At this time, eight warships have been assembled in the base dock of the Hong Kong East China Sea Fleet, and these warships are all sent by countries and regions participating in the Peace Mission 1643 joint maritime military exercise.

Of course, as long as a discerning person knows where these warships come from, the two steam warships of the East China Sea Fleet are the most powerful and domineering among all warships, and the original white hull is matched with more than a dozen exposed large-caliber guns, which makes people tremble a lot from a distance.

Unlike the 26-pounder guns assembled by the Spanish Dutch, the main ship-based cannons of the Australian warships are all 32-pounder large-caliber guns.

The officers of the various navies were jealous and envious when they looked at the main naval guns equipped by Australia, and there was a ban on the export of weapons by the Australians, and they would never export weapons equipped by the active military to foreign countries, and this was the clear answer of the Australians.

At first, the Dutch wanted to discuss with the Australians about the purchase of 32-pound guns through the project of cooperating with steamboats, but the Australians directly denied their request, because it involved national defense and security, and such weapons would be killed without the permission of the National Security Council.

So no one dares to sell weapons casually, even if there are many bribes, it is useless, even if they sell artillery to you, if they do not sell you matching shells, it is still equivalent to zero.

The Peace Mission Joint East China Sea Maritime Exercise was held 200 nautical miles away from Hong Kong, and the difference in this exercise was that all the ships participating in the exercise were real-egg exercises.

As soon as this news came out, it almost didn't scare the Zheng family to death, you have to know what the actual exercise can mean, and once these people unite to attack the Zheng family's transport ship, what kind of blow they will receive is not foreseeable at all.

Therefore, in order to avoid conflicts with these Fanbang ghost elders, Zheng Zhilong simply let all the merchant ships and warships under his command stop cruising on the sea, and all of them entered the port province to encounter those big devils.

Can't afford to mess with. Hide, I'm in the harbor in the sun, you can't come here and attack me with artillery.

With this in mind, Zheng Zhilong obediently shrank his troops, and on the one hand, strengthened the reinforcement of coastal defense batteries in various coastal towns in Fujian.

Although I know that this will not stop the Australians from attacking, it is good to have at least a little comfort in my heart.

The exercise was divided into three phases, the first of which was a naval parade, in which all the top officers were invited to board Australian warships for a joint military parade.

The ceremony of the military parade is very simple, just form a formation and spread out side by side in the sea off Hong Kong, and drive back in a circle.

The second phase is mainly divided into joint anti-piracy efforts, which is also the most critical stage of the exercise. This stage is mainly carried out in the form of joint real combat.

As for the third stage, it is mainly joint search and rescue operations, as maritime trade increases and the number of ships increases, countries should carry out collection operations in the waters of their own regions.

Of course, the main purpose of this joint military exercise is to deter the Zheng family, and the old Zheng family's impatient heart has made the Australians extremely dissatisfied, especially as it is about to enter the most critical year, all the decisions of the old Zheng family will hinder what Australia has to do.

In the face of the military exercise, Shen Youlong, the governor of Liangguang, was also quite worried, after all, the state had invaded and occupied coastal towns. Although the Australian has been extremely kind in recent years, according to his understanding, it is definitely not as simple as he seems.

Take Zheng Zhilong, the overlord of the East China Sea, for example, he also has to concede three points to the Australians, even if he has an absolute advantage. He didn't dare to provoke the Australians rashly.

Such a powerful state is definitely not something that Daming can afford, not to mention that the current situation in Daming is unstable, if something happens in Liangguang, then this Daming will really be over.

Therefore, after sending people to understand the true intentions of the Australians, Liangguang also sent several military attaches to Hong Kong to observe.

The military exercise officially began. Under the guidance of the two warships of the Australian East Sea Fleet, the rest of the warships followed behind, slowly raising their sails and following them towards the open sea.

Look at the Australian warship moving without sails. In addition to being amazed, the military attache of Liangguang was very interested in the artillery on the ship, the caliber of this Australian artillery is so powerful, no wonder these Westerners have to listen to his command, and some people can't help but begin to fantasize about what it would be like if the Daming Sailor could also have these weapons.

However, fantasy is always fantasy, Australia is impossible to export the most advanced 32-pounder guns at present, and these guns are exported to the Daming Naval Division, and their ships are not used.

With a few whistles, the two warships of the East China Sea Fleet sailed towards the open sea with white smoke under the blue sky, and the white hull made it stand out.

After a brief stop in the harbor and the pick-up of some officials onto the warship, the second major event of the joint military exercise followed.

The joint crackdown on piracy and the joint beach-grabbing and landing operations are the most interesting.

The people of the Zheng family were also invited, and in order to dispel their concerns, they were specially invited.

Although Australia intends to deter the Zheng family and let them go to the Indochina Peninsula for development, at present, the Zheng family's move is the most in line with Australia's interests, and it will be much easier for them to go to Dayuan Island to take it and finally take it from them.

Inviting them is, of course, also a signal that they can continue to do so now, and Australia doesn't mind.

The Zheng family sent a few henchmen, facing the Australian warship, once again showing a trace of envy, when discussing with the Australians to buy a warship, there has been no response, you can see that Australia will definitely not sell. However, since the Australians did not refuse, it is estimated that there is still a play.

As the mayor of Hong Kong, Uncle Lao Gen naturally wants to attend such an important event, and Uncle Lao Gen, dressed in black, greeted everyone with a smile.

"The next thing we want to see is a beach-grabbing landing operation," Uncle Lao Gen gave a brief introduction, and then asked people to distribute the telescope to everyone.

After a salvo of several artillery pieces, some targets set up on the island not far away were instantly knocked down, and in the next few minutes, several small steam assault boats were lowered to the surface, and then a dozen soldiers boarded the boat. Heading towards the island.

Looking at the speeding dinghy, the faces of the foreign officers who participated in the observation showed a trace of surprise, the speed of this dinghy is so fast, if it is used to seize the beach and land operations, the coastal defense artillery will not hit at all, the Australians are simply too smart, every time can bring different surprises to people.

From the faces of the crowd, it seems that they are very interested in assault boats. (To be continued......)