Chapter 313 : Maritime Strike

Later ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍when the Coalition Forces supporting the Tsarist Restoration were once overwhelmingly successful during the early stages of the war it further deepened their stereotype，even if these Serfs stole state power，they still could not amount to anything。

But ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍as the war continued to deepen，the combat strength Ernesto erupted with in the later stages to push the Coalition Forces back out gave them an intense sense of crisis。

Those ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍endless Human Waves，the seemingly eternally constant morale，the Fighters and artillery increasing in number with each passing day。

For ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍a ruined nation with a population of only tens of millions，that had just experienced a brutal war，and could not even solve the problem of food and clothing to erupt with this level of combat strength could not even be explained by a Miracle。

Yet ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍when it came to them，they had only just reached the stage of sending Reserves onto the battlefield and the country was already beginning to buckle，what noble officer well-read in military texts and well educated could see this without beginning to doubt his entire life？

The ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Military Nobility of every country within the Coalition Forces were all pondering exactly where Ernesto’s combat strength came from，most of Ernesto’s principles were things they could not accept，but some portions could be learned from，so they too thought of reform。

Dennis had merely brought the vague ideas within their hearts onto the table。

If judged according to the old era’s Civil and Military Factions，Ardashir with his military service experience was without question，the entire Military Noble Class would lean toward having him ascend the throne。

After such an Emperor took power even if he did not further increase the allocation of resources toward the military，because he possessed sufficient understanding of the military’s importance，there was a high probability he would not reduce resources by too much either，and they who held military authority would not suffer much loss of interests。

If the Emperor wanted to expand territory，then their authority would expand rapidly，and their families would also begin ushering in a new peak。

As long as there was war there would be demand for Generals，these children of Military Nobility could always obtain a good position through their multiple identities and fight on the battlefield for honor for themselves and their families。

It could be said that the exclusivity and aggressiveness Ardashir displayed naturally appealed to the Military Nobility。

However after the Alliance’s industrialized Steel Torrent appeared on the battlefield，they instead saw a new path within it。

Reform releasing the population and advancing the pace of industrialization would not cause them much loss or negative impact，because industry provided an extremely good foundation for large-scale military expansion。

If they developed like the Alliance，then after completing reform the Britian Empire’s demand for military talent would only become stronger and stronger，and its proportion would also become increasingly high。

And in this respect families like theirs possessed a natural advantage，within the Constitution after reform，their authority and status would not be diluted by much。

The most important point was that the calls among the people of the various nations demanding change had already gathered momentum，transformation was basically unavoidable，having reform led by themselves was far better than having it led by someone else one day。

This was also why even though young officers like Dennis stumbled around making a mess full of holes everywhere，no one had stepped in to stop them。

This itself was a form of tacit approval，or rather they were being used to test the Emperor’s attitude。

If nothing happened then they would continue messing around，if the Emperor became furious，then the severity of the situation，the intensity of punishment and subsequent handling would all be controlled within a range everyone could accept。

The sacrifice of a few children was something every family could endure。

And the reason for Babak’s tolerance was even simpler，firstly all the ridiculous operations of these Noble Youth were being carried out right under his nose，rather than blindly wiping them out it was better to see exactly what they were thinking，the situation remained under control。

On the other hand suppressing the uprisings and riots throughout the various regions still required the families behind them to rush around putting out fires，even if there were problems，they would have to wait until the domestic situation stabilized before dealing with them。

【Cabansia Sea Area。Alves】

After the General Staff identified the headquarters of the Allied Nations Landing Force as Pleda and searched around for units capable of directly striking Pleda，they ultimately assigned this mission to the fleet led by Laplade。

With the completion of the First Aircraft Carrier’s Sea Trials，the two subsequent Regular Aircraft Carriers improved on the basis of the lead ship were also assigned under Laplade’s command，forming the Alliance’s first Maritime Aircraft Carrier Strike Group。

Previously they had been cruising at sea waiting for the Allied Army’s Navy whose whereabouts no one knew，but those people could not even break through the Submarine Force’s blockade perimeter，let alone give them a chance to act。

Fortunately now there was finally an opportunity，the Allied Army headquarters at Pleda was located behind the Royal Capital of Cabansia，the Tide of Corpse Beasts had tied down the hands of the Alliance defenders on the Defensive Line，leaving the Air Force and Army unable to spare themselves to launch large-scale air operations against Pleda。

But the fleet at sea did not have so many difficulties

‘Knock knock。’

“George，the situation has changed，we’ve now been raised to First-level Alert，we need to depart immediately！”

George who had been sitting on the bed reading hurriedly responded when he heard the voice outside the door，quickly throwing down his book and putting on his Flight Suit。

Pushing open the door，Pilot Huggins was already waiting for him dressed in a Flight Suit and holding his Flight Helmet。

Huggins nodded：“We’ll talk while walking，the orders from above told me that today we have something special to do。”

George straightened his clothes and complained：“Oh Empress above，finally we have some proper work to do，I already don’t want to bomb damned fish for exercises anymore。”

“Me too，so today the two of us are in luck。We’re going to carry out an attack mission，fly over Alves and reach Pleda to conduct Precision Bombing。”

“And the Airborne Command Center will assign and confirm targets for us at that time，so，you’d better be ready，we’re going to start a massacre。”Huggins patted his shoulder

The two talked while walking，passing cabin after cabin before finally taking the stairs to the upper deck，there，two Mechanics were conducting the final inspections and preparations around a Twin-seat Dive Bomber with its Folding Wings lowered。

At this moment the sea surface was far from calm，wind and waves churned across the water，the sky was covered in dark clouds and rain was falling，but the enormous hull of the Aircraft Carrier was like a towering island，the mighty power of nature failed to display the force it should have had upon it。

Fighters occasionally flew overhead and completed their formations in the air，George turned his head toward the distance，the other two Aircraft Carriers were also launching Fighters in an orderly manner，and he could not help exclaiming：

“Huggins，I believe what you said now，today really is going to be a river of blood。”

“Haha，alright，let’s go！”

George bumped fists with the Mechanic and climbed the side ladder first to enter the Weapons Operator Cabin，Huggins also put on his Flight Helmet and followed his movements up the ladder into the Cockpit，the Canopy began closing under George’s control。

Huggins：“Check Airbrake Flap transmission。”

George leaned sideways and lowered his head to look at the rear of the wings，after seeing that they could open and close normally he replied：“Flap transmission normal。Checking Weapons System...Weapons System normal。”

Huggins：“Data normal，no fault indicator lights，everything is operating properly，mission can be executed。”

Control Tower：【3-6 Black Widow，your position is second，the airspace ahead has been cleared，prepare for takeoff。】

George gave the deck crew a thumbs-up，indicating that they were ready，and the other side also waved in response。

【Catapult acceleration preparing...】

Huggins：“Catapult pressure building，launch！”