The last modified Liberty Ship to transport personnel left Bunas. An old man crouched, picked up a rusty chain on the ground, and locked the dock of the port.
The huge crane erected on the other side has been out of service for two days because there have been fewer ships arriving here transporting various metals.
The current port of Bunas may only have one-third of its peak throughput, so the entire city has become desolate.
The nobles and rich people got everything they wanted. They occupied luxurious houses here and turned the land that originally belonged to the Datang Group into their private property.
In the distance, only a small half of the chimneys that connect the city are still smoking. Bunas's once terrifying production capacity has now been greatly reduced.
However, for the Lions Empire, everything is worth it. They have land and population, and now they have acquired technology and machines. Everything will be fine soon.
They can restore production here and make Bonas great again. This is also their slogan. Countless people who come here to prospect for gold will arrive one after another, and they will cheer up the city.
With the departure of the last transport ship, the Tang Kingdom's fleet also began to gather on a large scale. Except for the squadron that stayed on Long Island, the rest of the warships began to gather towards Dongwan Island.
The five Tamaki-class battleships have been renamed Towan-class, and these dreadnought battleships are still the most powerful presence on the sea.
Unlike the army, the navy and air force are both technology-led arms. Only by mastering more advanced technology can we maintain the advantage over the enemy and win the war.
Datang Group obviously has technological advantages, so their navy is also the most powerful, there is no doubt about this!
Bernard has been frustrated for long enough. He has been responsible for supporting transportation work in the south of the Endless Sea, and his navy has been reduced to a transportation brigade.
All warships are scattered at sea, some cover the transport fleet, and some directly serve as transport ships.
Now, after transferring a large number of personnel, they can finally return to being combat units and greet their enemies.
The sharp bow of the battleship cut through the sea, and the rolling white waves on both sides extended into the distance. The warship, which is more than 160 meters long, sails on the sea like a small island, which looks spectacular.
The mast of the battleship flying the dragon flag was towering, and Bernard, who was standing on the bridge, was already thinking about how to launch an attack on the Mirage Navy.
"Intelligence shows that the route between the Mirage Kingdom and Beiyuan City is very fragile. If we cut off this route, the Mirage Navy will definitely show up." The adjutant stood beside Bernard and said to his superior. .
Bernard nodded slightly. This was also the battle plan drawn up by him and his staff. In fact, as long as the transportation line from Mirage Kingdom to Beiyuan City is cut off, the navy will have completed its mission. But from top to bottom, from the staff to Bernard, all they were thinking about was the complete annihilation of the Mirage Navy.
They hope to destroy the Mirage Navy in one battle, blockade the Mirage Kingdom's ports, and attack the Mirage Kingdom's coast... In short, according to Bernard's plan, the navy will almost destroy all the Mirage Kingdom's coast within range.
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At the same time, Tang Mo was also listening to the Air Force liaison officer reporting to him the bombing report on the outer positions of Beiyuan City.
"The Air Force dispatched 1,489 aircraft sorties to bomb ground targets. Because the line of sight was blocked, the subsequent bombing effect could not be guaranteed, so the bombing was only carried out once the next day." The liaison officer stood upright and was dressed in a handsome blue military uniform. Represents the Tang Dynasty Air Force.
It was originally expected to carry out three batches of bombings on the first day, but in the end only two batches were carried out. Because after the plane arrived at the battlefield for the second time, it was found that basically no decent ground targets could be found.
There was thick smoke everywhere, because the shelling and the previous bombing created too much smoke and blocked the line of sight, thus seriously affecting the accuracy of the second round of bombing.
To be honest, from a professional point of view, the second round of bombing was a complete waste of ammunition, so Air Force Commander Brahim immediately ordered the cancellation of the originally planned third bombing.
After learning the lesson, the second round of bombing the next day was directly canceled, and the Air Force Command changed all subsequent bombing plans to once a day.
Their air force is also short of ammunition, and they don't have as many bombs as they want. It is simply a crime to take precious bombs and throw them around the battlefield.
You know, taking off a plane itself consumes a lot of precious aviation fuel and drops bombs, which also puts considerable pressure on logistical support. In order to ensure sufficient reserves of ammunition and fuel, Brahim ultimately reduced the number of bombings.
"Can you roughly estimate the losses of the Mirage troops?" Tang Mo looked at the liaison officer and asked.
He now dislikes the Mirage people less and less, because the photos rushed back to Anpu from the front line clearly show the cruelty and barbarism of the Mirage people.
This brought back some unpleasant memories buried deep in Tang Mo's heart. In his subconscious, it only made sense that murder should be done by forces he recognized.
There is no way, he is not a good person, and he never makes sense. He doesn't hate killing, what he hates is that the person who kills is not the country he loves.
"We have no way to estimate, we can only speculate. According to the probability of killing, at least 2,000 Mirage soldiers should have died." the liaison officer replied.
In fact, Tang Mo asked this question a little too hard. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for the Air Force to count the accurate number of enemies killed.
If you just simply count the heavy weapons destroyed, including vehicles and other targets, you can actually count them through equipment such as camera guns.
But if you want to calculate the number of infantry killed and wounded, you can't do it only by using the pilot's description and limited photos.
What's more, after the plane left, the artillery troops kept firing. In this case, how to count those people who died in the bombing? Were those people killed by shelling again?
"Bernard's fleet has been assembled and is heading to the East Bay... They will resupply after arriving in the East Bay and are expected to rest for three days." The naval liaison officer introduced the movements of the naval fleet.
In this war, the naval fleet that was supposed to play a role missed the opportunity to perform. Originally, they could have directly blocked the intervention of the mirage country and ended the war faster.
But because they were late in carrying out the transportation mission, the mirage country took advantage of the situation and made the war so complicated.
However, Tang Mo was not dissatisfied with this, because compared to blocking the Mirage troops from intervening in Beiyuan City, transporting people scattered around the world back to Dragon Island was obviously a more important matter.
"Tell them not to worry! Rest for five days in the East Bay!" Tang Mo delayed the navy's march north: "Order Bernard, including him, to have a good rest! Inspect the warships, replenish supplies and fuel... In short, be prepared and go again Head to Linshui.”
Tang Mo didn't want his fleet to rush all the way like Tsarist Russia's fleet and then hastily join the war, and then make a joke of thousands of miles to get people killed.
What he needs is for the fleet to maintain its best condition and ensure its absolute advantage over the Mirage Fleet! He wants to eliminate the threat in the northern part of the Endless Sea and gain control of the sea once and for all.
Because he knew how far-reaching this naval battle would be. As long as he captured the Mirage Navy, he would be able to face the challenges of the Great China Empire with his back to the sea unscrupulously in the next few years.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The navy liaison officer immediately agreed, then turned around to convey Tang Mo's orders.
Tang Mo looked at the air force liaison officer beside him again, and said: "Order Brahim to keep bombing the outer positions of Beiyuan City!"
After giving the instructions, he looked at Loew again: "Let the artillery troops continue to bombard the Mirage people's positions! Use up all the 130 mm caliber and 200 mm caliber artillery shells in Qi's inventory!"
He had no intention of letting the ground troops attack, and even wanted to attract more Mirage troops to annihilate them under Beiyuan City.
According to Tang Mo's opinion, it would be a waste of this Jedi to only eat 60,000 to 70,000 Mirage troops near Beiyuan City. If possible, he wanted to eat more than 150,000 goblins here, or at least capture about 100,000 goblins.
He needs these slaves to build more railways and roads, and he also needs these slaves to help him dig out and process the mineral deposits regardless of life and death.
In short, he needs a labor force that is cheap, can work overtime, is free of charge, and can abuse and force them to work without anyone caring!
Although the Tang Kingdom is powerful now, it is still not perfect. Tang Mo knew that he had too much construction that required time and manpower to complete, so he hoped that this war could provide him with at least 200,000 additional slaves.
He has already obtained 100,000 Qi prisoners, and he hopes to use the goblins of Mirage to get the remaining 100,000! Because he had already used goblin slaves on Dongwan Island, he didn't feel any extra guilt. He was patient and hard-working, had a craftsman spirit, and was very comfortable to use.
Judging from these factors, people from a certain country seem to be really suitable to serve as slaves. Strict and orderly, there is always a fairy in the industry. If the work is not finished or if it is done wrong, he will slap his mouth and immediately bend down and bow... The conscience of the industry! I have to say that slaves with such curls are rare these days.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Leif wrote down Tang Mo's order. He also felt that instead of spending manpower and material resources to resmelt the tattered weapons and equipment of Qi, it would be more convenient and trouble-free to just use them.
There was no way. Although the Tang Army's weapons and equipment were more advanced, the transportation distance was too long. For a while, the Tang Army's logistics troops really couldn't send enough ammunition to the front lines where ammunition was needed.
