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Chapter 1285
"This is Prince Rupert. His mother is His Majesty's sister, Princess Elizabeth, and his father is the elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He will participate in our expedition and watch the battle from the sidelines." The Earl of Stratford said in a joint statement. Before the fleet sets off, introduce the young Prince Rupert to Sun Xu and others.

"It's a pleasure to meet you!" Although Sun Xu and other officers didn't know why Prince Rupert appeared, but if the other party was just watching the battle instead of pointing fingers, it would not affect the expedition.

"I'm applying to His Majesty the King. I want to see how you Easterners fight, and the power of such an iron ship. I will supervise the battle with the Earl of Stratford on the King of the Seas." Prince Rupert said to Ordinary nobles appear proud, but they appear humble in front of Chinese military officers who represent powerful force.

After Prince Rupert greeted the officers of the Fourth Fleet, he boarded the Sea Monarch in a small boat with the Earl of Stratford, Sir Pennington and others.

The young prince seemed very excited about the upcoming expedition.

"It seems that Britain regards this expedition as a major event. Many nobles have participated in this expedition, and their princes have come. What else is an elector?"

"Probably the princes of the Holy Roman Empire have the right to elect the emperor, just like several tribes in ancient times elected an emperor together. The Mongols' Khuriltai Assembly is similar, and it is also used to elect leaders. Isn't Genghis Khan through this? Was it elected in the same way?"

The officers of the Fourth Fleet whispered afterwards that they knew something about the situation in Europe before they came here, and it was only after they got here that they really contacted them that they were even more impressed.

The observation of Prince Rupert was just a small episode for the Chinese military officers. The Prince of Britain and the Queen Elector of the Holy Roman Empire had nothing to do with them.

In the eyes of Chinese military officers, cannons and battleships are the truth.

"If all the ships have been inspected, then we will board the ship and prepare to set off. The British sailors are far more familiar with the Mediterranean Sea than we are, so let them lead the way."

Dozens of officers of the Fourth Fleet in the port are ready to board.

"Colonel Sun, please allow me to go to the Mediterranean Sea with you." A middle-aged knight came to meet Sun Xu with two entourages, and he was still wearing a piece of armor that looked a little stained.

"Sir Greenville, our expedition is not a joke. It is very likely that we will storm Algiers..." Sun Xu saw that it was Li Jinde's father-in-law, who was considered half of his own family, and his tone of voice towards him was compared to Rupert's. The Prince is better.

"For my daughter's happiness, I will bring Li Jinde back safely no matter what. I will go with you and help you negotiate with the pirates. If necessary, I can also bear a considerable part of the ransom." Sir Greenville said.

"Then go to the ironclad ship, Zheng Zhibao. When a battle breaks out, let Sir Greenville go down to the cabin. It is impossible for the enemy's shells to penetrate the armor of the ironclad ship. It is quite safe there." Sun Xu is indifferent to the life and death of the prince, but He treats his own people very favorably.

"I will definitely make people optimistic about Sir Greenville's safety." Zheng Zhibao replied.

"Colonel Sun, when I was young, I was one of the officers in the expedition to Spain. Although the expedition failed because of the storm. A few years ago, I led the expedition against the Spanish in the Netherlands. If it wasn't for the envoy to the East, where would There are so many things," said Sir Greenville.

Being asked by Charles I to serve as an envoy to the East changed the fate of their family.

"The sea battle can be done by our more professional navy soldiers. You are a guest, you just need to watch the battle. Well, everyone boards the ship, and the expedition should begin! Our goal is to let Al The Barbary pirates in Jier gave in and asked them to hand over Li Jinde, understand?!" Sun Xu asked.

"Understood!" More than a dozen captains responded.

Small boats transported the officers who were still on the shore to the galleon, and all the personnel and supplies on the galleon had been prepared.

The semaphore was unified in advance between the Fourth Fleet and the Royal Fleet. After the King of the Seas played the semaphore of departure, the ten sailing warships of the Royal Fleet began to hang their sails and slowly leave Portsmouth Harbor.

The Fourth Fleet followed closely behind. The iron-clad ship General Fubo, emitting black smoke, formed a formation together with the sailing battleship Soochow.

The joint fleet has three formations, the formation of the King of the Sea, the formation of the General Fubo, and the formation of the Shuhan. Each formation has a battleship with fierce firepower as its main ship and main force.

"I'm afraid that even the Spaniard's Armada will find it difficult to compete with such a fleet." Sir Greenville came to temporarily "serve" on the ironclad ship, full of confidence in getting Li Jinde back smoothly.

"Our navy has spent a lot of money. The Fourth Fleet has not experienced any decent naval battles. This is also the best opportunity to sharpen them, especially there are even many apprentices on the ironclad ships." Sun Xu as the first The officer of the Fourth Fleet, he adopted the plan of expedition to the Barbary pirates, so he will be responsible for this action.

"I still suggest trying to use peaceful means to get Li Jinde back. It is best for them to bow to us and hand over Li Jinde..." Sir Greenville said.

"We will not give up the peace talks, and of course we cannot allow them to threaten us by kidnapping Li Jinde. Any threat to us is a declaration of war against our Huaxia merchants and the Fourth Fleet!" Sun Xu said.

A Dutch businessman was taken to the ironclad ship. He was exactly the one who provided information about Li Jinde's stay in Algiers.

Now he wrinkled a bitter face.

He was forced by intelligence to take part in the operation and had to be on the same warship as the marines.He was just an ordinary Dutch businessman.

"Everyone, I'm just an ordinary businessman. I may not be able to help you on your expedition this time. It's too dangerous to fight against pirates. If I'm captured by them, I may be treated as a slave." I know where he was sold..." Luyter complained to the intelligence officer who forcibly brought him here.

"Mr. Luyter, since you have a way to infiltrate Algiers, you must have a special method, and I think it might be useful. For those who help us, we will definitely reward you in the future. And this is an ironclad ship, During the battle, as long as you hide in the guest room of the cabin, your safety will definitely be guaranteed." The person from the intelligence department said.

(End of this chapter)