1870 Slight Relief

The aircraft sank slightly at the end of the deck, but was quickly pulled up and lifted into the air at a large angle.

Then came the second one.

The third one!

When the four reconnaissance planes flew over the outer reaches of the fleet, three outer light warships and two civilian ships inside had been hit.

Two of the warships were capsizing, and the transport ship used to transport Gefra scientists was hit by two torpedoes in succession. There were signs of fracture at the location where the torpedo hit the second time!

Another ship that was hit and used to transport goods also began to take in water, but the situation was not particularly bad. The only thing that was bad was some artwork in the ship.

These works of art cannot touch the sea water!

Under the sea, the submarines were basically leaving, except for the two submarines directly behind the fleet that had not yet left.

The Navy Headquarters requested that they must completely sink the freighter used to transport scientists. Now as the first round of attacks took effect, Pengio's fleet began to change its formation.

But no matter how they changed, the freighter that stayed in place, lost power, and began to tilt and break, could not move.

It has become a target. Sending two more torpedoes at this time can completely destroy it!

The captains of both submarines knew the orders of the Navy Headquarters, no matter the cost!

As the torpedoes were fired again, aircraft in the air quickly locked onto the two submarines that had not yet fled the scene.

The reconnaissance plane reported its position via radio, and soon two planes carrying depth charges took off from the deck and flew towards this side.

A lot of depth charges were prepared in the Pengeo people's sea fortress, when Gefra and the Federation participated in joint military exercises.

The performance of Gaevra's submarine made the Penteo people secretly frightened. The super high moving speed, coupled with the torpedo's ability to hit weak parts of the hull, would become a nightmare for the sea fortress!

In order to suppress the Gefra's submarine force, the Penteo people prepared many depth charges.

It's a pity that these things were not used on the Gefra people in the end, but on the federal people.

The two planes flew slightly ahead of the submarine and lowered their altitude relatively. After calculating the time and distance, the pilot in the co-pilot seat pulled the bomb-dropping equipment.

Two weird-looking bombs swayed from side to side and fell into the water, and then two planes lifted up.

A few seconds later, two water columns rose high!

The two submarines that had been accelerating away seemed to have been blown away by the bombs. They lost their acceleration and moved a certain distance by relying on inertia, and finally slowly merged with the sea.

But their mission was accomplished!

With the final torpedo, the freighter transporting the scientists was hit again, triggering a more violent explosion and sinking quickly.

A large number of scientists who fell into the water were swept into the depths of the ocean by the turbulent currents. Except for a few people who were lucky enough not to be involved, basically everyone in the boat was destroyed!

In the end, the Pengeo sailors only rescued more than 40 scientists, and more than 1,700 people died in the attack!

There was a huge uproar as soon as the news came back to Gevra, and then Pengeo officially announced the attack to the world.

Their diplomat used vicious words such as "appalling" and "inhumane" to describe the attack. In his description, it was as if the Federals had become synonymous with evil.

A devastating attack was carried out on an escorted freighter transporting scientists and innocent civilians.

And they also gave a list of the dead. What is really unexpected is that there are not only scientists on this ship, but also the former emperor of Gefra and a large number of royal family members, former prime ministers, former ministers of the navy and a large number of nobles. !

And these people all died in this attack!

It can even be said that because of such an attack, Gaevra's royal family was completely ruined!

Immediately after the news spread internationally, the First Minister of the Federal Ministry for International Affairs held a press conference.

At the press conference, he gave a completely different "truth."

"...Penteio officials have recently confused right and wrong about the naval battle that took place in the Western Ocean, trying to confuse right and wrong, which is very disgusting."

"At the same time, we are here to condemn the abominable behavior of the Penteo Empire military by hijacking civilian ships and people on board to protect their military operations."

"War should be kept away from innocent people, but they have chosen to involve innocent people in the war, which also exposed their ugly face..."

On the TV, the Federation Eagle waved his arms with a righteous look on his face and loudly rebuked the Penteo people for their despicability and shamelessness.

According to his description, in order to avoid being attacked, Pengeo's navy used a civilian ship as a cover, which eventually led to the civilian ship being accidentally sunk during the exchange of fire.

Before the fighting broke out, no one knew that there were innocent people above, or who they were.

So the one who is really responsible for this is not the federal government, but the Pengeo military!

Subsequently, the Ghafra government-in-exile also held a press conference, severely criticizing the shameful and despicable practices of the Pengeo government, and saying that one day they will have to pay the corresponding price for what they have done!

At the same time, the government-in-exile calls on the Gefra people all over the world, as well as the fighters who are interested in maintaining world peace, to join forces to fight against the Pengeo people's ugly ambition to dominate the world!

Otherwise, Gaevra today will be them tomorrow!

For the Pengeo Empire, although they lost a large number of scientists who could be used, they also gained a large amount of wealth.

When the cargo ship loaded with gold bricks docked at the Western Ocean port, a large number of reporters began to faithfully record everything they saw with their cameras!

Countless amounts of gold, silver, and jewelry were removed from these ships.

The navy soldiers seemed to be particularly talkative. Not only did they allow them to take close-up shots, they also took the initiative to open every box filled with gold bars to reveal the gold bricks inside.

"Jewelry is piled up in wooden boxes one after another like sand and gravel. The piles of gold bricks emit a charming light. I don't know whether it is the luster of gold or the reflected sunlight..."

These are the exact words of a reporter. He did not exaggerate the facts, because this is the truth!

No, it should be said that the truth is more exaggerated than people think!

More gold is still waiting to be shipped to Gefra. His Majesty the Emperor has given a death order. Gefra is not allowed to leave a gram of gold or a gram of silver!

The collection of private precious metals and jewelry has just begun. Gold, silver, and jewelry will continue to be sent over for quite some time, but the scale is not as large as this time.

The evening news report suddenly eased the tense social atmosphere a lot, and His Majesty the Emperor also ordered a small banquet to be held in the palace.

He invited diplomats from the subject countries and the country's great nobles.

This time he will use part of the money to stabilize these dependent countries.

He didn't really want to do it, but now he had to do it!

The situation in Pengeo's country and surrounding vassal countries was already critical, and the defeat of Gefra gave them a chance to breathe.

If the internal troubles in the surrounding small countries are not resolved now, the enemies that Peng Jieo will face soon will not only be the federal people!

The high-pressure blood-sucking policy has made the middle and lower classes of these countries full of hatred for the Pengeo Empire. They had no chance before, but now that the opportunity comes, they will definitely not let it go.

For example, in the first countries to become vassal states, internal turmoil has already occurred. Some anti-government armed forces gathered some people who could not stand the oppression and stood up to resist the rulers.

Once this trend spreads, it can cause big problems.

The dinner was held successfully. As the emperor of a large empire, he naturally knew how to use his advantages to solve the current difficulties.

Money, orders, food!

As for whether they can suppress these problems in the end, it depends on the next war.

A new batch of federal troops have been put into the war. After the first three days when the casualty rate was the highest, the number of casualties has suddenly dropped.

Of course, thanks to the arrival of a large amount of supplies, the soldiers began to build fortifications.

The part of the beach they currently occupy, including offshore, will be built into an impregnable fortress to ensure that their logistics will not be cut off as they continue to penetrate deeper.

Days of fighting have made the recruits mature a lot. Those who were immature and did not fully understand the cruelty of war have already died on the battlefield.

Relying on various fortifications, the casualty rate of the Federals was significantly reduced.

On a new day, the smoke from the battlefield gradually faded away. Last night, the two sides launched a fierce attack and defense around the front line.

The Confederacy attempted to launch an attack around daylight, but ultimately gave up.

Because they currently control a relatively small area and have a small number of soldiers.

After fighting all night, everyone was very tired and rested during the day.

If you still want to launch an attack during the day, you must at least have a group of replacement soldiers.

The soldiers also began to gradually adapt to everything here...

In the afternoon, as soon as Ryan got up from resting in the rear area of ​​Nagaril, someone came to find him.

Judging by his rank, he is a lieutenant colonel.

A lieutenant colonel is already considered an upper-level officer in the federal military. After the war, he may be promoted to the rank of general even if he does not do much.

Not to mention that he heard from a comrade who works in the Ministry of National Defense that the Ministry of National Defense plans to establish a transitional military rank between school officers and general officers. Currently, it is biased towards generals, and is tentatively designated as "Brigadier General."

As long as he reaches the rank of brigadier general, the future major general will not be able to escape.

"This is... Lieutenant Colonel. He has something to do with you."

After the two shook hands, the lieutenant colonel directly explained his purpose.

"Our next conversation involves military secrets. I hope that whether we reach an agreement or not, you will not disclose it to the outside world."

Ryan's expression became much more serious, and he nodded repeatedly, "I know the confidentiality clause."

The lieutenant colonel nodded, "Currently we are trapped on the beach, and our outward expansion is very slow. Moreover, there is intelligence that more enemies are gathering, and they intend to trap us in this area."

"So the Ministry of National Defense and the military jointly formulated a new combat plan..."