Chapter 236 The nightmare of the British Empire begins! (Please subscribe, please collect)

Strait of Malacca, waters near Temasek Island.

In the observation basket at the top of the triangular mast of the really old-fashioned coastal defense ironclad Belle Isle, two lookouts held up telescopes with trembling hands, their eyes full of fear.

Drops of sweat slid down their temples, and there was a hint of salty taste in the corners of their mouths. The white sailor uniforms had long been wet with sweat. Although it was autumn, the blazing heat in the Strait of Malacca close to the equator

The sun still made them dizzy. So much so that they were a little unsure whether the scene that appeared in the telescope was real or illusory.

This is a fleet so huge that it is suffocating! It is passing through the sea between Temasek Island and Batam Island in two columns and a speed of about 10 knots. On each ship, there is the sun of the Ming Dynasty flying.

Moon flag!

"Two, two Hero-class ships, eight Prince-class ships (Prince-class ships), eight Duke-class ships (Laojia Cruiser named after Daming Guogong), eight Marquis-class ships (protected cruiser named after Daming Marquis), and

There are four of them. They seem to be Japan’s Four Heavenly Kings? Also, there are many large transport ships! Oh my god, what do these Orientals want to do? Do they want to start a war?”

An older lookout reported his findings while voicing his questions in a trembling voice. As a senior petty officer who had served in the Indian Grand Fleet for a long time, he remembered the appearance of most of the Ming Dynasty naval ships.

, and also witnessed their majesty on the ocean near Malacca more than once. But at the same time, he saw forty or fifty Ming Navy ships forming a huge formation trying to pass through the Strait of Malacca. He had only seen it in nightmares.

Of course, this scene is also a nightmare for the entire British Empire!

In fact, the Malacca Squadron of the Royal Indian Navy (actually the original Indian Fleet of the Royal Navy) where this veteran of the British Royal Navy belongs was formed just for this nightmare.

Not to stop the nightmare, but to alert London when it starts.

Therefore, this Malacca squadron is not powerful at all. In addition to two old-fashioned coastal defense ironclads with more than 20 years of age, there are some notification ships (unprotected cruisers) with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons, several hundred tons of gunboats and

A lighter torpedo boat.

Of course, it is impossible to repel the invading main fleet of the Ming Dynasty with these "cannon fodder ships". Their task is only to fend off the incoming enemy a little, so as to buy time for the Temasek Fortress to deploy its defenses, and to report the "bad news" to the Royal Indian Navy in Calcutta.

Just Grand Fleet Headquarters

"Sir, the lookout post reported that the main fleet of the Ming Navy was found to have at least 10 battleships, including 2 hero-class ships and 8 prince-class ships."

In the bridge of the coastal defense ironclad Belle Island, Commodore William Baga, commander of the Malacca Strait Squadron, listened to the report of the messenger communication officer with a pale face, and then raised the telescope in his hand to look at the sea in the southeast direction.

After a little search, I found two thick triangular masts floating on the sea level and several streaks of smoke from steam boilers rising into the sky. The visibility was now very good, and Brigadier General Baga could even identify those masts fluttering in the wind.

Yes, it is the sun and moon rising flag of the Ming Dynasty!

From the size and shape of the mast, Commodore Baga has already analyzed in his mind that this is the Ming Dynasty's "Duke" class Wei Ding second ship! Although it is only a 3,000-ton "Laojia patrol", their 210mm cannon is still enough

Old ships like the Belle Island class were so beaten that they were all on fire.

He looked serious, and was still thinking about how long his Belle Isle could last when the fight started, when the smoke pillars and more and more tall masts that appeared in the sky slowly appeared in front of him.

The telescope is currently inside!

William Baga knew that he had not misheard just now. The Ming Navy had really sent a large fleet. His nightmare, no, the nightmare of the British Empire had come true!

He immediately reacted and ordered loudly: "Sign the signal to the notification ship Surprise, and let it return to Temasek Port immediately and report to the Temasek Government House. The Ming Dynasty is coming, the Ming Dynasty is really coming! 10 battleships, 8 armored cruisers,

Eight protected cruisers have entered the Strait of Malacca!"

When he gave the order, there were beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. He didn't know if he was under too much pressure. Finally, he cursed fiercely in his mouth: "I won't commit suicide, Fake Squid! Zuo Manduo

, let’s return to Temasek Fort!”

"Yes, sir!"

Everyone on the bridge of Belle Isle let out a sigh of relief.

Although these people are all excellent naval officers and soldiers, and they all have the naval spirit of the Royal Navy in their hearts, they are still afraid of death, and they are even less willing to die casually. So at this time, no one wants to use their own lives to test the Ming Navy.

His true intention. Whatever, just follow the script of "The Nightmare Begins" and report it!

London, 10 Downing Street.

At this time, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, was in his office happily looking at the coded telegram sent by Hugh Gough from Constantinier - it was not sent by a wireless telegraph machine, but

The telegraph line connecting Alexandria, Egypt, via Constantinople went first to the British Consulate General in Alexandria and then to Lord Wynn in London.

As for the content of the secret message, of course it is all news that Lao Maozi has suffered!

Nicholas I was really embarrassed this time. He completely lost all the ancestral majesty of the furry bear that he had accumulated since the time of Peter the Great. With an army of two to three hundred thousand, there was also a Mediterranean fleet and a Black Sea fleet.

It was blocked west of Adrianople. It has been blocked since May and it is now September, and progress is still slow.

Although in these four months, Nicholas I has been working very hard to recruit soldiers and generals to buy arms. He not only recruited more than 200,000 strong men to join the army in Greece, Rumelia, Wallachia and other places, but also recruited Rakshasa from

More than 100,000 new troops were mobilized in the mainland, pushing the total force invested to more than 500,000. However, they still failed to capture Adrianople, and only pushed the front line another 10 or 20 kilometers towards Adrianople.

It took four months to fight for 12 kilometers and cost at least 150,000 casualties. For the Rakshasa people, the Greeks, and the Bulgarians, this was really a nightmare!

The bigger nightmare for the Rakshasa people is still in Asia Minor, the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa. Because Mahmud II's "War of Gods" was fought so well, the empire that was previously prepared to wait for the end of the Ottoman Empire to separate and go it alone

Warlords and tribal leaders, big and small, had to change their stance, and each of them turned from careerists to loyal loyalists of the Turkish Empire - after all, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was a country that used the Tianfang religion to unite people's hearts, and everyone believed in it from top to bottom.

This. What Mahmoud II did in Adrianople was the War of Gods. This is the highest political correctness in the entire Tianfang Sect world! Even people like Ali Pasha no longer dare to oppose the Sultan. So

, the original Constantinier has now become the real sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Every day, "god warriors" from Asia Minor, the Arabian Peninsula, and North Africa entered Constantinople. Warlords like Ali Pasha also sent troops, while the Tianfang believers in the Indian Empire donated money under the instructions of Emperor William.

A large amount of money was obtained, which was turned into British-made weapons (a considerable part of which were made in India), which were continuously sent to the hands of Mahmud II through the Persian Gulf, Iraq, and Syria.

The originally divided Turkish Empire was actually united because of Nicholas I's attack!

Therefore, the situation in the British Empire is very good, and the nightmare of the Rakshasa Kingdom has just begun, and Prussia, Austria, and France are now ready to make a move. They will switch sides and help each other as soon as Mahmud II recognizes the independence of Greece.

"Dong dong dong"

A rapid knock on the door suddenly reached the ears of the Duke of Wellington, who was enjoying himself. The Duke frowned: "Is it you? Huck."

"No, it's me, Horatio!"

The visitor is actually Earl Nelson!

The Duke of Wellington said quickly: "Come in, Earl, come in quickly!"

The door of the office was pushed open by Huck, and then came the gloomy-looking Earl Nelson. This British naval "god of war" looked at the Duke of Wellington and said calmly: "It's begun!"

"What started?"

"The nightmare of the British Empire begins!"
Chapter completed!