It is not easy to find the enemy's fleet on the vast sea. Even if the enemy's activity area is known, the two sides seem to be two blind men fighting, completely unaware of where the other side is.
If the speed of both sides is about the same, then hide-and-seek will be even more tiring: even if they see each other, one will run and the other will chase them, and they will have to chase them forever.
That's why weapons like aircraft carriers will appear in later generations: During the World War II era, aircraft provided the fleet with a huge reconnaissance field of vision, which was equivalent to lighting up the map, which was extremely convenient.
Later, with the development of technology, the carrier-based aircraft that lit up the map were not as good as directly attacking. The attack distance was long and the attack effect was significant. They immediately replaced the battleships and became the new favorite of the navy.
Even with the advent of radar later, the detection range and attack distance of carrier-based aircraft are not comparable to radar, so the status of aircraft carriers in the navy has always been solid.
It was not until satellites and ultra-long-range anti-ship missiles began to become popular that aircraft carriers truly had a security crisis. However, as a maritime information node and the most effective means of conducting tactical attacks, it is still the most important part of naval combat ships.
It's a pity that the current Tang Navy does not have such an artifact as an aircraft carrier, so Bernard can only be like a blind man, constantly groping on the sea, looking for the main fleet of the Mirage Navy.
In fact, at the same moment, the main fleet of the Mirage Navy was also looking for the main fleet of the Tang Navy.
Because he had some intelligence gathering ability, Cyric received a message from the intelligence personnel at Linshui Port.
They saw the Tang Army's main fleet replenishing fuel and supplies at Linshui before leaving. Needless to say, their destination was very clear.
Judging from the opponent's trajectory, this Tang Army's main fleet first resupplied in East Bay, then went north to Linshui, and then left after resupplying in Linshui. The route went all the way north, and its natural target was between Beiyuan City and Mirage Kingdom. route.
Therefore, Mirage Kazuo led the fleet to dispatch again, preparing to intercept the Tang Army's fleet and fight to the death with the Tang Army's fleet, which was working hard on the expedition.
Unfortunately, Kazuo Mirage doesn't have an aircraft carrier, so he can only light up the map of dozens of kilometers around him. Such a small area is of no use even if it is placed on the sea.
As a result, both sides were determined to fight to the death, but neither could find the enemy's fleet. Therefore, the Tang Kingdom's fleet had to once again take up the task of intercepting the Mirage Kingdom's transport ships and forcing them to come.
However, this method takes time, and Bernard needs to continue to wait patiently if he wants to confront the enemy fleet head-on.
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In Beiyuan City, outside the gate of a courtyard, seven or eight Mirage soldiers held Cyric Type 1 rifles with bayonets stuck in them, and smashed the gate of this house with their butts.
The old man who lives here has three sons. He used to be a merchant selling grain in the city, and he was also from a wealthy family. But as the scale of the battle in Beiyuan City continued to expand, his food business could no longer continue, and his life was really getting worse day by day.
"Coming, coming, coming." The old grain merchant opened the door nervously, and the short Mirage soldiers rushed into the yard.
The leading Mirage officer held a pistol and with a cruel smile on his face, he grabbed the old man's collar without any explanation: "Old man! It's time to hand over the food!"
"Ah?" Hearing what the other party said, the old grain merchant exclaimed in disbelief, and then quickly explained: "Sir, sir! Little old man, I just handed over the grain per person yesterday! Now at home, now at home There really is no food left!”
"Bah! You handed in the food yesterday, so you don't need to pay it today? Did you eat yesterday? Do you need to eat today?" The Mirage officer kicked the old man in the stomach and raised his leg high.
The old man fell to the ground in pain. The three sons behind him angrily broke away from their mother's obstruction and rushed to their father's side.
"Don't! Don't don't!" The old man quickly stretched out his hand and stopped his children while shouting loudly: "I have money! I have money to redeem my life! Sir, I will give you money, don't be impulsive! Don't be impulsive!" "
"Huh?" The cruel smile on the Mirage officer's face became even brighter. He pointed his gun at several people and said, "Then take the money out! Five gold coins per head! Not even a copper plate will do!"
"What?" When the old grain merchant heard the price, his face turned pale with fright. How many gold coins can he save after working hard all his life? When the other party opened his mouth, he wanted more than a small amount of money.
The previous officials' extortion was more or less tolerable. Now that the army is stationed in Beiyuan City, the food business cannot be done. In turn, they have to spend high prices to buy food to satisfy their hunger. Life is already very difficult, where can they still have large savings?
"There are five people in total, 25 gold coins! Take it out and we'll leave." The Mirage officer smiled greedily, stretched out five fingers and shook them in front of the old man's face.
"My lord, my lord! I don't have that much money, not that much." The old grain merchant still wanted to bargain.
As a result, his words came to fruition, and the Mirage officer impatiently motioned for his men to take action. Several Mirage soldiers smashed down the old grain merchant with their rifle butts, making the old grain merchant's mouth full of blood.
"My lord, my lord! Don't fight! Don't fight! There are 17 gold coins in the jar under my bed. There are only so many, only so many." The old man ignored his loose teeth and kept the things he wanted to resist. child, shouted loudly.
As expected, the Mirage soldiers stopped taking action. Two people rushed into the house and quickly brought out a jar. The Mirage officer looked at it and found that there were indeed some gold and silver coins inside.
"I have suffered a loss, so let me give you a way to survive." The words of the Mirage officer made the old grain merchant breathe a sigh of relief. He thought that he had been able to deal with today's matter.
But before he could spit out this breath, he heard the Mirage officer say shamelessly: "I will accept the two gold coins with a smile. You pay the heads of three people and choose two of them. I will kill them to make a good deal." "
"Ah?" When the old man heard this, he was trembling with fear: "Sir, sir! The old man took out all the money! Sir, have mercy, have mercy!"
"You shameless bastards, bastards! You have taken away all the food from our house and given us all the money. What else do you want! What do you want!" The hostess who had been crying finally broke out and rushed over. Roaring filial piety to those goblin soldiers.
"Bang!" There was a gunshot, and the old lady clutched her chest and fell in the courtyard, becoming silent immediately.
"Mom!" When the eldest of the three children saw that his mother had been killed, he got angry and rushed towards the leading Mirage officer. As a result, he was stopped by two bayonets on the way, stabbed left and right, and vomited blood. fell to the ground.
"Bold! How dare you resist?" the Mirage officer shouted with a grin.
When the old grain merchant saw that his wife and one of his children had died like this, he quickly shouted: "Two are dead, two are dead! I paid for the rest! Please be merciful, please be merciful!"
The Mirage officer snorted, looked at the remaining three people, and said again: "If you resist, the price is not worth it. If you have the money, hand it over as soon as possible, or I will kill another one!"
Upon hearing this, the old grain merchant quickly howled: "Sir, have mercy, sir, have mercy! This family doesn't have half a copper!"
"Really?" The Mirage officer smiled sinisterly and looked at the youngest son.
"No more!" The boy was less than 18 years old and had already been scared out of his wits. He quickly shook his head and said.
"It seems that there is really no more." The Mirage officer felt a little regretful, because it seemed that the family in front of him really couldn't make any money out of it.
"There really are none!" the old grain merchant cried.
"Alas..." After sighing, the Mirage officer shook his head and said: "Since there is no money, what's the point of living..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding Mirage soldiers swarmed forward with bayonets in hand. The remaining three father and son hugged each other and screamed in agony, before being stabbed to death in the yard.
"Put a seal on the door and wait until tomorrow for people to clean it up and prepare it for other troops to use." The Mirage officer had no intention of letting anyone here go.
His purpose was to extort all the money and food from these families, then kill them and even occupy their residences.
And this was not the first time that something like this had happened. The Mirage Army was killing people and setting fires everywhere in the city, and the order had long since collapsed.
What makes the people of Qi most angry is that His Highness, the second prince of Qi, who was supposed to protect them, is neither alive nor dead, and has no intention of coming forward.
In the neighborhood, cries and begging for mercy were heard one after another, but the people of Mirage showed no intention of stopping. They didn't even have time to dispose of the bodies because they were worried that the surrounding civilians would flee immediately after hearing the sound.
However, they still have to do the work of breaking the bones and absorbing the marrow. After all, the stolen money belongs to them - Mirage Musaburo issued an order that the coins stolen from the robbery belong to individuals and the food is confiscated!
This is also one of the means to motivate these mirage soldiers to commit crimes. Because of personal gains, the people below will be more active and carry out his orders more efficiently.
At this moment, the entire Beiyuan City has become a living hell. The Mirage garrison, which was at least pretending before, is now completely unrestrained. They were like wild beasts, frantically slaughtering the people of Qi who had welcomed them.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! You have to take care of it! If this continues, all of us Qi people will be killed!" A waiter cried and knelt in front of the second prince Jiang Zhi, praying to his master. If you can come forward, at least restrain the people of Mirage and stop them from going too far.
But Jiang Zhi didn't seem to hear him, he just sat there and didn't speak.
