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Chapter 589: Naval Battle of Nubari Islands
In the process of reducing and dismantling the eight Hicks Homecoming Divisions, there will be requests from some officers and soldiers who are unwilling to retire and wish to continue serving in the military. The Autonomous Territory Military Region has already made plans. In fact, the overseas dominions have just added more than 3.8 million Hicks immigrants, so adding a Hicks legion can also stabilize the psychological activities and emotional changes of the new Hicks immigrants, making them understand that the overseas dominions have not taken them into consideration. Seen as an outsider
So Claude gave the quota of the Volunteer Corps to the eight Hicks Returning Divisions, and asked General Derivic to select the most elite group of 90,000 Hicks troops from among the more than 300,000 Hicks officers and soldiers. Build this volunteer army. As for the weapons and equipment, everything is the same as that of Thunder and Rock Legion. For example, the weapons are replaced by new rifles instead of Veblen matchlocks.
Now that the families and relatives of these Hicks officers and soldiers have immigrated to overseas autonomous territories, Claude naturally no longer has to worry about these Hicks officers and soldiers rebelling. Therefore, in terms of weapons and equipment, salary and benefits, they are all on par with the Thunder and Rock Legion to show equal treatment. However, the officers and soldiers of the volunteer corps who have just switched to new rifles must undergo shooting training to master the shooting skills of the new rifles and avoid unnecessary waste of bullets.
Of course, the Hicks Volunteer Corps is not yet of use. Only four returning divisions have been transported back this time, and four more returning divisions are waiting for the last immigrant transport fleet. The Dominion Military Region has decided that the future battlefield of the Hicks Volunteer Corps will be in the colonies on the West Coast. Even if the war ends, the Hicks Volunteer Corps will be stationed in various leased seaport cities on the West Coast to guard the local areas and safeguard the interests of the overseas Dominions.
On August 17, 607 of the Holy Light Calendar, the Pamigal National Republic leased the port of Philimz in the Dominion Military District. Today, a cruise squadron consisting of six armored warships once again arrived at the port. According to the agreement reached by the Dominion Military Region and the Pamigal people's senior leaders, the six armored warships that arrived this time may be more appropriately called a teaching squadron. This is It was the first step taken by the Pamigar people to establish their own navy.
The Dominion Navy will teach the Pamigal people step by step how to control these six armored warships. After the six-month internship period is over, these six armored warships will be transferred to the Pamigal National Republic, and they will form the first army of the Pamigal people. A naval cruising squadron. It can be said that the Dominion Military District has spared no effort in supporting the Pamigal people.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and the naval officers and soldiers on these six armored warships got along very well with the Pamigal people who learned from them, and the relationship was very good. It happened that one of the battleship captains and two Pamigal students had their birthdays on the same day, so everyone decided to hold a grand birthday party to celebrate the three people's common birthday.
Because of the aphrodisiac and the fact that there were many young, beautiful, enthusiastic and active Pamigal women at the banquet, the birthday party continued to party all night long, and it was not until noon of the next day that all the officers and soldiers gradually sobered up and recovered. come over. When a naval officer inadvertently looked at the place where the six armored battleships were parked in the harbor, he was shocked and screamed: "Where are our battleships?"
Six armored warships disappeared, and all naval officers and Pamigal trainees were detained, even the Pamigal women who attended the banquet were not spared. At first, the top leaders of the Pamigal National Republic thought that the navy officers and soldiers of the autonomous territory were guarding and stealing. They were unwilling to transfer these six armored warships to the Pamigal people, which led to this farce.
But as the investigation progresses, especially the confessions of the young women from Pamigal who attended the birthday party, and the naval officers and soldiers who had sex with them that night are listed one by one, it can be concluded that all the people on the six ironclad battleships All officers and soldiers attended the birthday party, and they all had sufficient evidence of their presence. The witnesses were none other than the young women from Palmigal.
But if it weren't for the naval officers and soldiers of the Dominion, why would the six armored warships disappear? Those Pamigal students had just learned for a few days, and they were still unable to operate these six armored warships alone. It is precisely because of this that the naval officers and soldiers on the battleship were so arrogant that they did not even arrange sentries on the ship, and everyone rushed to attend the birthday party. They all believed that no one could operate these six armored warships, and since this was a seaport base leased by the Dominion Military Region, safety could be guaranteed.
As a result, under such circumstances, six armored battleships were lost without trace. The investigative officer sent by the Dominion Military Region finally found an eyewitness. He was an old sailor from Pamigar. He got up in the middle of the night and set bait at the dock, intending to catch some seafood and sell it to the tavern in the morning for a small amount of money. He said that he did see the six armored warships slowly moving out of the harbor in the middle of the night. They didn't seem to be turning on their engines and couldn't hear any rumblings.
The old Pamigal sailor didn't take it seriously either. He thought it was a night departure training. The moonlight was very bright at that time, and he could clearly see that there were many figures moving on the six armored warships. It was for this reason that he thought it was the armored warships conducting normal night training. He never expected that six armored warships had been hijacked and left the harbor.
The officers sent by the Dominion Military District to investigate became more and more puzzled. It was obvious that the six armored warships would not disappear for no reason. The only people who could control these six armored warships were naval officers and soldiers, not the Pamigal people. But everyone in the Dominion Navy swore that they didn't do it, so who could have done it? Others can't control armored battleships. The Wang Navy can control these six armored battleships, but do they have the guts to come to the mainland of Nubisia
The disappearance of the armored battleship has been included in the top ten most mysterious cases. It was not until three months later that the Black Sails Pirates' fleet met a sailing fleet from the United Kingdom of Fox Islands in the waters of the Nobali Islands. The Black Sails Pirates refused the order from the United Kingdom's sailing fleet to stop sails and anchor for inspection. , both sides began to prepare for battle.
As the fleet of sail battleships outside the Black Sails Pirates moved out of the way, twelve armored battleships suddenly came out and rushed into the battle formation of the United Kingdom's sail fleet on the Fox Islands. They collided and opened fire on all the battleships they saw. The sailing fleet of the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands was in chaos. They were pleasantly surprised to have caught the culprit who attacked the shipbuilding base at Mount Weders. However, they were disappointed that they could not do anything to the twelve iron-clad warships of the Black Sail Pirates.
This naval battle in the waters of the Nubari Islands ended with the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands losing nearly half of its sailing warships. In fact, the Black Sail Pirates also suffered heavy losses. Twelve armored warships were scarred, and nearly twenty of the more than forty sailing ships and warships that followed the battle were also lost.
However, compared to the Fox Islands United Kingdom, which had 108 ocean-going sail warships and armed sea ships, the United Kingdom's sail fleet lost nearly half and had to retreat from the battlefield first, making the winner of this naval battle the Black Sail Pirates. Erikson, who leads the Black Sail Pirates, has been praised as the King of Pirates by other pirate forces, and he can even call himself the Grand Duke of Nubali.
The Grand Duke of Nubari represents the most powerful pirate gang in the waters of the Nubari Islands, an archipelago known as a pirate paradise. His triangular flag can even command all pirate gangs in this area to obey his will. Or it can be said that the Duke of Nubali mentioned by the pirates is just a legend spread among the people. In fact, no pirates will willingly obey the orders of other pirate groups.
Erikson's mind is quite clear at this point. Although he defeated the regular navy of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands and a powerful sailing fleet, it also exposed that the black sail pirates were attacking the shipbuilding base colony of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands. The mastermind behind the attack was also the mastermind behind the seizure of six armored warships from the overseas dominion navy. Continuing to stay in the waters of the Nubali Islands is simply to sell out and wait for the enemy to come and settle accounts with you.
So Erikson's black-sailed pirate fleet suddenly left the waters of the Nubari Islands on a moonless night and disappeared without a trace under the eyes of other pirate groups. After another sailing fleet from the United Kingdom of Fox Islands rushed to the waters of the Nubari Islands, they discovered that the whereabouts of the black sail pirates could no longer be found.
The special envoy from the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands arrived at Orchid Lake City, met with General Claude and General Beach Kerin, and informed them of the outcome of the naval battle between their kingdom's sailing fleet and the Black Sail Pirates, which was damaging to both sides. The Dominion Military Region understood the reason for the mysterious disappearance of their six armored warships, and also confirmed that the Black Sail Pirates had mastered the repair and modification technology of the armored warships.
This is the fault of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands. When their shipbuilding base at Mount Wade was attacked, they had technical atlases, atlases, hulls of six ironclad warships, as well as more than a dozen technical experts and The rune mages all fell into the hands of the Black Sails pirates. It can be inferred from the fact that the Black Sail Pirates were able to drive away six armored warships in the Dominion Military District without anyone noticing, that the Black Sail Pirates have an extraordinary understanding and mastery of the armored warships.
The naval battle in the waters of the Nubari Islands has made all the pirates and maritime merchants who were watching understand that the future must be dominated by armored warships. A sailing fleet of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands, with one hundred and eight sailing warships and armed ships of varying firepower. The Black Sail Pirates only have more than forty sail warships and armed sea ships, as well as twelve iron-clad warships.
But no one could have imagined that the result of the battle between the two sides would be that the United Kingdom's sailing fleet in the Fox Islands lost nearly half of its fleet and was the first to evacuate the battlefield. The sailing fleet would not be able to survive if it did not evacuate. The evacuation was considered a failure, but half of its maritime power could still be retained. If it did not evacuate, it would continue to fight. If it goes on, even if it causes more serious casualties to the Black Sail Pirates, the entire Sail Fleet will be annihilated.
The Black Sail Pirates lost eighteen sail battleships and armed ships, and the twelve armored battleships they owned were also scarred, but they still had combat effectiveness. Not to mention anything else, in this naval battle alone, no fewer than forty sail warships were destroyed by the collision and cannon fire of these twelve armored warships. The fleet commander of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands determined that there was nothing they could do against these twelve armored warships, so he had to order the withdrawal from the battlefield and admit defeat.
No one can find the whereabouts of the Black Sails Pirates now, but everyone knows that when the Black Sails Pirates appear again, they will still show off their power with twelve armored warships. No pirate group or the navy of the West Coast colonial country will become their opponents. The special envoy of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands hoped that the Dominion Military Region could dispatch the navy's armored fleet to hunt down the Black Sails pirates, but this request was rejected by the Dominion Military Region.
Claude smiled bitterly and told the envoy of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands that if they happened to encounter black sail pirates on the ocean, the armored fleet of the Dominion Navy would definitely attack the black sail pirates and would not let go of any of their armored warships. But the armored fleet was specially sent to hunt for the Black Sails pirates in the colonial waters of various countries on the West Coast. I'm sorry, the Dominion Navy simply doesn't have the time to play a hide-and-seek game with the Black Sails pirates.
It can be seen from the map that the main task of the Dominion Navy's armored fleet is to maintain the safety of the sea lanes for ocean-going transport fleets between the two continents. For example, in the waters of the Overseas Autonomous Territory, the waters of the Beibu Gulf of Karnas Prairie, and the waters of two leased port cities, although there are iron-clad cruise squadrons, they are more for protection than attack.
Ironclad battleships are indeed powerful, but maintenance costs and costs are also high. The Dominion Navy has a total of nearly 60 armored warships, which is already the maximum use limit of the naval funds that the Dominion Military Region can maintain. If the number of armored warships is increased, the Dominion Military Region's funds will be unable to bear it. Therefore, under the current situation, even if it is known that the Black Sail Pirates are the mysterious masterminds who took away the six armored warships, the armored fleet of the Dominion Navy has no time and energy to trouble them.
The sixty armored warships of the Dominion Navy are clearly distributed on the chart. The first is the overseas autonomous waters. Two patrol teams of six armored warships are needed to patrol back and forth to maintain the safety of the sea areas. Then came the Beibu Gulf, where the same two teams took turns cruising. Each of the two leased seaport cities is stationed with a patrol squadron of six armored warships.
After this calculation, out of the total 60 armored warships owned by the Dominion Navy, 36 armored warships have gone somewhere. The remaining twenty-four armored battleships must maintain an ocean-going transport fleet of more than three hundred sailing ships to escort the safety of ocean-going trade transport between the two continents.
The special envoy of the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands found that the Dominion Military Region was indeed unable to deploy an armored fleet to hunt down the Black Van pirates. He was not discouraged, and instead made another suggestion, hoping that the Dominion Military Region would build a batch of armored warships for the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands. This business can be done, Claude reported a high price of 300,000 gold crowns for an armored warship with a smile on his face.
The envoy was shocked and asked why the price had climbed so high. Claude explained that the price he quoted was for a second-generation armored battleship, not the first-generation. The cost of the first generation of armored battleships is only half of that of the second generation, but their combat effectiveness is really low and they have become obsolete. The Dominion's shipbuilding workshops no longer accept customization of the first generation of armored battleships.
The special envoy left with some doubts about the parameters of the second-generation armored destroyer, armored cruiser, and armored armed transport ship. He could not make the decision alone and needed to contact their kingdom's senior officials. It seemed that it would take some time to know whether the United Kingdom of Fox Islands Reply from the Dominion Military District on the purchase of a custom-made ironclad warship.
The promotion of the second-generation ironclad warships is an economic plan formulated by the Dominion Parliament to revitalize the Vibato seaport. Among the three major deep-water ports in the overseas autonomous territories, the Port of Corbichus in Tilsim has become the main transportation port connecting the kingdom's mainland and overseas autonomous territories, and is bustling with activity. The Port of Patres in Robido State has become a military port and shipbuilding base and is extremely busy. Only the Port of Vibato has always been sluggish in popularity and has little room for development.
Of course, this is related to the vigorous expansion of railways in the overseas autonomous territories. Now the railway companies in the autonomous territories are studying how to build a bridge on the Dolinibara River so that the railway can connect the two sides of Henan and Hebei without getting off the train and transferring. How to build a bridge in the Rocky Mountain Prefecture Dig tunnels and lay railways to transport various mineral resources. It is precisely because of the development of railways that passengers going to Vibato Port State prefer to take trains instead of taking boats, causing Vibato Port to become increasingly deserted.
The Dominion Parliament hopes to develop the Port of Vibato into another heavy industry base and drive economic development in several surrounding states. Vibato Port State is adjacent to Rocky Mountain State and has access to rich mineral resources of various types. Therefore, when choosing what method to use to promote the economic revitalization of Vibato Port City, the first- and second-generation armored warships that had been eliminated by the Dominion Military Region came into the Executive Committee's eyes. The thoughtful parliamentarians organized several shipbuilding workshops and opened stalls in Vibato Port. Anyway, the main products here in the future will be the first and second generation iron-clad battleships.
Claude did not object to the MPs making money from the sale of first-generation and second-generation iron-clad battleships. The problem was that they had to be sold as well as they could be built. If possible, the cost of selling a second-generation iron-clad warship can be used to build a fourth-generation iron-clad warship. How could Claude and the senior officers of the Dominion Military Region object to such high profits? The only difficulty was where to find such a wealthy man.
The twelve iron-clad warships of the Black Sail Pirates are currently moored in a remote shipbuilding workshop in Vibato Port for repairs. This is what General Bokoal contacted Erikson. In addition to repairing these twelve first-generation iron-clad warships, the owner of the shipbuilding workshop also took on a big job for Erikson, which was to select Erikson from the pirate fleet at a budget price of 50,000 gold crowns per warship. The outer shells of the sixteen fast three-masted sailing battleships were covered with a thick copper sheet, and then the previous generation of marine steam-powered machinery was modified in the bottom tanks.