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Text Chapter 917 The aggrieved Britain

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    At seven o'clock in the morning on January 29, in the Laccadive Sea, one hundred and twenty nautical miles southwest of Sri Lanka, a British merchant ship 'Burnley' was sailing westward. The ship was loaded with iron ore mined from India.  .  After the war broke out, Britain needed a large amount of mineral resources, and resource-rich Australia and India became the main sources for Britain to obtain these resources.  Almost hundreds of merchant ships traveled between the British mainland, India and Australia, transporting large amounts of resources back to the British mainland so that the British war machine could operate normally.

    The rising sun shines on the sea, the calm sea is sparkling, and the scenery is beautiful.  A Chinese destroyer flying a blue dragon flag came from the east. After spotting the British merchant ship, it immediately accelerated towards them.

    "Hey, Captain, a Chinese warship is approaching us!" the watchman on the mast said loudly.

    "Chinese warships? Ignore them, maybe they are not coming for us!"

    ¡®Burnley,¡¯ the captain said nonchalantly.  The entire northern part of the Indian Ocean is the scope of activities of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet. The British Navy's Indian Fleet can only operate along the coast of India.  However, both sides have maintained a state of keeping within themselves, and the Chinese navy has not made things difficult for these British merchant ships.  This situation made the British merchant ships very satisfied.  They also hope that the two countries can maintain this state.

    "Captain, the Chinese have sent us a signal, asking us to stop the ship immediately for inspection!" Wangshou said again.

    "Stop the ship? What are those Chinese doing? Tell them that we are a merchant ship of the British Empire and are about to return to the UK!" said the captain.

    "The Chinese asked us to stop the ship immediately, otherwise they will launch an attack!" Wang Shou said with a trembling voice.

    "What the hell! What is going on? Do the Chinese intend to end the situation of declaring no war with the United Kingdom?" said the captain of the Burnley, cursing.

    There is no doubt that if this happens, it will not be a good thing for British merchant ships.  Even the British Empire would suffer greatly from this.  With the strength of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, it can completely blockade India and Australia, unless the United Kingdom dispatches a large number of warships from the mainland to fight the Chinese Navy in the Indian Ocean.  However, as long as Britain dares to mobilize a fleet from the mainland to move eastward, the Germans, who have already been prepared, will definitely be unable to hold back.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Suddenly, a violent shelling sound came. Several water columns rose from the sea a hundred meters in front of the Burnley, and the water columns hit the sea from dozens of meters in the air.  It makes a 'crashing' sound.

    "Stop the ship! Stop the ship immediately!" The captain of the Burnley yelled. He realized that the Chinese Navy was serious.

    The destroyer Taishan, belonging to the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy, docked with the merchant ship Burnley. Several heavily armed sailors boarded the merchant ship and guarded all the British sailors on the merchant ship.  Only then did the captain of the 'Taishan' board the merchant ship 'Burnley'.

    "Sir, what happened? We are just a merchant ship, and we are only carrying iron ore. It is not contraband!" The captain of the Burnley defended loudly.

    ¡°Don¡¯t you know that China and Britain have long been in a state of war?¡± said the captain of the destroyer Taishan.

    "A state of war? But before" 'Burnley,' the captain of the ship said. What he wanted to say was, didn't the Chinese Navy turn a blind eye to them in the past?  Why are we going to attack him now?

    "You British navy can attack Chinese merchant ships, or even sink Chinese merchant ships, so why should we let you go?" the captain of the destroyer Taishan said coldly.

    "Ah? This, how is this possible?" The captain of the Burnley turned pale. He finally knew what happened. The British Navy sank a merchant ship of the Chinese Navy, so the Chinese Navy was dealing with  British merchant ships launched tit-for-tat revenge!  After thinking about this, he no longer had any hope for the next encounter.  The Chinese will definitely not let them go. They just don't know whether to kill them all or capture them.  After all, in a war, the death of a few civilians is not a big deal at all!

    "Turn the ship around and sail to Singapore. Don't play any tricks, otherwise you will be sunk!" the captain of the destroyer Taishan ordered coldly.  Although, he really wanted to sink the merchant ship and avenge his dead compatriots.  However, the order he received was to capture British merchant ships and sink them if there was resistance.

    "Yes, sir, we will cooperate with you!" The captain of the Burnley said quickly.  Although you will be captured, it is much better than losing your life!  In his heart, alreadyI have scolded the British Royal Navy all over. It is great that everyone does not offend the river, but the British Navy sank it! The Chinese merchant ships are now being allowed to bear the retribution of the Chinese, innocent civilians, which makes them feel sad.  Very angry!

    Two thousand kilometers south from here, in the sea twenty nautical miles north of Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory, two British naval light cruisers 'Venture' and 'Careful' were escorting a group of ten merchant ships.  The fleet sailed westward.  They set out from Perth in Western Australia and were preparing to return to the UK through the Suez Canal. The ship was loaded with some iron ore, copper ore, cattle and sheep, etc.

    At 8:30 a.m., they continued sailing westward after replenishing water and fuel at Diego Garcia.  However, at this time, a fleet appeared on the northern sea. A huge heavy cruiser with two light cruisers and two destroyers came quickly from the north. On these warships, the blue background of the Chinese Navy was hung.  Dragon flag.

    "The Chinese have 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers and 'Ningbo-class' light cruisers. What are they doing here? This is the southern Indian Ocean?" Lieutenant Colonel Tok, the captain of the "Adventure" light cruiser, asked in surprise.

    ¡°Captain, the Chinese have sent us a signal, asking us to surrender immediately, otherwise they will launch an attack!¡± A low-level staff officer reported to Lieutenant Colonel Tok.

    "What? Are they going to attack us? What do these Chinese people want to do?" Colonel Tok was shocked.  Although China and Britain are now at war, warships from both sides tend to avoid conflicts in the Indian Ocean.  Although there will be some minor frictions more or less, the Chinese Navy has never taken the initiative to attack them.

    "Captain, what should we do now? We only have two light cruisers. The Chinese have one heavy cruiser, two light cruisers, and two destroyers." The staff officer asked with some worry.  'Adventure' and 'Careful' both belong to the 'Adventure-class' light reconnaissance cruiser built by the British Navy in 1904. The displacement is only 2,400 tons, and the armament is only 10 76mm rapid-fire guns and 8  The 47mm rapid-fire cannon has a maximum speed of only 25 knots.  Such combat power is estimated to be similar to that of the Chinese Navy's Fuqing-class destroyers. Facing the powerful Chinese fleet, they have no capital to resist.

    "Tell them that the British Royal Navy will never surrender! Send a telegram to Care, prepare to fight, and let the merchant ships escape for their lives!" Lieutenant Colonel Tok said.

    "Yes, Captain!" The staff officer nodded and conveyed the order.

    When the two light cruisers of the British Navy refused to surrender, the Chinese fleet launched an attack.

    ¡®Minjiang,¡¯ the heavy cruiser ¡®Venture¡¯ launched an attack. Three triple-mounted 210mm main guns smashed dense shells into the light cruiser.  The other two light cruisers, 'Xiamen,' and 'Quanzhou,' launched a siege on the 'Shu Xin'.  The last two destroyers chased the merchant ships that fled in all directions.

    The Chinese fleet had an overwhelming advantage. The battle lasted only half an hour. The light cruiser "Adventure" was sunk. A 210mm shell penetrated its deck and directly broke the keel of the battleship.  The entire light cruiser broke into two parts and sank to the bottom of the sea.  exist

    "When the 'Adventure' sank, the 'Careful' light cruiser also suffered heavy damage. The superstructure was completely smashed, and finally had to choose to surrender.  As for the merchant ships, except for one that was sunk, the rest were also captured.

    Scenes like this are happening throughout the Indian Ocean.  The Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet dispatched a large number of ships to round up British warships and merchant ships. The main force of the Indian Ocean Fleet sailed directly to Mumbai, the home port of the British Navy's Indian Fleet, blocking all the Indian Fleet's warships in the military port.  On this day, the British paid the price of three light cruisers sunk, two captured, two destroyers sunk, and four captured.  As for the merchant ships, more than twenty ships were lost!

    "Sir Fisher, what is going on? Why did the Chinese attack our warships and merchant ships?" British Prime Minister Herbert.  Henry.  Asquith asked loudly.  Such a heavy loss made him very angry.  Not only that, if China is determined to attack Britain, then Britain may have to be prepared to lose India and Australia!

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, yesterday afternoon, a Chinese merchant ship was sunk in the North Sea. It was a destroyer flying the St. George flag. The Chinese thought it was us, so they retaliated against us. However, I have already  After investigation, it was not our warships who did it, but someone deliberately framed us!" British Admiralty Minister John.  Sir Fisher said a little aggrievedly!
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