I became a witch, but I started the industrial revolution

This is so strange, aren’t they afraid that the Queen’s strategy will go wrong and lead them into trouble?

Although, I am really envious!!!

A country has only one voice or something.

......

The news reports from the mainland about the Demetria Church did not exceed Medea's judgment.

When she speculated that the smallpox epidemic might be a man-made disaster, she was already prepared for a new war.

Although she couldn't produce evidence to prove that it was definitely the church's doing, she had already tacitly accepted it in her heart.

As the church that controls and treats various infectious diseases such as smallpox among the seven countries on the continent, it would not be difficult for it to create a smallpox epidemic if it wanted to.

So in addition to the troops that set out earlier, the second batch of two armies of about 100,000 troops have also assembled and set foot on the land of Palia.

With the lessons learned from previous experience, every hundred kilometers along the federal-controlled area there is a comprehensive supply center built with a large number of explosion-proof walls dropped by giant airships.

Responsible for providing the military with temporary repair and maintenance vehicles, short-distance assistance and transportation of spare parts, etc.

The exterior of the blast-proof wall is made of steel mesh squares and cloth. It takes up almost no volume, is very simple and easy to deploy by airboat, and its effect is very good.

As long as you fill the net bag with sand or other filling materials available locally, it can provide very good defense capabilities, and can be stacked layer by layer, you can easily build a solid base outpost within a few days.

At this time on the Palia front, the Federal Tank Division was repairing on the spot waiting for the arrival of new tanks and reserve soldiers, while the other four armored infantry divisions continued to advance towards the Palia capital.

Seris's airship unit played a very good tactical effect in the army's march. Two intermediate logistics airships of more than 200 meters were always following the troops in the sky to replenish supplies.

The pressure on logistics supply trucks has been reduced a lot. Only ammunition and some food need to be transported, and the rest of the supplies will be carried by airships.

A large amount of daily supplies such as drinking water can be airdropped at any time, even freshly brewed barrel beer from the Seris Federation and various cigarettes.

The beer is still ice cold. All you need to do is take the airship up to a high altitude, take a stroll, and then come back.

This ensured that the federal soldiers would not feel too uncomfortable during the long march, which required them to cross deserts and various barren lands from time to time, and their morale was always maintained at an extremely high level.

That is to say, only when there is a large surplus of material transportation can we maintain the basic needs of the army while meeting some additional needs.

As the Seris Federation marched towards the capital of Palia, a new wave of troops from the Holy See far away in the main continent also boarded transport ships and headed for the port of Palia.

This time the Holy See was serious about it. It sent out a large number of ships at all costs to deliver the entire Holy See's Fourth Army, the Punishment Legion.

The Fourth Punishment Army is the Vatican's Class A main force. In addition to being equipped with more than half of the soldier machines in the total force, it also includes a large number of captain-level machines and the commander's general-level machines.

There are even more magic crystal cannons, and the heavy cannons among them are even equipped with body soldiers to be responsible for transportation and use. The specifications are comparable to the caliber of the Federal Army's railway cannons.

It can be said that the Holy See sent out its main force this time with the idea of ​​crippling the Federation in one fell swoop.

Chapter 129 No one can make me lose unless I don’t want to win.

Just when everyone felt that the situation between the two continents was about to become a storm.

A group of unexpected guests arrived at the port of Sendegas, a diplomatic envoy from the Holy See led by a Cardinal Demetria.

And their statement was also very interesting. They actually wanted to discuss the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides with the Seris Federation.

At this juncture, when the troops of both sides were fighting on the battlefield? Establish diplomatic relations?

When Mitia saw the report, her face was full of suspicion. They parted unhappily at the alliance meeting, and then sent people to discuss the establishment of diplomatic relations. She had never seen such an approach before.

Not right either

Judging from the time of arrival of this Vatican diplomatic team, it is obvious that the diplomatic group set off first, and the disagreement between the two sides at the alliance meeting came later.

In any case, Medea had no reason to refuse a formal diplomatic meeting, but establishing diplomatic relations was impossible.

However, many government officials in the House of Lords felt that establishing diplomatic relations was not a bad idea. After all, the strength of the Demetria Church was obvious to all, and it would be best not to provoke such a foreign enemy if possible.

When they met the envoy of the Holy See, who also brought gifts from the Pope to the Queen, the other party did propose that the two sides establish normal diplomatic relations between the two countries.

But there is a prerequisite, that is, the Seris Federation will no longer interfere with the Vatican's aid operations in the Kingdom of Palia.

Upon hearing the conditions, Medea sneered:

"The Queen of Seris will not accept his gift. We hope that the Demetria Church will protect its borders and not interfere in the wars between the countries of the subcontinent. We should solve our own problems!"

Looking up at the woman sitting on the throne, the Archbishop's expression was very grim: "You are starting a war that could have been avoided!"

"As long as your religion withdraws its troops from the subcontinent, all disputes will disappear."

Medea's words did not give the Holy See any face or room for maneuver, and the Holy See delegation left in anger.

Although no one opposed Media's series of targeted measures against the Holy See, they also expressed some confusion. Shouldn't they be developing the economy and building the country now?

The Seris Federation is already strong enough. It has only been established for a few years, so it is no exaggeration to say that there is a lot of work to be done. A large number of infrastructure facilities are under construction or are being prepared to be built, and the internal demand for various resources is very large.

If we continue to fight foreign wars, it will inevitably squeeze the allocation of resources in all aspects of the federation.

This kind of thinking is very normal. No one does not want to live in a peaceful and stable social environment, and be satisfied by living a good life and making some contribution to the country.

No one would question the Queen's authority, but that didn't stop her from thinking about other things while doing her job.

Medea had no intention of changing her mind, but she did not act too tough either. She already had the power in her hands, so she should not be stingy with other gentle means.

She explained her thoughts to the parliament in one paragraph: "The terrorist attack on the federal capital proved that there is no doubt that we are enemies, so we must not let the enemy get what he wants."

"Moreover, if you accept an olive branch from your enemy after being harassed, it only proves your weakness."

"The strong are respected, while the weak only attract aggression and humiliation."

......

In the huge lounge of the Queen's Palace, Medea and Anna played chess during their free time.

The naval fleet that had been escorting ocean-going cargo ships in Bonwich had completed replenishment and maintenance at the Sendegas naval port.

It has now been incorporated into the newly built New Sendegas Fleet to form the Federation's First Combined Fleet.

After several years of development and modular assembly and construction, the size of the Zhiyuan-class cruisers has reached thirty ships, and they are also equipped with hundreds of small torpedo boats.

Battleships of larger tonnage are still in the trial and research stage. Medea's current positioning for the navy is to first leverage the advantages of industrialized mass construction and build a navy with considerable combat power in a short period of time.

Then she would transition to large and super-large main battleships, such as battleships and aircraft carriers. She had no idea about secondary derivatives such as armored cruisers and ironclad ships.

Large-scale construction sounds very tempting, but it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and requires a huge amount of resources. It would be more appropriate to rebuild such a mega project when the country enters a more stable period.

The torpedo boat is equipped with a 20mm dual-purpose anti-aircraft and anti-aircraft machine gun, which can not only provide air defense but also be good at clearing small targets. Of course, its most important function is to launch torpedoes.

Long-range compressed air ramjet torpedo, speed 17 km per hour, effective range 1 km.

Pure mechanical design, full of mechanical beauty (bushi). Mainly because it is just beginning to be developed, small engines are somewhat difficult to manufacture.

Before launching, high-pressure air is injected into the middle section of the torpedo through a high-pressure air injector, and the compressed air compound swing engine is used for propulsion.

The principle of the compressed air engine is also very simple. In fact, it is nothing more than the internal combustion engine, but the high-temperature explosion ignition stroke of the fuel is changed to compressed air pushing two piston strokes to drive the intermediate drive shaft to do work and thus drive the propeller.

This torpedo is a transitional weapon. The second generation will jump directly to the development of thermal-powered torpedoes, but it will not be that simple in the short term.

Anna placed a piece on the chessboard: "Our response will make the church feel that the Pope has been extremely humiliated, Miss, will we win this war?"

Medea's lips curled slightly when he heard this: "Unless I don't want to win, no one can make me lose."

The slender fingers dropped a piece, and the black rook continued to follow Anna's white king, which made Anna pout.

She didn't dare to capture the black rook. As long as Medea didn't make any mistakes, the game would end in a draw, which meant she was forced to draw.

The purpose of Media's formation of a joint fleet is naturally to cut off the transoceanic troop transportation currently being carried out by the Demetria Church.

The Vatican mobilized a large fleet, and such a big move naturally could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of other countries. After receiving the intelligence, the General Staff submitted it to her for review as soon as possible and also wrote a lot of speculations.

In the end, all the clues pointed to the fact that they were deploying troops across the ocean.

This undoubtedly gave Medea a great opportunity. She dared to say that she could win in a land battle, but the price would be very heavy. However, in a naval battle~

The Zhiyuan-class cruiser's speed of 22 knots may seem unremarkable at first glance. The opponent's wooden sailing ship would be happy if it could run at ten knots. Even with the assistance of magic, the speed would definitely not exceed 15 knots.

In other words, the naval fleet of the Seris Federation is the dominant party, and the Holy See must be taught a lesson.

Although the Holy See's fleet of the Kingdom of Palia currently has a total of nearly 500 ships, large and small, and is known as the Invincible Fleet.

She still has absolute confidence in her own fleet.

When the firepower of both sides is equal, the advantages in speed and fire control will be the key factors in determining the outcome.

With airships for high-altitude reconnaissance, as well as professional range finding and fire control, she will let the Vatican see what it means to be a

"My Lord, times have changed!"

Chapter 130: Bomber's Debut

At this time, on the flagship of the Combined Fleet sailing on the sea, dozens of ship commanders sat together to conduct the final strategic review.

In front of them was a huge map, which was the product of the joint efforts of airships, sailors and intelligence departments. The survey and mapping of the waters around the Seris Federation reached extremely high precision.

At the same time, there was a huge sand table on the large table in the center for them to use.

"According to intelligence sources, the number of Church ships currently in the Palia Sea is approximately 470."

"Among them, there is a four-deck super battleship, the 'Goddess of Light', with approximately 30 magic cannons and 110 muzzle-loading cannons. The full load displacement is 5000 tons. The number of crew members is unknown, but it is estimated to be around 1000."

"There are two first-class battleships with three decks and 90 guns, ten second-class battleships with 90 guns, 74 third-class battleships with 57 guns, and more than 100 small battleships with 16-25 guns, as well as a large number of medium and large troop transports and supply ships."

Everyone in the conference room had different looks. One of them raised his hand and asked, "What is their speed?"

The staff officer paused suspiciously and said: "...6-15th..."

Someone couldn't help but ask: "There are 6-knot ones? Isn't that like crawling on the sea?"

'The Goddess of Light is more of a symbolic ship, and only serves as a flagship to give believers faith, so the speed doesn't mean much to it...?'

"puff..."

"Ha ha..."

This uncertain explanation caused laughter in the conference room, filling it with a cheerful atmosphere.

"OK OK!"

Admiral Doolittle clapped his hands to stop the laughter and said seriously:

"Although we are much better than them in terms of speed and attack range, we cannot let our guard down. Their firepower is too saturated for us anyway. If we are hit by a large number of artillery, you should know what will happen."

"This operation is very important. The Queen has high hopes for us. We must not be complacent. Every time we land a batch of troop transports at the port of Palia, more of our army colleagues will lose their lives."