If you want to talk about the five major sea powers in Europe, the strongest are still the Netherlands and England, France ranks third, Spain fourth, and Portugal fifth. Of course, this is the original ranking, and now it has to be changed.

Because when the five countries withdrew from the Americas, the fleets and fleets of the British, French, Dutch and Portuguese countries were successfully withdrawn, while the Spanish fleet could not be withdrawn, and sixty warships were lost alone. Originally, if these 60 warships were still there, the Spaniards would still be able to overwhelm the Portuguese, but now that there are 60 fewer warships, Spain's maritime strength has lagged behind Portugal, falling from the fourth position of the five sea powers to the bottom.

After the alliance was established, not only the five major sea powers of Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, France and Portugal, but also other European states with maritime power began to gather their own strength, or contribute some materials.

At present, only Africa is left among the colonies still under the control of the five major European sea powers.

The five major sea powers have withdrawn their maritime power from the coasts of the colonies on the African continent. At the same time, countries continue to intensify the construction of new warships, and as much as possible, some merchant ships are also converted into warships.

Just when the alliance of European countries was established, they were concentrating their forces and preparing to form a joint fleet to go to the Ming Dynasty again.

The news was immediately learned by the Ming spies, and quickly spread to the Ming Jingshi Nanjing City.

The westernmost territory of the Ming Dynasty, the northern part of the Caspian Sea, the Cossack steppe, the west bank of the Ural River, the battalion of the First Army.

"Didi----Dididi------" The First Army Military Headquarters received news from Europe transmitted to Nanjing City through a radio set up in the First Army Military Headquarters.

In fact, after so many years, there are not many spies in the development of the Ming Dynasty on the European continent, but the radio needs power supply, and it is obviously impossible to find power supply in Europe, and it is impossible for the Ming to set up a power plant in the hinterland of Europe, so the news obtained from Europe needs to reach the military headquarters of the First Army before it can be transmitted to the Beijing division of Nanjing City by radio.

"After the European barbarians were driven out of the American continent by my Daming, they still haven't given up, and they even want to organize a second combined fleet to fight with our Daming again, I really don't know whether to live or die!" The commander of the First Army, Ji Feng, said disdainfully to the generals under his command.

"Is the radio out?" Ji Feng asked the communication soldier in charge of the radio on the side.

"Commander Hui, the news has just been completed, and the emperor will be able to get the news soon!" The Signal Soldier replied.

Ji Feng nodded.

After having radio, the regular army of the Ming Dynasty has become more and more modernized, or it is already a modern army at all.

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Nanjing City.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Europe!" Jin Yiwei commanded Chen Mingyu to present a radio telegram that had just arrived to Zhu Ci for Zhu Ci to look at.

Undoubtedly, it was the news that the European coalition of countries would form a second European combined fleet to set out for the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Ci took it, he read it quickly.

"Hehe, as I thought before, after the Ming Dynasty conquered the American continent, the European countries would definitely not be reconciled, and it would be a matter of time before they formed a combined fleet to start a war with my Ming for the second time!" Zhu Ci smiled indifferently, not worried about the so-called European Combined Fleet at all.

Indeed, with the current naval strength of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the more than 200 old-fashioned wooden Shenwei-class warships that have been in service for more than ten years, the nearly 100 steel warships of all kinds alone are enough to completely abuse the so-called European Combined Fleet.

At the same time that Zhu Ci got the news, the cabinet also got the news.

The ministers of the cabinet, headed by Li Yan, the first assistant, came to Zhu Ciji to discuss how to deal with the imminent attack of the second European combined fleet.

It is now the twenty-fifth year of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming cabinet is no longer just six people, but a full twenty people. And, after so many years, Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou and other old ministers have been over seventy years old, Huang Daozhou died of illness the year before last, Liu Zongzhou's body gradually couldn't hold on, and he returned to his hometown.

Because of the departure of a group of stubborn old ministers, the current Ming cabinet is full of vitality and forge ahead. And to expand the territory, and the idea of respecting the Ming Dynasty is completely deep-rooted. Those voices who opposed the foreign wars of the Ming Dynasty and called for the Ming Dynasty to recuperate were less than when Huang Daozhou and other old ministers were still there.

After some discussion, in fact, the countermeasure has already been laid out there, that is, to prepare to meet the incoming European Combined Fleet, defeat them at the same time, and play the majesty of the Ming Dynasty!

Over the years, although the Ming ironclad battleship has been built a long time ago, and nearly a hundred have been built, it has always been used as a secret weapon, and it is rarely revealed in front of ordinary people.

The first time he went into battle, he intercepted the Spanish fleet with a fleet of thirty-two Kamui-class wooden warships. In that battle, the ironclad ships were at the beginning of their edge, and the thirty-two Shenwei-class wooden battleships played almost no role, and almost eight ironclad ships destroyed sixty warships and more than four hundred transport Spanish fleets.

That interception, Daming was premeditated, although the ironclad ship was dispatched, but there was no intention to show the secret weapon of the ironclad ship in front of European countries, so the entire Spanish fleet, more than 400 ships, were all wiped out without leaking, and the European countries did not know about the Daming steel battleship, otherwise the European countries would not really dare to organize a joint fleet and set out for the second time to attack the Ming Dynasty.

The European mainland, if it comes from the sea, is extremely far away from Daming, and the European Combined Fleet has not yet been formed, let alone to kill the Daming Sea, Daming still has at least half a year to prepare.

However, although the preparation time was long, the holy decree of preparation for war was still delivered to the two fleets on the same day.

"Haha, this is the time when our Daming ironclad ship really exerts its power, after waiting for so many years, Lao Tzu finally waited for the opportunity!" East China Sea Fleet, Shen Jingchao laughed wildly.

Shen Jingchao, who is now sixty years old, is gradually aging, and it has been thirteen years since the first ironclad ship entered the ranks, and Shen Jingchao has been waiting for an opportunity to take the ironclad ship to fight a naval battle.

The last time the Spanish fleet was intercepted was led by Zheng Sen, Shen Jingchao didn't get a chance, and Daming only dispatched eight ironclad ships, which was far from the extent of giving full play to all the combat effectiveness of the Ming Navy.

Now, when the European Combined Fleet is coming, the scale must be larger than the Battle of Malacca thirteen years ago, and this is the sea battle that Shen Jingchao has been waiting for.

Shen Jingchao knew his age, and he couldn't tolerate how long he was leading the East China Sea Fleet, and he hoped that before he retired, he could take the ironclad ships of the East China Sea Fleet under his command to fight a real super sea battle, showing the power of the Ming Ironclad Ships.

Although they were confident in the strength of the Ming Navy, neither Shen Jingchao nor Zheng Sen took the European Combined Fleet into account, but they did not relax their training for the two fleets.

In general, Daming's response was methodical and did not have the slightest urgency.

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