Steel Dynasty - Chapter 964

[Chapter 958 Battleship attacks]

Wilson looked at the Dengzhou Military Port in front of him seriously.

Three battleship groups from different countries were communicating combat information by exchanging semaphores with each other. Under Wilson’s order, the first batch of twenty battleships entered the harbor bay.

Through observation, they found that there were only eight Great Yu warships docked in the vast bay, and there seemed to be no Great Yu warships in the harbor that they had just seen at sea.

“Send our soldiers to find landing sites on both sides of the military port and seize their forts and shipyards. The remaining warships will go to Dengzhou Pier and attack their merchant ships to attract attention.”

Wilson gave the order calmly, in order to achieve this goal , he carefully collected all the information and kept the nearby terrain in mind.

“Eight battleships? Wilson, we may have fallen into their trap.” Dick said worriedly. According to the intelligence they received, the Great Yu Navy has at least ninety-six battleships, but now they only have eight in front of them.

In his opinion, other warships must set up a circle for them.

Wilson raised his eyebrows and said: “Don’t worry, I will double check before attacking. Look, the person I mentioned is almost here.”

While speaking, he looked at the sea not far away. There was no suspended ship The ship with the flag was coming towards them, and soon the ship arrived in front of the fleet.

A man dressed as a samurai boarded Wilson’s battleship.

“Long time no see, Makino Haruaki.” Wilson smiled. He knew this man. He and Kerry had met this Japanese pirate leader when they went to Nagasaki three years ago.

“General Wilson.” Makino Haru looked obviously a little embarrassed, and the samurai uniform on his body was also a little tattered. The only thing that remained unchanged was the dangerous look in his eyes.

If it were not for the information provided by Makino Haruaki, Wilson would really not be willing to cooperate with him. Both the Chongqing people and the Japanese people were inferior nations in their eyes.

“Let’s make a long story short. I need information about the current military port. Where are their warships?” Wilson asked directly.

Makino Haruaki was involved when this plan was formulated, but they were only responsible for the collection of intelligence.

“Most of their warships have gone south. If my guess is correct, they must have gone to attack the Spanish.” Makino Haruaki looked indifferent, as if this had nothing to do with him.

“The Spaniards.” Wilson looked at the Spanish fleet in the other direction and asked, “Are you sure?”

“The attack on Spain is uncertain, but the move south is certain.” Makino Haruaki nodded affirmatively.

Dick burst out laughing when he heard this, “God is on our side. It seems that this time we can successfully destroy their shipyard and make the country of Chongqing breathless for a long time.”

Wilson was not so He was happy, but he was a little worried. It was unusual for the Great Yu Kingdom to go south. Just like the Great Yu Kingdom came out in full force, now they are also leaving in full force.

They can destroy the Dengzhou military port, and they can completely seize Malacca and control Australia’s shipping routes. If so, the advantage gained by attacking Dengzhou cannot offset the advantage of Great Chongqing in seizing Malacca.

Because once Malacca was controlled, their shortest route from Europe to Asia would be cut off.

“I hope they didn’t think of Malacca.” Wilson thought to himself, and then he asked the soldiers to pay Haruaki Makino for the cost of collecting intelligence this time.

After receiving the reward from the British, Makino Haruaki looked at the Dengzhou Military Port with hatred. He said, “I hope you can destroy Dayu, so that our Japanese country can escape from being ruled by Dayu.”

In the Battle of Ryukyu, he completely He lost to Dayu, and now he still remembers the humiliation of that day. Now Yamada Nobunaga surrendered to Dayu, but many domestic warriors who opposed Yamada Nobunaga did not agree with the surrender, and he was one of them.

As long as there is any opportunity to stumble Dayu, he will be willing to charge into the battle.

“This is a difficult task, and I’m afraid it cannot be accomplished by one country alone. I hope Mr. Makino will not give up.” Wilson said: “We British will always be your allies.”

Haruaki Makino was moved, and he bent down to Wilson. Bowing, “Please.”

With a smile on his face, Wilson decided to end the battle as soon as possible. He said, “Sorry, it’s our attack time now, and I can no longer accompany Mr. Makino.”

“It doesn’t matter, I I will wait for your moment of victory on my ship.” Makino Haruaki looked excited, then got off the battleship and returned to his ship, watching the battle from the outside of the fleet.

After receiving the news that all the main warships of the Great Chongqing Kingdom were heading south, Wilson no longer had any scruples. He ordered the warships to sail into the bay and annihilate all the warships in the military port.

In the military port, Xie Yuan has been watching this huge combined fleet. This is the first time in ten years that they have experienced a large-scale naval battle of this scale.

“Son of a bitch, come on, grandpa will send you to the sea to feed the fish.” Xie Yuan said bitterly as he looked at the battleship slowly sailing into the military port. While arranging the coastal defense, he had already dispatched the navy and land forces stationed in the military port. The team enters the battlefield.

At the same time, he sent a hunting cavalry to the Dengzhou camp to ask for help. As an important trading port of the Chongqing Kingdom, Dengzhou was naturally a city that the army focused on defense.

Therefore, there are 9,000 army soldiers in the Dengzhou camp all year round.

While Xie Yuan was cursing, twenty warships entered the military port. To his surprise, the remaining warships did not follow them in, but cruised to both sides of the military port.

Seeing this scene, Xie Yuan suddenly broke into a cold sweat. He said to Ding Chang: “Oh no, they must be preparing to seize our fort in a roundabout way and let the Marines send people to keep an eye on them.” “

Yes.” Ding Chang responded. out.

Raising his telescope and continuing to stare at the warships entering the military port, Xie Yuan found that these warships had indeed stopped outside their firing range, apparently waiting for their soldiers to attack the fort.

In this way, they can take the opportunity to attack the military port.

Taking a deep breath, he looked at a low mountain in the north outside the military port. This low mountain extended to the sea and was a natural barrier. Li Wei and the twelve steam warships he led were on standby, saying, “Li Wei, this is It’s up to you whether you can hold the military port next time.”

After that, he asked people to light the beacon.

Black smoke rose, and Levi quickly noticed it. At this time, he ordered the semaphore on the mast to convey the order.

The warships he led this time were all hybrid warships, and these warships used the latest triple-expansion steam engines as the source of power, which can be said to be powerful.

In Li Wei’s view, the combat effectiveness of these brand-new warships is definitely higher than that of sail warships that rely on wind power to move.

(End of chapter)