You can search for the latest chapters in Baidu for "Super Emperors Search Novels of the Late Qing Dynasty (www.soxscc.com)"!John Bull’s cruiser "Keliya" was ordered by the command of the Third Fleet to be responsible for the cruise mission in this area. It has a maximum speed of 30 knots, four 155 artillery and a large number of small-caliber Armstrong howitzers.The lethality of merchant ships is huge.

Such a cruiser is already very close to the speed of a destroyer, and it has an advantage in firepower. It is a new class of cruiser that has multiple functions of detecting, breaking and hunting destroyers, and has strong performance in all aspects. Unless he encounters his heaven and earth battlecruiser, he can usually retreat calmly even if he can't fight.

They have received an order from the headquarters to intercept all merchant ships destined for the Port of the Will Army, and even the merchant ships of the Qing Dynasty will be expelled at all costs.

"Everyone! The headquarters has sent an order, we no longer need to worry about which country's flag is flying the merchant ships. As long as they are not allied ships, we will all expel them. Allied merchants are not allowed to get too close to the coast of the Will Force without a pass. "

As the captain of this new cruiser, Aldrich finally felt himself proud.

In the days before, he watched the Qing merchant ships at the speed of a snail pass by under his nose, transporting a large amount of strategic materials to the Army of Will, but he had nothing to do.

This is really an aggrieved thing for him. John is the hegemon of the world, known as the empire of the sun never set, and John’s trump card is their navy, but he can only watch these Qing ships "collaborate with the enemy." I just wanted to teach these people a good lesson, now I finally have a chance.

"The empire is wise! Long live the navy!"

"Teach those monkeys well this time!"

"Sink them!"

And there was a burst of cheers from this cruiser. Many people had the same idea as him. There is actually a ship of a certain country in the world who dares to show off in front of the navy that the sun never sets. They have long been holding back. Annoyed.

"Lookout, keep my eyes brightened, pay close attention to the movement of the nearby sea, and if you find a merchant ship in the Qing Dynasty, you will immediately catch up."

"We can no longer tolerate anyone's help to the Will Army. This time stop all the merchant ships of the Qing Dynasty and let the Will Army fail in the hardship!"

Aldrich stood on the deck and shouted to the watchman on the bridge.

"Don't worry, Captain! I must have missed a Qing merchant ship, let them taste the taste of being targeted by the Imperial Navy."

The watchman answered in a loud voice while looking at the sea carefully with a telescope.

He dismissed the claim that the Qing Navy’s qualities are now generally recognized as being equal to them, thinking that the group of monkeys were not their opponents at all.

after an hour

"Two Daqing merchant ships were found at 15 degrees northeast of the east. They are about 16,000 meters away and have a speed of 8-12 knots. The distance is too far to be particularly clear." Moxue Literature Website www.moxue99.com

The excited voice of the watcher came.

He finally found the merchant ships of the Qing Dynasty and they were two at once. Judging from their speed, they were obviously full of supplies.

"Speed ​​up! You must stop them!"

In fact, before Aldrich's order was given, the helmsman had already started to turn, and swiftly chased where the watchman pointed.

Soon Liqun, the two merchant ships of Ride also found the destroyer of John's country from the trunk.They immediately accelerated. They were already very close to the mainland. If there was a Will Army naval patrol over there, they might be able to save their lives.

However, their maximum speed is only 19 knots, and the home is still full of supplies. Even if the horsepower is increased to the maximum, it can only be beaten to 15 knots.And the speed of the light cruiser of the John Navy reached thirty knots.

In less than an hour, they were already less than a kilometer away from Liqun, and the Lieder was less than a kilometer. Only then did the captain regret why he didn't separate the gun.

"Listen to the Qing merchant ship in front. This is a military-controlled sea area. No ships can enter without John's pass, let alone close to the Will Force sea area, immediately stop the ship for inspection!"

John Country’s tweeter has begun to warn, and related public channel telegrams have also been sent out.

The Chinese merchant ships expressed their willingness to turn away, but as a merchant ship of the Qing Empire, John State had no right to conduct inspections on the high seas.

"Fire!...take a warning shot!"

Aldrich, who received the reply from Daqing Merchant Shipping, couldn't help but annoyed, and he issued such an order.

It's just that when he issued the order, he was too emotional and grammatically biased, and the subsequent addition was a little slower.

"Boom! Boom!"

Less than two seconds after he uttered the word of fire, the two 105 howitzers beside him had roared.

At such a short distance, and the merchant ship is a 6,000-ton behemoth, the accuracy of the bombardment can be imagined. Two 105 shells reported to the station near the Narcissus of the Liqun, easily ripping off his armor.

After a brief panic, the Oki sailor immediately began to plug the leak, but because the merchant ship itself was too slow to fill up with supplies, the merchant ship did not have as many sealed cabins and powerful armor as the warship.

The sea water poured in continuously from two huge holes, and the Liqun inevitably tilted. The sinking was only a matter of time. Captain Li Guang immediately ordered the abandonment of the ship. The sinking speed was really fast. , If you don’t be decisive, they will all be involved in the seabed.

After seeing this scene, Aldrich was cold, and his face was distorted. Although he had said that he was very imposing, he was just talking about it. Da Qing's anger was not something ordinary people could bear, even for a moment. There are plans to rush forward and kill everyone here...