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If Nanhua were just some surface ships, Colonel Lacaz would never be afraid.

Isn't it just a matter of shelling each other with naval guns? According to his many years of naval career, he is not timid at all, but submarines are different.

Because at this time, any ship has no way to deal with the ghost-like submarine in the sea.

Unless the submarine can't hold it any longer and comes out of the sea voluntarily, no one can attack it.

Although sonar, which is recognized as the most useful for detecting submarines, was invented in 1906.

But at this time, sonar was only a passive listening device, mainly used to detect icebergs and could not be used to detect erratic submarines.

In the late stages of World War I, in order to deal with Germany's ubiquitous U9 submarines, Britain wanted to develop a tool that could detect the location of submarines.

British scientists' eyes lit up when they saw "passive sonar", but it is not easy for sonar to detect submarines in real time.

Later, British scientists accidentally discovered an early research by the Curie brothers (Pierre Curie and Jacques Curie) - "The Piezoelectric Effect of Quartz."

Based on this effect principle, they finally invented sonar in the modern sense in 1918.

At present, the Nanhua Naval Research Institute has begun to study this detection tool. The specific day when the results will be produced depends on luck.

Chairman Shi only knew that this thing was very useful, but he didn’t know the specific technical details.

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Once an idea that is beneficial to them comes up, people can't help but persuade themselves to turn this idea into action.

Colonel Lacaz was very conflicted at the moment, and he wanted to retreat directly.

But there are still several ships in the fleet that are entangled, especially a good friend of his on the battleship "Suffren".

If he escaped alone, even if he could escape with his life, he would be court-martialed.

Considering the serious consequences of being tried in a military court, his thoughts of escape were temporarily put aside.

At this time, it is safer to perform one's duty as a soldier.

Even if he failed, the Nanhua Army would not be able to kill him as the fleet commander.

But the cannonballs fired by the other party didn't think so.

"Boom~~"

There were constant bombardments from artillery shells, and the roars of soldiers were heard from the deck, as well as the violent air waves from the explosion of artillery shells.

At the same time, the ship continued to move at full speed to avoid torpedoes launched by surrounding submarines.

Such a frustrating battle was the last thing Colonel Lacaz wanted to see. He steeled himself, "ordered each ship to fire freely, and asked if the propeller problem of the 'Suffren' could be repaired quickly?"

The correspondent went to receive the order and quickly reported back: "The captain of the Suffren, Lieutenant Colonel Jean Cezanne, said that they were unable to deal with the propeller problem and requested that we retreat first and they come to the rear."

Hearing that his good friend was so generous, Colonel Lacaz's eyes grew hot.

"Where are the other ships?"

"The two armored cruisers 'Dupuy de Lorme' and 'Suchet' did not suffer major damage and their combat capabilities are intact.

Their will to fight is tenacious and they are attacking the enemy.

As for the other four ships, they were all damaged to varying degrees, and the 'Sersi' was about to sink. "

Hearing that his own fleet was in such a mess, Colonel Lacaze felt sad in his heart. The majestic French navy was actually defeated by a colonial country.

"Inform all ships that we have no choice but to fight to the death in this battle. If we escape, we will only suffer greater humiliation."

The reason why Colonel Lacaz's will to fight became firm so quickly was because he thought clearly.

Once they are captured, senior government officials will definitely pull him out as a scapegoat to fool the angry people at home and the South China Dominion.

At that time, he will really be worse off than dead!

If he died in battle, no matter how shameless those politicians were, they would not smear him as the culprit who provoked the war without authorization.

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Because the artillery fired continuously, the entire bridge was filled with smoke from gunpowder, and Xue Youfu could not see the situation of the French fleet.

"How's the situation on the other side?"

"Report to the commander that one enemy ship is about to sink. Several other ships have suffered varying degrees of damage. The remaining enemy ships are still resisting."

Xue Youfu looked at the airspace to the east and muttered: "Why haven't the Air Force fighter planes arrived yet?"

The officer next to him replied: "It hasn't been long since we started the war. It will take time for the plane to fly over."

Xue Youfu nodded, "Yeah." …

The ships at sea were bombarding each other from a distance of seven or eight kilometers. Looking from a distance, one cannot feel the suffering of being on the warship.

For example, Xie Yuhao and Yang Hua, who are currently flying biplanes, and their flying brigade were ordered to participate in this attack on France.

The aircraft they fly is a foreign trade version specially developed by the military ministry, and is finalized as SY-1900.

Xie Yuhao and the others have flown several types of aircraft over the years, and this type of aircraft is the most common and simplest.

As for monoplanes and all-metal fuselage aircraft, they have only tried them a few times.

The flight speed and difficulty of a monoplane are higher than that of a biplane. It is clearly stated above that high and new technologies must maintain generational differences.

Give low-end versions to foreigners in Europe first. When our monoplane and full-metal fuselage technologies mature, we can then introduce them to the market and continue to make money from European and American white people.

The advantage of the SY-1900 aircraft is that it is not only easy to fly and easy to operate, but also can carry greater weight.

For example, the two of them are a crew, one in front and one behind.

The one in the front is responsible for flying the aircraft, and the one in the back is the machine gunner and bombardier, causing greater blows and damage to the enemy when the aircraft dives.

As he flew over the blue ocean, Xie Yuhao felt a sense of heroism and excitement that went straight to his chest.

They looked at the French warship flying the tricolor flag and showed a cruel smile.

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The "rumble" sound of the propeller excited the South China Navy, which was familiar with this sound. Most of the navy soldiers couldn't help but look up at the sky and cast envious glances at their brothers in the air force.

The French gunners who were desperately carrying the shells to aim and even pulling the gun ropes were amazed by the "rumbling" sound and the flying machines.

"What is this?"

A French soldier sitting on the observation deck murmured, and the observers beside him shook their heads, indicating that they did not know.

But they soon felt the malicious intent of these flying man-made flying objects.

"Rumble"

The flying objects passing by would kick off the mechanisms under their feet before approaching the French warship, and then a pile of bombs decorated with red tassels would tilt down.

The reason why these bombs have red tassels on their tails is to prevent the shells from landing head-first.

The red-tasseled artillery shell will explode the moment it hits the ground, because the principle of this kind of artillery shell is the same as that of a mortar shell.

If this kind of biplane had not been able to carry heavy loads, they could have brought larger armor-piercing shells. One shot would be enough to penetrate the steel deck of the battleship and then explode inside the battleship.

After these planes dropped their bombs, they would swoop down towards the French warship. When they took off, the machine gunner sitting in the back seat would pull the trigger and arbitrarily harvest the French soldiers on the deck.

Although the speed of these aircraft is very slow, they are the first aircraft and attack methods after all.

The naval soldiers on the French warship were more confused than normal.

Moreover, the previous bombs were very damaging, and there were not many French soldiers left standing on the deck.

When the few remaining French soldiers reacted and fled for their lives, the French warships' attacks also stopped.

The 12.7mm caliber machine gun on the aircraft can also shoot at the bridges of major warships without killing people. The people on the bridges are either senior navy officials or observers.

Once these people are dead, no one in the French army can organize an effective counterattack, and the entire battle will be over.

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The aircraft came off the field to participate in the battle and directly became the MVP of the Battle of Anhai. It killed the most French troops and caused the most horrific casualties.

Facing the bombs falling from the sky, the French army had no ideas or means to deal with them. In the end of this battle, the South China Dominion won a complete victory.

In just half a day, two-thirds of the invading French soldiers were annihilated, and seven warships and one half-sunken warship were also captured.

As for the battleship "Jena" stranded on the Skeleton Coast, it has also surrendered after a round of artillery greetings from the South China Western Theater Army.

It is basically impossible to get the "Jena" warship back, after all, the sea conditions on the Skeleton Coast are too bad.

In this campaign, 10 naval academy-level officers, 18 lieutenant-level officers, 38 non-commissioned officers, and 1080 soldiers were arrested.

This result shocked the whole world. Countries around the world were amazed by the powerful force of the South China Kingdom and how easily the South China Army achieved a joint attack by sea and air.

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After receiving the Navy's military report, Chairman Shi drank happily, and then told the staff around him to prepare champagne. He wanted to have a drink with everyone to celebrate! (End of chapter)