"Dang Dang Dang!" When Tang Mo finally finished one drawing and was about to start copying the second one, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Tang Mo ordered casually, and then saw the tall and muscular bartender walking in and standing by the door.
The guards knew that Alice came to visit Tang Mo, so if they didn't have urgent information, they would not allow the bartender to knock on Tang Mo's door.
But what they didn't know was that Tang Mo was a normal man, and he couldn't squander himself without any pressure like some people.
What needed to be done had already been done, and he even had time to draw drawings for more than an hour under Alice's gaze.
"What's the matter?" Tang Mo no longer cares much about the battle situation on the front line. For him, the outcome has been decided, so there is nothing to worry about.
Unless the Great China Empire and Chu State can immediately declare war on Tang State, there will not be much change in the situation on the battlefield.
It is simply unrealistic to expect the Mirage troops to come out and defeat the Tang army surrounding them, or to expect the Qi prince to cheer up and launch a counterattack.
The eldest prince didn't even have enough ammunition. The main reason why he could persist until now was that the Tang army didn't kill him.
As for the Mirage Country, it is now being bombarded every day and then bombed again. It is so frightened that it has no time to think about itself. It is definitely overthinking to organize a counterattack.
The bartender said: "Your Majesty! We received reports that a large number of airship troops were discovered in the southern waters of the Endless Sea."
"Airship?" Tang Mo was slightly startled. He really didn't expect that Cyric would have the guts to use such an expensive but useless outdated weapon.
For him, these weapons are completely money-making things. The only reason why he uses airships is to advertise this thing.
"Yes, sailors from a Liberty Ship discovered this airship force. They reported the situation. Dozens of airships are not far from Dragon Island." The bartender briefly introduced the situation.
When Tang Mo heard the news, he almost laughed out loud: "Good guy, are they going to Dragon Island?"
"Yes! Obviously, they plan to attack Long Island and destroy our industrial facilities there." The bartender nodded and said to Tang Mo.
After hearing the news, Tang Mo even began to wonder if the decision-maker of Cyric who made such a decision was out of his mind.
Knowing that the Tang Army had new weapons such as fighter jets, they dared to send airship troops to participate in the battle. This can no longer be said to be courageous, it can be said to be brave and not afraid of death!
"The Air Force calculated the speed. When the opponent approached Long Island, it was night! Our fighter jets couldn't intercept it at all." The bartender explained again.
"Oh!" Tang Mo nodded slightly: "That's it! They plan to use the night as cover to sneak attack on Long Island!"
"That's probably it." The bartender immediately agreed with Tang Mo's judgment.
Tang Mo nodded slightly again: "They don't naively think that my fighter force cannot find these idiots' airships at sea, right?"
"..." The bartender didn't speak.
Tang Mo narrowed his eyes and called his secretary: "Secretary! Come in! Send my order to Harry to have the fighter jets stationed on Dragon Island take off and intercept any aircraft trying to approach Dragon Island!"
"Yes!" The secretary saluted behind the bartender, turned around and walked out of the room.
"They were really creative in the sneak attack on Long Island!" Tang Mo thought for a while and then said: "Since they sent out airships, will they also send out warships?"
"It's very possible!" The bartender came to deliver the news. He didn't leave immediately after delivering the news. He just wanted to remind Tang Mo that the other party might attack Long Island with all his strength.
Tang Mo silently calculated the military strength of Long Island in his mind: There are now more than 2 million people there, and two divisions of troops are stationed there. It can be said to be very safe on the shore.
On the endless sea, Tang Mo couldn't think of anyone else who could transport so many troops to remote landings in one go. Even he didn't have such transportation capacity.
If the other party only sent a few thousand people to land, it would not be enough for the Tang army to fight. There is a tank training corps and an air force academy on Dragon Island. Just the students training there can repel thousands of enemy troops.
In addition to these troops, Tang Mo also left an air force on the island. These air forces were equipped with fighter jets. Their mission was to ensure absolute safety over Long Island.
There was no other way. In order to support the frontline operations, Tang Mo transferred all the Stuka dive bombers that could be transferred. He also transferred the bomber unit of the Flying Fortress.
Although the performance of the remaining Butcher fighter units is not very good for ground support, it is great for attacking Cyric's airships.
Even Tang Mo doubted whether the airship force assembled by Cyric was enough to fight two Butcher fighter jets.
Therefore, Tang Mo had no doubt that he had absolute advantages in the air and on land, so he began to plan his naval fleet.
What stayed on Long Island was not the main fleet of the Tang Kingdom, but a squadron. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of this fleet is actually not strong. Compared with the navies of various countries, it does not have an absolute advantage.
Now, there are dozens of steel warships in various countries, some purchased from Datang Group, some purchased from Cyric, in short, there are a lot of them.
If these battleships were really assembled, the Tang Navy would not have an advantage if the Tang Army did not dispatch the Dongwan-class battleships.
There are three former Wolf-class cruisers deployed on Longdao that have been renamed Weigang-class, and nine Fengshun-class destroyers (previously simplified destroyers) that were built in a hurry. Their combat effectiveness is indeed average.
Grabbing the phone in front of him, Tang Mo said, "Have Loew and the naval liaison officer come to my office."
Soon, Loew walked in together with the naval liaison officer and stood in front of Tang Mo. Tang Mo motioned for them to find a place to sit down, while he sorted out the drawings and put them aside.
"Bartender, tell them the news." Tang Mo sat next to Alice, grabbed the boiling water on the coffee table, and took a sip.
Soon, everyone who came later knew the whole story. Loew's face became serious, and the naval liaison officer also frowned.
"Your Majesty. If Cyric really dispatches the navy, then we are likely to be passive near Dragon Island." Loew organized his words and said to Tang Mo.
The naval liaison officer also added: "Your Majesty. If the enemy launches bombardment at the port, we will lose the dock and pier, which will seriously affect the production capacity of Longgang and Weigang."
In fact, what Tang Mo was most worried about was this: the other party was just here to cause trouble, not to land on Dragon Island. They only need to smash the bottles and cans on Long Island, and Tang Mo will have to spend a lot of time and energy to restore production capacity.
The most deceiving thing is that Longgang not only has docks and docks, it also has the most important facilities: oil refineries and pipelines.
If these things were destroyed, Tang Mo would not be able to guarantee his energy supply. His various advanced troops are all oil tigers. Once there is a problem with the energy supply, the Tang army will be as tragic as the German army in 1944.
"I suggest that Bernard return! At least the situation on Long Island can be stabilized." Loew looked at Tang Mo and suggested: "Oil is the top priority, not to mention that there are various factories on Long Island. If the terminal If it gets destroyed, we will be cut off from shipping for at least a week, which is terrible.”
In his opinion, oil supply is the most important. As for the people of Beiyuan City, they are not worthy of comparison.
The navy's liaison officer also nodded: "Your Majesty! I also believe that without General Bernard's main fleet and relying only on the squadron, it is impossible to ensure port security. Moreover, if the enemy attacks Wei Port and Long Port at the same time, , the squadron cannot guarantee the safety of two ports at the same time!"
"Ha! Cyric really made a good deal! They only used a bunch of outdated airships to force my main fleet to turn around and return..." Tang Mo sighed unwillingly.
It is not easy to find the enemy's fleet on the vast sea, so it is not yet certain whether the enemy's fleet participated in this attack on Dragon Island.
But in order to prevent the situation from getting worse, Tang Mo could only acquiesce that the enemy had a fleet approaching Long Island. In order to ensure nothing went wrong, Tang Mo had no choice but to recall his main fleet.
After sighing with emotion, he had to admit the fact: "It seems that our enemies are smarter than we think!"
"Your Majesty!" Loew wanted to persuade him again. He thought Tang Mo was unwilling to give up the great opportunity to severely damage the Mirage Kingdom.
Tang Mo stopped him and said: "Let Bernard return! Preserving Dragon Island is the top priority! There is no room for failure! He will definitely be very irritable, but there is nothing we can do about it."
After ordering his fleet to turn back south, Tang Mo continued: "They made such a move, there must be a follow-up! Order the navy's patrol ships... to pay close attention to the movements of the Mirage Navy fleet!"
"We have to consider one thing now..." After giving the order, Tang Mo looked at Loew: "If the Mirage Navy goes south and tries to cut off the transportation from Linshui to Dongwan, Dongwan to Longdao Line, what should we do?”
Originally, the Tang Navy was prepared to annihilate the Mirage Navy, but now, the offensive and defensive momentum seems to have been reversed. The helpless Tang Navy was attracted to the south, and Tang Mo felt the pressure brought to him by breaking the engagement for the first time.
A little annoyed, he added: "Since they sent the airship troops to give us problems, don't even think about this bait going back! Order the air force of Long Island to attack! Shoot down all the airships! Don't stay. Any ship!"
