Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The Great Bitter Lake was a very important shipyard in the Suez Canal. As the canal was too narrow and could only be used for a row of ships at a time, the lakeshore became a resting place for the queue to enter the canal.

Before the canal was opened, there were no lakes here. Before the canal was dug up, there was only a low-lying area of saltwater and desert. Only after the canal had dug up all the seawater, did it turn into a lakewater.

Some people claimed that the name Great Bitter Lake came from the lake water, which was salty and bitter, while some people claimed that tens of thousands of labourers gathered here and spent eleven long and painful years of hard work here. That was why the lake was named Great Bitter Lake.

The united fleet gradually entered the Great Bitter Lake from the south to the north. It was only when Xiao Letian's line of sight was covered by the dark blue lake that he truly realized the greatness of this canal.

The endless lake was densely packed with docked ships. The white sails of various sizes were mixed with the black smoke of the steamboat. There were at least three to four hundred merchant ships docked at a place where one could only see.

These were all merchant ships waiting to cross the canal. As the United Fleet had the powerful naval guards of the British Empire and the coordination from the British diplomats, the Alliance Fleet had the highest authority.

The French canal authorities, though reluctant to do so, had to clear the river ahead of time, trying to get the United Fleet through first. This way, the original schedule would be thrown into complete disarray.

Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, the Portugal... When the merchant ships of a small country were driven to the farthest reaches of the canal entrance, the French officials remained unmoved, no matter how much the captains scolded and scolded.

The British and French merchant ships had to temporarily move away from the river to let the United Fleet rise above the water. The British were slightly better off because they all knew from the newspapers that the Emperor of Great Qing Kingdom and the Head of the Hua Clan had come to visit. When they saw that the United Fleet and the Zhiyuan Warship s were around, they honked their pipes and saluted, waving sailors everywhere on the deck.

A small number of Prussian merchant ships were even more excited, pointing at the mighty warship and shouting, "We made it! Long live the ships we built in Prussia! Long live Prussia! Long live! " National pride has never been higher.

Only the French and Russian merchant ships remained silent. The sailors on the deck looked at the United Fleet with a complicated look, especially the ones that were directed at the Zhiyuan Warship.

"Die you bastard! Just wait for His Majesty the emperor to deal with you. Sooner or later, your iron turtle will sink!"

Of course, the Chinese would not care about the clown's curses. These valiant and formidable soldiers all had their hands behind their back as they lined up on the deck and proudly accepted the gazes of the Great Bitter Lake merchant ships. They were using their actions to change the misconception of the Europeans towards China.

Qing Dynasty can't represent China, and those scrawny smokers can't represent the Chinese. Today, I'll show you how mighty the Chinese army is, and how imposing they are!

Although the Great Bitter Lake's water surface was wide, there were too many ships docked. Adding to the chaos, the fleet's speed was very slow.

After all, the canal had just been put into operation this year, and the management was also accumulating experience from their work. It was understandable for them to make some mistakes, but after entering the lake for just two hours, something happened in front of the United Fleet.

The idiotic French pilot ship led the way, and an Italian brig was directly involved in a serious mishap with a Dutch scissor boat.

The surface of the lake was filled with the sound of grinding teeth. The two merchant ships that were passing by were clashing against each other. Pieces of wood were flying everywhere.

"Hahaha …" This bunch of French idiots, how did they lead the way? Idiot, trash … " The surface of the lake was filled with whistles and boos. Amidst the chaos, the speed of the United Fleet had become even slower.

Zai Chun leaned on the railings as he watched the two boats arguing excitedly. Occasionally, he would understand a few simple slang words, and whenever he heard something interesting from a scolding, Zai Chun would also loudly laugh.

However, Xiang Ying who was beside him was not in the mood to watch the commotion. He had been holding the binoculars in his hand the entire time, he had carefully inspected every ship in the entire lake.

"Something's wrong? How could this be … Master, take a look, there's something fishy about stopping ships on the lake! "

Xiao Letian took the binoculars and examined them for a while, but did not find anything wrong with them. "What's wrong? "I didn't see anything …"

"No, Führer, look carefully at the flag of the ship …" Why is it that all the French Merchant Shipping are concentrated in a fixed region in the north-west, and they are trying their best to gather there … "

"The other nations' merchant ships are arranged in a scattered manner. Perhaps my Left side is a Dutch merchant ship, and its right wing is a American Merchant Shipping … "There has never been a gathering of nations. Merchant ships are not warships, much less envoys with political missions. Why should they be gathered together?"

"Hm!" Perhaps the canal authorities were opening the back doors for their own ships? "After all, this is a Frenchman's canal!" Zai Chun said from the side.

"No, Your Majesty, you are thinking too simply!" The minimum requirement for a merchant ship to be docked and waiting for passage here was to arrange them according to time. For example, all the ships that arrived on the first ship will be concentrated together, while the second ship will be concentrated on the other side! "

"How can there be a day when there is only one merchant ship in the world?"

Xiao Letian said with furrowed brows, "What is your guess? "To be bold …"

"It's hard to say, it depends on how crazy the French are. Do they want to fight us? "Impossible, under the protection of British soldiers, the French would dare to use force?"

"But if they don't use force, why would they gather all of their own merchant ships? Protest! Pressure us? "It's hard for me to judge now …"

"If that's the case, then inform the British side and gather our thoughts …" Xiao Letian ordered, and the British quickly received a reminder from the Chinese.

"Under the protection of the Royal Navy, no country would dare to use force against a united fleet, not even the powerful France!"

"As long as you don't land here hastily, nothing unexpected will happen. Please rest assured!"

The Chinese were speechless at the Englishman's confidence. After all, this was the territory of the Europeans, and they could only cooperate as much as they could under her protection.

However, what Xiao Letian and the Englishman did not know was that, right behind them, at the southern end of the canal that they had just traversed, a Arabian Horse that was completely black like satin was galloping rapidly along the river.

A lady with a white veil over her face was riding her horse towards the north. She was as fast as lightning and the two Arabian warriors behind her were in a hurry to chase after her.

"Miss … Please slow down... Don't be too fast, our horses can't catch up with your lightning... Miss, please slow down! "