Lord of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Siyuan glanced sideways at his first mate, who nodded, "You go, I will command the fleet, I'm here, we can't let mercenaries occupy the flagship,"

Zhang Siyuan nodded his head vigorously, and said to the second officer: "Send a telegram to each frigate and another cruiser, and immediately remove the weapons and equipment of the mercenaries of the Marine Corps, and strictly investigate the Han Chinese who was the commander of the Dutch Major Fleet Commander." Confidant officers and soldiers, find them and restrain them first, no matter what they are, officers at all levels will take over each post in turn according to the rank of the officer.”

As he spoke, he took out the officer's short gun and waved his hand to let the two soldiers standing guard in the command tower follow. These are soldiers with weapons specially equipped to protect the command tower. Other officers and sailors, the operators have no weapons at all. As soon as I took two soldiers out, I saw that the battleship was in a mess, many gunners were killed, and the sailors were running around on the ship, because only the marines protecting the battleship had weapons, and the others were only officers. There are short guns, and the rest are unarmed.

Fortunately, some people are resisting. Some Han marine soldiers exchanged fire with the rioting mercenary soldiers. Because it is a cruiser, there are not many mercenary soldiers on board. This is because the ban on the mercenary system team has been lifted in recent months. Only then did some soldiers transfer to cruisers. In the past, mercenary soldiers were only allowed to board destroyers, because the technology of destroyers has been lifted, but the technology on frigates belongs to the iron-clad ship type [-] technology. The ones who have been promoted have a direct relationship, so there is no rule to lift the ban on mercenaries boarding ships. However, the adjustments in the past few months have allowed mercenaries to board ships, which has led to foreign mercenaries among the mercenaries taking ships. possible.

Zhang Siyuan didn't know what the upper echelon was thinking, but he would allow such an order to lift the ban. What's the difference between this and Ukraine's initiative to destroy or hand over its core technology and most powerful weapons and equipment to the West? Tigers took the initiative to find wolves, wild dogs let They pulled out their own teeth. Without their own teeth and claws, the tiger still has no deterrent power. It is purely dizzy.

This kind of thing happened frequently in later countries, and it was the kind of thing that the British and its remaining American boys loved to do.

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The riots were more than that, the fleet was still advancing, and was still firing guns to fight the enemy, but the firepower on the battleship was significantly reduced, and the gunshots continued. Apart from this cruiser, the firepower on the other cruiser was even fiercer and continued.

Zhang Siyuan rushed up to the bridge with two Han soldiers guarding the command tower, looked down from top to bottom, and saw that the situation here seemed to be better. After all, this cruiser was full of trusted fleet officers and

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In less than half an hour, three destroyers and one frigate mutinied on their side, and three destroyers were sunk, and only two frigates and one cruiser settled the battle, and fired back at the enemy. The hijacked destroyer and the frigate opened fire. It can be said that they were very busy.

Some gunfire on the cruiser that was still fighting began to fire towards the change. The captain of the flagship commanded the cruiser to walk in a zigzag approach to the cruiser that was still fighting. When it reached 100 meters, it hurriedly put down a fast boat, and then continued to move. , advanced another 300 meters, and after getting close to the enemy, put down the small boat on the other side, and when they reached the enemy's range of 100 meters, they put down two small boats on the left and right sides against the enemy's rapid-fire gun fire. The assault pair composed of soldiers and sailor gunners was put into the sea, and then began to suppress the enemy's firepower with rapid-fire guns, while the other side was still firing to intercept the enemy's breakthrough battleship.

The enemy's fleet had already dispersed, and several destroyers had gone far away to find the transport ship. Two fast ironclad ships surrounded the two frigates that were still vying for battle and opened fire to suppress the Chinese marines on the deck who seized the ship.

The other warships stared at the flagship and opened fire, and the distance between the two sides suddenly became farther, then suddenly closer, maintaining a distance of two nautical miles to five nautical miles for almost half an hour.

This is also because the sailors and officers of the New Qin State have experienced too many wars. Although there are mercenaries who mutiny and make trouble, their quality is still good. While dealing with the rebels and confronting the enemy fleet, they can still maintain a relatively favorable distance for them.

This bought time for Zhang Siyuan to clean up the rebels and cover the transport fleet to break through. After Zhang Siyuan cleared up the rebellion on his flagship, he returned to the command tower and sent second lieutenant Baozi, the boatswain, to attack and capture another cruiser. The cruiser could not fall into the hands of the enemy. , This represents the highest shipbuilding technology and technology of the New Qin State. If the technology falls into the hands of the enemy, the warships of the New Qin State will be in a very dangerous situation for a period of time. Now their new capital ship is under development. The cruiser has not been developed, which is very unfavorable for future ocean battles.

After the second lieutenant Baozi's assault team lost fifteen men, three small boats soon docked next to the cruiser. After the flying claws and the rope ladder were lowered, the marines rushed into the battleship and first took control of the cockpit. The cockpit was still Han officers. After 15 minutes, the battle was resolved and the cruiser was returned. Zhang Siyuan ordered Second Lieutenant Baozi to take over the battleship. Then the commando left a team and mobilized a team from above, under the command of Second Lieutenant Baozi. , and soon approached the rescue of other warships one by one.

Soon the five frigates sank except one, one was hijacked by the enemy and joined the enemy team, three destroyers were sunk, two cruisers and four frigates all joined here, Zhang Siyuan regained control of the fleet, and the commander of the major was detained , but all the mercenaries were eliminated, and some loyal ones were also detained and waited for later screening. They basically controlled the battleship and fleet, but this time they suffered heavy losses. On the one hand, the British fleet was chasing after them, and on the other hand, the internal enemies make trouble.

In the transport fleet, three destroyers turned against the water, and two destroyers were harassed, but they were quickly suppressed. However, after the two destroyers killed a destroyer controlled by the enemy, they were also killed by the enemy. There were also three transport ships Being controlled by the enemy, the others fled in all directions, and news of being controlled continued to spread. Soon after statistics, 29 transport ships lost three ships, eight were controlled by the enemy, and a total of eleven ships were lost. The remaining eighteen ships were in three Ten nautical miles of foreign exchange and beyond to the deep sea.

Now all the destroyers were lost. Zhang Siyuan fixed his eyes on the frigate captured by the enemy, a destroyer twenty nautical miles away, and a transport ship controlled by the enemy. All three ships had radios. Even if the enemy knows that the new Qin State has radios, as long as no prototype falls into the enemy's hands, the enemy will not be able to catch up quickly. The principle may be simple, but if you don't know, then one This technology needs to be explored for decades, and it may only take a poke to break through the window paper, but the time is unknown.

The other warships stared at the flagship and opened fire, and the distance between the two sides suddenly became farther, then suddenly closer, maintaining a distance of two nautical miles to five nautical miles for almost half an hour.

This is also because the sailors and officers of the New Qin State have experienced too many wars. Although there are mercenaries who mutiny and make trouble, their quality is still good. While dealing with the rebels and confronting the enemy fleet, they can still maintain a relatively favorable distance for them.

This bought time for Zhang Siyuan to clean up the rebels and cover the transport fleet to break through. After Zhang Siyuan cleared up the rebellion on his flagship, he returned to the command tower and sent second lieutenant Baozi, the boatswain, to attack and capture another cruiser. The cruiser could not fall into the hands of the enemy. , This represents the highest shipbuilding technology and technology of the New Qin State. If the technology falls into the hands of the enemy, the warships of the New Qin State will be in a very dangerous situation for a period of time. Now their new capital ship is under development. The cruiser has not been developed, which is very unfavorable for future ocean battles.

After the second lieutenant Baozi's assault team lost fifteen men, three small boats soon docked next to the cruiser. After the flying claws and the rope ladder were lowered, the marines rushed into the battleship and first took control of the cockpit. The cockpit was still Han officers. After 15 minutes, the battle was resolved and the cruiser was returned. Zhang Siyuan ordered Second Lieutenant Baozi to take over the battleship. Then the commando left a team and mobilized a team from above, under the command of Second Lieutenant Baozi. , and soon approached the rescue of other warships one by one.

Soon the five frigates sank except one, one was hijacked by the enemy and joined the enemy team, three destroyers were sunk, two cruisers and four frigates all joined here, Zhang Siyuan regained control of the fleet, and the commander of the major was detained , but all the mercenaries were eliminated, and some loyal ones were also detained and waited for later screening. They basically controlled the battleship and fleet, but this time they suffered heavy losses. On the one hand, the British fleet was chasing after them, and on the other hand, the internal enemies make trouble.

In the transport fleet, three destroyers turned against the water, and two destroyers were harassed, but they were quickly suppressed. However, after the two destroyers killed a destroyer controlled by the enemy, they were also killed by the enemy. There were also three transport ships Being controlled by the enemy, the others fled in all directions, and news of being controlled continued to spread. Soon after statistics, 29 transport ships lost three ships, eight were controlled by the enemy, and a total of eleven ships were lost. The remaining eighteen ships were in three Ten nautical miles of foreign exchange and beyond to the deep sea.

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Yes!Although the thousand-ton fast ironclad ship is fast, it has insufficient endurance and is only suitable for raids, tracking, and reconnaissance operations.

Moreover, the above firepower may be useful against some old-type ironclad ships or steam engine merchant ships below Type III. It is more difficult to deal with destroyers, but it is simply scratching the itch against frigates. The long, medium and short-range artillery arranged in three dimensions up and down will definitely tear them apart.

After the two cruisers and five frigates rendezvoused, they did not take into account the sunk sailors and officers and soldiers of the fleet that fell into the water. Now no one cares about them, not even the enemy cares about picking them up. They are maneuvering quickly on the sea, chasing Zhang Siyuan and the others .

The battle lasted for two and a half hours, from the distant seas of Cuba to [-] nautical miles near the colonial islands of the Netherlands and the British. The strange thing is that the Dutch fleet has not arrived by this time. I saw the scout fleet before, but now it is There is not a single ship in sight, and even the merchant ships have disappeared. It seems that the British are still very arrogant here.

Maybe there are other secrets, but it also shows that the new Qin State is now isolated in this area. The Dutch are Westerners after all, and the businessmen under the Westerners don’t care. This world is ruled by big families and big business consortiums Yes, never changed.

It is even more powerful in China, adding an official and the power in the hands of the official.

Having said that, although the warships of the New Qin State have good mobility, good firepower, and good defense, after all, there are still too many enemy warships, and Zhang Siyuan is still thinking about how to destroy the frigate and the two warships with wireless telegraphy. The transport ship hijacked by the enemy.

Under the command of the flagship captain, the fleet shuttled back and forth, surrounded by dangers in the huge net woven by the enemy's firepower, and was hit from time to time. The battleship, which had already been severely reduced by the mercenary rebellion, was even worse at this time. The busy manpower , one person replaced the jobs of three or four people, running up and down, busy, four officers were killed in an enemy artillery attack, the bosun was sent to another warship to take command, and the promoted chief engineer immediately took over Four second-in-commands were replaced, and the gunner commander was injured and still commanded the battle. The sergeant major promoted from below took over the position of the chief engineer, and another sergeant replaced the position of the boatswain.

There was only one helmsman left in the command tower, and the others went to the engine room to help. The captain personally commanded the battleship and the fleet at the same time. Zhang Siyuan was busy coordinating various departments to play their roles, paying attention to the entire battle situation. The telegraph operator Handed him a telegram, "Appoint him as the commander of the squadron, destroy all warships with wireless telegrams, lead the remaining warships to escape the enemy's pursuit, destroy the radio telegrams on all warships in times of crisis, and hide in the Dutch port Take cover and surrender to the Dutch."

Among them, the appointment of him as the commander of the squadron is real, and the others are not real. It is so difficult to destroy the frigate under the heavy protection of the enemy and the two transport ships dozens of nautical miles away.

As the technology of the new Qin State's radio transmitters becomes more and more advanced, the volume of the transmitters is getting smaller and higher, and the penetration rate is getting higher and higher. There are also destroyers, and the two destroyers that died together with the enemy must be the same. After receiving the relevant orders, the three destroyers captured by the enemy were destroyed at all costs. The price was paid by themselves, and the remaining three destroyers here were also sunk. It was also for the other frigates and cruisers to protect the wireless telegraph Prioritize strikes without falling into the hands of the enemy, and the sunken destroyer was also sunk by the enemy to protect this secret.

Although the task is very difficult, it must be completed. Even if the entire fleet is destroyed, the frigate must be sunk. The current task is more important than escorting the transport fleet away from the enemy. If he cannot complete the task, then not only will he fail to be the fleet commander , and he will definitely go to jail after returning, and the responsibility on his back will be quite heavy. Thinking of this, he secretly hated the naturalized Dutch major mercenary.

But now there is no way but to execute it.

"The fleet increased its speed and sailed at a speed of [-] knots. All the enemy's battleships except the capital ship that were closest to us were focused on and eliminated one by one, at any cost."

Zhang Siyuan thought of a way to use the speed of the battleship to divide the enemy, and then destroy the battleship below the enemy's main battleship first, and then deal with the enemy's main battleship.

Fewer warships means an advantage, good command, and after the order is conveyed, the following cruiser and five frigates are at full speed, and within 15 minutes they have thrown off all the enemy's battleships except the capital ship and the fast ironclad ship Three nautical miles, the distance of the battle was extended to five nautical miles. The enemy fleet could not react in time and could only catch up at full speed, so the main battleship lost touch with the other warships, and the distance was about three nautical miles.

After continuing to rush forward for one nautical mile, we waited for the enemy to get close to a distance of 500 meters. After the enemy fired a salvo, the side counterattacked with secondary artillery in a messy manner, and then the entire fleet twisted to avoid the enemy's salvo fire , passed through the enemy's scattered formation, and the artillery on both sides fired a salvo, which severely injured three enemy battleships. Two battleships were hit near the tail rudder, and the speed of the smoke from the tail dropped to ten Seven knots, and stopped in place for about 3 minutes before regaining momentum, but the speed was obviously out of joint.

There are also two enemy main ironclad ships that were hit in the middle, the main guns were destroyed, and the firepower of the secondary guns lost several, and the firepower suddenly became messy. Fighting the fire on the spot, unable to catch up again, after passing through the middle of the enemy's broken fleet line, the fleet turned to the rear of the enemy's fleet. After the salvo, an enemy's already injured main armored ship was hit by at least five 128mm giants. Almost all the turrets were destroyed by the artillery shells, the deck was in a mess, and only one or two secondary guns were firing back, but it was useless. Because of the range, the secondary guns could not hit the high-speed movement of the new Qin State. The main force of the capable squadron led by Zhang Siyuan.

After a shuttle back, they were not far away from the enemy's destroyer fleet, but only 200 meters. mm and 90 mm guns, but not many, and the speed is too slow to cause accurate hits on the squadron, but here even the secondary guns can cause them damage, and the secondary guns can at least knock out their decks The secondary artillery and the deck and hull caused serious damage. The three destroyers of the enemy were abolished as soon as they confronted each other. Almost none of the battleships had the firepower to fire. The decks were all wounded soldiers who suffered heavy losses. .

The remaining three ships were hit again during maneuver evasion, one was immediately blown up by shells, the ammunition depot caught fire and sank, and the fire filled the air within 3 minutes after one was hit, and the enemy had to abandon the ship to protect themselves. The other one ran fast, but the tail gun was still destroyed, and the tail was bitten severely. Only the spiral ship was idling, pushing the battleship away at a speed of five or six knots.

After twists and turns, the captured frigate in the scattered enemy's main fleet also leaked out. When the fleet turned around, it happened to meet, and Zhang Siyuan shouted to the flagship captain beside him: "It's now, send the order All warships, concentrate artillery fire on that frigate, and it must be sunk."

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The remaining fourteen main guns of the two cruisers, a total of ten 75mm secondary guns on one side, and five frigates add up to 36 guns on one side. After dozens of guns turned again, they faced three enemy ships. The main battleship, a frigate captured by mutinous mercenaries, only hit the frigate, and in an instant, dozens of shells flew over the 560-meter sea.

About fifteen shells hit the frigate. Even though the frigate was a battleship of the New Qin State with amazing protection, it was impossible to resist the fifteen 128mm main guns hit by its own 128mm artillery. Immediately, The conning tower was blown up, twelve main guns were blown up, and four huge breaches were opened in the front and back of the deck. The explosion distorted the battleship, and after making an unpleasant sound of metal friction, it broke and sank into the ship within 5 minutes. The sea, followed by the remaining 120 Chinese crew members of the battleship captured by the mercenaries, and the thirty marines who did not comply with the rebel mercenaries.

Of course, it is not without paying a price here. One hundred crew members on various battleships were killed or injured. When they were fighting the enemy, the artillery on at least three of the enemy's main ships was also firing with dozens of main and auxiliary guns. A frigate immediately After being severely damaged, the captain had to issue an order to abandon the ship, and at the same time sent the last telegram, destroying the radio station, detonating the ammunition depot, and the battleship broke and sank.

Now that the battle is changing so fast, they themselves know that the fleet cannot stop to rescue them, because the enemy's fleet is still stronger than the strength here.

Zhang Siyuan naturally knew about the sinking of the frigate, but he had nothing to do now, and he couldn't go back to rescue the remaining warships. Those people either froze to death in the sea or were captured by the British. There was no other way.

If he falls into the sea, no one else will hesitate to rescue him. Unless the enemy is defeated, or there is still time, they can only wait for the battle to end.

Even if the battle is over, they turn around, nearly a hundred miles away, and a person falls into the sea. If he is not attacked and eaten by sharks or other fish, then he is in the sea due to the low temperature or his own swimming skills or sea survival skills. However, he can support it for two hours at most. After two hours, if there is no rescue, he will lose his strength and will slide to the depths of the sea and become a meal for fish. It is possible to drift on the sea for several days and nights, if the sea is as calm as ever.

The firepower of the remaining four frigates and two cruisers was also reduced to a point where they could no longer compete with the remaining thirteen warships of the enemy. They destroyed five enemy warships and lost one of their own. Lost one-third, basically only two-thirds of the original number remained on each battleship, and the number of all main guns dropped from dozens to a total of 34. Maybe they can still fight, but the enemy's There are still nearly [-] cannons, this is not a level of battle.

So Zhang Siyuan had no choice but to run away, passing by the enemy's flank again, and after losing two main guns, Zhang Siyuan's fleet quickly fled the battlefield at an average speed of [-] knots, chasing after the transport fleet.