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Before the British army and the French army attacked the Han Kingdom, they were defeated by the Han army, and the loss of troops returned in embarrassment, the British commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Roberts, and the French commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Kirsey, sent the battle report back to China respectively, hoping that the British (French) could equip the colonial armies of the two countries with more advanced weapons, otherwise it would be impossible to defeat the Han Kingdom with the armies of the colonies of the two countries.

When these two war reports were sent back to Britain and France respectively, they caused a monstrous storm at the top level of the two countries, and the top leaders of the two countries held many meetings on this war report, but still no conclusion was reached.

However, Lieutenant General Roberts and Lieutenant General Kirsi, who were on the front line, were already impatient to wait, and it was simply a shame for them to be defeated by the vulnerable Han army, which they originally thought was weak, and what they wanted to do most now was to defeat the Han army and defeat the Han Kingdom.

However, this idea could not be realized in a short time, with the army in their hands, they could not defeat the Han army at all, and there was no clear news from the country for a long time, which made them even more dissatisfied.

The army could not defeat the Han army, but Britain and France still had navies in East Asia, the combined Anglo-French fleet docked at the Hong Kong docks.

Since the beginning of the 19th century, as the West's power has spread eastward, China's door has been wide open, and trade and missionary activities between China and foreign countries have become more and more frequent.

Countries such as Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the United States, Spain, Portugal, and other countries have formed the Far East Fleet to carry out activities along the coast of China and in the western Pacific, with either 3, 5, 10, or 8 ships, among which the British Far East Fleet is the most impressive. It is often maintained at about 20 ships, and all kinds of warships such as ironclads, cruisers, clippers, motorboats, and gunboats are complete, and it is the most powerful in terms of combat effectiveness.

The Anglo-French Combined Fleet consisted of the British Far East Fleet and the French Far East Fleet.

British Far Eastern Fleet

The British Far East Fleet has maintained about 20 ships, and before 1886 there were one ironclad battleship (flagship), 4 fast ships, 3 sailing ships, 4 gunboats, 5 gunboats, and one communication and supply ship, a total of 19 ships, with a total tonnage of 27,000 tons, 110 guns, and 2,567 officers and men. (The information on the battleships found is all in English, so I won't list them)

After 1886, several new ships were added, bringing the total tonnage of the British Far East Fleet to 30,000 tons.

By 1888, the ships of the British Far East Fleet were a little outdated, not only inferior to the French Far East Fleet, but also superior to the new ironclads purchased by the Manchus and Japan from Western countries.

Of course, with the rich experience of the British in naval warfare, the Beiyang Fleet of the Han Kingdom does not dare to say that it can defeat the British Far East Fleet, and as for the even weaker Navy, it is not to mention it.

French Far Eastern Fleet

In 1878 (the fourth year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty), in order to protect its colonies in the Far East and compete with other powers for the interests of the Far East, France formed the "Chinese and Japanese Maritime Fleet", with Brigadier General Du Bailei as the commander, and succeeded Mei Yi.

In June 1883, the French appointed Colonel Guba to form the "French Tokyo Fleet", and sent him an additional ironclad ship, a second-class cruiser, four gunboats, and two second-class torpedo boats, bringing the total number of ships in this detachment to 25.

In April 1884, Lisby took over as the commander of the Chinese detachment, and on August 29, France merged the "Chinese" and "Tokyo" fleets to form the French Far East Fleet, with the commander Guba and the deputy commander Lisby, with a total of 5 ironclad ships, 15 cruisers and other ships, a total of 35 ships, and 4,300 officers and men.

By 1888, the commander of the French Far East Fleet was Rear Admiral Lisby, and the fleet ships had not changed much compared to 1884,

Have a total of six Ironclad ships:

The 5,915-ton Baya-class ironclad ships Baya and Baiwatt

5,698-ton ironclad ship Duwell

4,585-ton Lagalizania-class ironclad ships USS Galizonia and USS Triumph

The 3,828-ton Alma-class ironclad ship Atarante

Fifteen cruisers:

2,363-ton La Perlouse-class cruisers, two Destan and La Perlouse

2,382-ton Ferrers-class unprotected cruisers, three Fellers and Folfert, as well as Roland,

1250 TON LIMIER-CLASS CRUISERS, TWO 'WOLDA AND AMIRIN

2017-ton cruiser Soni

1330-ton BOURAYNE-class cruisers USS Dushaver and USS Kaisheng

1722 TON RIGAULTDEGENOUILLY-CLASS CRUISER RECONNAISSANCE

2042-ton INFERNET-class cruiser USS Chamberland

3479-ton cruiser Dujutu Luin

1191-ton Lega-class cruiser Lee

1820-ton Fort Renault-class cruiser Fort Reno

If we add the gunboats, including the Escher, the Belly Snake, the Wildcat, and the Rutin, the total tonnage of the entire French Far East Fleet will exceed 60,000 tons, which is twice the total tonnage of the British Far East Fleet, and its strength far exceeds that of the British Far East Fleet. (The material for the French Far East Fleet is based on a separate novel)

However, like the British Far East Fleet, the French Far East Fleet also has the existence of old warships such as sail warships, and correspondingly, the main forces of the Han Kingdom Navy, the Beiyang Fleet and the Nanyang Fleet, do not have a single sail warship, they are all "new" warships, and the total tonnage of the two fleets exceeds 50,000 tons, while the total tonnage of the British and French combined fleet is 100,000 tons, which is twice as much.

Vice Admiral Roberts, who was nominally commander-in-chief of the Four-Power Alliance, summoned Rear Admiral Lisby (France), commander of the combined Anglo-French fleet, and Rear Admiral Hamilton (United Kingdom), deputy commander, and asked if they could lead the combined LinkedIn French fleet to battle.

Rear Admiral Lisby and Rear Admiral Hamilton heard Vice Admiral Roberts' inquiry, and immediately said that they would be able to fight, and made a guarantee that they would be able to defeat the navy of the Han Kingdom.

Subsequently, the ships of the British and French Combined Fleet stationed at the Hong Kong dock began to replenish supplies and prepare for the expedition.

The actions of the Anglo-French combined fleet were seen by the agents of the Han Kingdom, and the news was quickly passed back, and once the Anglo-French combined fleet left Hong Kong, the Han army could proceed to recover Hong Kong and Macao.

On the other side, the Beiyang Fleet and the Nanyang Fleet, the main forces of the navy of the Han Kingdom, have already converged in the East China Sea and are in the process of heading south.

The combined Anglo-French fleet was about to set out, but before the expedition, Rear Admiral Lisby and Rear Admiral Hamilton still needed to determine the objectives of the trip.

Rear Admiral Hamilton: "Our army should go all the way north, first destroy the enemy's Fujian fleet, and at the same time destroy the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau, and then destroy the enemy's Nanyang Fleet and Beiyang Fleet in turn, and wipe out all the enemy's naval forces, and not a single shipyard along the way can be spared, I want to let China no longer have a ship to float on the sea." ”

"This is a great plan, I wish us victory! Cheers! Major General Lisby handed Major General Hamilton a glass of red wine, and he raised the glass in his other hand to Major General Hamilton and said.

"Cheers!" (To be continued.) )