40 nautical miles northeast of Newfoundland, a patrol fleet composed of three Chinese Empire frigates was heading north.

The weather is clear today and the sea breeze is not strong. There are only three lonely frigates walking along the vast Atlantic Ocean.

Suddenly, a black line emerged from the horizon in the distance.

The looking hand holding the telescope shouted downward:

"Discover the British-French Combined Fleet."

The soldiers on the ship acted quickly and entered their posts.

"Send flag words, No. 233 will immediately return to the base to report the message, and 232 will come forward with our ship to fight, and buy more time for the large fleet."

The patrol fleet general Li Lun ordered.

The flag bearer waved the flag in his hand, and the frigate No. 233 turned rapidly, running wildly on the road he had come, bringing a white wave.

The flagship of the British-French Joint Fleet, the USS Elizabeth battleship, has a displacement of 1,800 tons, equipped with 40 12-pound cannons and 420 crew members. It is the latest generation of British battleships.

At this time, the British fleet commander Duke Rennes and Count Nickel of France were tasting red wine in the command room, and there was a rough map of the Atlantic Ocean on the table.

"Mr. Duke, I believe that our fleet's zigzag detour route is impossible. The Chinese Empire cannot find us in the vast sea. Now it is close to Newfoundland. At the current speed, it will soon catch them off guard."

"With the qualities of our naval soldiers and spending a lot of effort to make a big move in the march route, it can definitely cause a heavy blow to the Chinese Empire. They didn't notice us at such a close distance, didn't they?"

"Yes, look forward to our Mr. Duke of Success."

Regarding the upcoming huge record, both sides gently touched the red wine glass in their hands with anticipation. Although the exquisite red wine glass in their hands came from the Chinese Empire, it did not hinder their celebration. They raised the cup in their hands and drank it all.

"Bangbangbang."

"Please come in."

"Report to the Duke, and found two patrol frigates in the Chinese Empire, 5 kilometers ahead of us." The flagship colonel came in and reported.

Duke Renn's expression was instantly serious. He glanced at Earl Nickel and ordered: "Then let our warships stay with them, and we cannot let them escape. Let us have a good start to this expedition."

"yes."

Duke Rennes and Count Nickel also went out to the deck, took the monoculars from the guards, and observed the frigate 231,232 that was gradually approaching.

In the huge fleet, 10 warships jumped out and headed towards the two frigates.

Li Lun looked at the 10 British and French warships that were getting closer and closer and ordered: "Each gun is ready to maintain a distance of 2 kilometers from the enemy ships, implement kite tactics, enemy artillery range, and warship speed are far less than us, so there is no need to fight them hard."

After 10 12-pound naval guns on each side of the two ships, the artillery soldiers were doing preparations before the battle. The soldiers who had not experienced the war were somewhat nervous, looking at the commander standing nearby from time to time, waiting for his orders.

"put……"

The maximum range of the 12-pound naval gun is 6 kilometers, with an effective range of 2,800 meters. When 10 enemy ships entered 2,500 meters away from our warships, the two frigates fired the first round of artillery bombardment.

"Boom, boom..."

20 shells exploded on the water surface near the British and French fleet, splashing water columns, and took a free bath for the British and French soldiers near the deck.

"God, how far is their guns?"

When the captains of British and French warships who were attacking the frigate first, they exclaimed.

The 20 guns that adjusted the muzzle angle made a huge roar again.

"ah……"

The two British and French warships surrounding them were unfortunately shot. The entire deck seemed to be scraped by a sickle, and the whole deck was broken. The fire ignited, and several soldiers were screamed and flew into the sea.

The soldiers around rushed into the deck with the fire and smoke, dragged away the surviving wounded people, and put out the fire frantically.

The quality of the military personnel of the maritime power is fully reflected at this moment. They will not be afraid of the enemy because of the long range of artillery fire in the Chinese Empire.

The frigate 231,232, which fired two rounds of artillery, turned back, pulled away, and then changed to artillery fire on the other side to continue fighting.

"Boom, boom..."

Then the third round of artillery fire followed,

"boom."

The shell hit the side of the head of a French warship. Broken wood splashed and a huge cave was blasted out. The sea water poured in frantically. The entire warship quickly sank. The soldiers on the ship threw away everything, jumped into the sea, and swam backwards.

The fourth round of artillery fired again.

The 231,232 ships that sunk again and injured three enemy ships turned around again.

"Damn it, their naval gun range is too long and their speed is fast. They ordered the remaining four warships in front to withdraw from the enemy naval gun range. The large fleet of their headquarters will scatter and scattered around them, and they must be left behind."

Duke Renn, who was looking at the battlefield in the distance with a telescope, ordered in a furious manner that three were sunk and three were injured in a short time, but there was no shot.

Earl Nickel, who also looked at the battlefield in the distance, had lost the confidence to defeat the Chinese Empire.

"His Excellency Duke, this may not be a good idea. Our warships and their warships are separated by generations. I now understand why Spain is unwilling to participate in this joint operation. They have detailed information without telling us, waiting for our strength to be greatly damaged. If the large fleet of the Chinese Empire is surrounded, we will be wiped out."

When Duke Renn heard this, he calmed down and came back to his senses and thought about it, he was scared and sweated all over his body.

"Order the battlefield ahead to escape from contact with the enemy, the fleet changes its routes, and find landing grounds for the Army."

The entire fleet was a little panicked by the orders changed by Duke Rennes.

Li Lun observed the actions of the enemy fleet at any time. After finding that the enemy had signs of retreating, he immediately ordered: "Note that the enemy is ready to retreat. The two ships follow, keep a distance and launch an attack at any time."

"I want to run now, it's too late. Don't you know our speed? Just stick to it for two hours and the fleet will arrive."

The three seriously damaged warships were directly abandoned by them. The first four remaining British and French warships during the retreat were already panicked. Looking at the two approaching frigates, the black holes were aimed at them.

With rounds of shelling after round, the British and French soldiers sank into the sea with the warships in awe of aggrievance, while the 231 and 232 frigates had approached the British and French fleets and began shelling.

The enemy advances and retreats, the enemy retreats and we disturbs them, and the enemy walks and chases them. The advantage of equipment is fully utilized by the navy soldiers. Duke Renn has smashed all the things that can be smashed in his office, including his beloved Chinese porcelain and the whole set of red wine cups that he had just drunk.

"Hisser Duke, we must make up our minds to sacrifice a small number of warships so that the large army can escape the entanglement of the enemy."
Chapter completed!