1825 My New Daming

Chapter 236 The nightmare of the British Empire has begun! (Please subscribe, please collect)

Strait of Malacca, waters near Temasek Island.

In the observation basket on the top of the triangular mast of the really old-fashioned coastal defense ironclad ship Bailey Island, two lookouts held up binoculars with trembling hands, and their eyes were full of fear.

Drops of sweat slid down their temples and flowed to the corners of their mouths, giving off a hint of salty taste, and the white sailor uniforms were already wet with sweat.Although it is autumn now, the hot sun in the Strait of Malacca, which is close to the equator, still makes them dizzy.So much so that they were a little unsure whether the scene that appeared in the telescope was real or illusory?
This is a huge and suffocating fleet!Passing through the waters between Temasek Island and Batam Island with two columns and a speed of about 10 knots.On every ship, the sun and moon flags of the Ming Navy are flying!
"Two, two Hero-class ships, eight Prince-class ships (Prince-class), eight Duke-class ships (Laojia patrol named after the Duke of Ming Dynasty), eight Marquis-class ships (protected cruiser named after the Marquis of Ming Dynasty), and There are four. It seems to be the Shitenno class of Japan? Also, there are many large transport ships! My God, what are these Easterners thinking? Do they want to start a war?"

An elderly lookout reported his discovery, while uttering his own doubts in a trembling voice.As a veteran non-commissioned officer who has served in the Indian Grand Fleet for a long time, he remembers the appearance of most Ming Navy ships, and has witnessed their majestic appearance more than once in the ocean near Malacca.But at the same time, he saw forty or fifty Ming Navy ships forming a huge formation trying to pass through the Strait of Malacca. He had only seen it in a nightmare.
Of course, this scene is also a nightmare for the entire British Empire!

In fact, the Malacca Squadron of the Royal Indian Navy (actually the original Royal Navy Indian Fleet) where this veteran of the Royal Navy is located was formed for this nightmare.

Not to stop the nightmare, but to alert London when it begins.

So this Malacca squadron is not strong at all. Except for two old-fashioned coastal defense ironclad ships with more than 20 years of age, there are some notification ships (unprotected cruisers) with a displacement of more than 1000 tons, gunboats and tonnages of several hundred tons. Lighter torpedo boats.

Of course, it is impossible to repel the main fleet of the Ming Navy by relying on these "cannon fodder ships". Their mission is to resist the incoming enemy a little bit, so as to gain time for the Temasek Fortress to deploy defenses, and to report the "bad news" to the Royal Indian Navy in Kolkata. Grand Fleet Command will do.
"Sir, the report from the lookout post found that the main fleet of the Ming Dynasty Navy has at least 10 battleships, including 2 Hero-class ships and 8 Prince-class ships."

On the bridge of the coastal defense ironclad ship Belle Island, Commodore William Baja, the commander of the Malacca Strait Squadron, listened to the report of the telegraph communication officer with a pale face, and then raised the binoculars in his hand to look towards the sea in the southeast direction. .After a little search, I found two thick triangular masts floating on the sea level and several steam boilers that went straight up to the sky.The current visibility is very good, Brigadier General Baga can even make out that those masts fluttering in the wind are the Sun Moon Rises Sea Flags of the Ming Navy!
From the size and shape of the mast, Brigadier General Baga has already analyzed in his heart that this is the second ship Wei and Ding of the "Duke" class of the Ming Dynasty!Although it is only a 3000-ton "Old Armor Patrol", their 210mm cannons are still enough to beat old ships like the Belle Island class into flames.

He looked serious, and he was still thinking about how long his Bailey Island could last when the fight broke out later, when the smoke column and more and more tall masts that appeared in the sky had slowly appeared in front of him. The telescope is currently inside!
William Baga knew that he hadn't heard it wrong just now. The Ming Navy really sent a large fleet. His own nightmare, no, the nightmare of the British Empire has come true!
He reacted immediately, and ordered loudly: "Sign up the notification ship Surprise, let it return to Temasek Port immediately, and report to the Temasek Governor's Mansion. Daming is here, and Ming is really here! 10 battleships, 8 armored cruisers, Eight protected cruisers have entered the Strait of Malacca!"

When he gave the order, beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead, and he didn't know if he was under too much pressure. Finally, he cursed fiercely: "Fake squid, I won't commit suicide! Zuo Manduo , we return to Temasek Fortress!"

"Yes, sir!"

All the people on the bridge of Belle Island let out a sigh of relief.

Although these people are all excellent naval officers and soldiers, and they all have the naval spirit of the Royal Navy in their hearts, they are still afraid of death, and they are not willing to die carelessly.So at this time, no one wants to use their own lives to test the true intentions of the Ming Navy. Whatever it is, just follow the script of "The Nightmare Begins" and report to the top!

London, 10 Downing Street.

Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, was in his office at this moment, happily watching the secret telegram sent by Hugh Gough from Constantinople—it was not sent by a wireless telegraph, but The telegraph line connecting Alexandria, Egypt through Constantinius was first sent to the British Consulate General in Alexandria, and then transferred to Lord Wayne in London.

As for the content of the secret telegram, of course it's all the news that the old man was embarrassed!
Nicholas I was really ashamed this time, throwing away all the ancestral prestige accumulated since the time of Peter the Great.An army of 30 to 5 people, as well as the Mediterranean Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet, were abruptly blocked west of Adriaburg. It has been blocked since May until now, and progress is still slow.

Although during these four months, Nicholas I has been working very hard to recruit troops and generals to buy arms. He not only recruited more than 20 strong men from Greece, Rumelia, Wallachia and other places to join the army, but also recruited more than 50 strong men from the Rakshasa. More than [-] recruits were mobilized, and the total number of troops invested was pushed to more than [-], but they still failed to take Adrianople.

It took 15 to [-] kilometers in four months, and at least [-] casualties were paid. For the Rakshas, ​​Greeks, and Bulgarians, this is really a nightmare!
The Rakshasa's bigger nightmares are still in Asia Minor, the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa.Because Mahmud II's "Battle of the Gods" was so good, the warlords and tribal leaders of the empire who were going to wait for the end of the Ottoman Empire to separate themselves had to change their positions. Careerists have become the loyalists of the Turkish Empire—after all, the Ottoman Turkish Empire is a country that uses Tianfang religion to unite people's hearts, and everyone believes in it.And what Mahmoud II did in Adrianople was the battle of the gods.This is the highest political correctness in the entire Tianfangjiao world!Even a character like Ali Pasha dare not oppose the sultan now. Therefore, the original Constantinian has now become the real sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Every day, "God warriors" from Asia Minor, the Arabian Peninsula, and North Africa entered Constantiniya, and warlords like Ali Pasha also sent troops, while the Tianfang believers of the Indian Empire donated under the instructions of Emperor William A large sum of money was spent, and the money was turned into British-made weapons (a considerable part of which was made in India), which was continuously sent to Mahmud II through the Persian Gulf, Iraq, and Syria.

The originally fragmented Turkish Empire was actually united because of Nicholas I's attack!
Therefore, the situation of the British Empire is very good, and the nightmare of the Raksha Kingdom has just begun, and Prussia, Austria, and France are now ready to move, and when Mahmoud II recognizes the independence of Greece, they will turn to help.

"dong dong dong"

A hasty knock on the door suddenly reached the ears of the Duke of Wellington, who was secretly having fun. The Duke frowned: "Is that you? Huck."

"No, it's me, Horatio!"

It was Earl Nelson who came here!
The Duke of Wellington hurriedly said, "Come in, Earl, come in quickly!"

The door of the office was pushed open by Huck, and then the gloomy Earl Nelson came in. The "Military God" of the British Navy looked at the Duke of Wellington and said calmly, "It's started!"

"What started?"

"The nightmare of the British Empire has begun!"

(End of this chapter)