At the same time that the European Combined Fleet left Europe and slaughtered towards the Ming Dynasty, the news also spread to the Ming Dynasty at the fastest speed.

Another sea battle of unprecedented scale, and the clouds seemed to be hanging over the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the European Combined Fleet has left Europe on August 22 and is heading towards our Daming, with a total of 1,221 warships!" On the Jinluan Palace, intelligence officers announced the information from the European side.

The European Combined Fleet is aimed at the Ming Dynasty, which means that the Ming Dynasty must deal with this naval battle.

"The countries of Europe really look up to our Ming Dynasty, and they have organized as many as 1,221 warships, and it is difficult for them!" The corners of Zhu Ci's mouth hooked a disdainful smile, and his tone seemed to be ridiculous, in short, people couldn't hear any sense of worrying about the attack of the European Combined Fleet.

Indeed, thirteen years ago, the Ming Dynasty developed ironclad ships, and after thirteen years of continuous improvement, it has now developed to the level of a 5,000-ton battleship.

Steel battleships and wooden battleships are not at all a thing of an order of magnitude, or rather a thing of an era at all. Historically, as soon as the steel battleships came out, it meant the obsolescence of wooden warships and the arrival of a new era of naval warfare.

Today, the Ming Dynasty has built a total of nearly 100 ironclad ships, including 50 5,000-ton battleships and 46 other ironclad ships.

Not to mention that Daming still has more than 200 wooden Shenwei-class warships, these ninety-six steel battleships alone are enough to completely destroy the so-called 1,221 battleship groups of the European Combined Fleet, so of course Zhu Ciji is not worried, because in his eyes, the European Combined Fleet is not here to attack Daming, but to send death!

"Your Majesty, the barbarians of European countries have invaded my Ming Dynasty from the sea twice, which is really a great crime, and we must teach them a lesson this time!" A cabinet minister stepped forward and said angrily.

The last time the eight-nation combined fleet attacked, after the Ming Dynasty defeated it in the Strait of Malacca, it did not immediately send a fleet to Europe to retaliate against European countries, demonstrating the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty. In the eyes of this cabinet minister, it was because after the last Battle of Malacca, there were no troops sent to Europe, so European countries dared to organize a combined fleet to attack the Ming Dynasty again.

"The minister seconded the proposal! After repelling the barbarian fleet this time, you must take the initiative to go to Europe to crusade against the barbarians of various countries and teach the barbarians of all countries an unforgettable lesson! Another cabinet minister also stepped forward.

"The minister also seconded the proposal! I also feel that after repelling the barbarian fleet, it is necessary to take the initiative to send troops to attack European countries and demonstrate the prestige of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"The ministers also seconded it!"

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Above the court hall of the Jinluan Palace, almost all the civil and military officials stood up, one by one full of anger.

Moreover, it seems that the civil and military officials in the entire court have full confidence that the Ming fleet has been able to repel the huge warship group of 1,221 warships of European countries, and they never seem to have thought about whether the Ming will be defeated.

This is not arrogant, but in the past 20 years, Daming has won successive battles, whether it is a war on land or a war on the sea, Daming has never been defeated, even if it is a small defeat.

Da Ming has won too much, and has been undefeated for more than 20 years!

As a result, the idea of invincibility in the Ming Dynasty is not only deeply rooted in the hearts of civil and military officials, but also in the hearts of ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty.

Looking at the group of ministers below who were full of confidence, shouting and killing, and were determined to force people, Zhu Ci was satisfied with something else.

Thinking about the past, the first emperor Chongzhen generation, the Ming Dynasty was worried about internal and external troubles, and the wind and rain were shaky. At that time, the Ming Dynasty seemed to be about to collapse, and the Han people were about to slide into another dark abyss.

The civil and military officials are so ambitious, of course Zhu Ci can't back down.

"Good! I agree with what you Aiqing said, after annihilating the combined fleet of the invading European barbarians, I then took the initiative to send the fleet to sail tens of thousands of miles to crusade against European countries and demonstrate the prestige of the Ming Dynasty! Zhu Ci stood up and said arrogantly.

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The combined European fleet came from the sea and sailed tens of thousands of miles, and it was impossible not to have more than half a year.

Nanjing City, Radio Communication Department.

A large number of orders were sent by radio to 96 ironclad warships, ordering them to gather at the Quanzhou Military Port in Fujian Province to stand by.

The western seas of the American continent.

On the flagship of the South China Sea Fleet, where Zheng Sen was, Zheng Sen was holding a telegram order that had just been sent by the imperial court.

"Your Majesty, this is preparing to dispatch all the ironclad ships to participate in this sea battle, okay! That's great! Zheng Sen laughed.

It has been more than ten years since the first Daming ironclad ship was launched, even if the last time it intercepted the Spanish fleet, it was only eight ships, and this time all ninety-six ships were dispatched to meet the invading European Combined Fleet, which was really a grand occasion, and Zheng Sen was also full of pride.

Immediately, the ironclad ships cruising on the west coast of the American continent returned to Quanzhou Port one after another.

This is a feast of ironclad ships, and only ironclad ships are dispatched, those Shenwei-class wooden battleships are still cruising in various sea areas of the Ming Dynasty, and they will not participate in this sea battle, ninety-six ironclad ships are enough.

As time passed little by little, more and more ironclad ships gathered in Quanzhou Port to stand by.

In December, the last ironclad ship also returned to the port of Quanzhou from the west coast of the Americas.

All 96 ironclad ships of the Ming Dynasty are on standby.

At this time, it was only more than three months before the arrival of the European Combined Fleet.

On 26 December, a mixed formation of 96 ironclad ships from the East China Sea and the South China Sea set sail from Quanzhou Port and headed for the Strait of Malacca.

The route of the European Combined Fleet's attack has been defined, and as in the previous time, it is to make a detour to the southern tip of the African continent and pass through the Strait of Malacca to attack Daming.

It's just that the location of Daming's battle this time has changed, and it is no longer in the Strait of Malacca, but is preparing to go west out of the Strait of Malacca and fight in the Bay of Bengal and the Sea of Burma.

After all, the last time the combined fleet of eight European countries came to fight with the Ming mixed fleet, when it bombarded the coastal cities on both sides of Malacca in the Ming Dynasty, causing a large number of innocent people to be killed and injured.

Although the Strait of Malacca is an excellent location for a decisive battle with the invading European Combined Fleet and a place for the total annihilation of the European Combined European Fleet, it cannot be at the cost of coastal cities and the lives of innocent people, and the Ming Dynasty has not yet reached that step.

Therefore, in the end, the area around the Bay of Bengal outside the western exit of the Strait of Malacca was chosen.

At the end of the 26th year of the Ming Dynasty, as the mixed fleet composed of 96 ironclad ships of the Ming Dynasty was stationed in the coastal port at the western exit of the Strait of Malacca, and with the approach of the European Combined Fleet, the clouds of naval battle were also approaching.

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