Another World: Naval Storm

Chapter 168 Political Storm

"Haha, the general is the pride of all Drake people. Don't you want to build a statue for the general?"

"Of course, the mayor has decided to erect a statue of the general in front of the cathedral. And not one, but three! There are statues of teenagers, young adults to old people!" Maotaki smiled with his white teeth.

"How did you convince the general? The Kaili Naval Academy once wanted to build a statue for the general, but the general refused, apparently because he didn't like it!"

"It went quite smoothly. The mayor and his group went to visit the general, and the general agreed immediately! And you were out of date. The general also agreed to the request of the Kaili Naval Academy, and the academy was even faster. Now you can see that the general's life-size statue is erected in front of the teaching building!"

"Oh my god, I'll definitely go check it out after we have a break!"

The people of the Empire have long admired Leo, which is inseparable from the repeated publicity of him by the Drake media. This warlike nation will pay close attention to anyone who can bring them victory.

The Drake people lived on this land a long time ago, but their national consciousness emerged very late. They united under one flag only through bloody battles. When the Drake Empire appeared in this world, the Drake people had already missed the time period of the Age of Exploration when the world was divided. The Drake Empire could only pick up some barren land that others did not want.

The unified Drak Empire is full of vigor and is not satisfied with the status quo. Do you think that I am powerful and you can take what I can't? All Drak citizens are not opposed to war. As long as you can win, you can fight as you like!

Leo's aggressive offensive strategy and tactics are in line with the traditional ideas of the Drake nation. The radical and young sailors support Leo's limited behavior under the pressure of conservatives in the Navy Department and are willing to bet their lives and futures on him.

In any monarchy in the world, the struggle between nobles and commoners is an inevitable social problem. Fortunately, the Drake Navy was established not long ago, and corruption has not yet corroded its bones. Low-intensity competition and relatively fair promotion paths make the struggle between nobles and commoners less intense within the Drake Empire. Therefore, whether it is a high-ranking or low-ranking naval officer from an aristocratic family, or a civilian officer who also came from the bottom and became an officer through his own efforts, they can all support and support General Leo at some point. Moreover, ordinary sailors are all loyal fans of Leo, and they are the majority of the navy.

Of course, many people think that General Leo has a unique personal charm. Although he is not as handsome as Liam, he is more memorable at first sight.

Leo is the ideal man in the eyes of many Draco women. He never drinks and never beats women. He comes from a poor family and can give up studying at Platinum University for the sake of his family. You have to know that the Draco people have worshipped knowledge since they left barbarism. Their courage to give up the admission letter to the first university in the empire is even more admirable.

Leo's story spread throughout the country. Every Drake knew that he had no prominent background and no support from backers. Leo had used his own strength to get to where he is today and became one of the top generals in the navy. People like to see things that are within their own cognitive scope, and the actual strength is very different from what they think. Many senior naval officials, headed by Piltz, are optimistic about Leo, otherwise how could he be promoted to lieutenant general, serve as commander of the First Reconnaissance Fleet, and command the most elite warships.

In 1905, General Leo, who had served in the Far East for many years, seized the opportunity of the war between Romania and Japan and beat up Japan for the Empire. Even the capital was hit by several shells, which made the people of Drake happy for a long time. After the war, after killing the Sturdy fleet, he was chased by Liam and only one battlecruiser escaped from Leo's Far East fleet.

After returning to his homeland, Leo took charge of the First Reconnaissance Fleet, bombarded Talen's homeland, and helped the Oceanic Fleet defeat the Grand Fleet. These experiences were regarded as legends by the Drake people.

"Marshal, do you think Leo will be in trouble? And I remember that this action of the Ocean Fleet did not have the approval of the General Staff! The Second Battleship Squadron did not have authorization before leaving the port!" At Piltz's home, Macbeth, sitting at the dining table enjoying delicious food, expressed his concerns.

"Leo, he will have a lot of trouble, but this is what he deserves!" Pilts paused and said, "Now we should celebrate our victory, and we can talk about other things later! Come on, cheers!"

"Cheers!" Macbeth put down his glass and asked, "Then he won't be punished?"

In the Drak Empire, the Drak people have an incredible insistence on discipline and obedience, and breaking the rules is sometimes unacceptable.

"The winner goes unpunished!" Malawi said in a deep voice.

"That's right!" Piltz agreed. The winner is the conqueror, and the conqueror is not wrong.

On April 1915, 4, when the sun shone again on the land of the Drake Empire, little newspaper boys who wanted to earn more money were already running through the streets.

"Extra, Extra, Kaili Daily, General Leo led the Ocean Fleet to defeat the Royal Navy in the Skagerrak Strait!"

"Sir? Here's a copy of the Platinum Financial Times. General Leo is playing tricks on the Talens. The Ocean Fleet is beating the Royal Navy. We are the kings of the North Sea!"

"What? Give me a newspaper!" The white-collar worker who was in a hurry early in the morning took out a few coins to buy one, and danced with joy while reading it.

The newsboy was very happy today. The money he earned was enough to support his family for a week. He prayed that the general would continue to win.

In the three islands of Tarun, the political storm came earlier than Drake.

Prime Minister Wenhochukis had been in office for just over a year before he was forced to step down due to the criticism from the people of Tarun.

No matter whose son or grandson he was, how good his relationship with the king was, or how much support he had in the House of Commons and the House of Lords, he could not escape the blame for the Royal Navy's disastrous defeat. No matter how Hoqiukis used the Spring and Autumn style to describe this history in his personal diary, the fact was that the Kingdom of Talen and the Royal Navy fell into a trough under his leadership.

At 1917 o'clock on April 4, 17, at the naval headquarters surrounded by the crowd, Hoqiukis bowed and apologized to the demonstrators and informed them of his resignation. Hoqiukis, who was appointed to power in a time of crisis, failed to save the Kingdom of Tarun, but his own political life came to an end.

Ever since Hawke's accession to power, the Royal Navy had been in a disadvantageous situation in the war. People did not understand why the situation was so bad when they were stronger than the enemy.

From being helpless in the face of unrestricted submarine warfare and commerce disruption at the beginning to being full of loopholes, and then to a series of defeats in surface warfare such as the destruction of the Sturdy Fleet, the Battle of Heligoland Bight, and the Battle of Shipwreck Bay, Hochukis's position as prime minister was shaky under the repeated attacks of the Drake Navy.