West of Taganrog Bay, Mius River.

When the Mius River arrived here, because the terrain along the coast was too low, a huge river surface was formed on the spot, about 30 miles long and more than ten miles wide. It was actually a lake. Since the Mius River flow was not very large, the average depth of the lake was not large, only about three or four meters.

Let's call it Lake Mius.

Not far to the west is the border between Truchen and the Russians, the Gruzigianlanzik River. Due to the existence of this river, the Truchens obviously relaxed their exploration of this lake.

In April, the northwest coast of the Sea of ​​Azov is a world of intertwined ice and green. The continuous ice layer on the water has long melted, but small pieces of floating ice still exist.

"Rumbling..."

A roar suddenly came from Lake Mius, and then black smoke appeared above it.

A huge fleet is driving from the lake to the Sea of ​​Azov!

What drove out from here was obviously the Russian fleet, but the question is when did the Russians have a steam fleet?

There are about thirty ships of different sizes. If the British standards are followed, at least three battleships and squadrons - one squadron has a first-class battleship, two second-class battleships, and seven third-class battleships!

When it is in a state of war, the first-class battleship will be in the middle of command, and the other two second-class battleships each have three third-class battleships as main battleships. Next to the first-class battleship as the flagship is a third-class battleship.

There are also several Clippers leading in front.

Unlike the Truchens' steam warships, these warships have no sails in the main mast position, but also have sails in other positions!

"Hu..."

It turned out that although it was spring, the last north wind was still struggling in the north of the Sea of ​​Azov. With the blessing of steam power and sails, these more than 30 large ships were sailing towards the Sea of ​​Azov!

The names of the warships are written in Russian on the three flagships.

The center is the "Peter the Great", the left is the "Mikhail" and the right is the "Alexei", ​​which obviously represents the most effective tsar in the history of the Normanov dynasty in Russia, the first tsar and the more effective tsar.

It is conceivable that although Peter III was ignorant, he was still unambiguous in military affairs. In the eight years he took office, he obviously dredged and dug deep into Lake Mius, making it a deep water lake that can dock and sail battleships!

But how did they master the technology of steam warships?

Although steam engines have appeared in St. Petersburg for a long time, they have not used them on the ship, but now they have not only used them, but have also built three squadrons in one go!

On the "Peter Great" in the center, there were two naval generals. The leader was about twenty-seven or eight years old, but the rank of lieutenant general was already worn on the eaves. Next to him was a naval general in his forties. Although he was also wearing the Russian naval uniform, he was dark and calm, and did not look like a Russian.

This young Russian naval general, named Ushakov, was deeply appreciated by Peter III. He was once the greatest Russian naval general in history. The man next to him was Richard Hao, but he was one of the famous "Three Brothers of the Hao".

So things became simple.

In the past few years, watching the Truchen steam warship that was freely traveling in the Sea of ​​Azov, Peter III used a trick to hide the truth. He asked someone to transform Lake Mius and block it. With the help of the British, it became a training base for new warships.

Since Lake Mius is more than ten miles away from the estuary, and dozens of miles to the east are also located in the Sea of ​​Azov, and they are surrounded by their territory, this gave him the foundation for building a steam fleet with the assistance of the British.

However, even the British themselves do not have a steam fleet. Are they so kind to let the Russians assemble first?

Sure enough, Richard, who was darker in skin and nicknamed "Black Dick", still looked a little worried.

Ushakov smiled and said, "Mr. Major General, why, do you don't trust your steam engine?"

Richard was full of confidence when guiding and training this Russian fleet. His unique roar not only did not arouse the disgust of the Russian sailors, but instead was full of fighting spirit.

But that was during training, and he actually arrived at the battlefield, and it was his first time to command the steam fleet.

"Dear Lieutenant General"

After a while, Richard regained his smile.

"Although our warships also have steam power, you know that they can only last for up to two hours. Generally, they need to replace key components in one hour, and this replacement will take at least two hours!"

Ushakov didn't care, "During that time, we can quickly raise the sails on the main mast. At present, the Mariupol squadron of the Truchen barbarian thieves, the Yesk squadron is moving towards the port of Taganrog, obviously going to the sail fleet there."

"According to our previous estimates, we met in another hour. Now half of our ships use steam power, and half of our ships still use sails. Once we encounter enemy ships, we can use sail fleets to entangle them and then start the steam engine."

"Our target is their Mariupol fleet, their Yesk fleet is now heading towards the mouth of the Don River. Our sailing fleet anchored in the port of Taganrog should have entered the surface of the Rostov River at this time"

Richard nodded, but his confidence was obviously not as strong as Ushakov.

Not long after, the fleet sailed out of the Mius River and entered the vast Sea of ​​Azov!

The wind direction at Azov was unpredictable, and the fleet continued to sail south along the coastline. After about an hour, the ships that started steam powered not long ago were all covered with sails, while those who used sail powered used steam powered.

Ushakov held up his telescope and kept looking forward. Not long after, a smile appeared on his face.

A clutch with a sail and paddlers appeared in the camera!

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Soon, the Clipper arrived in front of the "Peter the Great".

"Your Excellency General!"

"Say!"

"Yes, Truchen's Mariupol fleet is only about ten miles away from us!"

"What's the specific situation?"

"They are still old-fashioned combinations, one wooden Bogda, four battleships Batulu, two Saiyin, and four Tengis!"

"Oh?"

The smile on Ushakov's face became stronger.

At present, the time when the steam power is being used is Peter the Great. At this time, he has three second-class steam battleships around him, and nine third-class steam battleships are available!

In his intelligence, except for the five main battleships, the remaining Saiyin, Tengis, was just an auxiliary warship.

Thirteen steam warships, if they still can't take them down, they will end up being the commander of the Azov Fleet.

Ten miles away, both sides are driving fast, and they arrive in ten minutes!

....

Ten miles south.

The thirty-year-old Shen Muhan's face was calm - the sailing fleet in the enemy's port of Taganrog was simply not worth mentioning in his eyes. In fact, according to the intelligence agency's intelligence, the number of sailing fleets there is still a large number of them, so it should not be underestimated.

Shen Muhan used to be the commander of the Yeishi squadron and served as the governor of Gozo, but now he is still a commander of the squadron. The reason is very simple, he did not achieve obvious military achievements.

"It is a contribution to destroying the Russians' Taganrog fleet..."

Just as I was thinking, there was a warning sound from the Saiyin number patrolling there.

Soon, Xunwang hand passed the news to him.

"Col. It's not good. A steam fleet came in front of you!"

"Steam Fleet? Could it be that the Yeysk Squadron completed the mission so quickly?"

"Colin, not, it's the Russian squadron!"

"Russian? How is that possible?"

"Woo..."

As he was speaking, a warning horn sounded another distance away. The sound was obviously not Truchen's, but Russians!

Chen Muhan changed his face in an instant, and he quickly walked out of the cabin and came to the first deck.

"This..."

Seeing the thirteen steam fleets in front of them roaring, Chen Muhan's eyes were solemn.

However, he was obviously not frightened by the Russian steam warship that suddenly appeared, but quickly began to think about it in his mind.

"How could the Russians have steam fleets in the Sea of ​​Azov? It could not have been built at the ports of the Sea of ​​Azov, where we are watching them, nor could it have just arrived after the inland river was built, so it can only be Lake Mius"

"According to the information from the Intelligence Agency, Lake Mius was suddenly blocked five years ago, just like the Ottomans did in Lake Chikmeger, obviously building a secret fleet, but everyone in our country only thought of the sail battleship, and no one thought of it as a steam battleship!"

"What should I do? The enemy is thirteen battleships, and our side only has five. Although the remaining Tengis and Saiyin have been modified, the firepower is too weak..."

After a while, he made up his mind.

"Notify Saiyin-1 to withdraw from the battle and head to Sevastopol at full speed, informing the armored warships there to come, and the two steam engines of all other ships were fully opened, keeping a distance of about three miles from the enemy, waiting for the news of Batulu-1 in front of the Turk"

Chu Feng, a young man with a 23-year-old head and a treacherous man, is the captain of Batulu-1.

If he was an ordinary person, although Truqin was not a talented person, he would not have been allowed to serve as the captain of the main battleship at such a young age. However, Chu Feng is Chu Huer's son, which is different.

After seeing that many people in China began to use Chinese names and abandoned their previous Mongolian names, Chu Huer claimed his surname "Chu", and his children also named him the surname "Chu". The name Chu Feng was specially chosen by Qitade.

Chu Feng looks cool and Xiao Naifa, and is born with a big and round waist. However, when he graduated from middle school at the age of fifteen, Chu Huer resisted the opposition and let him get into the Lagan Naval School, rather than the Elista Military Academy. Chu Huer, who is three years older than Qitad, obviously understands one truth.

"I have a great power in the army and have the greed of heaven that has allowed Qitade to take power in advance. If my sons continue to serve in the army, wouldn't Qitade be taboo?"

So he made Chu Feng, who was originally good at riding and martial arts, become a navy.

After receiving Chen Muhan's order, Chu Feng took the lead in starting all the two steam engines, and then stepped out of the fleet.

"Remember, you went to test, not to let you rush in and fight. The enemy suddenly had steam warships. This is an extremely important event for our country. I asked you to go and find out their firepower."

"Steam warships are not scary. If they also have armor-piercing grenades, they must be extremely careful"

Chen Muhan naturally understood a little about the situation of steam and artillery, but obviously he did not know much about professional engineers.
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