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Chapter 216 Independent Corsica

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A bullet pierced the mosaic glass panel, shattering the glass-inlaid Holy Cross into pieces. Yellow and white glass shards flew everywhere, causing the priests inside to flee in all directions.

"The church was indeed up to no good; there were quite a few soldiers inside the cathedral!"

Smoke shrouded the battlefield. The first-generation magic crystal black powder technology is now the most widely used propellant technology in the world. Unlike the single-base smokeless propellant that Amelanxi has already deployed, magic crystal black powder is simple and sometimes does not even require magic crystals, which are crystals condensed deep in the earth.

Bullets flew through the air as cannons blasted the church to pieces. The cross that once stood atop Corsica was subdued by the power of gunpowder, and the Orthodox cross fell from the church spire. A Corsican guard soldier climbed the spire using a rope.

The blue flag of Corsica, representing the cross, is raised. In the cross, which represents the will of the goddess, people have cut off the sharp point of the cross, making it flat, representing the gentleness of Protestantism.

"The Corsican Revolutionary Command hereby proclaims to the world that, effective immediately, the Government of the Republic of Corsica, representing the sole legitimate government of the Corsican Islands, is established. Long live Corsica! Long live the Goddess!"

The events in Corsica undoubtedly added fuel to the fire across the continent. In the Church's coastal waters, on the front lines of the conflict between the two nations, the establishment of the Republic of Corsica was a devastating blow to the Church.

"That despicable hero, I knew he was up to no good!"

The signing of the Corsican Declaration caused a huge uproar within the church, as this was the first region in over a century to voluntarily break away from the church through violence.

From the perspective of the saints, the most crucial thing is the new church.

"These heretics... no wonder... many of them are our students we sent to the demon realm..."

If communication occurs between the two parties, it will inevitably affect both parties. Communication will inevitably lead to changes and conflicts. The new church is unexpected for the orthodox church, but it is also something that is bound to happen.

Capitalism's influence on theocracy eventually occurred, and under the influence of the great power of America, this influence spread rapidly like an acute symptom, and then erupted.

The church's patrol boats soon spotted the blue flags with red crosses on a background in Corsican harbor. They were similar to, yet different from, the church's white flag with a gold Holy Cross, indicating that the two sides were no longer on the same side.

Meanwhile, Amerlane, a major power deeply involved in the matter, announced that it would establish diplomatic relations with the government of the Republic of Corsica, reaching an equal relationship based on mutual respect and mutual benefit.

Such a statement naturally drew the Church's dissatisfaction, but unfortunately, the Church Navy's strength has been greatly reduced. Only the Palestro, a Class 1 wooden-hulled ironclad warship, is presentable; the rest are at the level of the gunpowder age.

Most of the church's ships are now wooden patrol vessels. After witnessing Amelansi's invincible fleet, everyone knows that building wooden ships is a dead end.

Nowadays, the ships within the church's territory are mainly speedboats and patrol boats, which are a coastal navy mainly for the purpose of asserting their presence in the sea and apprehending pirates.

Although the newly established Corsican Republic's National Defense Forces did not have any ironclad warships, the Church Navy knew that they had the new warships of Amelansi behind them.

For example, the Central Fleet stationed in Brittany, as the front line of the conflict, was equipped with two Dreadnought-class battleships and three Northampton-class cruisers (CA-13 "Sagittarius", CA-14 "Aries", and CA-15 "Pisces").

Rumors suggest that the Amerinsi National Navy is about to establish a Corsican Squadron within its Central Fleet, where it will deploy a large number of destroyers and cruisers.

Without exception, these ships are all state-of-the-art modern vessels. After the successful development of shipborne radar, almost all of the newly launched ships in Amerlane were equipped with this radio detector to detect the enemy at a distance.

Of course, before these ships, such as the Dreadnought-class battleships, they were not equipped with surface/air search radars. They used shipborne seaplanes, which were used to search for distant enemies and provide firing parameters for the warships.

Alice strolled through Sheila's Naval Dockyard, which she had first taken charge of when it was just a small wooden shed and beach.

Today, with the development of new technologies, large dry docks stand on this massive shipyard, and naval flags and the nation's flag fly along the coast.

Inside the massive dry dock, constructed of reinforced concrete and steel, a colossal warship is being fitted out. Following the successful conversion experiment of the HMS Vigilant aircraft carrier, Alice and Raffarin Lowe formulated the "mass production plan" and designed Amerlane's first aircraft carrier—CV-1 HMS Essex, belonging to the Essex-class fleet carriers. From the initial design stage, this class of aircraft carriers was equipped with angled flight decks and air/sea search radars.

"Ms. President, welcome to Hillary Naval Shipyard. It's been a long time, I think it's been several years, hasn't it?"

Lackman rushed back, but unfortunately, he was a step too late due to traffic control.

"It has been a few years, Mr. Lachman. You look to be in good health."

Lachman went to the south to discuss aid and construction, since the country needed to have a third large shipyard in the south. Although many shipyards had been built, there were not many that could build large warships.

After all, the former Lackman shipyard is now a state-owned enterprise, where administrative orders take precedence over market economics. As the country's leading large shipyard, Hilla Naval Shipyard is now a manufacturer of the most advanced warships.

Apart from the Trian airship dock, this is undoubtedly the most magnificent steel creation in Amelancy.

"The Essex-class has been sitting in the dry dock for a long time; the Brittany Summit will take place within six months at the latest..."

"She has entered the final outfitting stage, and all components have been assembled... The Navy is also eager to try... But six months is not enough; it will take at least a year to achieve combat readiness."

Lachman pointed to the enormous structure in front of him. Airports that move on the sea evolved from airports that float in the sky, but the two actually have many things in common.

After all, air battleships are derived from surface battleships, that much is undeniable.

"However, the Navy is stepping up training..."

"Mr. Lackman, aircraft carriers are revolutionary warships. I hope this beautiful ship won't encounter any problems after it enters service..."

"Yes, Miss President, I swear on my life."