After leaving Spain, the Chinese Navy made a short stay in Italy, unlike in Britain and Spain, the Chinese Navy did not need to show strength to the Italians, the two sides really did not have any conflict of interest, coupled with the good relations that have been cultivated over the years, so that the relationship between the two countries is very harmonious, both government and non-governmental, since the relationship is harmonious and Italy does not have much ambition, so the status of the army in the exchanges between the two sides will be very low, after a courtesy visit, The Chinese navy left Italy, then entered the Red Sea, crossed the Indian Ocean, and resupplied in Bombay, then crossed the Strait of Malacca for resupply and maintenance in Singapore, and finally entered the South China Sea.

"General, look over there, there's a fleet coming, it should be a fleet." Shortly after Liu Buyun commanded the fleet to cross Sarawak, columns of smoke rose from the junction of water and sky, and standing on the lookout, with the help of binoculars, you could see the mast looming on the horizon and the flag hanging on it.

"There should not be a fleet of this size in the Far East." Liu Buyun said after carefully studying it for a moment. The southern base group of Huaxia has not been completely completed, and most of the capital ships are in the north, and it is impossible for them to appear in the South China Sea on a large scale. At least Liu Buyun didn't get the relevant notice, and the Russians couldn't have it, except for a few old ships guarding Hokkaido, the remaining new ships should not be in place. And even if it is in place, it should sail near the Java Sea.

"Could it be the English or the French?" Liu Guanxiong next to him thought about it and said. In the entire Far East, apart from the Chinese and Russians, the only established naval presence was Britain and France. However, this is also somewhat unreasonable, because some British ships were stationed in the harbor when Singapore was replenishing. The remaining British battleships were not of this scale either. As for the French fleet? Along with the rapprochement between Britain and France, the French began to shrink their overseas fleets for the Mediterranean and Atlantic directions, after all, in the Mediterranean, there were also powerful Italian Royal Navy and Austro-Hungarian Navy, how could the French rest assured?

"It's the combined fleet of Britain and France, I didn't expect these two countries to be so friendly now? The fleet is out to cruise together? "As the battleship in the telescope gradually became clearer, the pile of illegal buildings and flags on the battleship in the queue on the left clearly identified its identity. And the flag on the flagship of the right fleet tells everyone that it belongs to the great Royal Navy of the British Empire!

"The flagship of the French should be the armored cruiser USS Sully. And the flagship of the British was supposed to be the Agile class 2nd class battleship. Most of the capital warships of the French and British have been transferred to Europe and the Middle East, and now there are not many capital ships on the surface of the Far East. Liu Guanxiong said with a little emotion. The former Beiyang Fleet did not even have half the strength of the British Far East Fleet, and the so-called First Naval Force in the Far East was just a joke. And now, the real powerhouse on this sea is Huaxia, and when he defeats Russia and the Netherlands, the crown of sea power in the Far East will eventually fall on the head of the Huaxia Navy!

"I have to say it's hilarious. Isn't it absurd that a former thief and the police who are chasing the thief go hand in hand? A Chinese officer next to him said with some tears and laughter. The naval officer's words were very reasonable. If there was any country in the pre-dreadnought era that was obsessed with breaking diplomatic relations at sea, it was France! It can be said that more than any other country, they are obsessed with breaking diplomatic relations with cruisers!

On Xu Jie's plane, Japan's 8 mounted cruisers helped the Japanese win the Battle of Tsushima, and the Americans said that the number of Japanese mounted cruisers was just like that, and Uncle Sam held a dozen mounted cruisers in his hand and smiled silently, including 4 Tennessee-class armored cruisers with a displacement of more than 14,000 tons. 4 10-inch 40L guns, 16 5-inch 50L guns and up to 22 3-inch guns Tennessee said that in terms of projection, he could definitely suppress the Japanese armored cruisers!

And when the U.S. imperialists expressed their satisfaction with their own patrols, the Gallic chickens slowly came behind Uncle Sam and pointed to more than a dozen of various armored cruisers of more than 7,000 tons behind him, saying that Brother is the real professional in patrolling! Sam, you'd better go somewhere, cool down, there! Armored cruisers of almost 200,000 tons of various types are an important part of the French Navy, but they are not the same as the decisive battle to the loading cruiser. The firepower of these warships was weak, and the armor coverage area was large but relatively thin. And the range is very large, and the speed is relatively fast. The French had long expected this sea scud to play a huge role in the war with the British, but with the ice between the British and the French being resolved, these patrols were no longer useful.

And when the relationship between the British Empire and France was tense, the British Empire was also very wary of these sea scuds that ran fast and had strong endurance! An armored cruiser with more than 2,000 tons of coal on it can run more than 22 knots, which can be described as the word against the sky before the Invincible came out! And the British Empire's response was very simple, that is, to build larger and more fierce armored cruisers, such as the Black Prince, these armored cruisers were actually produced to deal with French warships. It wasn't until the last that the British Empire built the Minotaur, the pinnacle of British armored cruisers!

And in this plane, because of the appearance of Xu Jie, the whole situation has changed a lot, the appearance of the armored cruiser in the decisive battle not only rewrote the results of previous naval battles, but also gave the French some inspiration, the French in this plane no longer pursue range and speed too much, in the face of the British cruiser that followed, the French also chose to repel it instead of relying on the tactics of escaping at high speed, so all kinds of large-caliber guns were put on the battleship, And now this armored cruiser Suri in front of you is the product of this revised cruiser idea!

THE WHOLE SHIP IS EQUIPPED WITH 8 240MM GUNS, WHICH SHOULD HAVE APPEARED ON THE DANDONG-CLASS DREADNOUGHT OF THE SECOND STAGE BECAUSE OF XU JIE APPEARED ON THE SULI ARMORED CRUISER, WITH TWO TWIN 240MM TURRETS AT THE HEAD AND TAIL, AND THE REMAINING FOUR GUNS ARE MOUNTED AT THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE HULL. The thickness of the armor belt has also been increased to 8 inches, and the speed has been maintained at about 21 knots. This performance was already good, and when the Sully appeared, the British did the corresponding countermeasures. That is, to make a battleship of the second rank that is more powerful than an armored cruiser! The Agile appeared specifically to deal with the Sully!

The Agile in this plane can be seen as an enlarged version of the Suri, with almost the same layout, similar speed, and 9-inch armor. By the way, there are also 8 10-inch 50L main guns, which are stronger than the Sully in terms of caliber and barrel length. In the face of Sully, who is one size smaller, agility has a certain advantage. If the Sully is a thief with agility, then agility is a cop who specializes in dealing with this thief! And now the thief and the police are sailing hand in hand, which is really funny.

"The other side should be a major general, and they have already fired a salute at us as usual." Liu Guanxiong said. Normally, when the warships of the two navies meet, the lower rank side will fire the salute to the higher rank, and the British Far East Commander is also a rear admiral. So I think that Liu Buyun, the vice admiral, should salute, and then the Huaxia Navy will also return the salute, and then everyone will wave a few more flags to greet them and leave, just like an acquaintance to say hello.

But at this very moment. From the other end of the horizon. A few lone masts were raised, indicating that a new fleet had appeared! "The opponent's speed is very fast, it should be a warship, and judging by the height of the opponent's mast, it should be at the level of a capital ship." After looking at it for about a quarter of an hour, Liu Guanxiong guessed, when did the Far Eastern Ocean become so chaotic? When will the capital ship be able to meet casually at sea? Liu Guanxiong was a little puzzled.

"They could be the fleets of the Russians and the Dutch!" Liu Buyun said with a dark face. Although intelligence indicates that the Russian and Dutch fleets are not yet massively stationed in the Dutch East Indies. But it does not mean that the Russian-Dutch fleet does not have a single ship in the Far East. As the target gradually appeared on the sea level, Liu Buyun finally matched the two behemoths with the images in the intelligence.

"If I'm not mistaken, the battleship in front of me with a strong French style and four turrets should be the Seven Provinces, the lead ship of the Dutch Navy's Seven Provincial-class battleships. And the one behind it, equipped with 6 main guns, should be the new Russian fast battleship, which should be Peter the Great. Liu Buyun said.

At the same time, two warships of the Russian-Dutch combined fleet also discovered the powerful Chinese fleet. The commander of this fleet. Admiral Harvey, the commander of the Dutch fleet, looked at the continuous drum in his heart of this huge fleet, it stands to reason that he is an admiral, and the Huaxia Navy does not have the rank of admiral, so the other party should greet him first, but obviously, the other party did not intend to do this, not only did he not hear the salute for a long time, he actually found that the two battleships at the head of the team actually lowered the main gun muzzles and the rangefinder on the roof of the ship also began to rotate, which was a very unfriendly move! Maybe at this moment, his Seven Provinces has fallen into the optical lens on the opponent's rangefinder!

"Let's go." General Harvey thought about it and decided that it would be better to avoid these killing gods for the time being, after all, the relationship between the two sides is already very tense, and it is only a matter of time before the film starts! The firepower of any of the opponent's warships is not weaker than their own, once they make a move, I'm afraid there is no other way but to run, and it is unlikely even to run, after all, the opponent also has 4 fast battleships, two of which are also known as the fastest capital ships in the world!

"There are British and French, and the Chinese Navy has no habit of undeclared war." Admiral Harvey's decision had not yet been conveyed, and Essen on the side said with some dissatisfaction. It is now peacetime, and there are British and French warships as witnesses, the British don't know what to think, but the French will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Chinese navy wantonly slaughter the Russian and Dutch fleets without declaring war. And Essen really wanted to take a closer look at these giant beasts of the Huaxia Navy.

"Keep your distance and don't over-irritate your opponent." Harvey looked at Essen next to him and frowned, but finally agreed to Essen's suggestion, after all, although he is a general, in terms of command art and experience, he is far inferior to Essen, who has experienced many bloody battles next to him, and Harvey also wants to see what these giant beasts made with the power of Europe are like to the ground. So he changed the order and kept the fleet at a distance from the Huaxia Navy, and his actions caused a fierce reaction from the Huaxia Navy!

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