Another World: Naval Storm

"All the Iteli people's belongings are here. What a grand display." Vice Admiral Boll looked at the Iteli's neatly arranged fleet with contempt.

After firing the salute and making superficial preparations, the Iteli fleet led the Drake warship into the port of Venice.

"The Drakes are indeed well-trained, or at least they are very spirited. The most noteworthy are the Drakes' warships. The warships built on our slipways are far inferior to these dreadnoughts!" Mattarella, commander of the Venetian fleet, was a little frustrated, and other Iteli officers were also observing with telescopes.

"Fortunately, the Drakes are our allies, and their naval focus is not in the Mediterranean. Our biggest opponent today is still the Franks, so it is necessary to build a high-speed, comprehensive fleet," said Lieutenant General Salvini, commander of the Taranto Squadron who came with the fleet.

"I believe that after the visit of the Drakes, the expansion of the navy will not be rejected in the parliament!"

"We can also buy some technology from the Drak people. After all, we are a friendly country."

Meanwhile, at the Drake Fleet, Leo was also observing the Iteli Fleet. "These are outdated warships with poor design and poor equipment. Give me two dreadnoughts and I can annihilate the Iteli battleship formation."

[Commander, please show some respect to your allies]

"Well, I certainly don't think it will take me long to sink them!"

(●—●)【Commander, please learn from your mistakes】

"Sir, the Itelis still have 6 battleships that have not yet been commissioned. By then they will be even stronger in the Mediterranean!" said Adjutant Musler.

"A country's investment in the military is always limited. The technology and design used in the warships that have not been launched for four years are already outdated. The same is true for the Empire. Every warship must be carefully crafted. We are not as rich as Talen. They can correct their mistakes quickly, but we can't!" Leo said seriously.

The senior officers of the fleets of both sides had a friendly exchange in the conference room. "You build warships really quickly, unlike us, whose battleships that we have been looking forward to for a long time just can't be launched." Itley's colleague complained bitterly.

The Kingdom of Itli has a low level of industrialization and lagging economic development. Many natural resources need to be imported, and its steel and coal production is only slightly higher than that of Japan today.

"Thanks to the support of the imperial workers for naval construction, the five dreadnoughts and four battlecruisers planned for the end of this year will all be in service in the Atlas Sea Fleet!" Vice Admiral Pol was telling the Iteli people that we are fast, but don't worry, we are only dealing with the Tarun people.

"So are you going to build the Dreadnought-class and the Von der Tann-class next?"

"Of course not. Only so many of these two levels will be built. They are just verification ships. The Empire will build more powerful warships next!"

"Hiss" Mattarella felt that Vice Admiral Pol was a bit Versailles. You know, Itley's dreadnought was still on the drawing board.

During the friendly visit of several days, both sides visited each other's warships. The Iteli people treated Drake's officers and soldiers to Iteli's special pasta, which received unanimous praise.

Leo was ashamed of their country bumpkin behavior, "Musler, come with me to the Far East if you have a chance, that's the food paradise!"

"Okay, sir. I will always follow you!"

"Of course, where can I find such a good adjutant like you!" Leo put his arm around Musler's shoulders and looked at the sea in the distance together.

The Drake fleet received Klaus, a special envoy sent by the Empire, and set out on a journey to visit the Ottoman Empire.

"Sir, what is the empire's purpose?" Vice Admiral Boll asked Special Envoy Claus who was standing on the bridge looking at the scenery.

"The Empire is facing pressure and needs more allies. This time it will depend on whether the Ottoman Empire is worthy of the Empire's investment." The Drakes learned in advance that the Osmagali Empire was planning to stir up trouble and wanted to grab a piece of meat from the sick man of Europe. This time it will depend on whether the Ottoman Empire is worth winning over. Otherwise, the Drakes will support Osmagali.

"The Ottomans are not so easy to win over. The pressure from Tarun will be great, and the Ottoman Sultan will not bet easily."

"The Empire will evaluate the possibility of jointly building the 'Platinum-Istanbul-Baghdad Railway' with the Ottoman Empire." Envoy Klaus' words were terrifying.

"This... the conditions are too generous. Ottoman will definitely be tempted!"

"Of course, there are reasons for everything the empire does. First of all, the Ottoman Sultan is the head of the Ottoman Empire and also serves as the Caliph. In theory, all Muslim residents in Central Asia and West Asia must obey the Caliph."

"That is to say..."

"That's right. As long as the Caliph issues a religious decree declaring a 'holy war', all Muslims must send troops." Klaus continued, "From Central Asia to the north, we can go straight to Xianbeilia, which is the softest part of the Russian Empire. Once the main artery of the Xianbeilia Railway is cut off, the Russian Empire will be unable to take care of both ends. Similarly, from Central Asia to the south is Bharata, which is the most important source of income for the Kingdom of Tarun. If we can shake the rule of the Kingdom of Tarun in Bharata, the Kingdom of Tarun will certainly be unable to fight again."

If Leo were here, he would definitely not agree. In the previous life, few people listened to the orders of the so-called Caliph. Everyone has his own ideas. The progress of modern society has made thoughts no longer pure. Only interests can move people's hearts.

Once the railway is completed, the Drakes will be able to deploy troops and weapons to Central Asia, so that Taren's control of the sea in the Bharata Ocean will be useless. At that time, Taren's Bharata colony will have to worry about how to face the fierce Drake Empire Army.

As for the Drake Empire moving north or south, it may seem like a big move to Emperor William and even the entire government. Once it is officially implemented, the empire's geopolitical disadvantage will be reversed, but this is too taken for granted.

The Ottomans had an unimaginable fondness for the Draks, especially Emperor Wilhelm, because in 1898, at the invitation of the Sultan, Emperor Wilhelm visited the Ottoman Empire.

He publicly criticized the quarrels within the Christian world and promised to lend money to the Ottoman Empire to make it a modern country.

In fact, the Ottoman Empire was originally a natural ally of the Tarun Kingdom. In the 19th century, if the Tarun people had not come to the rescue several times in critical moments, the Ottoman Empire might have been dismembered or even annexed by the Russian Empire. But now, the Tarun people have weighed the international situation and started to move closer to the Franks and Russian groups, which means that in the Luo-Ao conflict, they can no longer stand on the side of the Ottomans and help them fight against the Russians. Therefore, the Ottomans are eager to find a new backer, and the Drak people who came to their doorstep became the only choice.