Chapter 66: Returning in Victory
Historically, from the Battle of La Hoe Point in 1692 to the beginning of World War II, the British Royal Navy was the most powerful navy in the world until it was surpassed by the United States during World War II. The Royal Navy played a vital role in the 19th and 20th centuries for the British Empire as the world's unrivaled power.
Although the current British Royal Navy is far from reaching the peak strength of World War I, the British Royal Navy, which has dominated the world's oceans for a hundred years, has surrendered.
This is the first time in the world, the British Royal Navy is not not allowed to surrender, but it does not advocate, or rather, the powerful British Navy never needs to surrender, and must fight every battle, and seek victory in battle.
But now, the mighty Far East Fleet, which is among the best fleets of all the British fleets, has lost not only its combat effectiveness but also its century-old naval honor in just two hours.
The white flag was raised from the surviving British warships, and all the British sailors stood on the deck with their heads hung down, and the warship's power system stopped working, waiting for their fate.
The Red Guard fleet, surrounded on both sides, slowly approached, and all the guns were always aimed at the remaining warships gathered by the British.
Ten minutes seemed like more than ten years had passed for all the British sailors.
The blinding lights shone on the surrendered British warship, and at this moment, all the British sailors saw the enemy who had been engaged for two hours at close range.
The two battleships, which were much larger than the old man's star battleships, attracted the attention of all British sailors.
It was also at this distance that all the British sailors knew why the enemy's warships did not emit billowing black smoke, because the enemy's warships did not have that high chimney.
Most of the British sailors realized that the power system of the enemy's warships was a completely new power system that far exceeded the world, and it was not coal that burned, so there was no particularly eye-catching black smoke.
The appearance is reasonable, and the British sailors who are dejected do not have the spirit to talk to each other, but only hide the shock in their hearts.
However, to their surprise, the enemy on the side only came to take a look, but did not mean to send someone to receive and control the warships, but only issued an order to let all the surrendered warships follow.
Abandon honor and dignity, and it doesn't matter.
The Red Guard Navy, which was considered to have accepted the surrender, escorted the remaining British warships and headed for Jakarta.
The warships of the Three Kingdoms, which were more than ten nautical miles away, did not know the news of the surrender of the British Navy, because they could no longer get close to the battlefield, and in front of them, the cruiser with the number 208 stopped in front of the warships of the Three Kingdoms, warning the warships of the Three Kingdoms with lanterns that if they got closer, they would be regarded as enemies.
The warships of the three countries could only linger helplessly on the sidelines.
Only after the surrender of the British fleet did the 208 cruiser quickly leave and return to Jakarta from the other side.
By the time the warships of the three countries reacted, the naval battle had completely ended, and the warships of the three countries were curious about the advance, and they did not find anything until dawn.
Only then did they realize that this naval battle was over.
It's not that they're sluggish, it's that they don't want to believe that the British will be so completely defeated that they can't see the surviving British warships, only a large number of wrecks floating on the surface of the sea, telling what happened last night.
At this moment in Jakarta, almost all the Chinese have put down everything in their hands and crowded to the port and the coast.
A fishing boat approached Jakarta far away, and many Chinese on the fishing boat stood on the deck, looking at the approaching coastline in the distance, some longing, some confused, and some expressionless.
These Chinese all have the same characteristic, that is, they have a family and a mouth, and the fishing boats are full of clothes and salutes brought by these Chinese.
Going to the South Seas, even under a lot of publicity, there are people who are not sure of their fate.
It was like an old man in the bow of the boat, and a strong man, although the old man was old, but all the way down the waves, but his spirit became more and more excited, and his eyes looked into the distance, looking at the coastline that was getting closer and closer, and his face was full of excitement.
"A new home has arrived." The old man's excited words resonated with many people around him, but the young man beside him did not have any happy look on his face.
"Dad, now the British and the Dutch will not let go of this land, you just listen to me, follow the fishing boat back home, we can't accompany us to death." The young offspring did not control his voice, and many people heard the huge bow.
The English and the Dutch were coming to attack the place, and all of them knew it, because the sailors on board, when they picked them up, had already explained the matter, and only those who wished could get on board.
When they were at the dock the day before yesterday, they all knew that this young man would not come alive or dead, and he would not let his father come, if it weren't for his father's fate, and this young man was also a filial son, so he didn't worry about his father, so persuasion was ineffective, so he followed him on the boat.
No one blames this young man, even if it doesn't sound good, but it's true.
"If it weren't for my hometown, I wouldn't be able to live, who would want to come out." Someone spoke on the side.
"If you don't come out, you will starve to death sooner or later, what is there to worry about." Someone else spoke.
When the young descendant heard this, he directly retorted: "But this place is not our home, and people will take it back sooner or later." ”
When everyone heard this, they immediately fell silent, the land survives, the cruel reality, no one can refute.
Hearing this, a young sailor on the fishing boat said very confidently: "Don't worry about this brother, Mr. Fan has tens of thousands of troops under his command who can fight well, as well as a powerful navy, the kind of battleship like Xiaoshan, which is larger than all the warships of the British, there is no need to worry." ”
"It's a joke, the British have hundreds of warships, and once we provoke the British, we will all die." The young offspring did not believe the words of the sailors at all.
Many people on the ship were also somewhat uneasy when they heard this, after all, the murderous reputation of the British has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"Wow......"
Suddenly, someone on the fishing boat exclaimed, excitedly pointed to the back of the fishing boat, and the people on the boat turned back one after another, I don't know when, behind the fishing boat, a huge fleet appeared in front of everyone.
The sailors on the ship, seeing the warship behind him, immediately shouted to everyone on board with excitement: "See, this is the fleet that protects us, a powerful fleet." ”
The captain, who had not said a word before, looked at the fleet in the rear, and his face was also excited, pointing to the tattered British warships in the middle of the fleet, and shouting: "Haha, we have won, we have defeated the British fleet......"
At this moment, there was a look of shock on Housheng's face, but no one paid attention to him anymore.