Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

From the appearance.

You can see the fundamental difference in the thinking of the Ming Dynasty and the British Navy.

In order to facilitate facing the enemy from the side, the turrets of the Zhen-class battleships of the Ming Empire Navy were all arranged along the central axis.

In front are two [-]-inch main gun turrets, and in the back is a main gun turret.

It is also equipped with 12 30-inch rapid-fire bombardment gun turrets.A configuration of matching sizes is formed.

The battleship itself looks very slender.

Compared with the Ming Navy.

The battleships of the British Empire now come into view.

It looks very broad and fat.

At this moment.

Admiral John Jervis, Commander of the British Empire's Indian Ocean Fleet, is crossing himself on his chest to thank God for his good fortune.

Because just when he received the news that the Chinese fleet appeared on the sea east of the Maldives Islands.

Three of the latest models of main battleships set off from Portsmouth Port and arrived in the Maldives after three months of sailing.

This type of battleship is named "Colossus" class.

Possibly the most powerful battleship ever built.

The displacement is as high as 1 tons!

It is the best proof of the industrial strength of the British Empire.

Three warships named "Orient", "Tulip" and "Wave" respectively have arrived in the Maldives and been incorporated into the Indian Ocean Fleet!
Before the big war is coming.

The British Empire's Indian Ocean Fleet was lucky enough to add three invincible battleships!
"The Chinese are destined to lose!"

Jervis was full of confidence at this time, and the "Oriental" under his feet was the new flagship of his Indian Ocean Fleet.

The three "Giant" class battleships fought through obstacles and headed east.

Naval battles in this era still cannot be beyond visual range combat. The combat distance still stays within the visual range. Even because of the accuracy of artillery, the combat distance is usually carried out at a closer distance.

Fomorian-class battleship.

The total length is 107 meters, the width is 32.1 meters, and the average draft is 8.9 meters.

It looks like a squat hill.

This is because the turrets of these battleships are huge diagonally connected terrace turrets.

Each turret is equipped with three 340-fold cannons with a diameter of 30 mm.

This is not a triple turret.

It's just three guns = installed in a turret.

So it looks very huge, which is why these warships are so wide.

On the front deck of the battleship, two huge road batteries are located in front of the battleship, one in front and one slightly behind. The purpose of this is very clear: the six huge main guns can all be aimed at the front.

Besides.

There are also 8 100mm rapid-fire cannons and 14 47mm machine guns.

The three warships have a no-load displacement of 1 tons, and the full-load displacement can reach a terrifying [-] tons!

When the two triple-expansion steam engines operate at full power, they can bring a maximum speed of 17 knots.

On board the cruiser Hong Lie.

Captain Deng Huanzhuang withdrew his gaze from the three huge warships in the distance.

As a cruiser, Hong Lie's mission is to follow the battleship, output firepower during the decisive battle, rely on its own speed to catch up with the enemy ship during pursuit, and act as a cover for the battleship when defeated.

Deng Huanzhuang entered the Ming Dynasty Royal Naval Officer Academy in the seventh year of the Liberation.

As a Guangzhou native.

He was the earliest subject of the Guangfu District in the Ming Dynasty.

The sooner you are liberated, the sooner you will enjoy happiness.

Now it's in the Ming Dynasty's naval system.A large number of them were Cantonese and Fujianese who were the first to enroll in the Army and Naval Academy in Huangpu.

Many of Deng Huanzhuang's senior brothers have already become admirals of the squadron.

Deng Huanzhuang himself also had a prosperous official career. In just ten years after graduation, he became the captain of the main fleet.

If you can make a contribution in this first large-scale confrontation between the Eastern and Western navies.

From that day on, maybe even the Minister of the Navy will be able to think about it.

Think of this.

Deng Huanzhuang felt a little hot in his heart - speaking of which, this Deng Huanzhuang's grades were not particularly outstanding when he was in school, but for some reason he was favored by the emperor. After graduation, he worked as a staff officer in the Navy Ministry for several years, and was received by the emperor several times. His official career will be prosperous.

Many classmates are privately asking if Deng Huanzhuang has any special background.

But a pity.

Nothing was found out.

In short, this Colonel Deng Huanzhuang became the captain of a battleship with no background.

Relative to his mediocrity.

Deng Huanzhuang's deputy captain Ito Yunori has a much older background than him.

Yunori Ito was a feudal lord of Satsuma. He had made great contributions when he supported Zhu Laoliu as the king of Japan. Like Deng Huanzhuang, he had a good career as an official after studying at the Naval Academy for a period of time.

Now he is also a lieutenant colonel and has become Deng Huanzhuang's deputy.

"Ito, it's a pity that the British moved."

Deng Huanzhuang said while holding up the telescope.

"What's the pity?" Ito Yunori asked.

"Isn't it a pity? I'm afraid our cruisers can't fight against the opponent's main battleships. We can only wait for the opportunity. I don't know if we can wait for the opportunity that belongs to you and me!"

"Deng Jun, there is nothing to be sorry for. I think we have plenty of opportunities!"

Yunori Ito said.

"Where is the opportunity?"

"In pursuit!"

"The British warships are too big"

"It's useless. They actually want to rely on collision as the final weapon in naval battles in this era! This is simply crazy."

"Yes, the British have definitely lost their minds!"

Deng Huanzhuang nodded in approval.

If you have explosives, don't use them, just use the corners to hit them?
Isn't this dizzy?
"Lord Governor! The capital ships of the British Indian Ocean Fleet have been fully mobilized. In addition to the latest "Warrior" class battleship with a displacement of 12 tons, 12 "Ravage" class battleships with a displacement of [-] tons, and [-] "Warrior" class battleships with a displacement of [-] tons. In addition to the [-]-ton "Roaring" class cruiser, three unexpected battleships also appeared! According to the intelligence, they are probably the latest generation of British main battleships, the 'Colossus'!!"

Three Titan-class ships appeared.

There are as many as thirty battleships alone!
Zhang Bao and Chen Huacheng both had serious expressions on their faces.

The unexpected appearance of three warships is likely to become a variable in this naval battle.

And they are three legendary [-]-ton battleships.

"Three [-]-ton battleships."

Zhang Bao took a deep breath.

"I've heard about the name for a long time. This time, I just got to see it. I hope the name doesn't live up to it!"

The Ming Navy and the British Navy were imaginary enemies of each other, so they naturally investigated each other's situation.

In addition to the latest "Colossus" class battleship.

The Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei has basically figured out the situation of other battleships.

Without the addition of these three giant ships.

Zhang Bao was confident that he could defeat the British Indian Ocean Fleet.

but now
He does have some mental problems. (End of chapter)