At the same time, the attack fleet commanded by Charlotte did not find Zheng Zhaoji's battleship. Think about it, if the "ghost ship" looks like that, if you paint it with a layer of seawater protection color, plus a sail of the same color. Spotting such a ship at a distance at sea is an extreme challenge to the eyesight.

This era was the heyday of the Dutch navy and maritime trade, and the reason for this was the result of the Dutch navy's ability to learn. The shape of the "Queen" is a light Galen ship learned from the United Kingdom, and it generally has four masts, with two masts in the front and a spinnaker in the rear. It generally has a standard length of 46~55 meters, a displacement of 300-1000 tons, several long decks, and a very high stern building. The large Galen aft deck has 7 floors, a displacement of 2,000 tons, and a draft of up to 8 meters. It is suitable for carrying goods through very long sea lanes. The bow superstructure was lowered, moved into the hull, and even placed in the bow column. The standard length of such ships is 50 meters, the displacement is 500-600 tons.

The speed and maneuverability of this new type of galen ship is significantly better than that of the Spanish "galen" ship, and it is also known as the "queen ship" because it was created during the time of Queen Elizabeth of England. At the same time, the British Navy defeated the Spanish "Armada", and their fleet column formation was also called the "single-row column" formation, and the emergence of this tactical theory was the inevitable result of the installation of gunwales on ships. Warships fight in this column, and their gunfire will not be blocked by their own battleships. This formation also prevents the enemy from boarding and being divided and annihilated by the enemy, because it is difficult for the enemy's warships to pass through their bow and stern in front of this formation, and if the enemy ships enter these two parts, not only will our gun's gunwales not be able to hit them, but they can inflict a fatal blow on the enemy ships by longitudinal fire, which has also become a product of the Dutch navy's doctrine.

The Fury Tide-class frigate had no such effect, and the lookout at the top of his mast soon spotted the Queen's tall mast and snow-white sails.

"Good fellows! It's bigger than the last time I saw a cruiser, I don't know how many guns it can hold? Zheng Zhaoji looked through the binoculars, and his mouth let out an exclamation sound.

"Sir, the staff officers are already on standby in the war room." Zheng Zhaoji was a little reluctant to throw the telescope back to Huang Kehui, and he returned to the war room below the deck a little unhappily.

In the war room, there is a command platform in the middle, and the nautical chart is also under a crystal plate, and at this moment the staff officers have grasped the position of the ships of both sides according to the communication of light signals, and put a model of the boat on it, just like a game of chess. At first glance, the Fury Tide-class frigates on the other side looked like small yellow fish in comparison with the opposing battleships. The twenty Fury Tide-class frigates were divided into four detachments, and each detachment's flagship was marked.

Zheng Zhaoji was like a chess player, standing on the side of the battle table, his fingers pinching the few mustaches on his chin, thinking quietly. As can be seen from the map, the convoy is heading towards Pingzhang Island in the southwest, while the direction of the enemy's Grand Fleet is in the northwest.

The staff officers on the side talked in a whisper, and from time to time, according to the reports of the lookout posts, marked the course and speed with small flags on the small boats of both the enemy and us.

"Order, our 1~4th fleet is divided into two clusters, and the 4th detachment will first sail westward at full speed in order to lure the enemy group, and then put down the "Barracuda class" to notify the Shenzhou City and Pingzhang Island base to call the police. After entering the axis of advance of the enemy ships, turn to the southeast, make head-on contact with the enemy, inform the enemy ships if possible that they have entered the China Sea, and ask them to disarm and move to the ports designated by us. If the enemy ship turns, the fourth detachment quickly retreats out of the range of the enemy ship's artillery, and after our attack, it is ready to attack the enemy's tail battleship with all its might. The remaining three detachments all lowered their sails, folded their masts, and entered a state of stealth navigation, approaching the enemy's flank to attack the enemy's ship position, and remaining silent (i.e., not raising the sails and not giving light signals) until the enemy discovered it. ”

Soon the Shenzhou Navy was divided into two parts, and the fifteen Furytide-class frigates lowered all their sails and masts, relying only on manpower to propel the system forward. There are a total of 100 personnel on board the Fury Tide-class frigate, including 40 gunners and the remaining 60 crew members. Under normal conditions, all gunners except for those on duty, except for those who operate the sail line, the rest of the crew are manned in shifts for manual drive. In the stealth navigation state, 40 gunners are first involved in the manpower drive, and then rotate according to the command of the captain according to the intelligence.

Time soon passed away in this turbulent wave, Zheng Zhaoji was still a young man, after arranging the battle plan, he ordered his staff officers to be on duty, and after quickly reporting the situation, he sneaked to the upper deck, took a long breath of air with the smell of seawater, and suddenly felt comfortable.

At this time, on the battleship Queen, Charlotte and Huck began to eat a hearty lunch, accompanied by several staff members. To Charlotte's anger, Sir Huck had the whimsical idea to set up a table on deck and eat what he would surely "never forget" in the cool sea breeze. Helplessly, Charlotte muttered words that only he could hear, then took out his best silver cutlery, and asked his subordinates to set up a table at the door and spread a tablecloth.

"Ah, my dear Lieutenant General Charlotte, I sincerely thank you for your kindness, such a lunch must be something I will never forget."

Although Charlotte hated Sir Huck, the copper-smelling merchant leader, he had to admit in his heart that this was a very good arrangement, and it was a pleasure to be under such a not too strong sea breeze.

Huck twisted his big round head and looked around, "Why didn't Love come along, didn't I always hear that she's traveling around on your warship?" My dear Miss Rona, I've been wishing to see her again! ”

Charlotte's heart sank, and he reluctantly turned his head to the adjutant on the side and said, "Okay, go and ask Miss." ”

The red-haired Lorna hid alone in the cabin, and when she heard that Huck had come to the ship again, her heart was as uncomfortable as her father's for this man.