In the Volkeng shipyard, everyone who was preparing to return to China had been gathered, Yiwang and Fang Guan continued to stay in Europe, while Xiang Ying and more than 50 other students took on the task of cooperating with Kevin to escort the Zhiyuan back home.

On the deck, the Wing King was reading a secret message from the Ryukyus, and the fifty military-trained students in front of him stood in a square formation like tofu blocks, while more than 300 Prussian sailors behind him quietly watched the appointment.

"Decree of the Prime Minister to appoint commanders of all levels of the returned fleet...... Captain Xiang Ying of the Zhiyuan!

With a snap, the military boots hit the deck, and Xiang Ying, who had changed into a military uniform, had tears flashing in his excited eyes, and when he took the appointment letter and the command knife, two hot tears finally couldn't help but flow.

In Europe, these students really lived for three years, and everyone forgot to sleep and eat tirelessly, sleeping for one or two hours a day, and eating was always a sandwich with two slices of bread and sausages.

When the tutor was there, he studied with the tutor, and when the tutor rested, they went to the library, and the first batch of European students were all geniuses carefully selected by Xiao Letian, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have a level of memorability.

Language and writing barriers have been solved in the Ryukyus as early as now, and the basic education in the Ryukyus is in place, so there is no obstacle for these high-achieving students to learn new knowledge.

Even if there are a few obstacles, what does it matter, diligence can always make up for the gap.

Countless days and nights, sleepless studying, while other Prussian classmates went for walks, played football, and drank in bars, they were experimenting.

When others fell asleep, they read hard in the library, and if the Foundation hadn't provided them with enough living expenses to keep up with their nutrition, I am afraid that a large number of people would have been exhausted by now.

The Wing King patted Xiang Ying on the shoulder, "Remember, this is only a temporary appointment, you still have to come back to study after the task is completed!Don't embarrass your uncle, go ahead......"

With a military salute, Xiang Ying retreated into the ranks.

Kevin ...... The Prime Minister appointed you as the deputy captain of the Zhiyuan, and was responsible for all technical work!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your trust, and you are determined to live up to your mission!"

Kim Sam-soon...... Appoint you as the Minister of Internal Affairs, and you can take 300,000 silver dollars with you as expenses along the way!"

Lin Zhen ...... Appoint you as the commander of the Zhiyuan, responsible for the output of all weapons and firepower!"

"Cai Bixuan is the chief ...... communications"

"Yan Xing is the chief engineer......"

Liu Anchen, Qiu Wei, Jiang Yuheng, and Sun Chujian...... I will accept your orders as the captain of the supply ship, obey the command of the Zhiyuan all the way, and even if you lose your life, you will protect our ironclad ship and return home......"

One after another, the international students came out to accept their fate, and from this moment on, the command system of the Zhiyuan officially began to work. Soon after, the officers began to roll call according to the roster, and Prince Karl drew 300 veterans from the Prussian navy, which was made up of sailors on the Zhiyuan.

Karl had already explained to the veterans that they would retain all their ranks and benefits in Prussia on this mission, and that Prime Minister Xiao Cheng of the Ryukyus had promised to triple the allowance for everyone on this mission.

It is not purely for money, Prince Karl said very clearly, Prussia still owes Xiao Lotian a favor, the Chinese did not shed less blood during the Austro-Prussian War, and it is not the character of the Prussians to know that they do not repay their kindness, so the three hundred veterans are very attentive to this mission, and there is no situation of yin and yang at all, and they are all poured into each other.

Five clippers are now moored in the Baltic Sea, loaded not only with the finest anthracite, but also with a complete set of precision machining instruments.

According to the previous agreement, Xiao Lotian provided scientific research and construction funds, but in the end, he not only had to give Ryukyu an ironclad ship, but also a complete set of production equipment to Ryukyu.

Xiao Lotian can purchase equipment with low technical content in the Ryukyus, and you can directly bring drawings, but some precision lathes, boring machines, planers, drilling machines and other industrial mother machines that are prohibited from being sold in Europe have to be secretly packed and shipped.

Everything is top secret, not to mention this Zhiyuan ship, if Britain and France know that Prussia actually dares to sell the most core precision instruments to the Chinese, they will all have to go crazy to the ocean to intercept.

The dry dock was in full swing, and in the middle of the Prussian sailors, the Wing King actually saw Steven, Daniel, and Grant.

"Steven, Daniel, Grant, why are you here?" roared the Winged King.

With a snap, the three of them wanted to salute the Wing King, and then said with a smile, "We have just come from Ruhr to escort the best quality anthracite here...... We didn't expect to see a familiar figure of Chinese here, so we took the initiative to ask the prince to join this mission......"

"The Prince has approved our application...... We can go to Asia and see the old squad leader!"

At this time, Xiang Ying in the distance yelled at the three of them, "Steven, come here to sign...... Have you tested 600 armor-piercing shells? Daniel...... Come and count the gunpowder packets!"

"And you, Grant...... Take the list of munitions and check the number of torpedoes, right, we don't have time to waste......"

"Yes!" the captain ......," the trio of Winged King smiled, turned his head, and ran back to work.

To be able to cooperate with Prussia to such a point, it is not enough to rely on money alone, nor can it rely on feelings alone, and people who are not very familiar with Prussia's national strategy cannot formulate such a perfect plan...... Brother Xiao, how did you grow this brain?"

In fact, it was not only the Winged King who was sighing, but also Prince Karl and Prime Minister Bismarck, who were inspecting a warship identical to the Zhiyuan in a secret branch of the Volken shipyard south of Szczecin.

This was approved by the Zhiyuan, who changed his mind after 60% of the completion, so at the moment the 2300 project battleship has not been completely completed, but the structure has been completed.

I know that Xiao Letian is desperately stealing our European technology, and I know that he is borrowing the power of our Prussia to develop himself, but I can't refuse!"

Carl, who was standing beside Bismarck and pondering, also sighed, "Yes!

"Any decision made by Xiao Letian seems to be deliberately in line with our grand strategy for the rise of Prussia, we have brought troops to the war against Austria, and now we are provoking the conflict of the Spanish succession, not so much to escort the Zhiyuan back to Asia, in fact, we know very well that this is our strategy!"

"I can't refuse, this kind of method of conforming to your grand strategy and then nailing it is really too clever!"

Prince Carr and Prime Minister Bismarck have had a good relationship in the past two years, and the two are now ready to have an in-depth discussion on grand strategy.

"What are you going to do with the Spanish affair?" asked Karl respectfully.

Bismarck smiled, "Napoleon III was a very irascible and easy-going man, all I had to do was provoke him and then back off...... At that time, this person who doesn't know how to advance or retreat will definitely chase after him, and my ambush circle is set up for him!"

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