The active attack of the Federal Fleet once made the defenders of Aocheng joyous. Unfortunately, the scene of the fleet in the last war, which pushed the enemy's ground forces upside down and fled, was difficult to reappear. The fierce resistance of the Norman army's ground artillery sealed the Federal Fleet's rushing line. The artillery fire between the two sides lasted for more than three hours. Although the Federal Fleet had an advantage in tactical levels, it was relatively small.

The cost caused considerable damage to the Norman artillery troops, causing ammunition explosions in the rear of the Norman front one after another, but it was still impossible to open up the situation. The Normans used this war of attrition to get the time they wanted - dusk was approaching, and the Norman fleet that had previously retreated suddenly appeared on both wings of the battlefield. Their participating ships increased unabated compared to before. They rushed towards Ao City at high speed, and then surrounded the retreat of the Federal Fleet with arms folded.

Seeing this, the Federal Fleet quickly retreated, but their speed was obviously a beat slower. Before fully entering the coverage of the Federal Army's ground air defense firepower, they were strangled by the Norman Fleet. At this time, a group of warships also broke out from the rear of the Norman Front. After more than a dozen light ships, several large warships that had not appeared for a long time...

The originally even-matched air battle, because the Norman army deliberately sold its flaws, lured the Federation fleet to leave the front line, and changed the form of fighting head-on. The Norman fleet used the tactic of three-patch and attacking weaknesses to deal with the air battle with a fast knife. The Federal Army sent all its reserved combat power, but it was no longer able to return to the sky. When the dark night fell, under the cover of its own fighter planes, several surviving Federal warships flew over Aocheng with their scarred bodies and retreated to the rear in a very embarrassing manner.

Witnessing this scene, the federal officers and soldiers stationed in Ao City had to accept this bitter result. The federal fleet was defeated, and the situation of ground fighting would return to the rampant Normans. For the federal army, the arduous purgatory mode began again.

After nightfall, the Normans took advantage of the victory to blew the horn of attack. With the strong support of the firepower of the warships, they launched a tide of offensives to the Federal Army's defense lines in the north and west of Ao City. Although the fleet retreated, the strength of the fighter jets and artillery still existed. The Federal ground troops did not give up on the battle. They organized effective defense based on the solid fortifications built in the early stage. When the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone on the ground, most of the positions in the north and west of the city were still controlled in the hands of the federal army, and the positions were covered with the wreckage of the Norman army's chariots and the bodies of soldiers.

The ground attack was frustrated, and the Norman army did not launch a continuous strong attack. Instead, they continued to weaken the defenders with artillery fire, while making a comeback on both wings and repeatedly attacking the Federal Army's strongholds outside the city. At the same time, artillery bombardment against the outer periphery of Aocheng and the city area was carried out every day, and the rhythm became very irregular, making the defenders' officers and soldiers always tense...

With the advent of war, the Grumman Group Building in the central city of Aocheng was already deserted, but except for the cracks in the exterior wall glass, the corridors here did not see the messy scene. Everything was neat and clean, as if people were just going to spend a vacation and would return soon, continuing the busy and fulfilling work rhythm...

In the office on the 65th floor, a handsome black-haired young man with handsome facial features and appropriate clothes sat in a chair, facing the glass curtain wall, staring at the city with smoke rising for a long time. At that time, more than a dozen biplanes flew across the city together, like a group of light birds, hovering for a while, and flew into the distance. In the north, at the end of the sky, flying warships could be vaguely seen, which were the Norman Empire combat fleets, proudly guarding the ground forces that were gathering attacks.

The old white-haired man in a dress stood by silently, and Ol, he whispered: "Master Ruoff, it's time for us to leave, it's not safe here!"

"Don't you find it strange?" the young man sat there motionlessly and said quietly. "The Norman army's cannons, with a range of enough to cover the central city, just passed the Grumman Building."

"At such a long distance, the best artillery can't be able to shoot accurately!" The old housekeeper responded in a gentle tone.

"The continuous densely covered shooting did not hit a single shell, nor did it hit a single shot." The young man said in a whispering voice, "Look, there are only a few bullet craters around the building within two thousand feet."

The old butler looked out the window: "You mean... the Normans did it on purpose? But why did they do this? Do you keep the landmark of Aocheng?"

The black-haired young man snorted: "They don't bother to do this. If they need a landmark body, they will rebuild one after the war, one that reflects Norman's will and royal glory."

The old housekeeper seemed to understand the meaning behind this. His body trembled slightly. He turned his head to look at the second young master who had served for many years. His eyes were confused and worried, but more of them were deep helplessness.

The black-haired young man sighed: "People say that Norman generals are good at strategy and often make their opponents unable to defend themselves. If they can really come up with such a strategy and put it into practice, I am convinced!"

"I think you should be very clear about the consequences of doing this." The old housekeeper with white hair expressed his position in a positive tone.

The black-haired young man replaced his words with silence.

The two sat and stood there, and stayed like this until the night slowly came.

The sound of cannons in the distance suddenly exerted force, and explosions sounded densely outside the Ao City and in the city. Looking down at the city from a height of 800 feet is even more spectacular than the scene of setting off fireworks in the whole city of festivals, but the spectacularity in front of you is accompanied by death and destruction.

An hour passed, another hour passed, and the old and young behind the glass curtain wall were always focused on the scene in front of them, as if they had turned into two sculptures, without extra language or obvious movements. The night was getting deeper and people were tired. At this moment, a sudden vision appeared in the field of vision: red shells swaying red light rose into the air from the ground, blooming with dazzling flashes. Under the reflection of this light, several dark steel giant beasts covered with rivets showed their ferocious faces. These fierce flying monsters actually broke through the airline of the Federal Air Force in Ao City in a fierce manner and headed straight for the center of the city...

Seeing the enemy ship getting closer, the black-haired young man stood up from the backrest chair and said to his loyal servant: "It seems that I guessed it right! If we can get the ticket smoothly, we will bet on everything, and the result will either be a complete turnaround or nothing. Old Frey, if you want to quit, it is still time."

The old butler shrugged: "Where are you going, where are I going. Unless one day you dislike me for being old and deaf, and say to me: Hey, Old Frey, you should retire, go home!"

The black-haired young man raised the corners of his mouth, and his comforting smile flashed across his handsome face, and then he returned to his usual indifferent and transcendent expression.

On the other hand, in a factory in the city, Weiss stood in an open-air shelter, looking at the night sky, and his mouth twitched slightly. As a time traveler with vision and knowledge far beyond the contemporary era, he had never expected that in such a city battle, the Normans would send a group of warships to enter Aocheng in an unreasonable way before the ground troops entered the city. Although there were no short-sized transport ships in this fleet, nor were there any exquisite and flexible light battleships;

After several consecutive days of large-scale artillery bombardment, many of the Federal Army's air defense positions and weapons and equipment were damaged, and the air defense power could no longer be compared with the beginning of the battle. Although unexpected night-breaking penalties can maximize the fighting spirit of the defenders and soldiers, causing them to feel panic... However, flying over the city with a dark cloud over the edge of the enemy and receiving the baptism of various air defense firepower is not an overly risky thing? What is this unheard of routine?

Although they could not understand the enemy's tactics, the federal army deployed in Ao City still spared no effort to use various air defense weapons to shoot, and countless shells and guns were randomly "graffitied" in the night sky. At this face-to-face distance, as long as the gunners with qualified technical skills and strong mentality could have a high hit rate, and the explosion flames of those regiments around the Norman warships were the most intuitive manifestation. But as time went by, let alone ordinary soldiers, even Weis felt more and more frightened when facing the battle scene in front of him: these Norman warships were not particularly large in size, and their firepower was not particularly fierce, but they could withstand the bombardment of anti-aircraft artillery fire. Moreover, the oar rudders and thrusters at the back of their hull had been bombarded to pieces, and they could advance at a uniform speed. Could it be that the Normans created another secret weapon with surprising performance?

In the night sky, the appearance of these Norman warships is sometimes revealed and sometimes hide. Weiss narrowed his eyes and observed that their damage was not serious. Judging from the combat power reading, they are indeed "new warships" between battleships and cruisers. The upper limit of their protection is even greater than any battleship seen in the past. The combat effectiveness is only slightly better than that of armored cruisers, and the speed of movement is barely comparable to that of old battleships. Such performance configuration reminds people of the Kingdom of Wessex.

The unique assault ship, this air combat weapon that is highly anticipated by the Wessex army, is surrounded by extremely thick armor. In addition to the conventional external power plant, there is also an auxiliary drive/steering system protected by armor at the tail of the warship. This design allows them to charge in the enemy's fierce artillery fire. Could these Norman warships in front of them be borrowed from the design of the Kingdom of Wessex, or... directly use the unfinished warships of the Kingdom of Wessex?
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