1717 New American Empire

Xiao Lin had not thought of something before. The great naval battle between Britain and France coincided with the expansion of the fleet under Ijik. The company did not lack artillery and muskets, and it was still the most advanced. However, the company did not have its own ship factory, or even

, there is not even a basic dock. People like Ijik found a slightly secluded place to build a small port for parking, unloading and loading. If you want to expand the strength of the fleet, firearms are one aspect, but also must

There must be a boat.

However, it is not a trivial matter to get a battleship. It is not possible in the North American colonies. You must have enough gold coins and a good background to enter the local shipyards. In other small places, it is not

There is no place to build ships, but many of them are not suitable. The ships built by the Ottoman Empire, China, Korea, and Japan have to be said to be a bit out of date. Besides, the styles are also different, so you can't get started quickly.

The ships of the British and French sides are basically the mainstream ships of this era. Take them, repair them a little, and install heavy punch series of artillery, and you will be a qualified warship. Therefore, Ijik is not willing to give up this great opportunity.

The two cruisers and five frigates he currently has in his hands are not an insignificant force. Especially when the British and French are trying to fool each other.

Now, the fleets of both sides have become entangled, battleships versus battleships. Cruisers and frigates formed another group of armed merchant ships to fight against each other. The first ones to sink were naturally the armed merchant ships whose defense speed was not very good. The French were armed.

There were so many merchant ships that it was impossible to protect them. After all our efforts, in the first hour after the launch, three armed merchant ships with the smallest tonnage were already emitting thick smoke and began to sink gradually.

On the British side, only one armed merchant ship sank, and three armed merchant ships and two frigates suffered varying degrees of injuries. The second minor incident was that five armed merchant ships and two frigates were sunk again, and the British were gone.

frigates and three armed

Merchant ships. After the third hour, all armed merchant ships on both sides have sunk, and less than half of the frigates are left. However, in comparison, the British frigates account for a larger proportion and are more numerous than the French, but the hulls are not injured.

Lighter, speed is greatly reduced.

The French saw that this was not a good thing. The frigates and cruisers were united, and their numbers could not stop them. The French changed their strategy. They could not just stop and shoot at each other, they had to move. With the size of the cruiser, as long as

When moving, the small frigate dare not be too arrogant. If it is accidentally installed, the frigate will be destroyed and people will die. Unknowingly, two French cruisers ran too fast and left the battle group.

Ijik was waiting for this opportunity. The British were now the company's allies. He was not easy to attack, and the British fleet was not easy to mess with. However, the French were now the company's enemies, and the fleet was suppressed by the British fleet. It seemed that

Defeat has been determined, so naturally they can grab whatever they can. Although the British will definitely criticize this behavior of picking peaches, they are also friendly forces after all, and they actively help them attack the French warships, so that their losses are smaller.

It's unlikely that he will attack them again.

"Young men, hang up the company's flag for me. Let's set off and grab two cruisers first!"

"oh!!!"

The sudden appearance of Ijik's fleet naturally made both sides jump. After all, there were only seven warships. Now joining the battlefield, they are definitely a force that can change the situation of the battle. The lookouts on both sides couldn't help but observe the Boston.

On the way up, Kamal had already gone into battle himself and started loading artillery shells. At this time, the adjutant suddenly ran over and whispered to him for a while.

"General, a fleet consisting of two cruisers and five frigates appeared on the sea."

"Which side is it from?"

"Well, looking at the flag, it seems to belong to Yanhuang Trading Company."

"Oh, haha, I knew how they could not pay attention to naval power. Okay, let's see if we can let our warships come into contact. As long as they are sure to be friendly forces, don't worry about it and let them attack the French freely."

"yes!"

The adjutant tried his best to spread the news using semaphores. Before a frigate could be sent to make contact, Ijik had already commanded the fleet to outflank two French cruisers. Even the one that originally fell on

The British fleet behind the French were squeezed away by them. They opened fire in advance with a heavy punch, and fired a straddle fire in one salvo. This time, it really made the British clear which side this fleet belonged to, and it also allowed the British to know which side the fleet belonged to.

The Frenchman's face turned dark.

There was already a decline, but now a new force has arrived, and they are not allowed to survive. The two cruisers wanted to escape, but their speed was actually one section behind Ijik's fleet. This is not a small number, that is

1 nautical mile

Every hour. The heavy punch shot had a long range and hit their sails and masts. Not long after, the sails had been beaten into rags and even the mast was hit. It shook violently and almost broke. This time

, the two frigates are slower

However, Ijik let his fleet continue to accelerate. Two frigates inserted themselves and knocked out all the windows of the heavy guns with one punch. Then they replaced them with grape bullets and began to clean the deck. The French also wanted to organize the sailors to fight back with firearms, but they were almost killed by the grapes.

All the bombs are destroyed, and the rest

People were hiding behind bunkers one by one, not daring to show their heads. The rate of fire of the heavy punch style was much faster, nearly ten rounds per minute. They didn't expect it at all. Then, as soon as the battleship approached, a group of people had already

The prepared Ijik men howled and rushed over.

Most of the people first pulled out the revolvers from their waists and fired until six bullets were empty. Then they each took off the Hall M1819 muskets from their backs and began to eliminate the remaining enemies. The British were also frightened by this combat power.

In less than an hour, two French warships fell into the hands of the Yanhuang Trading Company navy, which looked more like pirates. The British frigate that originally followed to help, immediately turned around and returned to the more intense middle battlefield.

Ijik doesn't have many men. He is very satisfied if he grabs two cruisers. If he grabs another battleship, there won't be enough manpower to drive them back. Let five frigates protect the two newly occupied ships.

The cruiser changed the sail, and Ijik took two cruisers

The cruiser joined the central battlefield of the British-French naval battle. The French lost two cruisers, and the British had two more cruisers as reinforcements. One plus and one minus, the French could no longer bear it. In the fifth hour of the naval battle, the French

The cruiser and frigate groups began to disperse and flee.

However, at this time, the French battleships had the advantage. The French battleships had thicker armor and more guns. Even if they accidentally fell into a disadvantage in the early stage, as time went by, they began to overwhelm the British.

The battleships fought. Fortunately, at this time, the British cruisers and frigates rushed over and began to support. Now, the British still have thirty-six battleships surviving, and the thirty-six battleships fought five. The result can be clearly seen

arrive.

After assisting the British in defeating the French cruisers and frigates, Ijik let the fleet leave. The two newly captured cruisers finally had their sails replaced. Each warship actually had a spare sail on it.

Inside the cabin, especially for ocean voyages

Battleships, otherwise, after encountering a storm at sea and damaging the sails, they would have no choice but to float around with the ocean currents. More than an hour is enough, there were seven battleships when they came, and when they returned they became

There are nine ships, and the newly added one is the cruiser. Ijik is already very satisfied.

Staying for a while longer will not help, so it is better to leave early. The main reason is that after the British eliminated the last French army, they are still stronger than the current Ijikistan. The British Navy is not as good as the Army. The Army is in the hands of the company.

After so many losses, I had already resigned myself to my fate.

But if the navy wants to help the army recover this place, Ijik can't defeat it. This is so out of the blue that even if they were sunk, no one would know. Ijik's ship has

The radio station was called, but we couldn't contact the company still inland.

Kamal did have this idea, but he did not dare to sink Ijik's fleet. At most, he wanted to scare them. However, he did not expect that Ijik would run so fast and wait until they sank three French battleships to force them to surrender.

After two ships, Ijik and the others had already disappeared. There was nothing we could do about it. In their current state, they were not suitable to track Ijik. In this naval battle, the British won, but the losses were not small.

.

First of all, all five armed merchant ships were sunk. Of the thirty frigates, only fourteen were left unsinked. Only one cruiser was sunk, but the rest need to be repaired in the shipyard. The five battleships are all still alive.

During the voyage, the damage to the artillery cabins on both sides reached 60%. Many artillery pieces were blown out of the ship and fell into the sea, where they could not be retrieved at all. Fortunately, in terms of capture, they were still able to do so.

make up for losses.

The French's six frigates, three cruisers, and two battleships all fell into their hands. Although they all needed an overhaul, they were at least advanced battleships in active service. With this military exploit, Kamal could be sure that he

The stain on Charlie’s resume before

, no longer exists at all. The mainland will not let such a brave and capable naval general like him waste his time outside. In order to increase his military exploits, he also communicated with his subordinates and concealed the fact that the Ijik fleet had appeared.

This laid the foundation for the future defeat of the British.