Xiao Letian has been practicing since time travel. He was swaying in the wind as if he was drunk. On the deck, Master Long rushed up like crazy and wanted to grab him, but he didn't expect it. Xiao Letian shook his head three or four times and finally grabbed a cable tightly with his hand. He was safe again.
Huh... Xiao Letian let out a long breath, and his back was soaked. He swore that he would never play with heights like this in his life, but before the sweat on his back evaporated naturally, when he looked up , a cold sweat broke out again.
"Damn it, I can't let anyone live..." Xiao Letian sounded like he was crying as he spoke, pointing in the distance, "Look, look, another fleet has arrived, it looks like it's still a warship..."
At this time, the merchant ship was located in the gap between the two warships, and people could finally see the situation in the French starboard waters.
Previously, Xiao Letian had personally experienced the difference in size between warships and civilian ships. Once the heavy cruiser's sails were opened, a huge shadow was cast on the entire sea, covering Xiao Letian and the others.
The towering poop pressed down on people's heads like a mountain, and the huge sails blocked the sun and made everyone feel small. At that time, it really felt like the world was blocked by the warship.
It was under this kind of psychological pressure that everyone's attention was focused on what was in front of them, and no one was paying attention to the entire sea area.
Xiao Letian stumbled like this. Although he almost had an accident, his emotions suddenly jumped out of his depression through such stimulation. It was precisely because of such a dispersion of emotions, coupled with the gap exposed when the French warship was dislocated, that He immediately noticed something strange.
In the northwest direction of the sea, a faint black line is moving here quickly. Although Xiao Letian has never been a sailor, he also knows that it cannot be a group of whales traveling together. There is no such thing except warships. Fierce murderous intent.
Could it be that it was not enough for the French to send three warships to hunt me down, and they also sent ten or eight more to torture the corpse?
The sailors who heard Xiao Letian's shout ordered to climb up the mast, but the cruiser's sail was too high. Even if the lookout stood at the top, their sight could not penetrate it.
And now that the third cruiser has moved to the starboard side of the battleship, the observation opportunity where the two ships just intersected only lasted three or four minutes.
At this time, people stopped shouting slogans and the scolding stopped. Even without Xiao Letian's shouting, everyone felt the strange atmosphere of the French fleet.
"The French are breaking away from us. What's going on? If they think fifty meters is too close, it's useless to fire artillery. Do they have to take turns firing from a few hundred meters away and use us as a target to practice aiming?"
"Shut your crow mouth, look up and take a good look. All fools know that the French are focusing on the starboard side and are not directed at us at all... I also served as a navy back then, and I am very sensitive to murderous intent on the battlefield... "
Time passed minute by minute, and in a strange atmosphere, the third cruiser also surpassed the merchant ship. Everyone's eyes suddenly opened up, and the situation on the sea was clear at a glance.
"Oh, God, it's a fleet... A fleet came from the northwest... It's too far away for me to see clearly... But it must be quite big... It's so shocking that such a black shadow can be pulled out from such a distance. …”
The Portuguese merchant ships and the fishing boats cheered "Long live...Thank God..." Everyone understood clearly that even if they were so arrogant and murderous towards the French, these warships would not be their allies.
Xiao Letian held the cable tightly with both hands. He guessed the answer with just a quick thought. This is the North Sea of Europe, this is the gateway to the North Atlantic. There is only one such arrogant fleet that can dominate here.
"Brothers, arrange your military uniforms and show your best posture... Coming across is the British Navy, which is the most powerful armed force in the human world in this era..."
"We... are a group of underdogs from East Asia who are just starting out. Today we are going to see the power of the world's strongest... please stand up and don't embarrass me..."
"Oh...it's the British, the British Royal Navy..." There was a low voice on the deck, and all the Eastern officers stood up. They all stared at the West with bright eyes. Everyone became excited, even the legs were injured. Xiao Hexin also struggled and stood up with a cane.
Soldiers are always sensitive to strength. As the top elites among Chinese soldiers in this era, none of Xiao Letian's new soldiers are not curious about the world's strongest. They all have various questions in their hearts, but in the final analysis, one sentence talk.
"What does this powerful fleet look like that can defeat invincible enemies all over the world and establish an empire on which the sun never sets?"
Yes, even Xiao Letian was very curious. The lead ink in the history book and the old pictures could not support Xiao Letian's idea of building a powerful fleet in his mind.
It was worth suffering a little injustice just to see this 'look' of Xiao Letian.
"In 1588, at the Port of Calais, France, you were weak against the Spanish Armada. A wild victory completely ended Spain's dominance of the sea..."
"In 1665, Rostoft, the Dutch coachman at sea at his peak, gave the British fleet a head start. From then on, he gave up the construction of a large navy and completely became a profitable coachman at sea..."
"In 1798, 11 French warships were destroyed at Cape Aboukir, and more than 5,000 French troops suffered casualties. This battle also directly contributed to the formation of the second anti-French alliance..."
"In 1805, Trafalgar, this classic naval battle in the Age of Sail, is simply the most classic battle in the history of the British Royal Navy. It can no longer be described in terms of glory, it is simply a miracle... Napoleon united with Spain, and almost all the naval forces of the two countries were gathered together. However, under the command of the legendary naval commander Nelson, the combined fleet had no chance of victory..."
Xiao Letian's blood was all ablaze, and he kept mumbling to himself, "I finally have to see your true face. To be honest, I am not cruel to you British people, even though you burned down the Old Summer Palace six years ago. ...But the strong should not be hated. The only use of the strong is to follow the past, learn from it and eventually surpass it..."
"I, Xiao Letian, am not a weakling. I will not fall into the pitiful cry of a weakling. I will stare at you like a wolf and learn every one of your strengths and virtues... Until one day , we will also fight a classic Battle of Trafalgar in the Pacific, but by then the loser will not be China..."
Just when Xiao Letian was clenching his fists, the three French cruisers had also adjusted their posture. The bows faced the southwest, the starboard side of the cruisers faced the enemy, and all of them were ready for battle.
The captain who was arrogant just now has a solemn look on his face. If you observe carefully, you will find that their fists are trembling slightly.
These senior naval officers knew even better than Xiao Letian that no other country except the British could put up such a formation in Beihai.
"Damn the British guys, what are they doing here at this time? Are all our intelligence officers stupid pigs? Why haven't we found any information about the British's movements? Damn it..."
With these words, the officers could only curse secretly in their hearts. After venting their emotions, they had to continue to command the fleet. "Lookout, has the identity of the unknown fleet been found out? Flagman, as soon as it comes into view, immediately send out a flag to ask... Damn it, what exactly is this?" What fleet."
Well, it seems that the captain is still hoping for a miracle. Although he was shocked to know the identity of this fleet, in his subconscious, he hoped that it was just a group of ocean-going merchant ships.
The cold sea breeze of the North Sea gave the battleship plenty of power, and after only fifteen minutes, the lookout on the cruiser had already brought bad news.
"The report... is... it's British... it's the Royal Navy... three battleships, five heavy cruisers... damn, I know the flagship, it's the flagship of the North Sea Fleet... the Sovereign."
With a bang, the captain hit the hardwood railing with a punch, and blood suddenly oozed from the bone joints. "Damn it, damn it, damn the British guys... They are here to disrupt the situation again. They must be aiming at these Chinese people." ...send flags and ask about their intentions..."
The flag bearer waved his arms and sent a message to the British fleet, but the proud Royal Navy didn't even bother to pay attention. Eight powerful warships lined up and rushed over.
Now everyone on Xiao Letian's side was dumbfounded. The temporary appearance of the British brought endless variables to the situation. No one dared to speak out until it was clear whether they were friends or foes.
There is only one exception, and that is Xiao Letian. He knows very well that these British people are definitely here to cause trouble for the French. The geopolitical lesson he taught Count Doubi cannot be in vain.
It was getting closer and closer, and now the French sailors could already see the carvings on the bows of the British battleships. The battleships with three shooting decks were pressing over like a mountain, and the heavy cruisers were like dwarfs compared to him.
The psychological pressure that the French put on Xiao Letian and the others was now returned intact to the British. When the distance between the fleets of the two sides had approached three hundred meters, the proud British finally responded to the French inquiry. .
The lookout quickly translated, and the young sailor stammered as he spoke, "British...British warships are about to send gifts...to the Eastern Prime Minister to leave Europe...The Monarch is about to prepare a salute...Please don't misunderstand the French warships..." Please exercise restraint..."
"Ah." The three French warships were completely speechless. What they saw in front of them was beyond their ability to understand. No one could understand how the British could support Xiao Letian.
"God, are the British crazy? Have they forgotten that we jointly captured Beijing six years ago? When did they become good friends of the Chinese... Damn it, damn it, damn it."
The French went completely crazy;
