Since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Britain has maintained its position as the supremacy of the seas, with its vast fleet roaming the world's oceans.

To this day, a century of turbulence has changed, and no one can challenge Britain's maritime supremacy.

In addition to the British Navy's powerful tonnage and firepower, it is undeniable that the British Navy's fleet is excellent not only in its equipment, but also in its organization and training, and especially in its lofty ideals and sound system.

This point is difficult for all countries in the world to surpass today, and the advanced equipment of the navy is not the absolute dominance of dominating the world's oceans in the course of a hundred years of ups and downs, and the combat quality of the navy soldiers also plays a decisive role.

Compared with the Red Guard Navy, the quality of British naval soldiers is not much worse.

As the Red Guard Corps brought the Dutch East India Fleet to a silent end, the British attached great importance to this battle, and when they were assembling their land forces, they also mobilized their main warships in the Far East to support the impending war at any time.

Before the outbreak of the ground war, the British Far East Fleet had already assembled in the South China Sea to protect the routes in the South China Sea and ensure that the troop carriers could reach Borneo safely.

The destruction of the Dutch navy made the British extremely cautious, and in order to ensure absolute superiority at sea, almost all the warships of the entire Far East Fleet were mobilized.

The six old star-rated battleships that Britain has commissioned in recent years have all been dispatched, plus other ironclad ships and fast warships, as well as two supply ships, forming a powerful maritime lineup in the eyes of the British.

If it were not for the ignorance of the opponent, the British powerful fleet would not have been only operating in the South China Sea all the time, and the experienced British navy did not blindly approach the Dutch East Indies.

A few days ago, the British government officially warned Fan Yize, asking him to let his troops lay down their arms, stop all senseless resistance, and return the colony to the Netherlands.

The British government's warnings, coupled with the beginning of overt military preparations, were tantamount to a declaration of war on Fan Yize in the Dutch East Indies, and of course the British had this self-confidence and strength.

The reaction of the countries to this was not uniform, and the Dutch climbed up to the British, intending to retake the Dutch East Indies by British force, which is understandable.

Naturally, Britain could not send troops in vain, and it would definitely get enough benefits from the Dutch at that time.

However, the focus of the world's attention is how long will this war be fought?

Although the Kingdom of the Netherlands is no longer what it used to be, its forces in the Dutch East Indies are not weak, and it is not something that can be provoked by a random country.

The military strength of the Netherlands in the Far East is also the number one in the ranks.

The Dutch were so easily defeated, and had proven to be the strength of the army that had captured the Dutch East Indies, and had a mysterious fleet.

The British chose to intervene, were they sure that they would completely wipe out this army? Will the war really be as the British envisioned? Will Fan Yize, who is called the smartest person in the world, compromise?

With curiosity, the United States, France, and Germany also dispatched warships to observe the British fleet from afar.

You only need to follow the British fleet, you can always see this war, for this reason, the fleets of the three countries, rare to gather together, at the same time hoisting the flag of peace, telling the British, but also telling Fan Yize, we have no malice, just the crowd of onlookers.

At this moment, on the flagship of the British fleet in the South China Sea, Astar Old Man, British Admiral Philmantle looked at the warships of the three countries in the distance, quite annoyed and helpless.

No fleet likes to have warships of other countries around them, although in this era, there is no radar and no wireless communication, and there is no need to worry about radar signals and communications being intercepted, but it will always be very uncomfortable.

For this reason, Philmantle had already asked the fast warships to drive away several times, but the three American, French, and German warships in the distance would immediately turn around and leave each time, and then reappear next to the British fleet after the fast warships returned.

After a few times, Fillmantle had no choice but to let the three warships follow, after all, no matter what, he as a general had no right to give the order to attack the three warships.

Philmantle was a veritable veteran navy with extensive experience in naval warfare, and at the time of the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, he was the commander of the British Far East Fleet.

Later, he was transferred to the United Kingdom to serve in the Admiralty, and this time he returned to the Far East because the original commander of the Far East Fleet had just ended his term, and he took the initiative to ask for war and return to the sea area he was most familiar with.

Philimatle is very positive about this war, both in performance and in heart.

Needless to say, the United States, France, and Germany are also powerful in the Russian Far East Fleet and the Japanese Navy.

Four years ago, the British Navy was not the strongest in the Far East, and Philmantle felt this very well.

During his tenure in the Admiralty, Philmantle was concerned about the situation in the Far East, and with his vigorous promotion and efforts, Britain was able to replace the original British Far East Fleet in large numbers.

Six brand-new battleships of the Old Man Star joined the British Navy fleet for four years, making the British Navy once again the master of the Far East.

The old man-rated battleship with a full load displacement of nearly 15,000 tons is a battleship specially used in the Far East, with four 305 mm main guns, plus a large number of secondary guns, and a maximum speed of 18 knots, it is the strongest warship in the Far East.

However, this is the result of the British themselves taking it for granted, in fact, if it were not for the appearance of the Red Guard Corps, these six powerful British battleships would indeed be the first battleships in the Far East, at least for the past few years.

With the last army escorts completed, Fillmantle no longer wanted to stay in the sea, but he did not rush the entire fleet into the Java Sea to find the enemy's fleet.

However, Filimantle was not a person who liked to wait, and with the help of the vast night, four fast warships, left the fleet group, and entered the Java Sea in the night with a few running ships.

At the same time, Filimantle also ordered the fleet to approach Belitung Island.

The British fleet at night was all under the control of lights, and the warships in the darkness were slowly sailing on the relatively calm sea.

This sea area is very familiar to the British, and to the west is the entrance to the Strait of Malacca, to the west is Sumatra, and to the east is Borneo.

And the closed ports of the Dutch East Indies gave the British fleet good cover, because in the last two months, except for fishing boats, merchant ships have stopped going here.

On the quiet sea, the waves were undulating, and the British sailors on the mast of the warship carefully observed the sea in the distance with binoculars, trying to find the billowing black smoke that could not be concealed even in the dark night.