The ocean-going exploration fleet did not rush to leave the southern coast of England, but divided its forces into several routes and frantically swept the towns on the southern coast of England, looting more than a dozen towns in just a few days, and shelling many areas.

And sank dozens of passing British ships in the English Channel, and the British Royal Naval Base in Portsmouth was completely destroyed, the British southern sea power has basically ceased to exist, and London is bathed in raging fire, so that the ocean exploration fleet raged on the southern coast of Britain for several days before reluctantly leaving the English Channel.

Britain was attacked on the same day, London and Portsmouth at the same time, and even a fool knows that this is unusual. King Charles I ordered a thorough investigation, but when the information was finally gathered, it was a bit unexpected for him.

By all indications, the attack may have come from a fleet from the Far East. A few months earlier, the British East India Company had organized hundreds of ships to besiege the fleet in the English Channel, which had been foggy for several days and finally left the fleet and then disappeared.

Several warships of the British Royal Navy also took part in the operation. Only now these ships have been sunk in the harbor of Portsmouth. Someone had seen these ships in the harbor of Portsmouth, and by their description, they were very similar to the fleet anchored in Le Flaire, France.

This fleet disappeared for several months, and suddenly out of nowhere (. A few days later, news came of the looting of several towns on the southern coast, and reports of British merchant ships sinking in the English Channel. The other party's methods were very cruel, all the towns that were attacked were burned to the ground, and even if the merchant ships lowered their sails and surrendered, the other side still did not accept their surrender.

When a large number of British ships arrived at the area of the accident, the fleet was lost again. As a result, there was a lot of noise along the British coast, merchant ships did not dare to go to sea, and the residents along the coast evacuated to the interior on a large scale.

King Charles I of England was furious and mobilized more than 100 ships to cruise around the coast of England, trying to find the fleet, but it was busy for more than a month. Still no trace of them was found.

More than a month later, news came from Portugal that a mysterious fleet had attacked the Portuguese coast one after another. The other party's methods are also very brutal, and the coastal towns they attacked were all burned to ashes. A lot of ships off the coast of Portugal were also sunk, and even Lisbon was shelled.

They did not know what means to pass guò, but they took advantage of the darkness of the night to drive all the way into the Tejo River, shelled the port of Lisbon, and suffered heavy losses to the ships moored at the pier. Many parts of the city were blown into ruins, and in some places fires were caused.

Lisbon's shore artillery did not work at all in such a dark night, allowing the other side to wreak havoc in the harbor. In such a dark night, the Portuguese warships could not catch the traces of the other side at all.

Ten days later, they appeared in the direction of the Azores and Madeira, and a large number of merchant ships and ports were attacked. Angra Herosmo was also reduced to ashes. By the time the Portuguese ships arrived there, the fleet had disappeared again.

After the ocean-going exploration fleet attacked the Azores, Madeira. They gathered four logistics support ships and headed south on their way home. The several actions of this trip made everyone unbelievable, and the results achieved were extremely brilliant.

They were raging in Europe for more than a month, and the whole of Europe was shaken. Then. The news that more than a dozen British and Dutch colonies in the New World had been swept away also reached Europe, which further increased the panic. The coastal countries were very nervous, merchant ships did not dare to leave the port, and the towns on the shore also sent a large number of troops to guard them day and night.

A sense of panic pervades the coastal regions of Europe.

Until a few months later. Countries are relieved. Because that fleet never appeared again on the oceans of Europe. European countries also call this fleet, which can raid in the dark, "ghost fleet".

The ocean-going exploration fleet went all the way south, and the whole voyage was extremely smooth, not to mention the storm, not even a pirate ship encountered a single one. Of course, Ding Xinghao was "under house arrest" again, and once again banned for a long time, making Comrade Ding almost become a baboon.

The fleet crossed the Cape of Good Hope and reached Tuliara in Madagascar. During this time, Liu Handong lived a very nourishing life, and during his time on the island of Madagascar, he mastered a foreign language. Every day, he wanders around several nearby villages and gets along well with the local natives of the island.

When the fleet entered the bay, Liu Handong had already learned the news of the arrival of the fleet through the guò radio, and he waited at the improvised dock early, hugged Song Tao and others who got off the ship one by one, and also asked everyone about the details of this trip to Europe and the New World.

Song Tao and the others listened to his words and were all silent. The ashes of dozens of officers and soldiers have already been brought back by them, and more than a dozen fighters have been disabled and will leave the unit in the future. They had endured hardships along the way, and although they had caused some trouble in Europe when they left, the losses of the ocean-going exploration fleet were indeed great. It can be said that it is the largest since the founding of the Central Military Commission.

Liu Handong didn't expect so many things to happen during this trip to Europe. He was suddenly stunned, and then said hurriedly: "It seems that these white skins are going to have a bad idea about the company, and the company ......."

Song Tao nodded and said with a wry smile: "I'm also in a hurry, but it's useless to be in a hurry, and we can't fly back." I don't know what the Manila Homeland Security guys are eating, but as soon as we left the port in Manila, they followed, but they weren't as fast as our boat, or we wouldn't even be able to get out of Malacca, so we would have to fight with them.

Anyway, it's useless to be in a hurry, let the fleet repair here for a few days before leaving, the soldiers are more tired, and when we get to the coast of India, we can contact the intelligence station in Colombo, and the company's recent situation will be understood. ”

The five warships of the ocean-going exploration fleet were repaired in Tuliara for three days, during which time the officers and men of the fleet had been spending time in battles and sailing, and they were extremely tired physically and mentally.

During Liu Handong's time in Tuliala, he hired local people to dig coal for him, and also used soil methods to manually prepare and wash coal, storing a large amount of refined coal, which is not a little stronger than the coal on the east coast of the Americas, and as much as he wants.

Here the fleet was replenished with plenty of fresh water, refined coal, and food, and once again set out on the journey home. Although their voyage, which lasted more than a year, was full of hardships, every officer and soldier of the fleet withstood severe tests and matured a lot.

Just as Li Shaojie said, the officers and men of this fleet will be the cradle of the famous admirals of the Far East Company in the future...... (To be continued......)

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