Lord of Ming Dynasty

Behind them is Russia. Although they don't have many outlets, they still have fleets at the outlets of the Eastern European countries they occupy. Most of them are purchased from the Chinese Empire, and a small part is made by themselves, but the Russians' manufacturing is really a bit cheating.

In addition, the Chinese Empire still wants to suck blood, and secretly prevents the development of Russian shipbuilding. Therefore, Russia can only buy the outdated steam engine warships of the Chinese Empire. Some of these warships were bought by the Chinese Empire as merchants. In order to support the New Qin Empire, some were bought by Spain. The Spaniards were rich and got a lot of steam engine warships.

Some were bought by the Dutch and Portuguese.

Then these merchant countries began to imitate, but the performance of the imitation was really not comparable to that of the British, the French, or even the Spaniards.Because how to say steam engine technology is equal to high technology in this era.

However, European countries are still beginning to explore the combat methods and tactics of steam engine warships, and battles between steam engine battleships often break out. Steam engine warships are gradually rising and tend to replace sail warships.

Generally speaking, European sail warships are still the main European ships. Steam engine warships rose later. The Chinese Empire is unique in the manufacture and transformation of steam engine warships. No one can surpass steam engine technology, but they are somewhat behind in ironclad ships. What surpassed them is Their sub-empire, the New Qin Empire, of course, no one has seen it now, and this effect has not yet appeared. Even the British just think that their warships are not big enough, and their artillery is not enough. Don't think it's lagging behind in technology and innovation.

This is a good thing for the New Qin Empire, after all, it is still in the development period.It's too eye-catching. Now the New Qin Empire is fighting every year, and many people and elites have died. This is not a good thing for the New Qin Empire.

The New Qin Empire urgently needed time to develop.

Now the steam engine battleship is no longer a threat to them. They replaced the backward steam engine battleship with a new one, thriving and full of vigor.

The Auxiliary Fleet was about 35 ships, and after capturing another 28 enemy ships, the battleships of the Auxiliary Fleet were combined with the wounded, and that was all.

In addition to the three original sail warships and the three original steam engine battleships, the first-class battleship that captured the enemy also underwent simple repairs, replaced some of the artillery on the captured ships, and re-armed it to become a firepower in the auxiliary fleet. The output platform, and the remaining warships were all replaced with captured enemy warships that were still capable of fighting.

These warships may not be effective in combat. After several battles, their bodies are already damaged, and they can barely fight. During the battle, they will be assigned to defend the supply fleet. Others with excellent combat capabilities will face the enemy's warships.

Farther away, the two remaining ocean-going reconnaissance ships are patrolling fifteen nautical miles away, scouting, leading, and scouting the enemy.

After several hours of sailing, they slowly approached Korwu Town, their base. Under the protection of a thousand-ton steam engine warship, they were fleeing at high speed, but the enemy pursued them closely. Two ocean-going reconnaissance ships came back quickly to report. Half an hour later, an ocean-going reconnaissance ship was affixed with Wunan's iron-clad ship Type II with the third modification. Battleship flagship.

"The enemy actually left five first-class battleships, seven second-class battleships, thirty steam engine battleships, and sail warships here, which is equivalent to leaving most of the auxiliary battleships and a small number of main battleships. No wonder the enemy's auxiliary fleet So easy to beat."

Wu Nan muttered for a while, and then ordered to the people around him, "Let the auxiliary fleet allocate ten warships. Lu Fang will command them personally, and six Type I armored ships will go up to help. Our flagship fleet will be postponed, and the remaining ships will protect the supply fleet."

As they got closer to Korwu Town, the three ironclad battleships that rushed forward quickly dispersed the enemy's chasing warships, and some injured relay ships and two steam engine ships entered the supply fleet.

The enemy also quickly filed out from the port, and lined up to fight on the sea several miles away.

The enemy came out in full force, and the supply fleet here began to slowly move towards the Newfoundland Island of the New Qin Empire. In order to prevent the enemy from pursuing, Wu Nan let the supply fleet leave the battlefield in advance under the escort of 25 captured and injured warships. The supply fleet only has the fastest speed of six knots, this is to take care of the injured warships who are unable to move.

Wu Nan is never afraid of the enemy coming out in full force. Every time he fights, he is almost completely wiped out by the enemy. But to completely wipe him out, the enemy has to pay more and more. There were [-] ships, some of them were merchant ships, but they were also sunk by the fleet he led.

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Although the enemy has a lot of warships capable of fighting, in Wu Nan's view, they are all rubbish. First of all, in terms of artillery, these auxiliary fleets of the British do not have a few 75mm artillery of the British type. It is said to be 75 mm, but in fact it is only 74 mm and more than 73 o’clock. Sometimes it may be a little more than 75 mm, or a little more than [-] mm. After all, the current tolerance is not so precise and strict. Even the tolerance of the Chinese Empire They are all more than one millimeter or two millimeters, almost within three millimeters, and the shells or gun bores are just about the same. ◢With*Dream◢Small*.lā

The Huaxia Empire has improved the tolerance range, but the fine products are controlled at about 01mm[-], the good products are controlled at about [-]mm and a little more, and the tolerances are generally controlled within [-]mm, and the excellent products are controlled within [-]mm. Can't go to the battlefield, or rarely go to the battlefield. In the era of later generations, when the tolerance control is within [-] mm, it is not considered a high-quality product. It's fine, but it's not too much. Generally, it's more than two to three millimeters.

This is much better than other countries. Other countries can control it within one centimeter, which is regarded as a good product with conscience or excellent workmanship.

Times are different and standards are different. The common products of the Chinese Empire only controlled the system and had standards. The United Kingdom has the system and standards, but it is worse than the Chinese Empire in terms of execution. After all, the British are a country with an aristocratic parliamentary system. There are a lot of demands, unlike the emperor of the Chinese Empire, who promised what he wanted. If you exceed or violate it, you will either be dismissed or beheaded. No one dares to fool around on this. The previous dynasty was controlled by literati. Puppets, it's not like that now, they don't do practical things, they are all exiled.

The first place of exile is the Mongolian grassland near Yanjing, grazing, herding horses, cutting grass, mining, as a latecomer, Zhang Qiang knows that there are many minerals, and some outstanding talents can also form workers in various exiled factories, or Continue to train as cavalry, of course they don't have the benefits of cavalry, they can get military pay, they can only eat, wear, live, and travel, and after one year they have qualifications, they can receive a considerable amount of daily necessities, and after two years they will show repentance Those who performed well were promoted to officials in some places, of course, officials in the places of exile who had no establishment. These establishments were not counted as official establishments of the Chinese Empire, and were only established in the exile places, which was equal to the establishment of institutions in the places of labor reform.

Those who perform well can be released early in the third year and return to their original place of origin. Those who perform poorly only have three years of seniority. They are just necessities or live a better life. If they are old and frail, they can do some light work. Those who have the ability to be a group leader, a small production leader or something.

The second place of exile is Australia. Although the Chinese Empire has carried out countless developments and population migration in Australia, the environment in that place is really harsh, and it is far away from the capital, so most people don’t like to go there. Quite a few, the land is very large, and you can change it if you work hard. Compared with Mongolia, it is more of a long journey, and the treatment is good. Where basically five years of exile, you can come back in four years.

The third place of exile is the Governor-General of Siberia. The cold climate, coupled with the environment different from the interior, makes it possible to freeze to death wherever you do nothing. Without means of living, you will be frozen to death in the first winter. Where are you exiled? Those who committed the most heinous crimes were generally exiled as immigrants. Immigrants were treated much better than criminals. The empire subsidized daily necessities, and they could own guns, bows and arrows. They could become militiamen and help imperial soldiers hunt down Convicts, or hunting horse bandits, fugitive foreign merchants or foreign adventurers.

If you have the opportunity to make meritorious service, if you can't adapt, you will basically return to your hometown after two years. If you can't survive it, you will be frozen to death or beaten to death. It is basically under the jurisdiction of the military, and the development is busy. Although the Chinese Empire invested Quite a few, but due to the environment, even if there are inexhaustible resources, few people go there.

After years of development, a place larger than the core area of ​​the entire Chinese Empire has a population of only tens of millions, of which only 2000 million people have actually landed, and the rest have nearly 100 million people's soldiers and 100 million garrison reserve personnel , which is equivalent to a strengthened militia. Many of these people are soldiers and officers in the exiled army, officials, or members of the cavalry army who were disbanded locally.

There are still two or three million naturalized Koreans, as well as the Qing Dynasty, Russian businessmen, Turkish businessmen, and personnel transferred from Central Asia after fighting and naturalization. The remaining personnel still have 300 regular troops, that is, the new The established and expanded field army is mostly cavalry, and the rest of the population are exiled criminals or officials, and their families, as well as the families of hired workers of merchants who come to do business, as well as the development of railways and various mines. workers.

Every year, there are millions of people in exile, business people, and businessmen from various countries come here to do business, forming a complex population mix. Of course, there are people who can't stand it and want to escape. They didn't escape in the end, but they have been wanted. A person who turns into a horse bandit or various bandits.

The exiles and these horse bandits, bandits, as well as the sea pirates from Sweden, the Baltic Sea and other places, and some immigrants or adventurous people will become mercenaries who are thrown to Russia and Turkey to support them, let them go The consumption on the battlefield is of course also the main source of soldiers and population of the New Qin Empire.

This kind of population was originally sent by the Huaxia Empire, but later the crown prince bravely changed it to be coordinated by the Military Intelligence Department, who sent personnel to contact, from the original scattered collection to the current selection and acquisition in a fair manner, the Huaxia Empire also rarely After spending this amount of money, you can still earn a fortune. These people have been transformed by the New Qin Empire. It is very good. It can not only support the New Qin Empire, but also continue the cultural inheritance and development of the Han people overseas. How great.

This time, the New Qin Empire transported a group of 2000 people to the relay base in Africa via Turkey. After a few days of settlement, they were waiting to send a fleet to pick them up. However, the British blockade was still tight. The battle with the British was limited to the islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, within a radius of [-] nautical miles. According to Wu Nan's idea, this forward base must be consolidated, not just a hidden relay telegraph point.

The Unforgivable Battle Between Chapter [-]

After receiving the relay ship, the fleet of supply ships was sent away, and the fleets of both sides began to approach. Wu Nan personally brought five fleets of the second type of ironclad ships, and six remaining fleets of the first type of ironclad ships, as well as the auxiliary fleet. The ten warships in good condition and ready for battle set out to meet the enemy fleet.

Amidst the sound of whistles, the ten warships of the auxiliary fleet, which had just fought back and forth with the enemy's warships, spread out to both sides, wandering 500 meters away, and now the real battle began.

Eleven ironclad ships lined up and circled the enemy, firing at a distance of 500 meters. The shells splashed countless water columns and waves around the enemy ships.

The high water waves and water vapor caused by the waves almost blocked the sight of the artillery observation of both sides, but the fleets of both sides continued to fire tirelessly. Thirty British battleships and battleships spread out in multiple lines and charged towards Wu Nan and the others.

Some fleets separated to intercept the five warships of the auxiliary fleet 500 meters away on both sides, and most of the warships headed towards the eleven ironclad ships.

The enemy was approaching rapidly, while the auxiliary fleet of the New Qin Empire on both sides retreated a little, and went 800 meters away to lure the enemy's warships attacking from both sides. At this time, the front and sides of Wunan's main fleet , the artillery behind began to fire, hitting the enemy's bypassing warships, and at the same time being attacked by the enemy's bypassing warships on both sides.

Brown Gray is the commander of the remaining fleet, a colonel. At this time, he is leading five first-class battleships and seven second-class battleships, bypassing the enemy's main battleship from the flank, and quickly approaching the enemy. The fleet rushed towards the enemy's steam engines and sail warships in one breath. It seemed that they rushed towards the enemy in one go, but in fact they were quite distinct. Once they were within 200 meters of the enemy, they would circle around to the enemy's flanks, so that they could get close to the enemy for 800 meters. At a distance of one meter, use the firepower of these terrifyingly dense British battleships.

At the same time, this can also form a T-shaped battle position, so that your own fleet can directly form the advantage of twelve ships against one or two enemy ships. With twelve battleships, the firepower projected on one side is equal to the firepower of [-] artillery pieces. .

The fleet began to sneak away from the entire large fleet at about 250 meters. First, two or three sailing warships circled to the side, and then every 100 meters or so, a warship quickly left the fleet, and then blended in and circled on both sides. Behind the rowing fleet, the rear position looks far away from the enemy, but in fact it is approaching the enemy's flank every moment.

The boats are scattered one by one. Amidst the gunfire smoke, water column spray, and explosions, it is estimated that no one will find them.

At a distance of 900 meters, the fleet has basically all circled to the enemy's flank, and approached a distance of 800 meters, and gradually separated from the fleet that was still orbiting at a distance of 1000 meters and 900 meters behind. The entire fleet has taken shape. It was only at this time that Brangrey took over the command completely, and ordered the fleet to line up and rush towards the enemy. The fierce and neat artillery covered the sea area more than 100 meters in front of the enemy, but it was a little scattered. The second After a few rounds, Gray believed that the enemy would definitely be hit. Dozens of shells hit the enemy, and he believed that even an ironclad ship would sink immediately.

However, it was not as simple as he thought. Just when he had just completed his formation and the circumventing battleships rushed towards the battleships of the auxiliary fleet of the enemy's flank, the warships of the auxiliary fleet of the New Qin Empire began to accelerate, and the distance was widened. These warships have attracted at least 200 meters, at least seven warships have been attracted away by five enemy warships, and several are also stepping up to catch up, while coping with it, they fired a few shots in front of Wunan and their warships. , while quickly retreating.

On the other side, about two nautical miles away, seven or eight steam engine warships were also attracted away. The remaining three or two warships did not dare to face Wunan and their ironclad ships. Return fire.

Here, Wunan and the others did not notice the enemy's main warship at the beginning, but they secretly separated from the brigade and turned to the side. Turning at a distance of 200 meters, this turn exposed one side of them to the firepower of Brangrey's newly formed main fleet. The second and third rounds of salvos immediately hit two ironclad ships, one The second type was modified once, a type one ironclad ship.

The two warships were stunned at once, and they were all shot several times. The armor plates of the hulls were hit with holes, and some even fell off. Many decks were blasted, the armor plates were rolled up, and the turrets were displaced. , even the entire fort was damaged, the cabin was smashed and twisted, most of the people on the deck were seriously injured, and even the damaged management handyman who appeared was injured and fell to the ground, almost no one was operating on the deck, the chimney was smashed and collapsed, and thick smoke poured back , causing flames to scurry, a mess, and the command tower was silent for a long time, it seems that the loss was heavy.

Type [-] is okay, it has a lot of buoyancy, the armor plate is more specially strengthened, and the hull is wider. gotta stagger.

Wu Nan looked at it calmly, but his heart hurts. He was careless. He was attacked by the enemy. In this case, let the enemy try the cannon of the New Qin Empire. Even the firepower of the 75mm artillery is not what the British are now. Armor can withstand.

In fact, during this period of firefighting, although most of the time it fired at a distance of 300 meters, but the capture distance of 200 meters to 400 meters or even the firefighting distance of 500 meters, this fleet has gained. Everyone gradually became familiar with the firefight at this distance.

So the British on the opposite side were actually uncomfortable. Although no ships sank, they were injured a lot. After all, they were carrying the firepower of the 120 800mm cannon. This cannon hit three to six nautical miles on land, and its accuracy was still Not bad, it is still very accurate to hit a positioning target at a distance of [-] meters at sea, and the accuracy of shooting a moving target is also two to three tenths. It is the kind of enemy that the British discharge in a dense large fleet group mode. The accuracy of the battleship has increased by [-]%, reaching four out of ten rounds, basically not too many and not too few, it must have hit.

Boom boom boom, the sound of the guns was still fierce, the charging fleet approached a distance of 800 meters each, and the Xinqin Empire quickly fled from the enemy's vicinity, while firing back fire, almost none of the enemy's warships on the opposite side did not emit smoke. Their firepower is dense, and there is also a lot of firepower here, especially the speed of fire of the rapid-fire guns, which makes it impossible for the enemy to dodge. , Compared with the enemy, this side is lighter. Many ships of the enemy were hit by giant cannons close-up, and they broke down or turned around. Only seven or eight ships could rush to a distance of 800 meters and only ten ships could reach a distance of 850 meters. .

There are quite a few ships at a distance of 900 meters to 1000 meters, more than a dozen ships, but almost all of them have lost their mobility or are busy fighting.

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In the first fight, both sides were damaged. In the second fight, Wu Nan had to separate the fleet, and let the six ironclad warships of the first-type battleship fleet deal with the enemy's large group of battleships rushing up, and the five ironclad second-type battleships turned around to attack the enemy's five There are one first-class battleship and seven second-class battleships, as well as a dozen other enemy battleships that went around.