During ancient wars, the most fatal problem was backward communication technology. The battlefield can only be divided into small pieces by backward communication, and each one fights on its own, and there may even be situations where each other is holding back.
Therefore, in most cases, the outcome of ancient wars was determined by battles between tens of thousands of the most elite troops, because these troops were the limit that a commander could control.
Beyond this limit, the flags and drums will completely lose their effect. No matter how brilliant the general is, he will not be able to dispatch and command, and the excess troops will not be able to play their role due to missed opportunities.
Therefore, under the limitations of ancient technical conditions, it is likely that the advantage of military strength cannot be exerted, and the so-called advantage of military strength is often reflected in the aspect of "more soldiers and more generals". To put it bluntly, generals lead their troops to perform their respective tactical tasks and fight for their own strategic goals.
This method is just a compromise. During the battle, due to the different abilities of the generals and the different strengths of the enemy, coordination errors will occur, resulting in failure.
At this moment, the Lanes Imperial Navy Fleet is also facing the same situation: they cannot communicate with each other, so they cannot talk about cooperating with each other.
The guard fleet leading the way has been slapped in the face by the Tang Army's anti-ship missiles, and the main fleet following behind doesn't know anything yet.
King Lynes I sat on the bridge of the USS Lynes aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 40,000 tons, and took a cup of hot tea from the waiter.
He was already very uncomfortable due to seasickness. Twenty days of wandering at sea was really too much for him, a landlubber. But he didn't feel comfortable leaving his most elite troops in the hands of others, so he had no choice but to fight in person.
What he holds in his hands now is the Lions Empire's most elite 100,000 troops, as well as various supplies, and an entire naval fleet.
According to his calculations, there are 5 main aircraft carriers, 5 battleships, and more than 20 lightly modified aircraft carriers! This is definitely a huge force that cannot be ignored.
"Has the communication not been restored yet?" Blomeier stared at the captain of the USS Lines with an ugly expression, and asked in a lowered voice: "Is there anything going wrong?"
"I'm not sure, but this kind of complete communication interruption has never happened before. I suspect that the Tang Army may have discovered our movements." The captain of the Lynes aircraft carrier replied truthfully.
He had previously disagreed with Bloemeyer's crazy plan, and the sneak attack on Dragon Island itself was almost technically impossible. Even if the Tang Army does nothing, as long as it enters the range of Dragon Island, the opponent's patrol aircraft and radar-equipped destroyers will definitely be able to detect this large Lions Empire fleet.
What's more, how could the other party be so insensitive? The war broke out a month ago. All the troops of the Tang Army should be on alert now, and a sneak attack is an impossible task.
What is depressing is that whether it is Navy Commander Bromeier or Emperor Lynes I, they have selectively ignored these problems. Both of them naively believed that the Tang army must not be prepared and the sneak attack would definitely succeed. .
"Report!" The navy carrier-based aircraft commander came over, stood beside the two men, stood at attention and said: "Commander-in-Chief, Captain... Two patrolling Sea Spitfires just came back. They said they saw something right ahead. There were fires burning on the warships in the alert fleet, and thick smoke was billowing."
"What?" Blomeier, who had always had a bad premonition, suddenly raised his voice: "Say it again? What does it mean to light a fire? Thick smoke?"
The captain of the aircraft carrier Lines was also confused: "What happened? Did the pilot who reported it get it wrong?"
"The communications were seriously interfered with, and the reports from the two patrol aircraft were intermittent. However, their reports did include a fire and thick smoke..." the carrier-based aircraft commander replied hesitantly.
He didn't want to believe this kind of thing. The purpose of their visit this time was to sneak attack on Long Island. As a result, we have only walked more than half of the way, and we are still so far away from Dragon Island, when we are discovered by the Tang Dynasty...
It would be fine if they were just discovered, but the Tang people had already begun to attack. This was definitely not good news for such a large fleet.
"It's over... There's a landing fleet behind us, so many ships... I'm afraid it's too late to turn around now..." Bloemeyer began to retreat. Don't look at the fact that he was the proposer and promoter of the sneak attack on Dragon Island before. That was because he thought that the "tactic" of the sneak attack could be successful.
Although there was an element of self-deception in it, at that time he really thought that taking risks could lead to success. Now, the situation has become complicated, and all the prerequisites set before have disappeared. In this case, of course he dare not continue to risk the entire fleet and make a big gamble.
"That's not right... Why did they attack us directly? Did they declare war on us? Why did they attack our fleet?" Soon, Blomeier grasped the key to another problem.
Lions I, who took medicine and drank hot tea, regained some strength. He looked at the small circle where Blommyer and others gathered, and his brows wrinkled unconsciously.
"What's the matter?" He hated people hiding things from him, so the emperor coughed and asked in a majestic tone.
"Your Majesty!" Several people were frightened when they heard Lions I's voice, and then they were a little at a loss because they didn't know whether they should inform Lions I of the news.
In the end, it was Bloemeyer who answered the question of Lions I: "Your Majesty, there is some uncertain news just now... The warning fleet ahead has been attacked... probably from the Tang Empire."
"What!?" Lions I suddenly stood up from his position. He shook a bit, then walked to Bloemeyer and others, and asked nervously: "What happened? One or five Tell me exactly!"
After hearing the ins and outs explained by several of his subordinates, Lions I regained some of his composure. He looked at the communications officer standing to one side and asked sternly: "When will communications be restored? When will the equipment be repaired?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...I don't know how long it will take..." The communications officer answered the emperor's question bravely: "So far we have not found out the reason for the interruption of radio communications!"
"Commander! How do you think we should respond to this situation?" Lions I looked at Blomeier.
