Although Zeng Yi was the commander of the fleet, the Ministry of War was probably worried that he did not have the ability to command such a large fleet, so it assigned him several lieutenants who were proficient in naval warfare. When he heard the words of the lieutenant beside him, Zeng Yi smiled and spoke immediately
Said: "Raise sail, left rudder! Go ahead at full speed!"
"Left rudder!" The first officer looked at Zeng Yi in confusion.
"Hey, since our mission is to deter the Persians, let's give him a hard blow and go around behind them!" It's definitely impossible to fight. Zeng Yi knew in his heart that since it's a deterrent, why not go around behind them?
Behind the Persian fleet, there was a pincer attack from the front and back. As a result, the Persians did not dare to stay any longer no matter how bold they were. They faced off with the Central Plains navy. They were attacked from the front and back. Once the guns were fired, the Persian fleet was very dangerous.
After hearing what Zeng Yi said, the deputy general's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered the fleet to turn left. An hour later, Zeng Yi and his fleet had already circled behind the Persian fleet.
"Display all weapons and move forward at full speed!" Ten first-class battleships and a dozen auxiliary battleships, headed by the flagship Jiaolong, charged at the Persian fleet with such mighty force.
Soon, Zeng Yi and others vaguely saw the main battleship of the Persian fleet in the distance. Zeng Yi frowned instantly, "Holy shit, the Persians also prepared ironclads?" Zeng Yi was very surprised.
Several of the Persian main battleships were actually ironclad ships.
The fourth child stood on the deck and looked at it for a while, frowning and said: "No, it can't be called an ironclad ship. It's just covered with a layer of iron on the outside, but it's still a wooden warship inside." Hearing what the fourth child said, Zeng Yi looked at it carefully.
After a moment, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, there is still a certain gap compared to our first-class ironclads!"
Zeng Yi and his group came up with such a huge fleet, and the Persians naturally discovered them. The Persians were really startled by the sudden appearance of such a huge fleet behind them, and immediately sent out several warships to turn around to deal with it.
He once changed them.
Ten battleships headed by the Jiaolong were lined up in a row. All the weapons on the battleships were displayed, and they looked like they were about to launch an attack. The navy was overjoyed when they saw Zeng Yi and the others like this, but they didn't even think about it.
Communicate, understand immediately, and look like you are going to attack.
The size of the Persian fleet is not small. There are more than a dozen first-class battleships, all of which are covered with iron sheets. Their defense is far better than that of wooden battleships. However, they faced the front and rear siege of the most advanced ironclad ships. They really started a fierce battle. They were able to cope with it.
On one side, they still have some confidence, but when faced with attacks from both front and back, they have no chance of winning.
The Persians were decisive, and the fleet immediately entered a state of high alert. The other side also began to retreat in batches, cooperating with each other, and retreating to the flanks. No matter what the Central Plains meant, the Persians just wanted to get out of this encirclement first.
"Let's just take advantage of this great opportunity to destroy Ya!" Lao San couldn't help but said as he looked at the Persian fleet that immediately began to retreat.
Zeng Yi rolled his eyes at him, "Do you really think that they are just for food and will be destroyed at will?" The Persians have more than a dozen main warships, and their tonnage is not much worse than the main warships of the Central Plains, and their warships are also
It has been equipped with steel armor. Although it is far inferior to the first-class iron-clad ships of the Central Plains, it has moved from the original generation difference to the same generation. It is not an easy task to destroy the Persian fleet.
Moreover, such a large-scale naval battle cannot be ended in a short time. Even if the Central Plains is strong, it cannot be without some losses. After a long time, not to mention whether the Persians will have reinforcements, the Central Plains navy itself will
I can't bear it. As far as the imperial court's finances are concerned, if a few first-class battleships are lost in a short period of time, there will be no money to replenish it.
The two fleets merged into one and formed a larger fleet, following the Persian fleet and chasing them. The Persians also knew that they would definitely not be the opponent of this huge fleet in a fight, so they did not hesitate.
Start retreating at full speed.
After chasing for dozens of nautical miles, Zeng Yi and the others listened. The fleet behind them did not leave in a hurry, but continued in the South China Sea. After swimming in a large circle, they left the South China Sea.
Only Zeng Yi and his fleet were withdrawn. The previous fleet still needed to stay in the South China Sea for a while. The Persians had already begun to appear near the waters of the Central Plains. The purpose of coming all this way was obviously for
The Central Plains naval fleet must be prepared to respond to the attack from the Central Plains, and the South China Sea is the closest sea area to Persia. Once the time is right, the Central Plains may take the initiative to attack Persia, and they also need to understand these sea areas in advance.
The fleet led by Zeng Yi, with the warships leaving one after another, when they arrived in Dengzhou, only the Jiaolong and the first-class ironclad ship of the Dengzhou navy were left. After returning to Dengzhou, the four of Zeng Yi
He ran back to the capital without stopping.
First, he went to report the situation to the court bosses. When these bosses learned that the Persian fleet had been successfully driven back, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Even though these bosses only sent Zeng Yi, in fact, they were very powerful even in the capital.
Depending on the situation at the time, they had even made some preparations in case a misfire triggered a full-scale war.
But when they heard Zeng Yi say that the Persians were actually equipped with ironclads, they immediately became uneasy and said, "How is that possible! The Minister of Industry immediately stood up! It is not that simple to acquire the technology for ironclads!"
"Did we have a traitor?"
"Impossible, these warships are built by shipyards in major ports and are supported by our Ministry of Industry. These shipyards are stationed by major fleets!" the Minister of Industry immediately argued.
Zeng Yi heard the quarrel among the big guys in this drama, and immediately said: "My lords, you have misunderstood, this armored ship is not that armored ship! To be precise, it is just some wooden warships equipped with iron armor! Only the important parts on the outside are added.
It’s just armor.”
After hearing this, everyone relaxed a lot, but even if the Persian ironclad ship is the simplest ironclad ship, it is still an ironclad ship, and the defense is still very strong, and the Persians developed such an armored ship in a short time, give them time
, maybe we can actually build an ironclad ship!
"Master Ni! Does Jin Yiwei have detailed information on Persian man-made ship technology?"
Zeng Yi shook his head, "Persia does not border the Central Plains, and the difference in appearance is too big. The intelligence work in Persia has just started, and there is no detailed information at all."
Among the big bosses in North Korea, someone immediately said: "This is not possible! Persia is our most powerful enemy, and we must have a detailed grasp of their technical level!"