The breathing in the command cabin suddenly became rapid. All those present were of military rank above generals. Their status was valuable, and they naturally knew more about the hidden secrets within the empire. These people knew best how much money the Emperor was short of.
Who doesn’t want to eat the Golden Island? If you can return to Europe with so much gold, this achievement will be enough to raise the title of everyone here by two levels.
The huge temptation is right in front of you. Everyone wants to eat it, but everyone is hesitant. The main reason is that the combat effectiveness of the Zhiyuan today is really jaw-dropping.
The captain of the Svetlana, Hermansky, said cautiously, "Of course the empire needs the gold, but the combat power Xiao Letian showed today is really impressive. If there is such a powerful force on the Golden Island, What to do with the battleship?”
"Oh, General Hermansky, I can assure you that there is only one warship like the Zhiyuan in Ryukyu, the only one in Asia, and even the only one in the entire world..."
Molière, who was qualified to be an observer, stood up and assured the major general, "France has been collecting intelligence on the Zhiyuan. I can assure you that this kind of warship is completely experimental-level. Although it looks very powerful, it also has many hidden dangers... "
"I don't know if you have noticed that the front main gun of the Zhiyuan is twin-mounted, but I have never seen the two main guns firing in salvo. Why is this?"
"In fact, the British military attache had already made bold speculations before. They asked many metal engineering experts to conduct data calculations on the structure of the Zhiyuan, and the conclusions they came to were astonishing..."
"The design of Zhiyuan's main gun is a bit too taken for granted. Of course, the twin salvoes have more powerful firepower, but they ignored the strength of the battleship's structure, which means whether the keel can support such a large recoil force..."
"The actual battle just now proved the engineers' speculation. The keel structure of the Zhiyuan is actually unscientific. It is completely impossible to launch a double salvo!"
Molière spread his hands, "With an experimental battleship like this, which country in the world would be stupid enough to build two of them at once? No one would make such a big decision without going through a long period of cruise debugging, including actual combat drills. It’s a bet!”
Major General Hermansky flicked the ashes of his cigarette. "What do you mean... Ryukyu is now undefended? Is Xiao Letian a gambler? Or does he have a knightly plot and deliberately uses this medieval knight-style combat style?" Come and deal with us?”
"I really can't believe that a world-famous political figure would not cherish his own life and career so much? He would throw out his trump card as soon as the fight started? And he would even take risks himself..."
Everyone nodded in agreement. This is actually the biggest doubt in the minds of everyone present today, because they have never seen such a crazy politician, who is a monster when things are abnormal. Xiao Letian is so bold, does he have some tricks up his sleeve?
Molière looked at the people who were talking and coughed lightly, "Generals and sirs! Please listen to me. Your concerns are indeed justified, but what I want to say is that this kind of impossibility is actually a common problem in Asia. It’s possible!”
"It's hard to understand, isn't it? But if you take a closer look at Xiao Letian's past experience, you will know that this guy is usually very cautious and steady, but at a critical moment, he will definitely risk his life to gamble!"
"How did he capture Ryukyu? It was because he rushed to the front line by himself and was almost killed by being blown up at the dock! How did he conquer the hearts of the Japanese samurai? It was because he sacrificed half of his blood regardless of his own safety. , who risked his life to conquer!"
"When Xiao Letian visited Europe, he ignored the goodwill of the French Emperor and actually attacked the escort team we equipped for him. This was really heartless, but we also have to admit that at the critical moment, Xiao Letian really dared to fight and gamble. Life!"
"He dares to go to war with our regular army in France. Do you think he is a lunatic?"
"I won't say anything about the bloody battle at Stone Bridge. That is not a decision that a mature commander should make. He does not take the lives of his subordinates seriously, and he does not take his own life seriously... …”
Moliere sneered and said, "So, I am not surprised at all by Xiao Letian's crazy behavior today. Facing the powerful Russian expeditionary force, he found that he only had one ship, the Zhiyuan, that could meet the enemy. As a result, he started playing the same old tricks again. He wants to put him to death but he actually wants to use his actions to boost the morale of the nation!"
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details!" Stefanski straightened his body subconsciously, he was interested.
Molière looked at the generals and officers, and said thoughtfully, "I don't know if you have read Xiao Letian's Journey to the West... I have read it. The writing is really good. He has captured the contemporary situation." The main thread of national competition is emerging nationalism!"
"Europeans believe that the decline of the Qing Dynasty was caused by the backwardness of science and technology, the backwardness of industrial standards, and the incompetence of the imperial court, but Xiao Letian does not agree with this view..."
"In other words, he agrees on the surface, but he has found a deeper reason in his heart! In fact, China's problem is a national problem. It is a multi-ethnic country with a huge territory. Until now, a monotheistic religion has not been born to unify people's hearts. So it is conceivable that this country will forever be trapped in internal strife."
"No one will obey anyone. The Manchus want to use the Han people as a gold mine that will never be exhausted, while the Han people want to slowly accumulate strength and finally take back the property that the Manchus have eaten with interest... "
"This is an unsolvable reincarnation that will not stop for thousands of years! And the length of each reincarnation will be measured in hundreds of years... Now everyone knows how rich the history of this country is, right?"
"Haha, so Xiao Letian wants to create a Chinese ethnic group. He wants to use the spirit of the Constitution to unite multiple ethnic groups and then create a common Chinese belief! What kind of political system is this? What Xiao Letian is playing is an invisible one. religion!"
"It's difficult! It's been the most difficult thing since ancient times to win over people's hearts! If the Chinese nation wants to truly rise, it's impossible without a running-in period of forty or fifty years! Why is it said forty or fifty years?"
"Because he has to save three generations of children, three generations of children born under the Chinese flag, so that they can grow from childhood to youth to adulthood in the Chinese culture... Human beings are so strange. What they accept from birth to adulthood The culture will become his lifelong values in the future!”
"Children who grow up under the banner of the Chinese people are the eternal believers of the Chinese people! Those who surrender half-heartedly are actually very unreliable! So Xiao Letian must protect the Chinese people for about fifty years..."
"Forty to fifty years! Three generations have grown up! Only then will the Chinese Code of Laws become the bible believed by the entire Chinese nation, and Xiao Letian's thoughts will be accepted by people as naturally as breathing!"
"This is Xiao Letian's century-old strategy for himself and the Chinese people!"
Note: Another update, the sixth layer of cake has been added! Are there any book friends out there who can cover the cake? The old rule is to add two updates to one layer of cake!
Why are there only 37 people helping me cover the cake so far? Is it possible that there are only 37 book friends who like the book Hidden Dragon?
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