On July 1, the King Edward VII Fleet Review was held as scheduled. Royal Navy warships lined up in Spithead waters, followed by warships from other countries who came to participate.

Among the warships of other countries, the most eye-catching one is undoubtedly the Chang'an, with its four huge turrets and 12 huge gun barrels, which is terrifying to look at.

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"Oh! Is Nanhua taking revenge on Britain?"

"The British Empire is the mighty and powerful naval overlord, but it cannot even produce a single battleship of the same level. How ironic!"

"The last time South China held a naval ship review, Britain deliberately sent a Level 2 battleship..."

"But Nanhua is really funny. With such a small number of battleships, he still dares to conduct a ship parade..."

The Germans and Tsarist Russians who participated in the ship review reached an agreement and kept mocking Britain and South China with their telescopes.

"Whoa~ what is that?"

"New battleship! The British have made a new battleship!"

A slender warship cut through the water and headed straight towards the Chang'an.

"Send a signal for them to follow our ship for review." On the British warship, the captain held a telescope and observed the Chang'an.

"The British want us to follow?" the first mate said to Gu Fan on the Chang'an.

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"Follow me, hoist the flags and load the salute." Gu Fan observed the warship with a telescope.

The slender hull and the two large chimneys emitting thick smoke make it clear at a glance that this ship is not slow.

The turrets are twin-mounted, with 2 at the front and 2 at the rear. There is also 1 turret on the left front side of the midships. Therefore, it is speculated that there should be 1 turret on the right rear side.

"Six turrets, twelve guns, why not use four triple turrets?" Gu Fan muttered to himself.

The first officer heard it: "Maybe it's the accuracy. The accuracy of the twin-mounted turret is higher than that of the triple-mounted turret, and the dispersion at long distances is much smaller."

"Compared with the extra weight and wasted space, this accuracy is meaningless. It's better to only leave 4 seats." Gu Fan shook his head.

With 6 turrets, the space issue that needs to be considered for installing the turrets alone is a nightmare, not to mention the total weight of the extra turrets.

There are also the layout of the ammunition bay, balancing the protection level of the turret, etc.

Even if all these are solved, the firepower on one side will only be ten, which is two less than the Chang'an.

"Perhaps the British want to show their own characteristics? Isn't it the same with the Naval Design Bureau? The commander wants to add rockets to every transport ship." The first mate shrugged.

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"The other side is about to speed up, pressurize the boiler, move forward 3, pay attention to the distance." Gu Fan looked at the flags hung on the British warships and gave the order.

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"In terms of innovation capabilities, I admit that the Imperial Design Bureau and the entire Europe have been a little slack. For stability reasons, we have not developed full-heavy artillery because it has no actual combat support." The British Admiralty held the microphone.

"I said, enough is enough, we need innovation, just like Crimea gave birth to ironclads, and battleships appeared ten years ago. These are manifestations of the continuous progress and development of the navy."

"As a new country, the Nanhua Empire undoubtedly has no stumbling blocks. It can boldly innovate and have the courage to experiment with new technologies. This is a quality that the empire is gradually losing."

"Fortunately, thanks to Nan Hua for the timely reminder, we launched the long-prepared Unified Heavy Artillery Battleship. Please take a look, the latest battleship of the British Empire - the Dreadnought!" The Lord Admiralty looked at the approaching Dreadnought.

There is a big gap between the Dauntless at this time and the historical one. Except for the same main gun layout, there are all kinds of differences.

In order to complete the successful service of the Dreadnought in the shortest time, it positively proves that the British Empire is still the most powerful maritime power, and all of them are equipped with relatively mature technologies.

The steam turbine is installed, but the boiler is still an old-fashioned boiler. After adding the boiler, the hull is more than ten meters longer than the original one. After the hull is lengthened, more tonnage is used for armor. Fortunately, the aspect ratio is increased, and the speed reaches 21

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The artillery is an ancestral 305 mm 45 times caliber artillery.

Moreover, there is no firing director on this warship.

In other words, he only has the theoretical ability to fire volleys, and in actual combat, he cannot fire uniformly.

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The Intrepid fired a salute from its port side guns, with flames erupting from the muzzles, a dark red glow.

"Sound a salute." Gu Fan looked at the indiscriminate firing of the Dauntless and shook his head.

The Dauntless still has a way to go before it can achieve combat effectiveness.

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boom!

A gunshot resounded through the wilderness. The Indian soldiers who heard the gunshot quickly arranged themselves in order, forming a three-row dense formation.

This is what Ah 3 believes is the optimal lineup for rifle firepower, which can greatly improve the unit's firepower.

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"Where are the scouts? What happened ahead?" Swaraj came riding a tall horse.

"Report, you didn't say you wanted to send out scouts!" A junior officer from the third caste Vaishya saluted and reported.

"Then send someone quickly! Do you want me to investigate in person?" Swaraj gave him a whip.

"yes!"

Soon, a company of Indians spread out in a mass charging formation and advanced slowly forward.

Don't think this is a search, this is a walk before charging. After all, not many people can run 1,000 meters in one breath and still have the strength to fight.

"What are you doing on the other side?" Han Fei held the binoculars and looked at Brother 3 in the camera, with a confused look on his face.

You don’t know anything, you haven’t figured out the situation yet, and you just launch an attack?

"Send an envoy and go over there and shout." Although I really want to send a signal and attack directly, I still have to go through the necessary procedures.

An armored vehicle rushed forward, and a soldier took out a loudspeaker and shouted in English.

"We are the special envoys of the Commander of the Oman Defense Area of ​​the South China Army. At the request of His Majesty Emil Pa, the Chief of the Mesopotamian Plains, we entered Mesopotamia to counter the rebellion. Soldiers on the opposite side, please identify yourself and ask your superiors to come out for negotiations.

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"We are the South China Army..."

"South Chinese? We have been discovered? There are spies! They must be some untouchables!" Swaraj listened twice before he could understand clearly.

The A3 men who were "reconnaissing" didn't know what they were doing for a moment, looking behind them and waiting for orders.

"What to do?" Swaraj thought for a moment and looked at the Gorkhas.

"The purpose of the employer is to drive away the South Chinese people here. The Gorkha people must abide by the rules and put the employer as their first priority." The Gorkha people simply refused to accept it. I am playing my game. You can do whatever you want.

Swaraj Maja, he wanted the Gorkhas to give their opinions, and then let them come in, while he would see the situation.

If the South Chinese are easy to fight, Swaraj will lead his army to attack. If they are not easy to fight, then leave the Gorkhas and retreat.

What the British imagined was that the South Chinese could only mobilize one regiment into Mesopotamia in a short period of time and sacrifice 3,000 Gorkhas and more than 10,000 Indians, which would at least make the South Chinese in a hurry.

If there is chaos, it is easy to expose flaws. Then you can think of any reason, such as humanitarian relief, Cyprus, and a division that has just withdrawn from South Africa is ready to intervene at any time.

"Think about your family. Where do we have a choice? It's just an excuse for the British. There is no intelligence, no support, only rifles and hunting knives. After entering the plains, the food supply is getting less and less...

"The Gorkhas see it more clearly.

The British needed Mesopotamia to be in chaos, preferably so chaotic that Nanhua couldn't clean up the mess, and then the Ottomans invited the British to take over.

How to ensure that chaos will break out? Cut off the supply of food and grass to the army. In order not to starve to death, the army can only requisition food on the spot, which will inevitably cause chaos.

Swaraj rode his horse and walked proudly to the front of the formation.

"Are you soldiers from Nanhua?" Swaraj stopped a few dozen meters away.

He was shouting in his mind, "Catch me, catch me! I'm going to be a prisoner!"

"We are the South China Army. Please identify yourself and withdraw from Mesopotamia immediately. Otherwise, according to the authorization of His Majesty the Emir, we have the right to attack all armed elements." A voice came from the armored vehicle.

"So there's nothing to talk about?" Swaraj walked closer.

"Negotiation is an important means of resolving problems. We hope that we can resolve disputes between the two parties through negotiation." The soldier continued to shout. In order to prevent misunderstandings, the armored vehicle also backed up a few meters.

"Then, see you on the battlefield!" Swaraj shouted loudly, looking helpless and furious, staying where he was.

"This man's riding skills are good." Han Fei looked at the man who was going crazy.

"Yeah, it doesn't look like he's a minor official. Why don't you take the opportunity to take it down? You can also ask some questions." the regimental deputy suggested.

"No! Those who can come here probably don't know much. We already know enough." Han Fei shook his head and looked at the armored vehicle that was driving back after the negotiation failed.

"Are all the ministries ready?" Han Fei confirmed.

"The armored force is ready and will be deployed according to the plan." the regimental deputy confirmed.

"How far is the airship?"

"The latest news from two minutes ago, there are still ten kilometers to go."

"do it according to plan."

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To be continued...