Although there are more than 300 large and small warships gathered here, there are only 40 main warships with a displacement tonnage of 1,200-1,600 tons, three artillery decks, and more than 80 guns, and the rest are basically
There are two-layered gun decks, fourth-level battleships with 50-60 guns, and even some merchant ships with 20-30 guns.
The most powerful main battleship in the country has a displacement of more than 2,000 tons and has more than a hundred artillery pieces, and half of them are 48-pound super heavy guns!
Obviously, after being used to seeing super battleships like that, and then looking at Dong Tianzhu Company's junk, Lieutenant General Wilster could only sigh in his heart.
Of course, this is not to blame for the East Tianzhu Company. It is just a company after all. Although it is almost equivalent to a country here, its essential work is still business, not war.
In the eyes of the directors of Dongtianzhu Company, with so much money to build warships, it is better to build more merchant ships. After all, merchant ships also have cannons, which can also be used to deal with the enemy.
A few days later, amidst the cheers of many Helan merchants and nobles, the Dongtianzhu Company's fleet slowly sailed out of the port, advanced along the coastline for hundreds of nautical miles, and then turned to the north.
At this time, in a secret room of a trading house somewhere in the port, a man wearing European clothes sat in front of the radio and sent out a telegram.
He is a special staff member under the Xinghai State Security Department.
No way, this place is too far away from Xinghai City. The straight-line distance exceeds 2,100 kilometers. The PHS in Xinghai City cannot support such long-distance communication at all.
However, in order to obtain information on the Helan people in a timely manner, the Ministry of Industry promptly developed a shortwave radio station and distributed it to the Ministry of Security Affairs for use.
The air of this era did not contain the numerous and dense electromagnetic waves of later generations, which also made the use of radio stations extremely effective.
From Malacca to Xinghai City, the radio waves are unimpeded.
After obtaining the radio information in Xinghai City, the Ministry of Security Affairs immediately forwarded the information to the southbound fleet in Yuxian Port through the radio.
There's going to be a war!
After receiving the news of the departure of Helandong Tianzhu Company's fleet, Yuxian Port immediately became tense.
Various materials such as cannonballs, bullets, cans, etc. are continuously transported to the battleships through steam tower cranes.
After just half a day of supplies, the southbound fleet immediately left the port.
However, they will not go straight to Malacca, but will anchor on the sea near Yuxian Port and wait.
The key here is that the fort at Yuxian Port has not yet been completely built.
As far as the current situation is concerned, there are only ten forts near Yuxian Port that can be used, while the planned number of forts is eighteen.
In order to prevent the East Tianzhu Company fleet from destroying Yuxian Port and avoid missing both sides at sea, the southbound fleet could only wait nearby for the enemy's arrival.
After all, in this era, neither Helan people nor people from other countries have much sense of confidentiality.
The news that the East Tianzhu Company fleet was heading north to attack Yuxian Port has long been spread everywhere.
Even if the Dongtianzhu Company fleet avoids Yuxian Port and wants to go straight to Xinghai City or Sanya Base, the fleet going south will not be afraid.
Because in those two places, there are more powerful forts and garrison warships.
Time passed slowly amidst the noise of the sea breeze.
Waiting is an uncomfortable feeling.
If nothing unexpected happens, the Dongtianzhu Company fleet will need to sail more than 800 kilometers on the sea to reach Yuxian Port.
At the speed of this era, it would take at least two days.
Perhaps due to the influence of the monsoon at this time of year, or perhaps due to ocean currents, the East Tianzhu Company fleet appeared on the radar screen of the flagship of the southward fleet in less than two days.
No way, it's too conspicuous.
The dense red dots on the radar screen are impossible to ignore.
Even Wang Haitao, who stood in the radar room to check the situation, felt surprised.
Since this can basically be said to be the first battle in the true sense of the Xinghai Kingdom Navy, even though the command was given to the veteran Lin Xuefeng, he still took the trouble to come over and take charge.
Before time travel, Lin Xuefeng and Wang Haitao were both transferred to the Navy. However, Wang Haitao was transferred to the navy as deputy captain of a certain destroyer, while Lin Xuefeng was transferred to the navy as a gunnery commander. There are some differences between the two.
To put it simply, Wang Haitao is more comprehensive, while Lin Xuefeng is more professional in naval gun command.
Of course, even so, Lin Xuefeng still respects Wang Haitao very much.
Whether before or after time travel, Wang Haitao's position and military rank were higher than his.
Wang Haitao is now a naval colonel, and Lin Xuefeng is a lieutenant colonel.
The current Xinghai Kingdom Navy does not have a major general. This is because Wang Haitao feels that promoting generals before the navy has experienced a war will be detrimental to the future development of the navy.
On the contrary, the Xinghai Army now has two major generals and division commanders.
But after this battle, the navy will surely be able to produce a major general.
The radar soldier quickly reported the number of enemies: "There are 317 ships in total, 121 of which are over 1,000 tons..."
This amount made Wang Haitao and Lin Xuefeng involuntarily take a breath of air.
To be honest, they had guessed that the Helan people would go to war, but they never expected that the Helan people would dispatch so many ships.
You know, there are only twelve warships over a thousand tons in the southward fleet.
The fleet heading south originally had two first-class battleships, and one more first-class battleship was added some time ago.
With the addition of second-level battleships and later additions, the number reached 8.
There are twelve frigates, but they all have a displacement of only 500 tons. As for the logistics ships and medical ships, they basically do not have much combat effectiveness. They only have a rotary machine gun installed on the bow and stern of the ship. This thing is used to deal with pirates.
It's just okay. If it's used in naval battles, it's basically of no use.
The only good thing is that two more forts, twelve forts, have been built in the past two days, which can barely play some defensive role, and an infantry regiment stationed in Yuxian Port has also pulled out its own artillery.
Even if the fleet heading south can't stop the Helan people, it won't be completely beaten and unable to stop them.
Judging from the current situation, we must take the initiative.
Wang Haitao said nothing and looked at Lin Xuefeng. After the two looked at each other, they both knew what the other was thinking.
Following the order, twenty-four warships immediately rushed towards the Helan fleet, while the logistics ships and medical ships hung far behind.
As the distance between the two sides on the radar continued to shrink, the fleet heading south also made plans to shoot at Zhu Yuan.
When the distance between the two sides narrowed to 7,000 meters, the three first-class battleships of the southbound fleet turned first, leading the entire fleet to an angle of 70 degrees with the incoming Helan fleet, and easily seized the T-front.