The Sky Dragon and Cloud Dragon are not in Makassar, so where are they? Lin Fei's heart was full of surprise for a while, could it be that Chakbardo that dog mongrel deceived me? It can't be, he can't deceive me in the midst of great pain.

The two battleships must have been transferred by the Dutch, and as for where they were transferred, you can force the people in the port to ask them, the two battleships are not small things, they left the port, and it is impossible for the people in the port not to know where to go.

Lin Fei immediately ordered: "Find the people in the harbor and ask them about the whereabouts of the two warships." ”

After Lin Fei's order was given, a subordinate soon came back to report: "Your Majesty, I have already asked clearly, the Tianlong ship and the Yunlong ship have been driven to Jakarta by the Dutch..."

Jakarta is located on the island of Java, the capital of Indonesia during the Lin Fei era, and the violence against the Chinese during the Lin Fei era occurred here with the most frequent occurrences and the most brutal methods, and the Chinese suffered the most.

In this era, Jakarta is the largest city in the Dutch East Indies, and it is the core of Dutch rule, and the Dutch have deployed heavy troops here, and if Lin Fei wants to capture Jakarta, he must plan and prepare carefully in advance, and it must not be as easy as attacking Makassar, so once the Tianlong ship and the Yunlong ship are driven to Jakarta, Lin Fei will not be able to recover them in a short time.

The Tianlong Ship and the Cloud Dragon Ship cannot be recovered, the Chinese nation will suffer great humiliation, and the technological advantages accumulated by Lin Fei in the past two years will also be gone.

Lin Fei had no choice but to recover the Sky Dragon and Cloud Dragon ships before they were driven to Jakarta.

Lin Fei hurriedly asked, "How long has it been since the two battleships left?" ”

"Report to Your Majesty, it's been five hours since I drove away."

"Are you sure?"

"We have asked more than a dozen port personnel, and we are completely sure."

Lin Fei didn't hesitate at all, and said loudly: "Lao Liu, order the Han Wu Ship and the Tang Zong Ship to set off immediately, rush to Jakarta, and order the Crazy Dragon Ship and the Angry Dragon Ship to accompany the Han Wu Ship and the Tang Zong Ship to act, we must recover the Tianlong Ship and the Cloud Dragon Ship at any cost." ”

Liu Daming didn't agree immediately, but hesitated, Lin Fei frowned, and said angrily: "Old Liu, what do you have to hesitate about?" Don't you want to recover the Sky Dragon Ship and the Cloud Dragon Ship? ”

"What are you talking about? Of course, I want to recover the Sky Dragon and Cloud Dragon ships, but they are going to Jakarta, and we are afraid that we will not be able to recover them. ”

"What's there that can't be recovered?" Lin Fei said anxiously, "The Tianlong Ship and the Yunlong Ship only have a speed of six knots, and they will sail out for thirty nautical miles in five hours, and the distance of thirty nautical miles, with the speed of fifteen knots of the Great Emperor-class cruiser, it will definitely catch up in four hours." ”

"Four hours can catch up, but can the coal burning of the Han Wu ship and the Tang Zong ship hold up? The last time we replenished coal was in Vos City, after coming out of Vos City, we first had a vicious fight with two Dutch ships, and then rushed to Zhurong City non-stop, killing the Indonesians outside Zhurong City, and then entered Wangkassar, a vicious fight, and the coal was already exhausted. ”

"Now the remaining coal burning of the Hanwu ship and the Tang Zong ship, if it is driven at a speed of fifteen knots, it is only enough to travel for eight hours, and eight hours seems to be enough, but we have to catch up with the Tianlong ship and the Yunlong ship and return to the port, so the one-way time is only four hours, and the four hours you said to catch up with the two ships is the most ideal situation, in fact, it is impossible to catch up so quickly, and our coal may not be able to hold up."

"This is only the situation of the Han Wu ship and the Tang Zong ship, the situation of the Crazy Dragon Ship and the Angry Dragon Ship is even worse, these two warships have a small amount of coal, and they sail and fight with us, the coal is only enough to travel for six hours, if we can't catch up with the Tianlong Ship and the Yunlong Ship within three hours, the Crazy Dragon Ship and the Angry Dragon Ship must return home."

Liu Daming said a big call in one breath, and when he heard it, Lin Fei's brows tightened, and he said worriedly: "As the commander of the fleet, I know all these things you said, but we have no other choice now, if we don't chase after us, then we will watch the Tianlong Ship and the Yunlong Ship fall into the hands of the enemy, and you know very well what the consequences will be." ”

Liu Daming's expression moved, and he stomped his feet heavily, "Fight...", then picked up the microphone of the Jade Bird machine, and said loudly: "Target Jakarta, forward..."

The Han Wu ship immediately turned its course and sailed towards Jakarta, with the Tang Zong ship following behind, the Crazy Dragon Ship and the Angry Dragon Ship also following him, and after leaving Makassar, Lin Fei ordered the four warships to line up, at an interval of thirty nautical miles, to search for the Tianlong Ship and the Yunlong Ship.

The four warships consumed a certain amount of coal in the process of adjusting their formation, which meant that the usable range of the four warships was shorter, and Lin Fei had another worry.

What worries Lin Fei even more is the meteorological conditions on the sea, now the visibility on the sea surface is excellent, and the sea antenna can be visually seen, but the visibility will not always be better, because the meteorological conditions on the sea are very complicated, and there are many factors that can affect the visibility, such as rain, fog, haze, etc., as long as one of these bad weather conditions appears, the search distance of the entire fleet will be sharply reduced.

Two and a half hours passed in the blink of an eye, and there was still no shadow of the Sky Dragon Ship and the Cloud Dragon Ship on the sea, when Yuan Bochao, the captain of the Dragon Ship, sent a message to Lin Fei: "Report to Your Majesty, the remaining coal of the Dragon Ship is insufficient, and it must return within twenty minutes." ”

Lin Fei hurriedly asked, "Can't you find a way to overcome it?" ”

"Report to Your Majesty, there is no way, returning in twenty minutes is already our limit." Yuan Bochao's tone was full of helplessness.

Lin Fei gritted his teeth and said, "Allow your ship to return in ten minutes." ”

The dragon ship's coal burn is exhausted, and the coal burning of the dragon ship of the same class as the dragon ship can't support it, after all, the power system and the amount of coal reserves of the two ships are the same. Gu Pengsong, the captain of the Nulong Ship, reported to Lin Fei: "Your Majesty, the remaining coal of the Nulong Ship is insufficient, and it must return within twenty-five minutes. ”

Lin Fei said helplessly: "Allow your ship to return in ten minutes." ”

The Crazy Dragon Ship and the Angry Dragon Ship have both returned, which means that the Han Wu Ship and the Tang Zong Ship have to further widen the distance to make up for the "reconnaissance vacuum" between the Crazy Dragon Ship and the Angry Dragon Ship, which also increases the probability of missing the two ships, but Lin Fei has no choice but to order the Han Wu Ship and the Tang Zong Ship to widen the distance to sixty nautical miles and continue to sail towards Jakarta.

On the Han Wu ship, the officer in charge of coal burning reported to Liu Daming from time to time the remaining coal burning of the battleship, and Lin Fei listened anxiously on the side, but on the sea, there was still no shadow of the Tianlong ship and the Yunlong ship.

The officer in charge of coal burning sent a message to Liu Daming again: "Report to the captain, according to the current speed, our ship must return within an hour." ”

This made Lin Fei's heart sink and he prayed silently, hoping that he could find two warships within an hour.

After another half an hour, there were still only thousands of blue waves on the sea, not only could not see the shadows of the Tianlong ship and the Yunlong ship, but even the smoke from the two battleships could not be seen, and the steam engine boilers of the two battleships failed, and the smoke discharged was as black as ink.

Disappointment and helplessness enveloped the entire fleet, Lin Fei was almost desperate, he sighed softly, and was just about to swallow the bitter fruit of the capture of the two battleships, when he suddenly heard Ma Chengfeng shouting loudly in the microphone: "Report to Your Majesty, two pillars of smoke were found in front of me, thick black, eighty percent may be the Tianlong Ship and the Cloud Dragon Ship." ”

Lin Fei didn't dare to be too happy, he said solemnly: "Ma Chengfeng, don't jump to conclusions first, wait until you see it clearly." ”

Ma Chengfeng replied "understood", and after three minutes, he sent a message again: "Report to Your Majesty, I can see clearly, the ship that emitted those two thick black plumes of smoke is the Tianlong Ship and the Angry Dragon Ship." ”

"Great, inform the whole ship of this news." Lin Fei commanded.

Ma Chengfeng immediately used the ship's microphone to send out the news of catching up with the Tianlong Ship and the Yunlong Ship, and all the crew members were in good spirits, and the atmosphere of disappointment and helplessness was swept away.

Lin Fei picked up the microphone and said, "Power cabin, immediately use pressurized ventilation to approach the Tianlong Ship and the Yunlong Ship at the fastest speed..."

"Pressurized ventilation" is the use of a compressor to blow air into the boiler to make the coal burn faster, so that the battleship can reach a speed that exceeds the design maximum speed, and for the Emperor-class cruisers, the use of "pressurized ventilation" can increase the speed to twenty knots in a short time.

Although the trick of "pressurized ventilation" is good, but in the state of pressurized ventilation, all parts of the steam engine will be damaged, so this trick cannot be used for too long, and the battleships are only used in the most urgent time.

The speed of the Han Wu ship was faster, the bow split the waves, and the Tianlong ship and the Yunlong ship in the distance gradually changed from a vague outline to a clear battleship, Lin Fei ordered loudly: "Ma Chengfeng, send a message to the Tianlong ship and the Yunlong ship, let them stop the ship immediately, if they don't stop the ship, we will launch a strike on it, and none of the people on the ship will survive." ”

Ma Chengfeng agreed loudly, and then sent a signal to the two ships, but the two warships ignored Lin Fei's warning, and still went their own way, maintaining the original speed, without the slightest intention of stopping.

How did the Dutch become not afraid of death, Lin Fei's heart was very strange, he picked up the microphone and said to Ma Chengfeng: "Have they received your news?" If they get the message, why don't they stop the boat? ”

Ma Chengfeng said indignantly: "Report to Your Majesty, they have all sent me back a message, they told me that there are a total of fifty Chinese Imperial sailors on the two warships, if Your Majesty wants to kill them, then open fire." ”

Lin Fei's heart trembled suddenly, how could he forget about the sailors of the Huaxia Empire? They are still on two warships, and it seems that the threat of firing artillery strikes will not work, and if they want to force the two warships to stop, they must find another way.

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