Chapter 131: Battle Report

Chen Jin is now the first of the Seahawk-class frigates, the captain of the 'Seahawk-1'! Moreover, this time he took his ship to the port of Panaji, and it was by virtue of the Seahawk-class frigate's ultra-high speed and the radio station installed with a maximum communication distance of 500 kilometers that he could report to his own warships at any time on the movements of the fleets of the two countries!

"Captain, they didn't respond!"

Listening to the words of the combat staff officer, a trace of anger that could not be concealed flashed in Henrik's eyes, you must know that as the world's number one naval power, whenever the British ** ship passes by, the warships of other countries will always raise their flags and fire cannons to show friendship!

Now he could already imagine the mocking smiles on the faces of the hateful French and savage Germans on the two battleships in the distance!

"Captain, do we need to open fire?" Gun Captain Ryan looked at the captain who was trying to suppress his anger, and asked solemnly! As a glorious soldier of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, he didn't even get a positive response when he took the initiative to greet him, which really made the British who had always been arrogant a little annoyed!

After listening to his words, Henrik shook his head slowly and firmly, the guns of the battleship began to roar, that means war, if just because of this conflict, which is not even friction, he fires the cannon, then he is not worthy of the colonel uniform of the Royal Navy, because he does not have the minimum sense of being a naval captain in his mind!

Moreover, today his task is to track the expeditionary fleets of the Dutch and Portuguese, observe the war between the two sides, and assess the combat strength of the Chinese people's army!

Tirpitz's serious face couldn't help but show a faint smile, and he saw all the activities of the two sides just now, and when he saw the arrogant Englishman deflated, his heart suddenly felt a lot happier!

Although, now on the European continent, in order to curb the proximity of France and Russia, the British Empire and Germany have a close relationship, but no one in the German navy likes the British navy that is rampant and domineering in the North Sea!

With a telescope in his hand, Tirpitz couldn't help but feel a little interested in the strange battleship!

"I'm really curious what kind of person dares to give such a faceless to the proud Englishman!" Tirpitz muttered to himself.

No matter what others think, Chen Jin just followed his own plan and went his own way! Ignoring anyone's greetings, this made the French, who were full of anticipation and sent flags in order to further cut the face of the British, a little angry, and also made the Germans extinguish the idea of coming over to say hello!

Because of the contradictions between the two countries, they don't have much contact with each other! Four warships floated on the wide sea, waiting for the Dutch and Portuguese who were preparing for the expedition!

"Captain, they're out!" After waiting for nearly eight hours, the herald, who was excited, hurried in!

Hearing his words, Chen Jin grabbed the binoculars that hung under his neck, concentrated his jīng god and looked in the direction of the port in the distance! Soon, a scene that he would never forget appeared in his sight!

A huge fleet of more than 150 ships gradually appeared on the sea in the distance! At the forefront was the flagship of the expeditionary force, the 'Seven Provinces Alliance' ironclad ship loaded with nearly 7,000 tons! Seeing this battleship, Chen Jin's pupils suddenly shrank, and he had known this number one enemy of the Huo Jiajun Navy for a long time!

However, it is a pity that he is now piloting the 'Sea Eagle No. 1' frigate, which is currently undergoing sea trials, and he cannot take part in this naval battle at all! This cannot help but make Chen Jin, who has just graduated from the Naval Academy and has a high heart, a little difficult to accept! However, the military order cannot be violated, and he has no choice!

"The telegram to the Sea Eagle II states that the joint Dutch-Portuguese fleet has departed from the port of Panaji at 16:42 p.m. on January 15, 82, with a total of 158 ships, including eight ironclads, 15 ironclad cruisers, 32 small gunboats of less than 1,000 tons, 42 transport ships of more than 2,000 tons and less than 5,000 tons, 35 transport ships of more than 5,000 tons and more than 10,000 tons, and 26 transport ships of more than 10,000 tons! Chen Jinshen was calm and explained calmly.

"Yes, Captain! I'm going to send a report!" the staff officer finished recording the order, saluted, and turned and ran out of the command tower!

In less than five minutes, a radio wave was transmitted to the Haiying No. 2 500 kilometers away, and on the way, after being relayed by the Haiying No. 3 and Seahawk No. 4 frigates, the Huo Jiajun's large radio receiving station in Banda Aceh received this vital naval intelligence, and then passed through the radio signal receiving towers built by the Huo Jiajun on various islands, and was transmitted to the Huojiajun Staff Headquarters in Taiwan and the Huojiajun Navy Ambush Fleet in New Taipei City (Batavia) on Java Island!

Although it had been more than an hour since the Seahawk-1 sent the wireless telegram to the General Staff and the Navy after several transmissions along the way, this speed was more than ten times faster than the ancient and slow limited telegraph!

In addition, the advanced and time-limited measures on the acquisition of the request will enable the Huo Jiajun to take advantage of the combat of the troops in the future! Of course, it will also provide a guarantee of victory in this sea ambush operation!

"Young Master, this is the information we just received from the Sea Eagle No. 1, and the Dutch and Portuguese combined fleets have already set off from Panaji Harbor!" Huo Long handed over the wireless telegram he had just received to Huo Shan, who had come to the staff headquarters today to pay attention to the progress of the war!

Hearing his words, Huo Shan took the information, looked at it carefully for a while, frowned deeply, and asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter, why did the combined fleet of the Netherlands and Portugal suddenly have eleven more warships?"

"Young master, I'm afraid that this extra warship is the escort warship when the Portuguese mobilized the 10,000 troops to Goa!" Huo Shi said thoughtfully beside him.

"That's how it should be, but the Portuguese are really willing to pay for it! aren't they afraid that the Dutch will turn their faces in the end?" Huo Hu asked with some surprise.

"Hehe, it is precisely because they are afraid that the Dutch will turn their faces that the Portuguese will send so many troops and warships! They want to rely on these troops to strengthen their voice in the East Indies, so that after defeating us, they can get the benefits that belong to them!" Huo Shan looked at the large map of the South Seas hanging on the wall, and said in a flat tone.

"Defeat us, how is this possible?" Huo Hu sneered!

"Although we now occupy the entire East Indies and most of the Pacific islands, our previous opponents were basically native, and even those Dutch colonial armies were mostly second-rate goods in their own countries! Moreover, until now, the military strength of our Huo family army has not been exposed much, so it is not surprising that they will have the idea of completely defeating us and retaking the East Indies!" Huo Rongguang replied with a smile next to him.

Listening to their discussion, Huo Shan didn't interject too much, because such an open topic was also conducive to exercising their accurate grasp of the war and their view of the overall situation!