C1875 No fighting for nothing, no fighting for nothing …. (1/2)

The Englishman and Frenchman did not expect Xiao Letian to be so overbearing. In the heart of Major General Jie Sen, there were more than 30 warships surrounding the Zhiyuan Warship, this was a form of protection and also a form of surveillance.

He was well aware that, in naval tradition, most of the friction between the two navies during the non-combat period was accomplished through impact.

Impact warfare is a very traditional and effective method, and it costs very little to cause war. I don't like the sight of you on the sea. Both sides are in a tense mood, so it's normal for them to have a bit of an accident.

When the French battleship appeared, Jie Sen was most afraid of the impact, so he had let the British Fleet surround the Zhiyuan Warship in the middle.

Actually, the British intelligence network had already known about the French's movements, it was just that they did not reveal it to the Chinese. In the hearts of Jie Sen and the others, there were at least three benefits from having the French stir things up.

First of all, it would kill the prestige of the Chinese, make the French sing ”Black Face” and the British sing ”Red Face”. It was a good deal.

Secondly, let Xiao Letian realize the importance of the British Fleet, and let him know that protecting him is meaningful. Without Britain's protection through force, you would have been killed by the French long ago.

The third is to do everything possible to find out the bottom line of the Chinese, to find out what their character is, and finally to give first-hand information to London politicians.

His plan was really clever, but unfortunately, they never thought that Xiao Letian would actually be strong enough to directly fire at them.

The trained Chinese Navy, took a total of 15 minutes to go from patrolling to getting ready for first grade to live ammunition firing. This was already extremely efficient at that time, because humans did not use electricity in the military at all.

The efficiency of the Chinese army shocked Jie Sen, and the might of the 210 main cannons shook the entire united fleet.

Never in their dreams did the Frenchman expect that the Zhiyuan Warship would open fire without even a threat. When the muffled thunder sounded in the distance, a huge explosion occurred at the tail of the ship that was leading the way.

Boom … Explosions shook the ocean as the artillery shell grazed past the rear end of the building and exploded. Countless fragments flew across the sea as nearly three square meters of armor was completely overturned. A hole of one meter in diameter was blasted through the wooden shell inside the armor.

Wood chips and shrapnel flew inside the cabin, which happened to be the location of the sailor room. Dozens of French sailors were resting there, unable to prevent themselves from being devoured by the high explosive shockwaves and shrapnel.

The bomb's vibrations had also destroyed the propeller drive mechanism of the battleship, causing the steam power in the boiler to be unable to drive the propeller to spin, causing the power of the battleship to immediately decrease.

Although the target of this shot was a little off and did not focus on the vital parts, it still caused the French battleship's power to be lost. At the very least, he would not be able to follow the United Fleet anymore.

”Long live!” When the British woke up from their short shock, General Jie Sen didn't care if his subordinates could hear or not when he saw that the situation had blown up. He directly stuck his head out the window and shouted towards the sea.

”Expulsion of French Fleet... Surround them, detach the main body from the French... There must be no war... ”

With that, Jie Sen stared at Xiao Letian and gritted his teeth as he said, ”Your Excellency the Head of State … Do you want to shoot a second shot? Are you really going to make trouble on the way? ”

At this time, Xiao Letian became more relaxed. He shrugged his shoulders and said, ”I just don't like these Hanged Ghost companions …” As long as they are not in my line of sight, why should I waste my ammunition? ”