The good news of the victory in the Battle of the Bay of Bengal was transmitted back to the city of Nanjing through the radio on the battleship at the end of the naval battle, and then to all parts of the Ming Dynasty. Nature.2

Although the people of Daming also talked a lot, they were relatively calm, and no one showed how excited they were.

Perhaps in their eyes, the good news of the Ming army has been too common, more than 20 years, from Zhu Ci's ascension to the throne to the present, the Ming Dynasty has experienced nearly 100 wars, none of them were defeated, the people of the Ming Dynasty have long been numb, and the belief that the Ming army is invincible is deeply rooted in their hearts.

At most, I was shocked by the size of the European Combined Fleet and the size of the Ming Fleet that went to war.

"Barbarians are barbarians, more than 1,200 warships have committed our Daming, and they have not been defeated by less than 100 warships in our Daming, and they have ended up in annihilation!" Some people despise it.

More than 1,200 warships, more than 12 times that of the Ming Dynasty, but they were also defeated by the Ming Dynasty so cleanly, no wonder the people of the Ming Dynasty 'looked downon' European countries and always thought they were barbarians.

The most talked about by the people is the ironclad ship of the Ming Dynasty.

Although it is said that the first ironclad ship of the Ming Dynasty was launched, the Daming Daily had a report, but it was only that report, many people did not know what was going on, or did not believe it at all, but this time, the Daming Daily reported on the sea battle in the Bay of Bengal at the same time, but also attached a picture of a 5,000-ton steel battleship, and explained the length and width of the battleship, tonnage, and artillery configuration, etc., so that the people for the first time clearly realized the strength of the Daming steel battleship.

There is no doubt that the people are shocked, but at the same time as the shock, the people are also extremely proud of it, after all, this is Daming's own warship, and being able to build such a powerful warship is enough to show the strength of Daming, and as the people of Daming, of course they feel proud.

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After the victory in the Battle of the Bay of Bengal, the Ming fleet of 96 battleships returned to the Strait of Malacca, where it would eventually be repaired and resupplied in the port of Singapore while awaiting orders for the next stage.

In the Jinluan Palace, Zhu Ci staggered and pointed to the location of Europe on the map.

"The European countries invaded my Ming Dynasty twice on a large scale from the sea, although they were defeated by our Ming Dynasty, but the European countries offended my Ming Dynasty so much that they had to punish it, so I decided to send a fleet to Europe to give the European countries the punishment they deserved!" Zhu Ci scanned his eyes at the civil and military officials below, and his words were murderous.

After more than 20 years of his governance, the Ming Dynasty has already been in full swing, prosperous, it is time to fully show the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty in front of the world, so that all races and countries in the world are trembling by the strength of the Ming Dynasty, and the European countries are this stepping stone.

"My Emperor Shengming!" None of the civil and military officials raised any objections, because this was a strategy that had been established long before the Battle of the Bay of Bengal began, and now that the Battle of the Bay of Bengal is over, it is of course time to proceed with this next stage of the strategy.

The fleet to be sent out has already been planned, that is, the ninety-six ironclad ships that have just participated in the naval battle in the Bay of Bengal.

The ironclad ship is not only huge, fast enough, strong enough, and loaded with enough shells and materials, but also the Ming Dynasty wants to show the national prestige, and the huge and terrifying body of the ironclad ship is the most suitable.

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With the imperial court's decision to send a fleet to Europe, the decree was issued.

"The Emperor Shengming!" Shen Jing received the holy decree, his face full of excitement.

This time, the fleets of the European countries were also served as the supreme commander, and the emperor's grace was immense. Whether it was the Battle of the Bay of Bengal or the first expedition of the ironclad fleet abroad, it was a great honor for him.

Since the time for the fleet's departure to the European countries was set for half a month later, the time was pressing, and the 96 ironclad ships stepped up repairs and supplies in the Singapore Military Port, and the officers and men on board also stepped up their recuperation.

Half a month passed quickly, and on May 9, the 26th year of the Ming Dynasty, Shen Jing, the governor of the Ming Combined Fleet, led 96 ironclad warships out of the port of Singapore again, using the Strait of Malacca, and sailing in the direction of Europe.

Although the Ming Combined Fleet only has ninety-six warships, it is not as large as the combined fleet group of European countries that invaded the Ming Dynasty, but the killing opportunities brought to Europe are far greater than the killing opportunities brought to the Ming by the European Combined Fleet.

Out of the Strait of Malacca to Europe, the voyage is long, the fastest wooden battleship to take more than half a year, although the Ming ironclad ship because of steam power, the voyage is much faster than the wooden battleship, but it also takes at least four months to reach Europe. Unlike the European countries, which had colonies in the Indian Ocean and Africa, it was extremely inconvenient to rely on the supplies carried by the warships themselves, and if there was too much food and water, there might be insufficient shells.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, after the Ming fleet crossed Africa, it would cross the Atlantic Ocean and go to Brazil, which was newly captured by the Ming Dynasty, to replenish once, and then go to Europe.

This route is undoubtedly farther than going directly from the Strait of Malacca to Europe, but it is only about half a month's voyage, and in five months, the Ming fleet will inevitably appear in the coastal waters of the European countries!

The Ming fleet of ninety-six ironclad ships braved the wind and waves.

After more than a month, on 24 June, the Ming fleet passed through the waters of southern Africa and continued to sail towards Brazil, the original supply point on the way.

On 18 July, after a month-long voyage, the Ming fleet reached the westernmost port of Brazil, was replenished with food and water, and after a short three-day rest for the officers and men on board, the fleet set sail again in the direction of Europe.

At the end of August, after more than a month of sailing, the Ming Iron and Steel Fleet entered Europe, bringing the clouds of death to Europe.

At this time, the European countries had no idea that the clouds of death were about to descend on them.

The steam-powered ironclad of the Ming Dynasty will sail too fast compared to the sail-powered wooden warships. It has been less than half a year since the end of the Battle of the Bay of Bengal, and the European countries have not yet been able to reach Europe, let alone know the news of the killing of the Ming fleet, even the news of the Battle of the Bay of Bengal has not yet been able to reach Europe.

The European countries did not know the exact news of the European Combined Fleet, and they could not imagine that the huge warship group of the European Combined Fleet, which was composed of the strength of their European countries, could be defeated, and many kings of the countries were still dreaming that their combined fleet had completely annihilated the fleet of the Ming Dynasty, and even according to the plan of the combined fleet before the expedition, after completely destroying all the fleets of the Ming Dynasty, they bombarded the capital of the Ming Dynasty and subdued the Ming Dynasty.

Just when the European countries were still fantasizing, the Daming Steel Fleet finally sailed into European waters, and also brought a breath of death to Europe.

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