Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

"Mexha, Tulip, Gem, Liard, Bauhinia, and Cat's Eye all reported heavy damage."

Inside the control tower of the Vostok.

John Jervis, commander of the British Indian Ocean Fleet, had beads of sweat as big as soybeans on his forehead, and several blisters appeared on his lips.

The reports coming from the battlefield now made him impatient.

The situation is too bad.

The situation reported from the cruiser squadron shocked all the senior officers in the command room.

There are now seven Devastation-class cruisers, and one Fomorian-class battleship has reported heavy damage.

Not to mention seven cruisers.

Just the damage to that Titan-class battleship was enough to make John Jervis' scalp numb.

Because it was not even an enemy battleship that caused heavy damage to an ironclad battleship with a displacement of 1 tons.

It was caused by a few cruisers and a dozen frigates.

The results were caused by the heavy damage suffered by eight new armored ships.

However, two Chinese Hong-class cruisers were damaged and two Wei-class frigates were severely damaged.

Oh.

The British Navy achieved its first sinking since the war began - an armor-piercing projectile penetrated the armor of a Wei-class frigate, hit the ammunition depot and exploded, causing a Wei-class frigate to disintegrate and sink.

Four enemy ships were damaged and one was sunk.

Our own side severely damaged eight ships.

It doesn't seem like it's too bad.

But
Considering that the other party only sunk a [-]-ton small ship.

There were not too many people on board.

But a Giant-class battleship on their side was severely damaged. At the same time, the Chinese used poison gas bombs, killing a large number of people on the ship.

If you count the casualties.

Then the losses on your side will be even greater!
And, until now.

The opponent's side achieved such results with four cruisers and sixteen frigates.

"Full speed ahead! Full speed ahead!!"

John Jervis gritted his teeth and issued the order.

"Catch up and catch up with their main fleet!"

"Admiral, we can't maintain our formation like this!"

Will Smith reminded.

"Formation? Damn the damn formation!!"

John Jervis jumped to his feet and roared.

"Damn horizontal formation, damn impact, damn"

"We are all idiots!"

"We are all too self-righteous! Artillery! Bombs! This is the king of this era! We expect the collision to sink the opponent's ironclad ship. This is really ridiculous!"

"All the efforts we have made in the past few years are a joke! The tactics we conceived are not suitable for the war of this era at all!!"

Will Smith's hands and feet became cold when he heard this, and he looked horrified: "Then what should we do?"

Several years of preparation.

Suddenly I realized it was a joke.
The cloud of defeat has already hung over his head.
"It doesn't matter that much!"

John Jervis took a deep breath.

"Now we can only count on the decisive battle of the main fleet! Catch up and spank the Chinese!"

John, Jervis shouted.

We still have advantages.

he thought to himself.

We have bigger ships, bigger guns
"Governor! The main fleet of British ships is accelerating!!"

Zhu Yimian had a splint tied to his arm and hung on his chest.

The third son of the Ming Emperor is also injured now.

The Zhenwu was also hit by enemy ship's shells before.

Once a shell exploded right next to his conning tower.

Fortunately, the armor of the command tower is very strong. Otherwise, none of the officers in the command tower would survive.

However, the huge impact also injured a group of officers.

Zhu Yixian fell down in the command cabin and broke his arm.

But Zhang Bao was frightened enough-if King Jin died in this battle.

Dear mother.
It affects career. "In addition to the battleship, two Titan-class ships are rushing up!"

Chen Huacheng said with a frown.

"Turn the cruiser detachment southward! Lure at least one Titan away!"

Zhang Bao took a deep breath.

"Giant level is no big deal."

Just now.

Another report came from the observation post.

The British did not pursue the cruise fleet. Instead, the two formations began to approach, preparing to flank their main force on the left and right!
"No pursuit"

Chen Huacheng took a deep breath.

"In this case. Then we can only put aside our horses and horses for a decisive battle, and the cruise fleet will also return to strengthen its firepower!"

"exactly!!"

Zhang Bao's hands were trembling slightly.

The time has come to bet on the fate of the country.

At this moment.

John Jervis finally found some confidence.

Because the Chinese Navy's next tactical actions and reactions were within his expectations.

Their battleship formation and cruiser/frigate formation formed a double column.

This is what John Jervis expected.

Over the years of large and small exercises, the British Navy probably also knows what tactics the Ming Navy will adopt to deal with the British Navy's horizontal team.

It is actually not difficult to guess that the double column will outflank the horizontal column.

Just accurately judge the opponent's roundabout column and the frontal confrontation.

"Will, which team do you think they're going to use to outflank him?"

John Jervis asked Will next to him.

"Of course it's their cruiser/frigate formation. These ships are fast ships, they can reach 17 knots at the fastest, and they are equipped with a large number of rapid-fire guns. If they rush to our left wing, we will be in trouble."

"Send three Warrior-class ships and three Ravager-class ships to deal with them, using horizontal formation tactics, commanded by Major General Walker! After crushing the enemy formation, immediately turn around and come back to reorganize the horizontal formation!"

"We have to be like cavalry! Use the impact to rush the opponent!"

Both sides have no backup plan.

The two huge fleets have reached the point of close combat.

The time has come to decide the destiny of the East and the West.

Every soldier who participated in this naval battle.

Whether Chinese or British.

They are very clear.

This is a head-on showdown between the two most powerful maritime forces on the ocean.

The British warships that have dominated the oceans for more than 100 years have overcome all obstacles, and their tall bows are heading straight towards the Ming Dynasty navy.

"Only if this battle is won can the British Empire have a future."

John Jervis thought.

His deputy, Will, was right.

The victory of a battle may be affected by tactics, weather, or even luck.

But maritime hegemony belongs to.

In the final analysis, it is a head-on confrontation of national power.

In terms of national strength
Is the British Empire comparable to the Ming Empire?
John Jervis did not dare to think about this problem.

but.

He knows better.

The British Empire wanted to maintain its maritime supremacy.

rely on.

It is the victory of the war.

Only by continuously winning can the so-called gap in national strength be reversed.
'War is about making your enemies fearful'

John Jervis thought.

"My position as marshal of the navy may begin with this battle!"

The third son of the Ming Dynasty, King Jin Zhu Yixian, suddenly had such a sentence in his heart. (End of chapter)