Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Battle of the Bay of Bengal
The Black Dragon re-entered the Strait of Malacca, and the enthusiasm of the officers and men on board was stronger now than when they had just set off from Mawei Harbor.
The British Navy and the Dutch Navy were completely annihilated in two consecutive battles, which completely burst the confidence of the Qing Navy.
Seeing that the morale was available, Yang Meng ordered the Black Dragon to move forward at full speed and rush to the Bay of Bengal day and night.
Three days later, the Black Dragon arrived in the Bay of Bengal, and Yang Meng was also full of confidence, preparing to break through Calcutta in one fell swoop and establish a base in the rear of the Mughal Empire.
However, after entering the Bay of Bengal, Yang Meng found that it was still controlled by the British Navy, and more than 20 British ships patrolled the Bay of Bengal.
It's no wonder that the British East India Company is now expanding, and the Sun Never Sets Empire is breaking through the last vestiges of darkness before dawn, trying to build powerful colonies overseas. The fleet is their magic weapon, and with these fleets, they can calmly go ashore and plunder the wealth of the land.
The Bay of Bengal and the Strait of Malacca are both valued by the British, so they do not hesitate to send the main fleet, the Far East Fleet, to patrol here.
After weighing it, Yang Meng decided to let the black dragon take action.
"This matter has to rely on the Black Dragon to destroy this British fleet before it can enter the Ganges, and then go straight to Calcutta." Yang Meng made up his mind and quickly issued an order to the black dragon.
However, at this time, the British Navy suddenly attacked, and after more than 20 ships dispersed, they quickly rushed towards the Black Dragon. The British Navy was able to defeat the Dutch, it was really not a boast, they were menacing, and in an instant the distance between them and the Black Dragon was within 2 nautical miles.
"The son of a bitch must have discovered us a long time ago, and when we entered the Bay of Bengal, they pounced on us and attacked. Black Dragon, hurry up and give it to Lao Tzu. Zheng Sancannon, E Wu, open the cannon to Lao Tzu, open the cannon! ”
Yang Meng hurriedly roared, it is definitely not possible to retreat at this time, the Qing Navy finally set sail to sea, if this is withdrawn, then it will not be laughed at by people?
The black dragon finally moved, and the British ships were scattered and rushed up, which created a lot of problems for him. However, the black dragon still has helpers.
With a roar, a group of king octopuses swooped down on the British ship at a rapid pace.
Suddenly, huge tentacles landed on the edge of the British's ship, and the sail ship quickly slowed down, and several small ships were directly overturned by the king octopus in the sea. The British were stupid, so many sea monsters, how could they come out at this time?
Seeing that the British ship suddenly slowed down, Yang Meng couldn't help laughing: "Fight with Lao Tzu, you are still a little tender." Open fire, sink one by one! ”
'Boom, boom......'
Zheng Sanpao and E Wu, who had replaced Hu 4, began the attack, and the shells flew to the British ships, and four were quickly sunk.
The lethality of this kind of shell is really too great, and Hong Ren deserves to be a genius firearms expert.
On the command ship of the British, the commander of the Far East Fleet, Walter, shouted with some hoarseness: "All retreat, get off the clipper and withdraw to the port!" ”
Walter had really discovered the existence of the Black Dragon a long time ago, and he soon knew that the British navy in the Strait of Malacca was probably annihilated, otherwise the Qing ship would not have entered the Bay of Bengal anyway.
Walter originally wanted to annihilate the Black Dragon while it was not ready, but he didn't expect that there were so many sea monsters in this water.
Now that the situation is not good, and the British sailors have the king octopus, where can they still attack?
Therefore, Walter hurriedly ordered the British Navy to retreat, and then relied on the shore defense guns in the harbor to protect and deal with the Black Dragon.
Yang Meng has also been observing the situation on this battlefield, and now the British ships are entangled in the king octopus, and they can't drag themselves at all, these king octopuses are very cunning, and once someone approaches, they will be dragged into the sea. Although the shells of the Black Dragon are not very dense, each shot will seriously damage a British ship, and if this continues, it is estimated that in a few hours, these British ships will be completely wiped out.
Soon, however, the British's boat was lowered from the ship, and Yang Meng knew that the British, apparently, were trying to escape.
"Black Dragon, overturn those boats, don't let the British escape." Yang Meng quickly gave instructions to the black dragon.
"Order!"
The black dragon had not participated in the battle, and at this moment his heart was itching, and when he saw the small boat of the British, he quickly set off a big wave.
The small boats of the British soon swayed on the cusp of the storm, capsizing one after another.
"Fack! This damn wind and waves! Open fire, fire at the Qing people! "Walter was completely desperate, the unkillable sea monster entangled his fleet, and he wanted to run, but there was no way.
'Boom Boom Boom ......'
The British Navy fired, but the shells fell into the sea and did nothing but kill some unlucky fish and shrimp.
This naval battle lasted 4 hours, and the British Far East Fleet was completely annihilated.
The lively naval battle in the Bay of Bengal was also quickly known to the British defenders in Calcutta.
Calcutta was the headquarters of the East India Company, and it was also the home of the British army, and at the beginning of the battle, the British were all optimistic, but later they stiffened one by one, because the sound of artillery on the sea did not look like their navy.
After the cannonade stopped, the British did not wait for their navy to enter the harbor, and they immediately understood that their navy was probably completely wiped out!
Soon, a huge ship sailed into the Ganges, and Wallace, the British-appointed governor of Calcutta, held the hand of the telescope and began to tremble.
"It's over, our fleet is finished, one of the twenty-four ships against the other side has been annihilated, the Qing people are really the Oriental Dragon, the order goes down, all the castles are strictly guarded, and not a single Qing country can wait for the shore!" Wallace had no choice but to give the order to defend it.
After thinking about it, Wallace said again: "Come, pass on the order of the governor: go and invite General Good, and say that the Qing people want to occupy the territory of the Marathas, and let him lead the army to defend it." ”
Wallace's move is very powerful, the British have not yet stretched out their claws of aggression in India, but the essence of the East India Company is aggression, but the Marathas, who have contradictions with the Mughal Empire, were also bought by the British and kept betraying the interests of the Mughal Empire, and Calcutta was occupied by the British in this context.
The Marathas took money from the British, and every time they fought, they helped the British.
Before the Marathas arrived, the artillery on the Black Dragon began to attack.