Chapter 91: Fleet Duel I
At 12 noon on June 13, 1909, a slight sea breeze blew in the waters of Arafo, and some small waves appeared on the sea from time to time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn the sky, there is the occasional crisp chirping of seabirds.
Above the vast sea, a large fleet is slowly sailing forward. At the forefront were several Cleveland-class cruisers with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, and behind were several prestige-class battlecruisers with a displacement of about 30,000 tons. Sailing in the middle are several giant ships of tens of thousands of tons like small hills, which are the five Zheng He battleships of the Second Fleet of the Huaxia Navy.
At the front of the fleet was the flagship of the Zheng He-class battleships, the Zheng He, followed by the Rise. The next three were the Pioneer and Restoration and the Fuxing battleship.
Around these five Zhenghe-class battleships were several battle cruisers, in turn several destroyers, supply fleets, gunboats, torpedo boats, and so on.
Sun Hao stood on the bridge of the Zheng He in military uniform and high spirits, only to see him holding a cigarette in his mouth, a high-powered military telescope hanging on his chest, and a pair of bright eyes staring at the front of the fleet from time to time.
Wang Yan'er stood on Sun Hao's side, and saw that she was wearing a 07-style female military uniform, a curved brimmed hat, a red face was radiant, and a pair of bright eyes could simply hook the soul, which made it difficult for people to extricate themselves at a glance.
Wearing a light green shirt and a grass-green tie, the pair of murderers held up the slim shirt bulging. She wore a short skirt of grass green knee-length and a pair of black pumps on her feet. With a five-four-hand gun on his waist, the whole person looks less charming than a woman, but has a little more of a woman's true color.
Behind Sun Hao were two fully armed and extremely burly men, one was Wang Xiaoshan, the commander of the guard battalion, and the other was Wang Xiaohai, the deputy commander of the battalion.
Shen Jun, chief of the operational general staff, looked into the distance calmly, brushing his goatee from time to time.
And the commander of the Second Fleet, Lu Ping, was the same, although she knew that the war was coming, she still looked calm, and she couldn't see her nervous expression at all.
"Commander Lu, is our Second Fleet sure of defeating the Dutch East India Fleet?" Sun Hao asked with a little worry. The equipment of the Second Fleet is undoubtedly very strong in this era, but the training time of the soldiers is too short, only two years of training, and there may be some gaps compared with the naval quality of the old colonial country of the Netherlands, so it is false to say that you are not worried.
"Commander-in-Chief, the Dutch East India Fleet is the second largest fleet in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and although there is not a single first-class battleship, their first-class cruisers are equipped with a lot, and the number of cruisers, destroyers, and gunboats in the entire fleet has even surpassed that of our Second Fleet. But our fleet far surpassed the East India Fleet in terms of the caliber of its guns, and its warships were much faster than them, and they were also equipped with advanced sighting systems. Therefore, there should be no problem for the Second Fleet to defeat the Dutch East India Fleet. ”
"The commander-in-chief actually doesn't have to worry, don't say that we still have the support of the First Fleet, there is a small fleet of submarines lurking on the bottom of the sea, if it is not for the commander-in-chief, you want to exercise the combat effectiveness of the Second Fleet, you can take a three-way joint attack, and you can completely crush the Dutch East India Fleet." Shen Jun stroked his goatee and said confidently.
After Sun Hao heard the words of the two, he nodded slightly, if the losses of the second fleet exceeded the budget in his mind, he would order the submarine lurking at the bottom of the sea to attack. Even if the Dutch East India Fleet was combat-ready, there was no way to attack submarines underwater. In addition, the East India Fleet did not have huge battleships, and no matter how strong it was, it was not much more powerful.
If there is a war, there will be casualties and losses, Sun Hao knows this very well in his heart, and he has been prepared for it a long time ago.
"Report to the Commander! Airship Reconnaissance Team Emergency! On the bridge of the flagship Zheng He, the confidential secretary Miao Feng ran over to salute and report, and handed the received telegram to Sun Hao of the fleet.
Sun Hao took the telegram, and after reading the telegram, Sun Hao became excited. The Dutch East India Fleet was expected to meet the Second Fleet in an hour's time, similar to the telegram from the submarine formation.
Then, Sun Hao handed the telegram to Lu Ping and said solemnly: "We have officially declared war on the Netherlands. Send a report to all ships, after encountering the Dutch East India Fleet, don't spare your hands, give this commander a hard blow, and you must destroy them all! ”
In history, the Kingdom of the Netherlands instigated the local aborigines to kill the Chinese several times, and even sent troops to directly slaughter the Chinese, which made Sun Hao always hold back a breath of anger in his heart. Now, it's finally time to make the Dutch devils pay for their bloody debts.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Lu Ping sent a telegram and replied loudly with a cold salute. The hatred of the commander-in-chief represents all the anger of the Second Fleet, and Lu Ping has no guilt at all in his heart for killing these Westerners.
Lu Ping believed that the submarine formation had completed its mission so well, and had killed more than 100,000 Brits. Although his fleet has only been trained for two years, it has the advantage of strong firepower, coupled with an accurate aiming system, it can definitely send all the Dutch East India fleet to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.
Soon, Lu Ping conveyed one order after another.
After the ships received the telegram from the flagship, the morale of the soldiers of the Huaxia Navy was high. After nearly two years of hard training, isn't it just waiting for the opportunity to fight against the enemy?
At the same time, in the waters of Aravo, twenty nautical miles south of the Second Fleet, there was also a large fleet sailing slowly, and this fleet was none other than the East India Fleet of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The East India Fleet was once the glory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and played a pivotal role in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, from escorting ships to foreign battles. The East India Fleet has been around for hundreds of years, from the former wooden warships to the current steel warships. It has fought against the British Empire, the Kingdom of France, the Spanish Empire, the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty, and is a fleet with outstanding achievements.
The other day, the East India Fleet left the Jakarta seaport with the sound of flowers and the blessings of loved ones and sailed for the islands of Papua to fight for the good of the kingdom. The naval officers of the East India Fleet were very excited, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.
Although the Kingdom of the Netherlands has declined and may have no chance of victory against the mighty British Empire, it is estimated that there should be no pressure to defeat the obscure Chinese fleet. Even this time in the face of the Huaxia Navy, which was very powerful and had fierce firepower, they still did not have the slightest fear, as if they already knew that the final victory in the war must belong to them.
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