Chapter 2716: The French Navy had to fight

In contrast, the Navy of the South China Empire learned from the British Navy. How did the British Navy fight? The entire fleet is focused on seizing the upper hand!

Gein, compared with Spain, which has mines at home, and the Netherlands, which is a coachman on the sea, it is an out-and-out hanging wire. You have no foundation before, and if you don't work hard in naval battles, how can you win?

The British Navy came from behind. It’s not a joke. It’s a pity that the Nanhua Navy followed suit. The blue is better than the blue. Before the British Navy did not rise up, the backbone of the British Navy was interrupted. Otherwise, the British sea nation will never set in the future. empire.

In the same way, the Nanhua Navy was originally a pirate. If they avoided a strong enemy and fought when they saw a weak enemy, they would always be pirates.

Only by learning the selfless spirit of the British Navy in combat, the Nanhua Navy can truly become the leader in the naval world!

Now the French Navy and the Nanhua Navy are fighting with the upper hand in naval battles. The priority is to protect the ship. If they can fight, they will fight.

Because the battleships in the sailing period were durable and the shells were weak, French newspapers wrote densely about the battle between the French navy and the Chinese. The Chinese had very little record of sinking the French navy, giving the French people an illusion. I thought that overnight, the French navy rose up, and the pagans in the East were mediocre!

Even the Minister of State for the Navy, Colbert, gave the French Navy the green light to allow the French Navy to deploy its fleet for large-scale battles!

Others are in a daze, but Colbert is still clear-headed. He is trying to grow the French navy through fierce battles, and he always avoids battles. When will he be able to drive out the heretics?

The point is, the financial support is unbearable!

The French Navy had many problems. The biggest problem was that during the frenzy of shipbuilding between 1668 and 1669, 9 first-class battleships with the highest level and the highest expenditure were built. The French Navy was almost "exposed overnight", but the excessive The expansion of the fleet led to a disconnection of the capital chain. You must know that these giant ships were piled up with money. France paid too much for this powerful fleet, making it financially on the verge of bankruptcy!

There are other supporting expenses for manufacturing warships. The guns and ammunition on the battleships cost countless money, and the training is spent in silver dollars. The personnel costs are even more expensive. Since the ranks of the French navy are divided into two levels, the noble officers have their own level. However, the middle-class officers formed a class of their own, which was a static and self-contained class distinction, which led to a shortage of French naval officers and a shortage of officers in the number.

In order to form combat effectiveness as early as possible, France had to hire professional sailors from Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, and the Shinra Empire at high prices to serve as officers. A large number of foreign naval personnel filled the French Navy, and their employment was expensive. Louis XIV The national treasury is throwing silver dollars out at a flying speed!

In addition, there are various management problems in the French navy. The first is the method of food preservation. The best in this regard is the Chinese. The Chinese have long established advanced food processing plants for the navy, producing food of excellent quality. Biscuits, bacon, rum, jam, etc.

The French fleet has been unable to solve the problem of food storage and supply --- because the king doesn't pay attention to it, but also because of technical problems, and there is no money!

For example, the Chinese produce and sell their own rum, which can be used as water to solve the problem of diarrhea caused by drinking unboiled water; Food disinfection, packaging --- don't underestimate wax seal tin foil, which can keep food fresh, but in ancient times, any kind of metal was expensive.

How can the French have rum? They have wine, but it is too expensive to drink as water. It can only be drunk by officers. There is no silver water tank or tin foil. It should be noted that in ancient times, any kind of metal was very expensive. !

Battleships are often overcrowded and prone to infectious diseases. The Chinese have long known Chinese medicine plus isolation to deal with infectious diseases. How can the white man have such knowledge? The French navy fleet doesn’t care about the cleanliness of the ship. Their officers treat their subordinates In contrast, the Chinese are willing to build hospitals and train doctors. Each ship is equipped with doctors and medical soldiers, and the officers and soldiers on board are in good health.

Diseases were prevalent on the warships of the French Navy, and the full-staffed warships were quickly short of men due to various problems, so that the Admiralty had to find seamen and train them, and the cost was simply bottomless.

Or, to put it bluntly, French naval officers took advantage of this situation for profit!

Coupled with the pressure of Louis XIV, he was very happy, thinking that God had entrusted him with the responsibility of saving Europe, and he was very impatient with the protracted tentative battle, so he ordered the navy to attack!

On September 21, 1671, a week before the Atlantic Ocean, there was a strong storm. The wind and waves were as high as ten meters, so that the Nanhua Fleet had to evacuate the battleships from the French coastline.

When the wind and waves subsided, his battleship formation commanded by French Admiral Jean d'Estret set sail from the port of Brest, joined the battleships from Cherbourg, and headed for the English Channel in a mighty manner!

Speaking of which, the generals of the French navy are bleak, and the previous generals are unusable. Louis XIV did not trust them after successive defeats. Order of Louis XIV.

Colbert was also very aware of this. He used his authority to make Abraham Duquesne a vice admiral and former commander of the fleet to **** the French navy. Abraham Duquesne was the most powerful French navy at that time. The most experienced and capable officer, he will never disgrace the glory of the French Navy!

The strength of the French naval fleet is quite strong~www.wuxiaspot.com~ used six first-class battleships, namely the "Royal Duke" (with 104 guns), the "Monarch" (with 94 guns), and the "France" , "Golden Corolla", "Paris", and "Henry", the last four battleships each have 80 guns.

When the French ship designer built the "Royal Louis" battleship in 1663, he improved the problem of poor seaworthiness of the previous battleships due to the high center of gravity. The "Royal Duke" and the "King" were smaller in size, but without Let its combat effectiveness be discounted, while smaller capital ships, such as the 80-gun "France", "Golden Corolla", "Paris", "Henry" and other ships, take into account both combat capabilities and construction. Cost, with a higher cost performance.

Jean d'Estret was in command of the "Duke Royale", while Abraham Duquesne commanded the "Reign", and another admiral, the Count Ernie, commanded the "France", in addition to the six first-class battleships , The French Navy also pieced together a full 64 third-tier battleships, a total of 70 battleships, forming a huge fleet!

Seeing the majestic battleships on the sea, many of them are new ships. Their appearance is majestic, tall and straight, and the lines are simple and smooth. The overall shape is well-proportioned and has a strong sense of hierarchy.

Let the French naval officers and soldiers be full of confidence to defeat the Eastern pagans, who else but me! 2084/10096156