We had just reached the gates of Sophia and were about to order the siege when the airship brought shocking news.

"Run away...!" Man Gui was so angry that his head was spinning.

Attacking all the way north from Sassenita, the entire army was almost at a gallop.

The pontoon bridge troops built a pontoon bridge amid enemy fire. Many soldiers died with ropes tied around their waists.

Even though sacrifices were made, the Hebrews could not be captured.

Man Gui felt blood rushing to her forehead!

"What does Zhang Zheng do for a living? He can't even sink a ship."

"Master Man! Something happened." The staff officer looked around with a sly look in his eyes.

"What happened?" Mangui stared.

"Two planes crashed and hit the deck directly. The pilots are dead. The Navy is investigating," the staff officer whispered.

"Both aircraft carriers were hit?" Man Gui waved his hands to the left and right, and the guards retreated to a distance to be on guard, strictly prohibiting anyone from approaching.

"What's going on? How is it possible that two planes collided with two aircraft carriers respectively?" Man Gui felt a little incredible.

An accident on an aircraft carrier is not a serious matter. Just like when the Shandong was recovering aircraft at night a few days ago, an aircraft crashed directly on the rear deck due to night lighting problems.

It also directly resulted in the Shandong being unable to take off and land aircraft.

After emergency repairs, we barely reached the battlefield of Constantinople.

But... two planes hit the flight decks of two aircraft carriers at the same time, so there was a chance that something was wrong.

Mangui immediately became alert!

"Isn't that what you said?

Two planes hit the aircraft carrier deck one after another.

The aircraft carrier only recovered about half of the aircraft, and there was nothing that could be done about the rest. The pilots were forced to parachute.

The planes were all destroyed!

The aircraft carrier deck is currently undergoing emergency repairs. I heard that not all materials are used and it will not be repaired in a short time.

In other words, the aircraft carrier is basically useless.

The commander has ordered a thorough investigation, and the two aircraft carriers will return to Alexandria for repairs.

Without air superiority on our battlefield, it is impossible to break through the Hebrew defense and control network.

Fortunately the Hebrews didn't know these things, otherwise they would definitely have counterattacked.

We are in Constantinople and now have less than two divisions of troops.

The Hebrews really counterattack, and the aircraft carrier cannot be used, so it is still unclear who will win."

"Are there any other orders from above?" Man Gui's eyes were a little uncertain.

Now that the Hebrews have withdrawn, it will be meaningless to continue to attack Iasi. Moreover, the fuel consumed by the armored forces in a day is definitely a headache.

Without Stuka escort, the Ming Dynasty's large airships were actually vulnerable to attack.

That thing flies really slowly.

Coupled with its large body, it is a good target for anti-aircraft guns.

You can only avoid ground artillery fire by flying at high altitudes.

But no matter how high it flies, the airship will always land on the ground.

"A telegram has been sent to the country. The naval commander cannot command you. The commander-in-chief has to speak!"

"The whole army turned back to Constantinople, just like you said. Constantinople's defense is too weak. If the Hebrews attack, these two divisions will not be able to hold on for a day."

Mangui knew the importance of Constantinople.

He decided not to worry about Sophia and sent his army directly east to Constantinople to support the marines there.

It is difficult enough to supply supplies for the march alone. If we attack Sofia again, coupled with the consumption of ammunition, logistical supplies will be even more difficult.

But when you go to Constantinople, everything will be much better.

After all, Constantinople is by the sea.

Whether it is oil or ammunition, sea supply will be much better.

Let them handle the navy's affairs on their own. Man Gui knew that no matter what happened, Li Xiu, the navy commander, would be safe and sound.

Li Xiao, who was far away in the capital, received the telegram and felt a little confused!

"When the two aircraft carriers were landing planes, planes hit the decks almost at the same time.

This coincidence is such a damn coincidence.

One of the planes crashed with a bomb.

Landing with bombs on the ground is simply not allowed by the regulations." Stewie took the telegram in his hand and slapped it on the table bitterly.

The entire Constantinople plan was ruined because of the crash of two planes.

Originally, this plan could wipe out at least half of the Hebrew army.

Now! It's all over!

As the maker of the plan, Stewie can definitely be described as frustrated.

Li Xiao was leaning back on his chair calmly, without any expression of frustration.

"Things have already happened, just let Luzhu investigate.

I think this incident just exposed one of our problems.

After a telegram has been delivered several times, it takes almost ten hours or even longer to reach us in Daming.

It takes a day to come and go!

The troops also need to wait a day before making a decision.

In this way, things can easily go wrong.

At this stage of the war, we and the Hebrews were almost at a draw.

They attacked Constantinople and we withstood it, but suffered heavy casualties.

Three Marine divisions and two Sikh divisions were basically destroyed.

But we managed to hold on!

At the same time we can also continue to block the Bosporus and Dardanelles!

In other words, from now on, the Hebrews will no longer receive sea support.

The strategic materials they need, as well as various external aids, all have to be transported in through two routes!

One is the railway through Kiev!

The other way is to pass through Romanian territory and then transfer to the Black Sea route.

Either way, it would be more difficult for the Hebrews to obtain supplies.

Moreover, the fleet built by the Hebrews with a lot of money was trapped in the Black Sea and could not go out to the Mediterranean to cause trouble.

In other words, there is no force in the Mediterranean that can compete with our Ming Navy.

Everything is still beneficial to our army, which means that the Hebrews can survive for another two years."

"Commander!

The Hebrews can still get a lot of things through these two lines, especially the Kiev railway.

They can obtain industrial raw materials directly from Poland and Western Europe. You know, the carrying capacity of trains is no less than that of ships.

The Hebrews' industrialization in Crimea has been very comprehensive, even including a power plant.

If we let them develop for a few more years, they will become our more difficult enemies."

"So! We have to cut off the line in Kiev.

Kyiv is the birthplace of the Slavs, and Russia has always been brooding over the loss of Kiev.

Now, the Russian army has a chance to regain Kyiv. Then let the Russian army do it!

Didn’t the Hebrews bring messages to Ming Dynasty to negotiate?

Then let Zheng Sen go and talk to them. As a strong man, we have to get what we can't get on the battlefield at the negotiation table.

In addition, the two aircraft carriers were ordered to return directly to the Bombay Shipyard for repairs.

There are too many spies in Alexandria, and it is difficult to keep this secret.

At the same time, the Port of Mumbai was notified to make every effort to repair the lightly injured Liaodong. The Liaodong must be returned to the battlefield as soon as possible!

To deal with the Hebrew battleships, aircraft carriers were still needed.

In addition, construction of the Constantinople Airport must begin as soon as possible.
To be continued...