The Strait of Gibraltar.

This was a narrow strait between the southernmost part of Spain and the northwestern part of Africa. At this time, a special Chinese Empire fleet was passing through this sea, which Spain regarded as its own pond. This was the Empire’s most powerful fleet at the moment, a formidable fleet composed of battleships and cruisers.

“Report, General. Spanish fleet sighted ahead! They are fleeing.” On the Zhenxing battleship, a soldier in charge of observation reported the situation on the sea to Ding Chang. After the official declaration of war with the St. Petersburg Convention Organization, the Chinese Empire navy was tasked with clearing out the European fleets. Now that the British fleet had been annihilated, only France, Spain, and Portugal still had navies in Europe. What they had to do now was to sink Europe’s last fleets into the sea.

“Chase after them!” Ding Chang calmly gave the order. After the battleships and cruisers were put into service, he, the instructor of the naval academy, was transferred to the fleet to lead this fleet to annihilate the enemy.

After receiving the order, the Chinese Empire fleet sped up and quickly caught up with the Spanish fleet. Just as the soldier had reported, this Spanish fleet was fleeing. Knowing that they were no match for the Chinese Empire fleet, the three countries’ navies had all chosen to evade the Empire’s attacks and wander around the high seas. This made the Chinese Empire fleet’s task much more difficult.

With the enemy’s fleet in sight, Ding Chang immediately had the warships’ cannons open fire. For him, this mission at sea was very easy. The battleships’ main cannons had a super long range, which allowed him to strike at the European warships from a great distance.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

After the order was given, the main cannons on the warships quickly adjusted their angles. As a huge roar sounded, shells exploded in the Spanish fleet. The explosion of a nearly one-ton shell was so powerful that it created a tens-of-meter-high splash, and the Spanish warships, hit by the shockwave, even began to shake. This scene made the Spanish fleet even more panicked, but more shells followed. One warship was hit and was instantly blown to pieces. Then came the second, and the third.

When the cannon fire subsided, all that was left on the sea were the wrecks of twelve Spanish warships.

“Continue the search.” Ding Chang ordered. He wanted to sink all the enemy warships that were playing hide-and-seek with the Chinese Empire fleet on the sea.

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Venice.

Three days passed in a flash. In these three days, the soldiers’ fatigue from the journey was gone, and they had also adjusted to the time difference. According to the plan, Lu Fei gathered all the generals of the army on this day. This time, the commanders of the three military regions were all gathered in Austria, but he was appointed as the supreme commander of this expedition and could directly command Lei Ming and Ye Qingyun.

“According to the plan, we will launch an attack at noon today. This time, we have brought a lot of advanced weapons. In this war, we will use our weapon advantage to minimize casualties.” Lu Fei said, pointing to the dense tanks, transport vehicles, rocket launchers, and howitzers. On the battlefield, Lu Fei was their superior. Ye Qingyun and Lei Ming saluted him seriously and responded with a unified “Yes.” After discussing the details of the operation with the two of them, the three of them led their respective soldiers to the war zone.

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Kasim.

This was a small city on the southwestern border of Austria, and opposite Kasim was the border of Spain. When the two countries had a normal relationship, Kasim was a very bustling city for trade between the two countries, but now there was a sense of uneasiness about the war lingering in Kasim. The Austrian army from Vienna had already built fortifications here, and the 15,000 Spanish and Portuguese troops had also arrived here a few days ago. Yesterday, they launched their first attack on the Austrian army. But under the stubborn resistance of the Austrian soldiers, the Spanish and Portuguese coalition army did not make any progress. Now, everyone was worried about today’s battle. After all, they had heard that the French army was also coming to Austria, and they could not fight against three countries at once.

While they were worried, thick smoke and dust suddenly billowed from the direction of Vienna. When they saw what was in the dust, the residents and army of Kasim all let out cheers. Just as it was when they defeated France, the Chinese Empire army had once again arrived in Austria at a crucial moment.

“The Chinese Empire is Austria’s eternal friend.” The residents of Kasim flocked to both sides of the street, and everyone had a smile on their faces. The Austrian soldiers, on the other hand, lined up on both sides of the road and saluted the Empire’s vehicles. The person in charge of the southwestern front line of Austria this time was General Santiya. He had set off with Lei Ming in Venice.

“General Lei Ming, all the Austrian residents now have a very good impression of you. You saved Austria last time, and I hope it will be the same this time.” Santiya said sincerely.

Lei Ming had a smile on his face. This special treatment gave him a feeling of returning home in triumph. He said, “This time, the 150,000 men of the three major military regions have come to Europe to end the evil rule of the St. Petersburg Convention Organization. I will soon prove that the Chinese Empire can fulfill its promise.”

Santiya said, “I believe you. The command of the Austrian army is now yours.”

Lei Ming nodded. The motorcade stopped in front of the position. He immediately had the machine gunners enter the trenches and arranged for the howitzers and rocket launchers to be placed in the rear. He then had the eighty-six tanks on standby, ready to harvest the remaining enemies on the battlefield after the artillery was ready.

With everything in place, Lei Ming and Santiya came to the rocket launcher position. To prepare for the European war this time, 180 rocket launcher trucks had been transported here. With such a large investment, they had only one goal: to crush the enemy’s will in the first battle.

“General Lei, what exactly is this weapon?”

Santiya was very interested in the rocket launcher, but Lei Ming had not told him anything. Hearing this, Lei Ming said with a smile, “The reason I didn’t tell you is so you can see it with your own eyes.” With that, he said to the commander of the artillery company, “Begin.”

After receiving the order, the company commander gave the order, and twenty-four rockets “swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!” flew out, leaving trails of fire in the air. At the same time, the other rocket launchers also began to fire. The sixty rocket launchers under Lei Ming’s command fired more than a thousand rockets in a very short time. Santiya was stunned, as the Spanish and Portuguese positions were instantly covered in dust from the explosions.

When the smoke and dust cleared, he found that the Spanish and Portuguese positions were completely silent, as if everyone had died. Lei Ming was still very calm when he saw this. He then had the howitzers bombard the enemy’s positions. Having experienced many wars, he clearly knew that artillery was the main force for eliminating the enemy on the battlefield. This time, to defeat the Spanish and Portuguese coalition army in one fell swoop and leave them with an unforgettable and terrifying memory, he decided to bombard them enough.