C17 The Seller's Show

"Damn it, what kind of warship is this?!" Dundas did not expect the enemy's warship to fire from so far away. He immediately ordered the messenger. "Full speed forward, close to the battle!"

This was exactly what the captain of Lin Chen's ship wanted. One should know that the cannons on the sailing ships were distributed. On both sides, the front of the ship was almost unable to attack. Once they got close, the enemy would change their formation, and the firepower on his side would be maximized.

He immediately ordered the warship to turn again and move towards the enemy's fleet.

Dundas stared at the warship. The distance between the three seas was only a short distance for the two sailing ships. When they were two nautical miles away from the enemy, Dundas ordered the battle formation to start.

More than a dozen British warships lined up and started to turn. They aimed their sides at the warships that were approaching them.

"Turn!" Seeing the enemy turn, the captain standing beside Lin Chen gave the order to turn.

"Fire the main cannon and the secondary cannon at will!" When the turn was completed, the captain gave the order to fire again.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The eight main cannons and ten secondary cannons on the warship were also turned, and they began to fire one after another.

"Bang!"

The first to be unlucky was a 40-cannon warship. A 203mm main cannon shell directly hit the side of the ship. Not to mention this kind of high explosive shell, even if a hundred kilograms of iron balls hit the warship, it would still be smashed into a big hole.

The shell hit the cabin and instantly exploded.

The huge explosion directly blew up the two layers of cannon cabins. The piles of cannonballs flew everywhere. The dragon bones of the warship were also broken, and the warship was instantly split into two.

Following that, other warships were also concentrated by the main cannon or the secondary cannon. None of them did not directly lose their combat strength. The cannonballs were not from the same era. When a cannonball went in, the cannons and cannonballs that exploded were sent flying everywhere. The gunners almost did not survive.

"Fire! Fire!" Dundas's eyes were red as he gave the order loudly.

At this distance, his flagship could hit Lin Chen's warship. Unfortunately, it was only at its limit. The accuracy was also very touching. If he calculated that he could hit Lin Chen's warship, it would only be a scratch. There was no way he could kill Lin Chen.

At first, Wu Jingyuan was worried that he would be at a disadvantage if the British warship was so close to Lin Chen's warship. However, he never thought that it would be a massacre.

There were only four or five warships that could be moved.

"A meaningless battle." The captain next to Lin Chen shrugged.

"Ask them to surrender, or else all of them will sink." Lin Chen also felt that it was meaningless and said to the captain.

"As you wish." The captain smiled and gave the order.

Soon, the loudspeakers on the warship shouted at the British warship, telling them to stop their pointless resistance and surrender immediately, or else they would be completely wiped out.

Dundas was already disheartened and gave the order to surrender to the first mate.

Soon, white flags were raised on the British warships.

"Mr. Wu, do you still think this warship doesn't have enough cannons?" Lin Chen asked Wu Jingyuan with a smile.

Wu Jingyuan smiled awkwardly. "Young Master Lin must be joking. I have never seen such a warship before. However, such a warship is not bad. I'm afraid that even the Lanfang Company can't afford it. "

"Of course. To tell you the truth, the cost of this warship is ten thousand taels of silver." Lin Chen nodded and said.

"Ten thousand taels!" Wu Jingyuan and Wu Bingjian's eyes widened when they heard this number.

"Do you think it's not worth it?" Lin Chen asked.

"It's not a question of whether it's worth it. I really don't know which country has the money to build such a warship." Wu Bingjian knew it was worth it. With such a warship, the whole world could do whatever it wanted.

Even if Britain, known as the Never Setting Sun Empire, pulled all the warships over, they were still no match for it.

"Hahaha, this kind of warship is only a third-class warship in my hands." Lin Chen laughed.

"Third-class warship?" Wu Jingyuan and Wu Bingjian were speechless. Such a national treasure was only a third-class warship.

"They have to save us. We don't have to rush to talk." Lin Chen smiled and let the two sit down.

Dundas was giving the order to save them. Although there were only five battleships left, the navy could not let them float on the sea and wait for death. As for the dead soldiers, there was nothing they could do.

"Young Master Lin doesn't need to introduce the first and second battleships. Just tell us the price of the fifth battleships." Wu Jingyuan recovered from the massacre and asked straightforwardly.

"The fifth grade warships cost 17 million taels of silver. I can buy it for you for 18 million gold taels." Lin Chen reported the price of his lowest destroyer.

"18 million taels. We can't afford that much money. Even the Qing Dynasty's annual income is only 40 million taels." When Wu Jingyuan heard the price, even the fifth grade warships could not afford it.

"There is no other way. This is the cheapest warship in my hands." Lin Chen said helplessly.

There was no other way. The battleships he had were all from World War II. The cost was tens of millions of USD. Even the cheapest destroyer would cost 10 million USD.

"Doesn't Young Master Lin have any cheaper battleships?" Wu Jingyuan still did not give up and asked Lin Chen.

"We don't need to build battleships that are slower than this, but Lanfang Company doesn't necessarily need to buy battleships. " Of course I know you guys can't afford such a warship. To tell you the truth, in the naval battle just now, we used tens of thousands of silver taels just for artillery shells. "

"You can consider renting our warships, or if you want to fight against Holland, you can hire my troops to fight for you. " You don't have to worry about anything, just wait to negotiate with the Dutch. " Lin Chen knew they could not afford it, so he told them what he thought.

"Is this the mercenaries that the foreigners said?" Wu Jingyuan asked.

Mercenaries existed in ancient times, especially in ancient times. In Europe, Switzerland was the most famous. For a long time, Switzerland was synonymous with mercenaries.

"Yes, mercenaries. I'm sure you know that even if you give the warship to you, your people won't be able to move. " Rather than that, why don't you hire us directly? You don't have that much money to spend. "Not only can we help you fight the war, we can also help you train the army." Lin Chen nodded and said.

"What does Young Master Lin want?" Wu Jingyuan felt that Lin Chen was not that kind, so he looked at Lin Chen warily.

"Of course I want money. Of course you guys might not be able to afford that much. But you guys have minerals and land. Your company also has people. " You can mortgage some of the minerals to us, let us start a dismissal, let us farm the land, and let us set up a factory in your company. " Lin Chen said with a smile.

"What's the difference between Young Master Lin and the Dutch like this?" Wu Jingyuan thought Lin Chen and the Dutch had different thoughts.

"Of course not. I want your mining rights and farming rights. You hired us. " Once you don't owe me money, I will pay you taxes. As far as I know, your company has to pay taxes to the Dutch now, right? "

"If I really want to take it by force, not to mention your Lanfang, even the British Empire is no match for me." Lin Chen's smile did not change as he said those words.

Wu Jingyuan had to admit that Lin Chen was right. If he wanted to take this warship to England, the English would not be a match for him.

"I can't decide this. Let me go back and discuss with the general before making a decision." Wu Jingyuan said.

"Of course, you have to be willing to do this." Lin Chen nodded and said.