Cheng Biguang sat in the command tower, for this battle, only the interest left was to watch the battle, the same naval battle as a knife test, even the Black Dragon Pirates were already absolutely invincible, reconnaissance, firepower, and even ships, the Black Dragon Pirates had an obvious advantage, and even the Dutch didn't know about this advantage.

The Netherlands has declined, the sea coachman of the year, now is just surviving, the navigation industry is still the pillar of the Netherlands, this pillar only corresponds to the Netherlands, a small small country, compared with the original, monopoly of the entire maritime trade, I don't know how much, the Netherlands may only be able to show off its power in Southeast Asia.

The country is small and weak, in this era, the military investment, so that capital has become the most important aspect, the Netherlands lost a strong economic foundation, and lost the prosperity of the shipbuilding industry, the shipbuilding industry from the original manpower-intensive, to the technology-intensive, the Netherlands is relatively small land, lying on the honor of the mentality, the Netherlands finally missed the most important era of technological transformation, from the appearance of all-steel warships, the Netherlands has been completely outdated.

This old, 7,000-ton protective cruiser is made in the Netherlands, but most of the technology, such as engines, such as main guns, was purchased in the United Kingdom, and this old ship more than 20 years ago is still the capital ship of the Dutch Navy, and it is named the Seven Provinces Alliance, which is also full of meaning.

The Dutch are still immersed in the glory of the past, and the perception of the Chinese in Southeast Asia is stuck in the previous cognition, and the number of millions of Chinese surprised them, for the navy. It doesn't matter, a little bit of a solution is fine. In the vast ocean, the navy can walk leisurely. It's easy, and let the army do the dirty work.

On the side of Xiao Jianfeng's fleet, a battleship began to release seaplanes, they carried seaplanes, cruisers of more than 7,000 tons, after a certain modification, can be equipped with 2 seaplanes. Northwest has surpassed this era in the study of aircraft, and even reached the standard 20 years later. Seaplane, as a kind of aircraft that is more convenient to carry on a battleship, has also entered the second generation of research, the speed is very fast, the flight is very high, provides a lot of reconnaissance applicable things, can take off under a variety of conditions, than the ordinary seaplane performance is much superior.

In the Northwest, due to the time when the airship was more than historical. More in-depth development, now the number of airships in the whole world exceeds 3,000, which is not tens of thousands of aircraft. A cost of one is as high as one million, almost the same price as a cruiser, but excellent cost performance and ground attack capabilities. Let the countries still be crazy manufacturing.

The world is so big, at this point in time. The wealth of all countries is constant, if it costs a little more in this area. Definitely, in other aspects, there will be a lot less, the Northwest has always focused on the overall situation, starting from the alliance with Germany and joining the Allies, in fact, with the Entente has stood on the opposite side, and it will cost more Entente strength, which is beneficial to the Northwest, and the airship is a target for the aircraft, and a plane of one or two hundred thousand can easily shoot down a million-dollar airship, so that no matter how much it is manufactured, it is all useless, it is garbage, and it is a target.

In the northwest, airplanes are no longer a secret, in the northwest, secretly built a variety of flying clubs, in the name of enthusiasts, for aircraft training, but in foreign wars, airplanes are almost forbidden. The ban is mainly aimed at military aircraft, which have a speed of more than 500 kilometers and have a large bomb load, with the exception of some light aircraft.

The seaplane is also less restrictive, because he only assumes the role of a reconnaissance aircraft, and when it appears in the opponent's field of vision, the required speed cannot exceed 250 kilometers, and the rest is normal.

In the Battle of Jutland, there were several times when the main fleets of both sides passed by, although it was under the premise that the sea conditions in the North Sea were not good, and in Southeast Asia, the weather was fine, but if it was dozens of kilometers apart, it would be missed.

For this reason, the seaplane that Xiao Jianfeng specially applied for, and finally came with the destroyer, were 2 light seaplanes, which looked similar in appearance to the planes of the world's flying enthusiasts, tattered, but the interior was quite sophisticated, with a maximum speed of 280 kilometers, and carried a large number of reconnaissance tools.

Calculating the speed of the Dutch, it should be at a distance of 50 nautical miles, 2 seaplanes, carrying auxiliary fuel tanks, can conduct 5 hours of reconnaissance, along the location of the Black Dragon fleet, in a fan-shaped area, strong reconnaissance capabilities, not worried about missing the Dutch at all.

Watching the seaplane take off, Xiao Jianfeng was slightly nervous, and when he saw Cheng Biguang noticing his expression, he laughed self-deprecatingly: "Isn't this my first battle, I'm afraid I'll miss it!" ”

Cheng Biguang did not laugh at Xiao Jianfeng, Xiao Jianfeng is very young, and he was transferred from the army to the navy, from his personal observation during this time, this young man is very good, I think when he first went to the battlefield, although he was supported by his predecessors, but it may not be as good as him.

The waiting time is long, Xiao Jianfeng knows in his heart that he can't be in a hurry, he must be calm, but there are inevitably some cat scratches in his heart, but fortunately, the seaplane did not let him wait long, and after flying out for 1 hour, the first radio wave was sent back.

The telegraph operator quickly translated the radio waves, it was two sets of data, took out the chart, and marked these two sets of data on the chart, Xiao Jianfeng was relieved, did not deviate from the course, the location was 50 nautical miles away from them, 50 nautical miles, for the speed of the Dutch fleet, it was about 3 hours, if you add the speed of the Black Dragon fleet, it would meet in an hour and a half, this sea area is a calm, no islands, no whirlpools and reefs, it is a good place for naval battles.

Ordered a seaplane to return home, refueling and resting, and the other seaplane continued to stare at the Dutch fleet, the Dutch did not think about it, to hide, they didn't know the plane, they didn't know what the plane wanted to do, they followed their own, and even the officer, once said funny, these planes, don't have any purpose, will they inform the enemy.

But this joke, to most of the Dutch naval officers, is really a joke, the plane is considered a new thing, but in the eyes of the vast majority of well-informed people, he is just a big toy, they have not even thought that this plane is divided and released. I heard that in the north, on the Chinese side, Japan and the northwest are fighting very lively, and the huge Japanese combined fleet has been wiped out, and in the eyes of the arrogant Dutch, these are blind people on the ocean, they don't know how to fight naval battles at all, and even think that it is hearsay and false rumors.

In fact, the Dutch are really backward in this world, the former sea coachman, was eliminated by this era, the rapid development of science and technology, ships, engines, and even artillery, these aspects, the Dutch are completely backward, and they are still intoxicated with the false name of the coachman who once shrouded the whole world, they did not look down on Japan, and even only sent a small detachment to be able to kill them, the reason why they can still maintain this Indonesia is not how strong they are in the Netherlands, The key is that Indonesia does not have a very important transportation position, there are no various precious mineral deposits, for the British Empire with a vast colony, it is a tasteless piece of chicken ribs, it is a pity to abandon it, as for Germany, Japan and other countries that want to obtain colonies, but because Indonesia is wrapped in Britain, France and the United States, it naturally has a protection for others, and they cannot break through and attack Indonesia at all.

Now that the Northwest has done something to them, the powerful modified fleet is not as good as the one that is urgently building warships in the Qingdao Shipyard, whether it is power, protection, or firepower, it has been supported by the Northwest in all aspects, and the strength of all aspects is inconceivably strong These fleets are definitely not something that the Netherlands can deal with.

Confirm the position of the other party, and let the reconnaissance aircraft use the slowest speed, after the hovering reconnaissance, the Black Dragon also began to accelerate, the waiting time is not so timely, 3 hours, Xiao Jianfeng can no longer wait, under the guidance of the seaplane, the battleship has completed the turn, the fuel crew, also improved to the best state, the two sides are on the invisible chart, in the rapid approach.

Norton heard the report of the people below, and also came out to see the rarity, as a young man, he even saw the flight show of the plane with his own eyes, but that plane, at most, flew into the sky for more than ten minutes, flying dozens of kilometers will be terrible, how can it fly so far, the most basic sea chart Norton still knows that at least within 100 nautical miles around, there are no islands. According to Norton's understanding, this odd-looking aircraft has already set a world record.

The housekeeper is a little older, for the plane thing, the ability to accept is limited, and he was not able to remind Norton in time, after Norton saw the rarity, he went back to the cabin, the huge fleet of tens of thousands of tons, it is impossible to be hit by a small plane, whether it contains hostile intentions, not to mention for the time being, if you are willing to follow, let him follow.

The seaplane, following the Dutch fleet, walked for more than an hour, and the Dutch sailors also went from strange, to calm, to indifferent, out of reach, in the sky, and the small one did not threaten, there seemed to be no problem, the reconnaissance plane successfully followed for more than an hour, sent back hundreds of messages, and finally guided the Black Dragon pirates to within 30 kilometers of the Dutch fleet, for naval warfare, 30 kilometers, that is, less than 20 nautical miles, was already within the range of attack. (To be continued.) )