C417 Three battleships (1/2)
”In the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Britain, Germany, the Denmark, and Norway, Europeans call it the North Sea. ”This is Sweden, Poland, Germany, the Denmark and other northern European countries' important transportation routes to and from the Atlantic Ocean. Since ancient times, it has always been a place where all armies fight …”
”The terrain of this region of the sea is very special. The British Isles and Iceland to the north have sealed up the North Sea like a lid. Any ships that pass by will be monitored by the British Navy …”
”Of course, the most unhappy one is the Russia. Although his vast territory has very long coastlines, more than 90% of these coastlines are in the icy cold zone. It's already impressive to have three to four months to defrost in a year, the only port you can depend on is St. Petersburg …”
”Unfortunately, St. Petersburg is hidden at the end of the Baltic Sea, and that area of water is also being suppressed by the North Sea. As long as the British block up the Kartegat Strait, the gigantic Russia Bear won't be able to charge into the Atlantic Ocean …”
The long journey had just begun, and Xiao Letian's little lesson for the brothers had already begun. Now that the boat was sailing in the North Sea, his lesson would naturally be concentrated here.
”I got it, no wonder Prime Minister kept emphasizing that Russia is the country that will be the biggest threat to us in the coming decades. Other European kings only want money, this polar bear is going to die!” An officer on the deck suddenly jumped up and shouted.
”That's right, that's right. Prime Minister said that in the future, whoever is able to control the sea will become the ruler of the world. Russian is trying very hard to build a Warm Water Port, they are building an army port! ”
With a ”pa” sound, Xiao Letian excitedly snapped his fingers, ”Right, right, you finally understood it! ”The French are on us now, but I don't think France is the biggest threat to us...”
”First of all, the strategy of the English and French is to establish colonies. They do not have much desire for China, occupying a few islands and ports is the best they can do. They do want to earn money from the bottom of their hearts …”
”However, this Russian is different. They have a clear territorial need, and their goal is to go from the cold zone to the south. This nation originally had an abnormal thirst for the territory, and with the strong need for the port in the temperate zone, the weak Qing Dynasty would naturally become meat on the chopping block.”
Xiao Letian laughed bitterly: ”Do you really think that the Russian supporting Yaqub in Xinjiang is like wanting to go to the Heavenly Mountain's grassland? They wanted to test the waters of the Pamir plateau, their goal is the sea of the Arabian … ”
On the deck, ten over senior officers were surrounding Xiao Letian and listening to his lecture with rapt attention. Although the surrounding Portugal sailors could not understand Chinese, they could feel that it was very impressive.
There were many cargo ships from all over the world as well as countless fishing boats flying their sails. But one thing was for sure, as long as a ship sailed from hamburger Harbor and saw this scissor boat, they would all send their own signals and expressions of respect.
”Prime Minister... The Left side sent us another Prussian merchant ship, and they are paying their respects to you... ” When the captain finished speaking, Xiao Letian quickly stood on the side of the ship and waved for everyone to hear him.
”Thank you! ”Thank you …” Xiao Letian had been acting quite a bit along the way. His name could be said to be a household name in Prussia, and all the German captain sailors in this region of the sea all paid their respects to him when they heard that their benefactor from the east had arrived.
Just as Xiao Letian was waving his hands to show that he was a great man, suddenly, the sound of the lookout hand came out from the high mast of the merchant boat.
”Southwest direction, 7 o'clock...” Three large ships appeared... Speed: 10 secs... ”He came straight for us …”
”What's going on?” When the Portugal Captain heard this, she quickly grabbed the binoculars and started to survey her surroundings. However, the distance was too far, even with the high power binoculars, it was only a vague shadow of three ships.
”Captain...” Give me your telescope... ”The multiplier in my hands is too low …”
”Aiya, I'm really stupid …” The captain nervously tapped her forehead, and quickly had a nimble Sailor to send his binoculars up.
Just as Sailor was climbing, Sima Yun, Luo Huo and the others also surrounded him and asked simultaneously, ”What happened? What happened? ”What's on the surface of the sea?”
He didn't know how to explain that this ocean-going mission was personally arranged by the Prussian Prime Minister. He wanted to use the Portugal, this neutral country's vessel, to ensure the safety of the guests from the East.
Furthermore, the background of this ship was very deep, and the shareholders behind the scenes had the shadow of the British royal family. Even though it was just an ordinary small-sized scissor boat, the goods that it pulled every year were all top-grade goods that were hard to buy even if one was rich.
The captain was a smart person, he had already done his homework before taking on the job. He had already investigated how important Xiao Letian and the others were to Prussia and how high their identities were.
”Don't let anything happen to him! ”God bless, I must not have any accidents …”