Chapter 1140： Battle of the English Channel

Along with the howling of aircraft, the British offensive and defensive war that shocked the world officially kicked off.

Naturally, the fierce air battle started first, with the respective naval fleets below, and now it is no longer for both sides to retreat.

The planes in the sky are fighting fiercely, and the warships below are also engaged in a life and death duel. The Continental United Fleet has been fighting with the Royal Navy, and the battle that determines the fate of the two camps has begun.

The chief of staff of the Holy Roman Empire, Morquez, has personally been on the front line, directing multinational coalition operations, and Crown Prince Frederick has personally served as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.

Just by looking at the specifications, you know that this is a war that can only be won and not lost.

In fact, such personnel appointments are also forced. The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is not something that everyone can assume. The ability is second. The key is that the identity or prestige must be high enough to coordinate the relationship between allies.

Of course, there are such people, Shenluo, but after considering the ‘‘high-powered master’’, there is not much room for choice.

In theory, Franz is naturally the best candidate. With the prestige accumulated over the years, as long as Franz stops there, everyone has to be obedient, no one dared to jump out and prick.

Unfortunately, reality does not allow it. During the war, there are more places to coordinate in the country, and it is inseparable from the emperor.

In this context, the position of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces naturally fell to Frederick.

Anyway, the most important task of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is to coordinate the relations between the coalition forces of various countries, and professionals are responsible for the specific military command.

If you carefully study the personnel appointments of the various battlefields of Shinra, you will find that on the main battlefields of Southeast Asia, Central America, and Near East, the highest military commanders are all royals.

From this point of view, this war is also the Shinra imperial family strengthening its control over the army.

There was no moth, mainly because Franz was pressing on it. The deeper reason was that the emperor was generous enough to buy people's hearts and even took care of the lower-level officers and soldiers.

Now everyone is thinking about winning the war quickly, so that the spoils can be distributed quickly, and there is no fief if there is no power.

The general trend is so, even if a few people have other ideas, they can only hold back in their hearts.

The target of the empire's allegiance was originally the emperor. It has continued the tradition of thousands of years, and it is not possible for new ideas to break down in a short time. Especially in the Holy Roman Empire, where the aristocratic system is still at its peak, the influence is even smaller.

The military has no objection, and the government cannot have any objection. In the Holy Roman Empire, the separation of military and government is not a joke, and politicians who dared to reach out to the army have long been cold.

For the first time he commanded an army of one million, even though he was only responsible for coordinating the relationship between the parties, Frederick also felt the pressure.

Unlike the last gilding, there is something to do now. Armies from more than a dozen countries are gathered together, and it is difficult to smooth the relationship, let alone fight together.

If you simply calculate the combat power, 1+1 at this time is not equal to 2, and 1.6 is considered good cooperation.

And the more countries participating in the coalition forces, the more powerful the coalition forces will be weakened. In essence, this attack on the British Isles is a battle with a bunch of pig teammates.

Regardless of how many pig teammates are pitted, the coalition must still have it. Even Monaco, a small country, sent a company to make up the numbers.

In addition to the need for cannon fodder on the battlefield, it is more political.

In the long run, the more countries **** now, the greater the strength to suppress backlash in the future, the more stable the newly established international system after the war, and the stronger the hegemony of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Calais Allied Forces Command, looking at the combat staff who shuttled back and forth, listened to the telegram of ‘Didi’, and Frederick, who had a lot of energy training, felt a burst of irritation for no reason.

Waiting anxiously is the most stressful, it is better to go to the front line to watch the battle. It's just that the notion of''the son of a daughter can't sit down' has taken root in Frederick's mind, and he can't help him be willful.

As time passed, the confrontation on the battlefield became more fierce. The English Channel had been enveloped by gunpowder smoke, and the sea had changed color.

The sound of gunfire overwhelmed the sound of the tide, deafening. From time to time, there are planes falling, slapped against the sea, and stirred up waves.

Fighting on the sea is even more brutal. The roar of explosions talked about the light of the cannon giant ship, and the rolling waves talked about the afterglow of the setting sun.

This is the most glorious era of the cannon giant, and it is also the beginning of the cannon giant’s decline from prosperity. The emergence of aircraft carriers has changed the mode of naval warfare.

The wind and waves in the Atlantic can only continue this last wave of life for the cannon giant. The battle of the English Channel is destined to become the swan song of the cannon giant.

The two sides had a total of more than 400 warships, and they directly drove them apart, as if they were two dueling knights.

No matter how exhausted the spirit is, no matter how heavy the injuries are, both sides are fighting endlessly for the glory of the knight.

In the fierce melee, the fleets on both sides lost their formation. This is a pediatrics. The battle has been under way, and there is hardly any unharmed warship.

Some hapless destroyers and cruisers were accidentally involved in the battleship duel. The scene was miserable. Even the warship possessed by the mold **** was directly cut into two sections.

In the blood and fire, both sides were blushing. Everyone's thinking has fallen into a standstill, and there is only one goal in mind-to kill the enemy.

Some violent people even drove the warship directly into the past after the hull was severely damaged. The scene was extremely tragic.

With the passage of time, the number of sunken warships on both sides is constantly increasing, and the true story is that "one general accomplishes a hundred ships sinking."

This is a close battle. Although the Royal Navy has the highest quality and more warships, it has fewer dreadnoughts than the coalition forces.

In the era of the artillery giant ship, whoever has bigger warships and sharper artillery will have the advantage.

In order to entangle the extra dreadnought ships in the Shinra Navy, the Royal Navy can only fight with three or five ordinary battleships, risking being sunk.

With skillful tactical coordination, the two sides also played vigorously. The continental coalition’s superiority in the number of dreadnoughts has not really been brought into play.

There is no way to bring the navies of various countries to the battlefield together. The number of warships has increased, but tactical cooperation is unsustainable.

It seems to be uniting, but in fact everyone is still fighting on their own. The cooperation of the domestic fleet is okay. Once it fights with allies, it becomes very clumsy.

Judging from the situation of the confrontation on the sea alone, the overall situation is equal, and no one can see at a glance which side will be the final winner of this naval battle.

Compared with the anxiety on the sea, air combat is much clearer. Looking at the number of fighters that fell in a single cluster, everyone knows who has the upper hand.

The gap is always a gap, and it cannot be made up with a few slogans or a few flicks.

However, compared with the previous London air combat, the British Air Force is obviously much more mature now. As soon as the battle broke out, they swarmed, almost relying on the sudden outburst of quantity advantage to push back the Shinra Air Force.

It's a pity that it was still missing the last one. With subsequent fighters coming, this advantage was quickly reversed.

The first opportunity gained was quickly wiped out. At the end of the battle, he could only rely on his blood to restrain him.

Dumplings popped up in the sea, stuffed with airplanes, stuffed with warships, and a variety of subdivided flavors, making the ocean appetite.

The weather gradually dimmed, and it was difficult to pinpoint the target clearly on the battlefield, and both sides had to summon gold to retreat.

There was already a mess on the sea at this moment, and the night saved both sides of the war. It's just that no one can tell what will happen tomorrow.

After the ceasefire, the two parties sent search and rescue boats to rescue the soldiers who fell into the water with searchlights. I am invincible, as long as the living are caught.

At this moment, everyone has no thought of fighting, even if they meet, they will pretend not to see them, and then walk away.

Of course, the most important thing is that the search and rescue ship is not armed, so you can't go up and collide, right?

At midnight, Crown Prince Frederick, who was still waiting in the headquarters, finally got the daytime battle report.

The naval battle was not lost. For the Continental Alliance, this is definitely exciting news. Yes, everyone's requirements are so high.

As far as the Continental Alliance is concerned, it does not matter whether the naval battle is won or not. As long as it can be maintained without losing, or if it is not lost too miserably, it is a strategic victory.

Only after reading the battle report, Frederick was not happy.

Losing both ends is good news. The industrial strength of the Continental Alliance is stronger, the speed of replenishing warships is faster, and there is absolutely no problem in fighting for consumption.

But some allies were destroyed by the regiment, and there was more than one.

During the daytime battles, the navies of Montenegro, Sardinia, Sicily, and Belgium were all annihilated; only one destroyer remained in the Greek Navy, and the Nordic Federation Navy suffered more than half of the casualties.

The navies of the above-mentioned countries have few ships. Even if the group is destroyed together, it has little military influence, but the political influence is much larger.

As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Frederick now needs to give the suffering masters a plausible explanation.

Greece and the Nordic Federation, which have suffered heavy losses, are no more. There is no eye on the battlefield. I can only blame my bad luck. When the spoils were distributed after the war, it was enough to compensate a few more warships.

But with regard to the countries that have been destroyed, they can't be so perfunctory. Without defeat, the entire army is annihilated, and it is difficult to keep allies from thinking too much.

I want everyone to accept the reality, at least to prove that they were not used as cannon fodder in the daytime battles, and the annihilation of the entire army is also a normal battle damage.

Unfortunately, this thing is not clear at all. Even if there are survivors and the navies of other countries can prove, the suffering master will selectively ignore it.

Politics are often the same as children. Most of the time, crying children have milk to eat, and good children who do not cry or make trouble are often ignored.

If you don't sell such a good opportunity to make up for it, then you are simply sorry for the sacrifice made by the Navy.

If nothing else, this is just the beginning. In the ensuing battle, more and more similar troubles occurred.

For example, Monaco, which dispatched a company of troops, and Montenegro, which dispatched a battalion of troops, are the masters who may be destroyed every minute on the battlefield.

In fact, the land warfare is okay. The big deal is to put them behind as logistics soldiers, or send them to maintain order in the occupied areas.

In the past years, the Vienna government has also organized groups to brush copies many times, and there has been no group annihilation, and the response experience is considered rich.

This time the situation is different, the army can be put back, and the warship can't hide in the snow and go into battle.

One more ship in a naval battle, one more hope of victory. Even if it is just a thousand-ton destroyer, it may become the last straw to crush the camel.

If the navy continues to maintain a tie, the air force gradually gains the upper hand, and the landing operation is fully launched, the enemy will definitely attack the troop carrier.

The number of troops sent by small countries is limited and can be packed in one ship. If you are unlucky enough to catch up with the enemy's attack, it is very possible to feed the fish directly into the sea.

There is no alternative. Maintaining an alliance requires at least a smooth solution, and there is a limit to the care of small countries.

Regardless of how many troops are sent, you will have to go to the battlefield in the end. Otherwise, not only other allies will have opinions, but even the officers and soldiers of the country will have opinions.

Where the responsibility lies, no matter how troublesome it is, it must be done. In addition to these issues, the logistical supplies of the troops of various countries, the cooperation during the war, and the fire support provided at critical moments, all require coordination.

The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is actually a comprehensive post that is grasped by politics, military affairs, and diplomacy.

Because of the special circumstances of the war, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces was given the right to make arbitrary decisions.

High-ranking positions are never easy to do. It can only be regarded as the beginning of trouble, far from reaching the peak.

After closing the battle report, Frederick's brows tightened, and he asked a little hesitantly: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, in the daytime battle, our army has suffered such heavy losses. What are the results of the battle?"

The loss was really big. According to incomplete statistics, there were 37 warships sunk during the daytime battles, including three conventional battleships. Almost all warships suffered varying degrees of damage.

Fortunately, the super battleship has thick skin, and the worst is only half body failure. It did not sink directly, and it can be rescued back.

318 fighters were shot down by the enemy, and thousands of fighters were damaged. Nearly all participating aircrafts need to be overhauled. Air force losses are the most since the beginning of the war.

As for the specific personnel losses, there are too many countries involved, and they cannot be summarized for a while. Preliminary estimates are that the number of deaths will not be less than 10,000 and the number of wounded will not be less than 15,000.

Morks waved his hand and said: "It hasn't been counted yet, so it must be no small thing. From the analysis of the situation on the battlefield, it is certain that the enemy has fallen more fighters and sunk warships.

However, this cannot be generalized. We have an advantage in the air force, so we should have a good advantage.

The navy can't tell. After all, we have more new battleships, the enemy fights with old warships, and it is normal for more warships to sink.

Comprehensive calculation of damaged warships, the existing naval combat power in the short term, who is more dominant is still unknown. "

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