Lord of Ming Dynasty

The first thousand and 370 chapters of the second reinforcement fleet is back

The New Qin Empire, on the port pier of Xinxianju Town.

Some ships that had just been repaired vacated the position of the trestle in the port for the returning fleet.

The supply fleet, the aid fleet, the auxiliary fleet, and the three wounded armored ships of the main fleet fled overnight, losing several seriously injured ships on the way, and arrived at Korwu Town after ten days, where they left the wounded Several ships, as well as relay ships, have been briefly repaired and deployed

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The first thousand and 370 chapters of the second reinforcement fleet is back

The New Qin Empire, on the port pier of Xinxianju Town.

Some ships that had just been repaired vacated the position of the trestle in the port for the returning fleet.

The supply fleet, the aid fleet, the auxiliary fleet, and the three wounded armored ships of the main fleet fled overnight, losing several seriously injured ships on the way, and arrived at Korwu Town after ten days, where they left the wounded Several ships and relay ships were briefly repaired, personnel were deployed, and the seriously injured who could not be transferred were arranged on the island, and then they continued to set off at dawn the next day. After eight days of high-speed driving, they finally Returned to Newfoundland, the mainland of the New Qin Empire.

At this time, there were only 33 ships left in the supply fleet, and only three ironclad ships, five [-]-ton sailboats, two [-]-ton steam engine warships, eight [-]-ton ships, and [-]-ton ships were left in the auxiliary fleet. sailing ship, an ocean-going scout ship.

Adding the two together, including the remaining active battleships sent by Korwu Town, plus the slightly stronger sailing ships in the supply fleet, there are a total of 33 ships capable of fighting and 52 supply ships. [-] ships returned to Newfoundland, the mainland of the New Qin Empire.

900% of all the equipment was lost, 1 of the 2000 Han Chinese lost, nearly 300, and only 700 of the other thousands of foreign mercenaries were left. There were more than 890 fighters, plus some fighters on the supply ships that were diverted, there should be more than [-] people, but now there are only more than [-] people left, and nearly half of the fighters were killed or fell into the water and were captured by the enemy.

That is to say, the overall population loss is 2, and the remaining 8000 people. The original diverted 8000 Han Chinese and mercenaries, equipped with more than 3000 people, returned a total of 3 people, and the equipment loss was nearly half. The population One-fifth of the total loss, including the loss of returning this time, the total loss of population is more than 2 to 3, the loss of Han people is more than 2, the loss of thousands of foreigners, the total loss is about [-]% of the total, and the loss of equipment and materials At least [-]% more.

Slowly sailing into the port, the fleet gradually filled up the gradually empty port pier trestle, and dense crowds of people walked down from the trestle. Xinxianju Town, which had already been prepared, sent several Han battalions to maintain the order of the port. At five steps and one sentry, more than 2000 British captives were organized to receive them. As soon as they came down, the British captives handed over towels, hot water, and some food, so that the crew who had sailed for nearly 20 days and those from China The Han people and mercenaries of the empire felt the warmth.

As the general manager, Wu Kejing is very busy. Although he has gradually taken over the general affairs of Xinbaodao County on the Avalan Peninsula, he often has to come back and continue to preside over the affairs here.

At present, it is definitely not suitable for so many people to rest in Xinxianju Town. He has moved the 6000 people who escaped to Xinbaodao County one after another. Luo Zuo is responsible for resettling those people. This time, 8000 people came Just use the barracks and garrison used by those people last time to rest, and then move to other places after recovery. He is going to send 1000 people to Gubisburg, 2000 people to Swift Current Fort, and then Grand Rapids. 5000 people will go, and they will be distributed by Tang Yaweng. All the people are old and weak, women, and children. Wherever they go, they will be ordinary people and open up territories.

The young and strong men and some skilled men were all placed in Xinxianju County and Xinbaodao County to learn how to fight, how to operate the things in the factory, or enter the shipyard to work, just like the people who came before, take a rest first, three After a week of selection, the selected personnel enter the school to learn basic knowledge and understand the new Qin Empire. After three months, they enter a specially classified school to study. One month of theoretical study, followed by six months of practice.

All the soldiers who have fought in the army are now on vacation. The soldiers and officers who have just graduated from school and the soldiers and horses transferred from Xinxianju County have replaced those soldiers and officers who followed Sao Tianlei in the Southern and Northern Wars. These officers and soldiers They are all resting in the adjacent peninsula and Xinbao Island. They can go home to visit relatives, or they can continue to stay in the barracks and do nothing.

Anyway, there will be at least three months. After three months, some of them will return to their posts, and some will return to school to continue their studies, because these people are newcomers from the school that will be supplemented later and have studied for three months. And foreign mercenaries, or professional technicians who have studied for six months, or those who have just studied for nine months and were dragged into the battlefield.

Part of their work was taken over by naval combatants who came back to rest for a while. Anyway, they were stationed at various ports and docks in inland rivers and lakes to maintain order and ship to transport supplies.

Xinxianju Town, which is adjacent to the peninsula, has reorganized three regiments and twelve battalions. In addition to exchanging one regiment to go out to change defenses, there are two regiments and eight battalions. Four of the eight battalions are in various important ports and inland areas adjacent to the peninsula. The garrisons at key passes, small towns, forts, and intersections include infantry, artillery, cavalry, shore artillery, and part of the naval garrison.

The remaining four battalions are the guard regiment including the chief guard. They are the only land mobile force in Li Ya's hands, and they are also an important force for defending the county seat of Xinxianju Town.

There are two regiments and nine battalions in Xinbaodao County, one regiment is in St. Pierce, and the other is defending the ports on the island.

Because there are not many Han people in these regiments, many of them are filled with foreign mercenaries and captured soldiers anyway. The next step is to wait for the more than 3 Han Chinese who came back to train and replace them one after another. Finally, a special foreign mercenary regiment will be established, just like the main island. The same as the two foreign groups on the board.

These regiments would be sent out to fight.

With the transformation of captives, at least 1 Newfoundlanders, Inuit, and other foreigners among the British have joined the mercenary regiment or become civilians. There are more and more sources of mercenary strength. There is at least a potential of [-] troops to tap.

In fact, there is no shortage of population on the island now, and the lack of Han population, with the addition of Han Chinese brought back by the reinforcement fleet, the total proportion of the Han population here is more than one-third.

About 11, it should have been more than 13, but the fleet lost 2 people at sea, and the 20 ships lost more than [-] supply ships. given equipment.

The supply fleet and the auxiliary fleet have returned, but the main fleet has not returned. The battle at sea is still going on. From the telegrams sent back from the relay ship from time to time, we know that the main fleet is not easy. The enemy is like locusts and wolves. lost heavily.In order not to expose the town of Corvo, retreat to the coast of Spain.

And the reinforcements of the Ironclad Squadron that set off are still unknown. Korwu Town did not find them, nor did they know their location on the sea, so it was impossible to know where they went.

The first thousand 370 chapters and four reinforcement fleets arrive

Song Qing took the armored ship reinforcements to pick up the main fleet led by Mo Lin. After the supply fleet retreated that day, the condition of the main fleet was not very good. Everyone was worried, but the iron-clad ships were not completed, and the mere two iron-clad ships were useless , So after waiting for another half a month, when most of the escaped ships from the supply fleet came back, the three ironclad II battleships that had just been launched into the water and had not undergone any tests were sent out.

As a sergeant major, Song Qing was temporarily appointed as the commander of the reinforcement fleet, which made him very disturbed. Although he had experienced all the naval battles of the New Qin Empire, he was not an officer of the officer corps. He still has no idea about the entire ten-ship temporary formation of the Third Squadron of the Auxiliary Fleet that followed. He had previously commanded two [-]-ton sail warships and fought against the British in guerrilla warfare. He was one of the [-]-ton sail warships. The captain of the battleship.

Now, he commands a Type II ironclad ship, a 750-ton battleship, with three 128mm cannons from the bow to the stern, and four 75mm main guns staggered on the left and right. There are four 37mm rapid-fire secondary guns on each side of the staggered side, and 128mm, one on each side below the 37mm cannon in the middle section, and two [-]mm cannons on each side of the ship's side.There are also two deck artillery on the bow and stern.

The cannon gallery artillery was canceled, and all the artillery was installed on the deck. The hull was elongated, the hull was widened, the height was lowered by one meter, the buoyancy of the whole ship was increased, and the tonnage was reduced by about [-] tons compared to before, and the speed was faster. A section of the Ironclad II battleship.

The captain of such a battleship with enhanced firepower and defense, increased buoyancy, speed, and improved performance is also the commander of the entire fleet.

The fleet is small, but it has a heavy mission. Wunan Fleet, Zhuanglin Fleet, and Molin's main fleet all had to be rescued by him. He felt that the burden on him was heavy. As a result, the fleet he commanded sailed at sea for more than ten days Time, sailing in a straight line, and finally came to the coast of France.

In fact, going to France is to take a steep slope, but it is closer than going to the Strait of Gibraltar, and it is similar to a straight line. He does not have much experience, so he chose an easy route. Going to the Strait of Gibraltar also requires a steep slope, and The slope was bigger than this, and it was nearly a few hundred nautical miles away. It was all due to his lack of experience. When he reached the coast of France, he asked some French captains on the coast of France. Fifteen degrees, just go to the bottom of the map.

So he could only continue down with the fleet.

Just after going down for [-] nautical miles, I saw gunfire rumbling in the bay between France and Spain, black smoke filled the sky, and the British ships were rushing back and forth. , he knew something was wrong, it must be the fleet of his own country fighting the British, leaving the battlefield around them in the distance, and more and more warships returning to the UK, most of them were scarred and staggering, it seems that the battle was fought Very intense.

So he ordered to speed up, raising the speed of the entire fleet to [-] knots, hurriedly and slowly, and finally arrived at the battlefield.

When he arrived on the battlefield, he saw the enemy's main fleet was preparing to join the naval battle from twenty nautical miles to the side, so he ordered to intercept the enemy's main fleet.

Five steam engine warships and two sailing ships were assigned to support the Wunan fleet, and the other five ships followed his five ironclad ships to intercept the enemy's main fleet.

After four and 10 minutes of sailing, the two sides intercepted the enemy's main fleet at a position of 317 degrees northwest of the Wunan Fleet, about 25 nautical miles.

The leader of this main fleet is Molin’s old enemy, Major General John Bing Carter, who met Molin’s New Qin Empire’s main fleet, supply fleet, and auxiliary fleet squadron on the Algerian coast of the Mediterranean Sea. After escaping from the pursuit of Morin's main fleet, with the remaining four battleships, they encountered another super fleet of the British, two super fleets at the mouth of the Strait of Gibraltar, and then joined the super fleet.

The two super fleets were two of the three that chased Wunan back from the coasts of Britain and France. They lost some small boats and some high-tonnage sailboats, but their strength was not damaged. Ten battleships, so their strength is superior. Even if Morin's main fleet has three heads and six arms, they can't completely defeat them, protect the supply fleet and return to the New Qin Empire intact, so they have to leave nearly [-]% of the losses and barely complete the task .

Before they broke away from the fleet chasing Wunan and returned to the strait, they handed over another super fleet to the command of Major General Carter, and continued to pursue the Wunan fleet. This super fleet was not far from the mainland fleet of the British mainland. More than half, the rest will be under the command of Major General Carter, otherwise a defeated general will not be able to command a super fleet.

After the Morin Fleet was besieged, the two heavy-loss super fleets continued to return to the UK, and the UK continued to send warships to support, so Carter's pursuit fleet was supplemented by many ships. Otherwise, Wu Nan's escape Technology has already thrown off the pursuit of Major General Carter and the others. There are still many scattered warships in the North Atlantic that have not returned, and they are still looking for Wunan and the others.

It's just that this auxiliary fleet led by Major General Carter can intercept Wunan and the others in the Cantabrian Gulf between France and Spain first?After intercepting the Wunan Fleet, the auxiliary fleet dispatched ships to quickly inform Major General Carter, who was looking around behind the Wunan Fleet, and then hurried over, but unfortunately, he encountered the reinforcement Song Qing's fleet again.

Seeing several ironclad ships, Major General Carter's face was very exciting. He was beaten by twelve ironclad ships just a month ago, and a few of the thirty battleships ran back. Now he has a shadow of this kind of battleship.

But the war still has to be fought. Now there are twelve first-class battleships and eight second-class battleships. And fourth-class battleships.

"Rush forward, don't fight with them in the battle line, try to rush to fight as close to the enemy as possible," this is the conclusion reached by Major General Carter after a painful experience. The 74mm artillery on the battleship here is still harmful. , but because the accuracy is not enough on the battle line, the hits are not great. If you hit a few more times, the enemy's ironclad defense will not be strong enough.

Indeed, it is a pity that Song Qing may lack experience in some places, but after nearly a hundred battles, he still knows how to take advantage of his warships. The two sides are still three nautical miles away, so he ordered three ironclad ships with nine gates of 128 mm The cannon fired.

At a distance of 5000 meters, no matter how powerful Major General Karl’s 74mm artillery is, at such a long distance, there is still no ability to hit it accurately. The most accurate of that kind of artillery is 1000 meters to 200 meters, beyond this distance , increase the elevation angle to launch, maybe it can hit three to five nautical miles, but it is aimed at the ground, and precise shooting is not required. Now at sea, it is not accurate, how can it hit such a small three to five nautical miles away? Target?

The first thousand 370 chapters and four reinforcement fleets arrive

Song Qing took the armored ship reinforcements to pick up the main fleet led by Mo Lin. After the supply fleet retreated that day, the condition of the main fleet was not very good. Everyone was worried, but the iron-clad ships were not completed, and the mere two iron-clad ships were useless , So after waiting for another half a month, when most of the escaped ships from the supply fleet came back, the three ironclad II battleships that had just been launched into the water and had not undergone any tests were sent out.

As a sergeant major, Song Qing was temporarily appointed as the commander of the reinforcement fleet, which made him very disturbed. Although he had experienced all the naval battles of the New Qin Empire, he was not an officer of the officer corps. He still has no idea about the entire ten-ship temporary formation of the Third Squadron of the Auxiliary Fleet that followed. He had previously commanded two [-]-ton sail warships and fought against the British in guerrilla warfare. He was one of the [-]-ton sail warships. The captain of the battleship.

Now, he commands a Type II ironclad ship, a 750-ton battleship, with three 128mm cannons from the bow to the stern, and four 75mm main guns staggered on the left and right. There are four 37mm rapid-fire secondary guns on each side of the staggered side, and 128mm, one on each side below the 37mm cannon in the middle section, and two [-]mm cannons on each side of the ship's side.There are also two deck artillery on the bow and stern.

The cannon gallery artillery was canceled, and all the artillery was installed on the deck. The hull was elongated, the hull was widened, the height was lowered by one meter, the buoyancy of the whole ship was increased, and the tonnage was reduced by about [-] tons compared to before, and the speed was faster. A section of the Ironclad II battleship.