Another World: Naval Storm

"The Talens have fallen behind and are eating coal dust. Let's go! Go and pick up our brothers and bring them home!" Vice Admiral Boll, who had shaken off the Talens fleet, is now refreshed. In the vast ocean, the fast fleet is king.

The Dreadnought and Arminius were already waiting outside the rendezvous point, Lisabene, and the two warships had frightened the Flens. When the fast fleet arrived, they fired 13 salutes to welcome the Dreadnought and the others. The 13 salutes from nine warships made the Flens think that the Drakes were already attacking Lisabene.

The citizens of Risabon hid in their houses and trembled. Prime Minister Forrings had already suggested to the king to move the capital, fearing that the Drakens would raze Risabon to the ground with naval guns.

"I will never surrender to the barbarians!" said Miguel I, King of Florence, hysterically.

"Your Majesty, for your safety and the continuation of the kingdom, please evacuate as soon as possible." Prime Minister Pedro of Florins advised.

"The Drakes did not attack..." Speaker Xia Lin of Forins hurried to the palace after receiving the news.

"Huh..." Miguel I finally breathed a sigh of relief and called the eunuchs to stop the operation of transferring the wealth of the palace.

The reunited fast fleet approached the Lisabon coastline, and the naval guns were already pointing at the heads of the Flems.

"It's because of your indulgence of extremists that the Florians suffered such a disaster!" Miguel I, who had recovered a little, began to look for scapegoats. He didn't want to be overthrown by the angry Florians.

"Your Majesty, we later investigated and found that it was indeed the Flems living in Promont who attacked the Franco-French warships, but these people disappeared later..." Xia Lin also felt aggrieved. Who would have thought that there would be such bold Flems people.

"I don't want to hear your explanation. The Franks have abandoned us because of this. The Tarens have nothing but verbal support. The Forins have lost two colonies that they have operated for decades! Now the Drakes are coming again. What should we do!" Miguel I roared.

"Your Majesty, we have already signed an agreement to transfer the colonies. There is no reason to attack us again! I think the Drakes' main purpose of this trip is to deter us from playing tricks in the process of transferring the colonies!" said Prime Minister Pedro.

"That's good, barbarians are barbarians and they won't talk nicely!" As long as it doesn't affect Miguel I's rule over Florence, everything will be fine.

"Hurry up and let Ambassador Drake convey the message that we will fully cooperate and end this farce." Pedro and Xia Lin hurriedly did as they were told. Their hearts could not take it anymore after such a long time.

Under the imperialist system, there can be no other basis or principle for division except strength. Weakness is the original sin, and the people of Forins are now the weak party, without strength to protect such a huge wealth. Facing the wolf-like Drak people, the people of Forins do not even have the courage to resist.

The people of Flins surrendered very readily. Drake's fast fleet did not return, but began to cruise along the coast of Flins from south to north.

The fast fleet was greeted with scorn from the few courageous Flins people. Some urinated and cursed at the fleet in protest. However, as the victors, the Drakes were very tolerant and did not mind the rudeness of the losers.

The fleet, which was heading to the mainland, had not yet crossed the English Channel again when it received a new order. The two dreadnoughts, the Arminius and three supply ships continued their movement to the shallow and sea-dwelling Mediterranean, while the remaining warships escorted the dreadnought back to the mainland for overhaul. This was to avoid further provoking the Tarens and the Franks, and to take advantage of this opportunity to enter the Mediterranean to promote the country's prestige.

I don’t know what kind of stimulation Emperor Wilhelm had received, but he had such a unique obsession with the world of naval cruising.

The Mediterranean Sea is a transportation hub for Europe, Asia and Africa, and a shortcut for travel between the Atlas Sea, the Bolivian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. For a long time, the Mediterranean Sea has become a strategic location for the great powers to compete for.

The Talonians once regarded the Mediterranean as their own "inland lake" that would not be allowed to be interfered with by others, so the Talonians placed their most powerful fleet in the Mediterranean. In order to guard against the Drakes, some ships of the Mediterranean fleet were transferred to the mainland. Their strength has declined, but it should not be underestimated.

The naval fleet of the Itli Kingdom in the Mediterranean is also very powerful, at least much stronger than the Osmagali naval fleet and the Ottoman fleet hiding in the Mediterranean.

The Royal Navy of Italia has been slow in recent years due to the economic downturn, budget cuts, and naval modernization, but its strength in the Mediterranean is second only to that of France. It ranks sixth in the world's navy and is known as the sea beast of the Apennines.

Taren and the Franks were very restrained about the fleet's visit to the Mediterranean. After all, three warships in the Mediterranean, which was like a bathtub, posed no threat to them.

The ally, the Kingdom of Itli, was unhappy with the arrival of the Drakians in the Mediterranean. This country was not a qualified ally and often sang the opposite tune on some issues, which greatly affected the unity of the alliance.

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The three warships can pose a threat to the separately deployed Iteli Royal Fleet. The German Emperor believes that it is time to give the Iteli Kingdom a warning and make it recognize who is the boss of the alliance.

"Why are the Drakens coming to the Mediterranean? Don't they know it's already overcrowded here?" King Vittorio Emanuele III of Itria expressed his dissatisfaction.

"The Drakes should be shown the strength of the Royal Navy. In the Mediterranean, the Drakes should rely on us!" Prime Minister Conte was not afraid of making a fuss when he boasted.

It had been a long time since Etley had put a capital ship into service. The six battleships that were started in 1900 were still lying on the slipway and were obsolete before they were launched. If they were in Tarun and Drake, they would be shot if they had not been launched in four years.

"The Drakes will visit Venice, where we only have three battleships and two cruisers at our disposal." Commander Mattarella of the Venetian squadron reported on the current situation of the Itelli Royal Fleet.

"Then transfer the warships from Taranto over here. We must not let the Drakes underestimate us!" said King Vittorio Emanuele III.

Itli's strongest fleet, consisting of 6 battleships, 4 armored cruisers and 3 old large protected cruisers, was lined up outside the port of Venice to welcome the arrival of the fast fleet.