Chapter 887 Steel Gate (Seeking Monthly Ticket)

The next day, the Royal Third Fleet, which was still resting, received a mission.

'Black Sail' discovered an island not far from the sea, and determined that the island was a supply point for the Feysacs.

The mission of the Third Fleet is to assault that island and destroy the supply point that the Feysacs call the 'Steel Gate'.

In this way, whether the Feysacs want to rebuild the supply point, or want to continue the war on the coast of the Intersea, they need to think carefully.

After receiving the order, Xifa ordered the fleet to set off, and at the same time, asked O'Neill to send the information on 'Steel Gate' to his captain's room.

At this time, in the captain's cabin, Xifa threw various fruits to the parrot Gregor while studying the information provided by 'Black Sail'.

The island that serves as the supply point is located between the other two larger islands, so it is relatively hidden. If you don't go deep, it is difficult to detect it just by passing nearby.

Although the 'Steel Gate' was built temporarily, the person who set up the supply point is obviously an expert.

It was designed as a fortress.

The northeast and northwest sides of the fortress are almost vertical cliffs, below which is the sea.

On its east side, a large island became a natural barrier. The undulating terrain and dense forests on the island well concealed the existence of this fortress.

Around the cliff, there is a 305mm main gun.

There are also 4 shooting guns, 8 six-pound guns, and 12 six-barreled machine guns. Such powerful firepower is enough to cover the sea under the cliff.

Well, actually.

That can no longer be called the surface of the sea.

It's more like a 'long river' sandwiched between two islands. The width of this river is only wide enough for a sailing battleship to pass through.

Therefore, if you want to launch a surprise attack from the bottom of the cliff, you must first withstand the powerful firepower output above.

Xifa knew without thinking deeply that the firepower used by the Fusacs to cover the river was definitely more than the visible artillery and six-barreled machine guns.

On the south side of the fortress, there is a slope leading to the island pier. If you consider attacking the fortress from this side, you can only use the method of landing and dispatch soldiers to carry out an assault.

But in this way, it is necessary to face the test of the fire barrier on the ramp, as well as the three trenches behind, the 7-meter-high protective wall, and various fire points on the wall.

In addition, even under the slope, at the foot of the mountain, there is a long trench dug by hand.

This long trench connects both sides of the island and arches the hillside where the fortress is to be located. The long trench is six meters wide and is usually equipped with armor plates to facilitate the transportation of supplies by horse-drawn carts.

In wartime, the armor plate will be removed, and soldiers will be transported into the long trench to build a line of defense.

When the battle is unfavorable, you can evacuate to the fortress, and at the same time fill the long trench with water and oil, it can be used again to delay the enemy's advance speed.

In addition, not far from this island is a Feysac fleet base. If the fortress is attacked, it cannot be taken down in a short time.

Then, the assaulting side will have to withstand the test of firepower from both the fortress and the reinforcements.

Xifa stroked his chin and looked at the information. If it wasn't for the fact that the military department had also dispatched a formation of the Intersea Fleet, it was responsible for intercepting the support from the Feysac Fleet Base during the assault of the Third Fleet.

He even wondered if someone was avenging his own personal revenge, and actually set himself such a difficult problem.

After seeing the layout outside the fortress, Xifa looked at the layout inside the fortress again.

The more he watched, the more he frowned.

The internal layout of the fortress is even more intricate. It can be said that this material fortress is a well-designed and built group of fortresses.

Each fortress is scattered in a pentagonal area. It effectively uses forts, artillery positions, and machine gun positions, and combines them skillfully to form a tight defense system.

But now, the fortress group inside the fortress is just a prototype and needs to be perfected.

But it is conceivable that once it is perfected, it will cooperate with high-sequence powerhouses.

This material fortress will become a nightmare in the middle sea battlefield.

The fortress is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if you want to win it, you must pay a heavy price. Leaving it alone will allow the Feysacs to obtain a steady stream of supplies.

It's no wonder that after 'Black Sail' discovered the existence of this material fortress, the military department immediately issued a task of destroying it.

After reading the materials, Xifa called all the tactical staff on board and distributed the materials to them.

Next, Xifa gave his own ideas from the perspective of a "conspirator", and asked these tactical staff to complete the details and quickly formulate a set of action plans.

Steel Gate, inside the Material Fortress.

The person in charge of the fortress, Olamich, one of the admirals of Feysac, returned to his office after inspecting the progress of the construction of the fortress group inside the fortress.

His office was not spacious, which made Olamic, who was over two meters tall, feel uncomfortable. The conditions here were far worse than those of his flagship.

Therefore, he has applied to the military department more than once to go to Jianhai to participate in the war.

It's a pity that the military department rejected it time and time again.

Today, the application he just submitted was rejected by the military department.

And this time, the speed of rejection was outrageous.

Olamich had just sent the telegram and received a reply two hours later.

He remembered the first time, it took a full week for the military department to reply.

Apparently the military had stopped wasting time on this matter, and was determined to keep him in the fortress.

"Damn it, those Einhorns have lost so many battles."

"Yegor withdrew overnight, Morsk was captured, and the Battle of Jianhai was delayed."

"That's it, those bastards of the royal family are still hanging on, they are so thick-skinned!"

After reading the latest battle report, Olamic scolded the royal family severely, and now he has a little sympathy for Siewicz's experience.

He personally felt that non-royal members such as himself and Sevic were excluded, and for them, the Sequence 4 Iron-Blooded Knight and their current rank were the end they could reach.

Further up, the road has been sealed off by the royal family.

After venting, Olamic poured a glass of red wine and a glass of 'Ormir'.

This is the benefit of the material fortress, as well as the benefit of the fortress supervisor.

"At least, those guys in the royal family definitely don't have time to taste it now."

Olamich snorted and sipped slightly.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and then his adjutant, a slightly thin Feysac, reported.

"General, I just received the message."

"Loen's Royal Third Fleet and a battleship formation from the Intersea Fleet are heading to Omega Island."

Omega Island is the island where the Feysac fleet base is located.

Hearing this news, Olamich was not surprised: "It seems that those Loen people have discovered our fleet base, but it seems that they haven't discovered our fortress yet."

"However, we cannot take this lightly."

"From this moment on, the fortress is on alert."

"Let the scouts on the outer islands keep an eye on me. If there is a ship approaching, notify me immediately."