The two clipper ships fly the flags of Belgium and Portugal, which means that the two ships are actually under the names of Belgium and Portugal.
But things on the ocean were not that particular. At that time, anchorage was also important. Many non-European businessmen often spent money to anchor some ships in small European countries for the convenience of doing business on the sea.
The idea is to facilitate doing business on the sea. I hope that the navies of these European powers can think of their friendship as European countries and show their noble hands!
In an era without radio, satellite communications, or even video equipment, the vast sea was a lawless place. What kind of navy was there? In fact, they were also pirates on the high seas!
Friendly countries may not rob, but as long as someone who is not friendly to your own country comes to steal money, blow up ships and kill people, who knows?
There are so many merchant ships that disappear without a trace on the sea every year, and no one can investigate the truth!
Today, of the two clipper ships, one flies the flag of Belgium and the other flies the flag of Portugal, but the real owners of the two ships are Chinese.
The sailors on these two ships were disguised as Chinese sailors, with the purpose of transporting the last batch of German arms to the Chinese!
The Holy and the Bay of Biscay, two European ships, carry the Chinese's most important arms and supplies. These are the last two ships. Germany can no longer export any arms to the Chinese.
The British encirclement and suppression was comprehensive. Benjamin had communicated with Bismarck through secret channels, strongly protesting against Germany's arms support for the Chinese and demanding that all contracts be stopped.
The Chinese warships being produced in the dry dock must be stopped, and all drawings must be transferred to the United Kingdom. The lists of any Chinese diplomats and immigrant students in Germany must also be provided to the United Kingdom. If necessary, Germany will arrest these people!
Although Bismarck had always implemented the policy of keeping a low profile in front of the United Kingdom, he did not give in to keeping a low profile. Faced with Benjamin's provocative behavior, Bismarck certainly refused!
But politicians also know very well that the negotiation table is about back-and-forth, back-and-forth bargaining!
Britain is strangulating the Chinese step by step. Germany will definitely not agree to the transfer of Chinese warships and blueprints, including diplomats, because it involves Germany's sovereignty and dignity.
But Bismarck also knew very well that what Benjamin wanted was actually an arms embargo. The development of Chinese military technology had a very deep German imprint.
Even if the Chinese can produce many weapons, they have to import them due to production capacity constraints!
Especially the battleship's main gun shells, the Chinese can produce them! But the production capacity has been unable to increase. After all, the Chinese started too late and the time was too short!
Therefore, most of these artillery shells need to be imported from Germany, and these two Chinese clipper ships disguised as European merchant ships are two ships specially used to transport arms!
When they left Germany, the German side made it very clear that these were the last two ships and they really couldn't be shipped out!
The UK has set a time limit to block the North Sea and the Strait of Dover, and all ships coming and going must undergo strict inspections!
These are the last two ships before the lockdown. Now I can only hope that God will bless you!
The Sanctity and the Bay of Biscay migrated out of Germany during the most dangerous storm, flying the flags of Belgium and Portugal. They hired some European sailors with high salaries to show off, and then got away with it!
The journey out of Europe was very smooth. These high-paid European sailors were very dedicated and helped the Chinese solve any problems they encountered. In addition, Britain had not completely blocked the sea at that time, so everything went smoothly.
Walking around the Mediterranean Sea around Gibraltar and entering the Suez Canal, there were many surprises along the way!
But unfortunately, when they entered the Red Sea, British spies obtained intelligence from Germany, and the empire's global spy network began a search!
The navies of various British colonies were mobilized to hunt down these two disguised Chinese merchant ships!
After arriving in the Indian Ocean, the two clipper ships were exposed. This era was the period when British capital in India was at its peak. India was the most important part of the British colonial system and the jewel in the crown!
The British fleet here is also very elite. When they found these two cargo ships in the Indian Ocean, they immediately launched a pursuit!
This was a chase in the Indian Ocean. At first, a British destroyer discovered the target, and then began to ask for help. Twelve hours later, two cruisers caught up and joined the hunt!
The three warships suppressed the clipper ships with rumbling bombardments on the sea, trying to force them to lower their sails and dock at the nearest port. It seemed that the British were also very interested in Chinese arms.
By studying the Chinese arms, we can also judge the combat effectiveness of the Chinese navy!
It was precisely because of the idea of capturing alive that the pursuit lasted for 36 hours without sinking the two ships. However, as it gets closer to India and Sri Lanka, more and more warships will be hunted and surrounded in the future. .
what to do? This is a difficult problem for all Chinese officers and soldiers!
The lifeboat was lowered, and all the sailors hired by Europe boarded the lifeboat. They were Europeans and were paid to work, so the British would not be embarrassed.
The rest is up to the Chinese people!
The Holy Ship sent a semaphore to the Bay of Biscay and typed the final message according to the Chinese code book!
"You continue to retreat...we are taking the rear...because your ship is loaded with 300-caliber artillery shells that are urgently needed by the flagship Taishan..."
"The 100 rounds of artillery shells you are carrying are what the Taishan urgently needs! And the other small-caliber artillery shells we are carrying are still stored in the Chinese ammunition depot!"
"Farewell! My country, farewell my friends!"
"Long live the Chinese nation! Long live the head of state!"
The Holy Ship raised the white flag and began to turn and slow down. In order to reassure the British navy, the two small-caliber naval guns on the Holy Ship, the kind used to fight pirates, were also pushed into the sea!
The officers and soldiers on the Bay of Biscay watched with tears as the friendly forces broke away from the formation and sailed towards the British Navy cruiser!
The British Navy was indeed careless. They believed that an unarmed clipper ship would never dare to cause trouble to the Royal Navy!
But they never know what these soldiers who are determined to die will do!
The Holy, the cabin is loaded with 520 rounds of 210-caliber artillery shells, and more than 1,100 rounds of 210-caliber artillery shells... This is a mobile arsenal on the sea!
At this moment, all the bomb bays have been bundled with explosives and the fuses have been connected!
The Holy Ship was getting faster and faster, heading straight for the nearest British cruiser. At first, the British thought the Chinese were surrendering, but suddenly they discovered why the ship was getting faster and faster.
"Slow down... stop the ship... damn... they are going to ram our warship... fire..."
Boom boom... boom boom boom...
At this moment, the cruiser's main guns had no time to rotate, and everything relied on the intensive fire of the secondary guns. The Holy Ship was riddled with holes!
But the hull structure is still there, and the speed is still there!
When the Holy Ship was less than twenty meters away from the cruiser, the fuses everywhere were lit!
Long tongues of fire passed through the cabin, and the Chinese military song was sung at this moment!
"I ascend the mountain as a tiger... I descend into the sea as a dragon... I am a mighty hero in the world!"
"I wave my hand to make it rain...I dance to make the wind...look at my China rising in the east..."
Boom boom boom... Before the song was finished, the clipper ship had already hit the steel battleship. The wooden shell was smashed but the fuse was burned to the end.
The violent explosion rolled up a mushroom cloud on the sea. A hole of more than one meter was blown open on the starboard side of the entire cruiser, and seawater poured in crazily!
The officers and men of the Bay of Biscay wiped away their tears and said, "Let's go...go quickly...take advantage of the chaos to escape from the battlefield...circle to the southeast..."
