C2052 on-board (2/2)

Behind these iron armor steam ships were sail battleship s full of history, some of which were even rare five-masted sailing ships. The cannon on both sides of the ships were opened, and the cannons were pitch black, like the eyes of a sea monster.

Further away were large cruisers, these cruisers were famous for their cruising speed, they had bigger sails and slender bodies, although on the surface, the number of cannons was less than battleships and their fighting strength was a bit lower.

But in the eyes of naval experts, these cruisers were the only ones who could protect the interests of the British at sea.

The reason for this was simple, because the British had already taken complete control of the sea. No one in the European powers dared to challenge the British Royal Fleet, which meant that a battle for life and death at sea like Trafalgar would not occur for some time.

This way, battleships would be less useful in battle. On the contrary, these cruisers with fast speed, long cruising time, and good firepower began to flourish.

In the vast ocean, they had to run around swearing English military might. Pirates that looked like flies and wanted battleships to hang and kill them would definitely not be appropriate. At this time, they needed to be taught a lesson by cruisers.

Even at special times, these cruisers could fly very fast, and they could even hack away at a bunch of pirates at a moment's notice, striking at rival merchant ships and the like on the vast uninhabited high seas.

In any case, the use of cruisers was great, and today they were showing off in large numbers.

As he got closer and closer, Zai Chun's hands trembled in excitement. When had he ever seen so many battleships gathered together?

The Chinese officials were also silent. The anger they accumulated from hearing the Duke of Newcastle was now replaced by a cold feeling deep in their hearts.

”Good heavens! Too much, too much … 117? And there were 117... ” Luo Huo who was born in the army was unfamiliar with the navy, maybe in his eyes, the combination of 30 to 40 battleships was already a very strong fleet.

Never would he have thought that Britain would present a more spectacular scene today, with 117 ships anchored off the coast, in a neat phalanx like soldiers on their feet.

Xiang Ying's fingers that were holding onto the telescope had turned white, he said excitedly, ”You don't understand … You don't know the background of the British Navy. Wooden battleships are like this, as long as you maintain them properly, even if you use a hundred years worth of time, you won't lose anything! ”

”The Europeans began exploring the sea in the fifteenth century. Can you imagine how many battleships Britain has accumulated over the years? Forget about 117 ships, even if their numbers were to triple, I wouldn't be surprised! ”

The joint fleet was getting closer and closer to the docking bay, from three kilometers to two kilometers, one kilometer, eight hundred meters, six hundred meters …

Finally, one didn't even need binoculars to see the proud navy men on the opposite deck, almost all of whom were making their way eastward to meet a guest of honor, God knows how long they had been holding their arms up.

The entire square array on the sea surface formed a nine times thirteen rectangular square array. This square array did not use a cross section to face the Zhiyuan Warship, rather, it faced the Zhiyuan Warship from a slanted angle.

At the start, no one knew what was so special about this formation, but as they approached, everyone was shocked!