Chapter 1306: 1223 buy a boat

At this time, the weakness of the navy showed the benefits of being newly formed: the Orc Navy was the first to acquire 5 Beiyuan-class destroyers. Although these destroyers were built quite early and had significant age, they were indeed radar destroyers and much more advanced compared to similar warships of other empire navies.

Then, the Northern Island also purchased 7 destroyers of the same model, maintaining almost the same navy scale as the Orcs on Ben Island: both sides now have 8 and 7 destroyers, respectively, maintaining a balance.

The Chu Country also purchased Beiyuan-class destroyers from the Great Tang Empire, but the Chu Country bought them in larger quantities, procuring 11 in one go, becoming a major user of Beiyuan-class destroyers.

Another major customer is Qin Country, and after the Great Qin Empire controlled the southern ports of Shu Country, they gained access to the sea, immediately changing the situation.

Now, the Great Qin Empire is about to build its own navy: besides those old warships retained from Shu Country’s surrender, Qin Country urgently needed a large number of warships to strengthen its navy.

Thus, procuring Beiyuan-class destroyers from the Great Tang Empire became Qin Country’s best choice for navy formation: Tang Mo’s father-in-law purchased 12 Beiyuan-class destroyers at once, which in some sense was quite extravagant.

The reason for being willing to purchase so many warships was mainly that Qin Country hoped to weaken Tang Country’s naval strength through buying Tang Country warships, laying the foundation for future operations.

Dorne and Laines Empire had the same intention, and each of these Eastern Continent empires purchased 5 Beiyuan-class destroyers, thus contributing their share to “weakening” the Great Tang Empire Navy’s power.

Another country on the Eastern Continent urgently needing warships is Poplar Empire; they eagerly hoped to put pressure on the Ice Cold Empire, so they purchased 3 Beiyuan-class destroyers and additionally bought 3 radar cruisers from the Great Tang Empire.

Even though the combat power of these destroyers is not up to par when compared with cruisers and battleships, they indeed possess radar systems capable of fulfilling tasks like surveillance and alertness.

The Poplar Empire Navy hoped these destroyers could become guidance command ships, responsible for directing their warships to avoid the opponent’s main fleet and seeking the opponent’s transport ship fleet for interdiction battles.

Even though the Ice Cold Empire’s transport ships wouldn’t easily travel south, launching a surprise attack on the route between the Ice Cold Empire and the Northern Island would still be quite rewarding, wouldn’t it?

In this manner, the Great Tang Empire sold a total of 51 Beiyuan-class destroyers, roughly equivalent to selling all the destroyers not yet converted to missile destroyers.

Having cleared a large batch of inventory, the total number of warships in the Great Tang Empire Navy shrunk significantly, making many countries’ navies see the hope of surpassing the Great Tang Empire Navy.

In just a few months, the total number of aircraft carriers constructed worldwide sharply increased to 19. Although some had a tonnage of less than 20,000 and could be considered filler products, the numbers indeed rose significantly.

Additionally, the Great Qin Empire purchased technology from Shireck in Dorne, beginning the construction of two battleships at Shu Country’s ports.

Following Ying Duo’s idea: when other navy powerhouses have battleships, how can the Great Qin Empire not have them? No matter what, they must build two!

Therefore, when almost all others worldwide ceased building heavy battleships, Qin Country resolutely started constructing two super battleships with a displacement of over 50,000 tons!

Meanwhile, Qin Country also procured an aircraft carrier from the Great Tang Empire and began constructing two of their own.

Unlike other countries, leveraging the “Emperor of Great Tang Empire father-in-law” identity, Qin Country even obtained the hull design of the outdated aircraft carriers from the Great Tang Empire to start building those very same models!

Do not underestimate them as old; this design is advanced weaponry that other countries want to buy but cannot! Though it’s just a structural hull, it indeed saves considerable time in future modifications.

Compared to those still researching whether chimneys should be laid flat, whether the bridge should be symmetrically designed on the left and right countries, Qin Country has practically won at the starting line.

Dorne launched the construction of 3 heavy cruisers, 5 cruisers, and 10 destroyers at the same time; having Pan Yiping’s radar technology, these new warships reserved radar installation space during construction.

Compared to those old model warships, the new warships have seen tremendous improvements in detection and sensing, and Dorne Empire is confident they have found a way to defeat the Great Tang Empire Navy.

Another reason for Dorne’s confidence is that they started constructing 25 submarines through imitation and improvement.

If these submarines were deployed in warfare, Dorne believes they could cut off Great Tang Empire’s critical sea transport lines, crippling the Great Tang Empire’s material dispatch.

Once this strategic goal is accomplished, Dragon Island will be isolated, and the Great Tang Empire’s war potential will be compressed, allowing Dorne to compete for victory in the war.

Aside from Dorne, Laines Empire is also striving to build their submarines and warships, with quantities roughly equal to Dorne. Furthermore, Laines Empire launched many large transport ships.

In Leines I’s strategic planning, a raid on Dragon Island is always the most crucial element. Because the Laines Empire became a first-class power by accidentally taking over the Brunas Region.

Thus in Leines I’s view, controlling parts of the Great Tang Empire territory and absorbing its technology and production capacity are shortcuts to becoming stronger! Therefore, he’s fixated on controlling the Great Tang Empire’s Dragon Island.

After all, the saying “weapons come from Dragon Island” he’s heard long ago, and it has already been verified.

Just that this Dragon Island is not the Brunas by his doorstep, and it’s not simply something he can casually take down.

Therefore, he needs to accumulate more power for this; according to his thought…transporting a hundred thousand troops to Dragon Island should still accomplish something.

Of course, all this has to wait until Dorne and Qin Country gain an advantage; Leines will be the later-acting sparrow, not the early bird.

What Leines I doesn’t know is that Dorne the First actually thinks the same way. And besides them, many others think so too.

Everyone wishes for a hero capable of rivaling the Great Tang Empire, and then to step on the hero’s corpse and share the fruits of victory.

And what Tang Mo is wondering now is, who the idiot will be to stand up first and become his test stone. The edge of Great Tang Empire will let everyone know…what it means to sweep away everything in one’s path.