Battle of Lamu Bay

March 23rd, 3:00 a.m.

The East African Fleet sailed north along the coastline to prevent the British from striking Mombasa, and the two sides met in the waters of Lamu Bay.

To contend with this main force of the British Royal Navy, nearly half of the East African Navy's main warships had sailed north, radiating outward from Lamu city and Mombasa.

8:00 a.m.

The lookout atop the flying bridge reported, "Suspicious targets sighted ahead!"

Clusters of black smoke rose from the sea to the northeast.

"All hands, stand by! Prepare for battle! Open fire the moment the enemy ships enter range!" Vice Admiral Kri of the East African Navy ordered.

The British Expeditionary Fleet had finally spotted the formation of main East African ironclads. A total of seven East African ironclads had sailed north this time, only half the number of the British fleet. Even East Africa's heaviest ironclad, the Friedrich, displaced just over seven thousand tons, far inferior to the British ironclads. However, East Africa had deployed a certain number of gunboats as support. Although the Battle of Mogadishu had proved that gunboats stood no chance against ironclads, they could still serve as auxiliaries to warships.

"The British warships are more advanced, their guns have larger calibers, their firepower is stronger, and their experience is richer. But behind us lie Mombasa and Dar es Salaam city, and beyond Dar es Salaam lies the capital of East Africa. Therefore, we must never retreat in this battle. Even if every ship sinks, we cannot cast away the East African soldier's conviction to defend his home and country." Will, Captain of the Pelican, began to rally the men.

"Of course, we cannot belittle ourselves either. The enemy has come from the Mediterranean Sea, while we can wait at ease for an exhausted