Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 416 Chapter 416
A few hours later, several countries moved without warning, like a calm lake boiling instantly.

After receiving the order, Strauss, the naval commander of the Dorne Kingdom, immediately assembled the fleet, and without thinking about it, he attacked all the Mirage merchant ships that were trading off the Dorne coast and could be found.

Afterwards, the Dorne Kingdom declared war on the Phantom Country. The Dorne Navy formed a fleet of 2 Bunas-class ironclad ships, 12 of the largest sailing warships, and 32 logistics supply sailing ships, preparing to join the Datang Group's expedition to the Phantom Country.

The Yangmu Kingdom also declared war on the Mirage Kingdom a few hours later, and the two Bunas-class ironclad ships were also dispatched, leading the supply ship aggressively out to sea, across the commercial route.

Almost at the same time as the Yangmu Kingdom, the Frozen Kingdom's naval fleet also had two Bunas-class ironclad ships, and the Frozen Kingdom dispatched an additional 12 steam wooden ships, which can be regarded as the main force of the navy.

Without further ado, the fleet of the Kingdom of Wright went northward and sailed to the sea off Bunas. The future Lions I, King Wright VII declared war on the Mirage Kingdom and announced that it would send a fleet to participate in the battle against the Mirage Kingdom.

The fleet composed of two Burnas-class ironclad ships and seven wooden steamships is also not to be underestimated, and the combat effectiveness is quite scary.

The Pinewood Kingdom also sent a navy to participate in the battle, but instead of dispatching their own ironclad ships, they dispatched 50 sailing warships to help ensure the safety of the sea line of communication.

For a moment, it seemed that the entire endless sea became rough and the waves became rough. The naval warships of various countries hung their battle flags and frantically searched for mirage transport ships in the sea.

As soon as the target is found, a fierce battle will erupt immediately.Mirage's armed merchant ships suffered heavy losses, and all pure transport ships were captured or sunk.

This is just what happened within a few hours, and Mirage will soon find out what a tragic price they have paid.

Dorne, Susas, Wright, Yangmu, Pinewood... the five countries that signed the treaty declared war on the mirage country successively, and then the Nanla Empire also fell into trouble and declared war on the mirage country.

For a time, colliers sailed across the sea, and a modified ship with a wooden hull and a steam engine began to emerge.

The navies of all countries seem to want to show their strength and exercise their troops in this war, so they all took out their wealth.

Just wooden steamships, there are as many as thirty or forty ships assembled in Bunas. Most of these ships are coal carriers, which can be regarded as supply ships for the naval fleets of various countries.

Similarly, there are also many sailing ships assembled. Relying on the huge number, they can transport troops, horses and even personnel.

Don't look at the transportation capacity of a Liberty Ship that only a dozen sailboats can match, but sailboats are the main transportation force of various countries, and hundreds of them can be assembled casually, which is definitely a transportation force that cannot be ignored.

"Her? Why is she here to join in the fun?" When Harry was struggling to arrange for ships from various countries to resupply at Bunas Port, Sophia's maid suddenly came to visit, as if she had something urgent to ask.

Harry was so busy that he was dizzy, but he still found time to see the anxious maid.As soon as the two met, the maid spoke first and said: "Seriously, I heard that you have a dispute with Mirage. I came to you this time to tell you something!"

"Huh?" Harry frowned, he knew that the maid in this state really didn't come to entertain him.

"Cyric has always had an arms business with Mirage before. Before that, Mirage purchased a large amount of Cyric's arms." The maid cut straight to the point, revealing the secrets of Cyric and Mirage.

"Is it convenient to talk about the content of the transaction?" Harry was not polite, and asked the most core content directly.

"Mistress Sophia did not lead the transaction, so she only knows a rough idea. Mirage has purchased dozens of Cyric ships... the kind of steam ships with large water wheels on both sides... I can understand you when I say that Is it?" The maid first talked about the ship transaction.

Harry nodded, of course he knew that Cyric had a paddle steamer, and that was nothing advanced.So he spoke directly and said to the maid: "We call that kind of ship a paddle ship. I also heard that the Nanla Empire purchased some..."

"Mirage bought armed...Ming. Paddle steamer. There are turrets on the front and back, the kind with strong combat power..." The maid looked at Harry's not-so-handsome face, and couldn't help adding another sentence.

"I see, what about the quantity? Do you know?" Harry continued to ask.

"We are also checking the exact number...but there should be more than 20 ships." The maid knew everything without saying anything.

"Any more?" Harry asked again.

The maid continued to answer: "They also purchased some field breech-loading guns. We imitated your first-generation artillery. The exact number is not clear, and it is not the way of Lord Sophia... But the number cannot be too many. This very sure."

"You guys really know how to do business." Harry said with some speechless sarcasm.Previously, there was no news about the purchase of new weapons and equipment by the top management of the Datang Group.

It can be said that Cyric stabbed Datang Group in an unexpected direction in the way they are most familiar with.

"We don't need to notify you when we sell weapons, do we?" the maid snorted, a little arrogant.

"Is there any more? You continue to talk." Harry made an indifferent gesture, and then continued to ask.

"In addition, Mirage also purchased 1 Cyric 1 bolt-action rifles and 3000 revolvers..." the maid said, "That's about all we know, and I hope it can help you in your actions."

"Thank you." Harry said, "Since you're here, let me tell you what Mr. Tang explained."

The maid looked at Harry curiously, her eyes were full of friendship, and her long eyelashes fluttered, which made Harry nervous all of a sudden.

He coughed, looked away, and said, "Mr. Tang knows that your Lord Sophia is in need of money recently... It seems that the plan to divide up the Smiling Tiger's assets is not going so smoothly."

"The opponent is determined to defend and has a few people to help, so they are very tenacious. Although Lady Sophia has the upper hand, she cannot completely win." The maid did not hide anything and said.

"We can provide Lady Sophia with a loan of 1000 million gold coins." Harry picked up a document from the table and handed it to the maid: "As long as you sign your name on it, you can split it five times, from Datang The money was taken from the bank."

"No need to return it?" The maid took the document, looked down at the terms on it, and the price Cyric had to pay.

"Ha, what are you thinking? One year later, you will have to repay 1050 million gold coins. You will pay interest on the principal, which is very favorable." Harry smiled, doing business.

The maid nodded, then stretched out her hand: "Pen."

She looked at the terms and found that they were very simple. There was really no trap, it was just the most favorable loan contract.For Sophia, who is embezzling the legacy of the smiling tiger, this is indeed a timely help.

Harry handed the pen to the maid, and the maid signed on it directly: "It seems that when you attacked Zheng Guo, Cyric didn't have the energy to share the cake."

"Master Sophia, isn't it enough to eat Cyric's big cake by herself?" Harry retorted.

"Then, this time, let's... take what we need." The maid handed back the second copy of the written document to Harry, then shook the document in her hand: "Thank you for the loan."

"Thank you for the information you sent." Harry waved his hand with a blunt look.

"Dining together tonight?" The maid suddenly turned her head when she walked to the door.She's always been the more proactive one, always has been.

"..." Harry didn't refuse, but just spread out his hand and motioned for the pile of documents on the table.

The maid nodded. She knew that the Datang Group must have a lot of things to deal with after hearing the news, so she understood Harry, waved the document in her hand, turned and walked out of Harry's office.

A few minutes later, the Datang Group's intelligence department sent a telegram to the front line, confirming that the mirage troops were equipped with new-style rifles, as well as news of new-style warships.

When Bernard got this information, it was still dark near Dongwan Island. It had been two days since the Datang Group troops had landed here, and the 1st Regiment had already landed.

"Cyric Type 1 Rifle... This is indeed a troublesome matter." The head of the 1st regiment got the information from the fleet, stared at the above information, and said in embarrassment.

If the attacking troops also have new weapons, it will be more difficult tactically.If it is not done well, one's own technical advantage will be weakened, and the enemy's military advantage will be infinitely magnified.

Originally, they had fewer people and beat more people. If the opponent really penetrated through the defense line, then the situation would be passive.

"The opponent also has an ironclad ship... This time, the situation doesn't seem to be good." Bernard, who had been waiting for the enemy for a whole day on the sea, was also stumped by the sudden change.

He hasn't really fought against the iron-clad battleship yet, and he doesn't know the specific combat power of the opponent, so he can only take a cautious attitude.

You know, what he holds in his hands is the main force of the Datang Group's navy, and if something goes wrong, he will be the eternal sinner of the group.

On the other side, Mirage didn't know that a series of countries had declared war on them.At the same time, Mirage didn't know that their sailing ships for maritime trade had been snatched up by several countries.

In order to ensure that they can attack from both sides at the same time, the mirage naval warships near Dongwan Island deliberately agreed on a time.

Therefore, the navy heading north towards Fengshun City, waiting for the fleet heading south, intentionally slowed down its progress.

Such a delay dragged the time of the battle until the early morning of the third day.Both sides are waiting for the dawn, waiting for the battle to decide the winner after dawn!
(End of this chapter)