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Chapter 1635 Personal expedition
The Zhili Fleet reappeared on the Thames River, with the "Wei Qing" steam ironclad ship, two ironclad frigates, and more than a dozen sailing warships covering the sun.

In addition to the latest steam ironclad ship "Wei Qing", there are also large sailing battleships such as the Victory. Even the Royal Navy's largest sea king is not comparable to the Victory battleship, not to mention the larger displacement and the length of the hull. The [-]-meter "Wei Qing" steam ironclad ship.

They came to welcome Chu Yun to embark on an expedition to Constantinople.

The supreme commander of the expeditionary force this time is of course Chu Yun himself, while the commander-in-chief of the navy is Nelson of the Zhili Fleet, the deputy commander is Commodore Sun Xu, commander of the Fourth Fleet, and Rear Admiral George Monk, commander of the Royal Fleet; It was Sun Chuanting, the deputy commander of the army was Cao Bianjiao of the Imperial Guards Brigade, and Prince Rupert, Royal Field Marshal.

When future generations recall this expedition, they will be amazed at the incredible quality and quantity of the officers who participated in the battle.

When everyone thought that the 30-year war in Europe was coming to an end, the epic battle had just begun.

Sophia came out with a group of cabinet ministers and congressmen to see off the expedition team. She said to Chu Yun worriedly: "Are you really going to go out in person?"

"I have never been persuaded by so many storms and waves before, and this time is no exception. I believe that my fleet and soldiers will win."

Chu Yun changed into a uniform of an imperial army officer, and he looked straight, as if he had returned to the days when he fought on the front line in person and could lose his life at any time.

Ever since the entire empire needed to operate, Chu Yun was no longer able to act according to his own preferences. Since the end of the Nanyang War, he had not been to the battlefield in person. This time he had not gone to war in person for a long time, and his blood was boiling again.

"Ling'er will be taken care of by you for the time being, Ling'er, you must listen to my mother, you know?" Ella changed back to her old naval officer's costume, outlining her still pretty figure.She is not only an officer of the Admiralty, but also the head of the intelligence department. She needs to provide Chu Yun with timely information. The two of them cooperated again in this expedition.

"Father, mother, I also want to join the expedition." Ling'er clenched her fists and said.

"You are still young and have not received professional training. You will first go to Queen's College for tuition during this period of time. When you grow up, you may have the opportunity to go to the battlefield."

Chu Yun didn't dare to let Ling'er really go to the battlefield at such an age.The Mediterranean is going to fight the strong ships and guns of the Ottoman Empire. Even if one's side has the upper hand, there will be casualties.

To be honest, even Chu Yun himself couldn't guarantee that he would be able to live.

"I will take good care of him. Henry, say goodbye to your father." Sophia kept a flat tone in front of everyone, letting the little prince Henry wave goodbye to Chu Yun.

Chu Yun's youngest son didn't understand why so many people gathered here, and he waved his hand towards Chu Yun half understanding.

"It's time for us to get on the boat." Chu Yun turned and stepped onto the boat.

Behind him, Ella, Nelson, Sun Chuanting, Cao Bianjiao, Zheng Zhihu and others followed him on board.

Nelson gave up continuing to use the Victory as his flagship, but chose the more advanced "Wei Qing" steam ironclad ship as his flagship.

"The queen and her daughter have the same husband, and the royal family has half of the oriental blood..."

Standing on the deck, Nelson looked at England, which was a bit unfamiliar to the world. Huge changes had taken place here, and he couldn't accept it.

The ambassadors of France, the Netherlands, and Spain all witnessed Chu Yun leading a group of generals on the expedition fleet.

"I didn't expect the consuls in the East to go out in person. They are serious! I don't believe that he will risk his life to fight an uncertain war. They must be extremely confident to a certain extent." French Ambassador Standing with the ambassador of the Netherlands at this time, they were puzzled by the fact that Chu Yun completely ignored the threat of Spain, and instead declared war on the Ottoman Empire, which was completely out of reach with them, and really wanted to go on an expedition to Constantinople.

"Their ironclad ships are really daunting. Do we want to study such warships in the Netherlands? Otherwise, we will have conflicts with them in the future, and we don't know how to deal with their ironclad ships." The ambassador of the Netherlands looked worriedly at the huge The Weiqing ironclad ship.

"A ship of hundreds of meters is not as simple as covering the hull with iron sheets. From the perspective of length alone, there is no such a long keel or the technology of splicing keels that can enable a ship with such a length to fight against wind and waves in the ocean. ’ The French ambassador shook his head.

They all vaguely realized that trying to imitate the iron-clad ship Weiqing was difficult or beyond their imagination.

"Perhaps the secret lies in the chimneys of the iron-clad ships emitting black smoke. Such chimneys are very similar to fireplaces or iron-making stoves. Maybe they burn firewood or coal inside the iron-clad ships to drive the ships forward. I have been secretly observing these days. Many of the goods they transported into the cabin were coal. Could burning coal power the ship? And how did they build such a long ship? Could it be that they used steel keels and ribs instead of wooden keels? The most important thing is steel, which may make sense. But the steel hull is easy to rust, and the bottom of the ship is easy to attach sea oysters and other parasites, which will affect the speed of the ship and the accuracy of the magnetic compass. How did they overcome these difficulties? ?” The Dutch envoy was puzzled.

There are many technological gaps between wooden sailboats and steam ironclad ships.

"The Chinese and the English didn't intend to attack Constantinople under the pretense of attacking Madrid, Spain, did they?"

The Spanish ambassador was also present, but what he was worried about was being co-designed by Chu Yun and Sofia.After all, Sophia seized some of their colonies in the West Indies through sneak attacks.

In fact, his worries were superfluous, because Chu Yun really wanted to attack the Ottoman Empire this time and beat it into the sick man of West Asia.

The ironclad ship Weiqing whistled loudly, signaling the departure of the warships of the Zhili Fleet and the transport ships carrying the Imperial Guards Brigade.

"We must come back alive." Sophia and Da Yuer stayed in London with their children, and they watched the fleet drift away.

Chu Yun is also on the iron-clad ship Wei Qing. One of the purposes of his expedition to the Ottoman Empire is to make an example of others and force the European countries to open their doors: "When I return from the Mediterranean Sea, Europe must tremble."

(End of this chapter)