Mrs. Tasia accompanied Luke to board the "Unit 1", and the crew members also boarded the ship one after another. Everyone was very excited. They knew clearly that this was a steel battleship, but they did not dare to touch anything for fear of damaging it.

The equipment is generally damaged.

Luke asked the crew to follow the engineer who came with the ship to familiarize themselves with the operation of the battleship, and then took Mrs. Tasia to board the bridge of "Unit 1".

Different from the open bridge of a wooden sailboat, the entire hull structure of "Unit No. 1" is full of the prototype of a modern ship. The bridge is well protected and the view is very broad. The command system and pipeline communication system are reasonably concentrated on the bridge.

This allows the captain to understand the situation of the battlefield and the ship in time, so as to make timely judgments.

Luke gave Mrs. Tasia a manual: "This is the operation manual for the 'Unit 1' class battleship. You and your crew must learn while sailing, and at least be able to fire the cannon accurately when you arrive at Brilliant Island."

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Mrs. Tasia took the manual and looked at the main gun at the bow of the ship.

Although there is only one main gun, it is the latest breech-loading artillery. It is equipped with a semi-automatic loading machine, has a caliber of 240mm, a rate of fire that can reach 1 round/32 seconds, and an effective range of 7,500 meters.

This is a carrier-based main gun specially developed by Imperial Heavy Industries for all-metal steam battleships. However, a battleship capable of mounting this gun has not yet been developed by the empire, and the current wooden dome ships cannot withstand the recoil of this gun.

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"Chief Inspector, within the main gun range of Unit 1, not a single gun on Glory Island can hit us. When Lord Jeff sees this battleship, he will know what to do."

Luke looked outside at Fishbone Island and the pitch-black ocean, nodded and said, "I also think he knows what to do. 'Unit 1' is just a model of this type of battleship, and we will build more 'Unit 1' in the future."

Machine'. You are the first captain of this battleship, give your battleship a name."

Mrs. Tasia's mood finally calmed down. The vertical pupils in her eyes shrank into a single line. After thinking for a moment, she said: "'Loyalty'... it will represent me and the Naga of Fishbone Island to you, Chief Inspector."

With loyalty, we fight for you and wipe out all enemies on the sea for you."

"Loyalty...what a name!"

the next day.

When the eastern sun illuminated the sea, Mrs. Tasia announced that Fishbone Island had entered a state of wartime closure. The Nagas laid mines around the island and no ships were allowed to enter or leave.

Then all the Cape District anti-smuggling fleet left the port and headed towards the deep sea. You can see that most of the ships in the fleet have their sails raised, and the sides of the wooden hulls are covered with dense gunports. From a distance, it is spectacular to see the clouds and sails covering the sky.

, but everyone knows that this is the last sound before the end of the sailing battleship.

The people on the island don't know if the fleet can come back after leaving.

Four reconnaissance airships took off from inside the island and chased the fleet ahead.

The naval battle of the surprise attack on Brilliant Island begins.

After the Cape District anti-smuggling fleet left Fishbone Island, it met up with the "Loyalty" waiting here. The "Loyalty" raised its flagship flag and summoned all captains of the fleet to the "Loyalty" for a meeting.

After the short operational meeting, the fleet formed a defensive cruising formation at sea, surrounding the "Loyalty" in the middle of the fleet. Four reconnaissance airships expanded the detection range, and the entire fleet avoided busy routes and took a roundabout path in a large arc.

Move in the direction of Brilliant Island.

Early morning on the 24th.

Brilliant Island wakes up from its slumber in the morning sun.

This small island with an area of ​​less than 100 square kilometers was originally called Guano Island. Because it has rare fresh water in this area, it attracts birds to inhabit. When the first voyagers landed on the island, they saw this island full of guano.

Guano gave the island its name.

Later, with the rise of world navigation, more and more ships chose to repair and replenish fresh water here, and over time Guano Island prospered.

Later, Jeff's father brought his pirate fleet and fought for control of Guano Island, and then renamed Guano Island Brilliant Island. Old Jeff, who owned Brilliant Island, quickly grew and became the name of this sea area.

One of the greatest pirates.

But Old Jeff saw clearly the changes in the ocean, and the living space for pirates would only become smaller and smaller in the future. So Old Jeff made a bold decision. When the Golden Shield Empire attacked the Republic of Leo, he spent almost all his wealth

, allowing the empire to recognize his legal rule over Brilliant Island, and was canonized as Brilliant Baron by Emperor Augustine.

Then Old Jeff took advantage of the geographical advantage of Brilliant Island and made it a transfer station for the imperial fleet. In just a few years, he not only made back all the money he spent on buying the knight, but also made a lot of money.

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At the end of the war, the Golden Shield Empire withdrew its troops from Rio. Although the war was not won, the Imperial Navy still had absolute strength in this important sea area. Old Jeff relied on the connections he had established to get both sides, black and white, and Glory Island gradually lived up to its name.

Now that Brilliant Island has passed into the hands of Jeff, he spent a huge amount of money to build a palace on the top of the island, and then collected treasures to decorate the palace. His daily life was to sit in the golden throne at the top of the palace, holding beauties in his arms.

Admire the lively city and busy port below the mountain.

Jeff woke up today. He was wearing a gold silk nightgown, and his eyes were still a little hazy. He stepped on the velvet carpet with bare feet, took out a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet, and walked to the open terrace.

Here was his golden throne, he sat down, and the woman who slept here last night immediately lay in his arms.

Jeff caressed the woman's delicate skin, bit open the bottle cork, and took a big sip of the strong wine inside. There were many more ships coming to supply in the distant port. This kind of life of lying around and making money was very boring.

Jeff kissed the woman in his arms, and a steward came to him.

"Good day, dear Baron Brilliant! Yesterday, the commander of the Saxon Engineering Fleet, Adelaide Jonas, came to visit. However, you were drunk, so he could only leave with regret.

I don’t know if you have time to see him today, but Captain Jonas will lead the fleet to leave Glory Island tonight.”

"Saxon Project..." Jeff curled his lips: "I don't like them very much. They cruise back and forth on this sea area, constantly harassing the ships passing by, as if they don't know who is the boss of this sea area."

The old butler knew Jeff's character, and he advised: "Behind the Saxon Project is the Imperial Cross Society, and the Prime Minister of the Cabinet must take care of them. Only by maintaining good relations with all parties can Brilliant Island make money comfortably."

Although he was very reluctant, Jeff had to admit that what the old butler said was right.

"Okay, I invite Captain Jonas to have lunch here at noon, and you can prepare a gift for me so that the Saxon Engineering Fleet can leave happily."

"Master, you have the same wisdom as the old master."

"Go down, my beauty and I still have some morning activities..."

Jeff didn't finish his words, but looked straight at the sea in the distance. Under the shining of the new sun, a fleet was moving quickly along the sea breeze.

Not the Merchant Marine!

Although Jeff was pampered, he could tell at a glance whether a fleet was used for fighting or for conducting ocean trade.

A fleet of battleships came forward menacingly, making Jeff feel murderous. He immediately pushed the beauty in his arms away, picked up the monocular telescope next to him, and walked to the edge of the terrace to watch.

Adonis-class steam battleship!

Jeff recognized the four warships ahead. These were warships built by Saxon Engineering. Are they ships supported by Saxon Engineering? Why didn't you receive a notification?

The butler also noticed the approaching fleet. He followed old Jeff across the ocean and had much more knowledge and experience than Jeff.

"This is an attack formation, someone is going to attack us!" The old butler stretched out his hand and released a magic firework in the air.

As the fireworks exploded, the alarm sounded first in the palace on the top of the mountain, and soon the alarm sounded in the port below the mountain. The defenders of Brilliant Island rushed to the various defensive forts on the island, and used the fastest speed to point the muzzles at the incoming sea.

fleet.

Jeff was a little panicked: "Why did the Saxon Project attack us?"

The old butler initially thought it was an attack from Saxon Engineering, but when he saw the Saxon Engineering fleet in the port still parked on the pier, he shook his head and said: "No, it's not a Saxon Engineering ship! Look at the ships.

It is not composed of the Golden Shield Empire or the navy of the Republic of Leo.

Master, rest assured, except for the Adonis-class steam battleships in this fleet, all are very backward, and they cannot break through the defense system of Glory Island."

The incoming fleet gradually became clearer in the telescope.

Jeff recognized that most of the fleet were warships converted from merchant ships, and many of them had sails.

It is impossible to carry out a battle to seize the island with this kind of power. As for the ships in the port, just hope for their own good.

At this time, there was chaos in the port where the alarm was sounding. The ships that were repairing and supplying supplies urgently started to scramble to leave the port, trying to stay away from the impending battle.

The Sachs Engineering Fleet was parked together. They arrived at Brilliant Island yesterday, and most of the ships had not completed their supplies. Moreover, half of the sailors had just disembarked and indulged, while the other half of the returning sailors had not yet sobered up from their drunken state.

The entire fleet was in a state of paralysis, motionless against the dock.

At this time, the incoming fleet, which was getting closer and closer, raised the fleet flag and issued a semaphore towards Brilliant Island.

"We are the anti-smuggling fleet of the Cape District under the Secret Intelligence Bureau of the Golden Shield Empire's Furious Wave City. We came to Brilliant Island this time to destroy a pirate fleet. The pirate fleet is moored at Piers 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20. Please

All nearby unrelated ships and personnel left immediately.

Our target this time is only the pirate fleet, any person or ship that attacks our fleet will be regarded as a declaration of war on the empire!"

Semaphores are sent continuously to Brilliant Island.

Jeff identified the ships docked at these docks in the port, and then said to the steward: "Saxon Engineering Fleet! They blocked the Cape Port of Raging Waves City. Unexpectedly, they were blocked by the Cape District anti-smuggling fleet in our glorious city.

island.

You said... they arrived yesterday?"

The old steward replied: "Yes, the Saxon engineering fleet arrived at Brilliant Island yesterday."

Jeff laughed: "The anti-smuggling fleet from the Cape District came at the right time. The Saxon Engineering Fleet is going to be finished today. I have long heard that the Meteorite from the Secret Intelligence Bureau of Raging Waves City is very powerful. I have to admit it this time...

It’s really amazing.”

The old housekeeper asked: "Master, what should we do? Let the Cape District anti-smuggling fleet destroy the Saxon engineering fleet?"

"What can we do?" Jeff shrugged: "The anti-smuggling fleet in the Cape District is affiliated to the Secret Intelligence Bureau of the Empire's Raging Wave City. As an Imperial Baron, can I take the initiative to attack?"

The old steward said worriedly: "But if the entire Saxon Engineering fleet is sunk on Brilliant Island, and we don't do anything, we will completely offend the Saxon Engineering. Now the new nobles of the empire are very popular with His Majesty."

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"But the Chief Inspector of Meteorite belongs to the eldest princess." Jeff was also very embarrassed: "Wait a minute... I think Captain Jonas will come to me soon to see what the Saxon Project can do first.

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Jeff continued to stare at the incoming fleet with his binoculars, and then a battleship appeared behind the fleet firmly attracted his attention.

The battleship had a metallic luster all over its body, and its shape and structure were completely different from other ships. Although its size was much smaller than that of the surrounding ships, the sense of oppression it exuded was far greater than that of other ships.

Is it a new type of wooden dome-shaped ship?

Jeff looked at the Adonis-class steam battleship in front of the fleet. Compared with the mysterious battleship, this kind of wooden dome battleship was simply ugly.

Jeff turned his attention back to the mysterious battleship, and the more he looked at it, the more a terrifying suspicion emerged in his mind.

But...how is this possible!

No country in the world has announced that it has successfully developed an all-metal steam battleship. Even if the empire really secretly built such a battleship, shouldn't it be equipped to the imperial navy first?

Why would you give an anti-smuggling fleet first?

No, no, no, this is definitely not an all-metal battleship, it is definitely just a thicker armor plate.

Jeff consoled himself.

At this time, the old housekeeper said beside him: "Master, Captain Jonas is here. His clothes and condition are very sloppy, he must have just climbed out of some woman's bed.

I think we can set the conditions a little higher. If we can get a dozen Adonis-class steam battleships, it can greatly improve the strength of our fleet."

But just when Jeff's face showed a smile ready to rip off, an explosion sounded in the sea in front of the port.

Shelling!

Seeing the splashing water on the sea, Jeff didn't know where the bombardment came from. He immediately picked up the telescope again and searched the sea, and found that the bombardment actually came from the mysterious warship.

He was shocked...

That battleship is a full 7,000 meters away from Brilliant Island!

And what kind of huge recoil will be produced when a cannonball is fired to 7,000 meters? It is impossible for a wooden hull to withstand such a large recoil, only...

Only all-metal battleships.

Jeff stared at the mysterious battleship, which glowed with a metallic luster in the sun and was extremely dazzling.

"Tell Captain Jonas I don't have time to see him!"
Chapter completed!