Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 58
The monstrous and huge waves of the North Atlantic Ocean rushed towards the five huge warships sailing on the sea one after another.They are four ironclad ships ordered by the Qing Dynasty in Germany, and a cruiser purchased.

The four ironclad warships, known as the world's number one, are still quite small in the sea. The tonnage of 7400 tons is still tossed by the turbulent waves in the waves, and sometimes the capital of the ship is even buried in the sea.

Liu Bu stood on the deck, watching the direction of the fleet.Where is the direction of the motherland, he still remembers the oath he made when he left the Qing Dynasty:.

When I went to the West, I knew the Qing Dynasty's plan for self-improvement. I had nothing else to ask for. I shouldered the future of the country and pursued the science of foreigners. I traveled thousands of miles to leave my motherland and my parents.

Everything is vivid in my mind. Now that the Qing Dynasty has finally established a powerful navy, the wish of so many years can finally be realized.

After finally entering the Mediterranean Sea, a row of white warships sailed in front of them. The three-color national flag flying on the flagpole made the sailors on the five warships nervous.But now it is the Germans who are in the fleet. It is useless for them to be anxious. The Germans are not prepared for combat at all.

They were sent to Germany three years ago to learn the driving skills of the new ship, and this time they just returned to China with the new ship.

At this moment, Liu Bu also became nervous.The German officer next to him patted him on the shoulder and said, "Hey, Liu! Don't be nervous. These four ships are still German warships. The Gauls dare not shoot at them."

Liu Bu nodded, but did not speak.The actions of the French warships also confirmed Ram's Hua. Although their muzzles had been pointing at the five warships, they seemed to have deep scruples about the German flag on the flagpole, and did not fire until the two fleets crossed. a shell.

All this made Liu Bu feel a deep sense of shame. His own warship needed the protection of other countries to escape from the enemy's guns. He blamed himself for not having a strong navy.

But fortunately, all this is slowly changing.

There was a big map hanging on the wall of the upper study room, and Guan Xuqing was staring at the location of Vietnam on the map.Now the forces of both China and France are concentrated on both sides of the Red River, although the Qing army has more troops than the French army.But the French army defended along the natural danger of the Red River, and they couldn't help the French army for a while.However, after this naval battle, the situation was different.

The coastline of Vietnam is like a question mark in reverse. He, Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island hold Beibu Gulf firmly in their arms.And Sanya is like the two doors of the Beibu Gulf. As long as you master these two doors, you can block the Beibu Gulf, so that the army in Vietnam and the Far East Fleet in the military port will not get a trace of supplies.

The Red River Naval Port in Vietnam is only a port where warships can be docked, unlike the Qingjiang Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau, Mawei Naval Port and other full-featured military ports that can be docked, repaired, and supplemented by shells.Fell, who had fled back in the South China Sea War, had been captured by Billy, and was about to be transferred back to the Indian Ocean along with several wounded warships, including the "Tour".Repair and supplement.

Guan Xuqing didn't know how long he looked at it, but he still hesitated.Should we let go of this opportunity to completely annihilate the French Far East Fleet? If we wait until the new German ships are replenished and then blockade the Beibu Gulf, the number and level of warships will be completely higher than that of the French army.But the best fighter may be lost, and it may take another day for the German warship to come back.But if the Nanyang navy is sent directly south, it may not be strong enough.Both "Bubai" and "Juyin" were injured to varying degrees in the South China Sea War, and they have been sent back to Jiangnan Shipyard for repairs together with the captured "Victory". The sinking of "Yang Wei" and "Super Brave" did not have super fast warships in terms of cruisers.If the warships in the French military port forcibly break through, even if they can defeat the French warships, I don’t know how many warships will be lost. When the Qing Dynasty was unable to build its own iron-clad ships, sinking one would be one less!

Alas, it hurts the brain!When Guan Xuqing was hesitating, Wang Shang's voice behind him interrupted his meditation.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zuo Zongtang is calling." Wang Shang said.

Guan Xuqing turned around and took the telegram: Your Majesty, now the French fleet has been defeated.Must go back to India for supplementary repairs, ministers please lead the navy to fight and blockade the coast of Vietnam.Annihilation of the French fleet.

In fact, except for the warships returned to the Jiangnan Shipyard for repairs, the Qing Army Navy only had 2 ironclad ships, 2 cruisers "Changsheng" and "Triumph", "Nanji" and "Nanxiang" and dozens of small gunboats.

The French army also has an ironclad ship, three cruisers, and three gunboats in the naval port.

The number of capital ships is about the same, the difference is that the seven French warships have varying degrees of damage and a serious shortage of shells.

However, Zuo Zongtang's initiative to invite Ying still made Guan Xuqing quite pleased, since the naval officers and soldiers had such a strong fighting spirit.Let them do this immortal feat.

"Give electricity to Zuo Zongtang: lead all the remaining navy warships to patrol south and block the Beibu Gulf. Completely wipe out the remaining French warships in the port, and cooperate with the army to capture the whole of Vietnam in one fell swoop."

"Cha." Wang Shang turned around and ran to the telegraph room.

Although it is already winter, but the whole body is hiding in the South China Sea south of the Tropic of Cancer, but I can't feel the slightest chill.The sun here is still scary, Zuo Zongtang is standing on the deck of the "Victory".Keeping his eyes on the front, this time he will take down all the warships of the French army in one fell swoop!

(End of this chapter)