C16 Encountering the British Army

"Say something that Mr. Wu doesn't like to hear. You don't seem to know much about warships." Lin Chen forced a smile when he heard Wu Jingyuan's words.

"It's not that I don't know much, it's just that I don't know anything." Wu Jingyuan didn't get angry when he saw Lin Chen's expression. He knew his own family's matters, and he didn't know anything about battleships.

"This battleship under our feet is over 60 meters long, equipped with 8 203 mm main cannons, and the rest 34 cannons. " Of course, this number isn't as many as the Dutch cannons, but it's not just in quantity, it's also in quality. "

"Just say that these eight main cannons have a range of 60 kilometers, effective firing range of 30 kilometers. You can fire 5 cannonballs per minute. " On the other hand, the Dutch cannons only have a range of a few kilometers. Effective firing range of two to three kilometers. They can't fire one in five minutes. "

"Although I have 8 main cannons, I can fire more than 100 cannonballs in five minutes. This is still not considered a range. " If we calculate the range, even if the Dutch are beaten to death, they won't be able to approach my ship. "

"Moreover, the cannonballs we use are not solid cannonballs. They are filled with gunpowder in the middle of the cannonballs and will explode when they touch the target. " The Dutch's cannonballs are solid cannonballs. They rely on the weight of the cannonballs to destroy the enemy's ships. "

"Lastly, we will talk about the ship's hull. My warship is made of steel and weighs more than ten thousand tons. The exterior of this ship's hull is three inches thick armor. When the Dutch's cannonballs hit it, it is nothing more than rubbing off some paint. "

"Their warships are made of wood. Our shells can pierce through the enemy's hull in one shot. If they explode on the hull, a single shell can sink them." Lin Chen briefly introduced his warship.

"Is this ship really that fierce?" Wu Jingyuan found it unbelievable when he heard Lin Chen's introduction.

"Of course, but we don't have a chance. Otherwise, we would be willing to show it to Mr. Wu." Lin Chen said regretfully.

"Captain! 'An English fleet was found twenty nautical miles away!' A crew member walked in and reported.

"Hahaha, they came at the right time. They can give us a chance to show off. The captain will leave the rest of the battle to you." Lin Chen was overjoyed and said to the captain with a smile.

"Yes, young master." The captain saluted.

"Guys, let's use the telescope to take a look." Lin Chen picked up the telescope on the table.

The two of them did the same. They picked up the telescope and looked into the distance.

The telescope in this era were all single-barrel, and they did not see very far. Lin Chen was an advanced telescope, and he could see dozens of miles away.

The two of them could clearly see the situation dozens of miles away. Through the telescope, they could see more than a dozen ships with the English flag flying towards them.

With the captain's order, the ships under their feet charged towards the local fleet.

The warships sent by the British to Guangzhou were not the best. The three battleships were only 74 warships. This time, the British received the news. An unidentified warship appeared on the sea. Yilu immediately sent the captain of the Malwili, Dundas, two four-shot cannons, two twenty-eight cannons, and two twenty-eight cannons to meet the enemy. This was his strongest fighting force. The other ships were now heading north to harass the Qing coast.

Yilu wanted to let this ship know that the ocean belonged to the British Empire. No matter which country the ships belonged to, they had to get away. In his opinion, the only people who dared to come and go in this ocean were the Spanish and the Dutch. These two were defeated and were the stepping stones of the British Empire.

In Dundas's opinion, Yilu was making a big fuss over nothing. It was nothing more than a warship. As long as the flag of the British Empire was shown, no matter if it was the Spanish or the Dutch, no one would dare to not give them face.

Of course, he also understood the law's intention to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys. England had already informed the other countries. Currently, the vicinity of Guangzhou Bay was a military restricted zone. Since they had rushed over, they should let them know that the reputation of the British Empire was not allowed to be tarnished.

It was just that those useless soldiers had lost two battles, yet these people had started to have small thoughts. They really overestimated their own abilities, Dundas thought disdainfully.

"General, the enemy's ships are coming towards us!" The lookout reported.

"Looks like they're really here to provoke us. We must sink this ship today!" Dundas sneered.

The steam sails were less than 14.5 knots an hour, but Lin Chen's ship could reach almost 30 knots an hour.

After driving for 20 minutes, the distance between the two sides was only about three miles.

At this time, Dundas also felt that something was wrong. According to the observer's report, the distance between the enemy and the enemy was getting closer and closer, but the distance was shortening too quickly. According to him, the enemy's ship would probably be more than 20 knots per hour. This was impossible!

At this moment, even without using a telescope, one could still see a somewhat large black dot a few nautical miles away.

Dundas picked up the telescope and found that this ship was different from any other warship he had ever seen. The cannons were installed on the deck, and the size was huge. It looked like it was at least 100 meters, more than twice the size of his own ship.

What was even stranger was that the main cannon of this ship was deployed on the deck. There were no sails on it. Instead, it looked like there was a pillar standing on it.

"Young Master, we have entered the effective range. Are you ready to fight?" A few minutes ago, the captain reported to Lin Chen.

"Get closer. This time, try to wipe out their fleet. Are the cameramen ready? These are our spoils of war." Lin Chen asked.

"They are ready according to your instructions." The captain nodded.

Lin Chen was ready to destroy the fleet and ask Yi Shaan for rent.

Finally, when they were only three miles away from each other, Lin Chen nodded and agreed to fight.

The captain ordered the ship to turn 180 degrees and turn sideways to aim at the British fleet.

Wu Jingyuan also nervously looked into the distance with the telescope, wanting to see how powerful this ship was.

"Prepare the main cannon!" The captain picked up the microphone and gave the order.

"Fire!" After a while, the captain gave the order to fire.

"Boom!"

The first to fire were the two main cannons. The cannonballs whistled toward the British flagship, the Malweli.

Even from a few miles away, Dundas could hear the sound of the cannons firing.

Were these people crazy? What was the use of firing from such a distance? Dundas did not understand what they were thinking.

Then, he was surprised to see two cannonballs flying past his warship.

Although they did not hit the Malweli, the two cannons behind it were not so lucky. They were directly hit by the cannonballs.