The monstrous waves of the North Atlantic poured one after another towards the five huge warships sailing on the sea. They were four ironclad ships ordered by the Qing Dynasty in Germany, and one cruiser purchased.

The four ironclad ships, known as the world's first, are still quite small in the sea, and the tonnage of 7,400 tons is still staggered by the turbulent waves in the waves, and sometimes the capital of the ship is even buried in the sea.

Liu Bu stood on the deck, looking in the direction in which the fleet was heading. Where is the direction of the motherland, he still remembers the oath he made when he left the Qing Dynasty:

I went to the West, knowing the plan of self-improvement in the Qing Dynasty, and I had nothing else to ask for, carrying the future of the country, seeking the science of foreigners, going to the long distance of thousands of miles, and leaving the country of my parents in the motherland, and I had no regrets.

Everything is vivid, and now that the Qing Dynasty has finally built a powerful navy, the wish of so many years can finally be realized.

Finally entering the Mediterranean, a line of white warships approached, and the fluttering of the tricolor flags on the flagpole made the sailors on the five warships nervous. But now it is the Germans who are setting up the fleet, and it is useless for them to be in a hurry, and the Germans are not ready to fight at all.

They had been sent to Germany three years ago to learn the skills of piloting a new ship, and this time they happened to return home with the new ship.

At this moment, Liu Bu also became nervous. The German ** officer next to him, Ram, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Hi, Liu! Don't be nervous, now these four are still German warships, and the Gauls don't dare to fire at them. ”

Liu Bu nodded and did not speak. The actions of the French warships also confirmed Ram's Hua, and although their guns were pointed at the five warships, they seemed to have a deep fear of the German flag on the flagpole, and did not fire a single shell until the two fleets staggered.

All this made Liu Bu feel a deep sense of shame, and his warships needed the protection of other countries to escape from the enemy's guns, blaming himself for not having a strong navy.

But luckily, that's all slowly changing......

There was a large map hanging on the wall of the upper study, and Guan Xuqing was staring at the location of Vietnam on the map at this time. Both Chinese and French forces were now concentrated on both sides of the Red River, although the Qing army was outnumbered by the French. However, the French army held along the Red River and could not help the French army for a while. But after this naval battle, the situation was different.

Vietnam's coastline is like a question mark in reverse, and he holds the Beibu Gulf firmly in his arms with the Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island. Sanya is like the two gates of the Beibu Gulf, as long as they master these two fans, they can blockade the Beibu Gulf, so that the army and the Far East Fleet in the military port in Vietnam will not be able to get a trace of supplies.

Vietnam's Honghe Military Port is only a port that can dock warships, and it is not like a full-fledged military port that can dock or repair and be replenished with artillery shells, such as the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau and Mawei Military Port in the Daqing Dynasty. Fell, who had escaped from the Battle of the South China Sea, had been locked up by Billy and was preparing to be transferred back to the Indian Ocean along with several wounded warships, including the Door. Repairs and additions are carried out.

Guan Xuqing didn't know how long he had been watching, but he still hesitated. Should we let go of this opportunity to completely annihilate the French Far East Fleet, and if we wait for the replenishment of new German ships before blockading the Gulf of Tonkin, it will be completely superior to the French army in terms of the number and level of warships? But the best fighter may be lost, and it may take another day for the German warships to return. But if you send the Nanyang Naval Division directly south, I'm afraid the strength will not be enough. Both "Undefeated" and "Juin" were injured to varying degrees in the Battle of the South China Sea, and have now been sent back to the Jiangnan Shipyard for repairs along with the captured "Victory". The sinking of "Yang Wei" and "Chaoyong" did not have super-fast warships in terms of cruisers. If the warships in the French military port forcibly break through, even if they can defeat the French ** ships, I don't know how many warships they will lose, and when the Qing Dynasty is still unable to build its own ironclad ships, one will be one less if it is sunk!

Alas, it hurts the brain! Guan Xuqing was hesitating when Wang Shang's voice behind him interrupted his contemplation.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zuo Zongtang is calling." Wang Shang said.

Guan Xuqing turned around and took the telegram: Qi Xiang Emperor, now the French fleet is newly defeated. He must return to India to supplement and repair, and the ministers will lead the naval division to blockade the coast of Vietnam. Annihilation of the French fleet.

In fact, in addition to the warships that returned to the Jiangnan shipyard for repair, the Qing army naval division had only 2 ironclad ships, "Changsheng" and "Triumph". 2 cruisers, "Nanji" and "Nanxiang". and dozens of small gunboats.

The French also had one ironclad ship, three cruisers, and three gunboats in the port.

The number of capital ships was about the same, but the difference was that the seven French warships were all large and small, with varying degrees of damage and a serious shortage of shells.

But Zuo Zongtang's initiative to ask for help still made Guan Xuqing quite pleased, since the sailor soldiers had such a strong fighting spirit. Let them make this immortal feat.

"Send a telegram to Zuo Zongtang: lead all the remaining naval warships to patrol south and block the Beibu Gulf. The remnants of the French warships in the port were completely annihilated, and the army cooperated with the army to capture the whole of Vietnam in one fell swoop. ”

"Wow." Wang Shang turned around and ran to the telegraph room.

Although it was already winter, I couldn't feel a chill when I was hiding in the South China Sea, south of the Tropic of Cancer. The sun here is still scary, and Zuo Zongtang is standing on the deck of the "Victory". With his eyes on the front, this time he wants to take down all the French warships in one fell swoop!