Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 1601 Departure, Target Europe

The Zhili fleet was ready, and three steamships, eleven sailing warships, five supply ships, and five troop carriers were all concentrated in Weihaiwei to wait for orders.

Fifty merchant ships with ocean-going capabilities assembled by private merchants gathered in Tianjin Wei, preparing to follow Chu Yun to Europe to see the legendary Western countries. The story of the hero Li Jinde is well known to every household.

3000 soldiers recruited from corps from all over the country arrived in Tianjin Wei one after another. They temporarily formed the Imperial Guard Brigade, bringing 15 technologically mature front-loading rifled artillery and hundreds of horses.They don't plan to bring too many horses to increase the burden on the voyage. When they arrive in England, they can also buy horses locally to drag the artillery as needed. Not all of the 15 artillery pieces are used in a battle, some are spare artillery pieces.

Before Chu Yun was about to leave, Xiao Xiu'er found out that she was pregnant with a child, so she couldn't go with Chu Yun and the others.

This made Chu Yun happy and half worried. He was happy because he might have another son or daughter, and worried about whether he could change his itinerary because of one person. After all, the Ministry of Finance had allocated funds this time, and the Zhili Fleet and Imperial Guards Brigade assembled After that, thousands of folk merchants and sailors were waiting for him to set off.

Chu Yun had no choice but to entrust Xiao Xiu'er to Liu Rushi to take care of her, and only said to come back as soon as possible.

"Well, it would be great if there was a reliable plane." Chu Yun couldn't help feeling that the plane invented by Feng Ru only had a range of 100 kilometers, and it would be difficult to fly across provinces, let alone Europe.

Chu Yun estimated that even with the use of the industrial revolution system, it would take 30 years to establish a route from the capital to the city of London.

The average speed of the fleet is less than 10 knots when there is wind, and the speed is even lower when there is no wind, and the ends of the east and west are too far away.

The tens of thousands of Eastern Army Corps stationed in Portsmouth were also transported by Chu Yun in batches. First, the Fourth Fleet arrived there, then Sun Chuanting's infantry, and finally the Indian soldiers.

And this time the officers and soldiers plus the private fleet of about 2 people are mighty and mighty, which can be said to be the largest ocean voyage.

Chu Yun only took Ella and Da Yuer with him this time, and Da Yuer insisted on taking his daughter with him, Chu Yun also agreed, so three family members participated in the voyage to Europe.

Tianjin Wei was crowded with people, because the newspaper issued by the newspaper advertised that Chu Yun would lead the fleet to travel to the West, which aroused great interest among ordinary people, and the departure time was confirmed, and countless citizens, fishermen, and dock workers were watching , There was a lot of voices, and the crowd of onlookers was even more than the number of people who were about to set off.

When Chu Yun appeared, there were even more cheers, like a lively farewell ceremony, so that the Tianjin Wei Yamen had to dispatch a large number of patrols to maintain order.

The shadow of cholera that once broke out in Tianjinwei has completely disappeared, and the place will only become more and more prosperous.

"Daddy, there are so many people here, it's like a Lantern Festival." Chu Xueer followed at Chu Yun's feet, just like Ling'er a few years ago, her eyes were full of agility, and she said to Chu Yun curiously.

"Because these people are here to see us off, we are going to a far, far place, and it may take several years to come back." Da Yuer patiently explained.

"That's right, this voyage is necessary." Chu Yun said firmly. He had stayed in the capital for too long. He wanted to go to the west to establish an international order, open the gates of all kingdoms, and declare hegemony.

The Supreme Commander of the Imperial Guard Brigade was Brigadier General Cao Bianjiao, who had participated in the Nanyang War and the North American Expedition.

Cao Bianjiao is also in his thirties at this time, and his face is much more mature than before.

The rank control of the Ministry of the Army is looser than that of the Ministry of the Navy, so now Cao Bianjiao has one foot on the threshold of a general.

Cao Bianjiao's trip to North America to establish a colony gave him experience in overseas operations, so when considering candidates for the Imperial Guard Brigade, Cao Bianjiao was given priority as the commander.

"Brigadier General Cao Bianjiao of the Ministry of Army will report to you, our Imperial Guard Brigade will swear to the death to ensure your safety!" Cao Bianjiao and several newly appointed officers of the Imperial Guard Brigade came to report in front of Chu Yun.

"Don't make it so serious, the east-west route is much better than before. Although I don't want to be one step ahead of them, I have to say that the Westerners have established a lot of supply stations along the east-west route. As long as you have money, you can get along the route. Supplies. Coupled with the Cape Town supply station we established, it is almost perfect." Chu Yun said.

Nelson led the Zhili Fleet to come from Weihaiwei in advance, because the draft of the iron-clad ships and large sailing ships was too deep, and they were afraid of running aground, so they needed to take a small boat to board the huge iron-clad ships.

Chu Yun and several family members boarded the small boat amidst cheers, and approached the ironclad ship Weiqing in the small boat.

It was the first time for Chu Xueer to come to the sea, and she was very excited because the boat swayed slightly in the waves.

"I haven't been to Europe for a long time. It is a knot in my heart to be able to visit Europe before my lifetime." Nelson was waiting on the ironclad ship Weiqing early.

His temples have turned gray, and he is approaching the twilight years of a hero.

He was summoned to this world by Chu Yun during the battle with Napoleon's navy, thinking that he would have the opportunity to return to Europe to complete a non-existent naval battle, but it turned out that it was more than ten years ago.

And now the fleet he leads already has an ironclad ship, which is more than enough to hoist the French navy of this era ten times. Instead, he has no idea of ​​continuing to compete with the French fleet. glance.

"Technology is improving, but the sea is unchanged."

While answering, Chu Yun looked at the huge chimney and conning tower of the "Wei Qing" ironclad ship.

This ironclad ship cost a lot of money, which made Chu Yun quite satisfied.Apart from using explosives, Chu Yun couldn't think of any artillery that could penetrate such a hull.This is the strongest shield, and only the cannon produced by Chu Yun, as the sharpest spear, can deal with the strongest shield.

After Chu Yun boarded the ship, soldiers from the Imperial Guard Brigade also boarded the troop carrier one after another.The safety of Chu Yun was entrusted to the Navy.

The main fleet consisted of 24 ships of various kinds, followed by fifty private merchant ships. This huge fleet left the capital and entered the Yellow Sea.

"Europe in this era should be just getting ready to enter modern times, and there is still a long way to go." Chu Yun still finds it interesting to bully those kingdoms, and this amount of troops is enough.

At its peak, the empire on which the sun never sets dared to run to the east to attack the capital with thousands of people, and vice versa now.

(End of this chapter)