The three warships were led by the Shattered Waves that Xiang Ying and the rest had captured. After going through simple repairs, they had become the flagship of the Ryukyu Navy, while the other two warships that broke through the encirclement were considered merit warships.
Be it in terms of tonnage, size, or cannons, the three battleships looked inferior to the towering Glory, or even to the inferior frigate. However, the pride the three battleships exuded was able to be smelled even by the sea breeze.
Three short warships circled the six massive top-tier European warships. From afar, they looked like three hounds guarding a group of grazing water buffaloes.
Although the water buffalo was huge, its killing intent was far inferior to that of the short hunting dog.
General Bruce was helpless. In these few days, he continuously called out flags to the merchant ships flying the European flags, expressing his wish to buy fresh water, food and other materials.
All the good intentions of the European merchant ships were dispelled by these three hunters. Under the threat of the Chinese crew members, all the European merchant ships dared not approach them.
"Shame!" This is the shame of Europe as a whole, but what about our pride? Where is our glory? Are we still of high race? "These yellow skinned monkeys actually bullied me …"
General Bruce was wandering around the deck like a trapped tiger, but his crew members and his crew members were all urging him at the same time. On the contrary, all of his ship's Captain s, as well as their staff officers and the like, all spoke in unison.
"Retreat, it's useless for us to stay here. We can either retreat to Shanghai or Hong Kong. At the very least, there's a safe haven, so it won't be so difficult to resupply them …" Everyone tried to persuade him otherwise.
At this moment, a captain who had just returned from Shanghai said with a gloomy face, "General, Shanghai is not safe for us either. At this moment, a captain who had just returned from Shanghai said with a gloomy face," General, Shanghai is not safe for us either.
"Ai …" With my heels, I can also guess who's setting the fire. They are threatening the merchants of Shanghai … "However, their threat is very effective. During the procurement period, I have interacted with a lot of European businessmen. Not many of them are willing to provide us with financial aid!"
"Sigh …" Bruce sighed: "This is what happens to the losers. If we were the victors now, I'm afraid they wouldn't care about it, but is Hong Kong really safe? "Even if I'm beaten to death, I won't look at the mocking faces of the British!"
Just as the argument was going on the deck, the lookout hand at the top of the Glory suddenly shouted, "Southern... There's a fleet coming from the south... Among them there are British battleship, which are the basic frigate s … "
"What?" The British frigate is here? What were they trying to do? Do you remember what happened six years ago, when Britain was going to intervene? "
The expressions of the officers on the deck were immediately filled with hope. The reason the British battleship had so blatantly driven here was most likely to be to back the French army. Maybe six years later, they would come again to enter the Ryukyu.
When the fleet got closer, the lookout hand suddenly shouted in surprise, "Oh my god, the ship in the middle of the fleet is flying the 'Xiao' flag! The ships that are arrayed to the left and right are Prussian, and the other is American... "
Oh, the damned Englishman, this is a betrayal, a shameless betrayal. lookout hand was so angry that she almost threw the binoculars into the sea.
That's right, this fleet that arrived late was Xiao Letian, who had arrived from the Singapore. Nine days after the end of the war, Xiao Letian had finally returned.
Almost at the same time, cheers sounded out from the Shattered Waves. The melodious sound of the conch horn resounded throughout the bay, and the horns from Nanshan, Zhongshan, and Seven Stars Mountain sounded out at the same time. The entire Bandar was deathly silent, and those merchants that had just arrived from the other nations thought that the war was about to start again.
"Is the French going to war again? Were they reinforcements? My God, why can't I get over my greedy bad habit... "Quick, raise the anchor, let's leave this place …"
The pier was in a mess. Some of the foreign merchants didn't even want the last payment for their goods and boarded the boat as if they were escaping. However, a tsunami of cheers stopped them in their tracks.
"Wuwuwu …" Prime Minister … Wu wu wu … "Prime Minister …" That tyrant of a city began to cry loudly. The people began to shout out the name of the Prime Minister, and started to rush towards the pier.
There was no way to know where the source of this sound wave was. The people in the whirlpool only felt that there were waves of shouts in all directions, and the entire city had gone mad.
"The prime minister has returned …" Expeditionary forces is back... With the Prime Minister here, the Ryukyu would not sink … Prime Minister! "
Countless wooden signs were affixed on the crowd, and the images of the Prime Minister's victories in Europa were still visible.
When Jin Yandiao brought the most detailed volume of the European newspapers and the translation version of the Singapore back to the Tyrant, Shang Tai and Fan Lian decided to print and distribute it in large quantities after a short meeting. This kind of victorious report would be the best in calming the hearts of the people after a bloody war.
During these nine days, all kinds of victory flyers had been posted all over the streets and alleys, especially those spontaneously formed shrines for Xiao Letian, which were a gathering place for these flyers. Moreover, every day, there were university lecturers who were obligated to teach these flyers and explain this to the illiterate citizens.
In the middle of the nineteenth century, the Europeans had already given the whole world an inherently strong impression. The backward races did not even dare imagine that one day they would be able to defeat these western robbers.
In such a gloomy era, Xiao Letian's victory was no different from a ray of sunlight shining through dark clouds. It was impossible for the people to not pay attention to him.
Tears streamed down the faces of the tens of thousands of citizens as they held their signs high and began to march across the city. Since they could no longer squeeze through the docks, they started walking up the mountain. At the end, all the places that could overlook the docks were filled with people.
At that moment, there was only one voice in the world, "Prime Minister …" Prime Minister … "Prime Minister …"
Xiao Letian, who was on the sea, heard the shouts accompanied by the wind. He had already changed into his military uniform and stood at the bow of the ship, behind him was the neatly organized army of tofu, the crossing of Earth had already made them into excellent sailors. No matter how the ship swayed, their legs seemed to have grown roots as they stood there.
Even Xiao Hexin, whose legs were injured, stood there with his crutch. No matter who it was, they would not listen to him, "I left the Ryukyu standing, I will still return standing … I am not a cripple, so I don't need your special care! " Amidst the roar, Xiao Hexin's eyes turned red.
Xiao Letian's appearance caused a commotion in French Fleet, the flagship Glory even adjusted the angle of the ship, as if it was going to attack. When the Shattered Waves and the other two warships saw that the situation was not going well, they hurriedly adjusted their boat's posture and dived in diagonally, blocking between the Prime Minister and the French Fleet.
"All French battleship retreat... This is not a warning, this is a command... "Retreat, retreat immediately …" The Shattered Waves scolded as the standard-bearer continuously sent out commands with strong language.
"Notify Naha Harbor... Notify Sheppard of... When you have finished preparing for battle, if the French battleship dared to make another move, it would immediately bomb them … "
A series of murderous orders was passed down, all in clear code. The French could clearly see them, and it was only then that the French calmed down.
On top of the Glory, General Bruce was surrounded by a group of high ranking military officers. The British are already protecting Xiao Letian, we no longer have the chance to take action … "
Bruce pounced forward like a red-eyed dog: "Oh my god, it's this criminal, he's the one who insulted France! I want to avenge my Cavalry Battalion … I want to avenge my Expeditionary forces … I want to avenge the envoy... I want to avenge His Majesty the emperor! "
"Don't stop me, load …" Blast Xiao Letian to death! " Bruce roared on the deck like a vicious dog, countless soldiers on the side were dumbfounded. They had never seen the Major General this hysterical.
"Lord General is drunk …" Everyone go back to their posts and don't fire without an order... Everyone step back, stop all threatening actions... French battleship would never fire at the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu … "This is the flag language. Buy it, send it out …"
The two aides carried Bruce to the cabin from the left and right, while whispering to each other, "Alright General, all the sailors have seen your performance, the Emperor can see your performance … You can rest now! "
Good boy, after all this time, Bruce is acting! In order to prove to Napoleon that he still had use, and was even a ferocious hunting dog, Bruce had no choice but to act out this show in front of all the sailors.
A failed general. If he could prove his loyalty to the emperor, then it would be easy for him to rise again. Didn't one of the philosophers say that?
"The dog guarding the door always barks in front of the guest. Even if the dog is familiar with the guest, even if his tail is shaking when he barks, this routine barking is unavoidable. "Because dogs always use this method to prove their loyalty to their masters and prove that they are still useful in order to avoid the bad fruits of being cooked …"
Right now, Bruce was the villain who wanted to prove himself, and Xiao Letian was the villain who had shocked the whole of Europe.
The bravery of the Shattered Waves and the other two warships caused the two British battleship s to praise him endlessly. In this era, the British Navy pursued the spirit of a reef.
"Such a weak navy, yet they possess such a strong courage to fight. In the future, the Ryukyu's navy definitely cannot be underestimated … "Well, I'm going to write this down in my log book and pass it on to London..."
Thinking about that, the British captain tidied up the spotless White Gloves in his hands and proudly ordered, "The battleship will be cut into the shape of a magic army, and Napoleon III's retreat order will be announced to them … Issuing orders, tell them that the is now responsible for the order of the seas of the Ryukyu … "
Xiao Letian watched as the two British frigate s grazed the side of the French ships and rushed in, almost colliding with them. The two British frigate s split the fleet of French ships into two as if they were dead snakes.