"It is also in Gondor County, and it is a port with a very good comprehensive environment. Laiwen Port was once an alternative dedicated port for the Kingdom Navy. Because of the local aristocratic fiefs and kings, Laiwen Port was deleted from the military directory, and later it chose the current Port of Sester."

Speaking of this, Baron Hutson paused, he seemed a little hesitant and said uncertainly: "I don't know if your Majesty, you have an alternative view on naval construction. If there is a powerful fleet that launches an attack from the eastern seas, then..."

Yuan Kai stuffed a piece of cheese barbecue into his mouth. He didn't have a good impression of these white allegiants, and he spoke without hesitation: "Do you think we don't have a navy?"

Hutson was so run over by him that he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Tianhao glared at Yuankai with a reproachful look, then turned to Baron Hartson and smiled: "He is just like this. In fact, he has no malicious intentions. As long as he has contacted too much, he is familiar with it."

The Baron quickly recovered his mood. He squeezed out a smile and asked in an uncertain tone: "My question may be a bit rude, please forgive me. But I really want to know what scale your fleet can reach?"

Tianhao looked down at Hutson, who was much smaller than himself, and smiled and said, "There is really no corresponding standard in this regard. But I am very clear about the fleet composition of the Saxon Kingdom Navy and the matching data of various types of warships. Let's put it this way, if it is one-on-one, any of our warships can win in any environment."

Baron Hartson was stunned again. An extremely incredible feeling quickly spread inside him.

Are the northern giants so powerful?

Is it the Giant King who lied, or is it that I know them too shallowly?

If the giants' military power is so powerful, why did they have been guarding the north of the Lock Dragon Pass in the past and never heading south?

Is there some unknown secret in this?

...

Outside Laiwen Port, the eastern sea surface.

As Tianhao led three legions to Mollent County, the Zhengjiang fleet no longer had to hide its traces as before. According to the plan, he led the main force of the First Fleet to the south, and his primary goal was Laiwen Port.

The Saxon Navy stationed a squadron here, with eleven combat ships and twenty-two different types of transport and supply ships.

Zhengjiang brought up as many as 62 main warships in the first fleet this time, fifteen of which were first-class battleships with strong firepower. The alien flags on the sea level quickly attracted the attention of the Saxon Navy patrol ships. They quickly turned around and retreated to Levin Port and issued an early warning signal. All warships left the port? They collided with the giant fleet that was flowing down the north.

In front of the "Feither Wolf"-class warship with a displacement of more than 1,500 tons and more than 200 artillery guns, the Kingdom Navy, which had a small ship and few cannons, had no power to fight back? The battle turned into a one-sided massacre from the beginning.

"Advance in combat formation? The second queue spreads along the combat area, and all warships implement the first plan? Kill all these damn white men and let the sharks in the sea have a good meal."

Zhengjiang roared on the flagship bridge? Signal soldiers waved signal flags at the top of the tower? The battleships surrounded the port in a standard linear array, ejecting dense barrage.

The Kingdom Squadron, which only eleven ships, could not withstand this level of crushing.

The "Earl of Newton" was shot twenty seconds after the war started, and the keel on the tail of the warship broke, which affected the cabin structure. The inside of this poor warship was filled with "squeaking" sounds of wooden boards breaking? The officers and sailors were extremely frightened by this? They all knew very well that this meant that the hull was irreparable and catastrophic in the wartime. Because of the interaction between seawater and internal ballast, the entire ship would be completely disconnected from the bombing part in a short time... People fled to the deck and jumped into the water desperately. There were still some unlucky guys who could not catch up? They watched the warship break violently and loudly interrupted in two pieces, and the heavy tail sink first? The front of the hull that had not yet been completely disconnected was raised high, forming a huge vortex around the sinking point? It soon disappeared from people's sight.

The "Royal Carriage" was shot on the bow, causing the spinnaker to disconnect? It quickly deviated from the normal route? Although the sailors re-tied the sailing rope in less than five minutes? It could not change the desperate situation of the warship being accidentally sieged into three "fighting wolf"--In just two minutes, the "Royal Carriage" was hit by more than 20 shells, the external armor was shattered, and one-third of the right hull disappeared completely. It could not maintain balance, and it swayed a few times in the sea water and flames, then fell to the left, an irreversible 90-degree overturn that declared the death of most of the crew members.

The "Sea Rover" is the most powerful warship in the entire fleet. Because of its huge size, it has become the focus of all "fighting wolves" since the war begins. It is shrouded in dense firepower and the coverage of shells reaches an amazing level. Even the hardest marine oak cannot resist it. When the smoke of gunpowder dissipates, the upper part of the entire hull is completely shattered. It circles on the sea surface, accompanied by the crying of countless souls and struggling survivors, and sank to the bottom of the sea in the whirlpool.

Major General Pino was the commander of this squadron. He chose the Bulldog as the flagship for safety reasons. Although the firepower of the ship was not the strongest, it had a thick double-layer protective deck. However, General Saxon was not lucky. The entire fleet lost 50% of its combat power within five minutes after the war. The Bulldog bridge was also hit by multiple high-explosive warheads in the subsequent battle. The Major General himself was penetrated by broken mast fragments. According to the surviving sailors on the flagship, there were dozens of wooden thorns stuck on Major Pino at that time, the largest of which nailed him firmly on the command seat like a nail, and as the broken ship volume fell to the bottom of the sea.

Zhengjiang thus gained control of Laiwen Port.

Subsequently, Zhuochi led his army to land here, and as many as hundreds of transport ships poured into the port, unloading various combat supplies, and assisted the Marine Army to establish a bridgehead in a short period of time and then occupy the entire city.

This is a port-type city with a total population of more than 800,000. It is the most important commercial port in the Saxon Kingdom.

This battle came very suddenly, because no one had ever thought from the beginning that the warships of the northern giants would appear on the sea outside the port. Inertial thinking is really terrible. For a long time, white people have always believed that the giants are rude and barbaric. They are out of place with civilized society and eat raw meat and drink blood. It must be admitted that they are strong and run like a flying in the mountains and forests. But if we talk about science, culture, art, etc., the northern giants have no way to talk about entry qualifications, let alone "ship building", which requires precise mathematical calculations, balance, buoyancy and other concentrated behaviors.

The facts prove that the giants in the north can not only build ships, but their technological strength has long been ahead of the whites in the south. Those giant warships as majestic as mountains are proof of this. When the naval battle broke out, thousands of curious white men gathered on the levee of the port coast to watch the battle. They clearly saw the powerful Saxon fleet being destroyed, just like a weak girl who was helpless in front of a burly and strong man. She was completely suppressed from the beginning and didn't even have a chance to escape.

"Holy Lord, what kind of warship is that? It's so terrible... If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that this was the warship of the northern giant."

"Their artillery is too fierce. Look at the gun windows on the side of the warships. One square represents a cannon, with three decks. The largest warship has at least two hundred cannons. You are looking at our "Sea Wanderer" only has fifty-two cannons, how can we fight this battle?"

"Why doesn't the giant's warships catch fire? They don't seem to be afraid of our shells at all? Hey, look, what is that? The side of their warships seems to be metal, is it steel plate, not wood?"

There were all kinds of speculations, but the white audience gathered at the dock soon discovered that this was by no means a play for discussion, but a living reality——As the naval warfare ended, the powerful giant warships approached the port, and the artillery neatly arranged on the side began to adjust its elevation angle and aimed at the city artillery further away.

The naval war ends and the landing war begins.

The human survival instinct was fully exerted at this time. The stunned audience suddenly realized that they were so close to death. They turned around and ran away like a disbanded duck. They were no longer full of talk, nor were they calm and elegant. Countless pairs of eyes saw giant transport ships with a volume and tonnage equivalent to the heavy battleships of the Kingdom Navy rushing into the port, put down the landing deck, and rushed out of the cabin, a giant warrior who was fully armed and extremely fierce.

Laiwen Port is a basically unguarded port city. On the one hand, it is because of the existence of the Kingdom Navy Squadron, and on the other hand, it is people's misunderstanding of the war itself. Whether it is Shenwei Fortress or Lock Dragon Pass, it is far away from here. Even if the messengers convey information from the north overnight to the south despite their horsepower, there are still three counties between the occupied Mollent City and Laiwen.

Marquis Brackbarn was a diligent man. He racked his brains to the ruined military status of the kingdom and pieced together his troops regardless of everything. He knew very well that the northern giants must not be allowed to cross the border, and that heavy troops must be sent to those dangerous passes, so that only in this way can he block his troops.

Once the northern giants conquer a certain pass and rush into the hinterland of the kingdom, it will fundamentally destroy the kingdom's production foundation, especially the division of large military industry in the north.

Levin was not within the scope of Marquis Brackbarn's consideration of "defense" from the very beginning. The Marquis' idea is very simple: if you can't even defend the periphery, there is no so-called "internal defense". Just like the human body resists bacterial invasion, if the surface skin is lost, fresh skin exposed to the air will soon ulcerate, which will lead to the death of the subject.

Baron Hartson is indeed very strategic, but he does not know that this is actually part of Tianhao's plan - using a strong navy to ensure sea control, and then control the ports and ensure the landing of the army. As long as the Levin is firmly controlled, the energy source will continue to send additional troops from here to attack the hinterland of the Saxon Kingdom, and then cut off the Kingdom Army in half so that it cannot take care of each other's head and tail.

There are only 3,000 local garrison troops in Laiwen. Their combat effectiveness is even worse than that of the second-line troops. They are just policemen who are used to maintain local public order, and they are not as good as professional soldiers in terms of equipment and fighting will.

This battle seemed boring to the violent teeth. As soon as the two sides contacted each other, the port garrison troops fired a few random shots and then turned around and fled, but were caught up by the faster empire landing troops, and immediately turned into one-sided massacre.

The admiration of Tianhao for Tianhao reached its highest point with the battle - the white people who were dispatched from the "Zoo" in the Panshi City to follow the Marine Corps played an important role. They held iron microphones and ran back and forth in Laiwen City, shouting and shouting.

"Put down your weapons, surrender and don't kill."

"The great emperor ordered you to surrender. All those who do not obey their resistance will be shot and killed on the spot, and they will be killed without any consequences!"

"Don't make unnecessary resistance, stay at home honestly and be fine."

Two hours later, Zhuochi led the First Division of the Marine Corps to occupy the entire city of Laiwen.

Although this port is mixed with military and civilians, it is still a commercial port to a large extent. Due to the comprehensive consideration of various factors, the king did not appoint the city lord here, but instead set up a position of governor, which means the concentration and rule of the surrounding areas.

The storm ordered the Governor's family to penetrate the body with a spear and stand in conspicuous positions in the city. According to the soldiers below, the Governor was a brave man. Although the situation was one-sided and he had no chance of winning, the Governor still concentrated about 300 guard forces and launched a charge towards the port.

His left leg was hit by a bullet and exploded on the spot. He was captured alive by the Dragon Soldier because he could not escape. The governor kept shouting and refusing to surrender.

He is a true hero without fear.

"What I hate the most is this so-called hero. [District 8 www.yeyin8.com]" Zhuoqi did not hide his own ideas. In his opinion, the enemy who resisted to the end was the most hateful. The word "warrior" should be used exclusively for his own people, rather than giving this crown to the damn white man.

A lesson must be taught to all those who resist!

About 5,000 people, including the governor, were executed on the spot. After landing dragon soldiers occupied the city, they began to search from house to house, mainly for the plunder of gold and silver products, as well as the inventory and concentration of resources in the city. In this process, various acts of resistance were inevitable. These people were caught without exception and then concentrated in public places in the city for punishment. They had bodies strung on the top of the spear like sausages, forming densely packed forests of corpses.
Chapter completed!