Almost all of the navy elites were gathered here, and it was easy to guess that a war was about to break out. However, the two of them were nowhere to be seen.
"Both of them are going to the Vulcan shipyard in the country of Dé. The Dingzhen No. 2 warship has already been built and is training the soldiers and familiarizing themselves with the warship there. However, the French probably won't let them cross the Mediterranean Sea! The French were also unwilling to offend the French.“
Lin Taizeng was Lin Zexu's grandson. The Zhenyuan warship was originally his, but if the two pillars of the navy left, there would be no one to command the fleet.
" I see. I heard that the No. 2 Tranquility Ship is more than 7,000 tons. It's the first-class ironclad ship today? "Hearing this, everyone's faces were filled with longing.
As the captain of a warship, who wouldn't want to pilot a more powerful warship?
"Dingyuan and Zhenyuan are the latest ironclads built by the country of Dé. Although they use the design of the Saxons, they are also superior to the Ying country's English battleships.”Lin Taizeng smiled and nodded.
Everyone was moved by this, but they all looked regretful. These warships were built by other countries and were controlled by others.
Although the envoy of the French Empire, Li Fengbao, did not discuss the purchase of a shipyard, he brought in a lot of shipbuilding equipment and French engineers. We might be able to build an ironclad ship of 5,000 tons or even more than 8,000 tons!“
Deng Shichang saw through everyone's thoughts and could not help but say,
In fact, the Vulcan Shipyard in the country of Dé had originally wanted to sell itself, but the government of the country of Dé had stopped this matter. The shipyard had also returned a lot of things to thank the Qing Dynasty for their help. It might not be impossible to acquire them in the future.
The French and the French have always been enemies. They can't help the French seize our ship. As long as we defeat the French, this ship will definitely return to the country.”Lin Taizeng wasn't worried. Even if the two warships returned, they probably wouldn't be able to make it in time for this naval battle.
"May I know why we have gathered here?”Xu Shoushan was the leader of the Fujian Navy. In his opinion, Lin Taizeng must have something to tell him.
"The emperor ordered me to wait here and prepare for the shipyard? The French are about to enter the port, and we have to go south immediately.”Lin Tai said with a smile.
"What is it? Are the French going to attack Mawei Shipyard?”Lu Han, Chen Ying, and the others were shocked. Apart from the remaining Fujian Navy, there was also the most important shipyard of the Qing Dynasty.
"That's right, the emperor's great talent should not be wrong!”Lin Tai had no idea why the Emperor was so certain. He just believed it.
"The Emperor's commands are not something we can speculate on. Just look at the changes in our country! Let's go!" Lin Taizeng completely ignored Xu Shoushan's words. They were close to the capital city, so they naturally knew about those mythical things...
It was the natural dividing line between Fujian and Baodao, connecting the boy and the East China Sea. Since ancient times, it had been a gathering place for diving fish for generations.
Here, the French Far East Navy would part ways and carry out different missions.
On their flagship, the 6200-ton Walther Baya, Gupta and Snoopy stood side by side. The domestic reinforcements had arrived, and he no longer had to be the commander of the army.
"Commander, we can actually attack Keelung together.”Snoopy was very afraid of naval powder. It was not like the modern era, where there were wireless telegraphs and radars.
It was too difficult to contact and provide support on the vast sea.
"No need, we have to destroy their military port. Only the Fujian Navy poses a threat to us. More importantly, we have to destroy their shipyard.”
Gu Ba had already received orders from the cabinet. They didn't want a bigger victory, and what he was thinking about was the shipyard of the Chinese.
The warships he bought were not scary, but the ones he built himself, even if they were slightly inferior, were still terrifying.
"We can wait for the Indian Ocean Navy to arrive.”Snoopy didn't understand why he was so anxious.
" The yellow-skinned monkeys are constantly mobilizing their forces. Their army in the southwest is close to 100,000, and it's still increasing. Therefore, we must first open a gap in the navy and crush their confidence. It's not wise to fall into a long-term war of attrition with this country. Perhaps we won't lose Alsace and Lorraine but Paris.”
Although this country was backward, it was not poor. The resources, population, and land area were even larger than their colonies combined. Therefore, with a country next to them, the French could not afford to fight a war of attrition.
Once they were unable to get out of the situation, the people of the country would pounce on them and bite them. They would be in trouble.
Snoopy nodded. He understood what he meant. However, although the enemy fleet was no match for them, it was not a wise move to attack the military port.
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