1347 TWO Chapter 1347-Destruction of the House of Tudor (1/2)

Chapter 1347 – Destruction of the House of Tudor

The English Straits split the House of Tudor off from the European continent. It connected the Atlantic and the North Sea and was 560 kilometers long and 240 kilometers wide. At its most narrow point, the straits were merely 34 kilometers wide.

In reality, two countries built an underwater tunnel here called the Channel Tunnel.

As the English Straits were a part of the North Atlantic, it was a strategic point connecting European continents since ancient times. Many naval battles and military altercations happened there.

Two divisions of the House of Tudor's Emperor Squadron were housed here.

Defending the English Straits was akin to protecting the ocean lifeline of the House of Tudor, allowing them to advance and retreat in European matters.

Due to the recent changes to the European battlefield, the House of Tudor had intended to withdraw its troops and make defending their homeland the top priority.

At such a time, the patrol of the Emperor Squadron on the English Straits was a lot stricter.

However, an accident still happened.

4th month, 1st day, morning, two divisions of the Atlantic Squadron that had been fully equipped with iron armored warships sneak attacked the English Straits and started a large-scale naval war.

This was the first battle between the Atlantic Squadron and the Emperor Squadron.

In terms of numbers, naval battle skills, and seafaring skills, the two squadrons were at around the same level. The one leading the House of Tudor Emperor Squadron was a historical general famed for his naval battles, Nelson.

They were basically at the same level.

The Atlantic Squadron was strong in terms of their weapons and equipment.

After the equipment update, the Atlantic Squadron had already formed a battle system with the iron armored warships, fighter jets, and magic powered submarines, showing the structure of carriers in the future.

In comparison, due to a lack of resources and labor, half of the House of Tudor squadron still consisted of Man O' war type warships and not the more advanced iron armored warships.

This was easy to understand.

Even with Great Xia's all out industrialization ability, it still took them a year to completely change the equipment of the Pacific Squadron. For the House of Tudor squadron to have made such progress was already quite amazing.

In terms of weapons and equipment, the Great Xia Atlantic Squadron had a crushing advantage.

As a result, the House of Tudor squadron did not make a statement after Great Xia gained the control of the Mediterranean once again.

They lacked the confidence to interfere.

The naval battle went as expected. Facing the Atlantic Squadron's sneak attack, the well-trained House of Tudor Emperor Squadron commanded deftly by Nelson was still defeated after six hours of battle.

The dangers and spectacular parts of the battle could not be described in words.

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The destruction of the Emperor Squadron was like an eye-catching signal bullet that streaked thorough the European night sky; the influence it had on the European situation was unimaginable.

In truth, the aftereffects had already begun to fester.

That afternoon, under the cover of the Atlantic Squadron, Zeng Guofan ordered the Specter legion corps to disembark on House of Tudor soil. They headed right for the Capital City - Avic Fort.

To the current House of Tudor, the 300 thousand Specter legion corps troops was simply fatal.

Due to their lack of population, the House of Tudor only had 400 thousand even at their peak.

After accounting for the failure in Africa, the troops they sent to the European battlefield, and the Ottoman Dynasty's invasion, the number of troops that they could employ numbered at only 250 thousand despite two rounds of conscription.

As for the newbies that were just recruited, they were not worth mentioning.

To make matters worse, 120 thousand, which was nearly half of their troops, were still on the European battlefield, doing blind work for Silver Hand in Europe.

Consequently, the House of Tudor only had a pitiful 130 thousand troops on home soil. Even if one counted the garrison forces and newbies as well, their overall numbers could not reach 200 thousand.

This was a really sad number that revealed the House of Tudor's fatal weakness.

Although these 130 thousand troops were well-equipped and well-trained, they were unable to handle the invading Ottoman Dynasty army and the Great Xia Army at the same time.

A huge storm was sweeping toward the House of Tudor.

Small land, lack of strategic depth, low population, alone in the ocean...

In this game world that lacked technological bottlenecks, not to mention the House of Tudor replicating the British Empire's majesty, but just defending their own land depended on others.

Otherwise, William would not have sold everything he could and gritted his teeth to attack the Ottoman Dynasty.

Only by ensuring the safety of Europe could the House of Tudor be safe.

Unfortunately, the weak House of Tudor that only had limited numbers could not direct the European battlefield and could only sway along with the wind.

William probably did not know that the 120 thousand troops he had in the European battlefield had been sacrificed by Henry to the Ottoman Dynasty as a gift.

Tragic!

Under the Black Snake Guards' investigation, the House of Tudor's weakness was openly revealed before Ouyang Shuo, which led to the creation of the steel forging operation.

The House of Tudor was Great Xia's best stepping board to influencing Europe.

If Great Xia could occupy it, the meaning would be far more significant than simply gaining yet another overseas land. The strategic meaning was also greater.

First, with the House of Tudor's territory as a stepping board, Great Xia could control the English Straits and consequently the North Sea.