Britain, France, Austro-Hungary, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey... Although this lineup of the six-nation coalition seems extremely luxurious on the surface, only those who know the truth will understand that this coalition has buried huge hidden dangers since its establishment, and Richard is obviously such a person.

First of all, France had just been beaten by Britain and Austro-Hungary, and its national strength was greatly damaged. This time, the troops were sent because Louis XIV was newly lost. Louis XV, who succeeded the throne, did not dare to offend Britain and Austro-Hungary. In order to gain a benefit in the war against China so as to regroup, he had to send troops. The battle between the Netherlands and Britain at sea ended with Britain's victory. If there was a chance, it was difficult to say whether the Dutch would play together with Britain; Turkey has always been the rival of European countries. Although it has been jointly suppressing opponents such as France and Russia in recent years, hundreds of years of hatred and the struggle for faith have been destined to be a short-term cooperation. Moreover, since the establishment of the coalition, the generals of the armies of various countries have been constantly arguing, and it is no wonder that the two commanders, Marlborough and Prince Eugen, had to bypass others and order the troops to attack separately.

However, although Richard had already had a premonition that the prospects for the coalition's cooperation might not be very good, the following news still made him feel shocked.

Marlborough wanted to see what the Qing soldiers looked like. Although he finally fulfilled his wish, the actual result made him and the generals of the six countries who came to hear the news and the scalp numb!

...No captives!

The British Navy is the main force of the joint fleet this time. Among the combined fleet with a total of almost 230 ships and a total of 150 warships, the Royal Navy accounts for almost half. Although for security reasons, they dispatched fifty main warships this time when they attacked, but after a fierce collision with the Qing West Sea Fleet, which was less than half of their strength, there were only more than 30 ships left. Moreover, unfortunately, more than ten warships were injured, and nearly half of them were irreparable.

Moreover, in such a battle, the British felt the most heartbroken that they failed to catch a prisoner, nor could they seize a Qing warship!

According to the war report, except for the three Qing warships that were able to escape from the battlefield, the other Qing warships were sunk by themselves!

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"Why is this so?..." Ruke, the planner of British Admiral George, almost vomited blood. Although there was shock at the Qing army's endless fighting attitude, there was also extreme anger at the huge losses of the British Royal Navy. Double the strength of the enemy was even crippled, which was almost never in the history of the British Royal Navy. He would definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame in British naval history, even if this was not his first defeat.

"I think. This has to do with the ability of the commander!" Seeing George Ruke still looked incredible. The son of Louis XIV, the French Admiral Earl Toulouse, smiled gracefully. France and Britain can be said to be a big rival. Although this time, the conflict between the two was also the biggest among the coalition forces. Especially Toulouse had defeated George Ruke in the Battle of Malaga, so he was always very dissatisfied with the British Admiral who was given the commander's power to command the coalition fleet. Although in that naval battle, George Ruke did not allow the British fleet to conduct any tactical coordination because of underestimating the enemy, the fleets of the two countries were only engaged in a "primitive" maritime battle!

"Even if the Chinese have a tenacious fighting will, they cannot easily send so many of our warships to the bottom of the sea... Although I am not very familiar with the navy's business, I have never heard of such a result that will appear in a duel of only a few dozen warships! Moreover, I am very confident in the technology and ability of our naval young men. They are one of the best navy in the world, and there is no reason to win... they fight so badly." Marlborough opened his mouth a little, but in the end he was not embarrassed to say the word "victory". With twice the strength of the enemy, more than half of the ships were sunk and injured by others. Even if he was just the Army Marshal, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Marson, in fact, what we are facing is almost the same as our strength! Although their main ships have less than twenty, when they found that they have entered our ambush circle, three or four small boats were placed on each of their large ships. These small boats were very fast. With the help of their speed advantage, they often besieged a few warships - "," said Rear Admiral Blake with a serious face. As the main general who lured and ambushed the Qing army this time, he had already planned to return to his country to retire. Although he was less than fifty years old this year.

"The big ship was beaten by a small boat? I heard it right? Can a few small boats pose any threat to our brave and invincible Royal Navy warships?" Dutch Admiral Liaotel asked with a sneer.

"God General, of course there is no threat to the boats, but if these boats are equipped with heavy artillery with a range of up to three thousand yards, I wonder what consequences do you think they can cause?" Black asked with a stare and stared.

"Equipped with long range heavy artillery on the boat?"

After so many years of hiding, George Ruke, Toulouse and several other countries' naval generals certainly understand what this means! Small ships represent speed and great flexibility beyond ordinary warships. Long ranges represent the ability to attack from a long distance, while heavy artillery represents the power of these small ships to today's sailing warships that can kill with one blow...

"Tactics! New tactics..."

No wonder the dignified Royal Navy was beaten so badly! George Ruke took a deep breath. The Navy is a powerful and indispensable branch, but this branch is also equally delicate. Often, a tactical or technological innovation can make all the navy furious. The Qing naval tactics described by Black are obviously something that forced him to frown and think about countermeasures.

The coalition forces have long-range heavy artillery, but the number is not large. What they have to face is a battleship that may have several heavy artillery and several Clippers.

"If it weren't for our warships that were far more than the Qing people, and their boats could not carry too much ammunition. We might not have won this miserable victory..." Black said again. Anyone present in the voice-over could hear his voice, that is, if the Qing people had sufficient ammunition, they might not even be able to achieve a miserable victory!

"The Qing people have such a terrible tactic... why do we never know such important information? Do you know that the enemy's tactic is very likely to make us lose the initiative in the ocean!" Toulouse asked Marlborough and Prince Eugen, who was also sitting in the auditorium with a dark face. A mere Indian Ocean fleet with a small strength can cause heavy losses to one side. If the Qing navy puts all its strength into it... he really can't imagine what the result would be. And as he is in the same mood as him, there are generals from other countries. If they go to war with China this time, if there is no absolute advantage at sea, they will only face a catastrophe unless they retreat immediately. This has long been a consensus among everyone.

"Friends, we will send people to send messages to the country immediately, so that they can collect long-range heavy artillery and send them to them immediately! Don't worry!... Besides, our navy is the best in the world. How can we retreat after just one battle? Moreover, the Qing people used small boats to carry cannons, and although they could use a single-kill attack on our warships with absolute advantage, my friends. These small boats could not withstand the attack of any of our cannons! Therefore, we can also use small boats to deal with small boats. As long as we can restrain the small boats of the Qing people, there is no need to be afraid... What do you think?" Prince Eugen said hurriedly when he saw the crowd.

"His Prince is right, and we have already started a war with the Chinese. What we need to do now is to attack immediately or wait for the Chinese to revenge... Gentlemen, the Chinese love face the most. And if we retreat, how will they deal with us?" Richard said quickly without saying a word.

"That's right. Now we don't have time to blame each other,... we must attack immediately so that the Chinese will not react!" George Ruke said solemnly. The Chinese love face, but what about him? Since he has lost the battle, if he doesn't find the place, how can he have the attitude to go back to Britain? He doesn't want to be removed from his post as soon as he goes back! The position of the Marshal of the Navy is waving to him, and he must seize this opportunity no matter what!

"If Nian Gengyao's subordinates are not crazy, that would be strange!"

The war was unexpected again. After Awa received the news from Nian Gengyao, Yu Zhong couldn't help but sigh. Nian Gengyao's military management was so severe that it could almost be called "brutal". Those who did not obey the military orders would be punished by punishment. Even this was just light. Nian Gengyao never stingy with rewards for those who made meritorious service. Therefore, his army was always extremely fierce.

Although he looked down on Nian Gengyao's character, Yu Zhong had to admit that the soldiers trained by Nian Gengyao were one of the opponents he least wanted to face. Now, this army is facing a completely "different" army, and it is naturally expected that the soldiers will fight hard. However, Yu Zhong did not expect that Nian Gengyao would achieve such beautiful results this time.

That's right, it's just beautiful! It's just a dozen warships against fifty enemies, sinking and injuring more than 30. This is a huge military achievement wherever it is put. Moreover, Nian Gengyao only lost half of his combat power at this time! You must know that just in case, he used his influence to use his more than a dozen warships and a large number of ammunition for Nian Gengyao's West Sea Fleet from the rest of the great navy! Nian Gengyao was ambushed by the enemy this time, and losing half of the warships was indeed a failure, but Nian, who still has a certain strength, will definitely not be willing to retreat.

"The enemy still has nearly 200 ships, and Nian Gengyao has only seventeen ships left, and three of them are seriously injured. I don't know what he can do in this situation!" Yu Zhong couldn't help thinking. At this time, he suddenly felt a little reluctant to let Nian Gengyao die.

After all, this guy is also a talented person. At this time, being able to restrain the power of the coalition forces is a help to him. Moreover, with Nian Gengyao's personality, he was slapped so hard and suffered such a big loss. If he didn't get it back ten times or a hundred times, that would be strange.

"Where is your Nian Army now moving to the army?"

Looking at the young general who was sent by Nian Gengyao to send him messages, Yu Zhong asked softly again. Nian Gengyao was originally stationed in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), but now the European Union is in great power and is stationed in the Maldives. The two armies are very close to each other. If they continue to station, they will definitely be unlucky. Although Nian Gengyao does not want to suffer losses, he cannot do the work of getting a mantis arm at the chariot. Therefore, it is a natural choice to move to another place.

"When I returned to the Grand Marshal, Nian's army had already rectified its troops and would retreat to Dagon Port soon (now Yangon). The last general was sent to this time, hoping that the Grand Marshal could send a man to support him..." Seeing Yu Zhong's gaze coming, the young general hurriedly lowered his head and replied.... At this time, less than half of Nian Gengyao's army had served as soldiers. On the one hand, it was because some of them remained in Taiwan, and on the other hand, it was because Nian Gengyao wanted to reduce Yu Zhong's influence in his own army. After all, Nian Gengyao was also a figure who reached into the vortex of the princes' capturing the reserve. Although it was only an outer periphery, it was the best not to let others know about their affairs. The primary requirement was that they were confidential. Of course, they were mostly their own people.

However, despite this, Yu Zhong's reputation was still very loud in Nian Gengyao's army. Moreover, the fact that Yu Zhong sent someone to warn Nian Gengyao to be careful of the enemy had already spread among the Xihai Navy, but Nian Gengyao refused to listen to the advice, which led to the current situation and now he had to respond. Adding up these factors, as a member of the Xihai Navy, he naturally felt a little guilty when he saw Yu Zhong.

"Retreat to Dagong? Nothing!" Yu Zhong immediately shouted angrily when he heard the young general's answer.

"Master... Are you going to die and not save me?" The young general suddenly became angry when he saw Yu Zhong, and was stunned for a moment. At the same time, a resentment couldn't help but emerge from the bottom of his heart.

"Don't help me? Humph, you retreat to Dagong is the real seeking death!" Yu Zhong walked from the left to the right, and from the right to the left, "With the strength of the Western coalition forces. If you retreat to Dagong, they can completely seal the entire Andaman Sea, and then close the door and fight the dogs! At that time, with the strength of your only dozen warships, would you hide in the port and wait for death? Now, we have just gained a foothold in Myanmar. If the Westerners take advantage of the opportunity to disturb my coast, or land on the battlefield, Myanmar,

The world will be in chaos. What should you do when you ask me? If you don’t retreat, you may be attacked from both sides and have to fight on multiple fronts. But if you withdraw, it will only lead these Westerners to the hinterland of Yunnan and Guizhou. At that time, they only need troops to bargain with the court. Even if the court does not negotiate with them, we will all have to finish the game together! Is Nian Gengyao so stupid or what? Why can’t he even think of this? He should retreat to Temasek now!"

"This... but when the last general set out, the Nian Army had already started to reorganize the army. Now... I'm afraid he is almost here!" The young general also became anxious.

"Fuck... someone is here!" Yu Zhong took a deep breath, cursed, and shouted loudly to the outside.

"Master General!" The personal soldiers hurriedly ran in from outside.

"Call Orge to Dagong immediately and ask him to tell Nian Gengyao that he would go to Temasek, otherwise I would not be able to spare his surname Nian!" Yu Zhong shouted loudly.

"Get orders!" The personal soldiers shouted, turned around and were about to run out.

"Slow down!" Yu Zhong shouted again.

"Please give orders to the Grandmaster!"

"Song Aizheng led his troops to guard the Yiluwadi area and asked Orge to tell him that he would immediately shrink his troops and divide the food and grass into two parts, part of them to the Burmese leaders, and part of them were immediately distributed to the local people... Then, he would give up the territory to those leaders, and let him take our people back to Awa immediately! Remember, no matter what happens, he is not allowed to fight with anyone. If he dares to delay, it will be a death sentence!" Yu Zhong ordered again.

"Get orders!" The personal soldiers shouted again. After waiting for a while, they saw that Yuzhong had no intention of giving other orders, so they hurriedly turned around and ran outward.

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"No!" Not right!" Not a moment after the personal soldiers left, Yu Zhong patted his head and started talking to himself.

"Master, what's wrong?" the young general asked quietly from the side. He didn't expect that the retreat of his Xihai Navy would cause so much trouble to Yu Zhong. He was really embarrassed.

"What the hell is Nian Gengyao doing? Although he is a bit stubborn, he is not a fool!

As long as he has a little brain, it is impossible to imagine what consequences would be if he retreated to Dagong, but he still has to do this... Could it be that he, a bastard, wanted to cause trouble to the east and deliberately wanted the Western coalition to fight me? But with his character, how could he lose himself too?" Yu Zhong asked himself frowned.

"Master Yu, our military gate never thought so much..." The young general was startled and knelt down and said! He actually said that Nian Gengyao did it on purpose! This crime is so serious! If Yu Zhong really thinks so, wouldn't he finish the message on the spot? This is too unfair!
Chapter completed!