.In the spacious city conference hall, all the highest leaders of the ethnic group that could be called were sitting around. In front of everyone, there was a copy of the telegram from Dongdu. Everyone fell into deep thought and could see that they were all shocked by the unexpected news. So much so that after Tianxiang read the content of the telegram, no one said a word for a long time.

What is this concept of a fleet? The word fleet is simply synonymous with strangeness and distantness for many hunters who are still busy for food and clothing. However, Tianxiang and other "pathfinders" who inherited ancient technology knew very well that more than 600 years ago, fleets were the most fundamental indicator of whether a sea-side country was strong. Compared with traditional land military forces, the scale of the navy actually represents the fundamental reason for the prosperity of the country.

Although, in terms of the current world, the concept of a country has been quite weakened. Instead, it is a dispute between ethnic groups. However, no matter what, the power of a group with a strong fleet cannot be ignored. The dragon clan does not have a fleet, but this does not mean there are no warships. In fact, ancient dock remains have been found in the ruins of some large sea-line cities, including Dongdu. Among them, the Dongdu Shipyard and several nearby ancient military docks are the best preserved. When Tianxiang, who was once ambitious, first discovered the Dongdu Dock, he used various existing local resources according to the battleship design drawings provided by the computer.

It took nearly ten years to build four missile destroyers with a displacement of about 5,000 tons. However, he was so angry at the time that he had never considered what the purpose of creating these steel lumps was... Making these four warships was a waste of money. In order to repair the dock, tens of thousands of hunters worked hard for two years. Collecting resources, refining steel, sorting the workshop... All things require a lot of manpower. Especially in the production and manufacturing stage, if there was no forced indoctrination of the knowledge of the No. 2 computer, even if all the dragon tribe members were busy and exhausted, it would be impossible to cause these huge warships within ten years.

It was from that time that Tianxiang realized for the first time that knowledge was the primary productivity. With warships, of course, the personnel who controlled them were indispensable. In order to train a group of qualified sailors, the Dragon Clan was busy for several years again. However, no one expected that a fleet built at such a huge cost would have been anchored in the port from that time, except for normal training, and had never been out. To be precise, the fleet was a decorative useless for the Dragon Clan at that time. Because the resources on land had not been completely profitable.

When used, it is obviously a move that is not very useful to go to the sea to find new materials. Therefore, under the persuasion of Qin Guang and others, Tianxiang finally gave up the idea of ​​continuing to build a ship and turned his attention to the internal construction of the tribe. It is precisely because of this that the dragon clan has reached its current scale. Many times Tianxiang would involuntarily be glad: if he had not followed the advice of others and forced the navy to develop the navy, then today's dragon clan is likely to be a different person. After all, with limited ability, it is better to work together instead of grasping two heavy objects that cannot be borne with both hands.

Strength first grabbed one of them. What's more, two years later, due to sufficient energy supply, the space warship dock in the No. 2 base also began to be started. Although there is no finished product for the space patrol ship so far due to numerous reasons, the space patrol ship has been replaced with steel lumps that can only swim in the sea but cannot fly into the sky. It has long been a replacement for cannons. In this way, this semi-finished fleet, which was once given great hope by Tianxiang, has naturally gradually been forgotten by people... However, now an alien fleet appears on the sea surface of Dongdu. How can such news not surprise people?

You should know that according to the telegram, this fleet has as many as several ships, and dozens of them are in size and size, far exceeding the existing missile destroyers. "They should be from the big side." After a moment of contemplation, Zhan Feng expressed his own opinion: "They may come from Europe or from Australia. However, in my opinion, there is no other possibility except these two places. After all, the information obtained from satellite maps shows that only these two continents are still large numbers of hunters. They are fully capable of creating such a large fleet."

"Why isn't America?" Ou Qin was a little puzzled: "If we look at the distribution of ancient science and technology and industry, the foundation of America is far greater than the two you mentioned. In comparison, the possibility is naturally even greater." "America?" Hearing this, Zhan Feng shook his head gently: "Don't forget that America is the birthplace of corpses. According to records, at the end of the war, the Asian United Army re-submitted the captured corpses behind the American army, and won the victory in this way. Haha! I don't think there will be any survivors in that ghost place."

"But the satellite pictures clearly show that there are large tribal gathering places there, so how do you explain this?" "Even barbarian humanoids can evolve into group tribes, why is it impossible for corpses? They are also creatures, and naturally have the right to evolve.

Although Zhan Feng's words were somewhat unreasonable, it is undeniable that he had some truth. "Okay! I asked you to come, not to argue endlessly on this issue." Tianxiang came out at the right time to smooth things over: "The question now is, why did this fleet come? What is their purpose? How strong is it? Most importantly, are they friends or enemies to us?"

"Haha! Of course I have to ask them." Zhan Feng smiled and made a helpless gesture: "We can't answer such a question at all." "Yes. We have too little information about them in our hands to make a reasonable judgment." Ou Qin also agreed: "I think someone should be sent to contact them first, find out the specific situation, and then make the final decision?" "I have ordered Dongdu to do this." Tianxiang frowned and gently tapped the smooth tabletop with his knuckles.

"However, in order to prevent accidents, I ordered all military units to enter a first-level alert state. The air forces stationed in various places will also cancel their vacations from today. They will be concentrated in central cities in various places. On land. I am going to take the Sixth Combat Division, which is the only defense division. If it is not strengthened, they may not be able to deal with the emergencies." "What? Are you leaving again?" Zhan Feng rolled his eyelids exaggeratedly: "I said. Are you addicted to fighting wars? No,

, This time I said nothing, you are not allowed to go. If you really want to send someone, I will go." "Then go with me." Tianxiang replied lightly, then turned to Liu Rui: "Then, from today on, you will be in charge of the post under Zhan Feng. However, I would like to remind everyone here that although our military power is very strong, it is not enough to deal with all local situations. During this period, don't work hard just for food and storage. Military power must not be relaxed.

. Let's decide for the time being! The manager of Longcheng is now Ou Qin, who is the primary logistics supply of the army. You have to worry more about it." The garrison troops in Longcheng have five. In addition to the 64th mobile team responsible for Soman's safety, there are also the First Combat Division directly under Shang Jianming and Fang Yu's Sixth Combat Division. The guard division around Tianxiang is of course one of them. If it weren't for the fact that this unit had not yet fully replaced the weapons, Tianxiang would definitely not have brought only one regiment when he went out.

In addition to the above four troops, the rest is the first space fleet that is still being formed. Although so far, the fleet has been poorly organized, and there are only two warships that have not been fully built. Judging from actual combat capabilities, the first and sixth divisions are far behind the Guards Division and the 64th Mobile Corps. However, due to various reasons, Tianxiang finally decided to lead the troops above to attack and support Dongdu.

Since it is support, it must go as fast as possible. In this way, Longcheng's huge military airport seemed to be more and more busy. Although he was doubtful about the intentions of the visitors from the sea, Tianxiang could only treat them as the enemy. After all, a large fleet is definitely an extremely powerful force without being able to fight against it.

However, when he hurried to Dongdu and witnessed the "fleet" anchored on the sea with his own eyes, he felt really amused and laughed. Because the actual situation was far from the picture he imagined in his mind... It is quite appropriate to use the word "fleet" to describe the scene in front of him. However, what kind of fleet is this!

On the ragged wooden board, large tarpaulin blocked one loophole after another. Although the high bow of the ship was standing upright, it was also a kind of decoration without any practical effect. Especially the masts standing upright in the center of the ship, Tianxiang was stunned. He could not imagine how these wooden boats driven by wind were floating on the sea and kept sailing here. By the way, there were also the so-called warships. Tianxiang really could not associate them with the word "warship". Compared with those ragged wooden boats, their situation was obviously much better. At least, the thin layer of iron wrapped around the surface of the hull was enough to make people look at it differently. Despite this, the contents were still unchanged.

Material... Since it is a warship, it must be armed accordingly. There are a large number of muzzles on both sides of these wooden ships. Zhan Feng carefully counted. The number of muzzles on the side of the largest warship has reached a terrifying thirty. However, the types of these cannons are varied. There are 105mm field guns, 75mm direct sighting guns, and even old-style front-mounted cannons. The largest of them is probably the ignition steel cannons that are famous in ancient history and fired solid projectiles. Wooden "warships" like this are parked throughout the entire sea outside the Dongdu port. At first glance, they are dense, with at least hundreds of ships in number. However, in terms of their quality, at best, they are more like a "fleet" that flees.

Tianxiang had made up his mind to scold the manager of Dongdu. Just for his simple "warship", he made him worry for nothing, and even made the Sixth Combat Division run away without any effort. Zhan Feng had already covered his mouth and hid aside and laughed. In fact, even if he didn't say that Tianxiang was very clear. Although the other party's purpose was unknown, it was not worth worrying too much from the weapons and equipment they showed. Just like the broken wooden ships in front of him, even if the number of such a broken wooden ship was twice as large, he was definitely not the opponent of the four well-equipped missile destroyers in his hand. He even suspected that he might use the collision tactic alone to send all these wooden warships to the bottom of the sea.

Just when his mind was full of dirty thoughts, the lookout sentry sent a report: A small boat was released from this nameless fleet at sea. Now they have docked and are negotiating with the port manager. "Let's go! Let's take a look." Before Zhan Feng could speak, Tianxiang patted his shoulder and walked straight to the port.

The boat was docked by a group of soldiers with live ammunition. Standing in the middle of the encirclement were two foreigners dressed in pretty neatly and cleanly.

"Who are you? Why did you come here?" Tianxiang separated the crowd and asked the seemingly leading task in the middle. "I am the contact officer of the Pod clan. I hope to add some fresh water to your territory. Ah! I forgot to introduce it. My name is Rosen, and I am the prince of Pod." The man who spoke was quite respectful, and his face was filled with a faint smile. "Pod clan? Prince?" Tianxiang looked at the foreigner in front of him with interest. From the other party's fair skin, dark blue eyes, and high nose, he could tell with no effort.

It does not belong to the Asian race. However, the funny thing that made him most was that this guy actually called himself a prince. You know, such a title only existed in ancient times. After all, no matter how noble your origin is, in this world where eating a full stomach is a problem, the title of prince is not even as good as a piece of roasted insect meat. "No," the other party raised his chest and said with a smile: "We have no malice. We just want to add some fresh water here. Haha! Our fleet has been wandering on the sea for a long time. I hope you can understand."

"No problem." Tianxiang waved generously: "But before this, I need to figure out one thing. Where are you from? Where are you going?"

"We come from a small city on the continent of Europe - Hamburg. As for our destination, it's not far from here. I'm afraid you've heard of it." "Oh? Where exactly is it?"

"Beijing, the capital of the ancient Asian Federation."

"Beijing?" Tianxiang was shocked: "What are you doing in that place?"

"I am sorry that I cannot meet your requirements on this. After all, this is the highest secret in our clan. Please forgive me! As he said that, Luo Sen owed a little. Tianxiang stared at the Europeans in front of him, and did not speak for a long time. After a long time, he nodded gently and said, "Let your boat dock! You can freely replenish tamasu here."

"Thank you for your understanding." Hearing this, Luo Sen showed a hint of joy on his face. After turning back to whispering to the servants beside him, he turned around again and said to Tianxiang: "Then, I will take back our ships first, and the amount of Danshui is also very large. I hope you can understand." A huge fleet needs to replenish Danshui. Although this kind of thing is rare, it is not surprising. However, in Tianxiang's view, the destination Beijing mentioned by the other party seemed to have another hidden meaning. Therefore, after hurrying arrangements, the soldiers paid close attention to the other party's actions, Tianxiang and Zhan Feng turned around and got into the armored command vehicle parked next to him.

"Do you think this guy is telling the truth?" Tianxiang asked in the spacious carriage. "There shouldn't be a false one." Zhan Feng thought for a while and said, "I took a look at the people standing on the bow of the boat. Their faces were quite bad. It seemed that they had been lacking water for a long time. I think replenishing fresh water should be the primary purpose of their contact with us."

"Oh?" Tianxiang was a little surprised: "You mean, do they have any other intentions besides this?" "Attempt? Haha! I can't say it for the time being. But one thing is certain, they are definitely not just trying to get fresh water from us. I'm afraid there will be any other requests next."
Chapter completed!