Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

It was unknown when the atmosphere in the Great Bitter Lake started to change, but the novelty of the joint fleet when they first entered the lake had slowly disappeared. The merchant ships who came to watch the show also had their own matters to attend to, so they couldn't stare at the Zhiyuan Warship all day long.

The line up merchant ships were nervously replenishing their shipping supplies, repairing and sorting out the cargo on their ships. Some merchant ships that had been in line for too long were even giving the sailors time off to take a break, allowing them to go ashore and relax.

Wine and whores were always more attractive than battleships. After a while, no one came to watch the alliance fleet.

With the audience gone, there was no longer a need for the soldiers to stand on the deck. The Chinese and British soldiers let out a sigh of relief and returned to their cabins.

But no one knew that Xiao Letian had already given the order to all the fleet troops to secretly enter the third class battle preparation.

On the surface, the Chinese Army did not seem to have any big movements, but the various units in the cabin had already started to gather all the members.

The rifle was already in everyone's hands, but the bullets were not released in full. According to the rules of the Chinese Army, every soldier could only get the smallest five bullets, and the leader could only get five bullets according to the quota.

As the armory opened, the logistics department's ministers began to distribute the Arms and ammunition according to the list. The third class combat readiness ammunition and equipment would be delivered to the unit that was the company.

On the other hand, the second class of preparation would distribute ammunition to the troops that were at the first rank of the platoon, while the first class of preparation would be allocated directly to the soldiers. This was a very systematic and scientific management system.

This ensured that they could deal with sudden wars, reduce waste of ammunition and equipment, and raise their safety levels.

Touching the cold and heavy bullets, all the soldiers in the cabin rubbed their hands together in excitement, "Queue length! "Are we going to war?"

"What are you asking about? Have you forgotten the military discipline? "You can do whatever I tell you, but you can't casually guess what the order is!"

"Maybe it was a war, maybe it was an exercise... Anyway, all of you better remember, the closer we get to Europe, the more dangerous we become! "Now, everyone is counting their individual equipment …"

The Queue length and the soldiers sat on the ground, as the classes began counting the supplies. With a low growl from the class monitor, the sound of a bolt being pulled could be heard from below. Every soldier began to inspect the fur on their hands.

"No Exceptions..." No Exception... "There are no exceptions..." Every soldier had to report to the squad leader about the rifle.

"Five Bullets..." "Check..."

"Full..." Full... "All in full..."

"First aid kit... Engineer Shovel... Kettle... smoke bomb Type 2... Melon grenade 3... "

"Full..." No Exception... Full... "There are no exceptions..."

Almost all of the cabins were engaged in the preparation for the third grade battle, as a tense atmosphere began to permeate the air amidst the silent roars.

There was no laziness nor disorder in the army. The army of the Eight Flag Green Camp did not exist here, the entire army relied on all kinds of strict rules and regulations to link together, and each army was like a sophisticated machine.

This was how the Iron Army looked like. No matter the time, the soldiers and military officers would not panic, because the harsh training had long given them a plan to deal with all kinds of sudden situations.

Xiao Letian had once put on an act. When the Chinese army rose from a peaceful state to a LV 1 combat preparation, a thousand man army could be pulled out in five minutes.

A five-thousand-man army would take twenty minutes to assemble and fight, and a ten-thousand-man regiment would take about forty minutes.

The Navy was a bit slower, after all, it needed all kinds of mechanical cooperation, but within one and a half hours, it would be able to deploy ten thousand marines and provide effective firepower support.

This kind of efficiency was based on continuous acting, continuous training, and continuous training of military officers and soldiers, which was slowly improving.

This kind of terrifying efficiency was something that not even the Prussian army could achieve. This was the elite soldier that Xiao Letian wanted, it was something that completely exceeded the capabilities of this world.

The veterans and experienced military officers on the British battleship could faintly smell this dangerous atmosphere. Old veterans who had fought their entire life long battles in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood all had a very subtle intuition.

They did not even need to look with their eyes to feel the killing intent. The Chinese were secretly preparing for battle in the cabin, but the surrounding British battleship were all very unnatural now.

The veteran immediately felt that there was something different about the Chinese Army, as they whispered to each other, "Something wrong with the Chinese! The soldiers on the deck had a strange expression on their faces … And I can smell a scent from the cabin! "

"You felt it too? I also sensed something, and I feel that the French on the sea are not normal, seems like this trip to Suez will not be peaceful! "

Until the very end, when even the British commander, Major General Jie Sen, received the report from his subordinates. The nervous Jie Sen had the flag bearer send the information to the Zhiyuan Warship, in the end, he only received the feedback from the Chinese Army's daily training.

"Training? "No training early, no training late, what about now?" Looking at his pocket watch, he realized that it was already 5: 30 in the afternoon. The sun was already setting in the west, and he could vaguely see the north entrance of Great Bitter Lake, which was the fifth station town and the canal entrance.

"Don't have any problems!" "My mission is almost over. As long as I send the Chinese through the last part of the canal and enter the Mediterranean, the Atlantic fleet will be responsible for their safety …"

"Please do not make any mistakes during the last part of my mission, God bless!"

"Men, continue to coordinate the passage of the warships …"

This time, besides the Zhiyuan Warship s, Xiao Letian brought seven other Sail battleship s to Europe. Other than transporting two thousand marines, the rest of the cabins were all filled with supplies to serve as supply ships.

There were a total of eight warships, and according to Jie Sen's arrangements, the British Fleet would be split into two. As the Northern Canal is the Mediterranean Sea, and there were already British Fleet waiting there, so it was not necessary for all the British battleship to enter the river.

It was enough to send nine battleships to protect the Chinese fleet, one escort at a time. The remaining battleships could then return to India.

But the suddenly tense atmosphere caused Jie Sen to be uncertain of what to do. "Do the French really dare to take action? Should he add three or four more battleships? "What a headache …"

Just at this moment, a voice of a messenger came from outside the ship cabin. "Reporting to the general, a small boat suddenly appeared on the Great Bitter Lake and is heading towards our fleet. The boat is heading towards the Zhiyuan Warship! "

"Hmm? "Stop him, ask them what they want to do …"