Neither the British nor the French expected that Xiao Letian would be so domineering. In Major General Jason's heart, more than 30 warships surrounded the Zhiyuan, which was a kind of protection and of course a kind of surveillance.

He knew very well that in the naval tradition, most of the friction between the navy between the two countries during non-combat periods was accomplished by collisions.

Impact combat is a very traditional and effective method, and the cost is very small and it will not cause war. I don’t like you at the sea, and both sides are nervous, so it is normal for some impact accidents to occur.

When the French warship appeared, Jason was most afraid of the impact incident, so before that he asked the British fleet to surround the Zhiyuan in the middle.

In fact, the British intelligence network has long known about the French’s movements, but it has not disclosed it to the Chinese. In the hearts of Jason and others, there are at least three benefits for the French to disrupt the situation.

The first thing is to be able to kill the Chinese people, which makes the French perform the bad-faced and the British perform the bad-faced. This is a good deal.

The second is to let Xiao Letian realize the importance of the British fleet and let him know that protection is meaningful. Without the British force of escort, you would have let the French die long ago.

The third is to try every means to explore the bottom line of the Chinese people, see what kind of personality these people have, and ultimately provide London politicians with first-hand personality information.

The abacus was so smart, but unfortunately they never expected that Xiao Letian was so powerful that he opened fire directly.

The well-trained Chinese navy took a total of fifteen minutes from the cruise state to the first-level combat readiness to live ammunition launch, which was already extremely efficient at that time, because humans did not use power technology for military use at that time, and all equipment was manual.

The efficiency of the Chinese people shocked Jason, and the power of the 210 main gun shocked the entire joint fleet.

The French never dreamed that the Zhiyuan opened fire without even a threat. When the muffled thunder sounded in the distance, a huge explosion occurred at the tail of the iron-armored paddle steamer in front in just a few seconds.

Boom... The explosion sounded shaking the ocean, and the shells blew against the stern building. Countless fragments flew on the sea. Nearly three square meters of armor were completely overturned, and the wooden shell inside was also blown out with a hole with a diameter of one meter.

Wood chips and shrapnel flew in the cabin, which was exactly the location of the sailor room. More than a dozen French sailors were resting here, and were caught off guard and were swallowed by the high-explosion air waves and shrapnel.

The vibration of the bomb also destroyed the propeller transmission mechanism of the warship. The steam power in the boiler could no longer drive the propeller to rotate, and the power of the warship immediately dropped.

Although this gun was a little bit inferior in accuracy and did not concentrate the vital parts, it also caused the power of the French warships to be lacking. At least he could no longer follow the joint fleet and be disgusting.

"Long live!" All the Chinese warships were filled with joy, and the British woke up in a brief shock. Major General Jason saw that the matter was getting worse and didn't care whether his subordinates could hear it. He stuck his head out of the window and shouted to the sea.

"Destroy the French fleet...encircle them, let the large forces and the French break away...there must not be war..."

After saying that, Jason stared at Xiao Letian and gritted his teeth, saying, "Hisser Head... Do you still have a second shot? Do you really want to have troubles on the way out?"

At this time, Xiao Letian felt relieved. He shrugged, "I just don't like these hanged ghosts to follow... As long as they don't appear in my sight, why should I waste shells?"

"Do you know how much is that high-explosion shell? 21,000 silver coins!"

Jason almost got angry, but he realized that this was a very powerful person, and the responsibility to deal with Xiao Letian should be handed over to London politicians.

Jason left the Zhiyuan, and the British fleet on the sea also understood the interests. Six warships from the Indian mainland began to surround the French navy, and the ships were getting closer and closer to each other.

The British flag language was threatening before the Ming Dynasty. They ordered the French fleet to slow down and change direction immediately. The shot really woke the French. After calculating the range of the artillery, they finally had to bow their heads.

"Damn it, the main gun of that warship is much farther than ours, we don't have any advantage! Damn it, slow down and prepare to rescue the flagship..."

The fanatical Frenchmen regained their sanity, and the five warships began to slow down, and the injured warship sailors immediately repaired. Fortunately, the warship also had masts and sails, and could return to the port with the power of the sea breeze.

But this revenge was considered to be settled. The French captain yelled in anger, "Go back to the port to generate electricity to his motherland! The Chinese took the lead in firing at me, we have entered a state of war! This is a declaration of war, this is a declaration of war on France..."

After the brief episode, Major General Jason and other commanders came to the Zhiyuan to continue their free meals. At the banquet, British officers expressed their concerns.

"Dear Head, you are so irrational today. Taking the lead in firing will put you at a diplomatic disadvantage..."

"The Emperor of the Francis must think that you are declaring war... This is the naval tradition. Both sides can use a ship to hit each other, or it can be said that the sailors on both sides fight on the dock. It's okay, but fire the gun!"

"Oh... you obviously make sense, but this fire turned out to be ignored..."

Seeing the British as they pretended to be compassionate, Xiao Letian wanted to laugh, but he had to maintain his face in diplomatic occasions. "Thank you, thank you for your concern. In fact, we will not be afraid of those French people when fighting diplomatic lawsuits. After all, I also have evidence that France and Tsarist Russia declared war on me!"

"Don't worry, it's really time to negotiate, maybe who will suffer... Cheers, congratulations to the Queen!"

The British looked at each other and didn't know where Xiao Letian's confidence was. They just drank and changed the topic. However, during the internal Chinese meeting that night, Xiao Letian revealed his intentions.

"It doesn't matter whether the war will start or not. The purpose of our trip to Europe this time is to fight with the French. Time is still very beneficial to us...

"This Indian Ocean shelling incident requires a report to the motherland when the French warships return to the port. It will take one or two months to wait until the telegram arrives at the French bureaucrats discuss countermeasures...

"Even if Napoleon III wants to fight me, there must be a stage of diplomatic protest and negotiation? Several months have passed since then. I am afraid that when he makes up his mind to kill me with all his might, it will be 1870!"

"Hahaha... By then, the war has already burned under their French noses. I still care that they declare war on me? Grandma..."

After Xiao Letian explained this, the foxes in the cabin understood, and they all smiled extremely sinisterly.

"High! It's really high. This is just a waste of fighting if you don't fight. If you beat him, you'll be useless. Anyway, there are British people who are used as meat shields for us...hahaha!"

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