Chapter 2742: 2 Admiral's Distress

The French army assembled a large fleet with a total of 101 battleships. Of course, France does not have such a large amount of energy. Money, ship dedication, donations, joining the army, etc. For example, although Portugal did not dare to openly oppose the South China Empire, it gave Louis XIV up to five battleships in the form of half-selling and half-giving, and outsourced sailors and officers and some volunteers to participate in the war officers and sailors!

Portugal is also a maritime power, and its support is very strong.

The sailors in particular solved the urgent needs of the West-French coalition forces.

Because the French Navy manufactured a large number of warships, there were not enough qualified officers and sailors, and they were in an embarrassing situation for the ships and others.

As for Spain, there are too many people who have died, and there is no way to make up!

In a century-old navy, it is not easy to train a good naval officer. Take the Nanhua Navy as an example. To obtain a captain’s certificate, you must have a record of killing whales and sailing around the world, while a navigator must have a record of sailing around the world. It is possible to put the sailboat in order.

There is also the Kingdom of Sweden. Don’t look at the relationship between the country and the South China Empire. Sweden is on two boats. It is fighting fiercely with the South China Empire here (the Swedes have to rely on the support of the Chinese to resist the invasion of Lao Maozi), and Sweden over there People converted four large merchant ships into battleships and sent them to France!

And with the help of the Principality of the Shenluo Empire, the Lithuanian-Polish Alliance, Tsarist Russia, the Italian city-states, and the low countries, 5,000 hired sailors joined the French army in Italian alone (Italian sent mercenaries to the tradition), forming a pattern in which all Europe fought against the South China Empire. All Europeans with a clear mind understand that if France falls in this battle, the whole of Europe will be shrouded in the shadow of the Chinese, and there must be no loss!

In the spring of 1672, when the storm on the Atlantic was still cold, the French and Spaniards thought that they were full-fledged, so they became more active and launched round after round of attacks on the fleet of the South China Empire stationed in Britain.

The cruisers and armed merchant ships of the two sides first launched a fierce battle in the Atlantic Ocean. Both sides tried to cut off the other's supply line and block the other's coastline.

Intercept merchant ships, cargo ships, passenger ships, and fishing boats, and start a crazy sea strangulation battle. Today you chase my ship, tomorrow I will attack your ship, and sometimes attack coastal strongholds and docks. The battle is exhilarating.

However, the West-French coalition attack was ineffective.

What the French and the Spaniards never expected was that the Nanhua Empire had increased the number of battleships stationed in the UK to 156, which was almost the same as that of the West-French Allied Forces, and there were more than 60 battleships stationed in the Mediterranean Sea. .

The number of battleships in the entire Nanhua Empire exceeds 400, enough to fight against the whole world. It can be said that there are only two countries in the world, one is China and the other is a foreign country.

As long as China becomes stronger, it will be a situation where one country beats the whole world!

Britain is a powerful country at sea, but they no longer have battleships. The number of Chinese in Britain has reached 200,000. Due to the Chinese policy of seeking common ground while reserving differences, they respect the religious customs of the British and get along well with the British. Driven by the Chinese, Everyone farms, grazes, raises fish, develops mines and sand fields, and then smelts steel, builds ships, and builds infrastructure. Anyway, everyone can make money and improve the quality of life.

At that time, the population of Britain was small, the place was relatively large, and the supplies appeared to be abundant.

In just one year, Britain has achieved food self-sufficiency.

In terms of military affairs, the Chinese have established an effective system, including coastal forts, warehouses, dock repair yards, food processing factories, naval hospitals, etc., and are ready to fight the enemy for a long time, even if there is no Mediterranean Help can also be supported.

In contrast, the French and Spaniards on the other side of the English Channel are suffering!

French Admiral Abraham Duquesne and Spanish Admiral Don Aznar Antonio were discussing military affairs in the port of Brest. They sat opposite the long table in the conference room.

how to say?

It was Don Aznar Antonio's proposal to send cruise ships to attack Britain to weaken the strength of the South China Fleet stationed in Britain.

The French thought it was good, so they did not launch a decisive battle of battleships, but dispatched cruise ships first, but found that the situation was not good.

It seems that the Nanhua Fleet has not been affected, morale has not declined, the ships are well maintained, the cruisers dispatched are sharp in counterattacks, and the guns are not stopped. It does not seem to be short of ammunition.

damn it!

The officers and soldiers on the Nanhua cruise ship were highly skilled. As a result of the battle with the cruise ships of the Western and French allied forces, the route from Spain to America was stopped. This is the route taken by the treasure ship that transported gold and silver from the Americas. It is a big piece of fat. Think about China How hard the pirates will work!

The rest of the Atlantic routes are also miserable, almost at a standstill, and ships are afraid to leave port, and it is not even safe in port.

After more than two months of attack, 8,000 officers and soldiers of the West French cruiser were killed or injured, leaving the two admirals scratching their heads.

The naval quality of the Nanhua cruise ship was obviously higher than that of the West-French Allied Forces. They could catch up, escape, and fight well.

There are many barrels on the South China Sea cruise ship: a large number of telescopes and aiming tubes, the guns are extremely accurate, and their medical care capabilities are far superior to the Western French Allied Forces.

Speaking of medical capabilities, the West-French Allied Forces are terrible, lacking medicine, and the environment is harsh. As many people as they come on board get sick, as many people live an unspeakable life of debauchery after landing, but the strict management has lowered morale. Organize those "wives" who "have a husband on every ship" and take them on board, so that the sailors suffer from many diseases, resulting in serious attrition.

When it came to this, the two admirals sighed.

Abraham Duquena asked Don Aznar Antonio: "The South China Navy is mostly young and energetic. How do they solve this problem?"

Previously, the Nanhua Army and the Spanish Army were friendly troops. Don Aznar Antonio had some knowledge of the situation of the Nanhua Army, and told the French admiral: "The Chinese young man is more reserved and reserved, and his emotions are not unrestrained. He can bear it. On the warship of Nanhua Entertainment is relatively rich, they have musical instruments, singing, chess and cards, sports equipment, and non-stop 'learning'."

"Study?" The French admiral is unclear, so ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Don Aznar Antonio explained a little bit, saying that the South China Army, from senior officers to small soldiers, must conduct various studies and training to continuously improve I am so busy that I naturally don't have much time to think about things I shouldn't think about.

The French admiral was amazed and said: "The Chinese really have so much money that they have nowhere to spend it!"

"Of course!" said Don Aznar Antonio. "The Emperor of China has built a golden palace in his palace, all made of gold!"

"Tut tsk tsk!" The French admiral was amazed, how could An Lin beat such an opponent.

Although Louis XIV was also very rich, Abraham Duquesne knew some inside information, that is, the king was borrowing new money to pay off old debts, and the interest rate would come down at a high rate, so he might not be able to pay it back.

While talking, there was a "report". It turned out that the senior French liaison officer, Viscount de Busquets, had come, and he told the two admirals bad news.

That is, the British King James II and Prince Rupert in France refused to cross the sea and refused to go to Britain to restore their country! 2084/10217581