C513 Home to the Bay of Naga

"We are French warships. Your actions will be considered a provocation... We will reserve the right to appeal... "I repeat, this is provocation …"

The flags the French gave to the British battleship were all filled with a sense of fear, but these kinds of words had to be said. To forcefully break into one's own battle formation and destroy the formation was regarded as an extremely rude provocation, and it was very easy to get away with it.

However, British battleship s were just this arrogant. From the very beginning till the end, in Xiao Letian's eyes, he had the appearance of a future generation of American soldiers dominating the world.

"I'll just be driving in danger, I'll be stepping into your queue. I won't listen to your warning, if you have the ability then shoot at me!" I won't even open my cannon, so I'll let you hit me in front of you. Are you going to hit me or not? No seed? "Then let's cut the crap …"

"There's a move you want to take, but if there's no move, you die …" This grandpa is so arrogant! "

Of course, Royal Navy would not say that. They would only do that, and act arrogantly for them to see.

When the British frigate grazed the side of the Glory s' boat, they threw down a rope ladder from the Glory. The British captain and a few officials agilely climbed over, Xiao Letian knew that it was to send a retreat order to the French.

"Where is Mr. Molière, Ambassador of France? Where's Major General Bruce? We have been entrusted by the Government of France to deliver the documents signed by your king... "Envoy, please sign the contract with the general!"

"Sorry …" His Excellency the Special Envoy... The His Excellency the Special Envoy cannot appear, I will go and ask the General for your presence! "

"The envoy can't appear? "Why is that? Is he the head of the department?"

"Mm …" French officers's face was as red as a monkey's butt. His Excellency the Special Envoy was captured by Ryukyu … "

"Huh?" A few British officer s shouted out loudly, "You guys lost so badly? We had thought that you guys had lost in logistics, but you guys actually lost miserably? "

With a loud roar, the entire deck was filled with red monkey butts, all of the French soldiers were so embarrassed that they wanted to jump into the sea and commit suicide. At this time, Major General Bruce finally came out, causing British officer to change the topic.

"Your Excellency, this is the French Emperor's document. Please check …" As Bruce opened the folder, his expression immediately twisted as if he was constipated.

Three seconds later, a wolf howl came out from the Glory, scaring Xiao Letian, who was standing far away, out of fear. Isn't it just to have you retreat?

"Unconditional withdrawal? How could it be an unconditional withdrawal? Your Majesty! France could not endure such humiliation. How could they withdraw their troops unconditionally? "You guys are lying to me …"

The berserk Bruce rushed forward to attack the British, the British officer was definitely not used to his smelly illness, and easily dodged him with a sneer, "Sorry, you have already seen clearly the authenticity of the documents, our British Navy has already fulfilled our obligations … Let me remind you at the end that your country is facing very serious diplomatic pressure. I hope you can remain calm and restrain yourself … "

"Let's leave the Ryukyu immediately and head to Hong Kong to rest. We should leave the rest to the civil officials …" After saying that, a few British officer s turned around and left.

Xiao Letian was not in the mood to listen to Bruce's mournful wails. Right now, the entire Ryukyu was waiting to receive him.

Xiao Letian and his army raised their heads and raised their chests, ready to accept their well-deserved pride, while the sailors from Singapore all had their eyes shining with solemnness, sensing the vitality of the entire Ryukyu Kingdom.

"This is the Ryukyu? That depressing Ryukyu I met five years ago? At that time, the Naha Harbor always gave people a bad feeling. I really didn't expect it to turn out like this today … "

"Is this the public spirit instigated by the Prime Minister?" We originally thought that Singapore's celebration would be extremely lively, but compared to Ryukyu's imposing manner, we were completely disqualified … "

"Look, isn't that the main cannon emplacement at the top of the mountain? So big, so powerful … "It looks even more powerful than the British cannon emplacement..."

The Large-scale Gun for Coastal Defense s with a diameter of 280 caliber were all lying on the cliffs of the Shouli City. As the cannons revolved, the entire Tyrant Bay was under his firepower's control. It was precisely because of this beautiful giant cannon's deterrence that the French Fleet didn't dare to shoot from start to end.

No matter what, the most terrifying thing was still the huge cannon. Not only were the Shouli City's sailors shocked by the appearance of the Shouli City's cannon, even the European sailors on the two silver cargo ships were stunned.

"Oh my god, the barrel controlling the Strait of Gibraltar is probably only so big right? Is this still the barbaric East Asian we remember? "Just because of this cannon, the French won is not unjustly accused."

The merchant ship sailors could only guess the power of the cannons from the cannon's size. However, the officers on the two British battleship s were all experts, and most of them guessed it with a glance through their binoculars.

"Dammit …" It's a 280 caliber reloaded musket with a range of at least 20 kilometers... "Fortunately, there is only one way. If only there was one more way to cross fire, the French fleet would be in trouble …"

"Record... intelligence officer will immediately record it... Xiao Letian was not only a top-notch politician, he was also an outstanding expert in military equipment. We, the UK, are unwilling to use such a good cannon, but Xiao Letian is actually willing to use such a good cannon? How rich is he? "

The officer was not wrong, there were not many special steel varieties in nineteenth century, the steel used to make the internal bore of the muskets were far from being as good as the steel used in the later generations.

The principle of the rifled cannon was that there was a spiral shaped rifling line on the inner wall of the cannon. When the shot was pushed forward by the gunpowder, the raised line was like a thin blade cutting into the shell's outer skin.

Although it was a very thin layer, it was enough to give the artillery shell a rotational force. After the artillery shell was shot out, the rotational force became a rotational force that allowed the artillery shell to fly farther and hit more accurately.

There were many benefits to being a rifled cannon, but there were also weaknesses. If the quality of the steel was not good, then the raised rifled steel would be easy to grind. This was a big problem for European engineers.

Although the Shouli City's cannon was powerful and powerful, but according to the European experience, after over a hundred rounds of artillery shells, the rifling line would show signs of wear and tear, and after two hundred rounds of artillery shells, the aim would be much worse. If it was close to three hundred points, then it would have to change the barrel.

"God, can't you change this cannon barrel for fifty or sixty thousand pounds? Xiao Letian is so rich, he's so rich … intelligence officer will remember that Xiao Letian is a tycoon, a big tycoon … "

Xiao Letian did not know that the Englishman was scheming against him, his entire being was lit on fire by the fanaticism of the city, the boat had entered the Bayou, the cannons on the Seven Stars Mountain's cannons had already begun to fire, the citizens' fanatical roars started to reverberate loudly in the mountains.

"Prime Minister …" Prime Minister … "Prime Minister …" Everyone could only say this. Their Prime Minister had finally returned from Europa, and he had returned with victory. This was a wild victory that shook all of Asia.

"Everyone has... Stand at attention! Salute! " There was a shout from the pier, and a thousand of the newly formed soldiers saluted. The sound of their boots hitting the stone was deafening.

Xiao Letian looked at the familiar blue military uniform and the haggard faces, and suddenly felt hot tears almost flowing out of his eyes.

"European Expeditionary forces... All have... Stand at attention! Salute the Ryukyu! " With a boom, the hundred over military officers' boots collided against the deck. They performed a new military salute with their right hands. They were thanking the brothers who were guarding the house and thanking them for their risks.

I can't cry, I can't cry! Countless people were reminding themselves in their hearts, but this was how useless people were at times. They were unable to control their emotions to such an extent that all the army officials, including Xiao Letian, broke down in tears.

As the boat got closer, the dock bridge was right in front of them. All of the merchant ships stopped and moved aside. The biggest waterway and the widest dock could only be used by the most respected prime minister.

"Brothers …" Thank you... Thank you for guarding our home! I, Xiao Letian, salute you all! " Xiao Letian's tears streamed down as he leaned on the bow of the ship and shouted out to his brothers.

The brothers on the wharf could no longer control their emotions. The depression that they had been suppressing for a long time burst out, and everyone began to cry.

"Prime Minister!" You're finally back... "We fought too miserably, too miserably …" The whine of the people on the dock shook the air.

The scissor boat slowly leaned on the bridge and the stage was set up. Xiao Letian was the first to walk down, followed by Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun, Luo Huo, Xiang Shaolong, Xiang Shaolong … Familiar faces appeared in front of them once more.

"Old Xiao! What happened to your leg? Luo Huo, you also have a disgrace on your face? Dragon Lord, you still owe me a toast … " Familiar figures appeared one by one in front of everyone's doors. All of them were jumping around to greet their close friends.

But when the over a hundred groups of officers stood neatly on the dock in a small phalanx, the entire city suddenly quietened down.

"What …" What was going on? Why are there only so few people who came back? Oh, I understand that the prime minister left the others in Europe, right? "Yes, that's right, that's right …"

The kind-hearted people did not dare to think about that horrible reality. They desperately tried to find excuses for themselves, but the tears in their eyes betrayed them.

Xiao Letian could not stand the grief and indignation anymore. He suddenly shouted, "My fellow villagers of Ryukyu, I, Xiao Letian, am incapable! The European Expeditionary forces had sent three hundred people, and only the wounded hundred people had returned … "The rest of the brothers have already buried their bones in other villages …"

"I, Xiao Letian, am sorry everyone … "Sorry …" Xiao Letian took off his army hat, bowed 90 degrees, and bowed again and again to apologize to everyone present.

Even Shang Tai, who was at the very front, knelt down on one knee towards Xiao Letian. "What crime has Shang Fu committed, Shang Fu has done nothing wrong, Shang Fu is bringing glory to the people of East Asia, this is the fortune of millions of people!"

"Prime Minister, please accept my respect!" Shang Tai had already knelt down on one knee, the other ministers and citizens had also knelt down, only the new army could not kneel down, that was Xiao Letian's order to die, the people in military uniforms did not kneel.

In the autumn of 1866, Xiao Letian returned to the Ryukyu.