Chapter 1962: The Nation-Destroying Fleet

On the Pacific Ocean, the Longyan Navy's nation-destroying class fleet sailed majestically.

The French forces had long anticipated this situation, in the event that the Longyan Navy dispatched troops to attack Australia.

Then they would intercept the Longyan Navy along the island chains of the Pacific.

But now, seeing the more than one hundred large and small warships of the Longyan Navy, Beikedaina, the commander-in-chief of the fleet arranged by the French Empire at sea, remained silent and did not utter a word.

They had anticipated that the Longyan Navy would come to provide support, but they had not expected that the Longyan Navy would dispatch such a powerful military force capable of sweeping across any country in the world!

Although the current French Empire could scrape together such a fleet, its technical level and capabilities were clearly unable to keep up with the Longyan fleet.

The insane Longyan people had even equipped small vessels like destroyer strike groups with steam power.

The hulls were all constructed of metal, and their defensive capabilities were visibly far superior to wooden sailing ships.

After seeing such a force, rather than thinking about interception, they should first consider whether their current position would be exposed.

If they were truly exposed, before they could even intercept the Longyan Unit, the Longyan Unit might just intercept them first.

After thinking of this, Beikedaina asked in a deep voice: "Let those pirates attack these Longyan Navy ships; it is time for them to contribute!"

His adjutant looked at Beikedaina and said expressionlessly: "Those pirates abandoned their ships and ran away long ago; they will absolutely not go against the Longyan military."

"In their own words, the Longyan military is the king of this sea, and no one has any Method to shake them; they dare not go against a madman who would hunt them down just for the sake of a single human life."

Beikedaina fell into a long silence.

The adjutant asked: "General, should we intercept the Longyan military? After all, if they continue to advance, they will reach Australia. If the Longyan military appears in Australia, then all the efforts we have made will be in vain."

Beikedaina shook his head.

"The Longyan Navy dispatching such a force is no longer something we can shake. The most urgent task now is not to intercept the Longyan military, but how to quicken our pace, occupy Australia, and obtain everything in Australia."

"Then what should we do?" the adjutant requested instructions.

Beikedaina pinched the corners of his eyes and said: "Attack in the direction of Australia."

The adjutant understood instantly: "Very well, General, I will have the naval units set sail now!"

Just as the adjutant was about to walk out of the cabin door, he heard the general's urgent roar from behind: "Be quick, tell them, we are going to Australia with all our might now!"

Hearing this, the adjutant ran out like the wind.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the European continent, on the battlefield of the Oder River.

After Prince Ferdinand and Ling Chen achieved a brief victory on the western front, because Frederick II vigorously publicized that it was his own merit.

This caused him to lose a lot of face in front of Ling Chen.

Everyone in the troops knew that this battle was actually the merit of the Longyan military, and that Prince Ferdinand had let the defeated enemy troops escape when he was supposed to intercept them.

It was hard to brag about any achievements, but under the extensive propaganda of Frederick II.

He, Prince Ferdinand, was the great hero of this battle, and no one could shake his status.

Ling Chen did not express anything regarding this matter, but Prince Ferdinand could not sit still.

After leaving the troops he brought for Ling Chen to command, he returned to Berlin.

Because he had won a victory, the people of Prussia saw the hope of victory in the war once again, coupled with the extensive propaganda of Frederick II.

Prince Ferdinand received a hero's welcome.

There were many young Prussians who wanted to join the troops and fight for Prussia.

Facing such a situation, Prince Ferdinand would not refuse.

He let them join the troops.

The current Prussia was lacking everything, and troops were also in urgent need.

Therefore, Prince Ferdinand accepted this group of young people who volunteered to join the troops.

The Prussian ranks were rarely expanded, but just at this time, Prince Ferdinand received a request for help from Frederick II.

Although the Prussian troops he led did not achieve a major victory in the Oder River basin, they caused a rift to appear between the Russian-Austrian Allied Forces.

The two Austrian units had now lost their supply columns, and they also had a conflict with the Russian army.

Under such circumstances, it was already difficult for the two units to get along.

Moreover, according to intelligence, one of the Austrian units seemed to want to attack Xilixi from the Oder River.

While the other continued to launch an attack on the Prussian homeland.

In order to let Frederick II achieve victory faster, Prince Ferdinand decided to send reinforcements.

Lieutenant General of Prussia, General Fenlanke, led a portion of the Berlin garrison to rendezvous with Frederick II's troops.

Because many people in the troops led by General Fenlanke were very familiar with the Oder River basin.

This expedition actually did not take much time.

His troops had already rendezvoused with Frederick II's troops.

After receiving reinforcements, Frederick II's troops reached fifty thousand men, which was already a quite powerful force.

General Fenlanke looked at Frederick II and bowed slightly: "Your Majesty."

Frederick II asked him: "There is still some distance from Berlin to the Oder River basin; how did you arrive in such a short time?"

General Fenlanke explained: "Many people in my troops are local hunters; they often hunt in this place and can be said to know the terrain like the back of their hands, which is why our marching speed became so fast."

Hearing this explanation, Frederick II nodded and asked again: "Show them to me."

General Fenlanke brought some people over and introduced them to Frederick II: "Your Majesty, they are the ones."

Seeing Frederick II, everyone hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty."

Frederick II nodded, gestured for them to rise with a wave of his hand, and everyone stood up with their eyes slightly lowered.

Frederick II asked: "I heard that you are all hunters here; I wonder what opinions you have regarding our upcoming operations."

Everyone shook their heads: "Your Majesty, it is true that we are all hunters, but we only have experience in how to hunt; if it comes to dealing with an army, we have no Method at all."

Frederick II smiled and said: "Then what good Methods do you use to deal with prey?"

They thought for a moment and said, "To deal with the prey, we can set traps, wait for them to pass by, use Muskets to attack them from a distance, and also use hounds to track the prey's trail..."

These people mentioned many offensive methods that were effective against prey, but to Frederick, such methods could not be called very effective at all.

None of them had a Method that could be used for warfare.

Frederick II sighed and ordered General Fenlanke to have these soldiers dismissed.

After General Fenlanke dismissed them, he looked at Frederick II and said in a deep voice, "General, they are merely hunters; they only know how to hunt, and at most, they have some understanding of the terrain here, that is all." Recent transcoding is severe; to give us more motivation to update faster, please kindly move your hand to exit reading mode. Thank you.