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"Boom! Rumble! "Four columns of water tens of meters tall rose into the sky on the surface of the sea. However, it was five or six hundred meters away from the battleship 'Zhonghua'. However, it is not easy to score such a result in the first round of test shooting at a distance of 12,000 you. The British Navy really deserves to be the first in the world.

"Haha! Well done! Boys, let these damn yellow-skinned monkeys know we're awesome. The maritime supremacy of the British Empire is not something that anyone can challenge! On the bridge of the 'Empress of India', Vice Admiral Filimantle said excitedly. Although the Chinese Navy's home fleet showed its strength in yesterday's battle against the Japanese fleet, Vice Admiral Filimantle was confident that his army would not be much worse than them. Even if the performance of the battleship may not be as good, but the British Navy is indeed the best in the world. It is still unknown to whom the final victory will belong!

"Fight back! Let these arrogant Britons know how good we are! Deng Shichang said coldly. Although, the Chinese navy soldiers, in a short time to catch up with the British navy, this is almost unlikely. However, the Chinese Navy, equipped with a fire control system and observation balloons, is already able to make up for this gap.

"Fire!" At 9:55, the gunnery officer of the battleship 'Zhonghua' gave the order to open fire. The muzzles of the four twin 3o5 mm main guns on the battleship 'Zhonghua' shone orange-red fire at the same time, and eight shells weighing more than 300 kilograms were fired. Roared and smashed into the flagship of the British Far East Fleet, the Empress of India.

Ten seconds later, on the right side of the 'Empress of India'. There were columns of water rising into the sky. The most recent shell was less than 300 meters from the 'Empress of India'. Obviously, in the test launch, the Chinese Navy was slightly stronger than the British Navy.

"Doesn't seem so bad! Keep waving! A smile appeared at the corner of Deng Shichang's mouth. He was very happy to be able to defeat the British Navy, a powerful man who held the supremacy of the sea.

At this time, Lieutenant General Fermantle's face was a little unsightly. It has been less than ten years since the Chinese Navy was formed, but it is indeed very surprising that it has been able to achieve such results. However, doesn't this also show that the Chinese Navy poses a very big threat to the British Navy?

"Fire! Sink all those yellow-skinned monkey ships for me! Lieutenant General Filimantle gritted his teeth and gave the order.

For a time, the warships of the Home Fleet of the Chinese Navy and the Far East Fleet of the British Navy opened fire one after another. Cannon rumbled on the sea. Columns of water rose to the sky, and then fell on the surface of the sea as if it were raining rain.

The distance of the battle is also slowly approaching with the passage of time. By the time 1o and 2o, the distance between the two sides had reached 10,000 meters. At this time, the Chinese Navy's home fleet began to deliberately maintain this engagement distance. The British Far Eastern Fleet several times tried to close the distance. But none of them worked out. The battle line of the Chinese Navy's home fleet consisted of four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships and two 'Beijing-class' heavy cruisers. The degree of the battle line of the British Navy was only 17 knots. In terms of degree, they suffered a great loss.

Lieutenant General Filimantle after a few attempts. None of them succeeded, so they gritted their teeth and accepted the battle at this distance. Although, with the closer distance, their accuracy would be better, but there is no other way now. The Chinese Navy, after many battles, has been able to achieve very good results at a distance of 10,000 meters. And the opponents of the Chinese Navy, as a rule, lose in this regard.

Luck is a very important thing in naval warfare. At 1o:3o, the British Navy's battleship 'Ramie' won the battle first. A 343-mm shell hit the side of the 'Huaxia', blowing up 1 155-mm gun and leaving a large hole above the waterline. However, no fatal damage was inflicted on the Huaxia.

"Well done! That's it, sink them! "Vice Admiral Filimantle, who was on the 'Empress of India,' shouted with joy. If this shell had gone down a little longer, it might have been able to inflict a fatal blow on the 'Huaxia' near the waterline. In this case, the 'Huaxia' will probably have to suffer a heavy blow.

However, Vice Admiral Filimantle's joy did not last long, and the Chinese Navy took revenge. In a salvo fired at 1o:42, two 3o5-mm shells hit the battleship Hood. One hit the front main gun of the 'Hood'. Destroy this cannon outright. Moreover, because the 'Sovereign-class' battleships used open turrets, there was no solid armor around the main guns. This blow directly destroyed the main gun of the 'Hood' and left a large hole in the deck. Another shell hit the bridge of the Hood. Although the bridge armor of the battleship "Hood" had 3o5 mm, it still could not stop the 3o5 mm shells fired by the Chinese Navy. The shell pierced the armor and detonated, killing everyone inside, including the captain. The Hood suffered heavy damage.

"How's the Hood? Will you be able to continue fighting? Lieutenant General Filimantel asked with a calm face.

It was only after a few minutes that Lieutenant Commander David, the lieutenant of Vice Admiral Filimantle, received the details: "Your Excellency, the main gun of the 'Hood' has been destroyed and the captain of the ship has been killed. Now commanded by the chief engineer. However, the Hood said they were able to continue fighting. Their rear main and secondary guns will be able to continue firing! ”

"That's good, this is what a Royal Navy soldier of the British Empire should have!" Lieutenant General Filimantle said sternly. However, he felt very shameless about the fact that a battleship had been severely damaged in such a short period of time.

Fierce artillery battles continued, although the British navy was far from being able to match the Japanese navy. However, the soldiers of the Chinese home fleet, after the initial nervousness, have been able to calmly wield the combat power they should have. The balance of victory has begun to slowly tilt in favor of the Chinese Navy.

At 11:06 o'clock, the battleship "Zhonghua" fired a salvo, and one shell hit the "Empress of India".

At that time, Lieutenant General Fermantle only felt a huge force attacking him, and his whole body fell forward. When he fell, his head accidentally hit the corner of the table, and the blood flowed. But. After Lieutenant General Filimantel got up, he did not bother with his injuries, but shouted loudly: "Report the loss!" ”

And his adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel David, noticed that Lieutenant General Philmantle's head was broken and bleeding, and hurriedly called the medical staff to bandage Lieutenant General Filimantel's wounds. The shell hit the stern of the 'Empress of India' and destroyed a secondary gun, but did not do much damage. This was a relief to Lieutenant General Filimantel. However, he also slowly calmed down, knowing that this naval battle was not as easy as he imagined. Originally, he thought that with the strength of the Far East Fleet, even if he could not defeat the Chinese Navy, there would be no problem in maintaining a tie. But now it seems that things are far from being as simple as he thought before.

While the British Far East Fleet and the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet were fighting fiercely, it was late at night in London, England. After receiving the telegram from Vice Admiral Filimantel, the officer on duty did not dare to slack off and immediately sent the telegram to the Minister of the Navy, Frederick? William? Sir Richards' hand. After the start of the war between China and the Pacific Alliance, Britain was also put on the alert.

Admiral Frederick? William? When Sir Richards read the telegram, he immediately scolded: "Philmantle, this fool, does he want to destroy the Far Eastern Fleet? Come, prepare the carriage, I'm going to meet Your Excellency! ”

The order to return the Far Eastern Fleet to Singapore, this is Frederick? William? Sir Richards personally ordered it. Although he did not witness the naval battle between China and Japan, he realized that the 'Zhonghua-class' battleship entered service by the Chinese Navy was indeed a veritable epoch-making battleship, and no battleship in the current British Navy could compete with it. The Far Eastern Fleet could not take advantage of the Chinese Navy at all. That's why he gave the order for the Far Eastern Fleet to retreat. In the future, even if the British Navy wants to fight the Chinese Navy, it will have to wait until the British Navy gathers enough strength!

The crisp sound of horses' hooves sounded in the silent streets, but the Admiral Frederick, sitting in the carriage? William? Sir Richards was in a very bad mood. He had a faint bad premonition that this time the Far East Fleet of the British Navy might be more than lucky.

When Frederick? William? When Sir Richards arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Marquis of Salisbury had already risen. In Frederick? William? By the time Sir Richards was out of the house, he had already sent men to rule over the Marquess of Salisbury. However, the Marquis of Salisbury looked very tired, with heavy bags under his eyes, and was now drinking bitter coffee to refresh himself.

"Your Excellency, I'm really sorry to bother you so late!" Admiral Frederick? William? Sir Richards apologized.

"It doesn't matter, state affairs are more important! What happened to the Far Eastern Fleet? Said the Marquess of Salisbury. Originally, in their plan, China and the Pacific Alliance should have fought for a while first, and Britain would not have intervened in this war so early. But now, it seems, things have changed.

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