Chapter 1392: 1309 The bad news finally arrived

In the southern waters of the Endless Sea, the Great Tang Empire Navy launched an airstrike on Qingluan Port, with dozens of attack aircraft hanging conventional bombs, showing off their jet-powered carrier-based attack aircraft before the Qin Army.

The roaring engine noise echoed over the harbor, and aside from the destroyers docked in the naval port, almost everything was affected by the airstrike.

The most pitiful were the batteries of Qingluan Port; half of the maritime defensive installations, composed of specially installed 310mm caliber heavy artillery produced by Shireck, were destroyed, with heavy personnel losses.

Sun Guang finally emerged from the hospital. Although injured, he immediately took over command upon regaining consciousness.

Many issues could be addressed with a backbone: Sun Guang investigated the rumors along the coast and verified that the Tang Army hadn’t landed.

He also confirmed the total annihilation of the Joint Fleet, except for a destroyer named Courage; all warships were sunk by the Great Tang Empire’s carrier-based aircraft.

Numerous eyewitnesses confirmed that the Great Tang Empire’s carrier-based planes were jets and could launch anti-ship missiles.

This crucial intelligence has also been confirmed as the Great Tang Empire’s carrier-based planes are currently bombing Qingluan Port.

Due to the annihilation of the Joint Fleet, the entire coastal region of Shu Country has become a danger zone. The Great Tang Empire Navy can strike any port or location at any time!

Worse things also happened; Qin Country launched 20 jet fighter jets to try and battle for air superiority over Qingluan Port, but they were all shot down in the end.

The opponent launched a type of guided missile, shooting down these jets, deterring the Air Force from deploying expensive fighter jets to intercept invading Tang Army aircraft.

Now, more than half of the 80 jet-type 183 fighters deployed along the coast, including those unable to take off due to malfunctions, are unfit for combat in Qin Country.

The remaining planes are scattered across various airports, completely unable to form effective combat strength. Originally, Shu Country’s maritime borders were secure, so Qin Country didn’t make significant efforts to bolster defenses.

But now, the Great Tang Empire’s Navy has decimated the Joint Fleet. These places are virtually undefended, and reinforcing them would require incalculable manpower and resources.

The telegram quickly returned to Wuyang, the capital of Qin Country. Ying Duo received it and was speechless for a long time.

He never expected things to reach this point, and he also didn’t expect his million-strong army to lose so quickly and so miserably.

At this moment, both the northern and southern battlefields of Qin Country have suffered terrible defeats. Whether or not they can withstand the Great Tang Empire’s advance is in question, and it seems the Great Qin Empire’s defeat is imminent, with the Tang Army now firmly holding the upper hand.

Now, Ying Duo finds it ironic to think about the “mansion” he built for Tang Mo in Wuyang City. He sighed and handed the telegram to Prime Minister Ying Ke beside him.

Upon seeing the telegram, Ying Ke also fell into a state of shock. It seems that all of the final measures arranged by Qin Country before the war have disappeared.

Before the war, the Northern Cluster, which Qin Country placed high hopes in, was defeated. At that time, everyone thought that even if the Northern Cluster could not rival the Great Tang Empire troops, the war could be contained within the lands of the Dahua Kingdom.

After all, it was someone else’s home, so breaking things wouldn’t hurt. As long as the Great Qin Empire held on and stalled the Great Tang Empire, other nations could tear the Great Tang Empire apart.

But now the Northern Cluster has perished, and the Central Cluster, originally planned to support it, is also about to fall. Those so-called international forces capable of participating in the war seem to have yet to make a move.

In the southern seas, the Joint Fleet, which originally held the advantage, should have cut off the Great Tang Empire’s route to Nanshan Port and attacked the coastal areas of the Great Tang Empire to defend while covering for its own vast sea borders.

Yet before they could even set out, they were utterly destroyed by the Great Tang Empire’s Navy! Qingluan Port was bombed by the Great Tang Empire Navy, cutting off the route between Dorne and the Great Qin, and the entire situation in the southern sea has collapsed.

Ying Duo thought for a long time, unable to come up with a good strategy, he could only ask the Prime Minister next to him, “What do we do now?”

“There are no good solutions! Your Majesty! We can only wait, wait for the Great Tang Empire to be stalled… If we don’t hold the Great Tang Empire, other countries won’t act,” Ying Ke knew those so-called allied nations were all fair-weather friends.

Only when Qin Country truly holds off the Great Tang Empire will they seize the opportunity to take advantage. Relying on these countries to help is impossible; they might opportunistically weaken the Great Qin Empire.

“The opponent is more formidable than we imagined! Now, our only hope is Liu Zhian,” Ying Ke, after analyzing the situation, placed all his hope on General Liu Zhian, who was preparing to take the blame for the Great Qin Empire.

Ying Duo also knew that now they could only wait for Liu Zhian to stabilize the front on the north line and then wait for a turning point to emerge. There’s no choice; if this gradual losing continues, words are vain.

“General John Cleves perished… sinking with the Dorne Fleet’s flagship, the Long Live Dorne Aircraft Carrier.” Upon seeing this sentence in the telegram, Ying Duo even felt a bit of relief.

It was this fool who ruined the entire Joint Fleet! It was his incompetence that plunged Qin Country’s southern maritime defenses into danger! It was him, this bastard, who completely severed the routes between Dorne and the Great Qin!

In short, he was the culprit! He was a useless person! Death was not an adequate punishment! He deserved a thousand cuts!

“Your Majesty! This Mike Ravel is a Dorne commander. He was rescued ashore, and we should give Dorne an explanation,” Ying Ke suggested.

Ying Duo was also displeased with this Mike Ravel, but considering the Dorne Empire, he thought better of it.

Still, he couldn’t swallow his resentment, snorting coldly as he said, “Several years of hard work, and the foundation left by Shu Country for us–gone in just one day.”

Mind you, Qin Country was not wealthy. Only after defeating Shu Country did they somewhat fill the previous financial gaps.

Yet, in this country, after scrimping and saving to build a few warships, they were all gone in a naval battle. Anyone would feel distressed.

Ying Duo, of course, also felt heartache. Those were multiple battleships and aircraft carriers, which were the entire assets of the Great Qin Empire Navy! Gone! All gone!

Every time he thought of these, Ying Duo felt his heart bleed, and the whole person was terribly uncomfortable.

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Happy birthday to the Motherland.