Nyasaland's marine police ships are always improving, and almost every newly built marine police ship has improved to varying degrees compared to the previous one, and the "Water Hound" is the first marine police ship in Nyasaland to use radio, so the iconic signal tower is still recognizable.

It is said that identifying various types of warships is almost the basic ability of the lookout, so the lookouts of the Water Hound and the Weissman almost all discovered each other at the first time.

The lookouts' reactions were very different, and the two captains were of course more direct.

As soon as Robert Tennison spotted the Weisman, he ordered the Water Hound to move at full speed towards the Weisman and called for support from a nearby marine police ship.

Portman Haulti was the first to determine the position to make sure that Weissman was in the waters on the Tanganyika side and did not rush into the waters of Nyasaland, and then pinned all hopes on the water hound not crossing the median line of Lake Tanganyika.

According to international practice, Lake Tanganyika is half between Nyasaland and Tanganyika, and the center of the lake is the boundary between the two waters.

The problem is that there are no remote sensing satellites in these years, and there is no goosebumps to locate them, and the navigator on the Weisman has not calculated how far Weissman is from the center of Lake Tanganyika for a long time.

The tonnage of the warship is really important, don't look at the difference between 300 tons and 100 tons, it is only 200 tons, it is not worth mentioning on a dreadnought ship with tens of thousands of tons at every turn, but on a coast guard ship, the gap is still a bit big.

Nyasaland and Tanganyika are not at war now, so it is impossible for the marine police ships on both sides to use weapons when they encounter them while patrolling, but the water hound passed by the Weisman at high speed at this time, which was enough for the Weissman to be in a storm.

"We are the German Navy, we are on a mission, please leave our waters immediately, you have now seriously violated our sovereignty, otherwise we will use all means, including but not limited to firing, to defend our rights in accordance with international law-" Martin Joshua, the first mate of the Weissman, used an intermittent tin horn to warn the Water Hound, ignoring that he was speaking German, and the Nyasaland Marine Police were still living in English, so forget about German, even if Captain Robert Tennison could understand it, RobertTennison will also play dumb.

In fact, the distance between the two sides is very close, and there is no need to use the iron horn at all, and it is estimated that the other party can hear it if you shout hard.

The Water Hound swept past the Weisman at high speed, then circled in the distance, slowed down and caught up from behind the Weissman, and went head to head with the Weissman, and the distance between the two sides was only fifty or sixty meters at most.

At this distance, a stronger one can directly attack the opponent with a grenade.

Standing in the cockpit of the Weissman, you can clearly see that the 40mm rapid-fire gun installed on the side of the Water Hound has been removed from the gun jacket, and the black hole in the muzzle is pointing at the Weissman, and the gunner who is operating the rapid-fire gun is still arrogantly giving the middle finger to the Weissmann, laughing evilly, although Portman Haulti can't hear what the sailors of the Water Hound are shouting, but intuitively knows that he is definitely not saying "good afternoon".

"S-Nyasaland people are going too far, we're going to teach them a lesson!" First mate Martin Joshua gave up shouting, and it didn't have any effect at all.

The word starting with "S" is Germany's national curse, the effect is similar to the English "shit", although the navies of various countries are self-proclaimed as gentlemen, in fact, there are many dirty PY transactions, and foul language can be seen everywhere, which is not in line with the character of "gentleman".

"How to give? Just hit them? I'm sure the captain of the Waterhound thinks so too. "Portman Haudy is calm, as long as the Water Hound does not break Portman Haulty's bottom line, Portman Haudy will not be ruined.

It is really too big a gap in the balance of power between the two sides, the Nyasaland Marine Police has more than ten marine police ships in the North Sea, and after hitting this one, the Nyasaland people can make up two when they turn back, and the captain of the Water Hound will not only not be punished, but may also be able to get a reward, turn back and change to a new ship and then become the captain.

Tanganyika was not so confident, the Germans only had such a Weissmann in Lake Tanganyika, which was still carried by shoulder by hand, and if it crashed, Portman Haulti would have to lie on the slipway every day to repair the ship, just like the captain of the Count Gotzen.

In this way, a small North Sea, enlarged to Europe, is almost the situation that the German Navy is facing now.

After Germany decided to build dreadnoughts, Britain decided to build two dreadnoughts for every time Germany built them, so as to maintain absolute superiority over Germany.

Therefore, the German Navy is now jokingly called the "Existence Fleet", in the face of the huge pressure of the British Navy, the German Navy basically did not dare to leave the port, and the madman of Wilhelm II had the money to build warships, so it might as well arm another 100,000 army, which may be more meaningful.

In fact, there is now a voice in Britain that the British Navy is colluding with the German Navy to cheat the two governments of military spending.

Although the British Navy and the German Navy will definitely not admit it, they are very suspicious!

Robert Tennison of the Water Hound really hopes that the Germans will take the initiative to collide with him, so that the Water Hound can become famous and Robert Tennison will become a hero of the Nyasaland Marine Police.

Fifty or sixty meters is too close for a warship, and at this time, even if the helmsman's hand trembles slightly, the result will develop in an unpredictable direction.

It was also a huge test for the helmsmen of both sides, with the Weissman at the helm by Boatswain Ronald Gaskell and the First Officer on the Waterhound at the helm.

"Go faster, overtake the Weisman, and press the Weissman—" Robert Tennison certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity to teach the Germans a lesson.

Speaking of Britain and Germany, there is also a feud, when serving in the British Navy, Robert Tennison did not get such a chance to teach the Germans a lesson, but in Nyasaland, Robert Tennison could be more reckless, this freewheeling feeling simply made Robert Tennison want to sing loudly.

"Yes, Captain, the speed is now 25 knots, and the speed is slowly increasing to 26 knots-" Jiang Shan went all out, it was a rare opportunity, this time the mission was lucky to collide with the Weissman, and the next time I don't know if it will be until the Year of the Monkey.

Considering the number of Nyasaland Marine Police vessels in the North Sea, this opportunity is actually not much bigger than buying a lottery ticket.

The 300-ton Water Hound has a length of 45 meters, and the 100-ton Weissman has a length of only 19 meters.

At this time, the adult wants to bully the child, and the child will cry every day, and the earth will not be spiritual.

The Water Hound was quietly picking up speed, and Portman Haudy could sense it right away.

Captain of the Weisman, Portman Haulti is also a veteran naval expert, and of course understands what the Waterhound is all about.

However, the Weisman has limited means of coping, fighting speed, and the Weisman who also uses a steam engine can't fight the Water Hound that uses a diesel engine, and the tonnage, the difference between 100 tons and 300 tons is huge, and it is not an equal order of magnitude at all.

Even the sailors of the Weisman, who fought for courage and low morale and faced despair, could not fight the water hounds with high morale and the advantage.

I have to say that the Nyasaland Marine Police, which was born out of the British Navy, still has an advantage in the face of the German Navy, which has just been established for a long time, and the "Centennial Navy" is really right, how many years has it been since German reunification, that is, it won the Franco-Prussian War, so Germany is only in the limelight now.

But in the field of the navy, Germany still has a long way to go, and the navy really does not have to build a huge fleet to have strong combat effectiveness.

"Captain, the Waterhound is coming over—" First Officer Martin Joshua was sweating profusely, and almost all eyes in the cockpit were on Portman Hawty.

"Keep the course, keep the speed, return to your post, everyone, even at the last moment, please maintain the honor that a soldier deserves!" Portman Haulti's expression was resolute, and he didn't dare to go too far with the Water Hound.

Portman Haulti then shouted directly to the Water Hound: "Water Hound, I am Portman Haulty, the captain of the Weisman, you have now invaded our waters, please stop your illegal actions immediately and withdraw from our waters, otherwise we will take all means to protect our interests-"

Portman Hawty's shouting was similar to that of first mate Martin Joshua, but there was no doubt about the decisiveness in his tone.

Now the pressure shifts to the Water Hound.

It is impossible to collide, the Water Hound is violent, in fact, it is to bully the Weisman by virtue of its size, and it really wants to go off the fire, and the Water Hound cannot afford this responsibility.

So when the distance between the Water Hound and the Weisman was less than twenty meters, the Water Hound finally took the initiative to stop the provocative behavior, and then Portman Haulti ordered the Weisman to quietly adjust its direction and keep a distance of more than fifty meters between the Water Hound and the Water Hound.

"Hello Mr. Portman Haulty, I'm Robert Tennison, Captain of the Waterhound, welcome to the North Sea, and I wish you a good mood—" Robert Tennison shouted to Portman Haulti as well, and the Waterhound sped away, eventually disappearing from Weisman's sight.

This welcome ceremony is truly special.

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