Cheng Biguang sat in the commander's tower, and only had the interest in watching the battle. He tried the naval battle like a slight attempt, and even the Black Dragon Pirates were absolutely invincible. The Black Dragon Pirates had a clear advantage in reconnaissance, firepower, and even ships. Even the Dutch had no idea about this advantage.

The Netherlands has fallen. The sea coachman was now just surviving. The navigation industry is still the pillar of the Netherlands. This pillar only corresponds to the small and small country of the Netherlands. Compared with the original monopoly of the entire maritime trade, it is unknown how much worse it is. The Netherlands may only be able to show off its power in Southeast Asia.

The primary school is weak. In this era, military investment has made capital the most important aspect. After the Netherlands lost its strong economic foundation, it lost the prosperity of the shipbuilding industry. The shipbuilding industry has shifted from its original man-intensive type to a technology-intensive type. The Netherlands has a relatively small territory and is lying on the honors. The Netherlands finally missed the most important era of technological transformation. Since the emergence of all-steel warships, the Netherlands has completely fallen behind.

This old-fashioned, 7-ton protective cruiser is made in the Netherlands, but most of the technologies, such as engines and main guns, were purchased in the UK. An old ship from more than two years ago is still the main ship of the Dutch Navy. It is named the Seven-Provincial Soyuz, which is also full of profound meaning.

The Dutch were still immersed in the glory of the past. The views of the Chinese in Southeast Asia remained in their previous cognition. The number of millions of Chinese surprised them. For the navy, it doesn’t matter. Just solve it a little bit. In the vast ocean, the navy can stroll around in the garden and easily. Let the army do the dirty and tiring work.

In terms of Xiao Jianfeng's fleet, a warship began to release seaplanes. They carried seaplanes, cruisers of more than 7 tons, and after a certain modification, they could be equipped with two seaplanes. The northwest has surpassed this era and even reached the standard two years later. Seaplanes, as a relatively convenient aircraft for warships to carry, have also entered the second generation of research. The speed is very fast and fly very high, providing a lot of suitable reconnaissance and can take off under a variety of conditions, which is much better than ordinary seaplanes.

In the northwest, as airships are developing more deeply than historical facts, the number of airships in the whole world now exceeds 3, which is not a tens of thousands of aircraft. One ship costs as much as one million, almost the same price as a cruiser. Its excellent cost performance and ground attack capabilities make countries still manufacture it crazy.

The world is so big. At this point in time, the wealth of all countries is constant. If you spend a little more in this regard, surely, in other aspects, there will be much less. The Northwest has always focused on the overall situation, starting from forming an alliance with Germany and joining the Allies. In fact, it has already stood on the opposite side with the Allies and consumed more of the Allies' strength, which is beneficial to the Northwest. For airships, airships are targets, aircraft of 10,000 or 20,000 aircraft. They can easily defeat airships of millions of value. No matter how many they make, they are useless, garbage, and targets.

In the northwest, it is no longer a secret that airplanes have been secretly built in various parts of the northwest to conduct aircraft training in the name of enthusiasts, but in foreign wars, aircraft are almost prohibited. This ban is mainly aimed at military aircraft, with speeds exceeding 5 kilometers and a large ammunition capacity, and some light aircraft are not on this line.

The seaplane is also limited because it only assumes the role of a reconnaissance aircraft. When it appears in the opponent's field of vision, the speed required cannot exceed 25 kilometers, and the rest is normal.

Even if the weather is sunny, it is very difficult to block the other side in the vast ocean. During the Battle of Jutland, there were several records of the main fleets of both sides passing by. Although it was under the premise of the bad sea conditions in the North Sea, it was in Southeast Asia and the weather was sunny, but if it passed by dozens of kilometers apart, it would be missed.

For this reason, Xiao Jianfeng specially applied for a seaplane, and finally came with the destroyer, with two light seaplanes. It looks similar to the planes of the world's flight enthusiasts. It is broken, but the interior is quite excellent, with a maximum speed of 2 kilometers, and it carries a large number of reconnaissance tools.

Calculate the Dutch's ship speed, it should be a distance between 5 nautical miles. Two seaplanes, carrying a secondary fuel tank, can conduct 5 hours of reconnaissance, follow the location of the Black Dragon Fleet, in a fan-shaped area, and have strong reconnaissance capabilities, so you don't have to worry about missing the Dutch.

Watching the seaplane take off, Xiao Jianfeng was a little nervous. Seeing Cheng Biguang noticed his expression, he smiled mockingly: "Isn't this the first battle? I'm afraid I'll miss it!"

Cheng Biguang did not laugh at Xiao Jianfeng. Xiao Jianfeng was very young and moved from the army to the navy. From his personal observation during this period, this young man was very outstanding. I remember that when he first went to the battlefield, although he was supported by his predecessors, he might not be as good as him.

The waiting time was long. Xiao Jianfeng knew in his heart that he could not be anxious or calm, but he was inevitably like a cat in his heart. Fortunately, the seaplane did not let him wait for long. After flying out for an hour, he sent back the first radio wave.

The telegrapher quickly translated the radio waves, which were two sets of data, took out the sea chart, and marked the two sets of data on the sea chart. Xiao Jianfeng felt relieved and did not deviate from the channel. He was only 5 nautical miles away from them, 5 nautical miles. The speed of the Dutch fleet was about 3 hours. If the speed of the Black Dragon Fleet was added, it would meet in an hour and a half. This sea area was a peaceful place, without islands, whirlpools and reefs, and it was a good place for naval battles.

He ordered a seaplane to return for refueling and rest. Another seaplane continued to stare at the Dutch fleet. The Dutch had never thought about hiding. They didn't know the planes, they didn't know what the planes wanted to do. They followed their own, and even officers said funnyly, "If these planes have any purpose, will they inform the enemy?"

But this joke is really a joke for most Dutch naval officers. The plane is considered an emerging thing, but in the eyes of most well-informed people, it is just a big toy. They never thought that the plane was divided and released. I heard that in the north, China, Japan and the northwest were fighting very lively, and the huge Japanese joint fleet was killed. In the eyes of the arrogant Dutch, these are blind people on the ocean. They don’t know how to fight the naval battle at all, and even think it is a rumor that spreads through hearsay.

In fact, the Dutch are truly behind this world. The former sea coachman was eliminated by this era. The technological development is changing with each passing day. Ships, engines, and even artillery. In these aspects, the Dutch were completely backward and were still obsessed with the reputation of the coachman who once shrouded the entire world. They did not have Japan that they respected, and even sent a small squadron to kill them. The reason why they could still maintain Indonesia was not how powerful the Netherlands was. The key is that Indonesia did not have much important transportation status and no various precious minerals. For the British Empire, which had a vast colony, it was a piece of tasteless food and a pity to abandon it. As for Germany, Japan and other countries that wanted to obtain the colony, Indonesia naturally protected them in the package of Britain, France and the United States, and they could not break through and attack Indonesia.

Now the Northwest has taken action against them. The powerful modified fleet is not as good as the ones who urgently built warships in Qingdao Shipyards. Whether it is power, protection, or firepower, it has received all-round support from the Northwest. The strength of all aspects is incredibly powerful, and these fleets that are absolutely not something the Netherlands can deal with.

After confirming the other party's position and letting the reconnaissance plane use the slowest speed. After the circling reconnaissance, the Black Dragon began to accelerate. The waiting time was not so long. Xiao Jianfeng could no longer wait. Under the guidance of the seaplane, the warships completed the steering and the fuel unit was also improved to the best state. Both sides were quickly approaching on the invisible chart.

Norton heard the report from the people below and came out to see it. As a young man, he even watched the flight performance of the plane with his own eyes. However, the plane could only fly into the sky for more than ten minutes and fly out dozens of kilometers. How could it be so far? The most basic chart Norton still knew that there was no island within at least 1 nautical mile around. According to Norton's understanding, this strange-looking plane has set a world record.

The housekeeper was a little older and had limited ability to accept aircraft. He was unable to remind Norton in time. After Norton looked at it, he returned to the cabin. The huge fleet of tens of thousands of tons could not be hit by a small plane. Whether it contained hostility was not mentioned for now. If you are willing to follow, let him follow.

The seaplane followed the Dutch fleet for almost an hour, and the Dutch sailors also went from strangeness to calmness to indifference, unable to reach it. In the sky, it was small and threatening, and 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 the Dutch fleet within 3 kilometers. For naval battles, 3 kilometers, or less than 2 nautical miles, was already in the range of attack. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!