Chapter 486 Eagle over North Africa (Season 2)

@@@@@PS: The time in the previous chapter is wrong. It has been modified. Excuse me, please vote!

@@@@September 27th.

At the entrance of the Suez Bay Canal, under the high flying rice flag mast, Captain Andrew, with a bearded face, held up the telescope and looked angry.

What annoys him is not the five huge warships opposite with wide sunshade sails, nor the leisurely Chinese soldiers on the deck, but the third batch of Chinese fleets to carry out global navigation training through the Suez Canal in a year!

When is it the turn of the Chinese to repeatedly carry out round-the-world sailing training?

What made him even more angry was that the light cruiser under his feet was only 2,640 tons, but the guy opposite was first full of barrel and with a two-plus aircraft. It seemed that it must be at least more than 10,000 tons, but the Chinese actually called them light cruisers!

When it passes by, where does it put its face?

Although he wanted to simply say "the canal is closed", after all, he had informed the British navy in the early stage, so he could only stamp his feet to vent his anger.

"Let them." Captain Andrew was about to let them pass when the corners of his eyes suddenly found the strange square horn on the top of the bridge of the other party's light cruiser. He suddenly moved and aimed at him, but when he looked carefully, he did not find any abnormality at all.

"Dazzled?" -

Under the inclined rear deck of the command tower of the Arushangbu River bridge, there are two cabins protected by thick armor, above which are radio and communication modules, and below are the newly established reading fire control command module.

The ventilation pipe that runs through the whole ship makes a whirring sound. After the hot air outside is treated by the air conditioner, it turns into Xu Qingfeng and sends it to all parts of the ship, so that it is not too sultry here.

In addition to the three sets of combined mechanical computers to control the firepower, it is also the brain of the whole ship, commanding and dispatching all the weapons on the warship, ensuring that the fire passage is smooth, and providing various data references for the commander.

Originally, this kind of place is not so hot, because they are all hand-cranked mechanical computers, but with a row of large metal cabinets installed here, it suddenly became sultry. If the designer did not combine the central ventilation and the air conditioner system, it would be a problem whether it could be installed or not, because it was easy to install too much in it. Hot electron tubes.

The cabinet is connected to the top of the bridge with wires. The thing similar to a generous box is Xinhua's latest equipment, radio detection instruments, rows of buttons of different colors on the cabinet, and five digital lights composed of a large number of diodes in the center represent the orientation, length, distance, speed and speed of the target being tested. Direction.

According to Li Mo, it already has the basic efficiency of radar. The only defect is that it cannot be actively scanned and detected in real time. This is mainly due to the processing problem after the electronic signal is reflected back. However, he still insists that any equipment needs to be upgraded in actual use, so he gritted his teeth and purchased it. Twelve sets, first equip the twelve Yangtze River-class light patrols. On the one hand, they are used for testing, and on the other hand, they also hope to accelerate the formation of real radar by working in different sea areas and environments.

As the observation tower on the top of the bridge just turned the steering wheel, invisible radio beams shot at the British cruiser in the way. The five digital lights in the blink of an eye began to beat constantly. The radio signal was converted into a current, and the diodes representing various numbers flashed synchronously. When the final After all stops, five basic data were quickly reported through the telephone in the bridge command tower.

The whole process takes only 30 seconds!

This is an unimaginable progress in the era of using optical ranging. You should know that although the distance of the other party is only 4,383 meters, it takes at least a minute to locate the optical rangefinder. If the distance is farther and faster, the reaction will be slower. According to the experimental data of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the detector is used. It still won't take more than a minute.

Neither Tang Kun nor Wu Yingke looked at the numbers.

This is just a test. The radio detector will turn off quickly after obtaining the number, because the current life of the tube is too short. If it is used for a long time, it will burn out.

What's more, the British are arrogant and will not block a Xinhua fleet that sails around the world and greeted a month ago, not to mention that the three improved duke class will not make the British Empire worried.

A few minutes later, after the careful horn in the distance typed the banner that could be passed, the Yarlung Zangbo River took the lead and plunged into the canal waterway with his friends.

By the canal, the desolate desert makes the soldiers who come here for the first time very curious. The blue sea water and the golden sand form the most distinct contrast. The long canal is like the smallest blood vessel on earth, but the problem is that this blood vessel is really too important!

Both Tang Kun and Wu Yingke know the important surname of this canal. At a time when the Panama Canal is still under construction, this is the only convenient maritime passage in Eurasia. Every year, a quarter of the total number of global maritime transportation will pass through here. If the Strait of Malacca can still go a little farther. The strait is a detour, but the Suez Canal can't be bypassed. Unless you are willing to go to the distant Cape of Good Hope and be baptized by the Indian Ocean Storm, you will only look at the faces of the British.

To be honest, sometimes the New Chinese navy really can't wait for the emperor to be born 180 years earlier, so that the Grand Canal will not be snatched by the British. The most sad thing is that it is obviously the territory of the Ottoman Empire, but it is finally entrusted by the British.

Although Xinhua has a strong navy and controls half of the Pacific Ocean, under the careful water of the emperor, the increasingly broad-minded New Chinese navy knows very well that they still do not belong to a world-class navy, because the real world navy does not depend on how powerful the fleet you have, but on your control. How many important straits and golden waterways have been guarded by the world.

So at present, only Britain can be called the hegemon of the world's first navy. This is not what technology can defeat. Open the map and you can see that the Strait of Gibraltar, the Strait of Malacca, the Suez Canal, the Cape of Good Hope of South Africa, the Strait of Magellan and the Frank Islands are all controlled by the United Kingdom. If it weren't for the United States, it is digging. Panama Canal, then the world will always be under British command!

Xinhua Navy, while defending the country, has another dream of competing for the world's top strait channel!

Although the Panama Canal was within reach for a period of time, it finally gave up for some reasons, but this does not mean it's over. The world is full of too many white voices, and it's time for the Chinese to share some for them.

The fleet moved slowly. It took six hours to pass through the whole canal at a speed of 15 knots. Fortunately, this is not wartime, because it is equivalent to facing the firepower sent by the enemy from both sides in six hours!

This strength is enough to destroy any powerful fleet in the world.

After the Yarlung Zangbo River first drilled out of the canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea, the fleet encountered the British patrol ship again, but this time there was no delay. After just a few inquiries, the British cruiser left.

At 11 o'clock at night on the 27th, when the fleet was heading for Truk Island, Tang Kun, the commander of the night formation, suddenly ordered the light control. The sister ship Nujiang continued to sail to Istanbul as originally planned, but the other four ships suddenly turned their heads north and rushed to the port of Latakia in the Ottoman Empire--

In the early morning, the prayer in the mosque opened a busy day in the port of Istanbul. Fishing boats carried the riches from the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to unload here. In addition to fish, it is also the largest sponge collection site in Europe. After processing, this soft creature has become a maker for European nobles. High-quality materials.

In the Ildiz Palace, Muhammad V is enjoying a rich breakfast with Muhammad beside him. Tarat Pasha is reporting to him on the tense relationship with Italy in this short period of time.

Pasha is a respectful title for the highest-ranking official in the administrative system of the Ottoman Empire, which means the same as the Lord.

Taratpa's report turned delicious caviar and desserts into appetizing garbage, and also made Mohammed V extremely resentful. During this period, Italians have made threats many times by using the excuse of the persecution of the expatriates of Tripoli and Cyrenaica. It is said that the army has been mobilized, but damn Britain At this time, people refused to mobilize their troops to reinforce there through Egypt. Isn't it intentional to help the Italians?

Originally, he was going to mobilize the navy to transport soldiers, but he only had one Izmail purchased from China to take out his hand. Italy not only had the newcomer of the Dante, but also had many old-fashioned battleships. Relying on a main battleship and those inferior small warships, it was not at all. The opponent of the Italians.

Muhammad V knows very well that if soldiers cannot be transported to the North African provinces as soon as possible, the Italians will raise their knives and forks greedily sooner or later, but what is the way to break the blockade of the Italian navy at this time?

Taratpa also frowned. As an agent of the Al-Shabaab Party, he had had enough of the repeated destruction of foreign countries in these years. He had long thought that he should teach those Western European guys a thorough lesson, but after comparing the strength of the two sides, this idea quickly dispelled.

Now that the Italians have bullied you, does Osman have to wait?

"Dear Sudan." As soon as Taratpa's words were spoken, the court bodyguard ran in quickly: "Your Majesty, a plane is hovering over the palace!"

"What?!"

Not to mention Mohammed V, even Taratpa was shocked. Where did the plane come from in Istanbul? Is it Italian?

The two ran outside quickly and looked up to find that a small biplane was constantly hovering over the sky. They were no stranger to this kind of gadget that is now popular in Europe. When they saw the ferocious dragon claw on the plane, they were suddenly stunned!

Chinese?

Isn't their flight team in the port of Kuwait? How did you fly here?!

Just as the guards raised their guns and aimed at each other, the plane suddenly turned around and flew to the sea, which made everyone relieved, but before the tone went smoothly, the foreign minister rushed to Muhammad V: "Dear Your Majesty, it's a bad thing. The Italians have issued an ultimatum!"

"They are going to declare war!"

The bad news is not over yet. Admiral Hakan has come in and said with his chest in his chest: "Dear Sultan, the Royal New China Navy's Global Visiting Fleet has just arrived in Latakia and asked if we can provide them with coal."

(to be continued)