Anne knew that Daliang had an understanding of naval warfare. For the Imperial Navy, anyone who understood naval warfare was a master. Therefore, when Daliang asked about the maritime situation, Anne drank all the red wine in the cup in one gulp, and then used wine glasses and pastries to set the position of the joint fleet of the Eastern Kingdoms on the table.

"The Navy Intelligence Network has just been formed, and a lot of intelligence is shared by the Imperial Guard General Administration. We have no power in the ocean, so I can only make some references and guesses based on the messy intelligence.

The main fleets of the joint fleet of the Eastern Kingdoms are still being formed. They will gather in the United States of Ferwood in the north of Marceles, but some destroyer formations have begun to frequently penetrate the imperial territorial waters and harassed intercept some ships traveling to Marceles.

I know three armored battleships, five battlecruisers, and eleven fast cruisers appear in this joint fleet. But this is not the final number. Today's debut of the turtle-class multi-functional combat platform may increase the number of joint fleets in the East... Use dense heavy artillery fire network to limit the speed of the turtle-class.

There are also airships and silver wings… they can both pose a threat to the turtle-class.”

No matter how fast the hovercraft runs, it cannot escape the shells. Faced with saturation attacks, the turtle-class may not be able to effectively carry out penetrations against the joint fleet. In the case where the Imperial Navy fleet does not have large warship heavy artillery, the turtle-class penetration can release torpedoes at close range to threaten the joint fleet.

Therefore, the turtle-level multi-functional combat platform only gives the Imperial Navy the means to attack the joint fleet, but whether it can work is still unknown.

For Daliang, the existence of the Imperial Navy fleet is in his own interests. If the Imperial Navy is completely wiped out by the joint fleet of the Eastern Kingdoms, then who will sell his ship to in the future and who will be able to be the experimental product of the new warship of the Black Fire Company.

Daliang listened to Anne's description, looked at the sea scene on the table, thinking about how to help the Imperial Navy.

"Remember I once said, can you develop in the direction of naval combat commanders?" Daliang reiterated the old story: "In fact, most naval warfare is a confrontation in intelligence, followed by ship performance. Whoever finds the other party first... will win half of it first.

If the Imperial Navy is too conservative in its joint fleet, you will have no chance of winning in this naval battle. Marshal Hopkin incorporated the battleships purchased this time into the offshore defense fleet, and this idea is very dangerous. The turtle-class multi-functional combat platform alone cannot defend against battleships and cruisers."

After being transferred to the Navy, Anne was also actively adding knowledge about naval combat. She knew that when the Turtle-class multi-functional combat platform was directly facing the heavy warships of the Joint Fleet, she could only grit her teeth and make a death charge and rush to the effective range of the torpedo.

The Imperial Navy also established an offshore defense fleet with this idea.

Hearing that Daliang seemed to have his own opinion, Anni immediately asked: "Master Liang, do you think... with the current military strength of the Imperial Navy, how should we fight this naval battle?"

Daliang said: "The offshore defense fleet should be changed to an offshore attack fleet."

"Offshore attack? Do you let us take the initiative to fight the Joint Fleet?"

"Of course not." Daliang realized that the Imperial Navy really didn't move anything about how to fight a naval battle, so he could only hope that they could learn war quickly in the war. Daliang said: "In naval battle, no main fleet will rush out at once. The consumption of heavy warships going to sea is very, very large, and they will not waste every opportunity to take the initiative.

If all the Imperial Navy warships were parked in the military port area, the joint fleet would definitely rush over directly, using airships and silver wings to limit the turtle-class multi-functional combat platform to narrow areas along the coast, forcing the Imperial Navy to fight to the decisive battle.

But if most of the Imperial Navy warships were not within the military port area, the combined fleet that did not know the main position of the Imperial Navy would not attack easily."

Anne asked: "What if the joint fleet directly shells the military port without the protection of warships?"

"There are shore defense artillery, silver wings, and airships in the military port. It is unknown whether the joint fleet can destroy the military port, but it will definitely pay a very, very heavy price, and then face the ambush of the main fleet of the Imperial Navy. A normal navy will not easily attack a land-based defense fortification that is well prepared before fully obtaining the sea control power.

Because without taking the premise of occupation, the cost of land-based fortifications is very cheap and can be restored in a few days after destruction. But a warship is really gone if it is sunk.

The Eastern countries should look at the Marcelese civil war and would not send their troops to occupy cities and fight with the Empire too early. Therefore, the purpose of the joint fleet is the Imperial Navy's warships, not the ports guarded by heavy troops. Their strategic goal is to destroy the Empire's determination to enter the ocean, rather than to take risks in artillery battles with land-based heavy artillery to destroy ports."

Annie deeply agrees with Daliang's analysis.

In order to protect the Marcelères coastal ports, the Empire specially transferred many heavy artillery from the empire, including many train cannons with a longer range than naval guns. These weapons were all designed to protect the newly formed Imperial Navy and allow the offshore defense fleet to fight the joint fleet under the protection of land-based fortifications.

If the main fleet of the Imperial Navy was near the port, the combined fleet might have attacked land-based fortifications and forced the Imperial Navy warships. If they could not find the main fleet of the Imperial Navy, they would not fight to the death with the heavy artillery of the land-based artillery.

Annie asked, "I can understand that the main force of the navy is not in the military port. But what does the 'attack' mean by Mr. Liang?"

Daliang replied: "When the main fleet of the Imperial Navy leaves the port, it will be a very formal naval battle style. No matter what situation you encounter in the future, you must remember one thing: the navy will always be an offensive army at the strategic level. When it is still able to fight, only by actively seeking and eliminating enemy warships can you save yourself.

What are the advantages of a turtle-level multi-function combat platform?

Fast speed, you can log in.

All beaches along the Marcelères coast can become supply points for turtle-class multi-functional combat platforms; it does not require storage of too much pure water, and airships can provide sea supplies for turtle-class.

Wearing silver wings and hundreds of turtle-class scattered in the ocean, the Imperial Navy has a larger surveillance network than the Joint Fleet.

Have you ever seen how wolves hunt?

A turtle-class multi-functional combat platform discovered a warship of a joint fleet that could immediately call nearby friendly forces to siege the enemy ships, and in this case the enemy ships could not escape.

When a turtle-class multi-functional combat platform is discovered, it has a high chance of escaping from the pursuit of the enemy ship. Even if it cannot escape, it will lose a turtle-class.

But the Imperial Navy's surveillance network is more effective than the joint fleet. Even if it is a 1:1 exchange ratio, it is still profitable by the Empire at the turtle-level cost."
Chapter completed!