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Chapter 1061 The Great Sea Battle ()

Time gradually passed little by little amid the complex emotions of expectation, fear, and confusion of countless people; finally it came to September 20, 1894.

This is an extremely important day for future generations of this plane, a day worthy of special mention.

Countless experts, scholars, and history enthusiasts have repeatedly studied various details in the pile of old papers, and relied on this to write one paper after another.

There are even countless authors of online novels outside of the Huajia family. They all try to describe what it would be like to travel to this historical moment in their own books.

As long as you do it, everything will be different now.

Let them be like this, everything is because of the battle that took place in the Strait of Malacca today, which has caused the pattern of this planet to become completely different in the next few hundred years.

In the history books of various countries, some of the details are recorded like this...

Time: At 6:27 in the morning, the sky here in the Strait of Malacca is already bright.

The weather conditions here today are very good. A golden sunrise slowly rises from the east, shining the sea water into a golden color.

They all raised their chins high, looking like kings against the backdrop of the kneeling natives.

Therefore, in the Strait of Malacca, the northern shore belongs to the city of Malacca in Malaysia, and the southern shore belongs to certain areas of Dumai in Java.

What the motivation is, it is not clear to outsiders for a while.

Even one of these warships can be used as the navy's capital ship in the Far East.

If they are given enough time, they can really become a powerful force that even the Great Yin Empire is afraid of.

Without the support of Xuange Camp, they could unscrupulously plunder wealth from those Chinese people as before.

Say it! This is the first time that the Xuange Camp fleet has been completely exposed to everyone.

Under the tight defense of Yin and France, in less than a year, they not only repaired the two dilapidated ironclads of the Dutch.

However, according to visual inspection, they all have at least 210 mm caliber main guns, and they seem to be quite thickly armored; just these four battleships may be able to enter the top ten in the ranking of this planet's navy.

My heart is filled with a huge sense of pride, especially for people from Yin and France.

Even Jackie Fisher had to admit that Xuan Geying was truly a living legend.

The only thing that made them feel a little regretful was that after looking around, they didn't find any Chinese people.

Looking towards the sea from both sides of the strait, I saw a fleet whose size could only be described as terrifying on the route in the middle of the strait, moving forward.

In the front position, there are a total of 29 steel battleships from Yin and France.

The southwest monsoon that usually blows from April to October has completely stopped today; there are no waves on the sea, which is a rare good weather.

You know, in the previous year, because of the support of Xuange Camp, they had to deal with these Chinese on an equal footing.

Although there are no naval guns installed on them, the army troops with a total of 3.27 people on them are still able to run rampant throughout the Far East.

Fortunately, from today on, they will be the supreme existence in the entire Far East...

In the back positions, there are a total of 67 merchant ships and cruise ships of various sizes.

Instead, it appeared somewhere at the relatively narrow southeast end of the Strait of Malacca.

It's just that facing the existence of Xuange Camp, we can't suppress these.

He asked lightly: "What is the latest movement of the fleet in Xuange camp?"

Unfortunately, the powerful Yin and France will not give them a chance to develop. The goal of this expedition fleet is to completely destroy them.

For a time, people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait had different reactions after seeing such a terrifying fleet.

In these areas, as long as the people on the shore are at this moment, they can clearly see a huge fleet with their naked eyes, and it has already appeared in their eyes.

It was the Yinfa expedition fleet that finally arrived here after several months of sailing and repairs.

I don’t even know where they got two steel merchant ships with larger tonnage, and carried out modifications that can be described as crazy.

In addition, even after covering the gun jacket, the number and caliber of the gun barrels are still astonishing, and they are full of a terrifying atmosphere that makes people's souls tremble.

There is no haze on the sea surface, and the sightline is excellent. You can see far away without a telescope.

At the same time, after putting down the telescope in his hand.

Especially the Sovereign, with a displacement of more than 1.4 tons, looks like a steel mountain sailing on the sea when viewed from a distance.

The reason why I asked such a question was that around five o'clock yesterday afternoon, a total of four warships of the Xuange Camp Fleet were under their strong pressure. It was surprising that they did not hide like bereaved dogs.

If there must be something different in the minds of these natives, it is because after thinking of those Chinese Americans, a sinister smile appeared at the corners of their mouths unconsciously.

Because they felt that facing such a terrifying fleet, Xuange Camp would definitely be doomed.

The ship was turned horizontally and formed a horizontal formation to block the Strait of Malacca, assuming a posture of planning a decisive battle with the expedition fleet.

After some white-skinned men saw such a huge fleet, they jumped, shouted, cheered and waved loudly on the shore.

All the natives fell to the ground with their knees weak. Apart from the strong fear in their hearts, they did not dare to raise the slightest sign of resistance.

This is very uncomfortable and uncomfortable for them who have the habit of being aloof and looking down on all people of color wherever they go after leaving the Europa area.

First, I took a sip of black tea that was fragrant or sweet enough to make my throat soar.

In the command tower of the fleet flagship 'Sovereign', the commander of the Yin Fa Expedition Fleet and the third minister of the Great Yin Navy, Jackie Fisher.

Otherwise, with the fearful expressions of these people as the background, it would definitely feel better.

Xuange Camp will never have a chance to develop.

So for this combat mission, the only thing Jackie Fisher was worried about was that the Xuange Battalion completely abandoned its base in Surabaya City.

Then he led the fleet, hiding and seeking with them like pirates, harassing their merchant ships.

Even if they are eventually wiped out, it will cost them a lot of energy and time.

Therefore, when the other party staged such a decisive battle, Jackie Fisher only had a huge surprise in his heart; he did not think that such an opponent would pose any threat to the expedition fleet.

Instead, he was worried about the trouble that would happen if someone from Xuange Camp figured it out and suddenly ran away.

After hearing the fleet commander's order, a naval lieutenant commander on duty did not dare to be careless at all.

He stood up and answered quickly: "Dear Sir Fisher, according to the information sent by the relevant lurking personnel via telegraph.

The two ships of the Xuange Camp Fleet that participated in the Dadonggou Naval Battle, the Imperial Concubine and the Fenghuahui, would take at least 6 days to arrive in this sea area, and they would not have time to participate in this naval battle.

Moreover, they were severely damaged and were in urgent need of major repairs, so they no longer posed a threat.

There are four other ships including 'Balong', 'Laohei', 'Hanjiang' and 'Quizheng'.

We are still waiting at the narrowest point of the Strait of Malacca, about 130 nautical miles east of the Lijiapo base, with no intention of leaving.

By the way, according to the fleet's current forward speed, we have at most two hours before the lookouts on the mast will see them. "

Hearing that the main force of the Xuange Camp fleet had not yet escaped, Jackie Fisher immediately put aside his biggest worry.

After happily drinking a cup of early morning black tea, which was considered a must, he issued a series of orders: "Send a telegram to tell the Dutch that the Xuange Camp fleet will become history after noon today at best.

So they can prepare to take action. They must keep Xuan Ge's people in Surabaya City and don't let them run away.

Of course, we must also be careful not to damage the factories and research laboratories in Bad Xuange Camp. Some of their advanced machinery and technology are also a huge wealth. "

Under this order, naturally someone hurriedly got busy.

But neither Jackie Fisher, who issued the order, nor the dispatcher in the telegraph room on the Sovereign, thought of this. The telegrams they sent out were now placed close to the edge of the waterway on one side.

It seemed that some people were hiding on a small boat that was afraid of being hit and capsized by them, and intercepted a DIY machine made by Cross, an electronic expert of the team.

Soon after, such a message was forwarded to the 'Balong', which was only seventy or eighty kilometers away on the sea, waiting for the opponent to appear.

After receiving such a seemingly incomprehensible message.

Shishi was indeed not surprised at all. He took out a small notebook from his pocket and compared it with some of the contents that had been deciphered long ago.

It only took a few minutes for a message with completely new content to be translated.

Not to mention the order issued by Jackie Fisher, the two are exactly the same; but the basic meaning is translated across the United States.

Therefore, since Shizi took action and deciphered the still primitive telegram code of Yinfa and others, everything on the entire battlefield has become completely transparent to them.

After reading ten lines at a glance, I quickly read the message.

After Shizi signed the manuscript of the telegram, he said: "Forward it to the security department of Surabaya City, Zhan Xiang and Shi Polu will know how to deal with it.

The Dutch people have settled down because they think their lives are too long..."

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Time: 8:41 am.

The lookouts from both fleets discovered the other's presence almost at the same time, and immediately shouted out with extreme excitement:

"The Xuange Camp Fleet was discovered about sixteen nautical miles away~"

"About 30 kilometers away, the Yinfa Combined Fleet appeared~"

Amidst such shouts, the personnel of both fleets immediately tensed up and rushed to their respective combat posts; the commanders also issued their own orders.

On the side of the Yinfa fleet, Jackie Fisher instinctively took a look with the telescope, but found that the distance was too far and he couldn't see anything.

After a faint smile on his face, he issued an order:

"Notify all merchant ships in the rear to stop advancing. The warships adopt the formation of the Battle of Trafalgar. The Yinfa fleet forms two columns. Let me kill the Xuan Ge camp fleet like two sharp swords.

Tell everyone in the fleet that if they defeat their opponents within two hours and arrive at the Lijiapo base before nine o'clock in the evening.

Then I guarantee that at the Lijiapo base, there will be enough barbecue and rum, and even gentle native women to entertain them~"

"Two hours? Mr. Fisher, you think too highly of the Xuange Camp fleet.

I admit that they have indeed achieved miracles countless times and have courage that ordinary people cannot imagine; but these have no effect at all in the face of the tonnage and naval guns of the battleships.

In just an hour at most, we can deal with four of their ships; the fleet will arrive at the Lijiapo base before dark today.

So dear Lord Fisher, it seems we need to thank you in advance for the barbecue and rum. "

After hearing this, a senior officer made a joke. Such a playful statement immediately caused everyone in the command tower to laugh.

It seems like every one counts and there is no pressure at all.

And 30 kilometers away, in the command tower of the 'Barong'.

After Yang Dongli put down the telescope, he yelled: "I order all sea radars to be turned on immediately~"

It was actually somewhat helpless for Comrade Lao Yang to issue such an order; because the radar installed on their ship had a maximum sea detection range of only ten nautical miles, which was a little more than eighteen kilometers.

When the weather is better, no lookout can see such a distance.

Don't think that this radar is too broken and of poor quality.

You must know that in the 35th year of World War II in the modern dimension, when the Germans were experimenting with radar on the "Bailey" test ship, the detection range of that thing was only 9 kilometers.

Therefore, the radar on their ship is still a piece of equipment that transcends the times.

When the fight actually breaks out, it will still play a huge role.

Not to mention that under Comrade Lao Yang's command to "turn on the radar," many people in the command tower immediately began some rather tedious operations.

The second-in-command of the Xuange Camp team roared again; like mobilizing for battle, he issued more orders:

“First, order the torpedo boat troops to prepare and attack with all their strength in half an hour.

Let me sink the troop transport merchant ships behind the Yinfa expedition fleet as much as possible and block the waterway so that these grandchildren can't run away.

Second, order the air forces to start attacking in thirty-five minutes and attack the warships of the Yinfa Expedition Fleet with all their strength.

Prioritize the attack on the flagship 'Monarchy'. Today we are going to send the Great Yin Empire, a national artifact, into the bottom of the sea like a pile of broken copper and iron.

Let these guys never dare to peek at the east whenever they think of this battle in the future, because this has been the private land of flower growers since ancient times.

Third, order all naval guns to be ready for loading and aiming.

Once you enter the range, you can fire immediately without asking for instructions, and give me a bloody blast~"

In the midst of Yang Dongli's roar, everyone in the main fleet of Xuange Camp immediately fell into an extremely excited mood, as if they had been given a shot of blood.

You know, originally they were full of hatred for the great powers like Yinfa who opened the country with cannons and brought duck pieces and a series of humiliations.

Just yesterday, the Great Yin Empire's investigation results regarding the 'Gaoshenghao' incident came out.

They believed that when the two sides were fighting at that time, although the 'Gaosheng' had no ability to resist at all, it was still filled with a large number of combatants.

Therefore, they expressed great regret for the kid's sinking of the Gaosheng, but it was understandable; anyway, it was these grandchildren who were making excuses for continuing to support the kid.

In this case, I need them to apologize and understand today.

See if this kind of thing happens to them, can they still stand and talk without back pain...

Twenty minutes later, on the south bank of the southeastern end of the Strait of Malacca, there was a seaside area full of grass, shrubs and wild trees.

The second fat man took out his pocket watch and took a look at it before tearing off some of the disguises made of leaves and thatch on his head.

He shouted: "The time is up, torpedo boat troops, attack immediately~"

At such an order, a figure suddenly appeared from under piles of bushes; after they threw away the camouflage around them, they could see that the platforms they were on were all torpedo boats.

On these torpedo boats, four large 4-horsepower flywheel diesel engines were quickly started.

Then the huge power generated pushed the small boat with a displacement of only 50 tons and rushed towards the Yinfa troop transport ship that had stopped on the middle channel of the Malacca Strait more than ten kilometers away.

Soon after, the speed was increased to a top speed of 32 knots.

The scene and movement of a total of ten torpedo boats suddenly rushing out was not small at all; naturally it was impossible to hide the attention of those on the troop carrier.

After realizing that the person coming was an enemy rather than a friend, his ship had no protective capabilities at all.

A group of Yinfa infantrymen and crew members who had been lying leisurely on the side of the ship, intending to watch a brutal naval battle, immediately let out various screams.

Some yelled and quickly took out their rifles and fired to prevent the other party from approaching.

Some screamed, telling the captain to drive the boat and run away.

Just looking at the torpedo boat that seemed to be flying on the sea at a high speed of 32 knots; everyone's heart was extremely cold, and they all knew one thing:

Their bulky merchant ships had no chance of running away when faced with such an amazingly fast opponent.

Then the only way is to quickly seek help from the fleet ahead.

Fortunately, before their messages and flags for help were sent out, three battleships each from Yin and Fa began to turn around at the rearmost position of the fleet ahead.

They are preparing to come back and rescue them.

Unfortunately, by the time they come back, it might be too late...

(End of this chapter)