The weather is not very hot on the sea in June, especially during the warship sailing, the sea breeze is quite comfortable. In the early morning of June 22nd... Argenon McLennan, commander of the British, French and Russian joint fleet, was the commander of the British, French and Russian Federation.

After two or three hours of sleep, Sir Lyons couldn't sleep anymore and was a little bored, so he simply left his cabin and came to the bridge of the Battleship "Magnificent".

At this moment, the fleet chief of staff Sir Frederick William Richards was on duty. As the country got closer and closer to China's territory, the British, French and Russian joint fleet also entered an emergency state of combat readiness.

"Your Excellency Commander, why don't you take a break? According to our expectations, we will be able to arrive in the North Sea of ​​China by the 24th at the latest. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, the Chinese will definitely fight us!" Fleet Chief of Staff Redric?

Sir William Richards said.

"I don't know what happened, I can't sleep. So I'll just come to the bridge to take a look!" said Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons, the commander of the fleet. Then he stood by the bridge and faced the dark sea outside.

daze.

Sir Redric William Richards, Chief of Staff of the Fleet, didn't say much. He knew that Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons, was under great pressure. Although he was very opposed to the shelling of Singapore, he was very opposed.

It's already like this, and there's no way. Now, all the energy of the entire fleet is focused on the coming decisive battle. However, the stern-worded telegrams sent by the Marquis of Salisbury and the stern orders

The United Fleet must win, which put Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons under great pressure. After all, the Marquis of Salisbury threatened that if defeated, what awaited him would be

The trial of the military court, perhaps, is the more serious result, being directly killed by the angry Chinese. After all, the Chinese emperor has publicly claimed that he will avenge the Chinese who died in Singapore. So, if defeated,

, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"His Chief of Staff, where do you think the Chinese warships are? Where are they waiting for us?" asked Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons, the commander of the fleet.

"We are only 800 kilometers away from the North Sea of ​​China. At the latest, the Chinese will fight us the decisive battle the day after tomorrow. Otherwise, their most important shipbuilding base will be woven into ruins under our artillery fire!

"The Chief of Staff of the Fleet Sir Frederick William Richards said. Although the Chinese Navy's battleships are small in number, their performance is very strong. If you keep delaying or playing the tactic of cats and mice, this will be for Britain, France and Russia.

It was a disaster for the joint fleet. They couldn't afford to delay and didn't have that much time. The most important thing was the supply problem. The nearest supply bases were all in India thousands of kilometers away. So, directly plugged in

The North Sea of ​​China, forcing the Chinese Navy to fight against them, became their preferred tactics and the best tactics.

"I have a premonition that the Chinese are right in front of us, and perhaps after dawn, the decisive battle will break out!" said Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons, the commander of the fleet, with great affirmation.

"Maybe! But this is exactly what we want to see, isn't it? Although it took two months of long voyage, our soldiers were still very morale. At this time, we had a great deal of fighting with the Chinese Navy.

"The odds are there!" said Sir Frederick William Richards, Chief of Staff of the Fleet.

"Maybe! I believe in the soldiers of the British Empire very much, but the Russians and French people are not sure. After the decisive battle breaks out, we still have to rely on ourselves!" Fleet Commander Algeron McLennan?

Sir Lyons said disdainfully. Although the Russian Navy sent many battleships, he still looked down on the Russian Navy very much. It was only a last resort to let the Russian Navy join the joint fleet.

Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons was under great pressure, especially after being telegraphed by the Prime Minister Marquis Salisbury, which made him feel tremendous pressure. In this decisive battle, he had already

There is no way out. If he is defeated, he will not only be defeated, but will even lose his life directly. Although he is 59 years old, he does not want to die like this, especially in the Far East. Therefore, he must have this battle

Only by winning is enough.

Several light cruisers of the Chinese Navy followed the British, French and Russian joint fleet from afar. As they got closer to China, the more Chinese warships were tracking around the British, French and Russian joint fleet. However, these warships remained.

Restrained and did not launch an attack on the British, French and Russian joint fleet. Although the Chinese Navy soldiers were already angry, they were still patient when they did not receive the order to attack.

"There are two hours left, the enemy will enter the ambushing waters of the submarine force, and the enemy's route can be sent to the submarine force!" The captain of the light cruiser "Linxia" ordered.

Then, a telegram was sent to the waters west of the Xisha Islands forty kilometers away. On the sea, there were twelve long, dark submarines floating on the sea. They had been floating on the sea for a day, and the submarines were

After the mothership brought them here from Subic Bay, they had been waiting for the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia to come to their door.

The current Chinese Navy's submarine force has only twelve submarines, but the performance is not good. However, if the submarines exert satisfactory combat effectiveness in this battle, the submarine force will be subject to

Attention to it has become the priority of the navy's military development. Therefore, this battle is directly related to the future fate of the submarine force. The first submarine officers and soldiers of the Imperial Navy attached great importance to this battle. Although, as a submarine

Soldiers are not as majestic as sailors who are battleships, but they prefer this kind of combat method of hiding in the dark and giving the enemy a fatal attack, just like ancient assassins, who escaped thousands of miles after one blow.

Twelve submarines were formed into a submarine brigade, and the commander was Navy Colonel Su Leping. The boat he was located was also organized into Boat 1. From No. 1 to No. 12, it is the number of the 12 submarines of the Navy submarine force.

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"Send a message to other boats and prepare for battle. There are still two hours before dawn, and the foreign devils are coming!" Colonel Su Leping said to the communications soldiers.

The communications soldiers quickly sent telegrams to the other 11 submarines. After that, each submarine replied and was ready for combat.

At 3:20 a.m., the submarine force's No. 1 boat received a telegram from the light cruiser "Linxia", which for them was a combat alarm. The first battle of the submarine force was about to begin.

"Send a report to other boats. The foreign devils will arrive in two hours. The route is 100 kilometers west of the Xisha Islands, which is exactly where we are now!" Colonel Su Leping was a little excited. This is not an exercise, but

It's about displaying, and the next is the debut of the submarine force.

The 'squid-class' submarine is the first-class submarine equipped by the Chinese Navy. Its displacement is 220 tons of water surface, 290 tons of water underwater, 30 meters long, 3 meters wide, 4.8 meters high, and 2.4 meters draft. The maximum diving depth is 50 meters

.Powered by two 40-horsepower diesel engines and two electric motors, the maximum surface speed is 10 knots and 4 knots underwater. The surface range is 500 nautical miles and the underwater range is 30 nautical miles. The military equipment is 2 533 mm torpedo launchers,

Can carry 6 torpedoes.

In the waters west of the Paracel Islands, twelve submarines are ready, waiting for the British, French and Russian joint fleet to come to their doors automatically. And, according to the telegrams sent by light cruisers tracking the British, French and Russian joint fleets, they continue to

Adjust their position. Finally, they were ambushed in the 1 km long sea area.

At 5 a.m. on June 22, a trace of white fish appeared in the sky, and the sky was about to dawn soon. The combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia was about to arrive soon. When a large scattered smoke appeared in the south sky.

, This shows that the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia has arrived. The main force of the Chinese Navy's local fleet is also on its way to this sea area, and it can arrive in at most an hour. Before the main force of the local fleet arrives,

This sea area will become a performance stage for submarines.

"Order all ships to dive to the periscope level and prepare to hunt freely!" Colonel Su Leping ordered. The No. 1 boat he was located in was in the center of the submarine queue and the southernmost point was No. 12.

"Gurgle!" The submarine's cabin door was closed. As a large amount of air was discharged from the submarine, the submarines that were originally floating on the sea dived one after another, leaving only a periscope on the sea. Soon, on the sea, the sea surface was filled with a dive.

The calm returned to its original state. Because the submarine was very simple, in order to determine the target, the periscope had to pay the water surface. Fortunately, the sky was not bright yet, and the periscope was very small. If it were not careful, no one would have found the sea surface.

A tiny tube stretched out.

Starting from 5 a.m., under the order of Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons, the British, French and Russian navies were all in their place. Everyone knows that the decisive battle with the Chinese navy is about to begin.

They must be prepared to fight so as not to be sneak attacked. The successive victory of the Chinese Navy also made them feel tremendous pressure.

However, the officers and soldiers of the British, French and Russian joint fleet could not have thought that the threat they faced would come from underwater. Before this, no one would notice this! (To be continued. Please
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