared in sight, and it took half a minute to hear the scream of the large-caliber shells passing through the air. Hearing the terrifying roar of the eardrum and trembling souls, the federal officers and soldiers on the ground all hid in the bunker, stuffed their ear holes with their hands, and prayed silently in their hearts.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom...

The series of violent explosions hit the ground hard, making people feel that the world is about to be destroyed, and the landing points of the shells are still ten miles away. Such terrible power, if it falls near, even if people hide deep in the bunker, they may still be unable to escape death.

The impact of the explosion swept past like a craze. After the loud bang dissipated, Weiss and Lundes quickly returned to the regiment headquarters. The superior command center had no new instructions yet. Two fleets of outstanding strength fought here, like a fight between gods and immortals. Mortals had no way to avoid it, and they could only look up.

Through the observation port of the regiment's bunker, Weiss saw a large area of ​​smoke and dust rising from the horizon to the north. Those gunfire fire were obviously caused by the artillery fire of the Loyal-class battleships. The ultra-long-range artillery bombardment of the main battleships on both sides had a very low probability of hitting the enemy warships. The significance of firing seemed to be to inspire one's morale and suppress the other's arrogance. This function was similar to the war drums of ancient troops.

"That seems to be the main fleet of the Normans." Lundes muttered.

Weiss didn't say anything, but squinted his eyes at the Norman fleet in the sky, and a bunch of red virtual frames appeared in front of him. Although the distance was very far away, he still discovered important information about the enemy's strength from the data contained in these virtual frames.

Those combat values ​​that are close to six figures are obviously achieved by super battleships. The second is that they should be ordinary battleships, followed by armored ships, cruisers and frigates. In the past, combat-level air combat, cruisers and frigates were basically irrelevant to the overall situation, but the painful lessons experienced by the Wessex fleet tell the world that today's combat mode is no longer suitable for applying traditional tactical ideas.

After roughly observing the combat data of the Norman fleet, Weiss turned to the opposite observation port and observed the Federal Fleet in the same way, which made him feel a little relieved: the number of super battleships on both sides is Norman 4, Federation 6, and ordinary battleships are also Norman 4, Federation 6, armored ships and cruisers. The Norman Fleet was at an absolute disadvantage with 10 ships against 18 ships. As for the patrol ships, there are about 20 ships on the Norman side, and the Federal Fleet has more than 30 ships.

The comparison of the number of the two fleets just reflects the overall strength of the flight forces on both sides. Since the end of the last war, the Normans have been very low-key for a long time, but the war neither destroyed their industry nor destroyed their ambitions. For twenty years, they have been in an invisible competition with the Ulster Federation and the Kingdom of Wessex. After the war, the Federal Army built four honorary battleships with a standard tonnage of 33,000 ta. The Normans still built three Wilmillen-class ships of the same specifications under the poor domestic economic situation at that time. Later, the Federation relied on

With strong industrial strength, four loyalty-class battleships were built and served, and the Normans built three Norman classes without being outdone. However, the economic and industrial scale of the Norman Empire was much inferior to the Federation. While building loyalty-class battleships, the Federation also built four General Castivier-class battleships with a standard tonnage of 38,000ta each year at the speed of building one. The Normans tried their best to build only two Hoss-class battleships with a standard tonnage of 36,000ta - among the main battleships of the two countries, this is the only type of ship that has crushing advantages over the Norman Empire.
Chapter completed!