The three heavy cruisers must be equipped with at least 60 artillery pieces on each warship according to the French standard configuration. In the era of sail battleships, the artillery pieces were all distributed equally on the left and right sides, which means that there are now a total of 90 artillery pieces facing the merchant ships Xiao Letian was riding and these brave fishing boats.

The cannon door made by Akigi was lifted open, and one black gun after another was aimed at Xiao Letian with murderous aura. The deck of the battleship was full of sailors. The sails that had just descended were pulled up again, and there were fast and chaotic French commands everywhere. People could not understand what they were calling after listening for a long time.

But everyone is not stupid. There is no need to guess what the French want to do. An atmosphere of grief and anger spreads on the sea, and everyone is furious.

It's so rampant. This is the coast of Germany, not far from Hamburg. These French people are so arrogant. This is clearly bullying Prussia without a powerful navy.

"You French are really too bullying. As men, they want to be despicable and despicable means, and even want to win back your dignity by insulting women."

"Even if the Ryukyu Kingdom is weak, it is an independent country recognized by the world. The laws of all nations are not decorations. You dare to ** the prime minister of a country like this, and you dare to treat the envoys of a country like this."

"Not only that, there are more than one hundred civilian ships in front of you French. Thousands of Prussian civilians. Are you trying to massacre civilians?"

Everyone looked at the barbaric threat of the French in disbelief. These proud Prussians were completely angry this time, and the stubborn talent unique to the German nation was successfully inspired.

"Let them fire... let them come over on our bodies... let the whole of Europe see what kind of thugs they are."

"The despicable devil... Go back, we will definitely not allow you to hurt the Prussian guests... the benefactor of Hamburg."

This is fighting spirit. Xiao Letian looked at the onset of crisis nervously, and he couldn't understand the situation. No matter how Xiao Letian planned before, he was sure that the French would not massacre civilians. Now Prussia is in the exciting period of just defeating Austria, and millions of troops are full of morale. Is it really good to tease the national hatred of the Prussians at this time?

"What's wrong... There's something wrong here..." Xiao Letian's mind has begun to turn wildly. "With the French's intelligence ability, it's okay to avoid the patrol of the Prussian coastal defense fleet, and it's possible that they can shoot at me, the Chinese..."

"Even if the diplomatic disputes arising from the Portuguese merchant ship are blown up, I believe the French can calm down. At most, they can sacrifice their interests... But how dare they take action against thousands of Prussian civilians? This is just a battle undeclared..."

"How could this happen? How could this happen..." Xiao Letian couldn't figure out the key point of this problem, but Xiao Letian knew that France and Prussia would definitely not go to war now. If the gun went wrong now, Prussia would be defeated, and all the efforts of Besmer would be ruined.

"Stop... Send a signal to the French and ask them to stop immediately. I, Xiao Letian, will go here... Don't open the fire." Xiao Letian yelled with his feet. Soon more than a hundred Chinese officers also understood the key here, and they all jumped up and shouted back and forth in German and English.

"Scatter... Friends of Prussia, we thank you for your protection... but don't make meaningless sacrifices, you can disperse immediately, these French people will really open fire..."

"Thank you, thank you... We Chinese remember this friendship, but we cannot shed blood now. War should not involve innocent civilians. Please leave..."

Xiao Letian jumped the most fiercely among the group of people. In the end, he even climbed up the high mast and shouted at the French, "I am Xiao Letian, I won't run away, I'll stand here... If you let these civilians go, I'll follow you..."

The wind on the mast was very strong, and Xiao Letian had to hold on to the cable with both hands to stand firm. Without three or four roars, his throat made the sea breeze unable to speak.

Xiao Letian also regretted it now. He had known that Napoleon III was so revenge, why did he not take a lighter attitude when he slapped him in the face? Now he has made the situation so stiff. If there is a mistake, the two army powers broke out in a full-scale war...

Xiao Letian really dared not think about what happened next. The possibility of this situation is very high, especially the entire Prussian nation is in the excitement period after the victory of the Great War. If there is a slight stimulation, the whole people will go crazy, and even the king will not be able to suppress it.

Xiao Letian is very clear about the Prussian military situation now. In a war, 80% of the artillery shell reserves were consumed, 70% of the bullet reserves were consumed, and even the military rations were only enough for the army to fight for half a month. Under such conditions, as long as the war started, he would definitely die.

By then, let alone the hope of rejuvenation of the Prussian nation, even the money of the Sino-German Fund will eventually be lost. Therefore, we must not let these French people kill people today, and the situation will definitely not worsen. Even if we are caught in Paris, there will still be some diplomatic hope. If this starts to die, it will really come to an end.

Xiao Letian stood in the wind on the towering mast, shouting heroically at the French, "I am Xiao Letian... I'm standing here... You fired at me... and set off these citizens..."

The shouts echoed on the sea, and all the Prussian fishermen and sailors heard them. The simple citizens had been burned with their sanity by anger, and their emotions had been stirred up. The group of people yelled at Xiao Letian in tears.

"If the Prime Minister doesn't leave, we won't leave either... let the enemy step on our bodies, and the Prussians will not be indifferent to seeing their friends die..."

The roars of more than a thousand people shook the earth, and Xiao Letian's tears fell down. He was not moved, he was just angry.

"Oh, this is the feeling of being held up. The truth in your stomach cannot be said. You are becoming more and more crazy. You are now sacrificing your life, but you have thought about me. I don't want to die yet. I don't want to be killed by the French. The plot has not yet developed to that point. I may not die even if I go to France."

But he couldn't say this at all, because Xiao Letian had already seen it from the corner of his eyes. Leo, who had returned to his country with him, had now set up a camera, and the scene of himself standing in the wind and smiling at a strong enemy was probably frozen.

Alas... Many saints in history were probably driven out like this.

Whether it was the strong protests of the fishermen and sailors, or Xiao Letian came forward to negotiate in person, it did not stop the French from preparing for the war. In just a short while, all the gun doors on both sides of the three warships had been opened, a large number of sails were pulled up, and the warships obviously began to accelerate.

Xiao Letian watched helplessly as armed sailors distributing ammunition and rifles on the enemy deck. Flashes of preparations came from the hidden shooting deck. The captains and mates in senior officer uniforms also opened their telescopes to look at the battlefield.

Hey, something is wrong. Why are these officers facing me and holding a telescope to see what they do in the sea? Is this the legendary ignoring my mother and humiliating me even if I kill me.

Xiao Letian's heart was full of questions, but soon everyone discovered something abnormal.

The situation on the sea surface was like this before. Portuguese merchant ships sailed south, three French warships snatched from the southwest, and then a right full rudder made the port side of the warship parallel to the starboard side of the merchant ship.

At that time, the three French warships appeared in a single formation and sailed southward with the merchant ships. Of course, under the pressure of the French, the sails of the merchant ships had all fallen down. The merchant ships only relied on the wind, currents and inertia to float southward. Of course, in order to stabilize the direction, there were still several spinnakers left.

In order to maintain the same speed and distance as merchant ships, a large number of sails were put down, and the entire deck was empty like the dead trees in winter.

It is precisely because both sides slow down a lot of sails that the fishing boats can insert it. Otherwise, the speed of the fishing boats would not be able to catch up at all, and it would be even more impossible to fill the 50-meter-wide sea area in the middle.

Now, French cruisers have begun to prepare for war, and restoring maneuver power is the first priority. As more and more sails support the sea breeze, the fleet's speed begins to get faster. It is impossible to go hand in hand with merchant ships.

The French warships were getting faster and faster, and the distance between the two sides began to widen, from the first fifty meters to sixty meters and seventy meters... Soon the crowded fishing boats began to disperse gradually, and the crowded scene no longer existed.

"What are the French going to do? Are they afraid of slandering them all over their blood after firing the cannon? Damn, if that happens, these French people are too bad. They all want to kill people and pretend to be gentlemen. Is this a pity that our blood is."

When Xiao Letian heard the roar of the crowd at his feet, he was speechless. How much he hated the French to make everything worse and most disgusting. I guess even if the French soldiers invite Prussian fishermen and sailors to drink, they will maliciously think that the French were peeing inside.

Xiao Letian shook his head, shook off the random thoughts in his mind, and continued to observe the situation on the sea, but when he looked up, "Ah." Xiao Letian subconsciously exclaimed, and he even unconsciously let go of his hands to cover his mouth.

He forgot that he was still on the high mast, and there was actually a smooth wooden stick under his feet. Not to mention him, even the most flexible sailboat driver dared not let go and stand on it.

"Hey hey hey..." Xiao Letian shook his hands and was about to fall into the sea.
Chapter completed!