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"Commander, are you fighting?" Wang Jun, the captain of the Cruiser No. 1 who was standing on the side, couldn't help but ask, looking at the French Far East Fleet that was already faintly looking at it. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info had not commanded a naval battle for three years, and at this moment, watching the collision of the fleets of the two sides, the blood in his heart couldn't help but boil, as if he had returned to the eve of the Sino-Dutch and Sino-Portuguese naval battles three years ago.

Moreover, now the warships of the two sides are less than 10,000 meters from each other, and more than a dozen warships of the French Far East Fleet have all entered the firing range of their own 203mm naval guns. And the new rangefinder is also able to guarantee a very good hit rate.

Looking at the eagerness in the eyes of Wang Jun and the surrounding Huo Jiajun officers, Xu Shoushan couldn't help but smile faintly, his eyes showed a strong sense of relief, in five years, they finally cultivated a group of disciplined, well-trained, technically excellent, loyal and brave naval officers and soldiers, even in the face of the world's second largest naval power, they are not afraid, "Compared to the current Qing Dynasty sailors, they are really much stronger!" Thinking of his experience a few years ago, Xu Shoushan thought with a secret sigh in his heart.

The sharp eyes slowly swept over the faces of the surrounding naval officers, and Xu Shoushan said in a condensed voice: "I also want to fight with the French now to get back the shame that our nation has endured before." After a pause, he continued heavily: "But this can't work, as a navy. We must subordinate ourselves to the overall strategic situation of the entire People's Army, and it is not appropriate for us to go to war with another powerful country in the world before the war of the Americas has ended. So. This time we came out for deterrence, not war. ”

Looking at the disappointed expressions on everyone's faces, Xu Shoushan felt a little pity in his heart. Although, the French Far East Fleet in front of it is a powerful fleet of nearly 40 warships formed by merging the French Tokyo Fleet and the French Far East China Fleet, as well as some warships sent from China.

However, at the moment, in Haiphong Port, except for the two 'Baya-class' ironclad ships, the Baya and the Baiwat, it is more difficult to deal with. The remaining warships are only three Whistler-class unprotected cruisers of more than 2,000 tons and the cruiser "Chamberlain" still have some combat power, and the others, whether they are "Volda" or "Kaisheng". Or other cruisers of about 1,000 tons, which are not enough to see in front of the eight coastal cruisers of the current Nanyang Fleet of the Huo Jiajun.

Xu Shoushan is confident that as long as it takes an hour, or even less, it can be done at a small price. Sending the French fleet now opposite to the bottom of the sea with naval guns.

But even if you can't go to war. Let the French know how powerful we are, too!" Xu Shoushan thought to himself in his heart, "Inform all ships, the right rudder 15, the speed will not change." And all the battleships pulled up the guns for me. ”

"Commander, ......?" Listening to Xu Shoushan's order, Li He next to him couldn't help but look worried and wanted to dissuade him, but before he could finish speaking, Xu Shoushan waved his hand and replied with a smile: "Don't worry." I didn't want to disobey the order of the General Staff. But we can't fight them for real. But that doesn't mean we can't tease it!"

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"General, look! The guns of the ** ship have already faded their gun coats and pulled up!"

Listening to the adjutant's shouting, Gu Ba, who was holding the telescope high, had already noticed the movement of the opposing fleet, but what he couldn't understand was that the muzzles of the guns of the Chinese battleships were not pointed at his own fleet, and the battle flag was not raised. Although the speed of the voyage has not changed, the course has been deflected, and according to the distance and speed of the two sides, Guba can foresee that the distance between them will become farther and farther.

"Order the fleet to slow down, pay attention to vigilance, and never open fire without my orders!" Gu Ba turned around and gave a loud order.

Although the Chinese warships did not show the appearance of going to war, as the commander of the fleet, he could not relax his vigilance in the slightest. Moreover, in view of the fact that the Chinese fleet was too close to Haiphong Port, where the French Far East Fleet was stationed, Gu Ba did not let the fleet return to the port after seeing the Chinese fleet gradually leaving into the distance, but chose to follow. Moreover, the many new designs that appeared on the ** ship were also places he was very curious about and wanted to figure out.

"Commander, the French are coming!" Wang Jun said with a serious expression and a hint of longing in his eyes.

"Well, I already knew they would do this!" After Xu Shoushan finished speaking with a smile, he turned around and suddenly became serious, and ordered loudly: "All warships are ready for battle!"

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Chi Mei Reef is a long and narrow rocky reef about 6 meters above the sea and about 100 square meters, and it is a group of islands belonging to Cat Ba Island in terms of geological structure. Because there is no vegetation on it, even Vietnamese fishermen rarely come here to rest. However, today's fierce artillery fire of the Huo Jiajun Coast Guard Fleet has disturbed the peace of this island for thousands of years.

"Boom ......!" 24 heavy guns of 203mm caliber and nearly 100 naval guns of 6-inch caliber, more than 300 shells per minute, and dozens of tons of new TNT high explosives completely flooded this small black rocky island.

The sudden artillery bombardment of the Huojia army fleet really startled the French who were following them, if they hadn't seen clearly that the guns of the Chinese battleships were not facing them, and the distance was also 10,000 meters away, I am afraid they would have really fired back!

However, despite this, the French Far East Fleet also expressed strong dissatisfaction with the actions of the Chinese this time, which in the hearts of the proud French regarded as humiliating. If it weren't for the suppression of Guba, I'm afraid they would have rushed up and taught the Chinese a lesson with naval guns. After all, it is no more than 30 nautical miles from Vietnam, and Cat Ba Island is also part of Vietnam, which undoubtedly displeased the Gallic roosters, who already regarded Vietnam as a French reserve.

Although the subordinates' strong demands were still colored to the Chinese, Guba did not have the slightest intention of starting a war with the Chinese in his heart. If you get closer, you can even see a hint of shock on the face of this middle-aged man who has just been promoted to commander of the French Far East Fleet.

Lone Ba had reason to be shocked, because the rate of fire of the Chinese warships was so amazing. If the rate of fire of those 6-inch naval guns of 3 rounds per minute is barely acceptable, then the rate of fire of 203mm caliber heavy naval guns of nearly 2 rounds per minute is too amazing. You must know that even the best training results of the well-trained French elite gunners are about one shot a minute, and if in a tense naval battle, 95 percent of the French gunners cannot do this. Even the British, whose navy dominates the world, are not comparable to the Chinese.

As a veteran naval officer, he knew all too well what the rate of fire of artillery meant for a fleet. If you start a war with the Chinese fleet in front of you now, then in the unit time, the enemy's vitality will be more than twice that of your own fleet, and more than double the ammunition means double the hit rate and double the strike efficiency. In this case, unless God helps, there is simply no possibility of victory for the French Far Eastern Fleet in such a naval battle.

Because he was attracted by the powerful rate of fire of the Chinese battleships, Lone Ba did not notice the salvo of six 9-inch naval guns, why did he not shatter the deck of the Chinese battleship, after all, those two battleships were only about six or seven thousand tons, and it was impossible to afford the strong recoil of the salvo of six 9-inch naval guns in any case.

In addition, from beginning to end, Chinese warships have not been seen to use flag language to direct fleet maneuvers and artillery bombardment, which is inconceivable for the mainstream naval command in the world now. However, this suspicion was ignored by the top brass of the French Far East Fleet. Of course, there are also soldiers who notice this, but if they don't understand it, they don't dare to report it indiscriminately.

Fifteen minutes passed, and thousands of shells completely changed the appearance of Chiwei Reef, with potholes, large black craters of different sizes, gravel of different sizes, and black gunpowder smoke that still accumulated in siltation, as well as the removal of a layer of islands, which completely changed the appearance of Chiwei Reef.

"Stop the shelling!" After depleting nearly half of the ammunition reserves, Xu Shoushan gave the order to stop the shelling, after all, there was still the French Far East Fleet staring at him, although it was certain that they would not clash with their own side, but as the commander of a fleet, the necessary caution was still very necessary.

After clapping his hands and glancing at the small island filled with gunpowder in the distance and the French Far East Fleet in the distance, Xu Shoushan turned around and ordered loudly: "The left is full of rudders, the speed is 15 knots, our mission is completed, go back to the base!"

The eight warships turned around, and the huge propellers set off huge white waves on the sea, which brought a strong impression to the tens of thousands of officers and men of the French Far East construction team in the distance.

"It's a pity!" said Richby, deputy commander of the French Far East Fleet, with some pity.

Hearing this, Gu Ba nodded, understanding the meaning of the deputy's words, now that the Chinese fleet is turning around, its speed is decreasing, its artillery cannot be fired, and it is impossible to form a combat formation, so it can be said that now is the best time to sneak attack them. But now the distance of 20,000 meters between the two sides has become an insurmountable moat, and the French can do nothing but look.

However, even if the Chinese fleet was within the range of its own naval guns, it would not dare to easily start a war. Because there are too many mysteries about that Chinese fleet in the distance. Powerful firepower, long-lasting and fast speed, and completely different hull layouts made Gu Ba put away his original contemptuous attitude.

"Order all warships, without my orders in the future, it is absolutely not allowed to start a war with the Chinese in the South Seas!" Gu Ba ordered with a solemn expression. (To be continued.) )