On the sea, two fleets of dozens of sail warships chased and fled for more than ten miles apart, which was spectacular. [*you]

Lin Wei and others robbed the merchant fleet fifteen nautical miles away from the mouth of the Tejo River. After discovering the other side, they burned the ship and fled. The speed of the cruiser was far faster than that of the battleship. In order to attract the other side to pursue with all their might, he kept the fleet at a speed and kept a distance of about fifteen nautical miles from the other side.

The lookout on the mast also counted the specific number of warships of the British and Portuguese joint fleet. After contacting the deputy, he hurried to Lin Wei who was watching the stern of the ship. After saluting, he reported: "Report to the general, the warships that followed were chasing with British and Portuguese flags, which were equivalent to twelve third-level battleships, twenty fourth-level battleships, and ten cruisers."

Lin Wei nodded slightly. This scale was as expected. What surprised him was that the British fleet would actually get involved. No wonder their warships were dispatched so slowly. I don’t know if it was the British volunteering or the Portuguese instigated them. He frowned slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up, and he drew his bow and did not turn back. Since the British were going to trek this muddy water, he could only be polite. There was no big difference between fighting later and later. It would be better to disrupt the situation in Europe first.

After hearing the report, the officers following Lin Wei were secretly happy. This scale was exactly what they expected most. If the scale was a little larger, it would be difficult to fight. If they could not swallow them all in one breath, the record would be greatly reduced. If the scale was smaller, it would not be very meaningful to fight.

The guerrilla Song Caide said with regret: "You said, why didn't Portugal and Britain send out the second-class battleship? Our Linxi Town still has a flagship."

"What? Do you want to be the captain of the third-level battleship?" Lin Wei turned around and glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Even if I have a flagship, you won't have a chance to be the captain of the third-level ship. You should be the captain of the fourth-level ship with peace of mind." As he said that, he glanced at the officers surrounded by him and said: "Don't be too ambitious, take it step by step, and speed up the training. Before returning home, I believe you can all be the captain of the third-level ship."

"Thank you for your support," the few people said in unison.

"Stop doing this." Lin Wei smiled and said, "This is not a wish. Captains are all openly selected and want to be the captain of the third-level ship. You have to rely on your own abilities."

"That's of course." Song Caide smiled and said, "The most convincing thing about the Navy is the promotion based on its ability."

"Okay, don't talk too much." Lin Wei cursed with a smile: "Everyone says that the British naval quality is the best. If you capture British prisoners, you should spend more energy and try to get more from them. However, remember that you can't let them get on our warships."

"Precautions." Everyone responded with a loud bang.

In the British-Portugal Combined Fleet, Wells put down the telescope in his hand, with a faint smile on his face, turned his head and looked at his old partner, Deputy Commander Herbert, but said nothing.

Herbert also put down his telescope and said, "Willes, this is not a pirate. Their formation looks messy, but it is very strict. This is a regular navy. Moreover, I found that they are deliberately controlling the speed."

Wells nodded and said, "Yes, it should be the Spanish Navy. I think there will be a big battle waiting for us."

"Are you from the Qing Dynasty?"

Wells shook his head and said, "No, it should be the joint fleet of the Qing and Spain."

"Then do we continue chasing?" Herbert smiled slightly.

"Why not?" Wells smiled proudly, "With the size of the fleet in my hands, no one in Europe is my opponent." After a slight pause, he said contemptuously: "The Qing fleet can only fight the Luzon fleet in the Far East, which is not even a third-rate product. Europe is not where they should come."

Herbert had long been accustomed to Wells' arrogance, and said lightly: "I still haven't figured out how cruisers can force battleships to surrender?"

"It should be that the port was blocked with tinea oil, or that the grain and fresh water were cut off. After all, the Far East was the territory of the Qing people." Wells said disrespectfully.

The two fleets chased and fled. It was already noon in a blink of an eye. Lin Wei looked at the sun, then looked at the mast's lookout whistle, and secretly estimated that he had left Lisbon for more than 40 nautical miles. According to the plan, he should be able to see the main fleet at this time, why not report yet?

He was anxious, but his face still had a calm expression. Song Caide didn't know where to meet, but he noticed Lin Wei's eyes. He knew that he was approaching the battlefield, so he ordered the contact officer: "Go and ask brothers to cheer me up. If anyone can embarrass me today, I promise to embarrass him for a year."

Lin Wei smiled and was about to make a few jokes when an officer named Zhou Fuquan stepped forward and said, "General, if he sinks the enemy's flagship, can he be promoted to the captain of the third-level battleship?"

"Haha, you are very ambitious. The cruiser wants to sink the third-level battleship?" Lin Wei chuckled and glanced at everyone. He continued: "Although you cannot sink the enemy's flagship, you can kill their generals. The general is the soul of the army, the courage of the army, and the general is the courage of the army. We will win half of it. Tell the artillery and musketeers and fight for me the officers who aim at them and the captains of each battleship. Their officers are easy to recognize. If they really don't recognize them, they will hit the telescope."

After a slight pause, he said loudly: "Kill their fleet commander, and the captain will be promoted to the captain of the third-level ship through the level, and the soldiers will be promoted to the third-level sixth level in a row, and kill other officers. There will be other rewards. However, those who surrender cannot be beaten. A fleet commander is worth a lot of money."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but applaud.

At this moment, the lookout whistle on the mast shouted, "The fleet was found directly ahead, and the number was unknown."

When Lin Wei heard this, he was immediately excited and ordered in a deep voice: "Rise the Golden Dragon Flag and prepare for battle!" As he said that, he rushed to the bow of the ship, raised his telescope and watched. With the order, all the warships immediately raised the red-bottomed Golden Dragon Flag, and the crew and gunners also entered their own battle posts.

As soon as the red-bottomed golden dragon flag was raised, the British-Portugal Combined Fleet immediately discovered this abnormal situation. Wells raised his telescope and looked at the strange flag carefully, muttering: "Is this the national flag of the Qing Dynasty?"

"It seems that their main fleet has arrived." Herbert asked softly, "Do you want to slow down?"

"No." Wells shook his head and said, "It's too early to slow down now. There is no need to be so cautious when dealing with these new recruits."

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