C1875 No fighting for nothing, no fighting for nothing ….

The Englishman and Frenchman did not expect Xiao Letian to be so overbearing. In the heart of Major General Jie Sen, there were more than 30 warships surrounding the Zhiyuan Warship, this was a form of protection and also a form of surveillance.

He was well aware that, in naval tradition, most of the friction between the two navies during the non-combat period was accomplished through impact.

Impact warfare is a very traditional and effective method, and it costs very little to cause war. I don't like the sight of you on the sea. Both sides are in a tense mood, so it's normal for them to have a bit of an accident.

When the French battleship appeared, Jie Sen was most afraid of the impact, so he had let the British Fleet surround the Zhiyuan Warship in the middle.

Actually, the British intelligence network had already known about the French's movements, it was just that they did not reveal it to the Chinese. In the hearts of Jie Sen and the others, there were at least three benefits from having the French stir things up.

First of all, it would kill the prestige of the Chinese, make the French sing "Black Face" and the British sing "Red Face". It was a good deal.

Secondly, let Xiao Letian realize the importance of the British Fleet, and let him know that protecting him is meaningful. Without Britain's protection through force, you would have been killed by the French long ago.

The third is to do everything possible to find out the bottom line of the Chinese, to find out what their character is, and finally to give first-hand information to London politicians.

His plan was really clever, but unfortunately, they never thought that Xiao Letian would actually be strong enough to directly fire at them.

The trained Chinese Navy, took a total of 15 minutes to go from patrolling to getting ready for first grade to live ammunition firing. This was already extremely efficient at that time, because humans did not use electricity in the military at all.

The efficiency of the Chinese army shocked Jie Sen, and the might of the 210 main cannons shook the entire united fleet.

Never in their dreams did the Frenchman expect that the Zhiyuan Warship would open fire without even a threat. When the muffled thunder sounded in the distance, a huge explosion occurred at the tail of the ship that was leading the way.

Boom … Explosions shook the ocean as the artillery shell grazed past the rear end of the building and exploded. Countless fragments flew across the sea as nearly three square meters of armor was completely overturned. A hole of one meter in diameter was blasted through the wooden shell inside the armor.

Wood chips and shrapnel flew inside the cabin, which happened to be the location of the sailor room. Dozens of French sailors were resting there, unable to prevent themselves from being devoured by the high explosive shockwaves and shrapnel.

The bomb's vibrations had also destroyed the propeller drive mechanism of the battleship, causing the steam power in the boiler to be unable to drive the propeller to spin, causing the power of the battleship to immediately decrease.

Although the target of this shot was a little off and did not focus on the vital parts, it still caused the French battleship's power to be lost. At the very least, he would not be able to follow the United Fleet anymore.

"Long live!" When the British woke up from their short shock, General Jie Sen didn't care if his subordinates could hear or not when he saw that the situation had blown up. He directly stuck his head out the window and shouted towards the sea.

"Expulsion of French Fleet... Surround them, detach the main body from the French... There must be no war... "

With that, Jie Sen stared at Xiao Letian and gritted his teeth as he said, "Your Excellency the Head of State … Do you want to shoot a second shot? Are you really going to make trouble on the way? "

At this time, Xiao Letian became more relaxed. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I just don't like these Hanged Ghost companions …" As long as they are not in my line of sight, why should I waste my ammunition? "

"Do you know how much that high explosive projectile cost? Silver Coins, 21000 gold coins! "

Jie Sen was so angry that his nose almost crooked, but he had also realized that this was an extremely tyrannical person. To deal with Xiao Letian, he would have to leave the heavy responsibility to the politicians in London.

Jie Sen left the Zhiyuan Warship and the British Fleet on the sea also understood what was at stake. Six battleships that came from the Indian Continent surrounded the French Navy, as the distance between the ships got closer and closer.

The British flag meant to threaten them immediately as they ordered French Fleet to immediately slow down and change direction. That shot had really woken the French people, and after calculating the range of the cannons, they finally had no choice but to lower their heads.

"Damn it, that battleship's main cannon's range is much higher than ours! We won't take advantage of it!" "Damn it, slow down and prepare to save the flagship …"

The frenetic Frenchmen regained their sanity, the five battleships began to slow down, and the injured sailors immediately began to repair the damaged battleship. Fortunately, the battleship also had masts and sails, and even with the help of the sea breeze, it was still possible to return to the port.

But this enmity has been formed, the French Captain shouted angrily, "Return to the port and generate electricity for the Home Country! The Chinese are the first to fire their cannons at me. We have entered a state of war! This is a declaration of war, this is a declaration of war on the France … "

After the short interlude ended, on the same night, Major General Jie Sen and the other commanders went to the Zhiyuan Warship to continue eating. During the feast, the British officer expressed their worry.

"Respected leader, you are being too irrational today. The first to fire would put you at a diplomatic disadvantage …"

"French Emperor will definitely think that you are declaring war … This is the tradition of the Navy. If the two sides are hostile, they can use the boat to crash into each other, or they can even say that the sailors of both sides are on the docks fighting against each other. There's no problem with that, but the cannons will be fired! "

"Ai …" "You're making sense, but when you fired the cannon, it became unreasonable …"

Looking at the British's hypocritical look, Xiao Letian wanted to laugh, but he had to maintain his dignity in the diplomatic scene. "Thank you, thank you for your concern, but in fact, we would not be afraid of the French in a diplomatic case.

"Don't worry, once the negotiation phase comes to an end, who knows who will be at a disadvantage …" Cheers to the Queen! "

The Englishman looked at each other and did not know where Xiao Letian's confidence was. She only wanted to change the topic after the drinking, but during the internal meeting of the Chinese people that night, Xiao Letian revealed his intentions.

"Right now, it doesn't matter if we start a war or not. Our purpose in going to Europe is to fight the French. Time is still very good for us …"

"The attack on the Indian Ocean was only reported to the Home Country after the French battleship returned to the port. It would take them one to two months to negotiate a countermeasure when the telegram arrived at the France …

"Even if Napoleon III wants to fight me, there must be a stage of diplomatic protest and negotiation, right? "It's been a few months. I'm afraid that by the time he decided to turn the country upside down to kill me, it would have been 1870 already!"

"Hahaha …" By then the war will be under the noses of the French, and I don't care if they declare war on me? "Grandmother …"

With Xiao Letian's explanation, the group of foxes in the cabin all understood, and all of them laughed sinisterly.

"High!" In fact, it's a waste of time. Even if we fight, it's a waste of time. Anyway, we have the British serving as our meat shield … "Hahaha!"