Chapter 658

The power, firing rate and effective range of the Yanhuang tribe's 76 mortars have stupefied Lieutenant Colonel Fogg and Colonel Jackson.

This is a large armed merchant ship! With more than 1000 tons of displacement and three masted cross sails, this armed merchant ship with two decks can become a class IV cruiser with only a little modification!

The difference between an armed merchant ship and a warship is really small. The biggest difference is that the two decks of a cruiser are loaded with dozens of guns, while the cargo hold of an armed merchant ship is loaded with cargo.

So there is no difference between sinking an armed merchant ship and sinking a cruiser.

However, such an armed merchant ship, which can become a cruiser as long as it is equipped with guns, has become a floating object without any doubt in just a few minutes. If it was not seen by their own eyes, Fogg and Jackson would not believe it at all.

In particular, it was an armed inland river transport ship with a displacement of only about 100 tons that killed the ship.

It's more outrageous than a three-year-old with bare hands killing a fully armed adult soldier

Of course, what they envy more in their hearts is the weapons loaded on this inland river armed transport ship.

If our army had such weapons, those damned rebels would have been killed long ago.

Unfortunately, this kind of thought can only be thought about in the mind.

It's almost harder to get this weapon than to defeat those damned rebels

Similarly, the wreckage floating on the sea and the sailors struggling to swim toward the shore also made Fogg and Jackson understand the determination of the Cherokee people to block the bay.

Looking at the ten or so inland river armed transport ships cruising near the mouth of the Bay, Fogg and Jackson were both envious and helpless. As for the anger, they never had it at all. Even if the ship of Yanhuang tribe sank a British armed merchant ship in front of them, they were not angry at all.

I can't get angry... The weapons of those guys on the other side are so terrible that they don't have the heart to resist at all. As for being angry or even revenge for the armed merchant ship, it's a fool's business, OK.

However, we have to look for what we should look for. The Cherokee blockaded the Gulf for no reason, which is clearly that they did not pay attention to the British Empire.

As the middle and senior commanders of the Royal Army of the British Empire, they could not avenge the armed merchant ship, but they had to come forward anyway for the sake of the British Empire. Otherwise, if the superior knew about it, they would not be far away from leaving the army.

So they came.

But after two words, Dahe said, "don't forget that you are the outsiders, and we are the masters of this continent.".

There's nothing wrong with what they say. This continent was originally the territory of others. The colonists from Europe, including the two of them, were just more advanced than others with weapons, and then forcibly occupied this colony.

If these aboriginal tribes are still as backward in force as they used to be, they will be occupied. In those days, whoever has the big fist has the final say.

But the problem is that the power of the Cherokees is so powerful that no one can stop them if they want to return to these colonies!

This is really embarrassing

Dahe looked at the embarrassed look on their faces and said with a smile, "I know what you're worried about, Colonel aduh and Jackson. As you said just now, you're just worried that if your warships can't get in, the army will take the opportunity to attack Jamestown and Yorktown, right?"

They looked at each other and nodded their heads.

"If you two are worried about that, it's easy." Dahe said slowly, his English is not fluent enough, can only speak slowly.

"I can send a few inland river armed carriers to cruise around Yorktown and Jamestown. If the big armies dare to attack you when the Gulf is blocked, our ships will help you beat back those big armies. I think you two should know that my ship can do this. "

Two people looked at each other again, the face showed a surprise smile, nodded again.

Jamestown is not only the first permanent colony established by Britain in the new world of North America, but also an important port fortress of Britain in the new world of North America. Although Yorktown was founded later than Jamestown, it is no less important than Jamestown.

These two port fortresses are located on the Virginia Peninsula, but Jamestown is located on the North Bank of the James River in the southwest of the peninsula, while Yorktown is in the northeast of the peninsula, guarding the mouth of the York River. If you go by land, the distance between the two fortresses is only 30 kilometers, but if you go by sea, you need to bypass half of the Virginia peninsula. The voyage is more than 150 kilometers.

As the capital of Virginia, Williamsburg is just between the two port fortresses. Now Williamsburg has fallen into the hands of the army. The land transportation between Yorktown and Jamestown has been cut off by Williamsburg. Therefore, the communication and connection between the two port fortresses can only be completed by water, which is very inconvenient.

And because the possibility of mutual support by land was lost, once the army concentrated on attacking Jamestown or Yorktown, the two port fortresses could only support each other by water. But it takes a lot of time.

If the Cherokees were able to send several inland river armed transport ships, which could sink an armed merchant ship from a long distance, to guard Jamestown and Yorktown, they would surely make the two port fortresses as safe as a mountain.

"Adele, Captain Jackson, I'm really sorry. Because of the order of the great son of God, I can't lift the blockade of the Gulf. The order of the great son of God is inviolable. So I can only help you in this way

Fogg nodded and said, "general River, I can understand your difficulty, but Phil and I are also very grateful for your decision. But... "

Fogg's hesitation made Dahe speak immediately: "ade, if you need anything else, just speak. As long as it does not contradict the orders of the great chief, the son of God, I will give my full support. "

"Well, general ohe, that's what I'll say. Because of your blockade of the Gulf, now whether it's Jamestown or Yorktown, food is beginning to get tense. Can we trade some grain with you? We can pay with silver. "

Now there is a group of silver in Yorktown that is ready to be transported to the mainland. Originally, they wanted to wait for the warships from their own country to transport them back. As a result, the Gulf was blocked.

Under such circumstances, Jackson used the silver to buy food, and even the superior officers would not say anything. Compared with the importance of Jamestown and Yorktown, the silver was nothing.

Dahe nodded with a smile and said, "of course it's OK."

As for the armed merchant ship, the two sides had a tacit understanding and did not mention it again