Different World Development Manual - Chapter 753

[Chapter 211 Preliminary Victory]

Although Huaxia shipbuilders sell modern ships to merchants in the countries of the flat world, the countries in the flat world cannot buy or use ocean-going ships such as containers.

First of all, modern ocean-going ships are too large in size, and the ports of ordinary flat world countries cannot accommodate these large ships at all.

The second is the cost of a single ship, which is not acceptable to ordinary businessmen in the flat world.

Even if they want to buy, they can only form a huge group, and use the financial resources of the group to buy together.

Furthermore, even if such a ship were bought, a sailor on the ground without the knowledge of modern sailing would not be able to operate such a ship.

In the end, it is necessary to hire a large number of Chinese sailors at a high price, which is very uneconomical for profit-seeking businessmen.

Therefore, for the businessmen in the flat-earth world, they are rich, but they are not rich compared to the Chinese businessmen.

The shipyards that built vintage sailboats also took a back seat, pushing out paddle steamers or propeller-powered Victorian vessels.

These vessels are larger than the average sailboat, but far smaller than the size of modern ocean-going vessels.

A propeller-powered steam engine ship, the merchants in the flat world put together some money, buy it, hire some sailors, and simply train it, and you can almost get started.

They can afford such a bulky vessel.

Next up are the much smaller paddle steamers, which are smaller and cheaper than propeller steam engines.

However, ships with more power than sailboats are very popular with merchants in the flat world.

The merchants of the Varyag Republic basically bought steam-engine ships such as paddle steamers.

Of course, more merchants are wooden sail cargo ships built directly from the “modern” assembly line ordered from Huaxia Shipyard.

Although the Varyag Republic is independent, Varyag’s president, high-level officials, and people in the Varyag Guard all know it.

As an island nation, they are bound to face the siege from the navy of the Campbell Merchant Republic.

Therefore, President Varyag directly made two requests for the Navy.

One is to select some sailors who can join the Varyag Republic

from the prison where the Campbell Army is imprisoned to join the Varyag Navy.

And with the sailors of the Varyag Guard, Varyag’s current navy is formed.

And use the impounded Campbell warships in the port to fight against the Campbell naval fleet that is about to arrive.

The second is to put the paddle steamers purchased by Varyag merchants to transport goods, all with artillery, plus iron plates, and urgently converted into warships.

The Varyag Navy rushed to complete the militarization of civilian ships and the reorganization of the Campbell Uprising Navy.

The Campbell fleet, which was the first to receive information from the Nikephoros Sea in the east, set sail for the Varyag Republic.

The burst of gunfire in Bulgar was too sudden, and the Governor’s Office of Campbell did not expect that the residents of Vasily Island would declare independence.

What was even more unexpected by the Governor’s Office was that there were also many local Campbell businessmen and dignitaries involved.

A huge Campbell naval formation consisting of 21 wooden sailing warships came from the nearby waters and was ordered by the Campbell Navy. After gathering, they sailed to Vasily Island, preparing to reinforce the rebels on the island. Campbell’s Guard.

This is the advance team, originally a battleship flying a pirate flag and robbing merchant ships nearby.

The real elite of the Campbell Navy is the steam-powered ironclad ship that has been purchased in the last two years.

It’s just that they are basically active in the Maryland Sea and the Apennine Sea, so it will take a while to get to Vasily Island.

Just as the Campbell fleet entered the waters east of Vasily, the lookout on the mast shouted: “Twelve Campbell battleships are found ahead!

The sailors on deck are flagging us, they are from Vasily Island. The warships that escaped nearby hope to join our formation and suppress the great rebellion on Vasily Island together.”

The commander of the fleet narrowed his eyes, raised the telescope hanging around his neck and looked into the distance. In the past, there were indeed 12 wooden sailing warships, and they were indeed the Campbell Navy model, and they were indeed warships under the Campbell Navy flag.

However, the other party’s semaphore did not confuse him, the fleet commander. The news from the Campbell garrison on the island was that the entire island was sealed off, and all Campbell’s warships were detained, no one was an exception.

Therefore, there is only one possibility for this fleet in front of me, and that is the rebels from Vasily Island, under the banner of Campbell, ready to mix into the formation and then attack themselves.

The fleet commander snorted

coldly and said, “Tell them, agree that they will join the formation and jointly suppress the rebels on Vasily Island.”

“Yes!”

Come, the commander of the Campbell fleet arranged for the deputy chief next to him: “Send everyone to prepare for battle.

Let’s take the plan, let the opponent over, take advantage of it and sink them.”

“Understood!”

Varyag The navy really thought that the other party believed it, and happily greeted the new naval officers and soldiers, and sailed to the Campbell fleet.

Once added to the formation of the Campbell Fleet, the Varyag Navy can take advantage of its unpreparedness and annihilate this fleet.

It has to be said that the commander of the Varyag fleet was bold enough to let the Varyag fleet sail towards the Campbell fleet so carelessly.

However, the Campbell fleet commander naturally saw the tricks of the Varyag fleet commander, when the Varyag fleet was about to enter the range of the Campbell fleet.

I saw that the Campbell Fleet immediately launched the battle line, and the ship’s side guns were aimed at the Varyag Fleet.

The commander of the Varyag navy shouted badly: “I’m sorry, I was seen by the Campbells! Turn the rudder! Avoid the artillery fire!

” , suddenly issued a “bang rumbling” roar, and the shells flew directly towards the Varyag fleet.

“Wow! Wow! Wow!”

Fortunately, the hit rate was not particularly high, and a lot of water columns were stirred next to the Varyag battleship.

Of course, there are also battleships that were hit, and the entire ship’s side “cracked”, and a hole was smashed by the shell.

Just a plan, the Campbell fleet directly hit 4 Varyag battleships, 2 of which lost their power and floated in place.

However, when the Campbell Navy thought it was going to win the first naval battle with the rebels, the lookout on the mast shouted: “No, there is an unidentified steamship in the east!”

Campbell Navy Commander was surprised: ” Is it the traitorous party of Vasily Island?”

Varyag’s side was planning to deceive the commander of the Campbell fleet to play a co-operation between the inside and outside, but he did not expect the strategy to be seen through.

Fortunately, those steamships converted from civilian ships appeared in time, made a big detour at sea, went around the rear of the Campbell fleet, and began to attack the Campbell Navy.

The Campbell Navy had to face 10 Varyag wooden sailing warships in front, and Varyag’s steam warships in the back.

Want to turn the bow, seize the upper hand, and deal with Varyag’s steam fleet.

But the Varyag sailing fleet in front of Naihe used artillery to hold them back, so that they didn’t dare to let go and turn around.

Varyag’s steam fleet quickly wrapped up and directly seized the T prefix, UU read www.

sonicmtl.com was a blast against Campbell’s fleet.

Campbell’s fleet had to fight back against the Varyag fleet while being at a disadvantage in formation.

However, their counterattack was also unsatisfactory. After Varyag’s steam engine ship was refitted, steel plates were urgently installed as armor. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is an ironclad ship.

The guns of Campbell’s Sail Fleet are not modern artillery shells, they are solid shells, which can hardly pose any threat to Varyag’s ironclad ships.

After the Campbell fleet sank 1 Varyag wooden sailing battleship desperately, under the attack of the Varyag fleet, 7 battleships were sunk, and then they announced their surrender.

There is no way if you don’t surrender, you can’t escape those steamships if you run away.

Since then, the crisis in the early stage of the newly-born Varyag Republic has been basically lifted, and the independence of the Varyag Republic has also prompted people in other overseas territories in Campbell, which have many interests in China, to be eager to move.

Of course, this also requires a catalyst, a catalyst for the Campbell fleet, which “dominates” the central sea, to be unable to interfere with their struggle for independence and freedom.

[End of this Chapter]