Chapter 104: The Professor's Ambition
After several rounds of fierce design, the three warships of the Second Fleet, led by the Yangtze River, finally sent the four Dutch destroyers to the sea. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
At the same time, this sea area is full of a death chase that you chase after me, and the thick sound of artillery fire has drowned out the sounds of all objects, and the sound of explosions is everywhere.
Originally, the commander-in-chief of the Dutch East India Fleet, Admiral Odyssko, wanted to come up with a core-pulling plan to turn defeat into victory, but in its current form, it seems unlikely.
The time passed quickly, it was already 6:15 p.m., when the sun was about to set, and the red sunset was slanting on the sea, which looked very beautiful.
But no one appreciated the beautiful scenery, the East India Fleet was fleeing with four to six warships, while the Second Fleet of the Chinese Kingdom was desperately shelling, and the two sides were deducing a life-and-death battle.
So far in the war, more than 20 Dutch warships of various kinds have been sunk and damaged, and the East India Fleet has suffered heavy losses.
Admiral Odysscoe stood on the flagship Cambridge with a sad face, and saw that it was getting late, and in another hour or so, it would be dark.
"Your Excellency, it's getting dark, should we gather all the warships? Otherwise, at night, it will be difficult to assemble all the battleships. Adjutant Mexie said from the side.
Through several tactical changes, although the East India Fleet did not defeat the Second Fleet of the Huaxia Kingdom in the end, it retained more than half of its strength, which made Adjutant Merxie have more admiration for His Excellency the Admiral. In addition, not every ship in the East India Fleet was equipped with a transmitter, so it became very difficult to assemble a fleet after dark.
Got dark? It's getting dark soon! Admiral Odyssko slapped himself on the head, then burst out laughing.
Although his own fleet had lost so many ships, it was far from being broken, and as long as it held out until after dark, the Second Fleet would return to assemble. Well, here's your chance.
Adjutant Mexie saw Admiral Odysscoke suddenly burst out laughing, so he asked puzzledly: "Your Excellency, the fleet has suffered such serious losses, why are you still laughing?" ā
Hahaha! "After dark, Huaxia's fleet will definitely return, and as long as they return, our chance to defeat them will appear. Our fleet looks like it lost a few ships, but the main ships were not sunk much. That is, our warships so far are not inferior to each other. ā
"Your Excellency, even if the number of our armor is not less than that of the other party, it is very disadvantageous for us to start a battle at night. Coupled with the fact that it was constantly pursued by the fleet of Huaxia during the day, I estimate that the morale of the entire fleet is quite low! Adjutant Mexie said worriedly.
"Nope! You are wrong, once the fleet of Huaxia Kingdom is assembled, our chance to turn defeat into victory will come. Our battleships have a large number of torpedoes, and if our battleships quietly come up and fire torpedoes, or take advantage of the darkness of the night to bombard them, it may be possible to destroy the Second Fleet. ā
After the adjutant Mexie heard this, the godless eyes immediately turned snowy, and it was really an experienced naval general! Adjutant Merxie exclaimed in his heart.
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On the observation ships of the United Kingdom and the United States, data observation experts on both sides are discussing this naval battle. However, today's big battle did not shoot at each other as usual, but one side was constantly fleeing, and the other side was desperately chasing after each other. The scale of the warships in this naval battle is huge, but the game on the battlefield has surprised these experts.
On an observation ship in the United States, an elderly man in high spirits asked: "Your Excellency Hans, with a distance of more than 10,000 meters, can the main warships of the United States Navy achieve such a precise strike?" ā
"Professor Edier, are you kidding? The most powerful fleet in our country is the Great White Fleet, and if it can achieve such a result at a distance of four thousand meters, it will be God's favor! Hans said helplessly.
Hans is a naval officer assigned by the United States to the Pacific Fleet in the Philippines, and today he was very surprised to see that the Second Fleet of the Huaxia Kingdom has such an ultra-long-range strike capability. The warships of the Huaxia State are not only very large, but also the precision strike capability of artillery is even more shaky ahead of other countries.
"But why can the Huaxia Navy? You know, they're just a navy trained on the river? Professor Edier asked, confused, and this was what he desperately needed to understand.
Colonel Hans couldn't figure out this problem, this Huaxia country was too mysterious, how could it be like it came out of the ground, not only had the world's largest warship, but also had advanced artillery technology.
"This, maybe it's because the Huaxia Navy trains hard!" Colonel Hans found such a weak reason. However, even he himself did not believe this explanation at all.
"Perhaps, the Huaxia Navy has secrets that we don't know, right?" Professor Edier's eyes shone with wisdom.
As an expert in the design of warships in the United States, Professor Ideal also has a good understanding of the history of the East. This Huaxia Guoken who suddenly appeared is the descendants of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, who hid in the southeast of Papua and forbeared development for hundreds of years, which has to be said to be a miracle. Not only has it escaped the demands of several countries, but it has also developed into a powerful naval power, is it really God who is favoring this descendant of the Ming people?
Professor Ideal once knew about the invincible armada of the Ming Dynasty, and was very interested in the treasure ships of the Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately he did not find the legendary treasure ship, let alone see the treasure ship. However, when Western countries could only see more than 2,000 tons of warships, the Ming Dynasty was able to build a huge ship with a displacement of about 10,000 tons, which is enough to show that the Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding capacity is very strong.
Times have changed, the Ming Dynasty has disappeared for hundreds of years, but there were many Ming nobles who fled to Nanyang, Australia, East Asia and other places for refuge. Thinking of this, Professor Ideal couldn't help but become fanatical in his heart, if the United States also obtained this powerful warship, or obtained the ship-building technology, then the United States Navy would definitely be among the world's naval powers.
Thinking of this, Professor Edier's eyes became fanatical, as a warship of the United States Navy, he always hoped that his country would become strong. Even if it can't be compared with the mighty British Empire, it can't be compared with the navy of the Huaxia Kingdom, at least it must surpass the ambitious Kou State. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the United States to keep the colony of the Philippines.
Not only did the United States really want to get the warships of the Huaxia Kingdom, but the British observers and observers of the Huaxia Kingdom and the Kingdom of the Netherlands were also very eager to get the warships and design drawings of the Huaxia Kingdom. The British Empire had a huge fleet, but whether it was the caliber of the main guns, the tonnage design, and the range of the main guns, they were far behind by the Chinese Kingdom, and the British Empire had to find a way to catch up.
The British Empire lost three fleets, which greatly reduced the Empire's military strength to defend the vast colonies, and the British Empire needed more powerful warships to better protect the interests of the vast colonies.