C1247 Get to know your enemy best

All of the people present were generals and above. Their identities were precious so they naturally knew more about the internal affairs of the empire. Everyone was very clear on how much money His Majesty the Tsar was in need of right now.

Who doesn't want to eat Golden Island? If they could bring that much gold back to Europe, it would be enough to raise their titles two levels higher.

An enormous temptation was in front of them, and although they wanted to eat it, everyone was a little hesitant. The main reason was that the fighting strength of the Zhiyuan Warship today was simply too shocking.

The Captain of the Svetlana, He Mansiji, cautiously said, "The Empire obviously needs that gold, but the combat power Xiao Letian displayed today was really impressive. What if there is such a powerful warship on the Gold Island?"

"Oh, General He Mansiji, I can assure you that there is only one warship like the Zhiyuan Warship, and that in Asia, there is only one such warship. In the entire world, there is only one such warship …"

Molière who had obtained the qualification to listen in, stood up and promised the Major General, "France has been gathering information on Zhiyuan Warship, I can assure everyone that this type of battleship is completely at the experimental level. Although it looks very powerful, there are also many hidden dangers …"

"I don't know if you guys have noticed, the Zhiyuan Warship's previous main cannons were equipped with a double cannon, but you have never seen two main cannons fire at the same time, why is that?"

"Actually, the British military officials had already made a bold guess before. They invited a lot of metal engineering experts to do some data calculation on the structure of the Zhiyuan Warship, and the conclusion they came up with was very surprising …"

"The design of the Zhiyuan Warship's main cannon is a bit too presumptuous. Of course, the dual cannons are more powerful, but they ignored the strength of the battleship's structure, which means, with such a large recoil, can the dragon bone support it …"

"The battle just now has proven the engineers' speculations. The structure of the Zhiyuan Warship's dragon bone is actually not scientific.

Molière spread out his hands, "Would a country like this be stupid enough to build two experimental battleships at once? Without going through a long period of touring and testing, including actual combat training, no one would have placed such a huge bet! "

General He Mansiji flicked the ash off her cigarette, "So what you mean is... ~ The Ryukyu is unguarded now? Was Xiao Letian a gambler? Or could it be that he has a plot to become a knight and wants to use this medieval style of combat to deal with us? "

"I can't believe that a world-famous political figure would be so uncaring of his own life and career. He threw out his trump card right after they started fighting? "Even taking a personal risk …"

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. This was the biggest doubt in everyone's hearts today, because they had never seen such a crazy politician, and such an abnormal thing was a demon. With Xiao Letian's courage, did he have any tricks up his sleeves?

Molière looked at the people discussing and coughed lightly, "Generals, Sir! "Listen to me, your concerns are indeed justified, but what I want to say is that this impossibility is actually a possibility in Asia!"

"It's hard to understand, isn't it? However, take a careful look at Xiao Letian's past experiences and you will know that this guy is usually very cautious and prudent, but when it comes to critical moments, he can definitely gamble with his life! "

"How did the Ryukyu get it? He had rushed to the front line and almost died at the pier! How did Japanese samurai take control of her heart? It was him who gave half her blood and risked her life to tame it! "

"When Xiao Letian was visiting Europe, he wasted the good intentions of the French Emperor and actually attacked the guards that we prepared for him. He really has no conscience, but we have to admit that at the crucial moment, Xiao Letian really dares to risk his life!"

"In France itself, he dares to fight against our regular army. Do you think he is a lunatic?"

"I won't say anything about the bloodbath on the stone bridge. That isn't a decision a mature commander should make. He doesn't take the lives of his subordinates seriously, he doesn't take his own life seriously either …"

Molière sneered and said: "That's why I wasn't surprised at all with Xiao Letian's crazy actions today. Facing the Russia's powerful Expeditionary forces, he discovered that he only had one Zhiyuan Warship left to deal with the enemy, and in the end, he started to play the same trick again. He wanted to put his life on the line for the future so that he could actually use his actions to boost the national morale!"

"Oh? I am willing to listen to the details! " EdStefanski subconsciously straightened his body. He was interested.

Molière looked at the various generals and officers, and said thoughtfully: "I don't know if you have seen the Journey to the West that Xiao Letian has written about … I've read it, and it's really written very well. He has finally grasped the core of the contemporary nation's struggle, and that is the emerging nationalism! "

"The Europeans thought that the decline of the Qing Empire was caused by the decline of technology, the fall of industry and the corruption and incompetence of the imperial government. However, Xiao Letian did not agree with them."

"Perhaps it could be said that he acknowledged it on the surface, but he has already found a deeper reason in his heart! "Actually, the problem with China is the problem of a people. In a country with a huge national territory, there has yet to be a single God Sect that can unite the hearts of its people. So, it is obvious that this country will forever be stuck in internal strife."

"No one will be convinced. The Manchu thinks of the Han people as the gold mine that will never dry up, and the Han people think of slowly accumulating strength, and finally taking back the property that the Manchu ate with interest …"

"This is an unsolvable cycle of reincarnation that will not stop for thousands of years! Furthermore, each reincarnation was calculated as a hundred years long … Do you know how heavy the history of this country is now? "

"Hehe, that's why Xiao Letian wants to create a Chinese race. He wants to use the spirit of the Constitution to gather many races, and then create a common Chinese faith! How is this a government, Xiao Letian is playing with an invisible religion! "

"Difficult! It had been the hardest task since ancient times! If the Chinese really wanted to rise up, they would not be able to do it without forty to fifty years of teamwork! Why forty or fifty years? "

"Because he had to save three generations of children, three generations of children born under the banner of the Chinese, from childhood to youth and then to adulthood … Human beings are just so weird. From his birth to the culture that he has grown up in, it will become his lifelong value! "

"Children who have grown up under the banner of the Chinese are the eternal believers of the Chinese people! Those people who had pledged their allegiance to him were, in fact, very unreliable! So, Xiao Letian has to protect and guide the Chinese for around fifty years … "

"Forty to fifty years! Three generations of people grew up! At that time, the Chinese Statute Book would become the entire Chinese Bible, and Xiao Letian's way of thinking would be accepted by people as if they were breathing! "

"This is Xiao Letian's hundred year big strategy for himself, and for the Hua Clan!"