Munitions Empire

Tang Mo finally got his wish and married a beauty from the Elf Race. As a man, he has collected all the benefits of being a transmigrator.

He already has a cat-eared girl, and now he has a pointy-eared one too, truly experiencing the treatment of a male protagonist in a fantasy novel.

But as a normal person, his kidneys have undergone the most brutal test. Five wives are really the limit for an average man.

Tang Mo doesn't have any superhuman physique, nor does he plan to take those little blue pills developed by the Great Tang Medical Group, so he can only enjoy his married life joyfully and painfully under the supervision of his private doctor.

There's no choice; as the Monarch of an empire, his body no longer belongs to him alone. The health of His Majesty The Emperor is crucial to the fate of the empire, and cannot be taken lightly.

Lately, among the Imperial Concubines of the Great Tang Empire, Imperial Concubine Ying Yue's situation is the most delicate. She was once in the limelight due to the close relationship between the Great Tang Empire and the Great Qin Empire, but now she finds herself in an awkward position as ties between her homeland and the Great Tang Empire have been gradually distancing.

There's no helping it, as Qin Country has indeed been acting excessively recently. Not only did they meet Zhao Jie's envoy flamboyantly in Wuyang City, but they also displayed unprecedented toughness in their stance towards Chu Country.

Some generals from Qin Country even boldly claimed that the Great Tang Empire wouldn't dare to interfere in Qin's affairs lightly, advising the King of Chu Country to think carefully about which monarch in the world is truly worthy of allegiance.

This statement was quite poorly thought out, because with so many years of Great Tang Empire's infiltration, how could the King of Chu Country's alignment still be determined solely by him?

It's important to note that the future King of Chu Country, Xiong Xiao, is still studying in Chang'an of the Great Tang Empire and even holds a title there, appearing to be utterly enjoying himself and indifferent to returning home.

Just a day ago, Dorne Empire's second aircraft carrier officially entered service, and on the same day completed fighter jet take-off and landing training.

While technically speaking, performing carrier-based aircraft take-off and landing training on a World War II era aircraft carrier isn't particularly challenging nor a great feat, it does signify that the Dorne Navy has attained a certain level of carrier fleet combat capability.

Including the Laines Empire's aircraft carrier, the countries on the Eastern Continent now possess a total of 7 carriers, which, in terms of numbers, is already quite formidable.

Furthermore, according to the contract, the aircraft carriers of the Great Tang Empire must soon be delivered to various countries. This means that the Essex-class carriers built by the Great Tang Empire will soon become the mainstay in other countries' fleets.

These carriers are not only equipped with more advanced radar systems but also possess auxiliary landing systems absent in other nations' carriers, with a more rational deck layout accommodating more aircraft.

Dorne's first aircraft carrier was launched a few months ago. This experimental nature-rich carrier design had many issues, allowing it to carry at most 40 aircraft.

Considering this number, it can at best be considered a larger escort carrier, a bit too far-fetched to be classed as a decisive battle carrier.

The same goes for the Laines Empire's carrier: it can only carry 38 aircraft, two fewer than Dorne's carrier.

The carriers of the Great Qin Empire, however, are a different story. With the technical blueprint support from the Great Tang Empire, their new carriers can carry 69 aircraft, which seems quite impressive.

"These people are all hoping for us to deliver aircraft carriers, reducing our carrier numbers." Bernard sat across from Tang Mo, watching the somewhat distracted Tang Mo and spoke.

Recently, Tang Mo indeed seemed to have become overly indulgent; the allure of the Elf Race beauty was indeed well-deserved, and in the past two days Tang Mo felt a bit depleted.

He felt utterly drained... He nodded with little energy, as a basic gesture of respect toward Bernard.

"In terms of destroyers, after 8 months of effort, we have supplemented 19 of them, basically meeting operational requirements." As the Supreme Commander of the Navy, Bernard knew that in the upcoming war, the Navy would also face significant challenges.

All nations are attempting to seize sea control from the Great Tang Empire and cut off the connection between Dragon Island and the Great Tang Empire's Ben Island. The Great Tang Empire's naval fleet's task is to ensure that the Empire's maritime domain is not violated.

In the Navy's operational meeting, key operational areas were divided into three: the first is the sea area around Dragon Island and the routes between Dragon Island and ports like Linshui Dongwan.

This is the most vital; it is one of the lifelines for the industrial operations of the Great Tang Empire and must be secured.

The second area is the southern sea, requiring convoy fleets to maintain the maritime connection between the Great Tang Empire and Chu Country and the operations in Nanshan Port.

The third area is the northern sea, including the two newly acquired northern islands of the Great Tang Empire, the 9th Group Army deployed there, and their Orc vassals, as well as the goblins on Northern Island...

Although the southern and northern sectors are not as crucial, they cannot be easily forsaken, necessitating the Great Tang Empire Navy to deploy three relatively complete defensive fleets to simultaneously counter attacks from three directions.

The hypothetical enemy strength from these three directions is indeed different, with the northern being the weakest, central being moderate, and the southern being the strongest.

Bernard and Luff, two marshals, along with a group of staff, pondered for a long time, unable to figure out why Dorne and Qin Country were so confident that their fleets could cause enough trouble for the Great Tang Empire.

In fact, if Chu Country stands with the Great Tang Empire, even if Nanshan Port gets blockaded, there would actually be no issue.

At worst, land transport would suffice as railways are connected. Moreover, Nanshan Port doesn't facilitate major material transport; even if it gets cut off or occupied by the enemy, it would merely mean losing a piece of enclaved territory for the Great Tang Empire.

"We don't know where the other side gets their confidence, thinking we would deploy our fleet and head south to Nanshan Port to engage in a decisive battle with them." Bernard continued reporting to Tang Mo, even internally mocking whether the elves use different means to weaken the Great Tang Empire's strategic preparations.

Tang Mo adjusted his state a bit; last night he did indulge himself a little. There's no helping it, the elves' ears are too fascinating and irresistible.

Seeing Tang Mo recuperate slightly, Bernard could only continue on today's topic: "If necessary, strategically speaking, it's more reasonable for us to voluntarily abandon Nanshan Port and consolidate our forces to stabilize Dragon Island."