"Führer... look to the west... there is a small boat approaching the fleet quickly... there seem to be three people on it..." On the lake about 200 meters away from the Zhiyuan, a small sampan was in the formation of tall merchant ships. Shuttle back and forth.
At first, those Western merchant ships thought they were small boats used by local vendors to sell food and fruits, but after a closer look, they found that there were no goods on them, and there were only three people rowing alone.
Under the puzzled eyes of everyone on the merchant ship, the small sampan rushed out of the cargo ship's anchorage and forced itself directly into the marching joint fleet.
"What are you doing? Danger, danger...leave the main channel immediately...leave!"
"If you don't come over, we'll shoot..."
Although the sail battleship is not as heavy as a pure steel battleship, its displacement has reached more than 5,000 tons. It is as big as a giant on the sea, let alone in the Great Bitter Lake.
Compared with these sail battleships, small sampans are like ants standing next to elephants. Although the huge battleship moves very slowly, the heavy hull stirs up the water and forms turbulence. The closer the small wooden boat gets to the battleship, the more dangerous it is. It is very likely that the boat will be unable to control its movement and crash into the battleship.
The British sailors really weren't intimidating the sampan. This kind of forceful insertion into the fleet formation was indeed extremely dangerous.
But I never expected that the sampan would not stop persuading at all. No matter how many times the people on the deck shouted in English and Arabic, they still sailed towards the Zhiyuan. The two strong soldiers rowed hard, and the two long Long sticks of wood beat against the water, like wings sprouting from the sides of the boat.
"Stop moving forward...if you don't stop, we'll shoot!" There was a roar above the head of the boat, and then a loaded rifle stretched out from the guardrail, and the muzzle was pointed at the people below. boat.
"Stop... damn you are ignoring us... everyone prepare..." Just when the officer was about to shout the order to fire, suddenly the man wrapped in white cloth on the bow stood up, and his turban was removed as he raised his hand. When he got down, his waterfall-like black hair fluttered in the wind.
"Woman? Wait...don't shoot...that's a woman..."
The British Royal Navy is the world's strongest maritime force. It still has the pride of being a strong military. They really can't shoot at an unarmed woman.
"Damn, what does this woman want to do..."
At this moment, the woman on the small sampan spoke fluent English. Although her accent was a little weird, everyone present could understand her.
"I am a distinguished guest of the Chinese people. I am here to meet the leaders of the Chinese people! Why do you stop me? I am the daughter of a Bedouin noble. If you shoot me, you are declaring war on us!"
"We're going to get on the iron ship ahead...you have no right to stop me!"
"Is she going to meet the Chinese? Hahaha... Is she the concubine of the Chinese emperor?" The group of rogue-like soldiers suddenly whistled on the sea, and the originally serious scene became extremely funny.
The Chinese warships were also scattered throughout the combined fleet. The Bedouin woman could only see the Zhiyuan in the distance, but she never imagined that the double-decker turret-deck frigate next to her was a Chinese warship.
It was Noheita and Hyoutarou who were watching the excitement on the deck. All 500 people from the Foreign Legion lived on this battleship. At first, they were watching the excitement, but when the woman said she wanted to see the head of state, they were stunned. .
"Looking for Father? Is it my mother? Father has found another woman... Send someone to meet them quickly, put down the ladder... No, no, no, put down the boat, we will escort them to the Zhiyuan..."
Ancient people's thinking was still very old-fashioned and their imagination was very lacking. In their minds, if a woman appeared in public and chased a man, it must be a sexual incident.
Maybe Xiao Letian took advantage of the night to eat secretly, but when the woman turned around he refused to break up, wouldn't he catch up with her? With Noheita and Hyoutaro's thinking, they would never have thought that a foreign woman would have any business dealings with the Chinese, and military and national affairs could not be linked to a Bedouin woman!
"It must be Father's woman... Father, are you going to be Chen Shimei? Are you going to deny it after eating?"
"Shit! Is your father a man who plays with women without giving them money? This woman must be greedy for fame! The family scandal must not be made public. Send it over quickly and let father solve it..."
The roller skates on the side of the battleship began to rotate, and the three small boats began to fall to the water. Then Hyoutaro led three squads of troops onto the small boats and began to escort the lonely sampan.
"Please rest assured, girl, I will protect you safely on the Zhiyuan, but I hope you won't make trouble. Everything is negotiable, haha...it's negotiable!"
Ikram couldn't understand Hyoutaro's weird English, nor did he understand what "negotiable" meant, nor could he understand the strange expression on the officer's face.
But when these Asian faces began to escort her, the British no longer threatened them.
A long cable was tied to the small boat. The soldiers of the three classes rowed hard in a coordinated manner. Water splashed on the lake. The speed suddenly became faster. Even if it encountered the turbulence caused by the battleship, with the help of thirty soldiers With the strength of the soldier's rowing force, he could easily pull it out.
The distance of two hundred meters was approaching in an instant. When the sky was just getting dark, Ikram finally boarded the dreamy Zhiyuan.
"Who is the leader? Who among you is the leader? I want to see the highest officer..."
Xiao Letian looked at the woman in front of him and looked her up and down. The loose robe could not hide her graceful figure. The white gauze could still reveal the typical facial features of the Middle East, especially the long hair, which was black and shiny. It is draped behind you like brocade.
The corners of the clothes are embroidered with geometric patterns of gold thread, and there are rings inlaid with rubies on her fingers. Just from this dress and temperament, it is certain that this woman's family is very powerful.
"I am the head of state of the Chinese nation! If you have anything, you can tell me..."
"You? So young! You are lying..." Ikram was stunned for a moment, his eyes still looking for someone older and more leader-like.
The crowd burst into laughter. Xiao Letian touched his nose and said, "Well... I am indeed a little young to be the head of state at my age, but they have no choice but to force me to be the leader. I can't do it properly!"
"Hahaha... Girl, this is really the head of state of the Chinese nation. If you have anything to say, just say it..."
Ikram looked at the outline of the town in the distance, as well as the entrance to the northern section of the canal, and then looked at the sky. "What time is it now? Which of you has a pocket watch?"
"It's already a quarter past six, girl, what do you want?" Wang Huaiyuan replied kindly.
"There's no time!" Ikram screamed, "Turn the ship around immediately and go back to the Red Sea... At 7:30 tonight, just when you are about to enter the river, the French are going to fire at you!" m.
