C2737 The sound of gunfire in Frissia (1/2)
Bolkum was part of Prussia, the border between the Netherlands and Prussia's territorial waters, and its arrival here signalled the imminent outbreak of war.
”Did you find any Prussian battleships?”
”Reporting to the Captain, there are no traces of any ships … The sea winds and waves are gradually increasing, and the weatherman thinks there will be a storm tomorrow morning... ”
”Continue observing!”
Huo Fu ran his hand through his grizzled hair and put on his military hat, ”Isn't the show starting soon? ”Idiot's army beat the war into shit, now it's our navy's turn to solve the problem...”
Captain pushed open the cabin door and saluted the sailors that were standing guard outside.
”Little guys, don't waste your energy by standing guard. Prepare for battle! From now on, the Navy will pull out all the nails on the Prussian coast! ”
The nail Huo Fu was talking about was the Eastern Frisian Islands. It was a long chain of islands parallel to the Prussian coastline, protecting the entrance of the Port William.
The hamburger was the most important commercial city in Prussia. Some of the limited marine trade in this poor continent was concentrated in the hamburger.
After occupying this place, even if he had to grab hold of the Prussian's purse, a single victory would restore the morale of the people in France, who were already on the verge of collapse.
Huo Fu's eyes shone with excitement. He rubbed his hands and said in a low voice, ”France's navy has been suppressed for too long. Everyone says that the national army is the strongest in this country.
”Today, everything is going to change. History will be created by my Navy. I believe that after this battle, the Navy will be revived!”
”Prussia... Ha ha-ha, you think you can take on us with just those crappy wooden boats? Give the order to the fleet to start fighting as soon as they enter range! ”
The arrogant French navy did not care about the Prussian battleships at all. They only thought of the Zhiyuan Warship as a small threat.
But Huo Fu was not afraid, because before the battle, the Navy had made several military chess simulations, and the final result was that the Zhiyuan Warship would hide in the hamburger military port and passively avoid the battle.
No one believed that a Iron-armored battleship would dare to fight against the main forces of the French Fleet in the ocean!
It could be said that the possibility of the Zhiyuan Warship taking the initiative was not even one percent. Even if the Chinese people took the wrong medicine and dared to fight, Huo Fu did not believe that they would win.
Glory, Vauban, Cecil, which one isn't twice the tonnage of a Zhiyuan Warship? Furthermore, these Iron-armored Ship were not fake Iron-armored Ship s who were trying to cover for the army. These were steel beasts from the inside out.
It was not the kind of shitty goods that was covered by a layer of iron armor!
”Such a powerful fleet, would I be afraid of a battleship with less than 3000 tons of weight? No matter how powerful your artillery is, as long as I can endure the early casualties, I can still sink you! ”
It was this kind of strong self-confidence that made Huo Fu completely ignore the threat of the northern seas and directly open fire on Prussian territory!