"Captain, the clipper ship in front seems to have spotted us." In the eyes of the lookout standing on the tall mast.

The clipper ship ahead was raising its sails and correcting its course.

Under normal circumstances, ships will not move forward at full sail and maintain high speed for a long time, which will cause certain damage to the hull.

So at this time the lookout can see the "Monkey King" in front doing the sail raising operation.

"They can't escape. No prey can escape our Beagle. The boys chase them at full speed and send them to the bottom of the sea to avenge the naval officers of our Great Empire." Captain Dupuy

He opened his mouth with only a few sparse yellow teeth left and smiled.

Dupuy hated these Easterners, not only because they had defeated the navy of the Great Empire many times, but also for a special reason.

That is, the Renaissance Army took the lead in inventing the ironclad ship and using it in actual combat, which brought an end to the era of old-fashioned sailing warships.

This is why Dupuy really hates yellow people.

Just a few months ago, the "Beagle" and more than twenty remaining old-fashioned warships of the Great Empire received orders from the Admiralty.

The military headquarters ordered them to enter the Pacific Ocean from a suitable route and find ways to attack the Renaissance Army's maritime defense line in the Pacific.

Originally, most of these old-fashioned warships were deployed around the African colonies to perform some patrol missions.

Some sensitive places like the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean require at least a warship equipped with steam-assisted power to go there.

It was precisely because he wanted to be hidden in the snow that Captain Dupuy passed on this hatred to the Renaissance Army.

This mission to the Pacific is a very dangerous mission for them because the coastal area of ​​South Amelia south of Busi has been controlled by the Donghua Navy.

The "Beagle" originally performed patrol missions in the waters of Cape Verde, West Africa.

In order to enter the Pacific Ocean, they must cross the Atlantic Ocean and bypass Cape Horn, where storms are frequent and the weather is harsh, without any supplies.

It is close to Antarctica, the water is cold, there is either heavy fog or storms.

This is every navigator's nightmare.

However, after accepting this task, Dupuy was inexplicably excited.

He felt as if he was twenty years younger again.

It only took him two days to prepare the necessary supplies.

Due to the lack of supplies, unnecessary items were unloaded on the ship, and all the places where supplies could be stored were filled with supplies.

Lemons and oranges that can be stored for a long time, canned beef, and canned fruits.

At this time, navigation knowledge already had a complete set of methods to prevent scurvy.

Scurvy is the biggest enemy of long-term voyages.

As for the crew, there was no need to mobilize at all. When he started working as a sailor, his superiors and teachers used whips to teach him.

So he never reasoned with other sailors. If someone was disobedient or couldn't figure it out, he would usually kick him.

But the sailors on the "Beagle" all liked the old captain very much.

Because Dupuy often ignored the military discipline of the army and let the sailors go ashore for fun.

In the coastal areas of West Africa, white people are like nobles.

If you find any tribe at random, sailors can make a lot of money and solve their own physiological problems.

From this point of view, Dupuy is not a rule-abiding person.

This is the tradition of the navy, which loves adventure, is ruthless and unruly.

The "Beagle" had a total of 345 sailors and 36 guns. After being loaded with supplies, they embarked on the journey.

They sailed more than 4,000 nautical miles and arrived at East Falkland Island, which is only more than 500 kilometers away from the Tingen Federation.

Although the Tingen Federation has always claimed suzerainty over this place, the Yu people actually control it.

The Donghua Empire had just ended a war and had not had time to pay attention to this remote island.

With Donghua's strength, it is actually not difficult to occupy this place.

There were only a few thousand British colonists on East Falkland Island, and they hunted seals on the island. The seal skins and oil were very popular here.

There are also people running ranches on the island, which produces fine wool.

In the past, no warships would dock at East Falkland Island.

There is no large port here, only some hunting posters or whale boats occasionally dock here.

However, in recent times, nearly a dozen ships have docked here to supply supplies, almost wiping out all the supplies on the island.

Because the ports on the east coast of South Amelia were blocked by the Donghua Navy.

These old battleships are no match for the Donghua Fleet.

So they could only carry out final supplies on East Falkland Island.

There are officials sent by the Great Empire on the island. They have been notified by the government in advance and have prepared abundant supplies for them.

The previous voyage of more than three thousand miles was like a test for them.

Next they will pass through the Devil's Sea, the Drake Passage.

There are storms, sea ice, and thick fog here. All conceivable maritime dangers may occur here.

Before passing here, villains like Dupuy pray devoutly to God.

There is no problem at all in saying that Dupuy is a villain,

After so many years of life at sea, he traveled to various colonies and killed enough natives to fill an entire ship.

This is a total racist.

However, Lady Luck seemed to favor the villains. When passing through the Drake Passage, one-third of the ships sank forever under the ice, but the "Beagle" remained intact.

Here nature fully demonstrates its violent and invincible side.

After passing through the Drake Passage, some ships chose to sail more than 4,000 kilometers west to Wellington, New Zealand for repairs.

They will supplement the strength of the enemy army wherever they are, and can also choose the opportunity to move north to harass the route of the Renaissance army.

But Captain Dupuy felt that his guns were impatient.

He chose to head directly north to the Pitcairn Islands.

This place is located in the southeast of the Polynesian Islands and is still under the control of the Chinese.

The routes of the Renaissance Army rarely go south of the equator, so they did not spend special effort to occupy these remote islands.

The islands controlled by the Baath Army are mainly Guam, the Marshall Islands and Christmas Island in Micronesia.

These islands are connected in a line north of the equator.

Not only is it a base for the Renaissance Army, it is now also a signal relay station in the Pacific.

So Captain Dupuy used the islands in the South Pacific as his base, and would go north from time to time in search of prey.

Although he is vulgar, he has become more mature with age.

He knew that this place was closer to Donghua, so he only attacked those cargo ships heading west. These cargo ships were generally loaded with ore, had a deep draft, and were slow.

Usually it only takes a few hits to send the opponent to the bottom of the sea.

In this way, the "Beagle" attacked seven or eight such ships in succession.

There are even two steamships of three to four thousand tons among them.

The continuous achievements have also greatly increased the confidence of the officers and soldiers on the "Beagle".

Dupuy seems to have found his value again.

Who can say that sailing warships have become outdated and will withdraw from the naval arena?

What the armored ship cannot do, the sailing battleship can do.

Dupuy now very much wants to know the results of the Great White Fleet's operations in the east.

If the Great White Fleet has won, then he now wants to sail the "Beagle" to the Far East, or even into the Yangtze River.

Just like twenty years ago.

On the sea, the speed of the "Monkey King" has increased.

After all, it is a clipper ship known for its speed.

In addition, the ship is loaded with cotton and steel, which are not as troublesome to discard as ore.

"Captain, the speed of the ship in front does not seem to be slow. They abandoned all the cargo." The lookout observed the movement on the "Monkey King" and immediately reported it to Captain Dupuy.

"How about we look for prey again, Captain." First Mate Thomas Middleditch suggested.

Now that the speeds of both sides are almost the same, it will be difficult for the "Beagle" to catch up with the other side.

"No, how can we give up so easily? Even if we follow each other, it will not delay us from finding the prey again. Why give up? What's more, such prey is more interesting to capture."

Middleditch felt that what the captain said seemed reasonable, so he stopped trying to persuade her.

A flying shear merchant ship and a warship staged a game of chasing each other on the sea.
To be continued...