第2064章:帝国黄昏(Ⅳ)
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视察旗舰过后,罗兰顺带检阅了刚刚完成扩军整编的联合舰队。最新地址ltxsba.pw远东海军的规模已经今非昔比,再加上远东海军独有的先进武器——潜水机甲和魔导鱼雷——综合实力与瓦雷斯世界两大传统海军强国斐真、海蓝相比也不逊色。相形之下,帝国海军于金角湾一役惨遭重创,至今元气未复,海上力量已经远远被远东人甩在身后。
经过为期三个多月的休整,完成整编的远东联合舰队于8月20日清晨自帕尔尼亚军港起航,沿着当初帝国舰队进军的航线一路逆行,直扑帝国海军基地所在的滨海走廊。
远东海军西进的同一时间,驻扎在赫伦堡的部队也没有闲着。利用大战间歇难得的休整时间,一班班魔导列车源源不断自远东国内开赴赫伦堡,为前线部队及时送来新兵、装备、弹药和给养。在此期间,众多于攻城战中光荣负伤的官兵在战地医院获得神术治疗,相继康复,重返部队。到了8月26日,远东西征军团结束在赫伦堡为期十天的修整,分批搭乘魔导列车穿越滨海走廊,兵锋直指滨海城。
8月28日,远东西征军团在距离滨海城约二十里、一座邻近运河与列车站台、交通便利的小镇附近安营结寨,构筑起坚固的阵地,帕维尔元帅的司令部就安设在小镇里——当地镇长对于腾出自己的办公楼供来自远东的元帅和将军们使用没有任何意见。
就在西征军团抵达滨海城的同一天下午,远东联合舰队旗舰“摄政”号的桅杆出现在珊瑚湾的海平线上。
一天之内接连传来的两个坏消息,使帝国海军司令部陷入极大恐慌。金角湾海战过后,帝国三艘主力战舰的遭遇各不相同,“查理大帝”号战沉,“弗兰克皇太子”号被俘,只有一艘“特蕾莎皇后号”带伤逃回滨海城基地。帝国海军司令夏尔·吕西安将军得知远东海军舰队即将进入珊瑚湾,不得不做出一个痛苦的决定:放弃滨海城基地,保全海军舰队。
在夏尔·吕西安将军看来,帝国海军的荣耀与尊严诚然可贵,然而军舰和海军官兵的生命更宝贵;只要舰队健在,帝国海军就还有复兴的机会,倘若舰队覆灭,那就彻底没得指望了。
当天下午,吕西安司令给驻守滨海城的卡尔将军寄去一封言辞恳切的致歉信,阐明自己的苦衷,其后不久就率领军港中所有还能发动的军舰——包括那艘尚未完全修复的“特蕾莎皇后”号——连夜出海,被迫抛弃岌岌可危的滨海城,再次踏上流亡之旅。
吕西安司令率领舰队逃离军港,这么大的阵仗当然瞒不过在空中侦察的远东巨鹰哨兵,不出一个钟头,罗兰就收到海伦娜发来的消息,得知帝国海军不加抵抗就将珊瑚湾水域的制海权拱手让给远东舰队,一笑过后也不客气,当即回信命令海伦娜率领舰队封锁“束带运河”,配合陆军包围滨海城。
8月30日清晨,远东陆、海、空三军联合向滨海城发动猛烈攻势。
首先发起进攻的照例是远东空军。如今帝国空军已经名存实亡,滨海城上空几乎没有设防,远东魔导飞艇大可从容抵近敌军阵地上空,放出数以千计的巨鹰,投弹轰炸滨海城岸防炮台,为己方舰队开拓活动空间。
当天上午十点钟,在远东空军的猛烈打击之下,滨海城岸防炮台大半陷入瘫痪,远东联合舰队得以有恃无恐的开进“束带运河”,海军司令海伦娜·德雷克勋爵一声令下,各级战舰一齐敞开火炮舷窗,向坐落在运河左岸的城区发起一轮充满恫吓意味的炮击。
面对远东海、陆、空三军联合猛攻,滨海城守军孤立无援,已然陷入绝境,勉强支撑到当天傍晚,驻防司令卡尔将军与滨海行省总督闭门商议过后,终于做出他们这辈子最痛苦也是最明智的一个决定——亲手在滨海城头升起一面白旗。
一六二五年八月三十日,傍晚七点四十分,滨海城守军放弃抵抗,开城投降。此役远东部队几乎没有付出任何伤亡代价就拿下这座被誉为“两洋枢纽”的港口重镇,西征作战由此迈入一个新的阶段。
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“小姐,您请坐。”马卡洛夫老头把家里最好的那把扶手椅搬到帕拉丁娜跟前,脸上的表情混杂着谦卑与不安,“米什卡这孩子,前天下午从湖边回来就发起了高烧,昏睡到现在也没有什么起色,您看这孩子……不要紧吧?”
“先别担心,我看看病人的情况。”
帕拉丁娜将椅子拖到那张狭窄的木床跟前,俯身观察蜷缩在床上昏睡不醒的男孩。
男孩名叫米什卡,是马卡罗夫老头的长孙,看起来只有八九岁的样子,皮肤黝黑,脏兮兮的棕发被汗水浸透,如同一缕缕发霉的稻草,干枯的嘴唇时而蠕动一下,自喉咙深处发出恍若梦呓的呻吟。
帕拉丁娜伸手触摸男孩额头,滚烫的温度使她确信米什卡正在发热病。可能是吃了不干净的东西,也可能是被蚊虫叮咬感染了疟疾。在这处于亚珊圣城远郊的乡下地方,本地没有什么靠谱的医生,乡村教堂的牧师也只是粗通0环神术的侍僧而已,本地穷苦人家倘若患了重病,大抵没有进城求诊的财力,只能凭着祖辈传下来的经验上山摘点草药捣成浆糊给病人灌下去,至于灵不灵验就只能听天由命了。
自从半个月前帕拉丁娜出狱后辞去军职,回到自家的乡村庄园度假,当地这种苦于缺少名医的局面渐渐有所改观。身为一名传奇神术施法者,小小的热病当然难不住帕拉丁娜,左手握住圣徽轻声念诵祈文,右手停留在米什卡额头,指尖涌出一股圣洁的光辉,迅速流遍男孩周身,顷刻间就将折磨米什卡两天之久的疾病从他体内彻底移除。
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