Several huge explosions, due to the proximity and slow speed of the opponent, several torpedoes hit their respective targets, and the six cargo ships began to sink slowly.

After the torpedo entered the water, it needed to sink some distance before it could float, and during the sinking stage, due to the deep draft, the freighters closest to the two cruisers did not suffer, and the freighters that were sunk were all distant freighters.

Sun Xiaohu didn't have much experience in using torpedoes before, and this time he used it because the torpedo was concealed enough, but he didn't expect this unexpected surprise to appear.

The supply fleet of the Cossacks was quite dense, and although they did not hit their original targets, the torpedoes were not wasted, and the guns were not used, so there was no flash of gunnery, and the Cossack warships did not know what was happening in the tunnel.

Unaware of the existence of the torpedo, they loaded the torpedo again and fired at the other cargo ship. Finally, a crew member saw the abnormal waterline in the sea, but the torpedo floated for a short time, and it was in the dark sky, and no one had time to dodge.

Several torpedoes hit the cargo ship again, one of which was loaded with small-caliber shells for rapid-fire guns, and the explosion of the torpedo ignited the shells, and the whole cargo ship exploded like festive fireworks, and dense explosions sounded, like firecrackers for the New Year.

As the torpedoes bypassed the ships around the cruiser, the blown up transport ships were scattered, so that the Cossack warships that dared to come could not find the perpetrators at all.

The explosions rang out one after another, causing the sailors on several Cossack warships to shoot indiscriminately to embolden themselves, which added to the confusion in the freighter.

Sun Xiaohu's fleet fired another round of torpedoes, and when they saw that the torpedoes were exhausted, they quickly chose to retreat.

On the way back, Sun Xiaohu ordered a nearby freighter to be hooked with the hook on the ship, and the sailors with guns climbed along the chains of the hook and controlled the whole ship, and Sun Xiaohu's fleet quietly withdrew with the freighter.

It wasn't until dawn that Sun Xiaohu realized that he had robbed a shipload of mechanical technicians by his unintentional move, and it turned out that they were all technicians from the major shipyards of the Cossack Empire, and they were forcibly recruited by Marshal Baglamiyan to prepare to repair and maintain machinery at any time.

Since they did not like the noise in the fleet, they chose to hang at the tail of the fleet, but they became the first Cossack naval prisoners of the Chinese territory. Sun Xiaohu knew that Fang Xiaoyu attached great importance to this kind of technician, and he immediately ordered the supply ship and the warship to send some sailors to drive the ship back to the Wild Continent, and these mechanical technicians were naturally all taken over.

Eleven cargo ships were sunk, mechanics were hijacked, Marshal Baglamyan really lost his temper, without mechanics, many faults of the ship could only be repaired by those half-hung sailors on board, and the success rate can be imagined.

The worst thing is that Marshal Baglamiyan has not figured out what secret weapon the other side has used until now, and for the first time he faintly doubted whether he could win.

No matter what, this battle still has to be fought, after tens of thousands of kilometers of sailing, if you can't fight and win, you will only lose. The Cossack Empire had no colonies in the East, and without access to supply ports and repair docks, they could only hope to return to their homeland.

After this incident, Marshal Bagramyan calmed down, the Cossack expeditionary fleet was much more alert in the process, Sun Xiaohu tried several times at night, but the other party had strengthened its vigilance, and each time it had little effect, not to mention that there were not many spare torpedoes on the supply ship, so he had to stop.

A month and a half passed quickly, during which Sun Xiaohu reported the whereabouts of the Cossack expeditionary fleet to the headquarters every day, and accompanied by the advance fleet, the Cossack expeditionary fleet finally entered the waters of the Lanfang Empire.

After receiving the information about the discovery of the Grand Fleet, Xiahou Min didn't dare to slack off, he still remembered the words that Fang Xiaoyu left him before he went out, and he was quite vigilant these days. After receiving the news, Marshal Xiahou Min did not dare to stay in the harbor, so he ordered all warships to leave the military port and sail to the wide ocean.

Marshal Baglamiyan originally planned to raid the port of Quanzhou and try to eliminate the main fleet of the Lanfang Empire to relieve his worries, but he didn't expect that before they arrived, the other party drove out of the port and started a formation.

Marshal Baglamilyan, who was a little surprised, had no choice but to show some goodwill to stabilize the other party, and he asked the sailors to signal that they had only come to deal with the Chinese naval fleet this time, and had no ill will towards the fleet of the Lanfang Empire.

Seeing the other party's signal, Xiahou Min sighed and said, "Send them a signal, we are ordered to remain neutral and will not take any hostile actions against them." ”

After receiving the signal from the Lanfang Imperial Navy, Marshal Baglameyan's mental calculation was slightly relaxed, at least on the surface, the Lanfang Imperial Navy had no tendency to unite with the Chinese Territorial Navy against the enemy.

Although he didn't get the most ideal start, Marshal Baglamiyan didn't dare to dwell too much, if too much strength was consumed here, the variables of the Chinese Consulate Navy would increase, and it was even possible that when he was fighting with the Lanfang Imperial Fleet, he would be attacked by the Chinese Fleet.

The number of ironclad ships in the current Lanfang Imperial Navy is also quite a lot, and it is better not to provoke it. Therefore, Marshal Baghramyan could only lead the fleet to set sail in the direction of the Chinese Territory, despite his unwillingness and apprehension.

After receiving Sun Xiaohu's information, the corners of Fang Xiaoyu's mouth curled slightly: "It seems that Marshal Xiahou Min still listened to my warning, at least this time in the future, the relationship between Xiahou Ying and me will not be as harmonious as before, even if I don't mind this matter, he will have a ghost in his heart." Xiahou Win, I will let you know how wrong your choice today was. ”

Fishing shrimp island is the road from north to south in the sea area of the Lanfang Empire, because every spring and autumn here is a shrimp migration area, resulting in the huge shrimp fishing area here is named.

Shrimp Island is composed of more than 50 small islands, and its main islands are Fishing Shrimp Island, Huangwei Island, Chiwei Island, South Island and North Island. In order to facilitate the ambush of the Cossack fleet, the Chinese naval fleet hoarded a large amount of supplies here and established a temporary anchorage, waiting for the arrival of the Cossack expeditionary fleet.

There are Sun Xiaohu's radio communication reports several times a day, Liu Junguo is very clear about the other party's movements, and Marshal Baglamiyan is still secretly happy that the other party's warship is just following him and not reciprocating.

On March 9, 893, receiving news that the Cossack expeditionary fleet was approaching, Liu Junguo ordered all the capital ships of the Chinese Fleet to pull anchor and set sail.

The flotilla, consisting of four battleships, ten cruisers, and five ocean-going torpedo boats, sailed out of its anchorage at Shrimp Island and headed for the Cossack fleet to the south, when a sea battle unprecedented in the era of ironclads was about to break out.

Marshal Bagramian sat in the command tower of the flagship "Gangut" ironclad, looking at the cloudless sky and the clear blue sea, he was in a good mood, there was no wind or waves these days, the fleet was moving smoothly, and the two nasty cruisers did not come to harass him again, so that his life was quite pleasant.

In Marshal Baglamilian's opinion, the weak Chinese navy was already afraid, and there was no force at all that could be used except for letting two small warships come out to support the scene, and of course, in his intelligence that had been outdated for nearly a year, those two small cruisers were already two-fifths of the main strength of the Chinese navy.

Marshal Baglamiyan had already made a plan, he first had to seize a few ports, carry out the necessary maintenance and repairs for his fleet, and after resting, he would attack the coastline of the Lanfang Empire with the huge main guns of his ironclad ships, and easily force the other side to surrender.

If we can turn the tide and turn the tide of the war and seize a few more ports as colonies, the navy can overpower the army.

When it comes time for him to return to the Paladin's Castle, what awaits him will be Alexander III's commendation order and rich material rewards, and he will even surpass Kolchak and become the generalissimo of the navy and army, at least in the future, the status of the navy will be much higher than that of the army, and perhaps Alexander III will give himself a fief in the east when he is happy.

Just as Marshal Baglamiyan was daydreaming and was already starting to drift a little, the lookout post suddenly signaled that a fleet was approaching.

After receiving the report, Marshal Baglamiyan immediately perked up and finally found the Chinese fleet, and he felt that his opportunity to make meritorious service had come.

Marshal Baglamiyan immediately ordered the fleet to spread out in formation, and at the same time ordered the supply fleet, escorted by two old cruisers, to slowly retreat and leave the battlefield so as not to be accidentally injured in the battle.

The main fleet of the Chinese leader is slowly approaching, and in the other direction, several warships of the Saar Empire, the Nantes Empire, and even the Boston Empire in the New World are slowly approaching under the banner of neutrality.

These warships came with the Grand Fleet of the Cossack Empire, and the warships were loaded with naval attachés from various countries in the Lanfang Empire, and they came to watch this unprecedented ironclad battle.

After entering the era of ironclads, there has never been a big showdown between ironclads, and warship designers from all over the world design warships through mathematical calculations and imagination, so they naturally refuse to give up such an opportunity to observe the actual situation.

Such a real naval battle is crucial to the design of warships and the development direction of naval warfare tactics of the navies of various countries, and several major powers will naturally not miss such an opportunity. Of course, such observation near the battlefield is an international practice, so neither side of the war paid attention to it.

Seeing the opponent's warships gradually approaching, Marshal Bagramian's face showed a smile, although the number of the opponent's fleet was a little more than expected, and those large warships were larger than his own ironclad ships, but the number was much smaller than his own fleet, according to Marshal Baghramyan's prediction, he was sure to win.