Of course the French would not dare to take action. The sea was covered with British warships, and even a fool knew they could not win. But not fighting doesn't mean there is no action. It's okay to make you feel sick.
Five warships are lined up in a row, and the sailors are waiting on the large open deck of the gun port, and then they will follow you parallel to the sea area closest to the combined fleet.
The six British warships that came from the north wanted to attend a cocktail party on the Zhiyuan at noon, but unexpectedly these French guys came to disrupt the situation. As a last resort, the six closest warships could only use their hulls to shield the French army.
"Please show me your purpose of coming...please show me your reason of coming..."
"Why open the gun doors...are you going to fight the British Royal Navy...please answer..."
The semaphore was sent over and over again, but the five French warships just didn't answer. They just did whatever they were supposed to do, and they were just killing you like a hanged man.
The British are not stupid. They know very well what the French want to do. In fact, subconsciously, the British also hope that someone will disgust the Chinese. They get angry when they see the Zhiyuan, and there is always a sense of shame.
Of course, the French also know about the British Xiao Jiujiu. The two sides are just acting like this. Anyway, they will make Xiao Letian look bad, and the embarrassment will also disgrace the Chinese people.
Negotiations between the two parties yielded no results at all. After an hour and a half, the Chinese's patience began to disappear, and there were a lot of curses around Xiao Letian.
"You bastard French guy, you really want to disgust people, don't you?"
"Damn it, why don't these British people be deported? Why don't they wear a pair of pants..."
"You don't understand this. Britain has to protect us out of national interests. In fact, they are not convinced at all in their hearts. Don't look at everyone who is polite on the surface, but there are many ghosts in their hearts!"
Jin Sanshun angrily threw the telescope back to Hyōtaro, "You bitch, I'm going to tell the cooks to add more ingredients to today's meal and eat my century-old phlegm!"
Xiao Letian frowned and suddenly snorted, "It's worthless! Can't such a little thing calm down the scene? What's the use of scolding! Shut up... please ask Major Jason to come to the Zhiyuan immediately!"
Major General Jason was the British commander-in-chief of this temporary mission. Hearing the invitation from the Chinese head of state, he hurriedly came in a small boat. Of course he knew why Xiao Letian invited him, so he went straight to the point without hiding his secrets.
"This is France's remaining fleet stationed in the Bay of Bengal. Only these five main warships can be pulled out to the open sea. The rest are small offshore defense ships... Please rest assured, your Majesty and the head of state, the French will not cause any trouble! "
Zai Chun sneered, "Since nothing will happen, then please expel them! Are you going to declare war with me, the Qing Dynasty, by just hanging on to demonstrate?"
Major General Jason smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty, you are serious. France and the Qing Dynasty have signed a treaty of peace and friendship. Of course, they will not declare war... But I can't expel them directly!"
"After all, this is the high seas, and there is no reason to bombard others, don't you think? Let's just be on guard against them..."
Listening to the British excuse, Xiao Letian laughed angrily, "Hahaha... Yes, of course the British Royal Navy is reasonable. Of course you don't care if the French don't demonstrate to you!"
"But I want to ask you, if the Queen of England is touring India, and the French fleet arrives uninvited, and follows her all the way with guns open, how would you respond!"
A low roar shook Jason's body and he was speechless. He couldn't express what was in his heart. In his heart, if the queen had been insulted like this, they would have crashed into her with a battleship.
Xiao Letian seemed to have read Jason's thoughts, "I believe that if you say "royal" to the Royal Navy, you will rush forward without hesitation. Even if you don't fire the cannon and hit the ship with the hull, you will drive away these disgusting flies and bugs!"
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty is on the ship now. Is the dignity of the king going to be humiliated like this? Okay, okay, if you don't do anything, we will take care of it ourselves..."
"Get out of the way...the Reach speeds up...and crashes into it!"
Major General Jason's face turned pale with fright. "No, no! This is a serious military conflict. We are responsible for your and His Majesty's safety. We must not give way!"
"What about my dignity? Are you being challenged like this?" Zai Chun's anger was also ignited, and he yelled with his mouth puffed out.
"Your Majesty and the head of state, please rest assured. I will negotiate with the French right away. Please be patient..."
"No need! Since you British people are unwilling to see the guests off, we Chinese can do it ourselves!" Xiao Letian turned to look at Xiang Ying. "Now that the British fleet is not allowed to open the sea, I'm afraid it won't work by ramming it. What do you think we should do?" "
Xiang Ying smiled ghostly, "Please rest assured, head of state, I will give the following orders!"
"Everyone is here, enter the first level of combat readiness...the main gun fires live ammunition...sink the threat of unknown origin!"
The captain gave the order, and the entire Zhiyuan suddenly sounded a shrill whistle. The sailors ran out of the cabin and immediately prepared for the main gun firing.
The 210 main gun fire was so powerful that everyone else had to avoid it. The soldiers protected the head of state, His Majesty and the British commander and walked into the cabin.
Major General Jason's face turned pale with fright. "God, you can't do this... This is a declaration of war on France! The Qing Dynasty and France will immediately enter a state of war. Please think twice..."
"I'm sorry, we said we would bump into you, but you didn't give way, then we can only fire to protect our dignity! What are you afraid of starting a war! It's the French who are provocative!"
"Come here, please invite the Major General to the cabin, and ask the Major General to watch how our Chinese navy fights!"
Major General Jason was almost surrounded by soldiers and pushed into the command cabin. At this time, the coats of the main guns on the deck were lifted. Lin Zhen, as the gunner commander, had to fight on the front line. Everyone watched through the glass. Lin Zhen made early preparations for the battle.
"The ammunition compartment...one high-explosive artillery shell...one 20-kilogram medicine bag, one 15-kilogram medicine bag..."
"Elevation angle 13...set to 11 o'clock due north...single shot ready..."
"Clean up the debris around the fort...the rest will retreat immediately..."
"Three minutes to prepare for shooting..."
All the soldiers on the entire front deck were working like crazy. Everyone was running wildly. The huge twin turrets began to rotate slightly, and murderous intent suddenly filled the entire fleet.
All the British warships were dumbfounded. They never expected that the Chinese were so tyrannical and would take action as soon as they asked!
However, despite being shocked, all the British naval officers and soldiers became excited because this was the best way to see the performance of the Zhiyuan at close range. They would be able to see clearly how this new type of warship fought in a short time. .
"Ready to fire...one live round...fire!"
Lin Zhen suddenly pulled the match rope, and a muffled thunder struck the front deck of the Zhiyuan out of thin air. The blast swept across the sea and a ballistic path flew straight to the north in the sky.
