Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The Marine Expedition in the Pre-Fearless Battleship era was very unique. As humans had yet to have a unified understanding of the future development of Steel battleship, many of them could be considered experimental.

The two cannons on both sides of the modified battleship, which was covered in iron armor and transformed by the wood sail battleship, still had the same structure as before.

There was also the huge monster that combined the sail and the steam power, with a huge chimney standing tall amidst the complicated mast structure!

Maybe it was because of the influence of the Zhiyuan Warship s, but the battleships that the British Navy had been investing in these past few years were already starting to have a hazy concept of the Fearless Ship's era.

Yes, I'm afraid that in this era there is no longer a naval age standard for the Fearless Ship. The real epoch-making battleships are the Chinese Zhiyuan Warship.

The Maritime War in Eastern Frisia had revealed the illustrious reputation of the Chinese Navy, which also symbolized the arrival of the era of big ships and big cannons, with the Zhiyuan Warship s as the shooting standard.

It had to be said that the United Kingdom was indeed worthy of being the overlord of the seas. Before going through the Maritime War in Eastern Frisia's combat tests, he had already built a few experimental ships based on the design style of the Zhiyuan Warship.

Although in Xiao Letian's opinion, the British designers did not grasp onto the essence of the equipment, at least the short and thick naval gun could already guess that the British did not have the determination to equip the expensive high caliber naval gun.

In less than a year, there would be at least ten battleships in Royal Navy that would be able to complete the modification for the main cannons.

From this, it could be seen how powerful the Ocean Empire was!

The Chinese people were livid. They could see that the British were threatening them, but no one could do anything about it. After all, the sea was their territory and even the battleship they were riding on belonged to them.

Boom

When the Head of the Guards rode past the formation, the British battleship began to fire one by one.

However, what else could this scene be other than provocation?

British Empire did not mind blocking the Golden Channel of the Calais, but she still dared to act arrogantly in front of Xiao Letian. It could be seen that this Franco-Prussian War had given the British a huge shock.

The viewing lasted for two and a half hours before Xiao Letian finally managed to slowly drive past the huge group of British battleship. At this moment, his entire nose was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder.

The 220 cannons from the battleship were famous, so the amount of gunpowder consumed was not a small amount. Today, there was still no wind in the sea, so the gunpowder's smoke turned into a faint cloud of smoke that hung over the strait for a long time.

"What a domineering Royal Navy. I've experienced the power of the Ocean Empire now, I'm very grateful …"

The British captain pretended not to hear the displeasure in Xiao Letian's tone, and said while smiling, "With the Founder's current prestige, getting such a view of the ship is reasonable!"

"Look, the Victory has come closer. The Crown Prince and Duke of Newcastle are here to welcome you!"

"The winds and waves are too strong, it's too dangerous to rely on help. Let's meet up in London!" Xiao Letian was in a bad mood, he actually turned his head and headed back to the cabin.

The rest of the Chinese officers also returned to their cabins to rest, silently protesting against the British threat.

Inside the cabin, Xiao Letian frowned as he thought about the real purpose of the British!

"A single Franco-Prussian war will not break Britain's domination. What exactly do they want?"

"Just hit me? If it was really a strike, then there was no need to make such a big commotion. Could it be that the Zhiyuan Warship had made the British feel threatened? "

"That's impossible! With the industrial power of the United Kingdom, building a dozen or so Zhiyuan Warship warships is simply child's play. Also, the Zhiyuan Warship no longer have any secrets … "

"Now that the battleship is docked and repaired at Wilhelm military port, it's impossible for the British spies to not pry. With the data exposed during the war, with the ability of British scientists, I'm afraid they would have long understood the design of the battleship!"

"Britain will only produce Iron-armored Ship better than Zhiyuan ship, he will not go all out just for this warship?"

"Could it be that he's trying to stand up for the Spaniard? I've never heard that relations between England and Spain have improved so much. "

Xiao Letian fell into his typical state of darkness under the lantern. After thinking about it again and again, he decided not to think about it too much in regards to the battle reparations of 1.2 billion Gold franc.

In the end, it was because Britain's national power was too strong. This small amount of money was nothing in the eyes of the British, Xiao Letian completely ignored it.

The battleship entered the mouth of the Thames and anchored at the closest military port to London. Finally, Xiao Letian met with the Crown Prince and Duke.

The crown prince was clearly beginning to speak with an official tone, and the duke seemed to have something to say, but he held it back as soon as the words were out of his mouth!

"Dear Leader, first of all, I congratulate you on your brilliant victory in France. The British Empire admires you greatly … "I hope the leader can stay in Paris for a while longer, and let us all be friends for a while longer!"

"Your Highness, you're too polite. I've already stayed in Europe long enough, hehe …" He should return home early! or my wife will protest! "

"Hahaha …" The Head of the Guards should stay here for a little longer. There are too many storms in the sea during the summer, it's not safe to return home at this time of year! "

The sense of danger was approaching, it was clear that the Crown Prince was threatening them, Xiao Letian thought as his heart skipped a beat, "What does that mean? Do you really think England would dare to put me under house arrest? "

Thinking about it, Xiao Letian suddenly realized that even if he was under house arrest, he would not have any way to fight back!

The Chinese did not have any means of retaliation against Britain. Even if they did capture him, what else could they do other than protest? The army wouldn't be able to cross the ocean to save itself.

His gaze swept across Duke of Newcastle, only to realise that this duke's gaze was evasive, and did not even have the courtesy to invite Xiao Letian to a feast!

This was not something a friendly shareholder should do!

After that came the procedural diplomatic formalities. The two sides met with a group of reporters at the pier and said something noncommittal about the situation in the Philippines.

In the end, Xiao Letian and the rest did not stay in the original palace, the British actually gave them a standard for entertaining guests, they simply did not arrange for food and lodging.

At the moment, the Chinese embassy in Britain was almost ready. The Chinese had already bought the five-story hotel at 49 Portland Street and were ready to become a permanent embassy.

This time, the Englishman decided to let Xiao Letian and the others stay in her own embassy.

The group of people returned back to their own homes after reaching the embassy. Luo Huo, who had a bad temper after closing the door to the meeting room, started to curse loudly.

"These British large nose, they are too bullying! This is playing with our noses in the air! "

"This bunch of bastards just can't stand to see us. Seeing that we made a bit of money and a bit of colonization, they became red-eyed!"

Wang Huaiyuan coughed lightly, "Not necessarily... "It won't be necessary …" How could Britain care if it was only 1.2 billion francs? Why is the structure so small? "

"Do you think we have Annan and the Philippines and they want a share? They want a colony? "

There were endless discussions in the meeting room. However, no one expected that there would be a group of people rushing over at this moment!

"Quick... "Get off the carriage at the corner, and we'll walk through the alley."

"I have to get rid of those plainclothes policemen, I have to see Xiao Letian tonight …"

Two people with straight beards, one was older and the other was younger, were rushing into an alley. Not long after, two carriages stopped in front of where they had gotten off.

Six to seven men in black jumped down to search for her!