Munitions Empire

Leines I truly didn't expect that the Great Tang Empire Navy's aircraft carrier could be so large! He was almost scared to death when he boarded the ship because he had never seen such a strange warship!

This aircraft carrier employs an angled deck, a design that makes the carrier appear to have an unstable center of gravity, yet the ship has a displacement of over eighty thousand tons, making it as stable as an island on the sea.

More terrifying is the occasional roar from the steam catapult on the flight deck, and the deafening noise of the jet engines of carrier-based aircraft, making it sound like a giant manufacturing workshop.

After seeing this aircraft carrier, Leines I roughly understood what is called equipment crushing, and he also understood why his defeat was not unjust.

To confront such a level of war machine head-on, he really must have lost his mind to make such a choice.

However, there was another reason that made his appetite grow and allowed him to regain his spirits: he learned the news of the total annihilation of the joint fleet while on the Great Tang Empire's warship.

At a time like this, it was all about who was worse off; as long as someone was worse than the Leines fleet, Leines I would feel much more at ease.

So Leines I was in a very good mood, savoring the delicious food from the Great Tang Empire bite by bite. To be honest, compared to his so-called luxurious life, the meals on this aircraft carrier were also considered high-standard.

"How is it? Does it taste okay?" Lu Qianshan asked with a smile as he watched Leines I wolfing down the food.

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Leines I helplessly put down the cutlery in his hand, picked up a napkin from the table to wipe his mouth, and then reminded Lu Qianshan: "It seems you don't understand nobility etiquette at all. One should wipe their mouth clean before speaking during a meal..."

"We in the Great Tang don't follow such rules." Lu Qianshan snorted disdainfully and continued to eat while saying, "His Majesty often speaks directly during banquets, which makes things more efficient."

"So you are strong but still barbaric." Seeing Lu Qianshan's disdainful look, Leines I immediately retorted sarcastically, "Learn well, as the world still needs some good rules."

"The rules of the Great Tang Empire are the rules!" Lu Qianshan took a sip of red wine, moistened his lips, and immediately reminded, "Where do you, a captive, get rules from? What right do you have to set rules?"

"You! I am still an Emperor! The Emperor of the Laines Empire! Even as your captive, according to the tacit understanding between the nobility, I have the right to ransom myself back!" Leines I's face turned red with anger, and after a while, he reminded Lu Qianshan.

Lu Qianshan ignored what Leines I said and continued to remind on his own, "Our rules are the rules! If you don't understand, I'm happy to help reinforce some memory points for you."

He pointed at himself: "Although mistreating captives is not allowed here, if I slap you twice and claim you insulted Our Majestic Emperor, the military police wouldn't even file a case, believe it or not?"

Under the eaves, one must bow. Seeing Lu Qianshan's sharp gaze, Leines I knew that if he wanted to live comfortably, he shouldn't act superior in front of this navy officer.

Yes, he chickened out. He was indeed afraid of provoking the other party and getting slapped. After all, he was the Emperor of the Laines Empire, representing the dignity of a nation; being slapped would be a disgrace beyond measure.

"Eat quietly! A defeated general, what's there to show off?" Lu Qianshan didn't mean to bypass Leines I, continuously provoking this "former" Empire Emperor.

His words made Leines I unable to forget his Navy fleet's total annihilation and his captive status.

In anger, Leines I turned sorrow into strength and began to gorge himself again. It was as if the more he ate, the easier it would be to swallow the Great Tang Empire's aircraft carrier.

Many of the Laines Empire's fleet surrendered, including many fairly intact destroyers and cruisers. Lu Qianshan didn't dare easily let these warships follow them back to Dragon Island.

The sub-fleet of the Great Tang Empire only had some destroyers and aircraft carriers. In close proximity, they really might not be able to suppress these artillery warships.

Sending people to board was also not an option because the Great Tang Empire Navy's sub-fleet size was really not as large as the Laines Empire Navy, and controlling these ships without enough personnel was definitely impossible.

Lu Qianshan also didn't want uncontrollable problems to occur, such as a warship suddenly opening fire on return to the port, attacking port facilities, or attacking the Tang Army fleet... No matter how small the probability, such things had to be prevented.

Therefore, Lu Qianshan had to let the Laines Empire warships stay in place and have the aircraft carrier fleet also stay to guard these warships.

Additionally, he sent ships back to Dragon Island to have the Army dispatch some troops to escort the ships back to port, ensuring that the Laines sailors wouldn't act recklessly and cause irreparable damage.

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In another corner of the world, there was another naval commander eating. That was Mike Ravel, the already defeated joint fleet commander.

When he was fished out of the sea, he was already a drowned rat, insisting others board lifeboats while he remained soaked in the seawater.

Fortunately, they were close enough to shore, and Qin Country dispatched a fishing boat to rescue him, picking up this navy admiral. He then came to Qin Country to begin writing about his failure.

As a summary of the naval battle, he, as the navy commander who personally experienced the entire battle, had quite a voice in the matter.

Therefore, what he wrote quickly reached Emperor Qin Ying Duo, while these materials were initially meant for the higher-ups of the Dorne Empire.

In this document, Mike Ravel detailed how the joint fleet faced the Great Tang Empire Navy: how they launched planes, made judgments, gained nothing, and eventually were completely destroyed...

The entire process was recorded in great detail, providing firsthand information for analyzing the joint navy's destruction. However, although he asked for his materials to be sent back to Dorne from Qin Country, it was not permitted.

The over ten thousand-word material was directly withheld in Qin Country, while Dorne only received one message about the event.

Because Qin Country intended to find the problems of the Dorne Empire from Mike Ravel's detailed reflections, aiming to challenge ally Dorne in diplomacy to gain more "advantages."