Time passed day by day, and just as everyone expected, the matador did not respond appropriately to Rong Hong's statement! The Chinese loyal army and navy, which had long been re-armed and ready to go, could finally deploy their troops in Manila Bay.
Got it!
On the fourth day of the first lunar month in 1886, the day after the deadline for Rong Hong's declaration passed, Rong Hong issued a declaration of war against the bullfighters in North Vietnam! War was declared!
Vietnam's Chinese Loyal and Brave Army ~ South China Sea Fleet, 6 ironclad ships, 2 logistics supply ships loaded with raw materials, and 8 submarines of Tian Ergou are stationed in Manila Bay!
The first wave of military threats from the Zhongyong Army Navy is the South China Sea Fleet, the second wave is the Pacific Fleet, and the third wave is the East China Sea Fleet. This is what everyone has discussed!
Of course, Tian Ergou's ghost fleet is still used as a reserve force and a guard force on duty as usual! Before they are exposed, they are generally hidden in the dark!
This time, there is a mysterious guest on the South China Sea Fleet's flagship A2 heavy cruiser. He is Zhou Yu~President Zhou University!
Zhou Yu has never had the opportunity to participate in the Zhongyong Army's foreign wars, whether it is the army or the navy! This time, in order to clarify the relationship between himself and Zhu Qian, Zhou Yu finally had the opportunity to participate in the foreign wars!
At the beginning, when Zhou Yu asked to board the ship to watch the battle, everyone strongly opposed it! What a joke, Zhou Yu is everyone's spiritual support! Cannonballs don't have eyes. If the principal has something wrong, wouldn't everyone?
, I regret not letting Meng Huo go!
However, no matter how everyone tried to dissuade him, Zhou Yu still insisted on going his own way and insisted on boarding the ship to watch the battle! Everyone was helpless about this. Finally, after Zhou Yu agreed to everyone's numerous "unequal treaties", he finally boarded the ship as he wished.
Boarded the A2 heavy cruiser!
The naval warships of the Chinese Loyalty Army suddenly deployed in Manila Bay, alarming the top brass of the Matador Navy! After hearing the news, the Commander of the Matador Navy Asia Squadron immediately sent someone to notify the Matador Governor in the Philippines, but he personally led the warships out to sea to fight!
The Matador fleet, led by the flagship ~ 3260-ton wooden unprotected first-class cruiser ~ Castile, was dark and puffed out thick black smoke, and attacked the 6-ship Zhongyong Army led by Lu Han.
The South China Sea Fleet is coming!
The warships of the two parties were cruising close to 5,000 meters away, but everyone did not immediately enter the battle!
Lu Han of the Zhongyong Army took the lead in sending a signal to the matador to explain that because the matador did not respond effectively within the time limit, the spokesman of the Zhongyong Army, Rong Hong, had already issued a signal to the matador in Vietnam this morning.
War has been declared!
After Lu Han's flag was played, the Zhongyong Army naval fleet raised the battle flag, and the A2 heavy cruiser raised the flagship flag at the same time!
The Matador also raised the battle flag, and the Castilla warship also raised the flagship flag at the same time! The Matador's warships began to form a fan shape and lined up facing the South China Sea Fleet.
On the A2 flagship of the South China Sea Fleet, Zhou Yu stood in the command tower, holding a telescope and carefully observing the Matador fleet!
He was still mumbling words, and muttered to Chen Ying, the deputy commander of the South China Sea Fleet: Commander Chen Ying, please record the data of Matador's 10 warships!
Chen Ying was stunned when he heard this, and then he immediately realized that the principal wanted to record the information about the Matador warship himself! But how did the principal know?
Before Chen Ying could fully enter the state, Zhou Yu began to introduce information about Matador and warships!
So, he hurriedly started recording it!
Zhou Yu stared at the spread out Matador warships, without looking back, and said loudly to Chen Ying:
The warship Castile, the gunboat Manila, and the gunboat Velasco, these three large ships, have been provided to you by Brother Lantern’s intelligence department! I will not introduce them again here!
What I want to introduce is the rest, those small-tonnage gunboats and torpedo ships!
This time, Matador dispatched a total of 10 warships. In addition to the above three warships, the remaining 7 warships are...
The Marquis of Douaro gunboat is 48 meters long and 7.8 meters wide, has a standard displacement of 550 tons, a horsepower of 850 horses, and a cruising speed of 10-13 knots. It is equipped with one 160mm front gun and two 120mm front guns.
chambered cannon, with a capacity of 96 men.
Marques de Mallorcas is an old-fashioned notification ship with a standard displacement of 500 tons. It is equipped with one 160mm gun and two 120mm guns. Its cruising speed is about 10 knots and it has a crew of 90 people.
The above three warships are Matador Asia Squadron, long-term garrison warships, and have been in service for more than two years! Their cruising speed is very poor, they do not have the assault capabilities of torpedo ships, and they are low-risk ships!
As for the remaining four warships, although their tonnage is small and their speed is not fast, they have just been in service and have not been in service for a long time. They are new-type ships that are iron-clad and have a certain degree of flexibility!
These four ships are the Elcano, a 560-ton gunboat with three 120mm guns, two 25mm guns, one 37mm gun, and one torpedo tube. Its cruising speed is as high as about 12 knots. It is a comparison
The last three small ships, Manoileanu, Panay Island and Albay, are coastal defense ships and do not have ocean-going capabilities. They are mainly used to prevent main ships from being attacked by torpedoes.
Used to protect against torpedoes!
This time, Matador pulled them all out. According to my estimation, they are just supplements!
In terms of artillery range, Matador's warships are beyond the reach of 2,000 meters away! Therefore, since we are here for the purpose of training troops in this battle, we must be comprehensive in terms of speed.
Suppress the opponent and use a few roundabout and outflanking strategies, and you can completely bring down the Matador's warship!
However, you should also note that according to the data I just provided, if you increase the speed appropriately, you must not do it for fun. Using full speed will completely expose our secrets in speed!
This secret, we have hidden deep underwater so far, has not been exposed! In front of such a 'weak' Matador Navy, we are not worthy of completely exposing it!
My advice to you is: when the enemy advances, I retreat; when the enemy retreats, I pursue; when the enemy is stationed, I harass; when the enemy is tired, I attack!
Commander Chen Ying! Let me remind you one last time, your purpose is to train troops, not to annihilate the enemy!
That's all I have to say. Hurry up and give the information to Commander Lu Han! You can immediately study and come up with a plan to deal with the enemy based on the information I provided!
Okay! There you go!
After Zhou Yu finished speaking, he waved to Chen Ying very boldly!
Chen Ying's eyes were filled with brilliant, admiring glow, and she gave Zhou Yu a military salute respectfully, and replied to Zhou Yu in a trembling voice: It's the principal! We will never live up to your expectations, principal, and we will definitely beat the shit out of the matador!
Seeing Chen Ying running towards the command bridge with firm steps, happy and bumpy, playful smile lines appeared at the corners of Zhou Yu's mouth!
In fact, if Zhou Yu hadn't been concerned that his navy was still immature, there was a certain gap between the navies of the world's traditional naval powers such as the Great Britain Empire! His own navy still needed bullfighters to feed him! He would have endured it himself.
I can't help but want to issue a death order, beat up the Matador Navy, and take over Luzon Island~that is, the Philippines!
In later generations, Zhou Yu had a very deep and painful memory. In 1556, the matadors invaded Manila, and then Luzon became a colony of matadors. After the matadors changed Luzon to the Philippines, they began to humiliate and massacre the local people.