C885 Atlantic Ocean Enclosure Network

The fleet left Toulon Port and headed straight for the Strait of Gibraltar from the Mediterranean. The four warships that were transformed were definitely the focus of attention on the surface of the sea, the pure white tall sails carrying pitch black warships emitting a metallic luster cut through the ocean waves.

The heavy armor pressed the water line down to a lower level. Although the speed was reduced, the increase in the total weight of the battleships strengthened the stability, so that the common storms of the Atlantic Ocean would not be able to harm this fleet again.

"Forward at full speed!" We have to get to the Cape Verde Islands within half a month... "The Chinese hate the France so much, they will definitely continue to use the French ships to practice on their new weapon system …"

"I know the tempers of those youngsters. They would definitely be infatuated with such a one-sided war. They are reluctant to leave the busy Atlantic Gold flight, so we can definitely catch up …"

Molière encouraged the soldiers on the Glory battleship. The majority of the soldiers here had gone on an expedition with him to the Ryukyu, they had all experienced the feeling of being humiliated and defeated. When they heard that they were going to beat the Chinese soldiers up, they all went crazy.

"In Asia, they are home and we are away. Even if they fail, we have an excuse. But now, they actually dare to attack a merchant ship in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the conduct of pirates …" The European Atlantic will not allow them to run amok! "Forward at full speed …"

"Forward at full speed!" "Send them to hell …" Excited roars came from the Glory s, followed by cheers from the three warships: the Pious sign, the Holiness and the Gauls.

At this moment, General Bruce was looking at the sea map from the deck in front of the twelve-pound rear loaded rifled cannon. The iron track and steel guard plate were welded together as one, and the gear track allowed the customized cannon to freely rotate.

Every time General Bruce saw the cannon, he would be able to feel the surging power inside. The scene of the live ammunition training in the ocean outside Toulon Harbor was still fresh in his mind, the three kilometre range had already crushed all the musket in the sea, even the British warships could not reach such an effective range.

Under the deck, all the old musket s had been removed and returned to their stoves to refine steel. What was left were the six pound rifled cannons from left to right, each of them equipped with a newly developed set of ammunition.

"A battleship like this is invincible within three kilometers of effective range! No matter what strange things the Chinese people come up with, the difference in strength will always be there. Molière, don't worry, this expedition is destined to be a journey to wash away our shame! "

In the end, Molière took a deep breath and said, "I am as confident in the firepower and armor of the warship as you are, but I am worried about the speed at which it travels. I have to report everything that I know to tell me that it is a steam power warship.

Bruce nodded his head, "It's really true! If this group of cunning Chinese chose to run against the wind, we really wouldn't be able to chase them down and watch them run away … "However, this can be considered as completing our mission. At the very least, we've found the basic stats of this warship, so we can go up and report it …"

"Does the steam power warship not need supplies? As long as we can determine his location and basic performance, then inform all the Atlantic ports... Hahaha, there's no coal, so wouldn't the so called steam power become a joke? Using a few pieces of sail to drive a pure Iron-armored Ship? "Then wouldn't that speed be slower than a snail?"

Hahaha … The two of them looked at each other and smiled.

When the fleet passed the Strait of Gibraltar, Molière sent an urgent telegram to the shore. Two hours later, the English and French Military Department began to take action, all the ports controlled by the English and French along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean Continent strictly enforced the coal trading ban, and all ships that needed to purchase coal had to obtain the consent of the Supreme Commander of the local government.

Right now, Europe and the North America already had underwater cables connected to each other, and the orders from the two countries quickly reached all the ports. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sect even sent out requests for cooperation towards the independent countries of the North America and the North America.

Apart from the ambiguity of the United States, other countries have said they want to cooperate with the ban on coal sales imposed by the English and French.

An inescapable net had been opened. From all the ports in North America, Caribbean, South America, North Africa and South Africa, every European merchant ship that was about to set sail had received an updated order.

"Be careful of any steam power warships in the Atlantic Ocean. As long as you discover any steamer of unknown nationality, you must send out the coordinates when you run. The whole Atlantic Ocean besieged and annihilated that ghost ship!"

Only now did people know that it was not some ghost ship, but a steam power warship of unknown nationality. It was a new weapon used to kill people in some evil country, and this country even had enmity with the French.

When Molière's fleet left Gibraltar and flew to the Madrid Islands, the European newspapers were already in an uproar. The French media had attacked Prussia like crazy, demanding an explanation of the ghost ship immediately.

The reason given by the French was very strong, a ghost ship with extremely strong main cannon's firepower would need a very strong industrial strength to be able to be produced. Currently, there were only a few countries in the world that could meet this requirement.

With such industrial power and a grudge with the France, there were eight French ships out of the nine missing merchant ships. It must be Prussia, it must be Prussia!

Prussia, of course, would not allow France to pour dirty water on them. Some time ago, the Dover affair began to spread, transforming itself into a weak country that France had bullied. Following that, they even asked France, 'The English Channel and the Biscay of Biscay are under the control of the English and French, and the northern North Sea is under the control of the Royal Navy … How did the so-called new Prussian warships leave Europe, France? '

The citizens thought that was right, there was no such thing as an overseas colony in Prussia. Their industrial power was all at home, so it was impossible for them to build battleships overseas, and the coastal areas of Europe were under the close control of the English and French Navy. If there really was a strange battleship leaving Europe, there wouldn't be any traces of it at all.

All of a sudden, the European media was in an uproar. The war of words between the two sides was getting more and more intense.

The truth was that using scissor boat to explore the way, the strategy of Zhiyuan Warship hiding in the back and delivering a fatal blow was extremely successful. When the fleet approached the waters of the Cape Verde Islands, there were already 12 merchant ships buried under the Zhiyuan Warship 'cannons.