Iron Dynasty

In the thick fog, a third-class sailing warship belonging to the Dayu National Navy was cruising at sea.

Since reaching an agreement with the Dutch to retake the coastal route of the Great Yu Kingdom, the naval warships have been responsible for ensuring the safety of the sea route and combating the plundering of merchant ships by pirates.

It's just that the ocean is vast, and even so, sometimes merchant ships can't be looted, but this is a rare occurrence for merchants.

This sudden fog is really rare.

The third-level battleship named Dreadnought was led by Captain Xie Yuan. After replenishing the city of Geranja two days ago, he directed the battleship to go to the Kingdom of Three Mountains. This was the route they cruised.

First mate Ding Chang heard the words and said: Yes, basically you can't see anything from 50 meters away.

Xie Yuan frowned, and he said, Let the soldiers cheer up and stay vigilant. If we are attacked by pirates at this time, it will be very detrimental to us.

Yes, Captain. Ding Chang said, and then shouted to the soldiers on the ship: Stay vigilant, the gunners are all in the cabin and ready to fight at any time.

Soldiers were ordered to enter their respective positions in an orderly manner.

After cruising in the sea for a year, they knew that the sea was like a child, and their expressions changed. It might have been a clear sky just now, and a storm might come in the blink of an eye.

The fog was the same this time. The sea was originally calm, but the fog suddenly covered the battleship like a cloud wall.

After setting up his defenses, Xie Yuan looked at the chart on the ship at this time. They were still a hundred miles away from the pier of the Three Mountains Kingdom.

After confirming his position, Xie Yuan turned the hourglass upside down again. They used this thing to record the time at sea.

Just as he was carrying out his daily tasks according to the regulations, suddenly a musical bell came from the sea.

Hearing this voice, Xie Yuan immediately went from the cabin to the deck, and he asked Ding Chang, Did you hear that?

I heard it, it's the rush of the bell. Ding Chang's face was solemn, and all kinds of terrifying legends suddenly flooded into his mind, making him uneasy.

He had never seen such a strange situation in a year of cruising at sea. Who would ring the bell on the vast sea?

Like Ding Chang, the soldiers on the ship were also uneasy. The theory of ghosts and gods is not so easy to eradicate, and this strange fog made them more and more afraid.

When everyone was concentrating, suddenly the soldiers on the mast observation deck shouted: Is there an abnormal situation ahead?

Xie Yuan heard the words and immediately picked up the telescope and looked at the fog in front of him.

I saw that the sea water at this time did not lose its blue color, and it looked turbid and dark under the thick fog. Just when Xie Yuan looked at the thick fog, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in the thick fog.

Before Xie Yuan could react, the shadow suddenly found a burst of yellow light. Xie Yuan was shocked when he saw it, and he shouted, Enemy attack! Enemy attack!

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of artillery roaring came from the shadows, and the black cannonballs flew towards the Dreadnought like lightning.

Dong dong... The sound of shells piercing the hull sounded, and the battleship was in a mess.

Xie Yuan was a little undecided at this time. Only their navy was equipped with artillery in this sea area. From the shadow, the appearance of the other's battleship was very similar to theirs.

He suspected that it was a mistake by other naval warships to treat them as enemies, but he couldn't see them clearly and couldn't confirm them.

Captain, what should we do? Ding Chang asked. This round of shooting made the battleship very embarrassed, and sawdust was flying everywhere.

Ding Chang responded and immediately gave the order to fire.

Then a round of cannons sounded from the bilge of the ship.

After the sound of the cannons, the shadow that was getting closer and closer seemed to fall into silence. A glimmer of hope rose in Xie Yuan's heart. He was about to scold which captain with short eyes hit them by mistake, when the shadow suddenly lit up again for a while. flare.

Get down! Xie Yuan pressed Ding Chang directly on the deck. At this time, his face was gloomy. No matter who he was this time, he would fight back.

Dong dong... The shell hit the battleship again, Xie Yuan endured the pain of the sawdust hitting him, and said, Retaliate immediately.

Counterattack! Counterattack!

After this round of salvos, he was also a little flabbergasted, and if he didn't counterattack, the Dreadnought would be sunk.

Dew began to dew in the cabin where the shells had hit, and the carpenter immediately took planks and nails to repair the hull that had been pierced by the shells.

The artillerymen who received the order reloaded at this time and began to fight back against the shadows in the sea.

Boom boom boom... The artillery roared, and the shells flew towards the shadow.

Xie Yuan watched nervously on the deck. As the two sides got closer and closer, when the two sides were fifty meters apart, he finally saw the other side's battleship clearly.

This is a battleship that is somewhat similar to the Dreadnought, except that the flag hanging on the battleship has a rice-character pattern.

On the battleship was a group of soldiers wearing red tuxedos, black leather shoes, white leggings on their calves, and black hats.

This scene made Xie Yuan a little dumbfounded. He had seen some information about countries in the world in Bowen College. If the information is correct, they are now encountering a British warship.

Xie Yuan's heart sank. He knew very well how powerful the country's navy was, and sometimes Yue Yun would talk about his experience when he went south while drinking.

Although he was talking and laughing, they could hear the seriousness in it.

Just when he was stunned, the red-shirted army opposite suddenly pointed his flintlock gun to this side.

Confirming that the other party came with hostility, Xie Yuan calmed down immediately, and he let the soldiers lie down again to avoid.

After they lay down, there was a burst of fire on the opposite battleship, and flintlock bullets hit the battleship making a crackling sound.

Damn, you bullied your father. Xie Yuan was angry, and he said to Ding Chang, Hit me hard.

Ding Chang was almost hit by a bullet, and was also provoked. He scolded: What are you still doing, not fighting back, this is not a Japanese pirate, it is a red-haired ghost.

The soldiers lying on the deck immediately got up, and they picked up their flintlock guns and fired at the opposite side.

At this moment there was another artillery salvo from the opposite side, and the Dreadnought returned the same color.

The two sides passed by the warships in the mutual shelling, at this time the British warships again disappeared into the thick fog.

Xie Yuan stared intently at the surrounding sea, and after waiting for a while, the British battleship was still missing.

Captain, what should I do now? Ding Chang asked.

Xie Yuan frowned deeply. It was very strange for the British to appear in this sea area. He hesitated for a while and said, Return to Dengzhou immediately, we need to report this situation to General Yue Yun.

Ding Chang nodded when he heard the words, and immediately ordered to return.

At this time, the British third-class battleship Duke was heading for Japan, and Captain Wilson on the deck looked at the thick fog behind him and pondered...