"No one can be perfect, and no one can defeat the enemy without killing one person!"
"We are looking for loopholes in the Europeans, and they are also looking for loopholes in us. The struggle between countries is inherently life-and-death. Where can we not take risks?"
"But I believe that the Chinese civilization of five thousand years can last forever because we are tenacious enough in life! In this game of mutual harm, we are born with an advantage!"
"The world today is not good, but no matter how bad it is, it can't be as bad as Wuhuanhua!"
"We have survived such a disaster, are we still afraid of hurting each other?"
"Did you see it? In front of you is Gibraltar, the southernmost tip of Spain, a huge rock mountain deep into the Mediterranean Sea. It can be said that controlling this place is equivalent to controlling the strait!"
“The English took it from the Spaniards, and the Spaniards didn’t even dare to fart!”
"For the same reason, the Spanish robbed the city of Ceuta in Morocco, North Africa, and the Moroccans did not dare to say a word of resistance!"
"Let's hurt each other! Let's hurt each other!"
"I'll punch your lungs out!" As he spoke, Xiao Letian stretched out his middle finger towards the Rock of Gibraltar in the distance, with extremely arrogant momentum.
Boom boom boom... boom boom...
Maybe it was this middle finger that angered these British people. The military base in Gibraltar suddenly fired thousands of artillery fires, which shocked Xiao Letian.
"Huh? I raised my middle finger and fired back?"
"Reporting to the head of state, there is a flag message from the British fleet in the distance, ready to merge into our fleet... The Gibraltar base fired a salute to send the head of state home!"
"Ah! Let me tell you, even a middle finger won't fire a cannon at me! Give the order to go down, accept the escort of the British fleet, return the salute to the Queen, and fire a salute!"
Four fast British cruisers sailed out from the Gibraltar naval port, drew a graceful arc on the blue sea, and soon merged into the Chinese fleet's channel.
The deck of the British cruiser was filled with navy soldiers in neat military uniforms. They stood in a long queue with their legs slightly splayed and their hands clasped behind their backs, staring at the Chinese fleet.
There is no doubt that these British sailors are proud, which can be seen in their eyes, but the expressions of these British sailors when they look at the Chinese fleet are also complicated.
When the head of state visited Britain, he passed through here. At that time, there was only one ship, the Zhiyuan, and all the soldiers in Gibraltar looked at these Chinese people as if they were clowns.
But today, when Xiao Letian returned, he formed a huge armored fleet. Even the British Royal Navy had to be careful to deal with such a military force.
The improvement in strength was rewarded with heartfelt respect from others. When the fleet passed Gibraltar this time, the British salute was several times grander than when it came to Europe.
As the ship sailed in the Mediterranean, the Chinese fleet was welcomed by ships from many countries. Except for Spain, France and a few Tsarist Russian ships, almost all merchant ships from European countries paid tribute to the head of state.
Humanity's admiration for the strong is almost from the heart, not to mention the continuous propaganda and brainwashing by Chinese reports. Now Xiao Letian's reputation is not limited to Asia, but is known to everyone in the world.
The fleet passed Sicily under the escort of the British. At this time, the merchant ships flying the Italian flag began to blow their whistles at the fleet.
Countless ships were sailing towards the north, and cheers were heard one after another. Xiao Letian was confused and asked the accompanying British fleet, and then he knew the details.
"Head of State, last year the Pope declared a truce and surrendered, and secluded himself in the Vatican. Italy was finally liberated from the rule of the church!"
"The Kingdom of Italy and the Garibaldi Army met in Rome last year and officially declared Italy's unification and complete independence...This year these ships are all heading to Rome, and they are preparing to celebrate the move of the capital!"
"Yes, the capital of Italy has moved from Florence to Rome. From now on, Rome will be the capital of Italy. They have prepared celebrations in advance!"
No wonder all Italian ships showed extremely friendly enthusiasm towards the Chinese fleet, because Italy's independence and unity were thanks to Germany and the Chinese.
Before Italy became independent, the country was actually under the control of the Holy See and France. Napoleon III had always stationed 60,000 absolutely elite imperial legions in Rome.
It was this legion that protected the Pope that defeated the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Italy and Garibaldi several times. Although the French legion had never defeated Prussia, their legion was still quite powerful against a weak country like Italy.
After the Franco-Prussian War, the continuing war situation forced Napoleon III to withdraw the 60,000 Papal Guards to the mainland.
It was at this time that the Kingdom of Italy and the Garibaldi coalition seemed to be winning consecutive battles!
The troops directly under the Pope were no match at all. In the end, they had no choice but to compromise and issue an armistice order, and hid in the Vatican!
From this point of view, the Chinese are actually indirectly responsible for promoting Italian independence, so the public propaganda towards Xiao Letian is quite positive.
"Haha! I really forgot about Italy. I didn't go to Rome and see the Colosseum during this trip to Europe. It's a real pity!"
"If the head of state wants, we can stay in Italy for a few days. I believe the Italian government will welcome us to participate in their capital relocation celebration!"
"Forget it, we are making too much noise. Once various diplomatic activities start, it will be delayed for another half a year... Forget it, go home quickly!"
"I really miss home, the mountains and rivers of my motherland, and my wife and children!"
"I'd rather see how my apprentice is preparing to carry out reforms in the Qing Dynasty. I'm really looking forward to it!"
The fleet rejected the invitation of the Kingdom of Italy and accelerated eastward in Sicily towards the Suez Canal!
Just as the fleet was crossing the canal, on the remote Afghan plateau in Central Asia, the weather in November was already filled with snow!
Under the heavy snow, an expedition team was heading north with difficulty, along the ancient path that Tripitaka used to obtain Buddhist scriptures, heading towards Ili.
The Pamir Plateau stretches as far as the eye can see, with wasteland and Gobi deserts everywhere. The dead grass emerges from the shallow layer of snow, as tenacious as this 400-person expedition team.
The British flag is flying in the team. In addition to the hired local guides, there are also many Gurkha mercenaries, plus dozens of European faces, forming the most common expedition team in Central Asia.
But the strange thing is that there are actually more than a dozen oriental faces with braids in this team.
Guan Lu and Duo Luo, these two direct descendants of Zai Chun, shouldered an important mission and were enduring hardships under the protection of the expedition team to measure the land to Beijing.
"I don't know where Master Long Live is. It's been more than three months since we landed in Tianzhu, and we haven't seen the border yet..."
"Grandma, why is this world so big!"
"I really miss the mutton shabu-shabu in Sijiu City! Copper stove with charcoal fire, cheap big pot, some sesame sauce... I miss home, I really miss it!"
