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3347 Ship Parade in the Strait of Calais

The naval parades in the pre-dreadnought era were really distinctive. Since humans have not yet had a unified understanding of the future development of steel warships, many ironclad ships are experimental.

The improved warship with iron armor modified by the wooden sail battleship is still in the past structure, and it is nothing more than wood and iron.

There are also huge monsters that combine sails and steam power, and a huge chimney stands in the complex mast structure!

However, perhaps due to the influence of the Zhiyuan, the warships invested by the British Navy in recent years have gradually become a bit vague in the era of dreadnoughts.

Yes, this era probably has no standard for dividing the naval era by dreadnoughts. The truly epoch-making warship is the Zhiyuan of the Chinese.

The Battle of East Frisia created the great reputation of the Chinese navy, and also marked the arrival of the era of large ships and giant cannons, which was based on the shooting standard of the Far.

It has to be said that Britain is indeed a well-deserved maritime overlord. Before the actual combat inspection of the Battle of East Frisia, the Royal Navy had already built several test ships based on the design style of the Zhiyuan.

Although in Xiao Letian's opinion, British designers did not grasp the essence, at least the short and thick naval gun could have guessed that the British did not make up their minds to equip expensive high-caliber naval guns.

But actual combat is the most exciting thing. I believe that in less than a year, the Royal Navy will have at least ten warships that can complete the replacement of main guns.

This shows the foundation of the super powerful marine empire!

The Chinese people's faces turned pale. They all saw the threat of the British, but no one could do anything about it. After all, the sea is the territory of the British, and even the warships they were riding at were from Britain.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

When the head of state sailed through the queue on the ship, the British warships began to fire in turn, of course, only the medicine bags were set and the live ammunition was not the salute!

But this scene filled with smoke is not provocation, so what is it?

The British Empire did not hesitate to block the golden waterway of the Calais Strait and also wanted to show off so much power in front of Xiao Letian, which shows that the French-Prussian war was too stimulating to the British.

The ship-reading style lasted for two and a half hours before Xiao Letian slowly drove through the huge British warship fleet. At this moment, his nasal cavity was full of the pungent smell after burning.

The 220 warships and salutes are as famous as the number of warships, and the amount consumed is probably not a small number. Today, there is no wind on the sea. The burning smoke filled the smoke and clouds, pressing on the strait for a long time and it has not dissipated.

"What a domineering Royal Navy, I have experienced the powerful strength of the Ocean Empire. Thank you very much..."

The British captain pretended not to hear the displeasure in Xiao Letian's tone, but said with a smile, "It is reasonable to get such a ship-reading style with the reputation of the head of state today!"

"Look, the Victory has come closer, and the Crown Prince and the Duke of Newcastle are here to welcome you!"

"The storm on the sea is too big, and it's too dangerous to rely on the help. Let's see you in London!" Xiao Letian was in a bad mood and turned his head and returned to the cabin.

The other Chinese officers also returned to the cabin to rest, silently protesting the threatening behavior of Britain's showing off.

In the cabin, Xiao Lotte frowned and thought about the true purpose of the British!

"Just one Franco-Prussian War cannot break the British dominance. What exactly do they want?"

"Just hit me? If it was hit, there was no need to use such a big noise. Could it be that the Zhiyuan made the British feel threatened?"

"Impossible! With the British industrial strength, building more than a dozen Zhiyuan warships is simply a pediatric department. In addition, Zhiyuan has no secrets..."

"Now the warship is docked at William's military port for repair. British spies cannot not spy on it. Coupled with the data exposed in the war, with the ability of British scientists, I'm afraid I've understood the design ideas of this warship for a long time!"

"British will only create a better iron-clad ship than the Zhiyuan ship. He will not make a big fight for this warship?"

"Is it to stand up for the Spanish? Haven't you ever heard of the improvement of relations between Britain and Spain so well?"

Xiao Letian fell into a typical dark state under the light. After thinking about it, he still didn't think about the 1.2 billion gold franc war compensation.

In the final analysis, Britain's national strength is too strong. This little money is nothing in the eyes of the British. Xiao Letian ignored this from beginning to end.

The warship entered the mouth of the Thames and anchored at the military port closest to London. Xiao Letian finally met the crown prince and the duke. After a little greeting, Xiao Letian felt the distance very alertly.

The crown prince obviously started to speak official voice, and the duke seemed to have something to say, but he still held it back when he was at his mouth!

"Dear Head, my Excellency, first of all, congratulations to you on your wonderful victory in France. The British Empire admires it very much... This time I hope the Head of State can live in Paris for a longer time, so that we can do more of the friendship between landlords!"

"Your Highness, Prince, I have been staying in Europe for a long time, haha... I should have returned to China early! Otherwise, my wife would protest!"

"Hahaha... the head of state should stay for a while longer. There are too many storms on the sea in the summer, so it is not safe to return to China at this time!"

The smell of danger approached, and the crown prince was already showing a clear threat. Xiao Letian felt a thump in his heart and said, "What does this mean? Can I still dare to put a house arrest in the UK?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Letian suddenly realized that even if the UK puts himself under house arrest, it seems that he has no way to confront him!

The Chinese have no means of retaliation against Britain at all. Even if they really detain themselves, what else can the Chinese do besides protesting? The army can't even cross the ocean to save themselves.

His eyes swept over the Duke of Newcastle, but found that the Duke was dodging his eyes, and even asked Xiao Letian to have a family dinner without any politeness!

This is not a performance that friendly shareholders should do!

Then came the programmatic diplomatic etiquette. Both sides met with a group of reporters at the dock and said some unpainful and unpalatable statements regarding the situation in the Philippines.

In the end, Xiao Letian and his party did not live in the original palace. The UK actually gave them a hospitality standard and simply did not arrange food and accommodation.

At this moment, the Chinese Embassy in the UK has almost been prepared. The Chinese have bought the five-story hotel at 49 Portland Avenue and are ready to become a permanent embassy.

This time, the British simply asked Xiao Letian and the others to live in their own embassy. The enthusiasm and attitude when they first came to Europe was completely different.

Even if the group returned to the embassy, ​​they would return to their homes. Luo Huo, who was so angry, began to curse.

"These British big noses are so bullying! This is playing with a big knife against our noses!"

"These bastards just don't stand us. Seeing that we make some money and colonies, we will get red-eyed!"

Wang Huaiyuan coughed twice, "It's not...it's not...it's only 1.2 billion francs, how could the UK care? Why is the situation so small?"

Hitoro said angrily from the side, "Do you think we have got Annan and the Philippines, and they want to get a share of the pie? Do they want to colonize?"

The conference room was talking endlessly, but no one expected that at this moment, a group of people were rushing over anxiously!

"Quick...just get off the carriage around the corner, cross the alley, we walk over..."

"We must get rid of the plainclothes police, and we must meet Xiao Letian tonight..."

Two bearded men in suits, one older and the other younger, were hurriedly entering an alley. After a while, two carriages were parked where they got off.
Chapter completed!
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