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"Order all ships, line up in battle formation, and prepare for battle!" Deng Shichang gave the battle order. At present, the main force of the home fleet, except for the 'Beijing' that suffered heavy losses and acted together with the captured Japanese warships, the rest of the main combat forces have basically not suffered losses. And, with the cooperation of yesterday's morning supply ships, the replenishment of ammunition and coal has been completed. The soldiers also rested for the night, and once again refreshed. The current main force of the Chinese Navy's home fleet has returned to its heyday, and even in the face of the British Far East Fleet, they are not afraid at all, and even have some excitement. After all, the British Navy is truly the world's first! For hundreds of years, many countries have tried to challenge their hegemony, but they have failed. And this time, will China be able to succeed?

"Humph! What about the British? This is Asia, and the sea here also belongs to our Asia! Deng Shichang said secretly.

"Commander, are we going to do this to the British?" Commodore Hai Zhengsheng, the captain of the battleship 'Zhonghua', asked.

"The misunderstanding has happened, and the British are clearly not going to rest on their laurels. Instead of begging the British for forgiveness, it is better to fight with them in an honest manner and let them know who is the king of the Far East. How? Don't have confidence in our fleet? Deng Shichang asked.

"No, it's just that we're at war with the Pacific Alliance right now. If there is another war with Britain, I am afraid that the pressure will be very great! Brigadier General Hai Zhengsheng said with some concern.

"Between us and the British. There can never be peace. War will break out sooner or later, just sooner or later. Moreover, we now have a sufficient advantage in the face of the Far Eastern Fleet of the British Navy. As long as we destroy the British Far East Fleet, no country in the entire Far East or even in Asia will be able to threaten us in a short period of time. Soon, the follow-up 'Qin-class' battleships will also be put into service. When the time comes, if Britain dares to send a fleet to go on an expedition across the sea, I believe that we will give them a little bit of a good taste while waiting for work! Deng Shichang said.

"So, do you want to report it back to China?" Hai Zhengsheng reminded. After all, the Empire now had no intention of going to war with Britain right away. If the British Far East Fleet is annihilated, this is a big deal!

"Will be outside. The king's fate is not affected! When we win, let's send a telegram to the country! Deng Shichang said. Soon, the main forces of the home fleet of the Chinese Navy adjusted their formation. The four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships were headed by the 'Zhonghua', followed by the 'Yanhuang', 'Huaxia' and 'Shenzhou', followed by seven 'Beijing-class' heavy cruisers. They are 'Tianjin', 'Shanghai', 'Nanjing', 'Guangzhou' and 'Changsha'. 'Kulen' and 'Dihua'. The British Navy had six 'Sovereign-class' battleships, and the Chinese Navy could only use two heavy cruisers to make up the numbers. Fortunately. The firepower and armor of the 'Peking-class' heavy cruisers were not much worse than those of the British Navy's 'Sovereign-class' battleships, and their speed was far exceeded.

As for the 5 armored cruisers of the British Navy, they were not taken into account by the Chinese Navy. The five armored cruisers of the British Navy are all old goods from more than ten or twenty years ago, and the main force of the British Navy's 'Chinese fleet' in the past includes two 'Nelson-class' armored cruisers, namely 'Nelson' and 'Northampton'. The displacement 'Nelson' is 747 tons, and the 'Northampton' is 760 tons. The ship is 54 meters long, 29 meters wide, has a draft of 754 meters, 6600 horsepower, and a maximum speed of 4 knots. It was armed with 4 254-mm naval guns, 22-mm naval guns, 6 20-pounder guns, 6 6-pounder guns and door-pounder guns. Two 'Savage' armored cruisers, 'Savage' and 'War Wey'. The Savage class has a displacement of 500 tons, a length of 960 meters, a width of 9 meters, a draft of 5 meters, a power of 000 horsepower, and a maximum speed of 6 knots. It was armed with 4 24-mm naval guns, 6 52-mm naval guns, and 4 6-pounder guns. The Orlando-class armored cruiser USS Aurora is also the latest armored cruiser in the British Far East Fleet. The Goddess of Aurora has a displacement of 5,600 tons, a length of 95 meters, a width of 707 meters, and a draft of 66 meters. The power is 5600 horsepower, the top speed is 7 knots, and the short time can reach knots. It was armed with two 24-mm naval guns, 0 52-mm naval guns, 6 6-pounder guns and 0 pounder guns.

Compared with the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, the armored cruisers of the British Far East Fleet are far inferior in terms of tonnage and speed and firepower. Once a naval battle broke out, these armored cruisers could only be ravaged by the Chinese Navy's 'Beijing-class' heavy cruisers. As for those light cruisers and destroyers, they are even more of an opponent of the Chinese Navy. In any case, in this naval battle, the main force of the Chinese Navy's home fleet is in the hands of victory.

At 9 o'clock in the morning of the month, the 'Wuwei' evaded the pursuit of the British Navy's Far East Fleet and fled back to the main fleet. Although Gao Hui sent a telegram pleading guilty, Deng Shichang did not say much, but asked him to return to the queue of light cruisers and prepare to protect the main fleet. In addition, he insisted that the British battleship was mistaken for a Japanese battleship at that time.

At 9:20, the dense fog on the sea had completely dissipated, and the main forces of the Chinese Home Fleet and the Far East Fleet of the British Navy were also facing each other, and the two sides were separated by fifteen thousand meters, but, strangely, everyone was ready for battle, and no one wanted to explain this misunderstanding. This shows that both Deng Shichang, commander of the Chinese Home Fleet, and Vice Admiral Filimantel, commander of the British Far East Fleet, hope that this naval battle will continue.

At 9:00, the British Far East Fleet was the first to change, and the six 'Sovereign-class' battleships, the 'Empress of India', the 'Hood', the 'Ramie', the 'Counter-Attack', the 'Determination' and the 'Royal Oak', formed a battle line and began to turn, wanting to forcibly occupy the T-shape. Five armored cruisers, on the other hand, went in a circle and wanted to attack the rear of the Chinese home fleet. Among them, the 'Empress of India' is the flagship of Lieutenant General Filimantel.

'Change formation!' Tianjin' and 'Shanghai' joined the battle line, and five more heavy cruisers, against the armored cruisers of the British. The battle line turned 40 degrees to the right, and the engagement distance was controlled at about 10,000 meters. Get ready for battle! Deng Shichang gave the order. The British navy was very tall and immediately began to forcibly occupy the T-prefix, ready to compensate for their superiority in firepower. The Sovereign-class battleships only had two twin 4mm guns, and although they were larger, they were not even as powerful as the 50-caliber 05mm naval guns of the Chinese Navy. And the Chinese Navy was not slow to react, and immediately began to turn around to avoid being forcibly occupied by the British Far East Fleet. At the same time, the five heavy cruisers "Nanjing", "Guangzhou", "Changsha", "Cullen" and "Dihua" also broke away from the queue and were killed against the armored cruisers of the British Far East Fleet. Compared with the contest between the main fleets, the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy against the armored cruisers of the British Far East Fleet undoubtedly have a greater chance of victory!

The naval battle between China and Britain broke out under this circumstance. Although, what triggered this naval battle was just a misunderstanding. However, neither side seems to have thought about clearing up the misunderstanding. Vice Admiral Filimantle wanted to preserve the dignity of the British Royal Navy, defeat the arrogant Chinese Navy, and show them the strength of the king of the sea. Deng Shichang also hoped to use this to clear the British Navy's combat strength in the Far East, and in one fell swoop to bring the entire Far East and the Western Pacific region into the sphere of influence of the Chinese Navy. What's more, there will definitely be a war between China and Britain, and the Chinese Navy will be able to take the lead by destroying the Far East Fleet of the British Navy first.

The 'Sovereign-class' battleship, as the first class battleship of the British Navy's pre-dreadnought era, was indeed the world's leading battleship at that time. It's just that they have only been in service for a few years, and they are already completely behind the times. The displacement of the 'Sovereign class' is 550 tons, which is 5,000 tons lighter than the 'Zhonghua class'. The armor is also old-fashioned armor, and the British Navy has always attached importance to speed and firepower, and has always done not enough in terms of the defense and survivability of battleships, which makes the defense of the 'Sovereign-class' far inferior to the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships. The 4 mm caliber main gun has a shell weighing 5,625 kg, which is nearly 200 kg heavier than the 05 mm shell used in the 'Zhonghua class'. However, the 0 times caliber main gun makes the speed of the shell not comparable to the 50 times caliber main gun of the 'Zhonghua-class' battleship, and the real power is not comparable. In terms of speed, the early 'Sovereign-class' battleships had a maximum speed of only 7 knots, while the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships had a maximum speed of 225 knots. In either respect, the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships were able to defeat the 'Sovereign-class' battleships. The only thing the British Navy can rely on is probably the pride and technology that has been formed over hundreds of years.

At 9:50, the distance between the two sides was shortened to 12,000 meters. At this time, the flagship of the British Navy, the 'Empress of India', opened fire first. The muzzles of the two twin 4-millimeter naval guns shone with orange-red flames, and four shells weighing more than half a ton smashed into the 'Zhonghua', the flagship of the Chinese Navy's home fleet, with an initial velocity of 62 meters per second under the action of 25 kilograms of propellant.

The first shot of the Sino-British Pacific Naval War was fired by the British Navy!

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