Chapter 1366 The Storm in the Persian Gulf (Second update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Long live peace!
This sentence is nothing more than a deception. After all, in the past few months, the whole world has been paying attention to the Roman Empire's invasion of Persia and Britain's response.
Of course, they don't think that a war will break out between the two countries, because the reason is simple. On one side is the Roman Empire, which will never take the initiative to go to war with Britain, because Britain's strong national power is beyond the reach of the Roman Empire, and they are also afraid of it.
, so the Roman Empire was absolutely unwilling to go to war unless it had to.
Although the British Empire on the other side seems to have strong national strength and the most powerful maritime power in the world, warships cannot fight on land, and they have just suffered a defeat by the Boers in South Africa, but they have to
End the war they started through peace talks.
It can be said that observers all over the world think so. They believe that what happened in Persia was just a crisis. A crisis between great powers, although it will lead to distrust between the Roman Empire and the British Empire, and even lead to future
war, but there is still a certain distance from war now.
Peace... has not been affected too much! It's just that the occurrence of this crisis has further pushed the world situation towards war.
February 23, 1995.
The Persian Gulf is as calm as ever. Although it is winter in the northern hemisphere, February in the Persian Gulf is sunny and pleasant. The midday sun shines in the bay. There are three merchant ships and one ship in the bay.
The gunboat escort convoy was heading northwest.
Singh, who was wearing military uniform, climbed on the guardrail as usual, hanging his head and making vomiting sounds from time to time. He had already vomited after lunch. Although he couldn't vomit anything now, he still seemed to have a conditioned reflex.
retching.
The "Good Man Charlie" was a British merchant ship carrying nearly two thousand officers and soldiers of the British and Indian Regiments. They came all the way from Bombay to reinforce Persia and to curb the Russian expansion in Persia.
The Russians are marching towards Tehran! They are threatening the interests of the British Empire in Persia.
But this is not important to Singer.
He was a soldier of the British Indian Regiment, and the British were his masters. He would go wherever the master asked him to go, and he would fight whoever he asked.
No, for Singh, he never thought that sea voyage would be so uncomfortable. This was his first time to go to sea. He had only served in India before. Who would have thought that he would faint as soon as he got on the ship and he has been fainting till now.
"Lasi, why did we get to Persia?"
"Hurry, hurry, Singer, tomorrow at most..."
Lacy was smoking a cigarette and glanced at Singer who was vomiting all sorts of meat and vegetables and said.
"When you get to the shore, you can have a good meal."
"One more day!"
Just as Singh was complaining, the merchant ship suddenly blew its whistle. Then the crew ran back and forth in a chaotic manner, and most of the Indian soldiers at the railing asked curiously.
"what happened?"
"Warship, Russian warship!"
"Look! There is a plume of smoke to the northwest!"
Because there were no telescopes, the Indian soldiers on the ship could only see a plume of smoke at the junction of the sky and the sea in the northwest.
"It should be a Russian warship."
Captain Charlie said while holding the telescope.
"Russians, what are the Russians doing here?"
The reason why they have such doubts is because they really can't figure out why the Russian warships came here.
Soon, the warship came into their sight. It was the protective cruiser "Novik". Then under the gaze of the Indians, the "Novik" rushed straight towards it. At the same time,
Hang up the "return immediately" signal flag and fire two cannon shots as a warning.
"What? Are the Russians crazy? What do they want?"
After learning the news from the telescope, Captain Chano, the captain of the gunboat "Destroyer", opened his mouth in shock and said after a while.
"Damn Russians, don't they know we're the Royal Navy?"
The Russian naval officers and soldiers on the "Novik" must have known that this was a British merchant ship. The reason why they intercepted this transport fleet was because the tens of thousands of British and Indian troops carried on the three troop transport ships were very difficult for Roman Persia.
The strategic impact was great, so Constantinople asked the navy to prevent the British and Indian legions from entering Persia. Only then did the "Novik" protected cruiser intercept it.
"Tell those damn Russians that this is the "Destroyer" gunboat of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, and we have the right to sail in any sea area in the world!"
Although there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, Captain Chano, as a Royal Navy officer, was undoubtedly extremely arrogant and conceited. He did not take the Russians' warnings seriously at all.
"Keep going!"
The Royal Navy is proud and arrogant, so what if there is a disparity in strength? So what if we are just a thousand-ton gunboat?
The pride of the Royal Navy is here, so how can it be threatened by it?
Faced with the "Destroyer"'s unyielding move, the "Novik" protected cruiser once again raised a flag and asked the other party to evacuate.
At the same time, the gunners on the "Novik" had begun to turn their guns to aim at the "Destroyer". It must be said that the Russians were also arrogant.
At least for Lieutenant Colonel Vasily, the captain of the "Novik", he is arrogant and proud. Even when facing the Royal Navy, he still harbors hatred - his father died in Crimea
.
In fact, almost every noble family in Russia had someone killed or wounded in Crimea. It is for this reason that many Russians went to South Africa as volunteers to support the Boer war.
Britain... owes Russia a blood debt!
Of course I owe him Vasily’s blood debt!
Facing the Royal Navy of the British Empire, the Russian polar bear will also not make any concessions.
"Keep going! Get back to them - we are the Royal Navy of the British Empire!"
Captain Chano turned to the first officer beside him and ordered.
Royal Navy of the British Empire!
Sometimes just such an answer is enough.
The Royal Navy of the British Empire - never surrendered! The pride built since Nelson will never be lost in the hands of one person.
Now he will not give in either.
"The whole ship is ready for combat!"
After the captain's order was issued, the British sailors entered combat readiness. They swung the turrets, pointed them at the Russian warships, and loaded the cannons with shells.
Just at this moment, a wisp of dark clouds blocked the scorching sun in the sky.