Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 435 Half the earth belongs to the Ming Dynasty
"Commander, what we need to do now is to save the fleet!"

Will Smith has become extremely sober now.

"We still have more than a dozen battleships. In South Africa and Madagasda, we still have some squadrons. As long as these warships undergo some modifications, they can also be equipped with a large number of rapid-fire guns! Obviously, in future naval battles, we want to The possibility of sinking an enemy ship with one blow is no longer high. Pursuing damage is the best solution! We must maintain a fleet in the Indian Ocean, otherwise the Chinese will unscrupulously bypass the Cape of Good Hope! Establish strongholds in West Africa, and even Cut off Atlantic shipping lanes!”

After hearing this, John Jervis finally nodded heavily with an extremely gloomy face.

"Instruct all ships to form a group of three and break out to the south!"

There is a base of the British Royal Navy on the island of Madagascar in the south. With the protection of the base's fortress guns, the Ming Navy will definitely not dare to attack the military port in a hurry.

"Concentrate fire! Target the Oakland!"

Zhang Bao is now full of excitement.

Thousands of miles away, a battle will determine the sea power!

Just rely on this credit.

Next Chancellor of the Admiralty.

He could even think about the position of Navy Admiral.

A big win!

Great victory!
"Governor! The British formation has disbanded!! They used three battleships as a small formation. They want to escape!"

"Chase!"

Of course Zhang Bao knew that the British could not be allowed to leave with the fleet.

This battle has been a complete victory.

just now.

It’s time to expand the results!

The semi-crippled Hong Lie ran aground on a coral reef - although it did not sink, there was no need to repair and rescue the Hong Lie.

When the British army broke through.

Hong Lie was hit by another armor-piercing bomb on the waterline. The huge gap caused a large amount of seawater to pour in.

After closing several cabins, the influx of seawater was finally stopped.

In the end, the Hong Lie staggered towards a coral reef and chose to run aground on the beach.

After completing all the tasks, Deng Huanzhuang and his deputy Ito Yunori, together with more than 800 strong and exhausted men, began to quietly look out from the cabin after extinguishing the fire on the Honglie. A distant battlefield.

Everyone is praying to God, Mazu, Buddha, etc. for victory.

This is a naval battle after all.

After the Hong Lie lost its combat effectiveness.

Their more than 800 people are basically useless - they can't carry a revolver for self-defense to attack the enemy's warship, which is like a hill, right?
As the situation on the battlefield becomes increasingly clear.

Deng Huanzhuang became more and more excited.

He seemed to see generals, stars, and titles waving to him.

this battle.

He has definitely made a great contribution!

Led a cruiser/frigate formation, sank a Titan-class battleship, and crippled a Titan-class battleship.

Such military exploits.

It was enough for Deng Huanzhuang, Ito Yunori and others to carry a general star on their shoulders and even be knighted.

After seeing the decisive battle between the two sides turn into a chase battle.

Deng Huanzhuang breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Then began to wait patiently for this battle to be over.

The burning British warships were fleeing south.

All the British lost confidence and lost confidence in fighting the Ming Navy fleet.

All they had left now was the idea of ​​​​escape and escaping from the guns of the Ming warships.

The chase lasted until [-]:[-] p.m.

The falling night saved the last remaining British warships, and the Ming Navy did not take the risk of pursuing it under the cover of night - for Zhang Bao, the governor of the Ming Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, the current results were great enough!

Sinked 9 enemy battleships!

This also includes two [-]-ton super ships! !
Besides.

Most of the enemy ships were damaged to varying degrees.

At least more than twenty enemy ships were damaged to the extent that repairs were no longer necessary.

Most of the remaining warships will have to stay in the repair shop for at least a year and a half before they can regain their combat effectiveness - if the British have enough slipways.Achieve such brilliant results.

Zhang Bao's position as a Duke is now stable - including his father Zhang Hong's position as a Duke, as a dual-family Duke, the Zhang family can be regarded as having transformed from the miserable pirates of the Dan family to a national leader. The world's top wealthy family.

Therefore, it is a normal choice for Zhang Bao to accept the situation as soon as possible.
Enough has been won now.

No need to take risks.

If something unexpected happened in the night, it would be more than worth the loss.

After an overnight voyage.

The dilapidated Dongfang slowly headed south.

"The Chinese didn't catch up!"

After hearing the news, John Jervis finally felt relieved.

But when I think of the losses in this battle.

The British admiral had the urge to take out his pistol and shoot himself in the head.

The loss is too great.

Just the battle damage received now is already very bad.

A total of 11 warships sank (two of them ran aground in panic during the voyage last night and were not observed by the Ming Navy.).

The remaining warships also suffered varying degrees of damage.

Among them, the speed of the battleship Vostok has been reduced to less than 10 knots.

The remaining battleships are also the key targets of the Ming Navy. Of the only 11 battleships left, 8 have completely lost their combat effectiveness.

Of the remaining three ships, only one turret is still operational.

The remaining nine cruisers were even worse, with almost all of their superstructures gone.

Except for a few that can maintain a speed of more than 14 knots, 6 of them have completely lost power and are now being towed slowly south by friendly ships.

Dozens of battleships.

Now there are only 21 ships left.

All of them have to go to the slipway for overhaul.
"With so many damaged warships, how long will it take to repair them?"

The command room of the Vostok.

Many naval officers lamented in their hearts.

"Commander, what to do with the fortress in the Maldives?" Will Smith asked, "There are 3 defenders in the fortress. Without the fleet, they may be besieged to death!"

Of course it is impossible for the Ming Navy to storm the fortress.

3 people are on an isolated island in the sea in the Maldives.

Just a siege is enough.

If it were a later generation, they might be able to rely on planes at the airport to retreat.

But where are the airplanes in this day and age?

A naval fortress without a fleet has almost no military significance.

"Surrender"

John Jervis made a painful decision.

3 people stood firm to the death.

It was simply a sacrifice in vain.

"Sending people to negotiate with the Chinese, we gave up the Maldives and they allowed our people to withdraw safely."

"What about Australia?"

someone asked.

At this time, everyone in the command room was silent.

Lost its transit point in the Indian Ocean.

British strongholds in Australia were also to be evacuated.

This also means.

This vast area from the east of East Africa to the east coast of the Pacific Ocean, half of the world, will all belong to the Ming Empire.

The British Empire could no longer achieve world supremacy - they did not have the power.

Only when the whole of Europe unites can it have the capital to confront the Ming Empire.

(End of this chapter)